The Splatoon Lore Iceberg Explained

The iceberg in question:
https://twitter.com/rassicas/status/1355351825256382467?s=20

y'all asked for it so i worked on this practically nonstop for 5 days to deliver.

https://twitter.com/rassicas i draw stuff too :]

EDIT: thanks for all the kind words! for reference, despite how i may sound i am not a girl, so if you're going to refer to me in third person, please use they/them pronouns. thank you!

SOURCES
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My Haikara Walker Translations
https://twitter.com/rassicas/status/1087606696015364096

Splatoon band member info
https://twitter.com/rassicas/status/1275606717753987072

Graffiti interview translated by me https://rassicas.tumblr.com/post/617013494902079488/haikara-walker-translations-special-interview

Lotta stuff relating to OE came from this interview (Japanese)
https://www.famitsu.com/news/201807/21160955.html
ENG summary of this interview by u/linlaowee
https://www.reddit.com/r/splatoon/comments/911jwz/splatoon_2_1st_anniversary_interview_with_the/

some stuff came from this interview (Japanese)
https://www.famitsu.com/news/201803/01152806.html
Summarized BY u/Nimted
https://www.reddit.com/r/splatoon/comments/814h8d/famitsu_interview_with_splatoon_2_producer/
My translation from page 4
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1S0gKBPk6eWhxX2ZTyaNyiKx8S1pvYrIgw2Ct5WjRwf0/edit

What do Squid Kids Eat?
https://kotaku.com/do-squid-kids-eat-squid-splatoon-s-producer-explains-1826865317

What "Dark Nintendo" Means, According To Splatoon's Producer
https://www.gamespot.com/articles/what-dark-nintendo-means-according-to-splatoons-pr/1100-6457683/

Interview: Hisashi Nogami on Squids, Kids, and Splatoon 2's Octo Expansion
https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2018/06/interview_hisashi_nogami_on_squids_kids_and_splatoon_2s_octo_expansion

i may be forgetting some sources so here's my obscure lore document where i've compiled p much all the lore interviews and translations i can find. enjoy.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ajfNw6XgSAFBGgR_12p-3SXJaC9x0NiV8IbA_QldsPI/edit?usp=sharing

0:00 Introduction
1:24 Above the Iceberg
3:36 The Tip of the Iceberg
7:01 Just beneath the Surface
11:58 Deeper Waters
18:03 Even Further
26:27 The Bottom of the Iceberg
31:59 Beneath the Iceberg
36:45 The Darkest Depths
42:18 Outro

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