Jelleton

From Inkipedia, the Splatoon wiki

Jelleton

Jelleton

Species
Habitat
Height
Hair color
Eye color	Red
Age
Gender
Pronouns
Relations
Location	Spire of Order
Shop
HP
Maximum HP
Members
Other forms

TheJelletons are enemies encountered within theSpire of Order'sfloors inSplatoon 3: Side Order. They are artificial constructs created byOrder to drive intruders out of the Spire. They were originally designed by Marina to be staff for the Spire and looked "cuter" until Order took over and changed their purpose. Their mainink color is black.

Appearance

The Jelletons are mechanical-looking enemies that appear as skeletal sea creatures encased in transparent black gelatin save for their tails, as well as their fins in the case of the larger ones. They are entirely white and have red and white eyes popping out of their sockets.

Types

In order of theJelleton Field Guide from left to right:

Regular

Bosses

Quotes

“	These mysterious enemies pursue Agent 8 relentlessly in Wave 2 of the #Splatoon3: Expansion Pass, Side Order. Are they lifeforms, or machines? Whatever they are, they seem to be gearing up for something…	”
— @NintendoEurope on Twitter^[1]

“	This just in from SRL Oppo Research: some fishy foes are all over the Spire of Order. They look like animated fish bones—biological or mechanical, we have no idea. All of them seem to act in harmony toward the same goal, but alas, that goal is to relentlessly harass Agent 8.	”
— @SplatoonNA on Twitter^[2]

Gallery

3D artwork

A Battering Lento
A Marching Andante
A Marching Andante seen from another angle
A Swarming Languendo
A Swarming Languendo seen from another angle
Several Jelletons of different sizes
Jelleton Wallpaper fromSplatNet 3

2D artwork

Black and white art of a Marching Andante
Sketch of a Battering Lento
Concept art for the Towering Nobilmente
More concept art for the Towering Nobilmente
Concept art for the Panicking Alla Mambo
Concept art fromBancalaWalker

Promotional screenshots

Gameplay

Agent 8 in combat with several types of Jelletons.
Agent 8 using the Pearl Drone to escape a horde of Jelletons.
Agent 8 pursuing a Panicking Alla Mambo.
Agent 8 attacking several Swarming Languendo and a Springing Spiccato with anOrder Roller.

Website graphics

Several Jelletons being targeted by Agent 8'sKiller Wail 5.1.

Trailer screenshots

A Towering Nobilmente
A Panicking Alla Mambo
A Gushing Trionfale
Two Drizzling Capriccioso

In-game screenshots

AReefslider Overlorder creates

Trivia

Many of the Jelletons resemble sea animals that play a significant role inbioerosion, a phenomenon that is known to cause the destruction of coral.
Jelletons are the first enemy species in theSplatoon series' story campaigns to not beOctarian or a variant (sanitized andfuzzy) of them.
- However, they share similarities withSalmonids, as most of them are based on fish and they attack the player continuously instead of being stationary until spotting the player or provoked. The three basic types are similar to theLesser Salmonids, namelySmallfry,Chums andCohocks.
  - The Panicking Alla Mambo are comparable toGoldies, being similarly shiny, having higher HP and are only seen in specific events (Goldies inGoldie Seeking,Rush &Fog, and Panicking Alla Mambos inDefeat the fleeing foe! floors). They also behave very much likeTentakooks with how they leave Splat Bombs after a certain point while running away from Agent 8, as well as thin ink trails left by their wheels.
  - Towering Nobilmentes are similar to bothOctosnipers in their attack pattern, andStingers in that they appear seated on tall towers that the player can knock away piece by piece.
Defeating enough Jelletons of a specific variant will give playersSplashtag titles of their names, bosses included, once viewed in the Jelleton Field Guide. Those that have the titles unlocked will have their light gray entry be darkened in hue.
While they appear at first to be made of bone, the background of Intensifying-Harmony.Floor implies that they were actually supposed to be plastic objects broken from injection-molded frames. This explains certain design elements of them, like their fins often having doll-like ball-joints, and the presence of conspicuous circles on parts of their bodies.
During the battle withOverlorder, it may shoot several consecutiveReefsliders that closely resemble Jelletons, having a gelatin body and a visible skeleton inside.
In the Lights OutDanger Effect, the Jelletons' bones give a faint, green glow, resemblingphosphorescent material.

Etymology

Jelleton is a portmanteau of "jelly" and "skeleton", as well as a play on "gelatin" and possibly "tone". ASplashtag title obtained viaJelleton Field Guide completion implies its adjectival form to be "Jelletonal".

Most of the names for individual Jelletons come from Italian words or phrases commonly used in music. According to an interview in Famitsu, this was done to reflect noted musicianMarina creating the world they inhabit.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	スケルトーン Sukerutōn	Fromsukeru, meaning transparent, as well as "skeleton" and "tone", referencing the musical terms used in their names^[3]
Dutch	Drilgruwel	Fromdril (the jelly-like substance containing the eggs of fish and amphibians) andgruwel ("abomination")
French	Squelécailles	Fromsquelette ("skeleton") andécailles ("scales")
German	Viskelloide	FromViskosität ("viscosity") andSkelett ("skeleton")
Italian	Ossomolle (singular)	Softbone
Italian	Ossimolli (plural)	Softbones
Russian	Консервитор Konservitor	Possibly from консервыkonservy ("conserve", "canned food"), консервироватьkonservirovat' ("to conserve", "to preserve"), or консерваторияkonservatoriya ("conservatory", the Russian name of Memverse)
Spanish	Esquealeta	Fromesqueleto ("skeleton") andaleta ("fins")
Chinese (Simplified)	骷髅鱼 Kūlóu yú	Skeleton Fish
Korean	스켈레톤 Seukelleton	Skeleton

References

Jelletons

Regular	Swarming Languendo • Marching Andante • Battering Lento • Portal • Drizzling Capriccioso • Panicking Alla Mambo • Whirling Accelerando • Springing Spiccato • Gushing Trionfale • Spawning Accordo • Homing Arpeggio • Towering Nobilmente

Bosses	Asynchronous Rondo • Pinging Marciale • Parallel Canon • Marina Agitando • Overlorder

Jelleton Field Guide

Characters inSplatoon 3

Main	Major	Agent 3 •Agent 8 •Smallfry •Cuttlefish •Squid Sisters^{(Callie •Marie)} •Captain •Deep Cut^{(Shiver •Frye •Big Man)} •DJ Octavio •Off the Hook^{(Pearl (Drone) •Marina)} •Acht
	Minor	Judd •Li'l Judd •Great Zapfish •Master Mega •O.R.C.A.

Enemies	Octarians^{(Fuzzy Octarians)} •Mr. Grizz •Jelletons •Overlorder •Salmonids

Vendors	Sheldon •Gnarly Eddy and Nails •Jel La Fleur •Mr. Coco •Harmony •Murch •Shelly and Donny •Annie and Moe •Jelonzo •Fred Crumbs •Spyke •Flow and Craymond •Jelfonzo •Bisk •Staff •Cipher

Musicians

C-Side^(Kiki) •Front Roe^{(Ichiya •Nami •Murasaki)} •Damp Socks feat. Off the Hook •Yoko & the Gold Bazookas^{(Yoko •Oonie •Kitamura)} •H2Whoa •Chirpy Chips •Riot Act •SashiMori •Grizzco •ω-3 •Ancho-V Games •Turquoise October •Octoplush •Stars in the Deep •Mimicry •Wash Out •Firefly •On the Clock •Anxiety Society •Free Association •Seven Seas Crew •Backwash •Turf Love •Wading Room •New Shores •Bonfire •All Swell •Coral Kiss •Crevasse •Aquariyum •Pianissimo •Missing Ink •Chroma Chaos •Medusa •Nothing in My Wave •Anglerfish •Bloody Hook •Decksterity •Saplings •Reel Deel

Other	Crusty Sean •Octostomp •Agent 4 •Iso Padre •Fresh Fish •Barry C. •Shy-Ho-Shy •You★Me

Species	Inkling •Octoling •Jellyfish •Zapfish •Super Sea Snail •Animals •Human

Side Order

Characters	Agent 8 • Pearl (Drone) • Marina • Acht • Overlorder • Cipher

Locations	Order Sector •Spire of Order (Foyer •Elevator •Floors •Control Room) •Memverse

Enemies	Jelletons (Jelleton Field Guide)

Mechanics	Color chips (Power •Support •Range •Mobility •Lucky •Drone •Color-Chip Collection) •Palettes •Marina's Hacks

Currencies	Membux •Prlz

Objectives	Destroy the portal! (Portal) •Protect the zone! (Zone) •Sink the ∞-ball! (∞-ball) •Escort the turbine tower! (Turbine tower) •Defeat the fleeing foe! (Panicking Alla Mambo)