Shiver, Frye and Big Man

Shiver Hohojiro (Japanese: ホホジロ フウカ, Hepburn: Hohojiro Fūka), Frye Onaga (Japanese: オナガ ウツホ, Hepburn: Onaga Utsuho) and Big Man (Japanese: マンタロー, Hepburn: Mantarō) are a trio of characters in the Splatoon video game series. They first appeared in Splatoon 3 (2022) as an idol pop music group known as Deep Cut (Japanese: すりみ連合, Hepburn: Surimi rengō; lit. "Fish-Paste Union"), in which they provide content/news updates to the player as well as being responsible for some of the music that appears during matches and Splatfests. They also serve as antagonists in the game's single-player campaign, Return of the Mammalians. Deep Cut are set to return in the Splatoon spin-off Splatoon Raiders.

Created by Splatoon 3 co-creator Seita Inoue, the group was designed as antitheses to the series' previous musical duos, with a lean more into the bad boy archetype as well as using animal motifs to represent being predators of squid and octopuses. Additionally, they were designed to centre around the game's themes of chaos and the number 3; each member's physical design and music were also inspired by a different international culture. Shiver and Frye are voiced by Anna Sato and Laura Yokozawa respectively.

Shiver, Frye and Big Man have received praise from both critics and fans, with Big Man being considered a fan favourite online, but the characters would cause intense conflict within the Splatoon community during Splatfests. Upon their reveal, Shiver was subjected to speculation from outlets about being non-binary. Nintendo would later deny these claims, but fans would continue to headcanon the concept.