#octoling anatomy

[pearldrone]

the body types of the inkfish in splatoon, what's with them?

this post will obviously have vague references to weight, but not in a serious way. warning you regardless though!

the anatomy of inklings and octolings, or the inkfish in general, is something that continues to interest me. this post will be mainly revolving around them. as you know, there are many defining features between the two species. round or pointy ears, a/symmetrical teeth, connective eye masks or a lined eye look, ten or eight tentacles, the list goes on. however, something that stays consistent within either species if that their body types remain the exact same.

the squid sisters and off the hook for reference. as you can see, putting aside obvious differences between the two species and height, their features are identical. this also applies to any player characters. why is this? let's look more into it.

as i'm sure you are aware, beauty standards more than likely play some kind of role in the designs of idols and avatars. real idols and celebrities are really skinny a majority of the time so it makes sense they'd incorporate it into the designs because of this.

that's not all, though. wouldn't that be too easy?

while typical standards of beauty definitely contribute, personally i believe that isn't the only reason.

something important to remember when talking about the anatomy of the octolings and inklings is that they aren't humans, and naturally will not have the same features. anything from their lack of bones, sensitivity to water, {water isn't lethal to them and can only be harmful in staggering amounts} ink assumingly playing a part in their hydration, their lack of actual hair, thin skin, really the only things "human" about them are that they have limbs, {along with fingers and toes} skin, their facial structures, and the fact they can speak.

bigfin reef squid

real squids and octopuses, even cuttlefish, are really low in fat. from what i can gather, octopus and squid have anywhere from one to six grams of fat per a few ounces. going back with what i said earlier, inkfish are not people, and it's highly plausible that they have a different acceptable body fat range than humanity, and can survive and thrive on very little. this, along with the fact that essentially all younger inkfish are very active, i believe play huge roles in their physique. fat also likely stores in them in the same places, as with real cephalopods.

caribbean reef octopus

conclusion,

do beauty standards have a part with appearances in splatoon? i can almost guarantee. though, it's crucial to remember that the way inkfish present anatomically and the way humans do have a large contrast. inkfish are very heavily based on real cephalopods, and the developers of splatoon are very intentional when it comes to character design and referencing what species they're based on, so i'm going to say that it's safe to assume that this is another huge reason for how they look physically.

what do you think? feel free to let me know. this is something that's floated in my mind on and off, but just today i started really thinking about it. thanks for reading.

[k3rsplat]

headcanon for what those little things in official renders are cause idk I think abt this a lot

[rassicas]

I wanted to clarify about the inkfish's blood color? I was told there is a bit in the latest art book confirming they have red blood but i am yet to see a source so i wanted to ask

Gear acquired by our researchers Red Hammertreads Anakki has caught on to the latest trends, and has presented a collection of "looting"-themed footwear. The message of "Take what you want by force!" resonated with the boom of rough and rugged Splatlandian fashion, creating some die-hard fans. The motif of the collection is a gangster octopus, which has turned deep red due to the blood that's risen to its head.** This deep crimson color is symbolic of the collection.

**頭に血が上る means to be agitated or excited, but literally something like "blood to rise to one's head". with all the mentions of dark red, this word choice connecting it to blood was deliberate so i left it in.

Turning red due to agitation in this case might be implying its like a deimatic display rather than literal blood, but regardless that is still a connection of red blood and octopuses.

regardless of if you want to take this as solid proof of inklings/octolings having red blood, there are some other things that hint at them having red blood. like this art showing some inklings with ears and noses tinted red from the cold:

or this concept art for an inkling anatomical model, with the insides tinted red

There's also how the inside of the mouths of the squid sisters is a fleshy pink/red color rather than a color connected to their ink color, but theres some weirdness with how consistent mouth colors are If you're thinking, "but wouldnt it make more sense for them to have blue blood because they're cephalopods?" this is what i thought too. While blue blood is fine for sea dwelling cephalopods to have blue blood, it's inefficient for carrying oxygen for land dwelling creatures. Inklings and octolings took on many adaptations to make them more suited for land, so why not their blood? If the concept of a mollusc evolving from having blue to red blood sounds farfetched, this exact thing has happened to ramshorn snails!

Other option is they literally have ink blood which *shrug* idk they are creatures of Flesh and Organs so Im inclined to believe they have actual blood that, like the organs, we don't see because Family Friendly Game . I mean, we know for sure salmonids have actual flesh and blood (you can literally buy their meat in mako mart) but in game they just kind of explode like ink bags. anyway in short: not explicitly confirmed what kind of blood inklings and octolings have but with the S3 artbook and these few other examples i think red blood is a real possibility.

[enigmaticspleeneater]

Mmmhbhjjjjjhhh silly doodles on my schoolwork I love brains so muchhhhhh

+warabi hey hes here he says hey

Fuck i spelled inkling wrong

[semisentientseafood]

cutely realizes I never posted this here even though people like this style of inkfish more on here than twitter

[reelsonder-blog]

Frye Onaga Fanart

She is my muse. My one true love.

I am very normal about this.

I used this stroke of inspiration to practice Procreate. I don't have any pressure sensitivity on it so I drew what I could and then played around with the filters.

Honestly I liked the sketch phase better.

I don't know why I went this hard on the leg anatomy for the character with parachute pants??

Whatever it was good practice. Still got it, baby.

[motherofsephy]

India Ink, my Splatoon OC. He’s just looking up.

I really want to improve my art, so I did this study and hopefully will continue to do so so I improve. Drawing is a bit hard for me, but I want to get better and faster at drawing so badly. This is hopefully just sketch one of many.

[apollon2006]

Some sketches I did today.

I also added a bit of a lore piece to Maroon, so here it is.

In his past, during a battle before the nuclear war that wiped out humanity, a dying soldier who was an ally had given Maroon his cross necklace before passing. Maroon hadn't been taught any religion or anything much of the outside world other than war and combat since his sole purpose from birth was to be a modified lethal weapon, nothing more or less. Yet, despite Maroon not understanding anything much behind this cross, he recognized this was something special to that soldier, so it only felt right to honor his comrade's death by carrying it with him, wherever he went. The scientists n' all that decided to let him keep it. Even inside of the cryochamber, he would soon be placed inside of.

How's that for some lore? A part of Maroon's lore is also inspired by Kiora's No.6 lore lmao

[taxedace]

Draws the octoplush for splatoween

Goober:

This little fucker is my hc of what an octoling in the band would look like (I think it's a reasonable idea, the octarians have no fingers, how are they mixing this?) I have named the fucker DJ 8CLAWZ though this may change. He uses he/him pronouns :3 (The vocals in Seep and Destroy [bang bang bing song] resemble the voice of a male octoling - which is why this fella's a dude. I designed him based on the canon fuzzy octolings, who are all female which is probably why he looks so gay)

[giogio-gruebel]

Dirtmoney Cephalopod Yaoi (Autism won today sorry)

Anyways do you think that a royal octoling/inkling would be considered "red blood" since octopi/squids already have blue blood

[pcktknife]

it's fucked up how much is going on in an octopis head

[spaghetticat3899]

Spooky old art

Art from quite awhile ago (Junior year) that was “spooky” to some degree. Plenty of Splatoon, as I was super hyperfixated on it for about 3 years before going onto fixating on Rain World. Some of these were pieces for my art class, such as the zombie werewolf and Fyz’gig pieces. Some were originally vents, which is why there’s Skullcandy having a bad time more than once. I don’t know if the violence content label is really warranted, but I’m just gonna be safe. If you’re wondering about what that bumpy pink beast is, that’s apart of an AU I originally was super afraid of showing the public, but if someone were to ask about it, I’d be willing to talk of it. I call it “Mottled”, and in short, it was something I thought of while zoning out in silence for an hour one day, thinking about “what if the kraken special messed up the kid form?” and basically making discount lycanthropes.

[its-sango-time]

I'm curious how blue ringed octolings work so why not learn from the source. Do you have venom in your beak and how potent is it, don't blue rings typically get their venom from bacteria from their diets? I'm just rather curious

[slauterhause]

7 AM Splatoon art dump

So there is a LOT to explain here.

The purple hybrid squid is my main Splatoon persona, and his name is Shockwave (my name in Splatoon lol)

Striped red squid is a guy that comes from the war era of Splatoon, his name is Jiahao and he's of a Chinese descent.

Itch is an OC I didn't really plan on using, which is why I'm going to be giving her away. She's a defective octoling that has lanky arms and think the idea of being sanitized is pretty fresh. If you want her please tell me. I am willing to get rid of her for free.

Purple octoling is one of my inkling OCs, just drawn as an octoling

The Elite Octarian girl is a big 6 foot soldier named "Bandana" who is very sweet and loves squids of all kinds, (she doesn't know that war entails the eradication of the other kind)

Erm Pearl content; I like Pearl

Old Mr. Grizz design that heavily needs work, but at the same time give me your opinion, I need a little help with it. + Grizz hands

Craig doodle

And that's it, that's the post.

Runs away

[cephalopodyuri]

here's a fairly rough idea of what im getting at with octoling reproductive anatomy

so you know how some animals have a cloaca that functions as both an anus and genitalia? thats how i think the siphon works on a humanoid form octoling

im a big nerd about marine anatomy and physiology so this is a fun thing to speculate on

my headcanon for how octolings and octarians reproduce

it's canon that octarians are made by chopping off tentacles that gain sentience. but ive never been sure about octolings, especially since theyre both called octarians by nintendo.

since inklings and octolings evolved to take on humanoid forms and humanoid proportions, i imagine their reproduction is somewhere between how human and cephalopod. its probably something like the egg forms inside their mantle (abdomen) and then they lay it somewhere and keep it safe till it hatches.

nintendo obviously cannot give us specifics to stay family-friendly, but here's my thoughts. any feedback or additional ideas are welcome

[clovealopod]

important Laurel and Lotus update