Have you ever Wondered...

[@Typi]

More fun facts :D Inklings and Octolings have very similar biology to humans (even though they have no bones lol.), but one thing was carried over: Their skin is Hypertonic. Whats that? Simply put, water moves into their skin faster than it moves out. Since Inklings are made of a ink-like subtance, this is amplified. While humans skin simply gets wrinkly. However, Inklings are like water balloons in a way. If too much water flows in, it bursts. Essentially the Inklings and Octolings fill up with too much water to handle, and burst. Same reason why ink splats them, as too much "non compatable" ink enters their bodies BUT IM NOT DONE JUST YET :) Inklings are seen to wear bathingsuits in a few portrayals (such as a few paintings in Inkblot Art Academy and Museum A'Delfonsino). Not to mention, SNORKLES ARE WEARABLE ITEMS. They cant just be for aesthetics, now can they? My theory is that Inklings and Octolings can swim in water and not explode by changing their Inky bodies to become more Isotonic (essentially equal flow of water both in and out). This allows Inklings and Octolings to swim, however, it restricts them from going into Squid/Octo form, as that form is PURE INK, meaning they'd pull a Peter Parker and not feel so well. Think of it like flexing, but instead of muscles, it's more like making yourself more compact. In summary, Inklings and Octolings are Hypertonic in most scenarios to be able to change form and to be able to fight in a more effective way, but can change the structure of their bodies to become isotonic and be able to swim and drink water. Man I should make a theory video off of this :D EDIT: Hypertonic, not Hypotonic. Thank you Motlo for the correction! Edit 2: Thank you for the pin, Trinity :D Glad you liked the theory!

[@greco-romano9852]

Maiyu Yo, this needs more light shined on it.

[@Pr1nc33_]

Lmaoooo a Peter Parker X) this is very good

[@mooxxiee]

What about their hair?

[@Typi]

Randomaire Its still made of ink.

[@LokiToxtrocity]

Maiyu This theory os better than mine, my theory os that both Inklings and Octolings can only swim, amd bathe in saltwater

[@Trashley652]

Apparently no bones = no injury. *cuts my finger's skin with a knife* "Ouch owie my bones"

[@indisciipline]

No central nervous system = no injury, bones don't cause hurt

[@chintex_]

「Gold2006」 No, if you'd lack a nervous system you wouldn't feel pain. The injury would still exist.

[@princespeipei2317]

*aware of how old the comment is* r/whooosh to both of the above people

[@SteamyClockwork]

exactly @Princespeipei23

[@VaskoGames]

How does the ink get from the tank to the weapon?

[@ardabilgin3269]

KitKat Paws Yeah considering every weapor has its own ink tank.

[@jospwasp3504]

if you look some wepons have little tubes connected to the ink tank ive seen in at least one wepon in splatoon one im pretty sure it was an areo spray

[@PelagicPunk]

Bluetooth

[@thatunknowndoot]

WiFi

[@Pk_Nep]

Bluetooth

[@qwertyuiop1854]

Wait, do inklings.... *cry ink?*

[@AdhielSutcliff]

I don’t know

[@mxnxchrxmqtic]

Could be. Or maybe they Cry Non-water like tears?

[@lucybytheocean6901]

Lmao

[@EmeraldCoasttt]

Dunno, do you cry blood? Jk probably

[@adamd938]

How about there saliva

[@vexo9531]

I saw a comment saying that Pearl has talked about her school days in the Octo Expansion, and during the Off The Hook! news. This made me think and come up with the theory that the inklings and octolings go to school everyday, and as you all know, school is mainly during the day, and is let out at around 2-4 PM. This explains why it’s always sunny when we get on and play Splatoon. During Splatfests it’s nighttime. Meaning that this must take place on the weekends when inklings and octolings don’t have to worry about school and can do whatever they want. Sorry if this doesn’t make sense, I’m not much of a writer...

[@sterling8389]

I thought the exact same thing actaually

[@manuelwhoelse]

@@sterling8389 Same

[@dietfawn]

But, here’s the thing, everyone in splatoon is the same age, and there are no adults or reproduction. Who teaches in the schools? Jellies?

[@blakegraham207]

I_SNIPEZ1t that’s not the case at all, cap’n cuttlefish is very old, pearl is an adult, marina is an adult, the squid sisters are adults. There are probably many more that just don’t appear in the story.

[@naranciaghirga1809]

No I agree

[@nascarfireball4828]

Inklings and Octolings do in fact go to school, as in a news report, Pearl and Marina were talking about inkblot academy, and Pearl was talking about her school day, and how bad and boring they were. Marina replied in saying “If your grades were same as your multiplayer rank, I wouldn’t be surprised.”

[@chaos_blue1089]

can we just mention that ultimate roast from Marina?

[@nascarfireball4828]

Tristan Wong I know right

[@imreportyou3190]

She also mentioned a boy from her academy took her to a certain map when they were younger. Marina called it a date!

[@myarmsrgone]

Marina is a fucking savage

[@SparkleChord]

Inklings actually do go to school; Pearl has mentioned experiences from her school days during the Off the Hook segments, so there is at least some form of school system for Inkling society.

[@popsicIes]

And in Octo Expansion, when Cap'n reveals the truth behind Marina, Pearl mentions learning about the Octarians in school, but everyone thought that the octopus was extinct.

[@dyssil249]

Yeah, we only see one time of day, so basically our inkling/octolings free time

[@silversp1973]

Also, a school uniform exists via amiibo, so...

[@TurKlack]

actually Pearl says in one of the Chat Messages from the Octo Expansion that she went to school and the Teacher told them about Octolings so yeah. Inklings go to school.

[@CChuuyaNakahara]

Yeah

[@BFDI_tomato]

Also agent 4 spends her time at school

[@ahumanperson4820]

How The octo afro works? FLEX SEAL LIQUID!

[@thesuperc5879]

Nicholas- RedLionStudios I SAWED THIS 8 BALL IN HALF

[@thelessemest4897]

@@thesuperc5879 you let the 8 ball split in half- test failed

[@screentimer]

WAIT NO BEFORE I DI-

[@yumes_studio]

I've always wondered how their music/talent agency works. There are so many bands and artists in the world of Splatoon and music is such an important part of their society. Also, the octoling afro might be hard to craft for cosplayers unless they want to use their natural hair. :D

[@romeo9401]

Nah styrofoam would do the trick

[@Typi]

yume's studio Challenge accepted

[@ethanmason458]

Hi yumes studio u have good animations because u voice act as marina and pearl so good!!!! :)

[@LunarEmerald]

Your the v-voice of pearl in viantastic 😁😁

[@ethanmason458]

Yumes studio does not know who vian is and yumes studio voice acts as marina too ya know

[@Jenboo2]

I like to think Inklings and Octolings are 70% Ink, similar to how humans are 70% Water.

[@Pikmin-hf7mu]

your name says it all.

[@SukkaLastName]

It need to be true! Not false... Is it? Isnt it?

[@popsicIes]

You're not edgy.

[@quintoncraig9299]

More like 90% with the way they dissolve. And there is still that ghost thing that floats away, that thing might be important to their life functions is some way.

[@quintoncraig9299]

*A Game Theory!~* Thanks for commenting! Yes, they are teleporters in a sense, but it's more like a, well, spawn point.

[@taurishell]

You really like that Marie Thinking Emoji, huh.

[@drier_cola]

I think the octo-Afro would feel like a sponge

[@cheesesauce1030]

actually yeah

[@josecarrasquillo5522]

Dry Gamer It would I mean if you put headgear on, the hair just squishes

[@JOVAHK11N]

It would feel like an Octopus head cause that's what it is

[@zucchini_flowers]

It would feel like an octopus head....

[@a-shanda-productions]

Explanation: The octoling Afro is the equivalent of an actual octopus’s head. The head is filled with water or in this case ink, giving it that puffed up look. When the octo-Afro is wearing headgear the shape changes because the headgear has redistributed the ink within the octo-Afro.

[@skizzenhafttophut4926]

So it's like a flesh hat?

[@a-shanda-productions]

Skizzenhaft Top Hut well I mean all inkling and octoling hair is made of flesh filled with ink. It’s just the octo-afro is an octopus head and not tentacles.

[@beep898]

Skizzenhaft Top Hut kinda like a unbreakable water balloons

[@burgersaus]

the proper term is mantle

[@miratarnish6316]

Now they just need to explain haircuts in general

[@LordKittenfish]

“GET IN THE SHOWER TIMMY” “NO I DONT WANNA” “NOW!!” “NOOO-AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaa...” And little timmy was gone.

[@conrad417teamseas6]

Don’t worry, he respawned

[@lxchristhebuff1303]

@@conrad417teamseas6 where tho

[@myarmsrgone]

Bye bye timmy

[@ilikedragons6779]

Oh no

[@Crungle776]

*Top 10 questions science still can't answer*

[@s1rb0tm3n2]

Not even aperture science.

[@mnujin]

Vsauce can answer that

[@zuzunight4915]

Let’s ask the squid research lab 🤔

[@kalibronx]

@@zuzunight4915 true

[@caliklepto1316]

Yes they feel pain cause there is literally a taunt button that says “ouch” lol

[@jptcw2635]

3:48 Here’s my head canon: the Salmonoids lived peacefully until Mr. Grizz was like “Imma take these Inklings and make them fight” and so the peace ended. I do not have any grounding for this, I just want to think it.

[@doraeguyakaneddie6586]

#PresidentJellricoforSmashultimate

[@wutnoone1426]

No results

[@TG_1023]

yeh boi

[@strawberryrose5212]

Fello Doraemon water hello

[@lilylou3848]

Yas

[@saintsrowfan193]

Doraemon

[@soy9605]

He flips the bottoms of his hair up, hiding the suction cups inside the afro. He then trims it up so it fits nicely into a round ball. That's what I think.

[@greco-romano9852]

Łucifer THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I THOUGHT.

[@red_dulge]

But isn't the bottom hair colored white?

[@greco-romano9852]

Red Dulge Good point. Maybe they twist, or something. They have no bones and are probably made up of only ink. GIVE US ANSWERS NINTENDO!

[@creepeyredacted8914]

How did inklings get their technology? Did they salvage our tech or did they just arive at the same conclusion?

[@catman5136]

A lot of their weapons are salvaged from human objects

[@FirechildFivefivefive]

Maybe they stole some from octarians (im talking about you Octobrush)

[@popsicIes]

Salvaged from us.

[@mettatonsagent7541]

Creepey [redacted] they used our stuff

[@wahoo69]

i bet they use modified nerf guns its nerf or nothin', bois

[@BaxterDaTrashball]

Have You Ever Wondered... Are you a kid? Or are you a squid?

[@saltmine_snake1487]

Inkling Alessandro matpat did a did a video when splatoon 1 came out

[@chankatie1114]

Better be a squik

[@jaymiles1078]

One word. Octo.

[@baileythebirdasona4376]

YOUR A KID NOW YOUR A SQUID NOW YOUR A KID YOUR A SQUID YOUR A KID YOUR A SQUID-

[@Yes-me4pk]

Squid, Watch Game theory ;)

[@pyure4971]

really makes you thINK

[@sterling8389]

Bravo

[@landlordmorgana2691]

Go home.

[@snoogkies]

THIS NEEDS MORE LIKES!!!!

[@jagthegamer7294]

HA! I get it!

[@quintoncraig9299]

"Sea: the final frontier-" Sorry, I just had too.

[@rainbowrabbitmelody981]

Do they age? Where are the adults? Where are the babies? Are there fat inklings? How does their skin color work? Are there outcast inklings who don't play turf war? Who is Mr Grizz? Why are you stealing golden eggs? What are golden eggs? How are they made? WHO IS MR GRIZZ??? If he's a bear, are there other animals too? There are birds, but are there any other animals? What exactly HAPPENED to the humans? How do inklings change color? How do inklings reproduce? Since the inklings seem to have different tentacle types, are they born with only one type depending on the gender or is it from genetics? Can they change their hair? How do they cut their hair? And the most important question of all... WHY IS MARINA FRIENDS WITH PEARL?

[@SparkleWolf404]

Why is marina friends with pearl? Sounds like someone didn't play octo expansion.

[@lancingprancingunicorn7140]

Rainbow Rabbit : Melody have you even bothered to find the scrolls in hero mode

[@gravity_cow]

Mr grizz is the manager of Grizzco, so he's your boss. Yes, your boss is a carving of a bear with an antenna sticking out.

[@azrend]

cuz Pearl: Harbor. Marina: Harbor (Found in other yt video)

[@nepter1120]

Humans drowned

[@whiteegretorchids8234]

2:22 obviously the squid sisters/off the hook rules the world.... obviously... I think...

[@elizabethalana3155]

No it's the cat's

[@Corgipon]

Elizabeth Alana nope Judd and Lil Judd are just the cat judges. I’m sure the Inklings have countries that have different leaders.

[@Talla50k]

Actually Salmonids have a trade deal with Octarians, in which Octos give them junk (which is used to either repair or construct the Salmonids weapons) in exchange for power eggs, which is the reason why you find power eggs both in hero mode and salmon run, however the golden eggs that drop from Boss Salmonids are never exchanged as the Salmonids view it as to valuable to them to give them away and would rather die than give them up 'willingly'. And there's a theory Mr. Grizz is actually an Octarian who's using you to get the golden eggs either for himself or the octarians all together, which kinda explains why the egg basket seemingly goes underground after each completed mission before rising up somewhere else.

[@failbuster6468]

The identity of Mr grizz is the biggest mystery in the splatoon lore community. we are banging our heads against the walls waiting for a concrete official answer.

[@YunuelYAHR]

Splatoon 3 destroy this teory :/

[@ydb82]

@@YunuelYAHR Well, if you open the employees handbook in splatoon 3, then go over to the Goldie seeker section, you'll find that there's a little trivia on the fountains. They got them through trade with Octarians. It's canon man! Also, what made you believe that this "Theory" was destroyed through splatoon 3?

[@gabrielabatista6016]

@@ydb82 because *and spoilers alert for everyone who didn't finished the splatoon 3 hero mode* mr. Grizz is the final boss and it's revealed he's actually some sort of bear that wants to bring the mammals back with the fuzzy ink.

[@Peanutbutterheavy]

Maybe the Afro is like an ink water balloon

[@thelessemest4897]

Hope a person with long fingernails doesn't touch it

[@mettatonsagent7541]

Useless Celestial I like how it works with headbands

[@serenatsukino3030]

@@thelessemest4897 i hope marina doesn't

[@rico4376]

Does this mean you can pop it

[@OfficalJed22exe]

I think it's like the top head bit of an octopus.

[@WhoElseButBlue]

Inklings are B O N E L E S S

[@monaborghar7612]

C A NI G E T A U H H H H H B O N E L E S S P I Z Z A

[@knightshade2654]

🅱️oneless?

[@girlkisser]

B O N E L E S S W O O M Y

[@MasterJ58]

Haha

[@TrinityRBG]

Seriously tho. Someone draw Mr President Jellrico.

[@yaoisbian]

hell yeah, Im on it man

[@_blueberrypie_732]

I’ll do it and post it on instagram I’ll tag you just because...

[@antoniovicens1609]

Ok

[@Lilly-nf7jh]

Challenge acepted

[@trucyswagboss]

maybe some day

[@agent7861]

#1: No bones doesn’t equal no pain. #2: Hopefully. Someone has to keep the city running. #3: Hopefully. There has to be someone in charge. #4: They only Invade every 80 years, so possibly. #5: They dissolve into ink, so maybe they don’t need to clean themselves. #6: It’s probably full of ink, which would make it feel like a water balloon. My 6 cents.

[@Paydime]

They Go to school... -if You’re Offline

[@dianemullaney3490]

Then mine must be a genius by now

[@TeaInsanity]

saoule XD

[@TeaInsanity]

Diane Mullaney So you never play splatoon?

[@dianemullaney3490]

The Pixel Rocket well mostly half or almost never, it depends really.

[@TeaInsanity]

Diane Mullaney Wow

[@smpg329]

What if a jelly wanted to participate in a turf war or ranked mode? Do they have to use some special equipment for that? Are they not allowed? Do they have they're own sport like this?

[@audibombination]

DUN DUN DUUUUUn

[@Eclipse_101]

SMPG *Their*

[@tomcelentano2757]

Well, we know that the Jellyfish can swim in water, so they would have an unfair advantage over Inklings/Octolings on stages with water hazards. However, we don't know if they can even produce ink, even though they can change color.

[@popsicIes]

They can probably play turf wars, but with limited ink (unless if they were given an ink refiller) as they can't turn into an ink-consuming form.

[@sandiegomaroga8986]

That's racist

[@boiledoxidane8945]

the inklings and octolings getting “dirty” is just being covered in enemy ink, and they clean/heal themselves by submerging in their ink.

[@TrinityRBG]

#MrPresidentJellrico

[@reagantorrey2584]

TrinityRBG #MrPresidentJellrico

[@captainmalware]

Inklings/octolings do have a nervous system, my fact is when you're near to being splatted, you can hear them moan. Also, They bleed.

[@reeceboyle1905]

2:18 They missed a huge chance to call it inkglish

[@CEO_of_gaming]

Reece Boyle or octonese

[@calebg6587]

Well, not all places in the world speak English, so they probably wouldn't do that.

[@luigimaster5002]

@@calebg6587 good point

[@meppermint]

Inklings and Octolings 100% go to school In one of the stage announcements, Pearl says something about School... Ur welcome

[@alicap_235]

For the shower thingy, What if they had like a switch that has different colored ink on it And whatever color your hair is you click the ink color and just BATHE in it. And crusty sean bathes in frying grease-

[@alicap_235]

Doodylan The crusty sean thing was off a comic in the artbook lol.

[@nicktheprick666]

Worse, CS cooks and sells members of his own species

[@Gold_Spl]

Salmonids for smash As an echo fighter of bayonetta

[@UserName-qh5kp]

Um ok then

[@landlordmorgana2691]

That makes literally no sense.

[@davitaborda9658]

What? why not as enemies in smash run or adventure mode?

[@novastar3990]

I can just imagine a Salmonoid jumping and posing in front of the moon like Bayonetta. It’s beautiful.

[@Gold_Spl]

Davi Taborda r/whooosh

[@aidancanionero7785]

*We Octolings and Inklings feel nothing*

[@BaxterDaTrashball]

5:20 its to represent an octopus head!

[@Eclipse_101]

Inkling Alessandro YES.

[@harolds1168]

Inkling Alessandro *oh damn that actually makes sense* 🤯🤔

[@bedazzlebub967]

I was gonna say that.

[@nolangerrans6083]

That's definitely what it's meant to look like, but that makes it even more bizzare, as that is comparable to a torso where most of an octopuses organs are...

[@kimberlymcmanus3338]

Inkling Alessandro

[@Brodbrody]

Have you ever wonder.... how do they poop? Do they make a solid poop... or a liquid poop? will the poop be colorful?

[@heyelectricjupiter7330]

Do they even Poop?

[@ed94ro99]

That's how they super jump

[@littlecooldino5391]

ed94r O it’s a super fart

[@larinku8470]

Oh my god...😂

[@nah7910]

My jello doesnt taste good anymore...

[@joshuaatherton9249]

For the 'do inklings go to school?' question, it's probably like Harry's Potter, but they quit school altogether at 11. They have 6 years of regular teaching, and then live life like adults! Also, things like Inkblot academy are optional paths.That's my theory, but if there are any flaws in it please say so. Thank you! 👨‍🎓👩‍🎓🦑🐙

[@wompy6233]

hey that's me on the left at 0:34

[@Lilly-nf7jh]

O waw

[@YourCrazyDolphin]

Edgy

[@Eclipse_101]

What? I confuzzled... proof please..?

[@dyssil249]

In the shrunken scroll its mentioned that the specials had to be completely redesigned on word of the powers to be. While this is probably the turf war company that owns the battle tower it shows that we only see one part of inkling society in the games. Now where's my splatoon sims game.

[@tania6254]

Dyssil yeah im going to contact nintendo about sims 5 splatoon

[@javirez5575]

1. Inklings and Octolings do feel pain, theres even an option to say "Ouch" when you get splatted. 2. Inklings do go to school, in Octo Expansion Pearl talks about her days in school and in the Squid vs Octopus Splatfest she says "I remember reading about Octopuses in history class", I personally like to assume that the Splatoon Time is around 2pm when most schools finish. 3. There might be some sort of government in the Splatoon World, cause they have a military(New Squidbeak Splatoon) but its mainly kept as a secret so maybe not. 4. Most of the weapons the Salmonids have were because of a trade deal with the Octorians, so they may or may not have an underwater utopia. 5. Inklings and Octolings don't dissolve in water, they just don't know how to swim, notice when you fall in water you're avatar tries desperately to swim but can't, so they probably use water to bathe, but if they do dissolve in water then they use the Bloblobber XD 6. I like to assume the Octoling Afro works like the head of an Octopus, that or the Afro is filled with ink and would feel like a sponge

[@silverschmid4591]

Correct

[@allendugas1246]

I personally think inklings drown instead of dissolve.... You can sometimes stand in (shallow) water in s1 and s2

[@minnarewers3573]

Agent Celery yea

[@caffeineaddict7297]

You can see them struggle in the water to swim, but in one of the new casts Pearl says to hydrate in between battles, then Marina says that it sounds like a good idea until you remember water is lethal to them.

[@allendugas1246]

Mono Eye yello

[@popsicIes]

That confuses me though. Why would Marina immediately think of water when Pearl mentions hydrate?

[@quintoncraig9299]

Because she knows the origin of the word? [Warning: Strange rant ahead.] I find myself THINKING in other languages [like Latin] when I just think about stuff, sometimes when something is mentioned my brain goes all the way to the origin of that thing and I have to sit there and translate everything I'm about to say so the person I'm talking to knows what the hell I'm trying to say, I spoke french FLUENTLY once because of this, I don't even KNOW french! How does that even work!? Edit: Damn it Google^10, I'm going to keep this recording till I die Google, every time you fail I'll have it marked.

[@shrub2071]

The inkling/octoling would bleed ink, justletting you know

[@indisciipline]

They can't bleed cause they don't have bone marrow

[@TheMadwomen]

With how important music is to all the splatoon species (as far as we know), as well as the Octarian leader being a literal DJ, my headcanon is that the leaders of inkopolis are the most popular music group (which is why the few government officials we do see like like our captain are related to the Squid Sisters/ Off The Hook in some way).

[@Kinra_Jade]

I asked myself how they take a bath or drink. My actual question is: we know Inklings have their human at the age of 14. But when we learn about Marina, we see she had already that form. So, are there two entire races or just species ?

[@petalmagic8391]

Marina is an octoling, so its possible that Octolings have faster development than Inklings into Humanoid form. Who knows though?

[@quintoncraig9299]

Pearl is 21, and Marina is 18. [by human equivalent, chances are they're actually around 4-12 "Real" years, I dunno cephalopods aging process...] The average Inkling is about 14 when they achieve their form as seen in game, Pearl is definitely a dwarf, or part of a subspecies, like how Agent 8 and the "normal" Elite Octolings are different Subspecies. *DAMN IT GOOGLE^11*

[@quintoncraig9299]

Pearl and Marina are matured, so are the Squid Sisters, take that as you will... (This applies to all fictional characters) We don't know what time-frame their stated age is in, it could be rotations[days], cycles[months], seasons, orbits[years], or even stellar deaths, though since the Official Wiki says years, that could only mean two things, orbits or equivalence, orbits being the "human standard" and equivalence being the translation of case [inklings and octolings] development *into* the "human standard". *[Possible future politics, If this subject ever comes up: I fucking called it.]* Humans are one of the longest lived species on our planet, so limiting inter-species breeding [well maybe not breeding, but mutually enjoyed sexual activities] based on human development scale is ridiculous, the same applies to porn there of, fictional or otherwise.

[@LinkNotaYouTuber]

Quinton Craig someone said agent 8 ( playable octoling ) is half inkling and half octoling

[@quintoncraig9299]

+Jake Parker I doubt that being true, she looks more like a different species of octopus than a hybrid. Specifically the Dumbo Octopus.

[@squeakytire6857]

They have a nervous system (because they have a brain) but their bones, (possibly) muscles, and fluid are ink and the nerves is what pick up pain, so they probably do. But that’s just what I think.

[@ALily-ew9im]

I have decided to answer all of these. 1. In the game, on certain maps, there are times when an inkling can their feet and legs wet. Inklings don't actually dissolve when they fall in the water they drown because the water is burning them. (look at question six) 2. Yes, they will feel pain. Just because they don't have bones does not mean they don't have a nervous system. We know they have a brain. On the note of "do inklings bleed" there is a massive misconception that inklings are made of ink or that their blood is replaced by ink. If you look in the Splatoon 2 sunken scroll, you can see that inklings have a designated ink sack, so the fluid that runs through their veins is blood, and no it is not blue. Yes, squids in water have naturally blue blood, but that is because they are not breathing oxygen. Inklings are, therefore their blood is red from the oxygen in their system. 3. Yes! In the Inkblot Art Academy dialogue, Pearl mentions that she has bad memories from this place, to which Marina comments about her grades, and in the Manga, there is a character who is referred to as the class representative. 4. The answer I have for this is that we know that there was an army back during the Great Turf War, and if there is an army, there is most likely a government/president who controls it so yes, but I really doubt it's a Jelly 5. They just live in the ocean. The Salmonids don't actually make those weapons. They traded eggs with the octarians who actually made it for them. I don't think they have any extra intelligence to build an underwater utopia. 6. Oh boy, this is a long one, but I will try to explain it to the best of my ability. The lore of how squids began to inhabit the earth is that there was a great nuclear war and accidentally someone blew up Antarctica and the whole world flooded. Now, think of how polluted and acidic this would make the waters when a bunch of infrastructures, power plants, gas and oil, and whatever entered the ocean. Squids are already really sensitive to acid levels so there were forced out of the ocean onto land because the water was literally burning them. What does this have to do with taking a shower, well the answer is most likely, Inkopolis has some sort of filter system in order to have clean water. Going back to the manga, there is a scene where the main character jumps in a Jelly only pool and Mahi Mahi resort. "Jello only pool?" you may ask. Well, remember when I said squids are really sensitive to acid. Jellyfish, no so much. So they would be fine in normal water. The fact that the main character went ahead and jumped in the pool means that there are probably pools that are safe for inklings to swim in. Meaning that they can also probably take showers and stuff. This would also explain why the Great Zapfish is so important and why the octarians kept taking it. It probably powers that filtration device. 7. There are many things I am sure about in the Splatoon world. How hair works is not one of them, but probably, if you bring inkling tentacles close enough to each other, they kind of mold together if you know what I mean. I am not 100% sure at all but that is most likely how it works. I know no one asked for this but, I did it anyway. Sorry if there are any typos.

[@gtbsgglory]

If they have a brain then they have to have a nervous system. Right?

[@teenageapple3788]

SuperSquirrel GD Yep.

[@theleehero]

If you go into recon and repeatedly touch the rainmaker shield, you take damaged and become drenched with enemy ink, if you submerge into your own ink or team ink, you can hear the inkling or octoling feel relieved, stay still while submerged

[@theleehero]

Stephi Massengale maybe they have something similar to a spine but without actual bones, just more nerves along their back

[@theleehero]

Stephi Massengale me being a man wanting to be a surgeon, I'd like to assist in a dissection, that is, is it possible? Will it just explode? Will the wound heal instantly? Or will it be possible if there are no respawn points near by

[@Red-fi9iv]

SuperSquirrel GD Exactly

[@colmm6964]

Was there an inkling jesus?

[@cheesesauce1030]

Maybe

[@greco-romano9852]

You mean, Jelly Jesus.

[@j.corbygaming]

All the OCTARIANS have DJ Octavio, the leader of the Evolved OctoSpecies, so if there were “Inktarians” then there would be a leader of the SquidSpecies. But are Ink/Octolings part of the Octarian/“Inktarian” species?

[@Antasma1]

Well, it takes place after humans go extinct

[@lordbradyii9952]

Cthulhu is inkling jesus

[@MunchKING]

Here's my thoughts on that first bit and the shower stuff. Have you WATCHED an Inkling in humanoid form fall into water? They splash around and make lots of distressed noises for a while before they splat. Compare to the squid form which just poofs instantly. I think their Humanoid forms are actually reasonably water resistant. So short exposure to water wouldn't bother them that much. They just take a quick splatting instead of the slow painful process of drowning by shifting to squid form.

[@brian-rh8tt]

Well, I guess we have to find out in Splatoon 3!

[@wutmagna7222]

To be continued...

[@JoonyTv]

By researching through the Manga or through the OctoExpansion you can find out that water actually isnt deadly for inklings. So I guess they would shower in water, as long as its no salt water...

[@moth3852]

Quote from Pearl during Off The Hook; Inkblot Art Academy Map: “This map brings back memories.” Marina: “If your grades were as high as your multiplayer rank, I can see why.” And “Well, the classes are inking turf (or something)” Proof that Inklings go to school

[@astroastroastro5741]

the octo afro is based on a takoyaki which is fried octopus balls. explains why that hair is so tasty

[@jasom1371]

For the school one, I’ve always looked at the turf war as we know it is a professional sport. The inklings we play as are special. They are teenagers, (unless they’re like Pearl and Marina who have other confirmed ages) I always thought they dropped out of school to be a professional turf war person. Inkopolis isn’t just a square for anyone, and the Galleria isn’t just a mall, it’s designed for the pros. I.e. Ammo Knights. Why would a regular mall have professional level weapons? (The clothes have no significance, they’re just there to satisfy the inklings’ obsession with fashion) So yeah.

[@nonameforyou2238]

Jasom each Splatoon the players are 14

[@jasom1371]

No Name For You I thought that was the case but I didn’t know for sure.

[@torinpena288]

My theory for Inklings going to school is that it's a much simpler and shorter school curriculum, designed to teach practical life skills. Everything else is optional. This has the side effect of making the amount of time you spend in school surprisingly short--I'd say 1 or 2 years, probably just before they hit the age of 14.

[@hansleano6175]

Octo afro will feel like a head of an octopus.

[@clarissaayala9028]

I love the thumbnail good job who ever drew it

[@PerfectKirby]

In Octo Expansion, Pearl specifically mentions learning about the Octarians in school, so yes, Inklings do go to school. Octarians like Marina went to school as well, but their’s were more of a military academy.

[@dominoot2652]

Kids these days can be anything they want, a squid, a kid, an octopus. What's next? Are people gonna be walking around town being salmon or _jellyfish?_ But really we need playable jellyfish. Like, now.

[@koi1710]

Jelly expansion

[@HerrTuring]

For a moment there I actually thought you were some misguided parent believing inklings and octolings are some kind of new sexual orientation. LOL

[@dominoot2652]

xD

[@bewk_bewk]

When They Bleed There blood opponents ink color

[@ZeliotL]

*Gets cut by aknife and bleeds grey ink*

[@theleehero]

Kraken Master no, that's just the color of your veins as light passes through your skin, it's still red under your skin

[@theleehero]

And I realize you were talking about the squids, not humans, my bad unless you still thought that about humans but I still made an error before and I am not making it up for being right about humans because that was not the topic

[@MeIonMuncher]

*bleeds white ink* Yes i said it

[@theweirdpotato3606]

Leehero45 the reason that veins are blue is because they carry deoxygenated blood, which is blue. The reason blood is red outside of your body is because when you cut yourself, the blue deoxygenated blood comes into contact with air and becomes red oxygenated blood.

[@brodywalker3752]

I can confirm that inklings do in fact go to school. Pearl talks about it in one of the chat logs in the Octo Expansion about how they learned about the great Turf War between the Inklings and Octarians in school.

[@NerdsterStein]

Pearl said she had learned about the great turf war in school :)

[@Samantha-lt9bz]

The afro is like the head of an octopus instead of the tentacle.

[@ALily-ew9im]

I have my own theory that when an Inkling turns 14 and gets their full kid form, their parents send them of to basically a massive boarding school. In the Splatoon 1 loading screen we see what looks like an Inkling dorm room. So basically they go to school half the day and are free for the rest for Turf Wars and stuff since we even see them at night for Splat Fest's.

[@ultimateqmazing2537]

The language is called inklish.

[@Pandasu28]

What would happen if an Inkling and Octoling were to mate? Would it work despite the fact that the Octarians can only reproduce by removing a tentacle? How many tentacles would the offspring have? Would it say "Woomy?" or "Veemo"?

[@sneekydsnewchannel9705]

Janajah Jones good question.

[@Lcat_100]

3:28 Salmon Expansion confirmed

[@sharkbite7922]

Well the Inklings and Octolings evolved over time to go on land, and they used live in the seas together also

[@KoriTheSilly]

I remember u from all of snorth93s vids

[@annalenanilson5548]

You gave me an idea. (The salmon story) DLC. You you go down with a submarine to an underwater world full of salmon

[@annalenanilson5548]

THEJONATAN you see a group of salmon that take material from the floor & swim away again so you go down for see what they doing you can use the submarine to get to places & fight inkling or octoling in under water base

[@annalenanilson5548]

In underwater base

[@vinedecc]

and then you get playable salmonids-

[@annalenanilson5548]

Octothing no but if you clear the game you can get salmon run bonuses

[@gravity_cow]

Come to papa, little eggs... NOW BRING ME MORE!!!

[@candy1049]

How do Inklings Cut their Hair/ Tentacles Or, do they even cut it? Are they born like that? and why would they put it in Knots?

[@elizabethalana3155]

Why not

[@MajinSprite]

Do more of these

[@1nkFalcon]

Who gives money to the inklings/octolings after they battle? Where do they get THEIR money from?

[@Diamond_2403]

Prize Money? Like in Pokemon?

[@dadolphinplayz]

Judd

[@creaturefan216]

ahem ink/octolings explode in their ink when the get splatted so does that mean they're shooting their-

[@elizabethalana3155]

THE GAME IS A BLOOD BATH!!

[@meowrio_5969]

For the first question: They most likely do feel pain, because in the wild, they’d probably have to react to any attacks quickly. Plus, enemy ink is enough to kill them, so I think they’d be at least hurt by it. And as for the finger thing... the finger would most likely be cut of and dissolve, but because of the disruption in surface tension (they’re just made of a liquid, seeing as they respawn out of it) they might just pop then and there. For the second: There has to be some sort of society in Inkopolis. You can’t just open a city for sports at some locations. There’s have to be workers, organizers of matches, transportation, restaraunts, and any plants. And those have to be looked over by someone... maybe even a population in the work force, making the sports possible. There might even be Inklings who have never played a match of Turf War in their life, because they are focused on making it all happen. And all the education so the workers can complete their tasks has to happen somewhere, right? For the third: Yes! Where do you think all the Scrappers, Steel Eels, Steelheads, Motherships come from? There has to be some sort of centralized hub for Salmonid life, at least off the coast of Inkopolis. There’s probably a worldwide Salmonid population, meaning these Utopias would need to be all around! Plus, in the Grizzco training manuals, it says Goldies have heightened intelligence. If they had an underwater Utopia, then they would be able to build the gear for their Boss Salmonids. And they’d have to have barracks for the soldiers, storage for their weapons... they need some sort of haven or at least a base for themselves underwater. As for the fourth: Either they change themselves to a solid form so they can keep their bodies intact underwater, or they use ink... which would come from other Inklings, and unless those ones are clean as well... eugh. And for the Afro question: I... don’t have an answer for that. But I’d think it’d feel like a wet balloon (what?). Which is why I’m surprised the golden toothpick doesn’t pop it. There is my contribution. Have a good day.

[@quintoncraig9299]

It doesn't kill them, If they died from it why would it be such a popular sport? [with repeat contenders at that]

[@meowrio_5969]

Quinton Craig That’s because when they die, the Spawn Points allow them to respawn. So they do die, but they come back. That makes the sport not really dangerous at all in the long run.

[@quintoncraig9299]

Then it's not a real death now is it. Plus you have to take into account the ghost thing, it clearly carries their consciousness in some way, maybe that IS their real body.

[@meowrio_5969]

Quinton Craig Well... is it their real body? Not only are they invincible in that form (you can’t shoot their ghosts), but in that form they are practically helpless too. All they can do is float around (and they can’t even do that well) and if they evolved from the sea, they certainly would’ve gained a stronger form, like their Inkling bodies. Plus, a squid/octopus evolving into a flying creature would take WAAAAAAAAY longer than 12,000 years, the time stated in the first game’s sunken scrolls since the formation of human fossils (probably the end of their civilization).

[@quintoncraig9299]

Evolution isn't improvement, it's changing to meet the minimum to survive or perish entirely. So being untouchable is the ultimate adaptation if it can't touch you it can't kill you, but that also means you can't eat or breed{supposedly} meaning you'd die out or develop to ability to generate a corporeal form so you CAN eat and breed, if you didn't start out with that and GAIN the ghost effect.

[@Twisty_26]

Have you ever wondered, what does the inklings drink. Edit: just remembered about crusty Sean's shakes. But have you ever wondered do inklings get haircuts/do their hair grow?

[@sterling8389]

in the art book, it said that Pearl is 21 years old. so do they have any sort of alcoholic beverage? if so what is the drinking age?

[@CatPCgaming]

Pearl said that she "learned about that war that happened forever ago" when she was in school in octo expansion

[@damn-jana]

They can use Water, it's just outside of the map so you get teleported back into it. It's like when you fall of a high map, you also get teleported back. (probably it's a protectionmachanism to safe the *children from drowning*

[@damn-jana]

1

[@cachulo2924]

How is the Inkling and Octoling reproduction? Males has... emmmmmmmmmmmm. a tentacle as a reproductive organ? Splatoon is weird

[@jujublue4426]

Mega Scunt They probably reproduce like us or squids, I think that they don't die after the reproduction anymore unlike squids nowadays because Cap'n Cuttlefish is very old, has 2 grandaughters and is still alive, and Marie go to visit her parents. I just don't know if they lay eggs or get pregnant

[@reahixdyreson]

Octolings, as said in the Splatoon 1 artbook, reproduce asexually ("has no reproductive ability on its own", as the artbook words it). Octolings and Octarians cut off a tentacle, and it grows into another octoling. This is likely why enemy octolings all look the same, because they're essentially carbon copies of each other. The more tentacles an octoling has, the more they can cut off and make into new octolings (thus, elite and humanoid octolings have more tentacles than octarians). It hasn't been confirmed as to how inklings reproduce, however.

[@quintoncraig9299]

Octolings are the progenitor, Octarians are the cuttings, this is a note for those that may read it.

[@deadlydingus1138]

( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@quintoncraig9299]

+Im900 *~ A e s t h e t i c ~*

[@Keizer0724]

For the Salmonid question: The Salmonids made a trade agreement to the Octarians which the Salmonids give the Octarians power eggs eggs so the Octarians can power their weapons and the Octarians give the Salmonids weapons and machinery and that’s why you see the boss Salmonids geared up with sheets of metal. The Scrapper is a good example. The car it rides on is made from a screen, sheets of metal, parts that would come from a automobile, and a roller. When stunned, the jingle sounds similar to the Octarian jingle. Alright, I think I gave you a nice and simple answer.

[@dashymarc3024]

3:00 *Top 10 Sexiest Anime Charactrers*

[@Eclipse_101]

DashyMarcGames Lol YES

[@toylar799]

Wait how do inklings and octolings fu-

[@mecha1105]

Well easy, they just fu-

[@jaybrensdal5475]

NO.

[@mecha1105]

Yes~ 😏

[@sneekydsnewchannel9705]

lol

[@old5026]

Its Japanese

[@Skumppa]

Yes, I have wondered about these things and I actually have theories and headcanons of my own for most of these! What would happen if an Inkling put their finger in water? Probably nothing. Basically, I think Inklings don't dissolve in water, at all. Unless it's saltwater. Think about this: Squids and octopi are mollusks, right? Now, most mollusks are sea creatures, but there's a few freshwater or even land mollusks, like the common garden snail. And what is a common, famous way to kill a snail, specifically one that causes it to dissolve? Pouring salt (or saltwater) on it. So since Inklings are so closely related, could the same be true for them? Well their cities aren't specifically built to keep away the rain, they have washing machines, and swimming pools, and snorkels, and flippers and howevermany other watery things all around. As far as I'm aware, on every stage with instant death water (including Octo Valley, Octo Canyon, Deep Sea Metro and Alterna) the water either has been confirmed or implied to specifically be sea (aka salt) water. Inkling wounds and pain; They probably feel pain the same way real squids do. That is to say, there is evidence that they do, but not in the same way as humans, whatever that means. They do probably have blood (real squids do, at least) and they probably heal from injuries the same way squids do (way the hell faster than humans, but not instantly). School; Yes, obviously the Inklings go to school! The only reason we don't see it in game is because it's a game, and going to school and studying wouldn't exactly be riveting gameplay. Want evidence? According to a Sunken Scroll in Splatoon 2, Marie is the host of a radio show called "Problem Solved: Studying With Marie!", showing that she is educated enough to help other people with their schoolwork. Also it proves the existence of schoolwork and studying, which proves the existence of schools. Also, Marina's file in the Octo Expansion chat logs mentions her having gone to school in Slimeskin Garrison. Inkopolis government; There kinda has to be a government in Inkopolis... We know that the Splatfest results get literally passed into law, so that prove the existence of law, which requires a government. What kind of government is it though? We know the Octarians live in a military dictatorship under DJ Octavio, and that the Salmonid have a warrior society whose economy relies mostly on trade and raiding, kinda like the Vikings, but we know next to nothing about Inkopolis. The Splatfest themes ARE decided by an ancient fax machine, which is worshipped as a god, and since it gets to directly affect legislation, the government probably has some theocratic elements to it. It's probably a neoliberal capitalist "democracy" (as much as those things CAN be true at the same time at least) with some theocratic elements. We have zero clue about Splatsville, though. Maybe the same thing, maybe it's an anarchist society, maybe there's a coddamn God-Emperor of Splatsville that we haven't heard about yet. Showers; This is yet more evidence for my theory in the "What would happen if an Inkling put their finger in water?" section! Octo-Afro; I honestly have no clue. I know it was made to look like a real octopus head, but that doesn't explain how it looks in Splatoon. Salmonid habitat; It has been stated, that at least the Salmonid tribe we keep fighting in Splatoon lives near or in the ruins of a gigantic dam built by humans in the distant past. The dam is also apparently visible from one of the new Salmon Run maps added in Splatoon 3. Needless to say, it's no utopia...

[@PlasticKnight]

squids dont feel localized pain meaning if you got hurt youd feel that pain throughout your whole body

[@cheesesauce1030]

Well if a Octoling/Inkling got a cut Like the octopus it would Regenerate a limb when it loses one sooo thats my theory

[@cas_de_marcat]

Please look at one special romanian youtuber: Zappy TV

[@j.corbygaming]

All good questions, but this is probably one of the most important questions you forgot: How do Inklings/Octolings reproduce? We know OCTARIANS, not Octolings, reproduce by cutting of their tentacles to make a new Octatian entity, but how do inklings/Octolings reproduce? Do they “lay” eggs, The are not originally mammals? Or do they “make love” like humans? It’s actually quite interesting. Also, if we have Octarians, why do we not have “Inktarians”? There must be a form of “devolved” species tied to the squids and a “leader” to the squid species (like how Octolings have Octatians and DJ Octavio, the inklings don’t have “inktarians” or a “MC Inktovia”) I’m honestly surprised that we don’t have info on this.

[@Eclipse_101]

Jake Corbin Lol, MC Inktopia.

[@il-dottore]

"Do they feel pain" Com. Tartar: THE EXPERT

[@dig8069]

The waifu- I mean Marie thinking face is adorable.

[@_gamemusic]

Fact: Inklings and Octolings are fine if they put their finger into water, because Inklings can't swim.

[@SparkleWolf404]

Inklings/Octolings also have a pain sound when they are hit, not just splatted so most likely they feel pain. According to the artbook inklings DO go to school but often ditch it to play in turf wars due to pier pressure.

[@polyydeucess4475]

No...? Uh- R E D YOU’RE OVERTHINKING T H I S

[@TrinityRBG]

no no you're just underthinking hehe

[@quintoncraig9299]

+Mitchify There is no such thing as thinking to much, just out thinking you capacity. If I were an A.I. I'd have though myself to death 1000+ times in my first day.

[@Mauricio24271]

Actually the inklings don't disolve in water, they just don't know how to swim What I meant originally is that if an inkling touches water with a finger, the finger won't disappear. Now I'm thinking is pretty ironic that a squid doesn't know... to swim.... O just give me a break....

[@thenamesvirxz]

Mauricio2417 tru

[@sandrinemorizot1444]

Thanks, captain obvious.

[@mank7230]

They literally just dissolve when you fall into water, what are you talking about

[@connorwheat5465]

Epic Manky they don’t dissolve. when they take too much damage they explode into ink in game. Because of that it looks like they are dissolving in water but they aren’t. They are drowning because they don’t know how to swim. Drowning harms them so much that they explode into ink. So yeah they don’t dissolve it just looks like they do.

[@connorwheat5465]

This probably made no sense lol

[@palathaxx]

A lot of these questions can be solved by the fact that the inklings' bodies are basically just shields for the little soul. When they submerge in ink, the souls make bodies that serve as protection, so they're just temporary.

[@bannock4957]

Do Inklings and Octarians sleep? Do they live in Houses or Apartments?! Do they even have a Life?!

[@Thegroobler]

Bannock49 well at the beginning of splatoon one if you look at the game pad it shows a woomy/ngyes leaving the room that seems like an apartment so _ _ \(•w•)/

[@Thegroobler]

Bannock49 I don’t have splatoon 2 on switch so I play the first one a lot

[@jovialjesterofjupiter]

If you chat with Marie enough there's a line about her forgetting to lock the door to her apartment

[@audibombination]

DUN DUN DUUUUUUN

[@eiansmemesanddumbstuff9710]

Pearl mentions her houses lawn in the news

[@BiancaMeadowsPPGTheOctoling]

The afro doesn’t have *tentacles*

[@cheesesauce1030]

yeah

[@justatoaster3140]

I think they cut them off

[@acorneroftheinternet4179]

We've only seen Kid's get partially/ completely submerged in water so that's a large surface area. If an inkling gets cut, i think it oozes whatever color they are currently before they immediately regenerate (likely same thing with water dissolving) Im pretty sure Salmonids are another evolved cephalopod, despite the name, just less so than even Octarians Inklings pass through a sive to get any dirt or clumps of leftover enemy ink that wasn't naturalized by the other ink. Squidlings prob have nervous systems I think their skin is highly absorbent, so enemy ink is sort of absorbed into the Kid's body and skin, which is why they go pop like a balloon with too much air. Octo afros are just that bit more.

[@mecha1105]

THEY DON'T DISSOLVE IN WATER GOD DAMN IT, THEY JUST DON'T KNOW HOW TO SWIM FOR THEIR AGE ;A; Edit : as for their disappearance in water its their ink tank or some kind of mechanism that functions like the famous "test failed" bag but less violent, that makes them "splat" like, have you ever wondered, they DO have a mechanism that doesn't allow them to use every special weapons or use them whenever they want aka the "limiter" agent 3 broke in octo expansion so why not to eliminate someone by exiting map or getting too much shot ?

[@mecha1105]

Also i think they do drink and showers with water

[@mecha1105]

And i ALSO think that even if they don't have bones, yes, they bleed

[@NoName-br1im]

I learned how to swim at 5 while they are 14 -_- (and a inkling gets its humanoid form at 14) so yeah....

[@Palladium001]

its proven that they dissolve by Nintendo. you know how humans are around 75% water? Its the same with the inklings/octolings but with ink instead. Usually, in water for too long, humans prune up, however, because inklins/octolings arent made of water but instead ink, they dissolve because their skin isnt as waterproof as ours so the water comes in quicker. If you are still confused as why they dissolve, try putting any liquid that isnt see through and see what happens. Hope this helped. And yes, i did just copy-paste my own comment

[@akiteruapologist2820]

No Name what if theyre just dumb and never learned