#hypnoshades 4

[stupid-puppycat]

Evil and fucked up agent32

[octocurse]

Gift for @stupid-puppycat

[tizzypizza]

corrupted agents request from twitter its really shitty because i am so tired

[creativesplat]

what if the hypnoshades were addictive, and Callie using them was like substance abuse? I mean that would explain the otherwise silly mechanic of her putting them back on sometimes.

what if for the first few months after being rescued by 4, she experienced withdrawal symptoms, like anhedonia, which is why she puts them back on. she knew she was being used and had been kidnapped but sometimes thinks back to the high of having the hypnoshades and misses it

idk some squid angst I guess

[solar-sparky]

4 but a make them a little bit silly, little bit evil perhaps. Give them a giant mechanical bird too :]

[gremlin-vib3s]

agent 4 bad end...

[flamingskull28]

Anyone else notice that all things related to hypno 4 vanished after parallel cannon? I get it though, I think Parallel cannon is far better for angst

[hatsune-kozumikku]

i smell gay people around here somewhere 🤨

(ignore the poems i just goofed off cus idk how to poetry)

[agent-4-art-contests]

And we have our winner!

@sunlightsilence has earned the victory. Congratulations are in order make sure to send some love to them.

Thanks to everyone who participated in my silly little contest, I'm glad people were able to have fun with it! Also I'll give a shout out to second place

@storm-that-is-approaching with their amazing art as well! Such a shame there can't be two winners but that doesn't devalue this piece or any of the rest.

Seriously thank you all for participating.

[just-a-lesbian-octoling]

Doing a little funny

Didn't look at like anything to base this off sooo might not be the best heheheheh

[tisorridalamor]

Btw. My 4 is an idiot who thinks she's hot stuff but really she's got mid skills and she tries too hard to be cool. She's overconfident and will make promises she's not always able to keep. Marie is strict on 4 because of that (which has actually helped 4 improve a ton) but secretly Marie has a soft spot for her cause 4 reminds her of Callie when she was young <3

[stupid-puppycat]

cigarette

[octocurse]

Bad end agents

[gobblinhours]

Seems this stranger isn’t so mysterious anymore

(More under cut)

[giulianatheordianycatgirl]

OLIMAR NO DON’T PUT THOSE ON!!!!

[dr-spectre]

Splatoon 2 Callie Explained - (In my interpretation)

So in this blog post I wanna go over what is going on with Callie in Splatoon 2 because there's a lot of misinformation being spread around due to how unclear the events of Splatoon 2 were. I'm going to provide my own thoughts into how the Hypnoshades actually affect Callie and clear up what hypnosis actually does to a person, because a lot of people think that Callie was kidnapped and then mind controlled but its actually a lot more complicated than that. I've done a ton of painstaking research into this so if you would like some sources to what I'm saying then I'll be happy to provide it in the comments below when asked!

Okay so first off we need to establish one thing right off the bat, no, Callie was not kidnapped in the sense that she was snatched up by DJ Octavio and then brainwashed while she was kicking and screaming trying to stop him. The idea that Callie was snatched up randomly is simply not to true due to the fact that the OFFICAL Splatoon 2 relationship chart states that Callie was willing to hear out DJ Octavio and go with him. Why? Because if you look at Sunken Scroll 21 and 22 in Splatoon 2, it gives insight into Callie's declining mental health as she struggles to put on a happy face as she walks through a huge crowd of people, as well as the fact that she drew a squid with a sad face on it in Sunken Scroll 22 which is a very clear giveaway that she isn't doing well. Also keep in mind Marie was busy with her own solo thing too and Callie even states in the relationship chart that she's busy and lonely. It also explains why Callie doesn't experience any sort of trauma, turmoil or resentment after Splatoon 2 because well, she wasn't kidnapped and the shades were not forcibly put on her. (Also in Squid Sister Stories chapter 7 there's an artwork piece of Callie walking towards DJ Octavio's star mark so there's that too....)

Now I want to get into how hypnosis actually affects a person and what being hypnotized is actually like. Being hypnotized is described as having "heightened attention, increased focus and heightened suggestibility." You do not get put to sleep and become a puppet as popular media shows it to be, but instead you are hyper aware of what is going on around you. It's also said to be highly relaxing and can help with patients who struggle with anxiety and other mental issues, which might explain why Callie kept putting the shades back on, she enjoys wearing them to some degree as it helps her deal with the pain of being a celebrity, kind of like an addiction but unfortunately Splatoon 2 doesn't explore it at all and Marie (CALLIE'S OWN GOD DAMN COUSIN BTW!) jokes about it..... ugh...... at least she overcomes that addiction OFF SCREEN unfortunately....

Now that part about "suggestibility" is important to consider because contrary to popular belief, you don't lose awareness and memories while you are hypnotized and the person who is in charge of hypnotizing you, CANNOT force you to do anything that's against your wishes and you do NOT lose control of your behavior. Meaning that on some level Callie actually wanted to side with the Octarians because her life beforehand was shitty. The shades do not control Callie but instead put her in a hypnotic state that relaxes her and increases her attention and suggestibility.

For example, if DJ Octavio were to tell Callie to kill Marie instead of Agent 4, she would probably have a ton of hesitation about it and probably not follow his orders. Callie doesn't want to kill Marie, but she doesn't care or know about Agent 4 and that's why she had no problems with following DJ Octavio's suggestions. She also didn't try to attack Marie during the final boss when she was flying around and she just wants Marie to leave her alone because guess what, she's suffering from mental health issues!!!!!! And her relationship with Marie got worse and worse overtime as shown with the Squid Sister Stories.

If you were hypnotized and then the person responsible of your hypnotism handed you a weapon and told you to kill your best friend, you wouldn't do it because it's against your wishes (unless you secretly wanna kill your best friend for some reason....)

With all of this information laid out, it actually does make Splatoon 2's admittedly mid story a bit more interesting, it shows that Callie does have these dark traits and flaws about her, and the Hypnoshades bring out the worst in her. The angry, power hungry and harsh side to her, that was even built up from Splatoon 1. If you look at the dialogue from the Naughty vs. Nice, Early Bird vs. Night Owl and Callie vs. Marie Splatfests, you can see that Callie actually got upset at Marie multiple times due to her attitude.

It really does make Tidal Rush more emotional and powerful as a song if you really think about it. It's a clashing of two cousins whose relationship has been broken apart and Marie is desperately trying to reach out to Callie and fix what she has done. Maybe Marie blames herself for why Callie ran away and that's why she sounds like she's on the brink of tears in the song.... And it makes Spicey Calamari Inkantation more triumphant as a song too.

It does make me a bit angry that Nintendo doesn't wanna dive into these topics as well as Callie. She is flawed and has dark traits about her but, she doesn't try to change or grow from them in any significant or well written way, its like they forgot about it in Splatoon 3 which.... sucks man. I'm hoping we get a Side Order type deal with the Squid Sisters for Splatoon 4 and we dive deeper into the psyches of these girls, because what we have is really interesting but it lacks explanation and nuance and everyone keeps boiling it down to "welp Callie got kidnapped and mind controlled!" Which... its more complex than that... With Agent 3 and Marina it's for sure mind control and i would like to talk about them in a future blog but, with Callie? It's different and there's a lot of layers a lot of people tend to ignore because Splatoon 2's story is just... meh.