Grizzco Industries
Grizzco Industries (often shortened to simply Grizzco) is a company in Splatoon 2 and Splatoon 3, run by Mr. Grizz. The company recruits Inklings and Octolings to participate in Salmon Runs and collect Golden Eggs in exchange for various reward capsules depending on their performance. All employees are given an Employee Handbook and Salmonid Field Guide to read. In Splatoon 2, the company has a building in Inkopolis Square, and in Splatoon 3, it has new buildings in Splatsville and Inkopolis Plaza in addition to its original location; these buildings serve as hubs for employees and contain radios through which Mr. Grizz gives orders. Certain gear items can only be obtained as Salmon Run rewards; these items have Grizzco as their gear brand, and all of them are rare and cannot be ordered via Murch or Spyke. Additionally, certain music is released under the band name Grizzco Industries (in Splatoon 2) or Grizzco (in Splatoon 3), most of which is Salmon Run music; it was revealed in a developer interview that Grizzco outsources this music rather than producing it directly.[1]
Following the defeat of Mr. Grizz in Return of the Mammalians, his voice can still be heard through the replaced radio. This may be due to his lines being pre-recorded or automated, as was suggested in a developer interview.[2]
Gear
The Grizzco gear brand produces all gear awarded in Salmon Run. Grizzco produces headgear, clothing, and shoes. Grizzco gear does not favor any secondary ability and, uniquely, is assigned with a random primary ability that can also appear as a secondary ability. Grizzco gear cannot be ordered from Murch or Spyke.
In Splatoon 2, Grizzco gear tends to takes on a more "protective" fashion style, with much of the gear being based on safety equipment (such as the Anchor Life Vest or Oceanic Hard Hat). Many of the clothes are related to companies, such as the Squiddor Polo featuring the mascot of iShipIt, and the Juice Parka featuring the logo from Saltspray Rig.
One piece of gear is an exception to both of these rules, the Online Jersey. It is not awarded through Salmon Run (rather, it is obtained via a code received when making a twelve-month online subscription), nor is it working gear or a collaboration item. Instead, it was given the Grizzco branding since the real-life uniform worn by the winners of the Splatoon 2 World Championship 2018 it is based on had the Grizzco logo imprinted on it. It also has a primary ability that is not random, making this gear the only Grizzco gear in Splatoon 2 that has this distinction.
In Splatoon 3, new Grizzco gear items tend more towards pop culture references, such as gear seemingly inspired by the Back to the Future movie franchise. Much of the gear from Splatoon 2 also returns.
| Name | Brand | Availability | Ability | Star power | Added in
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Beekeeper Hat |  Grizzco
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 Salmon Run
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1 February 2019 | |
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Cap of Legend | Grizzco
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Salmon Run
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1 June 2018 | |
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Dust Blocker 2000 | Grizzco
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Salmon Run
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1 November 2017 | |
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Headlamp Helmet | Grizzco
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Salmon Run
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1 August 2017 | |
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Oceanic Hard Hat | Grizzco
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Salmon Run
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1 April 2018 | |
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Octoleet Goggles | Grizzco
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Salmon Run
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1 August 2018 | |
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Sailor Cap | Grizzco
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Salmon Run
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1 April 2019 | |
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Welding Mask | Grizzco
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Salmon Run
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1 February 2018 | |
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Worker's Cap | Grizzco
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Salmon Run
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1 July 2019 | |
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Worker's Head Towel | Grizzco
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Salmon Run
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1 November 2018 |
| Name | Brand | Availability | Ability | Star power | Added in
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Anchor Life Vest | Grizzco
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Salmon Run
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1 September 2017 | |
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Crustwear XXL | Grizzco
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Salmon Run
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1 March 2018 | |
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Dev Uniform | Grizzco
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Salmon Run
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1 October 2018 | |
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Garden Gear | Grizzco
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Salmon Run
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1 January 2018 | |
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Juice Parka | Grizzco
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Salmon Run
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1 October 2017 | |
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North-Country Parka | Grizzco
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Salmon Run
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1 December 2018 | |
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Office Attire | Grizzco
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Salmon Run
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1 March 2019 | |
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Online Jersey | Grizzco
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 Nintendo Switch Online
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 Swim Speed Up
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5 October 2018 |
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Record Shop Look EP | Grizzco
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Salmon Run
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1 July 2018 | |
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Squiddor Polo | Grizzco
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Salmon Run
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Initial Release (1.0.0) | |
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SRL Coat | Grizzco
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Salmon Run
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1 May 2019 |
| Name | Brand | Availability | Ability | Star power | Added in
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Angry Rain Boots | Grizzco
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Salmon Run
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1 December 2017 | |
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Flipper Floppers | Grizzco
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Salmon Run
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14 September 2018 | |
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Friendship Bracelet | Grizzco
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Salmon Run
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1 June 2019 | |
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Non-slip Senseis | Grizzco
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Salmon Run
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1 May 2018 | |
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Wooden Sandals | Grizzco
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Salmon Run
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1 January 2019 |
| Name | Brand | Availability | Ability | Star power | Added in
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Angry Rain Boots |  Grizzco
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 15
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 Ink Resistance Up
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Fresh Season 2023 (3.0.0) |
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Brinestone Boots | Grizzco
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 Salmon Run Next Wave
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1 November 2023 | ||
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Flipper Floppers | Grizzco
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 300
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 Swim Speed Up
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Drizzle Season 2023 (5.0.0) |
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Friendship Bracelet | Grizzco
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 5
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 Special Charge Up
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Sizzle Season 2024 (8.0.0) |
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Knockout Boots | Grizzco
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Salmon Run Next Wave
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1 May 2024 | ||
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Nonslip Senseis | Grizzco
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15
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 Stealth Jump
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Drizzle Season 2023 (5.0.0) |
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Octoleet Boots | Grizzco
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800
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 Object Shredder
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Fresh Season 2024 (7.0.0) |
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Trevally Derby Rollers | Grizzco
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Salmon Run Next Wave
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31 January 2024 | ||
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Wooden Sandals | Grizzco
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15
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 Drop Roller
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Sizzle Season 2024 (8.0.0) |
Weapons
During wildcard rotations, one or more of Mr. Grizz's personal weapons are accidentally added to the mix.[3] Grizzco weapons are tweaked versions of normal weapons with much more powerful stats. The following weapons have been available:
| Rare weapon | Description | Games | |
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 Grizzco Blaster |
Modified Blaster. A moderate-damage, close-range blaster with a fast rate of fire and low ink consumption. It debuted on 16 September 2017. |
✓ | ✓ |
 Grizzco Brella |
Modified Splat Brella. A moderate-damage, mid-range brella with a fast rate of fire and low ink consumption. There is no canopy on this brella, so it cannot be opened; instead, it fires rapidly when the trigger is held. It debuted on 15 October 2017. |
✓ | ✓ |
 Grizzco Charger |
Modified Bamboozler 14 Mk I. A high-damage, long-range charger with high ink consumption. It charges instantly but cannot store a charge. It debuted on 29 April 2018. |
✓ | ✓ |
 Grizzco Slosher |
Modified Sloshing Machine. A high-damage, long-range slosher with a slow rate of fire and high ink consumption. The projectiles penetrate armor and keep moving after hitting enemies, then drop vertically at the end of their arc. It debuted on 17 June 2018. |
✓ | ✓ |
 Grizzco Stringer |
Modified Tri-Stringer. A high-damage, long-range stringer with high ink consumption. It fires nine projectiles per shot and charges quickly but has low accuracy due to its irregular spread pattern. It debuted on 1 October 2022. |
✓ | |
 Grizzco Splatana |
Modified Splatana Stamper. A high-damage, close-range splatana with low ink consumption. Both slashes have extremely limited range, but are highly damaging. The charged slash can pierce armor and has a long distance dash but has a long charge time. It debuted on 2 December 2022. |
✓ | |
 Grizzco Dualies |
Modified Splat Dualies. Extremely close-range dualies with a fast rate of fire, moderate damage, and low ink consumption. Performing a dodge roll with them creates a small burst of ink around the user's body, dealing heavy explosion types of damage to nearby foes. The player can dodge roll up to 9 times in a row. They debuted during the Big Run starting on 2 September 2023. |
✓ | |
 Grizzco Roller |
Modified Dynamo Roller. A high-damage, low ink consumption roller with slow but very powerful vertical swings and quick horizontal swings. Its rolling speed is superior to even that of the Inkbrush. It debuted during the BIG Big Run starting on 8 June 2024. |
✓ | |
For a history of wildcard rotations, see Salmon Run data and Salmon Run Next Wave data.
As stated by Squid Research Lab, these weapons belong to Mr. Grizz, who issued a statement asking workers not to steal them or alert the media to their existence, under threat of immediate termination of their employment.[4] This may indicate that the weapons are produced illegally.
Songs
Reason: Add the Hazard level MAX!! version of the Splatoon 2 opening jingle and pre-Xtrawave jingle
| Image | Fictional band | Song name | Audio |
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Grizzco Industries | Happy Little Workers | |
| Salmon Run Opening | |||
| Salmon Run Success Jingle | |||
| Salmon Run Failure Jingle | |||
| Ever Further | |||
| Get The Shining Future! (A Message from Grizzco Industries – Background Music) | |||
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Grizzco | Happy Little Workers - 24/7 Mix | |
| Salmon Run opening |
Hazard Level MAX!! version: | ||
| Salmon Run Success Jingle No. 4 (After King) | |||
| Not Bad (Do Better) | |||
| Anarchy Splatcast (Big Run) | |||
| Mr. Grizz Appears | |||
| Rocket Launch | |||
| Bear with Me | Phase 1: Phase 2: Phase 3: Full: | ||
| Grizzco feat. Deep Cut | Happy Little Workers - 24/7 Deep Mix | ||
| Not Bad (Catch Ya Better) |
Gallery
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The Grizzco building's interior in Splatoon 2
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The Grizzco building's interior, not obscured by the menu
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The Grizzco building's exterior
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Grizzco exterior at a different angle
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The Grizzco building's exterior during a Splatfest
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The boat Grizzco workers use
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The counter where players receive rewards
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A Grizzco worker receiving the Grizzco Blaster
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A close-up of the Grizzco Blaster
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Promotional image for Splatoon 3
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Inside Grizzco's lobby in Splatsville
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Grizzco Lobby after clearing Return of the Mammalians
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Wandercrust screenshot
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LINE sticker in the style of the
Grizzco recruitment commercial
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Grizzco exterior in Inkopolis Plaza, shown in the Splatoon 3: Expansion Pass announcement trailer.
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Inkopolis Plaza's Grizzco during Big Run.
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Another angle.
Trivia
- Grizzco Industries has a Twitter account,
@GrizzcoSupport, which was shown in the Splatoon 2 Nintendo Direct. It is currently protected. - The area where the player can claim their bonuses has a picture of an Inkling in an early version of the outfit players wear in Salmon Run, with orange gloves and hat and white boots.[5]
- Grizzco has a number of aspects commonly associated with Japanese toxic workplaces (also known as "black companies"):
- The business itself is dangerous and questionably legal, with equipment that obviously violates safety regulations.
- The shifts are irregular and do not seem to be in compliance with labor laws.
- The Employee Handbook is messy and has scribbles all over it.
- The recruitment commercial advertises the company using vague platitudes like "change the world" and "creating the future" instead of specifically describing what the job entails, dishonestly covering up any dangerous aspects and implying a vague corporate structure. In addition, Mr. Grizz occasionally says vague, abstract things about the sea, and in the Japanese version he speaks with a veneer of unnerving politeness towards his employees, both of which are evocative of bosses in such companies attempting to placate their staff with ostensible politeness in order to distract from the shadiness of the job.
- The company hires anyone and everyone without checking for qualifications or experience, and the "turnover rate" is high with employees being picked up and dropped on a whim, resulting in most of the employees being easily preyed-upon young teenagers.
- Payment "bonuses" being handed out in capsules, which, in Splatoon 2, are redeemed via a booth separate from the building itself, is a reference to the "three-store system", a well-known way for pachinko parlors to skirt around Japanese laws regarding gambling for cash. The system involves the pachinko parlor making its payouts to players using "prizes" instead of cash, thereby allowing it to pass itself off as a game center instead of a gambling parlor, but also "conveniently" being next to a pawn shop and wholesaler that allow pachinko players to cash in the prizes and circulate the "prize" back to the parlor. Further evoking this is the fact that, in Splatoon 2, the player can swap out gear duplicates for cash in the same way a pachinko player would swap out a prize.
- After Return of the Mammalians in Splatoon 3 is completed, Agent 2 can say, "Who is running Grizzco Industries these days? It's business as usual, even now!", referencing Mr. Grizz's defeat.
- In Splatoon 3, Li'l Judd seems to be connected to Grizzco Industries, as he gains an earpiece only after Mr. Grizz is defeated in Return of the Mammalians. Additionally, his deck in Tableturf Battle is made entirely of Salmonid cards with Grizzco card sleeves. A pen holder that seems to be based on the fur patterns of Judd and Li'l Judd can also be found inside of Grizzco's building. The Art of Splatoon 3 further suggests this, with concept art of Li'l Judd depicting him with a lifesaver around his neck and wearing a Grizzco-branded eyepatch.
Etymology
Grizzco is a portmanteau of "grizzly", as in grizzly bear, and "Co." for company.
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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 Japanese |
クマサン商会 Kuma-san Shōkai |
Mister Bear & Co. |
 Dutch |
Beer & Co Beer bv.[6] |
Bear & Associate[note 1] Bear Ltd. |
 French (NOA) |
M. Ours Cie | Mister Bear Co. |
 French (NOE) |
M. Ours SA | Mister Bear Corp. |
 German |
Bär GmbH | Bear LLC |
 Italian |
Ursus & Co. | From Latin ursus ("bear") |
 Russian |
Потапыч Inc. Potapych Inc. |
From Потапыч Potapych ("son of Potap")[note 2] |
 Spanish |
Don Oso, S.A. (Splatoon 2) Don Oso (Splatoon 3) |
Mister Bear, Inc. Mister Bear |
 Chinese (Simplified) |
熊先生商会 Xióng xiānshēng shānghuì |
Mister Bear & Co. |
 Chinese (Traditional) |
熊先生商會 Xióng xiānshēng shānghuì |
Mister Bear & Co. |
 Korean |
Mr. 베어 상회 Mr. beeo sanghoe |
Mr. Bear Co. |
Translation notes
References
- ↑ Famitsu - Splatune 2 interview
- ↑ Famitsu - Splatoon 2 developer interview
- ↑ @SplatoonJP on Twitter
Live from Squid Research Lab - We received an urgent notification from Grizzco Industries...
- ↑ Live from Squid Research Lab - We received an urgent notification from Grizzco Industries...
- ↑ https://twitter.com/ArsenalSquid/status/1081618494997770240
- ↑ Nintendo Nederland, Nintendo Direct - 13.04.2017
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