Turquoise October is implied by their album arts and association withDJ Octavio (the group's producer)[1] to consist ofOctarians, but in reality their identity is unknown and deliberately obfuscated by even external sources such as Splatoon Base; not even the number of members is known, and the 'group' could in fact be a single individual.[2]
Description
Noted as being significantly different from music made byInklings, Turquoise October's music regulates and inspires the Octarians.[1][2] Their musical style is an energetic and irregular combination ofhouse andelectronic dance style music, featuring heavy use of electronic instrumentation, humorous sampling, and intense percussion. Turquoise October's first album was made available through piracy rather than a label release. AnInkling reporter named Tsukeru Okimoto describes suddenly waking up at 7 AM in the morning after listening to Turquoise October's music,[1] suggesting the "diligent" effect their music induces in the Octarians may affect Inklings as well.
InSplatoon 2, with the arrival ofCallie inOcto Canyon, their music became more influenced by Inkling music, incorporating more pop elements.
Quotes
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Little is known about this artist. Is it a group of performers or one individual? No matter who's behind it, the group known as Turquoise October has produced a type of rhythmic music that has diligent Octarians everywhere swaying along as they work dutifully, day after day.
Turquoise October's first album's art is unusual in that the text on it resembles their name in English localizations (looking like"TURQUIOZ OCTOBER"), rather than the original Japanese name. The second album, however, stylizes the band name like the Japanese name.
They are the first band in theSplatoon series to have their name changed for localization, preceding theChirpy Chips.
The cover of their first album is a reference toThe Man-Machine, an electronic music album composed by German bandKraftwerk.
Several Turquoise October songs inSplatoon 2 featureCallie's vocals from variousSquid Sisters' songs, albeit reversed. This is likely to foreshadow the fact that she was under theOctarian's influence during the events ofSplatoon 2's story, presumably when Turquoise October wrote the songs.
The sunglasses theOctotroopers are wearing in the album art resemble theOctoling Shades. Alternatively, they may be hypnoshades, referencing Callie having been brainwashed.
An edited version of the band's album cover fromSplatoon appears in severalSplatoon 2 stages. The original Turquoise October art can be seen on the top ofCrusty Sean's food truck's awning.
InSplatoon 3, this flyer is purchasable as asticker, where it is called the "OKTOKTOKT flyer".
Turquoise October's name may be a reference to Tom Clancy'sThe Hunt for Red October, a novel involving naval officers and a submarine, fitting the marine theme of theSplatoon series. It may also be a reference to the American alternative rock bandBlue October, as turquoise is a type of blue; one of Blue October's most successful songs is titledInto the Ocean, also fitting the marine theme of the series. The usage of "October" in the name is likely also derived from it including "Octo", referring to theOctarians.
Names in other languages
Language
Name
Meaning
Japanese
OCTOTOOL
Chinese (Simplified)
OCTOTOOL
Same as the Japanese name.
Notes
↑Splatoon Base categorizes Turquoise October under a category for groups related to Octarians, but whether this is due to the species of its members or merely the identity of their producer and the context of their song use is not strictly clarified.
Japanese
Chinese (Simplified)
Splatoon Base categorizes Turquoise October under a category for groups related to Octarians, but whether this is due to the species of its members or merely the identity of their producer and the context of their song use is not strictly clarified.
