Lots of talk about how much Marina gushes over Pearl, which she does, but not enough talk about how protective Pearl is over Marina (including just being very attentive to her needs in general), and how feral she goes when she thinks Marina has been threatened. A few examples (including one from Octo Expansion in Splat 2):
Pearl wears a crown and goes by the stage name MC.Princess, but I think she acts much more like a knight, and treats Marina like the princess she wants to protect, in all senses of the word. 💜
Listen to me. I know in my heart that pearl splatoon is doing gender on an entirely different level. she's like if a girl was a boy was a girl. MC.princess is a drag persona
The relationship of DJ Octavio and Cap'n Craig Cuttlefish (Part 1)
This is something not as many people know the details of. Most people who played Splatoon 1 know the Octavio and Craig have some sort of history, but not as many people know the details of it. Today is the day I put everything we have from the games and put them out on the table for people to see.
Firstly we have Sunken Scroll 16. Those of you who read my posts about the Great Turf War are familiar with this one, but I'll type it out again for those who are new.
"Before the Great Turf War, there were amicable relations between the Inklings and the Octarians. They couldn't have dreamed that rising sea levels would force them to battle fiercely over the remaining territory." Accompanied by this photo.
The photo shows an Inkling, seemingly some sort of high ranking military officer of sorts based on the uniform and medals, and an Octoling, likely of some higher status based on the ornate headdress, having a pleasant conversation. Based on Sunken Scroll 15, which I'll get into in just a bit, we know the Inkling on the right is Craig Cuttlefish, leaving us with the question of who the Octoling on the left is. As most of you likely already assumed, it appears to be the human form of DJ Octavio.
You can tell based on the headdress, similar tentacle shape, and Wasabi stalks (which you can see in the lap of the human form Octoling if you look closely on the scroll).
So Sunken Scroll 16 shows Craig and Octavio being friendly towards each other before the war.
Next we have Sunken Scroll 15
"This is the only existing photograph of the legendary Squidbeak Splatoon. The young man folding his arms appears to be the leader. When this picture was taken, the Great Turf War had been raging on for over a year."
This, along with a piece a dialog from Cuttlefish in Octo Valley, stating "Back in the day, I was the best battler Inkopolis had ever seen!", and a later chat log from Marina show that the inkling in Suken Scroll 16 is in fact Cuttlefish himself. This also tells us that Cap'n Cuttlefish was one of many on the front lines during the Great Turf Wars.
Now for Marina's Chat Room Session 5
DJ_Hyperfresh > Battery's almost dead. I'm gonna go grab my charger.
MC.Princess > Word
■Webmaster■ > DJ_Hyperfresh has left the chatroom.
MC.Princess > Man, there's nuthin to do when it's just me and you here cap...
CraigCuttlefish > what do you mean
MC.Princess > Uuuuugh i'm booored
MC.Princess > But maybe I'll do a lil research on u. See whhat kinda dirt I can dig up.
CraigCuttlefish > i have nothing to hide
MC.Princess > We'll see
MC.Princess >
MC.Princess > The heck is this?
MC.Princess > "The Squidbeak Splatoon, led by Second Lieutenant Cuttlefish, visited grievous losses upon the forces of the enemy during the bitter siege of Arowana Castle."
CraigCuttlefish > that takes me back
MC.Princess > Dang cap. Guess ur the real deal.
As you can clearly see here, Pearl flat out states that the "young man" in the photo is none other than Cap'n Craig Cuttlefish himself, fighting the same Octarian as before, who we established to be DJ Octavio, during the Great Turf War.
playing splatoon is such an experience because captain cuttlefish will say something racist and then pearl will say something like “yo MC.PRINCESS doesn’t approve of that. that’s not bumpin’ yo” and you just have to go with it
To Squid Sisters, how does it feel to be the inspiration for almost everyone to do what they want to?
After all, it's thanks to you two that Pearl went with her song/style choice, that Marina and the other Octolings started going to the surface.
Similarly, Marina how does it feel to be a role model for Octolings everywhere to chase their dreams, including Shiver?
Agent-2: Are we?
Agnt8: yes
DJ_HyperFresh: To more people than you could ever realize.
CapIII: You changed my life
4gent: and mine
Neo3: mine too
agentFUN: guys
agentFUN: ur gonna make me cry
Sizzlin: seeing you two do the news in inkopolis
Sizzlin: that brought me a little bit of happiness during a rough time in my life
Agent-2: I think I’m going to cry too.
Ammonite: You two are such amazing role models.
Shiverin: Same for Marina
Shiverin: I don’t think I would have been able to believe in myself when I was first trying to be a musician of Marina hadn’t already made those footprints
MC.princess: shes sobbing on the floor rn
MC.princess: and you know what?
MC.princess: the squid sisters are pretty fresh
BIGMAN: never underestimate the impact of music
BIGMAN: and the people who play it
BIGMAN: music may just be organized sound
BIGMAN: but the emotions it makes us feel are very real
i cant stop thinking about this post i saw today from someone who thinks pearl and marina are platonic. and thought side order is bad for... having two characters who are portrayed as in love in the whole series flirting. someone in the notes brought up noa's unfaithful translations but i feel like they might be missing the fact that the s2 translations were unfaithful by cutting out some of the explicit romance. like i dont get it?? HOW can you play this game and be upset about that. its been here since s2. what do they think of MC.Princess Diaries being called Dear Senpai in JP????
ive never in my life done anything more fun and exciting than fire an illegal superweapon at my enemies with the help of a world famous rap idol superstar
me, actually drawing my fursona: its fine if his muzzle is a bit too long for a cat. people at least know hes a cat
me, studying cat facial structures in-depth for a fursuit of my sona: i have to make sure everybody knows this is a cat, there cannot be any issues to think otherwise
We’re receiving reports that the final Shifty Station stage in Splatoon 2 will be titled MC.Princess Diaries! We also have unconfirmed reports that the stage might feature an in person appearance from Pearl and Marina themselves…
Additionally, with over 20 returning Shifty Stations in the rotation for the Final Splatfest, we’ve been given a look at the schedule for the Final Splatfest: Sets of the existing Shifty Stations from past Splatfests will appear in 2-hour rotations during the first 48 hours, and during the last 24 hours, the new Shifty Station for this Final Splatfest, MC.Princess Diaries, will appear. Mark your calimari-endars accordingly!
Here’s a list of the previous Shifty Station stages for your records: