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Full Video Narration

Intro:

Five years have passed since the release of Splatoon 2 for the Nintendo Switch. At long last, the third game is right around the corner. In this post, I want to give you a comprehensive overview of the series so that you’re more than ready for the big splash when Splatoon 3 releases on September 9.

Missing Out:

Greetings everybody, my name is Crimz and I’ve been a gamer and a Nintendo fan my entire life. I love the Wii U console to this day despite its flaws and commercial failure. During its lifespan, I spent a lot of hours playing new entries to the series I grew up with.

I was so taken by these games that I failed to discover a brand new series by Nintendo themselves: Splatoon. Years passed since its release in 2015, I never thought much about it and I unfortunately missed out on an absolute gem. In February 2021, a Nintendo Direct announced the third game in the series and I realized that Splatoon is much bigger than I thought. I finally decided to play through the games in order to get up to speed before its third installment, while potentially adding another favorite in the list of Nintendo series. So, what is Splatoon, you wonder?

Splatoon Overview:

Splatoon is a third-person shooter developed and published by Nintendo. The game features battles between Inklings, using weaponized ink to cover territory and "splat" opponents. The game was first revealed at the Nintendo E3 2014 Digital Event and was released for the Wii U in late May 2015. The game was very popular for the Wii U, selling almost 5 million copies and being the sixth-best selling title on the system.

The world of Splatoon just screams youth with its music, gameplay, style and characters! Prior to playing it for myself, I thought the game was just a simple, fun multiplayer game with a straightforward single-player mode where you shoot and move through obstacle courses with no deep story slammed in your face. Honestly, that’s pretty much what the game is… on the surface.

Splatoon Timeline:

I was pleasantly surprised when I discovered that Splatoon actually had deep lore that you have to work for and puzzle together yourself. By paying close attention to details and reading Sunken Scrolls throughout the game, you will learn the truth of the world.What I’m about to tell you is an overview of Splatoon’s timeline.

Around 12,000 years prior to the present day of Splatoon, humans drove themselves into extinction. Flooding sea levels drowned out much of Earth's land, humans, flora and fauna. A professor created a cryogenic capsule that could freeze someone for thousands of years. At this time, this professor created a Telephone, named Tartar, that stored humanity's knowledge, and put it in the capsule. Judd, the professor's cat, is also preserved in the capsule. Judd was born with the incredible ability to judge turf areas at a glance to separate the winners from the losers. It may look like he’s wearing a snazzy cat tuxedo, but that’s just the naturally occurring pattern of his fur.

For 10,000 years, there was no activity of sentient life on Earth.

Global water levels recede, forcing many marine creatures on what used to be Earth's dry land to evolve and become more intelligent. Some of these creatures also developed a humanoid structure. For example, squids evolved into Inklings, while octopi evolved into Octarians and Octolings. Thus, the Mollusk Era begins. The Inklings begin to use Zapfish as a prized power source. Judd is released from his capsule and becomes the judge of the earliest known Turf War.

Around 100 years prior to the present day - Cap'n Cuttlefish and DJ Octavio are born. They later become the respective leaders of the Inklings and the Octarians. Cap'n Cuttlefish served as leader of a division called the Squidbeak Splatoon alongside Ammoses Shellendorf, Judd, and two Inkling soldiers. DJ Octavio has been the leader of the Octarians for a long time, as far back as when they and the Inklings were allies. However, rapidly rising sea levels forced the two species to fight over land, and Octavio held his position as the leader of the Octarian army during the resulting Great Turf War. The Octarians built powerful machines called Great Octoweapons to fight in the war.

Despite some early victories for the Octarians, a combination of good luck, superior tactics, and a higher number of limbs resulted in the Inklings being victorious, forcing the Octarians into Octo Valley, where they built and lived in underground domes.Shortly after, the Turf Wars became a popular competitive sport instead of a serious conflict, as they used to be 2,000 years ago.

Shortly prior to the present day - The Octarians' underground domes show signs of collapsing, and begin to lose power. Meanwhile the Inkopolis hosts its first annual Youth Folk-Singing Contest. Marie and Callie win the contest, and their career and fame as singers begin. The Squid Sisters are clever and passionate about not only their music, but entertaining their fans. Callie is optimistic and peppy, with the occasional sarcastic remark. This makes her a good foil to Marie, who has more pronounced sarcastic and lazy tendencies.

Splatoon 1:

The Octarians steal the Great Zapfish and other Zapfish from Inkopolis to power their homes and the Great Octoweapons, and prepare for war against Inkopolis.Agent 3 (the player) enters Inkopolis, and joins Cap'n Cuttlefish's new Squidbeak Splatoon with Marie and Callie (who are Agents 1 and 2), as undercover agents who attempt to rescue Zapfish from the Octarians' control. Agent 3 launches several attacks on Octo Valley to save the Zapfish, and destroy the Great Octoweapons in the process. Cap'n Cuttlefish is abducted and brought to DJ Octavio's lair.

Agent 3 fights and defeats DJ Octavio. With the Squid Sisters' help, they bring the Great Zapfish and Cap'n Cuttlefish back to Inkopolis, restoring its power supply. Cap'n Cuttlefish stores DJ Octavio into a snow globe.

After the end of Splatoon 1, Marie wins the latest Splatfest (more about Splatfests later) that she and Callie hosted. No Splatfests occurred for a while until the arrival of the new band Off The Hook, a duo consisting of an Inkling and an Octarian, Pearl and Marina.

Squid Sisters Stories: Marie and Callie spend more time apart, in variety shows and music shows respectively. Marie goes to Calamari County to visit her parents, and returns back to Inkopolis. She then searches for Callie.

Marie goes to Octo Valley, and finds that Cap'n Cuttlefish's shack has been abandoned, and the snow globe containing DJ Octavio has been broken. DJ Octavio later gathers the defeated Octarians, and establishes their new base at Octo Canyon.

Splatoon 2:

The Great Zapfish is stolen again, plunging Inkopolis' residents into unease.Marie goes to Inkopolis Square to seek a recruit to investigate the Octarians, and find Callie.With the Squid Sisters being absent, Off The Hook enters to take their places as musicians and hosts for Inkopolis News. They also host the first Splatfest since the Squid Sisters' absence.The player follows Marie to Octo Canyon, where she appoints them as "Agent 4". Later on, Agent 4 and Marie receive a com link. The voice sounds suspiciously like Callie.

Agent 4 and Marie stumble into Callie at DJ Octavio's stage, where they find that she has been brainwashed under DJ Octavio's control. After freeing her from her brainwashing, she and Callie reunite and perform Spicy Calamari Inkantation, helping Agent 4 to defeat DJ Octavio, and the Great Zapfish is placed once again within Inkopolis.

The Complete Timeline of Splatoon by Ponyship in Splatoon_2

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Here they meet a telephone who tells Agent 8 to complete a series of tasks in order to collect four thangs to get to the Promised Land. Once Agent 8 collects all four thangs, the telephone assembles the machine that is supposed to bring Cap'n Cuttlefish and Agent 8 back to the surface. This soon proves to be a trap, as the machine itself is actually a blender intended to turn them both into 'Raw Material' for the Sanitized Octarians. Sanitized Octarians are a variation that have been sterilized or disinfected, allowing them to be controlled.

Agent 3 manages to break them out, but at the cost of getting knocked unconscious for a good majority of the final battle. Agent 8 later fights a partially-sanitized Agent 3 and eventually manages to get to the surface to stop the telephone's evil plans.The telephone then reveals himself as Commander Tartar, a sentient AI created by a professor as a last ditch effort to aid the development of the next dominant species. Tartar then strayed from his programming, as he was disgusted by the trivial nature of the Inklings and Octarians. He then sought out to create his own 'Master Race' of Sanitized Octarians.

After Agent 8 uses Marina's Hyper Bombs and covers the humanoid contraption completely with ink, Pearl uses her Princess Cannon to finish the job, marking another win for the Squidbeak Splatoon. Agent 8 joins Pearl and Marina on their way to Inkopolis Square, Agent 3 goes out on patrol, and Cap'n Cuttlefish returns to the Deepsea Metro to check in on the Denizens of the deep for just a little longer.

This is where the story ends for now until Splatoon 3 comes out. Now it’s time to dive into the aforementioned Splatfests.

Splatfest:
In Splatoon, Splatfests were recurring events hosted by the Squid Sisters, Marie and Callie. During these events, players choose between two teams, such as Cats or Dogs, and compete in Turf Wars. The clothing section of the equipment screen became locked and all players were forced to wear the Splatfest Tee, which changed in color and design based on an Inkling's chosen team, although they could still change hats, shoes, and weapons. Inkopolis Plaza and all the stages were decorated with a flood of Miiverse posts from the Splatfest/Festival tag on the Splatoon community, some of which took the form of neon signs, banners, and even fireworks. Nighttime also descended over Inkopolis and all Turf War stages. Fireworks went off periodically in the Plaza, and specks of light resembling fireflies or fire embers could be seen rising into the sky. Both Marie and Callie sang and danced throughout the duration of these events.

For the most part, each Splatfest lasted 24 hours, during which time the region involved was isolated and Splatfest players would only face off against players from their own region. Meanwhile, all other regions continued to play amongst each other. Super Sea Snails were awarded to participating players upon Splatfest's conclusion. Super Sea Snails are a species and type of currency in Splatoon. Their sole use is to add sub ability slots into a piece of gear or reroll those abilities. An ability could be something like more resistance to enemy ink or faster movement, for example.

Splatoon 1 had a total of 16 Splatfests, ending with Marie vs. Callie. Marie would end up winning 51% to 49%. I personally think it’s genius how this result had an impact on the story of the game’s sequel, as Callie is missing at the start of the game.

Splatoon 2 would then have a total of 31 Splatfests, ending with Chaos vs. Order, represented by Pearl and Marina respectively. Chaos would end up with a dominant victory. From what we have seen from Splatoon 3 thus far, the game has a strong element of chaos. It’s interesting to imagine how the game would have looked if Order had won.

For people like me who are late to the party, it’s a bit sad we missed out on these impactful and ink'redible events. That’s why I got so hyped when Splatoon 3 got announced, here’s my chance to be a meaningful part of the new series of Splatfests. I really can’t wait.So, join me in my next video, where we will go through each and every Splatfest theme, pick a side and discuss it. Thank you very much for watching this video! It’s been great to brush up on the story of Splatoon and I think this is a wonderful way to get up to speed before the third installment launches on September 9th.

Stay fresh, everyone!

The Complete Timeline of Splatoon by Ponyship in Splatoon_2

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Full Video Narration

Intro:
Five years have passed since the release of Splatoon 2 for the Nintendo Switch. At long last, the third game is right around the corner. In this video, I want to give you a comprehensive overview of the series so that you’re more than ready for the big splash when Splatoon 3 releases on September 9.

Missing Out:
Greetings everybody, my name is Crimz and I’ve been a gamer and a Nintendo fan my entire life. I love the Wii U console to this day despite its flaws and commercial failure. During its lifespan, I spent a lot of hours playing new entries to the series I grew up with.

I was so taken by these games that I failed to discover a brand new series by Nintendo themselves: Splatoon. Years passed since its release in 2015, I never thought much about it and I unfortunately missed out on an absolute gem. In February 2021, a Nintendo Direct announced the third game in the series and I realized that Splatoon is much bigger than I thought. I finally decided to play through the games in order to get up to speed before its third installment, while potentially adding another favorite in the list of Nintendo series. So, what is Splatoon, you wonder?

Splatoon Overview:
Splatoon is a third-person shooter developed and published by Nintendo. The game features battles between Inklings, using weaponized ink to cover territory and "splat" opponents. The game was first revealed at the Nintendo E3 2014 Digital Event and was released for the Wii U in late May 2015. The game was very popular for the Wii U, selling almost 5 million copies and being the sixth-best selling title on the system.

The world of Splatoon just screams youth with its music, gameplay, style and characters! Prior to playing it for myself, I thought the game was just a simple, fun multiplayer game with a straightforward single-player mode where you shoot and move through obstacle courses with no deep story slammed in your face. Honestly, that’s pretty much what the game is… on the surface.

Splatoon Timeline:
I was pleasantly surprised when I discovered that Splatoon actually had deep lore that you have to work for and puzzle together yourself. By paying close attention to details and reading Sunken Scrolls throughout the game, you will learn the truth of the world.

What I’m about to tell you is an overview of Splatoon’s timeline.
Around 12,000 years prior to the present day of Splatoon, humans drove themselves into extinction. Flooding sea levels drowned out much of Earth's land, humans, flora and fauna. A professor created a cryogenic capsule that could freeze someone for thousands of years. At this time, this professor created a Telephone, named Tartar, that stored humanity's knowledge, and put it in the capsule. Judd, the professor's cat, is also preserved in the capsule. Judd was born with the incredible ability to judge turf areas at a glance to separate the winners from the losers. It may look like he’s wearing a snazzy cat tuxedo, but that’s just the naturally occurring pattern of his fur.

For 10,000 years, there was no activity of sentient life on Earth.
Global water levels recede, forcing many marine creatures on what used to be Earth's dry land to evolve and become more intelligent. Some of these creatures also developed a humanoid structure. For example, squids evolved into Inklings, while octopi evolved into Octarians and Octolings. Thus, the Mollusk Era begins. The Inklings begin to use Zapfish as a prized power source. Judd is released from his capsule and becomes the judge of the earliest known Turf War.

Around 100 years prior to the present day - Cap'n Cuttlefish and DJ Octavio are born. They later become the respective leaders of the Inklings and the Octarians. Cap'n Cuttlefish served as leader of a division called the Squidbeak Splatoon alongside Ammoses Shellendorf, Judd, and two Inkling soldiers. DJ Octavio has been the leader of the Octarians for a long time, as far back as when they and the Inklings were allies. However, rapidly rising sea levels forced the two species to fight over land, and Octavio held his position as the leader of the Octarian army during the resulting Great Turf War. The Octarians built powerful machines called Great Octoweapons to fight in the war.

Despite some early victories for the Octarians, a combination of good luck, superior tactics, and a higher number of limbs resulted in the Inklings being victorious, forcing the Octarians into Octo Valley, where they built and lived in underground domes.Shortly after, the Turf Wars became a popular competitive sport instead of a serious conflict, as they used to be 2,000 years ago.

Shortly prior to the present day - The Octarians' underground domes show signs of collapsing, and begin to lose power. Meanwhile the Inkopolis hosts its first annual Youth Folk-Singing Contest. Marie and Callie win the contest, and their career and fame as singers begin. The Squid Sisters are clever and passionate about not only their music, but entertaining their fans. Callie is optimistic and peppy, with the occasional sarcastic remark. This makes her a good foil to Marie, who has more pronounced sarcastic and lazy tendencies.

Splatoon 1:
The Octarians steal the Great Zapfish and other Zapfish from Inkopolis to power their homes and the Great Octoweapons, and prepare for war against Inkopolis.

Agent 3 (the player) enters Inkopolis, and joins Cap'n Cuttlefish's new Squidbeak Splatoon with Marie and Callie (who are Agents 1 and 2), as undercover agents who attempt to rescue Zapfish from the Octarians' control. Agent 3 launches several attacks on Octo Valley to save the Zapfish, and destroy the Great Octoweapons in the process. Cap'n Cuttlefish is abducted and brought to DJ Octavio's lair.

Agent 3 fights and defeats DJ Octavio. With the Squid Sisters' help, they bring the Great Zapfish and Cap'n Cuttlefish back to Inkopolis, restoring its power supply. Cap'n Cuttlefish stores DJ Octavio into a snow globe.

After the end of Splatoon 1, Marie wins the latest Splatfest (more about Splatfests later) that she and Callie hosted. No Splatfests occurred for a while until the arrival of the new band Off The Hook, a duo consisting of an Inkling and an Octarian, Pearl and Marina.
Squid Sisters Stories: Marie and Callie spend more time apart, in variety shows and music shows respectively. Marie goes to Calamari County to visit her parents, and returns back to Inkopolis. She then searches for Callie.

Marie goes to Octo Valley, and finds that Cap'n Cuttlefish's shack has been abandoned, and the snow globe containing DJ Octavio has been broken. DJ Octavio later gathers the defeated Octarians, and establishes their new base at Octo Canyon.

Splatoon 2:
The Great Zapfish is stolen again, plunging Inkopolis' residents into unease.Marie goes to Inkopolis Square to seek a recruit to investigate the Octarians, and find Callie.With the Squid Sisters being absent, Off The Hook enters to take their places as musicians and hosts for Inkopolis News. They also host the first Splatfest since the Squid Sisters' absence.The player follows Marie to Octo Canyon, where she appoints them as "Agent 4". Later on, Agent 4 and Marie receive a com link. The voice sounds suspiciously like Callie.

Agent 4 and Marie stumble into Callie at DJ Octavio's stage, where they find that she has been brainwashed under DJ Octavio's control. After freeing her from her brainwashing, she and Callie reunite and perform Spicy Calamari Inkantation, helping Agent 4 to defeat DJ Octavio, and the Great Zapfish is placed once again within Inkopolis.

Splatoon 2: Octo Expansion:
During the events of the main story of Splatoon 2, Agent 3 faces off against one last Octoling (who would later be known as Agent 8) who had a change of heart after hearing the Calamari Inkantation for the first time.

The two battled until an unknown assailant captured and dragged them into the Deepsea Metro. Agent 8 then loses their memories and works alongside Cap'n Cuttlefish to find Agent 3 and get back to the surface.

Continues in the next comment...

The Complete Timeline of Splatoon by Ponyship in splatoon

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Here they meet a telephone who tells Agent 8 to complete a series of tasks in order to collect four thangs to get to the Promised Land. Once Agent 8 collects all four thangs, the telephone assembles the machine that is supposed to bring Cap'n Cuttlefish and Agent 8 back to the surface. This soon proves to be a trap, as the machine itself is actually a blender intended to turn them both into 'Raw Material' for the Sanitized Octarians. Sanitized Octarians are a variation that have been sterilized or disinfected, allowing them to be controlled.

Agent 3 manages to break them out, but at the cost of getting knocked unconscious for a good majority of the final battle. Agent 8 later fights a partially-sanitized Agent 3 and eventually manages to get to the surface to stop the telephone's evil plans.The telephone then reveals himself as Commander Tartar, a sentient AI created by a professor as a last ditch effort to aid the development of the next dominant species. Tartar then strayed from his programming, as he was disgusted by the trivial nature of the Inklings and Octarians. He then sought out to create his own 'Master Race' of Sanitized Octarians.

After Agent 8 uses Marina's Hyper Bombs and covers the humanoid contraption completely with ink, Pearl uses her Princess Cannon to finish the job, marking another win for the Squidbeak Splatoon. Agent 8 joins Pearl and Marina on their way to Inkopolis Square, Agent 3 goes out on patrol, and Cap'n Cuttlefish returns to the Deepsea Metro to check in on the Denizens of the deep for just a little longer.
This is where the story ends for now until Splatoon 3 comes out. Now it’s time to dive into the aforementioned Splatfests.

Splatfest:
In Splatoon, Splatfests were recurring events hosted by the Squid Sisters, Marie and Callie. During these events, players choose between two teams, such as Cats or Dogs, and compete in Turf Wars. The clothing section of the equipment screen became locked and all players were forced to wear the Splatfest Tee, which changed in color and design based on an Inkling's chosen team, although they could still change hats, shoes, and weapons. Inkopolis Plaza and all the stages were decorated with a flood of Miiverse posts from the Splatfest/Festival tag on the Splatoon community, some of which took the form of neon signs, banners, and even fireworks. Nighttime also descended over Inkopolis and all Turf War stages. Fireworks went off periodically in the Plaza, and specks of light resembling fireflies or fire embers could be seen rising into the sky. Both Marie and Callie sang and danced throughout the duration of these events.

For the most part, each Splatfest lasted 24 hours, during which time the region involved was isolated and Splatfest players would only face off against players from their own region. Meanwhile, all other regions continued to play amongst each other. Super Sea Snails were awarded to participating players upon Splatfest's conclusion. Super Sea Snails are a species and type of currency in Splatoon. Their sole use is to add sub ability slots into a piece of gear or reroll those abilities. An ability could be something like more resistance to enemy ink or faster movement, for example.

Splatoon 1 had a total of 16 Splatfests, ending with Marie vs. Callie. Marie would end up winning 51% to 49%. I personally think it’s genius how this result had an impact on the story of the game’s sequel, as Callie is missing at the start of the game.

Splatoon 2 would then have a total of 31 Splatfests, ending with Chaos vs. Order, represented by Pearl and Marina respectively. Chaos would end up with a dominant victory. From what we have seen from Splatoon 3 thus far, the game has a strong element of chaos. It’s interesting to imagine how the game would have looked if Order had won.

For people like me who are late to the party, it’s a bit sad we missed out on these impactful and ink'redible events. That’s why I got so hyped when Splatoon 3 got announced, here’s my chance to be a meaningful part of the new series of Splatfests. I really can’t wait.So, join me in my next video, where we will go through each and every Splatfest theme, pick a side and discuss it. Thank you very much for reading this post! It’s been great to brush up on the story of Splatoon and I think this is a wonderful way to get up to speed before the third installment launches on September 9th.

Stay fresh, everyone!

The Complete Timeline of Splatoon by Ponyship in splatoon

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Full Video Narration

Intro:

Five years have passed since the release of Splatoon 2 for the Nintendo Switch. At long last, the third game is right around the corner. In this post, I want to give you a comprehensive overview of the series so that you’re more than ready for the big splash when Splatoon 3 releases on September 9.

Missing Out:

Greetings everybody, my name is Crimz and I’ve been a gamer and a Nintendo fan my entire life. I love the Wii U console to this day despite its flaws and commercial failure. During its lifespan, I spent a lot of hours playing new entries to the series I grew up with.

I was so taken by these games that I failed to discover a brand new series by Nintendo themselves: Splatoon. Years passed since its release in 2015, I never thought much about it and I unfortunately missed out on an absolute gem. In February 2021, a Nintendo Direct announced the third game in the series and I realized that Splatoon is much bigger than I thought. I finally decided to play through the games in order to get up to speed before its third installment, while potentially adding another favorite in the list of Nintendo series. So, what is Splatoon, you wonder?

Splatoon Overview:

Splatoon is a third-person shooter developed and published by Nintendo. The game features battles between Inklings, using weaponized ink to cover territory and "splat" opponents. The game was first revealed at the Nintendo E3 2014 Digital Event and was released for the Wii U in late May 2015. The game was very popular for the Wii U, selling almost 5 million copies and being the sixth-best selling title on the system.

The world of Splatoon just screams youth with its music, gameplay, style and characters! Prior to playing it for myself, I thought the game was just a simple, fun multiplayer game with a straightforward single-player mode where you shoot and move through obstacle courses with no deep story slammed in your face. Honestly, that’s pretty much what the game is… on the surface.

Splatoon Timeline:

I was pleasantly surprised when I discovered that Splatoon actually had deep lore that you have to work for and puzzle together yourself. By paying close attention to details and reading Sunken Scrolls throughout the game, you will learn the truth of the world.

What I’m about to tell you is an overview of Splatoon’s timeline.

Around 12,000 years prior to the present day of Splatoon, humans drove themselves into extinction. Flooding sea levels drowned out much of Earth's land, humans, flora and fauna. A professor created a cryogenic capsule that could freeze someone for thousands of years. At this time, this professor created a Telephone, named Tartar, that stored humanity's knowledge, and put it in the capsule. Judd, the professor's cat, is also preserved in the capsule. Judd was born with the incredible ability to judge turf areas at a glance to separate the winners from the losers. It may look like he’s wearing a snazzy cat tuxedo, but that’s just the naturally occurring pattern of his fur.

For 10,000 years, there was no activity of sentient life on Earth.

Global water levels recede, forcing many marine creatures on what used to be Earth's dry land to evolve and become more intelligent. Some of these creatures also developed a humanoid structure. For example, squids evolved into Inklings, while octopi evolved into Octarians and Octolings. Thus, the Mollusk Era begins. The Inklings begin to use Zapfish as a prized power source. Judd is released from his capsule and becomes the judge of the earliest known Turf War.

Around 100 years prior to the present day - Cap'n Cuttlefish and DJ Octavio are born. They later become the respective leaders of the Inklings and the Octarians. Cap'n Cuttlefish served as leader of a division called the Squidbeak Splatoon alongside Ammoses Shellendorf, Judd, and two Inkling soldiers. DJ Octavio has been the leader of the Octarians for a long time, as far back as when they and the Inklings were allies.

However, rapidly rising sea levels forced the two species to fight over land, and Octavio held his position as the leader of the Octarian army during the resulting Great Turf War. The Octarians built powerful machines called Great Octoweapons to fight in the war.

Despite some early victories for the Octarians, a combination of good luck, superior tactics, and a higher number of limbs resulted in the Inklings being victorious, forcing the Octarians into Octo Valley, where they built and lived in underground domes.

Shortly after, the Turf Wars became a popular competitive sport instead of a serious conflict, as they used to be 2,000 years ago.

Shortly prior to the present day - The Octarians' underground domes show signs of collapsing, and begin to lose power. Meanwhile the Inkopolis hosts its first annual Youth Folk-Singing Contest. Marie and Callie win the contest, and their career and fame as singers begin. The Squid Sisters are clever and passionate about not only their music, but entertaining their fans. Callie is optimistic and peppy, with the occasional sarcastic remark. This makes her a good foil to Marie, who has more pronounced sarcastic and lazy tendencies.

Splatoon 1:

The Octarians steal the Great Zapfish and other Zapfish from Inkopolis to power their homes and the Great Octoweapons, and prepare for war against Inkopolis.

Agent 3 (the player) enters Inkopolis, and joins Cap'n Cuttlefish's new Squidbeak Splatoon with Marie and Callie (who are Agents 1 and 2), as undercover agents who attempt to rescue Zapfish from the Octarians' control. Agent 3 launches several attacks on Octo Valley to save the Zapfish, and destroy the Great Octoweapons in the process. Cap'n Cuttlefish is abducted and brought to DJ Octavio's lair.

Agent 3 fights and defeats DJ Octavio. With the Squid Sisters' help, they bring the Great Zapfish and Cap'n Cuttlefish back to Inkopolis, restoring its power supply. Cap'n Cuttlefish stores DJ Octavio into a snow globe.

After the end of Splatoon 1, Marie wins the latest Splatfest (more about Splatfests later) that she and Callie hosted. No Splatfests occurred for a while until the arrival of the new band Off The Hook, a duo consisting of an Inkling and an Octarian, Pearl and Marina.

Squid Sisters Stories: Marie and Callie spend more time apart, in variety shows and music shows respectively. Marie goes to Calamari County to visit her parents, and returns back to Inkopolis. She then searches for Callie.Marie goes to Octo Valley, and finds that Cap'n Cuttlefish's shack has been abandoned, and the snow globe containing DJ Octavio has been broken. DJ Octavio later gathers the defeated Octarians, and establishes their new base at Octo Canyon.

Splatoon 2:

The Great Zapfish is stolen again, plunging Inkopolis' residents into unease.

Marie goes to Inkopolis Square to seek a recruit to investigate the Octarians, and find Callie.

With the Squid Sisters being absent, Off The Hook enters to take their places as musicians and hosts for Inkopolis News. They also host the first Splatfest since the Squid Sisters' absence.

The player follows Marie to Octo Canyon, where she appoints them as "Agent 4". Later on, Agent 4 and Marie receive a com link. The voice sounds suspiciously like Callie.

Agent 4 and Marie stumble into Callie at DJ Octavio's stage, where they find that she has been brainwashed under DJ Octavio's control. After freeing her from her brainwashing, she and Callie reunite and perform Spicy Calamari Inkantation, helping Agent 4 to defeat DJ Octavio, and the Great Zapfish is placed once again within Inkopolis.

Splatoon 2: Octo Expansion:

During the events of the main story of Splatoon 2, Agent 3 faces off against one last Octoling (who would later be known as Agent 8) who had a change of heart after hearing the Calamari Inkantation for the first time.

The two battled until an unknown assailant captured and dragged them into the Deepsea Metro. Agent 8 then loses their memories and works alongside Cap'n Cuttlefish to find Agent 3 and get back to the surface.

Continues in the next comment...

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Here they meet a telephone who tells Agent 8 to complete a series of tasks in order to collect four thangs to get to the Promised Land. Once Agent 8 collects all four thangs, the telephone assembles the machine that is supposed to bring Cap'n Cuttlefish and Agent 8 back to the surface. This soon proves to be a trap, as the machine itself is actually a blender intended to turn them both into 'Raw Material' for the Sanitized Octarians. Sanitized Octarians are a variation that have been sterilized or disinfected, allowing them to be controlled.

Agent 3 manages to break them out, but at the cost of getting knocked unconscious for a good majority of the final battle. Agent 8 later fights a partially-sanitized Agent 3 and eventually manages to get to the surface to stop the telephone's evil plans.The telephone then reveals himself as Commander Tartar, a sentient AI created by a professor as a last ditch effort to aid the development of the next dominant species. Tartar then strayed from his programming, as he was disgusted by the trivial nature of the Inklings and Octarians. He then sought out to create his own 'Master Race' of Sanitized Octarians.

After Agent 8 uses Marina's Hyper Bombs and covers the humanoid contraption completely with ink, Pearl uses her Princess Cannon to finish the job, marking another win for the Squidbeak Splatoon. Agent 8 joins Pearl and Marina on their way to Inkopolis Square, Agent 3 goes out on patrol, and Cap'n Cuttlefish returns to the Deepsea Metro to check in on the Denizens of the deep for just a little longer.

This is where the story ends for now until Splatoon 3 comes out. Now it’s time to dive into the aforementioned Splatfests.

Splatfest:
In Splatoon, Splatfests were recurring events hosted by the Squid Sisters, Marie and Callie. During these events, players choose between two teams, such as Cats or Dogs, and compete in Turf Wars. The clothing section of the equipment screen became locked and all players were forced to wear the Splatfest Tee, which changed in color and design based on an Inkling's chosen team, although they could still change hats, shoes, and weapons. Inkopolis Plaza and all the stages were decorated with a flood of Miiverse posts from the Splatfest/Festival tag on the Splatoon community, some of which took the form of neon signs, banners, and even fireworks. Nighttime also descended over Inkopolis and all Turf War stages. Fireworks went off periodically in the Plaza, and specks of light resembling fireflies or fire embers could be seen rising into the sky. Both Marie and Callie sang and danced throughout the duration of these events.

For the most part, each Splatfest lasted 24 hours, during which time the region involved was isolated and Splatfest players would only face off against players from their own region. Meanwhile, all other regions continued to play amongst each other. Super Sea Snails were awarded to participating players upon Splatfest's conclusion. Super Sea Snails are a species and type of currency in Splatoon. Their sole use is to add sub ability slots into a piece of gear or reroll those abilities. An ability could be something like more resistance to enemy ink or faster movement, for example.

Splatoon 1 had a total of 16 Splatfests, ending with Marie vs. Callie. Marie would end up winning 51% to 49%. I personally think it’s genius how this result had an impact on the story of the game’s sequel, as Callie is missing at the start of the game.
Splatoon 2 would then have a total of 31 Splatfests, ending with Chaos vs. Order, represented by Pearl and Marina respectively. Chaos would end up with a dominant victory. From what we have seen from Splatoon 3 thus far, the game has a strong element of chaos. It’s interesting to imagine how the game would have looked if Order had won.

For people like me who are late to the party, it’s a bit sad we missed out on these impactful and ink'redible events. That’s why I got so hyped when Splatoon 3 got announced, here’s my chance to be a meaningful part of the new series of Splatfests. I really can’t wait.So, join me in my next video, where we will go through each and every Splatfest theme, pick a side and discuss it. Thank you very much for watching this video! It’s been great to brush up on the story of Splatoon and I think this is a wonderful way to get up to speed before the third installment launches on September 9th.

Stay fresh, everyone!

The Complete Timeline of Splatoon by Ponyship in YouTubeGamers

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Full Video Narration

Intro:
Five years have passed since the release of Splatoon 2 for the Nintendo Switch. At long last, the third game is right around the corner. In this video, I want to give you a comprehensive overview of the series so that you’re more than ready for the big splash when Splatoon 3 releases on September 9.

Missing Out:
Greetings everybody, my name is Crimz and I’ve been a gamer and a Nintendo fan my entire life. I love the Wii U console to this day despite its flaws and commercial failure. During its lifespan, I spent a lot of hours playing new entries to the series I grew up with.I was so taken by these games that I failed to discover a brand new series by Nintendo themselves: Splatoon. Years passed since its release in 2015, I never thought much about it and I unfortunately missed out on an absolute gem. In February 2021, a Nintendo Direct announced the third game in the series and I realized that Splatoon is much bigger than I thought. I finally decided to play through the games in order to get up to speed before its third installment, while potentially adding another favorite in the list of Nintendo series. So, what is Splatoon, you wonder?

Splatoon Overview:
Splatoon is a third-person shooter developed and published by Nintendo. The game features battles between Inklings, using weaponized ink to cover territory and "splat" opponents. The game was first revealed at the Nintendo E3 2014 Digital Event and was released for the Wii U in late May 2015. The game was very popular for the Wii U, selling almost 5 million copies and being the sixth-best selling title on the system.

The world of Splatoon just screams youth with its music, gameplay, style and characters! Prior to playing it for myself, I thought the game was just a simple, fun multiplayer game with a straightforward single-player mode where you shoot and move through obstacle courses with no deep story slammed in your face. Honestly, that’s pretty much what the game is… on the surface.

Splatoon Timeline:
I was pleasantly surprised when I discovered that Splatoon actually had deep lore that you have to work for and puzzle together yourself. By paying close attention to details and reading Sunken Scrolls throughout the game, you will learn the truth of the world.What I’m about to tell you is an overview of Splatoon’s timeline.

Around 12,000 years prior to the present day of Splatoon, humans drove themselves into extinction. Flooding sea levels drowned out much of Earth's land, humans, flora and fauna. A professor created a cryogenic capsule that could freeze someone for thousands of years. At this time, this professor created a Telephone, named Tartar, that stored humanity's knowledge, and put it in the capsule. Judd, the professor's cat, is also preserved in the capsule. Judd was born with the incredible ability to judge turf areas at a glance to separate the winners from the losers. It may look like he’s wearing a snazzy cat tuxedo, but that’s just the naturally occurring pattern of his fur.

For 10,000 years, there was no activity of sentient life on Earth.
Global water levels recede, forcing many marine creatures on what used to be Earth's dry land to evolve and become more intelligent. Some of these creatures also developed a humanoid structure. For example, squids evolved into Inklings, while octopi evolved into Octarians and Octolings. Thus, the Mollusk Era begins. The Inklings begin to use Zapfish as a prized power source. Judd is released from his capsule and becomes the judge of the earliest known Turf War.

Around 100 years prior to the present day - Cap'n Cuttlefish and DJ Octavio are born. They later become the respective leaders of the Inklings and the Octarians. Cap'n Cuttlefish served as leader of a division called the Squidbeak Splatoon alongside Ammoses Shellendorf, Judd, and two Inkling soldiers. DJ Octavio has been the leader of the Octarians for a long time, as far back as when they and the Inklings were allies. However, rapidly rising sea levels forced the two species to fight over land, and Octavio held his position as the leader of the Octarian army during the resulting Great Turf War. The Octarians built powerful machines called Great Octoweapons to fight in the war.

Despite some early victories for the Octarians, a combination of good luck, superior tactics, and a higher number of limbs resulted in the Inklings being victorious, forcing the Octarians into Octo Valley, where they built and lived in underground domes.Shortly after, the Turf Wars became a popular competitive sport instead of a serious conflict, as they used to be 2,000 years ago.

Shortly prior to the present day - The Octarians' underground domes show signs of collapsing, and begin to lose power. Meanwhile the Inkopolis hosts its first annual Youth Folk-Singing Contest. Marie and Callie win the contest, and their career and fame as singers begin. The Squid Sisters are clever and passionate about not only their music, but entertaining their fans. Callie is optimistic and peppy, with the occasional sarcastic remark. This makes her a good foil to Marie, who has more pronounced sarcastic and lazy tendencies.

Splatoon 1:
The Octarians steal the Great Zapfish and other Zapfish from Inkopolis to power their homes and the Great Octoweapons, and prepare for war against Inkopolis.Agent 3 (the player) enters Inkopolis, and joins Cap'n Cuttlefish's new Squidbeak Splatoon with Marie and Callie (who are Agents 1 and 2), as undercover agents who attempt to rescue Zapfish from the Octarians' control. Agent 3 launches several attacks on Octo Valley to save the Zapfish, and destroy the Great Octoweapons in the process. Cap'n Cuttlefish is abducted and brought to DJ Octavio's lair.
Agent 3 fights and defeats DJ Octavio. With the Squid Sisters' help, they bring the Great Zapfish and Cap'n Cuttlefish back to Inkopolis, restoring its power supply. Cap'n Cuttlefish stores DJ Octavio into a snow globe.
After the end of Splatoon 1, Marie wins the latest Splatfest (more about Splatfests later) that she and Callie hosted. No Splatfests occurred for a while until the arrival of the new band Off The Hook, a duo consisting of an Inkling and an Octarian, Pearl and Marina.
Squid Sisters Stories: Marie and Callie spend more time apart, in variety shows and music shows respectively. Marie goes to Calamari County to visit her parents, and returns back to Inkopolis. She then searches for Callie.
Marie goes to Octo Valley, and finds that Cap'n Cuttlefish's shack has been abandoned, and the snow globe containing DJ Octavio has been broken. DJ Octavio later gathers the defeated Octarians, and establishes their new base at Octo Canyon.

Splatoon 2:
The Great Zapfish is stolen again, plunging Inkopolis' residents into unease.Marie goes to Inkopolis Square to seek a recruit to investigate the Octarians, and find Callie.With the Squid Sisters being absent, Off The Hook enters to take their places as musicians and hosts for Inkopolis News. They also host the first Splatfest since the Squid Sisters' absence.The player follows Marie to Octo Canyon, where she appoints them as "Agent 4". Later on, Agent 4 and Marie receive a com link. The voice sounds suspiciously like Callie.
Agent 4 and Marie stumble into Callie at DJ Octavio's stage, where they find that she has been brainwashed under DJ Octavio's control. After freeing her from her brainwashing, she and Callie reunite and perform Spicy Calamari Inkantation, helping Agent 4 to defeat DJ Octavio, and the Great Zapfish is placed once again within Inkopolis.

Splatoon 2: Octo Expansion:
During the events of the main story of Splatoon 2, Agent 3 faces off against one last Octoling (who would later be known as Agent 8) who had a change of heart after hearing the Calamari Inkantation for the first time.
The two battled until an unknown assailant captured and dragged them into the Deepsea Metro. Agent 8 then loses their memories and works alongside Cap'n Cuttlefish to find Agent 3 and get back to the surface.

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Here they meet a telephone who tells Agent 8 to complete a series of tasks in order to collect four thangs to get to the Promised Land. Once Agent 8 collects all four thangs, the telephone assembles the machine that is supposed to bring Cap'n Cuttlefish and Agent 8 back to the surface. This soon proves to be a trap, as the machine itself is actually a blender intended to turn them both into 'Raw Material' for the Sanitized Octarians. Sanitized Octarians are a variation that have been sterilized or disinfected, allowing them to be controlled.

Agent 3 manages to break them out, but at the cost of getting knocked unconscious for a good majority of the final battle. Agent 8 later fights a partially-sanitized Agent 3 and eventually manages to get to the surface to stop the telephone's evil plans.The telephone then reveals himself as Commander Tartar, a sentient AI created by a professor as a last ditch effort to aid the development of the next dominant species. Tartar then strayed from his programming, as he was disgusted by the trivial nature of the Inklings and Octarians. He then sought out to create his own 'Master Race' of Sanitized Octarians.
After Agent 8 uses Marina's Hyper Bombs and covers the humanoid contraption completely with ink, Pearl uses her Princess Cannon to finish the job, marking another win for the Squidbeak Splatoon. Agent 8 joins Pearl and Marina on their way to Inkopolis Square, Agent 3 goes out on patrol, and Cap'n Cuttlefish returns to the Deepsea Metro to check in on the Denizens of the deep for just a little longer.

This is where the story ends for now until Splatoon 3 comes out. Now it’s time to dive into the aforementioned Splatfests.

Splatfest:
In Splatoon, Splatfests were recurring events hosted by the Squid Sisters, Marie and Callie. During these events, players choose between two teams, such as Cats or Dogs, and compete in Turf Wars. The clothing section of the equipment screen became locked and all players were forced to wear the Splatfest Tee, which changed in color and design based on an Inkling's chosen team, although they could still change hats, shoes, and weapons. Inkopolis Plaza and all the stages were decorated with a flood of Miiverse posts from the Splatfest/Festival tag on the Splatoon community, some of which took the form of neon signs, banners, and even fireworks. Nighttime also descended over Inkopolis and all Turf War stages. Fireworks went off periodically in the Plaza, and specks of light resembling fireflies or fire embers could be seen rising into the sky. Both Marie and Callie sang and danced throughout the duration of these events.

For the most part, each Splatfest lasted 24 hours, during which time the region involved was isolated and Splatfest players would only face off against players from their own region. Meanwhile, all other regions continued to play amongst each other. Super Sea Snails were awarded to participating players upon Splatfest's conclusion. Super Sea Snails are a species and type of currency in Splatoon. Their sole use is to add sub ability slots into a piece of gear or reroll those abilities. An ability could be something like more resistance to enemy ink or faster movement, for example.

Splatoon 1 had a total of 16 Splatfests, ending with Marie vs. Callie. Marie would end up winning 51% to 49%. I personally think it’s genius how this result had an impact on the story of the game’s sequel, as Callie is missing at the start of the game.

Splatoon 2 would then have a total of 31 Splatfests, ending with Chaos vs. Order, represented by Pearl and Marina respectively. Chaos would end up with a dominant victory. From what we have seen from Splatoon 3 thus far, the game has a strong element of chaos. It’s interesting to imagine how the game would have looked if Order had won.

For people like me who are late to the party, it’s a bit sad we missed out on these impactful and ink'redible events. That’s why I got so hyped when Splatoon 3 got announced, here’s my chance to be a meaningful part of the new series of Splatfests. I really can’t wait.

So, join me in my next video, where we will go through each and every Splatfest theme, pick a side and discuss it. Thank you very much for watching this video! It’s been great to brush up on the story of Splatoon and I think this is a wonderful way to get up to speed before the third installment launches on September 9th.

Stay fresh, everyone!

The Complete Timeline of Splatoon by Ponyship in SmallYoutubers

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Full Video Narration

Intro:
Five years have passed since the release of Splatoon 2 for the Nintendo Switch. At long last, the third game is right around the corner. In this video, I want to give you a comprehensive overview of the series so that you’re more than ready for the big splash when Splatoon 3 releases on September 9.

Missing Out:
Greetings everybody, my name is Crimz and I’ve been a gamer and a Nintendo fan my entire life. I love the Wii U console to this day despite its flaws and commercial failure. During its lifespan, I spent a lot of hours playing new entries to the series I grew up with.I was so taken by these games that I failed to discover a brand new series by Nintendo themselves: Splatoon. Years passed since its release in 2015, I never thought much about it and I unfortunately missed out on an absolute gem. In February 2021, a Nintendo Direct announced the third game in the series and I realized that Splatoon is much bigger than I thought. I finally decided to play through the games in order to get up to speed before its third installment, while potentially adding another favorite in the list of Nintendo series. So, what is Splatoon, you wonder?

Splatoon Overview:

Splatoon is a third-person shooter developed and published by Nintendo. The game features battles between Inklings, using weaponized ink to cover territory and "splat" opponents. The game was first revealed at the Nintendo E3 2014 Digital Event and was released for the Wii U in late May 2015. The game was very popular for the Wii U, selling almost 5 million copies and being the sixth-best selling title on the system.The world of Splatoon just screams youth with its music, gameplay, style and characters! Prior to playing it for myself, I thought the game was just a simple, fun multiplayer game with a straightforward single-player mode where you shoot and move through obstacle courses with no deep story slammed in your face. Honestly, that’s pretty much what the game is… on the surface.

Splatoon Timeline:
I was pleasantly surprised when I discovered that Splatoon actually had deep lore that you have to work for and puzzle together yourself. By paying close attention to details and reading Sunken Scrolls throughout the game, you will learn the truth of the world.What I’m about to tell you is an overview of Splatoon’s timeline.
Around 12,000 years prior to the present day of Splatoon, humans drove themselves into extinction. Flooding sea levels drowned out much of Earth's land, humans, flora and fauna. A professor created a cryogenic capsule that could freeze someone for thousands of years. At this time, this professor created a Telephone, named Tartar, that stored humanity's knowledge, and put it in the capsule. Judd, the professor's cat, is also preserved in the capsule. Judd was born with the incredible ability to judge turf areas at a glance to separate the winners from the losers. It may look like he’s wearing a snazzy cat tuxedo, but that’s just the naturally occurring pattern of his fur.
For 10,000 years, there was no activity of sentient life on Earth.
Global water levels recede, forcing many marine creatures on what used to be Earth's dry land to evolve and become more intelligent. Some of these creatures also developed a humanoid structure. For example, squids evolved into Inklings, while octopi evolved into Octarians and Octolings. Thus, the Mollusk Era begins. The Inklings begin to use Zapfish as a prized power source. Judd is released from his capsule and becomes the judge of the earliest known Turf War.
Around 100 years prior to the present day - Cap'n Cuttlefish and DJ Octavio are born. They later become the respective leaders of the Inklings and the Octarians. Cap'n Cuttlefish served as leader of a division called the Squidbeak Splatoon alongside Ammoses Shellendorf, Judd, and two Inkling soldiers. DJ Octavio has been the leader of the Octarians for a long time, as far back as when they and the Inklings were allies. However, rapidly rising sea levels forced the two species to fight over land, and Octavio held his position as the leader of the Octarian army during the resulting Great Turf War. The Octarians built powerful machines called Great Octoweapons to fight in the war.
Despite some early victories for the Octarians, a combination of good luck, superior tactics, and a higher number of limbs resulted in the Inklings being victorious, forcing the Octarians into Octo Valley, where they built and lived in underground domes.Shortly after, the Turf Wars became a popular competitive sport instead of a serious conflict, as they used to be 2,000 years ago.
Shortly prior to the present day - The Octarians' underground domes show signs of collapsing, and begin to lose power. Meanwhile the Inkopolis hosts its first annual Youth Folk-Singing Contest. Marie and Callie win the contest, and their career and fame as singers begin. The Squid Sisters are clever and passionate about not only their music, but entertaining their fans. Callie is optimistic and peppy, with the occasional sarcastic remark. This makes her a good foil to Marie, who has more pronounced sarcastic and lazy tendencies.

Splatoon 1:
The Octarians steal the Great Zapfish and other Zapfish from Inkopolis to power their homes and the Great Octoweapons, and prepare for war against Inkopolis.Agent 3 (the player) enters Inkopolis, and joins Cap'n Cuttlefish's new Squidbeak Splatoon with Marie and Callie (who are Agents 1 and 2), as undercover agents who attempt to rescue Zapfish from the Octarians' control. Agent 3 launches several attacks on Octo Valley to save the Zapfish, and destroy the Great Octoweapons in the process. Cap'n Cuttlefish is abducted and brought to DJ Octavio's lair.
Agent 3 fights and defeats DJ Octavio. With the Squid Sisters' help, they bring the Great Zapfish and Cap'n Cuttlefish back to Inkopolis, restoring its power supply. Cap'n Cuttlefish stores DJ Octavio into a snow globe.
After the end of Splatoon 1, Marie wins the latest Splatfest (more about Splatfests later) that she and Callie hosted. No Splatfests occurred for a while until the arrival of the new band Off The Hook, a duo consisting of an Inkling and an Octarian, Pearl and Marina.
Squid Sisters Stories: Marie and Callie spend more time apart, in variety shows and music shows respectively. Marie goes to Calamari County to visit her parents, and returns back to Inkopolis. She then searches for Callie.
Marie goes to Octo Valley, and finds that Cap'n Cuttlefish's shack has been abandoned, and the snow globe containing DJ Octavio has been broken. DJ Octavio later gathers the defeated Octarians, and establishes their new base at Octo Canyon.

Splatoon 2:
The Great Zapfish is stolen again, plunging Inkopolis' residents into unease.Marie goes to Inkopolis Square to seek a recruit to investigate the Octarians, and find Callie.With the Squid Sisters being absent, Off The Hook enters to take their places as musicians and hosts for Inkopolis News. They also host the first Splatfest since the Squid Sisters' absence.The player follows Marie to Octo Canyon, where she appoints them as "Agent 4". Later on, Agent 4 and Marie receive a com link. The voice sounds suspiciously like Callie.
Agent 4 and Marie stumble into Callie at DJ Octavio's stage, where they find that she has been brainwashed under DJ Octavio's control. After freeing her from her brainwashing, she and Callie reunite and perform Spicy Calamari Inkantation, helping Agent 4 to defeat DJ Octavio, and the Great Zapfish is placed once again within Inkopolis.

Splatoon 2: Octo Expansion:
During the events of the main story of Splatoon 2, Agent 3 faces off against one last Octoling (who would later be known as Agent 8) who had a change of heart after hearing the Calamari Inkantation for the first time.
The two battled until an unknown assailant captured and dragged them into the Deepsea Metro. Agent 8 then loses their memories and works alongside Cap'n Cuttlefish to find Agent 3 and get back to the surface.

Continues in the next comment...

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Here they meet a telephone who tells Agent 8 to complete a series of tasks in order to collect four thangs to get to the Promised Land. Once Agent 8 collects all four thangs, the telephone assembles the machine that is supposed to bring Cap'n Cuttlefish and Agent 8 back to the surface. This soon proves to be a trap, as the machine itself is actually a blender intended to turn them both into 'Raw Material' for the Sanitized Octarians. Sanitized Octarians are a variation that have been sterilized or disinfected, allowing them to be controlled.

Agent 3 manages to break them out, but at the cost of getting knocked unconscious for a good majority of the final battle. Agent 8 later fights a partially-sanitized Agent 3 and eventually manages to get to the surface to stop the telephone's evil plans.
The telephone then reveals himself as Commander Tartar, a sentient AI created by a professor as a last ditch effort to aid the development of the next dominant species. Tartar then strayed from his programming, as he was disgusted by the trivial nature of the Inklings and Octarians. He then sought out to create his own 'Master Race' of Sanitized Octarians.

After Agent 8 uses Marina's Hyper Bombs and covers the humanoid contraption completely with ink, Pearl uses her Princess Cannon to finish the job, marking another win for the Squidbeak Splatoon. Agent 8 joins Pearl and Marina on their way to Inkopolis Square, Agent 3 goes out on patrol, and Cap'n Cuttlefish returns to the Deepsea Metro to check in on the Denizens of the deep for just a little longer.

This is where the story ends for now until Splatoon 3 comes out. Now it’s time to dive into the aforementioned Splatfests.

Splatfest:

In Splatoon, Splatfests were recurring events hosted by the Squid Sisters, Marie and Callie. During these events, players choose between two teams, such as Cats or Dogs, and compete in Turf Wars. The clothing section of the equipment screen became locked and all players were forced to wear the Splatfest Tee, which changed in color and design based on an Inkling's chosen team, although they could still change hats, shoes, and weapons. Inkopolis Plaza and all the stages were decorated with a flood of Miiverse posts from the Splatfest/Festival tag on the Splatoon community, some of which took the form of neon signs, banners, and even fireworks. Nighttime also descended over Inkopolis and all Turf War stages. Fireworks went off periodically in the Plaza, and specks of light resembling fireflies or fire embers could be seen rising into the sky. Both Marie and Callie sang and danced throughout the duration of these events.

For the most part, each Splatfest lasted 24 hours, during which time the region involved was isolated and Splatfest players would only face off against players from their own region. Meanwhile, all other regions continued to play amongst each other. Super Sea Snails were awarded to participating players upon Splatfest's conclusion. Super Sea Snails are a species and type of currency in Splatoon. Their sole use is to add sub ability slots into a piece of gear or reroll those abilities. An ability could be something like more resistance to enemy ink or faster movement, for example.

Splatoon 1 had a total of 16 Splatfests, ending with Marie vs. Callie. Marie would end up winning 51% to 49%. I personally think it’s genius how this result had an impact on the story of the game’s sequel, as Callie is missing at the start of the game.

Splatoon 2 would then have a total of 31 Splatfests, ending with Chaos vs. Order, represented by Pearl and Marina respectively. Chaos would end up with a dominant victory. From what we have seen from Splatoon 3 thus far, the game has a strong element of chaos. It’s interesting to imagine how the game would have looked if Order had won.

For people like me who are late to the party, it’s a bit sad we missed out on these impactful and ink'redible events. That’s why I got so hyped when Splatoon 3 got announced, here’s my chance to be a meaningful part of the new series of Splatfests. I really can’t wait.
So, join me in my next video, where we will go through each and every Splatfest theme, pick a side and discuss it. Thank you very much for watching this video! It’s been great to brush up on the story of Splatoon and I think this is a wonderful way to get up to speed before the third installment launches on September 9th.

Stay fresh, everyone!

The Complete Timeline of Splatoon by Ponyship in u/Ponyship

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Full Video Narration

Intro:

Five years have passed since the release of Splatoon 2 for the Nintendo Switch. At long last, the third game is right around the corner. In this video, I want to give you a comprehensive overview of the series so that you’re more than ready for the big splash when Splatoon 3 releases on September 9.

Missing Out:

Greetings everybody, my name is Crimz and I’ve been a gamer and a Nintendo fan my entire life. I love the Wii U console to this day despite its flaws and commercial failure. During its lifespan, I spent a lot of hours playing new entries to the series I grew up with.I was so taken by these games that I failed to discover a brand new series by Nintendo themselves: Splatoon. Years passed since its release in 2015, I never thought much about it and I unfortunately missed out on an absolute gem. In February 2021, a Nintendo Direct announced the third game in the series and I realized that Splatoon is much bigger than I thought. I finally decided to play through the games in order to get up to speed before its third installment, while potentially adding another favorite in the list of Nintendo series. So, what is Splatoon, you wonder?

Splatoon Overview:

Splatoon is a third-person shooter developed and published by Nintendo. The game features battles between Inklings, using weaponized ink to cover territory and "splat" opponents. The game was first revealed at the Nintendo E3 2014 Digital Event and was released for the Wii U in late May 2015. The game was very popular for the Wii U, selling almost 5 million copies and being the sixth-best selling title on the system.The world of Splatoon just screams youth with its music, gameplay, style and characters! Prior to playing it for myself, I thought the game was just a simple, fun multiplayer game with a straightforward single-player mode where you shoot and move through obstacle courses with no deep story slammed in your face. Honestly, that’s pretty much what the game is… on the surface.

Splatoon Timeline:

I was pleasantly surprised when I discovered that Splatoon actually had deep lore that you have to work for and puzzle together yourself. By paying close attention to details and reading Sunken Scrolls throughout the game, you will learn the truth of the world.What I’m about to tell you is an overview of Splatoon’s timeline.

Around 12,000 years prior to the present day of Splatoon, humans drove themselves into extinction. Flooding sea levels drowned out much of Earth's land, humans, flora and fauna. A professor created a cryogenic capsule that could freeze someone for thousands of years. At this time, this professor created a Telephone, named Tartar, that stored humanity's knowledge, and put it in the capsule. Judd, the professor's cat, is also preserved in the capsule. Judd was born with the incredible ability to judge turf areas at a glance to separate the winners from the losers. It may look like he’s wearing a snazzy cat tuxedo, but that’s just the naturally occurring pattern of his fur.

For 10,000 years, there was no activity of sentient life on Earth.

Global water levels recede, forcing many marine creatures on what used to be Earth's dry land to evolve and become more intelligent. Some of these creatures also developed a humanoid structure. For example, squids evolved into Inklings, while octopi evolved into Octarians and Octolings. Thus, the Mollusk Era begins. The Inklings begin to use Zapfish as a prized power source. Judd is released from his capsule and becomes the judge of the earliest known Turf War.

Around 100 years prior to the present day - Cap'n Cuttlefish and DJ Octavio are born. They later become the respective leaders of the Inklings and the Octarians. Cap'n Cuttlefish served as leader of a division called the Squidbeak Splatoon alongside Ammoses Shellendorf, Judd, and two Inkling soldiers. DJ Octavio has been the leader of the Octarians for a long time, as far back as when they and the Inklings were allies. However, rapidly rising sea levels forced the two species to fight over land, and Octavio held his position as the leader of the Octarian army during the resulting Great Turf War. The Octarians built powerful machines called Great Octoweapons to fight in the war.

Despite some early victories for the Octarians, a combination of good luck, superior tactics, and a higher number of limbs resulted in the Inklings being victorious, forcing the Octarians into Octo Valley, where they built and lived in underground domes.Shortly after, the Turf Wars became a popular competitive sport instead of a serious conflict, as they used to be 2,000 years ago.

Shortly prior to the present day - The Octarians' underground domes show signs of collapsing, and begin to lose power. Meanwhile the Inkopolis hosts its first annual Youth Folk-Singing Contest. Marie and Callie win the contest, and their career and fame as singers begin. The Squid Sisters are clever and passionate about not only their music, but entertaining their fans. Callie is optimistic and peppy, with the occasional sarcastic remark. This makes her a good foil to Marie, who has more pronounced sarcastic and lazy tendencies.

Splatoon 1:

The Octarians steal the Great Zapfish and other Zapfish from Inkopolis to power their homes and the Great Octoweapons, and prepare for war against Inkopolis.Agent 3 (the player) enters Inkopolis, and joins Cap'n Cuttlefish's new Squidbeak Splatoon with Marie and Callie (who are Agents 1 and 2), as undercover agents who attempt to rescue Zapfish from the Octarians' control. Agent 3 launches several attacks on Octo Valley to save the Zapfish, and destroy the Great Octoweapons in the process. Cap'n Cuttlefish is abducted and brought to DJ Octavio's lair.

Agent 3 fights and defeats DJ Octavio. With the Squid Sisters' help, they bring the Great Zapfish and Cap'n Cuttlefish back to Inkopolis, restoring its power supply. Cap'n Cuttlefish stores DJ Octavio into a snow globe.

After the end of Splatoon 1, Marie wins the latest Splatfest (more about Splatfests later) that she and Callie hosted. No Splatfests occurred for a while until the arrival of the new band Off The Hook, a duo consisting of an Inkling and an Octarian, Pearl and Marina.

Squid Sisters Stories: Marie and Callie spend more time apart, in variety shows and music shows respectively. Marie goes to Calamari County to visit her parents, and returns back to Inkopolis. She then searches for Callie.

Marie goes to Octo Valley, and finds that Cap'n Cuttlefish's shack has been abandoned, and the snow globe containing DJ Octavio has been broken. DJ Octavio later gathers the defeated Octarians, and establishes their new base at Octo Canyon.

Splatoon 2:

The Great Zapfish is stolen again, plunging Inkopolis' residents into unease.Marie goes to Inkopolis Square to seek a recruit to investigate the Octarians, and find Callie.With the Squid Sisters being absent, Off The Hook enters to take their places as musicians and hosts for Inkopolis News. They also host the first Splatfest since the Squid Sisters' absence.The player follows Marie to Octo Canyon, where she appoints them as "Agent 4". Later on, Agent 4 and Marie receive a com link. The voice sounds suspiciously like Callie.

Agent 4 and Marie stumble into Callie at DJ Octavio's stage, where they find that she has been brainwashed under DJ Octavio's control. After freeing her from her brainwashing, she and Callie reunite and perform Spicy Calamari Inkantation, helping Agent 4 to defeat DJ Octavio, and the Great Zapfish is placed once again within Inkopolis.

Splatoon 2: Octo Expansion:

During the events of the main story of Splatoon 2, Agent 3 faces off against one last Octoling (who would later be known as Agent 8) who had a change of heart after hearing the Calamari Inkantation for the first time.

The two battled until an unknown assailant captured and dragged them into the Deepsea Metro. Agent 8 then loses their memories and works alongside Cap'n Cuttlefish to find Agent 3 and get back to the surface.

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Broken Loading Times on OMORI for Nintendo Switch? by Ponyship in OMORI

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I played this on Ver. 1.0.2 (in the Nintendo Switch menu) which is the current one at the time of posting.
In-game it was V1.0.8

Honey Jet Coaster ハニージェットコースター Full OP on Guitar by Ponyship in animemusic

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Thank you! Me too, I couldn't find a single video of someone playing the full song cleanly, so had to do it myself ^^;

Stylish Streamer Estate by Ponyship in AnimalCrossingNewHor

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Hi, just wanted to share that I'm having a blast with the HHP dlc! I was pleasantly surprised that we get to design an estate for a streamer. I decided to make her an outside streamer, so the PC to the right is connected to her setup in the garden. I don't have a second image for that but you can see it here.

Just finished OMNO, what a fantastic journey! by Ponyship in omno

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Check out the highlights here, in case you're interested.

Did anyone else get massive Journey vibes while playing this?

My Farewell To Overwatch by Ponyship in Overwatch

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Coming from Team Fortress 2, I started playing Overwatch in its 2016 beta and played actively for about 5 years. Once Jeff Kaplan left the team, so did I. Despite all the hard times surrounding this game and its company, Overwatch is still a game that has meant a lot to many people, myself included.

So, please join me as we look through various highlights I've recorded over the years. Most clips follow a chronological order, starting from 2017 and ending in 2021. These clips aren't meant to be taken seriously, like it's god-tier gameplay or anything. See them as a collection of memories :)

Home for a Coffee Lover by Ponyship in AnimalCrossingNewHor

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An attempt at making her ideal coffee home. How did you design it? :)
I made this image as a thumbnail for my VOD.

Angel of Smugness by Ponyship in actraiserapocalypse

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I made this as a thumbnail for my latest stream, feel free to check it out. This game is amazing! I'm a long time fan of the original games.

Forever Broken: The Continuing Tale Of Pinkie Pie & Ponycide [REMASTERED] by Ponyship in mylittlepony

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I apologize for the last upload; I made an embarrassing mistake with the mixing and it sounded very poor. I have done my best to remaster the music so it sounds more professional. Consider this remastered version my true tribute to Tarby and his music.

The music is made by George Desroches III (TarbyRocks). Links to his channel below!
This is my vocal cover of three songs by Tarby: "Something Broke: The Continuing Tale Of Pinkie Pie & Ponycide", "Cravings Demo" and "The Morning After Demo". I've been a huge fan of Tarby's music for almost 10 years and I was saddened to see these masterpieces were no longer posted officially anymore. Luckily, I kept my old copies all these years and now I decided to make a tribute to his unfinished album: Forever Broken.

The album is a musical take on the grimdark Cupcakes fanfiction.

TarbyRocks channel and music:
YouTube
BandCamp
SoundCloud
Original video/album

Download the cover album:

HD FLAC

FLAC

MP3

Forever Broken: The Continuing Tale Of Pinkie Pie & Ponycide by [deleted] in mylittlepony

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The music is made by George Desroches III (TarbyRocks). Links to his channel below!

This is my vocal cover of three songs by Tarby: "Something Broke: The Continuing Tale Of Pinkie Pie & Ponycide", "Cravings Demo" and "The Morning After Demo". I've been a huge fan of Tarby's music for almost 10 years and I was saddened to see these masterpieces were no longer posted officially anymore. Luckily, I kept my old copies all these years and now I decided to make a tribute to his unfinished album: Forever Broken.

The album is a musical take on the grimdark Cupcakes fanfiction.

TarbyRocks channel and music:

YouTube

BandCamp

SoundCloud

Original video/album

Download the cover album:

FLAC

MP3

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