Talk:Character

Unofficial
Someone add http://pre00.deviantart.net/cd21/th/pre/i/2015/055/4/4/splatoon_characters_by_rubtox-d8jdycc.jpg to the characters page at the top, and credit the artist's deviantart (rubtox). SMASHlogan (talk) 10:01, 25 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Despite it being amazing art, it is unofficial, and therefore, we can't add it. Inkling luke.png (Inkling talk.png) 12:42, 25 July 2015 (UTC)

Squid Squad
Should we elaborate on the Squid Squad members a little? Most people won't know what a Vo. is and there's no hyperlink so I was thinking to just put "Squid Squad: Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Synth. "  Hero231 (talk) 02:46, 13 August 2015 (UTC)
 * I'm thinking you can just label them as their position on the band, like "Vocalist: Vo." and link them to their sections in the band page. 02:56, 13 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Yea i sort of forgort about them Octogamingpro (talk) 12:24, 14 February 2023 (UTC)

Ink Theory Trumpeter species
I'm pretty sure that the trumpeter for Ink Theory is supposed to be a Cuttlefish because she only has four "hair tentacles" (meaning she has eight arms in all) and she has multiple colors on each said strand (Which could reference the fact that Cuttlefish use different colors to camouflage). --User talk:GoombaBroadcast 18:42, 20 March 2018 (UTC)

Missing Antagonist
Telephone should be included under Antagonists.

minor: missing period
I know this is very minor, but in the Notable species section, at the end of the Great Zapfish sentence, there's a missing period. The page is protected, so I can't correct it. (Also, since Agent 8 is listed in the Playable characters section, perhaps Telephone could be added to Antagonists like JaredTamana suggested above? Unless there's a reason it's not there) 13:05, 25 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Done. 14:57, 25 March 2021 (UTC)
 * I'll add Telephone to the antagonists. I don't see any reason as to why he shouldn't be added.-- 16:39, 25 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Nice, thank you both! I have a suggestion for rewording the Tatar paragraph:
 * The Telephone, aka Commander Tartar, is the main antagonist of the DLC Octo Expansion. He created the Sanitized Octarians by sterilizing them with a kind of primordial ooze.
 * (I haven't thought of sentences to add, but this is how I'd phrase what is currently there)
 * 20:29, 25 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Oh, and maybe we can make "Antagonist" plural as well.
 * 20:33, 25 March 2021 (UTC)

Character Icons in S2 relationship chart
I have noticed that only Agent 3 has a picture of what their icon looks like in the Splatoon 2 relationship chart. I was wondering if all the other characters should have them? 00:48, 20 August 2021 (UTC)
 * It’s not ours, we can’t change it. 01:00, 20 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Oh, Ok. That's why I asked so I wouldn't do anything wrong. Thanks!  01:03, 20 August 2021 (UTC)
 * @ YOLO2020 What do you mean? Are you talking about taking icons from the chart and adding them to galleries? Heddy (talk) 01:10, 20 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Yeah.  13:30, 20 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Plenty of characters have those on their pages, like Iso Padre and DJ Octavio for example. You can add them to the galleries if you want. Heddy (talk) 13:53, 20 August 2021 (UTC)
 * The way you worded your question made it sound like you wanted to edit the chart itself, which is why dedf1sh said "It’s not ours, we can’t change it." Heddy (talk) 14:08, 20 August 2021 (UTC)

Shiver's Pronouns
This is quite minor, but I've noticed this page uses "her" in regards to Shiver which contradicts the current usage of they/them on Shiver's page. I can't edit the page myself as it is protected. Chicken (talk) 02:15, 13 August 2022 (UTC)


 * Just changed it OrderSquid38 (talk) 02:20, 13 August 2022 (UTC)

Mr. Grizz and DJ Octavio
Shouldn't Mr. Grizz and DJ Octavio be under Antagonists? Aqua68080 (talk) 20:06, 17 October 2022 (UTC)


 * I think they fit better under Important Characters. Mr. Grizz isn't a direct antagonist in Splatoon 2, and DJ Octavio arguably switches from an enemy to an ally at the end of Splatoon 3. Lyichir (talk) 23:38, 17 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Yes. I agree with what he said. the octoling girl 18:35, 3 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Actually, DJ Octavio and Mr. Grizz are under important characters as well as antagonists. 21:43, 3 November 2022 (UTC)

yes
I love the new design for the character page. The agents in a table, with pictures for each one? Beautiful. Really nice job with this one. the octoling girl 18:34, 3 November 2022 (UTC)

Fred Crumbs, Shelly, and Donny need to be added to the characters list.
I guess it could be added in Spring once the Splatoon 3 update comes out. But can someone update the list? Mosthated (talk) 01:48, 10 February 2023 (UTC)

Mention of multiple Great Zapfish
@Gulliblepikmin To prevent an edit war, I'm starting a discussion of this topic here. Was there dialogue in S3/ROTM that suggests there's more than one Great Zapfish? Between S2 and S3 its appearance is different, but it is consistently referred to as "the Great Zapfish" rather than "a Great Zapfish" or "our [city's] Great Zapfish". Piranha Pit's S1 and S2 appearance of the Zapfish easter egg suggests the same one found in both Inkopolis' Plaza and Square can safely move around. Maybe this will get confirmed with the DLC's release, but I'm not sure we presently have enough confirmation that they aren't the same one. Its appearance in the trailer is different, but S3's Direct trailers often contain elements that are changed in the final release. Up until now, the Great Zapfish being a single fish has been central to the plots of each main story mode (the main conflict in each games' story mode centers on the the Great Zapfish getting stolen as a power source; if there's more than one, why is it being stolen such a big deal? Why steal one if there's multiple? etc)

If there is more than one, then its page needs to reflect that fact much more urgently than this one does. Yoshifan52 (talk) 09:29, 14 February 2023 (UTC)

Sure, I'll give my side to the argument. Shiver in the "Great Zapfish missing" news broadcast describes it as "power[ing] the whole city!" and Cap'n Cuttlefish in the opening cutscene in the crater says "The Great Zapfish that powers Splatsville". Nowhere does the game specify that they're the same. Also in that broadcast, the Great Zapfish's image on the screen shows it with brown whiskers instead of yellow, but no hair on top of it. That same image is re-used in the "Great Zapfish returns" broadcast in better detail, allowing you to se that there's no hair. More recent promo images about Fred Crumbs show the Great Zapfish in its Splatoon 1/2 appearance as well. In fact, the devs would have to do more work to keep the DLC wave 1 Great Zapfish in line with Splatoon 1 and 2, with no such yellow-whiskered model for the Great Zapfish being used in the base game. Splatoon's devs have also been shown time and time again to love their worldbuilding, so I don't think something as noticeable as the Great Zapfish's appearance would go unnoticed. And finally, the idea of the Great Zapfish powering two entire cities miles and miles apart, AND flying to the other city as soon as you take the train every time is extremely stupid.

Also there aren't 3 Great Zapfishes. Inkopolis Tower when seen in Splatoon 2 lacks the Great Zapfish as it's on the Deca Tower/on the railway line above Grizzco/Flying in the sky above Inkopolis Square.

In the end I think what trips up people the most is that they're always referred to as *THE* Great Zapfish. Piranha Pit's easter egg shows that multiple Great Zapfishes can exist, and that stage is from Splatoon 1!

Anyways, proof over. Thanks for asking me. -Gulliblepikmin 10:23, 14 February 2023 (UTC)


 * I'm still not convinced personally, but I think this is good enough reasoning to keep it as is unless others object etc. Your point that a lot of minor details like that typically lead up to bigger things in these games stands out as really good to me. I'm pretty sure the Piranha Pit fish looks identical to the one seen on the inkopolis towers, but this could be altered if/when Piranha Pit is added to S3... And, I still gently urge you to work on updating the Great Zapfish's actual page if you believe this so firmly. Yoshifan52 (talk) 01:41, 15 February 2023 (UTC)


 * I'll get cracking then. -Gulliblepikmin 21:43, 15 February 2023 (UTC)

Mispelling in the Great Zapfish/Zapfish's description
It says "stolen my Mr. Grizz" instead of "stolen by Mr. Grizz". NessaTheEnthusiast (talk) 16:24, 21 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Fixed. Trig - 16:25, 21 February 2023 (UTC)