TheOctarians are a group of octopus-like individuals, descending from ancient octopuses as opposed to theInklings, who descend from ancient squids.

Most of the Octarians in theSplatoon series are part of the Octarian army, ruled byDJ Octavio. These Octarians once lived in peace alongside the Inklings ofInkadia, but as sea levels rose the species erupted into theGreat Turf War with each other over the remaining land in the region. The Octarians lost, and were banished to the wasteland regions ofOcto Valley andOcto Canyon. In the present of the series, members of the Octarian army frequently serve as enemies in thesingle-player campaigns.

Not all Octarians in the series are antagonistic.Splatoon 2 introducesMarina andAgent 8, both allies of the Inkadia Inklings and defectors from the Octarian army. Many other defectors are also mentioned as arriving in Inkopolis prior to and during the events of theOcto Expansion.Splatoon 3 also introduces the many Octarians ofthe Splatlands, a region that, presumably, avoided the same interspecies war that befell Inkadia. As a result of these various aforementioned circumstances, many Inklings and Octarians in both present-day Inkadia and the Splatlands now live in integrated communities.

Octolings act as a direct parallel to Inklings, both presenting as intelligent humanoids that can transform into a cephalopod form at will. Octolings are only one kind of Octarian though, and the term can also describe the many non-humanoid members of the Octarian army. These Octarians come in a variety of shapes and sizes with different abilities, but generally seem to be less intelligent than their humanoid counterparts.

History and events

The ancestors of Octarians lived in the waters ofAlterna, an underground human settlement built to escape an apocalypse caused by warfare and intensified natural disasters. During the accidental collapse of the settlement, psychoreactive liquid crystals that retained the humans' desire to return to the surface fell into the water, which were absorbed by the sea life and implanted the desire into them, causing their evolution to accelerate dramatically.

A hundred years before the events ofSplatoon, the Octarians of Inkadia used to have a friendly relationship with the Inklings, but further rising sea levels caused the two species to engage in a war known as the Great Turf War. This war is described throughoutSplatoon's Sunken Scrolls.

The considerably more technologically advanced Octarian army had a clear advantage over the Inklings, utilizing massive weapons known as theGreat Octoweapons. For a time, victory seemed certain for the Octarians, buta plug being carelessly pulled from its socket (implied to be powering the Octoweapons) resulted in a loss against the Inklings'Squidbeak Splatoon.

The Inklings emerged victorious, and conquered Inkadia. Meanwhile, the Octarians were forced to occupy the neighboring wasteland territories ofOcto Valley andOcto Canyon; living insideunderground domes. From there, the Octarians would plan their revenge.^[1]

The Squidbeak Splatoon would be disbanded after the war, but its leader,Cap'n Cuttlefish, would remain vigilant for the next century. He continued monitoring Octarian activity long after their defeat, and even formed theNew Squidbeak Splatoon with his granddaughtersCallie andMarie. In time, his efforts faded into obscurity among Inklings.

Splatoon

The Octarians had been facing ongoing energy crises in the time since the Great Turf War. With further crises predicted, as well as the continued deterioration of the Octarian Domes (as described inSunken Scroll #6), the Octarian army, led byDJ Octavio, plotted to steal Inkopolis' energy supply: theZapfish. The common, smaller Zapfish were used to power the domes and Great Octoweapons, while Inkopolis'Great Zapfish would be stolen to power DJ Octavio's own personal Great Octoweapon, theOctobot King.

Cap'n Cuttlefish of the New Squidbeak Splatoon had been keeping a close eye on the Octarians to this point. Unfortunately, he had become incapable of combat in his old age, and thus needed to recruit younger Inklings into the ranks in order to combat the invasion. InSplatoon, he is eventually able to convinceAgent 3 to face the Octarians head-on in their underground domes across Octo Valley, whileAgents 1 and 2 helped with support.

Eventually, Agent 3 is able to face off against DJ Octavio in the Octobot King. Agents 1 and 2 playCalamari Inkantation during the fight, giving Agent 3 the edge over DJ Octavio, who is captivated by the music. While visible in game, several Octarians werespectating the battle at the time, and the sound ofCalamari Inkantation is said to have changed their lives.

DJ Octavio is defeated and imprisoned in a large snow globe.

Splatoon 2

Between the events ofSplatoon andSplatoon 2, DJ Octavio manages to escape the snow globe he was trapped inside.

The Octarian army moves to the nearby Octo Canyon, their domes are re-established, the Zapfish are stolen again, andOctostomp as well as some new Octoweapons (now known as Octobosses) are powered up to once again invade Inkopolis.

This time, however, Agent 1, better known as Callie of the Squid Sisters, has been brainwashed by the Octarians. She works together with the Octarians, and is implied to have helped decorate Octo Canyon afterdeeming it ugly. She can also be heard singing in the background music present at the Octo Canyon domes, where these vocals are reversed versions of her existing work.^[2]

Her cousin, Agent 2, better known as Marie, sets out to rescue her. Since Cap'n Cuttlefish had gone on a research trip with Agent 3, she is left to recruitAgent 4 to help her get the Zapfish back and rescue Callie.

Like Agent 3 before them, Agent 4 makes it through all the Octarian domes and confronts DJ Octavio in theOctobot King II, alongside the brainwashed Callie, equipped with controlling Hypnoshades. This final battle is staged like a concert, with packed seats of Octarians watching as an audience. Callie is saved and recovered from her brainwashing, the Squid Sisters once again performCalamari Inkantation, and the New Squidbeak Splatoon recovers the Great Zapfish.

DJ Octavio is defeated and imprisoned in another snow globe.

Splatoon 2: Octo Expansion

The final battle between Agent 3 and DJ Octavio as depicted inSplatoon was spectated by many Octarians. Several of them had their "souls freed" by hearing theCalamari Inkantation during the fight, and defected from Octarian society to seek a better life in Inkopolis; integrated among the Inklings. One of these Octarians isMarina Ida.

Some time before the events ofSplatoon 2, a number of Octarians had been kidnapped by an entity known as theKamabo Corporation. They were taken to a facility located deep below Inkopolis bay, known as theDeepsea Metro. Here, these Octarians underwent several tests with the premise that they would return to the surface if they succeed. These tests served to select out the best genes, where the successful test subjects get tricked into building a machine that blends them alive into a gestalt ink^[3]; self-selecting for supreme DNA.

Other Octarians areSanitized. This process uses the aforementioned blended ink to purge them of their memory, identity, and free will; submitting them to the ideas of the Kamabo Corporation^[3]. This process also has their "life's energies" purged from them, withMarina stating that they show no pulse or signs of life.

As a side-effect of the memory wiping procedure induced by sanitization (including the very light sanitization that all test subjects are exposed to), objects calledmem cakes are created as physical manifestations of memories. These can be recovered by victims of the process in order to gain back their memories. The corporation uses this as a reward method for tests that keeps subjects convinced of the corporation's rhetoric.

At the center of this plot is an AI calledCommander Tartar. Created by ahuman professor thousands of years ago, the machine was supposed to guide the next intelligent lifeform to avoid the same fate as humans did. The AI founded Kamabo Co., which had concluded that the desire to fight others must be eliminated in order to prevent yet another extinction, and believed that combining the best individuals that they had tested in the Deepsea Metro would eliminate "the general idea of the individual." After that, they could create a new lifeform, and in turn a harmonious world.^[3]

During the events ofOcto Canyon, Cap'n Cuttlefish and Agent 3 are interrupted from their research trip in Octo Valley by an encounter with an Octoling, descending into a battle. This battle is interrupted by a mysterious assailant, who knocks all three out and drags them into the Deepsea Metro.

Here, the Octoling is wiped of their memories via partial sanitization and onboarded onto the Kamabo Corporation's test program as test subject number 10,008. They meet Cap'n Cuttlefish in the Deepsea Metro, whom they quickly befriend, as he discovers their mutual love for Calamari Inkantation, which the Octoling heard during the finale ofSplatoon. Cuttlefish names this OctolingAgent 8 as a shortening of their test subject number, although they are not technically a member of the New Squidbeak Splatoon.

As an Octoling who has also had their "soul freed" byCalamari Inkantation, it is one of the first things they remember after losing their memory as well as a significant factor motivating them to reach Inkopolis.

They manage to escape the facility with the help ofOff the Hook and help defend Inkopolis and the world against Commander Tartar's plot. While being stuck underground in the facility, it is possible to read Agent 8's thoughts on the Octarians and their previous life in the army, as well as Marina's worry about being revealed to be an Octoling who also worked for the army. Cap'n Cuttlefish was apprehensive of the defected Octarians at first but showed support throughout theOcto Expansion.

Sanitized versions of the Octobosses that Agent 4 fought in Octo Canyon are also present in the testing facilities.

The Inklings in Inkopolis are said to be unaware that Octolings are Octarians, and instead assume that they are Inklings with weird hairstyles. This is attributed to the Inklings' laid-back and inattentive lifestyle.^[4] It is revealed that Inklings do learn about Octarians and their armyin schools, and Pearl did recognize the Sanitized Octarians as Octarians, which may imply that descriptions or depictions of Octolings in particular are absent in Inkling school curriculum.

Splatoon 3

InSplatoon 3, the Octarians make a return once again inthe Crater; located across Inkopolis bay in the neighboring region ofthe Splatlands. This time, they are under the control of the mysteriousFuzzy Ooze.

Splatsville's Great Zapfish is stolen, alongside a handful of smaller Zapfish.

DJ Octavio is initially assumed to have been involved in the theft of the Zapfish, and Cuttlefish (now officially retired from the New Squidbeak Splatoon) quickly recruits a new agent into the ranks to fill the place of the previous Agent 3, who has been promoted to Captain of the Splatoon to fill Cuttlefish's old role. This new agent is also known asAgent 3.

Agent 3 and Cuttlefish quickly discover that DJ Octavio is not involved in this new invasion, however, and the investigation begins into the appearance of the Fuzzy Ooze and the abduction of the Octarian army.

It is eventually revealed that a brown bear known asMr. Grizz is the true culprit and fuzzified the Octarians as part of his plan to restore a supposed missing balance in nature after the extinction of all mammals (save for himself,Judd, andLi'l Judd) and subsequent dominance of marine life on Earth's surface.

Side Order

Splatoon 3's second single-player campaign,Side Order, marks the only first single-player campaign not to feature Octarians as the main antagonists (although one boss is amind-controlled Octoling, and thefinal boss resembles an octopus). The campaign revolves heavily around the aftermath of theOcto Expansion, as Marina attempts to use a program called★Dramatic Days in Orderland★ in order to help recover the memories of the sanitized Octarians. She is aided by the OctolingsAcht and Agent 8, as well as the InklingPearl in recovering the program from the rogue AI that overtakes it,Order.

Order plans on using an exploit inSea-Cucumber Phones in order to turn the real world into one without individuality or change. While its motivations are unclear at first, it becomes evident that it is the manifestation of a desire for order in the Memverse's creators. This includes not just Marina's desires, but the desires of the other Octoling developers that she had helping her develop the program. It is revealed that Marina's defecting from the Octarian army, particularly given her high ranking as anElite Octoling, created great discord among the other Octarians, with many growing to resent not only her, but the change that she inevitably brought to their world with her departure and success in Inkopolis.

Appearance and traits

LikeInklings, Octarians are ink-based creatures that use their ink as ammunition for their weapons. The term "Octarian" describes the sapient, Inkling-likeOctolings, but also describes the non-humanoid militia of the Octarian army, born from severed tentacles.^[5]

The Octolings appear as humanoids that can swap into an octopus form, similarly to Inklings. The octopus forms for theOctolings who are seen working for the army have green scleras and small irises and pupils as opposed to the defectedOctolings, which have white scleras and bigger irises and pupils. Both of these Octolings have black markings around their eyes, except for DJ Octavio, who has purple eyelids in his octopus form. When splatted, they have an octopus "ghost" which flies away.

Octarians severed from tentacles typically carry two protruding, circular eyeballs with a green sclera and purple-blue small irises with purple markings around the eyeballs. They have large, round, connected, purple lips, but lack other visible features such as ears or noses. All "severed" Octarians have two small and stubby legs but otherwise lack humanoid limbs.Octo Samurai, who is not an Octoling, has a ghost animation like an Octoling, as well as being shown respawning from aspawn point.

The majority of Octarians have red tentacles and use various shades of purple/magenta for their ink color. Octoling soldiers have red hair, while Elite Octoling soldiers have black or dark red hair. The octopus forms of Octolings, however, match their ink color just like Inklings. While Octolings are known to be capable of changing colors at will like Inklings, the same is unclear of "severed" Octarians.

The more tentacles an Octarian has, the more intelligent they are. For example, Twintacle Octotroopers are more intelligent than regular Octotroopers, and the Octolings are more intelligent than Twintacles.^[5]

Aside from the Octolings, the rest of the Octarians' genders remain unknown, with the exception of Octo Samurai, who is referred to as male.

Culture

While the Octolings of the Splatlands seem to share their culture with the Inklings there, the Octarians of Inkadia have a very different culture from the Inklings, and are frequently described as diligent, serious-minded and loyal to their leader. Even defected Octarians such asAgent 8 still seem to respectDJ Octavio, based on amem cake.Marina also has a sticker of the text from DJ Octavio's album art on her laptop as seen in theOcto Expansion.

It appears that Octarians are a part of the army at an early age asrevealed by documents on Marina, where she started elementary training at the age of six, and designed weapons when she was ten.

Technology

The Octarian society features a lot of machinery, which is also present in their military. Octarians are skilled with technology and machinery, and their capabilities are described as being 15 years ahead of the rest of the world.^[5] Inventions such as floating platforms are staple examples of Octarian technology asrevealed byCap'n Cuttlefish. They tend to hoard a lot to not let anything go to waste, and frequently use ancient artifacts left from the humans of the past era for their technology, such as air conditioner fans for their UFOs^[6][7] and telephone poles to make objects float^[8], and are described to make them more efficient. Defected Octarians still seem to have an affinity with technology, as Marina still likes to develop machines and weapons as her hobby, and Agent 8 appreciatesSheldon's technical talk. The Octolings who live inInkopolis also inspect weapons more carefully than Inklings when trying them out inAmmo Knights.

Octarians have a trade deal with theSalmonids, where they trade their technology forPower Eggs, which are described as a form of energy source.^[9] This may explain why Power Eggs are present in the domes and why Octarians drop Power Eggs when defeated.

Like Inklings, Octarians are seen using a mixture of conventional weapons, such as Gatling guns, snipers and missiles, while also using weapons inspired by regular appliances such as bowling balls, stamps and showers. Octolings also use weapons that have an Inkling equivalent. In theOcto Expansion andSplatoon 3, Sanitized Octolings and Fuzzy Octolings respectively can use the samespecial weapons as Inklings.

Gear

Octarians wear uniforms or a standard set of clothes, which carry a general theme of having a black color and metal elements. The Octarians resembling tentacles usually only wear black boots with some peripherals relating to their attack methods; such asOctodivers wearing snorkels andOctocopters wearing propeller helmets. Octolings wear black, tight clothing exposing their midriff, black boots, metal plating and belts. Every Octoling in the army also wears goggles or shades which cover their eyes.

DuringSplatoon 2, the outfit worn by the Octolings changed, as well as certain Octarians having a different look for their gear and machines. It is unknown whether this is related to the difference in location betweenOcto Valley andOcto Canyon, or if they updated their look over time. However, in the past, Marina is seen wearing the old Octoling gear even though she is stated to have worked inSlimeskin Garrison in Octo Canyon. The new Octoling gear also uses the term "Neo" in its name, which implies that the gear is the new standard uniform and is not dependent on location.

Music

Octarians seem to like music, as their leader is a DJ and the society has a band,Turquoise October, which plays music in each dome. The music played in the domes seems to regulate the Octarians^[10][11] in a similar fashion to military marches. Thefinal Great Octo Weapon against Inklings also has music integrated into its design by featuring turntables and speakers that play DJ Octavio's music. Octarians were also invited to spectate both final battles, which were perceived as "concerts" according to theSunken Scrolls. InSplatoon 2, DJ Octavio kidnappedCallie and had her participate in the final battle by singing. Callie's vocals can also be heard in the Turquoise October music that plays in the Octo Canyon domes.

Additionally, hearing theSquid Sisters singCalamari Inkantation is what caused many Octolings to defect to Inkling society.

Language

Octarians are stated to have a language different from Inklings. In the Japanese versions of theSplatoon games, DJ Octavio speaks only inkatakana, which is usually used to display foreignness in the way a person speaks in Japanese culture. According to a Famitsu composer interview^[12], Marina sings in the Octarian language; her lyrics are thus rendered inkatakana in theSplatune 2,Octotune,Splatune 3, andOrdertune booklets. It is still yet unclear whether Octarians from outside Inkadia do speak this same language or a different one altogether, and whether it is different from the one Inklings speak if so; Shiver's song lyrics inSplatune 3 andOrdertune are notably rendered inhiragana, suggesting her speaking a language comprehensible to the people of the Splatlands.

As seen with the dialogue from scanned Octoling and Octoling Octopusamiibo, defected Octolings often have difficulties speaking the language of Inklings and make several grammatical mistakes. In the Japanese version ofSplatoon 2, Marina also speaks in a way that suggests she has learned the Inkling language not long before the start of her idol career. However, inSplatoon 3, the Octoling amiibo are shown to have greatly improved their grammar.

Known individual Octarians

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  DJ Octavio (Octoling, leader)

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  Marina (Octoling, member ofOff the Hook, and show host)

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  Agent 8 (Octoling)

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  Acht (Sanitized Octoling)

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  Mashup (Octoling, member ofDiss-Pair; pictured left)

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  Paul (Octoling, DJ ofSashiMori; pictured 2nd from right)

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  Octolangelo (Artist; mentioned only)

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  Shiver (Octoling, member ofDeep Cut)

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  Agent 3 (Splatoon 3) (Octoling, if the player chose to play as one)

Types of Octarians

Ground units

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  Octotrooper

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  Shielded Octotrooper

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  Octodiver

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  Blobby Octotrooper

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  Octohopper

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  Twintacle Octotrooper

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  Shielded Twintacle Octotrooper

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  Rocket Twintacle Octotrooper

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  Twintacle Octodiver

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  Octoball

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  Octosniper

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  Octocommander

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  Octostamp

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  Amped Octostamp

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  Octoling

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  Elite Octoling

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  Tentakook

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  Octohurler

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  Octoballer

Air units

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  Octocopter

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  Rocket Octocopter

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  Octobomber

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  Rocket Octobomber

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  Octostriker

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  Missile Octocopter, as seen inInk from Above Station

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  Speedy Missile Octocopter, as seen in theBelly Phase

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  Octomissile

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  Octozeppelin

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  Octodisco

Machines

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  Squee-G

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  Industrial Squee-G

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  Flooder

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  Octopod

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  Oversized Octopod

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  Octorpedo

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  Octostamp DX

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  Ink Piston

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  Octowasher

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  Octoseeker

Great Octoweapons

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  TheOctostomp

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  TheOctonozzle

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  TheOctowhirl

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  TheOctomaw

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  Octobot King

Octobosses

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  Octo Oven

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  Octo Samurai

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  Neo Octostomp

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  Octo Shower

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  Octobot King II

Sanitized Octobosses

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  Octo Oven XXL

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  Revenge of Octo Samurai

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  Octostomp Redux

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  Octo Shower Supreme

Return of the Mammalians Octobosses

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  Octobot King L3.Gs

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  The remains of anOctostomp

Others

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  Tentacle

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  Sanitized Octarians

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  Playable Octolings

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  Fuzzy Octarians

Quotes

In the manga series

In the end ofChapter 0: Yellow, a then-unnamedSpecs flies over a group ofOctotroopers andOctoballs. They appear again in the Hero Mode issues whenGoggles andRider are enlisted byCap'n Cuttlefish to recapture theGreat Zapfish. TheOcto Expansion arc introduces theSanitized Octarians as well asAgent 8 and otherOctolings.

Gallery

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  Octotroopers shown in a trailer.

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  An army of Octotroopers marching forward.

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  ATwintacle Octotrooper fromSplatoon.

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  Many types of Octarians fromSplatoon.

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  Agent 3 shooting at aShielded Octotrooper.

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  A variety of Octarians fromSplatoon 2.

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  Splatoon concept art ofOctocopters,Octobombers, and what may be anOctoball seen from the back.

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  Splatoon concept art of Octotroopers, with a Shielded Octotrooper's shield at the lower left.

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  Concept art of two ofSplatoon's bosses, theOctostomp and theOctonozzle.

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  Splatoon concept art of Octarian UFOs.

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  Splatoon concept art of OctarianKettles.

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  Octotroopers inTurquoise October's album art, who may be Octarians themselves.

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  Some Octarians in theSplatoon manga.

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  The Octarian army is in theSplatoon 2 relationship chart

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  The chart in Japanese.

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  Various Octarians fromSplatoon 3.

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  An Octotrooper, as seen inReturn of the Mammalians.

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  Octohoppers in Return of the Mammalians.

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  An icon used for Octarians inSplatoon 2.

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  Marie and anOctotrooper in artwork for theSquid vs. Octopus Splatfest.

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  A cartoonish diagram ofthe Octarians' underground domes.

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  Newspaper clippings showing what can be assumed to be a member of the Octarian Department of Energy.

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  A hand-drawn guide for decorating an Octarian lair, a doodle of an Octoballer can be seen. It also shows a platform with anOctotrooper on it.

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  A research paper showing a schematic for the creation of theOctostomp, and a complex chemical structure. This explains why a single tentacle has to be splatted while fighting bosses. A doodle of Octostomp can be seen.

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  Several Octarians, including anOctoling, can be seen in the audience. A doodle of a Twintacle Octotrooper can be seen.

Trivia

• According toThe Art of Splatoon, Octarians are not able to reproduce on their own and are thus created by cutting off a tentacle from a host. Their intelligence and rank are linked to how many limbs they possess, with high-class Octarians possessing more limbs. It was later confirmed that only common Octarians are cut from tentacles.^[5]
  • Worth noting also is the presence of SashiMori'sPaul, an Octoling who possesses all eight tentacles and whose 10-year-old appearance introduced inSplatoon 2 resembles the analogous phase in anInkling's growth cycle, implying that Octolings and Inklings may share similar reproductive cycles.
  • Mashup of Diss-Pair is stated to have parents who are famous actors. The plurality of the term "parents" implies that he was birthed through sexual reproduction instead of asexual. This suggests that Octolings are sexually dichotomous for more than aesthetic purposes, just like Inklings.
• Some characters use insults to refer to enemy Octarians, such asMarie repeatedly calling them for "Octoslobs" inOcto Canyon,Cap'n Cuttlefish calling them for "Octojerks" inOcto Valley, andPearl once callingSanitized Octarians for "Octo-nerds" in theOcto Expansion. The Inkling Boyamiibo, on the other hand, calls them "Octodudes".
• Octarian society appears to have an affinity for DJs, as this was the profession of every confirmed Octarian musician inSplatoon andSplatoon 2. However,Splatoon 3 introduced Octarian musicians in other roles includingShiver,Garris,Lionel, andTao Blu.
• While most Octarians' genders remain unknown, there may be differences in what positions each gender can occupy, as it was revealed that only elite female Octolings are allowed to be a part of the specific Octoling troop that is encountered in the single-player campaigns.
• In theSweater vs. SocksSplatfest, it is implied that Octarians celebrate "Octivus", which seems to be a reference toFestivus, as opposed to Inklings, who celebrate "Squidmas".
• The spawning animation for normal Octarians shows them appearing after a swirl of purple ink. Sanitized Octarians, however, appear after a short series of green glitching effects. The same is true for their "getting splatted" animations; normal Octarians simply burst, while Sanitized Octarians burst with the same glitch effects as their spawning animation.
• Some enemies act oddly at times, most likely to balance out the game so the player is not overwhelmed.
  • Ground enemies seem to miss more often when the camera is facing the other way.
  • Jumping repeatedly causes them to not hit any shots.
  • If there is more than one Octarian noticing the player, only one attacks.
    • This does not apply to later stages or in theOcto Expansion.
  • Flying enemies will not attack if the camera is not focused on them.
    • In later stages and in theOcto Expansion, they try to fly into view.
  • If more than two Octolings are attacking at the same time, one of them will disappear.
    • This animation is identical to the one that plays when a player disconnects or goes out of bounds in online matches.
    • This does not apply to later stages, theOcto Expansion, or Return of the Mammalians.

Etymology

A real-life Shibuya Tower exhibit on 2018 shows the Japanese title ofOcto Valley, "Octalien Strikes Back" (in Latin letters), showing that the name is intended to be a portmanteau of "octo" and "alien", possibly referencing their UFOs andInkopolis invasion.^[14] However, the English name is the romanization of the Japanese name instead of the intended "Octalien".

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	オクタリアン Okutarian	Octalien: from "octo" and "alien"[14]
Dutch	Octariaan	Octarian
French	Octarien	Octarian
German	Oktarianer	Octarian
Italian	Octariani	Octarian
Russian	Осьморянин Os'moryanin Октариан Oktarian[15]	From осьминогos'minog (octopus), possibly мореmore (sea), and ending "янин""yanin" meaning belonging to some nation Transcription of English name
Spanish (NOE)	Octariano	Octarian
Chinese	章魚軍團[16] Zhāngyú Jūntuán	Octopus Army
Korean	옥타리안 Octalian	Octarian

References