# Reef Octopus

Has escaped its tank eleven times. The tank now has a lock on the inside.

Character · Fictionalized · Established

Stable ID: `starlight-octopus` · Revision 1 · Updated 2026-10-30

Context: [Starlight Menagerie](/field-guide/collections/starlight-menagerie/)

[Web page](/field-guide/entities/starlight-octopus/) · [JSON record](/field-guide/entities/starlight-octopus/record.json)

## At a glance

- Pale and almost white, with a lantern on its head and red rings on its arms. It is much bigger than it looks when it is folded up.

- Hunts Seven from about 30 metres away and keeps coming. A hit takes 12 points off a 100-point shield.

- Home: Pelagia.

## Appearances

- [Starlight Menagerie encyclopedia](/gamelab/starlight-menagerie/encyclopedia.html) (context: [Starlight Menagerie](/field-guide/collections/starlight-menagerie/))

- [The creatures](/gamelab/starlight-menagerie/creatures.html): Named in this published page.

- [The map of Doorly Orbital](/gamelab/starlight-menagerie/map.html): Named in this published page.

## Dated changes

- 2026-10-30: Added from the named source to the Field Guide.

## Open questions

- Inspired by Octopus; the guide describes its game depiction.

## Sources

- [Starlight Menagerie encyclopedia](/gamelab/starlight-menagerie/encyclopedia.html)

## Reference library

### Scene

![Reef Octopus in the Starlight Menagerie.](/gamelab/assets/starlight-menagerie/creatures/octopus-three.webp)

Reef Octopus in the Starlight Menagerie.

[Download original](/gamelab/assets/starlight-menagerie/creatures/octopus-three.webp) · [Starlight Menagerie encyclopedia](/gamelab/starlight-menagerie/encyclopedia.html) · v1 · SHA-256: `c3f8cb73c67e9477ea41b7899bf9febe346beb5e87e302a9f2ce1a0a0e78dbdd`