DJ Octavio is the leader of theOctarians and the main antagonist and final boss of bothSplatoon andSplatoon 2's single-playermodes, also appearing as the first boss ofSplatoon 3'ssingle-player mode. InSplatoon 2, he appears alongsideCallie in the final boss, whom he has brainwashed. In bothSplatoon andSplatoon 2, he is trapped in a snow globe nearCap'n Cuttlefish orMarie after being defeated for the first time.
Unlike mostOctarians, which appear to be severed arms of octopuses, DJ Octavio is an octopus in his entirety; he is an Octoling that can not transform out of octopus form due to injuries he sustained during theGreat Turf War.[2] He resembles a very large Octoling in swim form with a dull red-violet ink color. His eyes are green with purple rings underneath, and his expression appears to be perpetually angry. He wears a large gold helmet in the style ofkabuto with an octopus-shaped emblem on the front, stylized with a wasabi leaf, and one of the two arms that are always crossed in front of him bears a large, green, X-shaped scar identical to the ones seen on other bosses.Sunken Scroll 24 ofSplatoon 2 depicts Octavio's arms being severed from him as a control mechanism; this technology is stated to be "15 years ahead of the rest of the world". By further translating the square text, it is revealed that the tentacles are directly cloned from him.
InSplatoon 2, Octavio's appearance has changed: hiskabuto is black with golden accents and he wears a pair ofshutter shades.
InSplatoon 3, DJ Octavio appears again, wearing headgear that appears to be a combination of his previouskabuto and a hard hat, with a camera strapped on the front. His eyewear is also a pair of safety goggles.
His humanoid form, seen ina Sunken Scroll and an image inMarina's chat room, wears the same kabuto hat alongside what appears to be an outfit with sleeves resembling those onkimonos. In addition, the decorative rope around his torso suggests the outfit may be a formalmontsuki. In this form, his teeth are the same as those of theplayable Octolings, and two tentacles hang from under hiskabuto, resembling his octopus form's arms and the Tentacurl hairstyle ofplayable Octolings. Thekabuto also appears to create a shadow that obscures his eyes, though this may be stylistic, as most of the other characters' eyes in the photos taken from the era of theGreat Turf War are obscured in the same way.
Personality and traits
DJ Octavio is very boisterous, often shouting during dialog and expressing his signature laugh, "GYAH HA HA!" He uses a lot of music terminology, such as saying he will turn Agent 3 into a radio edit duringEnter the Octobot King! and that he "remixed CALLIE'S BRAIN!" inBomb Rush Blush. In the Japanese versions, his speech is represented entirely in katakana, to convey the feeling of an accent, or foreign language.
He is shown to care about his underlings to some extent; he produces forTurquoise October and kidnaps the Great Zapfish due to an energy crisis causing the quality of life in the Octarian domes to deteriorate. According toThe Art of Splatoon 2, Octavio's kidnapping ofCallie inSplatoon 2 also raised his approval ratings.[4] However,Marina's chat room shows that he allows military training for children as young as six. He is shown to be indomitable and is never demotivated by his losses, no matter how big.[5] As seen during the final boss battle inSplatoon 3, he can put aside his feud with the Inklings against a common enemy.
In the original Japanese versions of the games, as well as the European localizations, DJ Octavio does not have the goofy, pun-making persona, but a serious, intimidating demeanor, at one point saying that he will "make...FRIED SQUID RINGS OUTTA YOU!" during the final boss fight ofSplatoon. Due to the EU region using the same English translation as America fromSplatoon 2 onwards, he no longer displays his serious persona in English. All the Western localizations ofSplatoon 3 display his Japanese persona, albeit in some he still uses some music terminology and his laugh.
DJ Octavio and a youngerCap'n Cuttlefish (in their humanoid forms) having diplomatic relations.
DJ Octavio has been the leader of theOctarians for an extremely long time, as far back as when they and theInklings were allies. However, rapidly rising sea levels forced the two species to fight over land, and Octavio held his position as the leader of the Octarian army during the resultingGreat Turf War. This even led him to battle his previous allyCap'n Cuttlefish "during the bitter siege of Arowana Castle", which the Octarians lost. At some point during the war, Octavio was injured to the point of losing his ability to change between octopus and humanoid form.[2]
Despite some early victories for the Octarians, an alleged combination of good luck, superior tactics, and a higher number of limbs resulted in the Inklings being victorious, forcing Octavio and the rest of the Octarians underground into domes later calledOcto Valley andOcto Canyon.
Around 100 years later, DJ Octavio would hijack the Inkopolis Tower signal to illegally broadcast a "provocative" song on an Inkling radio station, only for Inklings to assume it was a publicity stunt.[6]
Splatoon
During the events ofSplatoon, dwindling energy reserves underground led the Octarians, still led by Octavio, to steal theGreat Zapfish and a series of regularZapfish that the Inklings used for power. To counteract this before the problem got too severe, Cap'n Cuttlefish secretly recruited a young Inkling he nicknamedAgent 3 to join his NewSquidbeak Splatoon, intending to recover the Zapfish and defeat the Octarians again.
However, after Agent 3 defeated theOctowhirl, Octavio kidnapped Cuttlefish himself, forcing Cuttlefish's granddaughters,Agents 1 and2, to guide Agent 3 to Octavio's base. Finally, inEnter the Octobot King!, the group was reunited as Octavio battled the New Squidbeak Splatoon. During the battle, the two agents revealed their true identities as theSquid Sisters and overrode Octavio's music, freeing Cuttlefish and spurring Agent 3 to finally defeat him, rescuing the Great Zapfish and saving Inkopolis in doing so.
After this fight, Octavio is kept imprisoned in a snow globe next to Cuttlefish inOcto Valley. If the final boss battle is repeated, it is explained that Octavio broke out while Cuttlefish was distracted by eating.
Around nine months after theCallie vs. MarieSplatfest, Cuttlefish deserted his shack in Octo Valley, giving Octavio the chance to escape. Marie was the first person to notice, after Callie's disappearance, and shortly afterwards, Octavio stole the Great Zapfish a second time and fled toOcto Canyon. As a result, Marie stationed herself there and recruited a new young Inkling asAgent 4, and the two worked together to rescue Callie and the Great Zapfish.
Eventually, inBomb Rush Blush, Octavio was discovered, having kidnapped and brainwashed Callie into working for him. In the ensuing battle, Agent 4 defended their attacks for long enough so Marie could shoot off Callie's hypnoshades, returning her to her normal self. With some help fromSheldon, the group eventually defeated Octavio a second time, imprisoning him in a new snow globe in Octo Canyon. If the battle is repeated, it is explained that Octavio was able to escape thanks to Callie wanting to try on the hypnoshades again.
DJ Octavio is the first encountered boss, fighting againstAgent 3 in theOctobot King L3.Gs over a misunderstanding on who stole theGreat Zapfish. After being defeated, Octavio asserts that he did not take the Great Zapfish in this instance and that he had been investigating the disappearance of his army, before the ground beneath his mech, Agent 3, and Cuttlefish collapses.
When fighting against the final boss,Mr. Grizz, Octavio comes to Agent 3's help in a modified, space-capable version of his mech after Agent 3 is knocked off the rocket. Octavio joins in the fight with his mech, telling off Mr. Grizz from messing with "our turf", and also plays a part in performingCalamari Inkantation 3MIX. The player can directly control Octavio's mech, guiding it into Mr. Grizz and using the Ink Vac to suck up Fuzzy Ooze. After defeating Mr. Grizz, Agent 3, and Octavio return to Earth.
Octavio later attends theGrand Festival, running a merchandise stand alongsideCuttlefish. He scratches his wasabi to the beat of whichever song is being performed on the Urchin Stage.
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In the manga series
DJ Octavio's first appearance in themanga is in Volume 3, where he kidnaps Cap'n Cuttlefish. He then battles the New Squidbeak Splatoon, but is ultimately defeated. After his defeat, he explains that he stole the Great Zapfish because Octo Valley did not have enough electricity. Goggles offers to share their Zapfish with Octo Valley, which he accepts.
In the Hero Mode 2 arc, like in the game, DJ Octavio has once again stolen the Great Zapfish, and has brainwashedCallie. He then battles alongside Callie against the New Squidbeak Splatoon, only to be defeated again. AfterGoggles asks why he stole the Great Zapfish again, he explains that Octo Valley ran out of electricity again, and that he wanted to make the lives of the Octarians better.
Quotes
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The DJ who needs no introduction. DJ Octavio is well-known as the head of the Octarian army and the first DJ to ever infuse his beats with the scorching-hot sizzle of actual wasabi roots! He specializes in techno remixes and has once produced music under the name of DJ Octavio feat. Callie.
The leader of the Octarian army engaged in a life-or-death battle with the Inklings. He has repeat- edly attempted to invaid the squid world. This indomitable Octarian always gets back up and fights, no matter how many times he's defeated.
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In the Japanese versions, Octavio is occasionally referred to by his English name, namely as an artist, and in the title of his song.
Though Octavio cannot be spoken to while in the snow globe, he cowers and glows purple if shot at.
When designing DJ Octavio, the development team ofSplatoon first decided on the name "Takowasa" (DJ Octavio's Japanese name). He was then changed from a wasabi maker to a DJ, followed by scratching music being brought in. The sound of the rhythm at the start ofhis music inspired the decision to match the rhythm with DJ Octavio's wasabi making.[9]
In an interview with the game's developers, composer Toru Minegishi suggested that DJ Octavio and his subordinates use music to control the many Octarians.[10] However, this is more akin to military marches,[11][12] not brainwashing as was the case with Callie during the events ofSplatoon 2.
Thefive-note motif used throughout Octarian music is similar to a call-and-response clapping rhythm used by teachers to grab students' attention in elementary schools, possibly reflecting the use of the melody to command the Octarians.
DJ Octavio is claimed to be the inventor of the music genre "Octatronica."[13]
DespiteCap'n Cuttlefish stating thatInklings dry out and loseink as they age, DJ Octavio does not appear to have dried out, despite being in the same age range, which may imply thatOctarians do not experience this.
DJ Octavio may be near the end of his life, depending on how Inoue's original statement in the interview is interpreted.[14] However, due to the ambiguity of the sentence, it can also be translated as the fact that he is growing more and more desperate to find a final solution to save the Octarians.
DJ Octavio's album art has text that seems to spell "DJ Ocwas," which may be a combination of his English and Japanese names ("DJ Octavio" and "DJ Takowasa").
A poster in theDeepsea Metro has a picture of an octopus withInkling text that resembles the word "octavi," possibly advertising a DJ Octavio album or concert.[Citation needed]
DJ Octavio's tendency to escape his snow globe while others are distracted is possibly a reference to real-life octopuses, which are notoriously hard to contain, as they learn to open their tanks by watching their keepers and then escape when left unwatched.
Counting cameos andPalettes, DJ Octavio,Callie, andMarie are the only characters to have appeared in all five single-player campaigns in theSplatoon series.
DJ Octavio and theOctostomp are the most fought bosses in theSplatoon series, being fought three times each.
If one counts the remains of the Octostomp used byFrye, DJ Octavio is the second most fought boss.
Despite being in attendance during the creation of theCalamari Inkantation 3MIX, DJ Octavio was the only musician present who was not credited to the song.
Etymology
DJ Octavio's name may be derived fromoctopus,octave (as he is a musician), and the Spanish wordoctavo, which means eighth, as octopuses have eight arms.
↑DJ Octavio is the oldest known Octarian character in theSplatoon series, confirmed to be over 100 years old due to being present during the time of theGreat Turf War.
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