Splatoon is OVER! Time to Expose their BIG LIE! | Gnoggin - Splatoon Theory

[@Gnoggin]

I know I said this month would be Fairy Month, but before we get into that I wanted to post this Splatoon video since it’s also the month of the Final Splatfest! So… sorry? I guess? You could consider Inklings fae creatures I suppose.

[@ArendAlphaEagle]

Marie's my favorite Fairy Pokémon

[@Nightcore-vr6fl]

Font apologize you're not completely a pokemon theory account...yet

[@caspoki]

Wait last splatfest :(

[@Astro-vl6ge]

Ok

[@parrotplays7]

@@yadaman Wait is this the same InkTank as in Kuro The Artist InkTank or?

[@thetruegamer194]

They have cross shaped pupils because they looked into the smash orb

[@chikentenderz24]

That's why the kids are in Smash Ultimate

[@SakuraAvalon]

But the Inkling's in Smash don't have cross shaped eyes.

[@RagoxHatena]

@@SakuraAvalon They didn't stare for long enough.

[@baanrit.jeaanl8662]

And the CAPTAIN Has no crosses!!!

[@gachaversetrash8287]

Lololol

[@shakeee3n]

I feel that them being cuttlefish instead of squids might be common knowledge in universe. I feel “Inklings” is a lot more varied than just squids.

[@pokemon05100]

@uwu to be fair didn't he literally say that in japanese cuttlefish are a type of squid? they're probably still inklings

[@popsicIes]

I really want to believe this; it's pissed me off how Inklings is super varied compared to 'Octolings'. But why do they still call themselves the Squid Sisters?

[@shakeee3n]

Pupsicle My thoughts on Octolings being being different is that 1. They are the only ones who declared war and 2. They are physically different from the other inklings. I believe that all types of squids and ink squirters are categorized as inklings and all types of octopuses are octolings.

[@popsicIes]

@@shakeee3n So basically even though they're not squids, they're still gonna call themselves squids anyway?

[@shakeee3n]

Pupsicle Well mostly since Squids are the most common type of Inkling. It’s just advertising.

[@KitsuneCentral]

Well, "Squid Sisters" is a lot more cool and trendy sounding than "Cuttlefish Companions".

[@315.59]

Math squid sisters still a better name imo

[@lag3904]

@@yadaman that could always be their country name if they decide to retire

[@cybernurgle6413]

So it comes down to one name being more marketable than the other

[@supersquidkidsofresh]

@@yadaman thats a reasonal and logical name.

[@catherinevo6060]

Kansha Kitsune true

[@Viantastic]

I clicked thinking I wanted this knowledge. I didn’t actually want this knowledge

[@Niahylo626]

oh hi.

[@wagabag5015]

Lol

[@nickg6286]

OMG hiiiiiii viaaaaaannnnnnnnnnnnnnn

[@whatTFisThis]

but what about cuttlefish cousins?

[@RenBee]

cuttlefish revealed to be the new species for splatoon 3?

[@justsomeguy07]

I want salmomlings as well as cuttlelings

[@0nion_Rings]

It makes a lot of sense for it to happen also team chaos ftw

[@someoneawesome8717]

Cuttlefish villain who uses pulsing hypnotic light shows (just like a real one) to get racial revenge

[@eclipsebringerofdarkness2781]

I also want Chambered Nautolings

[@kidincredgamez5819]

@@eclipsebringerofdarkness2781 I feel like Nautolings would be the third installment's "replacement" for Octolings in the Octarian Army, since it's obvious a large part Octolings will have "abandoned post" aka _integrated with Inkling society_ and "Nautolings" practically has the word "Naughty" in it.

[@sorenmine7765]

"but if marina isn't a regular inkling, then what is she?" Didn't you just say she's an octopus?

[@WXRST99]

I thought he said she wasn't a regular octoling. Maybe I misheard though.

[@fireblast133]

Cutecute Cupcakes that’s my thought too. The octolings were experiments by DJ Octavio to combat the Inklings morphology itself. But they were young and impressionable. So the hypnoglasses were to control them. Then the first game’s finale happened, and that started to break apart. A song of hope was seared into their minds and hearts. Marina was just the first to emerge, and did so publicly. Pearl immediately jumped in to stop her getting attacked, and slowly she was accepted.

[@jinkigato]

She is a octopus

[@jacobs5546]

He said Octoling.

[@Nachtflut]

I'd like to mention that in the german version of Splatoon/Splatoon 2 they aren't called 'Squid Sisters' but 'Sea Sirens'.

[@sunfeatherX3]

That's lovely. I'm calling them that now

[@TheTheisson]

and the german word for cuttlefish is sepien which sounds similar kinda similar

[@letmetakeajormungandrattha8591]

So now they’re mermaids? C’MON PEOPLE MAKE UP YOUR MINDS

[@1r0zz]

The european translation of splatoon 2 are obscene, it is like they took an all ages story and tried hard to make it only enjoyable to 3 years old...oh, that's what they did.

[@deadlydingus1138]

As opposed to land sirens?

[@musicmage5787]

About the ink changing colour at the tips, in Splatoon 1 when a player’s ink colour was purple the tips of their tentacles were light blue

[@miakiikazu]

yeah i play splatoon 1 and the tentacles appear to be different on the ends and the best I can see is yellow/orange have purple at the ends

[@RUST_W0RKS]

So they're actually Cuttlefish? That's.... Not surprising, surprisingly

[@YourCrazyDolphin]

Surprisingly surprised to find how unsurprising the surprise was.

[@sauce4279]

I like your profile pic

[@LanieMae]

It’s just a theory

[@guidomista1291]

Lol

[@justathiccling8384]

I been known this cuz of their grandpa

[@crispchip8401]

There are different types/species of Inklings, and Octolings.

[@DetroitGamingINSTABILITY]

IKR

[@angelofdarkness4565]

I want playable bioluminecent inklings and octolings

[@maxvandalfsen8273]

First they reveal the Squid Sisters aren't sisters, now they are not even squids!

[@jacobfoxfires9647]

Those bastards lied to me.

[@gustavju4686]

They're like the Holy Roman Empire of fiction.

[@Biohacker777]

This is outrageous! what next? Inkling arent even Ink youngling? Splatoon not even splat cartoon? Nintendo arent nintendo?

[@scettico...]

Squid sisters are so click BAIT Ok, that was an awful pun...

[@shardinhand1243]

:v you may like jim sterlings video on splatoon if you liked this.

[@MonoSause]

Meanwhile the developers are like: "I just wanted them to look different than normal what you talking about"

[@biggestremiliascarletfan2797]

yeah like bruh, they are NPC's of course they will look different than the playable squids and octos

[@DetroitGamingINSTABILITY]

@@biggestremiliascarletfan2797 yea same

[@megansutton9699]

Yeah as the inklings we play as are basically clones of the same character

[@Aspended]

They do a thing called squid drying that removes their ability to ink and transform but they can also live over 50 years longer

[@mr.piggly5884]

2 things, why does captain cuttlefish have round pupils, And if cuttlefish inklings have bones, how do they turn into their cuttlefish form.?

[@KonaSoda]

Mr. Piggly I’d have to say though when have we seen any of the 3 (Callie, Marie, and Pearl) turn into their “squid form”?

[@mr.piggly5884]

To do battle in spaltoon, you need to go squid to regen ink

[@shupasopni]

@@mr.piggly5884 But have the idol characters ever been shown to do it? Maybe they regen ink some other way?

[@popsicIes]

@@KonaSoda In Splatoon 2, if you look closely as you go near the manhole, you can see Marie turn into a "squid".

[@supaishin]

Maybe their bones disintegrate? Or bone structure change?

[@VoxVenatoris]

It'd be cool if in splatoon 3 there was a cuttlefish character option

[@lizardtheguy]

Or Salmoniods

[@kami9143]

Why if cuttlefish aren't that different?

[@mikaeruu0309]

@@kami9143 because cuttlefish are cute why else smh

[@elijahmuller5041]

Copycat Octolings are barely different either, but those are in

[@zardx2984]

@@lizardtheguy I couldnt imagine playing as a salmoniods

[@nebuluna78]

"the only times we've seen tentacles that change color the the Squid sisters and captain cuttlefish" Sanitized Octolings: am I a joke to you

[@junebug6685]

Rip

[@gothiiispiderz]

They're zombies. Not alive, due to getting blended up into a mush.

[@deadname569]

@@gothiiispiderz yep

[@sherbertshortkake6649]

I think you mean the Kelped Octolings.

[@deadname569]

@@sherbertshortkake6649 no different thing kelped would be alpha but sanatinzed are different

[@Chris_Pickaxe]

It would make sense for captain cuttlefish to be a cuttlefish and the squid sisters are related to captain cuttlefish so it makes sense for them to be cuttlefish

[@jkahl5596]

Maybe they are a hybrid

[@ravenpotter3]

Chris Pickaxe maybe they are part inkling and part cuttlfish

[@nekodzuken4188]

Ravenpotter it's kinda physically and grammatically "impossible" for them to be a hybrid of cephalopods, considering the amount of cuttlefish features.. but that's just a theory, a game theory!

[@fledpaper8009]

*_HAIL WALUIGI_*

[@LanieMae]

Captain cuttlefish is an inkling tho

[@chaotixthefox]

Before watching: He's gonna say they're cuttlefish. Not even 5 minutes in: Knew it.

[@diskdem0n]

i wonder why

[@SirWeibrot]

10:08 "I don't like skateboarding. It's coarse, it's rough and it gets everywhere."

[@SakuraAvalon]

Anakid Squidwalker

[@i8dacookies890]

Weibrot I like skateboarding, their comfy and easy to wear!

[@NotThatUser]

John Remmers My skateboard is in the top percentage! No one can beat my skateboard!

[@phrog2125]

It’s over Anakid, I have the skateboard

[@SakuraAvalon]

I woomy you!

[@CaitlinKoi]

I loved this video! I really hope they introduce cuttlefish into Splatoon 3.

[@sour.sparkleofficial]

ya

[@octoking8113]

Well do I have good news for you!!!! (Also the cover art for the new song has an “inkling” that has ears exactly like Callie and Marie)

[@jacobs5546]

Let us play as Cuttlings in Splatoon 4 Nintendo!

[@Login2play]

I just came from your iceberg video

[@chaoticsorceressztc]

You never know who you'll find in an old video's comment section, huh?

[@jordansean18]

I'm a big fan of using "inkling" to refer to all ink-producing creatures. We could also generally refer to all of these decapods as "squids" in the same way that the game characters refer to all denizens of inkopolis as "fish"

[@infernaldisdain8051]

Why are Octolings, Octolings then? They produced ink too.

[@jordansean18]

Since we are fans of checking out other translations, we should probably note thay the octolings are just called "octo" in japanese, and the evil ones are caller "octo amazons" Octoling is just a clever portmanteau of octo+inkling

[@infernaldisdain8051]

@@jordansean18 Same question then, why aren't they counted as inklings? By your logic calling them Inklings would make sense and even though they are called Octopi in Japanese in Japanese Inklings are still called Inklings. Your answer didn't answer my question at all.

[@jordansean18]

The way I see it, Inkling is an inclusive term. It includes cuttlefish, squids, octos, and every other ink warrior race

[@poodychulak]

@@infernaldisdain8051 Look at DJ Octavio and every other enemy in Story Mode; despite massive physiological differences, they're the same species. Octolings are one form among many taken by the Octarian race. Every other sea creature is already conveniently anthropomorphizing via convergent evolution.

[@MoobOgler]

I think Marina is also turquoise October, the person who made all the music in hero mode because she loves music, her main ink color is turquoise, and sometimes when pearl and her are doing the news pearl will ask Marina what her favorite month is Marina will ask her if she is just making an octopus joke because octo is in October. If that actually is her favorite month it would make sense that the octarans would know her as the artist turquoise October. They also might not know she’s on the side of inkopilis which would explain why she has access to octaran caves and all the materials she needs to make the stages for splatfest, she’s a popular artist and they don’t know she’s not on their side anymore.

[@alphaamoeba]

Calling it, next game will have Cuttlelings, can't wait for other molusks, Clamlings, Oysterlings

[@alexandradordzhieva3835]

will there be one based on the spiney oyster? (its technically not a oyster)

[@rowinacamacho6343]

Clamlings playing Clam blitz.

[@alexandradordzhieva3835]

@@rowinacamacho6343 Blitz as in the KZbinr?

[@kingofflames738]

What about Nautilings? Or something with Massive long tentacles like inspired by the colossal squid? Something like a squidling?

[@lunarkomet]

But how would they shoot ink?

[@slumburger1145]

You didn't even mention that Cuttlefish are known for hypnotising her prey, which is quite amusing for a pair of Japanese-themed idols with die-hard fan bases.

[@pokecraftjohnson2598]

Lockstin:...and remember, never stop using your- Ad:The black Cajun Chicken Club sandwich

[@letmetakeajormungandrattha8591]

This shouldn’t have been funny but it was

[@Xbsnsiisywgwbwkapapaiuw888]

Good thing you didnt get a trojan ad. You would be soo unlucky

[@theblooper9631]

About Marina's eyes, My guess is that she's still an octoling, just a different subspecies. My guess is that before the octolings lived underground together, there where two groups, and one had more environmental pressure to evolve a different shape of pupils. Since there aren't really any land animals with pupils shaped like that, I'm going to guess that Marina can't see as well as say, agent 8. My guess as to why Agent 8's ancestors evolved these rounded eyes where Marina's ancestors didn't, is simply that Agent 8's ancestors needed them more. Perhaps it could be due to the lighting, other animals, geography, plants, what weapons they used, or perhaps one was mainly nocturnal while the other was diurnal. Whatever it was, SOMETHING put pressure on one group to evolve new pupils, while the other stayed the same as their octopus ancestors. My guess is that the round pupils are a more dominant trait, meanwhile the dumbell shaped ones are more recessive, which is why you don't see many octolings with eyes like Marina's.

[@sylodui]

needs more likes

[@Eltipoquevisteayer]

As a child i thought the Cuttlefish was called "Cuddlefish" because of the tentacles

[@andrewolson5471]

Got started on tentacle hentai early, eh? LOL

[@LanieMae]

There’s a creature called a cuddlefish in the original subnautica

[@megansutton9699]

@Eltipoquevisteayer No, but that would be cute

[@annostrander1628]

Same

[@REDTAILCATFlSH]

maybe callie and marie as “cuttlelings” have the humanoid versions earlier is because theyre not inklings? since theyre a different breed,,

[@LanieMae]

Well I’m the scrolls they say some inklings mature faster

[@jeffreysherman8224]

8:33 "These are all just theories. ...I'm not gonna say it." I'll say it for you, Lockstin. A GAAAME Theory!!!

[@letmetakeajormungandrattha8591]

Are you happy, now?

[@woomyveemolilcuteoctolingg4482]

No..

[@OrdinaryGuy526]

Haha

[@a_random_cheese]

..........,...

[@fritzzon]

i miss you matpat

[@fire_bug6767]

"Let's take a look at Pearl." You leave Pearl out of this.

[@Cookie19isdepressed]

“I DONT EVEN HAVE THAT BIG OF A FOREHEAD”

[@CreativeNameSMH]

Splatoon: YOU'RE A KID YOU'RE A SQUID YOU'RE A KID YOU'RE A SQUID YOU'RE A KID YOU'RE A SQUID YOU'RE A KID YOU'RE A SQUID Splatoon 2: _kid_ *squid* *_wack_*

[@sandigreene2903]

Well, another clue is in the Octo Expansion, when you first enter the subway, Cuttlefish says “I’m going to rest my cuttlebones for a bit”

[@j_animations5266]

That… was already in the video

[@pyrocinematics6649]

What about Marina? Simple answer: her eyes and hair are a genetic mutation. And she may even be stronger and smarter than most other Octolings because of the mutation, which we can grasp from her file shown in the chat logs of Octo Expansion. It’s completely feasible that she simply had a genetic mutation that made her different from other Octolings. But that’s just a theory. A crappy theory.

[@popsicIes]

@Domiyu Backup True that, BUT, if what I remember is correct, Marina _skipped_ school when she was a child.

[@m0rg4ntherobo-inkling92]

No it's not a "crappy theory". You may be onto something there

[@alphaamoeba]

She is an elite Octoling actually, you can see the seaweed on her photo on her file thing

[@adamp.3739]

She's one hell of a nerd, that's all I'll say.

[@mako_happy]

Also marina sucks go team pearl

[@hatpot1523]

The idols have two different colors because maybe they can dye parts of their tentacles. I remember seeing a fan-made project for Splatoon 3 where they had an option to make your hair look like those of the idols. So that part is cleared.

[@ltheabyssl]

Wierd Japanese pvp game has deeper lore than Black Ops 4

[@bashdug]

😂😂😂

[@candytheinkdemon9100]

True af

[@Attaxalotl]

but not pokèmon *ore* Minecraft. If you look hard enough, Minecraft has some insane levels of lore. definitely topping this, and probably topping pokèmon.

[@pacoramon9468]

But not more than Black Ops Zombies.

[@Vektorien545]

That's expecting way too much out of Black Ops 4

[@candytheinkdemon9100]

"Though, these are all just theories..." Me: GAME THEORI- "I'm not gonna say it."

[@ethansumner688]

"Callie and Marie, two of Splatoon's most loved characters, and also Pearl." BURNNNNN

[@Mike-pz7yd]

If i was him i would not say pearl... i would say ''a child with a big forhead''

[@annthom5301]

Just gonna say Ethan, you have a fire emblem profile pic my man

[@roxxmaru]

@@annthom5301 and Roy's bringing the heat.

[@ethansumner688]

@@annthom5301 Well technically its SSB art, because I was a roy main. Now in Ult its different then PM but he is still my boi. And the fire sword helps.

[@ethansumner688]

@@Mike-pz7yd Yeah I guess. But I still Love her!

[@casual3123]

11:54 sorry, but Octolings are now known to the public because in the final Splatfest announcement Pearl and Marina "Fellow Inklings and Octolings".

[@casual3123]

@@yadaman Huh. That's weird. I went back and watched it and I could have swore I saw it but maybe it was my imagination.

[@thestarcaller]

Cuttle Cousins, Cuttlefish Companions, oh well. Squid Sisters sounds better anyway lol

[@forregom]

In dutch the Squid and Cuttlefish are both called: "inktvis". (Which means ink fish btw)

[@dhi_holo9341]

11:38 "It's all coming together!" Careful there, this ain't Pokemon and alchemy Theory works really well though, I can definitely see it fitting in the canon.

[@DD-gz1sv]

Easy theory: Their parent is different Done Don't judge me

[@KatietheSonicFan]

So what you’re saying is they might be half squid half cuddlefish? 🤔

[@Minilla-us7sq]

@The_Cookie_Dragon Im gonna Call Arceus

[@hypn00s197]

Callie is bigger than Marie in the thumbnail I guess we know who is his favorite

[@captainlastreo5160]

He's still in denial that the Superior Sister won over -Basic Sister- Callie.

[@chillyoshi]

Callie

[@m0rg4ntherobo-inkling92]

Carie?

[@kourtney7074]

@uwu Ah yes, I see. You're a man of culture as well.

[@lilianamaxey1287]

I agree with your theory for the most part, accept that you have to keep in mind that there is a generation between cap’n cuttlefish and Callie and Marie. Chances are, one of their parents was an inkling, which could mean that they are just part cuttlefish. Everything else about your theory made sense though.

[@jeffreysherman8224]

"The elephant in the room... Pearl's forehead." - Lockstin 2019

[@m0rg4ntherobo-inkling92]

Lol

[@InstaTechGaming]

lockstin: "i have a theory that Callie and Marie are not Squids" Callie and Marie: *Have a grandfather literally called Cap'n Cuttlefish* lockstin: *OH YEAH THIS IS BIG BRAIN TIME*

[@ohioman517]

Two views and 12 likes? Dang people, gotta like it SIX times over?

[@shardinhand1243]

:v you may like jim sterlings video on splatoon if you liked this.

[@GrubbusHubbus]

Me: *watches* Inkling FBI: *breaks into my house*

[@wariot707]

Me: gets armed with water.

[@IsabruhMoment]

The Squid Sisters’ biggest secret... *THEY HAVE MAMMALIAN BREASTS!* Wait no wrong video

[@rabnadskubla8594]

Well I've seen some art that demonstrates your comment.

[@IsabruhMoment]

And of course I see your reply *34* minutes after you make it

[@letmetakeajormungandrattha8591]

oh please no

[@woomyveemolilcuteoctolingg4482]

NOOOOOOOOOO OMG YOU ARE NASTYYYYYY ... *help me*

[@quantumfifteen5679]

What if the developer is working up to a Splatoon: Great Turf War II game

[@Omar-oy3zq]

There are a group of people that walk along the shores picking up cuttlebones that have been washed up. They are known as: cuttleboners

[@Cosmic-Crusader321]

Theory: Ink/Octolings have a makeshift skeleton that can dissolve and reform when going into swim form

[@letnjiznoj]

When will Nautilus get some love. I bet the species will be called shelling

[@AsgarMaat]

Maybe Marina is a Hybrid, Cuttling + Octoling. Which could explain her hair. Inkling’s could refer to all Cephalopods Octolings, Squidlings, Cuttlelings.

[@voltrexkeyva]

Ok... *NOW EVERYTHING I SEE NEEDS AN EXPLANATION*

[@trubluhue9969]

Welcome to the splatoon fandom

[@coldheartedcroc2238]

So bacicly marinea in my opinon is an escapes octoling from splatoon one she took off her hypnotizing thing and escape but if you want to get a fill explainan search marina is an octoling

[@jeice-sonocteer1199]

*Nods in agreement*

[@coldheartedcroc2238]

@@jeice-sonocteer1199 yes

[@himynameis4878]

Voltrex Master I DON’T NEED SLEEP I NEED ANSWERS!!!

[@Icalasari]

11:37 "It's all coming together!" ARCEUS IS A CUTTLEFISH CONFIRMED!?

[@someknight7229]

The next dlc for splatoon 3: jelly fish elongation DLC for splatoon 4: cuttlefish crusade

[@pacotaco8570]

You should make another theory on The toxic mist sub weapon because its description says IT is made from a certain creatures fluids

[@EnigMajicc]

This was actually eye-opening... huh... seems like the story for cuttlefish joining as a playable character has been here all along... (btw let's go #TeamOrder for the #FinalFest !)

[@LanieMae]

TEAM CHAOS FOR DA WINNNNN

[@WretchedRedoran]

@@LanieMae THE MAD GOD SMILES UPON YOU FRIEND!

[@eliezercardoso8009]

#TEAMCHAOS

[@JoseLopez-qt2fx]

@@LanieMae everyone wants chaos until everyone around you starts dying and acting like wild animals

[@cronchy]

Jose Lopez it’s a win win

[@orbic521]

We've also never seen their "squid" forms.. but like you said at the end, maybe Splatoon just considers cuttlefish to be a species of squid or inkling cause they're so similar. So they're all still "inklings" rather than a separate race like ocotlings, just, different types of them. Different "breeds" if you will. Plus, an important note, Captain Cuttlefish doesn't have the cross-eyes that would be indicative of his species. But it would be super cool if they were a secret third race.

[@TechBlade9000]

Then again he has bones

[@joseignaciodepierola2855]

They're Cuttlefish, which where around 130 million years ago

[@noir_uwu8061]

So we have inklings,octolings.... So what Cuddlings?

[@WarmLillie]

Cuddlefish and Inkling hybrid and fusion!!!!!!!!

[@LanieMae]

There different species that wouldn’t make sense

[@red_dulge]

It's possible that they're cuttlefish, however though, I doubt that inklings would discriminate them. Just take Ammoses Shellendorf (Sheldon's grandfather) for example, it's clear that he's a horeshoe crab, yet he's still accepted to be part of the Squidbeak Splatoon, despite being different from inkling.

[@kravoki]

Could it be that Splatoon 3 will be about the Cuttlelings revealing themselves and use their social status to topple the Inkling socitety? That would be neat.

[@illuminatedskies2662]

What if they’re a breed between cuddlings and inklings, you never know

[@That-No-Moon]

So....can i play as a nautiling in the next game?

[@deadlydingus1138]

I wonder how that would work.

[@jenchuwu3887]

Ive been looking for a vid about this cuz i was like "why does the squid sisters look different from the inklings?" So glad i found this vid.

[@alphaamoeba]

Next thing you know C.Q Cumber is Big Chungus

[@LanieMae]

C.Q cumber is snom

[@Farhaan12439]

He is a smol

[@generic_username_1013]

Inklings can also change their color. It's shown in the splatoon manga

[@K1LL3R_4RC4D3]

does this mean that if splatoon 3 ever comes out, then a new species similar to inklings and octolings will rise? cuttlelings!?

[@That-No-Moon]

What about Nautilings?

[@oqo3310]

All inklings aren't exactly all identical, like all human aren't all identical. Like some people have blue eyes and some have green eyes. And I think the "bones quotes" are just fourth wall jokes.

[@chaotixthefox]

But no humans have star shaped eyes. Or square shaped ears.

[@dmdmd2548]

So true, if only more people could see your comment.

[@dmdmd2548]

@@chaotixthefox I think they have a gene known as "eye of the singer" that gives them their unique characteristics.

[@MayaSunfower]

or they just made them stand out cause you are a side character and they are main characters

[@sentinal_entity]

^^^^ But these days I guess people want an explanation for everything

[@letmetakeajormungandrattha8591]

buT IT WORKS

[@chaotixthefox]

That's the real world reason. We're only interested in the in-universe reason here.

[@Inkyink]

Now that they're cuttlefish and all I'd better be seeing some of that Cuttlefish stealth and Hypnosis come into play...

[@turbosoggy6767]

They are not squids, they are inklings 🤠👌

[@TheSilversepiroth]

I only have what's provided from here, a quick Google search, and what little I remember from watching a let's play of Splatoon 2, but the one thing I noticed is that when it comes to official art, Marina's ears are never shown. In fact, she's always got them covered by her headphones. Call it a tenuous connection, but what else looks a lot like an octopus if you were to take away something that covers their head? The armored cephalopods identified as nautiloid. This could also explain the color gradient in her tentacles, as from an evolutionary perspective the color gradient shifting from the shell to the tentacles, especially if that trait was passed down by the Nautilings that succeeded at getting mates, either by being the most attractive or simply surviving persecution and being the only ones left. This only leaves the shell to explain, and there's a couple ways to do so. The first and most simply explained is that, as the nautilings developed other ways to defend themselves, the hard exoskeletal shell became a more last resort defense, becoming endoskeletal like that of a fish or a mammalian. The alternative option is that their evolution has come so far along that the armor plating is practically vestigial, only serving as a marker that they're different from the octolings, which seems to be a very big concern in the Splatoon universe. Theoretically, instead of the normal ear shapes, Marina would have blunted ear "plates," which would look more like bony protrusions from the sides of her head instead of the more fleshy ears of the other inkling subraces. If this were the case, something so drastic would be something that she'd want to have hidden. Being an octoling in Inkopolis must be hard enough without being this different, even rarer strain of inkling

[@Dianthalastname]

“But these are all just Theory’s..... I’m not going to say it” A FILM THEORY!

[@WXRST99]

Wouldn't it be a game theory though?

[@Dianthalastname]

That’s the joke

[@connorlast2278]

Using different species of squids/octopuses/cuttlefish is going to make OC makers happy

[@chaselanglands6757]

Marina is not a normal Octoling?... Could she be a hybrid?

[@Likeafloweribloom]

Chase Langlands nope she’s just a different kind of octopus

[@dmdmd2548]

She is an octoling with the eye of the singer gene, and is also our only example of an octoling idol. (to prove this theory) Edit: I found out about the contacts so Marina is not actually showing the gene. Or is she? We never see her true eyes, and the gene may show differently in octolings.

[@Likeafloweribloom]

moop meep murp singer gene?

[@LanieMae]

Nah

[@vomerconch9795]

I’m pretty sure Inkling’s teeth are the beak of their squid forms. Also the shoulder blades could just be structural support made by their bodys.

[@nerdrage3626]

Lockstin, that Opening... you're starting to go full MattPatt!... NEVER go Full MattPatt!

[@ExploringWithLagz]

Matt is my daddy

[@ohioman517]

@@ExploringWithLagz AaaaAAAAAaAaaaaAAaAAaaaHHHHhhHhHhhHHhHhhhhHhHHhhh

[@nicolotafa8921]

Another crazy theory:cap, callie, marie and quite possibly their parents are in reality humans who survived the extinction and disguised themselves as inklings(and why not:cap'n cuttlefish is the famous professor)

[@nicolotafa8921]

Thats why our ink doasnt affect them

[@MangoMarc]

It also wouldn't be too much of a stretch to imagine, that Callie and Marie are of both squid and cuttlefish descent. Of course there's no evidence to back this up, but it's a possibility

[@dmdmd2548]

Actually, there is evidence. Cap'n Cuttlefish is their grandfather.

[@MangoMarc]

@@dmdmd2548 I mean, yes, I know. What I'm saying is we don't have any prove, that they have squid-parts in their lineage, if we take the conclusion of the video at face-value.

[@LanieMae]

Nah it is a very big stretch because there far to simaler to inklings and that squids and cuttlefish are an entirely different species of animal and can’t crossbreed with squids

[@mementomori1553]

Well, its confirmed that Cuttlefish is a squid, so atleast you tried.

[@Alissi-P]

It was all just a LIE! *you really snatched my weave shuichi*

[@Boozies_AAA]

It’s fun when you think about cuttlings are a thing that exist (Watch caitlin kois video on the lore of splatton music) So if they wanted to they could’ve made the squid sisters cuttlings But cuttle sisters doesn’t have a good ring to it

[@Im_Enigma]

“Its just a theory.....a y....im not gonna say it” oh my god haha 😂💀

[@dianasmile2518]

They are cuttlefishes because their Grandpa is one. But I guess that Cuttlefish is a sub race of the Inkling species, just like humans are of different races. So, maybe there are two types of Inklings. Squid Inklings and Cuttlefish Inklings.

[@Gohka]

Don't know if you already did but you need to make a shirt that says "It's all coming together" with I dunno a bunch of pictures referencing your theories.

[@letmetakeajormungandrattha8591]

*yes*

[@holyelephantmg8838]

Couple things, one: if you go to Maritime Memory Splatoon 1 amiibo thing, the front of their trucks have their squid forms. Two: Captain Cuttlefish is only ever referred to as Cuttlefish in translations, in the original versions, his name means “dried squid.” Three: Cuttlefish at the end of 3 literally turns into a squid. Four: the players and stuff in 3 have the other color at the end.

[@LanieMae]

Lemme debunk this: Captain cuttlefish is an inkling. It’s been confirmed so many times, we see his squid form and other charecters call him an “old squid”. Also Callie and Marie have quite minor differences, like slightly different eyes and ears and different tentacles. Apart from that they’re regular inklings. How would marie fit down the drain if she had bones? Why do we see there squid form. Why are they confirmed to be squids? Also them talking about “breaking bones” is probably messing up squids with other species, like fish. And if they were cuttlefish they would’ve called them selfs the “cuttlefish cousins” because that wouldn’t cause any controversy, only a couple species are at odds with inklings (octopi and salmon). So why would they straight up lie about there species if it wouldn’t cause any consequences?

[@sylodui]

He has a rib cage meaning he can’t be a inkling

[@sylodui]

Which characthers called him a old squid exactly

[@sylodui]

You say they different eyes, ears, and tentacles like it’s not how we separate inklings/octos

[@sylodui]

I mean we don’t know a lot about splatoon or cuttlefish so it could easily be a mechanism their using so their bones don’t get in the way

[@sylodui]

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[@mintyflores7378]

Aww man! I thought this video would confirm my theory about Cuttlings helping DJ Octavio make the hypo-shades but it does give me a whole new direction to take "If Marina wins the Splatfest she'll become the totalitarian dictator of Inkopolis with the help of the Cuttling species" theory. Why do all my theory involving Cuttlings also involve dictatorship?

[@LanieMae]

Nah octos are very aggressive towards intruders (apart from salmonids)

[@sonic3bros486]

Hi and BOOYAH!!!!(sorry when I see a vid related to Splatoon I just need to let the booyah out....)

[@justaguythatsbadateverythi2499]

Booyah! Booyah back or get a slap..

[@demolishern6853]

Booyah!

[@justaguythatsbadateverythi2499]

@@demolishern6853 Booyah!

[@sonic3bros486]

Let's Get the Booyah bomb ready guys!!!!!!!!!!!

[@NeoNickz]

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[@archerking2784]

I disagree. I think that the cuttlefishy ears is because of their only cuttlefish ancestor, captain cuttlefish. The hair color is just because they dyed their hair, and the pupils could be contacts, as we know they exist in the Splatoon world. They are part cuttlefish, not completely cuttlefish.

[@DangeresqueIX]

I wanna play as a sharkling, but that will probably never happen.

[@kingdedede9734]

I want to play as a crocodile

[@DangeresqueIX]

Yeah, that's why it will probably never happen. Apparently fish are equivalent to zombies or something in this universe.

[@IofSheikah]

Krakenling

[@LanieMae]

Well sharks are in splatoon because once Callie (the squid) said she’ll rather wrestle a shark than ???

[@BiniPulsar]

Agent 3's official art has her with green tentacles that go into purple at the tip. Maybe changing the color at the tips is just a fashion thing, cause I've seen Inklings in the plaza and square that have pinkish tips. Or maybe Agent 3 is a cuttlefish too :/

[@BiniPulsar]

@@yadaman True, I've never seen it on playable Inklings in game. And I think what I remember in the plaza and square with the Inklings having pinkish hues at the tips of their tentacles, was to do with the angle the sun was hitting it. I remember really liking how it looked and trying to figure out how I could replicate it. When the tentacle was on the opposite side the light was coming from it glowed pink a bit lol. Not 100% sure if it's related to this or not :/ So much mystery and lore.

[@MrSkysenGames]

Those are some weird looking Fairy Type Pokémon.

[@shoujoqueen4187]

Another theory that said pearl was a cuttlefish, mentioned her 'tentacles' turn inwards instead of Laying flat like other squids and in one of the news casts Marina mentions wanting to change the name of inkopolis to something more inclusive (the name having to do with cuttlefish or fish similar i believe) and pearl immediately says something along the lines of "that's a much better name, lets do it!" Showing that she would want her species being represented

[@whodis7507]

Lockstin: "It's just a theory...I'm not gunna say it." Me: Well played Lockstin, Well played. *likes video*

[@jacobs5546]

Pearl is not a Cuttling because A, Her ears are not curved B, Her ear issue is most likely an error And C, She doesn't slip up and refer to having bones.