Ebb & Flow

Ebb & Flow is a song performed by Off the Hook.

Description

Ebb & Flow is a vibrant pop song performed in a celebratory style, in fitting with the atmosphere of a Splatfest. The song opens with a short instrumental before Pearl and Marina perform one line each at the beginning of the verse. The rest of the verse and the chorus features Marina predominantly singing, with Pearl interjecting some rapped lines, as well as rapping after the chorus before the song loops. It is one of three songs that has a chance of playing during Splatfest Regular Battles. It can also be heard in Squid Beatz 2 after hearing it in a Splatfest at least once, though this requirement has been removed since version 5.2.0, with a maximum score of 141 and 219 in Normal and Hard modes, respectively. It was also included in Splatune 2.

The song is revealed in Marina's chat room in the Octo Expansion to be initially created by Marina on her own, explaining Pearl's comparatively fewer parts in the song. It was the first song that Marina played to Pearl after raising the possibility of starting a band to her and subsequently convinced her to form Off the Hook after she enjoyed it. After Pearl's solo career ground to a halt, Ebb & Flow was the first song that Pearl and Marina recorded and released as a duo, and was the one that first put them in the public eye, although they did not shoot to stardom until their fourth single.

See also: Ebb & Flow

The song also appears in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, and has a chance of playing on the Moray Towers stage, where a special Splatfest version of the stage is used if played. It can also be heard in the Sounds section in the Vault menu. In Splatoon 3, the song can be heard in the jukebox as of version 7.0.0 if the Splatoon 3: Expansion Pass has been downloaded.

Lyrics

The booklet included with Splatune 2 gives the official lyrics for Ebb & Flow, while Octotune gives the official lyrics for Ebb & Flow (Octo). The lyrics are nonsensical; the Japanese hiragana and katakana simply give the pronunciation. According to a Famitsu interview,^[1] the former is used to indicate Pearl's lyrics in Inkling language, whereas the latter is used to indicate Marina's lyrics in Octarian language.

Ebb & Flow

Ebb and Flow lyrics
Kana[2]	Romanization from kana
(Pearl:) なすた!	(Pearl:) Nasuta!
(Marina:) リヴァ!	(Marina:) Riva!
(Pearl:) へいれ!	(Pearl:) Heire!
(Pearl/Marina:) てらこにで!	(Pearl/Marina:) Terakonide!
(Marina:) ディボン!	(Marina:) Dibon!
(Pearl:) たいますか!	(Pearl:) Taimasuka!
(Marina:) スティミ!	(Marina:) Sutimi!
(Pearl/Marina:) うぃらおんにゃさ!	(Pearl/Marina:) Wiraonnyasa!
(Marina:) (scat)	(Marina:) (scat)
((Pearl:) なすた! りゔぁ! へいれ! てらこにで!)	((Pearl:) Nasuta! Riva! Heire! Terakonide!)
((Pearl:) でぃぼん! たいますか! りゔぁ!)	((Pearl:) Dibon! Taimasuka! Riva!)
(Marina:) ライゾンネイ	(Marina:) Raizonnei
(Pearl:) にゅらざすてい	(Pearl:) Nyurazasutei
(Marina:) ディスミサイドン ギャロ ギャロ	(Marina:) Disumisaidon gyaro gyaro
(Marina:) ワスティレイミュン	(Marina:) Wasutireimyun
(Pearl:) みなけいじゅん	(Pearl:) Minakeijun
(Marina:) コゾザワデン ジョリルニ	(Marina:) Kozozawaden joriruni
(Pearl/Marina:) ライゾンネイ ニュラザステイ	(Pearl/Marina:) Raizonnei nyurazasutei
(Marina:) ディスミサイドン ギャロ ギャロ	(Marina:) Disumisaidon gyaro gyaro
(Pearl/Marina:) ワスティレイミュン ミナケイジュン	(Pearl/Marina:) Wasutireimyun minnakeijun
(Marina:) トジュラナハベテ ゼリル ビティンヌ WOW	(Marina:) Tojuranahabete zeriru bitinnu WOW
(Pearl:) へいなさ! でゅわつぁ! ぜいみな!	(Pearl:) Heinasa! Dyuwatsa! Zeimina!
(Marina:) サポンニャロ	(Marina:) Saponnyaro
(Pearl:) かんふぃで! すたぴんうぃぜ! よどんとりぜ!	(Pearl:) Kanfide! Sutapinwize! Yodontorize!
(Marina:) ビティンヌ WOW	(Marina:) Bitinnu WOW

Ebb & Flow (Octo)

Ebb and Flow (Octo) lyrics
Kana[3]	Romanization from kana
(Marina:) ライゾンネイ	(Marina:) Raizonnei
(Pearl:) にゅらざすてい	(Pearl:) Nyurazasutei
(Marina:) ディスミサイドン ギャロ ギャロ	(Marina:) Disumisaidon gyaro gyaro
(Marina:) ワスティレイミュン	(Marina:) Wasutireimyun
(Pearl:) みなけいじゅん	(Pearl:) Minakeijun
(Marina:) コゾザワデン ジョリルニ	(Marina:) Kozozawaden joriruni
(Pearl/Marina:) フォロダスパ シジャヨダ	(Pearl/Marina:) Forodasupa shijayoda
(Marina:) メイキヤハゼ ギャロ ギャロ	(Marina:) Meikiyahaze gyaro gyaro
(Pearl/Marina:) パリネイシュン シュリダスプラトゥン	(Pearl/Marina:) Parineishun shuridasupuratun
(Marina:) トジュラナハベテ ゼリル ビティンヌ WOW	(Marina:) Tojuranahabete zeriru bitinnu WOW
(Pearl:) あいでか! ゆおた! うぃてんた!	(Pearl:) Aideka! Yuota! Witenta!
(Marina:) サポンニャロ	(Marina:) Saponnyaro
(Pearl:) ひでか! しおた! ぜあぜた!	(Pearl:) Hideka! Shiota! Zeazeta!
(Marina:) ビティンヌ WOW	(Marina:) Bitinnu WOW
(Pearl:) ふりあぞ! らいかも! のねの!	(Pearl:) Furiazo! Raikamo! Noneno!
(Marina:) カミンスカショ	(Marina:) Kaminsukasho
(Pearl:) ばすぴなじゃすきなかこん! よどんとりぜ!	(Pearl:) Basupinajasukinakakon! Yodontorize!
(Marina:) ビティンヌ WOW	(Marina:) Bitinnu WOW

Remixes and covers

Ebb & Flow (Octo)

This arrangement of Ebb & Flow is played during the final Turf War battle against Commander Tartar in the Octo Expansion, being kept for the final minute of the battle, in a similar vein to how Now or Never! is usually played towards the end of regular Turf Wars. This significantly shortened version is played immediately on from Fly Octo Fly, using the same audio file with the name Fly Octo Fly ~ Ebb & Flow (Octo). However, it is separated from Fly Octo Fly in the Octotune album. As it is still performed by Off the Hook, this version sounds very similar to the original but is much more dramatic-sounding because of the circumstances it is played in, with a hint of desperation in the singers' voices towards the end. Only the chorus and the section immediately following it are used, with some new lyrics in the second half of the chorus and a definitive ending featuring a long note held by Marina as the timer hits zero. Some of Pearl's lyrics were first used in live performances of Ebb & Flow. Ebb & Flow (Octo) was also heard during the final day of the Chaos vs. Order Splatfest during the last minute of each match, replacing the normal Off the Hook Now or Never!.

Spectrum Obligato ~ Ebb & Flow (Out of Order)

Main article: Spectrum Obligato ~ Ebb & Flow (Out of Order)

An upbeat electronic remix of Ebb & Flow is played during the fourth phase of the first battle against the Overlorder in Side Order. Acht is also featured, likely splicing Marina's vocals and adding record scratches.

Marina's scat vocals from the original Ebb & Flow are spliced and added to the song, as well as her freestyle lyrics from live shows.

Other versions

Ebb & Flow (Demo)

This is the original version of the song when it was just Marina's song. It is heard as a music file in Marina's chat room under the file name "Ebb&FlowDemo.frsh". It was created by Marina on a "half-busted keyboard" before Pearl joined her to form Off the Hook. Only the chorus is included in this version, and it samples Eight-Legged Advance, with the "burp" backing and signature five-note jingle from Octo Valley and Octo Canyon also included as hints to Marina's Octarian origins. As a demo, this version contains little instrumentation and none of Pearl's vocals, with her lines replaced by a higher-pitched synthesizer.

Fly Octo Fly ~ Ebb & Flow (Octo) (Squid Beatz 2)

The version of Fly Octo Fly ~ Ebb & Flow (Octo) that is used in Squid Beatz 2 has a slight difference from the version used in the final battle. When it switches to Ebb & Flow (Octo), the tempo is slowed down to have the same tempo as the Fly Octo Fly section, whilst the battle version speeds the tempo up from 163 to 165 BPM as it switches.

Ebb & Flow (Octo) (Octotune)

Ebb & Flow (Octo) is included in Octotune, where it has louder vocals compared to the regular version.

Ebb & Flow (live)

During live Off the Hook concerts, an extended version of Ebb & Flow has been used. Although each performance is different due to the live bands, they retain the same strong structure. The intro is extended, with Pearl and Marina cheering to the crowd to start the song properly. After the song's normal loop is played, Marina changes the second verse somewhat, freestyling the lyrics before the chorus continues as normal, although a brief instrumental made out of vocal samples is played after this. Finally, the song goes up a key for the final chorus before it gains a proper ending. A recording of this version from Haicalive at Tokaigi 2018 can be found in Octotune.

Ebb & Flow (Octo) (live)

In live performances where only Off the Hook appear, an extended version of Ebb & Flow (Octo) is used. Pearl talks over the song's normal intro before using the Princess Cannon on the audience as the song properly opens with the chorus. This version acts as a mixture of the normal and Octo versions, with the new chorus lyrics from the Octo version combined with Marina's freestyling of previous live versions. As the song prepares to fade out, Pearl cheers to the crowd and the song goes up a key twice - both at the start of the final chorus and for the second half and outro.

Ebb & Flow (Grand Festival)

During days one and two of Past vs. Present vs. Future Splatfest, an extended version of Ebb & Flow plays, based on the live version.

Samples and interpolations

Asynchronous Rondo

During Asynchronous Rondo's boss fight, its searchlights create a very distorted version of Ebb and Flow's chorus most similar to Ebb and Flow (Octo).

Conclusion

A short remix of the song's intro is played one-third of the way into Conclusion, the music that plays immediately after successfully detonating all the hyperbombs on the NILS Statue during the final battle of the Octo Expansion. The music appears as Pearl prepares to counter the statue's laser with the Princess Cannon, quickly getting more and more intense until it changes up a key and gets faster when the two beams fire at each other. The track abruptly cuts out when Pearl's "booyah" overtakes the laser.

Grand Finale

A soft, slow vocal version of Ebb & Flow's chorus is played during Grand Finale as Agent 8's group celebrates saving Inkopolis and Agent 3 wakes up. It is only twenty seconds long and does not use the normal lyrics, instead simply vocalizing the melody.

SPLATOCALYPSE (Final Splatfest announcement – background music)

An instrumental remix of Ebb & Flow's intro that mostly features violin is used near the end of the Chaos vs. Order trailer.

Rainbow Color Inkantation (1 Minute Remaining, Team Present)

The melody and vocals of Ebb & Flow's chorus can be heard in Rainbow Color Inkantation in the last minute if Team Present collects the second Ultra Signal in a Tricolor Turf War at the Grand Splatlands Bowl.

Gallery

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  Rina Itou recording Ebb & Flow

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  Alice Peralta recording Ebb & Flow

Trivia

• In the final battle Turf War in Octo Expansion, Ebb & Flow (Octo) mimics the role of Now or Never! as the final minute theme, despite Ebb & Flow typically being a battle theme during Splatfest matches.
  • This was used again during the final day of the Chaos vs. Order Splatfest, making Ebb & Flow (Octo) the first track to ever replace Now or Never! as the final minute theme in a Turf War.
• Ebb & Flow was the only battle theme that played during the Cake vs. Ice Cream Splatfest.
• During the Past vs. Present vs. Future Splatfest in Splatoon 3, Ebb & Flow was the only regular Splatfest song to not play during Splatfest battles and Tricolor Battles.
  • Ebb & Flow is also the only regular Splatfest song to be included in Rainbow Color Inkantation.

Etymology

Ebb & Flow refers to the natural receding and advancing of the sea's tide, referring to the frantic back and forth struggle for victory in Splatfest matches, and later the final battle against Commander Tartar, whilst also fitting in with the nautical setting of Splatoon. This could also reference Pearl and Marina singing one line at a time at the beginning of the song. Flow can also refer to the concept of flow in hip hop, the measure of rhythm and cadence.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	フルスロットル・テンタクル Furusurottoru Tentakuru	Full-Throttle Tentacle

Ebb&FlowDemo.frsh

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	FullThrottleTentacleDemo.sio
Dutch	Ebb&FlowDemo.vrs	Ebb&FlowDemo.frsh
French (NOE)	Ebb&Flow;_Demo.clmr	Ebb&Flow;_Demo.frsh
German	Ebb&FlowDemo.frsh	Same as English
Italian	Ebb&FlowDemo.clmr	Ebb&FlowDemo.frsh
Spanish (NOA)	Maqueta_Ebb&Flow.chvr	Demo_Ebb&Flow.frsh
Spanish (NOE)	Maqueta_Ebb&Flow.swd	Demo_Ebb&Flow.frsh

Ebb & Flow (Octo)

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	フルスロットル・テンタクル (Octo) Furusurottoru Tentakuru (Octo)	Full-Throttle Tentacle (Octo)

References

Music of Splatoon 2

General Inkoming! (Cloud Demo) • Inkopolis News • New You • Without a Dop Doubt • The Shoal • Dubble Bath (DIY Remix) Battle Opening (Wet Floor) • Inkoming! • Rip Entry • Undertow • Don't Slip • Endolphin Surge • Shipwreckin' • Fins & Fiddles • Seafoam Shanty • Broken Coral • Riptide Rupture • Blitz It! • Wave Prism • Seasick • Kinetosis • Chopscrewey • Entropical • Now or Never! (Wet Floor) • Turf Master • Ink Another Day Splatfest Color Pulse • Opening (Off the Hook) • Ebb & Flow • Acid Hues • Muck Warfare • Now or Never! (Off the Hook) • Fest Zest • Party's Over • Ink Me Up • Now or Never! (Squid Sisters) Salmon Run Happy Little Workers • Surge & Submerge • Deluge Dirge • Fishing Frenzy • You Got Them! (Salmon Run) 1 • Frantic Aspic • Ever Further Octo Canyon Low Tide • Octo Canyon • Octo Eight-Step • The Girl from Inkopolis • Buoyant Boogie • Shooting Starfish • Tentacular Circus • Cephaloparade • Octoling Rendezvous • Octarmaments • Onward! • R.I.P. • Bomb Rush Blush (DJ Octavio) • Tidal Rush • Spicy Calamari Inkantation • Fresh Start Octo Expansion Cap'n Cuttlefish's Theme (Octo) • Player Editor • Telephone's Theme • Inside the Deepsea Metro Subway Car • #0 shell • #5 thirsty • #1 progress • #6 frisk • #4 dunno • #2 ripped • #9 party • #8 regret • #14 crush • #13 shade • #16 salty • #12 awake • #11 above • TEST PASSED! • #19 bless • Thang Obtained • Completion • Nasty Majesty • Shark Bytes • Splattack! (Octo) • Actually It's Commander Tartar's Theme • The Plan • Last Battle Opening • Fly Octo Fly ~ Ebb & Flow (Octo) • Into the Light • Calamari Inkantation • Ebb & Flow (Demo) • #$@%* Dudes Be #$@%* Sleepin Squid Beatz 2 only Splattack! • Seaskape • Shellfie • Split & Splat • Hooked • Sucker Punch • Bomb Rush Blush • Tide Goes Out Other Inkopolis Memorial Mixtape Musicians Wet Floor • Bottom Feeders • Ink Theory (Yoko • Oonie • Kitamura) • Chirpy Chips (Harmony) • Diss-Pair (Quinn) • SashiMori • Grizzco Industries • ω-3 • Off the Hook (Pearl • Marina) • Turquoise October • DJ Octavio • Squid Sisters (Callie • Marie) • Dedf1sh • DJ Real Sole • Bob Dub Soundtracks Squid Beatz 2 • Splatune 2 • Octotune • Splatoon 2 Live in Makuhari • Nintendo Music Live performances Haicalive at Tokaigi 2018 • Off the Hook Concert at Polymanga 2018 • Haicalive at Chokaigi 2018 • Tentalive at Tokaigi 2019 • Haicalive Kyoto Mix

Music of Splatoon 3

General What's Your Style? • Clickbait (Splash Sessions Demo) • Anarchy Splatcast • Dripping with Style • Lookin' Fresh • New You • The Shoal Battle Opening (C-Side) • Clickbait • Headhammer • Triple Dip • Paintscraper • Splattack! (C-Side) • Sea Me Now • Sandy Side Up • Candy-Coated Rocks • Tentacle to the Metal • Ska-BLAM • Three-Horn Circus • Rockagilly Blues • Ripstop & Go • Aquasonic • Slopping Spree • No Quarters • Shifting Stars • No Plan Survives • Amalgamania • Seasource • Now or Never! (C-Side) • Rinse/Repeat • Learning Curve Splatfest Anarchy Poisons • Anarchy Rainbow • City of Color (2023) • Tomorrow's Nostalgia Today • Color Pulse (2024) • We're So Back • Soak & Stomp • Deepers Creepers • Yule Tide • Meadowlark • Suntan Ocean • Soak & Stomp (Grand Mix) • Commence the Fest • Fins in the Air • Till Depth Do Us Part • Liquid Sunshine • Big Betrayal • Suffer No Fools • Now or Never! (Deep Cut) • Ego Overboard • Still Swimmin' • Daybreaker Anthem • Maritime Memory • Into the Light • Spicy Calamari Inkantation • Ink Me Up • Ebb & Flow • Muck Warfare • Acid Hues • Three Wishes • Blushing Tide • Now or Never! (Squid Sisters) • Shark Bytes • Now or Never! (Off the Hook) • Rainbow Color Inkantation Salmon Run Happy Little Workers - 24/7 Mix • Surge & Submerge • Deluge Dirge • Fishing Frenzy • You Got Them! (Salmon Run) 1 • Frothy Waters • You Got Them! (Salmon Run) 2 • You Got Them! (Salmon Run) 3 - Go Off, King! • Toxic Anoxic • You Got Them! (Salmon Run) 4 - Bye, King • Frantic Aspic • Not Bad (Do Better) • Bait & Click (Mutation) • Bait & Click • Happy Little Workers - 24/7 Deep Mix • Double Clickbait • Not Bad (Catch Ya Better) Tableturf Battle Tableturf Level Selection • Tableturf Deck Selection • Tableturf Main Theme • Tableturf Three Turns Remaining • Tableturf Win Theme • Tableturf Loss or Draw Theme • Tableturf Card List Return of the Mammalians Cap'n Cuttlefish's Theme • The Crater • Crater Eighters Routine • Mission Complete! (The Crater) • I'm Octavio (F34RME Remix) • Meeting the New Squidbeak Splatoon • Sandcastles • Sudden Depth • Two Shadows in the Sun • Dead Sea • Whirlpool Tune • Hyper Diver • Alterna Citizen Program M-01: Basic Course (Morning Fog) • Alterna Citizen Program M-02: Advanced Course (Twilight Waves) • Nine Out of Tension • Underwater Neon • Flop to It • Smoke and Mirrors • Ride or Fry • With Flying Colors • Seep & Destroy • Marine Machines • #35 caught • Don't Flinch • Octoling Rendezvous • Mission Complete! (Alterna) • Deep Cut's Theme • Surprise and Shine • Got That Treasure! • Our Bad • In Filtration • Hide and Sleek • Smeared Canvas • Bear with Me • Calamari Inkantation 3MIX • The Most Massive Fuzzball of All • Wave Goodbye • Alterna Citizen Program M-??: mY dEAR Side Order Introduction • #0.1 style • Leaving with Pearl • Order Sector • Foyer • #12.2 awakened • Battle Tutorial • Tutorial Clear! • Enter Marina Agitando • Unconscience • Marina Rescued • Order's Theme • Side Order • Origin of Order • Dramatic Days • Elevator Theme • demol1sh • demoli2h • d3molish • jest1ng • je2ting • j3sting • rout1nes • routine2 • routin3s • souven1r • 2ouvenir • souv3nir • j1tters • jitter2 • jitt3rs • Floor Clear! • Boss Approaches • CΘld StΘrage • ΘctΘpticΘn • EchΘ Θnslaught • Boss Clear • Vending Machine Floor • The Magistrate of Order • Enter Overlorder • New World Order • Grayscaling • Spectrum Obligato ~ Ebb & Flow (Out of Order) • Conclusion • #47 onward• Order Sector (Post-Game) • Foyer (Post-Game) • Smollusk's Theme • Smollusk's Transformation • Short Order • Spire Cleared! • Spire Failure Lobby Sinkopated • Inkopolis Lobby • Without a Dop Doubt • Drip Feed • Inkopolis News (Squid Sisters) • Inkopolis News (Off the Hook) • Heliocentri City • Fuzzy Dazzler • Blop Bop • Gilded Cage • Dressed to Krill • Slick Moves • Belly Flop • Gillty • Pour It On • Pop 'n' Schlock • Clashing Colors • Dorsal Slicer • Opening (Squid Squad) • Splattack! (Squid Squad) • Ink or Sink • Seaskape • Kraken Up • Metalopod • Shellfie • Split & Splat • Hooked • Sucker Punch • Opening (Wet Floor) • Inkoming! • Rip Entry • Undertow • Don't Slip • Endolphin Surge • Shipwreckin' • Fins & Fiddles • Seafoam Shanty • Broken Coral • Riptide Rupture • Blitz It! • Wave Prism • Seasick • Kinetosis • Chopscrewey • Entropical Jukebox only Now or Never! (Squid Squad) • Now or Never! (Wet Floor) • City of Color • Calamari Inkantation • Bomb Rush Blush • Tide Goes Out • Fresh Start • Bomb Rush Blush (DJ Octavio) • Tidal Rush • Color Pulse • Nasty Majesty • Fly Octo Fly - Ebb & Flow (Octo) Musicians C-Side (Kiki) • Front Roe (Ichiya • Nami • Murasaki) • Damp Socks feat. Off the Hook (Pearl • Marina) • Yoko & the Gold Bazookas (Yoko • Oonie • Kitamura) • H2Whoa • Chirpy Chips (Harmony) • Riot Act (Kiki) • SashiMori • Grizzco • ω-3 • Ancho-V Games • Deep Cut (Shiver • Frye • Big Man) • Squid Sisters (Callie • Marie) • Off the Hook (Pearl • Marina) • Turquoise October • DJ Octavio • Octoplush • Stars in the Deep • Mimicry • Wash Out • Firefly • On the Clock • Anxiety Society • Dedf1sh • Free Association • Seven Seas Crew • Backwash • Turf Love • Wading Room • New Shores • Bonfire • All Swell • Coral Kiss • Crevasse • Aquariyum • Pianissimo • Missing Ink • Chroma Chaos • Medusa • Nothing in My Wave • Anglerfish • Bloody Hook • Decksterity • Saplings • Reel Deel • Now or Never Seven Soundtracks Jukebox • Splatune 3 • Ordertune • Nintendo Music Live performances Deep Cut Concert at Nintendo Live 2022 • Splatoon 3 Live Concert featuring Deep Cut at Nintendo Live 2024 TOKYO