Black Inky Rider

The Black Inky Rider is a piece of clothing in the Splatoon series.

In Splatoon, it is a 3-star item produced by Rockenberg and comes with the primary ability Bomb Range Up. It can be purchased from Jelly Fresh for  10,100.

In Splatoon 2, it is a 3-star item produced by Rockenberg and comes with the primary ability Sub Power Up. It can be purchased from Ye Olde Cloth Shoppe for  12,100 or from SplatNet 2 Gear Shop for  18,150.

In Splatoon 3, it is a 2-star item produced by Rockenberg and comes with the primary ability Sub Power Up. It can be purchased from Man-o'-Wardrobe for  12,100 or from SplatNet 3 Shop for  18,150.

Appearance

The Black Inky Rider is a black leather jacket. It has a wide, pointed collar with two shiny metal buttons and an off-center zipper. Around the wearer's waist is a thick belt of the same material as the jacket, with a buckle in the shape of a stylized squid. The collar of a red shirt can be seen peeking out from under the jacket. The back of the sleeves have zippers that are partly zipped up.

Splatoon

Black Inky Rider

Category

  Clothing

Brand

Rockenberg

Ability

Bomb Range Up

Cost

 10,100

Star count

Added in

2.0.0

Abilities

The Black Inky Rider comes with Bomb Range Up as the primary ability. As a 3-star item, the Black Inky Rider comes with three additional slots for secondary abilities. Since it is made by the Rockenberg gear brand, it has a higher chance of rolling Run Speed Up and a lower chance of rolling Swim Speed Up to fill its secondary ability slots.

Splatoon 2

Black Inky Rider

Category

  Clothing

Brand

Rockenberg

Ability

Sub Power Up

Cost

 12,100

SplatNet 2

 18,150

Star count

Added in

Initial Release (1.0.0)

Abilities

The Black Inky Rider comes with Sub Power Up as the primary ability when purchased from a shop or ordered from Murch. When purchased from SplatNet 2, it comes with any other primary ability normally available to Clothing (with the exception of Ability Doubler). As a 3-star item, the Black Inky Rider comes with three additional slots for secondary abilities. Since it is made by the Rockenberg gear brand, it has a higher chance of rolling Run Speed Up and a lower chance of rolling Swim Speed Up to fill its secondary ability slots.

Splatoon 3

Black Inky Rider

Category

  Clothing

Brand

Rockenberg

Ability

Sub Power Up

Cost

 12,100

SplatNet 3

 18,150

Star power

Added in

Drizzle Season 2022 (1.1.0)

The Black Inky Rider appeared in a Twitter post showcasing various shooter-class weapons on 2 May 2022.

Abilities

The Black Inky Rider comes with Sub Power Up as the primary ability when purchased from a shop or ordered from Murch. When purchased from SplatNet 3, it comes with any other primary ability normally available to Clothing (with the exception of Ability Doubler). As a 2-star item, the Black Inky Rider comes with three additional slots for secondary abilities. The star level may be increased with Super Sea Snails for 1 (first), 1 (second), 5 (third), 10 (fourth), or 20 (fifth) Super Sea Snails per star, or by purchasing additional copies of it from Man-o'-Wardrobe for 10,000 (first), 30,000 (second), 50,000 (third), 100,000 (fourth), or 200,000 (fifth) Cash per star. Increasing the star level beyond 2 stars will increase the gear experience gained by a cumulative 3.333…% up to 10% additional experience at 5-star level. Since it is made by the Rockenberg gear brand, it has a higher chance of rolling Run Speed Up and a lower chance of rolling Swim Speed Up to fill its secondary ability slots.

Gallery

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  A female Inkling wearing the Black Inky Rider.

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  Another female Inkling wearing the Black Inky Rider.

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  Another female Inkling wearing the Black Inky Rider.

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  Back view

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  Another female Inkling wearing the Black Inky Rider, hugging a Heavy Splatling.

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  The back of the Black Inky Rider has the Rockenberg logo on it.

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  Official art of an Inkling wearing the Black Inky Rider, holding a Blaster.

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  Rider from the Splatoon Manga with a Gold Dynamo Roller.

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  An Octoling (far right) wearing the Black Inky Rider in a promo for Splatoon 2's Octo Expansion.

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  Front view

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  Back view

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  The Octoling wielding the N-ZAP '85 wears the Black Inky Rider.

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  The Octoling on the far left is wearing the Black Inky Rider.

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  Worn by the Octoling on the right.

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  Clean version

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  Worn by an Octoling on the Blaster Tableturf Battle card.

Trivia

• The Black Inky Rider is the most expensive piece of gear with Sub Power Up in Splatoon 2.
• Rider of the Splatoon manga wears the Black Inky Rider, hence his name.
• The name "Inky Rider" is likely a reference to the leather jacket famously worn by Peter Fonda in the 1969 film Easy Rider.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	イカライダーBLACK Ika Raidā Burakku	Squid Rider BLACK, likely referencing Kamen Rider Black.
Dutch	Zwart bikerjack	Black biker jacket
French (NOA)	Manteau cuir noir	Black leather coat
French (NOE)	Blouson en cuir noir	Black leather jacket
German	Schwarze Bikerjacke	Black biker jacket
Italian	Chiodo nero	Black leather jacket
Russian	Черная косуха Chyornaya kosuha	Black leather jacket
Spanish (NOA)	Chaqueta roquera negra	Black rock jacket
Spanish (NOE)	Chupa motera negra	Black biker jacket
Chinese (Simplified)	鱿鱼骑士皮外套 黑色 yóuyú qíshì pí wàitào hēisè (Mandarin)	Squid Rider Jacket black
Chinese (Traditional)	魷魚騎士皮外套 黑色 yóuyú qíshì pí wàitào hēisè (Mandarin)	Squid Rider Jacket black
Korean	BLACK 오징어 라이더 재킷 BLACK ojingeo raideo jaekit	BLACK Squid Rider Jacket

See Also

• White Inky Rider
• Rockin' Leather Jacket