Fictional octopuses

woodcut design by Japanese artist Hokusai

genre of erotica involving tentacles

fictional character from Pirates of the Caribbean

1955 film by Ed Wood

2021 American television series

series of paintings by Giuseppe Arcimboldo

Internet hoax and fictional animal

2014 video game

Octodad is a freeware independent video game developed by a group of students at DePaul University, many of whom would go on to form Young Horses, Inc., the developers of its sequel Octodad: Dadliest Catch. The game was developed for the Student Showcase of the 2011 Independent Games Festival, and would go on to be one of 8 winners in the Student Showcase award of that year. The game features a humorous plot revolving around the central character, an octopus who is undercover as an average human with a family. The plot revolves around the player, controlling Octodad, attempting to complete var