Splatoon's Story and What It Means To Be Human

A deep dive into my personal experience growing up alongside the world depicted in the “Splatoon” series of video games. Part analysis, part rambling, part philosophizing. Take it as seriously or as non-seriously as you like. Either way, thanks for watching :)

——— Chapters ———

0:00 Beginning With The End
3:49 Splatoon Believes in the World
9:39 A History of Conflict
20:24 That’s Not the Point
34:54 A New Perspective
41:38 The Brilliance of Introversion
54:35 Us & Them
1:05:50 The Human Legacy
1:14:42 Outro

——— Art Featured ———

Madeline Art by:   / del_steamer  

——— YouTube Videos Referenced/ Used ———

“What was so good about UNDERTALE, anyway? (A mildly deranged retrospective)” by Andrew Cunningham -    • What was so good about UNDERTALE, any...  

"Mr Nogami and Mr Takahashi discuss the making of Splatoon at the V&A Museum" by Nintendo UK -    • Mr Nogami and Mr Takahashi discuss th...  

“How TARTAR Changed in Splatoon 2's English Localization: A linguistic analysis” by rassicas -    • How TARTAR Changed in Splatoon 2's En...  

"Splatoon 2 – Developer Interview with Nintendo AUNZ (Nintendo Switch)" by NintendoAU -    • Splatoon 2 – Developer Interview with...  


——— Developer Interviews ———

“What ‘Dark Nintendo’ Means, According To Splatoon's Producer” by GameSpot - https://www.gamespot.com/articles/wha...

“Celebrating the first anniversary of ‘Splatoon 2’ and the release of ‘Octo Expansion’! An in-depth interview full of secret stories, including the origins of the nostalgia-inducing ‘Octo Expansion’ and the relationship between Agent 8 and Marina! “ by Famitsu, translated by Nintendo Everything, Splattwig, Octopl+s, and rassicas - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1G...


——— Music Used ———

0:05 Haunted Foes (Hollow Knight: Gods & Nightmares OST)
0:54 Introduction (Splatoon 2: Octo Expansion OST)
1:08 The One Left Behind (Bug Fables OST)
1:58 To the Gateway (Super Mario Galaxy OST)
3:05 Tussle Among Trees (OMORI OST)
3:49 Scarlet Forest (Deltarune OST)
5:18 Snakemouth Den (Bug Fables OST)
7:30 The Legendary Hero (The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker OST)
8:18 Farewell Hyrule King (The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker OST)
9:39 Enemy Approaching (UNDERTALE OST)
11:10 In the Court of the Ant Queen (Bug Fables OST)
12:26 Termite Capitol (Bug Fables OST)
13:56 The Sunken Scrolls (Splatoon OST)
15:21 Dead Sea (Splatoon 3 OST)
16:07 Whirlpool Tune (Splatoon 3 OST)
20:24 Through the Halls of History (Hi-Fi RUSH OST)
23:04 Slimy Spring Galaxy (Super Mario Galaxy 2 OST)
25:35 Greenpath (Hollow Knight OST)
29:02 Kingdom's Edge (Hollow Knight OST)
30:21 Hyper Diver (Splatoon 3 OST)
32:34 Calamari Inkantation (Splatoon OST)
34:54 Low Tide (Splatoon 2 OST)
35:33 Nasty Majesty (Splatoon 2: Octo Expansion OST)
36:16 See In Your Fantasy (OMORI OST)
37:06 Tentacular Circus (Splatoon OST)
37:27 # 12 awake (Splatoon 2: Octo Expansion OST)
38:29 Introduction (Splatoon 2: Octo Expansion OST)
38:51 Chorus of Calamari County (Splatoon OST)
40:05 Octoling Rendezvous (Splatoon OST)
40:46 Central Station (Splatoon 2: Octo Expansion OST)
41:44 Underwater Highway (OMORI OST)
42:47 Poems in the Fog (OMORI OST)
44:16 Hanging With The Boys (OMORI OST)
45:53 A Home For Flowers [Daisy] (OMORI OST)
47:39 Starjump (Celeste OST)
50:19 Agent 3 Appears! (Splatoon 2: Octo Expansion OST)
50:31 The Plan (Splatoon 2: Octo Expansion OST)
51:57 Reaching The Surface (Splatoon 2: Octo Expansion OST)
52:41 Puddles (OMORI OST)
53:06 Commander Tartar's Theme (Splatoon 2: Octo Expansion OST)
54:53 Reflection (Celeste OST)
57:27 Sad Olivia (Paper Mario: The Origami King OST)
59:16 Alterna Citizen Program M-??: mY dEAR (Splatoon 3 OST)
1:00:08 # 8 regret (Splatoon 2: Octo Expansion OST)
1:02:12 Hyper Diver (Splatoon 3 OST)
1:02:53 Two Shadows in the Sun (Splatoon 3 OST)
1:06:03 How Far We've Come (Hi-Fi RUSH OST)
1:08:22 What the Future Holds (Hi-Fi RUSH OST)
1:10:19 What's the Next Move? (Hi-Fi RUSH OST)
1:11:59 Reflection (Hi-Fi RUSH OST)
1:14:36 Exhale (Celeste OST)

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