If you're into your Splatoon lore, perhaps one of the highlights of the recent Splatoon 3 Direct presentation was the confirmation Murch the sea urchin would be returning. He also appears to be a bit older, and well... it's technically been five years since he first made his appearance in Splatoon 2.
Anyway, Murch's growth spurt hasn't been overlooked on social media - with many Inklings and Octolings noting this as one of the highlights of the latest Direct. One tweet making this observation has already generated more than 26K likes on Twitter:
While it's unclear how old Murch actually is, this has raised questions among the Splatoon fandom as to why Nintendo has aged Murch so much compared to certain other returning cast members:
In Splatoon 3, Murch will allow you to add and swap abilities on your favourite gear. Did Murch's new look get your attention when you first saw it during the presentation? What do you make of Splatoon 3's lore overall? Leave a comment down below.
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Hope Spike is in the game and not sitting in a coffee shop on his laptop.
Still looking ad rad as ever.
If Pearl gets taller, THAT would be something to be shocked about
@abbyhitter he might be dead or in a nursing home somewhere...
I don't want to see the internet thirsting after this poor young man.
I know they're gonna... because that's what they do... but I just wish they wouldn't.
It's been 5-6 years since the Switch and Splatoon 2 has launched. Assuming Murch was 11 at the start of Splat 2 and 17 at the start of Splat 3, that's a pretty possible expectation of a growth spurt of a normal kid. All other characters we've seen are adults, so it's unlikely they appear to age much (although looking at Captain Cuttlefish he does look balder and about to fall over in Splat 3).
THAT’s why he looked familiar! This blew my mind! 😂😂😂
@Desrever the poor kid doesn’t deserve the deviant art users LOL
I freaking love seeing nintendolife be invaded by Splatoon.
We‘ve got introduced to Big Man. But we all know who’s the real Big Man now.
@Platinum-Bucket Pretty sure Pearl is an adult. Marina was surprised that her father still gives her pocket money.
He seems really friendly and relaxed. I wish splatoon was more like that.
Looks like Murch has gone through the chaos of adolescence. Now I wonder what happened to Spyke if Murch can grow up so quickly despite other returning characters not visibly changing so much in only three years since the Final Fest? Do sea urchins age quickly?
that was always a cool detail to me how the characters age to match how long its been in between games. all the more reason im ok with the games getting sequels, for the growth in both the characters and gameplay
When Splatoon 2 came out I never visited him because it was a “back alley” deal and for some reason I thought Nintendo would ban me for cheating 😅 It made no sense lol
It's been AT MOST 5 years since we last saw him (not counting any 2 Splatfests). How has he gone from comically tiny to taller than me?
I would not at all be surprised if the tweet containing the sea urchin wiki page isn't too far off from the real story. Say what you will about Nintendo (or even Nintendo adjacent things like Pokemon). But they are good about using or throwing in those little details that add really rich context to its world/lore building
This is pretty awesome. I absolutely love the world of Splatoon ... I wish I liked the gameplay more T_T
Puberty is a hell of a drug
@Axecon I heard somewhere it was 2 years. Real urchin facts™️ don't contradict this.™️
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