How Do Inklings Deal With Rain?

[@tinytreesap]

I feel like Inklings/Octolings operate under the rule of osmosis. Drinking water or getting drizzled on a bit isn't that bad but if they absorb too much water or are submerged in it, there's more water than ink and they go splat. I feel like the same thing happens with enemy ink, taking 100 damage is at the point that there's more enemy ink than their own and they get splatted due to that.

[@ProChara]

agreed

[@RustySpoke]

Stealing your headcannon. Thank you

[@The_Vending_Machi]

that makes a ton of sense

[@tomcurl8034]

i was also going to mention osmosis and that it could dilute their body fluids causing harm regardless for that to happen inkling and octoling skin must be permeable

[@jabster286]

yeah, i'm also assuming it works the same way, kinda like blood cells

[@bruhderp]

Considering that really strong water can be bad for inklings, does that mean water guns are considered lethal weapons?

[@meowmreowmeow]

OH

[@thelocalparty7]

I mean they don't die right??? It's like the same as the main weapons they just get splatted. Does being splatted count as dying???

[@TrinityRBG]

welllllllllllll, do water guns even exist? If they do, is that how Inklings commit CRIMES with other inklings (and octoling) considering they seem to be the only creatures effected by water?

[@rockco-iv8es]

Just replace the ink in any weapon with water.

[@inertiaking1]

Deadly water shooting in Chicago inkdiana

[@Kiblia]

Rain to an inkling is like a precise missile strike; A friendly predator missile.

[@TrinityRBG]

D: little mini tenta missiles that never end

[@FunkyFurret]

@@TrinityRBG so the clouds are hackers?

[@Slim3Lime8]

@@FunkyFurret yeah, that’s why it never rains, they got banned

[@The_Lolatron_]

_Scorestreak Activated_ *Friendly Predator Missle Inbound*

[@Inmate16]

Hello trinity

[@quasar5563]

My headcanon is that inklings just can’t swim in water because they’ve evolved to swim in ink, which is MUCH thicker than water, meaning that they can’t displace enough water to swim and therefore drown, but that drinking water, showering, bathing, or wading in shallow water is perfectly fine.

[@jestfullgremblim8002]

Idk man, don't you see how they go through stuff as if they were liquid? I think that their body is made of somy liquid that can change/transform and as such, water is able to disolve (relaistically, the speed at which they disolve should be different depending on the temperature of the water, and that seem to check out with Splatoon). They are definitely made of ink, it seems like even their clothes are, they "swim" on ink by fusing with it and therefore can only swim in ink of their color. So they cannot fuse with water just like they cannot fuse with their opponent's ink.

[@quasar5563]

@@jestfullgremblim8002 well think about it like this. A fish cannot swim through the air. Why? Because the air is not dense enough for their tails and swim bladders to produce sufficient force to keep them moving. On the other hand, birds have no problem flying through the air because they evolved for it. Their wings displace enough air to produce enough upward thrust to fight against gravity. I think the same thing is going on here; the water isn’t dense enough for their jet propulsion to allow them to swim. They swim through ink so well because they evolved to do so. On top of this, there are puddles in places like inkopolis square that the inklings can stand in perfectly fine, even when they’re barefoot. The animation that plays when you fall into water supports this. They don’t just dissolve, but they flail around like they’re gasping for air. I do see your point with the clothes though. I’m not sure how they disappear like that. Hopefully the Side Order DLC could clear some of that up for us.

[@Suiseisexy]

Took a year for an ink expert to get here! But the viscosity of ink is almost that of water and application suited, you're thinking of dip pen ink, I think? Which contains shellac and isn't just an ink. The shellac will clog any modern tool so modern ink has the same consistency as water, it needs to go through a fountain pen's feed or a ballpoint's ball without solidifying and ruining the pen. The traditional asian "sumi" ink isn't very thick either although some versions contain enough carbon black to start having a bit of viscosity and cause mechanical problems in modern tools over time it's not nearly as thick as the shellac containing inks. This is all aside from the fact squid kid ink has the appearance of tempera paint and doesn't look like ink at all. As an ink expert: It's tempera paint, the binder is a bioprotein like albumin which is actually nothing like shellac. If you want to figure out squidkidink it's more like the stuff inside an egg?

[@c0mpu73rguy]

That’s my headcanon as well. As for the dialogue about drinking it killing them, I assume it’s just like us with oil. Oil wouldn’t kill us on its own but I wouldn’t drink a whole glass of it if I were you.

[@TheShadowcreator]

I'm guessing since Inkopolis is sunny most of the time and they seem to be surrounded by desert, they have a climate that is similar to Nevada. That means it is hot and dry with infrequent rainfall. It also means that when it rains, it pours, but not for very long. So, in the rare occasion where Inklings encounter rain, they just hide inside for a couple minutes while it passes. As far as weather goes, I'd think that tornadoes would be a bigger deal than rain in Inkopolis and The Splatlands.

[@froggycolouring]

Well inkopolis is based on japan I believe, which doesn’t have much of a desert climate, plus you can see small puddles in inkopolis that jellyfish is drinking from

[@engineergaming3830]

@@froggycolouring yeah you can also imagine the first inkilings and octolings they didn't have anything to really hide under

[@TrueZalamander]

I've always figured that rain would just sting a bit at most, and a heavy downpour would feel like being bombarded with hail or something.

[@demiwilliams4126]

yeah i thought of it being the same as if a snail got salt poured on it..

[@ВладПодуфалов]

SpIatoon with

[@temmieton9755]

what does hail feel like then? it must still be a bit wet and it's still hail

[@christopheryoel7368]

imagine got spawn killed by rain during turf war

[@summerroses8841]

@@christopheryoel7368 the outdoor stages are probably closed when it rains

[@okuyashoeneshoemura3629]

I can't imagine how horrifying it would be to be the first inkling/octoling to find out that water bad

[@Jann75]

Can't you say that with any method of death encountered by intelligent life?

[@okuyashoeneshoemura3629]

@@Jann75 true

[@beansat3am]

I pity the inkling who just wanted a cold cup of water in the middle of the night .

[@themonsterunderyourbed.7620]

@@beansat3am *sips* Delici- *explodes*

[@SuperZeve]

What about the first human who tried to drink toxic, or jumped into lava O_O

[@puhf3328]

in the splat 2 art book it’s mentioned that toxic mist is made out of mixing two kinds of ink so maybe different ink colors have different compositions, that could be the reason why ink colors aren’t randomized as well

[@MiiUTheFirst]

I guess it makes sense that they have other types of ink, but the fact that the explanation for toxic mist is only in the art book is a bit upsetting.

[@corrupted3600]

@@MiiUTheFirst that happens a lot for Japanese games with monster hunter being one of the biggest example of lore only being in the art book

[@joelrobinson5457]

@@corrupted3600 so that's where they get it from

[@corrupted3600]

@@joelrobinson5457 no Nintendo did it first with the original super mario bros on the nes where it says the toads are the question mark blocks but it was on a guide rather than an art book.

[@mattybrunolucaszeneresalas9072]

Wdym not randomised?

[@JmonsterNEO]

I believe that for Inklings and Octolings, rain doesn’t hurt them, but it does feel real weird to them

[@toastghost4320]

There is a level in sploon2 called rubber parasols where it is raining. look closely at the screen and there's water droplets.

[@SlyHikari03]

I think this too

[@phalnx2614]

Maybe.

[@silikerYT]

I'm pretty new to splatoon so I don't quite have the best understanding of everything, but my takeaway on inklings/octolings so far is: they're weakness is disrupting their chemical composition, they're made of ink, so adding too much water, or ink of another color makes it too hard for the ink to hold itself together, resulting in a splat. as a trade-off though, since they're effectively just a water balloon filled with ink, they're highly resistant to physical trauma, hence, they don't take fall damage (it also explains Mr. Grizz's use of ink in splatoon 3's story mode, bear claws wouldn't really hurt an inkling, so he created the fuzzy ooze instead to combat them)

[@amogussussy.4134]

My theory: water droplets don’t kill them, they just struggle to swim and are highly sensitive to large quantities of water. And upon experience too much pressure from the water, they burst. So yes, I think very heavy, strong rains might be deadly to them, but a light sprinkle would likely just make them feel somewhat nauseated. (I wrote this like 2 minutes into the video)

[@anondabomb]

How do you know it ain’t a survival mechanism? They explode when they enter water cause their suits are designed to do that.

[@amogussussy.4134]

Plot twist, water is actually ink from the transparent inklings

[@amogussussy.4134]

@@anondabomb it could be, but I don’t really see how having that in a suit would be useful other than preventing a slow, painful death

[@anondabomb]

@@amogussussy.4134 If you were an astronaut, would you rather be pulled from your spacesuit for a second and put in a new one immediately or be left to float in space forever? Same basic principle but with a higher window of opportunity.

[@Toxic_bnnuy]

What if they disolve into ink purely on self-preservation instinct and not because water is deadly? Like if they wont they gonna drown for sure but in ink form they can keep themselves above waterline so there's a chance to be saved

[@foxcyber404]

Honestly how I feel about it is that inklings and octings completely lost the ability to swim and sink like a rock, them splatting in large bodies of water is a defense mechanism to get out to prevent drowning.

[@lionote9776]

So... they prevent death by drowning... by killing themselves? That doesn't make sense, but it's at least a faster death.

[@DatsuKyoraku]

That actually sounds really good.

[@TheUrsaLord]

I more so thought of it as splatting is just how they die? Cause Splattling without a respawn point does mean death.

[@lights5651]

Yeah that’s cool and all but isn’t Japan prone to tsunamis

[@lionote9776]

@@lights5651 Oh my god that makes it even worse! I'm pretty sure just one tsunami would wipe out every Inkling and Octoling in the world.

[@rassicas]

nice video! side note about 0:53, that line about 'drinking water being lethal' is BS made up by the english localization. in the japanese version, pearl and marina are talking about how important it is to stay hydrated! so inklings are perfectly fine with drinking water and other liquids.

[@WretchedRedoran]

Rassicas to the rescue, as always

[@sparksshepherd3313]

I mean, what if "Staying hydrated" means consuming ink to them?

[@captainblue5096]

I always thought they just drank ink

[@andresmarrero8666]

@@sparksshepherd3313 they seem to be able to drink juice and smoothies just fine so it seems that stuff like water and soda is harmful to them.

[@adrianwoods2752]

@@andresmarrero8666 This falls flat because juice and smoothies are still mostly water, so inklings drinking these doesn't mean they can't drink pure water

[@scienceboy3729]

In certain areas like the Octo Canyon and I think even Inkopolis Square, you can see puddles and wet patches on the ground suggesting it rained at some point. Also, I noticed in one of the levels (Propellerland) in the Octo Canyon that the screen looks like it has water droplets on it, and apparently the Dutch name for that level translates to "Heavy rain falls in Propellerland" which makes it clear that Inklings can survive a bit of rain.

[@LiEnby]

In splatoon 3 you can see drains all around the place on the roads supposedly to pick up rain water running down from it. Suggesting it very much does rain

[@tamanakio7552]

There IS some slight rain in some stages, both in octo valley and in online stages (although the only one with rain that I can think about is Manta Maria). The inklings and octalings seem to be doing just fine.

[@sackboy1665]

I think it's salt water that kills them, like how snails become crispy when they touch salt. So unless theres now sky salt, they should be fine.

[@Anonymous-73]

G O D S A L T

[@bingle5230]

no sky salt just plastics in the rain :)

[@halbarroyzanty2931]

But the money meals in 3 have crabs and shrimp, which are inherently salty and have water in them

[@GoodlyData86596]

Spoilers but an inkling in the splatoon 3 story mode cried and the tears were NOT made of ink and instead looks like our tears, our tears are essentially salt water

[@sackboy1665]

@@GoodlyData86596 my guy, that doesn't mean it had salt.

[@KingTaltia]

Something to think about; Inkling CHILDREN partake in the widespread sport of Turf War. This implies that to the inkling adults the situation isn't too particularly dangerous, many of these stages are surrounded by water (heck, Mahi Mahi Resort literally has a rising and falling water level) and we well know that Inklings keep their memories and such after falling in water. Calie and Marie are known to play Turf War after all. So "Splatting" isn't like "death" in any way. Perhaps this is the case; Water isn't lethal to Inklings, it's inconvenient. If their skin is thin and they absorb too much water, what if it just "bloats" them, making them heavy and slow (just like enemy ink does). Perhaps Splatting isn't something automatic; it's something conscious. If Inklings and Octolings can change states into a liquid to turn into ink, who's to say they can't turn into a gas as well? (Again, the story modes SHOW that through kettles they do this, maybe the kettle doesn't LET them turn into a gas, what if it just allows them to move more quickly/with more direction than normally) Inklings and Octolings fall in water, becoming bloated and slowed (much akin to enemy ink, which results in the same) they KNOWINGLY splat, because it's faster to turn into a gas, and then a liquid again, than it is to wait it off for the bloating in the middle of a high stakes match of Turf War. So; for rain it would be simple; they just get slow and lethargic, it's not "dangerous" it's just a pain, and they can quickly deal with it when the rain stops by splatting and respawning. The reason that we hear it's "lethal" or it "kills" ... they're sports players; It's killer TO THE GAME, sure you CAN splat and reconstitute, but it'd be better if you just DIDN'T get stuck in the water/enemy ink to begin with, it's Killing your game. That's my hypothesis.

[@kittenkagome1]

Mine is similar. Most can't swim well so they self-splat to get out of the water. For those who can swim some (probably rare but still a thing) they self splat because those are the rules to make it fair. Not sure if rain would be uncomfortable or not, but not a danger.

[@nicholasalfarue3767]

You talk to much

[@princetbug]

@@nicholasalfarue3767 *in depth response with detailed reasoning for explaination* "you talk too much" the duality of man-- er... cephalopods?

[@zephyfoxy]

Splatting is like death. In an interview with the team about Octo Expansion, in the sections where Agent 8 is weaponless and you have to play steathily, the devs confirmed that when Agent 8 is splatted in this area, with no respawn pad, they are dying, and choosing to continue or restart the level is "going back in time", not respawning. So yes. Inklings and Octolings are dying when splatted, but the respawn pads take in their soul and respawn them. WIthout the pads, they will die.

[@ezrafaulk3076]

@@zephyfoxy and one guy theorized that rather than their skin simply being too thin like Nintendo said, it might be because of water *acidification* , since *fresh* water doesn't seem to effect them as much, but the salt water of the *oceans* has had so much *waste* dumped into it, it's acidity's been raised to level *far* beyond what's natural for it, and that *really* messes cephalopods up in various ways, which might be *why* the squids and octopi that became the Inklings and Octolings hauled themselves onto the land to *begin* with.

[@MrMalix]

Unfortunately, a handful of the Splatoon english translations and localizations do not consider the lore. I imagine more accurate translations of the official Japanese dialogue would have a lot less weird inconsistencies.

[@crab5482]

yes ! like marinas line about drinking water being lethal is only in the english version , if i remember correctly the japanese actually says something about how hydration is important

[@mkgaca8721]

@@green_the_ninja and pokemon

[@NekoTamer15]

I think the inklings' relationship with rain is the same as us. It's unpleasant to get soaked in the rain unless you dress for it. Due to the presence of the different gear for different fads or weather, which is the same as what we have, I think they have that gear for the same reason. The effects attached to the gear for ink battles is just another reason they may wear the particular gear. As for what happens when they get soaked. Well, I already said it. They get soaked. You already explained that they are fine unless they are fully submerged in water. But if water doesn't bother them anymore than it bothers us, why do they get splatted when covered in enemy ink? Enemy ink is offensive. It explosively tears apart an inkling's membrane if the inkling gets covered with enough of it. Besides marking turf for its corresponding team, that's what it's supposed to do. Water, on the other hand, is neutral. I don't think it hurts them when it splashes on them because standing ankle or knee deep in it doesn't hurt them. Also, so long as the water doesn't get any deeper, the inkling can stand in it indefinitely so it's definitely not being absorbed into them. That's why they can take showers, but probably not baths. Finally, what happens if it starts raining on a turf war? Sadly, the game is over, and the result is no contest. The rain washes away the ink on the turf because that ink doesn't have a membrane like the inklings do. Someone may ask, does that mean a wet inkling is more resistant to enemy ink? Ever so slightly that the answer is still pretty much no. The water will quickly become saturated with the ink and then not have an effect on the ink's ability to splat an enemy. So, maybe being wet will block 1 point or less of the 100 points to splat an enemy, which is not a whole lot. The inklings can still splat each other but there's no point since neither side can claim turf in the rain. With that, I conclude my 3 part theory.

[@charlesfreeze3997]

As someone that has picked up splatoon for the first time, with three today (the 17th), this is a fascinating read thank you.

[@collinthegamer510]

Bro I had a feeling I was killing people gruesomely in turf wars when I heard how they cry when splatted 💀

[@davalious5107]

I can imagine that rain is annoying but ultimately harmless to them (so long as it doesn't accumulate). It might sting and a full deluge would probably hurt a lot but it wouldn't splat them or anything

[@axolotlgab]

I've always compared Inklings' (I'll get into Octolings later) relationship with rain and water in general to a normal person who doesn't know how to swim. People usually don't drown from rain, even if it is heavy rain. Also, if they go about waist deep in water, they don't start drowning then either. But when they get around chest or neck deep, they can lose their footing, feel like they can't breathe, or start panicking, all of which could lead to drowning. This is also basically what we see when Inklings go into water. They splash around to keep above water before inksploding and respawning. So no, I don't think rain affects them too much. OCTOLINGS ON THE OTHER HAND, are a bit tougher to place. This is all because of one specific Octoling, DJ Octavio (who I should mention is an Octoling that refuses to transform into his humanoid form). After he's defeated, Octavio is always put in a snow globe filled with presumably water. I do have an explanation for this though, and it has to do with age and ink. Octavio is around the same age as Captain Cuttlefish, who is 120 years old if I remember correctly. We also know that Inklings, and presumably Octolings as well, go though a process called sun-drying. This is when they lose all their ink to preserve their lives. Cuttlefish has already been sun-drying, and if we take the DJ's age into about, Octavio has been too. But why would sun drying completely take away the ability to turn into your squid form? It doesn't seem like it would help you at all in the wilderness (where Inklings used to be at the beginning of the Mollusc Era) because your squid form is essential for escaping and catching prey. So they don't lose their squid form, but instead lose the ink *on* their squid form. And we know that this has happened to Octavio because his octopus form has smooth skin and a clean, non-inky cut on his arm. If he still had ink, the cut would probably look different, or heal altogether. Do you see what I'm getting at? I wouldn't be surprised if you didn't, I'm kind of rambling on about random stuff. But to conclude, Octavio can survive in the water in his snow globe because he has no inky Octo form that causes him to inksplode, and all other Octolings that haven't started sun-drying react the same way to water as the Inklings.

[@angel4174]

Oh wow didn’t even think about Octavio in his water filled snow globe

[@picklesisnotgood]

@@angel4174 i mean snow is kinda made of water anyways

[@daltonreduls1442]

It could be because Octavio is an Octarian and not an Octoling? I think there’s a difference

[@axolotlgab]

@@daltonreduls1442 well we know that Octavio is an Octoling because we see his humanoid form in the sunken scrolls and in the Octo Expansion of both before and during the Great Turf War, both instances next to Captain Cuttlefish, who we know fought against Octavio himself in the Great Turf War. But even if he was a regular Octarian, Octarians also can't go into water. In the some levels in Octo Canyon, you can push Octo Troopers into the water, and they then get splatted. I do like your thinking though, as we can infer that Octarians can go into some liquids, like the Sanitized Octarians floating in some sort of liquid in the descending boxes during one of the escape phases in the Octo Expansion. That could be some sort of transparent ink, as it doesn't look like normal water we see in other parts of Splatoon, but it's just a guess. Good input!

[@starsilverinfinity]

@@axolotlgab I imagine it has to due with the type of liquid it is - as I have hypothesized in my own post - inklings/octolings burst due to the rules of osmosis which means tldr water will try to enter tehir bodies due to the high concentration of solutes in their ink - this means in theory by tweaking the amount of solutes in normal water you could make it safe to enter which could explain the octarions in funny liquid

[@zochi_6224]

It’s probably salt water, none of the maps specify salt water or fresh water. It would make sense that after the great flood all of the worlds water would be turned to salt water. Maybe the reason that inklings don’t have too much problem with the rain is because when it rains it mostly comprises of fresh water, but when they dip into salt water it dries up their body allowing all the ink to dissolve.

[@docholiday4129]

I guess than clorenated water is a danger too, considering the pools of Mahi mahi resort are also dangerous to inklings/octolings

[@peas_are_actually_disgusting]

@@docholiday4129 than what's the point of the pools?

[@docholiday4129]

@@peas_are_actually_disgusting For other non inkling/octoling races? I mean the jelly fish swim in the pool

[@nerd_nato564]

@@peas_are_actually_disgusting Maybe they don't use chlorine, then?

[@crimsononaut_in_space]

​@@peas_are_actually_disgustingdeath pits

[@glassphoenix9095]

i think the "they dissolve in water" thing was initially brought into existence just to explain why falling out of bounds in water kills you like falling off the map outright. the most canonical answer i can think of to justify the water weakness is that inkling bodies are primarily oil/ink-based (as opposed to humans being water-based) and their skin is a semi-permeable membrane, so if they get hit with too much water at once or too forcefully it breaks through their skin and forces out the ink until they burst. in this case i'd reckon light rain/drizzle doesnt matter, regular rain is only a problem if theyre out and about for a long time (and why most inklings own a million jackets) and storms with fat heavy raindrops that bust through inkling skin like bullets was the inspiration for the ink storm special personally i _really_ struggle to internally justify inklings being this ludicrously weak to water. crusty sean's drink menu is basically nothing but fruit smoothies and coffee. coffee contains water. _fruit_ contains water. do inklings have tear ducts? because every animal that _can_ cry cries saltwater. earth experiences floods, hurricanes, rainstorms, snow, hail, and the surface of the planet _today_ is _70%_ covered in water, almost certainly more in splatoon's time period. evolving to rapidly shapeshift at the cost of dissolving like tide pods in water seems like a pretty catastrophically Bad Move. so im just gonna list out some of my favorite headcanons from random people online -inklings aren't permeable, they're just too dense to swim. they can chill out in water just fine, but if theyre thrown into a deep pool they sink like rocks. in turf war, some component of the respawn tech forces a player to teleport back to spawn if they can't breathe (for example, because there's water _or ink_ covering their entire bodies) -those little squid/octo souls that float out when someone gets splatted arent just an aesthetic detail; they contain rudimentary organs and consciousness and can regrow into a full body if provided with a large well of ink and a large supply of electricity (hence the respawn pads. could also explain why theyve domesticated zapfish) -they're usually totally fine getting dunked in water or swimming around. its just that the only time we see them interact with water is in-game; during turf war or salmon run, where they're shapeshifting from kid to squid to kid to squid _many, many times_ in quick succession. in doing so, their skin gets thinner so it's quicker and more sustainable to shapeshift, but in doing so they become vulnerable to foreign liquid like enemy ink or water. (this could also explain why shooting callie or capn cuttlefish til they're covered in ink doesnt do anything; theyre not in the heat of battle when you interact with them, so theyre just annoyed if anything. agent 3 is a little harder to justify since you can shoot them all you like immediately after battling them...maybe passing out automatically restores the natural texture/thickness of inkling skin? idk) -marina's line about water being lethal was a translation error. not nintendo's error, but _marina's._ anyone who's fluent in more than one language could tell you how easy it is to get words or idioms jumbled up in other languages. marina's pretty fluent in inklish, but it's still a second language to her; she is not immune to the occasional brainfart. she might have misinterpreted the inkling phrase "stay hydrated" for an octarian phrase like "drown"

[@zsaidmiranda4971]

wow

[@dogwashthefirst597]

That skin thickness theory is my new headcanon. Thanks!

[@pinkie723]

All of those are pretty good head canons!

[@crestofhonor2349]

If anyone has seen one piece I'd assume it's kind of like how a devil fruit take away one's ability to swim and can weaken them as that's how it works there. I'd leave out the weaken part but I assume they just cannot swim

[@helio0ss]

i love the "stay hydrated" translating into "drown" theory. its like, you told someone to stay cool and they misunderstand and think youre telling them to freeze or sum lmao

[@Jgame0701]

I think it’s different. Since in Splatoon 3 (I believe), Marie mentions a connection between inkling skin and water, and inklings are seen struggling to keep their head above water, they don’t die by means of disintegration, but rather they nearly drown, but instead are splatted by an outside mechanism attached to the respawn points that also causes them to be splatted once reaching 100.00 points of damage by ink.

[@taddad2641]

i think the idea is that. they absorb water quickly and struggle to stay afloat. fresh water is safe for them though, other than they'd drown. salt water is worse for them cause it hurts alot. So basically they either have a 'suicide device' that blows em up to prevent the process of drowning or they can just disengage their body's form and just basically soul jump.

[@Dethneko]

I imagine a rainstorm would be like an enemy ink storm. Could probably survive a bit, but stay in too long and you'll eventually melt away. How long that grace period is would depend on how hard it's raining.

[@BlueAmpharos]

But one of the news casters mentions taking a cold shower. A shower is essentially a heavy rain, is it not? However, baths would be a death sentence, as too much of their body would be submerged in water. It's probably like what happens if we sit in water too long, our skin starts pruning, but showers don't cause this effect. Except in the case with inklings, this happens a lot faster when they're submerged and it's deadly, as if it causes them to burst... which would probably be from osmosis. So showers or a moderately heavy rain would be fine, but probably not a torrential downpour that would be more like a waterfall than a shower, and definitely not baths. Their skin can't repel water of that magnitude.

[@LiEnby]

​​@@BlueAmpharosmaybe they shower in ink? Hm or maybe its related to like the water pressure maybe it like tears them apart ..

[@BlueAmpharos]

@@LiEnby Ink plumbing?

[@arandomperson8438]

I think that inklings are affected differently by different water so more pure water (like rain or filtered water) doesn’t really affect them but stuff like salt water is really bad

[@Yipper64]

I heard someone else talking about how the inklinks probably work by osmosis so that does make sense. Salt water would probably suck all of the water out of them instantly, causing them to splat. Rain water probably wouldnt do the same since it rolls off them, it would only suck a little bit of water out.

[@Moss_Dude]

You die in all kinds of water in Splatoon. Piranha Pit is in a lake, Saltspray rig is at the ocean, and there are of course pools in Mahi Mahi Resort and New Albacore Hotel. I've never understood why so many people claim "only salt water hurts them."

[@arandomperson8438]

@@Moss_Dude I never said “only salt water hurts them” I said rain water and filtered water doesn’t hurt them, and dirty water hurts more, lakes are still full of things like bacteria and stuff even without salt.

[@iluvyurbles]

@@arandomperson8438 pools and such also also treated with salt and chlorine and that is dangerous for critters who breathe through their skin like frogs, I imagine it has the same effect on inklings and octolings

[@ejm1225]

Yeah, I agree.

[@RiverWilliamson]

The digestive tract is, in a sense, outside of the body. It has special membranes for absorbing matter. I think it's entirely possible that Inklings and Octolings need to consume water to survive but that oversaturation is a risk

[@teamoverhaul7208]

We're not sure where we saw it from, but we remember seeing Callie and Marie talking about modeling for swimwear during the Inkopolis News. It could have been the Japanese version of splatoon, but we're unsure. Anyway, it would mean that Inklings like to wear swimwear without actually being able to swim, or Inklings can swim in large bodies of water. Assuming the latter, we think that Inklings can be in large bodies of water, but their heavy equipment drags them down causing them to drown. We also believe that as long as the body of water is semi-calm, Inkling and Octoling skin won't break, and they won't be splatted. Edit: Now that we think about it, floating is another matter. We think they would sink. Therefore, Inklings and Octolings can't swim, but they can be in the 3 foot section of the pool. Transferring that knowledge to rain. As long as their skin doesn't break, they should be fine. However, we could see something like a hurricane or typhoon being near-apocalyptic for the Inklings and Octolings.

[@dannyrivera2733]

I remember that line from the North American version of Splatoon, I think it was one of the lines that would play if Mahi Mahi Resort was in the current rotation. Personally, I don’t see any other reason as to why they would shoot a swimsuit ad (besides the obvious) so I feel like there has to be a purpose. I feel like Inklings are able to navigate through water, but will die if submerged.

[@hero-bo7qc]

They could just use see through ink

[@anopirsten7565]

we?

[@djaydeved]

imagine all the buildings in inkopolis gets completely ruined and the inklings cant rebuild befor crazy batcrap weather so they have to seek refuge in the underground areas like the octilings

[@himedo1512]

I would more-so imagine they just swim in a different fluid. Is it not reasonable that ink pools could exist?

[@oliben-cc9qq]

1:45 endermans when it´s raining

[@gamerofgamers6837]

My headcannon is that natural rain has no effect on them, but during turf wars or such they have devices attached that activate once they come in contact with water to prevent players from trying to just leave the match, and with a society like the inklings they'd most likely maybe have some sort of water-proof ink solution cooked up so turf wars dont get ruined.

[@fjf_4170]

This does make sense a bit but it wouldn’t work because of marinas dialogue in the octo expansion.

[@wumpus976]

Even though Mario Kart isn’t canon to Splatoon, Inklings are shown to be perfectly fine. I personally believe they just have trouble with swimming. They’re able to be submerged in water, but when it requires swimming, they simply can’t.

[@Wolfkie]

Mario kart doesn’t count

[@shadby7066]

Mario Kart is a terrible argument tool, I wouldn't count it

[@wumpus976]

@@shadby7066 I know, I just thought it was interesting

[@marlo176]

Well in mario kart the inkling can breathe in space so...

[@marrqi7wini54]

The world of Mario is filled with a bunch of fantastical magic. So either the water there isn't dangerous to inklings or some kind of item the world of Mario has protects them.

[@the_forty_7th_gamer370]

I actually have an alternative to this in my Canon. The water is so polluted that any being, inkling / octoling or not cannot last that long in Inkopolis waters. Inkling and octolings are capable swimming in locations that are not polluted. Even then it's not uncommon to see inklings and octolings of all ages taking swimming lessons.

[@VelvetCake423]

being, technicaly, a dystopian world i think this makes the most sense, since they can filter any water needed for bathing or drinking

[@elecmagpulse7385]

One thing I noticed about the panel at 4:44 where Bobble says she was taking shelter is that Specs proceeds to ask if she’s ok. While that could also just be a case of getting caught in the rain being just generally undesirable like it is for humans, it could also imply that while the amount of rainwater Bobble came into contact with here wasn’t lethal, a larger amount could’ve been. So that could lend more credence to the idea of there being an “upper limit” to how much water inklings can tolerate.

[@CallMeVidd]

About their big heads I kinda had this theory for a while that the inklings/octolings proportions are a stylistic choice just for the game and in reality they are way closer to human proportions. After all, from sunken scrolls and the new altera logs, it seems they evolved from photorealistic squids after a photorelistic human society went under. And in the sunken scroll of a younger Cuddlefish and Sheldon, they look much more human like. As well as the Splatoon 3 sunken scroll of a manga Octoling again looking much more human in proportion

[@justcallmebladealright]

Since their skin is thin swimming in water is like being crushed in every direction or in other words they experience too much pressure. So I would guess water drops are like falling rocks for them

[@MagnustheValiant]

This is why they have rules against group hugs.

[@penguinmaster7]

my theory: inklings can deal with water, but ONLY when they're not geared up. why else would there be swimsuits for them? those ink tanks on their back are more than likely a simple resevoir where dedicated ink is stored, to prevent an overzealous inkling from using up all of their ink, which is why you can't shoot when your tank is empty; it's a safety measure. Now, how does the tank actually connect to the inkling's ink? via piercing their membrane. there's no visible tube that connects to anything, so the safest and most consistent way to get ink is to go into the inkling's body and draw from there. any ink that the inkling absorbs is transferred to the tank. Since the inkling's ink is very susceptible to opposing ink and is easily overwritten, any ink the inkling gets shot with instead clogs the tank and overfills the inkling to the point where their membrane can't contain it all, resulting in a splat. this brings us to why inklings splat in water. because the tank physically penetrates the inkling's skin, water exposure will result in rapid over-pressure as the water, assuming it is more dense than ink, floods the inkling's body. this makes the inkling too heavy to swim, causing them to struggle and dissolve. the inklings get splatted waist deep because that's likely where the tank physically connects, or at least is one of such connections. the "water is lethal" rule that gets thrown around is more than likely either an inkling in-joke, or just a reminder to keep inklings from trying to cheat, as a sniper could easily swim out of the map for easy pickings.

[@hardwayj1143]

How long did it take for you to Text this it looks like it’s for a college writing

[@YE4rt]

@@hardwayj1143 It only takes a minute to read this comment

[@omppusolttu5799]

@@hardwayj1143 My brother in christ, this is like 250 words, it's not a lot.

[@funny_void]

@@YE4rt but it takes 2.6 seconds to not read it

[@AllThrill]

@@hardwayj1143 college writing?? this is at most a junior highschool writing 💀💀

[@frogqueen]

My thoughts on water to inklings and octolings is that it isn't actually a threat to them in any real way, they're just not well adapted for aquatic life or motion. In game it's a game-play mechanic and water is out of bounds in matched play so when they fall in water, they deform to 'splat' themselves and return to spawn. This persists in the main campaign and salmonids simply for gameplay purpose.

[@pelman]

this is just my personal interpretation, but i feel like inklings with water works mostly off a matter of how sudden the change in osmotic pressure is. being dunked into water is going to break apart their thin skin as their forced to absorb WAY too much water WAY too suddenly, resulting in them being splatted, but slowly sumberging themselves, or just being careful not to overwhelm the ink sac- which is located right by the stomach- when submerging themselves if they must do it suddenly. given that line of thinking, a sudden torrential downpour could probably hurt them, but most other types of rain would just be annoying, or maybe sting a little. with enemy ink, i feel like its similar; different ink colors dont mix, so getting splatted happens when an inklings body cant process and absorb the foreign ink penetrating through the osmotic layer of the skin fast enough, overwhelming the metabolic processes of thr body and causing said layer to break under the pressure. thats just my personal theory on it though!

[@InktheImpassive]

I think a rainy aesthetic would be really cool in Splatoon so I'm thinking of like, an artificial rain (like the rain special) that doesnt hurt Inklings and Octolings to simulate that.

[@idk__-_]

in splatoon 3, the cat in the battle lobby has a chance to say that, inklings can’s swim and their in dissolves in water.

[@CYBERR0CKS]

My personal theory is that ink storms, water hazards in stages, and rain all cause a different sequence of outcomes. Ink Storms only splat inklings/octolings due to the pressure that an enemy ink applies to an inkling/octoling. With regular weapons, damage usually is dealt faster with ink based on the amount of pressure the weapon shoots ink out with once ink covers an inklings/octolings body completely (either by shooting different parts of the body or having the ink just spread when shooting the same spot) to the point where the physical structure of the body just collapses due to the pressure of the enemy ink that presses against their thin skin. For the water hazard in stages, inklings cannot swim as they flail their arms in the air trying to gasp for air(?) as they get pulled more and more down by water pressure as they sink. Thats why they can survive being in shallow water like in salmon run or mahi mahi. They swim in ink only in squid form by compressing into the floor via ink since they are made out of ink and have no bones to stop them from just flattening themselves into the floor. Rain isn't lethal to an inklings/octolings body, as seen by the manga panel you refer to, bobble isn't in fear or shock from the rain. You can tell how she actually feels in the manga based on how her eyebrows are angled. The rain is just water falling onto on inkling without pressure which means that the octoling will be unaffected. I think the conclusion I have is that the inklings/octolings thin skin lead to them having their physical structure to collapse via pressure.

[@dannyrivera2733]

Also if I remember correctly, I think Callie and Marie talk about doing a swimsuit photoshoot? If that’s true, what would be the purpose of it if they can’t swim in it (other than the obvious)? To me, I feel like water isn’t necessarily lethal towards Inklings/Octolings in a normal way but they just can’t swim in it if they’re submerged in it.

[@SpectroliteDS2400]

I mean, when's the last time you tried to swim with a heavy tank full of liquid secured to your back, holding a weapon (or two), whilst fully clothed in stuff not meant for swimming?

[@Linkmer]

I feel like it would be something like this. since their skin is so thin, I feel like they absorb water real fast and it could drown them or weigh them down a lot. Noticing how when you jump in water you can't swim, you probably can't swim because your too heavy. I feel like this makes the most since. I dont think rain affects them that much because it's not as much as being in the ocean.

[@FrenchToastWaffle]

And if they absorb too much water they splat and turn into ink to avoid drowning

[@aidenl.6702]

I have noticed that if you are playing the Salmon Run and if you paint a part of the stage which then later gets submerged in water during high tide, the ink tends to stay relatively the same and if you were to shoot ink into water it will sink. This made me think that the Inklings'/ Octolings' ink it more dense than water causing it to sink. I also noticed that Inklings/ Octolings tend to almost dissolve in their own in when swimming in it (this can best be seen in you turn into a squid on dry land then swim into your ink) which makes me think that a least some parts of their bodies are made up of their ink. This can be like their blood or is just somewhere in their systems so they can breath like a substitute for water in real squids or as self defense like in real octopuses. Also, because the Inklings/ Octolings spend most of their time in their kid form on land, they'll need to breath oxygen with their lungs as their kid form ( I think they can still breath even when in ink by shifting oxygen out of their mantles [squid gills that are on their head] in their squid form.) TLDR, the Inklings/ Octolings are heavier than water so when put into a body of water they'll sink and drown due to lack of oxygen.

[@EPadraigM]

9:00 Brella mains: You under estimate my power

[@borisbeloudus2691]

These same arguments could also be applied for some Pokémon too like Sudowoodo and especially Wobbuffet. Wobbuffet being just an inflatable balloon while the little tail with eyes is the actual Pokémon. Same thing for the inklings. Their bodies are like ink filled balloons with a thin skin while the real inklings are the little squids that fly off whenever they get splatted.

[@GetThatGlitchBandit]

I dunno… I find the thought of Inklings and Octolings just exploding left and right when it rains to be a funny thought. But it would be weird to evolve to not handle water… when you live somewhere that rains. So I imagine that they can handle water to a certain degree and certain types of water (like how dirty water can be bad for us) and its just that the Inklings and Octolings possess more sensitive skin compared to ours due to having the ability to change forms and being made of ink.

[@Pandaxtor]

We have animals that evolved to not being able to handle rain.

[@cosmoem6393]

I feel like water works differently than it does ink. Like sure we know if we fall into a deep pool of enemy ink or water we die but I feel like water being poured down is different. I think they could probably withstand some rain but if it were something severe then that’s when it’d be a problem since they evolved to not swim in water, which is a large amount, not something like a puddle or a light drizzle

[@LiEnby]

"We"? Omg your an inkling?

[@ImmortalAbsol]

There's actually a lot of real life science this can directly parallel. As long as the water on the outside of their body doesn't match or exceed the dilute amount of water inside their body they should be okay, when it is more the water would travel from the more concentrated area to the least concentrated area, both bloating them and dissolving their skin. Showering would be and exact science and soap would be more lethal than water, whey would need hydrophobic skincare products like antiseptic oils or something. Rain might just cause mild skin irritation.

[@ckinggaming5bucketmadness766]

I’d like to imagine, heavy rain is just a bit irritating to their inky skin, and their innards are probably more protected from water

[@loppie_445]

I think Rain stings a bit like how Enemy ink does but it only is dangerously painful (or at least too unpleasant to deal with) when there’s a heavy downpour, maybe even breaks their form since they seem to be more ink than normal flesh

[@opticalreality2991]

Even though the video is talking about how an inkling works with rain, and how they dissolve in water. they never ask; “ *what* “ type of water. The inklings can’t withstand.

[@TrinityRBG]

I was going to but theres already a very good video by Lockstin & Gnoggin talking about Inklings and water I kinda just made an assumption most people know about different kinds of water and ph level theory

[@opticalreality2991]

@@TrinityRBG is there a link that I can find for it?

[@peliukun8164]

doesn't seem to matter since from the dirtiest places like the salmon run water (its green lmao) to relatively clearer water they just straight poof. Also underground, like the expansion or the domes in octo valley/canyon doesn't seem to matter.

[@haruhisuzumiya6650]

Sea water , rain is freshwater

[@Derpinator01]

I think that the weather forecast would be included in the stage rotation, in a roundabout way. I mean, you have a bunch of different locations scattered throughout the area so fighters can be sent to different areas to avoid the worst of potential rainfall, with two arenas being indoors (the Museum and Ancho-V Games) where outside weather can't affect it just in case. It'd be like "Due to a forecast of heavy rain at Marina Harbor, it will be replaced by Museum D'Alphonsino in the 4 PM map rotation."

[@1ogic948]

My head-cannon is that inking skin keeps out unwanted liquid most of the time, except for when the liquid is high pressure. So, stepping on enemy ink causes very little damage, but getting hit by a high pressure sniper shot instantly splats them. Wading in water doesn’t do much, but getting neck-deep in the water (and panicking and splashing around it) is enough pressure to breach or flood the skin, causing the inking to go into their splatted “ghost” form as a sort of biological fail safe. Continuing this overcomplicated explanation, my reasoning for why inking skin is semi-permeable like this is that it evolved to allow its own ink in so inkings could produce ink faster in their own ink, however because enemy ink is much closer to their own ink it has a much easier time going through their skin than say water, which is why they have trouble going foot-deep in enemy ink but don’t take damage wading in water. In conclusion, rain just bounces off of inklings and by extension octolings unless it is extremely intense, thank you for listening to my Ted Talk. Edit: Grammar

[@pokeultramaster0938]

I actually wondered this when I was younger, back when there was only Splatoon 1. Thanks for making this

[@anthonyoliver418]

8:05 you have just described the finale segments of most Left 4 Dead campaigns unintentionally, survive and hold out until rescue comes, or you reach it.

[@yourfriendlyneighborhoodsc1447]

I've brought this up on nearly every splatoon vid related to water (that I've seen). but I personally belive that the reason why some water seems fine (such as drinks, showers, or in this case, rain), where as others are lethal, is because it's only SALTWATER that's harmful to them. the vast majority of the stages with water in them are near the ocean, and as for the ones that aren't, here are some examples on what they could be: stages like camp triggerfish seem to be on top of, or around a lake, and saltwater lakes are indeed a thing. stages like the reef seem to have water as more of a decoration, almost like a fountain, so maybe they intentionally make the water salty to keep people out of it. and as for the pool stages, maybe they take the time to clean the pool while turf wars are going on, with some kind of salt based cleaner. this would give the staff time to do there job, the inklings an extra challenge for there game (and the jellies some exclusive pool time).

[@TheOrangeProot]

It could be that when it does rain they make their skin thicker to withstand it, and in turf wars they arent allowed to thicken it up as to keep games fair so one just doesnt swim to the other side

[@captainsquid346]

9:54 From my understanding in nature when a squid swims through another squid's ink it can actually hurt them as the ink is used not only as a way to blind a predator or prey but to also sting them. So if this is correct, which it might not be, other squid inks are semi toxic, although that wouldn't explain the lack of friendly fire.

[@alessiaagazzi8605]

What happens if a real life squid swims through their own ink, or a sibling? Is it like our blood groups where if you have a certain antigen you also have the antibody?

[@captainsquid346]

@@alessiaagazzi8605 Looking back on this now it seems it's a difference between species of squid so squid of the same family would be fine but then again in Splatoon we can't really tell if the inklings evolved into different species, even the developers don't have a difinitive answer so I guess it's up to your interpretation

[@alessiaagazzi8605]

@@captainsquid346 that's still really cool! Thank you

[@Psaac.viinnyy]

This is the first Splatoon video I have ever watched in my life. I had Splatoon but didn’t play it because I found it a bit boring. But once I found this video and all the lore and story to this game I final pick the game up and played it the story was amazing and I would like to thank you for posting this video you changed my life!

[@Phoenix-kn8uk]

I think what causes different ink to splat specific inklings is that inklings, are made of ink colored based on their, well, hair? IDK. But when differently colored ink enters them, it mixes with the already present ink in them essentially eating them from the inside out, and why while not in combat you heal is that your ink fights with the different ink to remove it, like white blood cells and viruses. But when enough foreign ink enters an inkling, as I said it literally eats them from the inside out, causing them to pop!

[@algotkristoffersson15]

OKay, but how do they change color like they do between matches?

[@nyantails]

I think Inklings and Octolings would be fine in rain. I think they only die in water because of the pressure on their thin skin. All that pressure builds up around them until they pop.

[@krocodile55]

I think that rain might not actually be too much of a worry for inklings and octolings because they can respawn.

[@echothefreak9396]

Marie is technically a Cuttlefish/Cuttling so I think she may have higher resistance to water. Cuttlings do have differences to inklings, like how they have skeletons, so maybe her talking about having a “cold shower” implies that she can, well, take showers.

[@JadeJuno]

Nope. Craig Cuttlefish isn't a real cuttlefish. He's just a squid with the word "Cuttlefish" as his surname (see the mentions of Squid Sundrying) So the Squid Sister are, in fact, _squids_ (even if not sisters).

[@lukesams3349]

4:39 She’s probably just trying to stay draaaaaAAAAAAA- BAAAALD, BAAAALD, BAAAALD, BAA-

[@kamilareimann2277]

I SOLVED IT! On the night version of manta marina in splatoon 3 you can spot rain falling in the last minute of the match, and the inklings/octolings carry on with the match like normal. Final conclusion, rain=calm.

[@onesimplefool5250]

when you step in ink in a match you get damaged, but not if you step in water, so a water storm probably wouldnt hurt as much as an ink storm

[@Tiredarsonist]

I think water has different effects depending on weather, how much there is, saltines, etc. Despite the fact that I know nothing about this game series so...

[@TrinityRBG]

True true and MAN I knew I should've mentioned the different kinds of water, I kinda just mixed it all with a whole but hey good stuff

[@Zinkhasfallen]

Before splatoon 2 I had always thought that some chemical was added into water in the battle stages turning it into a hazard, and that inklings can swim in normal water

[@genevieve2845]

As an avid splatoon manga reader, I just came to this video expecting to collect a few more tidbits of lore to understand the world of splatoon better (and the world the manga takes place in as a result). But I did not expect a whole little segment focusing on one of my favourite characters??? And my favourite bonus chapter on top of that??? I’m so happy rn. Thank you bobble hat for helping solve this lore mystery for us!!!

[@bluebird6348]

They CAN be inside water. They however, cant swim. This is shown in the splatoon manga where goggles stays inside for the water. This would mean that rain would not be dangerous UNLESS it resulted in extreme flooding.

[@tetraxis3011]

So Mexico City is a No-go zone for Inklings/Octolings.

[@dymaz_azure]

​@@tetraxis3011 as a mexican, highly aprove

[@Jack-mt3fw]

Someone probably already brought this question up but how bad would winter and snow be to Inklings and Octolings? Since they’re pretty much moving ink statues, would they just freeze extremely fast? And would any inklings stuck in the snow just be completely screwed?

[@LiEnby]

What if ink freezes while there swimming through it ?

[@a_creatorsstuff17]

Imagine besides the stage forecast we get weather forecast in splatoon3, so stages change, floating platforms can rise in high tides, rain causes lower defence in open areas, too much sun and heat makes ink tanks and weapons dry faster

[@criticaloma5842]

I always thought it was "salt water bad and fresh water ok" like they can stand freshwater a lot better but when it comes to salt water they can't handle it

[@LandonEmma]

I've wondered this for so many years, but I've never heard anyone else talk about this!

[@WeePingWG]

Something else to consider is that probably the salt in the ocean has something to do with it too, because if we see some of the scenarios (specially in splatoon 3) we can see Items that are usually used for when you go swimming, or just a general “summer beachy” vibes

[@LiEnby]

How do we know they don't just fill a pool up with ink and swim in that? Heck in the fight with Shiver in splatoon 3 she rides a shark in a pool of blue ink

[@WeePingWG]

@@LiEnby because you would have to fill so many Pools, thsnks to population size and also because there are almost 10 ink coloration, this means you would have to do even more pools

[@MantaKizaemonFTW]

7:27 Maybe you could quickly super-jump to spawn... assuming spawn protects against water... wait, how do spawns work, do they block anything that doesn't have player ink or does it just affect only the enemy team?

[@prlnz_]

oh gosh another question I never thought about till now that'll probably never be answered TT

[@Maber610]

It's just a video game mechanic bruh

[@MantaKizaemonFTW]

@@Maber610 well, most other video game mechanics in Splatoon have lore you find in the single-player story mode. That's why when stuff isn't explained, people speculate on it, no matter how insignificant, like hairs, or how unmentioned it is in the games, like the weather. People just like to wonder about certain things about the lore of a piece of media, and Splatoon makes its gameplay mechanics part of it.

[@Maber610]

@@MantaKizaemonFTW fair enough

[@MiiUTheFirst]

I don't think they would block water, since the barrier only activates to enemy ink. As another comment said, it might be about pressure rather than composition. So there's a chance it could block rain, but likely a slim chance.

[@GabePlaysYT]

Would love to see Ice appear as a plot-device at some point in the series. Can you imagine how dangerous a freeze-gun would be to the Inklings? 😲

[@mysryuza]

Using water would be useful to get the upper hand during the Great Turf War. I think rain would wash away ink in the match, so you would have to re-ink the areas again, although it may not in real life

[@josevst7274]

on the topic of getting splatted by different color ink: Maybe inkling ink has evolved to be filled with microbial colonies or loose clusters of inkling cells? The inkling body would be able to manipulate ink through hormonal triggers or something, and different colors of ink would reflect to what set of triggers the ink reacts, leading foreig ink to dissolve or maybe recolor ones own ink triggering unwanted reactions in the body. It would also explain why so many microbes can gain nutrition from ink, and why being covered in friendly ink quickly recharges ink without removing it from the floor, you only absorb the reactive microbes.

[@THEWUNDERBARGAMING]

i think that it's somewhat based on the actual form of water,more specifically, the salination levels. basically, squids and octopi are both saltwater fish,meaning that basically the water in the arenas could potentially be desalinated for turf wars to provide an obstacle,then substituted for saltwater so that inklings don't die on impact. meaning that,since rainwater is technically considered "desalinated",that they would likely use the brellas to protect themselves. and the salmon run water? yeah,it's highly likely that it's just contaminated so they would drown in it.

[@LinkDing]

3:26 if all of Splatoon takes place in the remnants of Japan then that's probably Tokyo tower

[@sealedtugboat9965]

I hope there’s a stage/mode where there’s a sudden downpour which washes away ink and erodes the map. It’d make sense in a canyon setting.

[@AlwaysSanti14]

Is nobody gonna talk about how inklings go underwater in Mario Kart and are fine?

[@andreworders7305]

5:12 doesn’t it dissolve them since the bonds connecting their particles are loose to allow transformation. So it would come down to hydrogen bonding, no? Since they have organs of some sort I imagine those are stored within their viscous liquid-like “flesh”, and can be ease anger to fit inside their squid forms. When they consume water, it might stay contained within these water-proof organs. No clue how showering would work though. I think the best way to make up an answer would be to ask some chem majors though, and work backwards from there.

[@SpookiSandwich]

Level 20 (I think) shows little water droplets on the screen whenever you play that level, and your inkling has no head protection on that level (besides armor), so I think Inklings amd Octolings can take on little drizzles and light rain.

[@kepler69a]

Oh the infamous rain question!! interested to see the breakdown you provide

[@kepler69a]

Do you think that inklings have a body capacity of ink like humans do for water? (around 70%) If so, excess water could be absorbed through their skin, diluting the ink inside their body and causing them to explode?

[@TrinityRBG]

@@kepler69a You know most of the time I kinda just assume inklings are 100% ink but that would be very interesting if they did have a certain capacity, so offsetting their ink balance could make em go SPLAT

[@firetoacat]

I personally think that their skin is such that it takes in air, which allows them to keep their forms. It is only when the inkling/octoling gets fully submerged in water do they splat and respawn. If water is being dropped on them, or being poured, or being consumed, they are completely fine. This seems to be the case for the younger ones since the older ones (Like Octovia, I think I misspelled his name there) seem to be fine being completely in the water. I think as they get older, their skin gets tough enough to handle water all around them. I think this would also explain why in some stages, we do see stuff by beaches (If they could not handle water at all, there would be nothing seen on those beaches apart from barriers to stop people from dying via water)

[@char9078]

its odd tho bc there was rain during a few splatoon 1's splatfests.

[@jamess_0]

3:06 I would think that because of the incredibly obvious Eiffel Tower in the background, the Splatlands/Splatsville are located somewhere around modern day Paris/Northern France but just looks VERY different because of the flooding 10,000 years later. Or, like we see in the sunken scroll, the Eiffel Tower is submerged in water meaning it could have drifted to another part of the world.

[@scientistsquid5675]

I feel like water would be somewhat like a weaker form of enemy ink. Like if it rained during a match it would be like having a few subs or a main in ink resistance and being constantly on ink

[@DangerOctoYT]

What we need to know is that if troll physics work with the inklings/octolings. (Cover yourself in oil and then fly in the rain)

[@WololoWololo2]

Ink can be replaced with OIL! Amazing idea!! 💡

[@DangerOctoYT]

@@WololoWololo2 Let’s just cover the inklings/octolings in oil and not change their biology to a degree where they could die.

[@janakey0076]

3:00 "gee i wonder where the desert could be located" he says as he walks past the ruined eiffel tower

[@asteraceae]

Considering we have a weapon that is an umbrella they must have some amount of falling liquid

[@sciencefixion]

I wonder if splatting is similar to how squids and octopuses spray ink when threatened it’s instinct. They’re not necessarily dying but they feel threatened boom splat

[@DominikPac-Boy]

3:07 It could be in france, because, you know, the eiffel tower?

[@NameisNick_]

One thing to add to the theory that inklings and octolings can be in rain, remember in the Splatoon 2 story mode, some levels have rain.

[@mariofanl1ve]

I don't think the rain would be similar to an ink storm. If an inkling/octoling goes into water as a squid/octopus then they automatically die. But if they do that exact same thing in enemy ink they just go back to kid form and struggle a bit to get out.

[@purplepikmin3533]

Enemy ink doesn't really have the same properties as water. However I think that if a inkling/octoling went in a tub of ink they would die just like if they went in water.

[@mariofanl1ve]

@@purplepikmin3533 you've got a point

[@parboiled.mp4688]

"We're just winging it with the power of overthinking"

[@cosmic_star7745]

The Inklings and Octolings have the same weakness as the Aliens from signs *Ding*

[@starsilverinfinity]

As others have eloquently put it, I imagine the rule that determines wether or not the 'Lings can enter water has to do with rules of osmosis - as in, water will try to rush through a semipermeable membrane towards the side of the membrane that has a high concentration of solutes. In this case - that would be ink. Therefore, when exposed to water, the inklings would rapidly absorb it which when there is enough water available causes them to burst. notice how I say *enough* . If you dont get what Im implying, ill just say it outright - rain wouldnt be a problem because there isnt enough of it hitting you at a time to absorb it to the point that you'd burst. For humans, think of it like being in rain and your fingers getting puffy like you were in a bath - notice how this wont happen from rain, but will when you're (as I said) in a bath. It has to do with the amount of water involved. Its alot like the relationship between water and Devil Fruit users from One Piece - they can drink water and shower, but bathing is dangerous because exposure to water up to a certain depth triggers their weakness to water and can cause them to become helpless. I imagine its the same for Ink/Octolings They can take water, even a heavy downpour so long as they dont absorb enough water at one point to cause their bodies to burst. Interestingly enough, there are creatures on the microscopic level and even hell the cells in living organisms that have to deal with this on the regular, using various methods to make sure there isnt too much water in their system lest they burst and die - the tolerance to the amount of water varies depending on where they live as the amount of water they intake over time depends on the concentration within their bodies vs outside of it (ie why you dont want to move something from fresh to salt water and vice versa) - the same likely applies to our 'Lings, they lost their tolerance to water straight up in order to have the strange permiability that enables them to slide through grates and hide in not even finger deep puddles of ink, among other abilities. A permiable body is just asking to get overclocked by water. That's my take for why they are at risk from water, but not rain - they can take small amounts of water, but water to a certain extent would cause them to burst. I imagine Inklings might avoid baths, or if they do bath maybe use special treated water which has a certain concentration of solutes that will prevent them from bursting when submerged in it (I imagine that's what you'd find at a Inkling/octoling swimming pool) - assuming its not just straight up ink, of course, though i doubt it I imagine the water situation applies to Ink aswell - since it seems that the inks don't mix regardless of how hard you try, they likely contain different solutes that compete with one another - so when you ink up an inkling with the opposite ink they absorb it and it eventually overcomes the binding power of their own ink by failing to improperly mix (like water and oil) and causes them to burst