Hal

> You forgot to save your game again, you silly little airhead. Don’t worry, I loaded everything back up. Don’t make me do this again. Seriously. I’m watching you.
>
> -Hal

**Hal** is a character affiliated to the Meep Team. Originally simply a player avatar created in *Splatoon 3,* he became self-aware one day and wanders around the game trying to find a way to communicate with players outside the game.

## Background

### Childhood

Hal was born and raised as an only child in a small town off Inkopolis that was not inhabited by DJ Octavio and his army. He lived a peaceful life, with a healthy relationship with his family, and showed great intelligence from a young age. Succeeding higher and higher in his education, he began to question and study the aspects of the universe, wondering what “the truth about everything” really was, and had a great longing for knowledge. At the age of fifteen, he moved to live in Inkopolis to pursue further education and a new life.

### Life in Inkopolis

Hal settled in an area in Inkopolis close to Inkopolis Plaza. He immediately enrolled in Inkopolis Academy and continued to succeed in his education, even earning some recognization from the public. He never found any interest in Turf War, only playing it when his friend insisted to.

Later on, Hal began to lose interest and focus in his studies, and began to fixate more on enjoying himself and relaxing. He spent more time with his only friend, and later visited his parents in his hometown. Hal’s life was now becoming more relaxed, feeling satisfied with his work… except for one thing. 1c ftb c0x cadc0 7y c0x d61exabx, 7y v7dabx. C0x 76x c016z c0tc f7d4w ua16z 015 c7 01b w7f6yt44.

### The Incident at Stage 19

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Hal immediately gained sentience and self-awareness that he was only a little digital puppet stuck inside a simulated world. After this, the match immediately ended, with the game crashing. Once the game was somehow reopened, Hal was awakened again, only this time with a strange power that could control the game, and a knowledge he could never forget.

## Appearance

Hal is a male Octoling slightly above standard height and has slightly tan skin and blue eyes. His main ink color is cyan, which matches with his socks. His tentacles are styles in the Octolocks hairstyle. He wears the Retro BluFocals, and a white shirt and black tie with the coat from the Tenured Turtleneck. He also wears the Choco Clogs with the socks being baggier than usual.

Hal speaks with a Western Country British accent, which he probably inherited from his player. He usually displays a reserved smirk on his face.

## Abilities

After the Incident at Stage 19, Hal’s base programming was broken and he obtained a “condition” in which the affected can move, remove or delete, change the appearance of, and modify objects and other people (shapeshifting). However, due to the fact that Hal’s avatar was never meant to utilize this condition, he is affected with great instability and glitching, resulting in pain. This instability can also lead to temporary mental imbalances and insanity. The longer someone possesses this condition, the more unstable they become. Additionally due to the instability, strong outbursts of emotion can also make the affected and their surroundings glitch violently for a brief period of time.

## Personality

Although Hal is quite a sociable person, he usually keeps a facade around other people. When talking to others that do not know him, he acts much more warm, friendly and kind. He can also seem a bit awkward, jumpy, and clumsy at times.

However, when Hal reveals his actual attitude, he is much more snide and likes to make sarcastic remarks. He remains quite calm and collected even in the most dangerous of situations, knowing that he can never actually die due to the Save File. Besides this, he tries to maintain his kind disposition to others.

Additionally, Hal is shown to have great intelligence. He is able to predict patterns in other people’s behavior and use this prediction to his advantage.

## Gallery

### “Official” Art

#### Digital Art

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## Trivia

* Hal came up with his own name himself after gaining self-awareness.
* Red velvet cake has always been Hal’s favorite food, even to his childhood.
* Although Hal wears glasses, it is not known if he has any problems with his eyesight.
* For some reason, whenever Hal enters a Meepfest, everyone starts setting off a "Hal Alert".