Hero Suit



The Hero Suit is the outfit worn by Agent 3, the protagonist in Octo Valley, the story mode of Splatoon. It is worn at all times in Octo Valley, replacing any multiplayer gear, and can be upgraded to increase Ink Tank capacity. A new version of the Hero Suit is worn by Agent 4 in the Splatoon 2 story mode, Octo Canyon. Another new version of the Hero Suit is worn by the new Agent 3 in the story mode of, with two different styles supposedly for different situations.

Splatoon
In, the Hero Suit is given as a hand-me-down from Cap'n Cuttlefish when he recruits Agent 3. It is comprised of three parts: the Hero Headset, the Hero Jacket, and the Hero Runners.

The Headset has a pair of earpieces with large pointed shapes jutting out to the sides connected by two thin bars that curve around the back of the head. The shapes on the earpieces are flat triangles, despite appearing conical from the front. The headset is mostly black with small sections of lime green on the earpieces, which also have glowing blue dots.

The Jacket is form-fitting and black with a large collar and a bright yellow safety vest worn on top; "crab bubbles" lining the inside of the jacket keep it light yet capable of retaining heat. At the wearer's left hip hangs two small accessories, one gray and squid-shaped with a light blue outline that seems to glow, and the other red, oval-shaped, and reflective. The Art of Splatoon claims that these are accessories "designed to attract the opposite sex".

The Runners are a pair of black sneakers with lime green accents. They have a black strap halfway down and glowing blue dots at the top that create small trails behind the wearer as they move.

Also included with the Hero Suit is a unique ink tank. Instead of the usual caps with varying shades of green, it has smooth, dark gray caps with a lighter gray check pattern. The lines on the Ink Tank change color depending on its upgrades:
 * No upgrades: Blue lines
 * One upgrade: Purple/ Magenta lines
 * Two upgrades: Orange lines
 * Three upgrades: Green lines

Completing the campaign unlocks the Hero Headset Replica, Hero Jacket Replica and the Hero Runner Replicas for use in multiplayer.

Splatoon 2
In, replicas of Agent 3's gear can be obtained when scanning an amiibo of Callie and winning a certain amount of battles, with the replicas being exactly the same as the previous game.

When Agent 3 returns in, they wear the same Hero Suit as the first game. Additionally, they also wear a gray torn cape with a number "3" in the Inkling language, although it is unknown if that is considered part of the Hero Suit. As shown during Agent 8's different battles against Agent 3, the base version of Agent 3's suit offers protection (signified by the "broken shield" effect) similar to Agent 4's suit.

Splatoon 3
When Agent 3 is promoted to the Captain of New Squidbeak Splatoon, the returning pieces of their original Hero Suit are the Hero Headset and a black top with the yellow vest being replaced with a tattered poncho similar to what Craig Cuttlefish wore in Splatoon.

In addition, they wear the Cap of Legend, a pair of black torn pants, and a pair of flip-flops with glowing blue dots similar to the Hero Headset and Hero Runners.

Agent 4
In, when Marie recruits Agent 4, their Hero Suit is given as a hand-me-down and now made up of three parts: the Hero Headphones, the Hero Hoodie, and the Hero Snowboots. Regardless of what the player selects, they will always wear a slimmer version of the boys' shorts and if they pick up Armor, they'll wear the same shorts with tights under them and with knee pads if two are picked up or what seems to be the boy's option of shorts and tights without the shorts if they are a boy or a girl respectively.

The Headphones are a small set of headphones that are shaped like a more conical shape of an Inkling's ears. They are connected in the back by a band that pulses lights. The lights at the end change depending on what color ink the player is: Red if the ink is yellow, blue if the ink is purple or turquoise, yellow if the ink is lime green, or green if the ink is green. The headphones will flash red if Agent 4 is in enemy ink or damaged.

The Hoodie is a yellow-green zipper hoodie with the shoulders and upper arm areas having a reflective material. The hood covers the neck and has two drawstring locks.

The Snowboots are a pair of black puffy boots that are strapped down to a pair of black and orange tracks or anchorings.

Unlike the Hero Suit from the first game, in Splatoon 2 it functions similar to Armor. If Agent 4 gets hit enough times that would splat them, they will instead leave a burst of their ink and lose the Hero Suit, only wearing the headphones, a tank top or a sports bra (depending on what gender they chose), a pair of bracelets that are the same color as the hoodie, the shorts, and what seems to only be the frame of the snow boots. If Agent 4 has drowned in the water during the mission they will also be missing their headset, tank top and snow boots, if they lose their Hero Suit. Their movement will be severely slow regardless if walking or swimming in ink and won't be able to regain health, although they will regain the Hero Suit after enough time has passed. The waiting time can be shortened by recovering in ink, reaching a checkpoint, grabbing a Mini Zapfish, or picking up Armor.

Like in the first game, completing the campaign unlocks the Hero Headphones Replica, Hero Hoodie Replica and the Hero Snowboots Replicas for use in multiplayer.

Agent 3 (Splatoon 3)


In, the new Agent 3 wears either a Hero Suit, or a set of tattered clothes depending on their progress through the story.

The full Hero Suit worn by Agent 3 initially is reminiscent of the Hero Suit worn by Agent 4. It has a waterproof backpack to hold Smallfry in, and a squid charm attached to the top. There is no separate Ink Tank on this design, the ink indicator appears to be a line on a digital screen attached to the backpack. It has headphones that fully wrap around Agent 3's head, resembling smaller, white versions of the headphones worn by Agent 4. They do not make contact with their ears and instead float slightly above them. The jacket is bright yellow with no visible zipper, a fairly high collar, and blue accents. The shoes are the same color as the jacket, with a bright yellow base, blue accents, and large white soles.

After falling into Alterna, Agent 3's Hero Suit is severely damaged and takes on a new appearance. It has an ink tank resembling a water bottle strapped to a rugged hiking backpack that holds Smallfry. The headset is replaced with a small white earpiece in Agent 3's left ear in the style of the headphones from previous Hero Suits. The shirt is a tank top with the bottom half torn off, leaving a jagged edge. Agent 3's arms are covered in a cloth wrap, acting as gloves. Around Agent 3's neck is what appears to be cloth or some kind of cooling mechanism. The footwear is cloth wraps in a similar style to the wraps on their arms.

Once the player reaches Alterna, upgrading their gear using Sardinium and upgrade points gradually restores the Hero Suit to its original state. The upgrades that make a visible change include a sensor that can detect enemies or hidden crates, improving ink resistance, and shortening the time needed for the Hero Suit to recover from its damaged state. If the Hero Gear is not selected or is unavailable for a stage, the upgrades are removed.

Similarly to Agent 4's Hero Suit, Agent 3's will break temporarily if they take enough damage, leaving the player vulnerable. When this happens, the Hero Suit reverts to its damaged appearance.

Trivia

 * According to the developers, Agent 3's suit is designed to look like a firefly squid.
 * The Hero Jacket Replica does not include the Hero Suit's Ink Tank, instead using the standard multiplayer one.
 * Unlike the first game, Agent 3 has their headset and shoes change color to their ink color, like the Hero Headset Replica and Hero Runner Replicas in Splatoon 2, instead of staying blue.
 * The Hero Suit worn by Agent 4 is an upgraded old Hero Suit once used by Callie.
 * The material used in the Hero Suit is extremely light and flexible, allowing it to perform extreme sliding action on a ride rail, along with tricks or maneuvers.
 * In the Hero Gear upgrade section background can contain either a squid or an octopus, depending on whether the player is an Inkling or Octoling.
 * In Splatoon 3, when upgrading Suit Recovery Up twice, the Ink Tank doesn't change until the player loads into a new area.