

Their second hairstyle is an afro reminiscent of a simplified Octopus' mantle. The male Octolings' first hairstyle features a mostly shaved style, with one large, curled tentacle and three smaller tentacles lined up along their head to create a mohawk (The mohawk design might be a reference to the Octotrooper tentacle).

Their second hairstyle has two tentacles tied back into a ponytail, with the other two as sideburns. The female Octolings' first hairstyle has two thin tentacles in front reaching past their shoulders and two thicker, shorter tentacles in the back, all with curled tips. In Splatoon 2, both the male and female Octolings possess two different choices in hairstyle.
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The choices of eye color and skin tone are identical to the Inklings. Just like Inklings, Octolings are able to choose from a variety of skin tones, hairstyles, and eye colors. These options are generally rounder than the Inklings' options. In Splatoon 3, they have more options to choose from. Their eyebrows are also different from Inklings, with males having a half oval shape and females having a curved droplet shape in Splatoon 2. Similar to enemy Octolings, the ends of their fingers are round, but the playable Octolings do not have these ends being tinted in their ink color. Their ears are round and asymmetrical, with the right side being flat and the left side being indented, each respectively resembling the fin and siphon on an octopus. Their teeth are also different, having one sharp end tooth on their left side on the top, and another sharp tooth on the right side on the bottom. Octolings do not have their markings connect over the middle, having it separated compared to Inklings. The humanoid form has black markings around their eyes, with both styles having two sharp edges and a thicker underline, where the feminine Octoling has an added dash to their markings. Additionally, in Splatoon 3, Octolings' tentacles have a darker color towards their tips. Between Splatoon 2 and Splatoon 3, Octolings undergo design changes reflecting their squid counterparts, generally becoming taller, and having more rounded and less squat faces. The tip of their tentacles, as well as the head, have a ring pattern on them. The suction cups are located on the underside of their tentacles, as opposed to their humanoid form having suckers on the top side. Their octopus form is different to the Octarian ones, with two long tentacles in the middle that helps them move, two smaller ones in front that resembles a mustache, and four smaller ones on the underside, along with a pair of eyes that are separated and resemble an Inkling squid's eyes.


Like Inklings, Octolings can switch between a humanoid form and an octopus form. However, some Octolings, such as Mashup and Shiver, have families stated or implied to have lived on the surface prior to the mass assimilation of Octoling soldiers to the surface.Īppearance For a visual overview of character customization options, see Player Settings. This performance inspired new feelings within Octoling soldiers that attended, and many began to long for the surface, eventually escaping and assimilating into Inkling culture, hoping to start anew. Propaganda kept Octolings fiercely loyal to the Octarian lifestyle, however, during the final boss " Enter the Octobot King!" in Splatoon, the idol duo Squid Sisters performed Calamari Inkantation to support Agent 3 during the fight. The young Cap'n Cuttlefish and his Inkling comrades were victorious, forcing the Octarians to retreat to desolate areas such as Octo Valley, Octo Canyon, and take up residence underground.Īll player Octolings began their lives in Octarian domes, eventually becoming soldiers in the Octarian military lead by DJ Octavio. 100 years before the events of Splatoon, the Inklings and the Octarians of Inkadia engaged in a Great Turf War after otherwise having good relations, when rising sea levels caused disputes over the remaining territory. The original Turf Wars were overseen by Judd, a cat that was cryogenically frozen by his human owner before the Earth was flooded. The long abandoned human settlement of Alterna is the birthplace of the species, after psycho-reactive liquid crystals infused with lingering human thoughts and feelings leaked into the ocean surrounding the settlement, unintentionally accelerated the evolution of octopuses and other species of marine life.Īt least 2,000 years before the events of Splatoon, Turf Wars were established. Octarians, which includes Octolings, are an evolved species of octopus that came to be after rising sea levels destroyed humanity. A Sunken Scroll that depicts the legendary Calamari Inkantation performance.
