Everything We Know About Splatoon 3’s New Announcers, Deep Cut
The Splatoon franchise does not have a playable mascot akin to other Nintendo franchises like The Legend of Zelda's Link. As competitive third-person shooters, each entry opens up limited character customization for users to make their own Inkling (or Octoling), who adorns unique outfit pieces in the hunt for powerful skills. While generic renditions of old player characters like Agent 3 have appeared in story content, auxiliary characters and NPCs are the face of the series. Splatoon 3 will be no different.
Callie and Marie, cousins who performed as the Squid Sisters and hosted Inkopolis News in the original Splatoon, are undoubtedly its most recognizable characters. Not only has the duo returned in both sequels, they've also appeared as an Assist Trophy in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and performed «live» concerts as holograms alongside their Splatoon 2 successors Pearl and Marina from Off the Hook. Today's Splatoon 3 Direct revealed the new band which will take over as announcers on Splatsville's Anarchy Splatcast: Deep Cut.
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Unlike the Squid Sisters and Off the Hook, Deep Cut is notable for featuring three members. During daily broadcasts that announce stage rotations and Splatoon 3's returning Splatfest events, players will get to know Octoling Shiver the shark tamer, Inkling Frye the eel master, and Big Man the dancing manta — the first non-humanoid character to hold a newscaster role. While the series has been centered on punk/hip-hop aesthetics since it began in 2015, Deep Cut appears to add a more distinctly East Asian tinge; first appearing with fish-themed kabuki masks, and performing Splatfest concerts on festival floats that travel through a
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