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A substance called Fuzzy Ink or Fuzzy Ooze has something to do with the mutation if an Inkling touches this strange goop, they'll instantly be covered in brown fur, laying helpless on the ground. It appears the new Agent 3, Splatoon 3's playable protagonist, will have to get to the bottom of this mysterious mutation while thwarting another one of the Octarian Army's invasions. The Octarians will return as major antagonists, but as Nintendo has highlighted, they seem to be growing fur. To date, Judd and his younger self are the only mammals in the Splatoon world. He later used that machine to clone himself, creating Li'l Judd. Certain pieces of Splatoon lore indicate that Judd was cryogenically frozen during the time of humans and eventually woke up in the times of Inklings, long after humanity disappeared. That credit goes to Judd, the cat who acts as a judge for all Splatoon PvP matches, as well as his clone Li'l Judd.
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Technically Splatoon 3's Mammalians aren't the first mammals in the series. RELATED: Splatoon 3's Rolling Mech Looks a Lot Like Star Wars' DroidekaĮxamining Splatoon 3's Mysterious Mammalians There's still a lot of questions left unanswered about the Mammalians, but it's clear that Splatoon will never be the same. Nintendo refers to Splatoon 3's story mode as "Return of the Mammalians " in other words, it sounds like large numbers of mammals will reappear in this cephalopod-centric world. Splatoon always features a story mode, and the story of Splatoon 3 is particularly remarkable because it suggests big changes are coming to the world of the Inklings and Octolings.
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Although it has only existed since the Wii U era, Splatoon looks like it'll have a solid third entry on its hands thanks to Splatoon 3, which introduces all kinds of new weapons that should result in a fresh take on the experience. Splatoon's success as a younger Nintendo franchise is well represented by how it stands alongside Pokemon and The Legend of Zelda. Pokemon Legends: Arceus and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2 are on the way, and Splatoon 3 is set to release next year.