#Elite Octoling

[squid-seraph]

if u remember that old ass comic i made a while back, I kinda sorta redrew it with those characters new designs :)))

#splatoon #splatoon ocs #xeno octoling #elite octoling #merlot(oc) #nala(oc) #seraphim doodles #xeno inkfish

[sspacetiime]

am i late to this twitter trend

((nvm also happy side order day))

#splatoon #splatoon fanart #agent 4 #elite octoling #inkling #octoling #splatoon oc #kinda ooc

[sorobochi-eng-archive]

Memory of No.-----, Chapters 26-27 Read it here!

Story and artwork by sorobochi English translation by rassicas and trisloshr Typesetting by merrodi

We received permission from sorobochi-san to translate this splatoon fan comic. Please look through this blog if you want to read the earlier chapters. Out of respect to the original author, please do not repost any part of this comic. Thank you!

#splatoon comic #sorobochi #splatoon 2 #octo expansion #agent 3 #elite octoling

[sailorsplatoon]

Wait i got another question for you

How are elite Octarians born ?

Elite Octarians are those Enemies who have a harder Ai than regular Octarians and have seaweed in their hair in the story mode

Like is it a some sort of mutation? cuz if I remember says that the seaweed is like implanted into their skulls i don't know I didn't look into splatoon lore back in the days

I get to bring out the artbooks on this one! I had a lot of fun flipping through them to find as much about the elite octolings as I can. From what I gathered it looks like the seaweed isn't implanted into their skulls, and is instead attatched to their goggles.

It likely functions as a symbol of rank to show that they are stronger than a typical octoling. However I don't think that this is solely strength in fighting as we can see in Marina's chat room that Marina herself was an elite octoling, hence the seaweed.

Marina's specialty wasn't in fighting, it was in tech. So chances are elite octos are simply defined as higher rakning octarians than most others.

However, I don't think that mutation theory is far off, I really like the idea and I think I can find some evidence to back it up.

Throughout all of the games elite octolings have black tentacles instead of red, like most octoling soldiers do. Even when fuzzy they're tentacles are significantly darker than others. However, when we look at a sanitized elite octoling we can see that the tips of their tentacles are a green color.

The fact that there are even elite sanitized octolings is strange. If sanitization is meant to make them perfect soldiers, then how are some better than others? Unless they have some sort of phycical difference like a mutation.

Back to the tentacle thing, we can see Marina's tentacles are similar, being a very dark brown color with only the tips being teal. Even in her side order outfit where her tips have a galaxy color, the main color of her tentacles doesn't change.

Of course this could just be cosmetic because idols like the Squid Sisters and Pearl have tentacle tips that change color while the rest of their tentacles don't. I think for those three that is the case, but for Marina it's different.

Why would a sanitized octoling need cosmetics? Why would they care about how they look if they can't care about anything? Maybe it's because they can't change them back.

Here's my theory: In order for an octoling to earn a high rank in the Octarian Army, they have to undergo a mutation process that makes them stronger in the aspect that they are working in. For a soldier it would be physical ability, for an engineer it would be mental ability, etc. This mutation process has side effects, one being staining the octoling's tentacles, which prevents them from changing their color anywhere but the tips. This staining is permantent, which is why it can still be seen in sanitized octolings. Luckily, in inkling society this is a common trend among idols, so it is widely accepted.

Boom, case closed.

But wait. What about Acht?

It is made very clear in Acht's portion of Marina's Dev Diaries that they did not care at all about advancing in the army. Even if they were offered a high ranking position, they would likely turn it down. So why are their tentacles discolored? And why are they more of a brown color than a black or dark brown?

Well I could just say that they wanted to look cool and leave it at that, but that's boring and kind of makes less sense. If discolored tentacles are associated with high ranking military leaders in the octarian army, why would Acht want to affiliate themself with them if they weren't one of them? And would they even be allowed to change the color of their tentacles?

We can clearly see that this color change is still present after their sanitization, but not fully. Their tentacles don't stay brown and instead shift to the purple at was on their tips. Now the tips of their tentacles are more of a red too.

So what gives? Why can Acht's tentacles change but the elite octolings' can't? Because Acht wasn't an elite octoling.

Their sanitization was only partial, which is why they didn't have to wear a uniform and didn't have to fight as a soldier with the other sanitized octolings. So what if that wasn't the only thing that was partial?

Acht wrote in Marina's Dev Diaries that they were "always slacking off and cutting class. I got to know the inside of the instructor's office pretty well." My theory is that, in an attempt to get Acht to pay more attention and care more about being in the Octarian Army, their instructor had them undergo part of an elite octoling mutation, resulting in similar discoloration, just not as extreme. Their insctructor hoped that they would see how much stronger they had become and would want to earn a full mutation. Their plan backfired horribly. Instead of making Acht stronger in something like strength or intellegence, it just made their ability to make muic stronger. This only led them to cutting more classes so that they could focus on making music. This, of course, didn't end too well for them since their devotion to music was what caused them to be sanitized.

Acht's tentacles keep their slight discoloration through the sanitization, but the color itself changes slightly. Sanitization made their skin green, so why wouldn't it change their tentacles too? The consistent pattern of the discoloration is that the main parts of their tentacles are darker than the tips.

Keep in mind that most of this isn't canon and is just my theories. I had a lot of fun with this one, I hadn't really considered the potential lore of elite octolings before. I really like the mutation idea!

Thank you so much for the ask! I've also concluded that I am incapaple of making a post without bringing up Acht in some way lol.

Now I would like to leave you all with this abomination that I found in the Splatoon 1 artbook.

#Splatoon #marina #acht splatoon #octoling #elite octoling #asks #ask box #side order spoilers #side order

[eudico-my-beloved]

Rnadom yoko doodle on my workspace

Bonus: eight and an elite octoling chilling

#splatoon #idk ngl #my workspace barely has any work its just full of doodles at this point lmao #yoko #agent 8 #elite octoling

[theelusivelotus]

Art Fight 2023 - (Attack 2/26) - Vanny Beloved ;w;

OC OWNERS below : + Vanny [Agent 3] - (Owned by @mxikoart) + Hotaru Takahashi [Octo] - (Owned by TheElusiveLotus)

Haven't done comic stuff digitally before this but proud of how it turned out :D (Also Iko's sploon guys are fun as hell to draw. real nifty goobers.)

#illustration #clip studio paint #clip studio #csp #splatoon #splatoon oc #inkling #octoling #agent 3 #elite octoling #humanoid #art fight 2023 #art fight #oc #original character #digital art #digital illustration #drawing #hotaru takahashi #theelusivelotus art

[sykam0re]

Pilot in her soldier days (17 years old)

+ some with her in the classic octoling and elite octoling palettes!!

#oc: pilot #splatoon #splatoon 2 #splatoon 3 #art #my art #fanart #splatoon art #splatoon oc #splatoon fanart #oc #original character #my oc #octoling oc #octoling #female octoling #elite octoling #digital #digital art #digital painting

[knolly530]

This elite is lost. (I'm doing catch up) Inktober : Day 11 - Wander

#inktober #splatoon fanart #inktober2023 #splatoon #octoling #elite octoling

[kingspacebar]

She's right behind me isnt she

#my art #my ocs #splatoon #splatoon 3 #splatsona #elite octoling #octoling #splatoon oc #Space 💖💫🌌 [He/They]

[your-local-enigma]

guyssss um >_< there’s this reeally cute boy i have a crush on *bats eyelashes* *blushes cutely* dont tell anyone!!!1!11!!!

#been drawing a lot lately #enigma draws #artists on tumblr #splatoon #splatoon oc #splatoon art #splatoon fandom #traditional art #fanart #new squidbeak splatoon #octoling #rival octoling #elite octoling #arlokulai (oc)

[minusecko]

Splatoon x Dragon Ball WIP

There's some basic background information and poll under the cut if you want more details!

OMG HIII I DIDNT THINK YOUD BE HERE!!!

or you accidentally hit keep reading but that's whatever

Ok so this is FAR from finished so this is for a little background on what I'm trying to do here.

I'm loosely basing this animation off Goku and Vegeta's first fight, specifically the part where Vegeta goes Great Ape, but I haven't gotten that far yet.

In terms of character choice, I went with OG Agent 3 as Goku because they just fit the bill as main protagonist, and I'll have 4 and Neo 3 standing in for Krillin/Gohan later in the animation. Important to note that they're not 1 to 1 replacements either. Neo 3 is cast as Gohan because my Neo 3 is an Inktoling, making them a hybrid like Gohan, but they're not OG 3's kid. The rest of the NSS serve the same role as the Z-Fighters, with 4 being the best friend of 3 like Krillin is to Goku.

The Octarians, specifically the elites, are my Saiyan Army replacements because they're the best option I had as a large army force. Marina, 8, and Acht are special cases, but that goes more into the plot I have mapped out for this AU, and that's for another time. I specifically went with the Splat3 Elite Octoling for two reasons:

Vegeta is an elite saiyan so I wanted to use an elite octoling

Because I thought that the "fuzzification" where the fur grows and the eyes change to match the fuzzy ooze would work perfectly as the transition between their humanoid form and a fuzzy Kraken, which would be my stand in for the Great Ape/Oozaru transformation

So far it's been really fun to put together. I've been learning how to utilize Blender Eevee better throughout, since it lets me have a lot more control over things like lighting and shading. No telling when I'll finish this, but I'm hoping it'll be done in at least a few months. I have plenty of scenes I still have to animate, and then there's dialogue and sound effects I gotta add too, so there's still plenty more for me to add.

Actually now I'm curious-

#splatoon #splatoon 3 #inkling #splatoon agents #octoling #blender3d #splatoon animation #3d animation #agent 3 #agent 3 splatoon #elite octoling #fuzzy octoling #fuzzy octarian #crossover #dragon ball #dragon ball z #dragon ball animation #goku #vegeta #dbz #dbz animation #goku vs vegeta #blender #blender animation #im crossing hyperfixations like they crossed the streams in ghostbusters #blender eevee #wip #current wip #animation wip #splatoon au

[squid-seraph]

ignore that i missed like 5 of my other characters birthday. Hey did you know she comes in pink

She is 42 now. Old

#seraphim doodles #splatoon ocs #elite octoling #nemesis(oc) #Nem doesn't even like cake #but its red velevet so shes eating it whether she likes it or not #Since she's been through hell she can have a little bit of cake #xeno inkfish

[sspacetiime]

#splatoon #octoling #elite octoling #inkling #agent 4 #splatoon oc #cephalopod lesbians

[limeghosty]

Arctic Fight 2023

Prompt 2 - Fireplace, feat. @aetheriaI_ 's Prism!

#limeghosty #arcticfight #arcticfight2023 #octarian #octoling #octarian soldier #elite octarian #elite octoling #fireplace #warmth #camping #campout #splatoon #splatoon 3

[ghosthoodie]

Ok what about Mitsuo? What was his deal as a baby?

his deal is that his parents were high ranking ex military, just barely escaped! they feared that the octarian forces would come looking for them, and they didn’t want that hunted, miserable life for baby mitsuo. so they gave their baby up and asked for him to be basically shipped across the world, where he was adopted by the splatsville delinquents.

#angsty….. #my art #mitsuo(3) #octoling #elite octoling #new agent 3 #splatoon #ask #anonymous #wooden speaks

[p-wrryyy-mordial-soup]

she's so normal and probably bites people

#splatoon #splatoon 3 #splatoon art #my art #oc art #oc rust #also probably contagious #fuzzy octoling #octoling #elite octoling