What Animals Are Sentient in Splatoon?
In Splatoon, the main sentient animals are the Inklings and Octolings, which are based on squids and octopuses respectively. They can switch between humanoid and aquatic forms, making them the coolest cephalopods around!
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Some might say Sea Cucumbers are sentient too, but does anyone really know what those little guys are thinking?
Apart from Inklings and Octolings, don't forget about the Jellyfish NPCs that dance around鈥攖hough their sentience is debatable, they sure bring some fun to the scenery!
It's all about the squid kids and octo kids鈥攖hey're the backbone of sentience in Splatoon, doing all the inking and battling.
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