Splatoon 3/Unused Animations/Test Animations

This is a sub-page of Splatoon 3/Unused Animations.

Splatoon 3 v1.0.0 was shipped with a trove of testing animations, all of which were removed in v1.1.0, the Day One patch.

Inklings/Octolings

TestAnim_Stretch_All

An animation where the character fluidly stretches all of their limbs, most likely in order to test how the model would work under any circumstances.

TestAnim_Gear_HelperBoneA

An animation where the character moves their head around, most likely to test how headgear would function on the character.

TestAnim_Stretch_Am

An animation where the character moves their arms up and down while turning their hands, most likely to test the joints in the arms.

TestAnim_Stretch_Eyebrows

An animation where the character moves their eyebrows, most likely to test the expressions the character would be making.

TestAnim_Stretch_Finger

An animation where the character makes various poses with their fingers, most likely to test the joints in them.

TestAnim_Stretch_Mouth

An animation where the character makes shapes with their mouth, most likely to test the character's mouth when speaking.

TestAnim_Stretch_ShoulderWaist

An animation where the character moves their shoulders and their waist, most likely to test the joints in them.

TestAnim_Stretch_SpineWaist

An animation where the character moves their spine and waist together, most likely to make sure no body parts disconnect while the character moves.

TestAnim_Stretch_Wrist

An animation where the character moves their wrist around, most likely to make sure that the wrist is able to make many poses.

Test_Tstance/Test_Astance

T-stance and A-stance poses. Nothing special about them.

Deep Cut

Test_ClothSym (Shiver)

A simple physics test animation for Shiver, in which her body is moved around in a simple manner to test the cloth physics on her outfit.

Test_FoldingFan (Shiver)

An animation for Shiver's fan which makes it move off to the side and fold up to test how it functions when folded.

Test_Poncho (Shiver)

A test where Shiver's body is moved back and forth to test the physics on her poncho.

Test_Mask (Frye)

An animation for Frye's mask which shows it being moved off to the side and subsequently enlarged.

New Squidbeak Splatoon

Test_Eyelids (Callie)

A simple test animation of Callie lifting her left leg to test the rigging on her Return of the Mammalians outfit.

AnimTest_Visible (Marie)

A test animation of Marie in her Return of the Mammalians outfit.

Npc_Commander_Dried_test (Cuttlefish)

An "animation" of Cuttlefish where he sits still with his eyes closed.

Npc_Commander_Dried_Test2 (Cuttlefish)

An animation of Cuttlefish where his beard slowly falls to the floor. Notably, the final frame sits for over 7000 frames (not pictured to save space), making it the longest animation in the game at 4 1/2 minutes!

Other NPCs

Npc_ShopAunty_test (Marigold)

A test animation of Marigold. What purpose it served is unknown.

Test (Murch)

A test animation for Murch, where he sits in a T-stance.