Like Inklings, Octolings can switch between a humanoid form and an octopus form. However, some Octolings, such as Mashup and Shiver, have families stated or implied to have lived on the surface prior to the mass assimilation of Octoling soldiers.Īppearance For a visual overview of character customization options, see Player Settings. This performance inspired new feelings within Octoling soldiers that attended, and many began to long for the surface, eventually escaping and assimilating into Inkling culture, hoping to start anew. Propaganda kept Octolings fiercely loyal to the Octarian lifestyle, however, during the final boss ' Enter the Octobot King!' in Splatoon, the idol duo Squid Sisters performed the Calamari Inkantation to support Agent 3 during the fight. The young Cap'n Cuttlefish and his Inkling comrades were victorious, forcing the Octarians to retreat to desolate areas such as Octo Valley, Octo Canyon, and take up residence underground.Īll playable Octolings from Inkadia began their lives in Octarian domes, eventually becoming soldiers in the Octarian military lead by DJ Octavio. 100 years before the events of Splatoon, the Inklings and the Octarians of Inkadia engaged in a Great Turf War after otherwise having good relations, when rising sea levels caused disputes over the remaining territory. The original Turf Wars were overseen by Judd, a cat that was cryogenically frozen by his human owner before the Earth was flooded.

The long abandoned human settlement of Alterna is the birthplace of the species, after psycho-reactive liquid crystals infused with lingering human thoughts and feelings leaked into the ocean surrounding the settlement, unintentionally accelerated the evolution of octopuses and other species of marine life.Īt least 2,000 years before the events of Splatoon, Turf Wars were established. Octarians, which include Octolings, are an evolved species of octopus that came to be after rising sea levels destroyed humanity. A Sunken Scroll that depicts the legendary Calamari Inkantation performance.

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