The Splatoon Lore Iceberg Explained
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The iceberg in question:
https://twitter.com/rassicas/status/1355351825256382467?s=20
y'all asked for it so i worked on this practically nonstop for 5 days to deliver.
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EDIT: thanks for all the kind words! for reference, despite how i may sound i am not a girl, so if you're going to refer to me in third person, please use they/them pronouns. thank you!
EDIT (again): SPLATOON 3! Also damn this is blowing up
I don't think there will be iceberg-worthy material for the new game until a while after it comes out. If I added splatoon 3 theories now, THAT would age poorly. just sayin.
Amendments to the video / answers to frequently commented comments:
The mystery of Marie's pet at 13:34 has been solved, and it turns out there's a rare piece of concept art that confirms that it's an evolved scallop! You can check out the post here. (Thank you ShinyGirafarig for sending this my way!)
https://rassicas.tumblr.com/post/661877346856484864/jess-of-green-earth-anniedivisible
Settling what the Gen in Gen 83 is short for! (20:56) A few people suggested "General" which makes sense in a military context, but I ruled this out because the messages talk about her being in training to be a combat engineer. For some reason I never thought to check what Gen 83 is in Japanese, and it's 第83期. 期 means a period of time, so yes, generation. Still cryptic as hell though!
I *know* Pearl is 21. I translated chunks of the second artbook too. I deliberately left her out for the sake of showing more obscure examples. Also when I've seen people question adult inklings, they generally mean ones who are old enough to be the parents of the playable Inklings.
Spanish and Catalan subtitles by Lluc Riberax - https://twitter.com/LlucRiberax
German subtitles by Ardnin- https://twitter.com/ardnin_
SOURCES
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My Haikara Walker Translations
https://twitter.com/rassicas/status/1087606696015364096
Splatoon band member info
https://twitter.com/rassicas/status/1275606717753987072
Graffiti interview translated by me https://rassicas.tumblr.com/post/617013494902079488/haikara-walker-translations-special-interview
Lotta stuff relating to OE came from this interview (Japanese)
https://www.famitsu.com/news/201807/21160955.html
ENG summary of this interview by u/linlaowee
https://www.reddit.com/r/splatoon/comments/911jwz/splatoon_2_1st_anniversary_interview_with_the/
some stuff came from this interview (Japanese)
https://www.famitsu.com/news/201803/01152806.html
Summarized BY u/Nimted
https://www.reddit.com/r/splatoon/comments/814h8d/famitsu_interview_with_splatoon_2_producer/
My translation from page 4
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1S0gKBPk6eWhxX2ZTyaNyiKx8S1pvYrIgw2Ct5WjRwf0/edit
What do Squid Kids Eat?
https://kotaku.com/do-squid-kids-eat-squid-splatoon-s-producer-explains-1826865317
What "Dark Nintendo" Means, According To Splatoon's Producer
https://www.gamespot.com/articles/what-dark-nintendo-means-according-to-splatoons-pr/1100-6457683/
Interview: Hisashi Nogami on Squids, Kids, and Splatoon 2's Octo Expansion
https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2018/06/interview_hisashi_nogami_on_squids_kids_and_splatoon_2s_octo_expansion
i may be forgetting some sources so here's my obscure lore document where i've compiled p much all the lore interviews and translations i can find. enjoy.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ajfNw6XgSAFBGgR_12p-3SXJaC9x0NiV8IbA_QldsPI/edit?usp=sharing
0:00 Introduction
1:24 Above the Iceberg
3:36 The Tip of the Iceberg
7:01 Just beneath the Surface
11:58 Deeper Waters
18:03 Even Further
26:27 The Bottom of the Iceberg
31:59 Beneath the Iceberg
36:45 The Darkest Depths
42:18 Outro
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