UPDATE OCTOBER 2025: All pronouns used here are outdated, please refer to more recent posts for the true pronouns of all of these characters!!
Here's an introduction to some of the residents of Octopia! One of the main goals of Welcome To Octopia is to draw attention to how the Octarians are individuals and fully fleshed out people rather than just soldiers, so here's the appearances, personalities and struggles of some of the background characters!
-Odelia
An Octoball who hates the stereotypes that octoballs are small and helpless, so puts on a cool and independent persona to combat this. Also opts to walk around on her legs whenever she can, rather than rolling around or being carried, even if it's harder.
-Ollie
One of the very few babies in Octopia, since the birth rate is so low (this may be important information for future chapters *winks*). No-one really knows how to take care of him, since all the caretakers have already left the domes, so he just gets passed around from person to person so they can play with him and feed him.
-Oswald
An Octotrooper, usually an upbeat and friendly guy, but he's been feeling a bit depressed ever since he contracted a disease that makes his skin itchier and his tentacles droop. It's nothing too serious, but with almost no medical resources in Octopia, he is forced to live with it, so secretly he's desperate to escape to the surface in search of a cure.
-Oswin
A tentakook who is calm and contented, no longer skittish and fearful as he was when he was a soldier. Nowadays he works as a farmer, arguably the most important job in Octopia. Though he struggles sometimes with limited crops, he is much more cheerful now that he's not in the ranks of the army.
-Orion
An Octostamp who works as a waiter, he is old enough to have trained to be a soldier but too young to have actually fought against the New Squidbeak Splatoon. He is eager to learn about anything and everything, and always kicks up a friendly conversation with those he serves.
-Olga
One of only two Twintacle Octotroopers that isn't one of Four's bodyguards, as she's still only a teenager. Though she's too young to have ever been in a battle, she's just as grumpy and determined as any Twintacle, and is one of the only residents in Octopia to openly despise staying in the domes, wanting to leave and explore the surface.
-Oscar
A child Octocopter, who is so young that he hasn't had any combat training whatsoever, though he longs to fly like his older peers used to. Unfortunately for him, there's almost no flying technology left in Octopia, so he has to settle for his propellor hat.
-Olympia
A sassy Octotrooper who mainly hangs out with Odelia and Olga. Though her rebellious nature shines through, she is content to stay underground for a while longer as she's secretly afraid of leaving everything she's ever known and starting again in a completely unfamiliar place. She cut the tip of her tentacle off for a cool hairdo, though this did not turn into a child as this only happens when an Octoling cuts their hair. Olga looks up to her and cut her hair in a similar way to be more like her.
-Otto
One of only a few Octocommanders left, he is quiet and caring, and loves nothing more than hanging out with his friends. He desperately wants to leave the past behind, as he hated being a soldier and rejected the offer to work as a protector of Octopia. (Yes, this is the Octocommander that Neo Three sees which causes her to feel guilty about splatting the Octocommanders in Chapter 2 and crashes into the wall)
I even doodled that one scene in Chapter 5!
I may make some more Octoling characters in the future, but I wanted to focus on the Octarians as they're overshadowed more often.
Btw, you can do whatever you want with these characters, whether it's related to Welcome To Octopia or not! Just make sure to credit me if you do ^_^
