#Milo the octopus

[walking-at-nighttime-is-the-life]

take the poll, humans, mortal souls, angels, demons, and otherwise confused entities.

[eastsidepapi]

M E D U S A

[lost-and-found-in-greece]

Milos, Greece 🇬🇷

IG:  lavieestgrecque

[pink-inkling]

A small compilation of my OCs (and @john-the-alpaca's John; center blue inkling) in a mock-up tableturf card style c: In order is: Milo, Adrian, Gordo Kurt, John, Fritz Elijah, Silas, Brandon

[flowahed]

Sun dried octopus at Medusa, Milos

[dragonbma]

🐟 Mercraft: Fish Mode! A (mostly) complete guide ^^

New Order of the Stone: (all are species found in Minecraft)

Jesse- cod

Lukas- dolphin

Petra- sockeye salmon

Axel- sea turtle

Olivia- squid

Reuben- sea pigckle /j clownfish

Dewey- pufferfish

Blaze Rods:

Aiden- jaguar cichlid

Gill- he’s the only human /j snakehead probably

Maya- rainbow smelt

Old Order of the Stone:

Gabriel- North Atlantic swordfish

Ellegaard- Argentine shortfin squid

Magnus- dwarf sawfish

Soren- common cuttlefish

Ivor- blue-ringed octopus

Witherstorm- giant squid or kraken “Ichorstorm”

Portal Arc:

Isa- rainbow darter

Milo- banana eel

Reginald- fantail darter

Benedict- oyster “Eversoyster”

Harper- East Pacific red octopus

PAMA- arapaima “AraPAMA”

Hadrian- shovelnose sturgeon

Otto- brook trout

Mevia- vampire squid

Cassie- brindled madtom

Nell- mahi-mahi

Em- bull shark

“Tim”- great white

Champion City:

Radar- logperch

Stella- emperor angelfish

Lluna- narwhal

Sea Temple:

Jack- lemon shark

Vos- oarfish

Sammy- flying fish

Nurm- mirror carp

Prismarine Colossus- coelacanth

Elder Guardians- sacabambapsis

Sunshine Institute + Underneath:

Warden- lamprey

Oxblood- goliath tigerfish

Carmine- goblin shark

Binta- whale shark

Admins:

Romeo- lionfish (+crab armor)

Fred- blue jellyfish (+clam armor)

Xara- pelagic stingray (+starfish armor)

“Vos”- anglerfish

Snowmeo- crocodile icefish

I know there are characters I missed; if you want to ask about someone, please do! I’d be happy to assign them a fish! Also if you want to know the reasoning behind any of these choices, I’m happy to answer! I will discuss fish choices ALL DAY. (Ex. Most engineers or scientists were assigned species of octopus/squid because having more arms is useful.) :]

The Mercraft: Fish Mode tag just started out as the MC:SM equivalent of Mermay for me but y’all are free to use it even if you have differing fish ideas for the characters! Bonus: Aiden and Radar’s concepts can be found here!

[daydreamerwonderkid]

Gotten a few asks about this so let me clarify:

Atlantis the Lost Empire is NOT Nazi propaganda nor is it an endorsement of Nazi beliefs.

It's another example of a piece of media that has taken inspiration from a conspiracy theory which unfortunately has ties to the Nazis' obsession with proving their bonkers Aryan race theory.

The Nazis were obsessed with finding and creating ANY sort of historical/traditional link to validate their agenda, no matter how utterly ridiculous or entirely separate from reality that link was. They were obsessed with the mystical and the occult. Pseudo-science and pseudo-archaeology were their literal bread and butter.

In this instance, Plato's story of a sunken ancient city is not special for being co-opted for the Nazi's purposes. What has lead Atlantis to becoming a popular conspiracy theory in modern times is due in part to the steady popularization of pseudo-science as well as bad faith actors promoting a racist conspiracy theory as genuine fact.

The majority of conspiracy theories you hear about today actually have roots in fiction. For example, the Hollow Earth conspiracy theory finds it's origins from science fiction novels dating back to the 1800s. The Philadelphia Project can also trace its origins to a UFO writer who claims he was receiving secret confidential intel from a former US mariner. And yet there are are people who genuinely believe there is a secret world hidden in the center of the earth and that the US government was experimenting with and succeeded in creating a portal to another dimension.

So is the case with Atlantis. Atlantis: The Antediluvian World was written by Ignatius Donnelly in 1882 as a means to express his desires for a populist government and world. He was extremely misguided in his belief that Plato's story was factual and he employed the use of hyperdiffusion-a popular method used in countless conspiracy theories-to argue that all ancient societies were basically all descended from one even more ancient people.

Or in the Nazi's own terms: "An ancient master race."

Bad actors like Graham Hancock and Ancient Aliens further popularized the Nazi's conspiracy theory (as well as many others) and Donnelly's books by spreading mass disinformation across a global scale and we are all suffering for it.

As I've already stated before, Atlantis the Lost Empire takes superficial inspiration from the conspiracy theory in the same way that Stranger Things takes inspiration from the Montauk Project. Many popular sci-fi films, tv shows, books, and video games are littered with references and nods to conspiracy theories. Everything from Men in Black to The X Files to the SCP Foundation.

If you are interested in seeing how convincing conspiracy theories can get and their very real ability to destroy actual lives, I recommend watching American Conspiracy: The Octopus Murders. It perfectly showcases how conspiracy theories can suck you in and how people can easily take advantage of you once they break down your ability to distinguish fiction from reality.

My only caveat with the documentary is that I really wish the creators had emphasized even more plainly to the audience that the Octopus Murders is an actual conspiracy theory instead of leaving the question somewhat open ended. Especially in regards to Danny Casolaro's death.

I would also highly recommend watching Milo Rossi aka miniminuteman's videos as his channel is dedicated solely to debunking various archaeological conspiracy theories as well as providing fascinating education on a variety of historical topics. I really cannot overstate how wonderful his Awful Archaeology series is.

I'm going to link a few of my favorites here:

This is the first of a multiseries debunking Graham Hancock's Ancient Apocalypse series.

This is Part 1 of 2 of him debunking one of the most notorious TikTokers who makes a living off of spreading mass disinformation.

I would be remiss not to mention Atun-Shei Film's amazing channel as well as Lady of the Library.

I would also recommend Kaz Rowe's channel as they provide stellar information on a wide variery of historical topics.

Tldr; Atlantis the Lost Empire and the films creators' did not set out to promote Nazi beliefs. They simply took inspiration from a popular conspiracy theory and made it something entirely unique and separate from the Aryan race agenda.

[candlecoveisland]

Episode 2: The Stranger on the Roof

Welcome once again to CandleCove Island. I decided against adding more characters this time because Milo, Horace, and Skin-Taker haven't really met anyone yet, and I wanted to give them time to acclimate to their new environment. But I'm glad I didn't because I have the feeling a particular friendship wouldn't have formed if I did....

FRIENDSHIP

Poppy made friends with Horace.

Percy made friends with Skin-Taker.

Skin-Taker made friends with Horace.

Skin-Taker made friends with Janice.

Percy and Poppy had a minor fight (about what, I don't know), but they worked it out.

Skin-Taker made friends with Poppy, and not only that, but 2 minutes after they met, they became best friends.

Let's see how long this lasts.

FOOD

Janice and Horace had some very specific cravings that day.

I couldn't actually give them those foods because the food store just opened and it only has about 20 items in stock total, so instead I gave Janice popcorn (which she didn't like) and Horace octopus (which he did like).

Speaking of being picky...

CLOTHING

Wh... "jewel dress"??

Buddy. This is THE most expensive clothing item in the game. Who do you think I am? (He didn't even ask nicely, geez!)

I did give him a different dress, but he wasn't quite satisfied with it.

Maybe he wanted to show off to other pirates how much jewels and treasure he has? I don't know.

Janice, Horace, and Skin-Taker also asked for clothes, and I figured I'd give Poppy and Milo something as well so they wouldn't have to keep wearing the default clothes.

EVERYTHING ELSE

Milo asked for an interior, so I got him one.

I don't think it suits him that well (it looks way too clean and stylish), but the interior store didn't have a lot of selection.

Also, I unfortunately can't change Horace's and Skin-Taker's hellish checkerboard interiors because I haven't made that much money in this game yet. Milo's interior alone cost me half my savings.

I gave Skin-Taker this thing called a "rent-a-cat coupon," so now a cat will come visit him sometimes.

I also gave Milo a punching bag so he could have a healthy outlet for his violent tendencies.

Also, I don't have video evidence of this, but please believe me when I say Milo farted LOUDLY, MULTIPLE TIMES while I was scrolling through the apartments. He disgusts me.

I gave Horace and Skin-Taker catchphrases.

Everyone wanted to take baths that day for some reason? And asking me to give them bath sets?

Probably because of Milo's farty ass stinking up the apartment building and making everyone want to wash the smell off themselves...

Janice tried to sell me some octopus.

Milo had a strange experience that day...

...

...Well, that wraps up episode 2! Next episode, I'm throwing Calvery, Dr. Heartfelt, Ms. Laughingstock, Sunny, Hoody Hans, and ManBearPig into the fray! I'll post bonus footage as its own separate post because I think I'm at Tumblr's photo limit. See you next time!

[mysticaltwoface]

"I appreciate it.. Truly.. It's still kind of hard to take in the fact I'm not on the lighthouse anymore, so forgive me if I say anything that doesn't make sense"

" i never thought i'd see you again... " (Milo

(using kit given lack of resources)

Milo watched as the other touches him, still somewhat confused given he'd been trapped for years on an abandoned lighthouse

@blackxskyx

[ginnyrules27]

Okay so I saw 'Once Upon a Studio' yesterday and I mean...I did not ask to be punched in the gut with emotions Disney! Spoilers under the cut in case you haven't seen it yet

-First off, just the concept of the animation studio almost being like Night at the Musem where the pictures come alive was so much fun.

-TREASURE PLANET GOT ACKNOWLEDGED! I GOT TO SEE JIM IN HIS JACKET ON HIS SOLAR SURFER!

-Dodger with Vanellope in the candy racer was adorable!

-Hearing Peter Pan say 'Here we go!' felt so weird when it wasn't followed by Jack Sparrow saying 'We have our heading', those commercials were the pinnacle of my childhood

-Did I mention Treasure Planet?!

-The 2D and the 3D animations really melded well together, especially the scene where Moana's holding Flounder!

-There's an elevator gag that made me burst out laughing when I first saw it

-ROBIN WILLIAMS' VOICE AS GENIE! And no, it's not AI! Disney got permission from Robin Williams' estate to use outtakes from Aladdin for this.

-Milo Thatch getting ready in the men's bathroom with Gaston, Chicken Little, Prince John, the Headless Horseman, Thomas O'Malley, and Doc! Oh, and the Cheshire Cat!

-Antonio Madrigal happily making his way to the photo with Pascal, Cri-ki, Pua, and Meeko and saving Jaq and Gus from being eaten by a lizard-type thing (okay I haven't seen the Rescuers Down Under so I don't know all the characters by name lol) with some help from Pluto!

-Kristoff and Sven hanging out with Ryder!

-"Come on puppies, you're going to get nightmares" is Kristoff's only line and it's to the 15 Dalmatian puppies watching Night on Bald Mountain and yet I feel that's peek Akiho energy and it may find itself into one of my fics

-ROBIN HOOD AND LITTLE JOHN STEALING MONEY FROM SCROOGE AFTER THE PUPPIES KNOCKED HIM OVER!

-Pat Caroll's voice is the voice of Ursula and I'm loving the thought that the original voice actors stay the voices of these characters after their deaths

-Also what movie is the blue blobby thing from that's following Ursula?

-Also also why did Flounder need water but Ursula can walk around in her half octopus form?

-Can't have a Cinderella cameo without someone losing a shoe

-CINDERELLA HAS THE CORRECT COLOR FOR HER DRESS!

-"Eric, get your dog!" You can pry the fact that the princes are friends out of my cold dead hands!

-"Go Max go!" Aww, I love the fact that Cinderella can be goofy when she's not living with her abusive step family!

-The moment with Mickey and Walt's photo and 'Feed the Birds' in the background...yeah it's okay, I didn't need to do anything but cry for the next seven days

-Jeremy Irons as Scar!!

-"Make it pink" "Make it blue" was such a good bit

-The classic Goofy scream!

-STITCH!

-All of them coming to sing When You Wish Upon a Star...Mirabel playing with Scat Cat, Belle singing with Beast, James Woods as Hades' voice, Jodie Benson reprising the voice of Ariel...just all of it!

-Snow White bringing Asha from Wish to stand next to her with Mulan on the other side and characters from Disney's 'Dark Age' on either side in the background

-Speaking of the Dark Age characters, how do you think they were treated during all this at the time? Especially Black Cauldron since that almost saw Disney Animation close its doors but it was nice to see all the characters be part of the short

Safe to say I loved every second!

[liviavanrouge]

Diasomnia

Livia: *Flies through the air* No one's catching me unless I wanna be caught

Livia: *Spins and lands on a rock* I'm dancing in the shadows, ain't no leash when I walk

???: *Comes from the shadows, standing around behind her*

Livia: It's great to feel invincible, it's great to feel alive! My appetite's insatiable, there's nowhere it can hide!

Livia: *Grins at the glowing eyes behind her*

Livia: Our freedom isn't up to them, it's only up to us

??: *Moves around behind her* Us!

Livia: *Flares her wings* I'm the Alpha, I'm the leader, I'm the one to trust!

???: Trust!

Livia: Together we do whatever it takes, we're in this pack for life

Livia: We're villains, we own the night

~~~~

Oh, we own what we own, oh, we own the night

Livia(2nd year, Dorm Head): *Flies through the air, carrying a net filled with fish*

Alexander: *Wriggles his nose as she landed* Ugh, fish

Livia: *Grabs a mackerel stuffing it with strawberries then taking a bite*

Mira: *Smiles using a bit of fire magic to cook hers* Aha..unique taste Liv

Milo: *Quickly releases the octopus that had been caught* I feel offended right now

Oh, we own what we own, we own the night

Livia: *Walks through the halls, Silver, Sebek and the others following*

Coco: *Smiles, chatting with Milo and Nova*

Nova: Earth has been great for me!

Livia: *Yawns, and nods to Riddle when she passed by him*

Sebek: Dorm Head, shall we return

Livia: Yep.

The only thing that is worse than our bark's our bite

Livia: *Snarls shielding her first years, her eyes glowing*

Milo: Sorry, Dorm Head!

Livia: *Glares at them then sighs, shaking her head* You freshmen..is this how Mal Mal felt..

Kuro: *Laughs* Sis you were TROUBLE!

Bakunawa: *Nods* You were

Livia: QUIET!

Oh, we own what we own, we own the night

Livia: *Stands beside Sebek, watching over Diasomnia's residents*

Nova: *Walks through the air, smiling as he chatted with aliens that came with him*

Milo: *Laughs walking with Mira and Alexander*

Rahchel: *Smiles as she trailed after them*

Livia: I'll be back *Lifts into the air and flies out the window*

Sebek: *Nods and keeps his eyes on the residents*

~~~~

Nova: *Runs through the air, aliens following him* I'm picking up the scent, it seems we're on the right track!

Aliens: *Floats around him* Track!

Nova: *Leaps down and lands* The moonlight's on the rooftops, the wind is at our backs!

Aliens: *Floats down and lands around him* Backs!

????: *Leaps past Nova*

Alexander: We're living in the shadows, we're living for the chase

Coco and Milo: *Comes up behind him* Chase!

Alexander: Our legacy is in our sights, so let's pick up the pace!!

Livia: *Lands on a rock, looking forward*

Sebek: *Lands just beside her* We're on a quest to find the power that's inside of us!

Diasomnia: *Comes from the shadows, gathering around the rock* Us!

Sebek: *Looks at Livia* She's the Alpha, she's the leader, she's the one to trust!

Diasomnia: Trust!

Sebek: Together we do whatever it takes, we're in this pack for life!

Livia: *Flares her wings* We're villains, we own the night!

~~~~

Oh, we own what we own, oh, we own the night

Livia: *Lays perched on a branch, her eyes intently on her dorms students*

Rachel: *Flies after Kuro, practicing*

Kuro: *Grins and swoops below her, lifting her up* Careful!

Livia: *Stands up and yowls*

Sebek: BACK TO THE DORM EVERYONE!!

Silver: Let's go!

Livia: *Flies away, leading everyone back*

Oh, we own what we own, we own the night

Alexander: *Smiles, sitting at lunch*

Delinquent A: Hey, move it newbies you should le-

Livia: *Snarls, standing behind her first years*

Nova: *Grins* You were saying?

Delinquent A: A-APOLOGIZES!!

Livia: *Huffs and walks away heading back to her seat*

The only thing that is worse than our bark's our bite

Livia: *Lands with a small thud, snarling at the delinquent*

Mira and Milo: *Makes faces behind Livia at the angry delinquent, looking smug*

Delinquent B: *Growls and storms away*

Livia: Back to the dorm you two, you're gonna wash clothes

Milo: AW MAN!

Mira: AHHH! Fine! Okay!

Oh, we own what we own, we own the night

Livia: *Lays on her rock, watching Diasomnia students run about under the moonlight*

Livia: *Yawns and turns over her back facing them as she fell asleep*

Sebek: *Looks at her, then narrows his eyes watching the students intently so she could rest* Careful!

Coco: Our bad!

Bakunawa: *Sits beside Briar, keeping a watch out*

Milo: Look at you Alex, being nice to Dorm Head

Alexander: *Smirks* Shut up, Milo~

~~~~

Livia: *Stands perched on her rock, her wings spread wide, Sebek perched below her* We own what we own

Livia: *Smiles* The night is our home

Milo: *Walks to the bottom of the rock with the rest of the dorm, looking up at her*

Livia: *Folds her wings the moon shining behind her causing bioluminescent marks to appear across her body* We own what we own

Diasomnia: *Cheers, smiling at their dorm leader* VILLAINS!

Livia: *Leaps off and glides over them* We own the night!

~~~~

Oh, we own what we own, oh, we own the night

Livia: *Nods chatting with Epel*

Epel: Sorry about that idiot..

Livia: *Waves a dismissive had* Nah, don't worry about it..

Mira: Dorm head!

Livia: Hm?

Milo: Homework! Help! PLEASEEE!

Livia: *Chuckles then lifts her head and yowls* STUDY GROUP FOR THOSE WHO NEED IT!

Mira and Milo: YAY!!!

Oh, we own what we own, we own the night

Livia: *Sits on the dorm throne, her legs crossed, a hand holding her staff*

Sebek and Silver: *Stands on either side of her throne, standing alerty*

Livia: Report...

Sebek: The dorm has been peaceful, homework has been done during study group and the first years have kept out of trouble

Livia: *Nods* Silver?

Silver: *Glances away* I fell asleep...

Livia: *Laughs* It's fine!

The only thing that is worse than our bark's our bite

Livia: *Points forward, Alexander standing beside her*

Alex: *Points forward, setting the target aflame* WOAH!

Kuro and Bakunawa: *Quickly puts the flames out*

Alexander: Ah! Sorry!

Kuro and Bakunawa: *Gives the freshman a look, Livia laughing*

Livia: Silly~

Oh, we own what we own-

Livia: *Walks to school, her eyes closed*

Sebek and Silver: *Flanks her, their eyes narrowed*

Bakunawa, Briar and Kuro: *Follows them silently*

Alexander, Nova, Mira, Milo and Coco: *Walks after the second and third year smiles on their faces*

~~~~

Livia: *Smiles, glowing eyes appearing behind her* We own the night!

@anxious-twisted-vampire @yukii0nna @writing-heiresss @zexal-club @marrondrawsalot @yumeko2sevilla @abyssthing198

[sea-creature-tournaments]

Honorable mention request if they're not already in: the Octalians from Milo Murphy's Law

[pasteloctoz]

Day 2 of redacted "what ifs"

I know mermay is almost over but i can't stop thinking about who in redacted would be mermaids and how the romances would work. So here. I tried to stay as close as I could to the original tomance storylines as I could.

Damn crew first

Gavin and FL-

Gavin is a merman (specifically a siren) while FL is a shifter that just recently found out they can shift. When they met, Gavin was singing in a large cavern and FL wasn't drawn in by it even though they appeared human. They got to know eachother after a while and Gavin started looking for a way to shift to a human form so he could spend more time with FL. FL had started to meet other merfolk including Hux, Dames, Laz, and eventually Kody. For some reason they were drawn to FL (FL having some type of energy close to what lovely had before they were revealed to be a latent). Kody (shark merman cause predator), pulled FL into the ocean. FL had shown a fear of the ocean for a while up until that point and freaked the fuck out when Kody did this. Luckily, Hux was near and he scared Kody away. From there FL tries to deal with this while also still having a life as a human to. Eventually they ditch the human life and live with Gavin in the ocean city.

Freelancers, including Sam, would probably be able to shift to whatever kind of merfolk they'd want, though it'd take a toll on their magic if they do it too much. Which means that Sam would have a harder time shifting from one form to another.

Huxely and Damien-

Huxley is a whale shark merman because they can withstand high temperatures and those goofy ahh fish always remind me of gentle giants. Damien is some kind of magma merman just because. I love them both but there is not much to talk abt they're just gay/pos.

Lasko and Lasko's Listener-

Not sure what I have in mind for Lasko but he's tiny and his listener is Large. Thats all I have in mind for either of them, so far their story doesn't have much so i don't have much for them.

Shaw pack now. All shaw pack bois are Dogfish shark shifter merfolk 😌 (say that 10 times fast)

Ash and Baaabe-

This ones hard cause they met when the elevator in their apartment broke down with them in it. And Baabe is unempowered so for this one imma say that at the shaw pack bois live on land but for jobs they go into the ocean and do their thing. That makes the thought that Ash would shift to get out of going to the door for pizza 10 times funnier. Guy would just see him laying on the floor behind the couch and He'd just be used to it at that point. It also makes it way easier for Guy to find out abt magic which i think is funny.

David and Angel-

This one would also be really close to the og way they met. If it weren't for pack meetings and the security jobs David probably wouldn't even tell Angel. (Sorry this one was so dull-)

Milo and Sweetheart-

Sweetheart is a octopus shifter (octopus can camoflauge and squeeze through tiny spaces, closest i could get to a stealth). Their meeting a such would also be very similar to the og story. Though I personally think that when they move, they move into ocean city to be closer to work n stuff.

Last but not least, the vamp bois. All of the vampires are some kind of squid shifters. I'm not gonna say vampire squids specifically bc those thing are tiny and I can't think of Sam as a tiny mf next to large ass shark darlin'. Also its a little bit cliche. Maybe squid shifters are the only ones who can turn humans/ressurect (kinda) merfolk. I wouldn't think that turning a merfolk would change them from being a shark to a squid or something. But when a human is turned they can shift to a squid only.

Also the places where they all meet is no longer a carnival its apart of the beach thats cut off for safety reasons. (Like in steven universe)

Sam and Darlin'-

With the whole Quinn thing, I wouldn't want too change much. Darlin' used to live in the land city but sold it after the Quinn stuff happened. They did go back to washington ofc but when they came back, they bought an apartment in the ocean city and lived there for a while. Then they met Sam at the beach and things were pretty similar from there. When they moved in with Sam they moved to a house hidden and out of the city but still close. Im not gonna talk abt what type of fish quinn is bc he doesnt deserve it (neither does kody but i had to make the joke abt him being a predator since that is literally what he is).

Vincent and Lovely-

Similar story to how Gavin and FL's was except Kody is replaced by Adam, Hux in that situation is replaced by Vincent and Lovely is an Eel merfolk instead of Freelancer merfolk. Pretty self explanitory- Vincent is a squid guy bc he was a human before obv.

Bonus: Caelum is lil anglefish merfolk ♥️♥️♥️

And uh- yea not much to talk about other than that. Happy mermay!!!

[lovevalley45]

posting the evidence of my crimes, everyone pray for @ginger-canary for having to deal with my stupid comments while we play dnd

great things come to those who make tentacle jokes ig

[prommytheus]

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#5

the incredibly brief yet so very meaningful connection between two splatoon players hopping around in squid/octopus form together while they wait for the next battle

266 notes - Posted September 27, 2022

#4

narumitsu is like,, the only ship ive ever seen in ace attorney where they cant have a height difference. like all of the other ships if you drew them and one was vastly shorter than the other, itd make sense

but nick and edgeworth,,, edgeworth can be slightly a little taller and thats it. other than that no they are the same height

472 notes - Posted July 15, 2022

#3

my sibling fishing in stardew: why are there so many broken pairs of glasses in this river like who

me: harvey keeps falling in

526 notes - Posted June 12, 2022

#2

SEASON TWO

601 notes - Posted June 26, 2022

My #1 post of 2022

you should watch milo murphys law

741 notes - Posted July 29, 2022

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[nintendoteuthis]

do any of your ocs names have meanings behind them?

Many of them are either derived from the scientific names of squids/octopi or chosen just because I thought they sounded nice! There are a few that have additional layers of meaning though:

I figured that, for the effective mascot of the whole franchise, there wasn't a more fitting name than the Japanese word for squid - Ika. Plus I think it's a cute-sounding word, and she's an adorable little squid. (fun fact, it's also the word for fish in a few Polynesian languages)

Yma is named for Peruvian singer Yma Sumac, whose stage name comes from the Quechua phrase ima shumaq - "how beautiful". I thought it'd be a nice fit

Ian is named for both Deep Purple frontman Ian Gillan and Motorhead frontman Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister. Fits his personality, music taste, and rockstar ambitions

Rube's name is an allusion to both his red ink color and to Rube Goldberg machines - he would totally build some of those

Viola comes from the scientific name of the blanket octopus (Tremoctopus violaceus), but it also matches her purple ink color

I named Ripley after Ellen Ripley from Alien thanks to this post. The Smallfry's name (Jones) followed suit

I wanted one of my OCs to have a Hawaiian-based name because I have family that live there. Hence, Kaimana (from the Hawaiian word for diamond)

I wanted to put in a reference to Planet of the Apes somewhere in homage to the numerous parallels between it and Splatoon. Out of all the ape names from the original PotA film series, Milo sounded the most squidlike to me. Don't ask me why

Antonio and Susan both came to me in dreams

(and that's not getting into their last names, most of which are either derived from scientific names or references to things)