Splatoon 3's Li'l Judd Runs Grizzco Theory Explained

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Spoilers for Splatoon 3's Main Story Content AheadGrizzco Industries came to the Splatoon series in the second game and has continued its presence in Splatoon 3. The industry recruits inklings and octolings to do Salmon Runs, which gathers salmon eggs for a character known as Mr. Grizz. What's done with the salmon eggs is unknown, but players have had many theories. Most assumed that Mr. Grizz ate the eggs since he is a bear, but there were also theories floating around that he was actually human. Splatoon 3, addressed some of these rumors, but the answers have sprung up even more theories, the biggest one connecting to the possibility of Li'l Judd being the new CEO of Grizzco.

In Splatoon 3, Mr. Grizz and Grizzco Industrieswere involved in the main story, and Mr. Grizz himself makes an appearance as the final boss. It is revealed that Mr. Grizz is indeed a grizzly bear on a mission to turn every living creature in Splatoon 3 into a mammal. To see his plan come to fruition, he needed the salmon eggs as the secret ingredient for turning mollusks into mammals, which is what made him create Grizzco Industries in the first place. Being the final boss in story mode, Mr. Grizz is defeated by the user character, ultimately ending up on a rocket in space that explodes. However, Grizzco Industries is still going strong even in Mr. Grizz's absence. For a variety of reasons, fans are getting suspicious that Li'l Judd may have taken over.

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There is some convincing evidence that Grizzco Industries has been taken over by Li'l Judd. The most prominent is that Li'l Judd wears a headset after the player defeats Mr. Grizz. This headset likely connects to the Grizzco radio that recruits and orders players