Cult of Squid

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Cult of Squid is an American spin-off created by Locknloaded23, which premiered July 17th, 2018. Since the show launched, it has gone on for over 5 seasons with a confirmed total of 102 episodes, and eventually receiving its own movie adaptation after the fifth season. The series is owned and ran by Purple133, after Lock stepped down after Season 3.
==Characters==
===Cephalopod Lodge/The Cult===
*Brother Squidward (Cult Leader S1, 2, 4, And Onwards)
*Security
*Noseward (Cult Leader for S3)
*The Initiator
*Doctor Crayons
*Brother Snoozy
*Brother Brother
* Brother Abortion 
* Buff Jim
*Sister Yvonne 
* Brother Caldwell 
*Brother Ivan
===Feathered Friends===
*SpongeBob SquarePants
*Patrick Star
*Sheldon J. Plankton
*Eugene H. Krabs (Until season 2; rejoined in season 4)
*Mermaid Man & Barnacle Boy (S3 only)
===Other===
*Atlantians
*Sandy Cheeks
*Loki
*Thor
*Candy Muffin
*Rock Bottomites
*Council of Death
*Project Phoenix Captain
*Project Phoenix Guards
==="Big Bads"===
Throughout the show's run, a plethora of separate antagonists besides the Cult have been introduced, with most of them wanting to destroy the Cult. These "Big Bads" appear across the series as major antagonists that fight against the Cult for one reason or another.
*King Neptune (Season 2)
*Zomp (Season 3)
*Satan (Season 4 & 5)
*Project Phoenix (Season 6 & 7)
*Lord Royal Highness (Season 6 & 7)
*The Snowflakes (Season 7)
*Jerry (Season 7)
*Azryth (Season 7)
==Synopsis==
Brother Squidward and his Cult must fight for survival as they face several dangerous foes with the intent to kill him and destroy the Cult; their main enemies are The Feathered Friends, a rebellion group who sought to destroy the Cult, eventually destroying them for good in one final war between the two sides. Squidward struck a deal with Satan after his defeat to travel back in time to do over every mistake, reforming the Cult, but with the consequence of having Satan try to take Squidward's soul; The Feathered Friends and the Cult have to team up to defeat Satan and try to return civilization back to normal in the aftermath of the battle.
==Production==
===Beginnings===
In early July of 2018, Locknloaded23 was trying to come up with a fresh new spin off. On July 17th, 2018, Lock was reading the page for Squidward, and the page stated that Squidward dreamed of a world ruled by squids. The idea immediately clicked with Lock, so she quickly made the series page, and on the same day, she released the very first episode of Cult of Squid.
===Season 1===
The season was set to have 5 episodes and it ended on a special. The 1st season lasted 7 months, which is the second longest season of the show's history.
The season originally had a 6th episode which was the episode before the special Cult Vs Atlantis. However, for undisclosed reasons, Lock has stated numerous times that the episode was awful and removed it from the show altogether. The episode has yet to re-release. It most likely will not re-release.
===Season 2===
Season 2 started on January 5th, 2019 and ended on Feb. 17th, 2019. It was set to have 8 episodes, but settled for 5. It has the 1st story arc of the entire series. Purple133 joined the crew this season, and helped Lock write the special Neptune Trials.
===Season 3 ===
On Feb 9th, 2019, it was announced the spin-off will be getting a 3rd season. It was also announced something big will happen at the end of s2, carrying all the way through s3. In the s2 special Neptune Trials, it was revealed that Brother Squidward would not be the leader for this season, with Noseward replacing him.
The creator (Locknloaded23) announced that she would be stepping down from exec and would hand the role to Purple133 after s3 was done. TheJasbre202 wrote some stories for this season in the episodes Retired No More and Zomped. A Thousand Souls had a special poll up for a week after it's release which let the viewers choose between one of three endings. The Initiated was originally planned it be the sixth episode of season three, but ended up being changed to air at a later date. The season then got pushed down from 10 episodes to 8.
In late August 2019, Lock decided to give Purple to writes to the show earlier then expected. On September 7th, 2019, it was announced that the show's third season would be finished by November 2019. That didn't happen, but the season did end on December 8th, 2019. 
===Season 4===
On June 28th, 2019, it was announced that the show would be getting a 15 episode fourth season. It was also announced that Locknloaded23 would be stepping down as executive producer, and Purple133 will take her place. The Initiated was moved from season three to a season four episode. On December 1st, 2019, it was announced this season would begin February 8th, 2020. It was also announced this season would have a lot to do with second chances.
On December 11th, 2019, production began on the season. It was also announced that the series would be going In a whole new direction in this season. The Initiator was also announced to be playing a bigger role this season. After a series of changes and decisions by Purple133, the season aired it's premier on December 20th, 2019, two months before the date originally planned. Locknloaded23 returned to occasionally guest write a few episodes. 
===Season 5 ===
On December 14th, 2019, a fifth season of Cult of Squid was announced by Purple133. It was also announced that this season would have a total of 15 episodes. On March 5th, 2020, it was announced that this season would continue the main story arc started in the previous season. On April 24th, 2020, the first two episode titles for this season were announced: "The Devil You Know" and "Domination!" On May 4th, the third and fourth episode titles were announced: "Sneak Attack" and "Zomped Twice". On June 5th, the fifth episode title was announced: "Squidward vs the Forces of Evil". It was also announced that this would be a special.
===Season 6===
On March 28th, 2020, a sixth season of Cult of Squid was announced by Purple133. Nothing is known about this season other then that it will have 8 episodes and air in 2021 after the movie is released. In mid 2020 the episode count was extended to 10 rather than 8 for reasons unknown. On December 11th, 2020, it was announced that this season would feature a musical. 
On March 17th, 2021, the first episode was revealed to be titled "The One You've Been Waiting For". 
On June 26th, 2021, episodes 2-4 were name dropped and it was also revealed that the season would premier the same day. 
=== Season 7===
On October 30th, 2022, the seventh season's first five episode titles were unveiled. It was also announced that this season would continue the story set up in season six in some unique and unexpected ways. 
By January 11th, 2024, 12 episodes had released and the remainder of the episodes had their titles revealed. 
===Season 8 ===
On December 11th, 2020, Cult of Squid was renewed for it's eighth season. Little to nothing is known about this season other than the episode count and that it'll follow up the stories set up in season 7. A ninth season was confirmed by Purple133 on November 23rd, 2021 and it was also announced that this would be the show's final season. However, it was later confirmed the 8th season would be the finale instead. 
On March 11th, 2024, Purple133 revealed the first five episode titles for season eight. 
==Networks== 
*FormulaWork (Also Producer)
*LTV
*Purple TV
*Shrek Toonz
*Starfish Network
*Coral TV
*Wild Toons!
*Tealevision
*Fish Swim
==Crew==
===Creator===
*
===Showrunner===
* (S1-3)
* (S3-Present)
===Writers===
* (S1 Onwards)
* (S2 Onwards)
*PrimitiveSponge129 (S4 Onwards)
===Guest Writers===
*DanzxvFan8275 (S5)
===Title Card Artists===
*
===Artists===
*PrimitiveSponge129
====Former====
*
 - Title Card Artist
==Episodes==
Season	Season	Episodes	Originally Released	Originally Released	ProductionCode	Viewers (Millions)	Executive Producer(s)
Season	Season	Episodes	Premiere Date 	Finale Date 	ProductionCode	Viewers (Millions)	Executive Producer(s)
 	1 	5 	July 17, 2018 	January 3, 2019 	1cs 	6.6 	Locknloaded23
 	2 	5 	January 5, 2019 	February 17, 2019 	2cs 	6.4 	Locknloaded23
 	3 	8 	April 6, 2019 	December 8, 2019 	3cs 	6.9 	Locknloaded23
 	4 	15 	December 20, 2019 	June 7, 2020 	4cs 	4.4 	Purple133
 	5 	15 	July 17, 2020 	January 3, 2021 	5cs 	2.4 	Purple133
 	6 	10 	June 26, 2021 	October 30, 2022 	6cs 	3.2 	Purple133
 	7 	18 	November 6, 2022 	March 11, 2024 	7cs 	3.1 	Purple133
 	8 	26 	April 18, 2024 	2025 	8cs 	TBA 	Purple133
Main Article: List of Cult of Squid Episodes
==Movie==
On December 20th, 2019, Purple133 announced that after the show's fourth season, a movie would be released continuing the events of the season five finale.
Release Date 	Title 	Director	Screenplay	BoxOffice	Status
April 30, 2021	Cult of Squid: World of Chaos	 	 	N/A 	Released
==HFB Crossover==
On August 14, 2021, the show had a crossover with Hoopla's Fantastic Beach in the special episode titled Hoopla's Fantastic Cult. It is a canonical crossover that takes place during COS season 6. It was previously cancelled in 2020 before being brought back in 2021.
==Anniversary Specials==
===2 Years of Terror!===
Main Article: Cult of Squid: 2 Years of Terror!
2 Years of Terror was a special event celebrating the 2-year anniversary of the spin-off. It started July 12th, 2020 and ended July 17th, 2020.
==Cut Content==
Main article: Cult of Squid/Cut Content
===Scrapped Episodes===
These are episodes that were originally planned, but scrapped in the end. 
*The Cold War 2: Barf (Originally S3x02)
*Cage Battle (Originally S1xUnknown)
*The Initiated (Originally S3x06)
===Removed Episodes===
These episodes got removed from the series one way or another.
*Davy Jones' Locker (Original S1x05, later removed because according to Lock it sucked; later re-released)
===Re-Purposed episodes===
These are plots of episodes or other things involving the show that were scrapped but recycled into something new. 
*Cult of War was originally a movie planned to release after season three, but it was cancelled and instead became a story arc at the end of the season.
==Story Arcs==
===Main Arcs===
Arc 	Episode Run 	Episode Run
Arc 	Debut 	Conclusion
The Cult's Rule	The Initiation 	Movie
Versus Satan 	Welcome to Hell 	Movie
The Apocalypse 	Don't Go Gently 	Movie
Project Phoenix	The One You've Been Waiting For	Rebirth
Project Phoenix	Return to Bikini Bottom 	Ashes
The North 	The Blizzard 	Heaven and Hell
Heaven vs Hell 	No Man's Land 	TBA
===Other Arcs===
Arc 	Episode Run 	Episode Run
Arc 	Debut 	Conclusion
Krusty Komrades 	Krusty Komrades I 	Krusty Komrades III
Cult Of War 	Cult of War 	Cult Of War III
Komrades Reformation 	The Devil You Know	The Khaos of the Komrades
Azryth's Rise to Power	Lake of Fire 	Skelfingin
The Mine 	The Ascension 	Dissociation
==Merchandise==
===DVDs===
* The Takeover (Season 1)
*Komrades, Attack! (Season 2)
*Cult of War (Season 3)
* Versus Satan (Season 4)
*Hell to Pay (Season 5)
*Fiery Consequences (Season 6)
*Frostburn (Season 7)
==Awards==
Year	Award 	Category 	Result
2019	7th Square Logo Awards	Best C Spin-Off 	
2019	7th Square Logo Awards	Best Writing Crew 	
2019	7th Square Logo Awards	Best C Rated Episode (Cult of War) 	
2019	7th Square Logo Awards	Best Director (Purple133) 	
2019	1st Shiny Mew Awards 	Best Show 	
2020	 	 	
2020	8th Square Logo Awards	Spin-Off of the Year 	
2020	8th Square Logo Awards	Episode of the Year (Let Spirits Ride)	
2020	8th Square Logo Awards	Best Writing Crew 	
2021	8th Square Logo Awards	 	
2021	9th Square Logo Awards	 	
2021	9th Square Logo Awards	Spin-Off of the Year 	
2021	9th Square Logo Awards	Episode of the Year (War Machine) 	
2021	9th Square Logo Awards	Best B+/C Episode (War Machine) 	
2021	9th Square Logo Awards	Writing Team of the Year 	
 	9th Square Logo Awards	 	
==Logo History==
File:Cos.png|1st logo
File:CultOfSquidLogo.jpg|2nd logo
File:CultOfSquidLogoNEW.png|3rd and current logo
==References==
Category:Locknloaded23
Category:2018 Spin-Offs
Category:Spectromite Studios
Category:Cult of Squid
Category:Formula Studios
Category:2018
Category:2010s