Deep Cut

Template:InfoboxCharacter Deep Cut is a band in Splatoon 3. It is a trio composed of an Octoling named Shiver, an Inkling named Frye, and a manta ray named Big Man. According to Shiver, their role as an idol band is just a “day job” and they moonlight as bandits.

They are the hosts of Anarchy Splatcast, the news show of Splatsville, and also host Splatfests, with Frye, Shiver, and Big Man each representing one of the three teams in every Splatfest, fulfilling the roles of the Squid Sisters and Off the Hook from the previous Splatoon games. During broadcasts, Shiver and Frye take seats on cushions on the ground on the left and face the audience, while Big Man holds a large TV on the right on which news announcements appear, also facing the audience. They can be found to the left of the Battle Lobby Tower in Splatoon 3.

Music

There are three more songs by Deep Cut, one Splatfest battle song and two Return of the Mammalians songs, but they are not yet named.

Return of the Mammalians

Deep Cut appears as minor antagonists in Return of the Mammalians, warning the New Squidbeak Splatoon that Alterna is theirs to plunder and challenging them to battle when they refuse to leave. Frye, Shiver, and Big Man are thus fought as the bosses of the second, fourth, and sixth Sites, respectively.

After all three of its members are defeated, and they are promised ownership of the “treasure” they were looking for (in fact a broken tool) after Marie gives it back to them, Deep Cut assists the New Squidbeak Splatoon in stopping Mr. Grizz's plan to cover the world in Fuzzy Ooze. During this, they beg Marie to be their boss.

Quotes

“	With that sorted, we'll put our beakers and graph paper away so we can OBSESS over Deep Cut! Shiver the shark tamer, Frye the eel master, and Big Man the dancing manta... WOW. We're already huge fans, and we can't wait to see what they're going to bring to future Splatfests.	”
— @SplatoonNA on Twitter

Trivia

• This is the first idol band to:
  • Be a trio.
  • Have a member that is male.
  • Have a member that is not an Inkling or an Octoling.
  • Fully have a negative relationship with the player at some point in the story mode, serving as bosses.
    • Only Callie of the Squid Sisters was against the player in Splatoon 2 and did not serve as a direct role as a boss. Even then, she was brainwashed.
• According to a Splatoon 3 developer interview, Shiver and Frye do most of the singing/vocals while Big Man composes the tracks.
• Each member draws inspiration from different cultures, which is shown in their solo songs during Splatfest, and through their designs with:
  • Frye's design being more Middle Eastern/Indian.
  • Shiver, representing Asian/Japanese culture.
  • Big Man, inspired by Brazilian culture.
• In the second half of Splatfest, when the trio performs on the combined floats, there is a brief moment where Big Man's dance startles Shiver and Frye, making them build up more distance. This suggests that Big Man either sometimes improvises out of enthusiasm or that Shiver and Frye underestimate his size.

Gallery

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  2D art of Deep Cut

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  Same as above but with transparent background

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  Deep Cut, as they appear in Splatoon 3

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  The trio standing on the combined stage during Splatfests

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  Deep Cut's logo

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  Deep Cut's wordmark

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  Rock vs. Paper Vs. Scissors Splatfest artwork

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  Bankalive performance poster

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  Concept art of one of the floats the Deep Cut members perform on during a Splatfest

Etymology

The term "deep cut” is used to refer to a more obscure song by a well known musician. Like the Japanese band name, “Cut” in the band's name is also a reference to minced seafood.

Names in other languages

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