History Main / FunnelMouthedCephalopod

* PlayedStraight with Sheila, a grey squid background character from ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' who stands out with her funnel-shaped mouth and realistic design compared to other cephalopods on the show. Initially, fans have passed this off as a species-exclusive trait, since prior to Season 11, she was the only actual squid character in the show compared to octopods like Squidward, whom are drawn with normal mouths or, in the case of Dr. Charley Horse from "My Leg!", beaks. {{Averted}} with Squidina who first appears in Season 11's "Goons on the Moon" and later becomes a major character in ''WesternAnimation/ThePatrickStarShow'', a squid who has a normal mouth like the rest of the main cast.

* PlayedStraight with Sheila, a grey squid background character from ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' who stands out with her funnel-shaped mouth and realistic design compared to other cephalopods on the show. Initially, fans have passed this off as a species-exclusive trait, since prior to Season 11, she was the only actual squid character in the show compared to octopods like Squidward, whom are drawn with normal mouths or, in the case of Dr. Charley Horse from "My Leg!", beaks. {{Averted}} with OneShotCharacter Squidina in Season 11's "Goons on the Moon", a squid who has a normal mouth like the rest of the main cast.

* When octopi show up in ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'', they're always depicted like this, possibly as one of the many spiritual homages to the author's earlier series, ''Manga/UruseiYatsura''.

* The octopi pets of the Mendou family in ''Manga/UruseiYatsura'' are all depicted in this fashion, given the series' more comedy-centric focus.

* Haruhiko Ichijo of ''LightNovel/MyriadColorsPhantomWorld'' can summon phantoms to fight others based on creatures in his sketchbook. One of them is Cthulhu[[note]]Yes, stated to be [[Literature/TheCallOfCthulhu THAT]] Cthulhu![[/note]]...who just ends up looking like a cartoonish octopus of this kind, with PokemonSpeak. It still kicks ass, though. What makes it a notable example is in the final episode, when Haruhiko summons it again, [[spoiler: it looks far more menacing, as he originally drew it, and more worthy of its namesake (but still more octopus than a Cthulhumanoid), but [[https://animetree.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/dog-and-squid-1.jpg still has a sort of spout behind its fanged mouth]].]]

* When octopi show up in ''Manga/RanmOneHalf'', they're always depicted like this, possibly as one of the many spiritual homages to the author's earlier series, ''Manga/UruseiYatsura''.

* The Octopus emoji 🐙 often incorporates this trope, especially in its Japanese portrayals. Past and current designs from au, Docomo, LG, Softbank, Joypixels (known as Emojione at the time of the design), Emojidex, Google and Samsung have shown a funnel mouth. Some other designs have shown a frontal mouth.

* As well as being considered the UrExample of NaughtyTentacles, ''The Dream of the Fisherman's Wife'', published in 1814, also featured funnel-mouthed octopi, possibly making this trope OlderThanRadio.

* ''Webcomic/SleeplessDomain'': When Kokoro is describing her friend Bud to new club member Zoe, she mentions her [[AnimeHair distinctive hairstyle]], which is meant to look like flower petals. Zoe, however, thinks it resembles a cartoonish octopus instead.

* Pictured above are Takosuke and Belial, two of the playable characters from ''VideoGame/{{Parodius}}''.

* PlayedWith by a giant, man-eating octopus that Goku briefly encounters in ''Manga/DragonBall''. When Goku throws a rock into the funnel that appears to be the mouth, the octopus shoots it out and reveals that his real mouth is in the same spot as on a real-life octopus, albeit full of razor-sharp fangs instead of having a beak.

* ''VideoGame/{{Tamagotchi}}'': The predator octopus on the Tamagotchi Ocean has a funnel-shaped mouth.

* Ocho from ''VideoGame/Mother3'', also making a cameo appearance in the Nintendo DSi game ''A Kappa's Trail'', is a bright red octopus with a funnel mouth.

* ''Manga/BattleAngelAlita'': Alita's usually-pursed lips earn her the nickname "Octopus Lips" in reference to this trope, which is pictured for comedy on many of the occasions she's called it.
* Mara from ''Manga/OhMyGoddess'' uses these octopi as her minions.
* PlayedWith by a giant, man-eating octopus that Goku briefly encounters in ''Manga/DragonBall''. When Goku throws a rock into the funnel that appears to be the mouth, the octopus shoots it out and reveals that his real mouth is in the same spot as on a real-life octopus, albeit full of razor-sharp fangs instead of having a beak.
* Famous mangaka Creator/MasamuneShirow uses such an octopus as his AuthorAvatar.
* Haruhiko Ichijo of ''LightNovel/MyriadColorsPhantomWorld'' can summon phantoms to fight others based on creatures in his sketchbook. One of them is Cthulhu[[note]]Yes, stated to be [[Literature/TheCallOfCthulhu THAT]] Cthulhu![[/note]]...who just ends up looking like a cartoonish octopus of this kind, with PokemonSpeak. It still kicks ass, though. What makes it a notable example is in the final episode, when Haruhiko summons it again, [[spoiler: it looks far more menacing, as he originally drew it, and more worthy of its namesake (but still more octopus than a Cthulhumanoid), but [[https://animetree.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/dog-and-squid-1.jpg still has a sort of spout behind its fanged mouth]].]]

* Pictured above are Takosuke and Belial, two of the playable characters from ''VideoGame/{{Parodius}}''.

* Octopus villagers in ''VideoGame/AnimalCrossing'' all resemble funnel-mouthed octopi.
* Octoroks in ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'' are one of the series's staple enemies, appearing in nearly every game since [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaI the first]]. They are characterized by their habit of spitting rocks at Link with their mouths, and often act like turrets in some incarnations.
* ''VideoGame/TheMessenger2018'' DLC ''Picnic Panic'' features one of these as a first boss, spitting globs of ink out of its mouth for the protagonist to [[TennisBoss reflect back]].

* Ocho from ''VideoGame/Mother3'', also making a cameo appearance in the Nintendo DSi game ''A Kappa's Trail'', is a bright red octopus with a funnel mouth.
* ''VideoGame/{{Tamagotchi}}'': The predator octopus on the Tamagotchi Ocean has a funnel-shaped mouth.

* The ''UsefulNotes/GameAndWatch'' game "Octopus" features the titular cephalopod with the trope's distinctive funnel mouth.

* Octoman in ''VideoGame/FZero'' has a funnel mouth lined with sharp teeth on his face.

* ''Manga/{{Gunnm}}'': Alita's usually-pursed lips earn her the nickname "Octopus Lips" in reference to this trope, which is pictured for comedy on many of the occasions she's called it.

[[FunnyOctopus These cartoony depictions of octopi and squid]] are very common in [[UsefulNotes/{{Japan}} Japanese culture]] and other parts of Asia, with a distinct [[VideoGame/{{Qbert}} Q*Bert-like]] design featuring a tube-like mouth/snout on their faces, inspired by the siphons located on the backs of these animals. While the aforementioned organ serves to allow locomotion for cephalopods by expelling water in real life, in this case the siphon is subjected to [[ArtisticLicenseBiology some artistic liberty and made into a stylized mouth]], which mainly serves to anthropomorphize them. Given how this gives the funnel-mouthed cephalopod a turret-like appearance, you can also expect its "mouth" to [[ArtMajorBiology shoot or spit out all sorts of projectiles besides ink]].

* Hatchan the octopus [[FishPeople Fish-Man]] from ''Manga/OnePiece'' is designed to look like this, having an elongated, funnel-like mouth from which he can shoot ink.