Memverse
| “ | This is theMemverse. It's a prototype VR... that is, a virtual reality that I made. | ” |
—Marina explaining the Memverse | ||
TheMemverse is a virtual world as a part of★Dramatic Days in Orderland★. It features an uncolored version ofInkadia and it serves as the mission hub forSplatoon 3: Side Order.
It contains theOrder Sector,[1] a mysterious colorless world resemblingInkopolis Square, inhabited by various sea creatures[2] and governed by its own set of rules.[3]
Description
Based on the design of theOrder Sector, the Memverse resembles an off-white version ofInkadia, drained of color and covered in bleached coral.
It is part ofProject Memverse, created when theChaos vs. OrderSplatfest ended, having the purpose of restoring the memory and thoughts ofSanitized Octarians and primarily contains the Order Sector and theSpire of Order.
Inthe eleventh entry of Marina's Dev Diaries, she names the temporarily-titled Project Memverse "★Dramatic Days in Orderland★."
Story
Inthe first entry of Marina's Dev Diaries, it was mentioned that the idea of Project Memverse originated when theChaos vs. OrderSplatfest ofSplatoon 2 ended with Team Chaos as the winner.Marina came up with this project to assistAgent 8 and all theSanitized Octarians thatKamabo Corporation victimized. The name of the project was not yet finalized. She also preparesOff the Hook's highly anticipated world tour while developing her project.
Inthe eleventh entry of Marina's Dev Diaries, she officially names Project Memverse as "★Dramatic Days in Orderland★." In the same entry, she realizes that theSea-Cucumber Phones, which she was planning to use as entry points into the virtual reality, have a security flaw that could be exploited to pull anyone inside against their will — which is exactly whatOrder ends up doing.
In the events ofSide Order, Agent 8 wakes within it, encountering thePearl Drone; they must ascend theSpire of Order to save Marina in thetutorial. They also metAcht in the Spire.
After completing the tutorial ofSide Order, Marina, who was mind-controlled by Order through aController VM and wired into a large tentacle blob asMarina Agitando, is saved by Agent 8, Acht, andPearl, and starts discussing the issues of the Memverse.
She explains that it is her "prototype virtual reality," and the only things that are "real" are their minds. Marina also reveals that the fuzzy cloud they encountered when rescuing her was Order, which took control of her and hijacked the entire project.
Its ultimate goal is to create "a colorless and changeless world of order," and forcibly connect as many people to it as possible. To keep pulling people into it, Order uses a process calledGrayscaling to neutralize the will of everyone trapped in the virtual world. Anyone who goes through Grayscaling also slowly starts to lose their free will in reality as well, losing the world they had been living in.
Credits
After clearing the 30th floor of theSpire of Order for the first time,Agent 8,Off the Hook, andAcht ascend in a glass elevator, where thecredits roll.
During the credits, the Memverse is viewable from the sky, andInkopolis Tower can be seen on the right side of Agent 8.
The credits can be viewed again in theFoyer of the Spire of Order by inspecting a glass box to the right of theelevator containing a rainbowColor Wail speaker, also used to replay the final phase of thefinal boss battle and recall the first time inInkopolis Square (afterversion 7.1.0) using the same speaker.
Gallery
Logo (fromMarina's computer).
Marina's computer screen showing one of the creatures in theOrder Sector.
Marina's computer screen showing the Order Sector.
Marina's computer screen showing theSpire of Order.
The Spire of Order in the Memverse.
Trivia
- The Memverse's completely white appearance, including theOrder Sector, is a deliberate reference tocoral bleaching in the real world.
- The name "Dramatic Days in Orderland" comes from Marina's personal taste in names, as it shows her love of manga.[4]
Etymology
Mem comes from memory, as withmem cakes; usage of-verse as a suffix comes from "universe" — or possiblymetaverse, a term related to concepts ofvirtual reality, which also derives from "universe".
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
 Japanese | ネリバース Neribāsu | Combination of 練り (neri, "paste" or "kneading"), and ユニバース ("universe" loanword) or メタバース ("metaverse" loanword). Possibly connected to ネリメモリー (nerimemorī), the Japanese name ofmem cakes |
 Dutch | Herinniversum | Fromherinnering ("memory") anduniversum ("universe") |
 French | Poulpivers[a] | Kamabuniverse |
 German | Memoversum | Memverse |
 Italian | Noriverse[b] | Marinaverse |
 Russian | Консерватория Konservatoriya | Conservatory |
 Spanish | Pastiverso[c] | Paste-verse |
 Chinese (Simplified) | 忆界宇宙 Yì jiè yǔzhòu | A pun on 记忆Jì yì ("Memory") and 异界Yì jiè ("Otherworld"). 宇宙Yǔzhòu means "Universe". |
 Chinese (Traditional) | 憶界宇宙 Yì jiè yǔzhòu | A pun on 記憶Jì yì ("Memory") and 異界Yì jiè ("Otherworld"). 宇宙Yǔzhòu means "Universe". |
 Korean | 네리버스 Nelibeoseu | Transliteration of the Japanese name |
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | トキメキ★秩序世界の大冒険！ Tokimeki★chitsujo sekai no dai bōken! | Heartthrob★The great adventure in the order world! |
| Dutch | ★Dramatische dagen in Ordeland★ | ★Dramatic days in Orderland★ |
 French (NOA) | ★Tiraillage au domaine de l'Ordre★(Marina's Dev Diaries) | ★Tug-of-war at the domain of the Order★ |
| Jours Tragiques au pays de l'Ordre(Module) | Tragic Days in the land of Order | |
 French (NOE) | ★Rififi au domaine de l'Ordre★(Marina's Dev Diaries) | ★Squabbles at the domain of the Order★ |
| Jours Tragiques au pays de l'Ordre(Module) | Tragic Days in the land of Order | |
| German | ★Stürmische Reise ins Ordnungsland★ | ★Stormy journey to Orderland★ |
| Italian | ★ Panico nella terra dell'Ordine ★ | ★ Panic in the land of the Order ★ |
| Russian | ★Приключения в Порядляндии★ ★Priklyucheniya v Poryadlyandii★ | ★Adventures in Orderland★ |
 Spanish (NOA) | ★ Reto dinámico en un mundo ordenado ★ | ★ Dynamic challenge in an orderly/ordered world ★[d] |
 Spanish (NOE) | ★ Reto complicado en un mundo ordenado ★ | ★ Complicated challenge in an orderly/ordered world ★[d] |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 心跳★秩序世界大冒险！ Xīntiào★Zhìxù shìjiè dà màoxiǎn! | Heartthrob★The great adventure in the order world! |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 心跳不已★秩序世界大冒險！ Xīntiào bùyǐ★Zhìxù shìjiè dà màoxiǎn! | Heartthrob★The great adventure in the order world! |
| Korean | 두근두근★질서 세계 대모험! Dugeundugeun★Jilseo segye daemoheom! | Heartthrob★Order world adventure! |
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | プロジェクト・ネリバース Purojekuto neribāsu | Project Memverse |
| Dutch | Project Herinniversum | Project Memverse |
| French | Projet Poulpivers | Memverse Project |
| German | Projekt Memoversum | Project Memverse |
| Italian | Progetto Noriverse | Memverse Project |
| Russian | Проект «Консерватория» Proekt «Konservatoriya» | Project «Memverse» |
| Spanish | Proyecto Pastiverso | Memverse Project |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 项目：忆界宇宙 Xiàngmù: Yì jiè yǔzhòu | Project: Memverse |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 憶界宇宙計畫 Yìjièyǔzhòu jìhuà | Project Memverse |
| Korean | 프로젝트 네리버스 Peurojekteu neribeoseu | Project Memverse |
Translation notes
Internal names
| Internal name | Meaning |
|---|---|
 Sdodr_World[5] | Sdodr forSide Order. World references the Memverse. |
References
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