{"id":17076,"date":"2022-12-03T14:35:11","date_gmt":"2022-12-03T05:35:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=17076"},"modified":"2022-12-03T14:35:42","modified_gmt":"2022-12-03T05:35:42","slug":"20221203-17076","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20221203-17076\/","title":{"rendered":"Just what is Splatoon 3\u2019s mysterious animal that is spreading through Splatsville?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n



Splatoon 3<\/strong><\/em> contains a feature that lets players post their own hand-drawn illustrations in-game. It\u2019s believed that once a posted image has gathered a certain level of attention, it is then frequently shown in other players\u2019 in-game plazas, and many players enjoy creating and sharing their drawings. Recently, illustrations of a mysterious animal has begun to pop up repeatedly, and it has already developed into an in-game meme, Nintendo Life<\/a> reports.
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Strange illustrations of this mysterious animal seem to have first appeared around November 20. The many different posts all feature an animal that has four legs and a long nose. It may at first give the impression of an anteater, but it has very few distinguishing features, leading most players to simply call it an \u201canimal\u201d or \u201che.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of course, it is not an animal that is featured in Splatoon 3<\/em>, nor is it an existing character or internet meme from elsewhere. The mysterious animal, while simple in design, has become popular and posts featuring it have steadily increased. A lot of players are bewildered at the sheer number of posts showing this animal of unknown origin. Drawings of the animal are often accompanied by questions like \u201cwho is this man?\u201d or profound comments like \u201cDelicious\u201d and \u201cHe knows all.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But where on earth did this animal come from? When the question was posed on Reddit<\/a>, a user named chefmaeda claimed that they were the creator of the illustration. According to them, the animal is their favorite thing to draw and is a little in-joke among their friends. One can, in fact, find old Twitter posts by chefmaeda that feature the same mysterious animal. It seems likely that the mysterious animal was indeed created by chefmaeda and that their in-game drawing has spread through Twitter and the Splatoon 3 plaza.
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#Splatoon3<\/a> #NintendoSwitch<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/K3OuwPRF3U<\/a><\/p>— serpy (@chefmaeda) November 20, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote>