List of Splatoon manga characters

Splatoon features a variety of characters seen from the fan made to sixth issue. They range from being secondaries to commentators to fulfilling the plot of the issue. Most of the characters' current English names are only based on fan-translations. An official English translation has since been released by VIZ Media.



Blue Team
A group of 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, an and  . He takes on Shooter weapons, having a  set. He is the mascot of the manga.
 * Goggles is quite naïve. In fact, it is mentioned in issue 4 that Goggles mixes toothpaste and wasabi. He sometimes never listens to anyone else except for Knit Cap, showing that she and Goggles have a very special bond.
 * He often pulls other inklings pants down, mainly to 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." It might mean that Goggles can't 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.
 * In the first issue, he wore, a , and ; and used the plain.
 * His favorite food is Onigiri-sushi.
 * In the Splatoon 2 Manga, he now wears an Eggplant Mountain Coat and a pair of drawstring pants along with his 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


 * Specs, a C+ rank male Inkling who wears, a , and . He takes on Brush weapons, wielding an  set (and a few other brushes).
 * Glasses can be a very anxious squid, but tries to hide it as best as he can. He tries to flaunt his knowledge as much as he can, but sometimes he notices nobody is listening to him, which upsets him.
 * In the first issue, he wore, a , and ; and used the.
 * In the Splatoon 2 Manga, he now wears a Baby-Jelly Shirt & Tie and a pair of black Wingtips that aren't seen in the actual game.


 * Headphones, a B- rank female Inkling who wears, a , and . She takes on Charger weapons, wielding a.
 * Whilst acting as a big sister to the team despite them being the same age, Headphones is level-headed, except when Goggles is doing his usual idiotic things.
 * In the first issue, she wore, a , and ; and used the.
 * In the Splatoon 2 Manga, she now wears a Slash King Tank, a pair of Hi-Horses, and a skirt with shorts with her regular headphones and she now wields a Splat Charger.


 * Bobble Hat, a C rank female Inkling who wears a, a , and . She takes on Slosher weapons, wielding the.
 * Knit Cap seems to enjoy Goggles' actions. Though she and her big smile show her innocence, Knit Cap is pretty much always happy 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 a, a , and ; and used the.
 * In the Splatoon 2 Manga, her tentacles are now shorter and she's wearing a Skalop hoodie with her bobble hat and her usual Sea Slugs.


 * According to the manga topics, they each bring their own lunch to practice.

Yellow-Green Team

 * 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.
 * Stealth Goggles. A male Inkling who wears, a , and . He uses the . He's said to love airsoft sports from Chapter 7 of the Splatoon 2 manga.
 * School Uniform. A female Inkling who wears a, a , and . She uses the . She's said to be a class representative indicating that she attends school from Chapter 7 of the Splatoon 2 manga.
 * Bamboo Hat. A female Inkling who wears a, a , and . She uses the . She's 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.
 * In the Splatoon 2 Era series, it's shown that Rider became friends with the others and started working more like a team.

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 appearence in issue 3.
 * Jelonzo, who appeared in issue 3. Unlike Sheldon, Annie, or Moe, he made a major appearence rather than a cameo.

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

Orange Team

 * 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 a, a , and . He uses the.
 * Debuted in issue 2.
 * Applies his own face paint.
 * Comes from a noble family.


 * B-Sailor. A male Inkling who wears a, a , and . He uses the.
 * Forge Octarian Jacket. A female Inkling who wears a, a , and . She uses the.
 * W-Sailor. A female Inkling who wears a, a , 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 enemys actions and tactics. It works everytime, except when something unexpected happens or no tactic involves, 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.

Pink Team
Defeated by the Blue Team in Issue 4 by Idiotic Syncnication Power.
 * 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 a, , 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).
 * Can't swim, but apparently, he can surf.


 * Snorkel. A male Inkling who wears a, a , and . He uses the.
 * Octoglasses. A female Inkling who wears, a , and . She uses the.
 * Straw. A female Inkling who wears a, a , and . She uses the.
 * They always upload pictures of their parties to the internet.

Cyan Team

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


 * Mask, one of the S4. A male Inkling, who wears a, , 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.


 * Designer Headphones. A male Inkling who wears, a , and . He uses the.
 * Full Moon Glasses. A female Inkling who wears, a , and . She uses the.
 * Jersey. A female Inkling who wears a, a , and . She uses the.
 * They get together outside practice, often to play games or read comics.

Purple Team
The first team to beat Blue Team 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 a, an , and . He uses the.
 * Doesn't have any eyebrows
 * Likes sweet things.
 * Childhood friends with Aviator-kun.


 * Aviators. A male Inkling who wears, a , and . He uses the.
 * Stitch. A female Inkling who wears a, a , and . She uses the.
 * Paisley. A female Inkling who wears a, a , and . She uses the.
 * Do not talk among themselves, but seem to get along well.

Green Team

 * Backwards. A male Inkling, who wears a, a , and . He uses the.
 * Attempted to use his Sloshing Machine to clean his clothes, and got them ink-stained.


 * Safari Hat. A male Inkling who wears a, an , and . He uses the.
 * Beanie. A female Inkling who wears a, a , and . She uses the.
 * Cleats. A female Inkling who wears a, a , and . She uses the.
 * After battling the Blue Team, they went back to the other teams they battled and became friends with them.

Yellow Team

 * Paintball Mask. A male Inkling, who wears a, a , and . He uses the.
 * Good at helping around the house.


 * Gas Mask. A male Inkling who wears a, a , and . He uses the.
 * Not the same person as Mask from Cyan Team.


 * Olive. A female Inkling who wears, an , and . She uses the.
 * Tako. A female Inkling who wears a, a , and . She uses the.
 * Often have skirmishes with Blue Team.

Dark Green Team

 * 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 a, a , and . He uses the.
 * Apparently secretly practices without his siblings.


 * Stripes. A female Inkling who wears a, a , and . She uses the.
 * Shrimp. A female Inkling who wears a, a , and . She uses the.
 * Skate Helmet. A male Inkling who wears a, a , and . He uses the.
 * A team of four siblings. Skate Helmet is the oldest, followed by Stripe, then Sakura and finally Bike Helmet.
 * They all use Blaster-type weapons.
 * They make eachother cakes on their birthdays, that look bad but taste delicious.

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 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.