History Headscratchers / Splatoon2

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* So we know Agent 1 is Callie, Agent 2 is Marie, Agent 3 is your player character in Octo Valley in [[VideoGame/{{Splatoon}} the first game]], and Agent 4 is the player character in Octo Canyon in this game. In the Octo Expansion trailer, your player character is named Agent 8, which leaves one important question: who are Agents 5-7?

*** Surprisingly confirmed by promo stuff, apparently Agent 8 and Agent 4 re sharing an apartment now. In fact exactly like the previous troper supposed that's the in universe justification for the shared equipment.

** The laws of physics are heavily distorted in the Deepsea Metro due to intense magnetic fields, according to some of Marina's Chat Logs.

* So... What's up with Callie? [[spoiler: The game may not be out yet but let's not mince words. She's definitely on the Octarian's side at this point what with all the hints shown off in the current single player footage. But I can't help but ask... why is she with the Octarians? Did she go on her own will? Did Octavio kidnap her (we know he escaped from the snow globe somehow)? Was she brainwashed by Octavio with his music? I'm sorry, I just can't help but question it.]]
** Why even ask this question when the game wasn't even out yet? [[spoiler:More seriously, it turns out that she was just being brainwashed by Octavio]].

* So why the hell doesn't [[spoiler:Callie appear anywhere in Octo Canyon after beating it? (And no, the rematch with Octavio isn't an excuse; both he and the Great Zapfish are around after this, and in the last game, Cap'n Cuttlefish reappeared in Octo Valley after beating it.) Why did they even bother writing Squid Sister Stories with all that buildup only to have it not mean anything in the end? How hard is it to patch her into it at some point later? It makes it look like they just tricked and lied to us about the whole story.]]
** And on that note, why does Marie not care that her cousin has mysteriously vanished again? She spent the entire story mode looking for Callie, she clearly cares about her a lot and was worried half to death (you can hear the emotion in her voice when she sings in "Tidal Rush")... and then, just as soon as Callie is freed from [[spoiler:DJ Octavio's brainwashing]], Marie ''lets Callie go off on her own again'' [[OutOfCharacterMoment and brushes it off with an off-hand remark along the lines of "eh, whaddya gonna do?"]] At least supplementary materials confirm they're still together.
** This is no longer the case as of the 3.0 update.

** My personal headcannon is that they live with Agent 4, which is why they have the same equipment as them. As far as actually cannon explanations, I have none.

* Something has been bothering me about the Deep Sea Metro. The train will go through different places when you exit levels and true to its namesake, some of those places are clearly underwater. And when Agent Eight moves to a different car they’re stepping into open seawater. How? Wasn’t it established in the first game that Inklings and Octolings melt in water?

* Some of the stages in this game (and the last one) contain parking spaces in locations that don't seem possible to drive to, such as Inkblot Art Academy and The Reef. How does anyone actually use those parking spaces? Does Inkopolis have flying cars?

** It's also possible the developers just couldn't turn [=Dedf1sh=]'s more minimalist and quiet songs into a decent rhythm game.

** Bugging Marie enough will earn you the line "You remind me a lot of Agent 3. You know, if Agent 3 were, like, 2 years older. And practiced basic hygiene." Since it's been 2 years since Agent 3 was 14, 14+2+2=18. ArtisticAge could be in effect, but Agent 4 doesn't look 18 to me. Further complicating matters, the shop keepers call them "squiddo" and the like quite a lot.

** We still have 5 more ''Splatoon'' amiibo (Off the Hook, and the Octolings) coming later. Each ''Splatoon'' amiibo (excluding recolor variants) unlock gears and a music track for Squid Beatz 2.

* Squid Beatz 2 gets a few new tracks for Octo Expansion, but except for the special Splattack! remix, none of [=Dedf1sh=]'s music is on there. Any idea why?

** My personal headcannon is that they live with Agent 4, which is why they have the same equipment as them. As far as actually cannon explanations, I have none.

* So, Agent 8 escaped the Deepsea Metro and made it to Inkopolis, and that's all well and good. Where are they going to live, though? Would Pearl and Marina help them get a place, or let them crash at their pad for a while?

** After beating the expansion, there's nothing stopping you from going back to the Deepsea Metro, and Cap'n Cuttlefish is there as well, saying the place has grown on him. If those two can go back in, then the exit path is likely clear, so there's nothing now stopping Iso Padre or any of the others from leaving the Metro whenever they'd like.

** After beating the expansion, there's nothing stopping you from going back to the Deepsea Metro, and Cap'n Cuttlefish is there as well, saying the place has grown on him. If those two can go back in, then the exit path is likely clear, so there's nothing now stopping Isopadre or any of the others from leaving the Metro whenever they'd like.

* Why isn’t there an option to rescue Iso Padre? The poor guy’s been trapped on the Metro for some time, but Agent 8 and Cuttlefish just ditch him.

* When C.Q.Cumber first appears, Cap'n Cuttlefish exclaims "Egad! A talking sea slug!" (Or something similar). Ignoring C.Q. obviously not being a slug of any sort, how is a talking sea slug at all surprising in this world? Flow's a sea slug, and isn't treated as at all out of the ordinary. Is Cuttlefish's speciesism showing again, or what?

** It seems that Cap'n Cuttlefish dubbed Agent 8 as such because they didn't have a proper name, with the 8 being derived from their test subject number, 10,008. Pearl and Marina are not named Agents, and no new Agents are seen.

** Well, there's Pearl and Marina, who look like they're going to be agents, but that still leaves one Agent. My best guess is Sheldon is Agent 5.

* So we know Agent 1 is Callie, Agent 2 is Marie, Agent 3 is your player character in Octo Valley in [[VideoGame/{{Splatoon}} the first game]], and Agent 4 is the player character in Octo Canyon in this game. In the Octo Expansion trailer, your player character is named Agent 8, which leaves one important question: who are Agents 5-7?

** They're preparing for [[Franchise/SuperSmashBros an all-new all-different kind of battle.]]

*** Crusty Sean, of course. When you order a drink from him, he'll ask if you want him to "fry it up." Selecting no means you don't get the drink.

*** Crusty Sean, of course. When you order a drink from him, he'll ask if you want to "fry it up." Selecting no means you don't get the drink.

** He doesn't. Who the hell told you that?

* Why does Crusty Sean fry his drinks?