List of Splatoon manga characters



This is a list of characters in the Splatoon manga.

Some of the characters' current English names are from fan translations. The official English translations from VIZ Media are used when available.

Team Blue
A group of low-level, supposedly idiotic Inklings who are the main protagonists of the manga. They don a blue ink color. This team consists of four members:
 * Goggles, a C- rank male Inkling who wears the, and . He takes on shooter weapons, having a  set. He is the mascot of the manga.
 * Goggles is silly, immature, and quite naïve. In fact, it is mentioned in issue 4 that Goggles mixes up toothpaste and wasabi. He tends to mostly ignore anyone else except for Bobble Hat, showing that she and Goggles have a special bond.
 * He often can be found pantsing other Inklings, mainly Rider, and often gets naked in public.
 * A topic about Goggles from the squid profiles in the manga reads: "He can't hear his alarm clock very well, so he always leaves his house tired and disorientated. He also has a bad sleeping posture." This might mean that Goggles cannot hear well, which is why he sometimes ignores people. Another topic states the lunch he brings to practice is usually pickled plums made by his grandmother.
 * He is shown to be the strongest member of the Blue team, being able to carry Helmet and Stripe from the Dark Green team.
 * In the first issue, he wore the Pilot Goggles,, and ; and used the plain.
 * In one of the chapters, his Armor Jacket Replica rips, so he goes to the store to buy new clothes. One of the outfits included a,  and , but he got caught stealing the Power Mask from another customer. Luckily he didn't get arrested. He switched back to Pilot Goggles for the next three outfits:
 * A and
 * A and
 * A and
 * The girls rejected all three of these.
 * His favorite food is Onigiri - Japanese rice balls.
 * In Chapters 8 and 9, he is assigned as Agent 3 and wears the default Agent 3 set, wielding the, plus the Pilot Goggles for the secondary headgear.
 * In the Splatoon 2 manga, he now wears the and drawstring cargo pants along with his Pilot Goggles and Hero Runner Replicas since his clothes burned up upon Super Jumping to his team from the top of Deca Tower and crashing into the Crust Bucket. He now uses the Splattershot.


 * Headphones, a B- rank female Inkling who wears the, , and . She takes on charger weapons, wielding a.
 * Headphones is a cool and level-headed Inkling, often acting as a big sister to the team despite them being the same age. Despite her calm and collected demeanour, she frequently becomes irritated by Goggles and his antics.
 * In the first issue, she wore the Studio Headphones,, and and used the.
 * In the Splatoon 2 manga, she now wears the, , and a skirt with black shorts with her Studio Headphones and now wields a Splat Charger.


 * Bobble Hat (Knit Cap-chan or Bobble-chan in Japanese), a C rank female Inkling who wears the, , and . She takes on slosher weapons, wielding the.
 * Unlike most of her teammates, Bobble Hat seems to enjoy Goggles' actions. She and her big smile show her innocence, and is pretty much always happy, even in in the face of danger.
 * Although she is always smiling, when beaten by Skull, her eyebrows are seen to be angry and annoyed.
 * In the first issue, she wore the Bobble Hat, Green Zip Hoodie, and ; and used the.
 * In the Splatoon 2 manga, she sports the "Haircut" hairstyle and wears the with her Bobble Hat and her usual Purple Sea Slugs. She still uses the Slosher.
 * In the escape portion of the Octo Expansion arc, she wields the.


 * Specs (Glasses-kun in Japanese), a C+ rank male Inkling who wears the, , and . He mostly utilises Brush-type weapons, wielding an set (and a few other brushes).
 * Specs is a nerdy Inkling who can be very anxious but tries to hide it as best as he can. He tries to come across as level-headed and tends to flaunt his knowledge a lot, but becomes upset if no one is listening to him.
 * In the first issue, he wore the Retro Specs,, and ; and used the.
 * In the Splatoon 2 manga, he now wears his Retro Specs along with a and a pair of . He still uses the Octobrush, but he still has a few other brushes, like when he used the  set during the battle against Team Emperor.
 * In the escape portion of the Octo Expansion arc, he wields the.
 * He is the actual leader of the Blue Team, despite Goggles being the main character of the manga.


 * According to the manga topics, they each bring their own lunch to practice.
 * In Issue 12 of the Splatoon 2 manga, it is revealed that Specs is actually the leader of the team, much to the surprise of everyone else.
 * The Octo Expansion arc features them in their Spy Gear outfits. All of them wear the for their clothing. Goggles wears the  and . Headphones wears the  and . Specs wears the  and  in addition to wielding the  as his main weapon. Bobble wears the  and  in addition to wielding the  as her main weapon. After appearing in the manga, this set was released in Splatoon 2 on 10 August, 2018.

Team Yellow-Green

 * Item/Ability: Currently unknown, most likely the Triple Inkstrike (三連トルネード San-Ren Torunēdo) attack. While it is a special weapon chain, it can be used by three Lime Team members (Uniform, Bamboo, and Stealth were seen doing so in the first issue).


 * Rider, an S+, male Inkling who wears, a , and . He debuted in Issue 1 and uses the , but it is later mentioned in Issue 7 that he also practices with other weapons.
 * According to his topics:
 * Believing in himself is his training philosophy.
 * He takes good care of his weapon.
 * In Chapters 8 and 9, he is assigned as Agent 3.5 and wears the default Agent 3 set wielding the, plus the Black Inky Rider for the secondary clothing. This alias is used again in the Octo Expansion arc, taking the role as Agent 3 from the game, and is wearing the Agent 3 cloak and wielding the Gold Dynamo Roller.
 * For the duration of the Square King Ranked Cup arc, he joins as a member of Team S4, replacing Army for a period of time. During his match against Team Blue-Per, he uses the
 * He has pantsed repeatedly by Goggles, and he gets very angry with him when he does it, often rolling over Goggles with the whichever dynamo roller he has on hand.  During the battle with him as Agent 3 in the Octo Expansion, as Goggles pulls Eight's pants down, he trembles and looks "traumatized".
 * Stealth Goggles (Night-vision-kun in Japanese). A male Inkling who wears the, , and . He uses the . He is said to love airsoft sports from Chapter 7 of the Splatoon 2 manga.
 * School Uniform (Blazer-chan in Japanese). A female Inkling who wears the gear set, which consists of the, a , and . She uses the , but uses the  during the battle against Team Emperor. She is said to be a class representative, indicating that she attends school, from Chapter 7 of the Splatoon 2 manga. She is also seen to be good friends with Bamboo as she only joined back with Rider if Bamboo would join as well.
 * Bamboo Hat. A female Inkling who wears the, , and . She uses the . She is said to have a hobby in wood carving from Chapter 7 of the Splatoon 2 manga.
 * A group of friends, despite Rider hating teamwork from his initial appearance, he brought them together so he could compete.
 * When Rider was training the Blue Team to take on Skull, it is revealed that they became friends and started battling together.
 * This tournament was their first time battling together.

Other

 * The Squid Sisters, Callie and Marie. They are the commentators for the battles and act as Agent 1 and Agent 2 during the Hero Mode issues.
 * Judd
 * Other Inklings
 * Jellyfish
 * Sheldon, who made a non-speaking cameo in Issue 3.
 * Annie and Moe, who both managed to make a cameo appearance in Issue 3.
 * Jelonzo, who appeared in Issue 3. Unlike Sheldon, Annie, or Moe, he made a major appearance rather than a cameo.

Octarians

 * DJ Octavio

S4
An S+ group, being considered "god-like". They each lead a team.

Team Orange
A team of Orange Inklings wearing the same headgear, a.
 * Item/Ability: Inkling Army Manual (イカアーミーユアル Ika Āmī Yuaru)


 * Army, one of the S4. A male Inkling, who wears the and . He uses the.
 * Debuted in issue 2.
 * According to his Topics:
 * He Applies his own face paint.
 * He Comes from a noble family.
 * He is temporarily Replaced by Rider for Team S4 for the Duration of the Square King Ranked Cup arc.
 * B-Sailor (Sailor B-kun in Japanese). A male Inkling who wears the and . He uses the.
 * Octarian Jacket (F-10-chan in Japanese). A female Inkling who wears the and . She uses the.
 * W-Sailor (Sailor W-chan in Japanese). A female Inkling who wears the and . She uses the.
 * They are all very punctual and also clean up themselves after their battles.
 * They follow their own Inkling Manual to read their enemy's actions and tactics. It works every time, except when something unexpected happens or no tactic is involved, like in Issue 3 where Goggles ate curry rice in the middle of the match, which confused Team Orange because they have never seen this action before.

Team Pink
Defeated by the Blue Team in Issue 4 by Idiotic Syncnication Power. All members, except Aloha, wear the same clothing, the.
 * Item/Ability: Disco Ball Dance (ミラーボールダンス Mirā Bōru Dansu)


 * Aloha, one of the S4. A male Inkling who wears the, , and . He uses the.
 * Debuted as a cameo in Issue 2, and made his first major appearance in Issue 3 (as Jungle-kun, revealed at the end).
 * In the Splatoon 2 manga, he now uses the "Hipster" hairstyle.
 * According to his Topics:
 * He's a good surfer, despite not being able to swim.
 * He knows all the addresses of his partying friends.
 * During his match against Team Blue-Per, he uses the
 * Snorkel (Scuba-kun in Japanese). A male Inkling who wears the and . He uses the.
 * Octoglasses. A female Inkling who wears the and . She uses the.
 * Straw (Wheat-chan in Japanese). A female Inkling who wears the and . She uses the.
 * They always upload pictures of their parties to the Internet.

Team Cyan

 * Item/Ability: Sub Weapon Hell (ＳＷ地獄だ SW Jigokuda)


 * Mask, one of the S4. A male Inkling, who wears the, , and . He uses the.
 * Debuted in Issue 4. The rest of his team first appeared in Issue 6.
 * It is said by the Squid Sisters that he can take anyone down without even "swinging his weapon".
 * Wears the Gas Mask as protection against hay fever.
 * Not the same as Mask from Yellow team.
 * Designer Headphones. A male Inkling who wears the, , and . He uses the.
 * Full Moon Glasses. A female Inkling who wears the, , and . She uses the.
 * Jersey. A female Inkling who wears the, , and . She uses the.
 * They get together outside practice, often to play games or read comics.

Team Purple
The first team to beat Team Blue in a match, but were later defeated in a rematch.
 * Item/Ability: Skull's Territory (スカルエリア Sukaru Eria)


 * Skull, one of the S4. A male Inkling, who wears the, , and . He uses the , but during his battle against Team Emperor, he wields the.
 * Does not have any eyebrows.
 * Likes to eat sweet things.
 * A friend of Aviators from childhood.
 * Aviators. A male Inkling who wears the, , and . He uses the.
 * A friend of Skull from childhood.
 * Stitch (Squid-Stitch-chan in Japanese). A female Inkling who wears the, , and . She uses the.
 * Paisley. A female Inkling who wears the, , and . She uses the.
 * Do not talk among themselves, but seem to get along well.

Team Green
They are a supporting team of Rank B Inklings.
 * Backwards Cap. A male Inkling who wears the, , and . He uses the.
 * Attempted to use his Sloshing Machine to wash his clothes, and got them ink-stained. He's hated it when people call his Sloshing Machine a "washing machine" ever since.
 * Jungle. A male Inkling who wears the, , and . He uses the.
 * Beanie. A female Inkling who wears the, , and . She uses the.
 * Cleats. A female Inkling who wears the, , and . She uses the.
 * After battling the Blue Team, they had a rule: always check for impersonators before battling.

Team Yellow

 * Paintball Mask. A male Inkling, who wears the, , and . He uses the.
 * Good at helping around the house.
 * Gas Mask. A male Inkling who wears the, , and . He uses the.
 * Not the same as Mask from Cyan Team.
 * Olive. A female Inkling who wears the, , and . She uses the.
 * Tako (Takoroka-chan in Japanese). A female Inkling who wears the, , and . She uses the
 * Often have skirmishes with Blue Team.

Team Dark-Green

 * Item/Ability: Blaster Gatling Gun (ブラスターガトリングガン Burasutā Gatoringu Gan)


 * Bike Helmet. A male Inkling, who wears the, , and . He uses the.
 * Apparently secretly practices without his siblings.
 * He doesn't like people calling him and Skate "Bla Bros".
 * Stripes. A female Inkling who wears the, , and . She uses the.
 * Shrimp (Sakura-chan in Japanese). A female Inkling who wears the, , and . She uses the.
 * Skate. A male Inkling who wears the, , and . He uses the.
 * A team of four siblings. Bike Helmet is the oldest, followed by Stripe, then Shrimp, and finally Skate Helmet.
 * They all use blaster-type weapons.
 * They make for each other cakes on their birthdays that look bad but taste delicious.
 * Skate's helmet was a hand-me-down from his older brother.

New characters in the Splatoon 2 era

 * Pearl (Chapters 24-31)
 * Marina (Chapters 24-31)
 * Flow and Craymond (Chapter 15 only)
 * Jelfonzo (Chapter 15 only)
 * Bisk (Chapter 15 only)
 * Mr. Grizz (Chapters 22 and 23 only)
 * The Salmonids (Chapters 22 and 23 only)
 * The Sanitized Octarians
 * Telephone
 * C.Q. Cumber
 * Iso Padre
 * Denizens of the deep
 * Junior, a male Inkling with the "Topknot" hairstyle who wears the first gear set new players wear in the Splatoon games: the, and . His main weapon is the  and he also keeps a peculiar gold Splattershot in his room. He polishes it whenever he needs to psyche himself up. He only appears in the bonus chapter for Volume 8.
 * An unnamed female Inkling with the "Haircut" hairstyle who hosts the Square King Cup until the semi-finals, in which Off the Hook takes over. She wears the and a T-shirt with an armband on her left arm. She returns in Chapter 32 with the same role for the Square King Ranked Cup.

Team Gloves
A major group of neon green ink-colored Inklings who had plans to practice in the mountains after being inspired by Gloves' trip, but takes too long to get in the campgrounds.
 * Gloves, a male Inkling with the "Slick" hairstyle who wears the, , , and loose shorts with leggings. His main weapon is the . He debuted in the first issue of this era.
 * According to his topic: It apparently takes an hour to set his hair. Every morning he appears to be striking a cool pose in front of the mirror.
 * Straps, a female Inkling with the "Wave" hairstyle who wears the, , and tight capri sweatpants. Her main weapon is the . She, along with Clip and Half-Rim, debuted in the third issue of this era.
 * Clip, a female Inkling with the "Haircut" tentacle hairstyle who wears the, and . According to her bio, her main weapon is the , but she uses the  in the fight against Blue Team. She, along with Straps and Half-Rim, debuted in the third issue of this era.
 * Half-Rim, a male Inkling with the "Hipster" hairstyle who wears the, , , and drawstring cargo pants. His main weapon is the . He, along with Straps and Clip, debuted in the third issue of this era.

Team Emperor
A group of sun yellow ink colored Inklings. All members wear the same gear except shoes, with Emperor and Prince also wearing the shoes from this set. The gear is the following: the, and. After appearing in the manga, this set was released in Splatoon 2 on 2017-12-15. They are considered the main antagonists of this era and are considered god-like (being able to get 99.9% in Turf War), even beating the entire S4 playing as one team. The parents of the members have known each other long ago and their team practice begins with all members naturally gathering around Emperor, without him having to say a word.
 * Tactic: Emperor's Road (王道 / エンペラー ロード Ōdō / enperā rōdo)


 * Emperor, a male Inkling who sports a custom hairstyle similar to the "Hipster" hairstyle with his tentacles swept to the side and leggings. His main weapon is the . He first appears as a silhouette in the second issue of this era, and later fully appears in the third issue. He is also known as "The Emperor".
 * According to his topics:
 * He appears to have come from a rich family.
 * He seems to be having fun discovering new things outside of battle recently.
 * For the duration of the Square King Ranked Cup arc, he joins as a member of Team Blue, replacing Specs for a period of time and renaming the team to Team Blue-Per. His clothing is now the while the rest remains the same.
 * In Chapter 40, he adds the Retro Specs for the secondary headgear.
 * Prince, a male Inkling with a custom hairstyle similar to the "Slick" hairstyle with one side-swept tentacle. His main weapon is the . He, along with N-Pacer and Squidkid Jr., first appeared in the third issue of this era. He is Emperor's younger brother.
 * According to his topic: He displays things he receives and treats them with care.
 * When Emperor joins as a member of Team Blue for a period of time, he is the current leader of Team Emperor, renaming the team to Team New Emperor/New-per
 * Squidkid Jr. (Eging Jr. in Japanese), a dark-skinned male Inkling with the "Buzz-Cut" hairstyle. He wears the s. His main weapon is the . He, along with Prince and N-Pacer, first appeared in the third issue of this era. He is described as the "son of a star player". His name comes from a type of fishing lure for squids, which originally inspired his unused custom hairstyle.
 * According to his topic: He gave Prince a pair of his favorite shoes, but can't quite get him to wear them.
 * N-Pacer, a female Inkling with the "Double-Bun" hairstyle. She wears the s. Her main weapon is the . She, along with Prince and Squidkid Jr., first appeared in the third issue of this era. She is described as the "cool female knight" in the seventh issue.
 * According to her topic: She likes listening to her teammates' conversations while drinking black tea.
 * Laceless, A male Inkling with the "Top Knot" hairstyle who temporarily replaces Emperor for a period of time. He wears the . His main weapon is the.
 * According to his topics: The son of a gardener at Emperor's household. An acquaintance of Emperor and his brother, and of course, Jr. and N-Pacer.
 * He was called out by Prince when Prince himself saw him practicing, thus forming Team New Emperor/New-Per.

Team Eight
A group of magenta Octolings who first debuted in the Octo Expansion portion of the manga. They recently developed an interest in music bands. Even though they do not use their real names, especially when Eight restored his memories, they prefer using the ones Goggles named them.
 * Eight (Hachi in Japanese, which also means 'eight'), a male Octoling with the "Punk" hairstyle. He is referred to as Agent 8 by Cap'n Cuttlefish. He wears the, the Agent 8 clothing and the . After his team's escape to Inkopolis, he wears the , a , , and denim shorts. His main weapon is the . He first appears at the end of Issue 14 from the Square King Cup arc. He is seen by Cap'n Cuttlefish that he was listening to the Squid Sisters' album through his headphones and is shown as having a hand in creating weapons as he makes a Splattershot for Goggles to use.
 * According to his topic: Thanks to Goggles and Cap'n Cuttlefish's influence, he has started to pickle things.
 * Seven (Nana in Japanese, which also means 'seven'), an Octoling Girl with the "Tentacurl" hairstyle. She wears the Agent 8 clothing and shoes but wears the, , and after her team's escape to Inkopolis, and she wields the  (though she wielded the real one during the events of the Octo Expansion). She first appears in Chapter 24 briefly. It was revealed in Chapter 26 that she was Eight's teammate who got captured by the Kambo Corporation and has not been freed ever since.
 * Ponytail, an Octoling Girl with has the "Pony" hairstyle. She wears the Agent 8 clothing and shoes but wears the, , , and a skirt with black shorts after her team's escape to Inkopolis, and her main weapon is the . She is one of Eight's teammates.
 * Burns, an Octoling Boy with the "Afro" hairstyle. He wears the Agent 8 clothing and shoes, but wears the, , and s after his team's escape to Inkopolis, and his main weapon is the . He is one of Eight's teammates.

Team X-Blood
A group of light blue Rank X Inklings that first appeared as silhouettes in Chapter 29. They have a major role as the main antagonists in the Square King Ranked Cup arc.
 * Tactic: X-Fall


 * Vintage, a male Inkling with the "Mush-Cut" hairstyle who wears the, and . His weapon is the . His detailed appearance is first seen in Chapter 31.
 * He Seems to possess an ability of his own: the X-Zone
 * Double Egg, A male Inkling with the "Spiky-Haired" hairstyle who wears the, and . His weapon is the . His detailed appearance is first seen in Chapter 30.
 * Omega, A female Inkling with the "Banger" hairstyle who wears the, , and . Her weapon is the . Her detailed appearance is first seen in Chapter 31.
 * Red Sole, A female Inkling with the "Pigtail" hairstyle who wears the, and . Her weapon is the . Her detailed appearance is first seen in Chapter 30.

Fishskull/Fierce's Team
A group of yellow Inklings who are the antagonists of Sheldon's Adventure. They serve as the guardians of Sheldon's treasure and will test Goggles and Sheldon via one-on-one turf wars.
 * FishSkull/Fierce, a male Inkling with the "Slick" hairstyle who wears the, , and a . His Weapon is the
 * Jet, A female Inkling with the "Haircut" tentacle hairstyle who wears the, , and . Her weapons are the
 * An unknown male Inkling with an unknown hairstyle who wears the, , and . His weapon is unknown.

Team Hockey
The team's Japanese name is Ikarus Team. Their ink color is orange. All of the team members were in favor of Hockey coming up with the name 4DS. They appear in the second issue of this manga.
 * Tactic: 4DS / 4 Dead Shots (4DS / 4 Ninde Syuugeki)


 * Hockey (Ikarus-kun in Japanese), a male Inkling who wears the, , and . He uses the.
 * According to his topic: When he came up with 4DS in the shower, he was so excited he couldn't sleep the following night.
 * Striped Beanie, a male Inkling with the "Topknot" hairstyle who wears the, , and . He uses the.
 * Vader Cap, a female Inkling with the "Double-Bun" hairstyle who wears the, , and . She uses the.
 * Headband, a female Inkling with the "Haircut" tentacle hairstyle who wears the, , and . She uses the.

Team Outcasts
A supporting group of dark orange Inklings who hide their true faces and they have yet to show those faces to each other. All members wear the same clothing, the. They appear in the fifth issue of this manga.
 * Clams Facemask, a male Inkling with the "Slick" hairstyle who wears the and . His main weapon is the.
 * According to his topic: He gets up early in the morning to exercise with his grandfather.
 * Choco Facemask, a female Inkling with the "Haircut" tentacle hairstyle who wears the and . Her main weapon is the.
 * Punk Mask, a female Inkling with the "Wave" hairstyle who wears the and . Her main weapon is the
 * Piranha Facemask, a male Inkling with the "Buzz-Cut" hairstyle who wears the and . His main weapon is the.

Team Inkfall
A supporting group of light blue Inklings who love to be clean, so they always have a nice soap odor around them.
 * Inkfall, a male Inkling with the "Hipster" hairstyle who wears the, and . His main weapon is the.
 * According to his topic: He hates to get dirty, but he loves pasta with tomato sauce.
 * Knit Hat, a female Inkling with the "Wave" tentacle hairstyle who wears the, and . Her main weapon is the.
 * Arrow, a female Inkling with the "Double-Bun" hairstyle who wears the, and . Her main weapon is the.
 * Vader, a male Inkling with an unknown hairstyle who wears the, a and . His main weapon is the.

Team School Cardigan
A supporting group of pink ink colored, cross-dressing Inklings. All members wear the same gear, namely the set: the,  and. They all have the first four female Inkling hairstyles. They went to buy clothes for women. They first appear in the third issue of this era, facing against the Yellow-Green Team. They are named after their hairstyles but it is revealed to be wigs and they all have the "Buzz-Cut" haircut, which is revealed when Goggles blew them away with his sign that was used to cheer on Rider who was battling against the team.
 * School Asymmetry, a female-looking male Inkling with the "Wave" hairstyle. His main weapon is the.
 * According to his topic: It seems that he sneaks to practice at doing a girl voice during the night.
 * School Short, a female-looking male Inkling with the "Haircut" hairstyle. His main weapon is the
 * School Bun, a female-looking male Inkling with the "Double-Bun" hairstyle. His main weapon is the.
 * School Long, a female-looking male Inkling with the "Hippie" hairstyle. His main weapon is the.

Team Retro Gamer
A supporting group of dark blue ink colored Inklings who tried to convince girls to join their practice, but only four boys show up. All members have the same "Buzz-Cut" hairstyle and wear the same clothing, being the, as well as some sort of headband for headgear. They first appear in the third issue of this era, facing against Gloves' Team.
 * Tennis Headband, a male Inkling who wears the and . His main weapon is the.
 * According to his topic: After the battle with Gloves, he apparently wants to use the word "cool", but it is too hard for him to pronounce.
 * Jogging Headband, a male Inkling who wears the and . His main weapon is the.
 * Squash Headband, a male Inkling who wears the and . His main weapon is the.
 * B-Ball Headband, a male Inkling who wears the and . His main weapon is the.

Team Costume Lovers
A supporting group of light purple Inklings who love costumes and appears in Chapter 30. They are always looking for a costume-loving fourth member. All members wear certain amiibo gear sets.
 * Squinja, a male Inkling with the "Topknot" hairstyle who wears the set: the,  and . His main weapon is the.
 * According to his topic: Apparently, he has stopped catching colds ever since he has started dressing in costumes.
 * Robe, a female Inkling with the "Wave" hairstyle who wears the set: the,  and . Her main weapon is the
 * Power Armor, a male Inkling with the "Buzz-Cut" hairstyle who wears the set: the,  and . His main weapon is the.
 * Knight (who is Rider in disguise), who wears the set: the,  and . His new and temporary weapon is the  since he did not bring his Gold Dynamo Roller. He serves as the team's temporary fourth member in an attempt to avoid Team Blue while getting a keychain for Aloha, but he quits after unfortunately having to fight against them in a Turf War.

Team Worker's Head Towel
A supporting group of light orange Inklings who work hard and appears in Chapter 33. All members wear the, and. They are diligent with their laundry since they all sweat a lot. They are very particular about their fabric softener.
 * Towel Buzzcut, a male Inkling with the "Buzz-Cut" hairstyle who uses the.
 * According to his topic: The decorative bandage is apparently from his younger sister, who stuck it on him as a protective charm in hopes that "he won't get hurt".
 * Towel Hipster, a male Inkling with the "Hipster" hairstyle who uses the.
 * Towel Topknot, a male Inkling with the "Topknot" hairstyle who uses the.
 * Towel Slick, a male Inkling with the "Slick" hairstyle who uses the.

Team Iromaki Rangers
A supporting group of Inklings with a Midnight Pink ink color who strike cool and intensifying poses and appears in Chapter 36. They seem to struggle with exercise, but they enjoy practicing their poses. All members wear the and the, and they all use the.
 * Iromaki Red, An Inkling Boy with the "Topknot" hairstyle wearing the.
 * According to his topic: He Works with his teammates to research cool poses.
 * Iromaki Green, An Inkling Boy with the "Buzzcut" hairstyle wearing the.
 * Iromaki Yellow, An Inkling Girl with the "Hippie" hairstyle wearing the.
 * Iromaki Purple, An Inkling Girl with the "Wave" hairstyle wearing the.

Trivia

 * Most squids are named by a piece of their gear, mostly headgear. The honorific '-kun' or '-chan' at the end of their names are added in Japanese.
 * Some of these squids, like Rider, are named after their clothing and other squids, like Cleats, are named after their shoes.
 * As shown in a CoroCoro video about Splatoon Volume 1, Sankichi drew the mascot, Goggles, in squid ink.
 * All teams in the first Splatoon era of the manga consist of two male Inklings and two female Inklings, with the captain always being male, and the bios for each team, except Dark Green Team, list them in the order 'male, male, female, female'.
 * The Inklings' and Octolings' eye color are based on their current ink color, such as Gloves having green eyes when he has green ink, while he is seen with blue eyes during the Salmon Run session, where he had blue ink.