How do they reproduce in Splatoon?

According to The Art of Splatoon, Octarians are not able to reproduce on their own and are thus created by cutting off a tentacle from a host. Their intelligence and rank are linked to how many limbs they possess, with high-class Octarians possessing more limbs.

Do Inklings have organs?

The sunken scrolls say that Inklings have no bones, but they do have organs, meaning they are flesh and blood. Inklings stand by using a system of fluid-filled bladders, possibly blood, ink, or another fluid. The pressurized fluid makes their limbs rigid.

Can Inklings and Octolings interbreed?

Inktolings are a cross-breed between Inklings and Octolings. Like Inklings and Octolings, they have no bones, have tentacles for hair, and have the ability to alternate between squid/octopus form and humanoid form.

What happens when Inklings get splatted?

When they are splatted from enemy fire, the Inkling's weapons and clothes will fall to the ground and dissolve, while the Inkling will explode in the enemy's ink color.

Why do Inklings sway their hips?

They also sway their hips while standing idle in the lobby or a shop. They're even overtly expressive with their actions. All of these tend to be seen as feminine. Regardless of gender, all Inklings and Octolings display feminine qualities, like standing with more weight one one side and a hand on a hip.

Solving the Mystery of Octoling Reproduction

Are Inklings all female?

You can choose either a female or male Inkling, much like an Animal Crossing Villager. Inklings (when in squid form) show some resemblance to Bloopers, another ink-squirting character from the Mario series.

How do Inklings give birth?

Inklings lay eggs in squid form on a random day, and the next day has the inkling turning into a squid and going to live in the water, getting a regular squid life and eventually dying.

How do Octolings reproduce?

According to The Art of Splatoon, Octarians are not able to reproduce on their own and are thus created by cutting off a tentacle from a host. Their intelligence and rank are linked to how many limbs they possess, with high-class Octarians possessing more limbs.

Why is water toxic to Inklings?

While the Salmonids can swim within water and move on land, the Inklings, Octarians, and Octolings (which were derived from squids and octopi) will dissolve if they touch water because their fragile bodies consist of Ink, which also allows them to swim within Ink, but not water.

Do Inklings give live birth?

Inklings lay eggs in squid form on a random day, and the next day has the inkling turning into a squid and going to live in the water, getting a regular squid life and eventually dying.

Can Inklings change gender?

Fun fact: in Splatoon 2, you can change your inkling avatar's gender at any time (as is explained by this adorable child(Opens in a new tab) who everyone should aspire to be when they grow up).

Why do Inklings have black around their eyes?

My personal theory is that the black skin acts as a protective membrane that keeps ink from getting in their eyes. If you notice, when you hit an Inkling or Octoling with ink, the only spots that the ink never spreads to are the eyes AND the black part around them.

What are Inklings blood?

The sunken scrolls say that Inklings have no bones, but they do have organs, meaning they are flesh and blood. Inklings stand by using a system of fluid-filled bladders, possibly blood, ink, or another fluid. The pressurized fluid makes their limbs rigid.

Are there male Inklings?

There were no rules, officers, agendas, or formal elections." As was typical for university groups in their time and place, the Inklings were all male.

What happens to sanitized Octolings?

The conclusion of the tests results in them being tricked into being blended to help create the ink. The process of sanitizing Octarians with this ink results in them losing all memory and identity and submit to Kamabo Co.'s ideas. Marina notes that the Sanitized Octarians appear to have no pulse or signs of life.

Do male Octolings exist?

It should be noted that in the later stages of Hero Mode, these upgraded versions of Octolings may appear and are harder to splat than regular Octolings. However, male Octolings exist.

Why do Octolings get sanitized?

The process of sanitizing results in the Octarian losing all sense of free will, allowing them to be controlled similar to robots or zombies as seen with the dialogue from Sanitized Octolings. Marina notes that the sanitized Octarians appear to have no pulse or signs of life.

What happened to humans in Splatoon?

Warfare combined with rising sea levels and an upsurge in volcanic activity lead to the Earth becoming uninhabitable. This cataclysm killed most of the human population, while those that survived attempted to escape underground or into space.

Is Agent 4 a guy or a girl?

Most promotional artwork and screenshots depict Agent 4's gender and appearance to be that of a female Inkling with the Haircut hairstyle, although some concept art and a segment of the credits depicts a male version of Agent 4 with the Slick hairstyle.

Do Inklings have teeth?

They also lack bones with the exception of their teeth, which feature two upper sharp fangs and a third sharp tooth on the bottom middle, resembling the beak of a squid. Upon reaching the age of 14, Inklings gain full control over their ability to shapeshift between their forms.

How old is Splatoon girl?

Within the fictional Splatoon universe, Pearl and Marina are members of two species of sapient terrestrial cephalopods: Pearl, an Inkling, is 21 while Marina, an Octoling, is 18.

Is Splatoon 3 genderless?

In the new game, you can choose between two different styles of Inkling or Octoling, ranging from masculine to feminine in appearance.