Dark Chocolate vs. Milk Chocolate vs. White Chocolate

Dark Chocolate vs. Milk Chocolate vs. White Chocolate was a Splatfest event in. It was the second Splatfest to take place during Chill Season 2022. It was announced on social networks on 2023-01-26. It was announced in-game on 3 February 2023.

Details
The Tricolor Turf War stage for this Splatfest was Mincemeat Metalworks.

Schedule
This Splatfest event ran in multiple phases:

Results were announced in game on 2023-02-13 at July 27, 2024.
 * Splatfest Sneak Peek: 2023-02-03 at July 27, 2024 to 2023-02-10 at July 27, 2024
 * Splatfest Main Event First Half: 2023-02-11 at July 27, 2024 to July 27, 2024
 * Splatfest Main Event Second Half: 2023-02-12 at July 27, 2024 to July 27, 2024

Halftime Report
At the halfway point in the Splatfest, Deep Cut revealed the team currently with the most overall Clout, and congruently announced that the mode Tricolor Turf War would be open.

Quotes
"SRL flavorologist here again. I'm busier than I expected! Anyway, they asked me to announce the next Splatfest theme: dark chocolate vs. milk chocolate vs. white chocolate! Make your choice, then fight it out from 4pm PT on 2/10 to 4pm PT on 2/12. Sounds pretty sweet to me!"

- @SplatoonNA on Twitter

"The next #Splatoon3 Splatfest is going to be a real treat!

Splat it out for your choccy of choice – Dark, Milk or White – in a mouth-watering matchup, taking place on 11/02 - 13/02!"

- @NintendoEurope on Twitter

English
Announcement

Ay! Ay! (Breaking news, you two!)

Oh? What's got your fins aflapping?

Shiver! You oughta know. It's that time!

AAAY! Ay. (SPLATFEEEEEEST! Ahem. It's time for a Splatfest.)

Ooo! I like a Splatfest.

YEAHHH! TIME TO PARTY!

What's the theme? What's the theme?

Ay... (Hold your seahorses... The info's still downloading...)

I've got it! The theme is... Huh. Well, THAT is fascinating...

Ugh, hurry up and spill it! You're hogging the Splatfest vibes!

Chill. I'm getting ready to announce it. Ahem...

Aaay, aaay! (C'mon, c'mon...)

Without further ado, this Splatfest theme will be none other than...

Drumroll! Budda-dudda-budda-dudda-BAM!

What's your favorite chocolate? Dark, milk, or white?

YOOOOOO! Is this because Team Sweet just rocked everyone's taste buds?

Not so fast! Dark Chocolate is the best. It's rich and sublime instead of just...sweet.

JUST sweet? How dare you. Milk chocolate's perfectly balanced! So mellow and creamy.

Ay! (If we're talking creamy, don't forget the velvety goodness of white chocolate!)

Ugh! Why can't we pick more than one? This is torture! I QUIT!

Whoa, calm down. We're talking about chocolate. It's yummy! It's the best!

And the best part of chocolate is the cacao, right? So dark chocolate easily wins.

And while other chocolates are mere trifles, dark chocolate has anti...somethings.

I don't remember what, but dark chocolate is good, so whatever it's against is bad.

Is that how science works?! I'd say all that dark chocolate had poisoned your brain.

Ay! Ay! (I believe in you, Shiver! It's not too late to turn from the dark side!)

Hmph. I thought I was onto something there and about to win you two over...

Ay. (Back to chocolate... White chocolate is so smooth. Like a gentle wave of flavor!)

Ay? (And did you know they use it to make other chocolate flavors, like matcha?)

Ooo, I love me some matcha. I guess white chocolate is actually pretty legit!

Awww, but I like everything about chocolate. The smell, the sweetness, the creaminess...

Ay? (So, which one of those is most important to you?)

All of them. That's why milk chocolate is the best!

Don't you see? Milk chocolate is the perfect blend of all of chocolate's best qualities!

We're never going to agree on this.

Ay? Ay? Ay! (Us? Disagree? I'm shocked!)

Let's up the stakes. Losers have to get the winner their choice of chocolate. Deal?

Fine by me. I'll be the one getting all that sweet, sweet chocolate!

Ay! Ay... (Or it could be me! Just saying...)

During the Splatfest

And that's all for now. Make sure to get your votes in!

Ay! Ay. (Don't forget your Splatfest Tee! Check the Equip menu after you vote.)

Splatfest Results

Ay! (White Chocolate glides to victory!)

Whaaat?! Run those numbers again!

Gyaaah! I was sure we'd win, I could taste it!

Ay! (Thanks, fellow white-chocolate fans! You flowed as smooth as cocoa butter!)

Hmph. Team Dark Chocolate proved their worth well enough. I can't say i'm bitter.

Team Milk Chocolate was looking pretty sweet out there too!

Ay? Ay? (You remember the deal, right? The losers buy chocolate for the winner?)

Ughhh, twist my tentacles, why don't you.

It's not as if we don't give each other chocolate this time every year anyway.

Hey, yeah! What makes this different from every other time I get Big Man chocolate?

Aaay... (Uh, Frye, I HOPE it's different from the chocolate you gave me last year.)

You mean the chocolate-covered onion?

There's a chocolate-fondue place nearby that'll let you bring anything. Shall we?

A-ay?! (If I give you both chocolate too, can we eat something normal for once?!)

Trivia

 * This Splatfest happened to fall near Valentine's Day, which is often celebrated by giving chocolates to loved ones.
 * This was the second Splatfest in Splatoon 3 to have a food theme, with Spicy vs. Sweet vs. Sour being the first.
 * Though previous Splatoon 3 Splatfests have had food themed options.
 * As evidenced by the announcement dialogue, this Splatfest's theme seems to be a result of Team Sweet winning. However, the events of the Spicy vs. Sweet vs. Sour Splatfest were not originally referenced in the Japanese dialogue.
 * The visual bug wherein Octolings appeared to have Inkling eyes and ears if they boarded a Splatfest Float persists from the last Splatfest event. This glitch was patched out in version.
 * During Tricolor Battles, in the bar depicting turf percentages, Team Dark Chocolate's color was completely black, unlike the ink color. This was likely done to look like the color of real life dark chocolate, to match the colors of milk and white chocolate.