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Unicorn vs. Narwhal​

Which creature is more majestic?
Unicorn vs. Narwhal

Teams	Unicorn   Narwhal
Region	North America and Oceania
Start	15 June 2019 at 04:00 UTC
End	16 June 2019 at 04:00 UTC
Length	24 hours
Winner	Narwhal

Unicorn vs. Narwhal was a Splatfest event in Splatoon 2. It was held in North America and Oceania only. It took place from 15 June 2019 to 16 June 2019. It was announced on 5 June 2019 at 08:00 UTC in-game. The results were given on 16 June 2019 at 06:00 UTC.

Details

The full name of each choice was "UNICORN" and "NARWHAL". The team name portion of Splatfest titles was "Unicorn" and "Narwhal".

Unicorn vs. Narwhal features the twenty-third Shifty Station layout, Furler in the Ashes, which features Inkfurlers, similar to G04B10 Ink 'n' Slide Station. After about 82 seconds, a train whistle plays, warning players that the tide is about to clear out. Ninety seconds after the match begins, the water level drops, opening up new turf.

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  Shifty Station.

Results

Category	Unicorn	Narwhal
Popularity	39.01%	60.99%
Normal clout	49.89%	50.11%
Pro clout	48.89%	51.11%
Score	0	3

Dialogue

English

Unicorn vs. Narwhal
Announcement

Pearl's Dialogue	Marina's Dialogue	Region
Pearl “Which creature is more majestic? The unicorn or the narwhal?”	Marina “Ooooooooh!”	NOA
Pearl “-”	Marina “What team are you going to pick, Pearl?”	NOA
Pearl “Team Unicorn, baby!”	Marina “-”	NOA
Pearl “Unicorns are the most powerful beings in existence!”	Marina “Well, yeah. Except for the fact that they aren't real.”	NOA
Pearl “Yeah, well neither are narwhals.”	Marina “-”	NOA
Pearl “-”	Marina “Uh... Narwhals are totally real.”	NOA
Pearl “BAHAHAHA! What?! You think narwhals are real?!”	Marina “-”	NOA
Pearl “Like there are just whales with magical horns poking out of their heads?”	Marina “-”	NOA
Pearl “HAHAHA! Are y'all hearing this right now?!”	Marina “-”	NOA
Pearl “-”	Marina “No, seriously. My landlord is a narwhal.”	NOA
Pearl “-”	Marina “I talked to him yesterday when I dropped off my rent check.”	NOA
Pearl “-”	Marina “We got to talking about his horn, and it turns out it's actually a giant tooth!”	NOA
Pearl “-”	Marina “He said he brushes it with a toothbrush three times a day.”	NOA
Pearl “...”	Marina “-”	NOA
Pearl “So narwhals have a giant...facetooth?”	Marina “-”	NOA
Pearl “You're really committed to this fake narwhal thing.”	Marina “NARWHALS ARE REAL! HOW DO YOU NOT KNOW THIS?!”	NOA
Pearl “Yeah. OK, Marina. Have fun with your fake whale.”	Marina “-”	NOA
Pearl “If you need me, I'll be flying on my unicorn through a million rainbows.”	Marina “-”	NOA
Pearl “-”	Marina “I need to find a new job.”	NOA
Pearl “Which side are you on?! Head over to the Splatfest terminal and join a team!”	Marina “-”	NOA

Introduction

Pearl's Dialogue	Marina's Dialogue	Region
Pearl “Which creatures are more majestic? Unicorns or narwhals?”	Marina “Head over to the Splatfest terminal and pick a side!”	NOA

Results

Pearl's Dialogue	Marina's Dialogue	Region
Pearl “-”	Marina “NARRRRRRR-WHALLLLLLLLLL!”	NOA
Pearl “...”	Marina “-”	NOA
Pearl “-”	Marina “Way to go, Team Narwhal! I knew we could do it!”	NOA
Pearl “-”	Marina “I guess Team Unicorn was too busy tooting their own horns to show up!”	NOA
Pearl “Yeah... Nice one, Marina.”	Marina “-”	NOA
Pearl “-”	Marina “...”	NOA
Pearl “-”	Marina “Uh, Pearl? You feeling OK?”	NOA
Pearl “You ever just feel like...something big is coming?”	Marina “-”	NOA
Pearl “It's almost like... the end is near.”	Marina “-”	NOA
Pearl “-”	Marina “Yeah, I feel it too...”	NOA
Pearl “-”	Marina “But whatever happens, we'll always have each other's backs. Right?”	NOA
Pearl “Yeah...”	Marina “-”	NOA
Pearl “-”	Marina “...”	NOA
Pearl “-”	Marina “If you participated in the Splatfest, your prizes are waiting in the Square.”	NOA

Results if Unicorn were to win

Pearl's Dialogue	Marina's Dialogue	Region
Pearl “TEAM UNICOOOOOOOOORN!”	Marina “...”	NOA
Pearl “Team Unicorn is True to form! Our uniform's the coolest horn!”	Marina “-”	NOA
Pearl “BOOYAHHHHH!”	Marina “-”	NOA
Pearl “-”	Marina “Hah. Nice one, Pearl.”	NOA
Pearl “BAHAH— Wait. What?”	Marina “-”	NOA
Pearl “Aren't you gonna act all annoyed that I won and rubbed it in your face?”	Marina “-”	NOA
Pearl “-”	Marina “Nah.”	NOA
Pearl “...Well where's the fun in that?”	Marina “-”	NOA
Pearl “-”	Marina “Sorry, I just...can't shake the feeling that something big is coming.”	NOA
Pearl “-”	Marina “I can feel it in my bones...”	NOA
Pearl “Well then it's a good thing squids don't have bones!”	Marina “-”	NOA
Pearl “HAHAHAHA!”	Marina “-”	NOA
Pearl “Hmnn...”	Marina “-”	NOA
Pearl “-”	Marina “If you participated in the Splatfest, your prizes are waiting in the Square.”	NOA

French (Canada)

Unicorn (Licorne) vs. Narwhal (Narval)
Announcement

Perle's Dialogue	Coralie's Dialogue	Region
Perle « Quelle créature est la plus majestueuse? La licorne ou le narval? » (Which creature is the most majestic? Unicorn or narwhal?)	Coralie « Ooooooooh! »	NOA
Perle « - »	Coralie « Quelle équipe tu vas choisir, Perle? » (Which team are you gonna choose Pearl?)	NOA
Perle « Je suis à 100 % avec les licornes! » (I'm 100 % with unicorns!)	Coralie « - »	NOA
Perle « Les licornes, c'est les créatures les plus puissantes qui existent! » (Unicorns are the most powerful creatures that exist!)	Coralie « Ouais, à part le fait qu'elles n'existent pas dans la vraie vie. » (Yeah, apart from the fact that they don't exist in real life.)	NOA
Perle « Pff, comme si les narvals, ça existait. » (Pff, like if narwhals existed.)	Coralie « - »	NOA
Perle « - »	Coralie « Euh... Les narvals sont bien réels. » (Uhh… Narwhals are definitely real.)	NOA
Perle « HAHAHAHA! Quoi?! Tu crois vraiment que les narvals existent dans la nature? » (HAHAHAHA! What?! You really think that narwhals exist in the wild?)	Coralie « - »	NOA
Perle « Des baleines avec une corne magique qui sort de leur tête, comme ça? » (Whales with a magical horn sticking out of their head, like that?)	Coralie « - »	NOA
Perle « HAHAHA! Ce qu'il faut pas entendre! » (HAHAHA! What we shouldn't hear!)	Coralie « - »	NOA
Perle « - »	Coralie « Non, j'suis sérieuse. Mon proprio est un narval. » (No, I'm serious. My landlord is a narwhal.)	NOA
Perle « - »	Coralie « Je lui ai parlé hier quand je lui ai laissé mon chèque pour le loyer. » (I talked to him yesterday when I left him a check for my rent.)	NOA
Perle « - »	Coralie « On a parlé de sa corne, et en fait, c'est une dent géante! » (We talked about his horn, in fact, it's a giant tooth!)	NOA
Perle « - »	Coralie « Il dit qu'il la brosse avec une brosse à dents trois fois par jour. » (He says that he brushes it with a toothbrush three times a day.)	NOA
Perle « ... »	Coralie « - »	NOA
Perle « Donc, les narvals ont une dent géante... dans la face? » (So, narwhals have a giant tooth… in their face?)	Coralie « - »	NOA
Perle « Tu te donnes à fond pour garder le mythe en vie, ma p'tite Coralie. » (You're giving it your all to keep the myth alive, my li'l Marina.)	Coralie « LES NARVALS SONT RÉELS! COMMENT TU PEUX NE PAS SAVOIR ÇA?! » (NARWHALS ARE REAL! HOW CAN YOU NOT KNOW THIS?!)	NOA
Perle « Ouin, ouin, c'est ça, Coralie. Amuse-toi bien avec ta fausse baleine. » (Boohoo, that's it Marina. Have fun with your fake whale.)	Coralie « - »	NOA
Perle « Si t'as besoin de moi, je vais voler sur ma licorne à travers des arcs-en-ciel. » (If you need me, I'm gonna be flying on my unicorn through rainbows.)	Coralie « - »	NOA
Perle « - »	Coralie « J'ai besoin d'une nouvelle job... » (I need a new job…)	NOA
Perle « Quelle créature aimes-tu? Va à la borne festive pour choisir une équipe! » (Which creature do you like? Go to the Splatfest terminal to choose a team!)	Coralie « - »	NOA

Results

Perle's Dialogue	Coralie's Dialogue	Region
Perle « - »	Coralie « NAAAAAAARVAAAAAAALS! » (NAAAAAARWHAAAAAALS!)	NOA
Perle « ... »	Coralie « - »	NOA
Perle « - »	Coralie « Beau travail, l'équipe des narvals! Je savais qu'on y arriverait! » (Good job, team narwhals! I knew that we would make it!)	NOA
Perle « - »	Coralie « Je crois que l'équipe des licornes a trop cru en la magie au lieu de la réalité. » (I think team unicorn believed too much in magic instead of reality.)	NOA
Perle « Ouais... Bien dit, Coralie. » (Yeah… Well said, Marina.)	Coralie « - »	NOA
Perle « - »	Coralie « ... »	NOA
Perle « - »	Coralie « Euh, Perle? Tu vas bien? » (Uhh, Pearl? You ok?)	NOA
Perle « Ça t'arrive d'avoir l'impression que... quelque chose de gros s'en vient? » (Do you sometimes get the impression that… something big is coming?)	Coralie « - »	NOA
Perle « C'est presque comme... Comme si la fin arrivait à grands pas. » (It's almost like… Like the end is just around the corner.)	Coralie « - »	NOA
Perle « - »	Coralie « Ouais, je le sens aussi... » (Yeah, I feel it too…)	NOA
Perle « - »	Coralie « Mais peu importe, on sera toujours là pour l'autre, non? » (But no matter what, we'll always be there for each other, right?)	NOA
Perle « Ouais... » (Yeah…)	Coralie « - »	NOA
Perle « - »	Coralie « ... »	NOA
Perle « - »	Coralie « Si tu as participé au festival, n'oublie pas de récupérer tes prix au carré! » (If you've participated in the Splatfest, don't forget to collect your prizes at the square!)	NOA

Results if Unicorn were to win

Perle's Dialogue	Coralie's Dialogue	Region
Perle « VIVE LES LICOOOOOOOOORNES! » (LONG LIVE UNICOOOOOOOOOOORNS!)	Coralie « ... »	NOA
Perle « L'équipe des licornes est en forme! Mon équipe a bien voté à la borne! » (Team unicorn is in shape! My team voted at the terminal!)	Coralie « - »	NOA
Perle « Avec cette corne qui nous orne, les gens voient qu'on est pas morne! » (With this horn that we adorn, people see that we're not dull!)	Coralie « - »	NOA
Perle « - »	Coralie « Hah. Elle est bien, Perle. » (Hah. Pearl is good.)	NOA
Perle « HAHAH... Attends, qu'est-ce que t'as dit? » (HAHAH… Wait, what did you say?)	Coralie « - »	NOA
Perle « Tu vas pas faire ta fâchée parce que je te remets ta défaite en pleine face? » (You're not gonna get mad because I was putting your loss in your face?)	Coralie « - »	NOA
Perle « - »	Coralie « Non. » (No.)	NOA
Perle « Ben... Ben là!? C'est pas aussi amusant dans ce cas là. » (Wh… What!? It's not as fun in that case.)	Coralie « - »	NOA
Perle « - »	Coralie « Désolée, c'est... J'ai juste le sentiment que quelque chose de gros s'en vient. » (Sorry, it's… I just have the feeling that something big is coming.)	NOA
Perle « - »	Coralie « Je le sens dans mes os... » (I feel it in my bones…)	NOA
Perle « Bon, ben c'est une bonne chose que les calmars ont pas d'os! » (Well, that's a good thing because squids have no bones!)	Coralie « - »	NOA
Perle « HAHAHAHA! »	Coralie « - »	NOA
Perle « Hmnn... »	Coralie « - »	NOA
Perle « - »	Coralie « Si tu as participé au festival, n'oublie pas de récupérer tes prix au carré! » (If you've participated in the Splatfest, don't forget to collect your prizes at the square!)	NOA

Spanish (Latin America)

Unicorn (Unicornios) vs. Narwhal (Narvales)
Announcement

Perla's Dialogue	Marina's Dialogue	Region
Perla “¿Cuál es el animal más majestuoso? ¿El unicornio o el narval?” (Which is the most majestic animal? The unicorn or the narwhal?)	Marina “¡Buena pregunta!” (Good question!)	NOA
Perla “-”	Marina “¿Qué equipo vas a elegir, Perla?” (Which team are you going to choose, Pearl?)	NOA
Perla “¡El Equipo Unicornios, por supuesto!” (Team Unicorns, of course!)	Marina “-”	NOA
Perla “Los unicornios son los seres más poderosos del universo.” (Unicorns are the most powerful beings in the world.)	Marina “Sí... Lo único es que no existen.” (Yes... The one thing is they don't exist.)	NOA
Perla “¿Y qué? Los narvales tampoco existen.” (And? Narwhals don't exist either.)	Marina “-”	NOA
Perla “-”	Marina “Este... Los narvales sí son reales.” (Umm... Narwhals are real.)	NOA
Perla “¡JAJAJAJA! ¡¿En serio?! ¿Crees que existen los narvales en la vida real?” (HAHAHAHA! You think narwhals exist in real life?)	Marina “-”	NOA
Perla “¿Como si hubiera ballenas con cuernitos mágicos en la cabeza?” (As if there were whales with magic horns on their hands?)	Marina “-”	NOA
Perla “¡JAJA! ¿Te das cuenta de lo que estás diciendo?” (HAHA! Don't you realize what you're saying?)	Marina “-”	NOA
Perla “-”	Marina “Lo digo en serio. El dueño de mi departamento es un narval.” (I'm serious. My apartment's landlord is a narwhal.)	NOA
Perla “-”	Marina “Hablé con él ayer cuando le pasé la renta.” (I spoke with him yesterday when I paid my rent.)	NOA
Perla “-”	Marina “Me contó un poco sobre el cuerno. ¡Resulta que en realidad es un diente!” (He told me a little bit about his horn. It turns out it's really a tooth!)	NOA
Perla “-”	Marina “Dijo que lo limpia con un cepillo de dientes tres veces al día.” (He said that he cleans it with a toothbrush three times a day.)	NOA
Perla “...”	Marina “-”	NOA
Perla “Entonces los narvales tienen... ¿dientes faciales enormes?” (So narwhals have... giant face teeth?)	Marina “-”	NOA
Perla “Te veo muy dedicada a este mito de los narvales, ¿eh?” (You seem very dedicated to this whole narwhal myth, huh?)	Marina “¡LOS NARVALES SON REALES! ¿CÓMO ES POSIBLE QUE NO LO SEPAS?” (NARWHALS ARE REAL! HOW DO YOU NOT KNOW THIS?)	NOA
Perla “Sí, claro, Marina. Tienes razón. Que te diviertas con tu ballena imaginaria.” (Yeah, of course, Marina. You're right. Have fun with your imaginary whale.)	Marina “-”	NOA
Perla “Mientras tanto, yo voy a bañarme en un arcoíris a lomos de mi unicornio.” (Meanwhile, I will bathe in a rainbow on the back of my unicorn.)	Marina “-”	NOA
Perla “-”	Marina “Tengo que buscar otro trabajo...” (I gotta look for another job...)	NOA
Perla “¿Cuál prefieren ustedes? ¡Vayan a la terminal de voto y elijan un equipo!” (Which one do you prefer? Go to the vote terminal and choose a team!)	Marina “-”	NOA

Introduction

Perla's Dialogue	Marina's Dialogue	Region
Perla “¿Cuál es el animal más majestuoso? ¿El unicornio o el narval?” (Which is the most majestic animal? The unicorn or the narwhal?)	Marina “¡Vayan a la terminal de voto y elijan un equipo!” (Go to the vote terminal and choose a team!)	NOA

Results

Perla's Dialogue	Marina's Dialogue	Region
Perla “-”	Marina “¡NARVALEEEEEES!” (NARWHALLLLLLS!)	NOA
Perla “...”	Marina “-”	NOA
Perla “-”	Marina “¡Bien hecho, Equipo Narvales! ¡Sabía que lo lograríamos!” (Good job, Team Narwhals! I knew we could do it!)	NOA
Perla “-”	Marina “Al final los unicornios se fueron al otro lado del arcoíris. ¡Ja!” (In the end, unicorns went to the other side of the rainbow. Ha!)	NOA
Perla “Sí, así parece.” (Yes, it seems so.)	Marina “-”	NOA
Perla “-”	Marina “...”	NOA
Perla “-”	Marina “¿Perla? ¿Estás bien?” (Pearl? You good?)	NOA
Perla “¿A veces no te da la sensación de que... se avecina algo grande?” (Don't you ever get the feeling that... something big is coming?)	Marina “-”	NOA
Perla “Es como si... se acercara el fin.” (It's like... the end is near.)	Marina “-”	NOA
Perla “-”	Marina “Si, yo lo noto también...” (Yes, I notice it too...)	NOA
Perla “-”	Marina “Pero pase lo que pase, siempre seremos un equipo, ¿verdad?” (But no matter what happens, we're still a team, right?)	NOA
Perla “Claro...” (Of course...)	Marina “-”	NOA
Perla “-”	Marina “...”	NOA
Perla “-”	Marina “¡Si participaron en el festival, recojan sus premios en el centro!” (If you participated in the Splatfest, collect your prizes at the Square!)	NOA

Results if Unicorn were to win

Perla's Dialogue	Marina's Dialogue	Region
Perla “¡UNICORNIOOOOOOOOS!” (UNICORNNNNNNNNS!)	Marina “...”	NOA
Perla “¿Te digo algo de lo que estoy orgullosa? ¡El unicornio es una bestia majestuosa!” (Can I tell ya something that I'm proud of? The unicorn is a majestic beast!)	Marina “-”	NOA
Perla “¡VICTORIAAA!” (VICTORYYY!)	Marina “-”	NOA
Perla “-”	Marina “Ja. Bien hecho, Perla.” (Ha. Well done, Pearl.)	NOA
Perla “¡JA, JA! Digo... ¿Qué?” (HA, HA! Say... What?)	Marina “-”	NOA
Perla “¿No te molesta que te restriegue la victoria en la cara?” (Doesn't it bother you that I'm rubbing my victory in your face?)	Marina “-”	NOA
Perla “-”	Marina “La verdad es que no.” (The truth is, no.)	NOA
Perla “Ya perdió la gracia entonces.” (Well then, that's pointless now.)	Marina “-”	NOA
Perla “-”	Marina “Perdón, es que... siento que se avecina algo grande.” (Sorry, it's just... I feel like something big is coming.)	NOA
Perla “-”	Marina “Lo noto en los huesos.” (I feel it in my bones.)	NOA
Perla “¡Qué bueno que los calamares no tenemos huesos!” (It's a good thing that squids don't have bones!)	Marina “-”	NOA
Perla “¡JAJAJAJA!” (HAHAHAHA!)	Marina “-”	NOA
Perla “Hmmm...” (Hmmm...)	Marina “-”	NOA
Perla “-”	Marina “¡Si participaron en el festival, recojan sus premios en el centro!” (If you participated in the Splatfest, collect your prizes at the Square!)	NOA

Top 100

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Gallery

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  Team Unicorn icon

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  Team Narwhal icon

Promotional images

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  Official artwork (English)

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  Official Promo artwork for Unicorn vs Narwhal Splatfest.

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• Final results

  Final results

In-game screenshots

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Trivia

The erroneous Splatfest Tee logo.

• Team Narwhal Splatfest Tees erroneously had the Splatfest logo for Pearl's team on the shoulder.

Names in other languages

Private Battle (Unicorn/Narwhal)

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ユニコーン/イッカク yunikōn/ikkaku	Unicorn/Narwhal
Dutch	Eenhoorn / Narwal	Unicorn / Narwhal
French	Licorne/Narval	Unicorn/Narwhal
German	Einhorn/Narwal	Unicorn/Narwal
Italian	Unicorni/Narvali	Unicorn/Narwhal
Russian	Единорог / нарвал Edinorog / narval	Unicorn / narwhal
Spanish	Unicornios/Narvales	Unicorn/Narwhal

See also

• List of Splatfests in Splatoon 2