Credits

The credits appear in both Splatoon and Splatoon 2, where they display the names of the staff who made the respective games.

Credits

Splatoon

In Splatoon the staff credits are automatically seen after a special segment of Inkopolis News following DJ Octavio's defeat in the mission Enter the Octobot King! and can be replayed at any time after by pressing in front of the floating credits board that appears opposite Cap'n Cuttlefish in Octo Valley.

During the credits, staff names and various piece of art can be revealed by ink from an unseen Shooter, aimed with or and fired with , or the player can use Burst Bombs (that appear to be the regular multiplayer bombs instead of the special Agent 3 version) with that uses a different color ink. The ink changes color over time and there are also balloons that can be popped and Squee-Gs that clean Ink. It ends with a copyright statement that is visible regardless of ink, followed by a thank-you message with female and male versions of Agent 3, one on each side. Pressing will then end the credits. On subsequent viewings via the credits board, they can be ended at any time by with .

The Squid Sisters' song Maritime Memory plays during the credits.

Splatoon 2

In Splatoon 2 the staff credits are also automatically seen after a special segment of Inkopolis News after defeating Octo Canyon's final boss in the mission Tide Goes Out, where Off the Hook are taking song requests after celebrating Callie's return. The Squid Sisters' new single Fresh Start was selected after being requested by someone called "Freshly Fried Boy". The credits can be viewed again at any time in Tentakeel Outpost by pressing in front of a TV screen situated near the kettle leading back to Inkopolis Square.

The credits function identically as the first game's, where the player can shoot ink to reveal staff names and art. The controls are the same, where the player aims with or , fires with , and can use burst bombs with . The ink also gradually changes color over time, but this time the ink that's hit the the surface remain in the original color it was in. The names of the developers are also stylized and contain various references. Just before ending, after all names have been shown, there's a shot of a female Agent 4 with a pair of Dualies followed by the closing art which has Callie, Marie and DJ Octavio sitting on top of a truck with Sheldon at the bottom.

Octo Expansion

Template:S2' DLC campaign Octo Expansion features its own credits, which are seen immediately after defeating the final boss Commander Tartar in Turf War. Unlike the previous staff credits, the player isn't able to shoot ink or interact with the credits. Instead characters are seen watching the credits, which is projected from Agent 8's CQ-80, while they sit and stand on platforms held by helicopter over the sea around Inkopolis. The is rising and each character move slightly over the course of the credits, such as Pearl and Marina talking at each other or Agent 8 looking over to the clearing sun after the clouds obscured it. The credits can be viewed again at the Central Station by going over to the broken blender and having Agent 8 reminiscing about the event by choosing the option "Remember the light", which directly cuts to the credits, but the other option "Remember the fight" still shows the credits after the player defeats the final boss.

Off the Hook's song Into the Light plays during these credits.

Trivia

The credits for Splatoon 2 and Octo Expansion has art of Hisashi Nogami, the producer for the game, striking a pose that he became known for during both presentations that officially revealed the game and the DLC. The first pose has him making a "2" for Splatoon 2, and the second pose resembles an "8" for Octo Expansion.