Yoko & the Gold Bazookas

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Yoko & the Gold Bazookas

Artwork from Splatoon 3. From left to right: Tao Blu, Yoko, Tosh, Martin, Jessika, Oonie, and Kitamura.[1]
Species Yoko & Jessika: Inkling
Tao Blu: Octoling (assumed)
Oonie & Kitamura: Sea urchin
Martin: Taonius borealis
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Oonie: Unnamed parents
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Yoko & the Gold Bazookas is a ska-style band in Splatoon 3. One of their songs, Ska-BLAM, plays in the announcement trailer for Sizzle Season 2023. Their lineup consists of a trumpet (Yoko), trombone (Tao Blu), and baritone saxophone (Tosh), accompanied by a full rhythm section, as well as vocals.

The band is a side project of Yoko from Ink Theory.[2] The band was formed when Yoko joined a jam session in Splatsville to test her skills. After getting along with the other musicians in attendance, they quickly formed a seven-member group.[3]

Songs

Fictional band Song name Audio
Yoko & the Gold Bazookas 		Ska-BLAM
Three-Horn Circus
Rockagilly Blues

Members

Yoko

Main article: Yoko

Yoko, an Inkling, is the lead trumpet player of Ink Theory. Because of her conservatory background, Yoko used to focus on more polished performances. After coming to Splatsville to reinvent herself, Yoko found herself in a jam session with the six other members and immediately formed the band as a side project.[1]

Tao Blu

Tao Blu is the band's trombonist. They appear to be an Octoling resembling a blue-ringed octopus.

Tosh

Tosh is the band's baritone saxophonist.

Martin

Martin is a member of the band resembling Taonius borealis. It is unknown whether they play the guitar or organ.

Jessika

Jessika, an Inkling, is a member of the band. They have a gothic lolita style. It is unclear whether they play the guitar or organ.

Oonie

Main article: Oonie

Oonie, a sea urchin, is the band's bassist, returning from Ink Theory.

Kitamura

Main article: Kitamura

Kitamura, a sea urchin, is the band's drummer, returning from Ink Theory.

Quotes

“ A new act put together by Yoko, the trumpet player from Inkopolis Square's all-female band, Ink Theory. She's taken the blast of brass you've come to expect from her and smashed it together with some rockin' riffs—a moody mix of neo and retro that's been soaring in popularity. ”
— Splatoon Base[1]
“ Because of her conservatory background, Yoko used to focus on polished, virtuosic performances. After coming to Inkopolis[a] to reinvent herself, she wound up in a jam session with her future new bandmates, and everybody just clicked. Oonie and Kitamura from Ink Theory are back on bass and drums, respectively. ”
— Splatoon Base

Gallery

  • Album art; note that only Tao Blu, Yoko, and Tosh are present.

    Album art; note that only Tao Blu, Yoko, and Tosh are present.

Trivia

  • Although the band has seven members, only three are visible on the album artwork.[3]

Etymology

Yoko is the band's lead trumpet player. "The Gold Bazookas" is likely a reference to the brass instruments played in the songs, and the "x and the y" naming format is common among popular ska bands.

Tao Blu's name comes from their Japanese name, 兵頭タオ (Hyōdō Tao) and "blue" as in "blue-ringed octopus".

Jessika's name is likely a reference to ika, the Japanese word for squid, and the name Jessica.

Oonie's name is likely a reference to uni, the Japanese word for sea urchin (an inversion of her Japanese name being a transliteration of the English word urchin).

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japan Japanese YOKO HORNS & FRIENDS
Germany German Yoko & the Gold Bazookas Same as English


Yoko
Language Name Meaning
Japan Japanese ヨーコ
Yōko		 Same as English


Tao Blu
Language Name Meaning
Japan Japanese 兵頭タオ
Hyōdō Tao		 From hyōmon dako, the blue-ringed octopus.


Tosh
Language Name Meaning
Japan Japanese Toxy From "toxin"


Oonie
Language Name Meaning
Japan Japanese あーちん
Āchin		 A rendering of the English word "urchin", Oonie's taxonomic class.


Kitamura
Language Name Meaning
Japan Japanese きたむら
Kitamura		 From kitamurasakiuni, the Japanese name for Mesocentrotus nudus.


Martin
Language Name Meaning
Japan Japanese キタノ
Kitano		 From kitanokujakuika, the Japanese name for Taonius borealis.


Jessika
Language Name Meaning
Japan Japanese トグロ
Toguro		 From togurokōika, the ram's horn squid.

Notes

  1. ↑ Mistranslation by the English version of Splatoon Base; the Japanese version of the site and various tweets state this happened in Splatsville.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Nintendo Splatoon Base
  2. ↑ Twitter @SplatoonNA on Twitter: Reveal tweet
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Twitter @SplatoonJP on Twitter: Reveal tweet
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General

What's Your Style? • Clickbait (Splash Sessions Demo) • Anarchy Splatcast • Dripping with Style • Lookin' Fresh • New You • The Shoal

Battle

Opening (C-Side) • Clickbait • Headhammer • Triple Dip • Paintscraper • Splattack! (C-Side) • Sea Me Now • Sandy Side Up • Candy-Coated Rocks • Tentacle to the Metal • Ska-BLAM • Three-Horn Circus • Rockagilly Blues • Ripstop & Go • Aquasonic • Slopping Spree • No Quarters • Shifting Stars • No Plan Survives • Amalgamania • Seasource • Now or Never! (C-Side) • Rinse/Repeat • Learning Curve

Splatfest

Anarchy Poisons • Anarchy Rainbow • City of Color (2023) • Tomorrow's Nostalgia Today • Color Pulse (2024) • We're So Back • Soak & Stomp • Deepers Creepers • Yule Tide • Meadowlark • Suntan Ocean • Soak & Stomp (Grand Mix) • Opening (Deep Cut) • Fins in the Air • Till Depth Do Us Part • Liquid Sunshine • Big Betrayal • Suffer No Fools • Now or Never! (Deep Cut) • Ego Overboard • Still Swimmin' • Daybreaker Anthem • Maritime Memory • Into the Light • Spicy Calamari Inkantation • Ink Me Up • Ebb & Flow • Muck Warfare • Acid Hues • Three Wishes • Blushing Tide • Now or Never! (Squid Sisters) • Shark Bytes • Now or Never! (Off the Hook)

Salmon Run

Happy Little Workers - 24/7 Mix • Surge & Submerge • Deluge Dirge • Fishing Frenzy • Frothy Waters • Toxic Anoxic • Frantic Aspic • Not Bad (Do Better) • Bait & Click (Mutation) • Bait & Click • Happy Little Workers - 24/7 Deep Mix • Double Clickbait • Not Bad (Catch Ya Better)

Tableturf Battle

Tableturf Level Selection • Tableturf Deck Selection • Tableturf Main Theme • Tableturf Three Turns Remaining • Tableturf Win Theme • Tableturf Loss or Draw Theme • Tableturf Card List

Return of the Mammalians

Cap'n Cuttlefish's Theme • The Crater • Crater Eighters Routine • Mission Clear! (The Crater) • I'm Octavio (F34RME Remix) • Meeting the New Squidbeak Splatoon • Sandcastles • Sudden Depth • Two Shadows in the Sun • Dead Sea • Whirlpool Tune • Hyper Diver • Alterna Shimin Program M-01: Standard Course (Asagiri no Kaigansen) • Alterna Shimin Program M-02: Challenge Course (Yūgure no Ofushoa) • Nine Out of Tension • Underwater Neon • Flop to It • Smoke and Mirrors • Ride or Fry • With Flying Colors • Seep & Destroy • Marine Machines • #35 caught • Don't Flinch • Octoling Rendezvous • Mission Complete! (Alterna) • Deep Cut's Theme • Surprise and Shine • Treasure Obtained • In Filtration • Hide and Sleek • Smeared Canvas • Bear with Me • Calamari Inkantation 3MIX • Kyodai na Kedama • Wave Goodbye • Alterna Shimin Program M-??: mY dEAR

Side Order

#0.1 style • Leaving with Pearl • #12.2 awakened • Unconscience • Order's Theme • Origin of Order • demol1sh • demoli2h • d3molish • jest1ng • je2ting • j3sting • rout1nes • routine2 • routin3s • souven1r • 2ouvenir • souv3nir • j1tters • jitter2 • jitt3rs • CΘld StΘrage • ΘctΘpticΘn • EchΘ Θnslaught • New World Order • Spectrum Obligato ~ Ebb & Flow (Out of Order) • Short Order • #47 onward

Lobby

Sinkopated • Inkopolis Lobby • Without a Dop Doubt • Drip Feed • Inkopolis News (Squid Sisters) • Inkopolis News (Off the Hook) • Heliocentri City • Fuzzy Dazzler • Blop Bop • Gilded Cage • Dressed to Krill • Slick Moves • Belly Flop • Gillty • Pour It On • Pop 'n' Schlock • Clashing Colors • Dorsal Slicer • Opening (Squid Squad) • Splattack! (Squid Squad) • Ink or Sink • Seaskape • Kraken Up • Metalopod • Shellfie • Split & Splat • Hooked • Sucker Punch • Opening (Wet Floor) • Inkoming! • Rip Entry • Undertow • Don't Slip • Endolphin Surge • Shipwreckin' • Fins & Fiddles • Seafoam Shanty • Broken Coral • Riptide Rupture • Blitz It! • Wave Prism • Seasick • Kinetosis • Chopscrewey • Entropical

Jukebox only

Now or Never! (Squid Squad) • Now or Never! (Wet Floor) • City of Color • Calamari Inkantation • Bomb Rush Blush • Tide Goes Out • Fresh Start • Bomb Rush Blush (DJ Octavio) • Tidal Rush • Color Pulse • Nasty Majesty • Fly Octo Fly - Ebb & Flow (Octo)

Musicians

C-Side (Kiki) • Front Roe (Ichiya • Nami • Murasaki) • Damp Socks feat. Off the Hook (Pearl • Marina) • Yoko & the Gold Bazookas (Yoko • Oonie • Kitamura) • H2Whoa • Chirpy Chips (Harmony) • Riot Act (Kiki) • SashiMori • Grizzco • ω-3 • Ancho-V Games • Deep Cut (Shiver • Frye • Big Man) • Squid Sisters (Callie • Marie) • Off the Hook (Pearl • Marina) • Turquoise October • DJ Octavio • Octoplush • Stars in the Deep • Mimicry • Wash Out • Firefly • On the Clock • Anxiety Society • Dedf1sh • Free Association • Seven Seas Crew • Backwash • Turf Love • Wading Room • New Shores • Bonfire • All Swell • Coral Kiss • Crevasse • Aquariyum • Pianissimo • Missing Ink • Chroma Chaos • Medusa • Nothing in My Wave • Anglerfish • Bloody Hook • Decksterity • Saplings • Reel Deel • Now or Never Seven

Soundtracks

Jukebox • Splatune 3 • Ordertune

Live performances

Deep Cut Concert at Nintendo Live 2022 • Splatoon 3 Live Concert featuring Deep Cut at Nintendo Live 2024 TOKYO

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