Splatoon Lore: Sanitization in the Splatoon Series

Introduction

• Presenter: Cosmic
• Topic: Exploring the lore of sanitization in the Splatoon series
• Importance:
  • Splatoon 3 expands on the lore
  • Helps new players understand Marina's Dev diary
  • Clarification of Canon vs. speculation

Sanitization - Overview

• Originator: Commander Tartar
• Creator: An AI created by a human known as the Professor
• Purpose: Pass human knowledge to a worthy successor species
• Tartar's Loneliness: Led to its plan for creating new life
• Disgust with Seapods: Their violence and vanity
• Plan: Experiment to create harmonious life by eliminating individuality

The Process of Sanitization

• Initial Plan:
  • Evaluate skills through tests
  • Successful subjects blended into DNA sludge
  • Destroy unworthy life; create new from sludge
• Octarians as Subjects:
  • Lured into tests under false pretenses
  • Promise of ascent to the promised land
• Fate of Test Subjects:
  • Success leads to being blended
  • Failure leads to speculation about sanitization

Understanding the Process

• High Color Walker: Instant change to green and black eyes, loss of memory
• Developer Insight: Loss of self; like zombie brainwashing
• Marina's Dev Diary (Side Order):
  • Memories extracted and saved as mem cakes
  • Hollow husks injected with dummy info for control

Agent 8's Story

• Memory Loss: Possibly sanitized; explained via mem cakes
• Initial Sanitization: Speculation suggests it affects all test subjects
• Agent 3’s Sanitization:
  • Blended ink control attempts
  • Special weapon limiter context

Side Order and The Merse

• Marina’s Project: Reverse sanitization efforts
• Mem Cakes and Memory:
  • Marina finds warehouse of mem cakes
  • Process to restore memories via color chips
• Final Battle Context:
  • Project Mermese’s role
  • Loss of memories as snow-like substance

Dead Fish (O): A Special Case

• Voluntary Sanitization: Seen as an escape
• Sanitization Misunderstood: Full sanitization willingness
• O's Journey:
  • Music passion
  • Rebellion against octarian norms
  • Friendship with Marina and recovery post-sanitization

Conclusion

• Community Contributions: Fan translations vital for understanding
• Shoutouts: Translators like Rascus, Magical Girl Fia, and others
• Future Content: Open to more Splatoon lore explorations

Note: These notes summarize key points from the lecture on sanitization within the Splatoon series, exploring its origins, processes, and impact on characters. The summary aims to assist in understanding and connecting different aspects of the lore.