The drummer's a bit rough around the edges. They call him wild child for a reason. This youngster's sense of rhythm is uncanny, and when it matters most, his sticks are always there to lead the way with a wicked beat barrage. He really gives his all on stage—if you look closely you might catch him weeping during a drum solo.
Murasaki is a short, dark purple sea urchin with round black eyes and a small white wriggly mouth. His spikes are lighter towards the outside, with purple and green tips. In Splatoon, his outfit consists of a long olive green sweater with a white-circled blue U-shaped symbol, beige pants, and blue-soled orange shoes.
Splatoon 3
In Splatoon 3, he seems to have grown in size. His outfit consists of a green sweatshirt with beige sleeves and the same symbol U-shaped symbol on it, a black undershirt, gray-blue baggy pants, and white sneakers with purple zigzag designs.
Personality
When he played in Squid Squad, Murasaki was portrayed as a person with a lot of energy and potential, even though he did not use a wide variety of techniques, with his drum fills simply being a repeated hit of the snare. [1]
According to Squid Research Lab, he gives his best on stage, to the point of even shedding tears during his solos. He was also the youngest member of Squid Squad.[2] In Front Roe he is under the alias of '003Soss'. When asked if Squid Squad would reunite, Murasaki said, "If I were to say it's possible, then it's possible, and if not, then it's not. If we do it, we do it, and if we don't, we don't."[3]
Murasaki was the first known non-cephalopod musician of the Splatoon series.
Murasaki's drum sticks come from his own spikes.[2]
Etymology
"Murasaki" comes from ムラサキウニ murasakiuni (purple sea urchin), the Japanese name for Heliocidaris crassispina, a species of sea urchin. The word 紫 murasaki (purple) is also a term that refers to the dark-colored soy sauce used as a dip for sushi.
His Front Roe alias '003Soss' is also a play on the latter inspiration, being a corruption of the word 'sauce'.
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