Calamari Inkantation explained (Splatoon Lore) | PDG

[@carkon6645]

Nice video! And also, about the whole Octolings becoming good from the Inkantation thing, my theory is basically that Dj. Octavio uses his music to brainwash Octarians. That’s why there’s always background music playing in the Hero Mode stages (Octo Expansion has Dedf1sh music playing instead, since the Octarians there are sanitized rather than brainwashed). This brainwashing effect strangely only seems to work on Octarians, since he had to physically put hypnoshades on Callie to control her. Basically, the Inkantation acts as an antidote to this brainwashing. If an Octarian such as Marina or Agent 8 hear it, the song overpowers that of Octavio’s and frees them from his mind-control. This would also explain why it doesn’t make Octavio himself good and he just jumps around, since he’s not being brainwashed but actually doing the brainwashing. Also a bit of a side note, but the likely reason why S2 had an outbreak of Octolings in Inkopolis was because of the final boss. S1 Octavio messed up the fight with Agent 3 and got several Octarians (like Marina) within hearing range of the Inkantation, freeing them. In S2 Octavio tried to frame the fight as a concert featuring the Squid Sisters, but it failed again and this time he ended up broadcasting the Inkantation to potentially thousands of Octarians, explaining the outbreak of them into inkling culture.

[@WhatTheFrames]

I hope you don't mind me pinning this. This is great, you mentioned stuff i didn't include and expanded on it, you even added your own ideas/theories to it. Pretty great comment dude, thank you^^

[@shakinspider]

@Carkon I’m pretty sure octolings need hypno-shades as they’re a lot smarter then most octarians

[@RatCakez]

I am the proud 69th like 😌👌

[@sagehanson190]

I don't think it's DJ Octavio mind controlling them, and I don't think Calamari Inkantation has the inherent ability to break mind control. I believe Octolings are brainwashed in a more realistic sense, as in they were raised and taught that inklings are bad and evil, as Inklings drove them underground after the war. However, in history, there are no "Good guys" or "Bad guys" in wars, no side is inherently righteous. The inklings have their faults and so do the Octolings. I believe the Inkantation gives Octolings an interest and appreciation of Inkling culture, causing some to change their ways. The direct quote of the scroll is "Music heads are still buzzing over that legendary underground show two years ago. Anyone lucky enough to catch DJ Octavio's opening set and the Squid Sisters headlining had their minds blown and their lives changed that night." "Minds Blown" can be taken literally, as in that they were freed from mind control, however in the scroll the Octolings are all exited and cheering, just enjoying themselves. If they truly were being controlled they would probably take the fight to Octavio in retaliation upon waking up. Again I feel like the song just made them open up, rather than free them from any sort of manipulation. As for why Callie was freed, she has major emotional ties to the song, so it kinda makes sense. This is all just my take on it though.

[@dargonfrot]

@@sagehanson190 I agree with you too. I forgot who said this, but someone said that the songs that DJ Octavio make are songs that are meant to motivate the Octarians and Octolings. Songs for them to march to because Octarians are naturally diligent and like order in everything. And regarding the shades that the Octolings wear, it’s never mentioned that they hypnotize them, instead it’s sort of like Tony Stark’s helmet where it helps him out in battle and such. Maybe with aim and prediction, so yeah. The only person (or inkling) Octavio has ever brainwashed was Callie, and even then Callie put on the shades a second time because they looked fresh😭

[@cosnzaidm5024]

Splatoon 3 spoilers After reading the Alterna logs, I believe that the Calamari Inkantation are humanity's desires in a musical form that became absorbed by Alterna's crystals, or it was a popular song sung by the Alternians in gerneral. Then when those crystals became absorbed by the sea-life, the song essentially became etched into their DNA, like what one of the Splatoon 1 sunken scrolls says. It likely doesn't just affect Inklings and Octolings, since Little Buddy can be heard singing it. And/or Maybe the original human composer of the Inkantation made it as a “thank you” for the sea-life inside the cavern, which allowed humanity to continue to thrive after the flood, like how Inklings sing it as a way to show respect and celebrate the bounty of the sea. Humanity's desire was to see the skies, and the sea creatures evolved so quickly because of that desire. Maybe the Calamari Inkantation reminded the Octarians, who lived underground, that their purpose to exist as a life form was to fulfill the ancient longing for the skies by escaping to the surface.

[@tacoyaki8]

Dude I think you’re completely right!! I’m so glad splat3 keeps adding layers to the lore as well as explaining old things we may have forgotten about

[@slippyy4252]

absolutely

[@jellsies]

I think it's also a song of inspiration for other sea creatures, our Smallfry friend became Hugefry when listening to it, and they are seen humming the first verse of it after the final boss battle.

[@iiokrammii693]

this has GOTTA be it, and I like how this parallel works with 8 too

[@LanieMae]

This theory definitely makes sense for the inkantation to be an old human song that was associated with returning to the surface and freedom, but when everyone died the evolving sea life inherited the song and that’s why it’s said to be “carved into the DNA of every inkling” because it literally is. And hearing the song probably triggers the feeling of freedom and hope and is probably the reason the octarians all defected after hearing it, because they too were living underground and wanting to return to the surface

[@javacat5471]

Okay but Captan Cuttlefish, dispite being racist, is a good grandpa. He's supportive of the music career enough to think, "Hey, this person who I would otherwise see as an enemy, like my grandkids's song. I guess I can't hate them too much."

[@froggygoblin6514]

Well this aged terribly

[@emo-nordegraf]

'despite being racist' 😭😭😭

[@liammclin5722]

@@froggygoblin6514 wdym

[@liammclin5722]

@CLOWNIE_LEMON I’ve played all sploons I just have no clue what being racist has to do with it

[@liammclin5722]

@CLOWNIE_LEMON I mean he still likes them, he teams up with Octavio and all, he just doesn’t like the fuzzy ones

[@zer0dragonK]

Calamari is squid as food Callie is one of the singers Marie is another of the singers Callie Marie CalliMari Calamari This song's name is genius.

[@SethAshcraft]

That is cool

[@zer0dragonK]

@@SethAshcraft i know.

[@F1Z5Y]

The fact that Marie is pronounced as “Muh-ree” ruins this for me

[@Enomaru001]

Gasp no way -.-

[@blast.507]

this and also that the song is canonically very powerful, no wonder it's called an "INKantation" (incantation - a series of words used as a magic spell or charm)

[@redrovance6968]

Small octo expansion spoilers!! On the train if you listen VERY, VERY closely you can hear a couple of notes of Calamari Inkantation. That’s all. Byee

[@WhatTheFrames]

It's a nice little detail, isn't it?^^

[@redrovance6968]

ProfessorDoktorGamer Yup! They really put thought into that expansion.. and I love it! 💙

[@thatonegensixer]

I always thought Calamari Inkantation was a remake of an old Inkanese song "Hope and Faith" which young inklings sang for the inkling soldiers in the Great Turf War. The version of the story in the video makes more sense tho.

[@lunapyrope9683]

What if long ago back before the Octarians and Inklings fought, they too sang “Calamari Inkantation” as a harvest song alongside the Inklings back when they canonically did cohabitate. And so by hearing it again, it’s in their DNA too and makes them able to break free and remember that their species lived in harmony long ago and can do so again. Perhaps some Octarians like Octavio though, have distanced themselves so much from the idea of harmony that it wouldn’t effect him. (Though...I am hoping we have to team up with him in Splat3 to fight a bigger threat)

[@abbyhurd]

Nice prediction

[@alilspark]

It’s right :p

[@hexagonal69]

And now, the Octavio remix literally saved the entire earth by helping our smallfry become hugefry which apparently is a god or something.

[@microwave8931]

Question: Most of the time they just start singing, do they pre plan the song for a certain situation? For example fly octo fly do they just memorize that song and they're like "Oh pearl remember that song we made?" Or do they create it on the spot?

[@WhatTheFrames]

I'd assume it's how most musicians and singers do it, they memorize their lyrics or read them of a sheet.

[@8bitty192]

I think the name is made up on the spot but the song itself is created before.

[@nightigal]

If there is magic in the Splatoon universe than the Calimari Inkantation is certainly proof of that. It's the only sign of magic in Splatoon but you only really need the one.

[@UnCreatively]

That or it’s just really good music

[@gasterthemaster6490]

Hugefry: (screams in beams of light)

[@SinisterPixel]

My personal very after reading how inklings and octolings evolved in splatoon 3 is that calamari inkantation was a song originally written by humans that made its way into squid culture (due to every inkling and octoling having dormant memories of the song in their DNA). When hearing the song, it reminds them of their humanity and their desire for freedom, which is why it has these effects.

[@UniGya]

4:40 I think the reason the Inkantation doesn’t have any effect on Octavio other than making him want to dance is simply a matter of him not having been brainwashed. The Inkantation is carved into the DNA of Inklings and Octolings, but that doesn’t mean it just makes them “good.” It’s not exactly clear how much the Octolings are brainwashed via Octavio’s machines and how much is just being isolated from Inklings and raised as soldiers, but we know that Octavio has interacted with Inklings plenty before the Great Turf War. I think on the Octolings who were brainwashed it freed them, but in them and in the ones who weren’t necessarily completely brainwashed it didn’t make them “good,” but rather hearing Inklings singing a song that basically resonated with every cell of their body made them incredibly curious about Inklings and decided that they had to see if Inklings were as bad as they had been raised to believe, so they ran away from the Canyon and made their way to Inkopolis and, given a combination of Inklings being not the brightest species and also most Inklings never actually seeing Octolings before, they just passed themselves as foreign Inklings, which is really only half false since they are foreigners and they are closely related

[@springy1145]

Awesome video! Also,what if fly octo fly is the “calamari inkantantion” for the sanatized Octolings (I don’t say inklings because what I know of there is no inklings that’s sanitized)They could’ve heard it,since they wasn’t too far from the NILS statue.I don’t think the song can make them just become “unsanatized” but it can still make them come to there senses in a way?

[@WhatTheFrames]

It'd be a cool idea, sadly i couldn't find anything about it. Pearl and Marina pretty much just sung Fly Octo Fly and Ebb and Flow (Octo) for pearl to warm up her voice. I like the idea though.

[@amberrrrr_]

i don’t rlly think that would work out for the sanatized octolings because they’re canonically reanimated corpses

[@starhunter428]

Sanitized octolings are already dead sadly

[@elipsis7651]

The Inkantation is probably some kind of sciencey-genetics thing, but it's fun to think that it's magic

[@andrewborders5739]

This is incredibly well put together Dok! What an awesome video!!!

[@WhatTheFrames]

I'm glad it was good. I put so much work into this, all the research and editing was woth it in the end.

[@kaydubsthekoifish]

It might as well be an actual anthem of the game and its world.

[@AGFilms1296]

Splatoon 3 spoilers bellow: I’m Splatoon 3 the fact that Smallfry turns into a giant powerful fish from the marine life energy flowing up into space after the inkantation is played once again. Only this time being played by Octavio. Squid sisters. AND deep cut. I think it’s fair to say the inkantation not only being a song and implanted in the DNA of inklings I believe it exists in some form of all the marine life on the planet and maybe even the memories of the humans form years ago as because they are singing from Alterna which holds the memories of humanity itself and Octavio ramping the track up in space. For all life currently on the planet to hear it to give small fry the energy to turn into Hugefry it’s possible the inkantation is spread to both marine life and humans in a way where it can give anyone power. Maybe even Mr. Grizz was affected by it because it was shown that after the song started playing Callie said that he was also “hugified” so he probably also got stronger from it but Smallfry became even stronger because the marine life bellow and the memories of humanity wanted to protect earth for the better rather than destroy it

[@Classicakalazyhazy]

Just realized... Callie, Marie... Calimari

[@kermit_fan5059]

*splatoon music being an extremely big and important part of the lore and game itself* me: haha they said the f word in maritime memory

[@ravenpotter3]

I swear I hear “y’all ready?” “Callie Marrie, come here our siren’s song”

[@abbyhurd]

Its time to update this with the 3mix

[@larsthememelord3383]

what if octavio is running a grizz-co like shindigg to get octoling to fight the agents that would be kinda funny

[@oatmealsong8671]

There are some things I didn't notice :0

[@WhatTheFrames]

Trust me, the ammount i learned because of this is incredible. This game has some pretty deeply hidden lore, even for the songs.

[@luna-p9035]

Beatutiful work!(Both the video & the song!)

[@WhatTheFrames]

Thank you^^

[@ice-choco-Icecream]

After all this time, don't consider yourself a Calamari Inkantation fan if you haven't at least tried to replicate the dance at least once

[@cameriffic]

This literally needs more likes.

[@declanmoore]

Pog Good vid btw

[@WhatTheFrames]

Thank you ^w^

[@ameliagorden5835]

I loved the lore of this video ^ ^ great one dok

[@WhatTheFrames]

Thanks, it was quite the effort to make

[@ameliagorden5835]

I’m not surprised

[@dirtydirtsgt4751]

Underrated channel

[@abd_md]

Really good you need more subs.

[@WhatTheFrames]

awwwwwwwww Thank you^^

[@bickieeeeee]

i headcanon that little buddy heard the inkantation and that's why they follow agent 3

[@octoguygmod]

5:44 Maybe because Octavio isn't being brainwashed, he just genuinely hates the Inklings.

[@lollink1256]

Cool Information video

[@WhatTheFrames]

It was a lot of effort to make this, thank you^^

[@lollink1256]

No problem you deserve it :D

[@miakiikazu]

I keep doing the octavio boss fight so I can hear the song (splatoon 1)

[@WhatTheFrames]

You're not the only one, I do that too. I just love the song.

[@miakiikazu]

It's one of my favourite songs, i swear it has magic powers. Inklings who have heard it are def changed

[@mrcheese3612]

Then splatoon 2 fresh start. Then octo expansion into the light and fresh start

[@miakiikazu]

@@mrcheese3612 When I get them, yes

[@miakiikazu]

@@mrcheese3612 Stumbled across this comment, I did indeed get them, and they brought tears to my eyes

[@jaroto12]

Also it allows octolings to be free

[@austin54]

You put the original Calimari incantation over the cutscene for the spicy one at the start of the video

[@WhatTheFrames]

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@PS2graphics]

"DJ tableside" -the subtitles

[@kat_lsyeah522]

When u cut the song when "origins" came up- at the best part

[@silverschmid4591]

I alredy knew that, but great job anyway!

[@WhatTheFrames]

Thank you^^ makes me happy to hear you liked it^^

[@cactusepineux6925]

A pretty cool vid !

[@mrbarit529]

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[@alexandru18]

1:40 look how young they are whearing there kimonos

[@Constantine_Cvl8]

I got an entire playlist made specifically for this song

[@Landonfaithfulforu]

Oh hi just sorting there vids and found your channel cool

[@WhatTheFrames]

UwU

[@Landonfaithfulforu]

I meant scrolling

[@Landonfaithfulforu]

But what does uwu mean pls respond

[@WhatTheFrames]

@@Landonfaithfulforu it's an emote or something. Honestly idk how to describe it, but it's a good thing, don't worry^^

[@Landonfaithfulforu]

Oh ok

[@calliespltn]

Amazing video

[@billiejean3059]

It's nice how he's replying to his comments ʕ·ᴥ·ʔ

[@WhatTheFrames]

I'm not getting too many comments overall, so it's easy to reply to everyone. Also i'm all about interaction with the community.

[@juliannarosebcabrera9266]

this makes so much sense i was like huh from the first then im like oooh i get it

[@redsiren9354]

what's the version of Calamari Inkantation at 2:02?

[@CostcoComrade]

**Flashbacks to inner agent 3 ensue**

[@penelopehoward3222]

I WANT INKLINGS IN A GALAGA THEMED STAGE

[@I_Was_Groot_2000]

Me when squid game has lore:

[@thefemalethunderbirdsnerd3214]

This is a go good theory.

[@Touchybanana]

Calamari Inkantation is also in Splatoon 3.

[@octangulastella]

yes but sadly that means this video is outdated since splat3 was announced after this video was released. (i think)

[@ankha8992]

Agent 8 struggles in hard levels I pay to save I DONT HAVE CQ CASH

[@slyar]

1:19 Mispronounced "Sheishō". It's pronounced "Shēshō, because "ei" [pronounced ey] is interpreted as "ē" in japanese. Same with ou and ō

[@Minilla-us7sq]

Godzilla: *IM THE NUMBER 1* Squid Sisters: Get outa Here old man! Mario: *AM I A JOKE TO YOU?!*

[@WhatTheFrames]

ಠ_ಠ

[@VeiledArctic]

Next time lower the music volume a little.. please

[@inheritingtheblazingspirit]

bean looking for this 👍

[@WhatTheFrames]

Glad i could help(?)^^

[@kiritoalt2657]

Warning spoiler *This game release 7 years ago idc 🤣*

[@wastelander]

lore

[@lalolanda1699]

COOL. 👍😎

[@SouthyTR]

Sorry to say this but Bruh i need subtitles

[@sandcat2327]

💙💙

[@Okti_Octopus]

HE FORGOT TO SAY SPOILER ALERT

[@WhatTheFrames]

You did watch the first few seconds, right?

[@mkmobile-l2z]

🎷🎶🎵🎼🧒

[@mkmobile-l2z]

🎼🎵🎶🎷🧒

[@Baby_microwave]

I like the folk song version

[@WhatTheFrames]

Yeah, it's pretty great

[@TiramisuYT-ws9yo]

Pls what is it called

[@mkmobile-l2z]

🧒📺🎮

[@saradavis407]

I Whats the point of this anyway? not to be rude but i kinda got bored of that but i perfer a different game ok?

[@WhatTheFrames]

It's okay. Everyone has their preferences^^ And the point of this was because nobody did it before, so I thought it'd be cool to do this.

[@saradavis407]

@@WhatTheFrames well your right but in the other hand your kinda right ish way.look I've seen every claimari inkontation song in the world including ones that were nether even heard from.

[@kimh34rt]

What about just not watching videos that bore you?

[@bessieburnet9816]

Oh yes, because the world revolves all around you and a complete stranger can't make a video because you so happen to dislike the source. Get over yourself. 🙄

[@saradavis407]

@@bessieburnet9816 ok do we have a problem?

[@lucas-fu9yn]

Spreading misinformation on the internet :D