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Splatoon lore: Weapon Manufacturers

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Oh man I love this. Maybe if the presentation a bit cleaned up and categorize all the weapons as they release then this thread would be a cool guide or thread to get stickied.

Curious about the disruptor- the game manual says they are filled with bodily fluids from a certain creature but the brand makes me wonder if it is actually paint thinner or some other extremely dangerous art product instead.
The thing is I didn't want to add too many low quality pictures to the album. Once things like the Rapid blaster pro come out, I'll add that weapon as a representative of its "family" to the album. I didnt have an "promo" image of the rapid blaster family. I forgot to add the disruptor image and the splatter jr, and am looking for the HQ splattershot pro image however.
 

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This is seriously impressive work, I love the branding in Splatoon, all the cohesive styles. It's such a good take on 'brand culture' and all that goes into marketing.
 

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The thing is I didn't want to add too many low quality pictures to the album. Once things like the Rapid blaster pro come out, I'll add that weapon as a representative of its "family" to the album. I didnt have an "promo" image of the rapid blaster family. I forgot to add the disruptor image and the splatter jr, and am looking for the HQ splattershot pro image however.
Didn't we get some pictures from the data mined version of Splatoon? Or were they too small/low quality?
 

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On a somewhat related note, Squidforce seems to be the sponsor of the ranked matches, the anchor logo (that, to my knowlege, only squidforce shirts sport) appears in the background when ranked matches are selected and now on the rain maker too, their regular logo is on the tower and I'm sure I saw it too somewhere while playing splatzones but not sure where.
 

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On a somewhat related note, Squidforce seems to be the sponsor of the ranked matches, the anchor logo (that, to my knowlege, only squidforce shirts sport) appears in the background when ranked matches are selected and now on the rain maker too, their regular logo is on the tower and I'm sure I saw it too somewhere while playing splatzones but not sure where.
Different maps have either ads or sponsorship banners as well.
 

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On a somewhat related note, Squidforce seems to be the sponsor of the ranked matches, the anchor logo (that, to my knowlege, only squidforce shirts sport) appears in the background when ranked matches are selected and now on the rain maker too, their regular logo is on the tower and I'm sure I saw it too somewhere while playing splatzones but not sure where.
Squidforce sponsors online battling in general. The main squidforce logo is the icon for regular battles (turf wars) and their anchor motif is the logo for ranked battle.
 

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SquidForce is also the brand for Splatfest T-shirts. I think it's safe to say they're a driving force for setting up Ink Battles in general.
 

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SquidForce is also the brand for Splatfest T-shirts. I think it's safe to say they're a driving force for setting up Ink Battles in general.
So they'd be like the NFL or NBA, etc.?
 

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While I think they are a part of the organization that runs turf wars, Squidforce is probably just the name for the gear company, since the Regular Battle logo has eyes, unlike the squidforce logo.
 

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While I think they are a part of the organization that runs turf wars, Squidforce is probably just the name for the gear company, since the Regular Battle logo has eyes, unlike the squidforce logo.
You know those boxes that are added in ranked modes with the grey wallpaper on the sides. They have the squidforce logo repeated (without the eyes). Yeah its safe to say they are like a league, and the gear is just franchise merch.
 

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I cannot for the life of me figure out what this is. Help please?
 

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I cannot for the life of me figure out what this is. Help please?
The logo is the Deco brand rotated thrice, it has the row of arrows, and the material looks similar to the slosher and Carbon handles. It's definitely "Deco."
 

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The logo is the Deco brand rotated thrice, it has the row of arrows, and the material looks similar to the slosher and Carbon handles. It's definitely "Deco."
I know it's "Deco", as it's listed under Deco. I just can't figure out what weapon (main, sub, or special) it is.
 

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I know it's "Deco", as it's listed under Deco. I just can't figure out what weapon (main, sub, or special) it is.
Oh whoops, sorry. That's a seeker, sub weapon.
 

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That's a Seeker? Now that I look at it, yeah, 100%. Never saw one up close though, mostly jumping over them.
You should see the singleplayer version, it's pretty cool too
 

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You should see the singleplayer version, it's pretty cool too
I forgot the subs, like the weapons, are slightly altered in single player. I can only remember burst bombs though. Do specials like the inkzooka look different in single player too? I can't remember.
 

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Edit: Updated

I made an an analysis of all weapon brands shown thus far. The weapons in Splatoon are created by companies distinct from the clothing brands we all know. Each brand has a theme and an aesthetic style,and dictates the naming convention for any alternate sets of their weapons. This includes main, sub and special weapons.
updated. i dont know why it became unembedded and spanish text.
 

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Do include that "Neo" is also the company that does in-universe construction. Since the point sensor has a futuristic look to it, it's safe to assume that it's probably made by them.
 

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