Mem cake
Mem cakes are collectibles in Octo Expansion.
Description
Mem cakes are small items modeled after objects and characters from the world of Splatoon.[1] They are said to be physical manifestations of Agent 8's lost memories, and are obtained as rewards for completing stages. They are categorized by the stations that dwell in the lines:
List of mem cakes
Line A series (Inklings)
- Inkling Squid
Location: location
At last we meet, my so-called foe.
But is our fate to spray this hate?
Perhaps we'll learn in depths below...
- Inkling Girl (Pink)
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Location: Roll Out Station
With tresses pink and eyes a blank,
A smile so faint, it hides your feint,
You slip on past—outfoxed! Outflanked!
- Inkling Girl (Orange)
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Location: Fake Plastic Station
You paint the turf with graceful strokes.
With watchful eye, I breathe a sigh.
From sniper's perch, I go for broke.
- Inkling Boy (Green)
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Location: location
The rolling column splatters all.
A stray shot shakes the trees awake.
The summer turns, here comes the fall.
- Inkling Boy (Blue)
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Location: location
You gaze seaward with azure hope.
Between each blink you calmly think,
As when you use a Splatterscope.
Line B series (Octarians)
- Octarian
Location: location
The world I knew seems like a trap.
I'm drawn now to the strange and new.
Would my old friends think me a sap?
- Twintacle Octotrooper
Location: location
The fat and heavy locks hang low.
They frame your face above a base
Of stumpy leg and pigeon toe.
- Octocopter
Location: location
A hilltop picnic, friends and fruit.
Your whirling blades provide us shade.
I raise a hand in mock salute.
- Octobomber
Location: location
Destroy your troubles—bombs away!
A tempting thought: bring all to naught.
No wonder your friends tend to stray.
- Tentakook
Location: location
You face away, thinking me blind,
Like I don't know what you won't show.
Your love is still clear from behind.
- Octopod
Location: location
So principled you might explode,
But when you burst, who's really cursed?
Your loved ones have to bear that load.
- Octostamp
Location: location
It seems to you a sly attack,
But for your pains you make no gains.
You only get shot in the back.
- Octozeppelin
Location: location
How loftily you float on high,
Suspended there in starry air
As you drip purple passing by.
- Tentacle
Location: location
How desolate this star-marked limb.
Is what awaits me this same fate?
I must not dwell; it's much too grim.
- Octoling
Location: location
Though parted by the ocean deep,
My oldest friend, we meet again.
I touch your face; you rouse from sleep.
Line C series (Salmonids)
- Chum
Location: location
You overwhelm with crowds and throngs.
At every turn, you writhe and churn.
Why can't we simply get along?
- Flyfish
Location: location
Now nights grow long; summer abates.
The tides recede as squids stampede.
With fireworks, we celebrate.
- Scrapper
Location: location
Your motor whines; the ocean roars.
No ink can halt your firm assault.
Let these invaders know the score.
- Stinger
Location: location
When problems stack too tall to see,
Just chip away and, day by day,
You'll grow to live a life carefree.
- Steelhead
Location: location
Where love could blossom, spite congeals.
Faced with these thieves, I aim and heave
A cluster bomb right in the feels.
- Steel Eel
Location: location
The hunt leads down a winding path.
Tightly coiled and well-oiled,
These dirty squids could use a bath.
- Maws
Location: location
Erupting eel glimpses the sky.
Its eyelids squint against the glint
Of sun unseen by creatures shy
- Drizzler
Location: location
A sudden drizzle bars my way.
It's no hour for this shower,
But light rain won't ruin my day.
- Goldie
Location: location
Each glittered scale shines so bright.
You're my last ditch to strike it rich
And tilt my bank balance aright.
Line D series (objects)
- Spawn Point
Location: location
Finality's not what it seems.
When your end comes, rise up and run.
Don't let defeat dissolve your dreams.
- Tower
Location: location
I topple from the tower ledge
And choke back tears to see the gears
Eliminate our hard-won edge.
- Rainmaker
Location: location
We're torn apart so many times;
I must be bold and keep my hold
To make their team pay for their crimes.
- Power Clam
Location: location
When four are one, they make a team.
But one from ten? Uhh, come again?
It's like some kind of fever dream.
- Bumper
Location: location
You teach the virtues of the still,
And yet I spurned the lesson learned.
My problem is I have no chill.
- Squid Bumper
Location: location
Another squid? I'm gonna hurl.
It's just litter! Please consider
How we Octolings see the world.
- Balloon
Location: location
Oblivious, adrift, and round,
You hold inside a tempting prize.
Who doesn't love that popping sound?
- Tree
Location: location
To plant a tree's its own reward
After you're gone, it will grow on
In memory, initials scarred.
Line E series (weapons)
- Splattershot
Location: location
The polished nozzle gleams and shines.
Unblemished gun reflects the sun.
A good day's match; victory's mine.
- Splat Roller
Location: location
I shake the squeegee to and fro.
As I do laps my color saps;
A fair trade for a mighty blow.
- Splat Bomb
Location: location
Closer to pyramids than spheres—
Let fly the bombs! A sigh, then calm.
A pillow stained with ink—or tears.
- Burst Bomb
Location: location
Not everyone can be a scourge
In tense combat. I toss this splat,
A monument to my last surge.
- Suction Bomb
Location: location
Though it flies errant or amiss,
Should its sly arc hit near the mark,
Your fate is sealed with its kiss.
- Curling Bomb
Location: location
No stealth or guile, not for you.
You pave the way as plain as day,
Foreshadowing imminent spew.
- Autobomb
Location: location
Its friendly face, its easy stride—
That's all a front. Let me be blunt;
It leaves you with nowhere to hide.
- Toxic Mist
Location: location
The sickly sweet aroma spreads.
Its stagnant arms bring only harm,
Along with sluggish, looming dread.
Line F series (characters)
- Pearl
Location: location
"I rule," you said, "It's in my blood.
Don't step to me—ESPECIALLY
If you can't hang with my best bud."
- Marina
Location: location
They told me you had gone to ground,
And your rad groove was concrete proof
That you made it safe and sound.
- Flow
Location: location
Two friends who never are apart:
One's always cool, the other stews.
I love them both with all my heat.
- Jelfonzo
Location: location
I watch your tendrils undulate;
A blue bouquet that twirls and sways,
As central mass swells and deflates.
- Sheldon
Location: location
Hmm, Slosher? Inkbrush? Curling Bomb?
I'd gladly browse for hours and hours;
Your gushing ramble brings me calm.
- Bisk
Location: location
Black, bulging eyes stare far inside.
What does he see deep within me?
From his sharp gaze, no one can hide.
- Crusty Sean
Location: location
How long must I wait in his line?
Such tragic lack of Crusty snack...
I'm almost there! It will be mine!
- Murch
Location: location
Behind his dour, one-eyed stare,
Our urchin friend conceals a yen
For making the most out of gear.
- Judd & Li'l Judd
Location: location
A patch of sun? A fresh-caught fish?
No bribe will swerve your eye for turf,
However desperately we wish.
- Mr. Grizz
Location: location
Oh, what I'd give to be employed!
Better, I'd say, to work for pay
Than ride this subway through the void.
Line G series (brands)
- Tentatek
Location: location
Our sweat dripping from every pore.
The harse, hot sun won't stop this run.
We grit our teeth and ask for more.
- Zekko
Location: location
I hate the sea but love the breeze.
The sandy shore I will endure
Just for that brisk, zephyrous tease.
- Skalop
Location: location
A Skalop brand atop your crown
Will turn some heads but really shreds
When it is simply turned around.
- Squidforce
Location: location
Squids often wear this as they strike
With bomb and brush. It's quite a rush.
I wish I could know what that was like...
- Firefin
Location: location
Your 'tude is righteous, as you say.
Is your science as defiant?
Prove that your battle rhymes can slay.
- Zink
Location: location
I see you standing in the rain.
Within a storm—forever warm.
Powerful as a hurricane.
- Inkline
Location: location
Put down the phone; go shelve your book.
Get ready, champ—it's time to camp!
We'll share a drink right from the brook!
- Toni Kensa
Location: location
Constructed of glass and concrete,
A city stays in dull, drab grays
Till we splash color on its streets.
Line H series (symbols)
- Jr. Mark
Location: location
Mistakes of youth teach us a lot.
We skate too fast and have a blast
And learn quickly not to get caught.
- "Slow Your Roll" Mole
Location: location
"When going through here, play it cool!"
Or get a clue and don't go through!
I won't bend on this! Them's the rules!
- iShipIt Logo
Location: location
I pack my feelings in a box:
A parcel stuffed with hope and love
And trimmed with stamps unorthodox.
- Familiar Graffiti
Location: location
I've seen this, but I'm not aware
Just what the splat I'm looking at!
Is it a frog or a brown bear?
- Li'l Max
Location: location
How I admire Li'l Max!
The highest rank to be so swank
That my rivals have heart attacks.
Line I series (Octo Canyon)
- Marie
Location: location
The tides go out and take the light.
How will I greet you when we meet?
It keeps me up on inkstained nights.
- Callie
Location: location
Your song inspired a blush of love.
It gave my heart a fresh new start.
Now I ascend to shores above.
- DJ Octavio
Location: location
I leave without ceremony.
Don't be too sore; I wanted more.
My sincerest apology.
- Sardinium
Location: location
When I get my hands on these fish
I might exchange them on the range,
Except that they look so delish...
- Sunken Scroll
Location: location
A mystery rolled up and bound—
Oh, what's the use? It's too obtuse.
I'll dump it in the lost and found.
- Key
Location: location
Beneath a summer sky I walk,
Through valley, plain, and back again,
Dreaming of what you might unlock.
- Mini Zapfish
Location: location
The rhythm etched in little jolts;
Those idols sing and put a spring
In my steps as I crank the volts.
- Zapfish
Location: location
Encased in a sturdy sphere of glass.
It breaks my heart to see you caught
With whiskers trembling as I pass.
- Power Egg
Location: location
Though slick with slime, I keep my grip.
The chill seeps through my gift from you.
I mustn't let this cargo slip.
Line J series (gear)
- White Tee
Location: location
I don't quite trust this stark white brand.
It's more for squids or little kids...
And where's the pop? It's oh-so bland!
- King Tank
Location: location
This swells a stir of royal pride.
In small or large, you lead the charge.
The ink of nobles flows inside.
- Skalop Hoodie
Location: location
On colder days, I like these clothes.
With other threads I'd stay in bed—
It's too frigid to be exposed!
- Mint Darkoniks
Location: location
I see you walking down the street.
You think you're slick in those lime kicks,
But they'd look fresher on my feet.
- Neon Sea Slugs
Location: location
The squishing footsteps trudge in muck.
Their path revealed by heavy heel.
My heart beats quick; a stroke of luck!
- Orange Arrows
Location: location
Such devilfish-may-care coture—
The colors clash and make a splash!
Without a doubt, footwear du jour.
- Takoroka Mesh
Location: location
It keeps the elements away:
No rain, nor heat, nor wind, nor sleet.
But does it guard against ink spray?
- Knitted Hat
Location: location
No matter thickness, brim, or gauge,
A well-done purl will awe the world.
These handmade hats are all the rage!
Trivia
- The mem cakes resemble erasers, specifically the kind that are shaped to look like certain things. This could be a reference to the fact that Agent 8's memories have been "erased" (whether or not they were deliberately erased is unknown).
- All Mem Cake descriptions are written in poems, following the format; A, BB, A.
Gallery
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Viewing the Inkling Squid mem cake.
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The same mem cake in Japanese. The description reads "Squid (6/80) - I was told these were once enemies we fought. Now we must join hands to get out of the deep sea."
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Agent 8 obtaining the
Jelfonzo mem cake as a reward for finishing mission F04/C05. The level's subtitle is a reference to the song "Ice Ice Baby".
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The same situation in the Japanese version.
