Mysteries of the Mem Cakes (and Agent 8's Memory)

Agent 8 is my favorite character in Splatoon, but recent lore has made elements of their story a bit more confusing. In this video I dive into the lore of the Mem Cakes and cite a developer interview to build an argument about why Eight's character was handled the way it was. ——— Chapters ——— 0:00 Intro 2:57 A Question 7:23 A Revelation 11:54 A Refutation 16:24 A Theory 18:16 Outro ——— Sources ——— 1.) Splatoon 2 First Anniversary Interview / “Celebrating the first anniversary of ‘Splatoon 2’ and the release of ‘Octo Expansion’! An in-depth interview full of secret stories, including the origins of the nostalgia-inducing ‘Octo Expansion’ and the relationship between Agent 8 and Marina!” by Famitsu Link to translation: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GQfiVlw4sJWhgYhi-5tPoVXWeUiAP0VmtQln_8Jcg80/edit ——— Follow the Translators ——— rassicas YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2QAwTreca6v9qFr_FGHf0g Twitter - https://twitter.com/rassicas Tumblr - https://www.tumblr.com/rassicas ——— Music Used ——— 0:01 File Select // Super Mario Galaxy 1:51 souv3nir // Splatoon 3: Side Order 2:03 Boggly Woods // Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Switch) 2:57 Rogueport: Sublevel One // Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Switch) 4:53 #12 awake // Splatoon 2: Octo Expansion OST 7:28 A Brief Lecture/ Learning a New Skill // Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (GCN) 8:36 The Pirates' Cove // Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Switch) 9:35 Panic at Overlook Tower // Paper Mario: The Origami King 9:52 Seven Wonders of the Glitz Pit // Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Switch) 11:54 Excess Express (Evening) // Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Switch) 14:39 Princess Peach's Strange Experiment // Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Switch) 16:23 The Thousand-Year Door (Diamond Star) // Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Switch) 18:13 Rogueport Shops // Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Switch) The weird inkling dance at 4:02 comes from here - https://x.com/Ninnkukirinuki/status/1812874513614533035 ------------------------------------------- The Cloud Discord: https://discord.gg/RCzQVk24VS Twitter: https://twitter.com/CosmicCloud__ Art: https://twitter.com/CosmicCloud_Art ------------------------------------------- #Splatoon3 #Splatoon