#octo rambles

[oct0bra1ns]

Guys guys

Imagine an Royal elder siblings who was supposed to be next in line only for you to take his place and oh does he despise you with all his soul

Constantly demeaning you, making sure to point out your mistakes in front of the king and so on

He only realises how much you mean to him after an assassination attempt goes very wrong, after almost losing you.

He becomes almost unbearably overbearing, always being with you, never letting you do a lot of work at once, taking all the blame for any and every mistake

Hell, even if the king gives him a chance to regain his position, he won't take it unless you ask of him.

[octopus-in-disguise]

Lol ok so like. This thought wouldn’t leave me alone but. You guys know how irl Disney just lost the rights to Steamboat Willie? Could you imagine if Walton similarly lost the rights to Spaceship Boogie? I only say this because I feel like Angela would absolutely own a shirt with public domain Comet on it with a silly caption like “fuck capitalism” or something. Just a thought.

[iloveapplessomuch]

hot take I think the monster high live action songs are actually really fun I like them a lot

[octo-hyacinth]

gonna redo my main blog so its actually got an interface i like so i can stop ignoring it lol

not actually sure if im gonna be using it for anything more than reblogging yet but go follow me. or dont, i dont care. you do you babes

[octo-spam]

this killed me

[salamispots]

dream wip

[iloveapplessomuch]

okay I know I said previously that I wished we had a spectra doll so we could have a spectra neon frights doll but omg this makes me want a Venus neon frights doll so badly lol

Unreleased Howling Hoodies Doll Line (2018)

Draculaura, Twyla, and Venus McFlytrap

[dr-spectre]

Before we enter the final day of the Grand Fest, I need to gush about Blushing Tide because I can't stop thinking about it and it's significance for the Squid Sisters.

Blushing Tide feels like this signal that the Squid Sisters have grown up since Splatoon 1. They no longer talk shit towards each other, Callie is no longer riddled with darkness and Marie allows herself to be happy.

Tidal Rush and Blushing Tide contrast each other so fucking perfectly its genuinely insane. Tidal Rush is this emotional battle between two cousins who's relationship has fallen apart. Marie is on the brink of tears, trying to reason with her cousin and repair their broken relationship. Callie, having enough of Marie, fights back against her words in this tired and drained voice. She doesn't wanna do anything with Marie after being left alone in her terrible busy life. Marie is not trying to "reverse Octavio's brainwashing" or whatever kind of bullshit you wanna throw out. No. She's just trying to reach out to Callie and give her that reminder that she's a Squid Sister and that she wants to fix things with her.

Tidal Rush was never this song where Marie is "trying to save Callie from Octavio's evilll b-b-b-bRainWaShinggggggg!!!" Looking at that song and the finale of Splatoon 2 in that lense is so fucking boring/lame and fails to mention the emotions at play here. And it treats Callie less of a character with actual agency and choice, and more of an object that the player must get because video game.

Anyways, Blushing Tide in comparison is this upbeat celebration of the two. Marie's singing is now so joyful, which matches Callie's usual attitude. They are on each other's wavelengths perfectly now. They are healed. They are... happy.... Blushing Tide is a reminder that these two girls have fulfilled their 3 game long character growth and have been through a lot to get to where they are today.

[gambeque]

therapy sesh

[didi-on-the-side]

sometimes goofy, sometimes serious.

always cute

✨🤗✨

(NSFW @didi-champleve BTW, minors stay away from there and for the love of God read pinned and interaction tag on that blog BEFORE YOU DM ME about... things 👀)

[oct0bra1ns]

i need to get this idea out of my head, it's plaguing me sobs slightly spicy :p also also, enjoy some desi flavour <3 gn reader <3 Maharaj - King Maharani- Queen

Imagine being brought into the court of Royal couple, as the king's concubine, the king already has one, surely the Maharani of the palace objects, perhaps she'll find a way to get rid of them.

What they don't know is that the Maharaj and Maharani had decided to bring you. They found you interesting, coming from basically nothing but still having enough guts to questions the officials they send to impose rules.

Even if it was just them in front of crowds, behind closed doors they had no problem including you, flaunting you around the palace, keeping you close to them during meetings.

Initially they thought their previous concubine would stir up issues only to find, they find your presence enjoyable as well, telling you what the couple likes/dislikes.

Finding excuses to be with you, doing your hair, getting you ready before you meet the couple during the night. They're always there, asking you if you felt uncomfortable, assuring you that you'll do well before you're off.

If they notice anything, they'll slip it into whatever conversation they're having with the couple.

Once you feel comfortable enough, they won't mind attending to the royal couple together, after all, they do admire the way you shy up under their gaze.

[octopus-in-disguise]

I feel like Angela and Trevor would absolutely have a holiday movie night with cozy blankets and hot cocoa and everything. The only question is, what movies are they watching? I bet there’s a lot of modern holiday films that Trevor hasn’t seen yet.

[iloveapplessomuch]

I'm so sad that we don't already have a spectra doll because a spectra neon frights doll would be so cool

[octo-hyacinth]

It is called the Russian blue potato even though it is ourple because it is rich in anthocyanin pigments that make this vegetabl a purpole

[splat-details]

DON'T FEEL BAD- Girl Power Station gave 90% of Splatoon players a hell of a time when OE first released, and a lot of players still have trouble with it (myself included). It's easy to get overwhelmed, and even competitive players from all regions had trouble.

There's a reason the Parallel whateveritscalled boss in Side Order gave people OE flashbacks 😂

i remember it took me a super long time on my main playthrough, and i cant imagine the lag from using an emulator is helping xP

[basalamander-corner]

When you stop to actually think about it, the situation the octolings go through in pretty horrifying. Not just living in a home where the sky could collapse on them at any moment, but the futility of everything they're doing.

We learn in Splatoon 3 that some octolings clans (like Shiver's) lived above ground. They never went down into the Octo Domes, and became well-established to the point of being almost ruler-like? I don't think it's made clear if the great clans that Deep Cut hail from are seen as lords over the Splatlands or what, but they're clearly influential and powerful. So the octolings... really didn't need to spend all that time suffering.

Every one of them could have waltzed onto the surface and easily integrated into inkling society, and no one would bat an eye because as we all know: inklings are stupid as shit! They didn't care when Marina ended up there! So they wouldn't care about others.

So what was stopping them?

Could it be that the higher ups of the Octarian army, those closest to Octavio, were so blinded by their loss, by their sense of pride and their own selfishness, they felt the need to prove they were better than the inklings? To prove they didn't need their "blessed surface", and that they could survive just fine on their own? Their loss was humiliating, and for their superior weapons to lose to such a weak enemy, clearly they need to show their strength to persevere through even the most horrifying of situations.

Clouded by their arrogance, the Octarian army could only imagine that the inklings were keeping the zapfish (and other energy sources) away from them in order to punish them for daring to fight in the Great Turf War in the first place. They were so caught up in this loss they didn't realize inklings had forgotten all about the war within two generations! That sure, the inklings might have learned about it in school (as we hear from Pearl), but they don't know much else other than the basic facts.

And so, the younger generation of octolings suffered the most.

While the generation who lived through the war were trying to return to their glory days, desperate to show off their power and abilities, the newer generation of octolings are forced into fighting for a war they never wanted from a young age. We don't know if all octoling training starts at age 6, but Marina is certainly a case of it. Regardless of when they started fighting, they are fed propaganda and lies from birth.

Inklings are dangerous. Inklings are evil. Inklings will destroy you if they see you. You must avoid them. They hate you because you are an Octarian. That is why you must train.

And they have no choice but to believe it, because they've never seen anything to the contrary. They live in these crumbling domes, they know the inklings live on the surface with unlimited power, so of course they have to believe what their higher ups are saying, and what their own eyes are telling them. The new generation of octolings embody the teachings of their predecessors. As much as it might hurt to fight, as much as they are run ragged and used and abused, it's all for the best. It's for their protection. For their safety. If they step back, if they refuse service, then they're letting everyone down. The Octo Domes would lose power forever. How can you leave your own people to die? Are you selfish? Do you think the innocent must suffer? No. You'll be a good little soldier, and you'll follow orders.

But in the end—as the octolings find their way to the surface after Octavio is defeated and the Zapfish is recovered for the first time—they find out that everything they had done was for nothing. They lived through horrible conditions, believing that inklings were punishing them, only to come to the surface and find that none of it was true.

Are any of them resentful? Do some think of their time underground fondly (like Marina is implied to)? Do they see it for what it was: a futile attempt at holding onto some semblance of dignity after their humiliating defeat to an enemy who couldn't even wake up on time?

Or are they left deeply scarred by it all? Hurt that the older generation—the ones who were supposed to know best for them—would turn their backs on them and let them suffer for a so-called "greater good" that didn't even exist!

Some ramblings about how my own OCs fit into these thoughts are down below. Feel free to skip if you don't want to read something less canon!

Sashi was long trained into being the perfect soldier. He was bio-engineered for it, spliced together using the genes of other soldiers that came before him. He is mistreated by those above him... and it's deserved, isn't it? After all, he isn't an actual octoling. He was created, he wasn't born naturally. So he isn't really sentient, is he? He's just a thing. A useful tool for what the Octarian army wants to accomplish.

And so as he's mistreated, he starts to embody that too. It takes finally escaping to the surface for him to realize and come to terms with the fact that what happened to him wasn't deserved. And I think that, while he isn't resentful, he is angry at Octavio. Sashi looked up to him when he was younger: the brightly shining king who clearly wanted what was best for his people. But when Sashi learns that every was for nothing, well... he certainly won't be happy about it.

Except... we find out that Octavio (and some of the other higher ups) would have never dreamed about treating Sashi the way he was, or any other experiments for that matter.

Yes, Octavio was blinded by his own pride and dignity, but he genuinely wished the best. And to him, creating an army of super-soldiers that could fight to protect them in battle was the best decision to make. So then why? If Octavio never ordered the cruel treatment, why did it happen?

Let's go back to the propaganda and lies: many octolings would believe it. They would grow up hearing about the glory days, the stories of war... and they want a piece of that pie. They want to be a celebrated war hero, they want to rush into battle and defeat the inklings that keep them oppressed in the dark for so long. And with that desire to fight comes a penchant for cruelty. So they treat the experiments—and other lesser soldiers—poorly. Because their job as soldiers is to fight fight fight and keep fighting, so it won't hurt to push them far beyond the limits of what is humanly possible, right?

And Octavio is blind to all of this. He is blind, and it seems like he doesn't care.

So they are left to suffer in silence.

@sharliexth here's a more concise version of my thoughts I shared with you the other day lol