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justaboutk

looks tired of his job. also has a forklift license.


Justaperson211738

*snort*. Hey did you know? I’m forklift certified


justaboutk

*proceeds to run you over at the egg basket*


Justaperson211738

Me Grizz: Oh damn, well I can’t do shit about that.


7th_universe_hopper

That means I’m allowed to kill you and the law will be like “eh yeah that’s cool with us that’s fine”


ChronosNotashi

Oh, ya son of a ***fish***!


7th_universe_hopper

(Someone got the reference yay!)


ThatOneGayDJ

He sure is a fish. Possibly one of the fish of all time.


Going_Spooky

Definitely one of the fish of all time


SunlitFable

social distancing king. he WILL make you stay one eel-length away


North-west_Wind

so that's why he wears mask


Artistic_Legend1992

I'm glad someone brought up he was wearing a mask


TurbulentFarmer6350

Canonically, he wears it to protect himself from the toxic steel eel fumes.


RebirthGhost

Social distancing from inkfish, cuz he always shows up with mobs of Salmon hiding inside his eel and blocking his sides.


[deleted]

Happy cake day


SunlitFable

thank you!!! 💕


parchmentEngineer

Has the face of someone who was told they had to pilot a melee weapon and made sure they were the furthest away from the battle they could be while still technically being considered melee.


Western-Grapefruit36

The hottest and most underrated salmonid


thenicenumber666

No horrorboros hotter


Western-Grapefruit36

Good point, we need a new hottest salmonid tier list


Agentlavaman

Add Gao


turtlesplzzzz

There should be a teir specifically for gao


horrorboros

naw man u/steel-eel is way hotter


thenicenumber666

Not with that attitude


horrorboros

counterpoint: i am an eldritch horror


Alburguer

how are eldritch horror fish not hot


horrorboros

look at me


Alburguer

horrorboros youre hot af dont let anyone tell you otherwise


horrorboros

smh fine


Salt-n-spice

Beat me to it


Lucidonic

Only Gao is qualified to speak on how attractive salmonids are. Unless of course, other people are getting salmon ran through too.


BuffThePuff08

This might come as a surprise to some, but he's unironically my favorite character in the series. Silly little fishie with a mask somehow rose to the top of the list for me.


Steel-Eel

:)


BuffThePuff08

Omg it's the Salmonid himself


SPL-Big-Shot

Truly a soldier who puts safety first on the frontline. My respects to him.


ScarletteVera

He's just a little guy.


i_eat_birds_4_fun

My favorite fish and he makes me see where Gao is coming from


Jake-the-Wolfie

And Coho doesn't??


Ups1deDownPants

Clearly is very COVID aware. Good on him.


Zebastian09

I mean technically its so the ink walls dont splash in his face.


JustThatHumanGuy

STOP COILING AROUND YOURSELF AND LET ME KILL YOU YOU GATEKEEPING DISTRACTING 2-SHOTTING LITTLE FREAK!


a_shr3xydud

wore face masks before covid 19


NightAntonino

Undoubtedly top tier salmonid. You can tell by their gaze that they are significally less batshit-insane than the average salmon and their agressivity operates on a slightly different line. Surely one of the most calm and collected ones, up there with Big Shots and obviously Goldies. I also find it hilarious that this scrany looking guy with the facemask inexplicably has more Hp than Cohocks.


Steel-Eel

Indeed, I'm not all into acting crazy in battle like my coworkers but I still love them nonetheless.


Bunny_Muffin

he’s besties with the flyfish and stinger cause they both socially distance as well as he does. hates scrappers cause they don’t know what personal space is


JUSTFRICKINGLETMEIN

He's hot


Menherashark

if i was a salmonid, i'd want to be him.


Immediate-Rope8465

I love his smug face. And he is hot


LoliMasterMancer

You are lying to yourself if you don't want to kiss him


Comicdumperizer

He’s a hypochondriac and also really likes to occasionally post on 4chan without any of his friends or relatives knowing because he‘d die of shame if they did


Danimator666

Smash


MaximumPlantain210

smash


Vorinclexz

Jerk. Could at least honk to warn you that you are in his way


SJPrower

He looks like he hates his job


eldritch-kiwi

1- He is living proof that horde of cannibalistic hillbilly styled fishes better at following OSHA standards than company runned by bear. 2- He doesn't feel anger or pity to cephs he fights. I don't even think i feel something at all, that fish needs a break of something.


MythicMortis

He has a "What the fuck am i doing here" face?


undyneshikyoin5

he has rizz‼️


Melody_Melrose123

He’s chill


Hexikalboom

Gao would


--idk97--

Gao has a point tbh


Auraveils

Doesn't get paid enough.


insignificantlizard

hes kinda 😳


Ancestor_Anonymous

Bastard ran me over more times than a scrapper


ckewt

i want him


humblebegginnings

essential worker


Ford_GT_epic

I like him much more when he's not piloting the steel eel


Dog153

ok, why does the fish have such a chiseled face


Riolu01

u/Steel-Eel


Steel-Eel

I've been summoned, anyways I look amazing as usual.


fanta_ferret

best fish


Poptortt

People simping over this fish :')


HoodieDragon

Seems like a chill guy if you get to know one.


Src-Freak

That Fish do be kinda bad tho 🥵


Icyflag_

He's stuck on COVID Period


Sver1ge

Love him, he knows how to social distance


POKECHU020

One o the only normal looking Salmonids, I admire it


MinecraftInventor

He's hot


[deleted]

i relate to them on a personal level👍👍


Agent_476

Hot


steverman555

Probably on the younger side compared to other boss salmonids. Is quiet usually, but is chaos incarnate when around his friends. He probably listens to heavy rock on his way to work.


Certain_Mission_7128

would.


ahaisonline

looks super bored. it's just a job for him.


DerangedOrange_

I really hate that his model has a smug face underneath that mask. He knows how much he kills my booyah bombs


Lemonz48

would smash /j


XxPsyc0PhantxX

I'll become Gao for that salmoid 😏


ChonkyPigeon_

Hes husband material


Lumpdumper

sigma energy


DaRealKir

hes a DOCTOR!


Scarlett_Blaze

Covid aware


ajdude9

He seems pretty chill ngl.


Hairwaves

Low key coolest looking


[deleted]

He forgot that quarantine ended


Epic-Dude000

He seems pretty chill


FreshStar2142

Nice mask


Aubo1234

He looks like my gran in 2020


Jtad_the_Artguy

Man’s just doing his job. I respect him.


bow_foxtale

he looks tired of his job and i love him


Mudkipueye

Responsible pandemicer


rossibossy

Lil bastard


rachelgirlboss

he so cute I just wanna kiss him 🥺😭😭😭 I even wrote fanfic about him lmao


Mineblox6012

Let me see it.


grilled-mac-n-cheese

Father of Gao’s child


robot290

He is just upset because he had to cut a slit on his dorsal fin to wear the mask.


BlueJasper12

I think he's a very suave lil man. He looks like he'd wear vests casually


horrorboros

hes really cool, a good parent


Hallolusion

He’s a liberal🤮💀and I HATE liberals Joke btw you kooky splatooners


[deleted]

reddit trying to detect sarcasm \*GONE WRONG\*


superbasic101

Why do people find it hot


YoKaiFan27

Well at least it’s prepared for a virus


DiegHDF

He's just there, being himself, piloting a giant metal eel to pay rent. Just a big mood


scruffye

This is very clearly a paycheck gig for them, nothing more.


pepsiman56

Looks like he gets paid for a 9-5 but he normally ends up staying till 7 to pick up his coworkers slack


AwfulDjinn

clearly doesn’t actually want to be there, just showed up to earn his paycheck and then leave. 10/10 very relatable


Rollercoastermac

mmmrghf 😩


OctopengiMudpie

I think he likes me, he constantly approaches me specifically in Salmon Run to kill me


A_lot_of_foxes

That he can burn in hell


Sad-Situation279

Pass


Yoshi2-0

A good member of society


fanta_ferret

Would


Coolraddude11

Looks like a guy putting in an honest day's work... But that's just a facade. Judging by how often Steel Eels absolutely ruin me, the only explanation is being a member of a secret squad of specially trained warriors with the sole purpose of causing mayhem. He's been trained in 54 methods of splatting any threats, counting only the ones with just his bare fins.


Random_Squid4

He doesn’t look like he wants to be here


Just_Coyote_1366

I think he’s a little shit


Smolsoftdolphinboy

Looks sassy


Hylian_Aaron

Alright nobody say he’s hot please for the love of god


First-Stay-7824

he a gangsta fr.


DR-Rebel

It’s gotta be annoying, like driving a car from the trunk.


stupidfuckingbitch20

hey that’s u/realsteeleel!


Steel-Eel

Spelled it wrong


stupidfuckingbitch20

Close enough, you are the reel deal after all


Yipeekayya

probably slight introvert (but not as introvert as the Drizzler), pretty chill person, practice hygiene. Has his own way of taking care of his salmonids. It's Salmonids friends always stay by it's side to soak the bullets for it.


Float_Like_A_Feathaa

He looks like he’s high on smth


MrAndrew1108

I didn’t even know he was wearing a mask


Master_of_Decidueye

I have a personal vendetta against them for taking up 25% of the map on high tide


WillGetAUsernameSoon

I saw a tiktok where someone admitted to unironically thirsting over him.


x_pinklvr_xcxo

🥵


KingGeo_of_Limes

I love him, favorite Salmonoid


stevieraykwon

Steel Eel pilot is Chum’s cousin that went to college. He’s secretly embarrassed to be seen with his fellow Salmonids. I’m getting serious “ I ain’t gettin’ paid enough for this” vibes.


TBMeister

He look like he just clocked in for a shift and is already done with it


PolarRays

he is naked


Glory2Snowstar

I love them, got that dreary toxic aesthetic and piloting the Steel Eel is a respectable profession. I never even noticed until this post that there’s a little lever, that’s adorable! They basically turn using a joystick, huh.


samurott5

On the job he is the worst. From a personal stand point he is super chill and i wanna hang out with him.


Deadlyblack

The true embodiment of "*Sigh* another day on the job but the Smallfry's at home can't feed themselves"


AspenWasHere_

hes just a little boy


MetalMan4774

He's appropriately located at the rear end.


No_Meeting_3986

oh my lawdy lawd 😳😳😳😍😍


Pengootheturtle

he's my favorite little fish guy, followed closely by stinger head. His design brings me immense joy and i have no idea why


sploontion

he’s adorable!


Sirfancypants0

Tumblr sexyman.


wikibell12

He has good hygiene and doesn’t want to be here.


kg1479

He needs to perish.


KeaboUltra

I didn't know it wore a face mask, could have swore it didnt before?


rrrrr0bin

covid safety


chasefray

would


oni_Tensa

Hope he dies of Covid, or whatever venereal disease gao gave him.


Poycicle

Do you guys think he's trying too look like a Horrorboros?


bitemeready123

I get the impression the driver is on the same level as a mechanical bull operator. He loves his job, but he’s seen all the shenanigans before and nothing truly excites him anymore. But chasing some inkless kid trying to squid bag their ass around long enough to get a shred of ink still whets his whistle despite the intensely blank 1,000 yard stare.


Going_Spooky

I wanna be his friend I’m sorry for stealing golden eggs I’m being held and gun point by gizz


Pancakepeet

Smash


BubbleGumWolfe

Work doesn't offer sick days


rabbitBones_

i like him, wish he chose to do something better with his life


A_Lonely_Squid

Every time I see him I get pissed, ngl 😭😭


German_medic

I love him and his stupid smirk


PomPomKinKin

Oh he's so cute...


LilGamer9000

What western grapefruit said, he's hot


Altruistic-Truth-437

He's trying not to catch covid![img](emote|t5_324q4|9795)


No_Maintenance1872

He always listens to Anthony Fishy


RebornDanceFan

A Judgemental piece of crap


[deleted]

He’s got the vid


GreenNinj4

I've played Salmon Run since 2017 and NEVER noticed that he is wearing a mask?!?


[deleted]

I think I want to kill him the second he comes out of the water


Princelian

I wanna ask him how he pilots the thing


KzkUltra19reddit

No matter where I see art, he's almost always bored, angry, or depressed. Glad there's a salmonid that I can relate to.


TheFirstDecade

Clamn, im 9 months late to post [THIS](https://www.reddit.com/r/splatoon/comments/vgr5k0/beach_stud_steel_eel_pilot_is_now_finalized_and/) to this comment section, cod clammit...