DJ Octavio

Artwork of DJ Octavio from Splatoon

**DJ Octavio** is the leader of the Octarians and the main antagonist of *Splatoon* series.

## Appearance

Unlike most Octarians, which appear to be severed tentacles of octopuses, DJ Octavio is an octopus in his entirety. He is a dull red-violet with darker areas around his eyes and tentacles and appears to be perpetually angry. When he is angry, his eyes slant down even more, resembling furious eyes. He wears a large gold helmet in the style of kabuto with an octopus-shaped emblem on the front, and one of the two tentacles that are always crossed in from of him bears a large, green, X-shaped scar identical to the ones seen on other bosses.

## History

### Background

DJ Octavio has been the leader of the Octarians for an extremely long time, as far back as when they and the Inklings were allies. However, rapidly rising sea levels forced the two species to fight over land, and Octavio held his position as the leader of the Octarian army during the resulting Great Turf War. This even led him to battle Cap'n Cuttlefish "during the bitter siege of Arowana Castle", which the Octarians lost.

Despite some early victories, a combination of good luck, superior tactics, and a higher number of limbs resulted in the Inklings being victorious, forcing Octavio and the rest of the Octarians underground into domes.

### *Splatoon*

Around 100 years later, during the events of *Splatoon*, dwindling energy reserves underground led the Octarians, still led by Octavio, to steal the Great Zapfish and a series of regular Zapfish that the Inklings used for power. To counteract this before the problem got too severe, Cap'n Cuttlefish secretly recruited a young Inkling he nicknamed Agent 3 to join his New Squidbeak Splatoon, intending to recover the Zapfish and defeat the Octarians again.

However, after Agent 3 defeated the Octowhirl, Octavio kidnapped Cuttlefish himself, forcing Cuttlefish's granddaughters, Agents 1 and 2, to guide Agent 3 to Octavio's base. Finally, in Enter the Octobot King!, the group was reunited as Octavio battled the New Squidbeak Splatoon. During the battle, the two agents revealed their true identities as the Squid Sisters and overrode Octavio's music, freeing Cuttlefish and spurring Agent 3 to finally defeat him, rescuing the Great Zapfish and saving Inkopolis in doing so.

After this fight, Octavio is kept imprisoned in a snow globe next to Cuttlefish in Octo Valley.

### *Splatoon 2*

Around nine months after the Callie vs. Marie Splatfest, Cuttlefish deserted his shack in Octo Valley, giving Octavio the chance to escape. Marie was the first person to notice, after Callie's disappearance, and shortly afterwards, Octavio stole the Great Zapfish a second time and fled to Octo Canyon. As a result, Marie stationed herself there and recruited a new young Inkling as Agent 4, and the two worked together to rescue Callie and the Great Zapfish.

Eventually, in Tide Goes Out, Octavio was discovered, having brainwashed Callie into working for him. In the ensuing battle, Agent 4 defended their attacks for long enough so Marie could shoot off Callie's hypnoshades, returning her to her normal self. With some help from Sheldon, the group eventually defeated Octavio a second time, imprisoning him in a new snow globe in Octo Canyon.

### *Pre-Splatoon: Fallout*

DJ Octavio has escaped his snow globe prison for the third time and planned to use all the Zapfishs he stole again, only this time he used another Inkling to brainwash, instead of Callie. As he prepares to use the hypnoshades on her, she broke out of her containment tank, with the remnant of sanitized ooze drove her mad. What he has witnessed has scorned him.

## Discography

2. *I am Octavio (Missile)*
3. *Bomb Rush Blush* (feat. Callie)
4. *Tidal Rush* (feat. Callie vs. Marie)
5. *Inkopolis Memorial Mixtape*

## Etymology

DJ Octavio may be derived from *octo* and *octave*.