* '''Army''', one of the S4. A male Inkling, who wears the [[Forge Inkling Parka]] and [[Punk Cherries]]. He uses the [[N-ZAP '85]].<ref name="teamprofiles"/>
** In the ''Splatoon 2'' manga, while his outfit is still the same, Army now wears drawstring cargo pants instead of the classic shorts.
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** He is temporarily replaced by Rider for Team S4 for the duration of the Square King Ranked Cup arc due to being attacked by bees.
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* '''B-Sailor''' (Sailor B-kun in Japanese). A male Inkling who wears the [[Blue Sailor Suit]] and [[Shark Moccasins]]. He uses the [[Splatterscope]].<ref name="teamprofiles"/>
|style="text-align: left;" |One of the S4. A male Inkling, who wears the [[Forge Inkling Parka]] and [[Punk Cherries]]. He uses the [[N-ZAP '85]].<ref name="teamprofiles"/>
* '''Octarian Jacket''' (F-10-chan in Japanese). A female Inkling who wears the [[Forge Octarian Jacket]] and [[Punk Whites]]. She uses the [[Rapid Blaster]].<ref name="teamprofiles"/>
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* '''W-Sailor''' (Sailor W-chan in Japanese). A female Inkling who wears the [[White Sailor Suit]] and [[Mawcasins]]. She uses the [[Dual Squelcher]].<ref name="teamprofiles"/>
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* They are all very punctual and also clean up themselves after their battles.
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* They follow their 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.
|style="text-align: left;" |(Sailor B-kun in Japanese) A male Inkling who wears the [[Blue Sailor Suit]] and [[Shark Moccasins]]. He uses the [[Splatterscope]].<ref name="teamprofiles"/>
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|style="text-align: left;" |(F-10-chan in Japanese). A female Inkling who wears the [[Forge Octarian Jacket]] and [[Punk Whites]]. She uses the [[Rapid Blaster]].<ref name="teamprofiles"/>
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|style="text-align: left;" |(Sailor W-chan in Japanese). A female Inkling who wears the [[White Sailor Suit]] and [[Mawcasins]]. She uses the [[Dual Squelcher]].<ref name="teamprofiles"/>
A group of low-level, described to be idiotic Inklings who are the main protagonists of the manga. They use a blue ink color. This team consists of four members:
(Blazer-chan in Japanese). A female Inkling who wears the Inkling Girl amiibo gear set, which consists of the Squid Hairclip, School Uniform, and School Shoes. She uses the .52 Gal Deco,[1] but uses the Heavy Splatling 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.
Attempted to use his Sloshing Machine to wash his clothes and got them ink stained. He has hated it when people call his Sloshing Machine a "washing machine" ever since.
A major team of neon green Inklings who had plans to practice in the mountains after being inspired by Gloves' trip but takes too long to get in the campgrounds.
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 Takoroka Visor, Navy King Tank, Neon Delta Straps and tight capri sweatpants. Her main weapon is the Splat Roller. She, along with Clip and Half-Rim, debuted in the third issue of this era.
Clip-ons (Clip-chan in Japanese), a female Inkling with the "Haircut" tentacle hairstyle who wears the Squid Clip-Ons, Octobowler Shirt and Cyan Dakroniks. According to her bio, her main weapon is the Splattershot, but she uses the Dualie Squelchers 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 Half-Rim Glasses, Pink Easy-Stripe Shirt, Shark Moccasins, and drawstring cargo pants. His main weapon is the Splatterscope. He, along with Straps and Clip, debuted in the third issue of this era.
A group of magenta Octolings who first debuted in the Octo Expansion portion of the manga. They recently developed an interest in music bands. They do not use their real names, even Eight when he 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 Squidlife Headphones, the Agent 8 clothing and the Null Boots Replica. After his team escapes to Inkopolis, he wears the Squidlife Headphones, Red Cuttlegear LS, Suede Gray Lace-Ups, and denim shorts. His main weapon is the Blaster. 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 Black FishFry Bandana, Annaki Drive Tee, and Punk Cherries after her team escapes to Inkopolis, and she wields the Octo Shot Replica (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 Kamabo Corporation and has not been freed ever since. She is one of Eight's teammates.
Ponytail (Pony in Japanese), an Octoling Girl with has the "Pony" hairstyle. She wears the Agent 8 clothing and shoes but wears the FishFry Visor, Squid Squad Band Tee, Red Hi-Tops, and a skirt with black shorts after her team escapes to Inkopolis, and her main weapon is the Dualie Squelchers. She is one of Eight's teammates.
Burns (Afro in Japanese), an Octoling Boy with the "Afro" hairstyle. He wears the Agent 8 clothing and shoes, but wears the Tennis Headband, Dakro Golden Tee, and N-Pacer Aus after his team escapes to Inkopolis, and his main weapon is the Krak-On Splat Roller. He is one of Eight's teammates.
A group of Inklings with sun yellow ink. All members wear the same gear except shoes, with Emperor and Prinz also wearing the shoes from this set. The gear is the following: the Eminence Cuff, Milky Eminence Jacket and Milky Enperrials. After appearing in the manga, this set was released in Splatoon 2 on 15 December 2017. 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.
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 Enperry Splat Dualies. 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 while and renaming the team to Team Blueperor. His clothing is the Black Velour Octoking Tee while the rest remains the same.
In Chapter 40, he adds the Retro Specs for the secondary headgear.
Prinz, a male Inkling with a custom hairstyle similar to the "Slick" hairstyle with one side-swept tentacle. His main weapon is the Enperry Splat Dualies. 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 while, he is the current leader of Team Emperor, renaming it to Team New Emperor/New-Peror.
Squidkid Jr. (Eging Jr. in Japanese), a dark-skinned male Inkling with the "Buzz-Cut" hairstyle. He wears the Red & Black Squidkid IVs. His main weapon is the Clash Blaster. He, along with Prinz 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.[3]
According to his topic: He gave Prinz 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 N-Pacer Ags. Her main weapon is the Splatterscope. She, along with Prinz 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 while. He wears the White Laceless Dakroniks. His main weapon is the Splash-o-matic.
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 Prinz when Prinz himself saw him practicing, thus forming Team New Emperor/New-Peror.
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.
A group of two yellow Inklings and an Octoling who are the antagonists of Sheldon's Adventure. They serve as the guardians of Sheldon's grandfather's treasure and test Goggles and Sheldon via one-on-one turf wars. Also, a fourth one, Hivemind, announced the Final Fest Splatfest in the manga.
Shadows are copies of Inklings (and presumably Octolings, though there is no confirmation on Shadow Octolings) that are made of energy. They appear from the monitors of Deca Tower in Inkopolis Square and describe themselves as "radio wave energy amplified by the passion of battles". Though they all are virtually identical from their original Inkling counterparts, there are numerous differences, including:
Having a permanent dark-gray ink color
Having a lightning-shaped marking on their forehead (except for Shadow Mask, whose lightning marking is on the forehead of the mask)
Being monochrome except for the lightning-shaped marking and their eye color (both of which are a light-yellow color)
Having a personality opposite to that of their original counterpart
Ability to use radio waves to cause the legs of Inklings to tingle, causing them to be unable to move their legs (this ability is barely shown in the manga and may only affect those who lose against their respective Shadows in battle)
Ability to spectate matches from inside the Deca Tower (Team Shadow Blue is seen watching the Team Blue vs. Gloves match on the Reef in a flashback)
Inability to stay outside of the Deca Tower for prolonged periods of time due to running out of energy, they seem to recharge energy via allowing normal Inklings to battle.
Apart from these differences, the Shadows and original Inkling counterparts are exactly the same, including skill-wise, with both having the same abilities.
Team Shadow Blue
A Team of Shadow Inklings that are copies of Team Blue. They initiate the "Shadow Arc" by kidnapping Li'l Judd and threatening to take over Inkopolis Square. It seems like the Shadows like to chat with each other.
Unlike the other Shadows, there are actually numerous types of Shadow Specs, the main distinguishing feature between them are their eyes, Shadow Specs 1's eyes are slanted downward, Shadow Specs 2's eyes are slanted upward, Shadow Specs 3's eyes are small and circular, and Shadow Specs 4's eyes are horizontal and thin (despite the Inkling Almanac stating that there are 4 types of Shadow Specs, the Inkling Almanac also says there is a fifth one, known as "Super Idiot Specs". The eyes of "Super Idiot Specs" are very similar to Shadow Specs 4's eyes, being slightly less thin.)
Shadow Bobble Hat, a female Shadow Inkling with the "Haircut" hairstyle who wears the Bobble Hat, Gray Hoodie, and Purple Sea Slugs. Her weapon is the Slosher. Her personality is "Angry".
Just like her Original counterpart, she doesn't open her eyes or stop smiling.
Shadow Supreme King Team
A team of Shadow Inkling that opposed their Originals in the second Turf War of the Shadow Arc (the Originals who fought in said match were decided via Jan-ken-pon, the Japanese equivalent of Rock-paper-scissors.)
Just like his original counterpart, he possesses the X-Zone ability.
Miscellaneous Shadow Inklings
There are numerous Shadow Inklings that we only see outside of battle. This section is made for those Inklings.
Shadow Skull, a male Shadow Inkling with the "Top Knot" hairstyle who wears the Skull Bandana, Octo Tee, and Gold Hi-Horses. His personality is "Never gets lost".
Shadow Mask, a male Shadow Inkling with the "Top Knot" hairstyle who wears the Gas Mask, Purple Camo LS, Green Rain Boots. His personality is "Cheerful".
Shadow Gloves, a male Shadow Inkling with the "Slick" hairstyle who wears the Squidfin Hook Cans, Black V-Neck Tee, and Yellow Mesh Sneakers. His personality is unknown, as he is only shown once with no clues to a different personality.
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.
(Stray Squids in Japanese) 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 Crimson Parashooter. They appear in the fifth issue of this manga.
Clams Facemask (Squid Mask in Japanese), a male Inkling with the "Slick" hairstyle who wears the King Facemask and Kid Clams. His main weapon is the Aerospray MG.
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 Squid Facemask and Choco Clogs. Her main weapon is the Luna Blaster.
A supporting group of pink ink colored Inklings. All members wear the same gear, namely the Inkling Girl 2 set: the Squid Clip-Ons, School Cardigan, and Fringed Loafers. They all have the first four female Inkling hairstyles. 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 (School Metry-chan (kun) in Japanese), a female-looking Inkling with the "Wave" hairstyle. Their main weapon is the Splash-o-matic.
According to his topic: It seems that he sneaks to practice at doing a girl voice during the night.
School Short, a female-looking Inkling with the "Haircut" hairstyle. Their main weapon is the Splattershot Jr.
School Bun (School Dango-chan (kun) in Japanese), a female-looking Inkling with the "Double-Bun" hairstyle. Their main weapon is the Tri-Slosher.
School Long, a female-looking Inkling with the "Hippie" hairstyle. Their main weapon is the Inkbrush.
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 Retro Gamer Jersey, as well as some sort of headband for headgear. They first appear in the third issue of this era, facing against Gloves' Team.
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.
Knight (who is Rider in disguise), who wears the Octoling Boy set: the Steel Helm, Steel Platemail and Steel Greaves. His new and temporary weapon is the Kensa Dynamo Roller 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 Worker's Head Towel, Garden Gear, and Angry Rain Boots. 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 Tenta Sorella Brella.
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 H-3 Nozzlenose.
Towel Topknot, a male Inkling with the "Topknot" hairstyle who uses the Glooga Dualies.
Towel Slick, a male Inkling with the "Slick" hairstyle who uses the Explosher.
A supporting group of midnight pink Inklings 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 Null Visor Replica and the Takoroka Rainbow Tie Dye, and they all use the Dapple Dualies.
Iromaki Red, An Inkling Boy with the "Topknot" hairstyle wearing the Red Iromaki 750s.
According to his topic: He works with his teammates to research cool poses.
Iromaki Green, An Inkling Boy with the "Buzz-Cut" hairstyle wearing the Green Iromaki 750s.
Iromaki Yellow, An Inkling Girl with the "Hippie" hairstyle wearing the Yellow Iromaki 750s.
Iromaki Purple, An Inkling Girl with the "Wave" hairstyle wearing the Purple Iromaki 750s.
A supporting group of purple-blue Inklings and an Octoling who are a group of researchers who mainly study plants. Sometimes, they have recreational activities that strengthen their teamwork. Every member wears the SRL Coat.
Splattershot Jr, a male Inkling with the "Topknot" hairstyle who wears the first gear set new players wear in the Splatoon games: the White Headband, Basic Tee and Cream Basics. His main weapon is the Splattershot Jr. and he also keeps a peculiar gold Splattershot in his room. He polishes it whenever he needs to psyche himself up. He appears in the bonus chapter for Volume 8 and makes a cameo on Chapter 66.
Swim Goggles, a male Inkling with the "Slick" hairstyle who wears the Swim Goggles, Red-Check Shirt and Midnight Slip-Ons. His main weapon is the Squeezer. He is a member of the Glasses Gang, which is comprised of himself, Aviators, Full Moon Glasses, and Half-Rimz.
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 Takoroka Mesh 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.
Although gender and species are collectively referred to as 'styles' in the game version of Splatoon 3, the honorifics '-kun' and '-chan' are still used for the named characters to refer to their genders in the manga in Japanese.
Braid, a female light yellow Inkling with the "Megalobraid" hairstyle, "Classic" feminine legwear and "Slit" feminine eyebrows who wears the Fake Contacts, Tri-Shred Tee, and Force ReBoots. Braid temporarily wore the Lo-Vis Visor. Her main weapon is the Tri-Stringer. She debuts in the bonus chapter of Volume 16, albeit her appearance is mostly covered by a hooded cape, shades and facemask, similar to how the player character looks at the beginning of Splatoon 3. Aside from the Force ReBoots, her unhooded appearance was not revealed until the Special Preview of Chapter 66, while her name was not revealed until the full release of Chapter 66.
Despite looking forward to days of Turf Wars and rumors circulating about her skill claiming that she was one of Splatsville's top 8 battlers, Braid never participated in real battles until the events of Chapter 66 and practiced entirely on her own. She is an anxious and especially shy Inkling whenever battles are brought up. When she expresses those traits, she makes an awkward smile while trembling. She acts as an unofficial member of the Blue Team and lends Goggles gear.
Wrap, a male Inkling with the "Spiky-Haired" hairstyle, his hair color is green. He wears the Fake Contacts, Barazushi Wrap, "Baggy sweatpants" legwear, and Suede Basics. His main weapon is the Luna Blaster.
Streetstyle, a female Inkling with the "Banger" hairstyle and "Thick", her hair color is green. She wears the Streetstyle Cap, Apple Ringer, "Loose sport shorts" legwear, and Cyan Trainers. Her main weapon is the Jet Squelcher.
Barreleye, an Octoling with the "Surfcurl" hairstyle and unknown eyebrows who wears Ink-Tinted Goggles, a Red Battlecrab Shell, "Baggy sweatpants" legwear, and Turbo Tabi Red. His weapon is the Range Blaster. He is quite energetic and does not like to be oppressed by rules; hence, his comment that his team is "free" due to not being part of the New Order.
Polpo, an Octoling with the "Surfcurl" hairstyle and the "Classic" feminine eyebrows who wears Squid Clip-Ons, an Annaki Polpo-Pic Tee, "Tight capri sweatpants" legwear, and Punk Nights. Her weapon is the Blaster. She is Barreleye's sister.
The New Order are a group of three Inklings and one Octoling, they represent the top half of the Splatsville Great Eight. Members of the New Order that lose battles have a black sticker placed on their weapons by Octophones, rendering them unable to use it as punishment for making the group look weak.
Flap Cap, an Inkling with the "Banger" hairstyle and the "Classic" masculine eyebrows who wears an Ink-Black Flap Cap, a Button-Clown Shirt, "Classic shorts" legwear, and Arrow Toesies Blu. His main weapon is the E-liter 4K Scope. He frequently has a blank expression on his face and uses his charger's scope to look at people from a distance.
8-Bit, an Inkling with the "Bed Head" hairstyle and the "Classic" feminine eyebrows who wears Retro Framers, a Manatee Swag Sweat, "Classic shorts" legwear, and Tenya OctoReds. Her main weapon is the Dynamo Roller. She is aggressive and complains about people who don't work hard, pushing her team to exhaustion.
Octophones, an Octoling with the "Octolocks" hairstyle and the "Classic" masculine eyebrows who wears Ocho OctoPhones, a Seahorse Shoreliner, "Classic shorts" legwear, and U Jellys. His weapon is the .96 Gal. Octophones is revealed to have paid his teammates to be there, losing to Blue Team when they refuse to help each other because they'd receive less money if they did.
3-Strap, an Octoling with the "Afro" hairstyle and the "Slit" masculine eyebrows who wears a Cycling Cap, a Cycling Shirt, "Colored leggings" legwear, and White 3-Straps. His weapon is the Inkbrush.
Artwork of the S4 featured on the back cover of Volume 2.
Back cover of Splatoon 3 Volume 2 featuring 8-Bit, Wire Glasses and Shady.
Trivia
Most characters 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, like Rider, are named after their clothing and others, like Cleats, are named after their shoes.
As shown in a CoroCoro video about Splatoon Volume 1, the author, Sankichi Hinodeya 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.
Octophones is an exception as he is one of the few characters whose eye color does not match their ink color. His ink color being indigo while having red eyes.
Some Inklings are not named after what they are wearing, such as Prinz and Emperor.
Some Inklings are named after their weapons, such as Splattershot Jr and Splatterscope.
Some Inklings are named after their hairstyle, such as Buzz-Cut Towel, Afro and Braid.
Some Inklings are named after their Squidbeak Splatoon designation, like Eight and Seven.