Octo Tee
The Octo Tee is a piece of clothing in the Splatoon series.
In Splatoon, it is a 3-star item produced by Cuttlegear and comes with the primary ability Haunt.
It is only available as a reward from Judd for reaching Level 45. It cannot be ordered from another player.
In Splatoon 2, it is a 3-star item produced by Cuttlegear and comes with the primary ability Haunt.
It can be purchased from Ye Olde Cloth Shoppe for 
8,888 or from SplatNet 2 Gear Shop for 13,332.
In Splatoon 3, it is a 2-star item produced by Cuttlegear and comes with the primary ability Haunt.
It can be purchased from Man-o'-Wardrobe for 
8,888 or from SplatNet 3 Shop for 13,332.
Appearance
The Octo Tee is a dark purple, short-sleeved T-shirt. It is decorated with Inkling (or possibly Octarian) text formed by rows of small rhinestones, with two large letters on the front and a line of smaller letters on the lower back. At the left side of the hem is a small green tag with the Cuttlegear logo in white, and the shirt is accompanied by two black wristbands with dark gray octopus designs. In Splatoon 3, the shirt can be changed into an oversized version using the 'Adjust Gear' feature.
Splatoon
Abilities
The Octo Tee comes with Haunt as the primary ability, which, being exclusive to the main slot of Clothing, prevents the wearer from also having Cold Blooded, Ninja Squid, or Recon. As a 3-star item, the Octo Tee comes with three additional slots for secondary abilities. Since it is made by the Cuttlegear gear brand, it has equal chances to roll any secondary ability.
Splatoon 2
Abilities
The Octo Tee comes with Haunt as the primary ability when purchased from a shop or ordered from Murch, which, being exclusive to the main slot of Clothing, prevents the wearer from also having Ability Doubler, Ninja Squid, Respawn Punisher, or Thermal Ink. When purchased from SplatNet 2, it comes with any other primary ability normally available to Clothing (with the exception of Ability Doubler). As a 3-star item, the Octo Tee comes with three additional slots for secondary abilities. Since it is made by the Cuttlegear gear brand, it has equal chances to roll any secondary ability.
Splatoon 3
The Octo Tee is part of the Chill Season 2022 update on 1 December 2022.
Abilities
The Octo Tee comes with Haunt as the primary ability when purchased from a shop or ordered from Murch, which, being exclusive to the main slot of Clothing, prevents the wearer from also having Ability Doubler, Ninja Squid, Respawn Punisher, or Thermal Ink. When purchased from SplatNet 3, it comes with any other primary ability normally available to Clothing (with the exception of Ability Doubler). As a 2-star item, the Octo Tee comes with three additional slots for secondary abilities. The star level may be increased with Super Sea Snails for 1 (first), 1 (second), 5 (third), 10 (fourth), or 20 (fifth) Super Sea Snails per star. Increasing the star level beyond 2 stars will increase the gear experience gained by a cumulative 3.333…% up to 10% additional experience at 5-star level. Since it is made by the Cuttlegear gear brand, it has equal chances to roll any secondary ability.
Gallery
Splatoon
A female Inkling wearing the Octo Tee
Another female Inkling wearing the Octo Tee
Back view
Another female Inkling wearing the Octo Tee
The rhinestones on the Octo Tee reflect light
A set of magazines at Ancho-V Games, with a variation on the Octo Tee (left)
Official art of an Inkling wearing the Octo Tee, holding an Octobrush
Splatoon 2
The Octo Tee as it appears in Splatoon 2, shown in the Nintendo Direct revealing Version 3.0.0
Front view that resembles たこ tako (octopus).
Back view. The writing resembles OCTOPUS in Inkling.
Octolings wearing the Octo Tee
Splatoon 3
An Octoling wearing the Octo Tee in a promotion for returning gear during the Chill Season 2022
Adjusted version
Worn by an Octoling on the Dread Wringer Tableturf Battle card
Other
Inkling's Player 8 Costume from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate wears the Octo Tee.
Real-life version of the Octo Tee, sold by KOG.
Armbands
Trivia
- The front symbols on the shirt loosely resemble the Japanese word for "octopus" (たこ tako), while the back has text resembling the English word "octopus". This is in contrast to shirts such as the White Tee and Yellow Layered LS which have symbols resembling both the English and Japanese word for "squid" (いか ika).
- One of the rhinestones from the front symbol of the shirt seems to have fallen off as there appears to be missing one bead in the bottom-right corner of the symbol.
- This item, along with Black Cuttlegear LS, Octarian Retro and Red Cuttlegear LS, were the first Cuttlegear gear items to be made available in shops.
- The price of
8,888 is a reference to the eight arms an octopus has, hence the name "Octo Tee". Similar theming of the number eight is prevalent throughout the Octo Expansion. - The Octo Tee exists in real life, sold by KOG.
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
 Japanese |
タコＴ tako T |
Octopus Tee |
 Dutch |
Octo-T-shirt | Octo T-shirt |
 French |
T-shirt octarien | Octarian T-shirt |
 German |
Okto-Shirt | Octo Shirt |
 Italian |
T-shirt octo | Octo T-shirt |
 Russian |
Осьмомайка Os'momayka |
Octo T-shirt |
 Spanish |
Camiseta pulpo | Octopus t-shirt |
 Chinese (Simplified) |
章鱼T恤 zhāngyú T xù (Mandarin) |
Octopus T-shirt |
 Chinese (Traditional) |
章魚T恤 zhāngyú T xù (Mandarin) |
Octopus T-shirt |
 Korean |
문어 T muneo T |
Octopus T |
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