Inkling

Inkling
Official artwork of an orange female Inkling from Splatoon.
Universe	Splatoon
Debut	Splatoon (2015)
Smash Bros. appearances	SSB4
Most recent appearance	Splatoon (2015)
Console of origin	Wii U
Species	Inkling
Article on Inkipedia	Inkling

Inkling (インクリング, Inkling) is the species of player characters from the Splatoon universe.

In Super Smash Bros. 4

The Inkling trophy in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.

Inklings are the basis for two paid downloadable content costumes. Nintendo also released two QR codes, here and here, for those who wish to have the exact Miis used in the costume's advertising. The female Inkling is also the basis of a trophy.

Costumes

The Inkling Outfit for Mii Gunners (with matching Inkling Wig headgear), and a standalone piece of headgear, the Inkling Squid Hat, are available as downloadable content. These outfits could be obtained for free with copies of Splatoon purchased from GameStop before June 13th, 2015. Otherwise, the costumes can be purchased from the eShop. The costumes were released on June 14th, 2015, and come with the Inkling trophy.

Trophy Description

Meet the Inklings, a mysterious race of beings that can transform into squid at will! They like to octopi their time with frantic, multicolored turf wars, and they won’t miss out on any oppor-tuna-ty to get to the top. And we wouldn’t go so far as to call them cod’s gift to fashion, but check out that fresh style!

Meet the Inklings, a mysterious race of squid that can take a humanoid form at will. They like to octopi their time with frantic, multi-colored turf wars between rivals, and they won't miss out on any oppor-tuna-ty to get to the top! And we wouldn't go so far as to call them cod's gift to fashion, but check out that style!

: Splatoon (05/2015)

Origin

Inklings are creatures that can transform between a squid form and a humanoid form, which act as the players' avatars in Splatoon. Battles between teams of Inklings involve using a variety of weapons to cover the map with their team's color of ink - which they can swim in while in squid form - while disrupting the other team's attempt to do the same.

The Inkling Outfit/Wig being orange for female Mii Gunners and blue for male Mii Gunners is a reference to the two most prominent Inklings in promotional art (including Splatoon's cover), an orange female Inkling and a blue male Inkling. These two designs are also the basis of the Inkling Boy and Inkling Girl amiibo. The Inkling Squid Hat, resembling an Inkling's squid form, appears to reference the design used for the Inkling Squid amiibo, which is also green and in squid form.

Gallery

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  The Inkling Outfit and wigs in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.

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  The Inkling Squid Hat headgear.

Trivia

• The skin color for the Inkling costume changes to match the skin color used by the Miis, resembling the ability to customize your Inkling's skin color in Splatoon.