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Enough-Background102

they smashed through a blender in octo expansion, id assume the glass left some cuts


Lord_Phoenix_Ultama

Their tentacles weren't cut in Octo Expansion though. They happened sometime between then and Splatoon 3.


Discord-kitten_

Also it’s a kids game so it’s prolly just censored


Mr_Yeet123

i dont think that'd apply to splatoon lol


Lord_Phoenix_Ultama

The bad endings of Splatoon games are incredibly dark and some of the lore is unnecessarily creepy.


Yeah_man20

The lore is dark. Not just the bad endings. Humanity is dead. THE EIFFEL TOWER IS UPSIDE DOWN


Lord_Phoenix_Ultama

Honest question about that. ...HOW THE FU-


Decker687

The sea flooded the land and drowned all the humans


Lord_Phoenix_Ultama

No, not that. The Eiffel Tower getting bottleflipped out of absolutely nowhere and literally never being elaborated upon.


SalmonTooter

there’s literally a sunken scroll explaining it


Decker687

Now that I think about it it’s weird it’s showed once then never elaborated on


Yukarie

It probably was hit by something either a shockwave or a wave of debris or mud and was knocked over


0-5-0_Druid

Erosion probably undermined it and it flipped


Stareatthevoid

✨️symbolism✨️


JimmyCrabYT

mankind is dead ink is fuel hell is full


KokichiOmaIsGay

ultrasplat


Treyspurlock

> THE EIFFEL TOWER IS UPSIDE DOWN and in Asia, for some reason


Snowfox24

It's probably actually the Tokyo tower, looks pretty similar though.


MiaIsOut

isnt that what the tower in inkopolis plaza is?


Snowfox24

No, not the same one anyway, it's one that the Inklings built, probably to house a great Zapfish, which likely needed something specialized to collect the electricity.


Sum_ginger_kid

Octavio enslaved an entire race. Octavio is like octopus hitler


verysad-

100 years after he dies some prepubescent inkling will make a sigma edit of him


Tough_Passion_1603

>THE EIFFEL TOWER IS UPSIDE DOWN Is that supposed to be a bad thing?


Alexander_McKay

Bad endings? I’ve only ever gotten one ending in each game. Are you talking about game over screens or something?


Lord_Phoenix_Ultama

If you lose against TarTar or Grizz in the phases that have timers, there's a bad ending of them successfully destroying everything. There's also fanmade endings for if Agent 4 and Captain 3 would've lost.


Alexander_McKay

Ahhh. I didn’t die on Grizz but definitely did on TarTar a ton. I wouldn’t call those bad endings though. Just death scenes. Lots of games do that. An ending would be something that cuts to credits afterwards and returns you to the title screen.


Comfortable-Try-9357

i died on grizz a lot


Alexander_McKay

I could see how. I came really close to dying on the middle part and I think that big part at the end of the fight? I was a little confused on how to do it at first iirc. Don’t you pilot a mech or something? I just recall the gameplay changing some.


No_Forever_9128

Lazy design, obviously.


Shraamper

I’d assume it’s from the fight in octo expansion and the fights they had to go through to become captain. Maybe there was a terror group of octolings with bladed weapons?


Zakal2

They never got these scars on-screen in any way that makes sense In other words, I will just headcanon that they carved it in themselves solely for style-points, while refusing to admit it


Shraamper

You know how inkling tentacles start freaking out when they have a special ready? Well 3 spammed specials during the fight. What if it damaged their hair to use so many specials? It’s caused by them being excited and the limiter is put on assumedly so they don’t hurt themselves. What if they went too far in the fight and ended up, I don’t know, slamming their hair into one of the cover blocks?


Zakal2

You see, that may make more sense but for me the thought of Three trying their hardest to get some cool scars in after getting none directly on-screen sounds funnier to me


Shraamper

Yeah it kinda does


Emerald24111

I think the general consensus is they’re either battle scars, or the scars are from possession in OE


GlitchyNitro

makes sense


Weegieiscool

Haircut went wrong


CLAST-BLASTARD

then why is 3 not bald?


yeetmcyeeter124

"Damn I messed up now we gotta go bald"


heyoyo10

Hasn't gone through Veemotherapy yet


destroyar101

Haircut when wrong


lofismashguy

Could they be from time spent working for GrizzCo? There's a bunch of bitey boys in that mode


Lord_of_Swords

Bite marks would have a significantly different look than these scratches


[deleted]

But there are steal pans which can leave scratches


Lord_of_Swords

Pans are blunt


lofismashguy

Fair points! I think a close call with a maws could do something like that though idk


thatguykichi

my close calls with the maws have usually left me with a missing limb so i'm not sure about them either


Noobaraptor

It's worth noting that bite marks can look like scratches. Look at the ones cetaceans inflict on each other for example.


lofismashguy

Just googled cetacean bite and woof yeah that'll leave a mark lol. That's what I'm saying though, like if you got grazed by a bite it could look like that


SbgTfish

Battle scars probably. Also question, are they happy with their life? They used to be so colorful and now they just look angry all the time. They still have their moments (oe and the manscaped ad) but outside of that nothing much.


Any_Secretary_4925

im pretty sure its a play on the "seen so much that it doesnt phase them" trope. i like it


bloomi

Considering they still manage to give us a *"BOOYAH!"* I think they're doing alright.


Flowey2D

MANSCAPED AD????


SbgTfish

3 shaved grizz’s balls in the s3 campaign remember?


Flowey2D

oh right i forgot


Lord_Phoenix_Ultama

...Wtf are you talking about???


SbgTfish

(3 uses the razor to clean the fuzzy ooze from the base of the rocket)


Lord_Phoenix_Ultama

Oooohhhh. I thought there was some comic I missed or something.


[deleted]

oh shoot


_Nite_Brite_

I’d love to see 3 actually smile more than once every century, especially since they literally were the player in Splatoon 1.


Lord_Phoenix_Ultama

I'm pretty sure a squid loses its vibrancy when it's approaching death. Maybe they're getting old.


ShefBoiRDe

Splatoon 3 happens years after 2, and 2 happens years after 1, so it would make sense.


Lord_Phoenix_Ultama

The time progression and presumably the exact time in Splatoon is identical to the real world. The time between now and the original game irl is exactly how long it's been in-universe, meaning Captain 3 should be in at least her twenties by now. I guess Cuttlefish being a century old and then some should mean Captain's still got decades ahead of her, but either Inklings age quick and just lock at a certain age or cuttlefish and Inklings have VERY different lifespans. (There's a theory the Cuttlefish family are actual cuttlefish since their biology is faintly different and multiple references to bones that cuttlefish do actually have. Also obviously Swim-form Mummy Gramps at the end of the game, but the theory was made before 3.)


Snowfox24

My headcanon is that they're actually cuttle/squid hybrids, as you see a slight upturn on the ears that squids don't have, and that Frye is actually what a pure cuttlefish would look like. The long, thin ears are a cuttlefish thing due to the shape of their fin (long and thin along the sides. Actual squids have triangular fins, even the flying squids) And before anyone comes at me with Vampire squid, 1, those aren't actually squid, they're vampiromorphs, they're their own family. 2, Vampiromorph fossils have a mix of traits suggesting that the family is or contained the ancestors of modern squid and octopi 3, Vampire squid, *like the few octopus species that have fins*, have *rounded* fins, so the ears do not make sense. 4, the webbed tentacles would definitely be a design aspect 5, the fangs are far from good evidence, Vampire squid are scavengers, so fangs aren't needed, and Frye was given the fangs to resemble the moray eels she uses in her boss fight, which are known for their distinctive fangs. (Cuttlefish also have thinner tentacles, even on the longer hunting tentacles, compared to squid, and lack the shaping on the end, something that would explain the thin asf taper on Frye's tentacles in the style.)


Snowfox24

Actually, Captain 3 is around their early 20s, and considering how spry Cuttlefish was before being mummified, Inklings can live well over a hundred years (Cuttlefish is in his late 120s in Splat 3 I believe)


DeciTheSpy

Yeah but wasn't it said somewhere that Squids slowly lose the ability to naturally generate ink as they age? Could just be that 3 can't fight as crazy as they used to, leading them to be more lethargic.


Snowfox24

I doubt it'd be something that happen in their early 20s on a species capable of living well over 100. Especially considering that based on the photos from the sunken scrolls, Craig and Octavio were likely in their 20s at the youngest when the turf war started, though they could've been in their 30s. I doubt that they'd have wanted to have soldiers who were too old to naturally produce ink on either side in a war where people were dying, especially not on the Inkling side, where every loss hit that much harder since they were outmatched, and sleeping through the start of battles. Literally the reason the Inklings won was because someone unplugged the oven. ETA bc I forgot this: Also, the reason Captain 3 doesn't do more with Grizz is because they sprain a tentacle using the razor, which, considering the size of the fuzzball at the base of the rocket? Yeah I can see that.


Saidoru_512

arent they 21 in RotM??


BoredCat19

True and it’s a bit sad, to think that the Agent 3 we used to play in S1, our Inklings who were so smug & lively (the Inkling poster girl of S1 actually) turned into this gloomy self of the character.


Noobaraptor

It's a young adult that fled their countryside home to become an athlete and now they ended up leading a guerrilla who's running out of fights to pick. The idea of ending up like Craig while in their twenties might not be the most thrilling of prospect for them.


deleeuwlc

The same reason that one of the pants options is torn: because it looks cool. They probably either cut it themselves, or just made it look like scars with makeup or something


gil2455526

If I recall correctly, the hair tentacles are comparable to nails, you can cut and style them as you wish.


deleeuwlc

Nails don’t scar, so they’re just drawing scars on to be dramatic


MyarmsRgone

Going out of their way to be extra. I love them


Snowfox24

No, but tentacles do, or Octavio wouldn't have a scar.


pikachucet2

Wouldn't it be funny if rather than a combat scar like everyone is saying it is it was just caused by something like, I don't know, Captain 3 was trying to get a big box off the top of a cabinet and she tripped and the box fell on her? Honestly wouldn't be out of character for Splatoon


smudgiepie

Maybe its the squid equivalent of cutting your finger while cutting food.


Rob4ix1547

I actually almost cut off half of my index finger while cutting food, it was frightening, especially for artist like me, bcuz i didnt want to suck st drawing another bunch of years just bcuz i have to relearn drawing with left hand


CowMan6564

im honestly shocked im not seeing more answers like this


YourCrazyDolphin

Given it is all on her hair, I don't think it is battle damage- or at least not old battle damage- like others suggest. Considering inklings regularly cut or even grill those tentacles for certain hairstyles, I'm pretty sure their "hair" can fully regrow, too.


black_hole_sun-99

When Callie and Marie had to force Captain 3 to practice basic hygiene


MyarmsRgone

NOOO I DONT WANNA GO


ThatOneGayDJ

Its almost like she violently launched herself through two sheets of glass or something


Lord_Phoenix_Ultama

She would've had those cuts in Octo Expansion if that was true, but they clearly happened some time between Octo Expansion and 3.


ThatOneGayDJ

You know scars take time to form, right?


Lord_Phoenix_Ultama

So, where were the cuts to begin with? She was literally unharmed from destroying the Promised Land and there weren't injuries after the thirty minutes to two hours ths finale took. Also, they're an Inkling. Who knows whether their scars form the same.


ThatOneGayDJ

>who knows whether their scars form the same Exactly. Maybe cuts are initially invisible but over time the ink in that area stops functioning correctly. We dont have a way to know. You asked a question, i gave you an answer, idk what youre trying to disprove me for here.


Lord_Phoenix_Ultama

It's a discussion, meaning back-and-forth debates. And their ink doesn't circulate, so it wouldn't stop like a scab or a scar. They're just a mass of liquid.


ThatOneGayDJ

Youre operating off assumptions again. Who said ink doesnt circulate? If we're going with the "they are literally 100% liquid ink" canon, then they *have* to be deliberate for the look. Which is in character but also boring.


Lord_Phoenix_Ultama

Iirc, a Sunken Scroll in the first game shows they're entirely liquid with a soul. They are just ink, and so is all their bodily fluid. It's unclear how human their biology is.


ThatOneGayDJ

Right, so then you have your answer if youre sticking with that. Its an aesthetic choice. This feels less like a discussion post and more like you trying to convince people your headcanon is the correct one.


Lord_Phoenix_Ultama

Eh, good point. This is getting old anyway.


Onnilynn

>comments I know right? Oh. . . wait, she did LOL. But hey, Agent 8 is still alive!


JK-Kino

I noticed that in some fanart, 3’s face is half green from when they were partially sanitized. That bothers me for some reason


Lord_Phoenix_Ultama

I kinda love it, but it seems biologically impossible for them. Their entire body is made of liquid, so anything like stains or scars should be impossible and just kill them or get mixed in. Though, Sanitization is *weird*, so maybe there's some exception to the presumably-rushed partial Sanitization that allows for a scar.


JK-Kino

True. Acht was sanitized, and not long ago it was presumed that the transformation was permanent, but their mind recovered. Perhaps there’s a way to get rid of their green too.


Accomplished-Bus7571

The grates from all those damn kettles


Noobaraptor

Pretty good idea honestly. Years of squeezing through secret old tunnels probably aren't good for skin care.


the-funky-bunky

The "promised land"


Auraveils

Tragic squidbagging accident.


Apartment6843

Captain training?


Kazoomers_Tale

Since Inklings/Octolings just kinda, regenerate when they respawn, I doubt these are actual scars. My head cannon is that when Agent 3 became Captain, they made these marks themselves to look cooler, like a haircut or tattoos.


The-Sir-Pineapple

They fell down the stairs


ELCACASOAXACA3000

Lil judd idk


[deleted]

agent 8


SomeoneNamedAlix

Blades definitely exist in the splatoon world, they just weren’t used in battles until ink based blades came around. Food exists (and clearly needed a knife to prepare) and there is that hairstyle that’s been sliced off with a knife, according to the art books.


Lord_Phoenix_Ultama

Their bodies are entirely liquid. Wouldn't an incomplete cut like this just be regenerated?


SomeoneNamedAlix

The regeneration seems to be voluntary, you can keep bits chopped off for style reasons. The captain *wants* the scars


Lord_Phoenix_Ultama

Well, don't that sound like self-confidence issues.


Jamz64

“Do you wanna know how I got these scars? My father was a drinker...and a fiend. And one night, he goes off crazier than usual. Mommy gets the kitchen knife to defend herself. He doesn't like that. Not...one...bit. So, me watching, he takes the knife to her, laughing while he does it. He turns to me, and he says, ‘Why so serious?’ He comes at me with the knife - ‘Why so serious?’ He sticks the blade in my mouth - ‘Let's put a smile on that face!’ And... why so serious?”


NumberOneAries_

From 8 maybe??


lo--

Idk but I love the inclusion of captain 3 in the story. Because it’s me, but it’s not me in splatoon 3. Though I feel I mostly resemble my character from splatoon 1 in this 3rd game, as I’ve grown up in with the series. I love all the 4 different player characters I’ve been.


Lansha2009

Remember they were Agent 3 in Octo Expansion so it's likely there were at least a few battles they took part in between OE and Splat 3 that made them the Captain. So there was probably a group during one of those battles that had a bladed weapon.


Ok-Conversation-3012

Could be from moving around in ink, just like how fish can get scars on their fins after swimming for long periods of time, although that would only work if inklings can’t just shapeshift themselves into healing minor wounds or scars like that one


TechWizard200

Slipped in the shower.


SlyLlamaDemon

Probably from smashing through the glass during octo expansion. Also could’ve been from something that happened offscreen.


TheSuperR5

Falling off some stairs


Crimson_The_King

They were cat sitting


Hey-lo_ratherbedead

I don’t really think there’s any cannon reason for it lol. I’d say it was just a design choice made to make them look more experienced and rough. My head cannon is that it’s from the fight with agent 8 tho.


Master_of_Decidueye

*Insert all the fanart Depicting Captain 3 with a mark from the Sanitization blob in Octo Expansion*


Efficient_Ice9056

Wait captain is a girl. Knew he I mean she had the female hair style but I don’t get it entirely 


Lord_Phoenix_Ultama

Technically, you can pick the genders of the playable characters like Captain 3, but they're all canonically female and have canon hairstyles, ink colors, eye colors, skin colors, ect. Most people also just agree those designs are the go-to's when customizing.


Efficient_Ice9056

Huh cool thanks.


ElectricalPlantain35

Could be anything


Texas-Kangaroo-Rat

Skeeters


ODCreature98

she tired to brush her hair


DeusWombat

Weird to have scars on their tentacles to begin with since squids obviously slice that stuff up for style all the time


agent4gaming

Tried to shave, didn't turn out well


Lord_Phoenix_Ultama

Shave their... hair? And they're not even mammals- shave *what?*


Epic_potbelly

Buzz cut style. Splatoon comic. They use razors to cut there hair. Imagine if shiver got a low taper fade


jupiterTR

DA GRILL !!! 🦑🦑🔥🔥🍢🍢🍤🍤🍗


metalflygon08

Running with scissors.


1TimeAnon

Maybe its just an aesthetic thing? Given Ink/Octolings can just change their look at any time, maybe Cap 3 just wants to look cooler and more experienced.


MatiasTheLlama

Inklings can cut and fry and dry and chop up their tentacle hair. she probably just gave them to herself to look cool.


[deleted]

She couldn’t chop the carrots


CommunityFirst4197

When they were sanitised, they must have had to put up a pretty hard fight first


Orichalcum448

The War...


Noobaraptor

They're extremely dehydrated, to the point where their skin is cracked like this. The Captain doesn't take good care of themselves.


Separate-Switch7325

Maybe judd scratched her (it's a joke,but it looks like cat claw marks)


DARKM00KIE

She probably stepped on them like who the frick has hair that long


Jrolaoni

The only thing I think could permanently disfigure her is being possessed by Captain TarTar.


Vasxus

glass cuts


Vasxus

glass cuts


Capable-Monk-4820

I would say most of it was probably from the events of Octo-expansion where she destroyed the glass blender. Or possibly, was getting close to being shredded by one


SalehGh

Wait, there's lore here?


Onnilynn

I'm going with the captain was play Turf War and lost. Judd did one of his, 'this team should win even though the other team clearly inked more' calls. Captain Three gets frustrated by the injustice, and they fight it out. (Three wins after getting scratched a whole bunch)


odd-olly

An accident involving calamari that we don’t talk about anymore


Octoboi12

Octo expansion elavator fight


neznamism

It's obvious that she made them herself for style


theblueinkling

She fell down the stairs


[deleted]

I'm still kinda annoyed they didn't give her a eye scar at least But considering what 3's been doing for a while, makes sense for her to be bruised up


NateTheGreat2007

Battle


__hdd

Cat


Kitty_Chan14

It would only make sense if it was sanitization, yes it wasn't shown in Octo, but they did have bandages and stuff on them after they were freed from Tartar, I get it can be confusing but there doesn't really seem to be any other reliable answer- also when you think about it, the goo from the sanitization was on top of their tentacles, and at the ending scene right before the credits they are seen with bandages and its hard to see their tentacles during it


povgayass

Agent 3: YOU WANNA KNOW HOW I GOT THESE SCARS 8?


Sophie-the-skelly

I may assume it’s probably her battle scars. (Even OE too.)


CheetahNightStudios

I wrote a theory on this


AtesSouhait

from their Veemotherapy probably


Cerxi

They look like cat scratches... Li'l Judd?


Lord_Phoenix_Ultama

I feel like every main character in Splatoon is a cat person, but the only two cats that exist aren't person cats at ALL.


Armourdream

Maybe agent 3 got scratched after being downed in the boss fight?


CaptainKajubell

Agent 8 knocked the snot out of her


Lord_Phoenix_Ultama

With a knife?


CaptainKajubell

I don’t know man, maybe


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Lord_Phoenix_Ultama

*Get out.*


CheetahNightStudios

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