Is Splatoon 3’s Shiver non-binary? (2024)

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Is Shiver from Splatoon 3 non-binary? ›

Only one message, a Tweet from Nintendo Portugal, used a feminine pronoun for Shiver, leading to speculation that the character may be non-binary. However, Senior VP of development and publishing Nate Bihldorff confirmed to The Verge that Shiver identifies as female and uses she/her pronouns in the game itself.

The game already eschews binary male/female options in its character creator (you're offered different styles rather than a specifically gendered character), but as one of the company's most exciting and — yes — freshest IPs, it felt like the perfect game to introduce a little more diversity into the world of Nintendo.

Ironically, while Shiver was initially assumed to be non-binary and Acht was referred to by she/her pronouns, Shiver would be revealed to be female while Acht's gender was retconned to be non-binary.

As I'm sure many of you have heard, the senior vice president of product development and publishing of Nintendo of America (not Nintendo as a whole) said that Shiver is female, not nonbinary.

Shiver Hohojiro (フウカ, Fuuka^?, lit. Great White Shark), also known as The Cold-Blooded Bandit (サメ使い, Sametsukai^?, lit. Shark trainer) is a major antagonist turned supporting character in Splatoon 3.

X-gender (Japanese: Xジェンダー, romanized: x-jendā) is a third-gender that differs from M, for male, or F, for female. The term X-gender came into use during the later 1990s, popularized by queer organizations in Kansai, especially in Osaka and Kyoto. The term is used in place of non-binary and genderqueer in Japan.

In Japanese, anaphors are often omitted and these omissions are called zero pronouns. Since they do not give any hints (e.g., number or gender) about an- tecedents, automatic zero pronoun resolution is dif- ficult.

The sex ratio in Japan in 2021 was 95.38 males per 100 females. There are 61.53 million males and 64.52 million females in Japan. The percentage of female population is 51.18%, compared to 48.82% male population.

In The Art of Splatoon 3, an early concept design of Shiver was noted as being 24 years old. Unlike her bandmates, Shiver's gender was unclear upon her reveal. The resulting confusion among fans led to Nintendo representatives clarifying shortly after that Shiver identifies as female and uses corresponding pronouns.

Marina Ida is a major character introduced in Splatoon 2. She is one of the two band members of Off the Hook, along with Pearl. In Splatoon 2, she co-hosted Inkopolis News and Splatfest events, replacing the role of the Squid Sisters from the first game. She returns in Splatoon 3 as a member of Damp Socks feat.

Is Frye from Splatoon 3 a girl? ›

Frye Onaga (ウツホ, Utsuho^?, lit. Moray Eel), also known as the Dancing Gangster, is a major antagonist turned supporting character in Splatoon 3. She is an Inkling who resides in Splatsville.

Notes. ↑ Despite being referred to using she/her pronouns in promotional material for Splatoon 2, Acht is consistently referred to with they/them pronouns in the English localization of Side Order and its promotional material. Some non-English translations use gendered pronouns.

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Acht, also known by their stage name DJ Dedf1sh, is a non-binary character from Splatoon.

(Entirely) They just removed the gender lock for the hairstyles and legwear, essentially making them gender neutral. The trailer still has four options in the character creator, inkling girl and boy and octoling girl and boy.

Sasha So is a non-binary lesbian character from Heartbreak High (2022).

Agent 3 has been depicted as both available genders in official artwork, female in the second Sunken Scroll in Splatoon 2 and the Octo Expansion trailer, whilst appearing as male in the official art for Splatoon 2's first anniversary.

ACHT IS NON BINARY THEY GO BY THEY / THEM WE WONNNN!!!)