it was probably the combine come to think of it

Why so unserious 😔

yaeah :(

Fun fact

There are no parents in splatoon because squids die after laying eggs

Not always

Fun fact: Inklings have human qualities so either parents actually do exist, or they create themselves because they’re the product of squid eating crystals.

It was probably a whole bunch of stuff
Canonically nukes were dropped all over the world, there was political corruptness, etc.
But in my opinion, every fictional game and movie takes place in the same universe. So yes, the combine could've been a factor here.

They did recreate civilization so is there such a thing as re-topian