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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 มิ.ย. 2024
- he better not be a literal goddamn bear
POST SPLATOOON 3 EDIT:
he is a literal goddamn bear
im glad there are some specific things i was right about in this video! for example, the whole thing with grizz's motivations and him being the big bad for splatoon 3, and how golden eggs are a more powerful source of energy (confirmed recently in the splatoon base website) with some other purpose we didnt know of (we now know its a component of fuzzy ooze)
but THAT thing. im never gonna live this down, am i.
i had some faith that the splatoon team wouldn't go with the most obvious, on the nose thing for their big bad they built up for 5 years. but like i said: nintendo game for kids, so yeah, they possibly would do something that straightforward.... and they did. welp.
my final hope/cope was that he was just bear shaped fuzzy ooze and underneath that was some other creature that had merely taken on the form of a bear, but then i finished the secret kettle and yeah. hopes dashed. i wouldn't say this video "aged like milk" since i never ruled out the bear idea and acknowledged my hopes are likely more grounded than whatever insane thing the splatoon team is planning... but i'll take the L.
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Subtitles in Spanish and Catalan by Lluc Riberax / llucriberax
Mr. Grizz Japanese dialogue:
docs.google.com/document/d/1Q...
--Famitsu articles-
assorted grizzco/salmonid info:
www.famitsu.com/news/201803/0...
(my translation of page 4:
docs.google.com/document/d/1S...)
Octo Expansion/Tartar info:
www.famitsu.com/news/201803/0...
stuff about Cap'n Cuttlefish pulled from here: www.famitsu.com/news/201509/0...
Grizzco outsourcing their song-writing:
www.famitsu.com/news/201711/1...
and for your reference....my obscure lore document:
docs.google.com/document/d/1a...
despite how i may sound i am not a girl. if you're going to refer to me in third person, please use they/them pronouns. thank you!
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Timestamps
0:00 Introduction
1:21 What do we know about Grizzco Industries?
5:29 The Employees of Grizzco
9:18 Grizzco Gear
11:05 The Motivations of Mr. Grizz?
13:35 The Unused and Untranslated
16:48 Commander Tartar
21:16 DJ Octavio
24:12 The Professor
26:39 Pearl's Dad? Bamboo Hat? Ammoses Shellendorf?
29:17 A Literal Bear
34:06 An A.I. (That isn't Tartar)
35:11 A Water Bear/Tardigrade
36:19 An Octarian
37:09 A Salmonid
37:33 An Inkling
40:08 Closing Thoughts - เกม
All my "he is a literal bear" theorists out here bein supreme
Well they were right
Like, why did people even want mr Grizz not to be a bear? I get people like theories and all but cmon.
Yep, but has a good explatnexion xd
@@doog_root9493 Yes it does, that’s what I’m saying
@@charakiga it would've been infinitely cooler if he was like the last living human and instead he's just the most obvious answer. there could've been such a huge twist
“The theory of Mr. Grizz being an actual bear is dumb”
Nintendo: GREAT IDEA!
NGL, Mr Grizz being a literal bear sounds like a pretty interesting idea, squid or octopus VS a literal bear ? I wonder what they can do against each other. 🤔
@@BergmitetheBlueandPointy0712 Mr. Grizz was bringing back the mammalians back, so there were possibly other mammalians other than a bear.
@@magnusvonbraun9870 Well there are cats already, but I wonder what’s next, because I think it wouldn’t be too bad if Splatoon have a tiger, elephant or polar bear character, if not a main villain.
And I think it would be better if in the final battle, Mr Grizz have a OHKO attack where he try to bite and eat you.
@@BergmitetheBlueandPointy0712 If they would probably bring another mammalian into the game (which judging by how 3 ended, never will), then they would probably pick the one that commonly eat fish like, well, a bear.
@@magnusvonbraun9870 Perhaps, a those that lives in the sea.
“he better not be a literal goddamn bear”
this aged well
Oh, But Thankfully for me(and UNTHANKFULLY for THEM); Mr. Grizz IS A Bear!!!!
Agreed
I hope mr grizz is lil Judd for no reason other than it's funny
I mean in the square near where Judd and Lil Judd rest, there are two pet bowls and one of them has a salmon filet. Not that it proves anything, just a thought.
That is kinda funny
pfft
I have wanted lil Judd to be a villain ever since I read that lil Judd is waiting for a chance to turn his back on Judd
Lil Jud is coming for your eggs
Sometimes the most obvious answer isn't always such a bad answer.
That is how Splatoon got _squids_ as protagonists, after all. They tried so hard not to use squids that they almost went with Mario by default.
I’m still surprised they came up with “shoot and move through ink/paint” before “humanoid Squids/Octopi”. I still think it feels like they designed it out of order.
"he better not be a literal goddamn bear"
(awkward, knowing silence)
The most enlightened Mr Grizz theory is that he's a sentient radio.
Like being possessed? I think there’s a theory that the statues from splatfest are dead inklings or something
Grizzco is tartar's long lost brother? 😳
You mean the most *ascended theory*
But he doesn't have the goop like tartar
wait
*octo expansion flashbacks*
"He better not be a literal goddamn bear"
I have some news for you.
Spoilers:
Old man in hawaiian shirt gets sucked off by giant bear.
Well yes, but actually no.
I always assumed Grizz being a literal bear despite being so secretive was kinda the joke- Inklings have little reason to know much about bears and are generally kinda oblivious, so I thought they were going for a dramatic irony thing where the audience clearly assumes he's obviously a bear while the inklings have no idea
That's for sure what they were going for. I have no idea why so many people thought Mr. Grizz was just a inkling or octoling
@@UnderclockFGC i mean if he WAS an ink-creature how would he even know what a "bear" is?
if inklings studied humans the same way we study dinosaurs theyd probably know about animals that were somewhat close to humans, but not bears, be such a random creature to pretend to be
Exactly... Playing Splatoon 2 salmon run I several times randomly thought that aren't we seemingly working for an actual BEAR? A furry mammalian who eats fish? And I found it hilarious how the inklings seemed completely oblivious to it. It's even funnier in the japanese version where the name is literally "Mr. Bear". I found that it was obviously the joke, that something so strange was straight in front of their eyes
*Splatoon 3 Spoilers*
He really was a bear the whole time.
If Mr Grizz is an actual mammalian bear that would be unbearable.
I'll see myself out thank you.
No no, stay
I think it was a beary good joke
i think there's bearly any chances that would happen tho
No, thanks to you
I really cannot bear this joke
I will be completely honest, that "evil laugh" sounds a bit more like a non-diegetic guitar riff but maybe that's just me.
That’s what I thought too
Same may even be that console turning on
To me it sounds like a car being turned on
Overdriven Laughter.
Yea I thought that too
Splatoon 3 Spoilers
30:40 it’s really impressive that splatoon 2 had all this foreshadowing for mr grizzes story in this one stage
It honestly makes me wonder if they planned it from the start or if they saw people talking about it and got some ideas
@@aedaniammx7559 From the foreshadowing in Arc Polaris I think they did have it planned, Or if not they REALLY leaned in to the Real Bear Theory
hold that up Is that Freddy Fazbear
I think it would be really dumb if mr. grizz was a real ass bear, but I also think it would be really funny. The best possible outcome if he is a bear would be if he was just a photorealistic bear smacking buttons in a room like that one joke silent hill 2 ending
Imagine them doing a bait and switch of Mr Grizz having a pet bear or something similar, which poses as the real Grizz
Edit: and then the real Grizz, just a normal inkling can lecture you about the need for an outside/exotic threat to keep posing as "the good guys"
@@cobaltflynt7736 I really like the idea of Mr. Grizz having a scapegoat in order to avoid an "are we the problem" realization on the Inkling's part
SPOILERS FOR SPLATOON 3
mr grizz is a bear, acording to leaked gameplay, he made the fuzzy ooze blah blah he wants to revive mamals by usinf the beeg rocket to go to space and like, rain down fuzzy ooze and revive mamals, but atleast it wasn't just a photorealistic bear, he's really big and has a smol head, he also stands on two legs and has little splashes os fuzzy ooze on him. I didn't really hate it but i didn't love it, i liked how he's kinda cute and cartoony
@@cosmiccupcake0007 Seriously though I'm so freaking angry that nobody figured this out before now
It was so obvious that Grizz was a bear and the fuzzy goo is designed to turn everything into mammals AND the salmonoids are the only one's who can destroy the fuzzy goo. Pretty freaking obvious that Grizz made Grizzco to kill off all the salmonoids (I think they lied about that not being his goal) and that he's behind the fuzzy goo because he wants to revive all mammals.
@@NobodyUndefined SPOILERS ( AGAIN)
In the leaked gameplay grizz says something like "let the golden eggs rain in" which makes think that grizz co. Was a two birds with one stone, getting power for the rocket with golden eggs or something like he eats golden eggs or whatever probably the first thing, and also kill the species that can destroy the ooze.
“the theory of mr. grizz being an actual bear is dumb” has aged as well as milk
Bear Milk
@@donnelwaddledee965 NO
*That’s not milk*
@@JoeyCannoli NO
Well, the specific reason cited was "no, he's not _eating_ the Golden Eggs, why would he need a multinational corporation for that" and that logic was entirely right. Grizz being A Literal Bear was just a coincidence.
"he better not be a real damn bear"
famous last words
I actually really like the idea of an adult Inkling/ Octoling as an antagonist. Splatoon 3 could easily have some kind of “fight the power” type of story where the inkling kids need to rise up against the threats of their own government/ society. Inklings are already shown to act like typical rebellious teenagers, and with the theme of Chaos it could make perfect sense.
I’m honestly not sure Mr. Grizz will play as huge a role in Splat 3 as everyone seems to think, but imagine fighting Toni Kensa or like… Pearl’s dad as the final boss.
I honestly think this could be how it goes.
The weapon companies never had much lore to them, so fighting one like Toni Kensa would be pretty cool, especially because he makes to most expensive weapons in the game
I think that’s a great idea (pearls dad lol)
It also makes sense now because the battles are named Anarchy battle
That first part is literally why the second ammendment exists
Turns out he was a bear
A giant bear
I would think that Grizzco is more suited to be closer related to inklings as they _know_ ins and outs of the laws of the inkling society. Meaning that it is a "shady" place or an "outside" shop can mean that whoever is remotely controlling the place is probably doing it from out of the continent. take this with a little salt but as much as inkopolis is thriving well not all locations are. there are probably more inland locations that need a source of power and with how simple-minded the youth of inklings are they are getting fashion for golden eggs. to children, this is a fair trade; however, adults need a different form of money to live. This touches on some scary topics but they are using children to get power outsourced to inland locals. This is a theory that seems a little more realistic and sadly has some real-world ties.
ok id LOVE for this to be the case
This went from 0 to 100 real f*cking quick.
This is great
I still am pretty sure that age 14 is in fact the adult age for Inklings. One of the Sunken Scrolls featuring a picture of food, relaxation and dating calls the Inklings "young adults," and the Inkling in the picture looks as old as what we have seen. It's not child labor if their definition of adult age is different.
@@justinalicea1590 I would have to go and look I don't mind the idea that they are old enough to get part time jobs as some "yound adults" can get jobs around age 16 at least in my part of the world. But that does not fully mean that they are not being used for their simple ideals. At 13 to16 most "young adults" are learning money management and responsibilities. They go to malls to buy clothes and knick knacks not always to pay bills or food. I mean not all video games have the responsible adult things like paying rent and cooking dinner. So I can pass that off. But with how the game is marketed they are still labeled as kids even if they are "young adults". I know video games are fiction and perhaps their society ages different. Still doesn't debunk the idea that they have simple minds and they are potentially being used by perhaps their own elders who have lived longer and understand the world better.
The Grizzco gear lore is sincerely incredible, it makes ya think 'bout the relationship between a race-exterminator-sort-of-illegal-small-rich-mystery-guy, and a lot of the enterprises that we buy from in the world of Splatoon, and even a food truck. We really need a video that talks about it. Plz, I NEED IT, EVEN IF IT'S ONLY THEORY-BASED
(SPLATOON 3 SPOILERS):
Personally, I think Mr Grizz being an actual bear (or at least a modified/evolved form out it) still makes sense in Splatoon lore. Sure, all mammals are supposedly extinct, but Grizz was put into a cold sleep and sent in space along with several other animals in space _before_ the flood happened, with the space rocket crashing back to Earth _long_ after that. Also, before Splatoon 3, Judd and Li'l Judd were said to be the only _known_ mammals left... meaning that _if_ there were mammals out there, they're not known by society. Mr. Grizz was completely shrouded in mystery, so until now, nobody knew _what_ he even was... meaning that he'd be applicable to be one of those few unknown mammals left. So yeah, it may be a bit too face-value-ish, or raise questions at a second glance, but I think it works.
I mean. At least it wasn't just a normal bear but a disturbing eldritch body horror one...Yay.
“I just hope he’s not an actual bear”
Nintendo: WELL HAVE I GOT SOME NEWS FOR YOU 🤠
Rassicas: [Triggered]
ME: YAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@@New3DSLuigi364 same I am so glad Mr grizz was a bear 🐻
You didn't mention the octoleet goggles so I'll throw my hat in for that
I like the idea that there was some sort of trade/agreement between Grizzco and the octarians, most likely done behind the salmonid's back. Having the salmonids be weakened by Grizzco and the constant salmon runs could make them more dependent on their octarian trade agreements, and potentially getting them a better deal than what they've already got, they need all the extra energy they after all. On top of this, Octavio seems like a high risk, high reward type of guy, hence the Team Chaos and zapfish stealing
honest to god i ALMOST briefly mentioned the concept of grizz secretly trading with the octarians but scrapped it! i do think its an interesting explanation for the octoleet goggles. something else that strikes me is how there is salmon run ads hung up even in octo canyon....
@@rassicas
In mem cakes, agent 8 seems to dislike salmon runs
Idk what to make of that but its something
15:16 If I had a nickle for everytime a bear talked about hope and dispair, I'd have two nickles, which isn't alot but it's wierd it happened twice.
Who’s the second one?
"Mr. Grizz being a bear is stupid"
Squid Research Lab: "Is that so?"
the obviousness of Mr. Grizz is what actually makes it the most plausible option in my eyes, because it feels like they're making it so obvious that no one would guess it. also, with the size of the Ark Polaris, I theorize that it was a last effort for humanity to keep itself alive, with it being launched into space to avoid extinction. it's a literal ark to wait out the flood. and so, maybe it isn't that he's thousands of years old, but that he's just the newest in multiple generations of bears raised on the Ark Polaris. this would also explain his sentience, because there would be centuries for the bears to evolve and for humans to experiment on them, perhaps giving them sentience. when the ship crash landed to earth, Mr Grizz was the only survivor.
Wait... are you telling me this shadowy figure, who ive never met, and is sending me and other 14 year old squid kids out on para military operations, is the bad guy?
DUH!!!!!!!
I just want to say, since Tartar is an AI, he could have his conscious backed up somewhere deep within Kamabo corp, thats why he appered in the final splatfest trailer, he never really died but his main body was destroyed.
Okay but I can't get over the idea of just playing a turf war and suddenly your whole team gets mauled by a bear
it issss what it isss.
And then the newscaster makes an “unbearable” pun, offending the families of all who died that day.
Now we know that Mr grizz is a tall bear who can breath in space
just like Kars :3
Pearls dad has another two reasons it could be him. He knows alot about weapon modding and seems to have a company behind it. Also pearl had suspisiously lacking story. With her winning, she is going to be the centre of the story
This would be an incredibly interesting and fitting plot twist, love it!
i want that to happen, what if pearl didn't even know it was her dad and was shocked. cool
this reminded me how we are getting an off the hook / pearl based DLC for splat 3, so this could be explained there
That's actually pretty interesting. The Splat 3 files have been hacked and Grizz isn't Pearl's dad but with the 'large scale DLC' I think you're right about it being focused on Pearl
@@NobodyUndefined now why the hell would u comment a spoiler ??? without marking it??
Watching this after beating Splatoon 3 Hero Mode to mine the pure salt
Plot twist: the Grizzly does exist and is connected to Grizzco, but is not Mr. Grizz, instead being the CEO’s pet (Mr. Grizz getting the name for his exotic pet).
Edit: Be warned, Splat 3 spoilers after this…
…so, turned out we were wrong. In hindsight though, maybe it should’ve been obvious they weren’t going to have Mr. Grizz be an Octoling or something when almost every other character in the series uses a pun name that has SOMETHING to do with their physical description. That said though, I’m actually kinda alright with the reveal, since he was pretty cartoonishly stylized just like Judd was.
Okay so, yes. This has not aged well. But many smaller details from here have aged crazy well.
Like the Ark Polaris and space stuff.
30:00 woah, I didn't realize we had so much splatoon 3 hints. A whole rocket and giant bear prints.
Considering the "Return of the Mammalians" trailer just released I'm curious how you would feel if Mr. Grizz was a bear, but was collecting the golden eggs to use their powers to bring mammals out of stasis or clone them or something else of that nature?
bruh (redacted)
@@ashtiboy lol yeah...
I see Apollo has gifted you with prophecies
no way
The prophecy.
God the truth is much scarier than all the speculation in this vid, but it’s fun to look back.
I hope he is an automatic voice who is presented as a bear mascot. I hope the actual CEO of Grizzco is an inkling or an octoling. And mostly, i hope he is not a villain in the next game because it would ruin the mysterious vibe.
Same
as much as i think villain grizz is likely, and i do want stealing from salmonids being framed as a bad thing, you make a good point
@@rassicas To be fair, “I hope this and that” isn’t really a good point for an argument, but I personally agree that Grizz shouldn’t be the villain. Though, I won’t disagree with the decision of having Grizz be a villain type character as I trust the Splatoon development team to be able to make something true to Splatoon and it’s style and lore. Proposing any idea that we personally think would be “better” would sort of spit on the face of the creative vision the devs have, and so far they’ve been doing a more than stellar job at seeing through with that vision, so I would be very optimistic about the release of Splatoon 3.
I think he is a salmonid who was banished from his group so the reason why he takes the eggs is to raise them to be his army so he can have revenge on them
@@regularhooman1568 he could be a salmonling or whatever who knows lol
Oh Rassicas you’re gonna hate splatoon 3’s story mode
rassicas is probably feeling real silly after splatoon 3 story mode
I'm Pretty sure they're P***ed off; Because What THEY didn't want to happen; DID happen!!!!
Me, However; I Feel the EXACT Opposite about this then they do!
plot twist: grizzco is an mlm recruiting vulnerable mothers
Hi Hun, it's me mr grizz remember me from school? Well I have a business opportunity for you. I can give you the opportunity to work from home and be a #girlboss. Would you like to hear more?
for just a small fee of 2000 hours playtime you too can join us in this exciting #business adventure
This would be hillarious and i hope thats how it goes
im so stupid. read 'mlm' as man-love-man and not multi-level-marketing. fuck me
@@fishfreak145 FUCK same
Okay, I understand you not wanting Mr. Grizz to be a bear, and that's a totally valid opinion to have. But on the other hand, please consider that bears are nature's perfect animal, and everything is improved by the presence of more bears, especially as characters.
*looks at your icon* i sense some bias
@@rassicas I know that mr grizz being a bear is boring and I was also disappointed but this opens up a lot more for future Splatoon games
“Um... Pearl’s Dad?” Lol the big bad
29:20
Honestly I understand why Rassicas hate the idea of MG being an actual bear; but they make sound like it's the absolute worst thing that can happen in the series.
Frankly I find the idea of a sentient bear that cheated the end of the world and using Inkings to go on impossible missions for a quick meal is kinda funny. (Like Silent Hill Dog Ending Funny)
The idea of a bear waking up in a fish society and having to figure out how to eat them without bringing too much attention to himself seems kinda funny. And the shady personality makes it better.
(It's like that one episode of Courage the Cowardly Dog where he's in this society of sentient Banana people and the main villain/ruler was a giant monkey, it just seems funny to me)
Additionally, I don't think Splatoon is at that point where we can be very lore heavy or very deep in story telling yet tho Octo-Expansion was a big taste of something greater. (it is it's third entry after all)
I just feel the impact of making Mr.Grizz really be an Inkling might go over people heads (given it's audience). And swapping from octopus to squid without a filler species in the middle as a main villain role just doesn't seem that innovating. (at least this early in the series). I think having a Inkling as a main villain should be held on a bit longer before it's dished out.
:)
This aged like milk
ur wish is true
I have a very good reason as to why Mr Grizz being a literal goddamn bear is a good thing:
Bears are cool
bears are indeed cool
It’s funny coming back to this video after finishing the Splatoon 3 story mode.
I greatly appreciate that you acknowledged the "Professor is Mr Grizz" theory. I was one of the first to truly lay out that theory. I have developed answers to your various counter arguments. But I agree with you, and think that the Professor should just stay dead as to not lose the value in his death, sacrifice, and everything that came because of it.
I personally loved Mr. Grizz being a bear
Same
Well, he isn't _just_ a bear. He's THE bear, the last one, a *giant* one at that. I think they did fine with subverting expectations
i want mr grizz to be a kappa
theres no reasoning behind it, i just want him to be a kappa
I doubt they will bring in a mythical being like that but who knows
im out here wishing we get anglerfish in any way, shape or form lmao
@@scp-phenomenon014 fish
Honestly I like the fact that he is a bear because it adds a whole new layer to the story and not everything needs to be some Machiavellian twist.
It makes more sense that he is a bear since it wasn't super obvious and it's still good writing.
He's The last remnant of a long gone era.
And I think the secret log makes it even cooler and it makes me more excited for the story rather than making him some weird goop entity that would add nothing.
These aren't plot holes and the game accounts for the fact that he is gone by replacing the statue and seemingly leaving his company in an automated state of affairs.
I don't think the team did anything wrong I think you were just hoping for your head Cannon to be so true that you convinced yourself of the most obvious possibility to not be true even though in reality it wasn't as obvious as you claimed.
You shouldn't try to convince yourself that the story isn't what it is because you perceive it as shallow, it makes the most sense that they would make him a bear given that that was the intent from the beginning and they weren't trying to make it incredibly obscure or pull a Kingdom hearts.
This is better for the story as a whole and it's about the past (mammals) coming back to affect the future (Fishies).
100% correct op
This needs more likes so we'll said. I think to many people focus on plot twists but forget the elements that make a story good
Idon't hate the fact that it's a bear but it could also have been fun with a tardigrade, especially with the space theme and the fact that they can hibernate too. It wouldn't work very well with the fuzzy ooze but otherwise a tardigrade would fit quite well with the same backstory as what we got. But I do like what we got though I wish we got a clearer conclusion. The final battle felt kind of anti-climactic and the company being automated makes sense but would have been nice if it was stated a bit clearer. Like if the whole company is now running without any supervision then who switched the bear statue and why keep it running? Where do all the power eggs go now? Would have been cool if we got a tease in the end of the story where we would have seen some kind of factory or warehouse where all the remaining power eggs were pilling up. That would hint at a power vacuum being created in the world of Splatoon. Vacuum? Like DJ Octavio??? I'm just joking now but it would make the splatoon world feel more connected if the salmon run was taken over by the Octarians to get energy for their underground cities but idk. I would have been happy with anything more conclusive. Maybe that's left for the DLC
I would have loved it if he was a photorealistic bear. But not just a realistically designed bear, I'm talking like how in Spongebob there were photorealistic humans. Just like an actual photograph of a grizzly bear.
In the (non-canon) Splatoon Manga, Sheldon's grandfather is dead.
From the future here, the “ready to be apart of something bigger than yourself” thing is related in some way, since both mr grizz and tartar have the same motives! Man, they care about mammals way too much
I think it would be funny if grizzvo was run by mini judd. Gathering power eggs just so he could have a higher status in inkling culter than regular judd
That'd be amazing i love it
MY-MY! How this comment aged!
Welp, you got it.
Time to theorize about what he uses the Golden Eggs for now, my theory is that he sells them for money or eats them.
…Or studies them as a means to become the “superior” Judd…
Okay guys, I think we can stop with the "well......" comments, I think everyone got the message
Illicitly acquired spoilers (and discussion thereof) below
It appears that Mr. Grizz _is_ indeed a bear...but could possibly only be a bear in appearance. He's referred to as the "Ursine Anomaly", dissolves into a mass of Fuzzy Ooze to "teleport" a la the four Blight Ganons, and Cap'n Cuttlefish refers to him as being "filled with Fuzzy Ooze." The fact that he's bipedal, has a tiny head in comparison to the rest of his titanic body, has blobs of Fuzzy Ooze leak from him like a water balloon sometimes, and has glowing eyes further cement this. My guesses are that he's either a regular bear driven mad by Fuzzy Ooze like Black Bowser, or he's just a shambling mass of Fuzzy Ooze that only _looks_ like a bear. It's hinted by the developers that the "Mr. Grizz" telling your team what to do in the field is just a set of prerecorded lines and text to speech software, so if we end up krilling--er, _killing_ him in the end, that's how we'll still be able to take on Salmon Run.
According to the log you get from the extra level after beating him, it would seem that Mr. Grizz was originally a normal bear that became intelligent from still being semi conscious while frozen for thousands of years and having a *lot* of time to think about things as a result. Since he later absorbed a bunch of the fuzzy ooze to become what we fight in game, I get the feeling that his plan was a suicide mission from the start. That *he* was the rocket's payload which would scatter the ooze over the Earth.
rassicas is malding rn
(written post-splat3. don’t read if you don’t want SPOILERS)
until the big reveal at the end, I was straight up convinced that mr grizz was lil judd. I think lil judd resents judd so fully that it’s not out of place for him to feel that he should topple the society that judd is supporting. it’s reasonable for him, having the same memories of the professor, to feel betrayed by judd apparently not caring much about humanity anymore, even mr grizz’s dialogue in the story mode seems like it could be lil judd - his obsession with restoring some kind of “balance”, almost like he views himself as a judge for the world, an objective observer. that being said I think mr grizz’s actual identity was handled pretty well, even if he was a “bear” (I don’t think he counts as one any more. by the time you get to him he’s very clearly been totally replaced by ooze. it’s a ship of theseus thing). he wasn’t there to go extinct but he knew about all of it, and instead of venturing into and embracing the new world like the judds did, he clung uselessly to the past. I think it’s an interesting parallel, and the more I think about his story, the more I genuinely really enjoy the direction it went
re: the bear thing. it’s definitely disappointing at first. all this for him to be an animal that’s been stated to be extinct? and then he fucking melts and you’re left to piece together that whatever mr grizz *was*, it’s long gone now. in present he’s a shambling mess of old ideologies held together by pure spite, probably not even really “alive” in a technical sense. n I think that’s rad as hell. also opens up dlc villain to be inkling-related! personally, I hope we get something about #9, but I don’t think they’ll ever directly address him, unfortunately.
Well it's strongly implied that Lil Judd took over Grizzco after the story mode so maybe
Good news: Splatoon 3 actually solved all those mysteries.
I loved this!
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Its so interesting seeing this video after seeing complete clarification on what the deal is.
This video is pretty amusing in hindsight now
imagine you break down a door, grizz is behind it. you open it and its just a fat bear
I love watching theory videos of people guessing what could happen in the next installment of their theory matter with the knowledge of what happens next
He’s a literally fucking bear
This aged like milk
Theory: Mr. Grizz is actually a bear and leader of the mammalians and we can infer this because he talks through a bear radio
Well….
@@frv1tb4t what?
It was confirmed
@@crazyboutferrets what was?
@@nerdy8644 Have you seen Splatoon 3's single player yet?
Well this aged poorly with the spoilers...
Too bad Mr grizz IS a bear!
This is a question me and many other of my friends always asked so mutch on who is behind that radio.
Your video is sure able to answer some of the questions we had in all this time, not all of them but still i had some theories that can answer these questions, I am satisfied.
Great job with this video, you just earned yourself some support ^^ 👍
“The Mr. Grizz is a bear stuff is a red herring” lol. Lmao.
I think that the best way to translate Mr. Grizz would be a mix of the Japanese and English versions, like, being kind most of the time, but some times slips with hes greed and cruel side.
if only they knew...
I Can't wait for them to say how Mad they are about this!!
Who else is coming back to this video after playing the Splatoon 3 campaign?
30:09 "His name in Japanese and several other languages is literally 'Mr. Bear'."
Russian: I don't think so, tovarish.
Honestly, this video was rather interesting to listen to. I actually really do understand how you feel about these theories and its kinda sobering knowing that while the obvious answer was really hard to accept.....well, accepting it is all one can do now. ^_^;
but seriously, Grizz being a bear makes more sense with all that foreshadowing shown. Granted, not really a 'bear' in the actual mammalian sense, but probably used to be one at some point. As what's been shown in Splatoon 3, its kinda obvious that Grizz isn't even really mammalian any more and is just some sorta ooze with fur on it. Stuff that a Salmonid can chow down on if powered up with Power Eggs(and Golden eggs too!!).
I do wanna mention a few things about the Grizzco weapons, tho. Every single one has some medical syringe or IV drip bags on 'em and looks to be 'overclocking' the user rather than the weapon in ways that super powers the ink being emitted from them. The shape of each weapon is still default like normal, but what comes out? Completely unnatural and clearly designed for optimizing the true power of the weapon being used.
So really, the Grizzco weapons going into Turf Wars? It'd be akin to using Steroids for a Competition....illegal, wrong and maybe even cruel on BOTH sides of the use to a degree that no-one would enjoy the outcome even if it was fun and interesting.
tldr; Essentially what I'm saying is the Grizzco weapons are basically Inklings and Octolings doing drugs to alter their concept of the weapons in their hands to a degree that it reshapes how the ink comes out....on a level of tech already known to be present in Alterna.
As for the Octarian and Salmonid Trade Agreement.....Grizzco letting Octolings be employees definitively breaks that agreement and I'm almost certain the revealed mode where Salmon Run invades everyday Turf War Maps is proof of this. Salmonids never invaded those areas because of the Trade Agreement, so there was never a reason for Inkling and Octarian Society to be scared of the Salmonids.....now that agreement is likely fully broken and does not exist, so we're facing an entirely new threat due to that.
Salmons know the difference between octarians and normal octolings, they dont really care about it
Man, watching this after the final boss of Splatoon 3... Lmao
This aged well
Watching this after splatoon 3 came out to see how wrong these theories are! Wow we were waaaaaay off!
If ink weapons are regulated for competition, and not as powerful as they can be made, imagine an inkling war. Inkstrikes that can kill everyone in a city and leave all the structures and resources unharmed, ripe for the taking. Chilling.
Mr. Grizz being a tardigrade would've been hilarious.
Personally I'd like Grizz to be an Inkling or Octoling, but like one from a different part of the world and/or based on a different species of squid/octopus, in order to preserve the exotic/Japanese restaurant run by someone who isn't Japanese theme. Maybe like a vampire squid to tie in with the evil laugh sound and the theme of stealing energy from other creatures. Or a mimic octopus disguised as a bear lol
Maybe something like a flamboyant cuttlefish to really get that sense of strangeness
there has to be something like a bear squid maybe?
Nope he is just a bear
11:41 either Nintendo watched this or you're a time traveler🤨
I think that bear on arc Polaris was a inspiration for Mr grizz create his own new secret identity
@mlg noob in fact, spoiler:
mr grizz crash landed. he was ON the ark polaris.
30:09 Bingo!
Now i need another video after Splatoon 3...
so uh...spoilers
OK SO STORY MODE GOT LEAKED AND TURNS OUT HE'S A BEAR???? I MEAN I WAS KINDA SHOCKED?
Cool fact bears (specifically grizzlies and polar bears) are good swimmers and they could have survived the great flood. Maybe Mr. Griz is hanging out somewhere and he wants to raise golden eggs so he can eat Goldies and other bosses.
humans had better chances of survival beyond just being good swimmers (boats, spacecraft, cryofreezing, underground cities, a ridiculously large population) and they still all died so...
@@rassicas *entry of the gladiators starts playing*
he was a literal goddamn bear all along, its a shame, i was on the sentient cell phone bandwagon after NILS
Awesome video!
Thank you, rassicas, for all the work you do for the community!
And I could not be more appreciative of all you do - and the quality of your videos sharing it in a very interesting and informative way!
glad to hear that!
Another amazing video, you somehow managed to cover all we know about about Grizz and touched on all of the major fan theories I've seen. I can only imagine how long it must have taken to have scripted, recorded and edited something of this quality and your videos remain as the holy grail to the splatoon lore community.
(honestly I wouldn't put it past Nintendo for Grizz to be an actual bear)
Honestly I was hoping for the AI thing at first, but I really like your theory about Grizz being an inkling
splatoon 3 story mode: hold my beer
Hold my bear
As a lore-obsessed fan, you're like a god to me. Thank you for existing.
bro predicted the splat 3 ending
Maybe someone survived the crash of ark polaris? and when formulating a plan was inspired by all the bear iconography near the crash site? I know its a big stretch but its likely the ship was a last effort to preserve human life on earth, so obviously you'd have as many precautions to make sure the passengers survive a worst case scenario right??
YES that would be awesome!
I never even considered the possibility that he was a bear. The name Mr Grizz went completely over my head. I never played the map with the tracks either. Since it is common knowledge that all mammals are extinct, I never even considered the possibility. Also, I thought the radio looked like that because it wasn't some official company radio. It was just a radio they found second hand or something, contributing to the sketchy appearance of the business.
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I think the way they handled it in game was great. It caught me completely off guard because, like I said, the possibility never crossed my mind. There were a few questions left unanswered, but I think it was done well. Definitely a lot better than videos like this predicted it would be. I mean, he wasn't *just* a bear.