Pearl and Marina
fictional pop duo in the Splatoon series
Pearl (Japanese: ヒメ, Hepburn: Hime) and Marina (Japanese: イイダ, Hepburn: Īda) are a duo of characters from the Splatoon video game series. They were first introduced in Splatoon 2 (2017) as members of a pop music act known as Off the Hook (Japanese: テンタクルズ, Hepburn: Tentakuruzu; lit. "Tentacles"), who perform a variety of songs in the game's hub world. The characters also regularly communicate information regarding stage availability to players of Splatoon 2 through an in-universe news broadcast. Pearl and Marina make appearances in the downloadable content (DLC) expansion packs Splatoon 2: Octo Expansion (2018) and Splatoon 3: Side Order (2024).
Marina, a prodigious weapons designer, attended elite military training for the underground Octarian society from an early age into adulthood. She deserted the army upon hearing the Squid Sisters' song "Calamari Inkantation" and met Pearl atop a secluded mountain on the surface. Pearl, upon hearing a work-in-progress demo of a song by Marina, immediately agreed to establish the band Off the Hook, relocating to Inkopolis to serve as resident idols.
Off the Hook was conceived by developers as having a stronger interpersonal bond than the Squid Sisters of Splatoon (2015). Voice actresses Rina Itou and Alice portrayed Pearl and Marina respectively; Itou and Alice both felt adequately conveying the game's fictional "squid language" was the most challenging aspect of their performance.
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