This Is NOT An Inkling! | Splatoon Theory

[@Lowcharisma_LC]

4:33 this is answered in the finale of octo expansion, if you get splatted agent 8 canonicly dies because theres no respawn point nearby. So id imagine if an inkling or octoling were to some how get splatted in the square, theres a nearby spawn point inside one of the buildings, or their dorm

[@IONATVS]

Heck, the pad you show up on in the square has the same logo AS a respawn point-might well just be one that’s a bit hidden for aesthetic or other practical reasons (like so vehicles can drive over it), and Salmon Run mode seems to show there are other, more portable ways to respawn inklings, they just aren’t turf-war legal. My guess is there’re points in most nearby buildings, so if an inkling splats in the square they just need to rush inside and follow the signs to respawn. or even mini portable ones and ink guns to charge them with kept like fire extinguishers in “break in case of emergency” cases.

[@IONATVS]

And on the inking Callie point, I’ve theorized for a while that different inks are formulated differently. The ink used in multiplayer might hurt like paintball, but is generally nontoxic to any inkling, even ones of a different color that it can splat, while ones used in salmon run and singleplayer are formulated so as to be actually toxic to opponents (hence the limit on respawns for a mission-don’t want to risk permanent injury) but not to splat other members of the same species thru friendly fire at all (even if using a different color anti-octo/anti-squid/sanitizing/anti-sanitized ink, its still that type of ink, not another).

[@SmashtoonGamer]

@@IONATVS Yeah if you clip out of the map and fall into the void in splat 1, you would respawn at the respawn logo in the middle of Inkopolis

[@That_one_bad_artist]

I think Nintendo confirmed this I’m not sure correct me if I’m wrong Nintendo (probably confirmed) that 8 does die just that time resets until they finish there quest during the phases of going to the surface as we hear everyone’s line

[@koramora]

You have definitely lost your mind from playing too much Car Quest

[@dylanpotato8739]

agreed

[@JustPasta_12]

Agreed

[@THERIZZMASTER6000]

Agreed

[@LunarPlushize]

Definitely

[@galacticdrawingdubg612]

100%

[@ThatGuyMj]

0:53 from an out of bounds glitch in splatoon 1 we actually do know that respawn points do exist in both of the game's hubs...

[@demariojernigan4776]

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[@Big_Man-taro]

It's...an interesting theory, but if it were the case then several things wouldn't make any sense. As an example how would agent 8 escape the underground if they were controlled from the train the entire time, plus it is stated that in the final escape phase if agent 8 dies they are ACTUALLY dead, like PERMANENTLY dead, the game just rewinds to when they were alive, they don't respawn. Plus it's been stated that inklings don't die to rain, or even water, they can still do things like drink water, stand in rain and even shower, they just can't really swim. So while i definitely don't think the inklings are robots, you still actually bring up some things that i think ARE true, like how the reason you get limited respawns in octo canyon is because of their failing power supply, or how the ink bodies are easily replaceable and it's the soul that carries the stuff like their memories and personality.

[@Salaaaad]

The only time we’re the player dies for for reals is the final stages in Octo expansion. With the characters yelling your name after dying implying you actually died.

[@lucywoomy]

And when you respawn its more like going back in time to make things right

[@Salaaaad]

@@lucywoomy Yeah, it seems like it. I noticed the characters reactions were my dramatic in the last levels of Octo Expansion than in the regular story mode in octo valley.

[@the_dead_knight3]

well with that Splatoon 3 test room you can get splated and reform in the same spot without a respawn point. I feel like I'm multiplayer battles it's just part of the game, like inklings and octolings have the ability to resist enemy ink but they don't because it's not part of the game, turf war after all is just a sport to them

[@seamuskills]

Inklings canonicaly only splat as a response to being injured, Callie is like just not threatened by your ink

[@weirdchickenman]

Maybe inklings only dissolve in water when they’re in squid form. That would explain why they don’t have any rain prevention. Since they can’t swim, if they fall in the water during a game, they can choose to morph into squid form to dissolve and respawn. Respawning would be quicker and easier than struggling to barely see in the water.

[@debleb166]

I think it might be that small amounts of water just aren't dangerous, only being submerged actually has potential to splat. My theory is that humans made the seas very acidic, which they still are during the Mollusc Era, and that acidity can dissolve Inkling and Octoling skin. Rain, however, isn't in large enough volumes in one place to cause more than possibly discomfort, and can be mostly blocked by clothing.

[@JakoBpyroTech]

An interesting concept, for sure, and it does have some interesting implications, like for S1's kraken. It also explains away some of the inconsistencies in the game. It could also technically explain lag, if everyone is using technology to battle. Does this also mean inklings actually can't super jump? Wait, no Agent 3 can, so that means that they can still super jump, nevermind.

[@arkethel]

You super jump into inkopolis at the start of the game

[@JakoBpyroTech]

@@arkethel your right

[@debleb166]

Off the Hook talks about superjumping for travel and to burn calories, I believe it's the dialogue for when Musselforge Gym is available.

[@ArtemisMyths]

I was expecting more of a joke concept when I clicked but this is a really fascinating theory. I really like it which means Nintendo will just say Inklings are "Inklings no matter where they are don't think about it!"

[@B1akedagr-8]

2:28 quick theory they have respawn points at their houses

[@madelinebr__ks]

Theory: They're all inklings, but the reason their battle effects don't work in the plaza is because they have a remote control unit for the Turf War sport, to activate your battle effects. The reason the inkling's special doesn't charge is because they don't ink any turf. End of theory. Mic drop.

[@Periwinkleaccount]

Why are people talking about this? It’s just game design. A game mechanic doesn’t have to be canon.

[@LiEnby]

its also like your special weapon is probably just like an actual weapon you have out, and its just the rules of the game that your only allowed to use it at a certain points .

[@madelinebr__ks]

@@LiEnby So maybe they have a law system in Inkopolis. Like if you take out weapons you get sentenced to water dropping unless you're a new inkling or are playing any sport-type gamemode.

[@A-Random_Pakistani]

Bro they don’t dissolve when they touch water but the density of the water crushed them when they are in large bodies of water, so although it looks as though they dissolve, they just pop into a cloud of blood/ink/internal bodily fluid.

[@digaddog6099]

I think the reason inklings dont have gear abilities in the plaza is because they're just chilling. If they wanted to run faster, they could, but they don't need to.

[@Grego2070]

Vasko, the problem is that in the octo expansion when you get splatted at the end, during the inside of the robot, pearl, Marina, and captain cuttlefish act like your actually dead

[@VaskoGames]

Ye! That's a my bad for not communicating it well enough. The actual agent 8 in octo expansion is not using OctoLink. They only use that technology to take the main tests (basically for everything other than the escape sequence)

[@Grego2070]

@@VaskoGames that makes sense

[@LiEnby]

@@VaskoGames this definitely does make sense, if you want to escape, you'd want to like *actually escape*. not a virtual version of yourself .

[@professionalretard9637]

In Splatoon the circular design in the middle of the square functions as a respawn anchor now I'm not sure if this is supposed to be Canon or not but if you get out of bounds and accidentally die which you can in both games you respawn at that circular point so maybe they're built into that circular point because that symbol is synonymous with respawn in the Splatoon world and my theory is that that respawn point is just a very basic form of a respawn point the reason that the ones that matches are so complex is because they have to keep a barrier up for spawn camping while the ones in the city don't need a barrier (edit I thought of more to add on) the reason inklings can respawn in Salmon run is because the life preservers function as very low tech respawn points that only contain enough ink and only contain enough power to keep the inkling soul alive but require a lot more ink and therefore power from your teammates therefore making portable but teammate dependent respawn points which also don't have barriers because they would be too big and require too much energy and the fact that you can super jump to the point in the middle of those maps and salmon run means that they probably also set the super jump point which is like a respawn point but instead of responding it's a point where inklings can super jump to and get refreshed with a tiny bit of ink probably stored in tanks to respond any inklings that require ink for their backpack respawn points the reason for the big satellite dishes is for communication back to the grisco's headquarters and the reason that inklings can respond limited amounts of time inside of the octo expansion and story mode I'm still trying to come up with but I'll update later.

[@professionalretard9637]

Most of these points are mentioned in other comments but I just wanted to sum up my theory in one big comment mind you I made this theory up before I read all the other comments so I'm sorry if this is all just repeated somewhere else.

[@professionalretard9637]

Also I did this whole thing with voice text because I'm not manually typing out this entire thing so some parts might be slightly broken but you could probably get the idea so if you see respond it means respawn

[@TheUnknown983]

The inklink theory is what I've always thought. Even with other games that let you constantly respawn. XD

[@JamUsagi]

Well of course those aren’t Inklings. The actual Inklings are the little ghost squid on the inside. They just pilot their personal ink-mechas.

[@Big_Man-taro]

When you think about like that i guess we're all just souls piloting a flesh mecha

[@bomas2578]

@@Big_Man-tarothat checks out if you can kinda consider the brain as the soul

[@Asteroider-qs3yq]

0:55 in splatoon 1 if you did the out of bounds glitch and fell off the world, you’d respawn in the chalk thing and i bet the same thing would happen if you somehow got out of bounds in splatoon 2

[@ProChara]

I blame car quest

[@phoenixmilligan7063]

4:44 I would love to see him do a run with squid based Pokémon, just to answer that question.

[@theeeveekingdom7137]

The theory makes a lot of sense that would also explain how the ink color can change while in the plaza it stays one color

[@darkchachouke2614]

Yeah, but the ink color is the color you had during your last match. So no, it doesn't really make sense on that particular thing

[@theeeveekingdom7137]

@@darkchachouke2614 hmmm true

[@legendmilam3473]

Here's my theory. The inkling ghost is the actual inkling and the inklings kid form is just ink. Whenever you turn into a squid you can move in the ink but that wouldn't be possible if you were a physical kid and whenever you respawn it just fills the ghost with ink. Now if you touch water the ink on the inkling will dissolve and whenever you get splatted the inkling will explode in ink it doesn't even leave a corpse just ink, clothes and a weapon.

[@gronktaviousdingletip]

rain has no effect on inklings, they just can't swim. (i got it from the manga)

[@zx-dx719]

bull. if this was cannon surely the dev's would've added a sunken scroll talking about it. this feel like a theory for the sake of a theory

[@debleb166]

Maybe they don't have a lot of anti-rain systems because rain just isn't usually enough water to splat them. There are puddles and shores in some areas that you can stand on without getting splatted. My theory is that increased acidity in water caused by humans in the past makes getting submerged dangerous since it can dissolve a cephalopod's skin. Rain on the other hand is rarely heavy enough to have major effects and blocked more easily by clothing.

[@aSquidMin]

We all live in a simulation in a simulation

[@WarmLillie]

Everything we know could be a lie? The squid and Octolings is an lie. I can’t believe it’s not even actually an inklings… It’s Inklink.

[@BerylliumPants]

My theory is that too much water is dangerous, when inklings touch water, it soaks into their skin, too much water makes them pop. Inkling cannot swim because too much water soaks in all at once, rain soaks in a little bit at once because the water is falling on them, they can stay in rain for awhile but after awhile it gets dangerous.

[@rattgamer4472]

4:33 is literally answered in Octo Expansion Bad Ending

[@fiammanerapatrick3215]

Idk, I think Nintendo was pretty clear that the squid kid thing is an inkling

[@Zion_k]

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[@mariofanl1ve]

I personally think that inklings can handle small amounts of water such as rain. Reason being is because you can dip your feet into water or even partially up your legs without getting dissolved.

[@WarmLillie]

Hmm, besides color… How do we know that isn’t a wooloo. I thought the radar was explanation why Inklings could jump into Salmon Run because the electromagnetic field high there and the radar allow them to respawn back and return to the safety of the boat. The subway is functional thing to my memory and goes through an Eletro magnetic field. Some train in japan actually do the same thing and just hover the rails. If happens in one place why not underground where it at it’s highest. The super jump and the radar… It might be a mix of technology and an inklings natural ability. I think it was because we were breaking his respawn point This might be gruesome do but I think Inklings just can’t handle salt… The explanation maybe they can’t handle the salty sea or contaminated water, but okay in fresh water to take a shower and rain. Maybe the variant ink goes through the ink tank then into the weapon. It wasn’t because I was eating part of squid tentacle and put some salt on it.

[@gavout1511]

For an in game reason, if you go out of bounds in the main square, and somehow end up in the “dead” zone (kill zone, no survive zone, out of bounds, etc.), you’ll respawn in the square, but the animation of respawning is skipped, and you just appear to be teleported to that place.

[@tyresr]

unintended glitches aren’t canon

[@gavout1511]

@@tyresr then why is there a “respawn” logo where you are when you boot up splatoon 2? On the floor there is one. Why would they make it? Ascetics?

[@tyresr]

@@gavout1511 idk im just saying unintended glitches can’t be used as an explanation for lore.

[@gavout1511]

@@tyresr I understand, I guess what I was saying was an explanation for why there was no respawn point in the square. Don’t worry, I completely understand glitches can’t be lore, unless if they are referenced as a joke.

[@PhionaQuitSorry]

Inklings are effected by *salt* water not rain water

[@keiyakins]

I mean, maybe the abilities do work, it's just rude to run flat out in the city.

[@springlink3188]

Cool theory, but like…during the great turf war I doubt they would have this technology yet…so…

[@techstuff9198]

Is this a repeat of the "inklings are the respawn squid" hypothesis?

[@techstuff9198]

Apparently not, at least you acknowledge it.

[@gmaxfinale]

Water is deadly when they're submerged or neck deep in it, but rain isn't literally acid

[@thorntheocto6488]

my theory was always that before entering a turf war both teams enter kinda like an airlock where they're sprayed with colored ink mist so that their bodies recognize that it's time to change color (maybe mini versions like in a spray bottle could be used to color tentacle matter a different color in a hair salon) which then allows the inkling to respawn once it comes into contact with a spawnpoint of the same color. i always thought the "inklink" thing was like a half-spirit that indicated that they've been splatted but not like *real life* splatted where they never respawn. once they leave the battle they're sprayed with anti-respawn-ink-mist-stuff that "disconnects" them from the spawnpoints and brings them back into survival mode, so to speak

[@Slate_Box]

The difference between the pictures is probably not the gear itself that boosts you, but a chip inside it that turns on and off when you enter/exit the lobby, which would explain why your able to make the clunky power armor can give you run speed. And while it's technically not supposed to happen, you can die in inkopolis by glitching out of bounds and then you respawn from the symbol you pass over, which probably means there are a bunch of respawn points painted to look like the ground, plus the likely scenario of having respawn points in homes. As for water, they don't dissolve. The pressure of being submerged pops their skin (since it can go up to their waist before they die), which probably means that some altitudes are deadly.

[@tylerthomasgames]

I do like this theory butbi have 1 problem with the bit at the begining with the respawn point in inkoplious square, we do see the markings of a respawn point, and in salmon run if you die inbetween rounds when you super jump back to the starting position you get respawned on what appears to be just the white paint on the ground

[@alexandruscarlat8026]

Interesting.... Guess we ll have to see if splatoon 3 supports this theory or not.

[@dreamedcar12345]

story mode disproves this (SPOILERS FOR SPATOON 3) So do the altera logs

[@theinklingmandolorian9137]

here's my idea: VR. the gear's stats are registered and loaded onto the character in a VR simulation, and deca tower is actually a VR hub

[@justaplasmapikachu5468]

What is your obsession with car quest?

[@Asteroider-qs3yq]

4:33 it’s canon that in the escape sequence and the nils statue fight if you fail agent 8 actually dies

[@Subjecttochannel]

He may not have lost his mind from car quest, but losing it form genshin is still up in the air

[@momsaccount4033]

Vasko Do you know how many ideas you have given doujinshi artists with this single video DO YOU KNOW THAT YOU JUST GAVE INKLING BODIES A REASON TO BE INCAPACITATED ARTISTS CAN NOW GIVE A REASON FOR SALMON RUN BEING “SKETCHY” WHAT HAVE YOU DONE

[@ninebrains4769]

Why does a salmon run respawn require fresh ink from a weapon when there's perfectly fine ink of the same type on the ground everywhere that I can jump in. Does it need velocity or get stale so quickly? And why doesn't Grizzco have sprinklers on its platforms?

[@Big_Man-taro]

My thought is that you need a thicker consistency of ink. So the ink you fire is thick enough but the second it hits the ground it splats against the surface and spreads out, making it too thin to use

[@ninebrains4769]

@@Big_Man-taro yeah, that may also be plausible.

[@carquest3748]

0:34 is the best part of the video

[@Gr-nr5rp]

I’m pretty sure that the reason they get splatted in water or ink is the limiter on their ink tanks hence why outside of matches their is no reason for rain protective measures

[@theartistinthebasement6647]

New people in the splatoon games: So it's a cute child Us:yes nothing strange bout them Them: who can turn into a squid and use ink as ammunition for weapons Us: yup perfectly normal Them: and can regenerate a new body after death Us: yup perfectly norm... wait WTF

[@bunsglazing]

WHO IS THE WEAKEST INKLINK?????? genius idea I know I know.

[@kuyacoy]

CAR!

[@EliteOcto]

QUEST!

[@VaskoGames]

Quest!

[@Burity28]

My theory is that, there is something in the stages that activate the abilities in clothing. And the ink tank leak enemy ink when you fall into water. And if you hit enemy ink in stages, it make you super jump to the respawn point to don't get fainted like 3 And salmonid ink makes we faint BCS is toxic to inkling and the life rings are "revivers" who make us don't die after hitting salmon ink

[@ggggggggggggggggggggglue]

C'mon, just admit that this is an April Fools joke.

[@idomdotcom0001]

Those inklings can’t die in the over world but those can die in battle… They’re Different!

[@WarmLillie]

*Lillie blushes when she remember firing at Callie*

[@CaffeineManu]

To me i think ink/octo-lings dont die because of water but rather by the preassure of the water, to answer the respawn i think their dorms most likely work like a respawner, and to answer the skills, theyre most likely just for gameplay and in universe they just like to have drip

[@jachii196]

If the inklink can be used by other creatures that can explain how some band members play rainmaker matches while bot being inklings i don’t remember the names of the different band members who play rainmaker but the inklink can explain how they play it

[@_bbb444]

3:30 maybe the limiter makes inklings dissolve when splatted with enemy ink

[@poke4074]

I'm sure rain can't kill inklings, only if they are fully in the water

[@arkethel]

Yep, there's a level in hero mode with rain

[@poke4074]

@@arkethel TRUE!

[@someidiot6359]

It is actually possible to die in the lobby (and you do respawn) but its due to an out of bounds glitch so idk if youd count it cannon

[@ToxicInk498]

The way that I tend to think about this does not have to do with the body themselves, it has to do with the ink. We know that there are actually different types of ink in the game because of Marie's "Low-Tide Ink" from the hero mode. Because of this, I believe that this primarily has to deal with the spawn points. The spawn-points are likely to have a special type of ink that can be lethal to other inklings. This would possibly explain why the inklings are always in a squid form in the opening scene before an battle actually starts. When the battle ends, the ink will then "mellow" if you want to say and will no longer become lethal to other inklings. Though even when the inklings get shot with the mellow ink or the "Low-Tide Ink", they can only take so much, so if you shoot them enough times, it will most likely stun them. In the case of the abilities, it maaay be possible that they figured out a way to activate the abilities when the gear comes into contact with the ink that is from the spawn point, I have not exact though about that part too much. Though, I do feel that this theory is pretty interesting. A well done video.

[@shinygmaxpkmn]

Yay! A splatoon video (recently got back into it because I 100% legends)

[@wiggaldachristbamdandla1543]

That would also explain why they can do crazy stunts in battle

[@joshymicmac]

Isn't there a tutorial where your inside of inkopolis and have your weapons?

[@CaptainAstronaut]

Inklings are liars, don't trust them, got it

[@ineophobe]

no you can trust inklings, only for the small price of 10 small payments of 49.99

[@ineophobe]

@Anonymous User that's what they want you to think

[@costconium]

the octopi come with a 20 dollar price, while the squid come with a 60 dollar price

[@nuna1446]

Theory # 3. they are all inklings/octolings! :O Here's my explanation when you die, all ink in you explodes. you can see this clearly when you jump off the map. and for them ink is like blood, so they DO die. but when you "respawn" they bring ink back in your body, with the hair being that color because of that. For water and drowning, you only die if your completely submerged, or if all ink in your body is replaced with water and the ink comes out. You can see this clearly when you jump off maps with water. same with being splatted by the opposing team. if there ink replaces yours, your ink will explode. But then how does Callie, agent 3, Marie, and cap. cuttlefish not die? easy. they have made have some form of armor, possibly from their special outfits- to not get harmed or the ink agent 3/4 shoots is only effective on octolings. same can be said about the squid sisters talk about clothes that allow you to jump into water. This also aligns up with the OE final boss where there was no ink to bring agent 8 back to life. I hope this made at least some sense to all of you who read the whole thing. thanks for reading this

[@boomdx2109]

I mean, the water one has a logical explanation, as stated in one of the Splatoon 1 scrolls, Inklings and Octolings are just ink, sooooo what I concluded here is that if they dive into a body of water such as a pool or a lake, they dissolve, but if they just drink water or shower on it, it doesn’t affect them, I’m sure that if they shower they have to do it in a certain amount of time like idk, fifteen minutes or something and if they pass that limit the water enters the body and they dissolve

[@spark734_spl]

I don't know if you can in Splatoon 2, but in Splatoon 1 you can actually die in the plaza by going out of bounds. If you go far enough out, you'll fall through the ground, die, and respawn in the middle of the plaza.

[@Phamfy89]

I have a feeling in canon it's really just game mechanics but the ink/octolink is a neat in-universe explanation to why the game works the way it does

[@Asadlemon]

I have a theory with inklings and rain :> Ok so inklings and octolings are made up of ink right?? So when they go into water they dissolve because the ink will break up. HOWEVER, rain isn’t like the ocean, it’s droplets of water, and it isn’t likely for ink, a thick consistency, to dissolve in it, at least as easily, so I’ve concluded that inklings and octolings in rain would probably be fine as long as they are careful. I think the most it would probably do is make their ink more “runny” or something, if that makes sense. Of course this depends on the heaviness of the rain and how thick the consistency of the ink is, which side note we can conclude it’s most likely quite thick as you can gather from turf wars and such as different ink colours don’t mix at all, but we don’t know exact information, this is all just speculation, but it makes the most sense to me so yeah :P that’s my theory

[@monsoonack2465]

Getting out of bounds in the hub kills you and respawns you at the spawn point in the square but this might not be cannon because it sort if requires hacks to get this to work

[@basketman2517]

I think the respawn point in the square is an actual respawn point. Respawn points are actually very simple to make. The only reason spawn points are so complex in battles is that all that technology is actually creating the force field. The actual spawn point is just the markings on the ground.

[@LiEnby]

nintendo could easily have made it just reload you into the map or whatever, but fact they set it up so you respawn on the respawn marked part of the ground .. kind of suggests this is how it works

[@physaliaTentacools]

Maybe the reason why inklings and octolings die in water is to keep them off from getting out of the main map. Like a barrier

[@hazardousg3065]

4:45 idk bcuz It would probably be a solo malamar run but I guess try it.

[@splatink75]

Normally inklings/octolings can handle rain, but not water surfaces, because that is too much water. And btw in the splatoon manga, one of the 4 main characters ( i think she is called bubbles) was once wet from rain, and ste is verifved as inkling, bc she has the same personality in battles and in the plaza, and the one about the one gear ability subject, i just wanna say, that i think that went even for Nintendo too far, i mean, that they didn't think about that tiny little detail, splatoon is also just a playable big code and art and animation and mp3 files

[@epicjohngames8086]

I have a theory that since the Splatoon world got flooded basically they just made floatation devices that forms as a continent and they can’t swim and to back this up in the Octo expansion at the ending they rise up out of the water and and the ink is a sort of acid that if you get hit with enough of it you will lose your body but keep the soul so they can still regenerate and when entering the battle field the ink acid locks on to other weapons where it goes into affect that is why Callie and the others don’t lose their body and the fight with agent three is when the acid locked onto you but the reason why it didn’t lock onto him taking out his body was because the acid was locked on the goo

[@StoryTeller796]

0:46 I can see where this is going, you are making an entire theory off of the difference in game mechanics between the battle modes and the Plaza main hub to say that the battle inklings aren't actually inklings, they are some kind of organic bots designed to be replacements for the inklings battling. Okay, now that's an interesting headcanon to grasp straws at from the lack of in-game content from Nintendo. Okay bye! Vasko: Wait, I need the views for the KZbin Algorithm! And also you might be wrong! Me: Fine, but only cause you need them. I'll still be playing Splatoon 2 though, so if I can't type back to say "my bad" don't go and assume that I just left a comment and am ignoring, k? Vasko: I was never going to assume that, Don't be ridiculous. Me: Oh... okay then thanks sweetheart! Oh, I would like for both possibilities to be true, mostly because A) I am EmperorBoo and B) the latter would feed into my own private little roleplay where I possess a personally created body of an Inkling just to explore the Inkling world whilst experiencing it from the eyes of the Inkling. There are occasions where I leave the body, namely to either yell at the other Inklings, speak into their minds and annoy them with all sorts of various bits and pieces of trivia, or to partially possess another body by manipulating their emotions and concepts of reality in order to control them. This really and honestly only happens occasionally when I troll Callie or Marie when they make a pun or something like that, a "I hate you for making that pun" type of joke. And also because it would create some interesting story and challenges, especially with needing to track down a respawn point in some challenges and also we could actually have a "Drop-in Drop-out" full fledge lobby with an arcade booth and a training/warm-up room, with the Ink-Link being the thing to connect you to an upcoming match if enough players plug themselves up to the machine. Would be cool.

[@生-死]

The reason why water maters in an online battle is because wen you fall in water you cant swim so you drown but when it rains you don’t drown also i also think that it doesn’t rain in the inkling/octoling world.

[@ineophobe]

their world is based on the real world in the future so it probably can rain

[@jachii196]

I don’t think rain affects inklings more like if they are submerged into water is the deadly thing, I’m pretty sure that in one map the inkling can submerge some of it’s legs but nothing happens and I’m also pretty sure that on the single player there is a map with rain so i think water is deadly to inklings if they submerge over their waist

[@BIGBOIBOB420]

can you do a video where you find out how many weapon kits you can get in salmon run

[@Catinasuit3]

Trigger happy cucumber made me cackle

[@Catinasuit3]

I have poor humor

[@ne0beat555]

Car quest gave your brain critical errors

[@misci26]

I guess you could say you had an inkling that inklings aren't actually inklings.

[@Limenades]

GREAT NOW I'M HAVING A EXISTENTIAL CRISIS

[@bedti9520]

Never thought of it that way imagine this was the case I doubt it but imagine that'd be so funny (I should be specific in saying like option one or two like if they're actually real in lore)

[@LUCASsousa-qf3qz]

there are two types of "inkiling" one is the squidlings that stay in inkopolis inkilings are made of ink with the soul of the squidling in battle

[@jenniferconley3364]

My theory is that the ReSpawn pads put Properties on your inklings causing them to die from ink die from water and Causing them to die if they fall to far The map

[@WonkOfWonkyness]

Makes sense.

[@mattarificwolflink9280]

Maybe rain isn’t problem because it’s not a singular large body of water maybe at most rain just stings a bit or maybe not at alls so maybe only pools of water is deadly while individual droplets are not

[@Deathsmellslikecake]

I like to think that inklings and octolings don't know how to swim instead of popping. I just think it's more fitting that inklings just lost their ability to naturally swim in water and that they now have to learn to swim in water like how humans have to learn how to swim. (Sorry if my grammar and spelling are bad. I'm not very good at writing due to learning disabilities)

[@yaboi0_07]

Or they are protected by some special technology and it's really expensive so they only use it for the sport

[@flare376v]

At like, 0:45 I thought that this was true, but then decided it was half true, also, I feel the agent mode could be like the real deal, if u know what I mean

[@janethedragoling6862]

Well this is only a theory but really good one because actually we don’t know how the splatoon universe works not even the basics stuff like water and inkling/octoling and the restart points maybe this theory can or not be true really good video

[@A-Random_Pakistani]

2:58 I want to cover her sister Marie in another type of ink 😳

[@RosalinaEmma]

The zapfish is the main power source of the city right?then how would they use the Machine to get the power source of the city if there is no power!

[@dairyblitz]

my theroy is that squid kids are affected by water all the time but they only expoled from bodys of water. rain only stings them :) (my grammar bad sorry :,) )