Pearl

“	Don't get cooked... stay off the hook!	”
— Off the Hook's catchphrase.

Pearl is one of the two members of Off the Hook, a band featured in Splatoon 2, along with Marina, that hosts their own television show, similar to the Squid Sisters from the first game. Her signature color is pink.

Appearance

Pearl resembles a "pop princess" stereotype. She appears shorter and smaller in height than most Inklings. Her tentacles are shoulder length and creamy white with pink tips, and a small bang. She has light golden eyes with pale yellow pupils in the shape of a plus, and a beauty mark at the left of her lips. Like Marina, and unlike other inklings, she has one sharp tooth in the middle at the top and bottom of her teeth, instead of the usual two. Her outfit consists of a pearly white sleeveless dress with a high collar, a slanted diamond like pattern at the bottom left, and a large golden zipper on the front with a plus-shaped hole zipped all the way, white shorts, pink tights, white boots with big golden zippers that have plus shaped holes zipped up, and black soles at the bottom, black fingerless gloves, and a white crown with pink tips that resembles a squid ring tooth on her head. Her pink color will change depending on the Splatfest team she chooses, except for her crown.

Personality

Pearl speaks rather bluntly and uses various slang, in line with her characterization as a rapper (despite her "pop princess" appearance). Compared to her partner, Marina, Pearl is a lot more expressive, quick to jump onto a topic with a bit of a short temper, and has a knack for composing new songs as they come to her. Often times, her comments can be playfully sarcastic, playing off her co-host. Her lively attitude is most obvious if you view her through the window, as she looks at the player quizzically before striking a pose.

Trivia

• Like the Squid Sisters, she also has golden eyes with plus shaped pupils.
• Unlike Marina and the Squid Sisters, she has no eyelashes.
• Her main color is pink, however it sometimes can be shown with a purple tint, similar to Callie.
• According to many of her dialogs with Marina, Pearl comes from a rich family, explaining some of her attitude, appearance, and personality.
  • Pearl remembers owning a ship of the same model as the Manta Maria when she was six years old.
  • She owns a go-cart.
• Pearl's Japanese names, ヒメ, literally means "princess", which is why her hair accessory is shaped like a crown. Her name is actually reference to ヒメイカ, the Japanese name for the species Idiosepius paradoxus, known as Northen Pygmy Squid.
  • The pink tips of her "crown" don't change color during a Splatfest, unlike how the Squid Sisters' main colors would completely change, even on their hair accessories.
  • The sole exception is the Fries vs. McNuggets Splatfest artwork where her crown is tinted red at the tips, rather than pink. The reason for this is unknown.
  • In the File:S2 Splatfest Icon Warm Inner Wear.png Warm Inner Wear vs. File:S2 Splatfest Icon Warm Outer Wear.png Warm Outer Wear Japanese splatfest artwork, Pearl is shown tossing her crown while posing like a Uniqlo model. The next artwork to be released, for the North American Sweater vs. File:S2 Splatfest Icon Socks.png Socks Splatfest, shows that her crown is cracked, likely from falling on the ground following the previous picture. All the following Splatfest artwork show her with a new, golden crown instead. This is not reflected on her in-game model.
• Her favorite weapon appears to be the Splat Dualies.
• Her tentacles appear to change to completely one color like other Inklings, although this is never shown in-game. This is shown in most Splatfest artworks. The same likely goes for the Squid Sisters.
• According to dialogue in the Japanese version of the game, Pearl is referred to as "senpai" by Marina. "Senpai" is an honorific used in addressing someone of an elder with the same social standing or to one of more experience in a field or trade, implying that Marina looks up to Pearl as a respectable figure who came before her; in this case, the music industry (or the Inkling world, as Marina grew up among the Octarians).
  • This is also due to the fact that Pearl is older than her by three years.
• Pearl seems to have a special connection with Snapper Canal from multiple news dialogues.
  • Pearl's dad use to take to her Snapper Canal to learn how to ride a bike. But according to Marina, she still uses training wheels.
  • Pearl hints that she may have a boyfriend, after saying a boy from school took her to Snapper Canal as a kid. This also indicates that Inklings have school and an education system, despite always battling in turf wars all the time in Inkopolis.
• According to Marina when announcing the Warm Breakfast vs. Cold Breakfast Splatfest, Pearl has digestive issues.
• In the announcement dialog for the File:S2 Splatfest Icon Agility.png Agility vs. File:S2 Splatfest Icon Endurance.png Endurance Splatfest, it is revealed that Pearl has difficulties with sitting still. She says that she starts fidgeting, if she sits still too long, and Marina comments that Pearl always walks around during recordings.
• According to concept art by Nintendo, Pearl was going to be an Octoling, but that concept was scrapped later on, in favor of her current design. It seems she was supposed to be the same age as Marina as well.
• She may be short in height due to the type of species she is, since the Northern Pygmy Squid is one of the world's smallest squid species at only 16 millimeters in length.
• Her preferred personal pronoun in Japanese is アタシ, which is an informal female form commonly used by young women and girls.
  • She also uses many slang terms on one hand and childish speech patterns (like replacing "sh" sounds with "ch" sounds) on the other, giving the air of a little girl trying to act tough.

Gallery

Promotional

• 

  Pearl a.k.a MC Princess in Octo Expansion*.

Splatfest Promotional Art

• 

  Rock vs. Pop

Concept art

• 

  Concept art of Pearl as an Octoling.

• File:Pearl concept.PNG
• File:Pearl concept2.PNG
• File:Pearl concept3.PNG

Screenshots

• 
• 

Names in other languages

Pearlie Template:Foreignname