Frye Onaga​

Frye Onaga

Frye inSplatoon 3

Species	Inkling
Habitat
Height
Hair color	Yellow/Purple
Eye color	Golden/Orange
Age
Gender	Female
Pronouns
Relations	Unnamed grandfather Unnamed younger twin sisters Unnamed younger brother[1]
Location	Splatsville,Alterna
Shop
HP
Maximum HP
Members
Other forms

Frye Onaga is a character inSplatoon 3. She is a member ofDeep Cut, alongsideShiver andBig Man, with whom she co-hosts bothAnarchy Splatcast, the news show ofSplatsville, andSplatfests. She is also the second reachable boss ofReturn of the Mammalians. Her signature color is yellow.

She is voiced byLaura Yokozawa.^[2]

Appearance

Frye is anInkling with medium brown skin and a round face, with darker brown lips and large eyes under round yellow triangle eyebrows. Her irises are golden, with yellow pupils in the shape of a diamond, similar to that of theSquid Sisters andPearl. Her Inkling eye mask is fairly large and exaggerated, and ends with points that lift off the sides of her face. On top of her eye mask are thick yellow eyelashes with an orange gradient at the ends. Her top teeth are sharper and more prominent than other Inklings, and sometimes peek out of her closed lips like fangs.

Frye's yellow tentacles are thin and wavy, and reach about shoulder length. She styles them in two parts: one lock tied with an off-white cord framing the left side of her face, and the other tucked behind her right ear, baring most of her forehead. Her tentacles end in a light purple gradient. Frye's ears are longer and pointier than those of other Inklings, with a slight orange blush at the tips. Her right ear is pierced with three moray eel tooth-shaped earrings. Additionally, her fingertips are purple.Frye has a fun, yet rebellious sense of fashion, with a possible root in traditional Indian culture. Her outfit consists of a sleeveless yellow turtleneck crop top under a small yellow shawl made from a shiny translucent material. She wears off-white pants that are extremely baggy, pulling inspiration from the traditional costume of certain Indian dances. Three holes on the left side of her pants reveal she wears black leggings underneath. Around her waist is a thin tan rope belt; hanging from it on the left side is a large golden squid charm with two purple tassels tied through holes in the ornament. On the top left of her head is a golden-colored hat resembling chunks of fried squid.^[3] Her feet are partially covered by off-white toe-less socks, revealing purple toes.

InAlterna, she also wears a tan and white eel mask, with possible inspiration taken from Japanesetanuki masks.

During Splatfests, any part of Frye's appearance that is normally yellow changes to match the color of her Splatfest team, while any part that is normally purple changes to a color directly opposite of her Splatfest team: including her fingertips, toes, mouth, squid charm tassels, and pant hole edges. In addition, her fingertips and toes glow in the dark while her shawl lights up with the music.

DuringSplatoween, Frye's usual turtleneck is black, and her shawl is replaced with a silver shoulder necklace consisting of a chain with round, dangly pendants. She wears a head chain with teardrop-shaped pendants on her forehead, as well as a triple metal cuff bracelet on her right arm and black triangular earrings. Her tentacles are black fading to a light orange, and she wears amurex shell on her head, possibly referencing a human rib cage. Her usual pants are black and torn on her right leg, revealing bright purple leggings underneath, while her squid pendant is replaced with one that has the shape of Deep Cut's logo and is held by two silver chains instead of a cord. Her socks are replaced with black bandages held up with thin metal chains, while the cord on her hair is black instead of white. Her eyelashes are colored purple fading to orange, and her eyes have a purple tone fading towards their usual yellow; she also has dots of white make-up on her temples and cheeks.

DuringFrostyFest, Frye's signature color turns to pale yellow, with her tentacles and eyebrows changing to it; additionally, the tips of her fingers and toes turn light pink and the inside of her mouth turns yellow. She wears an ornate, pointy blackmasquerade mask, a small white top hat with a golden ribbon, a sleeveless yellow button-up crop top with black buttons, cravat and collar, and yellow flared sleeve cuffs with a black button; in place of her usual pants are glittery pants colored yellow on the left and black on the right, featuring a diamond hole pattern which reveals white leggings in place of the standard round holes, and flared white openings. She wears socks similar to her standard ones, but with yellow soles. Her shawl is translucent black and glittery. Similar to Shiver, Frye does not wear her usual earrings.

In the artwork for the music video ofSuffer No Fools, Frye wears a hip-hop styled outfit, with her hair tied in four knots on the top of her head and having three small cuts on the left side of the hairline, closely resemblingBantu knots, a hairstyle of African and African-American origin. She wears a black sleeveless crop top with Deep Cut's wordmark printed in white under her chest, holographic baggy pants, a pair of white tennis shoes with black details and red insteps, a thin silver chain necklace with a rectangular tag, and a black earring representing Deep Cut's logo on her left ear. Her ears and fingertips have a pink gradient.

DuringSpringFest, Frye's hair, eyelashes, eyebrows, and pants all feature a pink-to-aqua gradient; she also wears red lipstick. Her top and shawl both change to coral red, and the squid-shaped clip on her belt is replaced with a large white floral one with pink polka-dots. Her earrings and hairpiece are replaced with new ones styled afterhanami dango; her fingertips and toe tips are colored pink.

DuringSummer Nights, Frye's hair, eyelashes, shawl, and eyebrows are changed to blue. She wears green leaf-shaped earrings in place of her usual ones, and two blueberry-shaped ornaments on each side of her head, the left one also having another smaller blueberry on the front. Her usual shirt is colored white, while her pants are dark blue with a lighter swirly circle pattern and her socks are black; her fingertips and toe tips, as well as the holes on her pants and the tassels of her charm, are colored yellow.

For theGrand Festival, Frye wears a white long-sleeved bolero, a chrome strapless crop top, matching shorts with a thin strip circling each of her hips, and white laceless calf-length boots reminiscent ofOrder Boot Replicas. Her eyebrows and tentacles are colored white, matching Shiver's; the latter have a shorter side bang and are tied up in triangular buns, resembling imp horns, with a holographic X-shaped band. She also wears the same type of band on her left ear.

In her school days, Frye had her hair tied up in a small ponytail on top of her head with a smaller version of her fried squid ornament. She wore a black short-sleevedsailorfuku with a deep purple ribbon on the collar, thigh-length pants, and white loafers with a strap; unlike Shiver, she did not wear socks.

Personality and traits

Frye is peppy and reckless, often wearing her emotions on her sleeve. She is known for her fearlessness and audacity, often rushing headfirst into dangerous situations without fear or hesitation. This tends to get her into trouble, which Big Man and Shiver have to save her from. Though she can sometimes appear menacing or brag about her abilities, it is all in good fun, and at her core, she is a kind and fun-loving individual.

She possesses a deep love for singing and dancing, being trained in both at a young age and becoming very physically fit as a result. She likens the different forms of her eel attacks to dances, and often dances when excited. Because of this, she is also extremely gluttonous, as evidenced by her Splatfest dialogue, where she frequently talks about food and chooses food-related teams. She has stated that she is not picky and will eat anything.

Frye can also be slightly airheaded, noted for consistently breaking into dance in the middle of Salmon Runs instead of focusing on the enemy, as well as only focusing on the "big boss" rather than the lessers. She also prefers to use a head-on approach rather than a nuanced strategy, completely ignoring the Grizzco employee handbook and stating that her winning strategy for Turf War is to "splat your enemies...then splat them again! And again!" She can also be quite the prankster, as she has a habit of stealing her bandmates' snacks, and once gave Big Man a chocolate-covered onion on Valentine's Day. She is also shown to be very indecisive regarding Splatfest choices, as per her dialogue in theRock vs. Paper vs. Scissors,Gear vs. Grub vs. Fun, andDark Chocolate vs. Milk Chocolate vs. White Chocolate (2023) Splatfests.

Frye's favorite weapon class appears to besplatanas, according to dialogue fromAnarchy Splatcast, herTableturf Battle deck, and herPalette inSide Order.

Alias

In the songSuffer No Fools, a singing battle betweenOff the Hook and Frye and Shiver, the latter pair use the name "Fire & Ice". However, this alias does not exist in all languages, as the two use their real names in the original Japanese (albeit written inkanji rather thankatakana), as well as the Chinese and Korean versions.

History

Early life

Frye was born into the Onaga clan, a family of eel charmers^[4] well-known for representing the Splatlands. She was raised by her grandfather, as her parents have been traveling the world since she was a child, and grew up alongside a younger brother and younger twin sisters.^[1] Due to being busy with dance lessons and eel training, Frye notes not having had the time to make "real friends" as a child, although she used to sneak out quite a bit. She met Shiver and Big Man through their familial ties during their childhoods, but remained nothing but acquaintances with them at the time. In middle school, Frye was noted as "a little bit wild, a little bit reckless" student; in school, Frye was classmates with Shiver, and the two began looking out for each other, then started to bond over their shared love of singing. They would often go to the school rooftop and sing together, before deciding they wanted accompaniment, which lead to them seeking out Big Man, a pianist. This led to the formation of Deep Cut as it is known today.^[5]

After this, an older classmate asked the trio to make a cheering song for a school competition. Big Man and Frye agreed, but Shiver demanded 30,000G payment, which led to the creation ofHide and Sleek, Deep Cut's very first song. A local bowling alley commissioned a song for a commercial, to which Shiver hiked their price up to 300,000G, and what resulted was their second song,Smeared Canvas, with lyrics inspired by Frye's observation that "the world is a big bowling ball". The success of the commercial, and the song along with it, made Deep Cut relatively well known in the Splatlands.^[6]

A few years later, Deep Cut were made the hosts of the Anarchy Splatcast.

Splatoon 3

By the time ofSplatoon 3, Deep Cut had become relatively well known within the Splatlands for both their music and the Anarchy Splatcast. As part of Deep Cut, Frye announces Big Runs, reports stage rotations, and hosts Splatfest events, performing her solo song,Anarchy Poisons (Snake Mix), andAnarchy Rainbow for the entire event. They are also the ones who initially report the news of theGreat Zapfish's third disappearance.

Return of the Mammalians

Frye and the rest of Deep Cut are initially hostile toAgent 3 and theNew Squidbeak Splatoon, declaring that all treasure inAlterna is theirs to plunder and that they will not let anyone else have it. Later, when the New Squidbeak Splatoon agrees to give Deep Cut thetreasure (after using it to removeFuzzy Ooze), they explain that their bandit activities were to give back to the people of the Splatlands, and never meant harm to the New Squidbeak Splatoon. They decide to becomeMarie's employees and the player's allies, and help them in defeatingMr. Grizz. Frye uses her eel charming abilities to create a whirlpool that arcs high into the air, helping boost Agent 3 into outer space.

Boss

Main article:The Future Stares Back

Frye is the second boss of the single-player campaign,Return of the Mammalians, and the first Deep Cut boss. Her bosskettle is found on theCozy & Safe Factory site.

Tableturf Battle

Frye is one of the rivals in theTableturf Battle Dojo. She becomes available after the player reaches Tableturf Battle Rank 29 and has completed the main story ofReturn of the Mammalians. Her playstyle is balanced between covering turf and accumulating special points, and matches against her are played onMain Street. Frye's deck features all members of Deep Cut, allsplatana-based cards that were available during the initial release version ofSplatoon 3 as well as references to eels. Due to her preforming duringSplatfests, Frye is unavailable during the main event periods.

Rival: Frye Total 141
17 Frye	17 Big Man	17 Shiver
6 Splatana Stamper	5 Splatana Wiper	3 Suction Bomb
3 Fizzy Bomb	12 Zipcaster	11 Twintacle Octotrooper
4 Octostamp	4 Octocopter	14 Flooder
9 Fish Stick	10 Steel Eel	9 Zapfish

Palette

Main article:List of Palettes in Side Order

Frye'sPalette

Order Splatana Fizzy Bomb Crab Tank Most CommonTone Lucky Lucky-tone color chips litter the field with armor, ink refills, helpful bombs, and more. With enough luck, you'll believe in miracles! Second Most CommonTone Drone Drone-tone color chips boost the Pearl Drone's abilities by granting special actions and helping them charge easier. You've got a friend in Pearl! GWAAAH! What a chaotic mess! Is this what souls are like inSpwatsville?! And get this. Sometimes it pways a stwange flute and POOF! A bunch of yellow cweatures appear and do twicks! Incwedible! Wow, they seem so tame and fwiendwy with the— NO! Keeping someone capable of such feats around would only distwact me fwom my mission. For the sake of order, they must all be PUNISHED!

Songs

See also:Deep Cut,Fire & Ice,Now or Never Seven

In-game artist
Frye
Origin	Title	Music by
	Anarchy Poisons (Snake Mix)	Toshiyuki Sudo

In themanga series

Frye, along withShiver andBig Man, first appeared in Issue 17 of theCoroCoro mangaSplatoon 3: Splatlands, where she and Shiver toldTeam Blue about theSplatsville Great Eight. Her role in the manga is similar to the role in the game.

Quotes

For Tableturf Battle quotes, seeTableturf Battle Dojo#Quotes.

For quotes for securing the Ultra Signal, seeUltra Signal#Deep Cut Call.

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Trivia

• In the Japanese version, she speaks with the personal pronoun 儂washi (mostcommonly used by old men), adding the particles じゃja, ぞzo, and なna at the end of her sentences, and addresses people she isn't close with as お前さんomae-san. While associated with being old-fashioned, this pattern is also close to theChūgoku dialect, particularly that of Hiroshima, and has a "jolly" association with the tone. The connotation of speaking like an old person is lampshaded in the Japanese version, as she comments「最近の若いもんはつまらんのう」, meaning "the youth of today are so dull," during her first meeting with the New Squidbeak Splatoon.
  • The habit of using the pronounwashi was revealed to have been picked up from her grandfather, who raised her.^[1]
  • Also in the Japanese version, the phrasing Frye uses to describe herself ("dancing gangster"), also used as a subtitle in her boss fight, refers to moray eels being nicknamed "gangsters of the sea" (海のギャング) in Japan, hinting at her eel association.
• Although Frye is described to "sing with a melody that makes you feel as if a desert is in sight", her voice actressLaura Yokozawa has a musical background that is very different from her singing style, being that of jazz.^[7]
• During her boss battle, Frye uses the Indianpungi flute to summon her eels. This type of flute is used for a variety of practices, but is most commonly associated with snake-charming.
• Frye's family crest depicts apitcher plant. In Japanese, the word for pitcher plant 靫葛utsubokazura contains the word for eel, 鱓utsubo.
• If the player hasColor Lock toggled, Frye's ink color in her boss fight changes from yellow to blue. Her design also changes with the yellow and the blue swapping places, and the face of theOctostomp's remains change color to blue. Also, her hair color when viewing the spinning Octostomp from the launchpad remains yellow, changing to blue only when the player superjumps into the boss arena.
• Frye is the first Inkling in-game with a visible tongue. Previously, Inkling tongues had only been shown in 2D artwork, such as in the artwork forSplatoon'sNaughty vs. Nice Splatfest.
• Frye is the only Inkling that has colored fingertips and toe tips, that usually being a feature unique to Octolings.
• When Frye introduces herself inReturn of the Mammalians, her mask can be heard hittingSmallfry.
• Frye has been stated to be 22 years old in early concept art inThe Art of Splatoon 3.
• Frye is implied to have a keen sense of smell, as she was able to smell a hidden key in theAlterna Space Center: Entrance mission.^[8]
• Curiously, in the Past vs. Present vs. Future Splatfest artwork, Frye is shown to have gradientless finger tips.
  • Frye is also featured with gradientless finger tips in the Money vs. Experiences vs. Presents Splatfest artwork.
  • As such, it is implied that she has the ability to completely remove the colour on her finger tips.
• One of theGrand Festival concept artworks depict her wearingfaux braids woven into her tentacles, another hairstyle of African and African-American origin.

Etymology

"Frye" comes from the verb "to fry", the action of cooking food over heat, contrasting with Shiver's name, as the verb "shiver" usually happens when one is cold. A "fry" is also one of the collective terms for a group of eels.

"Utsuho" is a rare Japanese female given name usually written with the kanji 空 "sky/void" or 空穂 "sky/void + ear", both pronouncedutsuho. It is a pun on 鱓utsubo, the Japanese word for "moray eel". This is in reference to Frye descending from a lineage of moray eel trainers.^[9]

"Onaga" may come from the wordnaga, which means "snake" in many Indian languages. This could be related to the fact she uses apungi flute to command her eels, similar to how they are used to charm snakes in India. Additionally, her version of Anarchy Poisons is called Snake Mix. This is in reference to Frye being inspired by India. Additionally, it can possibly be an anagram of 穴子anago, the Japanese generic word for saltwater eels.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	翁長 空帆（オナガ ウツホ)[1] Onaga Utsuho	First name: From 鱓utsubo ("moray eel")
Dutch	Muriël	A female given name, which resembles part ofmurene andmoeraal ("moray eel")
French	Angie	Derived fromanguille ("eel")
German	Muri	Derived fromMuräne ("moray eel")
Italian	Morena	A female given name, which resemblesmurena ("moray eel")
Russian	Мурия Muriya	From муренаmurena ("moray eel") and МарияMariya ("Maria")
Spanish	Angie	Derived fromanguila ("eel")
Chinese	曼曼 Mànmàn	From 海鳗;pinyin: hǎi mán ("moray eel"). While her name uses a different character and tone, it sounds similar to the second character of the Chinese word for "moray eel"
Korean	우츠호 Ucheuho	Transcription of Japanese name
Portuguese (NOE)	Frye	Same as English
Internal	IdolB[10]	Being the second of the three idols and representing Team Bravo during Splatfest

Introduction in other languages

Language	Introduction	Meaning
Japanese	三度のメシより　オタカラ･ハント！ 踊るギャングスター、ウツホ！ Sando no meshi yori otakara hanto! Odoru gyangusutā,Utsuho![11]	Treasure hunts are more important than food to me! I'm the dancing gangster,Frye!
Dutch	Maar voorstellen zal ik ons zeker! Muriël, de moedige misdadiger![12]	But I will introduce ourselves for sure! Frye, the valiant criminal!
French	Et on va te dire qui on est. C'est moi, la reine des murènes...Angie ![13]	And we'll tell you who we are. It's me, the queen of the moray eels...Frye!
German	Wir sind die Schatzjäger, die nie genug kriegen! Gleich fließen die Muränen... Hier kommtMuri![14]	We are the treasure hunters who never get enough! Soon the morays flow... Here comesFrye!
Italian	Ma ti dirò chi "siamo". M'insinuo prima io... SonoMorena![15]	But I'll tell you who "we are". I sneak in first ... I'mFrye!
Russian	Мы расскажем вам о нас! ЗватьМурия... Танцующая фурия! My rasskazhem vam o nas! Zvat'Muriya... Tantsuyushchaya furiya!	We'll tell you about us! The name'sFrye... The dancing fury!
Spanish (NOA)	Lo vamos a dejar bien clarito. Empiezo yo. SoyAngie... ¡coreógrafa marina!	We will explain it very clearly! I'll start. I'mFrye... marine choreographer!
Spanish (NOE)	¡Os lo explicaremos bien clarito! Empezaré presentándome yo. SoyAngie... ¡coreógrafa marina![16]	We will explain it very clearly! I'll start by introducing myself. I'mFrye... marine choreographer!
Chinese (Simplified)	比起一日三餐更重视宝物！ 我是黑帮舞者曼曼！ Bǐqǐ yī rì sāncān gèng zhòngshì bǎowù！ Wǒshì hēibāng wǔzhěmàn màn！	The one who loves treasure even more than food! I am dancing gangsterFrye!
Chinese (Traditional)	廢寢忘食的奪寶獵人！ 大海中的黑幫舞者，曼曼是也！ Fèiqǐnwàngshí de duóbǎo lièrén! Dàhǎizhōng de hēibāng wǔzhě,màn màn shì yě!	The treasure hunter who doesn't eat or sleep! I am the dancing gangster from the sea,Frye!
Korean	탐욕스러운 보물 사냥꾼! 춤추는 갱스터우츠호! Tamyokseureoun bomul sanyangkkun! Chumchuneun gaengseuteoUcheuho!	The greedy treasure huntress! (As well as) the dancing gangster,Frye!
Portuguese (NOE)	Mas vou explicar-vos para que fique claro. Começarei por apresentar-me. Sou aFrye![17]	Let me explain it to you so it's clear. I'll start by introducing myself. I'mFrye!

The Eel Deal

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	踊るギャングスター Odoru gyangusutā	Dancing Gangster
Dutch	Eén voor alen, alen voor één	One for eels, eels for one A pun onéén voor allen, allen voor één ("one for all, all for one")
French	L'anguille de l'angoisse	The eel of anguish
German	Muränen im Gesicht	Moray eels on the face
Italian	Allarme murene	Moray eels alarm
Russian	Мурена-горгона Murena-gorgona	Moray eel gorgon
Spanish (NOA)	Te aniquila con sus anguilas	She'll annihilate you with her eels
Spanish (NOE)	Te condena con sus morenas	She'll punish you with her moray eels
Chinese (Simplified)	黑帮舞者 Hēibāng wǔ zhě	Gangster Dancer
Chinese (Traditional)	黑幫舞者 Hēibāng wǔ zhě	Gangster Dancer
Korean	춤추는 갱스터 Chumchuneun Gaengseuteo	Dancing Gangster

References