The Lore of the Splatoon Bands (Part 4/4)

[@Glory2Snowstar]

Dawg C-Side is FERAL, those drunk Squeets must have been high-profile drama for months

[@RapidProbably]

Laughing at the word squeet. It’s such a silly word!

[@breachboii]

LMAO do you think in-universe they’re considered a “problematic” band??

[@mccalliesterrrr]

@@breachboii in-universe, it's probably controversial to admit you listen to them to the point as soon as you say you like a song from them, the room goes silent and everybody just looks at you weird. It doesn't even matter if you pirate their music, you're getting judged. 😭

[@luc1d_ismyname]

I would like to see Beika play the ukulele.......

[@xraenon1664]

The funny thing is can definitely see them in current day Twitter. God knows I’ve definitely seen just as unhinged post from some pseudo-celebrities on the past

[@Typi]

Chirpy Chips is probably the most disfunctional band at face value, but somehow is the only band between all three games that have consistantly been popular and not broken up or changed members. Just a buncha friends vibing and making stuff when they feel like it.

[@shannotic]

that’s why they’re so good lol !!

[@Glacielhaze]

huge paramore energy for sure

[@springfaux6991]

KNEEL BEFORE BAND WITH BENEFITS

[@ItsWolf0]

@@springfaux6991lmao

[@Wallis_2001]

The fact that Beika got ratio’d on socials is so funny because you know someone at Nintendo HQ sat down and deliberately chose those numbers. It’s a small detail that works so well to show how controversial C-Side is in-universe. I love this so much.

[@springfaux6991]

Hypothetically baker could've gotten the entirety of c-side cancelled because of how hammered they were and had balls bigger than their brain

[@marcoplayz7911]

It’s been 2 years…

[@dasderdiscord]

Not gonna lie that was a pretty long wait

[@gh00stic8]

@@dasderdiscordthere was quite literally nothing about the bands for 2 years, and there still isn’t anything major about the new bands now

[@Zeleven87]

ITS BEEN SO LONG

[@keynanmartinez]

No kidding

[@ezekieldawson1265]

To the point,I like it.

[@KirboV10]

Get beika under control😭 first starting shit w ichiya now thirsting over fin💀

[@ivyzombii]

GEEEEEELP ACTUALLY LAUGHED MORE THAN I SHOULDVE AT THISCOMMENT

[@sophont_sea_anemone]

@@ivyzombii SAME LMFAOOOOOOOOO

[@Limomon]

That transition from the Game Theory bit into Ink Theory was absolutely genius

[@Teriiiyakiii]

30 minute college lecture (can give me powerful knowledge that I have to use for my desired career): ❌️ 30 minutes of Splatoon band lore (the funni aquatic people have juicy drama): ✅️

[@blackberrynina999]

and some funy marine animals knowlegde

[@Cypherlord]

Hey you can pass it off as marine biology if you can make a good enough argument

[@MikeyInsanity]

Pearl spending 200 million to make clothes out of a space suit is "Yep, that sounds like the kind of thing she'd do."

[@MicrowavedGoods]

I can't wait for part 5! One little detail i've already noticed: you mention how it seems like Kiki left C-Side at one point and then rejoined. Well in the album art for the new band, Riot Act, there's Kiki, standing alongside the other members of the band. It's so cool the amount of detail they put into these fictional squid bands.

[@Octoptic0n]

It's mentioned as well that Kiki started Riot Act as a side project

[@Jm-ki4su]

Omega 3's lore is endlessly funny to me. Salmonids pride themselves in dying, yet these three said "screw it, we're gonna make music instead!"

[@bathilra5364]

Dude they are the reason I named my small fry the cousin of the babysitter of the dog walkers dentists neice of the true salmonid emperor

[@Chaosbean-1443]

Dang, Pearl's sweater being worth over a million USD is absolutely ridiculous-- Man, I love when writers give us crazy information that no one asked for, its great.

[@ellec7188]

I mean if you think about it I'm not surprised a retrofitted space suit would cost that much

[@lrgogo1517]

I was gonna say the woomified "QRTs" meme was funny, because it implies that the weird mascot character who may or may not be related to the amusement park is derived from some cartoon series, and that they starred in some sort of Squid _Kingdom Hearts._ But then I checked Inkipedia to figure out whether it has a name, and it turns out (1) his name is 'Fresh Fish' (2) he _is_ in fact the mascot of Wahoo World (3) he's been in multiple (presumably animated) films (4) he plays a supporting role in a modern video game with a main theme composed by a popular band (Off The Hook). *Good cod, there already **_is_** a Squid Kingdom Hearts.*

[@nathanblackburn1193]

Simple and Clean but sung by Marina with a rap segment by Pearl

[@dantesdiscoinfernolol]

Ikkan _(I do not accept the name Quinn, I'm sorry-)_ just ditching the room when asked if Squid Squad could ever get back together is hilarious. Dude really took that "Just walk out - YOU CAN LEAVE!" meme to heart and never looked back.

[@plaidhatter1674]

I like the idea that he was on a stool during the interview and knocked it over as he got up, adding insult to injury.

[@MaxenceBerrier]

Reminds me of how Kanye just walks out of interviews

[@sapphiresupernova]

@@MaxenceBerrier Ikkanye

[@koiyune]

​@@sapphiresupernova why did it translate to "calm down"

[@WretchedRedoran]

You could interpret Ikkan's name changing to Quinn being representative of cutting ties with Squid Squad, as they no longer associate with the Sushi theming of the band.

[@AshleyIsArtsy]

Pearl being like "nah were going to the moon" and then getting an authentic astronaut jacket made is the most Pearl thing Ive ever heard 😂 I love hearing the story of all the band members!!! Look forward to learning whatever we can about the new bands coming in future updates as well!

[@MagicalGirlFia]

Ah Splatoon, where the interpersonal and legal drama between characters that never appear in game is more sensical (in universe) and coherent than the main plot of the 3rd game.

[@TrinityCore60]

It wasn’t _that_ bad…

[@koalathe1931]

17:58 Jessika's drip is fucking insane goddamn

[@1unar_eclipse]

Why can't we have those kinds of outfits in-game >:(

[@OriginalGameteer]

Jessika quickly became one of my favorite characters the instant I saw her

[@sapphiresupernova]

Ngl I thought it was Callie at first

[@riji_monogatari]

It's worth mentioning as well that the Happy Little Workers motif is also in the five "rocket" OSTs that play as you are ascending the rocket. On the Splatune 3 official CD it's called "Thrilling Corporate News". The tune plays with rocket sounds and humans in the background as if it's a recording. I think this and the title further imply the motif was definitely involved with the humans in alterna in some capacity (which is pretty chilling lol).

[@SapphireRose0205]

I always guessed that they're called Damp Socks feat. Off The Hook because it relates to Wet Floor. You got wet floors, you get damp socks. Could also be something about their "busy vacation", walking around the world means your feet sweat a lot, right? or maybe these new members are 'dipping their toes' into professional music performance

[@nathanblackburn1193]

I like how Front Roe has a Squid Squad feel but like more mature, like you can tell the Squid Squad members have become more experienced since their time as Squid Squad

[@SmileOmega1]

15:46 something about there being a mistranslation underneath the phrase "Polish isn't everything" is so funny to me.

[@RyleyPetell]

Oh boy, I can’t wait to learn more about my favorite band, Hightide Era, surely something new happened over the past 2 years!

[@ameliawillars]

😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@ElentraGames]

I hope Twitter is called Squitter in their universe

[@sapphiresupernova]

Squidder

[@arogustus3984]

Yoko and the Gold Bazookas continues to be my fsvorite band. But I've always wondered about the vagueness of the jam session Yoko attended. Cause I think it was said somewhere that it was a seven person jam session, and that gives me the impression that, since Yoko seems to have gone on her own, Kitamura and Oonie just... followed her to Splatsville without her knowledge. But that's just a theory

[@ameliawillars]

An ink theory!

[@koiyune]

A GAME... wait.

[@omegacanon]

Grizzco logo real quick: The earth consists of a salmon as the white part, in the jaws of a bear which is the orange part (Salmon's tailfin is the bear's nose, salmon's gills and mouth are the bear's lower jaw and tongue). So much cool imagery. It gives the impression that the hidden meaning is the bear biting the world, because of the way Salmon Run is but a means to fuel and feed his goals.

[@lrgogo1517]

Wha-? WHOA! I never saw the bear! AAAAHHHHHH!! Also, the border containing the logo and wordmarks straight up has bear ears~

[@omegacanon]

@@lrgogo1517 YO UR RIGHT! Wow good stuff

[@lilaniloxi]

MUSIC LORE! MUSIC LORE! MUSIC LORE! YEAAAAH

[@MuraNue]

BEIKA C-SIDE SPOTTED!!! I love beika c-side so much. From his orange beautiful, short and taken well off hair to his amazing grey skin, almost like a homestuck troll. His earrings are so beautiful and pretty it makes me wanna giggle and spill water on my feet. His pants are so pretty and well take care off, aswell. Makes me wonder where he buys his clothes. Maybe goodwill? No, probably walmart. He's so pretty and funny and his beautiful raspy voice gives me butterflies. Hes wayy better than the other members because hes so hot and pretty. His eyes resemble that of a star, or a south park character. I wish i could meet him. I would give him a green apple. Just like his shirt. His beautiful, green t-shirt. His voice is heavenly, like an angels call. Especially when he asks what my mother said. He makes me giggle and he makes lidia emo. I love Beika because hes a cute senpai. I love beika because he is superior. Hes so cute and tall and he looks like lincoln loud from heaven. I love lincoln loud. The way he just stands there is mesmerizing. Its heavenly. HE is heavenly. Such a beautiful man cannot exist outside a screen.

[@rassicas]

^most normal c-side fan

[@FaerinnyFae]

THIS IS LIKE SOME SORT OF COPYPASTA

[@MuraNue]

@@FaerinnyFae KINDA YES

[@FaerinnyFae]

@@MuraNue delightful

[@redi.c.e.6046]

Ah, I see: this is a satire of an IN-universe ‘normal’ beika fan desperately trying to defend beika since presumably everyone else hates him so much. Thank you @BassBeika , very cool 😗👍

[@inkadia]

IM LOSING IT. Rassicas blessing us once again

[@drspylol]

But that's just a theory. A GA- ink theory

[@wyverewings1790]

Can't wait for splatbomberguy's video on C-Side's plagarism

[@SasukaRH]

i just realised orion's shirt is pink floyd lmao. I guess pink floyd'd music outlasted humanity

[@paperbort3669]

I adore Splatoon's design philosophy when it comes to their fictional bands. There are so many wacky and unique character designs and interesting backstories, it's tragic that we're probably never gonna see them appear in game.

[@greenfroggy333]

Can’t wait for the in depth explanation of big man as a band member

[@nesh7288]

i need merch of splatoon bands or else i will explode

[@rassicas]

The monkeys paw curls, they make it and it'll be exclusive to a Japanese pop up store for 2 weeks lol

[@nesh7288]

noooooooooooo

[@koiyune]

i need ikkan plush

[@JimmyMouthwashing]

hightide era having no new lore or songs in years makes me so sad PLEASE COME BACK GUYS WAAAAHH

[@chamomileeeee]

HELL YEAH I LOVE NICHE SPLATOON LORE, ESPECIALLY ABOUT THE MUSIC!!!! *rips off shirt like that one werewolf reaction image

[@adamthechao9519]

You Know What'd Be Nice? A Misconception Video. Basically Just Going Over A Bunch Of Things Fans Constantly Get Wrong, Like The Octolings Wearing Hypnoshades, Little Buddy Being A Pet Or The Existence Of Turfling Species Beyond Inklings And Octolings (As Well As Those Two Unnamed Cuttlefish Idols). I Know You've Talked About Most Of These Already, But I Think Compiling Them All Into One Neat, Ten Or So Minute Video Would Be Very Convenient For Educating People.

[@adamthechao9519]

Also Have You Ever Considered Doing More Speculation Or Theory-Crafting? Whether It Be For The Future Of Splatoon, Or Unsolved Mysteries Like The "Save Our Salmons" Art.

[@mizurora9496]

What’s with capitalisation here

[@mcnuggiez4755]

this might get drowned out but i wanted to bring up the possibility of tosh being a humanoid sea cucumber (it would be like a case of squids+inklings being separate species in the same universe, AKA cq cumber and tosh are separate species). tosh displays pentaradial symmetry in their design (5 teeth) which is a trait specific to echinoderms like urchins and sea cucumbers. their hair, though odd in coloration, may be the innards of a cucumber, which would explain why only their head is not made of "hair." these innards also typically contain some sort of toxin, which could be why their name is toxy in japanese. i really only see them being a blue button from the hair coloration and toxins.

[@lays5277]

Harmony and Baker are really just the problematic meow meows of splatoon lead singers huh

[@ghd2966]

10:50 I The way this line was delivered, it felt like you could hear Rassicas clenching their fist whilst trying to play it off as if its okay.

[@a_creatorsstuff17]

28:00 Marina is playing a grand piano...... If a single string was to break she would at best get a new haircut.... Or be decapitated without pain.... If all strings broke, all hell was loose

[@proximaeon]

"That's a good question." *immediately goes aways.* Pro move.

[@zacki102]

they LIVE they LIVE!!!!! ok but like I love the fact that the inklings canonically think h2woah's music is pretentious and annnoying but still kinda good. Love the Inkopolis and splatsville dichotamy. I see the dis-pair english names and I simply look away ✨ 😊

[@dasderdiscord]

Yeah baby that’s what I’ve been waiting for

[@sanicdude246]

that's what it's all about!

[@watcherwhowatches6725]

wooooo

[@tikitak7672]

You know what I want? Another splatoon concert, except it’s not just preformed by the idols. You know when the other game’s songs are played between idol songs they play gameplay songs? I wanna see band members preform that. Like 3D models and mocap, the whole shebang. Yeah it’ll be expensive because they’d have to make whole new assets for one instance only which is why they won’t do that. But still it’s such a cool thing to think about.

[@sophont_sea_anemone]

OH MY COD I'VE BEEN SAYING THIS FOREVERRRR I WOULD SELL MY SOUL TO SEE C-SIDE OR THE CHIRPY CHIPS ACTUALLY PREFORM LIVE😭😭

[@Joob_Toob]

martin looks like a gooseworx character

[@theclown2257]

I really hope we get to see more band characters in person in the future. It didn't take long after splatoon 3 coming out for harmony to become my favorite character, plus we get to see deadfish in side order, i think its really cool.

[@Hewer86]

My best guess for where "Quinn" came from is that it's mean to sound like "squid" to match how "Ikkan" sounds like "ika"

[@TokaDot]

LETS FUCKING GO!!! Also my splatoon 1 and haikara walker artbooks just arrived RAHHHHHH!

[@TokaDot]

Gonna use that lovely English translation you guys put out recently while looking through it.

[@nikoyoart]

The way the hightide Era one abruptly ends is so funny XDDD

[@adragonfruitreal]

I initially thought Tao Blu was possibly fried, which is probably not the case, but I like the Irony of a practice done on food being preformed on one of the most deadly animals out there.

[@FaerinnyFae]

THIS WAS SO GOOD!!! I LOVE THE SPLATBANDS SO MUCH I CANT DO THIS!!! Aaahh!!! Thank you thank you RASSICAS!! (Sorry for being mental in the live chat) 😭

[@ivyzombii]

i lovre cxrw dside

[@evilpossessedcat9572]

YOOO YOU’RE HERE TOO agreed like holy shit splatband content no way (I’m not stalking you I swear I promise)

[@FaerinnyFae]

@@evilpossessedcat9572 HELLPPPP IM BEING STALKED!!! /j No but UGHHH I LOVE SPLATBANDS!!!

[@arial-s]

I still can't get over some of the localized names Like why change Ikkan's name to 'Quinn' but still keeping Ichiya's name the same?? 😭😭😭

[@SarCexdxd]

25:04 perfect timing with the song

[@DekuGamer]

Amazing video Rassicas! Always appreciate the amount of depth your videos have, and it's fun to learn more about these obscure details that the game hardly acknowledges. Learned so much from this as always.

[@latlequin1]

Considering how much they look like Frisk, it makes sense for Orion to use they/them lol

[@hallwaerd]

Bruh if Garris is an Octoling in swim form, imagine how big their Octoling form is…

[@cosmic_fruit3712]

Finally... more splatoon to rot my brain with until Splatoon 3 DLC releases...❤

[@Kevinblue035]

a while back i made a splatoon OC who's lore was that he moved to the splatlands and styled himself as a nasty punk rocker because he became obsessed with c-side, and even gave himself a spikey beard because he thought walter looked so cool finding out they're really Like That in canon just makes it fit so much more lmao

[@countcrocodile1115]

Pearl spending millions on her outfit does nothing bit reinforce her goat status for me. Trully the realest there is 💪

[@spooner8168]

In regards to Tao Blu's hair, I remember seeing that a new trend in splatoon 3 was inklings/octolings deep frying their hair to give it that crustiness. Im assuming tao blu decided to hop on the trend.

[@williamswonderland3636]

What's everyone favorite band? Mine are bottoms feeders ☘️ And cherpy chips 🕹️ Also what are some other styles of music Splatoon could use? Maybe meatel or swing?

[@polygawn]

9:53 omg Neil Cicierega 😍😍😍😍😍

[@evilpossessedcat9572]

Neil jumpscare

[@FaerinnyFae]

HELPPPP STOP 😭😭

[@Paula_BunnE]

HELL YEAH MANNNN!!! SPLATOON BANDS ROCK🔥🔥

[@Calo-Mari]

Sad about the lack of information on the human bands in Alterna, I have been trying to crack the code on the meanings of their names for a bit now so I was hopeful that you would have had more luck. Anyways, great video as always!

[@jblitz200]

The story of squid squad is my hyper fixation I’m begging for any food…

[@PassedFlowers]

Same

[@sethfeldpausch4337]

I swear, of ALL video game worlds, Splatoon has the most cohesive and well realized one! The fact that every item has a brand and every song has a band, and all these things have lore tied to them is insane! What's crazier is that the average player misses most of this very realistic sounding lore! The fact that Nintendo recreated the confrontational vibe of Twitter, within the Splatoon world just to display how fictional bands have beef with each other, is absolutely NUTS and it adds so much character!

[@Tetsunorii]

Yesterdayvi went to watch rassicas and i saw they renumbered the old lore of the splatoon bands to have a 4 at the end. Thats when i knew we were gonna be eating good soon

[@TheLocalPot8to]

Thank you I’m pretty sure I’ve watched every single video about Splatoon in my quest to satiate my need for Splatoon until the DLC

[@unfunnyhunnibee]

Haha.. Now include Riot Act :3

[@koiyune]

kikura new band

[@marcosp.3496]

This is why I love Splatoon, they could have just played generic background music, but here I am watching a half hour video about its characters Pd: Excellent video, and thanks for the Spanish subtitles

[@fleromor]

I would love to see a follow up to the salmonid lore video with everything we know about them now in S3

[@beth5627]

I love how diverse the Splatoon devs went with the species of these bandmates, they are really creative and shows that there are way more species in the Splatoon universe than we see, it fills the world so to say

[@lynxz-studios]

19:18 alternative, he/she user pearl

[@caphcat]

Really excited for a part 5 if there ever is one, the side order has some wierd info that seems contradictary to some of the other info in the magizeens and espacially relating to deadfish.

[@joey5530]

Rassicas, its been 5 years, you still owe me 15 dollars

[@RegiArt7]

There’s still one important question… why does baker from C-side look like Lincoln loud?

[@fleromor]

3:29 I'm pretty sure the album jacket mentions 004clam originally being a studio musician before joining front roe

[@Devilcakes]

YOOOOOOO TOGURO/JESSIKA HAS THOSE HAIR THINGIES. THE CHAIN HAIR! THAT'S SO PUNK!

[@keynanmartinez]

Music In Splatoon Is Out Of This World, Thank You Nintendo.

[@TiziOssidiano]

Chill video alert! Get your relax kit ready!

[@Synthbug]

LOVED THIS VIDEO !! Lots of fun info in ur vids every time and i love all the explanation behind the etymology of their names !! And that info about H2Whoa being made possible by the script decipherers like you is so fitting!! ALSO YIPPIE NEW SPLATBAND DROPPED SO SOON AFTER THIS VIDEO CAME OUT!!! Thats more content for whenever u feel like doing part 5 :D excited to get to know more about O.C.K./riot act as time goes on‼️

[@justanoreo2.0]

I feel so proud that i found out that kiki joined riot act

[@WyrmSanchezpetty]

I’m sort of sad you didn’t point out the motif thing in sudden depth!! it’s really similar to the eight legged advance one which means it could be the origin of it, which i find quite intriguing :}

[@rassicas]

i've never heard about this and i'm struggling to hear what parts are similar myself, do you have more info?

[@WyrmSanchezpetty]

@@rassicas at the start of the fourth version it sound pretty familiar, i listened to it again and it’s a little harder to notice then I remember. The first three notes of the motif are noticeable but not enough to be clearly a reference, but the motif is continued, just a lot quieter (I think it’s a choir doing the rest?) and moreso in the background. I don’t know if it was actually intentional since the alterna music doesn’t have a lot of info, but considering how much they use the eight legged motif it seems plausible

[@konsak0]

I’ve been waiting for EONS. When you announced it yesterday I set a timer!

[@joelsytairo6338]

Splatoon has in universe copyright controversies between the fictional bands!?!

[@torpidGlory]

all the "mistranslation" with he/him pronouns for the former sashimori singer proves is that Pearl is trans 😤 love that for her

[@TheRealGenm]

SO GOOD TO SEE A NEW VIDEO FROM YOU!!! i feel like yours is the only voice i enjoy hearing Splatoon lore from on youtube, you have such an,,, intellectual way of talking about it? you also just have a nice voice in general

[@tacosunbirth]

11:37 There's the fan translated names, then the Japanese names translated to English, but unless I am mistaken, you didn't show the official localized names of Omega-3, which I was expecting to see how similar they were to the fan-translated names. Other than that nitpick of mine (that could just be me misunderstanding the part of the video about my beloved Salmonid lore), Great stuff as always Rassicas, glad to see a new vid from ya :)

[@rassicas]

you are mistaken, those are the official localized names shown below the fan translated names ! you can check splatoon base to see for yourself.

[@tacosunbirth]

@@rassicas Ahh I gotcha, my apologies.

[@faroshscale]

absolutely obsessed with Aquasonic. one of the best songs in the series easily

[@cheychc]

this is such a fun series!! thank you for all the effort you put into these!!

[@gitchx9593]

Tao blu is so adorable. I love her

[@theCrazyJohn]

I wish the Splatoon team focused on getting more information out on english, there is so much there

[@NeverEverWatchThis]

I have a question relating to C-Side. Which member of C-Side is the higher vocalist and which is lower? I always thought Kiki was the higher, but some people think otherwise.

[@evilpossessedcat9572]

I feel like mostly everyone think kikura is the higher voice, including me, because honestly I can’t picture beika sounding like a mouse lmao

[@harrybrown7745]

Oh man! Lemme just say as a musician I’ve been really excited for the continuation of this series with 3’s bands! Big fan of the song compositions from this game!

[@hemarisam]

i NEVER thought this was coming out. you’re a legend.

[@landensplatoon]

I probably won’t retain a lot of this but I sure do love learning about it!

[@BlobRoss_splat]

Ok theory time! Could Deadfish have came up with their name because of Harmony’s fish that is dying, if you look at it it could be represented by the circle with 3 dots and the drips could be like sad tears or something. Like Deadfish was into ChirpyChirps and used an iconic part of their image as the inspiration for their name. So it’s not a brand yet but like a possible branding for DF.

[@FaerinnyFae]

So excited!! 🥹

[@ivyzombii]

Faerin jumspocare😄😄

[@FaerinnyFae]

@@ivyzombii hiiiiiiiii 🤭🤭🤭

[@ivyzombii]

@@FaerinnyFae good morning faerin🌇🌄🌅🌆🌞

[@FaerinnyFae]

@@ivyzombii it’s almost evening for me ❤️❤️❤️

[@ivyzombii]

​@@FaerinnyFae Good evening faerin🌞🌆🌅🌄🌇

[@possibly_a_human178]

The "taonius borealis" thing *really* looks like a spore creation

[@elnic_kai]

also you can hear the tune of happy little workers deep in the ambiance of the alterna overworld