Template:InfoboxCharacterFront Roe is a band in Splatoon 3. They are a punk and rock-inspired group and the successors to Squid Squad, who split up before the events of Splatoon 2, with three of Squid Squad's members returning. Despite the fact it is an open secret that Front Roe is the successor to Squid Squad, the members of Front Roe have distanced themselves from their old work, and never promote or perform their music in Splatsville, possibly due to a copyright dispute with C-Side over the ownership of Now or Never!. They keep a low profile, never appearing in the media and keeping their faces private.
In-universe, Front Roe debuted in the spring before the release of Splatune 3, working with the independent label AGARI.[1]
The melodious, punkish sound of rock outfit Front Roe has been swimming up the charts in Splatsville lately. Here's a sneak peek at one of their songs "Sea Me Now" that'll appear in #Splatoon3! 🔊 🎶
Out of the four original Squid Squad members, the only one absent from Front Roe is Quinn, who left the band some time between the first two games and ended up in the group Diss-Pair which debuted in Splatoon 2.
According to a booklet that comes with Splatune 3, when asked about the possibility of a reunion with Squid Squad by a TV interviewer, Quinn said "That's a good question," and subsequently left the room, never to return.[1]
Etymology
The band's name is a play on "front-row" (the closest row of seats to the stage of a theatre or auditorium) and "roe", a group of fish eggs.