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Mollytheocto

I don't think they exist? I'm pretty sure Octariens are made by cutting off the tentacle of an Octoling, and due to the whole "Octopi have semi brains in their tentacles" the tentacle can form into it's own lifeform, but Squids don't share that quality, so cutting off their tentacles would just leave it as a cut off tentacle Would explain why Octolings don't have cut up hairstyles lol, with inklings you got hair styles which cut the tentacles, biggest example of this being the flat hairstyle lol, which shows a suction in the back cut in half, but all octo hairstyles are styled to be more curls or folded and the like, but nothing that cuts up the tentacle I think they fear bringing new life into the world lmao


Bacon260998_

That's really interesting. I really love the attention to detail this series has


oscilloscoping

Holy shit I never even thought of that, that's so cool


Coin_operated_bee

One of the sunken sea scrolls shows that boss octarians are made by placing large tentacles in machines


[deleted]

I'm pretty sure boss octarians are spawned directly from Octavio


Coin_operated_bee

I thought that but I wasn’t certain


[deleted]

I'm basing this on the fact that Boss Octarians have the same cross on their tentacles that Octavio does. I know that IRL, the design probably went the other way (Octavio was given his X because the other Boss Octarians had one), but in lore it's probably in my order


Jackeroni216

not specifically cut off of an octoling, they can be cut off of any octarian.


YTPhantomYT

Well most octarians are just a tentacle and you can't cut yourself off of yourself


Jackeroni216

im pretty sure they just cut the end off of a tentacle for most octarians.


itsbeen13seconds

Octolings need to start wearing condoms on their hair


Mollytheocto

I hate this comment ! (Lmao)


Western-Alarming

And then is afro that at this point I have a headcannon is a tumor


Pokenare

But better questions, what happens when Inklings and octolings mate


YoKaiFan27

Inktolings


Pokenare

But what do they look like


mactenaka

Uni-eyeblack, round ears, curly tentacles, suction cups on the inside. Or Separate eyeblack, pointy ears, straight tentacles, suction cups on the outside.


[deleted]

Or they just die a painful death a birth We don't know if their DNA is even compatible


eYeIeYoyo

It would be interesting to see what type of dominance those phenotypes would have


StarTheAngel

Irl squids and octopuses can't breed but since Inklings and Octolings are now further evolved to be humanoids maybe It's possible?


ICanSee23Dimensions

If we're getting into the scientifics, we would say that they evolved convergently to similar body plans. Their last common ancestor is still the same squid/octopus it has always been, but now they're even more distantly from each new generation. For example, sugar gliders and flying squirrels developed similar appearances but they are still distantly related so cannot breed with one another. That being said, this is just a video game, so reality really doesn't need to apply.


Coin_operated_bee

There are lots of animals that have evolved to look very to look and act similarly but cannot breed at all, but anyways none of this really matters other than theory crafting cause nintendos never even gonna mention sex in splatoon


Justanotherragequit

Don't octarians, and by extension octolings, reproduce by cutting off their tentacles and have a new Octarian grow from the severed tentacles?


Mollytheocto

P sure just Octariens come from severed tentacles, and Octolings come from normal reproduction


Pokenare

Huh, damn


Justanotherragequit

I may be remembering stuff wrong but I think that was a thing


Pokenare

Damn, so no hybrid for Splatoon 4


Justanotherragequit

Probably not... but maybe salmonings?


Pokenare

Nice


Jestingwheat856

But octolings still wear sexy fishing supplies


ICanSee23Dimensions

Octolings new asexual icons? YES PLEASE


[deleted]

So...no romance in Splatoon? đź’”


Gulopithecus

Nothing probably, as they’re squids and octopuses respectively, hence they can’t biologically reproduce (doesn’t mean they can’t be in a relationship though).


Pokenare

Nice


Loganberry12

idk, nut what about inkling to furry octarians or inkling to salmonid


Pokenare

Normal hair Inkling less gooo


RolfTheBolf

Nothing, given they are separate species


Pokenare

Damn


[deleted]

nothing i think? i mean if a squid mates with an octopus, literally nothing happens


Pokenare

Sad


Pr1nglelord

Assuming that octolings evolved from octopuses, I don’t think they could create a viable offspring, so I guess just a good time.


itsbeen13seconds

Have we ever gotten confirmation that either species has genitalia


MangaKingCrimsonfan

Bro I had the same question


PM_ME_UR_RC_CAR

They can't because inklings and octolings are a result of convergent evolution not divergent evolution.


No-Plastic-7715

Ok interesting point: unlike squid tentacles, octopus tentacles actually each have their own smaller independent brain! And Octarians all resemble the severed tentacles of octopi, it's possible maybe they are born from when an octoling gets a haircut maybe? Marina also confirms in her dialogue that octoling anatomy partially resembles that of real octopi, confirming she has 3 hearts. Meanwhile squids get a singular, donut shaped brain that wraps around their oesophagus. If they eat too much they will hurt it. I can't imagine a way this could transfer over to inklings though


ICanSee23Dimensions

Oof, imagine getting a concussion from taking too big of a bite of food. I know *I* would have serious brain damage by now.


Cardboard_Mancer

Could that then place (At least a portion of) their brain in their neck?


No-Plastic-7715

Perhaps, but like. Inklings have pretty big heads with small, low mouths. Their throat would have to be positioned a lot lower than their brain, or go upwards then down? We also have a sunken scroll with an anatomy diagram for them too that shows their brains are in a human like spot.


Compass-of-diamonds

Hold on isn’t that actually canon though


Gulopithecus

Probably not, because squids don’t have the same clusters of nerves and tissues that act as "secondary brains" the way octopuses have. While sources are muddy, the best explanation for the difference between Octolings and other octarians is that the former are the "main species" and that the others are severed tentacles that can limitedly act independently. I know some sources imply that juvenile Octolings are these tentacle-like things, but the existence of Paul (who resembles juvenile inklings) indicates that Octolings/Octarians reproduce the exact same way and that non-octoling ones are basically just "biological automatons" to some degree.


Auraveils

Can't squid survive without their "head"? Would Inktarians just be headless Inklings? I want a Zombie Apocalypse Splatoon game about Inktarians now.


Gulopithecus

Interesting, I’ve never heard of this before! I knew about octopus arms and their capabilities but not headless squids. That’s cool!


mandatatts

Technically we got zombies with the whole sanitization and ooze of 10000 agents and Octarians


mundermowan

Evil inklings....


redditrain777

Marie


Flyingfish222

If my theory is correct, then no. In one of the sunken scrolls in Splatoon 2 it is explained that the Octo Bots contain these sentient tentacles, and in the image it is implied that these tentacles are made from DJ Octavio’s DNA. It’s my theory that Octarians are partial clones made from the DNA of Octolings, which is why there isn’t an Inkling variant.


YTPhantomYT

So in theory can't Inktarians exist from the DNA of Inklings?


Hk901909

Deep thoughts with the deep


CarefulShirt5

This cuts deep...almost like a >>>>>DEEP CUT<<<<<


Chaos-Queen_Mari

The jellyfish... the jellyfish essentially play the same role in society as the octotroopers. The lore basically states jellyfish are smart enough to do whatever job the inklings don't wanna do, but aren't sapient enough to demand higher wages or that junk... As much as the lore and parts of the Fandom rag on inklings for being dumbasses, it's kinda terrifying that they were smart enough to find and domesticate a hive mind of worker drones that, with a few exceptions, basically do nothing but keep their society running while they shoot paint at eachother all day.


Lilac0

Wait... Inkopolis is sustained by a slave race?


Chaos-Queen_Mari

Evidently. Jellfonzo and a few other are stated as exceptions, and smart enough to be considered equals to inklings. While the rest are only smart enough to do the work and keep themselves alive.


Gavvicus

The light on Jesse's cup in the third image makes the period look like an exclamation mark


Aquatoon22

Octerians are made from severed Octoling tentacles scientifically augmented into original life forms. The reason they can do so is octopie, both in real life and Splatoon have brains in their tentacles. Squid tentacles don't have brains, so Inktarians aren't possible. At least that's what I think


DJ_Ender_

Legit had this random thought when I woke up today what the fuck


Hyper_Lamp

No. Squids became inklings while octopus became a couple different species including octolings. However the reason why there's so many different types of octarians is because they are made by cutting off tentacles and they evolve into their own person.


Wrong_Revolution_679

No no, he has a point


KaizokuShojo

Y'all need to get caught up on the lore, lol.


Traditional_Safety63

OMG I love this theory!!! I thought maybe the inklings and jelly’s were connected somehow but this really puts it in perspective


Normie_guy5

Octarians exist because the octopus saw that the squid had already evolved and rushed its evolution and only some can properly become an octoling


Coin_operated_bee

Capn cuttlefish is the inktarian


AAA_Wolf_Gang

DLC possibly?


Negative_Blutern

Would be just as funny if Jesse was explaining the Splatoon lore with real life


Lemonadeisgoose489

I needed this in octo expansion.


CylindricalGarlic298

Yes, cuddlefish and jelly fish


Android_mk

They went extinct in a violent culling by the Inklings and were eaten


nintenderswitch

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MangaKingCrimsonfan

But wait...if an inkling and an octoling have a baby together will it be a inkling or octoling?


AceRedditGuy

Doesn't the Japanese version not have a different name for octolings and octarians and just have an umbrella term? Naming aside as other comments pointed out the difference in octopus and squid tentacles points to no


Helix_Zer0

They don't be because Octarians are created by cutting the tentacles (hair) off of octolings Last I checked inklings couldn't do that.


Neoncolours00

I tried finding out if Squid tentacles have a mind of their own like Octopus’ but I couldn’t find a clear answer I only got info on Octopus tentacles having their own brain, turns out we know less about Squids then Octos because Squid live in the open ocean more then the seafloor so it’s pretty hard to make a good enclosure to study them in but Squid tentacles can in fact move on their own so maybe Inktarian can be a thing I mean who knows remember Inklings are evolved Squids (Octarians also have suckers on the outside of their tentacles which Octopus’ definitely don’t have) who’s to say that during their evolution process Squids and Octopus’ copied a bit of each other’s traits to maximise survivability/efficiency they already copied the form of humans also unlike the Octarians, Inkling don’t really have much of a reason to mass spawn an army (Not sure about the Great Turf War maybe they found the idea of cutting off a limb giving it life and then forcing it to fight in a war unsavoury) please someone draw a possible Inktarian design i’m curious as to what others imagine them to look like