Maritime Memory (Various Splatoon/Coroika Drafts)

Stuff I want in Splatoon 3 + Very good very true Splatoon 3 theory

I'm no game designer and I've probably mentioned this stuff before but who cares??? 

- First thing I wanna talk about are the new idols- Assuming we get new ones lol

- Lots of people seem to want male idols this time and I agree. I've got nothing against female characters, it's just that something different would be nice? Chaos is all about trying new stuff and being spontaneous anyway. So who knows ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

- Ooo or maybe nonbinary idols this time? Since they changed the character select thingy?? :O It might not be the most likely concept, but it would really cool! At least in my opinion :)

- If nothing else... Punk rock duo now please! Hand it over Nintendo. Pop and stuff is good but I crave guitars now. I think it'd be nice if the main music genre was similar to what we heard in the trailer!

- Also, I'm pretty sure I'm the only one who has this complaint, but like... I kinda want them to play more than one song during Splatfest concerts?? Maybe that's impossible or impractical, I don't know. But I get bored quickly when they play one song on repeat. 

- Anyways! The new plaza area seems really cool so far, and I'm hoping that it's gonna be as interesting as it looks. Another thing that gets boring quickly is walking around the Square. I wish there was more stuff to play around with and explore! (Even though I know the main point of the game are the online battles.)

- Everybody says this but I feel like it's important. We need the ability to skip the news. One of the only things that I hate about the game is that you can't jump straight into it, which sucks.

- Especially if you want to play with a friend. You know how awkward it is to skip through the news while your friend sits there and waits for you? I die inside everytime. 

- I already talked about my headcanon where Bow dresses Arrow up in little costumes, but honestly? That should be a thing in the game. We can already customize Little Buddy so why not let us unlock costumes for him or something? It'd be so cute!!!

- Onto the story! I hope that the story mode is a lot more closer to Octo Expansion than Splatoon 1 and 2's campaign. Neither were particularly bad, but my expectations have gotten pretty after Octo Expansion. (Which probably isn't a good idea but whatever lmao)

- I'd also like it if they expanded more on other species in the game besides just the Inklings. I wanna learn more about the Octarians, Salmonids, and even get to learn about the humans before they died. Considering we have Little Buddy, I think I can at least count on learning more about Salmonids!

- This last one is a really small and more personal wish, but remember how Crusty Sean got a bigger role in Splatoon 2 after Splatoon 1? I want the same to happen to Bisk! He's one of my personal favorites, so I wanna see him more! I just hope they don't entirely remove him like they did with poor Annie :( 

- (Seriously though she was so cute but now she's barely mentioned. Flow is okay but... Just bring Annie back already. She could literally be behind a window like Spyke is and I would not care. I just miss her)

- Bisk is confirmed to be a muscian too, and he seems to like punk stuff... So maybe that could tie in with Splatoon 3 after all? 👀👀 Maybe he'll at least start a band or something. Let his music be played in battles!!!

- And lastly, I believe that I speak on behalf of everyone when I say this... We need some Sheldon fanservice 😍😍 He got a bigger role in Splatoon 2 so it only seems natural that we get more content for him!!! Sheldon stans rise up! <3

And now onto my very good, very true Splatoon 3 theory. 

So I've recently realized that the new character, Little Buddy, actually shares a lot of traits with another Splatoon character- Little Judd. 

Sounds crazy, doesn't it? But it makes sense when you think about it. They both have the word "little" in their name and they have two common similarities in their designs: Being tiny and impossibly adorable. 

I do have reason to believe that they'll differ in personality, however. It's a known fact in the Splatoon community that Little Judd is evil and wants to backstab Judd. He's anything but loyal. 

Little Buddy, though? He's literally called your buddy, and he seems to follow the player around whenever he can. You can easily notice that he's incredibly loyal and has a golden heart. 

(Also, isn't it intriguing how both characters go against the player's expectations? You'd expect Little Judd to be a good guy since he's a clone of Judd, and Mr Grizz has conditioned us all to believe that Salmonids are the villains. I wonder if this is Nintendo's way of teaching us not to judge a book by it's cover?)

Anyhow, it's such an interesting contrast that I can't believe it's a coincidence. I think this is foreshadowing that Little Judd and Little Buddy are going to have a rivalry in Splatoon 3's story.

In the end, I think the two will enter an epic final boss battle. (Possibly after Little Judd kills Little Buddy's best friend, Robot Crab. RIP Robot Crab 2022 we will miss you dearly.) It's too predictable to make us battle DJ Octavio and have us fight as a cephalopod character. So I'm sure the developers realized this and will make us play as Little Buddy this time. 

However, leaving it at that would just be too simple... Little Judd is clearly hiding his true power from us, and I don't believe he'll go down in one fight. No... We will have to decide who we want to be the leader of Splatoon 4. 

Yes. Splatoon 3's final Splatfest will determine the true outcome of the battle. The question is... Which side are you on? 

Anyways that was my super good and super true Splatoon 3 theory! What do you guys think? :)