Inkling

Inkling
Official artwork of an orange female Inkling from Splatoon.
Universe	Splatoon
Debut	Splatoon (2015)
Smash Bros. appearances	SSB4 Ultimate
Most recent non-Smash appearance	Splatoon (2015)
Console/platform of origin	Wii U
Species	Inkling
Gender	Varies
Place of origin	Inkopolis
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

Costumes

Inklings are the basis for two paid downloadable content costumes: the Inkling Outfit for Mii Gunners (with matching Inkling Wig headgear), and a standalone piece of headgear, the Inkling Squid Hat. Two QR codes were also released for those who wish to have the exact Miis used in the costume's advertising, one for the male and one for the female Inkling.

These outfits could be obtained for free with copies of Splatoon purchased from GameStop in North America before June 13th, 2015. Otherwise, they were made purchasable on the eShop on June 14th, 2015.

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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.

Trophy information

The Inkling trophy is automatically unlocked after purchasing the Inkling Outfit.

The Inkling trophy in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS.

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

Inkling

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

File:InklingMaleOrigin.png

Official artwork for the male blue team Inkling in Splatoon.

A green team inkling in its squid form, which is where the Inkling Squid Hat gets its design from.

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 colored 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 pose used for the Inkling trophy in SSB4 also matches the 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.

Trivia

• The skin color for the Inkling costume changes to match the skin color used by the Miis, mirroring the ability to customize the playable Inkling's skin color in Splatoon.
• Oddly, the European version of the game doesn't change the spelling in the Inkling trophy from 'colored' to 'coloured'.