#where did dj octavio go

[bapzap]

i got downvoted on reddit for it but im right when i say that splatoon 3's hero mode is at the same quality if not worse than splatoon 2's and ill die on this hill

[arolesbianism]

Impulsively spent an hour making a big splat tune playlist and lemme tell you I forgot how much I just do not care for off the hook songs. Damp sock however? Absolute fucking perfection they take the best part of off the hook (Pearl and Marina's voices) and both let them properly shine and also fixed what I didn't like abt off the hook music (the boring ass instrumentals) by doing what sploon does best and going ham with the piano and guitar

[dr-spectre]

I saw this really great thread on twitter by Grungygrim and it definitely highlights my thoughts and frustrations with the story of these games and the Splatoon fandom as a whole. (be forewarned, i get really tilted in this blog post fyi.)

I made a blog post about 2 weeks ago where i said that i was happy that the narrative online that "Callie is an idiot who got kidnapped and then brainwashed/mind controlled against her consent" is going away. (Here's the link: https://www.tumblr.com/dr-spectre/749710338672525312/im-so-happy-that-the-narrative-online-that?source=share)

Unfortunately I'm gonna have to retract a lot of the stuff i said. I'm still seeing, TILL THIS DAY THAT NARRATIVE ONLINE! IM STILL SEEING SO MUCH MISINFORMATION AND IT MAKES ME REALLYYYY ANGRYYYY!!! As a big fan of Callie, people completely outright ignoring her character arc THAT WAS SET UP SINCE SPLATOON 1 BY THE WAY!!! and not even bothering to look at outside sources for more information and lore genuinely pisses me the fuck off to no end.

No, hypnosis is NOT MIND CONTROL/BRAINWASHING! I DONT WANNA KEEP REPEATING IT! YOU CAN LOOK IT UP! if a person is genuinely uncomfortable and doesn't wish to take the suggestions to heart while hypnotized, THEY WONT DO SO! THEY STILL HAVE CONTROL! Yes, Marie did say "kidnapped" in some of her dialogue, but from her perspective, OF COURSE SHE'S GONNA THINK CALLIE GOT KIDNAPPED! She's known to worry about Callie all the time and ruminate about her, of course she's gonna think of the worst case scenario, doesn't mean she's right though. Was Octavio still in the wrong for hypnotizing Callie in the first place and allowing her to bring out her darker traits more easily? YEAH! NO SHIT! HE'S A BAD DUDE! Not a totally evil person but he has made some awful decisions out of desperation for his people. Why do you think he was so quick to help out the New Squidbeak Splatoon in the finale of Splatoon 3? His people got turned into fluffy monsters by a giant bear, he's all about helping his people.

Hell look at how Callie acts while under the Hypnoshades, she decorates Octo Canyon and her peppy and energetic self is still in tact even during the final boss, she's just more mean and violent. Callie was in an emotional and mentally unwell situation due to her overworking herself and being incredibly lonely as her relationship with Marie was damaged overtime. Callie accepted the suggestions of DJ Octavio and heard him out, AS SAID BY HER FROM THE RELATIONSHIP CHART! She wasn't forced into anything. She didn't suffer "sexual abuse" from Octavio by being forced into skippy clothing as some psychos say online, if she didn't want to wear that outfit she wouldn't cause hypnosis is NOT MIND CONTROL!! I hate having to repeat this over and over again, i hate how the developers basically rushed and ruined this interesting villain arc with stupid shades, only to try and hastily fix it later with an obscure post about A GOD DAMN RELATIONSHIP CHART THAT PEOPLE EITHER DONT KNOW ABOUT OR DONT CARE TO LOOK AT BECAUSE THEY SEE SPLATOON AS SOMETHING FOR KIDS AND TO NOT GIVE ANY CARE TOWARDS!!!!!!!!

I made a god damn giant blog explaining Callie in Splatoon 2 because i felt so frustrated about how my favorite character in the series was being treated and i tried to salvage the story that the writers tried to make. The way that people made her situation worse by saying she got kidnapped and forcibly ""mind controlled/brainwashed"" actually gave me chest pain, thinking about that kind of scenario for Callie actually hurts me... Heck i cant even listen to the Splatoon 2 stage music or final boss music because hearing her reversed vocals makes me feel uncomfortable due to the misinformation online. I hated all the misinformation and i wanted it to stop. HELL EVEN IN GIANT TIMELINE VIDEOS WHERE PEOPLE DO TONS OF RESEARCH THEY STILL GET IT WRONG!! UGHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!! i guess it'll still be the common and popular notion that Callie is an idiot that got kidnapped and then ""mind controlled"" by some shades... oh well... ugh...

I'm sorry if I'm coming off as really angry, i am. It's just, my brain is really hyperfixated on this squid and she means a lot to me. Seeing the way the fandom as well as the writers treat her makes me really mad. I hope i can find some peeps who feel the same way as i do. Misinformation is so frustrating man... i dont even wanna get into the Octarians because that's a whole other can of worms... anyways im done ranting. have a good night or good morning wherever you live y'all.

[auramgold]

On Acht and Romance

going into side order, from the september direct trailer where Acht was first revealed i remember the joke at the time clearly being "and now Marina's ex is here".

the way this line [image description in alt] was written was basically the only evidence for this kind of idea, when the theories were kind of "Marina's order tantrum is sucking people in from her past and the DLC will be about going through her memories", so ellipses in a line like this is basically all theory crafters on no info need to go for shipping.

i'm not one who's super into plot theory crafting, i know full well the tendency to theorize something that's cooler than what you actually get and being disappointed that the story didn't live up to your imagination. the things i was obsessed with in side order promotional material was the obvious bleached coral theme, the symbolism of coral ejecting it that which keeps it safe out of stress being mapped onto Marina, the idea of her pushing those she loves (and those that keep her colorful) away out of a spiral (and it does turn out that was basically exactly what the prologue was going for)

so the whole "Acht and Marina exes" thing was kinda just a joke to me, wasn't even on my radar as something they were actually going to lean into, frankly i was still scared nintendo was going to make them kill pearlina by sending Marina to superhell or smth and we'd end up with a splatoonified destiel meme

so when the DLC comes out and it is legitimately a "they knew each other since childhood" thing, and the running bit is Acht feeling awkward third-wheeling pearlina, and it's explicit in text that one of the reasons they're coming back after the DLC is over is to scope out Pearl as the girl who took down the NILS statue who is now dating Marina... it struck me as really interesting.

at first it was me keeping up the "Marina and Acht are exes" as a joke, but as i kept reading dialogue lines, it slowly became less of a joke, they were to some degree dating because opposite but complimentary autisms, and then drifting apart as Marina got pulled away on the big girl assignment with DJ Octavio, and then the despair of knowing Marina left without even saying goodbye to Acht... it fits well into that reading, it slowly became less of a joke to believe that

but the thing that really makes me think this is intentional subtext is the final Acht diary entry you get from clearing Eight's palette. through the rest of side order talking about Acht's backstory, it seemed like they were retconning the OE lore that Acht had gotten themself sanitized intentionally, losing themself so they could explore their music deeper. but in the final diary, where Acht directly says they drifted into the deepsea metro to fall into their music, because, and i quote

"Hey, Marina. You can guess the chaos your desertion caused. I ended up without much to do except make music. "

they fell into a depression spiral when their girlfriend deserted their society without so much as saying goodbye, falling into their music deep away from interacting with everyone else, to the point that, as the old lore implies, they chose to give up their identity to escape the depression, but sanitization so thoroughly did it that they forget even making the choice.

so when they get brought out of that haze back into being themself again, with the only the barest strung-together horrified memories of what happened in the half a decade interim gap in their life, only to find themself replaced by some inkling they don't know at all, of course they're gonna be awkward seeing the two flirting.

they put on a stoic face because that's clearly their coping mechanism within this damaged body they barely recognize, hiding their eyes behind their tinted glasses so they can't be seen beneath. but the only time they let themself be vulnerable, the only time their eyes can be seen, is when they charge out in the climax when the world is at stake, diving in to try to save Marina, leaving the elevator and its protection behind to help the only person they remember ever caring about.

it's why i don't really like the aroace reading that much, because i think this reading is even more tragic and fits into the themes. the world has changed, it can't go back to how it once was, you can't put the octolings back in the canyon bottle. Marina abandoned Acht to the point they got their identity destroyed willingly to escape the pain, and when Acht came back they were replaced by the inkling whose voice they remember even through the haze of sanitized memories.

the lingering effects of sanitization have changed how they relate to everything (i think there's a fair argument to be made for the idea that sanitization took their gender can't have shit in the deepsea metro), but Acht clearly still cares for Marina and still, the slightest bit, resents having to be reminded repeatedly every time pearlina flirts in front of them how they were replaced.

[pad-wubbo]

It pisses me off that they never officially told us what teams everyone was on for Grand Festival. They did for Splatocalypse (and confirmed Commander Tartar to be alive, plus foreshadowed Mr. Grizz as the next antagonist, at that).

I've rectified this, so the above tier list is what team (Past, Present or Future) I think every Splatoon character would join.

EDIT: Oh shit, I forgot ORCA, Shelly, Donny and Fred Crumbs. I think Shelly and Donny would both be on Past because (A) they're ancient organisms and (B) they like Uncle Sheldon and want to join his team. Fred Crumbs would be on Present, he's just a cool guy who stands in the here and now selling shoes. ORCA would be on Future. It's ancient, but it eagerly awaits the evolution of new life, unlike Cmdr. Tartar who got jaded with it all. Added them now.

EDIT 2: MY REASONING:

Callie, Marie, Pearl, Marina, Shiver, Frye, Big Man: Officially confirmed.

Shelly, Donny, Fred Crumbs, ORCA: Already explained.

TEAM PAST

Agent 3 (Captain): "Look how far I've come!"

Agent 3 (Neo): Exploring ancient human ruins.

Cap'n Cuttlefish: Just look at him.

Sheldon: Army buff, probably plays squid Hearts of Iron.

Commander Tartar: RETVRN to human.

Salmonids: Ancient cannibal culture.

Mr. Grizz: RETVRN to bear.

Smollusk: RETVRN to conformity.

Judd: Fought in the Great Turf War, is the last member of an ancient mammal species.

Jelfonzo: He doth talketh like the Barde of olde.

Mr. Coco: He looks pretty old and crabs are pretty old too.

TEAM PRESENT

Agent 4: Doesn't seem to have much going on beyond shooting people and hugging a stuffie. Lives in the now.

CQ Cumber: Seemingly manufactures everyone's phones. Rules the flow of information. Also will kill you RIGHT NOW if you drop an 8-ball.

Jelonzo: Hip little jelly dude.

Annie and Moe: Adapt to changing fashion trends.

Crusty Sean: Just sells shoes and food, immediate conveniences.

Spyke and Murch: They've always what's in style.

Flow: Loves drinking and casual sex, very much a here-and-now person.

Craymond: Forced to tag along with Flow.

Gnarly Eddy: Stoner, doesn't have much past or future on his mind.

Nails: Attached to Gnarly Eddy.

Marigold: Same food-related reason as Crusty Sean.

Cipher: Lives solely within an unchanging computer simulation. There is no past or future to it.

Super Sea Snail: Just a little creature.

TEAM FUTURE

Agent 8: Very optimistic for the future after escaping the Octarian army and Kamabo Co.

Little Buddy: Is the future of squid-salmon relations.

Octarians: Looking forward to a future of peace with the Inklings.

DJ Octavio: Is glad to put all that "war" stuff behind him and live a new life as a travelling DJ.

Zapfish (normal and Great): Without them, Inkopolis has no future.

Iso Padre and the denizens of the deep: They ride a subway called Desire, unsure of where it will take them.

Acht: Deliberately got themself blended into a homogenous green hivemind to enhance their musical abilities. Very transhuman-ish.

L'il Judd: The first mammal birth in 12,000 years. Is probably plotting to conquer the world for his own aspirations.

Bisk: He can move on from his girlfriend, he can move on in life.

Jel La Fleur: Hip little jelly dude, but new.

Harmony: Chiptune music and girl-who-stinks-good Invader Zim aesthetic suggest that she's all into computers and the web and that sort of future-y stuff.

[sailorsplatoon]

So apparently Captain (Agent 3) has a secret gig as an underground DJ called “DJ Sango” who is popular and did an epic rap battle with Marina. How would the Agents, Idols, Four and Acht react if they found out that Captain was secretly DJ Sango? And how would Captain react to them figuring out her big secret? (For an added bonus I’m gonna say that Acht admires her musical talent and has a celebrity crush on DJ Sango)

Okay I got really excited about this ask because I learned about the existence of the Low Water Party (the rave that DJ Sango and Marina’s DJ battle happened at) at few weeks ago and I have not stopped thinking about it since.  

Pearl and Marina probably already knew about Captain’s secret, since Marina was the one doing the DJ battle with her, and Pearl was at the same rave doing a rap battle with Cuttlefish. I’m going to say Callie already knew as well since she also performed at the rave, along with Octavio (which is a piece of canon lore that I am freaking out over by the way). However Marie, Shiver, Frye, and Big Man had no idea about Captain’s DJ persona. Marie is surprised both to find out that Captain can DJ and the fact that Callie went to the rave where she DJed at and didn’t tell her. Shiver thinks it’s cool, but also insists on Deep Cut being invited to perform at the next Low Water Party. Frye only uses it as an excuse to tease Captain, seeing as now she may be a threat to Deep Cut’s music career. Big Man is really impressed that Captain not only knows how to DJ, but that they were able to keep it up for 8 hours in her battle with Marina. 

Eight is just mad that he wasn’t informed of the fact that this rave had happened, since he would have loved to go. He insists on hearing Captain DJ the moment he finds out because he wants to hear how good she is. Neo just thinks it’s super cool. It wants to learn how to DJ from Captain, and constantly pesters them to teach it. Four loves it. They kind of tease Captain about her DJing career, but they’re also super impressed. 

Acht definitely had a celebrity crush on DJ Sango before realizing she was Captain. They were at the Low Water Party as well, despite never appearing on stage and still being sanitized then. Though they didn’t really have emotion when they first saw DJ Sango, once they got into the Memverse and started thinking about it more was when their celebrity crush started. Four even supported it before learning DJ Sango is Captain. After finding out, Acht drops the celebrity crush because it’s gotten very very awkward. 

Captain is horrified that they’ve all found out. She intended to keep her persona as DJ Sango a secret forever. She didn’t like that Pearl, Marina, and Callie knew, and now everyone does. Although she does enjoy the attention, even though she’d never admit it.

Thank you for the ask!!! I kinda wrote a lot… I got excited.

[splatsvilles-fashionista]

I Can't Stop Thinking About Mr. Grizz In Space

I'll preface all that I am going to say with the fact that Return of the Mammalians as a story has a lot of problems. Its pacing is kind of wack and basically all of the actual plot happens literally at the end. I think I like it more than most, certainly more than a lot of other high-profile Splatoon blogs here, but there's no denying it has a ton of flaws.

It did, however, leave me with a lot to chew on, and perhaps one of the things it has had me thinking about the most is actually just a little gag in the credits

About three minutes into the credits, Mr. Grizz is shown slowly orbiting around earth, given so little thought that the credits roll right over him, but I genuinely think this is one of the most poignant and evocative images in the whole game.

Now, Mr. Grizz wasn't handled very well in this game, primarily as a consequence of that whole "all of the story happens in the ending sequence" thing, but I think that conceptually he is about as perfect of a villain as they could've made for the supposed "finale" of the story they've been building up to now.

One of Splatoon's primary themes, especially with its villains, has been the dangers of clinging to the past. Octavio is a bitter old warlord stoking the flames of a long-gone conflict mostly to satisfy his bruised ego. Commander Tartar is obsessed with an idealized version of the past and seeks to remake the present when it can't live up to that ideal, even when that ideal never existed. Splatoon 3 even went further, revealing that inklings, octolings, and all the other land-living sea life are in fact humanity's truest successors, and Tartar tried to wipe them all out anyway.

Mr. Grizz continues this trend and takes it maybe as far as possible because he doesn't just want to reshape the present, he sees it as something unnatural and wrong on a base fundamental level, a mistake that can only be resolved by restoring the status quo, giving the planet back to the mammals. Coming as close as possible to literally turning back time. With Splatoon's focus on youth culture and pop media, it's hard not to read this theme as an allegory for the ways that older generations can cause immense harm in rejecting the new and in making futile attempts to grasp a world that once was but never can be again.

But Splatoon isn't trying to tell us that the divides between us are unmendable, far from it. Over the course of the first two games we see how inklings and octolings grow closer and closer until it's a complete afterthought in the third game, and even Octavio, when push comes to shove, is willing to bury the hatchet for the greater good. Calamari Inktantation 3MIX is perhaps the purest expression of this, a mix of old and new, a traditional folk song turned into a pop song, complemented by three artists that each pull from completely different cultures (Frye = India, Shiver = Japan, Big Man = Brazil) all mixed together by a 100+ years old DJ. Calamari Inktantation is old and new, pop and traditional, Inkopolis and Splatsville, octoling and inkling (and manta ray), in a chaotic, messy, beautiful swirl of sheer ecstatic joy. As a song, it is peak Splatoon, clear and simple.

But this isn't about Calamari Inktantation 3MIX, as excited about that song as I am, this is about Mr. Grizz, and after spending so many games exploring the dangers of clinging to the past, Splatoon 3 uses him to show us what happens when you cannot let go.

Mr. Grizz could not accept the present he found himself in. To him it was wrong, it was offensive, and he fought tooth and claw to bring it back with him, into the past, to the glory days, and he fails. Of course he fails, you can't stop time, much less turn it back, and the people of the present will always fight to protect their future. So where does that leave him?

Alone. Gazing down at a planet he was born on but can no longer recognize. From his orbit, he can see thousands, maybe millions, of little lights along the coastlines, each one an entire city, buzzing with life and all of its eccentricities. It's a world that would probably welcome him, if he gave it the chance. But he didn't. He rejected it and sought to return to a time and a place that no longer existed, and in so doing, all he achieved was isolating himself. And now, as he circles the world, all he can do is watch as it moves on without him.

[seffien]

au #3: space

it's gone.

it's all gone.

those are 3's immediate thoughts as they float through space with hugefry and dj octavio. their next thoughts are:

you failed.

grizz has sacrificed himself to bring his dream to life, taking out everyone else in the process. as the continents and ocean slowly become fuzz and ooze before their eyes, the planet get smaller.

they're floating away.

dj octavio hesitates to speak up but does eventually.

"That's it," he said, sounding nonchalant.

Three nodded, tears pricking their eyes.

hugefry sees how sad they are and tries to float over to them.

Before them was their smallfry, now significantly bigger than the pocket-sized little buddy they knew. It found a way to move itself toward them, and Three's fingers were able to grip its scales and hold onto it.

Though its gurgling voice was weak, it was also reassuring.

dj octavio also takes notice of three's upset.

"Kid."

Three looked to their left.

"You feelin' alright? You haven't said a single word since we ended up here."

"I..." The memory returned, and so did the tears. "No, I'm not! Everyone's dead and it's all my fault! I—"

"It's not your fault," Octavio interrupted. "It was just..." He looked at Earth. It was almost entirely covered in Fuzzy Ooze. "It was just a mistake. Kids make those all the time, y'know?"

Three understood, but they didn't feel any better.

octavio makes a confession.

"'Least you ain't me," he lamented. "I never got to say sorry, n' I don't think I'll be doing so anytime soon."

Shards of his windshield, broken from the blast, flew past them. Looking ahead, their home was getting smaller and smaller, and it wasn't their home anymore.

it gets colder.

"You cold?"

"A . . . a little, yeah, but that's normal in space. Were you ever taught about what it'd be like up here?"

"Gyah-hah-hah!" he cackled. "No, no, I don't think I was. Our ancestors just used it to find their way around the ocean before the sea levels dropped. That was the extent of my knowledge."

"What's changed?"

"Now I know the stars are beautiful."

they know they won't last long.

"Where will we go from here?"

Three swallowed.

"Well, it'll be...a nice place. Yeah! A-A nice place where inklings and octolings live in harmony forever!"

Octavio cackled again, louder this time. "You're just pulling my leg, aren't you, kid?

Three laughed with him, but their laughter was short lived.

"Just one question."

"Hm?"

"Will I...get to say sorry to them? With all I've done, I feel like I have to."

"You will," Three assured, "and they'll all forgive you."

octavio says one more thing to three.

"I'm sorry, then. I'm gettin' a bit tired now, so I figured I'd tell you this before I drifted off." His eyes were mournful now. "Goodnight, kid. I'm glad we talked."

"Goodnight."

three won't prolong the inevitable if it means they'll be all alone.

While leaning against it, they heard their Smallfry's voice.

You know, Three understood through its gurgles, we won't make it either. It may be too late to go back. I'm...scared.

"I know you are, but we'll go, and we'll go together."

That...

Their eyes met. Though Smallfry's were worried, they began to feel a bit at ease.

That's nice...

Three looked back at Earth one more time, tears forming in their eyes, before taking off their helmet.

"Goodnight, little buddy."

Goodnight.

"I'll see you again soon."

[splatbandcanons]

Random headcanon 02 octolings and DJs

Okay so this one is a thought that I've had for a while. So we have a total of five octoling DJs including Octavio (that we know of/confirmed). I see Paul as being surface raised so he will be off to the side for this post

In my brain,our three main younger DJs (Warabi,Marina,acht/dedf1sh) were born in the octo colonies (octo canyon and octo valley). Two pretty much confirmed in game (Marina and acht),for the sake of this headcanon making sense,were making warabi colony born as well.

Where I'm going with this is: Octavio, the war criminal dj,took on only three apprentices to who he would teach the art of DJing.

We know that Marina and acht were part of the octoling army,so where did they learn DJing? Their commander,the dj himself. As for Warabi,his dj origin story could go several ways. His parents could have paid to have Octavio teach him,Warabi was in the army in his earlier years before leaving,or Octavio saw some potential in him and reached out. ..ect..

Acht left the army when their parents passed in an accident leaving them to care for their young brother,Paul. They moved topside to begin a new life

Paul takes up the craft with the knowledge he gained from watching his sibling. After acht goes missing,Paul responds to sashimori's member search and joins as a DJ using acht's old equipment

I hope this made some ounce of sense

[incorrectsmashbrosquotes]

"Bigger Fish" Conundrum (Part 1)

Chara is watching a presentation by Doctor Wily and Doctor Eggman as part of their studies; the presentation consists of a video log taken during a field test conducted a few days prior…

Wily: “As you know, one of the biggest risks involved in being a villain is the sudden arrival of someone more powerful, often times trying to kill you and take your place.”

Eggman [sheepishly]: “I’ve dealt with that more times than I’d like to admit…”

Wily: “Right… anyways, here’s the footage.”

||Video start||

The footage shows a typical public park; rather conspicuously, what appears to be a Smash Bros. Invite has been left on the sidewalk. Naturally, the first to notice it is Waluigi…

Waluigi: “This must be my lucky d-”

Before he could even finish his sentence, Waluigi was sent flying by a punch from the Octobot King…

DJ Octavio: “Gyahahaha! I’d write a diss track about you if you had anything going for you outside of memes.”

Suddenly, the Octobot King was struck by a flying Metal Gear RAY.

Monsoon: “You say that as if memes aren’t what define civilization.”

Enter Porky, inside the Absolutely Safe Capsule due to injuries he’d rather not elaborate on.

Porky: “If anyone should get into Smash, it should be ME!”

Monsoon: “An ‘Absolutely Safe Capsule.’ Now there’s a pretty meme.”

Porky: “Oh, it’s no joke; just try and attack me.”

For about 15 minutes, Monsoon tried to break the Absolutely Safe Capsule to no avail. Not long after that, Fecto Efilis descended from above and created a vortex that neither would be able to escape.

||Pause||

Chara: “Wait, wouldn’t Porky be completely unaffected by the black hole too?”

Wily: “Oh, that’s not a 'black hole.’ It’s an interdimensional portal.”

Chara: “Where does it lead then?”

Eggman: “Well, the closest thing to a description that can be understood without driving an ordinary person insane is that it leads to a dimension made entirely out of pain.”

Wily: “From my calculations, it more than likely won’t kill Porky, but it’ll certainly make him wish it did.”

[dreamvonlicht]

I can‘t exactly tell you everything about it, but I can tell you what I know! (or what comes to mind…)

Splatoon plays about 10.000 years in the future and is about squids/octopi/etc who have absorbed human dni and now live on the lands. They can‘t however touch water because it‘s become lethal to them over the course of time, so they‘d ‚die‘ upon touching it (since they can respawn after some time, but the game usually resets you). The first idols in the first game (Splatoon) are Marie (green-oriented and calmer) and Callie (pink-oriented and energetic), who are Inklings (all squids) and have a bit of a rivalry going on. They hosted (I believe) the first few Splatfests, which are events where the idols choose a topic (say, ketchup or mayo), the players choose a team and then fight against one another in groups of four (4v4?), shooting coloured ink through weapons at another (example; red for ketchup and blue for mayo). Their final Splatfest was Callie vs Marie, where Marie won, which caused Callie to eventualöy be kidnapped by DJ Octavio, the main villain, and be hypnotised. She did get freed though, and they’re close again now. In Splatoon 2’s Octo Expansion, we‘re introduced to the other race, Octarians (evil octos, usually the troops you fight against are female too, especially the Elite ones are titles only female octarians can pursue), which can have the form of a tentacle or another human-like squid. However, there are also peaceful ones living with Inklings called Octolings instead. The idols for this game are Marina (cyan, very smart octoling) and Pearl (hyper rapper Inkling), who have bonded a lot closer than the previous idols, which is why their final Splatfest wasn‘t Pearl vs Marina but Chaos vs Order, and Chaos won. In Splatoon 3 we continue with fighting with Marie and Callie, this time meeting the next idols, Shiver (open and proud blue Octoling), Frye (silly yellow Inkling) and Big Man (a manta ray in red). They’re the antagonists of the game at first, until Callie and Marie say they can just have the treasure they were fighting for, where they ask if they (Marie & Callie, ends up just being Marie) can‘t be their(Deep Cut, BigMan Shiver Frye) boss. They then turn non-hostile, even if they’re still pirates of sort, and continue hosting Splatfests and making music like the other idols. In Splatoon 3‘s Side Order (expansion), Marina was, upon working on her secret project and her worries turning bigger than before, taken control of by the literal being, emerged from the concept and worries, of ORDER. She‘s the first boss in the expansion, after which she then turns normal again and helps you fight once more. The final battle turns ORDER into Smallusk, where it‘s theorized that Marina and Pearl adopted it as a virtual child, of sorts. Deep Cut still hosts Splatfests and we‘re all hoping for a Splat4 :D

I read all of it. It’s very informative. Thank you for sharing.

[deltaruinedcoco37]

SplatoonMG4 CHAPTER 1: The Gays Meet for the First Time

(Third person)

It was currently…daytime.

Probably?

Well, that's all SMG3 could make of it. Wearing a watch just never really seemed too practical, considering that he would never need to know the time here. He just needed to go through his schedule. Was it a schedule, actually? No, more of…an instruction manual.

STRIKE MAP GUARDIAN 3 (Suction-Cup Lookout - Octoling Strike)

Always be on the lookout for members of the New Squidbeak Splatoon, especially their latest recruit, Agent Four.

If an NSS Agent is seen, immediately alert all Octoling soldiers around the map to guard the Mini Zapfish. Your map is Octoling Strike, a replica of the Inkling battle map "The Reef", and you should remain hidden in one of the many buildings around the map. Avoid engaging in battle at all costs.

If the map's soldiers are defeated, you must rush them to the nearest Respawn platforms as quickly as you can. Release at least ten Squee-Gs and evacuate until the map is cleared of all ink before sending the Octolings back in.

If confronted with no escape, we have supplied you with one weapon from our limited supply. Treat it with care, and do not break it.

DO NOT, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, REMOVE YOUR HYPNOSHADES.

To be honest, sometimes SMG3 wasn't sure if the last instruction on the page was real. Maybe he was just imagining it. He did a double take, and-

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What was he doing again?

Right, he was going to…check the Mini Zapfish capsules.

That was it.

Although, sometimes this job seemed a bit pointless. Why keep going? Why not just let them rest for a moment, why not just leave now? He had been so busy with this shit that he'd missed Octavio's concert. Oh wait, wasn't it 'Dj ZeR0' or something like that? Kinda cringy honestly.

So many people had left, yeah. Why not him? Why stay here? What was keeping him from-

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What was he just thinking about…?

Suddenly, he heard a sound that was all too familiar to him…the sound of a certain Respawn platform linking to the soul of an Inkling.

Well.

Looks like it's time to start blasting some sweet Turquoise October in here.

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"Octolings!"

Yeah, Four knew. Mario really didn't need to tell him that, but whatever. Not like he could just tell his boss to get off the line.

Agent Four, the newest NSS Agent, sighed. "I can't believe they're still trying to steal our power! Who are they even working for anyway?…I thought Zer0 was captured. Safely this time."

Luigi, the brother who originally recruited him, thought for a second. "W-well, we don't really know…since, m-most of them left, or we freed… It could be the ones that aren't free yet?"

That was kind of solid, Four thought, Maybe he's onto something. Hey, wait- is he right?… The blue-haired Inkling squinted at the Octolings. Are they still wearing Hypnoshades?

"Is it okay if I try something a little different?" he asked the brothers. They hesitated for a moment before Mario said yes, because they knew that even if he was splatted, he had a few lives left on this janky Respawn platform. Also, Mario liked dangerous stunts and chaos.

Four grinned. "Okay. Now let's see who's behind this all!"

First, he grabbed Belle's (Sheldon's) drone and turned off the Superjump target. Which was probably the most dangerous thing an Inkling can do, but that didn't matter, he had extra lives! Now it was time to launch himself at high speeds to a random spot in this place where he could end up anywhere from exactly where he needed to be to an Octarian dumpster in the city below.

C R A S H

Goddammit, that fucking hurt. Not really, since Inklings are strong, but yeah…who would've expected this? Who could've possibly expected that with infinite possibilities, one of them could be crashing through the side of a fucking building-

"AGENT 4! A-ARE YOU OKAY?!" Luigi was terrified, and for good reason. This was uncharted territory for the NSS…an Octarian city…

Wait, no. It was just one of those fake buildings the Octarians made to mimic The Reef. No wonder it was so empty.

What's that over there?

Was that…

A…

ZAPFISH?!

Whoa. Four didn't think he would find one of these little guys so unguarded…why was its capsule just sitting here?

"[Inkling.]"

He felt the uncomfortable sensation of ink that wasn't his own color touching him.

An Octobrush, and an Octarian…holding it to the side of his face. More specifically, an Octoling with violet tentacles, wielding a rather powerful-looking brush stained with magenta ink… definitely not a soldier, but what?

Carp. How would he even get out of this?

"[What's one of YOUR KIND doing here?]" the Octoling screeched. "[You've taken EVERYTHING. Our electricity, our king, our time, our LIVES. And you have the NERVE-]" he harshly glared at the Inkling- "[-to just BARGE INTO my workspace?! You…you absolute fucking dipshit!]"

Uh oh, that Octoling sounded…mad… Four thought.

Which was why it was horrible…that the Agent didn't understand a single word of the Runic that was being spoken.

"U-uuh, you're completely mistaken!" he exclaimed. "I-I'm one of you! Definitely! See, I…I knew the way here!" Four's eyes darted around the room for a second before he pointed at the hole in the wall. "Oh, wait…"

Yeah, he was not making it out of here alive. He just…uh…had to listen to this guy monologue for another minute before the sweet release of death- well, not really, since the whole Respawn platform thing. Wow…this guy will just not shut up. He must never get to monologue to anyone, that sounds…sad. :(

"[…And finally, after SO MANY defeats…we- no, I will strike you down, Agent Four!]" the Octoling yelled. "[Since I'm Strike Map Guardian 3, or SMG3, I've always felt like it has been my duty to…]"

Okay, this was actually kind of sad now. When will he stop…

Wait, 'SMG3'? That didn't sound like a word in Runic, Square, or Round…sure, maybe it was in Halfmoon, Bold, or Sign, but probably not since those were Inkling languages. Was that…his name?

He did hear about some Octarians from Beaker's Depot not having proper names.

"Uh- th-that's…cool! I'm sorry, but I have to get going…yeah…I'm totally one of you guys, so I have evil crap to do! My name is SMG4!" He weakly smiled. "Can I…"

SMG3 was not impressed. No one would be, though, the only thing really impressive about this was Agent Four's sheer stupidity. Lying to an Octoling. As an Inkling. About being an Octoling. While speaking in an Inkling language. Fucking idiot.

It wasn't a surprise when the Map Guardian finally smacked Agent Four to the ground with his Octobrush, leaving the Inkling with barely any HP… but he was still alive, and mildly annoyed now. "Hey! What was that for?! I listened to your villain monologue…"

At this point, Mario was done with just listening in silence. "Agent Four! You've gone coo-coo crazy if you think you can still get out of this! USE VIOLENCE!"

Unfortunately, it was loud enough for SMG3 to hear. Suddenly, his Hypnoshades flashed a bright red and he raised his Octobrush. "NO!" Mario screamed. "THOSE RESPAWN POINTS COST A FORTUNE IN POWER EGGS TO USE! YOU CAN'T DIE!"

Agent Four quickly shifted into his Squid form and began charging up an attack, deciding to try out that new Splatlandian technique. There was a flash of recognition on SMG3's face where he knew he'd seen that before, from other Octolings with experiences outside Octo Canyon. The people who were born on the surface, sometimes (mistakenly) captured and brought underground, had showed him…

Squid Surge. No no no- Four was going to- Three had to get out of the way!-

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SEEK AND DESTROY

He swung his brush just a millisecond too late. He didn't want to. He had to. But why he did wasn't what mattered, the only thing that mattered now was that he would never be ordered around like this anymore. Blue ink stained his face, and he heard the Zapfish's capsule being shattered. The lights shut off in the building, leaving only the light coming in through the window from the screens that lined the Octoling Strike map's dome.

SMG3 heard the rush of ink that told him that Agent Four had launched himself out of the building, and probably the Octoling Strike map too. Everything was so much…clearer now, for some reason, the sights and sounds in reality.

A pair of Hypnoshades lay on the ground in front of him, cracked, flickering, broken.

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AAAND there we have the first chapter of SplatoonMG4! If you're new to this, check out the pinned post on my blog for SplatoonMG4!

See y'all soon!

- Coco

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Next (Ch. 2)

[snailvibes]

How about some angst. After seeing how skilled Agent 4 is in defeating him, DJ Octavio has Maya kidnapped and uses his hypnoshades(he makes them harder to take/shoot off) to turn her into his perfect soldier. How would the squidbeak splatoon react.

Very funny fact I actually had a plot line like this in a splatoon fic I had YEARRSS ago like in my wattpad days😭 (it’s deleted on there now tho lol). I’ve also kinda made art for this idea with that one bad end agents piece I did ages ago but I never put more thought into it aside from drawing it.

Obviously this would be pre splat3 considering Octavio wouldn’t do this splat3 - post splat 3 cus busy in the desert and then redemption arc, so tldr this won’t include neo 3 or deep cut.

Most prominently Marie would fucking FREAK out. Since you word it as it’s after he sees how skilled she is at defeating him and we can see he’s obviously capable of getting out again, this would probably not be long after the end of splat2’s storymode and Marie who is still coping with losing Callie and just now getting her back would NOT handle this well, like even just realizing Maya is missing and Octavio’s out would completely set her off. Callie would be panicking almost as much as she’s also very much still recovering and now has to deal with facing Octavio all over again because there’s no way she’d let Marie get her back alone. Add Craig Eight and Three into the mix with them coming back from octo expansion; Ashley is essentially just like “oh wow cool new agent- anddd already a new member of the brainwashed club got it.” Lucky I think would choose not to get involved and leave it to the others and Craig is essentially just “WTF happened while I was gone.”

Going into a scenario where it’s farther in the future though so everyone’s already built connections: Ashley is PISSED more than anything because of her already strained and broken relationship with Octavio and this would make it a million times worse, along with being angry that their girlfriend has to go through another thing in her life. Seeing her actually brainwashed and being that perfect soldier would be what gets that anger to turn into just fear, because it’s a similar reflection of herself under Tartar’s control.

Lucky knows Maya can handle herself, but she’s more scared for her than she’s willing to admit, considering she has no memories of her former leader and only has the stories everyone else has shared of what he’s done, and she’s never gone out of her way to interact with him. Similar to Ashley, seeing her brainwashed from the glasses just reminds her of her fight with three in the elevator, but similar to then she’s more willing than the others to fight her to try and yank those glasses off her face.

I don’t think Marie would be able to even properly fight her. I think she’d still feel guilty about shooting Callie in the face even though it needed to be done, so having to actually go outright fight her daughter would be way too much to the point that I don’t think she could even bring herself to do it. Her focus would be more on trying to snipe down Octavio in the background of the fight if he’s there, and if not, letting the others handle Maya so she can go hunt him down while his “perfect soldier” is distracted, mostly because she can’t even stand to stay there and see her like that and she’d want to still be useful. Callie I think would be in a similar situation with Marie, but staying behind anyways. She knows how disorienting it is to come down from being brainwashed and I think she’d focus on that and staying behind at the fight to be there for Maya when they get the glasses off to keep herself distracted from how horrible she feels about this even happening to her.

[dr-spectre]

Hey guys! I wanna share something REALLYYYYYY important with you all!!!

So, I was having a nice conversation with an editor from Inkipedia. Really friendly individual, we had a nice civil discussion and it was great to hear out their points and wiki related things. I learnt some cool things and how Nintendo operates in certain areas.

I asked them about some stuff relating to Callie and localisations, and they told me that the "Hypnoshades" are actually just called "sunglasses," in the original Japanese version of Splatoon 2 and theres no mention of brainwashing OR hypnosis. All of the events in the original japanese version of Splatoon 2 seemed to be a lot more vague and up for interpretation which i found to be very interesting!!

However.... the editor told me that the English localisation line from DJ Octavio, "I remixed Callie's brain!" is actually different in the original japanese version.

GUESS WHAT DJ OCTAVIO SAID...

"Aori-Chan is so simple minded! I was able to brainwash her with ease."

Nintendo JP.... WHAT THE FUCK?!?!?!?! I WAS YOUR BIGGEST DEFENDER!! WHAT IS THIS?!?!?! YOU MEAN TO TELL ME THAT IN THE ORIGINAL JAPANESE VERSION... CALLIE WAS STILL BRAINWASHED?!?!

Oh I'm gonna be sick....

You know, this ultimately just proves something to me.

Splatoon 2's writing... just fucking sucks. Straight up, it's ass. And not the good kind. It's poorly written and you wanna know why? It's set up is REALLY GOOD!!!! but it's pay off is the most uninteresting, vile, disrespectful, childish, lazy, DISGUSTING THING THEY COULD HAVE POSSIBLY DONE!!!

All this interesting set up with Callie and having this arc where she's so lonely and busy that she ultimately runs away to the Octarians, joins them willingly and ends up getting hypnotised, resulting in her becoming more emotional and seeping into the darkness in her heart... Marie, having to come and remind her of the good times they had together... to reignite the positivity in Callie's heart... to repair what they have broken... to have a fresh start...

But did this setup get paid off in a satisfying and emotionally deep way? No.... they choose to TREAT CALLIE LIKE A FUCKING MORON AND FOR WHAT REASON?!?!?! ARE NINTENDO JUST SCARED OF DEPTH?!?! WHATS THEIR FUCKING ISSUE?!?!?!

ITS SO DISRESPECTFUL!!! SHE LOST THE FINAL SPLATFEST AND YOU CONTINUE TO BEAT HER DOWN?!?!?! WHAT THE FUCK?!?!?! WHAT WERE THE WRITERS COOKING?!?!?! GET THEM OUT OF THE KITCHEN DAMN IT!!!!

They literally picked the most uninteresting and disgusting fucking outcome possible and I genuinely don't know why. There's SOOOO much concept art and multiple sunken scroll entries that showcase this depth for Callie, AND THEY THREW IT AWAY!!!

But you know what? Im gonna continue to hold my stance about the events of splatoon 2 because I would rather like to look at the story in a more interesting and narratively fulfilling way than what Nintendo is trying to push. Sure, it might not be what Nintendo said happened, but I would rather look at the events in a different, more character rich way for my own fucking sanity and enjoyment. I am going to continue to say fuck you to the notion that "Callie was brainwashed and kidnapped" because I like stories where characters go through character arcs and growth!!!! I hate it when that depth and agency for my favourite character in this franchise IS TAKEN AWAY!!!!

I would rather live in a world where Fresh Start ACTAULLY MAKES SENSE AS A SONG!! I would rather live in a world where OCTAVIO ISNT A FUCKING UNREDEEMABLE EVIL MONSTER THAT CUTTLEFISH WOULD NEVER WANNA SEE AGAIN AFTER HEARING WHAT HE DID TO CALLIE!!!!

I would rather live in a world where Splatoon 3 feels more satisfying to me and the Squid Sisters get proper send offs and pay offs to their arcs from the start of Splatoon 1.

I would rather live in a world where Tidal Rush is more emotional and personal, THAN SOME BULLSHIT "oh we gotta save callie because she's a dumb idiot and she's an object to grab because it's a video game!!! Ha ha!!!"

I would rather live in a world where Callie is given a proper character arc, INSTEAD OF GETTING KIDNAPPED AND THESE AWFUL AND DISGUSTING THINGS DONE TO HER! ONLY FOR IT TO GET REVERSED SO EASILY WITH NO MENTION OF THESE EVENTS EVER AGAIN!!!!!

UGH.... I'm actually so angry. I hate this so much.

When Splatoon 4 comes out, I'm not gonna hold back on my criticisms. I want change out of these writers because the current format we have for Splatoon stories is actual dogshit and I'm so tired of it. Everyone in the community is tired of the cool and interesting character details being pushed to the side and hidden away because Nintendo fucking hates narratives and only saves it for RPGS for some ungodly reason.

Im tired of important character details giving shoved off in optional and hard to find content. I'm tired of these awful implications and events being spread like wildfire in the community because daddy Nintendo said so.

Im done.

[sodapoppss]

I FORGOT WHO ASKED THIS ONE AND I ACCIDENTALLY DELETED IT BUT THEY WANTED VILLIAN AGENT 4 LORE SO HERE YOU GO SORRY IF ITS BAD

Villian Agent 4

~Agent 4 POV~

Being Apart Of The Squidbeak Splatoon Has Been So Much Fun I Met Agent 3 And Agent 8 Who Were Just So Cool And Kind To Me And Marie Also Is Like A Mother Figure To Me Agent 8 Moved In With Me And Were Best Friends Today Marie Told Me To Watch Over Octo Canyon As She And The Rest Of The Squidbeak Splatoon Had To Go Somewhere I Happily Accepted It

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But After A Few Years Had Passed The Squidbeak Splatoon Has Changed Quite A Bit Agent 3 Stopped Contacting Me And Agent 8 Has Moved Out To Live With Off The Hook I Try Calling Callie But She Always Says Shes Too Busy And I Can Try To Call Her Again Later As For Marie Well It Just Goes Straight To Voicemail

Although It Was Maybe Hopeless I Would Go To Octo Canyon Everyday Just To See If They Would Come Back But At This Point I Had Already Let DJ Octavio Free Because It Was Completely Pointless Keeping Him In That Snowglobe

Today Just As Usual I Was At Octo Canyon Just Sitting At The Cabin Not Doing Anything In Particular Just Waiting.... And Waiting And Waiting I Sigh "C'mon They'll Come Back Eventually... Hopefully..." I Say Sadly

But Just Then I Get A Notification On My Phone I Immediately Check It And Marie Had Posted On Her Status It Had A Picture Of Her, Callie, Agent 3 And Another Inkling Although They All Look Very Different From The Last Time I Saw Them The Caption Says 'Welcome To The New Squidbeak Splatoon Neo Agent 3' I Stay Silent As I Look At The Image

"Neo Agent 3? New Squidbeak Splatoon?..." But She Never Told Me About This She Never Told Me At All... Did She Forget To Tell Me? Or Did She Forget About Me?...

I Start Crying Slightly And Then It Turns Into Full On Sobs I Can't Believe It They Forgot About Me Just Like That... They Just Forgot About Me Like I Was Nothing... Like I Was Just Trash After All These Years Of Waiting They Just Leave Me Here To Be Forgotten...

I Angrily Gripped My Phone "I'll Show Them... I'll Show All Of Them" I Got Up And Started Heading Somewhere... Somewhere I Thought I Wouldn't Have Never Gone...

(Oooh Where Did You Think Agent 4 Went 👀)

[owi-cha-chaa]

DJ Octavio WILL be in the DLC and I'm RIGHT (coping)

here's my reasoning:

Basically EVERY major character has met Octavio at some point. The Agents, Squid Sisters, Marina, Deep Cut, and Cuttlefish.

notice how i didn't say off the hook. cause pearl has NOT met the guy!! and who's in the dlc? OFF THE HOOK!! PERFECT CHANCE FOR THEM TO MEET

2. we don't even see octavio post-hero mode. bro shows up to help us, and DIPS. where did he go? BAM DLC!!!

3. WE WANT THE OCTOLING FORM!! SO THE DLC IS A GOOD TIME TO SHOW IT