Spyke

"Now who're you, then? You a cop?"

- Spyke upon meeting the player.❌

Spyke is a character in the SS undefined. In and, he is found in the back alley of Inkopolis Plaza and provides various gear-related services. In, he can be seen in a café in Inkopolis Square and cannot be interacted with.

Appearance
Spyke is a sea urchin with orange skin and dark purple, spiky hair with lighter purple tips. His eyes are green and the sclerae of his eyes are purple.

In, he wears a dark-colored poncho, multi-colored bracelets, green pants, brown shoes, and clogs. Under his poncho, he wears a black undershirt. He sits on a rug that looks similar to his poncho.

In, his poncho is black and white and he wears black and silver rings on both hands. His eyes are more reflective and his irises glow in the dark, as seen when he looks up during a Splatfest.

In, he has a spike on his chin resembling a goatee and a pair of circular glasses. He wears a black poncho with orange designs that is opened slightly to reveal a purple polo shirt. Spyke additionally wears long black dress pants and matching shoes.

Description
Spyke provides services that allows the player to improve the secondary gear abilities of their gear, which are unlocked by talking to him after reaching level 4.

Ordering Gear
The player can order up to three pieces of gear at one time from other players in Inkopolis Plaza, which are put in a queue. If they order more than three pieces of gear, another order will have to be canceled to make room for it, and the new order will appear at the back of the queue. After midnight (according to the system clock), the first gear in the queue will be available for purchase and must be bought from Spyke that day, or he will get rid of it the next midnight for the next gear in the queue. However, he will not remove gear in the player's queue on days when the game is not played.

Only gear obtained from shops plus the starting gear (White Headband, Basic Tee, and Cream Basics) can be ordered.

Unlike at the shops, the player can order an item from Spyke that they already have. If the player chooses to buy an ordered duplicate gear, it will replace the one in the player's inventory. This can be a cheap way to "reroll" secondary gear ability slots, but only with patience — buying an ordered three-star item with three empty secondary gear ability slots only costs 15,000 cash instead of rerolling said gear for 30,000 (see below), but the slots will have to be filled through online battles.

An ordered gear can inherit fewer secondary gear abilities than the original gear, but leveling up slightly decreases the chance of this happening. A table detailing the odds is listed below.

The price of an ordered gear is higher than in the stores. The more star count and abilities it has, the more expensive it is. A table detailing the prices is listed below.

Aside from its price, the ordered gear's star count only affects the number of empty secondary gear ability slots. For example, if a player at Level 10 orders a two-star gear with three filled secondary gear ability slots, the ordered gear has a 50% chance of having no secondary gear ability and two empty slots, a 45% chance of one filled slot and one empty slot (two slots in total), a 4.8% chance of two filled slots, and a 0.2% chance of three filled slots. In this case, the ordered gear will have at least two secondary gear ability slots since it is a two-star gear.

Adding Slots and Rerolling
At any level, for one Super Sea Snail, he will tweak the abilities on one piece of gear. After reaching level 20, if the player has no Super Sea Snails, they can pay 30,000 cash for each service.
 * If the gear in question has less than three secondary gear ability slots, an empty secondary gear ability slot is added, which must then be filled through online battles.
 * If the gear in question has three filled secondary gear ability slots, he rerolls the three secondary gear abilities once, with the brand probability bonuses applied. This cannot be performed if the gear has less than three secondary gear abilities, even if the gear has three secondary gear ability slots.

Splatoon 2
In, Spyke has a very minor role, as his previous role was replaced by Murch, who works for him after being inspired by his success. Sunken Scroll 5 shows that he has created a "get-rich-quick scheme" guide, and it is implied Murch has followed this guide and looks to Spyke as a role model.

In this game, Spyke can be found sitting with a laptop in an inaccessible café in between the Deca Tower and the Deepsea Metro entrance in Inkopolis Square, although nothing is shown on his laptop.

Splatoon 3
In Wave 1 of the, Spyke returns to his original role and location in Inkopolis Plaza, with same service options as Murch.

Splatoon
In the North American version, Spyke's dialect is similar to that of a Cockney or Australian. However, his dialogue is drastically different in the Europe/Oceania version, being more of a straight translation of the Japanese dialogue.

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 * "Now who're you? Not to be harsh love, but you're lookin' right moldy at the moment. I can't be dealin' wif blokes below Level 4 on the freshness scale. So maybe go do a bit of battlin' before you come back, yeah?" -Spyke when talking to a player below Level 4.
 * "Now who're you, then? You a cop? Nah, you're too fresh to be a cop. But you know what would make you EVEN fresher? Someone else's gear. That's where 'ol Spyke comes in. You ever see a bloke strollin' around the plaza in some right-fresh gear that you fancy for yourself? Just walk up to that bloke, check 'im out wif and then press  to, uh... "order" their gear from me.  Can't guarantee that I'll get you gear wif the same abilities, but it'll look just as fresh. Trust me, love. Right, then. I'll be waiting for your order." -Spyke when first talking to a player above Level 4.
 * "Blimey! That level! We've got ourselves a right-proper veteran! But ya don't seem the type to kip on your laurels, love. Your sights are set even higher, aren't they? I can tell. Just watching you makes me want to work harder. Let's scratch each other's backs as we work our way to the top, yeah? Anyway, use to check out anybody in the plaza, and then order their gear wif !" -Spyke when the player reaches Level 10.
 * "Blimey! I'm in the presence of a bloomin' STAR right now. I'm not worthy, love. I mean, you're a right LEGEND, mate. I can feel the freshness just oozin' out of ya. Yeah. I bet a legend like you is just rollin' in cash, right? Not to be too direct, love, but I've got this collection, see? A collection of rare Super Sea Snails. I could use those to give your gear some more ability slots, if you're interested. Course, I can't do it for free. That'd be crazy. But if you happened to have any cash to spare... Or even a Super Sea Snail or two of your own? Oh, and of course I'll still take orders for gear. Check people's stuff wif, and then order wif ." -Spyke when the player reaches Level 20.
 * "Wot's this rubbish, then? You're offline. Get on the Internet if you want me to take you seriously, mate!" -Spyke when the player is not connected to the Internet.
 * "YOU WOT, MATE?!" -Spyke when the player does not have enough money to pay for an order.
 * "Wot'll it be, then?" -Spyke asking what to do.
 * "You ain't ordered anyfing! Go check folks in the plaza wif, and order their stuff wif  !" -Spyke when opening the orders menu without having any active orders.
 * "So...wot gear ya want the new slot in? It'll cost ya one Super Sea Snail. Or I can reroll abilities on items wif full slots!" -Spyke when opening the slots menu.
 * "Oi, it looks like you've got abilities in all three slots. Want me to reroll 'em, then?" -Spyke when selecting a piece of gear with full secondary gear ability slots in the slots menu.
 * "Reroll 'em?" -Spyke when confirming whether or not to reroll a gear's secondary gear ability slots.
 * "Sorry. Three slots is the max. I could reroll the abilities if all three slots were full, but they're not." -Spyke when the player selects a piece of gear with three secondary gear ability slots but not all of them are filled.
 * "Add a slot?" -Spyke before adding a secondary gear ability slot to a piece of gear.
 * "Since I like ya, I'll add a slot using me own Super Sea Snail for the low price of 30000. Or if you've got a piece of gear wif three full slots, I can reroll its abilities. How's about that, then!" -Spyke when paying for a re-roll.
 * "S'all yours love." -Spyke after adding a secondary gear ability slot to a piece of gear.
 * "S'appening, mate?" -Spyke when talked to.
 * "Cheers, love." -Spyke when leaving.
 * "See somefing you fancy, love?" -Spyke when ordering from another player.
 * "It's not available, mate." -Spyke when ordering a "not for sale" item.
 * "You want this gear?" -Spyke when confirming an order from another player.
 * "All right. I can only get one item a day, so come round later, yeah?" -Spyke when an item is ordered.
 * "This is what you wanted, yeah?" -Spyke when viewing active orders.
 * "Changed your mind about this gear, then?" -Spyke when canceling an order.
 * "Right. It never happened." -Spyke after canceling an order.
 * "Been a pleasure..." -Spyke when the player is out of cash after paying for a re-roll.
 * "Been a pleasure..." -Spyke when the player is out of cash after paying for a re-roll.

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 * "Hey there. ...Who are you? Listen, not to be harsh or anything, but you're not looking too fresh right now. I ain't in the habit of associating with folks who aren't at least Level 4 on the freshness scale, y'see? So maybe you wanna go do a bit of battlin' before you come see me again." -Spyke when the player is below Level 4.
 * "So, what'll it be?" -Spyke asking what to do.
 * "...Uh, I can't give you what you ain't ordered! Go check folks in the Plaza with, and order stuff with !" -Spyke when opening the orders menu without having any active orders.
 * "So... which gear d'you want the new slot on? It'll cost you one Super Sea Snail. Or I can swap out abilities on an item with all its slots full!" -Spyke when opening the slots menu.
 * "Ah, looks like you've got the full three slots filled with abilities. You want me to swap 'em out for ya?" -Spyke when selecting a piece of gear with full slot in the slots menu.
 * "Sorry, I can't boost your slots beyond three. If they were all full, I could swap out the abilities for ya!" -Spyke when the player selects a piece of gear with three slots but not all of them are filled.
 * "Want more slots?" -Spyke when confirming whether to add a slot to a piece of gear.
 * "There you go!" -Spyke after adding a slot to a piece of gear.
 * "Hang on... I think I smell something. You've get some Super Sea Snails on you, am I right? Could you maybe, say... let me have some of those? You know how their shells have those little lids on 'em? I can use those to add new slots to your gear. I don't need the shell lids myself, see. It's just those juicy entrails I'm after. The more slots, the more abilities your gear can hold, so this deal's a win for us both! Just trust me, yeah? So how's about it? You gonna give me some of those Super Sea Snails so I can add slots to your gear?" -Spyke on first bringing him Super Sea Snails.
 * ''"You've already got some gear just like this. Want to replace the gear you've got with this new gear?" -Spyke when buying duplicate gear.
 * "Been a pleasure..." -Spyke after buying gear.
 * "Always a pleasure..." -Spyke when the player is out of cash after paying for a re-roll.
 * "I'll see you 'round, yeah?" -Spyke when leaving.
 * "Got your eye on something?" -Spyke when ordering from another player.
 * "I can't get it in if it ain't for sale!" -Spyke when ordering a "not for sale" item.
 * "I can't get it in if it ain't for sale!" -Spyke when ordering a "not for sale" item.

Splatoon 3
"SRL HR here. In between bites of Grizzco chocolate, we'd like to introduce Spyke. He's not technically an employee, so we can't fully endorse him, but he's run some extremely successful businesses in the past. Bottom line - he can get you cool gear and buff your gear abilities."

- @SplatoonNA on Twitter

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[[undefined|nl]]Dutch
When a player below level 4 talks to Spyke:
 * "En wie denk jij dan wel niet dat je bent? Jij ruikt zo vers als een ingemaakt stuk zeewier, gup. Ik deal niet met lui die orange nog niet eens hebben bereikt. Wat denk jij dan. Kom nog maar eens langs als je niet zo'n groentje bent. Ga wat meer levenservaring opdoen. Wat gevechtjes overleven en zo."
 * (And who do you think you are? You smell as fresh as a pickled piece of seaweed, gup. I don't deal with folks who haven't even reached orange. What are you thinking. Come back when you're not such a rookie. Go get some more life experience. Survive some battles and such.)

When a player of level 4 or up talks to Spyke for the first time:
 * "Goh, daar begint iemand een klein beetje op een vechter te lijken. Ik heb het over jou, ja. Al ben je er nog niet met een beetje versheid. Je gaat in deze stad niet overleven met die lachwekkende orange. Maar ik ken wel wat handigheidjes. Lekker snel de goeie spullen in handen krijgen. Je snapt me wel. Als je met iemand in de smiezen hebt die orange draagt die er op jou beter uit zou zien, dan bel je mij maar op. Ik plaats wel een orange op het juiste adres. Goed, goed, misschien is het niet PRECIES hetzelfde voorwerp met dezelfde eigenschappen, maar dat zie je toch niet. Hier, m'n nummer."
 * (Gosh, someone is starting to look a little bit like a fighter. I'm talking about you, yes. Although you're not there yet with a little freshness. You're not going to survive in this town with that laughable orange. But I do know some tricks. Get your hands on the good stuff fast. You know what I mean. If you catch someone wearing orange with that would look better on you, just give me a call. I'll place a orange at the appropriate address. All right, all right, maybe it's not PRECISELY the same item with the same abilities, but you can't tell anyway. Here, my number.)


 * When a player of level 4 or up talks to Spyke for the first time (short):


 * "Goh, daar begint iemand een klein beetje op een vechter te lijken. Ik heb het over jou, ja. Al ben je er nog niet met een beetje versheid. Je gaat in deze stad niet overleven met die lachwekkende orange. Maar ik vertel jou niks nieuws, of wel? Ik heb geen zin om mezelf te herhalen. Zie je iemand met orange die jij wilt hebben? Ik orange het voor je. Goed, goed, misschien is het niet PRECIES hetzelfde voorwerp met dezelfde eigenschappen, maar dat zie je toch niet. Hier, m'n nummer."
 * (Gosh, someone is starting to look a little bit like a fighter. I'm talking about you, yes. Although you're not there yet with a little freshness. You're not going to survive in this town with that laughable orange. But I'm not telling you anything new, am I? I don't feel like repeating myself. See someone with orange you want? I orange it for you. All right, all right, maybe it's not PRECISELY the same item with the same abilities, but you can't tell anyway. Here, my number.)

When a player of level 10 or up talks to Spyke for the first time:
 * "Kijk aan, een heuse veteraan. Dat begint er aardig op te lijken met jou. Maar aan die serieuze blik van jou te zien ben je nog lang niet waar je wezen wilt. Is ook logisch. Er valt nog veel te winnen. Ik ben benieuwd hoever jij het gaat schoppen, gup. Ik kijk ernaar uit. Misschien dat ik er wat te drinken bij pak. En borrelnootjes. Goed, je weet intussen hoe het werkt, maar toch: gebruik om toffe peren te begluren, en laat het mij dan weten als je behoefte hebt aan een stuk uitrusting."
 * (Look at that, a real veteran. Now you're getting somewhere. But from that serious look on your face, you're nowhere near where you want to be. Makes sense. There is still much to gain. I'm curious to see how far you'll go, gup. I am looking forward to it. Maybe I'll grab a drink. And some peanuts. Well, you know how it works by now, but still: use to peep on cool folks, and then let me know if you're in need of a piece of gear.)

When a player of level 15 or up talks to Spyke for the first time:
 * "Eeeej, ben jij echt zo vers? Jij gaat als de brandweer, gup. Ik wist het wel. Jij gaat alleen voor goud, en je bent aardig op weg. Laat het je maat Spyke maar weten als hij iets kan doen om je te helpen, oké? Coole gasten onder elkaar, weet je. Ik bezorg je graag nieuwe uitrusting, dat weet je, dus houd in de aanslag."
 * (Heeeey, are you really that fresh? You go like a rocket, gup. I knew it. You're only going for gold, and you're well on your way. Just let your mate Spyke know if there's anything he can do to help you out, okay? As one cool guy to another, you know. I like getting you new gear, you know that, so keep at the ready.)

When a player of level 20 or up talks to Spyke for the first time:
 * "O, gos! Dat zo'n superster als jij nog praat met de gewone man op de straat, dat vind ik echt tof van je. Dat meen ik, gup. Weet je wat wel gek is... Je doet me ontzettend denken aan iemand die ik vroeger kende. Echt, twee druppels water. Maar dat kan jij niet zijn, toch... Nah, kannie. Hoe dan ook, blijf op drukken om naar luitjes te loeren en blijf me werk bezorgen!"
 * (Oh, gosh! That such a superstar like you still talks to the common man on the street, I think that's really cool of you. I mean that, gup. You know what's crazy... You remind me so much of someone I used to know. Really, two peas in a pod. But that can't be you, right... Nah, can't be. Anyway, keep pressing to lurk at folks and keep getting me work!)

When talking to Spyke without an internet connection:
 * "Wa's dit dan voor nonsens? Je bent offline? Maak eerst maar eens dat je in de orange een orange vindt, dan kan ik je misschien serieus nemen, gup."
 * (Wha's this nonsense then? You're offline? First, make that you find an orange in the orange, maybe then I can take you seriously, gup.)

When talking to Spyke while having a Splatfest Tee:
 * "O, je hebt zo'n orange te pakken, gup? Geinig hoor, zo'n Splatfest. Moet je eens luisteren... Jouw goeie gap Spyke kan je matsen. Ik kan de vakjes van je Splatfest-T-shirt voor je orange, zodat je orange. Vraag ik niet eens veel voor. orange per keer. Kun je het niet voor laten, toch? Om het nieuwe effecten te geven heb je wel effectfragmenten nodig, maar dat kost echt maar een orange vergeleken met gewone uitrusting. Ik ben zelf niet zo van de Splatfests, maar ik gun iedereen z'n feestje, weet je. Dus daarom die korting. Doe er je voordeel mee. Dus waar wacht je op? Ga lol trappen in dat T-shirt, en kom langs als het opgefrist moet worden. Kom orange, gup. Ik ga nergens heen."
 * (Oh, you got your hands on such a orange, gup? Fun stuff, such a Splatfest. Listen to this... Your good cobber Spyke can give you a break. I can orange the slots of your Splatfest Tee for you, so you can score orange. I don't even ask much for it. orange each time. Can't leave it for that, right? To give it new abilities you do need ability chunks, but that really only costs a orange compared to regular gear. I'm not much into Splatfests myself, but I'll grant everyone their party, you know. So that's why the discount. Take advantage of it. So what are you waiting for? Go have fun in that T-shirt, and stop by when it needs freshening up. Come by orange, gup. I'm not going anywhere.)

When talking to Spyke while having Super Sea Snails for the first time:
 * "Wacht eens, gup... Wat ruik ik daar? Zo ruikt alleen een orange! Zeg, dit is geen roofoverval of zo, maar eh... Waarom geef je die niet aan mij? Jij kan er ook je voordeel mee doen. Dat klepje bovenop zo'n slak kan ik gebruiken om de orange. Die klepjes heb ik toch niet nodig. Voor mij telt alleen dat slijmerige goedje dat in zo'n slak zit. Eh... Misschien wilde je dat liever niet weten. Kan zijn dat je denkt: al mijn spullen hebben drie gevulde effectvakjes, wat boeit mij dit? Nou, gup, ik kan namelijk ook die effecten orange. Wat ga je anders met die slakken doen? Een race houden? Vertrouw mij nou maar. Die orange zijn bij mij in goeie handen."
 * (Wait a minute, gup... What am I smelling over there? Only a orange smells like that! Say, this isn't a robbery or anything, but um... Why don't you give it to me? You can take advantage of it, too. I can use that little lid on top of such a snail to boost the orange. I don't need those little lids anyway. All that matters to me is that slimy stuff that's inside such a snail. Um... Maybe you preferred not to know that. Could be you're thinking: all my stuff has three filled ability slots, what do I care? Well, gup, because I can also orange. What else are you going to do with those snails? Have a race? Just trust me on this. Those orange are in good hands with me.)

When talking to Spyke while having Super Sea Snails for the first time (short):
 * Wacht eens, gup... Wat ruik ik daar? Zo ruikt alleen een orange! Zeg, dit is geen roofoverval of zo, maar eh... Waarom geef je die niet aan mij? Jij kan er ook je voordeel mee doen. Met die klepjes van die slakken kan ik de orange, of de effecten vervangen als je drie volle vakjes hebt. Die klepjes heb ik toch niet nodig. Voor mij telt alleen dat slijmerige goedje dat in zo'n slak zit. Eh... Misschien wilde je dat liever niet weten. Wat ga je anders met die slakken doen? Een race houden? Vertrouw mij nou maar. Die orange zijn bij mij in goeie handen.
 * (Wait a minute, gup... What am I smelling over there? Only a orange smells like that! Say, this isn't a robbery or anything, but um... Why don't you give it to me? You can take advantage of it, too. I can use that little lid on top of such a snail to boost the orange, or replace the abilities when you have three full slots. I don't need those little lids anyway. All that matters to me is that slimy stuff that's inside such a snail. Um... Maybe you preferred not to know that. What else are you going to do with those snails? Have a race? Just trust me on this. Those orange are in good hands with me.)

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Trivia

 * Spyke's design is based on the phrase "street urchin", which refers to homeless children who make their living on the streets of large cities. Spyke himself is a literal street urchin: a sea urchin who makes his living working in the back alleys of Inkopolis and is apparently never seen going home.
 * Spyke was revealed during the special Splatoon Nintendo Direct on 2015-05-07.
 * During a Splatfest, Spyke can be seen tapping his hand to the beat of the music.
 * Spyke and Murch's hometowns are close to each other.
 * According to The Art of Splatoon, Spyke is good at math.
 * In, some of the Super Sea Snails next to Spyke shake, while others are only empty shells. Sea urchins in real life are also known to eat snails smaller than themselves. This may imply that Spyke removes the shells (possibly using the screwdriver next to him) and eats the snails, further hinted at by his comment that he wants their "juicy insides".
 * Spyke's location in Inkopolis Plaza is almost exactly opposite to Cooler Heads, which is run by Annie, a sea anemone. This could be a reference to sea urchins and sea anemones being natural enemies. This connection is furthered by the relationship chart, which implies that Annie is afraid of Spyke.
 * Spyke's "YOU WOT, MATE?!" in the North American version of Splatoon is a reference to a slang phrase and internet meme attributed to the United Kingdom, "U WOT M8".
 * Spyke was on Team Chaos for the Chaos vs. Order Splatfest, as it reflects how he exploits the otherwise peaceful order of Inkopolis.

Etymology
Spyke is a corruption of spike.