The Warmest Gift

The Warmest Gift is an animated Meggy & Desti short, which aired on December 25, 2019, preceding the show's first season.

Synopsis
The Christmas season is here, and Desti seems to have a tall order on her wish list.

Plot
The Octoposse have gone shopping for winter clothes for Desti, as they prepare to visit their rivals, The Splatsquad, for the holidays. While the group is out, Desti notices a Nintendo Switch, the last one on sale. Despite her begging, the Octoposse reluctantly tell her they don't have the money to afford it. After she walks away however, Lin looks on with reconsideration.

After arriving to the Splatsquad's residence, Desti, Rook, and Cas pull off a prank (against Lin's wishes) on Meggy by putting plastic wrap on the toilet seat before she uses the restroom. Meggy walks out angrily, vowing revenge on the group. As she goes to her room to change, she notices the newly bought Switch and hatches an idea.

On Christmas morning, The Splatsquad is strangely absent from unwrapping gifts, supposedly having gone out for extra training. After unwrapping her last present (a picture of the Octoposse,) Desti seems to reluctantly accept that she didn't get the Switch for Christmas. However, Lin reveals that the group did in fact, purchase one for her, sacrificing the group's air conditioning money. A touched Desti opens the present only to find there was a brick inside the package rather than a console. The group begin's to point fingers as to who did it while Desti threatens to "take them all down." However, a zoom out reveals Meggy was the one who stole the Switch. Sam asks if Meggy plans to return it as the Octoposse break out into a physical fight, but Meggy deduces that they'll eventually get over it.

Major Characters

 * Desti
 * Lin
 * Rook
 * Cas
 * Meggy

Minor Characters

 * Sam
 * Kenji
 * Kat
 * Heavy Squid

Trivia

 * The short marks the first appearance of the characters, Sam and Kenji, since their debut in SMG4.
 * Though this is technically the first episode of Meggy & Desti, the episode is not referenced or included with the main series, and even appears to be non-canon.
 * The Warmest Gift is the last episode written during the Season 1 production block, but the first episode to be fully completed.
 * The title, "The Warmest Gift," is a reference to SMTOWN's 2011 winter album of the same name.