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'''O.R.C.A.''', also known as '''Omniscient Recording Computer of Alterna'''<ref>https://youtu.be/P7SBd8xb50w</ref>, is a computer system in [[Return of the Mammalians]] in ''[[Splatoon 3]]''. O.R.C.A. appears to be in [[Alterna]], in the [[Return of the Mammalians|story mode]] of the game.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZgKSXirLIU {{YT}} Nintendo Treehouse: Live | August 2022 - ''Splatoon 3'' Single-player Showcase]</ref> Additionally, the same symbol as in O.R.C.A's dialogue, without the orca, can be seen in many places throughout Alterna.  
{{Infobox/Character
|color    = {{SiteColor|Splatoon 3}}
|title    = O.R.C.A.
|image    = RotM Icon ORCA.png
|caption  = O.R.C.A.'s dialogue icon in the story mode
|species  = Artificial intelligence
|age      = Approx. 12,000
|location = [[Alterna]]
}}
'''O.R.C.A.''', short for '''Omniscient Recording Computer of Alterna''', is a computer system in [[Return of the Mammalians]] in ''[[Splatoon 3]]''. It is located in [[Alterna]] and serves as a guide for [[Agent 3 (Splatoon 3)|Agent 3]].


== ''Splatoon 3'' ==
==''Splatoon 3''==
O.R.C.A. is a computer system that was created by scientists who also built Alterna. Its purpose is to keep humanity's precious knowledge.
As revealed in the [[Alterna Log]]s, O.R.C.A. is an archival-oriented digital information management system that was created by the scientists who built [[Alterna]]. Its purpose is to record and preserve the knowledge of the surviving [[human]]s. In [[Return of the Mammalians]], when [[Agent 3 (Splatoon 3)|Agent 3]] enters their first [[kettle]] in Alterna, O.R.C.A. is booted up and introduces itself. After explaining the basics of missions, it begins collecting information on Agent 3, referring to them as a citizen of Alterna. At the start of each mission in Alterna, it offers a brief explanation of the mission's goal and purpose and information on the weapons available in the [[equipper]]. If Agent 3 fails to accomplish certain missions' special objectives (such as running out of [[ink]] in a mission with limited ink), O.R.C.A. will inform them of their failure and pour ink directly above them, [[Splat (occurrence)|splatting]] them. It is also strongly implied to have written the Alterna Logs.
It plays an important role in [[Return of the Mammalians]]. Upon the player reaches [[Alterna]], it introduces itself and explains the mechanics of the area. After entering each stage, it gives a brief introduction of the level to the player, as well as the weapons avaliable for that stage for the player to select from, and the entry cost and rewards of the stage. Also, if the stage involves a special objective (such as limited ink), and the player fails to reach it, O.R.C.A. will inform them and pour ink directly above them, splatting them and forcing them to retry.  


==Alterna Logs==
==Personality==
{{Main|Alterna Logs}}
Unlike its fellow AI [[Commander Tartar]], O.R.C.A. is rarely hostile towards the player and does not attempt to deceive them, instead seemingly only being interested in conducting tests and maintaining Alterna. [[Callie|Agent 1]] comments on O.R.C.A.'s deadpan humor, and in the mission [[Amusing a Bemused Muse]], it responds with silence at the [[Squid Sisters]]' failure to recognize a [[crate]] statue as an orca, the very same animal it's named after in many localizations of the game.
 
Alongside the [[List of Sunken Scrolls in Splatoon 3|Sunken Scrolls]] found in Alterna, O.R.C.A. also keeps the Alterna Logs, seven of them to be exact. It is clear O.R.C.A is the one who recorded them, as it speaks in the first person in them on multiple occasions.  


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
Orca 1.jpg|The first O.R.C.A logo seen in the [[Return of the Mammalians]] trailer.
RotM Icon ORCA square.png|O.R.C.A.'s story mode dialogue icon
Orca 2.jpg|The second O.R.C.A logo seen in the [[Return of the Mammalians]] trailer. It is on the blue signs to the right of Agent 3.
Orca 4.jpg|O.R.C.A.'s logo without the icon, as seen in the trailer for [[Return of the Mammalians]]
Orca 3.jpg|The third O.R.C.A logo seen in the [[Return of the Mammalians]] trailer. It is on the blue crate.
Orca 4.jpg|The fourth O.R.C.A logo seen in the [[Return of the Mammalians]] trailer.
Orca 5.jpg|The fifth O.R.C.A logo seen in the [[Return of the Mammalians]] trailer. It is the blue logo on the structure behind the rocket ship.
S3 mission complete.jpg|The logo can also be seen on the Mission Complete! screen
</gallery>
</gallery>


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
* It plays a similar role to [[C.Q. Cumber]] in [[Octo Expansion]]: It explains the rules of each level, gives the selection of weapons avaliable, as well as splatting the player if they fail a special condition.
* O.R.C.A. plays a similar role to that of [[C.Q. Cumber]] in the ''[[Octo Expansion]]'': both explain each level in the opening area, provide the selection of [[weapon]]s available for the level in the [[equipper]], and [[Splat (occurrence)|splat]] the player if they fail a special condition.
* The "corrupted" text in logs with incomplete processing bears a resemblance to [[wikipedia:Mojibake|mojibake]], a type of textual "corruption" that occurs due to a mis-match between textual encoding and decoding.
* When first booted up, O.R.C.A. makes a sound similar to the [[Wii U]]'s power-on jingle, but in a different key. This is followed by the sound effect heard just before the reveal of a [[Splatfest]] theme by the [["Voice from on High"]].
* According to one of the stage dialogues for [[Bluefin Depot]], O.R.C.A. can also stand for "Occupational Regulatory Commission for Accidents", which appears to be the ''Splatoon'' equivalent of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occupational_Safety_and_Health_Administration OSHA].
 
==Etymology==
''Omniscient Recording Computer of Alterna'' describes the system's intelligence, purpose, "species", and location. The orca is also a species of dolphin, making the abbreviation "O.R.C.A." similar to the Japanese name of the AI, which is the Japanese word for "dolphin".


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{Foreignname
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{{Localized name
|color=Splatoon 3
|color=Splatoon 3
|title=O.R.C.A.
|Jap=イルカ
|Jap=イルカ
|JapR=Iruka
|JapR=Iruka
|JapM=Directly from 'イルカ'(dolphin), and abbreviation for “Intelligent Recording Computer of Alterna”(I.R.C.A.)
|JapM=Dolphin
|SpaA=Organizadora de Registros Computarizados de Alterna (O.R.C.A.)
|Dut=O.R.K.A.
|SpaAM=Organizer of Computerized Records of Alterna
|DutM=From ''orka'' ("orca")
|Fre=O.R.C.A.
|FreM=-
|FreA=<!--French (NoA) and (NoE) share the same name-->
|FreAM=-
|Ger=O.R.C.A.
|GerM=-
|Ita=O.R.C.A.
|ItaM=-
|Rus=И.К.Р.А.
|RusR=I.K.R.A.
|RusM=From икра ''ikra'' ("caviar")
|Spa=O.R.C.A.
|SpaM=-
|SpaA=<!--Spanish (NoA) and (NoE) share the same name-->
|SpaAM=-
|Chi=海豚豚
|ChiR=Hǎitún tún
|ChiM=From 海豚 ''hǎitún'' ("dolphin")
|ChiS=<!--Chinese (Simplified) and (Traditional) share the same name-->
|ChiSR=
|ChiSM=
|Kor=I.R.C.A.
|Kor=I.R.C.A.
|KorR=
|KorR=
|KorM=Same as the Japanese abbreviation
|KorM=Similar to Japanese
|Chi=海豚豚
|Internal=Dolphin <ref name="Leanny GitHub">[https://github.com/Leanny/splat3/blob/main/data/language/EUen.json {{GH}} Leanny on GitHub]</ref>
|ChiR=Hǎitún tún
|InternalM=-
|ChiM=From '海豚'(dolphin). In the log, its full name is also “Intelligent Recording Computer of Alterna”
}}
{{Localized name
|color=Splatoon 3
|title=Omniscient Recording Computer of Alterna
|Jap=Intelligent Recording Computer of Alterna
|JapR=
|JapM=From イルカ ''iruka'' ("dolphin")
|Dut=Ongeëvenaarde Rapporterende Kunstmatige Assistent
|DutM=Unparalleled Reporting Artificial Assistant
|Fre=Omniscient Réceptacle de la Connaissance Alternienne
|FreM=
|FreA=<!--French (NoA) and (NoE) share the same name-->
|FreAM=
|Ger=Omnikompetente Registrar-Computer von Alterna
|GerM=Omnicompetent Registrar Computer of Alterna
|Ita=Onniscente Registratore Computerizzato di Alterna
|ItaM=
|Rus=Искусственный кибернетический разум Альтерны
|RusR=Iskusstvennyy kiberneticheskyy razum Al'terny
|RusM=Artificial cybernetic intelligence of Alterna
|Spa=Organizadora de Registros Computarizados de Alterna
|SpaM=Organizer of Computerized Records of Alterna
|SpaA=<!--Spanish (NoA) and (NoE) share the same name-->
|SpaAM=
|Chi=Intelligent Recording Computer of Alterna
|ChiR=
|ChiM=Same as Japanese
|ChiS=<!--Chinese (Simplified) and (Traditional) share the same name-->
|ChiSR=
|ChiSM=
|Kor=Intelligent Recording Computer of Alterna
|KorR=
|KorM=Same as Japanese
}}
}}
</div>


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 15:00, 26 April 2024

This article is about the character. For other uses, see Orca (disambiguation).

O.R.C.A.

O.R.C.A.'s dialogue icon in the story mode
Species Artificial intelligence
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Age Approx. 12,000
Gender
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Location Alterna
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O.R.C.A., short for Omniscient Recording Computer of Alterna, is a computer system in Return of the Mammalians in Splatoon 3. It is located in Alterna and serves as a guide for Agent 3.

Splatoon 3

As revealed in the Alterna Logs, O.R.C.A. is an archival-oriented digital information management system that was created by the scientists who built Alterna. Its purpose is to record and preserve the knowledge of the surviving humans. In Return of the Mammalians, when Agent 3 enters their first kettle in Alterna, O.R.C.A. is booted up and introduces itself. After explaining the basics of missions, it begins collecting information on Agent 3, referring to them as a citizen of Alterna. At the start of each mission in Alterna, it offers a brief explanation of the mission's goal and purpose and information on the weapons available in the equipper. If Agent 3 fails to accomplish certain missions' special objectives (such as running out of ink in a mission with limited ink), O.R.C.A. will inform them of their failure and pour ink directly above them, splatting them. It is also strongly implied to have written the Alterna Logs.

Personality

Unlike its fellow AI Commander Tartar, O.R.C.A. is rarely hostile towards the player and does not attempt to deceive them, instead seemingly only being interested in conducting tests and maintaining Alterna. Agent 1 comments on O.R.C.A.'s deadpan humor, and in the mission Amusing a Bemused Muse, it responds with silence at the Squid Sisters' failure to recognize a crate statue as an orca, the very same animal it's named after in many localizations of the game.

Gallery

  • O.R.C.A.'s story mode dialogue icon

    O.R.C.A.'s story mode dialogue icon

  • O.R.C.A.'s logo without the icon, as seen in the trailer for Return of the Mammalians

    O.R.C.A.'s logo without the icon, as seen in the trailer for Return of the Mammalians

Trivia

  • O.R.C.A. plays a similar role to that of C.Q. Cumber in the Octo Expansion: both explain each level in the opening area, provide the selection of weapons available for the level in the equipper, and splat the player if they fail a special condition.
  • When first booted up, O.R.C.A. makes a sound similar to the Wii U's power-on jingle, but in a different key. This is followed by the sound effect heard just before the reveal of a Splatfest theme by the "Voice from on High".
  • According to one of the stage dialogues for Bluefin Depot, O.R.C.A. can also stand for "Occupational Regulatory Commission for Accidents", which appears to be the Splatoon equivalent of OSHA.

Etymology

Omniscient Recording Computer of Alterna describes the system's intelligence, purpose, "species", and location. The orca is also a species of dolphin, making the abbreviation "O.R.C.A." similar to the Japanese name of the AI, which is the Japanese word for "dolphin".

Names in other languages

O.R.C.A.
Language Name Meaning
Japan Japanese イルカ
Iruka		 Dolphin
Netherlands Dutch O.R.K.A. From orka ("orca")
CanadaFrance French O.R.C.A. -
Germany German O.R.C.A. -
Italy Italian O.R.C.A. -
Russia Russian И.К.Р.А.
I.K.R.A.		 From икра ikra ("caviar")
SpainMexico Spanish O.R.C.A. -
China Chinese 海豚豚
Hǎitún tún		 From 海豚 hǎitún ("dolphin")
South Korea Korean I.R.C.A. Similar to Japanese
 Internal Dolphin [1] -
Omniscient Recording Computer of Alterna
Language Name Meaning
Japan Japanese Intelligent Recording Computer of Alterna From イルカ iruka ("dolphin")
Netherlands Dutch Ongeëvenaarde Rapporterende Kunstmatige Assistent Unparalleled Reporting Artificial Assistant
CanadaFrance French Omniscient Réceptacle de la Connaissance Alternienne
Germany German Omnikompetente Registrar-Computer von Alterna Omnicompetent Registrar Computer of Alterna
Italy Italian Onniscente Registratore Computerizzato di Alterna
Russia Russian Искусственный кибернетический разум Альтерны
Iskusstvennyy kiberneticheskyy razum Al'terny		 Artificial cybernetic intelligence of Alterna
SpainMexico Spanish Organizadora de Registros Computarizados de Alterna Organizer of Computerized Records of Alterna
China Chinese Intelligent Recording Computer of Alterna Same as Japanese
South Korea Korean Intelligent Recording Computer of Alterna Same as Japanese

References

  1. ↑ GitHub Leanny on GitHub
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