History Characters / SplatoonOctarians

* ChildSoldiers: Now, the Inklings getting involved in mock battles for sport at around 14 is one thing, but according to Cap'n Cuttlefish's file on Marina in ''Octo Expansion'', Octolings can enroll (or are drafted) into elementary military training programs as early as the age of ''six''. Even if Marina herself skipped multiple grades, Octarians are implied to potentially be able to enlist ''before'' the age of fourteen, which says a lot about their current militaristic culture and desire to get revenge on the Inklings.

* ShapeshifterModeLock: While he's clearly an Octoling in octo form, and we see him in human form in a Sunken Scroll, he never turns into a humanoid form when he appears in the flesh. It may be a side effect of his old age, but nothing is ever said. The Splatoon story in the October 2018 issue of Nintendo Dream states (or potentially speculates) that this trope is due to the injuries he suffered during the Great Turf War.

* RuleOfThree: In traditional Nintendo fashion, three attacks to their tentacle and they're done for.
* StarterVillainStays: Octostomp, the first Great Octoweapon to be fought, is the only one of the original four to return in ''Splatoon 2'', where it's rebuilt upgraded, and in ''Splatoon 3'', where [[spoiler:Frye uses a hollowed-out shell of one to house her moray eels and rides on it in her boss battle]].

* ShockwaveStomp: Amped Octostamps create powerful shockwaves that damage the player if they don't jump over them.

* PatrollingMook: When not aggro'd, they patrol around set areas, using the searchlight located on their front to suss out any intruders.

** Likewise, [[spoiler:turning his boss arena into a live concert for a brainwashed Callie to perform. When Marie frees her cousin from the hypnoshades, the Squid Sisters immediately perform "Calamari Inkantation" ''again'', this time with a spicy flavor and for a larger Octarian audience. If the previous incident was any indication, Octavio might have caused ''more'' Octolings and maybe even some ''non-Octoling Octarians'' as well to leave for Inkopolis Square.]]

* PublicHaterPrivateFan: It's implied that he secretly loves "Calamari Inkantation" but doesn't want to give up his war campaign and thus actively tries to resist the song despite dancing to the beats, even going as far as cursing the Squid Sisters for playing it. [[spoiler:He finally admits he likes it in the climax of ''Splatoon 3'', calling it a heavenly melody and even playing it himself after [[EnemyMine allying with the New Squidbeak Splatoon]] to save Earth from Mr. Grizz.]]

* StillFightingTheCivilWar: For DJ Octavio, the Great Turf War never really ended. Even after Judd the Cat declared the Inklings as the winners, Octavio still plots to bring victory for the Octarians with his plans to steal Zapfish and power up the Great Octoweapons to restart the war. The problem is... the Great Turf War ended 100 years ago, and the modern generation of Inklings don't even know or care about it, even mistaking Octavio to be a rad DJ musician rather than a feared general. The only Inklings that actually bother to fight the Octarian army are members of the New Squidbeak Splatoon, which only [[SuspiciouslySmallArmy consists of 3-4 Agents]] and [[ArchEnemy Cap'n Cuttlefish]]. The sheer meaninglessness of Octavio's vendetta is even more obvious from ''Octo Expansion'' onward, as a large and growing population of Octolings have successfully immigrated to the surface and integrated with Inkling society, meaning Octavio doesn't even have "legit" reasons for war anymore.

* WeUsedToBeFriends: He and Cap'n Cuttlefish clearly know each each from times past, and the Sunken Scrolls reveal they were good friends before the first Great Turf War. [[spoiler:It was specifically their being on directly opposing forces, and later their duel and Octavio's defeat, at the Siege of Arowana Castle that signified the end of their friendship.]]

Gigantic war machines of the Octarians, which they originally used to fight the Inklings during the Great Turf War. They're risen up again in modern day, powered by the Zapfish that the Octarians have stolen. They serve as the bosses of the first game's single-player mode.