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[[File:Splatoon Sunken Scroll 26.png|thumb|A human fossil depicted in the Octo Valley's scroll 26.]]
[[File:S Sunken Scroll 26.png|thumb|An estimated 12,000 year old human fossil depicted in [[List of Sunken Scrolls in Splatoon#Scroll 26|Sunken Scroll 26]].]]
'''Humans''' are an extinct<ref>[[List of Alterna Logs#Log004: Humanity's Final Day|Alterna Log 004]]: Alterna, the last civilization of once-prosperous humanity, was no more.</ref><ref>[[Turf War (Octo Expansion)#Quotes|Turf War]] in the ''[[Octo Expansion]]''<br> '''Cap'n Cuttlefish''': "That form... But they were said to have been destroyed so long ago. It's... HUMAN!"</ref> species of [[wikipedia:Primate|primate]] that once populated the world over 12,000 years before [[Mollusc Era|the present day]].


'''Humans''' are an extinct species that once populated the world 12,000 years ago, before the start of the [[Mollusc Era]]. It is stated that the rising sea levels caused the extinction. Many remaining artifacts from the humans are still present and discovered by the current inhabitants, such as [[Inkling]]s. Human fossils and bones have been found and are exhibited in museums, and most technology has seemingly been developed by reverse-engineering human designs.
==History==
The history of humanity as it exists in the ''Splatoon'' series is heavily implied to have mirrored that of real life humanity<ref name="Scroll26">[[List of Sunken Scrolls in Splatoon#Scroll 26|Sunken Scroll 26]]</ref> until some time before a mass extinction event took place approximately 12,000 years ago.<ref name="AlternaLog1">[[List of Alterna Logs#Log001: The Fall of Humanity|Alterna Log 001]]</ref> Warfare combined with a humanity even more focused on technological development and carelessness about Earth's state, and with climate change even more severe than in the real world, it led to a dramatic rise in sea levels, which together with an upsurge in volcanic activity and human war destruction, it led to the Earth becoming uninhabitable.<ref name="Scroll25">[[List of Sunken Scrolls in Splatoon#Scroll 25|Sunken Scroll 25]]</ref><ref name="AlternaLog1"></ref> This cataclysm killed most of the human population, while those that survived attempted to escape underground<ref>[[The Art of Splatoon]] pg. 313</ref><ref name="AlternaLog1"></ref> or into space.<ref name="AlternaLogEXE">[[List of Alterna Logs#Log.exe: Return of the Mammalians|Alterna Log.exe]]</ref> While none are known to have survived to the present day, many remaining artifacts from the humans are still present and discovered by the current dominant species. Human fossils and bones are a common discovery,<ref>[[Shellendorf Institute]] dialogue in [[Inkopolis News]].<br> '''Pearl''': "I went digging in my backyard earlier today, and I found some old bones!"<br>'''Marina''': "Human bones, huh? Yeah, those things are everywhere."</ref> many of which are exhibited in museums.


Currently, the only specific human being that is known is "[[the Professor]]", who created the [[Telephone]], an AI designed to pass down humanity's knowledge to the next intelligent life, but which reprogrammed itself to recreate life to its specifications after deeming Inkling and [[Octarian]] society unworthy of its knowledge. The professor was also [[Judd]]'s original owner,<ref>[https://www.famitsu.com/news/201807/21160955.html Famitsu - ''Splatoon 2'' one year anniversary developer interview]</ref> and cryogenically sealed Judd in a machine to preserve him for the future. The machine is also capable of creating a [[Li'l Judd|clone]] of Judd when reactivated, as the human feared that the cat would be lonely.
Currently, the only notable human character is "[[the professor]]", who created [[Commander Tartar]], an AI designed to pass down humanity's knowledge to the next intelligent life, wishing that with this help the next intelligent species would not make the same mistakes as humanity did. In the end, the Artificial Intelligence reprogrammed itself to recreate life to its specifications after deeming Inkling and [[Octarian]] society unworthy of its knowledge.


Presumably prior to their extinction, Humans built large networks of underground dome cities to escape the rising sea levels. These domes were seemingly abandoned by the time following The [[Great Turf War]]. Humanity also seems to have constructed at least one massive space shuttle as evidenced by The [[Ruins of Ark Polaris]], which features large amount of English text, along with the eponymous ''Polaris'' in the background.
The professor was also [[Judd]]'s original owner,<ref>[https://www.famitsu.com/news/201807/21160955.html Famitsu - ''Splatoon 2'' one year anniversary developer interview]</ref> who cryogenically sealed him in a machine to preserve him for the future.<ref>[[List of Sunken Scrolls in Splatoon#Scroll 27|Sunken Scroll 27]]</ref> The machine is also capable of creating a [[Li'l Judd|clone]] of Judd when reactivated, as the Professor feared that their cat would be lonely.<ref>[[List of Sunken Scrolls in Splatoon 2#Scroll 27|Sunken Scroll 27]]</ref>


==Trivia==
===Shelters and space===
* In the [[Inkopolis News]] dialogue for [[Shellendorf Institute]], [[Pearl]] mentions that she has dug up human bones before, to which [[Marina]] replies that they are found everywhere.
Prior to their complete extinction, the humans that survived the mass-extinction event built large networks of underground dome cities to escape the rising sea levels, where the majority of them perished. The largest of these domes was a facility called [[Alterna]], built in the crater of a massive volcano.<ref name="AlternaLog1"></ref> These humans decided that their civilization should be lead by scientists who prioritized the Alternans' survival in their inventions.<ref>[[List of Alterna Logs#Log002: The Rise of Civilization (Again)|Alterna Log 002]]</ref> After years of living in Alterna, the younger generation of humans longed to see the surface again. Despite warnings from their elders about the risks, the new scientists built [[The Spirit Lifter|a rocketship]] in an attempt to escape Alterna. The rocket was unable to launch<ref name="AlternaLogEXE"></ref> and overloaded the facility, causing the destruction of the shelter and its inhabitants alike;<ref>[[List of Alterna Logs#Log004: Humanity's Final Day|Alterna Log 004]]</ref>: this event also accelerated the evolution of the local mollusk population, which developed into the ancestors of the Inklings and Octarians. For an unspecified amount of time the remains of Alterna deteriorated to the state of a wasteland. Both Alterna and the remaining domes were seemingly abandoned in the time preceding the [[Great Turf War]]. After losing the war, the [[Octarian]]s repurposed an unspecified amount of human domes to form their own [[Octarian Dome|society]] separate from the Inklings.<ref>[[The Art of Splatoon]] pg. 311</ref> Alterna was later rebuilt to its [[Return of the Mammalians|current state]] by [[Mr Grizz]].<ref name="AlternaLogEXE"></ref>
* ''[[The Art of Splatoon]]'' expands on {{S}}{{'s}} background story, revealing that the extinction of humans was caused by a nuclear missile detonating on Antarctica during one of a series of wars, which melted its ice cap and worsened the already rising sea levels.
 
** In the same art book, it is also implied that humans created the [[Octarian dome]]s found in [[Octo Valley]] as an unsuccessful shelter during the flooding.
Humanity had also built a spaceship called the Ark Polaris, a vessel created to find another habitable planet to replace Earth. Many species of Earth were taken on board the vessel and kept in cryogenic stasis, some of which had been experimented upon. This plan failed however, as the Polaris was hit by debris at the edge of the solar system, damaging its navigational system. This lead the ship's crew to redirect its trajectory back towards Earth, though there was not enough remaining fuel to attempt landing. The ship floated aimlessly in space for 10,000 years before eventually being pulled back into Earth's orbit and crash landing. The only survivor of the crash was [[Mr. Grizz|Bear #3]].<ref name="AlternaLogEXE"></ref> The remains of the space ship can be seen in the [[Ruins of Ark Polaris]] stage.
* The [[NILS Statue]] resembles a giant human being, more specifically the mythological Greek god Hermes.
 
* Some [[Inkling]]s and [[Octoling (playable)|Octolings]] may believe humans were never real, as Marina states "I wish humans were real" in Inkopolis News dialogue about [[Shellendorf Institute]].
==Technology==
** This line is likely just a joke, as it is only present in English localizations and references a popular [[Miiverse]] post that reads "i wish squids were real".<ref>https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CIC6P7lWwAARWo_?format=png&name=orig</ref>
The humans of ''Splatoon'' were more technologically advanced than the humans of today.<ref name="AlternaLog1"></ref> Among their technological breakthroughs were the successful creation of advanced artificial intelligence, effective cryosleep machines, cloning machines, preservational spaceships designed to seek out other inhabitable planets in the long term, an advanced knowledge of engineering and infrastructure with which they created gigantic underground shelters, as well as advanced animal experimentation that lead at least [[Mr Grizz|one mammalian subject]] to stay conscious as he dreamt.<ref name="AlternaLogEXE"/>
 
[[Return of the Mammalians]] reveals that humans were indirectly responsible for the genesis of the sentient life that exists in the Mollusc Era, as the humans of [[Alterna]] had developed a form of liquid crystal based on cephalopodic bodily fluids that reacted to thoughts and emotions; following the destruction of Alterna the crystals entered the underground seas, infusing the marine life with humanity's passive desire to see the surface, drastically accelerating their evolution.<ref>[[List of Alterna Logs#Log005: Fresh Intelligence Awakens|Alterna Log 5]]</ref>


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
Splatoon Sunken Scroll 25.png|An image of a human being with [[Judd]] in Octo Valley's scroll 25.
S Sunken Scroll 25.png|An image of [[the professor]] holding [[Judd]] in [[List of Sunken Scrolls in Splatoon#Sunken Scroll 25|Sunken Scroll 25]] of {{S}}.
Mdalfon art - caveman.png|Art portraying a human displayed in [[Museum d'Alfonsino]].
Mdalfon art - caveman.png|Art portraying a human displayed in [[Museum d'Alfonsino]].
RotM Log002 file 1.png|Human scientists in [[Alterna]].
RotM Log003 file 2.png|Human residents in Alterna.
</gallery>
</gallery>
==Trivia==
*The [[NILS Statue]] resembles a giant human being, more specifically the mythological Greek god Hermes.
*[[Inkopolis News]] dialogue of [[Shellendorf Institute]] reference the fact the museum displays human bones, though they are exclusive to certain localizations.
**[[Marina]] says "I wish humans were real", referencing a popular real-life [[Miiverse]] post that reads "i wish squids were real".<ref>https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CIC6P7lWwAARWo_?format=png&name=orig</ref>
*Human writing remains in the ruins of human artifacts. The [[Ruins of Ark Polaris]] features English text such as "Active Bear Area".
**Alterna is implied to have human writings on their facilities, as Marie comments she can't read the text in Alterna. However the text seems to be made of a fictional language than an existing human language.
*Throughout Alterna various English-speaking voices can be heard in what seems to be a series of [[wp:Countdown#Rocketry|rocket launch announcements]] emanating from the [[Alterna Space Center]]. Totaling at seven clips, the announcements play at random at approximately five minute intervals, with each consecutive unlocking of a Site bringing a new clip into the "rotation".
*[[SashiMori]]'s music incorporates vocals that are implied to be surviving recordings of humans.<ref>[https://splatoonus.tumblr.com/post/178293417121/chopscrewey-the-new-track-from-sashimori-starts {{SRL}} Squid Research Lab Tumblr - Chopscrewey preview]</ref><ref>[https://splatoonus.tumblr.com/post/178293314079 {{SRL}} Squid Research Lab Tumblr reveal post]</ref>
*According to a concept manga seen in ''[[The Art of Splatoon]]'', the sea levels' sudden and dramatic rise was due to the launch of a nuclear missile towards [[wp:South Pole|Antarctica]].<ref>[[The Art of Splatoon]] pg. 315</ref>


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An estimated 12,000 year old human fossil depicted in Sunken Scroll 26.

Humans are an extinct[1][2] species of primate that once populated the world over 12,000 years before the present day.

History

The history of humanity as it exists in the Splatoon series is heavily implied to have mirrored that of real life humanity[3] until some time before a mass extinction event took place approximately 12,000 years ago.[4] Warfare combined with a humanity even more focused on technological development and carelessness about Earth's state, and with climate change even more severe than in the real world, it led to a dramatic rise in sea levels, which together with an upsurge in volcanic activity and human war destruction, it led to the Earth becoming uninhabitable.[5][4] This cataclysm killed most of the human population, while those that survived attempted to escape underground[6][4] or into space.[7] While none are known to have survived to the present day, many remaining artifacts from the humans are still present and discovered by the current dominant species. Human fossils and bones are a common discovery,[8] many of which are exhibited in museums.

Currently, the only notable human character is "the professor", who created Commander Tartar, an AI designed to pass down humanity's knowledge to the next intelligent life, wishing that with this help the next intelligent species would not make the same mistakes as humanity did. In the end, the Artificial Intelligence reprogrammed itself to recreate life to its specifications after deeming Inkling and Octarian society unworthy of its knowledge.

The professor was also Judd's original owner,[9] who cryogenically sealed him in a machine to preserve him for the future.[10] The machine is also capable of creating a clone of Judd when reactivated, as the Professor feared that their cat would be lonely.[11]

Shelters and space

Prior to their complete extinction, the humans that survived the mass-extinction event built large networks of underground dome cities to escape the rising sea levels, where the majority of them perished. The largest of these domes was a facility called Alterna, built in the crater of a massive volcano.[4] These humans decided that their civilization should be lead by scientists who prioritized the Alternans' survival in their inventions.[12] After years of living in Alterna, the younger generation of humans longed to see the surface again. Despite warnings from their elders about the risks, the new scientists built a rocketship in an attempt to escape Alterna. The rocket was unable to launch[7] and overloaded the facility, causing the destruction of the shelter and its inhabitants alike;[13]: this event also accelerated the evolution of the local mollusk population, which developed into the ancestors of the Inklings and Octarians. For an unspecified amount of time the remains of Alterna deteriorated to the state of a wasteland. Both Alterna and the remaining domes were seemingly abandoned in the time preceding the Great Turf War. After losing the war, the Octarians repurposed an unspecified amount of human domes to form their own society separate from the Inklings.[14] Alterna was later rebuilt to its current state by Mr Grizz.[7]

Humanity had also built a spaceship called the Ark Polaris, a vessel created to find another habitable planet to replace Earth. Many species of Earth were taken on board the vessel and kept in cryogenic stasis, some of which had been experimented upon. This plan failed however, as the Polaris was hit by debris at the edge of the solar system, damaging its navigational system. This lead the ship's crew to redirect its trajectory back towards Earth, though there was not enough remaining fuel to attempt landing. The ship floated aimlessly in space for 10,000 years before eventually being pulled back into Earth's orbit and crash landing. The only survivor of the crash was Bear #3.[7] The remains of the space ship can be seen in the Ruins of Ark Polaris stage.

Technology

The humans of Splatoon were more technologically advanced than the humans of today.[4] Among their technological breakthroughs were the successful creation of advanced artificial intelligence, effective cryosleep machines, cloning machines, preservational spaceships designed to seek out other inhabitable planets in the long term, an advanced knowledge of engineering and infrastructure with which they created gigantic underground shelters, as well as advanced animal experimentation that lead at least one mammalian subject to stay conscious as he dreamt.[7]

Return of the Mammalians reveals that humans were indirectly responsible for the genesis of the sentient life that exists in the Mollusc Era, as the humans of Alterna had developed a form of liquid crystal based on cephalopodic bodily fluids that reacted to thoughts and emotions; following the destruction of Alterna the crystals entered the underground seas, infusing the marine life with humanity's passive desire to see the surface, drastically accelerating their evolution.[15]

Gallery

Trivia

  • The NILS Statue resembles a giant human being, more specifically the mythological Greek god Hermes.
  • Inkopolis News dialogue of Shellendorf Institute reference the fact the museum displays human bones, though they are exclusive to certain localizations.
    • Marina says "I wish humans were real", referencing a popular real-life Miiverse post that reads "i wish squids were real".[16]
  • Human writing remains in the ruins of human artifacts. The Ruins of Ark Polaris features English text such as "Active Bear Area".
    • Alterna is implied to have human writings on their facilities, as Marie comments she can't read the text in Alterna. However the text seems to be made of a fictional language than an existing human language.
  • Throughout Alterna various English-speaking voices can be heard in what seems to be a series of rocket launch announcements emanating from the Alterna Space Center. Totaling at seven clips, the announcements play at random at approximately five minute intervals, with each consecutive unlocking of a Site bringing a new clip into the "rotation".
  • SashiMori's music incorporates vocals that are implied to be surviving recordings of humans.[17][18]
  • According to a concept manga seen in The Art of Splatoon, the sea levels' sudden and dramatic rise was due to the launch of a nuclear missile towards Antarctica.[19]

References

  1. ↑ Alterna Log 004: Alterna, the last civilization of once-prosperous humanity, was no more.
  2. ↑ Turf War in the Octo Expansion
    Cap'n Cuttlefish: "That form... But they were said to have been destroyed so long ago. It's... HUMAN!"
  3. ↑ Sunken Scroll 26
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Alterna Log 001
  5. ↑ Sunken Scroll 25
  6. ↑ The Art of Splatoon pg. 313
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 Alterna Log.exe
  8. ↑ Shellendorf Institute dialogue in Inkopolis News.
    Pearl: "I went digging in my backyard earlier today, and I found some old bones!"
    Marina: "Human bones, huh? Yeah, those things are everywhere."
  9. ↑ Famitsu - Splatoon 2 one year anniversary developer interview
  10. ↑ Sunken Scroll 27
  11. ↑ Sunken Scroll 27
  12. ↑ Alterna Log 002
  13. ↑ Alterna Log 004
  14. ↑ The Art of Splatoon pg. 311
  15. ↑ Alterna Log 5
  16. ↑ https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CIC6P7lWwAARWo_?format=png&name=orig
  17. ↑ Squid Research Lab Squid Research Lab Tumblr - Chopscrewey preview
  18. ↑ Squid Research Lab Squid Research Lab Tumblr reveal post
  19. ↑ The Art of Splatoon pg. 315
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