Nessie vs. Aliens vs. Bigfoot

Nessie vs. Aliens vs. Bigfoot was a Splatfest event in. It was the first Splatfest to take place during Fresh Season 2023. It was announced on social networks on 2023-03-16. It ended on 2023-04-02 at 23:59 UTC.

Details
The Tricolor Turf War stage for this Splatfest was MakoMart.

Schedule
This Splatfest event ran in multiple phases:
 * Splatfest Sneak Peek: 2023-03-24 at July 27, 2024 to 2023-03-31 at July 27, 2024
 * Day 1 (Before Halftime): 2023-04-01 at July 27, 2024 to 2023-04-01 at July 27, 2024
 * Day 2 (After Halftime): 2023-04-02 at July 27, 2024 to 2023-04-02 at July 27, 2024
 * Results: 2023-04-03 at July 27, 2024

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

Quotes
"SRL Paranormal Science team reporting on the theme for the 5th Splatfest. Which of these is real - Nessie, aliens, or Bigfoot? This will advance our research tremendously, and it goes from 5 PM PT on 3/31 to 5 PM PT on 4/2. Please join in and help us resolve this once and for all!"

- @SplatoonNA on Twitter

"The next Splatfest arrives on 01/04 and it's a monstrous mashup of three controversial creatures! But which one do you believe in?"

- @NintendoEurope on Twitter

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Announcement

Introduction

Splatfest Results

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Announcement

Introduction

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Introduction

Splatfest Results

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Announcement

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Announcement

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Announcement

Introduction

Splatfest Results

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Announcement

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Announcement

Splatfest Results

Trivia

 * Deep Cut's announcement dialogue suggests that none of them have concrete proof for the teams they represent ; this is most likely because this Splatfest was held the same date of April Fool's Day.
 * In the announcement dialogue, all three idols make their claims based on in-game characters and events.
 * Frye references The Crater and the Octobot King L3.Gs, suggesting this Splatfest takes place after the events of Return of the Mammalians.
 * The long, thin creature "slithering out from the water" that Shiver mentions is likely a Horrorboros. Additionally, in the results dialogue, Shiver says it was "a big Salmonid".
 * Big Man's dialogue about a large footprint in the snow and subsequent large shadow could be referencing the Fuzzy Octarians or Mr. Grizz in Alterna, where fake snow is present.
 * This was the first Splatoon 3 Splatfest that features Inkopolis as a second hub, fully decorated and with the Squid Sisters performing.
 * This was also the first Splatfest to feature a new song, Liquid Sunshine, by the Squid Sisters featuring Ian BGM.
 * This was the first Splatfest where Shiver is in first place in the Halftime Report.
 * This was the first Splatoon 3 Splatfest where the most popular team did not win.
 * This was also the first Splatfest to take place after point values for popularity were decreased in Version 3.1.0, however, the outcome would still have been the same had this not have been the case.
 * Team Bigfoot is the least popular team across all Splatfests, only receiving 8.69% of player votes.