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When there’s a Splatfest going on, you’ll be able to take part in Splatfest Battles. The rules for Splatfest Battles are the same as Turf War Battles, but you’ll play on a team with three others who voted for the same team you did. There are also five levels of Splatfest Rank you can earn. The more you raise your Splatfest Rank, the more rewards you’ll receive in the end!

so back in the splatoon 1 days, there was a cats vs. dogs splatfest. the squid research lab posted this promo image for the fest

now, much like the modern era, no one cares about the catgirls. its all about the dogboys. on july 6th 2015, instagram user marble.soda posted the very first depiction of tim, though he was unnamed

eleven days later, on july 11th, twitter user cloesy (who has since deactivated or changed usernames, because the old link to the tweet is broken) reposted marble's image with the first instance of the name "splat tim"

finally, on August 3rd, twitter user mcbedtime (whose tweet still exists as of posting this) tweeted the first instance of the "he does it" catchphrase with a mockup game cover for splat tim