

This makes it a proper sequel in the team's eyes. It was important for the development team that it appeals to not only the first game's playerbase, but to the demographic that was interested in Splatoon despite not buying it. Splatoon 2 was created as a direct sequel to Splatoon to meet the existing fans' expectations. By retrieving these electric fish, the Zapfish and Great Zapfish returns to Inkopolis and keep providing power to the city, and the Octarians are stopped from activating The Great Octoweapons, invading the Inklings' world, and claiming their land. After the disappearance of the Zapfish from Inkopolis Plaza, the protagonist, wearing the Hero Suit and wielding the Hero Shot, must infiltrate these bases and rescue all the Zapfish. In the game's Hero Mode, the Octarians, the historic nemesis of the Inklings, built an underground facility, accessible from Octo Valley via a number of kettle-shaped teleporters. However, the transformation mechanic was yet to be integrated during this period of development-these anthropomorphic squids did not transform fully into squids before swimming around, unlike the final game's Inklings.

They could also be easily used as arrows on the map. The rabbits were later scrapped in favour of humanoid squids, which, the team felt, fit the theme better.

Many EAD developers criticized this idea, so ideas such as Mario, robots, and macho men were considered. A rabbit was chosen as the design, because its floppy ears would indicate what direction it was traveling when viewed from above. However, these characters presented a variety of problems, so development began on a different character that was vaguely humanoid in shape. The game featured a top-down view, allowing the tofu blocks to blend in with their splattered turf. At first, this concept featured black and white blocks of tofu with noses that sprayed ink. The team had thought of over seventy game ideas, but decided to focus on a game involving covering the map in ink. Splatoon was first created by the EAD in late 2013. 2 List of games in the Splatoon franchise.
