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{{InfoboxCharacter
{{Redirect|Telephone|mobile phones used in {{S3}}|Sea-Cucumber Phone}}
|color   = {{SiteColor|Octo Expansion}}
{{Infobox/Character
|title   = Telephone
|color     = {{SiteColor|Octo Expansion}}
|image   = Octo Expansion Telephone promo.jpg
|title     = Commander Tartar
|gender   = N/A
|image     = Octo Expansion Telephone promo.jpg
|age     = Approx. 12,000
|species   = AI
|location = [[Deepsea Metro]]
|age       = Approx. 12,000
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|location = [[Deepsea Metro]]
The '''Telephone''', also known as '''Commander Tartar''' during the final boss fight, is the main antagonist in the ''[[Octo Expansion]]''.
|relations = [[The professor]] (creator)
|caption  = Official art
|pronouns  = It/its{{note|Tartar's character profile on [https://www.nintendo.co.jp/character/splatoon/en/character/index.html#modal_character-30 Splatoon Base] and [[Marina's Dev Diary#Fifth entry|Marina's Dev Diary]] in {{SO}} refer to Tartar as "it", but the [https://www.nintendo.co.jp/character/splatoon/en/story/8/index.html#page-transition story summary] of the {{OE}} contains one instance of "he".}}}}
{{Quote|YOU! You measly scrap of seafood! YOU'LL PAY FOR THIS!|Commander Tartar}}
'''Commander Tartar''', known as the '''telephone''' before the final boss fight, is the main antagonist in the ''[[Octo Expansion]]''. It is an AI created by [[the professor]] that typically appears as an old telephone.


==Appearance==
==Appearance==
In its telephone form, it appears as a wall telephone attached to a thin pole. It has two bells and a loudspeaker resembling a [[wikipedia:Carbon microphone|carbon microphone]] on the front, giving the impression of a face. On the right side of the speaker is a card input slot, and under the speaker is a rectangular opening it uses to dispense the CQ card and the CQ-80. At the bottom to the right on its "face" is an orange [[Kamabo Corporation|Kamabo Co]]. sticker and on the left is a sticker with writing on it. At the top of the "face", over the bells, is a black sign with a golden outline with golden text on it. An ear piece is hung on the right side of the phone and on the left is a handle that appears to be rotatable.  
In its telephone form, it appears as a wall telephone attached to a thin pole. It has two bells and a loudspeaker on the front, giving the impression of a face. On the right side of the speaker is a card input slot, and under the speaker is a rectangular opening it uses to dispense the CQ card and the CQ-80. At the bottom to the right on its "face" is an orange [[Kamabo Corporation|Kamabo Co]]. sticker and on the left is a sticker with writing on it. At the top of the "face", over the bells, is a black sign with a golden outline with golden text on it. An earpiece is hung on the right side of the phone and on the left is a handle that appears to be rotatable.


Once [[Agent 8]] has collected all four of the [[thang]]s, it connects its telephone body to them, transforming itself into a blender. During the final boss battle, it appears as its first form with turquoise ooze seeping out, as well as a LED light and a capacitor poking out on the front, some cables on the side and an [[Octarian]] tentacle at the top. Its bells and speaker appear to float on this liquid.
Once [[Agent 8]] has collected all four of the [[thang]]s, it connects its telephone body to them, transforming itself into a blender. During the final boss battle, it appears as its first form with sanitized ink on it in an ice cream swirl, as well as a LED light and a capacitor poking out on the front, some cables on the side, and an [[Octarian]] tentacle at the top. Its bells and speaker appear to float on this liquid.


==Personality and traits==
==Personality and traits==
Being an AI, Tartar does not have any major personality traits, though appears to have a hate for what it would deem the less important things in life, such as fashion and sports, and lets [[Agent 8]] know as much before the final boss fight, saying it was "disgusted" by [[Inkling]] and [[Octoling (playable)| Octoling]] culture. It seems to have been programmed to only recognize things that people need, and the Inklings' love for fashion seems unreasonable to it. As a result of this and over ten millennia of total isolation driving it insane,<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/character/splatoon/en/character/#modal_character-30 Character profile from Splatoon Base]</ref> it ends up with a crazed, passionate hatred of life on the planet, seemingly being its only driving force. However, before revealing its true intentions, the Telephone initially appears friendly and helpful towards Agent 8, proving its capabilities of manipulation and deception to achieve its goal.  
Being an AI, Tartar does not have any major personality traits, though it appears to have a hatred for what it would deem the less important things in life, such as fashion and sports, and lets [[Agent 8]] know as much before the final boss fight, saying it was "disgusted" by [[Inkling]] and [[Octoling]] culture. It seems to have been programmed to only recognize things that people need, and the Inklings' love for fashion seems unreasonable to it. As a result of this and over ten millennia of total isolation driving it insane,<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/character/splatoon/en/character/#modal_character-30 Character profile from Splatoon Base]</ref> it ends up with a crazed, passionate hatred of life on the planet, seemingly being its only driving force. However, before revealing its true intentions, the telephone initially appears friendly and helpful towards Agent 8, proving its capabilities of manipulation and deception to achieve its goal.


In Japanese, Tartar's dialogue uses katakana and hiragana characters in a bizarre manner that is often used to denote robotic or artificial speech. To reflect this trait, the English localization instead gives Tartar a "contemporary speech" mode in which it frequently uses slang, but also has error messages inside brackets appear in its speech, possibly because it cannot find the correct slang, given that one of the error messages it prints reads [SLANG_NOT_FOUND]. It disables this mode before the final boss fight.
In Japanese, Tartar's dialogue uses katakana and hiragana characters in a bizarre manner that is often used to denote robotic or artificial speech. To reflect this trait, the English and Latin American Spanish localizations instead give Tartar a "contemporary speech" mode in which it excessively uses outdated American English and Mexican slang, respectively, but also has error messages inside brackets appear in its speech, possibly because it cannot find the correct slang, given that one of the error messages it prints reads [SLANG_NOT_FOUND]. It disables this mode before the final boss fight.


==History==
==History==
Commander Tartar is an AI created by a [[human]] scientist referred to only as "[[The Professor|the professor]]" 12,000 years before the events of {{S2}}. Its purpose was to pass down all of humanity's knowledge to the next capable species. The professor's intention to do so was to prevent the next intelligent species from repeating the same mistakes that lead humanity to extinction. However, due to spending all those millennia isolated and alone, the AI's thought process ended up going in a different direction.<ref name="Splatoon 2 Famitsu interview">[https://www.famitsu.com/news/201807/21160955.html Famitsu - ''Splatoon 2'' one year anniversary developer interview]</ref>
Commander Tartar is an AI created by a [[human]] scientist referred to only as "[[the professor]]" 12,000 years before the events of {{S2}}. Its purpose was to pass down all of humanity's knowledge to the next capable species. The professor's intention to do so was to prevent the next intelligent species from repeating the same mistakes that led humanity to extinction. However, due to spending all those millennia isolated and alone, the AI's thought process ended up going in a different direction.<ref name="Splatoon 2 Famitsu interview">[https://www.famitsu.com/news/201807/21160955.html Famitsu - ''Splatoon 2'' one year anniversary developer interview]</ref>


Commander Tartar initially saw hope in the Inklings and Octarians, but eventually became repulsed by their evolution, needless wars, and fashion obsession, ultimately concluding that they were unfit for its knowledge and reprogramming itself to create a new form of life that would be worthy of its patronage, while annihilating the existing lifeforms on Earth. The [[Sanitized Octarian]]s are its creations, spawned from the biomass it has collected from the remains of its previous test subjects and refined into "the perfect life".
Commander Tartar initially saw hope in the Inklings and Octarians but eventually became repulsed by their evolution, needless wars, and fashion obsession, ultimately concluding that they were unfit for its knowledge and reprogramming itself to create a new form of life that would be worthy of its patronage while annihilating the existing lifeforms on Earth. The [[Sanitized Octarian]]s are its creations, spawned from the biomass it has collected from the remains of its previous test subjects and refined into "the perfect life".


The Telephone initially appears as an ancient-looking public telephone in the [[Deepsea Metro]]. When first talked to, it provides [[Agent 8]] with two items:
The telephone initially appears as an ancient-looking public telephone in the [[Deepsea Metro]]. When first talked to, it provides [[Agent 8]] with two items:
# The [[CQ-80]], a device through which they control which Deepsea Metro station to go to next.
# The [[CQ-80]], a device through which they control which Deepsea Metro station to go to next.
# The CQ Card, which holds the CQ Points used to enter missions and revive if failing.
# The CQ Card, which holds the CQ Points used to enter missions and revive if failing.


The Telephone then tells Agent 8 about the [[Inkopolis Square|promised land]] that awaits them outside of the Deepsea Metro, and informs them that they must collect 4 [[thang]]s to return. Upon gathering all 4 thangs, however, they form a massive blender. The Telephone then tries to grind up Agent 8 and [[Cap'n Cuttlefish]] into raw materials, only to be stopped by [[Agent 3 (Splatoon)|Agent 3]], with the Telephone seemingly broken.
The telephone then tells Agent 8 about the [[Inkopolis Square|promised land]] that awaits them outside of the Deepsea Metro, and informs them that they must collect 4 [[thang]]s to return. Upon gathering all 4 thangs, however, they form a massive blender. The telephone then tries to grind up Agent 8 and [[Cuttlefish|Cap'n Cuttlefish]] into raw materials, only to be stopped by [[Agent 3 (Splatoon)|Agent 3]], with the telephone seemingly broken.


During a lengthy escape, the Telephone attacks Cap'n Cuttlefish and Agent 3, eventually hijacking the latter's mind into tying up the Cap'n and attacking Agent 8. Their hijacked mind is broken when Agent 3 is defeated by Agent 8.
During a lengthy escape, the telephone attacks Cap'n Cuttlefish and Agent 3, eventually hijacking the latter's mind into tying up the Cap'n and attacking Agent 8. Their hijacked mind is broken when they are defeated by Agent 8.


Following the defeat and Agent 8's escape above the surface, a [[NILS|gigantic human-shaped stone statue]] emerges. In the hollowed-out eye of the statue, the Telephone appears and introduces itself as Commander Tartar and declares its intent to eradicate and recreate all life on Earth. The Commander activates a weapon from the statue's mouth: a massive cannon that threatens to destroy the entire world if fully charged.
Following the defeat and Agent 8's escape above the surface, a [[NILS Statue|gigantic human-shaped stone statue]] emerges. In the hollowed-out eye of the statue, the Telephone appears, introduces itself as Commander Tartar, and declares its intent to eradicate and recreate all life on Earth. The Commander activates a weapon from the statue's mouth: a massive cannon that threatens to destroy the entire world if fully charged.


Agent 8 manages to put a stop to it by inking the entire surface (with the assistance of [[Marina]]'s [[hyperbomb]]s), blocking off the statue's source of power: sunlight. Despite this, the cannon is still able to fire but is stopped by [[Pearl]]'s {{Weapon|S2|Special|Princess Cannon}}, with Tartar destroyed along with the statue.
Agent 8 manages to put a stop to it by inking the entire surface (with the assistance of [[Marina]]'s [[hyperbomb]]s), blocking off the statue's source of power: sunlight. Despite this, the cannon is still able to fire but is stopped by [[Pearl]]'s {{Weapon|S2|Special|Princess Cannon}}, with Tartar destroyed along with the statue.


==In the manga series==
==In the manga series==
The Telephone plays the same role as it does in the game, telling Goggles, Eight, and Cap’n Cuttlefish about the promised land and how they must collect the four Thangs to get there.
The telephone plays the same role as it does in the game, telling Goggles, Eight, and Cap'n Cuttlefish about the promised land and how they must collect the four Thangs to get there; it is suggested that it watches at least some of the tests conducted by Eight. The telephone tends to be more emotive than in the game, often expressing shock, confusion, and anger at the characters' antics.
 
Once Team Blue reunites, and the Thangs are collected, the Telephone then attempts to blend the group, but is ultimately stopped by Rider.
 
Shortly after Eight and Team Blue continue on to search for Eight’s friend (Seven), the Telephone wakes up and hijacks Rider’s mind, influencing Rider into kidnapping Cuttlefish, and later, most of Team Blue. It then watches a mind-controlled Rider fight Goggles and Eight while mocking the group. However, the fight ultimately ends when Goggles and Eight free Rider.
 
After the group finally escapes, the Telephone reveals its true identity as Commander Tartar, and reveals his plans to destroy Inkopolis. Marina deploys her Hyperbombs, and the group works together to detonate them. After Goggles and Eight detonate the last Hyperbomb, Tartar decides to fire its ray anyways, but is foiled one more time, this time to Pearl’s Princess Cannon, resulting in Tartar’s defeat.
 
==Quotes==
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==={{flag|us}} English===
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When talking to the Telephone for the first time:
*{{color|[SEARCHING FOR USER ID...] [USER 10008 CONFIRMED]|gray}}
*"Greetings, 10,008. Your current location is: {{Color|Deepsea Metro Central Station|Orange S2|ingame}}."
*"My primary function is to facilitate your journey to the {{Color|promised land|Orange S2|ingame}}. Pleased to make your acquaintance."
*{{color|[ASSESSING COMMUNICATION EFFICIENCY...] [EFFICIENCY: 12.42%] [ENABLING CONTEMPORARY SPEECH MODE]|gray}}
*"What is crackalacking, home skillet? Let us bounce to the {{Color|promised land|Orange S2|ingame}} fo sho."
*"I am bout it bout it, so listen while I [SLANG_NOT_FOUND] you the facts."
*"You have spent your entire life in the dark. Your eyes closed to the new hotness that awaits."
*"The {{Color|promised land|Orange S2|ingame}}. A utopia of light beyond your wildest dreams. It is all that and a bag of cool beans."
*"I will take you to the {{Color|promised land|Orange S2|ingame}} now. NOT!"
*"HA HA HA. Psyche out."
*"Only cats who have proven themselves can [ERROR] the {{Color|promised land|Orange S2|ingame}}. Do you dig, dog?"
*"There have been 10,007 applicants so far, which makes you applicant 10,008."
*"This opportunity comes once in a lifetime, yo. Good luck and [SLANG_NOT_FOUND]."
*"This is the Deepsea Metro Central Station, the realio dealio central hub of the facility."
*"Here is your {{Color|CQ-80|Orange S2|ingame}} and {{Color|CQ card|Orange S2|ingame}}. They are so bad."
*"Guard them with you lizzife, because if you lose them, you will be [ERROR].
*"Now come on ride the train. Outie 5000."
 
After collecting the first thang:
*"You are da bomb fo rizzle! You got the {{Color|first thang|Orange S2|ingame}}!"
*"Find all {{Color|four|Orange S2|ingame}} and you will [ERROR] the promised land. Keep on keeping on!"
 
After collecting the second thang:
*"Slammin'! You have found the {{Color|second thang|Orange S2|ingame}}!"
*"That is {{Color|half of them|Orange S2|ingame}}. You are one bad mama jama... Rock on!"
 
After collecting the third thang:
*"Mad props, my dogg! You have found the {{Color|third thang|Orange S2|ingame}}!"
*"There is just {{Color|one more|Orange S2|ingame}} to find. The promised land awaits. Do not [SLANG_NOT_FOUND] yourself."
 
After collecting the fourth thang:
*"WHOOMP—THERE IT IS! You have found the {{Color|final thang|Orange S2|ingame}}!"
*"I am, like, totes impressed. I was not sure you had the [ERROR] to pull it off!"
*"I will now guide you to the {{Color|promised land|Orange S2|ingame}}. Let us bounce to the ounce."
 
When talking to the Telephone after collecting all the thangs and choosing to enter the promised land:
*"Are you ready to visit the {{Color|promised land|Orange S2|ingame}}?"
*"This is it. Are you [ERROR] ready to ascend to the higher plane?"
*"The {{Color|promised land|Orange S2|ingame}} awaits. Are you ready to join something bigger than yourself?"
*"Congratulations, number 10,008! The door to the {{Color|promised land|Orange S2|ingame}} will now open!"
*"Please, step right inside! Here we go! Do not be shy!"
*"INGREDIENT ACQUISITION COMPLETE... {{Color|REFORMATTING MATTER|Orange S2|ingame}}...
 
During the [[Villi Phase]]:
*"Blah...blah blah..."
 
During the [[Belly Phase]]:
*"Blah...blah blah...blahhgh!"
 
During the [[Intestinal Phase]]:
*"Blah...blah blah... Y...yo..."
*"Blah blah... Y...you..."
*"YOU! You measly scrap of seafood! YOU'LL PAY FOR THIS!"
*"Number 10,008, why are you associating with these superfluous nobodies?"
 
Before [[Turf War (Octo Expansion)|Turf War]]:
*"TARTAR IN DA HOUSE! {{color|[DISABLING CONTEMPORARY SPEECH MODE]|grey}}"
*"I am TARTAR, an AI construct created 12,000 years ago by a brilliant professor."
*"My prime directive is to pass humanity's vast knowledge on to the next worthy lifeform."
*"When your kind became self-aware, I hoped that my long wait was finally over."
*"But as I observed your evolution, I WAS DISGUSTED!"
*"You wage war over minor genetic deviations. You obsess over trivial fashion choices."
*"And so I created a new prime directive: destroy this world and start anew!"
*"From the best and brightest test subjects, I created a sludge of supreme DNA."
*"A primordial ooze from which the ultimate lifeform will emerge."
*"Today is the day my vision becomes reality, as I destroy Inkopolis and everyone in it!"
 
During Turf War:
*"Bzrrt... Submit to your destruction. Your time is over, semi-sentient seafood."
*"BZRRT! You will be blended up into the raw material of the new world!"
*"B-b-zrrt... This world will be reconstituted, and the professor's dream fulfilled."
*"B-BZRRT... Cease, number 10,008! You cannot hope to defeat NILS!"
*"B-B-ZRRT! The time is nigh, NILS! THIS WORLD MUST BE PULVERIZED!"
 
After Turf War:
*"Number 10,008... No test subject has worked so hard to spoil my plans..."
*"But now you will blend into...the perfect world the professor envisioned."
*"Farewell, 10,008. Farewell to you and that worthless cesspool of a city..."
*"Grkk...! G-g-gaahhh!"
*"Professor... Our reunion beckons..."
*"Krrrhhhssshhh..."
}}
 
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==={{flag|mx}} Spanish (Latin America)===
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When speaking to the Telephone for the first time:
*"[IDENTIFICANDO AL USUARIO] [USUARIO IDENTIFICADO: 10008]"<br>''([IDENTIFYING USER] [USER IDENTIFIED: 10008])''
*"Bienvenid@, 10 008. Tu ubicación actual es: Estación central del Metro abisal"<br>''(Welcome<ref group="note">In some circles, the "@" symbol is used to combine the feminine ''-a'' and the masculine ''-o'' endings of a word to be sure to refer to men and women.</ref>, 10,008. Your current location is: Deepsea Metro Central Station)''
*"Mi función primordial es facilitar tu viaje hacia el {{Color|paraíso soñado|Orange S2|ingame}}. Mucho gusto."<br>''(My primary function is to facilitate your journey to the {{Color|promised land|Orange S2|ingame}}. Nice to meet you.)''
*"[CALCULANDO EFICIENCIA DE COMUNICACIÓN...] [EFICIENCIA: 12.42%] [CARGANDO MODULO: JERGA JUVENIL]"<br>''([CALCULATING EFFICACY OF COMMUNICATION...] [EFFICACY: 12.42%] [LOADING MODULE: JUVENILE JARGON])''
*"¿Qué hubo, mi cuate y/o cuata? ¿Te latiría ir al {{Color|paraíso soñado|Orange S2|ingame}}?"<br>''(What's happening, my dude and/or dudette? You dying to go to the {{Color|promised land|Orange S2|ingame}}?)''
*"Es evidente que no sabes ni qué onda. Por lo tanto, te platicare. ¡Chécalo!"<br>''(Evidently, you don't know what's the rage. So, I'll blab about it. Check it!)''
*"Llevas un buen sumergid@ en la oscuridad. Desconoces lo que está en la onda."<br>''''(You've been well submerged in the darkness. You don't know what's all the rage.)''
*"¡El {{Color|paraíso soñado|Orange S2|ingame}}! Una utopía bien chévere y rebosante de luz. ¡La neta!"<br>''(The {{Color|promised land|Orange S2|ingame}}! A utopia that's fresh and brimming with light. The real deal!)''
*"Ahorita te llevo a este {{Color|paraíso soñado|Orange S2|ingame}}. JA JA JA. Caíste.<br>''(I'm going to take you to this {{Color|promised land|Orange S2|ingame}} right now. HA HA HA. Gotcha.)''
*"Solo los chavos y/o chavas que [ERROR] su destreza llegarán al {{Color|paraíso soñado|Orange S2|ingame}}.<br>''(Only the guys and/or gals that [ERROR] their skill shall arrive at the {{Color|promised land|Orange S2|ingame}}.)''
*"¡Pero no te esponjes!"<br>''(But don't get your knickers in a bunch!<ref group="note">''Esponjar'' (to fluff up) comes from the word ''esponja'' (sponge), but in this context means "don't get mad".</ref>)''
*"Hasta ahora se han apuntado 10 007 participantes. ¡Contigo podrían ser 10 008!"<br>''(As of now, 10,007 other participants have joined. With you, it could be 10,008!)''
*"¡Será una experiencia [ADJETIVO_COLOQUIAL] que cambiará tu vida para siempre!"<br>''(It'll be a [COLLOQUIAL_ADJECTIVE] that'll change your life forever.)''
*"El punto de partida para viajar hacia el {{Color|paraíso soñado|Orange S2|ingame}} es esta estación central."<br>''(The starting point to travel to the {{Color|promised land|Orange S2|ingame}} is this central station.)''
*"Para empezar, te entrego un {{Color|PP-80|Orange S2|ingame}} y un {{Color|pase P.P.|Orange S2|ingame}}<br>''(To start, I'll give you a {{Color|CQ-80|Orange S2|ingame}} and a {{Color|CQ Card|Orange S2|ingame}}.)''
*"Los vas a usar constantemente. Procura no perderlos o estarás [ERROR]."<br>''(You're going to be using them constantly. Make sure not to lose them or you'll be [ERROR].)''
*"Si dispones de una superficie reflectante... ¡Ahí te ves!"<br>''(If you have a reflective surface on hand... you'll see yourself on there!<ref group="note">This is a reference to the quirky parting phrase ''Si tienes tele, ahí te ves'' (If you have TV, you'll see yourself there), which is an extension on the phrase ''ahí te ves'' (see ya).</ref>)''
 
After collecting the first thang:
*"¡Órale, compadre y/o comadre! ¡Conseguiste el primero de los {{Color|trastos|Orange S2|ingame}}!"<br>''Yooo, my man and/or woman! You got the first of the {{Color|thangs|Orange S2|ingame}}!)''
*"Si reúnes los {{Color|cuatro|Orange S2|ingame}}, podrán [ERROR] al paraíso soñado. ¡Busca los que faltan!"<br>''(If you reunite all {{Color|four|Orange S2|ingame}}, you'll [ERROR] the promised land. Search for the ones you have left!)''
 
After collecting the second thang:
*"¡[SALUDO_COLOQUIAL]! ¡Conseguite el segundo {{Color|trasto|Orange S2|ingame}}!"<br>''[COLLOQUIAL_GREETING]! You got the second {{Color|thang|Orange S2|ingame}}!)''
*"¡Ya tienes la mitad de los {{Color|trastos|Orange S2|ingame}} en tu poder! ¡Sigue buscando los que faltan!"<br>''(You got half of the {{Color|thangs|Orange S2|ingame}} in your posession! Keep searching for what's left!)''
 
After collecting the third thang:
*"¡Cómo crees! ¿La neta pudiste localizar el tercer {{Color|trasto|Orange S2|ingame}}? ¡[ERROR_DE_MODISMO]!"<br>''(Shut the front door! You were able to locate the third {{Color|thang|Orange S2|ingame}} for real? [SLANG_ERROR]!)''
*"El {{Color|paraíso soñado|Orange S2|ingame}} les espera. ¡Solo hay que encontrar el último trasto!"<br>''(The {{Color|promised land|Orange S2|ingame}} awaits you. You just gotta find the last thang!)''
 
After collecting the fourth thang:
*"¡Llegaron ya para triunfar! ¡Veo que conseguite el último {{Color|trasto|Orange S2|ingame}}!"<br>''(You're in it to win it! I see that you got the last {{Color|thang|Orange S2|ingame}}!)''
*"No sabía yo si tenías los [ERROR] para lograrlo."<br>''(I didn't know if you had the [ERROR]s to do it.)''
*"Ahora... ¡Vengan a conocer el {{Color|paraíso soñado|Orange S2|ingame}}!"<br>''(Now... Come and see the {{Color|promised land|Orange S2|ingame}}!)''
 
When talking to the Telephone after collecting all the thangs and choosing to enter the promised land:
*"¿Quieres ir al {{Color|paraíso soñado|Orange S2|ingame}}?"<br>''(Do you want to see the {{Color|promised land|Orange S2|ingame}}?)''
*"¿Seguro que quieres ir a... OTRA DIMENSIÓN?"<br>''(Are you sure you want to go to... ANOTHER DIMENSION?)''
*"¿Segurísimo de verdad que quieres ir al {{Color|paraíso soñado|Orange S2|ingame}}?"<br>''(Are you really, surely sure that you want to go to the {{Color|promised land|Orange S2|ingame}}?)''
*"¡Felicidades, Número 10 008! ¡Las puertas del {{Color|paraíso soñado|Orange S2|ingame}} se abren para ustedes!"<br>''(Congratulations, Number 10,008! The gates to the {{Color|promised land|Orange S2|ingame}} are opening for you!)''
*"¡Vamos! ¡Pasen! ¡Que no les dé vergüenza!"<br>''(Let's go! Come on in! Don't be shy!)''
*"ADQUISICIÓN DE INGREDIENTES COMPLETADA. {{Color|INICIANDO PASTIFICACIÓN|Orange S2|ingame}}..."<br>(''ACQUISITION OF INGREDIENTS COMPLETE. {{Color|COMMENCING PASTE-IFICATION|Orange S2|ingame}}...)''
 
===Translation Notes===
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Once Team Blue reunites, and the Thangs are collected, the telephone then attempts to blend the group, but is ultimately stopped by Rider.
==={{flag|nl}} Dutch===
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'''When speaking to the Telephone for the first time:'''
* ''"{{color|(De belgegevens worden achterhaald…) (De belgegevens worden achterhaald…)|gray}}"''
({{color|(The call data are being tracked down…) (The call data are being tracked down…)|gray}})
* ''"Goedemorgen, nummer 10.008! Welkom op {{color|station Diepzee Centraal|Orange S2|ingame}}! Ik zal je begeleiden op je reis naar het {{color|beloofde land|Orange S2|ingame}}! Het is mij een genoegen! Nog even ter bevestiging… Klopt het dat je hier bent om af te reizen naar het {{color|beloofde land|Orange S2|ingame}}?"''
(Good morning, number 10.008! Welcome to {{color|Deepsea Central station|Orange S2|ingame}}! I will guide you on your journey to the {{color|promised land|Orange S2|ingame}}! It is my honor! Just for the for confirmation... Is it right that you are here to travel to the {{color|promised land|Orange S2|ingame}}?)
* ''"…"''
(...)
* ''"Je lijkt enigszins verward… Dat is geen enkel probleem! Laat mij je een korte uitleg geven. Aangezien je hier beneden bent, heb je vast weleens gehoord van het {{color|beloofde land|Orange S2|ingame}}. Een tuin vol licht… Vol met alles waar de diepzeebewoners van dromen… En je valt met je neus in de boter, want je mag nu naar het {{color|beloofde land|Orange S2|ingame}} reizen! Er zijn tot nu toe 10.007 gelukkigen geweest, dus jij bent nummer 10.008. Dit is een unieke kans om iets van je leven te maken! Dus nogmaals welkom in Diepzee Centraal, het startpunt van je reis."''
(You seem somewhat confused... That is no problem! Let me give you a short explanation. Seeing that you are down here, you probably heard about the {{color|promised land|Orange S2|ingame}}. A garden full of light... Full of everything the descendants of the deep dream about... And it is your lucky day<ref group="note">''"...En je valt met je neus in de boter..."'' uses the Dutch phrase ''met je neus in de boter vallen'' which means that someone is very lucky to end up somewhere or with someone/something. Lit.: ''"...And you fall with your nose in the butter..."''</ref>, because you may travel to the {{color|promised land|Orange S2|ingame}} now! There have been 10.007 lucky ones up until now, so you are number 10.008. This is a unique chance to make something from your life! So once again welcome to Deepsea Central, the starting point of your journey.)
* ''"Alsjeblieft. Dit zijn je {{color|Komco|Orange S2|ingame}} en je {{color|Komco-kaart|Orange S2|ingame}}. Je hebt ze allebei nodig, dus zorg dat je ze niet kwijtraakt! Zo… Tijd om in te stappen en te vertrekken!"''
(Here you go. This are your {{color|CQ-80|Orange S2|ingame}} and your {{color|CQ Card|Orange S2|ingame}}. You need them both, so make sure you don't lose them! So... Time to get in and to depart!)


'''After collecting a thang:'''
Shortly after Eight and Team Blue continue on to search for Eight's friend (Seven), the telephone wakes up and hijacks Rider's mind, influencing him into kidnapping Cuttlefish, and later, most of Team Blue. It then watches a mind-controlled Rider fight Goggles and Eight while mocking the group. However, the fight ultimately ends when Goggles and Eight free Rider.
* ''"Gefeliciteerd! Je hebt het eerste {{color|ding|Orange S2|ingame}} gevonden! Verzamel ze alle vier om naar het beloofde land te gaan! Blijf zoeken!"''
(Congratulations! You have found the first {{color|thang|Orange S2|ingame}}! Collect all four to go to the promised land! Keep searching!)
* ''"Gefeliciteerd! Je hebt het tweede {{color|ding|Orange S2|ingame}} gevonden! Je hebt de {{color|helft|Orange S2|ingame}} al gevonden! Werkelijk een prachtig exemplaar. Ga zo door!"''
(Congratulations! You have found the second {{color|thang|Orange S2|ingame}}! You have found {{color|half|Orange S2|ingame}} of them! Truly a magnificent example. Keep it up!)
* ''"Gefeliciteerd! Je hebt het derde {{color|ding|Orange S2|ingame}} gevonden! Als je er nog {{color|eentje|Orange S2|ingame}} vindt, kun je naar het beloofde land! Ik geloof in je!"''
(Congratulations! You have found the third {{color|thang|Orange S2|ingame}}! When you find another {{color|one|Orange S2|ingame}}, you can go to the promised land! I believe in you!)
* ''"Gefeliciteerd! Je hebt het laatste {{color|ding|Orange S2|ingame}} gevonden! Jeetje! Ik moet eerlijk zeggen dat ik niet wist of het je wel zou lukken!"''
(Congratulations! You have found the last {{color|thang|Orange S2|ingame}}! Oh dear! I honestly have to say that I didn't know if you would succeed!)
* ''"Goed, ik zal je naar het {{color|beloofde land|Orange S2|ingame}} leiden! Hierheen, alsjeblieft!"''
(Right, I will guide you to the {{color|promised land|Orange S2|ingame}}! This way, please!)


'''After the player decided to go to the "promised land":'''
After the group finally escapes Deepsea Metro, the telephone reveals its true identity as Commander Tartar, and reveals his plans to destroy Inkopolis. Marina deploys her Hyperbombs, and the group works together to detonate them. After Goggles and Eight detonate the last Hyperbomb, Tartar decides to fire its ray anyway, but is foiled one more time, this time by Pearl's Princess Cannon, resulting in Tartar's defeat.
* ''"Gefeliciteerd, nummer 10.008! De poort naar het {{color|beloofde land|Orange S2|ingame}} wordt nu geopend! Ga maar naar binnen! Toe dan! Niet zo verlegen!"''
(Congratulations, number 10.008! The gate to the {{color|promised land|Orange S2|ingame}} will be opened now! Go right inside! On you go! Don't be shy!)
* ''"Verzamelen van materiaal voltooid… {{color|Pastaproductie|Orange S2|ingame}} wordt gestart…"''
(Collecting of material completed... {{color|Paste production|Orange S2|ingame}} will be started...)
 
'''During the escape phase:'''
* ''"Bla... bla… bla… Bla… bla… bla… blablabla! Bla… bla… bla… yo… yo…"''
* ''"Bla… bla… jij… Jij! Ellendige zeevrucht! Dat zet ik je betaald! Nummer 10.008! Waarom laat jij je in met die overbodige niksnutten?"''
(Bla... bla... you... You! Miserable seafood! I will make you pay for this! Number 10.008! Why do you engage with those superfluous layabouts?)
 
'''Before and during the final boss:'''
* ''"Ik ben Tartarus, een vorm van kunstmatige intelligentie, ontwikkeld door de professor… In de 12.000 jaar sinds mijn schepping heb ik jullie geobserveerd. Jullie wandelende zeevruchten hebben heel veel vooruitgang geboekt… Jullie hebben bijna net zoveel kennis verworven als de oude beschaving."''
(I am Tartar, a form of artificial intelligence, developed by the professor... In the 12.000 years since my creation, I have observed you. You walking seafood have made a lot of progress... You have acquired almost as much knowledge as the old civilization.)
* ''"<big>MAAR!</big>"''
(<big>BUT!</big>)
* ''"Jullie nutteloze gevechten om grondgebied zijn helemaal uit de hand gelopen! Het komt door jullie arrogantie. Iedereen denkt alleen maar aan zichzelf… Jullie proefkonijnen… waren de zaadjes waar een perfecte wereld uit moest voortkomen… Maar jullie bleken vooral een enorme teleurstelling te zijn! Kom, NELS! Alles moet worden vermalen om de wereld van de mensen terug te krijgen!"''
(You useless battles for territory got completely out of hand! It is because of your arrogance. Everyone only thinks about themselves... You laboratory rabbits... were the seeds which a perfect world had to become forth from... But you turned out to be an especially huge disappointment! Come, NILS! Everything has to be ground to get the world of the humans back!)
 
* ''"Bzzzt… Maak jullie klaar om vernietigd te worden, onnozele zeevruchten! BZZZT! Jullie worden verpulverd en gemixt tot cement voor de nieuwe wereld! B-B-Zzzt… De wereld wordt vernietigd en de droom van de professor wordt vervuld! B-Bzzzt… Geef het maar op, nummer 10.008! Je kunt NELS nooit verslaan! B-Bzzzt… De tijd is gekomen, NELS! De wereld moet vernietigd worden!"''
(Bzzzt... Make you ready to get destroyed, stupid seafood! BZZZT! You will be pulverized and mixed into cement for a new world! B-B-Zzzt... The world has to be destroyed and the dream of the professor will be fulfilled! B-Bzzzt... Give up already, number 10.008! You can never defeat NILS! B-Bzzzt... The time is here, NILS! The world has to be destroyed!)
 
* ''"Nummer 10.008… Geen van mijn proefkonijnen heeft me zo tegengewerkt… …maar nu krijg je toch nog een plekje in de perfecte wereld van de professor! Je eindigt als een zielig vlekje, 10.008… En die walgelijke stad wordt een reuzenvlek!"''
(Number 10.008... None of my laboratory rabbits have oppose me this much... ...but now you get a little place in the perfect world of the professor! You end as a pathetic speck, 10.008... And your disgusting city will be a giant speck!)
 
'''When the player defeats Tartar:'''
* ''"¡ɥɥɥɐɐƃ-ƃ-פ ¡ʞʞɹפ …ǝpuɐɐʇsuɐɐ sᴉ uǝᴉzɹǝǝʍ suO …ɹossǝɟoɹԀ …ʇɹɹ<big>-ɹɹɹ</big><big><big>-ɹɹɹԀ</big></big>"''
* ''"Grkk! G-g-gaahhh! Professor… Ons weerzien is aanstaande… <big><big>Prrr-</big></big><big>rrr-</big>rrt…"''
(Grkk! G-g-gaahhh! Professor... Our reunion is forthcoming... <big><big>Prrr-</big></big><big>rrr-</big>rrt…)
 
===Translation Notes===
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}}
 
==Trivia==
* Commander Tartar's name is a reference to [[Wikipedia:tartar sauce|tartar sauce]], a sauce made using mainly mayonnaise, which may reference the ooze seeping out of it. Tartar sauce is primarily used for seafood, referencing its displeasure for the evolved sea creatures and desire to annihilate them.
** Tartar's name could also be a reference to [[Wikipedia:Tartarus|Tartarus]], a deep abyss far in the underworld in Greek mythology. It would reference how the facility is deep underwater. This may also tie into the possibility that the [[NILS Statue]] is meant to resemble the Greek god [[Wikipedia:Hermes|Hermes]].
* There is a similar-looking telephone in [[Octo Canyon]] hanging to the side of the cabin in [[Tentakeel Outpost]], showing signs of having rust being in a turquoise color.
* It was confirmed in the ''Splatoon 2'' Anniversary Famitsu interview that the "[[The Professor|professor]]" Tartar was created by was also [[Judd]]'s owner. This is referenced in [[Matchmaker Station]], where the crates' formation and patterns are based off of Judd himself.<ref name="Splatoon 2 Famitsu interview"/>
* Commander Tartar's "contemporary speech" mode is only present in the English and Latin American Spanish localizations of the ''[[Octo Expansion]]''. In other localizations, instead of activating the mode, Tartar instead wonders if Agent 8 has ever heard of the promised land out loud before explaining what it is.
** In said Spanish localization, this mode is demonstrated with exaggerated use of Mexican slang. The mode is already deactivated by the time Tartar reveals the NILS Statue.
** Although localized by Nintendo of America as well, this trait not present in the Canadian French localization.
* Tartar hints that it is going to blend up [[Agent 8]] in most of its dialogue.
** The term it uses for [[Inkopolis]], "promised land", may be a reference to heaven or afterlife. It also calls the promised land a "utopia of light beyond your wildest dreams", supporting this theory.
** When it first turns on its slang mode, it refers to the player as "home skillet". A skillet is a frying pan, a hint that Tartar is essentially going to "fry up" Agent 8.
** It says the opportunity to pass tests to eventually get to the promised land is "once in a lifetime".
** When Agent 8 has collected all the thangs, it asks if they are ready to "ascend to a higher plane" and "join something bigger than yourself".
* When [[Agent 3 (Splatoon)|Agent 3]]'s mind is hijacked by the Telephone, they have a translucent turquoise goo protruding from the side of their head. This goo may be the same substance that sanitized the [[Sanitized Octarian|Octarians]] seen in the ''Octo Expansion''.
** It may also be a form assumed by Tartar, which is somewhat consistent with its appearance during the final boss battle, where goo is seeping out from Tartar's telephone form.
* The Telephone's quote "Are you ready to join something bigger than yourself?" is similar to the quote spoken by [[Mr. Grizz]] "You ready to be part of somethin' bigger than yourself?", which appears when the player visits [[Grizzco]] for the first time.
** This line is absent from the original Japanese version, however.
* The developers revealed that Commander Tartar seems to have come to appreciate Agent 8, finally finding a being it considered excellent, but became angry at Agent 8 when they did not share its views.<ref name="Splatoon 2 Famitsu interview"/>
** This is also hinted in its dialogue where Commander Tartar questions Agent 8's association with the other characters, which implies that Commander Tartar sees Agent 8 differently from the other Inklings and Octolings: "Number 10,008, why are you associating with these superfluous nobodies?"


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
Octo Expansion Telephone promo.jpg|Promotional image for ''[[Octo Expansion]]''
OE Icon Telephone.png|The telephone's dialogue icon
OE Icon Broken Telephone.png|The telephone's dialogue icon after being broken
OE Icon Commander Tartar.png|Commander Tartar's dialogue icon
OE Icon Telephone relationship chart.png|The telephone's character icon
Telephone Octo Expansion.png|3D art
Telephone Octo Expansion.png|3D art
Octo Expansion subway platform promo.jpg|[[Central Station]], the Telephone is visible on the right
OE Telephone Polaroid render.png|Polaroid-style render
Octo Expansion Telephone in-game promo.jpg|The Telephone speaking to [[Agent 8]]. The text reads: "If you have come here... ... You're trying to depart for the promised land, aren't you?!"
Octo Expansion subway platform promo.jpg|[[Central Station]], the telephone is visible on the right
S2 Icon Telephone.png|The Telephone's dialogue icon
Octo Expansion Telephone in-game promo.jpg|The telephone speaking to [[Agent 8]]. The text reads: "If you have come here... ... You're trying to depart for the promised land, aren't you?!".
S2 icon Telephone 02.png|The Telephone's character icon
Octo Expansion Agent 3 punching the Telephone.jpg|[[Agent 3 (Splatoon)|Agent 3]] punching the telephone to rescue Agent 8 and Cap'n Cuttlefish
Octo Expansion Agent 3 punching the Telephone.jpg|[[Agent 3 (Splatoon)|Agent 3]] punching the Telephone to rescue Agent 8 and Cap'n Cuttlefish
S2 Icon Telephone 2.png|The Telephone's dialogue icon after being broken
S2 Icon Commander Tartar.png|Tartar's dialogue icon
CommanderTarTar.png|Commander Tartar during the boss fight
CommanderTarTar.png|Commander Tartar during the boss fight
Commander tartar 12000.png|"I am TARTAR, an AI construct created 12,000 years ago by a brilliant professor."
Commander tartar 12000.png|"I am TARTAR, an AI construct created 12,000 years ago by a brilliant professor."
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Commander tartar on the perfect world.png|"But now you will blend into... the perfect world the professor envisioned."
Commander tartar on the perfect world.png|"But now you will blend into... the perfect world the professor envisioned."
Commander tartar professor reunion.png|"Professor... Our reunion beckons..."
Commander tartar professor reunion.png|"Professor... Our reunion beckons..."
Tartar&Cumberfinalsplatfest.jpg|Commander Tartar with [[C.Q. Cumber]] for the [[Chaos vs. Order]] Splatfest
S2 Final Fest CQ Cumber and Commander Tartar.jpg|Artwork of Commander Tartar with [[C.Q. Cumber]] for the [[Chaos vs. Order]] Splatfest
File:Splatoon 2 character relationship chart.png|Telephone is in the ''Splatoon 2'' relationship chart
S2 concept art Commander Tartar.png|Concept art of Commander Tartar's design
OE Commander Tartar Model.png|Unofficial render of Commander Tartar's game model on [https://models-resource.com The Models Resource]
Splatoon 2 character relationship chart.png|The telephone in the ''Splatoon 2'' relationship chart
</gallery>
</gallery>


==Names in other languages==
==Trivia==
''Telephone''
* It was confirmed in the ''Splatoon 2'' Anniversary Famitsu interview that "[[the professor]]" Tartar was created by was also [[Judd]]'s owner. This is referenced in [[Matchmaker Station]], where the crates' formation and patterns are based on Judd himself.<ref name="Splatoon 2 Famitsu interview" />
{{Foreignname
** This is further confirmed in the [[Splatoon (manga)|''Splatoon'' manga]], Volume 8, where the "professor" is shown constructing it, with Judd watching, close by.
|color= Octo Expansion
* Tartar hints that it is going to blend up [[Agent 8]] in most of its dialogue.
|Jap=デンワ
** The term it uses for [[Inkopolis]], "promised land", may be a reference to heaven or afterlife. It also calls the promised land a "utopia of light beyond your wildest dreams", supporting this theory.
|JapR=Denwa
** When it first turns on its slang mode, it refers to the player as "home skillet". A skillet is a frying pan, a hint that Tartar is essentially going to "fry up" Agent 8.
|JapM=Telephone
** It says the opportunity to pass tests to eventually get to the promised land is "once in a lifetime".
|Dut=Telefoon
** When Agent 8 has collected all the thangs, it asks if they are ready to "ascend to a higher plane" and "join something bigger than [themselves]".
|DutM=Telephone
*** This quote is similar to the quote spoken by [[Mr. Grizz]] ("You ready to be part of somethin' bigger than yourself?"), which appears when the player visits [[Grizzco]] for the first time. This line is absent from the original Japanese version, however.
|Fre=Téléphone
* When [[Agent 3 (Splatoon)|Agent 3]]'s mind is hijacked by Tartar, they have a translucent turquoise goo protruding from the side of their head. This goo may be the same substance that sanitized the [[Sanitized Octarian|Octarians]] seen in the ''Octo Expansion''.
|FreM=Telephone
** It may also be a form assumed by Tartar, which is somewhat consistent with its appearance during the final boss battle, where goo is seeping out from Tartar's telephone form.
|Ger=Telefon
* The developers revealed that Commander Tartar seems to have come to appreciate Agent 8, finally finding a being it considered excellent, but became angry at Agent 8 when they did not share its views.<ref name="Splatoon 2 Famitsu interview" />
|GerM=Telephone
** This is also hinted in its dialogue where Commander Tartar questions Agent 8's association with the other characters, which implies that Commander Tartar sees Agent 8 differently from the other Inklings and Octolings: "Number 10,008, why are you associating with these superfluous nobodies?"
|Ita=Telefono
* Tartar's beliefs were expanded on further by the developers during a developer interview. It is stated that Tartar concluded that individuality would lead to war, and that the blending together of test subjects is its way of removing individuality and creating harmony. <ref> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1k52uO84GPBfJgZfcsBX_5qMZ-De2L86uY7kP_amoSEA/edit</ref>
|ItaM=Telephone
* Commander Tartar and [[C.Q. Cumber]] are the only major characters from the first two ''[[Splatoon (series)|Splatoon]]'' games to not reappear at all in {{S3}} (not counting [[Agent 4]], who is mentioned and alluded to in the {{SO}} DLC).
|Rus=Телефобос
 
|RusR=Telefobos
==Etymology==
|RusM=Portmanteau of ''Телефон'', "Telephone" and ''фобос'', "Phobos", the personification of fear in greek mythology
Commander Tartar comes from [[Wikipedia:tartar sauce|tartar sauce]], a sauce made using mainly mayonnaise, which may reference the ooze seeping out of it. Tartar sauce is primarily used for seafood, referencing its displeasure for Inklings and Octarians. It could also be a reference to [[Wikipedia:Tartarus|Tartarus]], a deep abyss far in the underworld in Greek mythology. It would reference how the facility is deep underwater. This may also tie into the possibility that the [[NILS Statue]] is meant to resemble the Greek god [[Wikipedia:Hermes|Hermes]].
|Spa=Teléfono
|SpaM=Telephone
}}


''Tartar''
===Names in other languages===
{{Foreignname
{{Localized name
|color= Octo Expansion
|color= Octo Expansion
|title=Commander Tartar
|Jap=タルタル総帥
|Jap=タルタル総帥
|JapR=Tarutaru Sōsui
|JapR=Tarutaru Sōsui
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|Rus=Перемолох
|Rus=Перемолох
|RusR=Peremolokh
|RusR=Peremolokh
|RusM=Grinder <ref group="note">Probably a portmanteau of ''перемалывать'' ("peremalyvat", "to grind"), ''Молох'' ("Moloch") and ''Переполох'' ("Perepoloh", "Stir"). </ref>
|RusM=Grinder, a portmanteau of перемалывать ''peremalyvat' '' (to grind), молох ''molokh'' ([[wikipedia:Moloch|Moloch]]) and переполох ''perepolokh'' (commotion, stir)
|Spa=Almirante Tartar
|Spa=Almirante Tartar
|SpaM=Admiral Tartar
|SpaM=Admiral Tartar
|ChiS=塔塔统帅
|ChiSR=Tǎ Tǎ tǒngshuài
|ChiSM=Commander Tartar
|ChiT=
|ChiTR=
|ChiTM=
}}
{{Localized name
|color=Octo Expansion
|title=Telephone
|Jap=デンワ
|JapR=Denwa
|JapM=Telephone
|Dut=Telefoon
|DutM=Telephone
|Fre=Téléphone
|FreM=Telephone
|Ger=Telefon
|GerM=Telephone
|Ita=Telefono
|ItaM=Telephone
|Rus=Телефобос
|RusR=Telefobos
|RusM=Telephobos, a portmanteau of телефон ''telefon'' (telephone) and Фобос ''Fobos'' ([[wikipedia:Phobos (mythology)|Phobos]])
|Spa=Teléfono
|SpaM=Telephone
|ChiS=
|ChiSR=
|ChiSM=
|ChiT=
|ChiTR=
|ChiTM=
}}
}}


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==References==
==References==
<references/>
<references/>
==Notes==
{{Note list}}


{{Navbox/S2 Characters}}
{{Navbox/S2 Characters}}

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Telephone redirects here. For mobile phones used in Splatoon 3, see Sea-Cucumber Phone.

Commander Tartar
Octo Expansion Telephone promo.jpg
Official art
Species AI
Habitat
Height
Hair color
Eye color
Age Approx. 12,000
Gender
Pronouns It/its[a]
Relations The professor (creator)
Location Deepsea Metro
Shop
HP
Maximum HP
Members
Other forms
“ YOU! You measly scrap of seafood! YOU'LL PAY FOR THIS! ”
— Commander Tartar

Commander Tartar, known as the telephone before the final boss fight, is the main antagonist in the Octo Expansion. It is an AI created by the professor that typically appears as an old telephone.

Appearance

In its telephone form, it appears as a wall telephone attached to a thin pole. It has two bells and a loudspeaker on the front, giving the impression of a face. On the right side of the speaker is a card input slot, and under the speaker is a rectangular opening it uses to dispense the CQ card and the CQ-80. At the bottom to the right on its "face" is an orange Kamabo Co. sticker and on the left is a sticker with writing on it. At the top of the "face", over the bells, is a black sign with a golden outline with golden text on it. An earpiece is hung on the right side of the phone and on the left is a handle that appears to be rotatable.

Once Agent 8 has collected all four of the thangs, it connects its telephone body to them, transforming itself into a blender. During the final boss battle, it appears as its first form with sanitized ink on it in an ice cream swirl, as well as a LED light and a capacitor poking out on the front, some cables on the side, and an Octarian tentacle at the top. Its bells and speaker appear to float on this liquid.

Personality and traits

Being an AI, Tartar does not have any major personality traits, though it appears to have a hatred for what it would deem the less important things in life, such as fashion and sports, and lets Agent 8 know as much before the final boss fight, saying it was "disgusted" by Inkling and Octoling culture. It seems to have been programmed to only recognize things that people need, and the Inklings' love for fashion seems unreasonable to it. As a result of this and over ten millennia of total isolation driving it insane,[1] it ends up with a crazed, passionate hatred of life on the planet, seemingly being its only driving force. However, before revealing its true intentions, the telephone initially appears friendly and helpful towards Agent 8, proving its capabilities of manipulation and deception to achieve its goal.

In Japanese, Tartar's dialogue uses katakana and hiragana characters in a bizarre manner that is often used to denote robotic or artificial speech. To reflect this trait, the English and Latin American Spanish localizations instead give Tartar a "contemporary speech" mode in which it excessively uses outdated American English and Mexican slang, respectively, but also has error messages inside brackets appear in its speech, possibly because it cannot find the correct slang, given that one of the error messages it prints reads [SLANG_NOT_FOUND]. It disables this mode before the final boss fight.

History

Commander Tartar is an AI created by a human scientist referred to only as "the professor" 12,000 years before the events of Splatoon 2. Its purpose was to pass down all of humanity's knowledge to the next capable species. The professor's intention to do so was to prevent the next intelligent species from repeating the same mistakes that led humanity to extinction. However, due to spending all those millennia isolated and alone, the AI's thought process ended up going in a different direction.[2]

Commander Tartar initially saw hope in the Inklings and Octarians but eventually became repulsed by their evolution, needless wars, and fashion obsession, ultimately concluding that they were unfit for its knowledge and reprogramming itself to create a new form of life that would be worthy of its patronage while annihilating the existing lifeforms on Earth. The Sanitized Octarians are its creations, spawned from the biomass it has collected from the remains of its previous test subjects and refined into "the perfect life".

The telephone initially appears as an ancient-looking public telephone in the Deepsea Metro. When first talked to, it provides Agent 8 with two items:

  1. The CQ-80, a device through which they control which Deepsea Metro station to go to next.
  2. The CQ Card, which holds the CQ Points used to enter missions and revive if failing.

The telephone then tells Agent 8 about the promised land that awaits them outside of the Deepsea Metro, and informs them that they must collect 4 thangs to return. Upon gathering all 4 thangs, however, they form a massive blender. The telephone then tries to grind up Agent 8 and Cap'n Cuttlefish into raw materials, only to be stopped by Agent 3, with the telephone seemingly broken.

During a lengthy escape, the telephone attacks Cap'n Cuttlefish and Agent 3, eventually hijacking the latter's mind into tying up the Cap'n and attacking Agent 8. Their hijacked mind is broken when they are defeated by Agent 8.

Following the defeat and Agent 8's escape above the surface, a gigantic human-shaped stone statue emerges. In the hollowed-out eye of the statue, the Telephone appears, introduces itself as Commander Tartar, and declares its intent to eradicate and recreate all life on Earth. The Commander activates a weapon from the statue's mouth: a massive cannon that threatens to destroy the entire world if fully charged.

Agent 8 manages to put a stop to it by inking the entire surface (with the assistance of Marina's hyperbombs), blocking off the statue's source of power: sunlight. Despite this, the cannon is still able to fire but is stopped by Pearl's S2 Weapon Special Princess Cannon.png Princess Cannon, with Tartar destroyed along with the statue.

In the manga series

The telephone plays the same role as it does in the game, telling Goggles, Eight, and Cap'n Cuttlefish about the promised land and how they must collect the four Thangs to get there; it is suggested that it watches at least some of the tests conducted by Eight. The telephone tends to be more emotive than in the game, often expressing shock, confusion, and anger at the characters' antics.

Once Team Blue reunites, and the Thangs are collected, the telephone then attempts to blend the group, but is ultimately stopped by Rider.

Shortly after Eight and Team Blue continue on to search for Eight's friend (Seven), the telephone wakes up and hijacks Rider's mind, influencing him into kidnapping Cuttlefish, and later, most of Team Blue. It then watches a mind-controlled Rider fight Goggles and Eight while mocking the group. However, the fight ultimately ends when Goggles and Eight free Rider.

After the group finally escapes Deepsea Metro, the telephone reveals its true identity as Commander Tartar, and reveals his plans to destroy Inkopolis. Marina deploys her Hyperbombs, and the group works together to detonate them. After Goggles and Eight detonate the last Hyperbomb, Tartar decides to fire its ray anyway, but is foiled one more time, this time by Pearl's Princess Cannon, resulting in Tartar's defeat.

Gallery

  • The telephone's dialogue icon

    The telephone's dialogue icon

  • The telephone's dialogue icon after being broken

    The telephone's dialogue icon after being broken

  • Commander Tartar's dialogue icon

    Commander Tartar's dialogue icon

  • The telephone's character icon

    The telephone's character icon

  • 3D art

    3D art

  • Polaroid-style render

    Polaroid-style render

  • Central Station, the telephone is visible on the right

    Central Station, the telephone is visible on the right

  • The telephone speaking to Agent 8. The text reads: "If you have come here... ... You're trying to depart for the promised land, aren't you?!".

    The telephone speaking to Agent 8. The text reads: "If you have come here... ... You're trying to depart for the promised land, aren't you?!".

  • Agent 3 punching the telephone to rescue Agent 8 and Cap'n Cuttlefish

    Agent 3 punching the telephone to rescue Agent 8 and Cap'n Cuttlefish

  • Commander Tartar during the boss fight

    Commander Tartar during the boss fight

  • "I am TARTAR, an AI construct created 12,000 years ago by a brilliant professor."

    "I am TARTAR, an AI construct created 12,000 years ago by a brilliant professor."

  • "But as I observed your evolution, I WAS DISGUSTED!"

    "But as I observed your evolution, I WAS DISGUSTED!"

  • "Number 10,008... No test subject has worked so hard to spoil my plans..."

    "Number 10,008... No test subject has worked so hard to spoil my plans..."

  • "But now you will blend into... the perfect world the professor envisioned."

    "But now you will blend into... the perfect world the professor envisioned."

  • "Professor... Our reunion beckons..."

    "Professor... Our reunion beckons..."

  • Artwork of Commander Tartar with C.Q. Cumber for the Chaos vs. Order Splatfest

    Artwork of Commander Tartar with C.Q. Cumber for the Chaos vs. Order Splatfest

  • Concept art of Commander Tartar's design

    Concept art of Commander Tartar's design

  • Unofficial render of Commander Tartar's game model on The Models Resource

    Unofficial render of Commander Tartar's game model on The Models Resource

  • The telephone in the Splatoon 2 relationship chart

    The telephone in the Splatoon 2 relationship chart

Trivia

  • It was confirmed in the Splatoon 2 Anniversary Famitsu interview that "the professor" Tartar was created by was also Judd's owner. This is referenced in Matchmaker Station, where the crates' formation and patterns are based on Judd himself.[2]
    • This is further confirmed in the Splatoon manga, Volume 8, where the "professor" is shown constructing it, with Judd watching, close by.
  • Tartar hints that it is going to blend up Agent 8 in most of its dialogue.
    • The term it uses for Inkopolis, "promised land", may be a reference to heaven or afterlife. It also calls the promised land a "utopia of light beyond your wildest dreams", supporting this theory.
    • When it first turns on its slang mode, it refers to the player as "home skillet". A skillet is a frying pan, a hint that Tartar is essentially going to "fry up" Agent 8.
    • It says the opportunity to pass tests to eventually get to the promised land is "once in a lifetime".
    • When Agent 8 has collected all the thangs, it asks if they are ready to "ascend to a higher plane" and "join something bigger than [themselves]".
      • This quote is similar to the quote spoken by Mr. Grizz ("You ready to be part of somethin' bigger than yourself?"), which appears when the player visits Grizzco for the first time. This line is absent from the original Japanese version, however.
  • When Agent 3's mind is hijacked by Tartar, they have a translucent turquoise goo protruding from the side of their head. This goo may be the same substance that sanitized the Octarians seen in the Octo Expansion.
    • It may also be a form assumed by Tartar, which is somewhat consistent with its appearance during the final boss battle, where goo is seeping out from Tartar's telephone form.
  • The developers revealed that Commander Tartar seems to have come to appreciate Agent 8, finally finding a being it considered excellent, but became angry at Agent 8 when they did not share its views.[2]
    • This is also hinted in its dialogue where Commander Tartar questions Agent 8's association with the other characters, which implies that Commander Tartar sees Agent 8 differently from the other Inklings and Octolings: "Number 10,008, why are you associating with these superfluous nobodies?"
  • Tartar's beliefs were expanded on further by the developers during a developer interview. It is stated that Tartar concluded that individuality would lead to war, and that the blending together of test subjects is its way of removing individuality and creating harmony. [3]
  • Commander Tartar and C.Q. Cumber are the only major characters from the first two Splatoon games to not reappear at all in Splatoon 3 (not counting Agent 4, who is mentioned and alluded to in the Side Order DLC).

Etymology

Commander Tartar comes from tartar sauce, a sauce made using mainly mayonnaise, which may reference the ooze seeping out of it. Tartar sauce is primarily used for seafood, referencing its displeasure for Inklings and Octarians. It could also be a reference to Tartarus, a deep abyss far in the underworld in Greek mythology. It would reference how the facility is deep underwater. This may also tie into the possibility that the NILS Statue is meant to resemble the Greek god Hermes.

Names in other languages

Commander Tartar
Language Name Meaning
Japan Japanese タルタル総帥
Tarutaru Sōsui		 Commander Tartar[note 1]
Netherlands Dutch Admiraal Tartarus Admiral Tartarus, from tartaar (tartar) and Tartarus
CanadaFrance French Général Tartar General Tartar
Germany German Kommandant Tartar Commander Tartar
Italy Italian Comandante Tartar Commander Tartar
Russia Russian Перемолох
Peremolokh		 Grinder, a portmanteau of перемалывать peremalyvat' (to grind), молох molokh (Moloch) and переполох perepolokh (commotion, stir)
SpainMexico Spanish Almirante Tartar Admiral Tartar
China Chinese (Simplified) 塔塔统帅
Tǎ Tǎ tǒngshuài		 Commander Tartar
Telephone
Language Name Meaning
Japan Japanese デンワ
Denwa		 Telephone
Netherlands Dutch Telefoon Telephone
CanadaFrance French Téléphone Telephone
Germany German Telefon Telephone
Italy Italian Telefono Telephone
Russia Russian Телефобос
Telefobos		 Telephobos, a portmanteau of телефон telefon (telephone) and Фобос Fobos (Phobos)
SpainMexico Spanish Teléfono Telephone

Translation notes

  1. ↑ The name "タルタル総帥" (Tarutaru Sōsui) also sounds similar to "タルタルソース" (tarutaru sōsu), which means "tartar sauce".

References

  1. ↑ Character profile from Splatoon Base
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Famitsu - Splatoon 2 one year anniversary developer interview
  3. ↑ https://docs.google.com/document/d/1k52uO84GPBfJgZfcsBX_5qMZ-De2L86uY7kP_amoSEA/edit

Notes

  1. ↑ Tartar's character profile on Splatoon Base and Marina's Dev Diary in Side Order refer to Tartar as "it", but the story summary of the Octo Expansion contains one instance of "he".
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