also worth noting: not the first time this exact thing has happened. it was arguably a bigger deal after the squid house when the entire smash scene and more was looking specifically at competitive. idk what the transfer rate was from that but splatoon has been fine
jared cheering and offering a tutorial is maybe the single biggest potential for something to happen but like, it didn't and won't. jared shot his shot to get more eyes on the scene. you can disagree if those are good eyes but I don't think we can be mad at jared for that
Headcanon however you want, but I do think there are some sexy characters who are probably actually ace:
- Ganon: No known heirs, too focused on conquest, pure evil inside him doesn't know lust
- Samus: Fucked up genetics/upbringing, PTSD from missions, generally antisocial, Adam is just a coworker
America might be turning 250 on July 4th but I'd rather be celebrating hitting 333% hazard level in Salmon Run 🦅🐟💯🔥🎆💥🎣
- Nia initiated the Xenoblade 2 polycule. She showed clear interest to Mythra (in the hot springs), Pyra (in Tantal), and Rex first
- Everyone in any game is bi/pan unless explicitly stated or funny (ex. Ace Attorney)
- I can't think of a single character I would object to someone labeling as trans
xqc playing splatoon will not bring new people to its community and even if it does getting overly defensive now won't do anything
I feel like there's collectively a "splatoon = me" mindset going around, a guy sucking at splatoon for <2 hours doesn't mean anything and won't impact anything