Callie

"It's another great day, so let's give it our best! Yeah!"

- Dialogue in Tentakeel Outpost.

Callie is a part of the Squid Sisters pop idol duo and a former host of Inkopolis News, along with her cousin Marie. Her signature color is magenta.

She is voiced by keity.pop.

Appearance
Callie is a very fashionable Inkling and has a more 'edgy' design in comparison to her cousin. Her tentacles, which are black with a purplish-pink tinge at the ends, are very long and tied in a large bow on the back of her head, leaving the ends to dangle, along with a bang swept to the right of her face. She has large, angular eyes with gold irises and light-brown pupils in the shape of a plus and has a beauty mark on her left cheek. Her black eye markings end in small eyelash-like points and her eyebrows are large and oval-shaped. Her ears are slightly narrower, longer, and upturned than those of the average Inkling, and on them, she wears a pair of chunky, milky white earrings.

Her outfit, which appears to be a romper with a corset and purplish pink lacing in the back and puffy shorts, is black with a reflective texture as if covered in sequins. On the front are three magenta marks, which, somewhat morbidly, resemble the cuts made in squid when it is cooked. With this outfit, she wears magenta tights, white gloves, and a small, white, pointed neck accessory giving the impression of a shirt collar. On her feet, Callie wears a pair of black wedge shoes with a texture like leather, which has a shiny purplish-pink material on the bottom and two pink buttons on either side of the ankle. She wears a pink and white hat resembling the Japanese fast food known as ikayaki on her head, which can be seen briefly flying off when she jumps. During a Splatfest, any part of Callie's appearance that is normally magenta changed to match the color of her Splatfest team, including the ends of her tentacles. This represents her normal ink color, as seen in her amiibo figure and squid form in Super Mario Maker and Miitomo.

As a child, Callie wore traditional Japanese-style clothing, and her tentacles were somewhat messy and much shorter, with the longest one falling just past her left ear. Her first outfit, shown in Sunken Scroll 17, consisted of a purple yukata with a squid pattern on the sleeves and a flower pattern towards the bottom, and a pair of thick black zori with purple thongs. On the left side of her head, she wore some sort of purple accessory, resembling the feather part of her hat, and her bang was swept to the left like Marie's instead of the right. For her second outfit, which was shown in promo art for the Japanese Grasshopper vs. Ant Splatfest, Callie wore a red-orange yukata with a white jellyfish pattern and thinner zōri, but still with purple thongs. The purple accessory had changed to green and red, and she had what seemed to be a blue inner tube strapped to her back.

While posing as Agent 1, she wears a pink beanie with a star on the left side with her bang showing, a pair of sunglasses, and what appears to be a pink T-shirt. It is unknown how her tentacles are worn as they are covered by her beanie. Noticeably, her beauty mark is not present. Her attire suggests she is hiding her real identity from any fans that may happen to see her.

While brainwashed by DJ Octavio, she wears a radically different outfit - a small black crop top exposing her midriff with three pink marks like her stage outfit, revealing a pink octopus-shaped temporary tattoo near her navel which, according to The Art of Splatoon 2, can be washed off with hot water. Her earrings have been replaced by golden octopus-shaped earrings and her hat resembles an octopus tentacle or takoyaki (fried octopus). Her shorts appear to be made of black leather and are low cut enough to reveal a glimpse of pink fabric, possibly her undergarments, and her tights are dark purple with a magenta tinge and sequins, giving them a galactic look. Additionally, she wears DJ Octavio's hypnoshades, a pair of sunglasses that he uses to keep her under his influence.

At Tentakeel Outpost, Callie wears a more casual outfit: a white shirt with a black undershirt and a pink cardigan, a pair of black shorts, a pair of brown heeled shoes with pink socks sticking out, earrings, and the same pink beanie she wears as Agent 1 of the same color as her hoodie with the yellow star introduced in Splatoon. She has also stated that she owns a kimono similar to Marie's, but this has not been seen.

In her squid form, as seen in Super Mario Maker, Callie is a standard pink squid, but with her signature pupils and eyelash-like points on top of her eye markings.

Personality and traits
Callie is very cheerful and excitable, and usually sports a grin on her face. She values her bond with her cousin Marie, with the two having been inseparable since they were young. As children, they enjoyed star-gazing and playing tag together. She is particularly attentive to Marie's changes in mood, even noting when the latter wants to drink a latte based on expression alone. When by herself, however, Callie can become upset and prone to overthinking.

She is rather fond of puns and uses them from time to time, a habit that tends to annoy her cousin. She is also optimistic and caring; in the Japanese version of, she thanks her Splatfest team for doing their best regardless of whether she won or not. Unlike Marie's sarcastic quips, Callie always seems to have something happy and innocent to say. She looks at the bright side of things while providing stage commentary.

Callie gravitates towards exciting outdoor activities, such as driving, running around, and going camping. She also loves art, decorating Octo Canyon with fabric and tape while under the influence of DJ Octavio's hypnoshades, and representing the discipline in the Art vs. Science Splatfest, though her drawings have been described cheekily by Marie as "avant-garde". She has expressed a fear of heights, ghosts, skateboarding, and even Bluefin Depot. Callie also states in Pinwheel Power Plant that she dislikes seafood, though the Squid vs. Octopus Splatfest seems to contradict this. She also hates Flooders and spinning platforms, as she easily becomes motion sick, and cannot ride a bicycle or drive, which is ironic as she represented cars in the Cars vs. Planes Splatfest. She is also incredibly rich, being described by Marie as having "more money than [she] can count" - also ironic as she did not represent money in the Love vs. Money Splatfest. Some of her Splatfest choices are energetic and uplifting - for example, her choices of Fit, Love, and Perfect Body. She also loves to eat and often talks about food, much to the chagrin and occasional disgust of Marie. Her favorite food is chips. Easily distracted by cute, pretty, or striking things, many of her stage comments are about something completely irrelevant to the battle.

It is mentioned numerous times in Inkopolis News dialogue that her favorite weapon class is the roller and her favorite special weapon seems to be the Bomb Rush.

In the Japanese version of Splatoon 2, Callie's speech while she is brainwashed is entirely rendered in katakana, like DJ Octavio. After Marie hits Callie with her low-tide ink, she begins to regain her ability to speak normally. During the Inkopolis Live concert at Tokaigi 2018, Callie briefly speaks in katakana as a joke. While brainwashed, Callie becomes ruthless and power-hungry and uses cruel jokes, even referring to her cousin Marie as "grandma". This is a reference to the final Splatfest announcement dialogue, where Callie said to Marie "You and your gray hair are going down, grandma!".

Although mainly cheerful, Callie can occasionally get tired of Marie's sassiness and make cruel comments herself, which she is very prone to while brainwashed. This is seen when she "got personal" during the result announcement of the Early Bird vs. Night Owl Splatfest and the Naughty vs. Nice Splatfest where she asked Marie why she was the one on Team Naughty, in which she ends up getting frightened and says she never meant anything by it. This implies that the brainwashing made her forget Marie and also heightened up her own sassiness.

Early life


Callie was raised in Calamari County. At a young age, she became interested in singing and entered Inkopolis' first annual Youth Folk-Singing Contest with her cousin, Marie. Their stunning performance earned them a standing ovation from the audience, as well as a first-place trophy and certificate. However, this success did not make them instant stars. Although Callie eventually joined Marie in creating the Squid Sisters pop group, for a time after their move to Inkopolis together, the two struggled to make ends meet, and so worked part-time at Walleye Warehouse during their early years as professional singers. Callie also worked part-time at Piranha Pit.

Despite these setbacks, they eventually rose in fame, quickly becoming Inkopolis' premier pop icons in the process.

Splatoon


By the events of, the Squid Sisters had become household names in Inkopolis Plaza, with one of their celebrity jobs being hosting Inkopolis News. Callie usually opened with humorous statements regarding stage news, gently poking fun at Marie in the process. She also helped announce updates and Splatfest news and could be seen chatting with Marie in the Inkopolis News Studio. Whenever a Splatfest occurred, Callie and Marie could be seen singing and dancing to City of Color atop trucks in the Plaza equipped with platforms and stage equipment. Across all regions, Callie's team won 25 Splatfests, while Marie's only won 18.



Callie also made a major appearance during Octo Valley. After initially making a news broadcast about the disappearance of the Great Zapfish, she appeared as Agent 1 of the New Squidbeak Splatoon, led by her grandfather, Cap'n Cuttlefish, with Marie as Agent 2. After she was recruited by Cuttlefish, Callie was responsible for recruiting Marie. Throughout Octo Valley, Callie is heard communicating with Cuttlefish, Marie, and Agent 3 regarding the looming Octarian menace. Once Cuttlefish was kidnapped after Agent 3 defeated the Octomaw, the two agents acted as Agent 3's mentors in his place, albeit in disguise, not revealing their true identities.

The group eventually reunited during Enter the Octobot King!. As the final phase of the battle with DJ Octavio began, Callie and Marie performed the Calamari Inkantation, revealing their true identities as the Squid Sisters, freeing Cuttlefish, and spurring Agent 3 to defeat Octavio. The two revealed the Great Zapfish's return on Inkopolis News, not disclosing their part in its rescue, and performed Maritime Memory over the credits.

After Splatoon
As detailed in the Squid Sisters Stories, by nine months after the Callie vs. Marie Splatfest, the Squid Sisters rocketed to new heights of popularity, becoming the biggest stars in Inkling society. After releasing her solo record, Bomb Rush Blush, Callie began making guest appearances on variety shows and eventually became a TV drama actress. With this extra fame and work, they eventually stepped down as hosts of Inkopolis News to focus on their solo careers and were replaced by Pearl and Marina of Off the Hook.

With work forcing the Squid Sisters continually further apart, Marie began to worry that the Splatfest had harmed their relationship. Eventually sharing a day off, the two met up to dispel their worries and agreed on taking a short trip home to Calamari County. However, Callie never arrived, prompting Marie to leave and search for her. Realizing that the Great Zapfish had also gone missing and Cap'n Cuttlefish was not around to guard DJ Octavio, Marie left to Inkopolis Square to find an Inkling who could help her.

Splatoon 2
In, Marie recruited Agent 4 to explore Octo Canyon and help find Callie and the Great Zapfish. While doing so, Marie began receiving peculiar radio messages that were later revealed to be coming from Callie. When Agent 4 and Marie finally discovered Callie in Tide Goes Out, they found out that she had fallen under the influence of DJ Octavio's "hypnoshades" and was working as one of his subordinates. During the following battle, Marie managed to shoot off the hypnoshades with her Hero Charger, bringing Callie back to her senses and eventually reuniting the Squid Sisters. After DJ Octavio was defeated for the second time, the Squid Sisters made a new single, Fresh Start, which is played over the credits. If the final boss mission is replayed, Callie's reason for siding with the Octarians again is that the hypnoshades "look good on her".

As revealed in Version, Callie later joined Marie at Cuttlefish Cabin. During their conversations with Agent 4, Callie provides statistical information about the player and a daily "lucky weapon" horoscope, with the following as an example:

If the Octo Expansion has been completed, Callie additionally learns from Marie about Cap'n Cuttlefish and Agent 3's involvement in Marina's chat room.

Splatoon 3
Callie makes an appearance in the "Return of the Mammalians" trailer, confirming that she plays a role in the story mode. Her outfit is similar to the one she wears in Splatoon, however her right tentacle is now draped in front of her, rather than behind her, like the previous two games. Her outfit also resembles Marie’s outfit from the first game. Callie also has a yellow ink color in the third game to match Marie and Agent 3’s ink color.

In the manga series
She, along with Marie, first appeared in Issue 1 of the CoroCoro manga Splatoon, where she announced the CoroCoro Cup. She and Marie are hosts and commentators for that tournament. She also told Team Blue about Booyah Base along with Marie.

In the Hero Mode issue, she, along with Marie, take the role of Agents 1 and 2. They appear in the fight against DJ Octavio and battle alongside both Agent 3s, with Callie using the Hero Roller.

Callie doesn't make another appearance in the manga until Volume 11, where like in the game, she is brainwashed by DJ Octavio, and fights Agents 3 and 4, Goggles and Gloves. During this arc, she plays the same role as she does in the game.

Trivia

 * According to Sunken Scroll 22 in Splatoon 2, Callie owns a weblog.
 * Her hair bang appears to be somewhat unruly when in motion or jumping, showing the white at the bottom, as shown in the Go all out! vs. Focus on healing promotional art. However, this is not present in Splatoon during the Squid Sisters' Splatfest dance.
 * Scanning the Callie amiibo into Animal Crossing: New Leaf - Welcome amiibo allows Cece to visit the player's town.
 * During the Inkopolis News when discussing weapon preferences for Moray Towers, Callie will say "Rollers are super effective here!" This is a reference to the Pokémon games' type effectiveness system.
 * Callie often strikes her 'Stay Fresh!' pose while announcing her Splatfest choice.
 * Callie was on Team Chaos for the Chaos vs. Order Splatfest, as a reflection of her carefree and adventurous attitude.
 * Callie was seen catching a pet for Marie in Splatfest artwork. The pet resembles an evolved form of a scallop that gained the ability to fly with its shells acting as wings. The creature first appeared in artwork for Grasshopper vs. Ant, where Callie is seen catching it and Marie is seen with it in a cage. It is also shown hiding in Marie's lab coat pocket in artwork for Art vs. Science. The creature was again seen in a cage at Cuttlefish Cabin in Octo Canyon.

Etymology
"Callie" is the diminutive of either "Caroline", meaning "beautiful (or strong) woman", or "Calista", from the Greek for "goddess of beauty". When placed next to each other, Callie and Marie's names form a pun on "calamari", an Italian squid dish literally meaning "squid".

"Aori" is derived from the real-world bigfin reef squid which translates to アオリイカ aori-ika in Japanese.