The first partner the player can befriend is a short-beaked common dolphin with a golden tail. The befriend-able dolphins are unique amongst other members of their species through defining traits such as having strange markings, unusual coloration, odd behavior tics, or differing size. Some partners are gained simply by playing through the game, while others require the player to complete their respective parts of the Be the Best Trainer quest. However, unlike in the first game, the player cannot befriend just any specimen, and instead must follow specific steps in order to befriend certain individuals. In Endless Ocean 2, the player can befriend a total of eleven species. They player can train these tricks by using the Sea Whistle off of the back deck of the Gabbiano, which happens automatically when the player selects the stairs that lead to the gangplank. The dolphins in the first game can also learn tricks, but not as specific or as easy to teach as they are in the second game. That's what I think it said." If the player interacts with a dolphin of the same species that they declined to keep as a partner, Kat will comment "I wonder if that was the one who visited us at the boat? I hope he comes back soon! He's a cute little guy!"
If not, Kat will interpret the dolphin as saying "'Aw, that's OK! Come back to if you want to see me.'. Why don't you go down the gangplank and see him?"Īt that point, the player can choose if they want to keep the dolphin, and, if they do indeed keep the dolphin as their partner, a name for their new friend. (There is no outward indication of when the player has interacted with the dolphin enough to befriend it, so lucky guesswork plays a minor role in this process.) Then, when they return to the boat, Catherine will say: "Look at that! You ever seen that dolphin before? Maybe he's here to visit you. To befriend a dolphin, the player must simply find the dolphin they want to befriend (any individual of the species, anyway), learn as much about it as they can (unlocking each of the three information slots), and then continue to behave as if they are still learning about it that is, continue to feed it, pet it, and use the sea whistle on it as much as possible. After the player helps the bottlenose and and returns to the boat, Katherine will mention that dolphins are considered "holy messengers" in Pelago myth before giving the player the Sea Whistle.Īn example of diving with a dolphin partner in Endless Ocean: Blue World. The player helps get them to deeper waters and thus gains their trust, meaning that the player will always have at least one dolphin partner all throughout the game. The first partner the player can obtain is a bottlenose dolphin that had somehow become separated from their pod and gotten confused, because their echolocation was befuddled by the shallow waters of the Lagoon and Coral Forest.
In Endless Ocean, the player can choose only three out of eight available species (because the Narwhal, Spectacled Porpoise, and Amazon River Dolphin do not appear in the first game) to have as partners. 2.9 Pacific White-Sided Dolphin Partner.2.1 Short-Beaked Common Dolphin Partner.