Bottom Feeders

Bottom Feeders​

Bottom Feeders

Artwork from Splatoon 2. From left to right: Bertie Feeder, Murdoch Feeder, Finn Feeder, Tangle Feeder, and Jawn Feeder.

Species	Finn: Crowntail betta fish Tangle: Mozuku seaweed Jawn: Shark Murdoch: Yesso scallop Bertie: Globefish
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Gender	1 male; 1 female; 3 unknown
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Relations	Bertie Feeder: Unnamed daughter
Location
Shop
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Members	(Non-virtual) Yu Manabe (Violin) Takahiko "PUMP" Obata (Drums)
Other forms

“	A new band called the Bottom Feeders has been tearing up the Inkopolis charts lately. The band is fronted by a tropical-betta-fish violinist, features vocals by a dude made of seaweed, and also includes a shark, a scallop, and a globefish. Their unforgiving yet catchy music style is the product of fusing ancient Celtic sea shanties with punk rock.	”
— Squid Research Lab

The Bottom Feeders are a five-person Celtic rock band. Their songs were added in Splatoon 2's version 2.0.0 along with the band Ink Theory. They originate from a country up north, and predominantly perform live, having spent a lot of time on tour. They have been consistently using their own label ever since their debut. In-universe, it is stated that the organization of their performances, as well as the songs' progression, often change depending on the mood of the members.

Songs

Fictional band	Song name	Audio sample
Bottom Feeders	Shipwreckin'	Shipwreckin'
	Fins & Fiddles	Fins & Fiddles
	Seafoam Shanty	Seafoam Shanty

The Bottom Feeders were the first band in the Splatoon series to debut with three original songs. Major bands like Squid Squad and Wet Floor would get upwards of six song upon release, while other post-launch bands such as Hightide Era and Ink Theory would only get two.

Members

Finn Feeder

Finn Feeder is the band's violinist, a glamorous tropical betta fish and the focus of the band's sound. She wants to share the goodness of traditional music's sound no matter how much the world changes. She has a stubborn personality, and often does things in her own way, leading to the band almost dissolving on multiple instances. She has been seen showing aggressive behavior to Tangle Feeder in artwork. This may be based on the aggressive behavior of betta fish. She does not get along with the members of Ink Theory, a band that debuted at the same time as the Bottom Feeders.

In Splatune 3, Baker of C-Side stated that they were a fan of the Bottom Feeders, and had expressed interest in hanging out with Finn Feeder. Ironically, Kiki of C-Side would be the one to meet Finn, since she would be featured as a guest violinist for Kiki's band Riot Act with the song No Plan Survives.

Tangle Feeder

Tangle Feeder is the vocalist, a man made of the edible seaweed mozuku and the leader of the band. In their album art, he wears a plaid kilt, combat boots, and large square glasses, reflecting the band's fusion of various styles. He is a young man with a rebellious spirit, dissatisfied with how voguish music has become and wishing to return to more straightforward styles. However, the songs he writes are mediocre, and the other members are quite harsh on him. Up until recently, he was unaware of where his voice was coming from, but it turns out to be produced by the friction of the string-like organs that make up his body rubbing against each other. He seemed pleased with learning that he is able to sing with his feet.

Despite mozuku seaweed being a more brown color, Tangle is green.

Murdoch Feeder

Murdoch Feeder is the guitarist, a Yesso scallop with a weakness for cute girls. Unlike Finn Feeder and Tangle Feeder, they are not as particular about the sound of the band and are fine with anything as long as they are having fun.

Jawn Feeder

Jawn Feeder is the bassist, a shark that likes motorcycles and meat. Much like Murdoch Feeder, they are fine with doing anything as long as they are having a good time.

Bertie Feeder

Bertie Feeder is the drummer, a globefish who wears a plaid kilt similar to that of Tangle. Like Murdoch Feeder and Jawn Feeder, they also do not care much about the band's sound as long as they are having a good time. They are a member of a Rainmaker team with Kuze and Ryu Chang, and they have an only daughter that they care for and adore.

Artists

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  Yu Manabe (Violin)

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  Takahiko "PUMP" Obata (Drums)

Gallery

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  Album art from Splatoon 2.

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  The Bottom Feeders performing.

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  Artwork of the Bottom Feeders, SashiMori (minus Karla), and Hightide Era for White Day 2019.

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  Bottom Feeders logo from the Splatoon Base website

Trivia

• In Japanese, each of the Bottom Feeders' song titles have an English part and a Japanese part; for localization, only the English part was kept.
• Tangle Feeder is the only biological character in the Splatoon series who is not an animal, as seaweed are algae.
  • As such, Bottom Feeders are the only band with a non-animal member.
• The band once participated in a battle of the bands against their budding rivals Ink Theory in a venue situated in Inkadia called ZAPP Square. The venue's name is a parody of the Zepp brand of music venues in Japan.
• The Bottom Feeders and the Chirpy Chips are the only non-idol music groups to retain their original names in the Chinese and Korean localizations after having them changed for other languages.
• The English version of the Splatoon Base website states that all of the band's members share the last name "Bottom". However, this is only true for their Japanese names, as the English version changed their last names to "Feeder". This error was corrected in the description used in the English version of the Nintendo Music app, which states that their shared last name is "Feeder".

Names in other languages

Bottom Feeders

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	From Bottom
Chinese	From Bottom
Korean	From Bottom

Finn Feeder

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	フィン・ボトム Fin Botomu	Fin Bottom

Tangle Feeder

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	タングル・ボトム Tanguru Botomu	Tangle Bottom

Murdoch Feeder

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ムルター・ボトム Murutā Botomu	Murutā Bottom

Jawn Feeder

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	フカ・ボトム Fuka Botomu	Shark Bottom

Bertie Feeder

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ブロウ・ボトム Burou Botomu	Blow Bottom