#ask the squid sisters

[ask-squid-sisters]

I'm taking your mask callie

Hey look Callie you can remove your eye mask as well~

WHAT NO THATS FAKE!! LEAVE ME AND MY EYE MASK ALONE PLEASE!!

[alterrune]

ALTERNARUNE: FINAL MISSION - RETURN OF THE MAMMALIANS

(After assembling the 3 pieces of the machine to form a giant shredder and having the Advisor shred the fuzzy ooze surrounding the rocket, we all make a mad dash to the top of the rocket, where, strangely enough, the defenses that were there before are no longer active. But finally, after a mad dash to the top...)

Guys! Over here!

(...we see Cuttlefish, who, aside from a few minor scratch marks, is perfectly fine.)

Craig! Are you okay?

Don't worry about me, squiddo. Worry about Grizz.

(And as if on cue...)

Ah. So we finally meet face-to-face, employees.

...YOU. Alright, you big teddy bear, last chance to back down before things get ugly.

We at Grizzco appreciate your feedback. Unfortunately, any feedback will no longer be applied at this time. We are launching our grandest plan yet.

And what would that "grandest plan" entail?

(The rocket fires up, with Grizz hanging onto it by the side.)

It entails the end of your employment, and the end of the world as you know it.

You are hereby relieved of duty and will be replaced by mammalians who will obey my every order.

Don't call it Hairmageddon, by the way. H.R. doesn't like that.

Have a nice end of days.

(The rocket launches off into space.)

"Oh dear. Without a way to get up there, we won't be able to beat Grizz."

"What are we going to do?"

HOLD IT RIGHT THERE!

(It's Deep Cut...and Off The Hook?)

We have a plan! Watch this. Eels, dance formation: TOWERING WHIRLPOOL!

(Frye's eels suddenly spin into a giant towering whirlpool, stretching all the way into the sky.)

Master Mega, give these guys a ride, would you?

(Shiver's giant shark then surfaces from the giant whirlpool, ready to drive us upwards.)

Here. You guys may need these.

Yeah, you can't breathe in space, so Rina, Acht and I made these for you.

Well, the New Squidbeak Splatoon made them. We just made some improvements.

Go ahead. Put them on.

Space Gear equipped!

Go get 'em, CSB.

(The Space Gear seems to be a more high-tech version of our regular Agent Gear, but now painted completely black with accents matching our colors. Mine is navy blue, Alter's is red, Violet's is purple, Henry's is light blue, Ellie's is hot pink, Laurence's is grey, and Lily's is pastel pink.)

(With that, we all quickly get on Master Mega and drive up into the sky. After we get enough distance, we all super-jump to Grizz's location.)

-🔺💜🔵💕✍🏼-

(Landing right at the end of the rocket, Grizz notices us right away.)

HEY, FUCKFACE! YOU CAN'T GET RID OF US THAT EASILY!

(Everyone looks at me in shock at finally speaking at a normal volume.)

Finally healed up, eh?

Yeah, I've finally reached the point where I don't need that stupid tape recorder anymore.

YOU STILL PERSIST?! EVEN AFTER EVERYTHING I'VE THROWN AT YOU?

We're stubborn.

Yeah, it's just what we do.

YOU HAVE BEEN RELIEVED OF DUTY. I BELIEVE YOU SEVEN DESERVE A BREAK. NOW COME OVER HERE...

...SO I CAN BREAK YOU!!!

Not a chance, pal.

Let's do this.

(The seven of us then proceed to fight Mister Grizz. He uses a lot of attacks on us, rotates the rocket, and even tries to send out his fuzzy goons to try and kill us. But none of them work. We eventually corner him at the tip of the rocket and aim our weapons at him.)

You give up yet, or are you thirsty for more?

I BELIEVE IT IS TIME FOR PLAN B. GRRRAAAAHHHH!!!!

(Suddenly, Grizz tears into the rocket, and absorbs all the fuzzy ooze inside of it! The rocket's outer hull violently explodes, sending us into the deep reaches of space...)

-🔺💜🔵💕✍🏼-

(...that is, until we land on something with a CLUNK.)

YO YO YO! This is DJ BL3ND3R, comin' atcha live from the depths of space with a track that'll flip this battle on it's head!

(It's Dystopiac! Or, rather, his alter ego, "DJ BL3ND3R". He seems to have come in clutch with a giant flying turntable spacecraft, which manages to catch all of us.)

Say it with me now!

THAT HEAVENLY MELODY!

THE ONE AND ONLY!

CALAMARI INKANTATION!!!

(Suddenly, a burst of energy flows through all of us. I know that song has powerful properties, but even I wasn't expecting this. It seems that all the sea life wants us to win, and by god, we will.)

Let's fucking go.

I'mma charge up a Booyah Bomb for this big pile of fur, but I need y'all to watch my six for me. Can y'all do it?

Of course we can. We'll distract him for a bit.

(We then proceed to fend off a whole boatload of enemies that Grizz sends our way. It takes about a solid minute of fighting, but eventually...)

BOOYAH!!!

(Dystopiac fires off a MASSIVE Booyah Bomb directly onto Mr. Grizz's face. The energy causes the remaining parts of the rocket to begin crackling with energy, mere seconds from exploding.)

I see how it is. Fine. You win. I will be resigning as leader of Grizzco Industries henceforth.

I'll tell H.R. to give you 999 of each type of seashell as severence pay.

And one last message for the CSB:

FUCK. YOU.

(The rocket fully explodes, vaporizing all the fuzzy ooze in the explosion, and sending Grizz helplessly falling back down to Earth.)

C'mon, y'all. Let's bounce.

(We then head back down to Splatsville.)

-🔺💜🔵💕✍🏼-

A FEW HOURS LATER...

Breaking News from the Anarchy Splatcast!

"Listen up, it's going down."

"Repping the Splatlands, we are Deep Cut!"

"Anarchy Splatcast! We're live!"

"Here we go!"

"You lip sync, we drip ink..."

"Shiver, Frye, and Big Man!"

-----

"Breaking news, you two!"

"Uh...Big Man? There's no Splatfest planned."

"(sigh) Even if there was one, I'd lose it, anyways."

"It's not that! Splatsville's Great Zapfish has finally been recovered!"

"REALLY?! I thought it was lost for good in some kind of explosion!"

"Actually, it was hurt, but it wasn't dead. After some care was given to it, it was able to finally come home!"

"Yeah. Wonder how it---"

(door opens)

Sorry, but we're not letting this stay under wraps.

"OW! HEY! WATCH IT!"

People of Splatsville, we are the ColorStreak Battalion. And you have us and many others to thank for saving you all from a fuzzy end.

You all know Mr. Grizz, right? The guy who runs all those Salmon Run shifts? Well guess what? He wanted to turn your entire world into a giant ball of fuzzy ooze to "return to mammalian times" or whatever, and all those Golden Eggs you were collecting helped fuel that.

Had it not been for the marvelous talents of Callie & Marie of the Squid Sisters, Pearl & Marina of Off The Hook, DJ Dedf1sh aka Acht Mizuta, Shiver, Frye & Big Man of Deep Cut, Harmony of Chirpy Chips fame & her pet goldfish Synth, PMD!Kyle & Blastie (a Persian/Blastoise Pokémon duo known as Team Waternorm), the New Squidbeak Splatoon agents Dystopiac, Eight, & their Advisor, and the awesome beats of DJ BL3ND3R, you all would be under that big bear's control right now. This was no one-man show.

Yeah. And thanks to us, you are all safe and sound. We didn't want this story to go completely untold and not have people celebrate us, so we decided to tell you all ourselves.

By the way, this notice from Grizzco is adressed to all of you. It says:

To all employees of Grizzco Industries:

I, Mr. Grizz, will be stepping down as CEO of Grizzco industries. As you no doubt are aware, I have done some heinous acts that used all of you as pawns.

My statue in the lobby will be replaced with a new one that will link to your new CEO, a cat by the name of L'il Judd. My original plan was to have the original Judd replace me, but his work as a referee conflicts schedules far too much for that to work. Do not worry, L'il Judd will be a fine boss.

I am sorry for what I have done, and do not expect forgiveness. I tried to destroy the entire world, why would anyone forgive me for that?

Regardless, I would like to clarify that operations will be the same as before. We will simply be under new management.

I thank you for your time with me, and hope to see the golden egg count continue to skyrocket.

Goodbye, and farewell.

- Mr. Grizz

Hm. Seems like he's actually realizing the error of his ways!

Honey, considering he lost all his fur in that explosion in space, I think he's got no choice anymore. Oh, by the way, WE WENT TO SPACE. We actually stopped him with the help of DJ BL3ND3R, who shot the final Booyah Bomb that stopped his plans for good.

Come to think of it, we haven't even introduced ourselves.

Let's go from the top, shall we?

Indeed. In order, our names are Alter, Violet, Henry, Ellie, Kyle, Laurence, and Lily.

The 5 of us are the ColorStreak Battalion. Laurence and Lily usually fight from the sidelines, but they're still just as much to thank for saving the world as we are.

"Okay then."

"Hey, uh, just letting everyone know: We still hate the Squid Sisters' guts."

"Our leader's right. We still hate them, we just were forced to work with them."

"Regardless of such, we would like to thank you for being with us during such a rough time in Splatsville."

"We no longer have to siphon power from Inkopolis Plaza, even though we REALLY want to keep doing that."

"And just in time for Christmas, too! My little siblings will be THRILLED to know we can light up the tree again!"

"Yeah, without blowing a fuse in the apartment this time. Dystopiac was really ticked about that one."

"Well, then, that wraps things up in a neat little bow, doesn't it?"

Indeed it does, Shiver.

-----

"And that's it, for now."

"Ooh, spicy!"/"Let's get out of here."

"From all of us in Splatsville, and from the CSB, that's a wrap!"

"CATCH YA LATER!"

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

[gatoburr0]

I HATE how this turned out WITH A PASSION.

[nephilimbrute]

some bancala walker concept outfits. 100% will draw more

[loafbud]

Woah, I don’t think I’ve seen you draw the squid sisters before! Such a funky styling for Marie! Amazing work Loafbud!

thank you!!!! 🥹🥹🥹

In fact, I do have a few squid sister drawings I did some time ago: the first pic is recent and two at the bottom are from..... 2022 (or '23, i cant remember) 💀 Every other squid sisters drawings i did before these are from 2015— I need to draw them more LOL!!!!

[seffien]

since twitter is a real thing in the splatoon universe do u think ppl tweet things like this about the squid sisters

[gummy-squid-sister]

First Follower :3

WOAHHHH THANK YOU FOR BEING THE FIRST FOLLOWER. I hope you enjoy the blog because there’s definitely more to come!

[dr-spectre]

I got a question to ask you all, because I've been seeing this topic pop up recently now that Splatoon 3 is pretty much done.

How would you guys feel about having a proper male idol in Splatoon? No not someone like Big Man, an actual proper humanoid male idol in Splatoon 4?

Me personally? Here's what i think....

Splatoon's main and most popular characters have been women, the story modes main leads have been mostly women, the agents are mostly depicted as girls in official and fan media, the series has always been female led and you know what? As a guy, i don't really mind that! In fact i think it's pretty cool to have a popular Nintendo series that everyone can enjoy and have the main characters be 98% women. I don't want Nintendo to get rid of that just to appease a small but loud minority of people.

One of the reasons why I'm so attached to the idols is because of their designs, they are so cute and so striking to the eyes. The unapologetic femininity these girls display is something that I'm gravitated towards.

I like looking at women okay, is it that crazy of a hot take to say "i like looking at pretty and cute girls"? I think anyone who is remotely attracted to women are gonna love the idols.

Would i like to see more male characters? Sure! But, not as Idols...

I am thinking back to a tweet by @ FernShawArt on twitter which captures my point very well.

The only thing males in Splatoon need are better fucking hair styles. CAUSE WHAT IN THE HELL IS THIS?!?!

[majesticn3wt]

Hello! since the art requests for the ask are open, can you make Callie (Splatoon) meet Klonoa (Lunatea Veil) please? <3

The sillies discussing Callie's splat roller <3

[ask-squidbeaks-agents]

Happy Halloween!!

[skyplayssplatoon3]

POV: You fell face-first on your descent into Alterna

[ask-squid-sisters]

Marie, I'd just like to say that you are best Squid Sister

And I would just like to say thank you~ And while you are legally correct- I must disagree, Callie is the best Squid Sister.

Aw Marie!! You're the best Squid Sister!!

We can both be.

[alterrune]

ALTERNARUNE: MISSION 5 (BOSS 1)

(We all make it out of the manholes, having completed the missions we were given.)

Great job guys! Looks like the way to Area 2 is open.

Just a heads-up, this is gonna hurt like hell.

Wait, what do you mean by---?!

(Dystopiac slams the pipeline to Area 2 with his elbow. The latch opens up, and a gust of wind sucks us into the pipe.)

AAAAHHHH!!!

OH, NOW I GET IT!

WHY IS IT LIKE THIS?

IT'S MEANT FOR THOSE SQUIDS, HONEY!

AT LEAST IT'S NOT DEADLY, JUST REALLY PAINFUL!

YEAH, THE WORST WE'LL GET HERE IS SOME FRICTION BURNS FROM THE WIND!

(I'd scream too, but opening my mouth too wide hurts even more than the wind friction does.)

(Finally, the gate opens, and we arrive at Area 2.)

Sorry, guys. Next time we'll get you some protective bubbles or something for you.

Regardless, head to the boss gate immediately.

Copy.

(We all super-jump into the boss gate. However, we're suddenly stopped by a weird voice.)

UNAUTHORIZED USERS FINALLY FOUND. I HAVE BEEN FRANTICALLY TRYING TO FIND YOU SEVEN.

Uh...who the heck are you?

UNAUTHORIZED USER---

(Alter suddenly shoots a beam of red energy at the speaker. The power of the Alter Rune...I forgot he still had that!)

Listen here, you robotic voice. If you've been looking for us, and if we're not "authorized", then how about we do this the easy way and just simply authorize us for this?

SOLUTION TO PROBLEM ACCEPTED. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAMES.

Alterrune.

Violet Wolfsbane.

Henry Stickmin.

Ellie Rose.

Laurence Burnway.

Lily Burnway.

Kyle Gibbons.

ERROR: TWO OUT OF SEVEN NAMES UNABLE TO BE ACCEPTED.

"ALTERRUNE" IS NOT A POSSIBLE NAME.

SEVENTH USER, PLEASE SPEAK UP.

(I quickly whip out a recorder that I record what I said into, and crank the volume up.)

Kyle Cross.

(click) Kyle Gibbons.

ERRORS RESOLVED. INITATING GREETING. MY NAME IS O.R.C.A. (OMNISCIENT RECORDING COMPUTER OF ALTERNA). I APOLOGIZE FOR ANY DELAYS. MY SCANNERS HAVE DETECTED YOU ALREADY HAVE ACCESS TO THE ALTERNA LOGS. SINCE YOU ARE NOW ALTERNAN CITIZENS, THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THESE LOGS ARE TO BE KEPT CONFIDENTIAL. DO NOT SHARE THE CONTENTS OF THEM TO ANYONE, AND PLEASE CONSIDER THIS A THREAT.

(Alter suddenly aims a pistol at the speaker with a look of sheer murderous intent on his face.)

Mind saying that again? And consider THIS to be our own threat. Don't try to threaten us. You do anything to us, we'll do the same thing to you.

Alter, don't! We're trying to be friendly here!

(Alter holsters the gun.)

Fine. But what I said still stands, ORCA. You hurt us, we hurt you right back. We'll keep these logs under wraps, but don't threaten us over them.

NOTED. HAVE A NICE DAY IN ALTERNA, CITIZENS.

(And like that, O.R.C.A. left just as soon as she arrived.)

(And yes, I know she's an AI, but she had a female voice, so I'm calling her a female.)

(Regardless, we enter the boss arena. There's a weird piece of something here, but the moment we try to pick it up...)

HOLD IT RIGHT THERE!

(Oh god. This must be one of Deep Cut's members.)

You must be the Colorstreak Battalion I've heard so much about.

(Suddenly, the crackle of a walkie-talkie goes off on our suits.)

Hang on a fucking minute, this isn't right at all! Frye should be the one in this boss kettle!

Dystopiac? Is that you? Are you betraying us?

No. But you girls need to get out of your boss kettles and move on from this. This is getting fucking childish.

Oh-ho-ho! Bold words, Dystopiac. Well, regardless, Frye and I decided to swap boss kettle locations. After all, I may not be the leader, but I'm the most ferocious.

You think you're cool? Sharks call me cold-blooded. But you can call me Shiver.

(Suddenly, a GIANT Megalodon shark with motorbike-like modifications appears, and Shiver begins riding it right at us.)

Let's turn them into fish food, Master Mega! PEDAL TO THE MEGALODON!

(All of us are momentarily stunned as Shiver, now riding Master Mega, begins the fight.)

We're gonna need a bigger boat...

NOW BEGINNING BOSS ONE: THE PURSUIT STARES BACK

[redgbasp]

Could I kindly and humbly request some colorful low resolution Callie plush (from the grand festival venue) icons/wallpers?

Like this plushie + this style (the icons used to show the style I’m thinking of are not mine!)

Thank you so much!!! Love your work you’re a life saver for the cutouts

Here ya go! I have never done any edits like this but it was good practice! Hope you like it!

web graphics source: x x x

Icons are 300 x 300 px, wallpapers are 1000 x 2000 px. Please reblog is use, credit is not necessary!

[beikerfaker]

Since we got a Callie, could we get a Marie?

always marie!

[crocuta1]

POPTART REDESIGN!!!!!!!

More blabbering about paleontology stuffs below cut!!

A lot of you may be asking why I have chosen to redesign him, and the answer is actually quite simple. I had been reading up on more paleontology news, and I wanted Poptart to reflect what I have learned this past year!

Here are some of my design notes :3

• His arms may be tiny, but I can assure you they are not just evolution leftovers!!! Many papers have argued that they are well muscled and may have played a role in hunting. I like to think they acted as a grapple to anchor themselves while they bite at a prey item.

• I have already addressed this before, but I would like to touch on it again. I had to shave him bald because it may have been more likely they lost their feathers with age ( very sad, i know). Although, if it is any consolation, many smaller Tyrannosaurids have feathers! Like Naanuqsaurus and Yutyrannus!

• I chose to change his coloring to reflect coloration most prevalent in modern reptiles (specifically archosaurs and monitor lizards), mainly because the original ones were kinda bland and really only made him look like a giant chicken. Not very "Tyrant Lizard King" if I'm going to be honest. (Quick side note: Yes, their most closely related, extant relatives are chickens, but they have wildly differing lifestyles lol)

• A lot of popular depictions of T-Rex wrongfully skin-wrap them, but they were actually extremely bulky. Poptart is no exception! (Mainly because callie feeds him way too much.)

• Alsoo a quick little PSA!!

T-REX HAD EXCELLENT VISION!!!! DO NOT BELIEVE WHAT THEY TELL YOU ON JURASSIC PARK. They had an incredible depth perception and fully binocular vision. YOU AINT GETTING AWAY BY RUNNING. TRUST.

That is all! Hope I didn't bore you all teehee

I got most of my information from this YouTube video! It summarized research done by the EOfauna team, as well as going way more in depth than I ever could, lol. I highly recommend you watch it if you're also big on paleo news in such.

I also heavily referenced the Chicago field museum's "Sue," as she is one of the most complete specimens ever recovered.