Inkling
Inkling | |
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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
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, and the species of players' avatars in Splatoon. Battles between teams of Inklings involve covering the map with their team's color of ink in humanoid form using a variety of weapons, which they can then swim in, 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 green 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
The Inkling Outfit and wigs in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.
Trivia
- Much like the Inklings in Splatoon, the skin color for the Inkling costume changes to match the skin color used by the Miis in Smash 4.
Character Inspirations for Mii Fighter Costumes in Super Smash Bros. 4 | |
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Mii Brawler | Akira · Captain Falcon · Flying Man · Heihachi · Jacky · King K. Rool · Knuckles · Toad |
Mii Swordfighter | Ashley · Black Knight · Chrom · Dunban · Gil · Link · Lloyd · Monster Hunter · Takamaru · Viridi · Zero |
Mii Gunner | Fox · Geno · Inkling · Isabelle · K.K. Slider · MegaMan.EXE · Proto Man · Samus · Tails · X |
Headgear only | Barbara · Chain Chomp · Chocobo · Daisy · Inkling Squid · Luigi · Majora's Mask · Mario · Meta Knight · Peach · Red Shell · Sheik · Shy Guy · Spiny · Super Mushroom · Waluigi · Wario · Zelda |