Agent 8 is my favorite character in Splatoon, but recent lore has made elements of their story a bit more confusing. In this video I dive into the lore of the Mem Cakes and cite a developer interview to build an argument about why Eight's character was handled the way it was.
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0:00 Intro
2:57 A Question
7:23 A Revelation
11:54 A Refutation
16:24 A Theory
18:16 Outro
——— Sources ———
1.) Splatoon 2 First Anniversary Interview / “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
Link to translation: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GQfiVlw4sJWhgYhi-5tPoVXWeUiAP0VmtQln_8Jcg80/edit
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——— Music Used ———
0:01 File Select // Super Mario Galaxy
1:51 souv3nir // Splatoon 3: Side Order
2:03 Boggly Woods // Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Switch)
2:57 Rogueport: Sublevel One // Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Switch)
4:53 #12 awake // Splatoon 2: Octo Expansion OST
7:28 A Brief Lecture/ Learning a New Skill // Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (GCN)
8:36 The Pirates' Cove // Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Switch)
9:35 Panic at Overlook Tower // Paper Mario: The Origami King
9:52 Seven Wonders of the Glitz Pit // Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Switch)
11:54 Excess Express (Evening) // Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Switch)
14:39 Princess Peach's Strange Experiment // Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Switch)
16:23 The Thousand-Year Door (Diamond Star) // Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Switch)
18:13 Rogueport Shops // Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Switch)
The weird inkling dance at 4:02 comes from here - https://x.com/Ninnkukirinuki/status/1812874513614533035
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