Rainbow Color Inkantation
| Artist | Now or Never Seven |
| Vocals | keity.pop Mari Kikuma Rina Itou Alice Peralta Anna Sato Laura Yokozawa Callie (in-game) Marie (in-game) Pearl (in-game) Marina (in-game) Shiver (in-game) Frye (in-game) Big Man (in-game) |
| Game | Splatoon 3 |
| Heard in Splatoon 3 |
Splatfest battles during day 3 of Grand Festival |
| Featured in |  JukeboxOrdertune – disc 4, track 10 |
| BPM | 160 |
| Key signature | E♭ minor, G major (Off the Hook final 37 seconds) |
| Samples |
One minute left (base): One minute left (Team Past): One minute left (Team Present): One minute left (Team Future): |
Rainbow Color Inkantation is a song performed by the Now or Never Seven. It is a megamix of the songs Calamari Inkantation, Color Pulse, and Anarchy Rainbow.
Description
Rainbow Color Inkantation was first teased in the reveal trailer for the Grand Festival[1] and was available during the last 24 hours of the Splatfest. This track was one of the songs that could play during Splatfest battles and was the only song featured in the Tricolor Turf War stage Grand Splatlands Bowl, where it also continued into the final minute, replacing Now or Never!.
The song begins with the Squid Sisters singing the opening lines of Calamari Inkantation, followed by Marina singing the opening lines of Color Pulse, then Deep Cut singing their third and fourth lines from the intro of Calamari Inkantation 3MIX. At 0:53, audio of the Squid Sisters' catchphrase, "Staaaay fresh!" plays. At 1:18, a break similar to the one that plays right before the loop in Big Betrayal occurs, followed by audio of Off the Hook's catchphrase, "Don't get cooked... Stay off the hook!" Right before the 2-minute mark, audio of Deep Cut's catchphrase, "Catch ya later!" plays. In regular Splatfest battles, Deep Cut's catchphrase gets cut off by one of the idol groups' Now or Never! versions starting.
If one of the attacking teams in a Tricolor Battle has secured the second Ultra Signal on the Grand Splatlands Bowl, the last minute of the track is replaced by a section sung by the respective team's idol group: a version of City of Color for Team Past, a version of Ebb & Flow that also features the melody from Spectrum Obligato ~ Ebb & Flow (Out of Order) for Team Present, and an original part with three distinct sections, which starts with traditional Japanese-styled Hayashi chants and ends with Japanese baseball cheers, sung by Deep Cut for Team Future. If the second Ultra Signal is secured during the last minute of the match, the track dynamically switches to that team's version. If neither of the attacking teams has secured the second Ultra Signal, the last minute is replaced by a unique instrumental section that is based on the backing track of Calamari Inkantation. It also features an arrangement of the chorus of Anarchy Rainbow, as well as samples from Muck Warfare, Off the Hook's version of Now or Never!, Acid Hues, and Color Pulse. Each of the last-minute variations features the same ending portion, an instrumental based on the ending of Now or Never!.
When listened to in the jukebox, only the instrumental last-minute version is used. During the Splatoon 3 Gachi King Championship in Japan, a version of the song that includes new transitions between the neutral version, the Squid Sisters version, the Off the Hook version, and finally the Deep Cut version, was used after the final match.[2] This version would later be featured in Ordertune.
Lyrics
Official lyrics for Rainbow Color Inkantation have not been provided from Nintendo. However, it directly takes lyrics from five other songs.
- For the Squid Sisters' parts, see Calamari Inkantation.
- For the Squid Sisters' final minute, see City of Color.
- For Off the Hook's parts, see Color Pulse.
- For Off the Hook's final minute, see Ebb & Flow.
- For Deep Cut's parts, see Anarchy Rainbow and Calamari Inkantation 3MIX.
Other versions
The name(s) presented could be conjectural.
New Year's 2025 Team Future last-minute song
A shorter version of Team Future's last-minute song featuring traditional instrumentation plays in a promotional video of Deep Cut performing in commemoration of New Year's 2025.[3]
Trivia
- The song used for each group's last-minute version might reference their team choices in the Grand Festival.
- The Squid Sisters might reference Team Past by singing an arrangement of City of Color, which was both their first song in-universe and their first song to be revealed (heard in the Splatoon Direct upon the reveal of the Squid Sisters).
- Off the Hook might reference Team Present by singing an arrangement of Spectrum Obligato ~ Ebb & Flow (Out of Order), one of their latest songs at the time of the Grand Festival.
- Deep Cut might reference Team Future by singing a never before heard song.
- The third section of Team Future's last minute theme includes lyrics that can be heard as "ハイカラビビってる" (haikara bibi teru), which translates to "Inkopolis is scared", which references "ピッチャービビってる" (pitchā bibi teru), which translates to "the (enemy) pitcher is scared", a common chant in Japanese baseball cheers.[4]
Etymology
The song's name appears to be made up of one word from the titles of each of the songs that it mixes: "Rainbow" from Anarchy Rainbow, "Color" from Color Pulse, and "Inkantation" from Calamari Inkantation. Additionally, the "Rainbow Color" in the name might refer to the variety of colors that are featured in Past vs. Present vs. Future, such as from the showers in the Grand Festival Grounds.
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
 Japanese |
グランドシオカラウルトラミックスモダン Gurando Shiokara Urutora Mikkusu Modan |
Grand Calamari Ultra Mix Modern; Calamari, Ultra and Mix Modern are derived from the Japanese titles of Calamari Inkantation, Color Pulse and Anarchy Rainbow respectively |
