#;;PICK A SIDE [splatfest]

[sage-nebula]

Lots of talk about how much Marina gushes over Pearl, which she does, but not enough talk about how protective Pearl is over Marina (including just being very attentive to her needs in general), and how feral she goes when she thinks Marina has been threatened. A few examples (including one from Octo Expansion in Splat 2):

Pearl wears a crown and goes by the stage name MC.Princess, but I think she acts much more like a knight, and treats Marina like the princess she wants to protect, in all senses of the word. 💜

[splatoon-edits]

GUYS WHAT IF I CRIED OVER THE FINAL FEST ANNOUNCEMENT IS THIS A SAFE SPACE

[sonknuxadow]

i think theres people on all sides of the splatfest who are overreacting when it comes to the results but i can't help but agree that splatfests are starting to feel more like popularity contests than actual fair competition at this point .... i cant say anything about the first game because i wasnt there for that but during the splatoon 2 era there were plenty of splatfests where one option got way more votes than the other but it didnt matter because the less popular team could (and often did) still win if they fought back hard enough. but that hasnt happened at all with 3 way splatfests? almost every splatfest winner so far has been the one with the most votes and its often by a HUGE amount thats impossible for anyone to fight against with the rest of the playerbase being divided into 2 teams

im not actually angry about the results, and i do think 3 way splatfests are a cool idea and the main idols being a trio instead of a duo this time is pretty fun.. i just think it probably needs a bit of adjusting to be more fair is all

[zaptap]

didnt realize splatfest voting was already open. unfortunately the sneak peek means i have to decide right away or not get any conch shells for the catalog levels i earn

had to put the game down and think about it for like. an hour. eventually i remembered ena suzuki from tentalive and i think i'll pick keyboard (go watch tentalive again and you will understand)

considering i actually have access to one and my hands are well suited for playing it, it's probably the most likely i'd be to play out of the three anyway

[fogwarden]

So wait if Link gets splatanas and Zelda gets stringers, what weapon is Grenadine and the power gang supposed to use for the Splatfest?

[gingergari]

i honestly do not think i will be able to draw all of these guys in time so here are my main splat ocs and their team alignments!

maybe i’ll draw the winning team members 🤞🏽

[aitoikarimori]

Who would win in a fight: Crusty Sean or hungry Callie

Oh my cod, I’m not sure…

oh wait, hungry *Callie* not hungry Marie

probably Callie then tbh

[zyk1ng]

I was gonna make this post way way earlier but I forgot lol but Uhm

I have played through the splatoon 2 story fully and am replaying it (for a future post bc a lot of the dialogue is rlly funny) and honestly while I absolutely loved it it makes me even sadder that splat 2’s story mode was kinda tossed aside (for valid reasons ofc) because it’s so Cool.

Excluding the gameplay, I think they did marie so well, because she sells the desperation of someone who’s got nobody she knows by her side. While she of course keeps the sassy attitude of sneak dissing her best friends (agent 3) and also telekinetically telling you to fuck off if you talk to her too much it’s very clear she genuinely cares so much about agent 4 and is so grateful they’re doing what they do.

these are only two screenshots of 8(?) of Marie randomly being really sentimental to 4 because this stranger chose to help her in her time of need rather than just ignore this GROWN WOMAN hanging out on a sewer drain

It’s like heavily emphasized multiple times that Marie could not be more grateful for 4’s help in retrieving not just the zapfish but also her cousin.

But then revealing that 4 knew about Callie the WHOLE TIME (I have a lot to say about this part but it’s mostly hc so) which is so KIND OF THEM???? this random woman recruits them into a secret military agency and hides the fact she rlly misses her cousin but they help anyway bc they WANT TO. (They didn’t even know either of them were famous btw) Marie shows a lot of gratitude toward 4 ESPECIALLY after the big reveal.

(You could make arguments for 3 being similar bc an old kook made them do it but this isn’t about them..)

And it’s not just being grateful for the one time, she genuinely enjoys 4’s company and wants to be better friends with them and chat after the zapfish and Callie are saved 😭😭😭

It’s so cute too, because 100%ing the game and even just being a little nosy is something that Marie picks up on, and remembers way later in the game. (More abt this later)

god I love this socially inept squid woman and her adopted child soldier that likes finding pieces of paper

Speaking of said soldier! I think the way they characterized 4 via the actual gameplay rather than art/statements/whatever is so cool

4 doesn’t have many illustrations besides the chaos splatfest and that one group photo where they’re being funky in the corner (and the apartment) but I feel like the reason for that is the fact that a lot of Marie’s dialogue as well as how splatoon 2’s hero mode is structured/designed speaks a lot about how they wanted to represent 4.

From a realistic standpoint, of course splatoon 2’s story mode has to be more creative both prompt wise and secret wise. But it feels like the reason its that way is because both 4 and Marie are separate types of people from Craig and 3.

The bosses help a lot with this too, being more gimmicky and weird (subtracting stamp.) Octo shower and samurai being bosses where you have to either react well or change your positioning to effectively beat them. (Octo shower is my fave btw I loved fighting it the first time)

The level design also shines in this aspect because if I’m honest I remember none of the splat 1 levels significantly besides the few octoling ones. Splatoon 2’s levels are very detailed (and also insanely pretty) and have some rlly fun puzzles in a handful of them and even the more fast ones are a blast to play through

And then all the little extras (sardiniums and scrolls alike) are hidden so well and you usually have to go out of your way to find them and even the secrets that aren’t either of those things have substance

Small note, a lot of extras are also made so that it flows well with the levels design (like the first dualie request mission) which is also extremely fucking cool.

the way marie touches on those little discoveries is so smart too because it (as I said before) characterizes 4 as someone who loves to look for things even if it’s on a whim especially since the sunken scrolls in the game are so much harder to find than in splat1.

And the fact that unlike splat 1, you can (technically) 800% the game by playing EVERY SINGLE LEVEL WITH EVER SINGLE WEAPON TYPE. to me it feels like it deepens the fact that 4 likes to be really thorough. marie goes ���you have a problem.” When you break like two hidden egg crates in this one level and it’s so great.

I love what they’ve done with 4, whether it was intentional or I’m over-analytical.

Nothing gets past them, looking in every nook and cranny whether or not there’s secrets to be found. They’re too nosy and thorough and they like to be around marie after completing missions, they don’t know who the squid sisters are, hate balloons, may or may not be ok, have impulsive secret finding, partake in many extracurriculars, can be needy at times, go with the flow and they apparently smell better than agent 3.

Agent four, of the New Squidbeak Splatoon.

[splatsvilles-fashionista]

Apparently people are saying that Team Past won because they got all the Splat 1 veterans on their side tryharding in their lobbies, so as a reminder: Truly high-skill players represent such a monumentally small part of the playerbase at large that their contributions do not move the needle in any meaningful way. Even if you played every single minute a Splatfest was active and won every single match, your contribution to the final result is less than a hundredth of a thousandth of a percent. Just a small drop in the ocean, a grain of sand on the beach.

Splatfest results are, and have effectively always been, random. There is absolutely no way to predict or explain who will win and why, there are simply too many players with too many differing skill levels and too many infinitesimally small variables in thee dozens if not hundreds of matches they participate in. You can at most rationalize the popular vote, but the popular vote is really the least meaningful contributor to the final result.

But all of this is fine, because Splatfests aren't really about winning or losing. They're silly popularity contests whose in-universe origin (poorly understood, decontextualized scraps of human speech in the form of radio waves from thousands of years ago being picked up by a fax machine) make them intrinsically pointless.

The actual point of Splatfests is and has always been the festivities themselves. Hanging out with your friends, taking in the sights and sounds, and enjoying a bit of a friendly competition. The point of Splatfests is playing Splatoon, and people who go about grumbling because "Team so-and-so were all tryhard" or "the results are clearly rigged" are just trying to protect their bruised egos, a problem they wouldn't have if they simply realized that it doesn't matter, and that's fine.

[xewanu]

HELLO FELLOW SPLATLANDIAN, LITTLE "COLOR THEORY" LESSON HERE

In today's episode ? The symbolism of the green//pink theme in Splatoon

Okay so it all goes back to the great turf war. It seems to have been the first ever color picked, representing octolings vs inklings. We all obviously know that inklings won, pretty unfairly, and octos were pretty much forced to step back. Ever since, the green//pink and inkling//octo themes have been omnipresent in the Splatoon universe.

In Splat 1 comes Callie and Marie. They are not opposed as octo vs inkling, yet pick a side in a Splatfest (Octopus vs Squid, won by Callie, on the 10th of October 2015, Squid side), and end up opposing to each other, as Callie vs Marie. The outcome is clear, Marie wins, Callie is sad about it, and joins her pink theme by joining the octo troups (I'd REALLY like to know how the pink//green theme would've been handled if she won). So yeah, the Squid Sisters give us a continuity that Splatoon 2 MASSIVELY used LOL.

So let's continue with Off The Hook, shall we ?

First of all, can I point out the fact the colors are not the exact same bright pink and green we knew this far ? Yes ? Alright thanks. MARINA RAN AWAY !!! SO SHE'S GREEN !!! You have no idea how I love the entirety of these colors symbolism, reader. But yep, Marina is obviously green because she rejects her past, as seen in the Octo Expansion logs. Also, her color ressembles very slightly sanitization. A mutation. You following me this far ? I find Pearl being pink actually adorable, her color isn't THIS muted. It fits Marina, and also implies hey, no octoling racism here. Zamn this making me tearful.

Continuation to the green//pink linked to squid//octopus is this. I REALLY love the possible yin yang reference with the shirts btw. We think inklings are so good and perfect, but maybe there's evil within them, to the opposite of octolings, who are actually not as mean as depicted by Craig. I'll also point out the inkling in the poster is smiling, fist clenched, confidently, as the octoling is a bit less self assured, looking concentrated. The need to win for their nation, teehee okay sorry I'm reaching :3

Oh you knew it was coming you DEFINITELY knew. Yup. Agent 24. To me they sign the end of this stupid "inkling vs octoling" war. 3 first saves 8, 8 then saves 3 and Craig (And Inkopolis but yeah LMAO.) To me it really means "This is where we end the fight", 3 sees the potential in 8, and doesn't see them as an enemy nor a threat, but a partner (NOT ROMANTICALLY SPECIFICALLY, you ship who you want, but they do seem like they respect each other). Splatoon 3 doesn't return with pink//green, or inkling//octoling. We can play an octoling, who fights octolings, to protect octolings. Our ink is just yellow, we fight non octo bosses. We fight along Octavio. The band is red, yellow and blue, the primary colors. Harmony, although their principal song's called Anarchy Rainbow. All colors mixed together :'0

Okay, thanks for coming to my ted talk BYYYE.

[dr-spectre]

Talking about Side Order and... Marina. (SPOILERS AHEAD!!!!)

You know, i really enjoyed Side Order, like it wasn't perfect or anything but i had such a blast with it and if they continue to expand on it we could have something REALLY amazing. My reaction to the GOD DAMN TUTORIAL BOSS GOT ME HYPERVENTILATING! IM NOT JOKING! IT WAS SO EXCITING AND SHOCKING!!! THE FINAL BOSS WAS INCREDIBLE TOO! I was singing along to Spectrum Obligato and WHEN THEY BROUGHT IN THE STUFF FROM THE LIVE CONCERT VERSION OF EBB AND FLOW MY JAW DROPPED!!!

However i gotta admit, the story could have been better, what was the deal with the Octoling engineers Marina was talking about? That goes completely nowhere and i thought it was gonna build to something with the repeat playthroughs of the final boss.

And of course, the biggest missed opportunity in my opinion, Marina Agitando.

Now look, i wanna say right off the bat, the design is excellent, it was so smart to bring back her Order outfit and make her into a giant abomination that moves in such a weird way that makes you feel uncomfortable. When i saw her for the very first time when you enter the room, i stood there for at least a solid minute in complete disbelief and shock seeing a giant Marina in some octopus tentacle heart thingy that beats and pumps with the music. The song that plays too "Unconscience" is such a BANGER and honestly it rivals Octo Callie's Bomb Rush Blush remix in my opinion.

The build up for this was pretty good too, seeing Marina say "help me" before she was knocked unconscious and then possessed by Overlorder BROKE ME! I was like "OH NO! ITS HAPPENING AGAIN! NOT MARINA!!" The build up to the 10th floor was so anxiety inducing because you know in the back of your mind that Marina is gonna fight you but you don't know what it's gonna look like, if you were there since Splatoon 2 and have watched Pearl and Marina since the beginning then this build up is even more anxiety inducing and its pretty damn good. And once you free Marina she feels so sorry about what happened and helps you out to put things right, heck she goes through a small character arc of embracing chaos.... but... i have to say...

It is unfortunately not executed that well or with any depth in my opinion because they repeated the whole thing of "oh no a character we know is evil because of (quote on quote) mind control!!!! oh noooo!!" Which is a tired trope in this series that needs to stop or else I'm gonna get REALLYYYYYY pissed off.

I've done enough ranting about Callie's villain arc and how that has been misinterpreted and stuff, but for Marina, i really wish they didn't do the whole "oh no a character is evil because of an evil character oh nooo!! we gotta save them!!" thing again and i wish Marina was more of a villain with a sad motivation for her actions. As much as its cute to see Pearl and Marina act all flirty with each other in Side Order, it kinda ruins the mysterious and dark tone of the story that was teased from the trailers and the tutorial in my opinion. Everything is also explained so quickly early on which really sucks. I really wish Marina was actually conscious throughout her time as Marina Agitando and most of it should have been her fault. She does blame herself for creating Overlorder but it's kinda brushed aside quickly and Marina ends up being totally fine and free of guilt. There isn't enough depth to it which is so lame and a missed opportunity.

Marina is flawed, she makes mistakes and acts emotional and angry sometimes. We have seen a side of Marina where she snaps at Pearl when she loses Splatfests and has shown signs that she still hasn't recovered from her time before she met Pearl.

She picked team Order because she was genuinely scared that her new life would fall apart and she doesn't wanna lose the people (especially Pearl) that she's met and grown to love. Marina is also heavily theorized to be on the autism spectrum and as someone who is autistic, i can see myself in Marina, they could have really explored Marina's psyche and mental health in Side Order but they just... didn't. Instead she's put to sleep and controlled by her ai child and all of the focus is put on stopping it like a traditional "oh no we gotta stop an evil ai!! oh noo!!" story... ugh... I mean Smollusk is cute i guess but there's not a ton to them and they come off as yet another "evil ai that wants order and control!! roarrr!!!"

From reading the most recent interview on Side Order and seeing the concept art, they said that they wanted to tell a story about Marina losing herself to a machine that she created. Could you imagine how tragic it would have been to learn more about Marina and how she's so wrapped up in anxiety that she decides to make this replica of Inkopolis Square and make the Memverse? Maybe at first she makes it to help Sanitized Octolings just like in the dlc, but then maybe due to overwork and burnout (which Pearl mentions in the tutorial by the way), her emotions and anxiety become so strong that she becomes consumed by it, this obsession of order and trying to achieve happiness takes over her and then she gets the idea to spread this order to the real world, where her friends can be "happy" and "safe." Maybe Overlorder is still there but they just whisper to Marina, manipulate and point her in the right direction to continue to her mission of order instead of just fucking knocking her out and using her as a meat puppet for 5 minutes.

Could you imagine how much better the build up would have been to not see Marina until you get to the 30th floor for the first time and you got to unlock her diary entries beforehand? Seeing her thought process and her slow descent into becoming an antagonist. I'm not sure how they would have changed the permanent upgrades but they could have thought of something man. I get that they wanted to subvert expectations but, i think they should have gone WAY further with Marina Agitando.

I was waiting for Pearl and Marina to have their "Tidal Rush" moment where it's this emotional battle between the two, could you imagine how DEVISTATING a remix of Ebb and Flow would have been if it had gotten that "Tidal Rush" type of remix? Pearl singing her parts in this chaotic and emotional way, on the brink of tears trying to get Marina back and calm her down, and Marina trying to fight back against her words, not wanting to believe her because she's so wrapped up trying to make them both happy in her way. She's so caught up in order that she has forgotten what Pearl wants, that Pearl wants to be with her and go against any obstacle that stands in their way together. God i would have cried seeing that I'm not gonna lie. Maybe once Marina starts to think rationally, she breaks free from the machine and then leaps into Pearl's arms, and then we have to go back up the 30 floors to fight Overlorder and we slowly see Marina learn to embrace chaos throughout the floors instead of it just being at the final boss.

I really do feel like Splatoon has this issue of trying to appeal way too hard to kids and being really scared to dive into the flaws of these characters. They are so avoidant of being more serious and they hide it away in optional collectables and obscure posts on social media that creates misinformation and stories that feel way too undeveloped. They just say "oh this character has been brainwashed!!" which is such a lazy and bullshit trope they slap on these characters to avoid getting into their flaws for some stupid reason. (Hell that word has lost all meaning to me now to be honest. Like no, Callie wasn't "brainwashed" per say, hypnosis is not brainwashing or mind control I've said that a trillion times in other blog posts but whatever. Agent 3 was knocked out and had no clue on what was happening. They weren't "brainwashed" they were used as a puppet from a fucking goopy telephone for five minutes while they were asleep. Maybe its poor translation i don't know.)

I know that Splatoon is made for all ages and primarily for children but, i find that to be a stupid excuse for bad storytelling, a good story with depth that's explored and set up properly can be applied to all kinds of age groups not just adults. And the adults that say that shit too, why do you think like that? Why do you wish to dismiss that sort of thing in media? So what if it's made for kids? Adults write these stories and plant themes and arcs into them. Why do you think people cried over the Rosalina storybook in Mario Galaxy and think its the best part of that game? You don't want that kind of stuff in games because "they are made for kids"? Why do you think there are so many adults in the Splatoon community hmm?

I am so worried for Deep Cut in the next game because i really don't want this to happen again, i want an actual proper villain arc for either Frye or Shiver. No hypnosis, no brainwashing, no mind control. Just a pure fucking villain arc caused by the flaws of the characters and without the involvement of a third party. Please, i wanna see growth in these characters that is explored way more clearly and better. Or maybe don't do a villain arc again and just have Deep Cut be fully happy with each other and develop their relationship more with lore and backstory. PLEASE!

Anyways ramble over, thank you for reading!

[smalleels]

OMGSFD NEW SPLATFEST JUST GOT LEAKED

AND THE SHIRTS !!!!

WHICH ONE ARE YOU GUYS PICKING!!!

Also this post is fake lol :). However you should still do the poll because I'm gonna expand on this post later and I need data 🤫🤫🤫.

[yagurlhere]

What an amazing Grand Festival!

I kind of have mixed feelings.

The Grand Fest area was M A G I C A L. The pure excitement I had at seeing the Squid Sisters and Off the Hook perform there, as somebody who has not played the two games before, or have Expansion Pass.

But the Turf War battles were...something. (Team Present curb-stomped me and left me with a grudge.)

Had fun with Tricolor though!

And I'm kind of sad, cause as someone on Team Future, I expected Future to be the most voted and come out on top, only for it to be the least voted and in last place...

...But, I want to keep my head high, cause that was one of the best Splatfests I ever experienced!

Now, since Team Past won, I have two interesting theories for what a possible next Splatoon game could be...

1. Instead of the expected, we play through the Great Turf War, we're in the present, as an Inkling or Octoling who arrives at a new city that has, like, museums, traditional settings, and overall is reminiscent of the past, and in the Story Mode, you pull a "Legends:Arceus" and end up time traveling back to somewhat before The Great Turf War era, and might have to end up picking a side, OR actually interfering with the past and try to right wrongs...like, prevent the Inkling-Octoling conflict, OR, you enter the area that triggers the Story Mode and it cuts to your player character's great ancestor back before the Great Turf War, and you play as them during the events

2. Or...by "past" it means...WE'RE GOING TO GET THE FIRST SPLATOON GAME PORTED TO THE SWITCH OR GET A REMASTER BABYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!

[mikewheelerfan2022]

I can’t believe the Grand Festival is over. I’m teary eyed right now. Despite being the longest Splatfest ever, it ended much too quickly. I can’t believe Splatoon 3 is over already. It felt like not so long ago that we were saying goodbye to Splatoon 2. How is Splatoon 3 over already?

I first started playing Splatoon 2 in 2018. The Switch was my first console. And Splatoon was the only reason I got it. So Splatoon 2 is really the game that kickstarted my gaming hobby. I remember sucking back then, and having trouble with some hero mode levels and especially Octo Expansion. But I still had so much fun. Unfortunately I was burnt out by the Final Fest. I was rooting for Order though. And I got to play the Splatfests afterwards.

I picked up Splatoon 3 on the day it released. I tried to play Turf War, but a power outage forced me to play the story mode instead. I played all of those first Splatfests with gusto. I 100% the story mode quickly too. Maxed out all the catalogs. But then the first Big Run happened. And I don’t know why, but shortly after that, I stopped playing. Until last month. I heard the Grand Festival was happening, and I knew I had to play it. So I jumped back in. I played a bunch of Turf War and Anarchy Battles, and I bought Side Order and finished that. I also played a bunch of the Big Run that happened recently. And I even went back and finally completed all the levels in Octo Expansion! Except Inner Agent 3…I’m not touching that with a ten foot pole, haha.

And then there I was. Playing the Grand Festival. My performance was…not good. I even got to an 18-30 record at some point. And yes, there was crying involved. But I managed to beat two 100x battles! And I had fun. Near the end of the Splatfest, I got a 5 winning streak, which was pretty good. Unfortunately, that didn’t last. But the very last battle of the Splatfest was a 10x battle. And I won it. I managed to get almost 700,000 Turf War clout, and about 300,000 Tricolor clout. My final rank was Ruler+5, although I was so close to 6!

When I finished my final battle, I felt numb. But then I saw that there were more performances at the festival venue. So I watched Deep Cut’s. Then Off The Hook’s. And finally the Squid Sister’s. I just narrowly avoided crying, I felt so emotional. At that point I just had to turn the game off because I couldn’t handle it anymore.

I do wish I had watched the performances throughout the festival a bit more. But oh well, people will definitely upload those to YouTube. I was proud to battle for Team Future. I recognize that we’re probably not going to win. I want us to, but it’s unlikely. And that’s okay. I know no matter what team wins, Splatoon 4 will be great. I trust Nintendo. And I thank them for making these games that have positively affected my life so much.

[lunch-squad-askblog]

Pearlina Week 2024 @pearlinaweek

Day 1 - Springfest 2024

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P: "The Splatfest theme is..."

P: "The weather is perfect for hanging outside… and eating! What kind of food would YOU take on a picnic?"

M: "Some takeout or meals you've made at home?"

P: "Oh, this one's easy! Takeout! You head outta the house with your picnic blanket, swing by the restaurant, find a nice spot to set up, and bam! Instant picnic!"

M: "Whaaat? No way, homemade food is where it's at! You get to make anything you can think of, pack it up all pretty, and then picnic where you want!"

P: "🎵 And come home to a bunch of dirty dishes? Pass! Me and my chick sandwich dunk the wrapper in the trash! 🎵"

M: "Well, what do you do if they forget your precious mayo on your chicken sandwich? Not a problem with homemade meals!"

P: "Guess we only have one way to settle this... The battlefield!"

M: "Head over to the Splatfest terminal and pick a side!”

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[splatoonpolls]

SPLATOON OC TOURNEY ROUND 4 BATTLE 4

Talia Yareli by @gingergari vs Tami by @wyrm-in-a-closet

PROPAGANDA/BACKSTORY

TALIA

Talia (age 24 (~16 in splat1), pronouns he/her) is from Calamari County! Her family consists of her mother, her older sister Moselle (28, a firefighter) that she looks up to a lot, and her younger sister Ren (18). He originally moved to Inkopolis to make a living as a pro battler, which he did for a few years with his roommate turned girlfriend Peri, maining both Dynamos depending on the kits given. Then Grizzco opened for business, and it turned out that they paid pretty well all things considered, and that they were both *really* good at it. (They also thought it was fun for the most part) Since they were consistently hitting the upper ranks of Profreshional, when Grizzco expanded to the Splatlands the pair were invited to relocate as Eggsecutive VPs to help support the branch and to help train up some new recruits. That's how Victoria (Eggs) and Fiorello (Safety) ended up joining them :] Speaking of nicknames, Talia has the worst name memory in the world and has a lot of trouble remembering the names of people and occasionally objects, so he gives them a nickname she remembers a lot better. (Peri is a nickname! But sometimes Talia falls back on pet names until he remembers either her nickname or actual name) He is very worried that he comes across as rude for it (or anything in general) so tries to be as friendly as possible. He was the one that gave Safety the life preserver gear as a gift! Talia is a huge fan of Big Man (finds that he relates to him the most) and did cry when he lost the leader splatfest :( Also cried when he was homesick and tried to get her favorite dish, clam mochi, at a Splatlands restaurant which turned out as you would expect. His favorite splatband is Sashimori. Talia is friends with my Agent 3, but does not know the truth about Grizzco.

TAMI

An inkling born to ordinary parents who worked at Gone Fission power plant. However, a salmonid big run happened in the area, and because Grizzco didn't yet exist, it had to be abandoned, and Tami's parents were killed. Tami herself, who was also there, was badly injured and lost her right arm, was found by some salmonids, but because she was a young inkling the salmonids didn't know what she was and so instead of killing her took her home. She then spent almost her entire life growing up with the salmonids, and became a very skilled fighter, but also starting a band with a couple other salmonids. They make music that's like horrible to listen to and will overestimate you. Once she was 14, she joined the war on salmonids on the side of the salmonids. Over time Grizzco expands and poses a larger and larger threat to the salmonids, so Tami decides that she's going to go try and put a stop to it, because she's the only one who could make it to inkling civilation without being killed, although that doesn't change the fact she didn't know the language, culture, or anything. After spending several nights on the streets of splatsville, Tami is found by Tide, an octoling who's been living there for some time. Tide takes Tami under their wing, despite them knowing nothing about each other. Over the next few months Tide teachers Tami inkling language, has Tami participate in battles (where she fuckin rocks at it bc she's been literally trained for war), all while Tami searches for more info on Grizzco, but unfortunately nobody knows shit about it. Finally she happens across Cuttlefish and eventually falls into Alterna, where she has no idea what's going on until eventually wow Mr. Grizz is there. She fucking kills him and then just kinda leaves without really joining the squidbeak splatoon she just wanted to kill Mr grizz. Anyways then she and Tide probably go back to salmonid or something I haven't really figure this out. Sorry for the text wall