Can you say MUSCLE MUSCLE MUSCLE? In dominant fashion, MALIBU RISING are your Silver Bracket Winners!! The tense set ends in celebrations and GG's all around!

Day 1 of Gridlock put us into Silver Bracket Top 4, and we brought it home at the start of Day 2, finding our groove and prioritizing having fun with (and against) our friends. "Malibu Rising: Gridlock 2026 Silver Bracket 1st Place" to add to our profiles 💪

I had such a great time at gridlock and hope to make it out to another metro ink event soon! Thanks again to Malibu for having me once again, and ggs to everyone we played! #compsplatoon

Malibu Rising takes home 1st in Silver Bracket of Gridlock 2026!!! @itshappymerci.bsky.social: it isn't a gridlock if merci isn't sick @notdin0.bsky.social: "HELP ME HELP ME AAAA--I'm fine" @roseofbattle.com: only locked in during normal work hours @alwayssherbert.bsky.social: "just a li'l anxiety"

Look, ma! We're on TV! Malibu Rising will be back at Gridlock this weekend! @notdin0.bsky.social will be joining us this time as our LAN fourth as a Malibu reunion!

Metro Ink. 👋🥲 Gridlock 2026@metroink.bsky.social · 4w ago

Among all of the new players attending, we also have a lot of local fan favorites returning to show what they got.

Insane ball pass clutch

The next postcard is made by Malibu Rising's own @/itshappymerci.bsky.social +1 on trying out the dim sum around the area.

Malibu's been doing a music league, and I gotta share this week's picks with you all, because everyone popped off with their song choices. (This theme was "Ain't nothing gonna break my stride.") youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Ain't Nothing Gonna Break My Stride (Malibops Week 7) - YouTube

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Malibu battled through Beta Bracket, going down on Rainmaker Undertow by a single point to Malevolence in Losers Round 3. GGs! We had a blast! We'll be a bit touch-and-go this summer with another member moving and prepping for Gridlock and Riptide, but we'll still be here competing! 🫡 #compSplatoon

Dino's played with Malibu in the past and has grown so much (and will be playing with us at Gridlock this year), so you had BETTER PICK HIM UP. Be open to nonstandard anchors! They open up fun combos~

Din0🔜Riptide@notdin0.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Since were back in FA hell here's my obligatory FA Post. Reposts greatly appreciated :)

Malibu's made Beta Bracket of Low Ink June 2026 as our first tournament back from our #compsplatoon break! Sherbert: first Low Ink in CDT! Nina: blitzing your umami until I leave her in ruins Rose: "okay we just don't die here" *watches teammates die* Jester: dying to blaster and looking pretty ✨

There are two attractive women named Barnacle and Dime that keep messaging my phone

I hit the juckport one trillion dollars

WE'RE LOOKING FOR A 4TH to join us for Riptide this year! We're a Beta Bracket Low Ink team and A41 winner. You should be - 18+ (21+ preferred) - a backline (bows preferred, but not mandatory) - low to no tilt (we're here for a FUN TIME!) Contact @roseofbattle.com if interested! #compSplatoon

Multiple Malibu members are moving, so excuse us while we're a little busy for a bit!

Moving Day Cat in a Box

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You may have already noticed but we have updated our profile with a brand new banner featuring Chime & some of the highlights of the city of Philadelphia, designed by @itshappymerci.bsky.social!

Following discussions about misogyny from some of the Splatoon community's most notable women, Radha sits down with @roseofbattle.com to discuss her experience growing up as a woman in gaming. Give it a watch/listen! #compsplatoon youtu.be/stQcizXNdZA

Misogyny in Splatoon - Rose of Battle Interview

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Learning dynamo

good meowning! Meowlibu Rising played in the Kitty tournament and lost every game, nyaaaa Was very funny and silly!

good meowning! Meowlibu Rising played in the Kitty tournament and lost every game, nyaaaa Was very funny and silly!

On today's Malibu news, we played open and started speaking almost exclusively in Southern accents for the latter half. Laughed so hard that my tear ducts are working overtime for this one.

you are so banana......

We did silly 8s tonight with @mafiastudio.bsky.social! Featuring some additional people not in the photo We highly recommend teams who are friends to use this method as silly, low-pressure practice among friends!

Played SOS for the first time in forever, walked away as Lantern Bracket champions! 💪 @roseofbattle.com: can't stop stealing your zone @procyonspl.bsky.social: can't stop the gobble gobble gobble @alwayssherbert.bsky.social: can't take the cat ears off @emmy.dollz.one: can't stop producing aura

WE CONTINUE TO RISE! Up to SECOND PLACE OF LOW INK'S BETA BRACKET! Muscle muscle muscle! @toripng.com: cool and sexy roller (per @lagginglagoon.bsky.social's words) @alwayssherbert.bsky.social: practicing nTri again! @roseofbattle.com: became the team's flex @emmy.dollz.one: tying a bow on it

Malibu Rising is off to Beta Bracket in Low Ink for the first time! Joined by our friend @toripng.com subbing in for us! @roseofbattle.com: aggro slider go brrrr @emmy.dollz.one: deploying the buddies @toripng.com: roller jumpscare @alwayssherbert.bsky.social: trislosher jumpscare #compsplatoon

Malibu Rising rose into the runner-up bracket of Big Dapple 10 (narrowly missing Top 8) and finished 2nd place in the bracket! Placing 10th overall at the 10th Big Dapple. Poetic. ✨️✨️✨️ @topicaltoo.bsky.social was our backline, competing with Rose, Merci, and Sherbert, and he killed it on vHeavy!

Big Dapple 10 was a fantastic event! It was definitely an experience both playing with @maliburising.bsky.social and playing heavy the whole time, a change of pace I actually really enjoyed. Its upsetting that I won't be going to any LANs until July but I really enjoyed the ones I went to so far

Great big dapple for us But first I gotta get home, get dinner for myself, and most importantly get dinner for the cats Proud of us for today! only truly fumbled the final game of the day to decide the champion for the runner-up bracket, meaning we placed 10th out of 20 teams at big dapple 10!

@oliviag.bsky.social did an absolutely amazing job with the bd zine!!! this is my piece; it's a compilation of some of my favorite memories ive had at the lan. please pick one up if you're here :)