SashiMori are part of the rising tide of new bands emerging in this post Inklings vs. Octolings world we find ourselves in. They were originally a wall-of-sound style hard rock band, but decided to ditch their domineering singer. Now, the remaining three members—a carp, a cutlassfish, and a scaly-foot—have recruited a 10 year old Octoling DJ (a true genius on the wheels of steel), to form a new band with a new sound, for a new generation.
The band does not have a vocalist, instead sampling from various interconnected voice clips said to come from ancient records.[3] It is said that these vocals are different from those of any sea creature, implying that these may be human voices.[4]
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Karla
Karla is the band's bassist. She is a scaly-foot gastropod, specifically the Kairei vent field variety, and is quite silent, rarely talking even in interviews. Prior to joining this band, she was part of a now disbanded band that utilized noisy death-metal vocals, which she was able to withstand thanks to her ironclad body. Much about her life is unknown, including her age, and whether or not she eats anything. However, it is stated that she does not appear to have bad intentions.[5] Whenever she rides an elevator alone, she gets startled by people coming in from different floors. Recently she bought a 5-string bass guitar, but is starting to believe a 4-string bass might have been enough.[6]
Paul
Paul is the band's DJ, an Octoling. He is 10 years old in Splatoon 2 and 16 years old in Splatoon 3, and his favorite foods are kelp and biscuits. He remixes from sources including DJ Real Sole, DJ Octavio, and various ancient records, and is surprisingly talented for his age.[5] Originally, SashiMori had a traditional vocalist, but they were replaced due to their self-centered personality, after which Paul was recruited through a social media post.[7] According to the Japanese Family vs. Friends dialogue, he is friends with Marina. Despite being approached by many bad adults during his youth, he never became a delinquent and grew up carefree. He is indifferent towards anything unrelated to music, and spends all his free time DJing. He has recently found new sources of samples in excavated records, and has since expanded his genres of music.[6]
Ryu Chang
Ryu Chang is the band's drummer. They are a koi carp and come from the base of Mount Nantai in an area with a mountain stream. They were 35 years old in Splatoon 2 and grew up in a prestigious home, but went hardcore during their teenage years, dedicating themself to punk rock. Their tempestuous drumming has been compared to a "climbing dragon", perhaps giving them their name. They enjoy illustration as a hobby, and designed the band's mascot, "Mr. Wasabi" (Japanese: ワサビくん), who appears to be shavings of wasabi with a face. They have attracted attention from overseas galleries for their "wash" works, in which they print koi patterns on canvas and purify them in clear water streams of their hometown. Despite their age, they have a sensitive personality and like to be praised. They play Rainmaker on a team with Kuze and Bertie Feeder.[5][6]
Myron "Ronnie" Swamps
Myron "Ronnie" Swamps is the band's guitarist. They are a largehead hairtail, and come from an instrumental background, though they formed the band when they wished to incorporate accompanied singing. They had a negative opinion of Paul when he initially joined the band, considering him tiny and immature, but they have since changed their mind. They are a prestigious studio musician, and they participate in many activities outside the band.[5] They got married three years prior to the release of BancalaWalker, and have a two-year old daughter named Katana. Inspired by Karla, they recently purchased a 7-string guitar, which they think was a great purchase.[6]
A unique band with a guitar, bass, drums, and DJ. SashiMori used to have a traditional vocalist, but the band moved on after he revealed the extent of his domineering personality. Ultimately he was replaced by a 10-year-old DJ that the band recruited through a tweet!
This music has vocals but no vocalist! Through the genius of DJ Paul, all the vocals have been sampled from a collection of ancient vinyl. So cool! Thanks to DJ Paul, this band is one of the most unique quartets around—even without a vocalist.
The album art for SashiMori contains different kinds of ingredients used in assorted sashimi, some of which include salmon, salmon roe, tuna, squid, yellowtail, cucumber, chrysanthemum, and shiso leaf. Largehead hairtail, the species of Myron, is also often sliced into sashimi.
When asked if Pearl is the former vocalist of the band, Hisashi Nogami left it "to your imagination." [8] The vocalist is referred to with male pronouns in the English version of the Splatoon Base website and Nintendo Music app, but their gender is not revealed in the Japanese version.
Karla was initially designed as one of the denizens of the deep. In concept art shown in HaikaraWalker, she is described as a "stern older girl."[9] Her design did not appear in the final version of the mode, but was later repurposed as a member of SashiMori.
In-universe, Paul and Acht are speculated to be blood relatives.[10] They notably have the same symbol appearing on their hats, wear black clothing, with Paul wearing black T-shirts in both album artwork and Acht wearing a black dress, have three tentacles for their hair, and Paul's ink color looks similar to Acht's ink color before they were sanitized.
Names in other languages
SashiMori
Language
Name
Meaning
Japanese
SashiMori (サシモリ)
Assorted sashimi. An abbreviation for Sashimi moriawase.
Ryu Chang
Language
Name
Meaning
Japanese
竜-Chang ryū-Chang
"竜" is a kanji that means "dragon" (specifically a Chinese dragon)
Japanese
@SplatoonJP Twitter reveal post
Squid Research Lab Tumblr reveal post
Splatoon Base page on SashiMori
