How Squidbagging Makes You Worse at Splatoon - Squid School

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[@aurafox1]

But squidbagging at the end of the Salmon Run shift is always 100% ehtically correct. Especially in Splat 3 after beating the Cohozuna.

[@SquidSchool]

This is correct, Salmonids don't have feelings to hurt. They also don't have their offspring anymore.

[@TaxeAndStuff]

@@SquidSchool plus, in this context, it’s a good way to reward other mates for good teamwork. have a little party, you deserve it

[@nitro361]

@@SquidSchool Not when they are able to smash us at a BIG RUN for the sins we make.

[@tanman99]

This is at least 30% of the reason why I play Salmon Run. Squid party after a successful run.

[@theregularterrarian3933]

and glowflies

[@strangersun7721]

It's rare, but I love it when someone squidbags me and then a teammate splats them while I watch. Priceless.

[@ChaosRayZero]

Always be sure to give that teammate a _Booyah!_ ^_^

[@connormcnulty6377]

A funny memory was getting splatted in the zone in ranked, and I was squidbagged for all of one second before hearing the direct sound as our Luna got him.

[@Swordswoman97]

My fondest splatoon memory is still getting to watch the guy squidbagging me getting ran over by my team's roller.

[@gargles5270]

that happened to me but it was my friend who i was squidbagging lmao i had it coming

[@suddenlyacat]

someone splatted me and squidbagged so anyone who splatted that person (including me) squidbagged that person, it was fun to watch :D

[@kinasakuraba]

The entire reason I picked up Splatoon 1 was because it lacked voice chat. My experience with voice chat with randoms has not been good, typical boys don't know how to talk to a girl situation. But Splatoon made me unafraid to pick up and play an online game with strangers. It's been wonderful and I continue to enjoy this game as it's turned into a series, and I've roped in more friends than ever with the third one!

[@Shuelky]

Random ppl and voice chat was a social experiment and it failed.

[@gymdilettante8407]

same

[@force528]

I wish they would have squidbagged in the Salmon Run trailer. The celebration feels empty.

[@yuffy3831]

Would've been cool if they special spammed 🤠

[@Romancerofnone]

@@yuffy3831 yeah it would’ve been awesome but prolly didn’t wanna leak any new specials 🤔

[@yuffy3831]

@@Romancerofnone lmao imagine a wave breaker squidparty >:D

[@kinasakuraba]

I prefer booyah over squidbag, booyah is just so genuine while squidbagging has such a negative connotation it just feels gross, no matter when or why you do it.

[@darkmastern2322]

​@@kinasakuraba I can't say I've ever had a bad experience with squidbagging really. I tend to have a good feeling because almost all of my splatoon friends I've met because we squidbagged at eachother in a lobby and hopped around in a circle for a while between games XD I do the Booyah tho, I think a good celebration at the end of a salmon run requires both XD The only time I don't is if I'm ink brush and can run with it in a circle XD

[@leothepuma4915]

I dont mind being squidbagged, but i got super triggered when a teammate did it to me in SALMON RUN DURING THE WAVE INSTEAD OF REVIVING ME. That put me on tilt so hard lol.

[@miimiiandco]

They do a little trolling

[@OmegaM3TE0R]

Those are not to be called teammates by any reason

[@AAAAAAAAAAAA44]

What was their name

[@jashi7729]

sometimes you gotta sacrifice a match to do a little trolling sometimes

[@SlexisSlacks]

I had that done to me but because I squidbagged someone *at the end* of a difficult first wave and they were not even respawnable. Something like a "thanks for your sacrifice, soldier". Did you do something that could've annoyed them?

[@ghobsmacka9279]

squidbagging and squidflopping are mechanically same but name changes based on the intent Malicious = Squidbagging Innocent = Squidflopping this isnt that relevent i just wanted to say it lol

[@SquidSchool]

I do really like that distinction

[@mysryuza]

Squidflopping 😭💕👌🏼

[@nathaniallarkin6060]

Imma just start referring to it as squidflopping lol

[@HaydenTheEeeeeeeeevilEukaryote]

mmmm squishbagging 🤤

[@ChaosRayZero]

I seem to remember seeing the innocent form being called "squid dancing" on Miiverse occasionally, too.

[@gimme_eliter4k720]

I remember one time I was fighting my friend and after I kill them 10 times in a row they got me. They then proceeded to squidbag while my other teammate flanked them and scored the winning clam. It was hilarious

[@AGuy-vq9qp]

If they were gonna lose anyway let them have their fun.

[@PhantomOfficial07]

@@AGuy-vq9qp They could've saved it but they chose to waste time instead

[@ChaosRayZero]

I had a similar experience with a random player in Splatoon 1. At first the ranked mode's sorting system wasn't too picky, so you would sometimes get paired with people who were higher or lower rank than you. *I was A-* (that's "A minus") at the time and got put in a Rainmaker match with *an A+ and 2 S ranks on my team,* and another *2 S ranks and 2 S+ ranks on the enemy side.* I had an Octo brush. During the last minute I ran ahead of my teammates who were slowly pushing forward and I started inking the podium-thingy and the ground around it so the guy with the Rainmaker behind me would have more room to maneuver when he caught up. (Don't remember if I stuck a Squid Beakon in a corner somewhere nearby, but that sounds like something I would do at the time too). An enemy splats me- he starts squidbagging- *_the Rainmaker swims right past him through the trail I left-_* the guy stops squidbagging and turns around, but *_it's too late and we get a knockout_* before I can even respawn! ^_^ I wonder what it feels like to _ultimately lose_ a game _you had a clear advantage in_ because _you got cocky_ about taking out *_the objectively lowest-level player in the match!_* X^D

[@lavender.daydream]

I want to see the replay of that XD

[@gargles5270]

i have a clip from a while back of my friend killing me after dropping into one of my lobbies (i didn’t realize until then lmao) and then squidbagging me, only to get destroyed by my teammate hahaha

[@TerribleTurt13]

I remember a day when I cued up with a player named Agent 56. A really good player who was using the Kensa Gal. They splatted me over and over. Eventually I got a splat on them and I got so hyped I started squidbagging like crazy. They got like 5 more splats on me before I got one on them. Immediate squidbagging. So then we start this squidbagging cycle. It went on for so long it got to the point that we had squid parties in the middle of matches. Looking back it’s probably my favorite memory from Splatoon 2.

[@sommelanin]

THIS

[@ravioliburritochampion1610]

this comment has made my day

[@weefslider]

I play backline, so I dont tend to die a lot. I'm pretty prone to getting squidbagged just because a lot of my matches end up having me kill the same few people feeding to me over and over, so they get *really* excited when they finally get me, I guess. Doesn't really bother me, I think its hilarious.

[@Forgeries]

Ngl I'm kinda guilty of doing just that (squidbagging backliners) but I actually love getting squidbagged for some reason. Maybe it's the sound are seeing the funny animation but I don't get heated up over it. Obviously in a competitive setting it's best to not squidbag but in solo queue I do it sparingly because I find it funny when they squidbag me back I'm like "ayyy there we go!" When that happens.

[@zarico6157]

Same here! For me i honestly don’t mind getting squidbagged at all, as long as it feels genuine. Lots of backlining and locking people out or killing pushes can be frustrating for opposing players, so when one of em “finally” takes me out to make room for a push, and celebrates with a lil squidbagging, it honestly makes me feel kinda honoured! It reminds me that im playing with actual people in real time ykno, people that are celebrating getting a splat on the annoying hydra. Conversely if youre someone who squidbags without the context of it being celebratory, you suck. its not that serious, but its a shitty thing to do.

[@jacktheomnithere2127]

the only time i squidbag: when i finally kill the player who splatted me several times in a row. after that, i don't do it again.

[@dapugloaf5999]

I do get mad when I get squidbagged, not because I was bested, but because the person squidbagging is actively trying to make the experience worse for everyone else, and I think that's a pretty scummy thing to do.

[@dapugloaf5999]

@@tubbyidk1474 And if people AREN'T getting mad because of taunts, it makes it okay that people are still trying to make something objectively worse for someone else?

[@dapugloaf5999]

@@tubbyidk1474 Well there's clearly nothing I can say that will sway you, I've never been all that good at debates, but I must say the stance you take is distasteful. That is all.

[@hollenwanderer]

I actually haven't seen even one malicious instance of squidbagging in 100+ hours of Splatoon 3, feels really good to be a part of such an awesome and friendly game community.

[@sommelanin]

I love the “I’m fucked and I know you’re gonna kill me” squid bagging.

[@snacktimescookies6914]

Holy crap you kinda right... I only saw one instance of it and that was it... Not surprised if all of them stayed on spla2oon..

[@dewroot5176]

Something I realized that makes getting seabagged more humiliating: They're saying that you're so bad that they can _get away with wasting their time._

[@VGF80]

Squidbaggging should be reserved for salmon run after the end of each successful shift.

[@NorthernDruid]

The only time where it's appropriate!

[@nothoake]

@@NorthernDruid exactly

[@kinasakuraba]

I prefer spamming booyah

[@fluffytheostrich3878]

@@kinasakuraba why not both at the same time?

[@Dragon-Draws]

And for squid partying in the lobby. Great way to pass time.

[@adrianoctavio]

I remember being one of the first ones to bring this up in a stream because while I don't do it, I was curious on the community consensus on it, this put it all into perspective and more! If anyone needs a good way to not get tilted when an opponent does it (not an excuse to do it >:[ ), just think of it that you were so cracked that match that your splat was exciting enough to them that they felt the need to waste their time celebrating.

[@SquidSchool]

Another thing I like to do is open the map screen as soon as I'm splatted, because then not only will I be getting more information than I would from the killcam, but I don't have to see the squidbagger at all.

[@LDAR]

@@SquidSchool SAME

[@klausd.6285]

I have to disagree with this. I have been squid bagged by a player I had not played with nor did I even kill them or anyone else. The match just started. They killed me and squid bagged me every single time. I looked back on the replay to literally be the only person they squid bagged. Again. I had not played with them because it was my first match logging on after about a week. I was also just trying out motion controls for the first time in a match. I stopped playing PvP and went back to Salmon Run. It literally made me feel like crap. So I wasn’t cracked. I wasn’t beating them. Had not played with them and was beating them. They just decided to be a jerk for no reason what so ever and decided to target me for whatever reason. This is also not the first time I have had this happen either.

[@halleycat]

@@klausd.6285 tbh, i think you can still use a somewhat related mindset - for whatever reason, they felt threatened enough by you that they felt the need to put on a show of "dominance." even if you could ask them and they were to say something like that they thought you were the easier target - they still found you worth spending energy on, whether they realize it or not.

[@Sageknot]

@@klausd.6285 what rank are you in? if you're trying out motion controls, my guess is not very high, which is OK. but that individual who squidbagged you reflects their own skill in that. the only time i've ever been squid-bagged is when someone hit an insane sniper shot on me, which i also respected, and im in S+ rank in splatoon 3. people like that only appear in the lower ranks, because people who squidbag are limiting themselves by taking the game so seriously they BM when they win and tilt when they lose. they are holding themselves back, thinking that splatting someone who just picked up motion controls is good enough to squidbag.

[@fairy1841]

imo the best way to get back at squidbaggers is to just not do it back when you do end up splatting them again lol

[@flareon1368]

One story in which squid bagging in this context was a positive experience: I made good friends with the 8 random people I played with one day in turf war once and we kept squidbagging each other after every splat and that's the only time I've been squidbagged after being splatted as a sign of kinship instead of disrespect lol we were all just being incredibly silly and I really cherish having those replays. No voice chat and yet we all carried the same impeccably chaotic energy and were on exactly the same page. All 8 of us swapped to the dab emote and squid partied in the lobby between games, squidbagging or playing leap frog. My favorite moment is when one of them killed me with the undercover brella and then proceeded to throw themselves off the map. That was the single best session of turf war I ever played. Also on your point about voice chat; as someone who is neurodivergent and afab, I've always been turned off by shooters. One too many R slurs and sexist comments will make you never want to play if you also deal with that shit irl. And my heart was racing on my first ever online game in Splatoon because I genuinely worried so much about what others would think if I played badly. Yet the moment that game was over, I was in love with this game. The lack of voice chat being a feature of the game rather than a downside is an understatement and genuinely make this game such a treat for someone who may have never known they could enjoy a shooter before

[@thomaskoch748]

Squidbagging also boosts a person's ego, which will make them more susceptible to tilting.

[@rnp474]

I played 3 sports for my whole life. Won a lot. Lost a lot. I never taunted anyone. I’ve been taunted. I did not think it was good sportsmanship. Friendship, competition, self improvement. Respect

[@rnp474]

Oh and FUN

[@dewroot5176]

ooh which sports???

[@CobiaCrossink]

I once had a player bow to me in a game. It was a Japanese player. I occasionally use it online to other players. How about we do that instead? You hold the R button down, but do not release it while tilting the controller up & down once slowly (if you have motion controls enabled).

[@dozicon2667]

You can also hold the Y button so you don't lift up your hand. (It moves your head, but not your arm. You can also look behind you to twist your body.)

[@CobiaCrossink]

@@dozicon2667 I may have to try that. Thank you.

[@froyo5950]

This is a topic I thought I would never need to learn. But glad I learnt it.

[@ihaa_]

Another thing that people who squidbag don't realize is that many people look at the map when they die so they don't even notice that they're being squidbagged because they are gaining information on the map. One time someone tried to squidbag me and the only reason I knew it happened was because it was in a clip I saved and I saw it in the corner of the map screen.

[@nothoake]

im ONLY okay with squid bagging if they got a good kill on me in a fight where we're dancing around each other, but if youre just killing and we're feeding, the bagging needs to stop

[@AveragePearEnjoyer]

Yeah thats facts. A good, honest 1v1 duel is fair game. Especially the dualie mirrors that can take a while to get resolved lol.

[@ayo3244]

@@AveragePearEnjoyer i only squid bag luna, clash and normal blasters, then i am chill

[@juanmanuelpenaloza9264]

I've considered Squidbagging an example of a CoD Worm, named after both the game and the fish parasite. It's something that derived from the other shooter communities and could be considered harmless. But much like seeing worms in your fish fillet, you'd prefer it wasn't there.

[@axelcyfer4484]

This extends to just being respectful in general. I think one of the best things someone told me when I was scrimming another team was to always be respectful, no matter how "bad" you think that team is. You treat every team with the same amount of respect no matter how new to seasoned they may be. They're competitive players too, and driving them off the scene does nothing but hurt the community. This also includes other signs of disrespect, such as purposefully trolling another team with a meme comp in what is supposed to be a serious scrim, having one or more of your teammates throw because "you can still win without them", etc. You show respect, no matter what. Also, don't purposefully scrim with teams significantly below your level, unless your trying to see how they play so you can help them

[@EverythingInMyBrain]

Awesome video. When I get squidbagged II tend to assume it was a little kid or someone who is really insecure.

[@GoroAkechi_Real]

I’d say this is accurate. I only squidbagged when I was 11 in the first game. The habit was dropped sometime early in the second game.

[@Im_leaving]

And I thought squidbagging was just playfully saying "I got you now go all out"

[@nickg5341]

This is such a wonderful message, thank you for this! We have such a kind and generous community, it’s a big reason I’m still such a fan of this series. Though, I do personally find it VERY funny when somebody splats me and then just stands still/looks up and down for a second. For some reason it never makes me tilt, I think it’s just so silly. Best form of BM

[@Soldier-Cat]

Im always afraid I’ll accidentally squidbag when really I’m just trying to swim near enemy ink or trying to place a beacon without enough ink, I hope people don’t get the wrong idea from my clumsy gameplay lol

[@pellen101]

It is always socially acceptable to squidbag with your team at the end of a salmon run match ESPECIALLY on top of the basket drop off

[@phoenixkittyq122]

Honestly I feel offended if we splat a king and no one squidbags or squidspins in the lobby afterwards.

[@Magic_Mango]

That thumbnail is so cursed

[@ramiel6367]

I recall another time some douche squidbags me whenever i died, however lucky for me whilst that dude was busy squidbagging me, he wasn't paying attention to the bomb i threw 2 seconds ago....

[@TheDragonSeer]

Honestly your videos are as much life lessons as they are video game commentary and lessons. Thank you for what you do. Your format is amazing.

[@pikapower_kirby]

I'm a mod for a Twitch streamer who primarily streams Splatoon. Any time someone new joins and maybe squidbags, my streamer friend shuts it down immediately. No squidbags, no spinning, none of that, even if the person you taunt doesn't mind. Because even if that one person is okay with it, allowing that sort of taunting at all encourages others to do it to more people, including some who may not be okay with it. I think it's great that he discourages it entirely, and our little community is rather friendly and tight-knit, likely at least in part due not allowing squidbags or taunts.

[@dinonuggie5452]

This is a well constructed video and I do feel as if I resonate with a lot of the points made here, but I feel like overall I disagree about squid bagging being this horribly toxic god complex people have. I do think that it is inherently toxic and when it’s used to harass a player over and over and over again I think it’s terrible. When it’s used as just a playful gesture amidst a game though I’ve never seen it as troublesome. Like if you got another inkjet with your inkjet or got a quad from the rainmaker bubble. I think that most people that do the action are either doing because they’re getting revenge on someone that’s done it to them or because they’ve done a really good play and want to show that off. Whether that leads to their downfall or not. I do think it can be harmful if used too much, but overall I think it’s just a part of gaming in general. Nice video though, I do think having conversations around this topic would be beneficial for the community overall.

[@keengoon116]

I agree. I feel like people are either saying it's harmless or it's the epitome of evil. There's the healthy friendly squidbagging when you celebrate your victorious inkjet 1v1's or kill your friend in solo, and there's the more toxic squidbagging when you're harassing some kid and bagging them over and over. The latter i'm not a huge fan of, but i don't want people to get rid of squidbagging altogether. I also think people are overreacting when they see someone bagging, like bro he's not calling you names he's just being a goof. You'll win the game and let that speak for itself. Or just bag back haha

[@kleo.eternal]

It’s a funny

[@DrMelonPug]

SquidSchool got so serious about funny fish, it's just another part of the game as long as you aren't doing it excessively or being a dck about it it's fine

[@Sanngot]

Squidbagging is low tier taunting, anyway. 0 points for creativity. The best way to taunt is to deplete your ink, then try to throw a curling bomb. You won’t have enough ink, but if you hold down the sub button, you’ll look like your dabbing on them. At least put some effort into your taunt. That being said, the only place I enjoy squidbagging is with my crew in Salmon Run.

[@SomeRandom64]

I’m pretty sure thatsrb2dude made a video and in a game he was about to get ko’d but the dude who just killed him squidbagged him, throwing the win. The thatsrb2dude began to kick their butt and win. Also I can get pretty heated in game but I don’t teabag unless I get teabagged

[@Ghost-my1tr]

Whenever i get squidbagged, i do it back even though I know i shouldn't. I'll even admit, once i went into turf war after going on a losing streak in clam blitz and going from A rank back to B. So i was already upset and i got squidbagged by some dude. I made it my mission to go after him and only him, and he eventually ended up DCing. It felt good to get some revenge out but then i felt guilty because i basically trolled a dude out of a game.

[@uchihajunior5648]

I agree that the lack of voice chat in public matches is a feature, but when i want to play with friends it sucks, i can't hear both the game and the discord chat from the same headset, at least i don't know how to do it from my headset, even if there is a method, i usualy play on docked mode, with a bluetooth usb to my headset, using some wierd cable to conect to both my phone and the switch is just a whole other layer of inconvenience, in fact untill now i can't talk with then with headset, and without headset it's horrible becouse there are a lot of cars driving near my house and they're annoying without the noise canceling headset, making everytime i want to play with voice chat with friends a whole new issue that i usaly think it's not worthit and then i end up playing alone.

[@Newnewrom]

I squidbagged at some random player, and they squidbagged back. We were squid partying in X rank. It was fun

[@hikaru9624]

It's bad sportsmanship basically.

[@deborajohnson6440]

I have been squidbagged yet in S3 but S2 was really bad, esp. when I was first learning. At first it was humiliating but I just considered the player a poor sport. Another thing that use to happen is when you splat someone and they'd chase you all over the map every time they saw you. As my play improved, when they did it to me, I'd give it right back. Not good sportmanship, but it always seemed to teach them a lesson. the best lesson was the win we'd normally have.

[@SuperNerd528]

I never knew it was called squidbagging until I started interacting with the online community which as always is mostly male centric. I just thought it was a fun way to celebrate at the end of a game (Salmon run) or a fun way to splash around with your team mates especially pre game when were in the lobby now. I never saw it with malicious intent just a way of celebration. I didnt see it as a way of one uping or taunting. At the same time I've never really played FPS games. Splatoon is the only game I've ever played like this.

[@dewroot5176]

splatoon is a third-person shooter, not an FPS

[@CrazyAnimeGirl8D]

Back in splatoon 1 I was a teenager and get so upset over being squidbagged. I already had bad confidence so it just made it worse. So I would squidbag back thinking that would make them stop. Or I would have my friends who were on their team just stop playing so they would lose over and over again until they left probably from rage quitting. I calmed down during 2 and just learned to ignore them and keep on inking. I would still get deeply angry when it happened but I wouldn't try to get revenge. Now in 3 at 24 years old I just don't even blink an eye. I just don't care and just say oh wow how rude. But care for if one of my own team mates bag the enemy. Then I silently judge my team mate and keep on inking. Been a learning curve with age.

[@Hyperfishsation]

Maybe that team did get a knockout in 15 seconds, but I killed one of them and pressed ZL 7 times really fast! Beat that!

[@scribblecloud]

absolutely. I literally cannot bring myself to play online tf2 because the communication through chat and voice chat makes it way more terrifying and just makes me think my team will probably hate me or i wont read or hear what theyre saying properly and mess something up. Splatoon is way more relaxing in that regard. i DO really REALLY wish though that there was an optional ingame feature to voice chat with friends as setting up discord calls and having to use two separate audio inputs is kinda annoying. btw i usually only squid bag for short little bits if im really proud or surprised or excited by a win, and also usually less as a taunt to the enemy but more just as a show of excitement and happiness to myself and my team. (and i only do it for like a split second typically) basically the same youd use ''booyah''

[@connorlego5229]

Turns out toxicity is a sub-optimal play, who would’ve thought

[@halfpipetrash]

Great insight on an oh-so-common action! Squidbagging is a fast track to developing a toxic mentality towards your growth as a player. Think about it, you're celebrating YOUR kill. Not only does it come off as cocky, but I believe it gives players a sort of blind spot. They think the game is about how good THEY can play 1v1 as opposed to 4v4, as the game is intended. Splatoon is simply way too team based to allow for players who play and think only for/of themselves to go far.

[@copyrightstrike6949]

I squid bag those who squid bag my teammates. I hope that by splatting them and being better at the game they can know how their actions made others feel :/

[@retro_wolf28]

To be completely honest, until about a year ago, I didn't know the dirty meaning of teabagging, and thought it was just a taunt lol. I mean it's still a taunt but there should be a cleaner way to do it (especially because I prefer to avoid inappropriate things). When playing with my friends, it's fun to taunt when it's not out of disrespect lol. I don't take offense to it, but it could really set many people off. So it's not really right. I feel the only time you should be doing it is like in a private match with your friends.

[@WondaMegapon]

I never really thought of it like that. :o I legit had a match earlier where I just squidbagged in front of a Booyah Bomb because I find it absolutely funny to do so. I got splatted soon after as the forces of karma got me.

[@AndresLionheart]

Squidbagging in front of someone charging a booyah bomb can be a good strategy. Maybe the person gets distracted and throws it at you instead of using it to push the objective.

[@-borednerd5250]

Bro just got squidbagged and made a video XD

[@nichsia]

When I used to play Splatoon (1), I was much more inclined to get tilted by seabaggers. Back then, I was still a teenager, and I can totally see how this drives away potential new players. One person doing it might not feel like much, but you could leave that lobby and encounter another seabagger just as easily. I hope newcomers learn to block these players if they're upsetting them, and continue playing the game at the very least.

[@RickTS]

I squidbagged people and we started to party after a match started...then I quickly killed both of em, never let em know your next move

[@papaelf420]

I squidbag excitedly when someone's hologram walks up the lobby stairs

[@TheRomeVEVO]

I still have a toxic habit of splatting the person who squid bagged me and squid bag back

[@wrenkaneshiro5450]

i didn’t realize squidbagging was a negative thing, i rarely ever did it but i did it as a celebration if i won a particularly hard fight, not to put the other person down. i always found it silly when others did it to me so i didnt realize people got genuinely upset. thanks for informing me!!

[@noah1502]

i really dont like t-bagging or squid-bagging. i dont mind if i lose, but t-bagging is grossly sexually aggressive. you can win and maybe jump around happily, but t-bagging has a sexual aggression to it that always makes me uneasy even if the player didnt do it on purpose or is aware of the connotations. i also agree that doing it in friendly ways like saying hello is totally different. esp as a woman whos into video games, which is often male-dominated and therefore has more aggression/ sexual aggression (not saying all men, just saying that compared to female dominated communities male ones have more aggression and sexual aggression, this DOES NOT MEAN ALL MEN)

[@Im_leaving]

I always draw a heart for the people I splat

[@psipudding]

I'm glad you brought up the smash community, that in particular hit home for me. I used to play quite a bit, but the rampant toxicity of the community online wound up scaring me away. Meanwhile, I haven't been squidbagged once in a game of splatoon 3 since the testfire a few months back.

[@Mijzelffan]

I don't think I've even seen squidbagging in splatoon3, the devs changing the animation on it really seems to have helped

[@UnderAvg]

I usually never even notice because when I get splatted, I immediately open up my map

[@itsanotherhomestuckfanwow9350]

The only time I squid bagged someone was this poor nautilus in rainmaker who was trying to shoot me but refused to come closer (I had gootuber locked and loaded) once I realized the poor guys problem I was extremely amused. I squid bagged in place (to be silly, I only had tomfoolery in mind) before hopping forward and sniping the poor guy. Hope he's doing alright and has been climbing ranked alright.

[@bangchannie_97]

i ALWAYS squidbag after i kill someone because it's kind of like a "haha i killed you" and sometimes people will squidbag back and it's really fun if there's a scope trying to target you, just squidbag from a distance and you might see them start to flop around

[@ARDERUUD]

This is a hot take but I remember getting gravestoned in SP2 (when someone puts a suction bomb on the spot where they splatted you). I remember that was hilarious, maybe just because it was far less common? But for some reason it hurt my feelings a lot less 😂

[@dewroot5176]

It's also a much more creative taunt

[@fishyfish2418]

I thought this was a splatoon 3 video. I thought the squid was a zipcaster

[@crazydud2432]

when I get a particularly crazy or hype kill like a kill streak or something I might tap the squid button 2-3 times mostly as a way to pop off.

[@Ranixo286]

Squid Bag is when someone taunts you after they kill you...Squid partying is for lobby and Salmon run celebration!

[@Chalke619]

I usually only squidbag In Salmon run, and when im about to KO in tower control to celebrate with my team. I appreciate you making this video because i value these games greatly.

[@gabriellavang800]

Oh I didn’t know what squid bagging is and my friend kept talking about this but I have never done this

[@Mimiyan_or_Pikapikafan]

I remember Squid Bagging being a lot more common of an issue in Splatoon 2 instead of 3, that's something I think is because a lot of people playing 3 either grew up since 2, or are starting with 3 and literally don't know what it is outside of Salmon Runs and maybe Squid Parties (which are seemingly also really rare from my perspective). And in Salmon Run it's used in a positive context to the extreme (WE BEAT A HARD WAVE or KING SALMONOID DOWN!!!)

[@ReadilyAvailibleChomper]

There are three situations where I squidbag. 1 - They squidbag me 2 - They squidbag my teamate 3 - They are doing that stupid thing where they just beeline to your spawn over and over.

[@thecelestialstarship]

U gotta squidbag to celebrate in salmon run, to squid party, and to mess around w/ ur hologram friends in the lobby before the match starts And that's it

[@evelynn1173]

It's also nice to see men talk about these issues. Playing shooting games as a women is intimidating because of how sexist the communities can be sometimes but splatoon so far has been super nice and chill. I want to continue playing it and getting good.

[@El_chara]

How does this as to do with the funny squid going flop flop (But yeah that's a good point)

[@evelynn1173]

@@El_chara squidbagging is based on teabagging which is when you dunk your characters crotch (or well "teabags") on another player. Basically it's making something that would be considered sexual assault into a show of power and a joke in the game. Women tend to be more sexually assaulted. So I as a women don't find the teabagging joke very funny. If it was just a cute funny squid flop I would like it because I like silly squids. But it's not and that's sad.

[@spaceman4390]

I don't squidbag because I have respect for my opponents and teammates for playing a game and I wouldn't like it if someone was that rude to me, besides I have better things to in a match rather than being a jerk to random people. (and I only squidbag in salmon run)

[@keengoon116]

I agree with a lot of what you said about toxic behaviour being bad for the scene etc, but personally i feel like squidbagging is just for fun. People are way too serious about it too. There's no hurtful insults being thrown, just a goofy looking gesture. Yes, you're losing time you could spend painting and moving positions, and to me that's kind of the point of squidbagging. You're giving up valuable seconds just to flop around like a fish, and to me that's just delightful. It's as you said, you should be thanking your bagging opponent for potentially throwing the game. That's my two cents

[@jessicaguevara1926]

When someone gets an extremely good kill on me that was genuinely something I didn’t see coming I tend to booyah and I feel bad cuz sometimes my teammates booyah back without realizing I died and it was respect to the other team

[@momsaccount4033]

I usually look like a hypocrite because my actions sometimes don't obey my philosophy. That is an aspect of myself I am looking to change. I will say however, I do enjoy squid bagging, but I never do it to belittle people I splat over and over. However, there is an exception. If I have been splatted before by a player who squidbags me and I recognize them later in the match and splat them, I taunt them hard. I hold out my sub weapon, I spin around in circles, I squidbag them to the end of the Earth. I am an advocate for eye for an eye, even if people say it's an immature philosophy. If you deal the pain, you deserve what's coming for you, period. People who wanna insult me for not being skillful deserve to be kicked from the community. The same applies the other way around, which is why I only ever want to do it when I am provoked first

[@profl0g1c38]

I hear you about the revenge thing. To me tho, that just justifies that players actions to them. It shows them that their tilt tactic is working, even if you specifically are outplaying them anyway

[@willc7076]

You shouldn’t do that bc it tells the other player that you let the squidbagging get to your head. Instead, just don’t do anything and keep playing the game. Eventually once that other player has been ignored enough, they’ll stop.

[@momsaccount4033]

@@willc7076 I said it was immature for a reason. It's my character flaw if you will

[@fury_blade9303]

I too only squidbag on people who already taunted me… but only in turf war

[@skitzvee1727]

Also if you squidbag a specific person in a match enough you'll become a target most likely. They stop focusing on the goal and focus on you. While yeah you may win bc of that, you also probably aren't gonna get to play much if they're constantly killing you to get back at you with sadistic satisfaction lol

[@Kay-ql2wl]

Yeah squidbagging is just inefficient and annoying.

[@henrycarr8714]

I only squidbag my friends in casual play, then they squidbag me back and all is fine

[@mariomaster973]

This video is Me explaining how the other player is bad after I get squid-bagged I’m just joking lol but you bring up really good points

[@alfonsedente9679]

Spoiler Alert: Git Gud and u wont git 'bagged

[@LampShadeAffair]

squid partyyyyyyy

[@kbhasi]

I saw someone's Splatoon 1 gameplay video where some players were doing that, and now I know what it is. Thanks!

[@mangotaro_]

Someone squidbagged me and my teammate after splatting the both of us and once i splatted them, i squidbagged them back. If that happens again, I should remain humble after splatting them, but I was pretty mad that they squidbagged my teammate aswell.🤷‍♀️

[@tomapple64]

i squidbag in salmon run mostly after a successful shift or in lobbies between matches. its goofy fun for that

[@smidge742]

I only squidbag in Salmon run after we win a match. I didn’t know what squid bagging was a long time ago I got squidbagged in Turf war I thought it was mechanic where your ink tank fills up faster how clueless I was. I got squidbagged a couple of times in rank tho I didn’t get upset it was more of a “What do you gain from this man? Lol” I mean who would want someone who squid-bags others on their team heck I sure wouldn’t. I know a friend of mines who is on my list saw me in a match and when they splatted me they will squid bag me as a way of saying “Haha I got ya buddy!”. Also that thumbnail is nightmare fuel.

[@SimonIsVeryHandsome]

I need to forking know who told that squid bagging is a forking bad

[@Avory18]

I mean Splatoon isn't as bad as other games but there's still people telling you to off yourself just because the splatfest team you're on.

[@Cmaster25]

i remember back then in splatoon 2 i once used to be great in rainmaker, getting to S rank, but because of the amount of people i saw squidbag after every kill on me (probably cus i used gold dynamo) i started playing less and in splatoon 3 i barely play at all anymore. Which is sad considering rainmaker was my favourite rank game mode Back then and i used to grind it everyday 😢

[@nicolo2227]

When I do a kill against the strongest player of the other team after an awesome fight I just leave a booyah, yes I have to stay still so they can see the animation but it's my "GG"

[@_reZ]

When you search up the origins of teabagging '_ '

[@1000π]

Lol that one dude who got asked out in a pb

[@lucario1021]

I didn’t realize it was mean until pretty recently! I don’t play any other shooters, so I didn’t know where it came from, and in squidparties and Salmon Run it meant something good (I don’t squidparty) so I figured it meant good game or something!

[@Sqwivig]

I don't agree with your assessment that squidbagging hurts the community. This might just be my personal experience, but I hardly ever see people squidbag in disrespectful ways. Sometimes people will get an extra impressive splat on you, or it's a friendly greeting before a match, or you and that other person become rivals and it adds an extra layer of fun to an otherwise regular match. I think it's pretty stupid that people get bent out of shape and even angry when someone squidbags them. Like, c'mon. It's just a floppy animation. No one is hurling insults at you, or harassing you, or being abusive in any way except maybe being annoying. I get it if you get mad at squidbaggers who go out of their way to kill you, because that is genuinely annoying and not fun to play with that person. But I personally have never experienced this. It's usually the "friendly rival who focuses on objective but will still kill you when given the chance" kind of players that I mentioned before. And I'm sorry but I think squidbagging is hilarious and it can even bring people together! Look at squid parties, or throwing the match when the other team has a DC, or even the rivals you encounter can lead to friendships! I personally think Gem WAAAY overblows the harm that squidbagging has on the community. It's really not as big of an issue as he says it is.

[@dozicon2667]

If you don't really get squidbagged much, then you are one lucky person. I often do it to party, but it can often happen in ranked to disrespect a person, as he said.

[@VaniSpl]

I generally agree that we shouldn't trashtalk or be disrespectful to each other, but I don't think it's big of a deal. In soloq I'm willing to argue about it as there are casuals as well, I do think bagging in scrims is hella toxic because they are taking their time to practice with you, but I don't think it's a bad thing in tournament matches between 2 evenly skilled competetive teams. If I completely shit onto someone in Low Ink, i will press ZL 3 times while swimming away and that's it. I don't waste time but i might get myself an edge over them, leading to winning the set.

[@hyperstar7252]

Please miss once Gem /j, as your name implies, you truly are a Gem for the Splatoon community!

[@SquidSchool]

[@thegoldenblob69]

i squidback when excited. one time i got a double kill from a single splatbomb, and squidbagged. Then they splatted me later and also squidbagged. it was glorious

[@Dysantium]

I make it a point to always splat opponents who are squid bagging. I play a slayer weapon on low level solo queue so it doesn't really hurt anything to splat them

[@quizlaire]

I know this video was made pre-splatoon 3, but I don't even see it anymore. Squidbagging just disappeared overnight once splatoon 3 came out, and that's pretty cool.

[@El_chara]

I still like the funny flop flop sound in the actual squid game

[@MothCloak]

Is there a term for those squid parties in solo games where they start having a little party right from the start, when nobody has disconnected, or nobody didn’t play the objective? Because it happened three times in two days for me when I hadn’t seen it in over a month’s play, and the fact that nobody besides my friends seem to care about it, accept it even, is making me take my first break of this game. And it takes a lot for me to do that, as it’s one of my few joys in life right now.