Squid Sisters

"Staaaay fresh!"

- Squid Sisters

The Squid Sisters (Japanese: シオカラーズ Shiokarāzu) are an idol group in Inkopolis, consisting of Callie and Marie (アオリ、ホタル Aori and Hotaru). They are also the hostesses for Inkopolis News, where they announce events, new maps, and other battle-related news. They also host Splatfest, through which players can receive Super Sea Snails. Despite the name, they are cousins, not sisters.

Callie
Callie's color scheme is magenta and black. She has two long, pink, and black tentacles for "hair," and wears two silver earrings. Callie has an edgier design in comparison to her cousin's sultry design. She is very excitable and is usually seen with a grin on her face.

Callie's favorite weapon type appears to be the Roller.

Marie
Marie's color scheme is light green and white. She has a short, green, and white bob with a hoop shaped piece of sushi on her head. Marie is much less excitable than Callie, and usually only gives a half smile.

Marie's favorite weapon type appears to be the Charger.

Inkopolis News
Inkopolis News is Inkopolis's news program, announcing events and updates on new features in Splatoon. The studio can be found on the upper level of Inkopolis Plaza.

Splatfest
Callie and Marie also host Splatfest, where players of a region divide into opposing teams. During Splatfest, The Squid Sisters each pick an opposing team to represent. On the actual day of Splatfest, they will perform a concert in Inkopolis atop truck trailers outfitted with a stage and change their color schemes to match the color of the team they are supporting.

List of songs
Songs Include:
 * [[Media:Battle With DJ Octavio - Squid Sisters Interference (Second Phase).ogg|Battle With DJ Octavio - Squid Sisters Interference/Chorus of Calamari Country (Second Phase) / シオカラ節]]
 * [[Media:Staff Roll.ogg|Maritime Memory]]
 * [[Media:Splatfest Plaza.ogg|Splatfest - Inkopolis Plaza]]
 * [[Media:Splatfest - Multiplayer VS Theme.ogg|Splatfest - Ink Me Up / キミ色に染めて (Paint Me Your Color) ]]
 * [[Media:Splatfest - One Minute Remains!.ogg|Splatfest - 1 Minute Left!]]

Trivia

 * Callie and Marie's names together sound like the squid dish "calamari", which is also Italian for "squid".
 * The Squid Sisters' Japanese name,, is a portmanteau of shiokara (fermented squid stew) and the English word "colors." It also sounds similar to "sea o' colors", which is fitting given the nature of Splatoon.
 * Their given names in Japanese are derived from real-world species: "Aori-ika" or Bigfin Reef Squid, and "Hotaru-ika" or Firefly Squid.
 * In the Japanese version, they both have a bit of a Kansai dialect.
 * Callie and Marie appear to be the second oldest Inklings (assuming they are the same age), with the oldest being Cap'n Cuttlefish, however, one can assume many Inklings older than them that don't participate in Turf War are somewhere absent from the game.
 * Their outfits have horizontal marks on them, reminiscent of the cuts made on squid when grilled.
 * If the player goes near the window where Callie and Marie are talking, after 10 seconds they will notice the player, face them and wave, as pictured in the gallery below.
 * The color scheme of their chairs on the studio reflects the colors of the last match the player entered or the colors of the current Splatfest. The main color is the Bad Guys' color, with arrows in the Good Guys' color.
 * The hand movement they do during their catchphrase, "Staaaay fresh!", is supposed to resemble the moving tentacles of a squid.
 * Several fans have noted that Callie and Marie resemble Bayonetta and Jeanne from the Bayonetta series. It is unknown if this was intentional.
 * Despite the name Squid Sisters, Callie and Marie are actually cousins, as revealed in.
 * Originally, the Squid Sisters weren't idols, but "shrine maidens", who were meant to transmit divine messages from god to the Inklings.
 * The Squid Sisters' grandfather, Cap'n Cuttlefish, has two small pictures of them taped up on the corner of his shack, one of Callie and one of Marie.