History Main / FunnelMouthedCephalopod

Particularly, most examples of octopi given this treatment are often colored bright red to resemble a cooked octopus, and as such are [[LetsMeetTheMeat commonly used as cheerful mascots for takoyaki stands and the like]].

* Octoroks in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZelda'' are one of the series's staple enemies, appearing in nearly every game since 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/SuperMarioGalaxy'': Octoombas, Octoguys, and their KingMook equivalents are the ''Mario'' series' answer to ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZelda'''s Octoroks, having an identical method of attack.

* While they aren't mouths, the long noses that octopus characters such as Squidward are drawn with also call this trope to mind.

* In the ''VideoGame/MegamanX'' series, Launch Octopus is redesigned to resemble this trope, possessing a funnel-shaped vent shaft below his eyes.
* Octillery from ''VideoGame/{{Pokemon}}'' resembles this. Octillery even takes shooting things out of its mouth a step further by being designed after a tank, and as such it learns a wide variety of shooting or beam-type moves by level, such as Bubble Beam, Aurora Beam, Psybeam, Bullet Seed, and Gunk Shot. Its SignatureMove is called Octazooka, where it damages the opponent by firing ink from its mouth, which also lowers the opponent's accuracy.

[[EverythingsSquishierWithCephalopods 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]].

[[EverythingsSquishierWithCephalopods 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 their 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]].

These cartoonish 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 their stylized mouth]], which mainly serves to anthropomorphize them.

Particularly, most examples of octopi given this treatment are often colored bright red to resemble a cooked octopus, and as such are [[LetsMeetTheMeat commonly used as cheerful mascots for takoyaki stands and the like]]. 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]].

These cartoonish 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 this case the siphon is subjected to [[ArtisticLicenseBiology some artistic liberty and made into their stylized mouth]], which mainly serves to anthropomorphize them.

These cartoonish 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 this case the siphon is subjected to [[ArtisticLicenseBiology some artistic liberty and made into their stylized mouth]], which mainly serves to anthropomorphize them. Particularly, most examples of octopi given this treatment are often colored bright red to resemble a cooked octopus, and as such are [[LetsMeetTheMeat commonly used as cheerful mascots for takoyaki stands and the like]]. 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]].

Asian media, especially UsefulNotes/{{Japan}} in general, seem to have their own distinctive [[ArtisticLicenseBiology portrayal]] of octopi and squid in contrast to most Western depictions. Whereas the featureless side where the eyes are found usually tends to be depicted as their "faces" in the west, in Asia, it's the other way around. There, the ''back'' of an octopus or squid in most Japanese media acts as its face, with the funnel or siphon, rather than its beak in real life, being stylized as a fully-functional [[VideoGame/{{Qbert}} Q*bert-like mouth]], instead of simply allowing water to flow through for locomotion. Additionally, octopi are often colored bright red to resemble a steamed octopus, but this isn't a requirement for the trope. 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]].

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

* PlayedWith by a giant 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 octopus, albeit full of razor-sharp fangs instead of having a beak.

Asian media, especially UsefulNotes/{{Japan}} in general, seem to have their own distinctive [[ArtisticLicenseBiology portrayal]] of octopi and squid in contrast to most Western depictions. Whereas the featureless side where the eyes are found usually tends to be depicted as their "faces" in the west, in Asia, it's the other way around. There, the ''back'' of an octopus or squid in most Japanese media acts as its face, with the funnel or siphon, rather than its beak in real life, being stylized as a fully-functional, [[VideoGame/{{Qbert}} Q*bert-like mouth]], instead of simply allowing water to flow through for locomotion. Octopi are often colored bright red to resemble a steamed octopus. 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]].

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

* Octillery from the ''VideoGame/{{Pokemon}}'' resembles this. Being based on a tank, it learns a wide variety of shooting or beam-type moves by level, such as Bubble Beam, Aurora Beam, Psybeam, Bullet Seed, and Gunk Shot. Its SignatureMove is called Octazooka, where it damages the opponent by firing ink from its mouth, which also lowers the opponent's accuracy.
* Octopus villagers in ''VideoGame/AnimalCrossing'' all ressemble funnel-mouthed octopi.

This type of portrayal, despite what you'd initially believe, is actually OlderThanTheyThink. The earliest example is likely ''The Dream of the Fisherman's Wife'', an ''ukiyo-e'' piece published in 1814 depicting an octopus with its back depicted as its "face", making this trope OlderThanRadio.[[note]]Believe it or not, it's also the UrExample of NaughtyTentacles.[[/note]] OctopoidAliens in Japan tend to sport this look as well.

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* 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.

Asian media, especially UsefulNotes/{{Japan}} in general, seems to have its own distinctive [[ArtisticLicenseBiology portrayal]] of octopi and squid in contrast to most Western depictions. Whereas the featureless side where the eyes are found usually tends to be depicted as their "faces" in the west, in Asia, it's the other way around. There, the ''back'' of an octopus or squid in most Japanese media acts as its face, with the funnel or siphon, rather than its beak in real life, being stylized as a fully-functional, VideoGame/{{Qbert}}-like mouth, instead of simply allowing water to flow through for locomotion. Octopi are often colored bright red to resemble a steamed octopus. 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]].

This type of portrayal, despite what you'd initially believe, is actually OlderThanTheyThink. The earliest example is likely ''The Dream Of The Fisherman's Wife'', an ''ukiyo-e'' piece published in 1814 depicting an octopus with its back depicted as its "face", making this trope OlderThanRadio.[[note]]Believe it or not, it's also the UrExample of NaughtyTentacles too.[[/note]] OctopoidAliens in Japan tend to sport this look as well.

* VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2 and later VideoGame/SonicMania have the Octus badnik in Oil Ocean Zone. This enemy is octopus based, and is built with a funnel mouth, which is used to shoot energy balls.

** ''VideoGame/SuperMarioGalaxy'': Octoombas, Octoguys, and their KingMook equivalents are the ''Mario'' series's answer to ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZelda'''s Octoroks, having an identical method of attack.
** ''VideoGame/SuperMarioOdyssey'' averts this with the octopus-like Gushens in Seaside Kingdom, which ressemble real octopi and propel themselves in the air by shooting water from their bottom. Played straight with KingMook Mollusque-Lanceur, however.
** VideoGame/SuperMarioSunshine: Throughout the series, the recurring black-and-white, squid-like Bloopers avert this too, but the ones from ''Sunshine'' do play it straight:

** Bloopers in ''VideoGame/PaperMarioStickerStar'' also ressemble their ''Sunshine'' counterparts too.

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* 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.