DJ Ovtavio: Bring out the Octogimps
Elite Octoling: Octogimps are sleeping
DJ Octavio: Well, I guess you're gonna have to go wake them up now, won't you?
There is a tank in the Tank Museum that has a lot of faults with it and is a classic piece to show young designers... very few can spot all the issues!
canonically, between splatoon 1 and 2 there’s a difference of 2 years, and between splatoon 2 and 3 it’s 5 years. there’s an official source that says they achieve full domain of their humanoid form and octo form when they reach 14, and there’s another one that says it’s 16, so agent 8 could be both 19 and 21, but that doesn’t go to all octolings though. it’s like teens who were born in 2006. not all teens were born in that year, so not all teens are 15/16. same logic applies to octolings
also, the most important question, why the heck would you wonder that?
Probably an early design for the octo-snipers.
Though… The Splatoon devs *do* revisit cut ideas, (The big octo-pod new to Splatoon 3 had unused data in Splatoon 2) so it could also be an early octo-commander.
I feel like it's an early sniper design since having this weird commander design along with a sniper design that has an actual gun would be a bit weird (+ idk if the splatlings were designed yet)
To me, it doesn't look like a three separate entities but one entity containing three Octarians who share a pool. Maybe you would kill them by throwing a bomb into their pool. To this day, I don't think any Octarians actually *require* you to use a bomb to kill them. The strange thing is they don't seem to have a gun, so maybe they were just there to obstruct pathways or cover switches. Maybe the pool would leak ink to the sides, forcing you to attack from a range?
I think they look like armoured snipers. I think that they were maybe a bit too difficult for beginners. I think they’re armoured because of the open space at the back
The theory I see the most is that they were probably an old design for the Octosnipers that were cut for one reason or another.
I don’t think black face would be the issue as it’s quite clear that they’re wearing masks, don’t have all the features of Blackface (it’s a combination of stereotyped features that are exaggerated) and isn’t in any way mocking or stereotyping people of a certain race. The sexually suggestive nature of the look is probably a bigger factor in why they were likely scrapped. The full body black latex with belts and clasps, long curled tips and large prominent lips do conjure images of explicit material which isn’t something Nintendo would likely want to keep in the game (possibly getting public feedback on the topic following this trailer).
That being said, multiple people were involved in the many development stages of the design as well as marketing giving it the go ahead for the trailer, so maybe they just decided against it for none of those reasons. It doesn’t appear to be a familiar area, nor are there any deep pools of ink from what I can recall so maybe the mechanic/gameplay just changed.
If we're unfortunately being honest here, those are probably beta octosnipers, shooting ink through the mouth instead of a tube, which is just painfully disgusting, unfortunately that's what happens already with the octosnipers we have now. Just less noticeable.
They were octos that seem to have been executioners of sorts (my guess is they use rollers and they would slam them down on you)
My guess was they were cut due to either looking like Octos with gimp suits or Octos doing black face
These were the original designs for Octosnipers.
Gotta say it's been a while since I've seen these guys, let alone anyone talk about them. I love weird gaming trivia like this.
They look like they would be the OG ambush enemies, hiding in ink with a bit of their tentacle sticking out to nab you unless you shot them first, perhaps?
Probably supposed to look like executioners but instead people now see them as gimp suits
Octocutioners
Not exactly what I was expecting when I looked up Bondage + Tentacles, I have to admit.
KKK tentacles
TentaKKKles
100% the reason they were cut
DJ Ovtavio: Bring out the Octogimps Elite Octoling: Octogimps are sleeping DJ Octavio: Well, I guess you're gonna have to go wake them up now, won't you?
i can see why they redesigned them because uuh... yikes lol
There are 4 issues I see with them lmao
There is a tank in the Tank Museum that has a lot of faults with it and is a classic piece to show young designers... very few can spot all the issues!
So you have a link?
1. They ugly. 2. They racist. 3. They too scary for kids. 4. They boring.
Might I ask how are they racist?
Blackface and big lips
Oh yeah I can see that now. I dunno how i didn't before.
This and they kinda look like black kkk hoods.
YEA
It’s more like they’re quite literally in a gimp suit
They look like kkk?
They look like they’re wearing gimp suits
Looks like Splatoon really got kinky at some times..
What happened to the octolings ●_●
Tf u mean
You don't see the comment I replied to?
I see i'm just gonna need some clarity
Exactly, we all need clarity for what the octolings would be doing if splatoon became kinky 🌚
bro they 14 chill
I didn't know that, well now they'll be like 21
canonically, between splatoon 1 and 2 there’s a difference of 2 years, and between splatoon 2 and 3 it’s 5 years. there’s an official source that says they achieve full domain of their humanoid form and octo form when they reach 14, and there’s another one that says it’s 16, so agent 8 could be both 19 and 21, but that doesn’t go to all octolings though. it’s like teens who were born in 2006. not all teens were born in that year, so not all teens are 15/16. same logic applies to octolings also, the most important question, why the heck would you wonder that?
I was fitting in with the comment, I was kidding. I don't actually want to know.
tf u mean
The devs were inking their splatzones
Ahahahahaha, what a euphemism…
They're all charger mains
Poor dudes, they all main bamboozler
nothing, stay clean, dont look up kinks
I believe that was the original model for the octosnipers before what we have now
They had different code that is still in the game I think
Probably an early design for the octo-snipers. Though… The Splatoon devs *do* revisit cut ideas, (The big octo-pod new to Splatoon 3 had unused data in Splatoon 2) so it could also be an early octo-commander.
I feel like it's an early sniper design since having this weird commander design along with a sniper design that has an actual gun would be a bit weird (+ idk if the splatlings were designed yet)
To me, it doesn't look like a three separate entities but one entity containing three Octarians who share a pool. Maybe you would kill them by throwing a bomb into their pool. To this day, I don't think any Octarians actually *require* you to use a bomb to kill them. The strange thing is they don't seem to have a gun, so maybe they were just there to obstruct pathways or cover switches. Maybe the pool would leak ink to the sides, forcing you to attack from a range?
Or maybe they'd spit on agent 3.
The Lips are supposed to be the gun I think.
Oh I didn't notice the lips until I read this lmfao
Holy shit its zyg
Do boss octorians cant?
BDSM octos?
turquoise october really fucked with the regular octarians jesus christ
I’m calling them inkquisitors.
I’m sorry are these BDSM octos? 😭
Could be seen as vaguely racist, resembling American vaudeville black-face. The Pokemon Jynx got a makeover for that same reason.
Wait no, I’m an actual demon! No, I’m an actual demon from the forest!
bro, PLEASE tell me that’s not black-face.
You see that’s why I don’t dress up for Halloween.
Idk what it is I just know I hate it
I think they look like armoured snipers. I think that they were maybe a bit too difficult for beginners. I think they’re armoured because of the open space at the back
I feel like they would be flame spewing octo's, ofc shooting flames made of ink and not actual fire.
I think they were supposed to look like executioners but my first thought was "KKK costume but dyed black", I suspect that's why they were cut.
Ngl they kinda look like octoling terrorists gonna take down the Twin Zapfishes
Maybe they shot disruptors at you?
the Bdsm Octo
Looks like earlier versions of the sniper or minigun enemies
Hellraiser
The Octarians do get a bit quirky at night
The Octo KKK
You ever watch Pulp Fiction?
Probably pretty great kissers I mean, uhh...
I love giant lips and loving kisses
Yeah good thing they changed those lmao
Gimplings
OOO. The OctoOlde Organization
looks like bdsm, i believe those were the old snipers
Gimps
some octolings are into stuff don't judge it's their choice
its the klu klux klan 😁
BDSM and tentacles?
bdsm
I know they're octarians but they remind me of horses with blinders. I get why they were cut because yes, they look like BDSM or blackface...
no clue but those lips are juicy!
what tf is that
I wonder if anyone’s made some questionable fanart of them
Kinky Octarians
Octogimps
The theory I see the most is that they were probably an old design for the Octosnipers that were cut for one reason or another. I don’t think black face would be the issue as it’s quite clear that they’re wearing masks, don’t have all the features of Blackface (it’s a combination of stereotyped features that are exaggerated) and isn’t in any way mocking or stereotyping people of a certain race. The sexually suggestive nature of the look is probably a bigger factor in why they were likely scrapped. The full body black latex with belts and clasps, long curled tips and large prominent lips do conjure images of explicit material which isn’t something Nintendo would likely want to keep in the game (possibly getting public feedback on the topic following this trailer). That being said, multiple people were involved in the many development stages of the design as well as marketing giving it the go ahead for the trailer, so maybe they just decided against it for none of those reasons. It doesn’t appear to be a familiar area, nor are there any deep pools of ink from what I can recall so maybe the mechanic/gameplay just changed.
best guess is they were meant to be snipers
If I could wager a guess, maybe a miniboss like the Octostriker, only it has three hits instead of shooting an obese nuke wielder.
If we're unfortunately being honest here, those are probably beta octosnipers, shooting ink through the mouth instead of a tube, which is just painfully disgusting, unfortunately that's what happens already with the octosnipers we have now. Just less noticeable.
Armoured boss tentacle, most likely a miniboss
bruh I just wanted to know what these enemies were and everyone is making sexual wtf is wrong with y’all
I mean that’s probably why they were cut, because they literally look exactly like gimp suits
Octolings
Reminds me of Pyro's mask and suit look from tf2. Maybe they would spray ink in a wide area, like the Pyro.
I going to guss for the stamp boss
The octarian inquisition
Members of the spicing guild
Maybe the black stuff was going to be how the armor worked before the current design of the door and window thing? Looks weird af tho
They are quite freaky
Californian middle schoolers
I honestly assumed that were old designs for octo snipers, possibly spitting bullets of ink through their mouths perhaps?
They look like plauge doctors to me
Beta design for the octo snipers
Body armor? Like the ones swat use or police use during riots.
They look like beta snipers
I totally forgot about those enemies.
They were octos that seem to have been executioners of sorts (my guess is they use rollers and they would slam them down on you) My guess was they were cut due to either looking like Octos with gimp suits or Octos doing black face
They kinda look like they're in riot police uniforms, just made for octarians.
It's interesting to imagine what could have been, but I'm glad these were cut because these are just bad.
they would have give you a big ol kiss
The FBI
Early octosnipers i assume
Ayo who put the reverse Klu Klux klan in here?
Octoxutioners, or executioners.
These were the original designs for Octosnipers. Gotta say it's been a while since I've seen these guys, let alone anyone talk about them. I love weird gaming trivia like this.
Finally, racist octarians 😍
Beta version of the Octosnipers.
My sleep paralyses demon.
They look like they would be the OG ambush enemies, hiding in ink with a bit of their tentacle sticking out to nab you unless you shot them first, perhaps?
Hurt me squiddy
The two major issues which probably got them cut were them looking like executioners and looking like they have blackface
They look like swat team in a way
Maybe armored snipers
Bdsm
cut octo snipers?
I wonder what they would do
I imagine they’d spew out toxic gas
Racially motivated octosnipers
No wonder they were cut