List of Splatoon manga characters

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The Splatoon Manga 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.

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The Blue Team with their weapons out, ready for their counterattack.

Protagonists

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 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 Bobble, 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 Pilot Goggles, a Zink Layered LS, and Purple Hi-Horses; and used the plain S Weapon Main Splattershot.png Splattershot[1].
His favorite food is Onigiri-sushi.
In Chapters 8 and 9, he is assigned as Agent 3 and wears the default Agent 3 set wielding the S Weapon Main Hero Shot Replica.png Hero Shot Replica, plus the Pilot Goggles for the secondary headgear.
In the Splatoon 2 Manga, he now wears an Eggplant Mountain Coat and a pair of drawstring pants along with his Pilot 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. He now uses the S2 Weapon Main Splattershot.png Splattershot.
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 Retro Specs, a Vintage Check Shirt, and White Kicks; and used the S Weapon Main Inkbrush.png Inkbrush[1].
In the Splatoon 2 Manga, he now wears his Retro Specs along with a Baby-Jelly Shirt & Tie and a pair of Smoky Wingtips. He still uses the S2 Weapon Main Octobrush.png Octobrush, but he still has a few other brushes, like when he used the S2 Weapon Main Inkbrush Nouveau.png Inkbrush Nouveau set during the battle against Team Emperor.
In the escape portion of the Octo Expansion Arc, he wields the S2 Weapon Main Undercover Brella.png Undercover Brella.
He is the actual leader of the Blue Team, not Goggles.
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 Studio Headphones, a White Tee, and Pink Trainers; and used the S Weapon Main Splat Charger.png Splat Charger[1].
In the Splatoon 2 Manga, she now wears a Slash King Tank, a pair of Red Hi-Horses, and a skirt with shorts with her Studio Headphones and she now wields a S2 Weapon Main Splat Charger.png Splat Charger.
Bobble Hat seems to enjoy Goggles' actions. Though she and her big smile show her innocence, Bobble Hat 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 Bobble Hat, a Green Zip Hoodie, and Cream Hi-Tops; and used the S Weapon Main Splat Roller.png Splat Roller[1].
In the Splatoon 2 Manga, her tentacles are now shorter and she's wearing a Gray Hoodie with her Bobble Hat and her usual Purple Sea Slugs. She still uses the S2 Weapon Main Slosher.png Slosher.
In the escape portion of the Octo Expansion Arc, she wields the S2 Weapon Main Tri-Slosher.png Tri-Slosher.

Supporting

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 Fake Contacts, a Black Inky Rider, and Octoling Boots. He debuted in issue 1 and uses the S Weapon Main Gold Dynamo Roller.png Gold Dynamo Roller[1], but it is later mentioned in issue 7 that he also practices with other weapons.
    • According to his topics:
      • Believing in himself is his training philosophy.
      • He takes good care of his weapon.
    • In chapters 8 and 9, he is assigned as Agent 3.5 and wears the default Agent 3 set wielding the S Weapon Main Hero Roller Replica.png Hero Roller Replica, plus the Black Inky Rider for the secondary clothing. This alias is used again in the Octo Expansion arc, taking the role as Agent 3 from the game, and is wearing the Agent 3 cloak and wielding the Gold Dynamo Roller.
  • Stealth Goggles*. A male Inkling who wears Stealth Goggles, a Camo Zip Hoodie, and Pro Trail Boots. He uses the S Weapon Main Jet Squelcher.png Jet Squelcher[1]. He's said to love airsoft sports from Chapter 7 of the Splatoon 2 manga.
  • School Uniform*. A female Inkling who wears the Inkling Girl amiibo gear set, which consist of a Squid Hairclip, a School Uniform, and School Shoes. She uses the S Weapon Main .52 Gal Deco.png .52 Gal Deco[1], but uses the S2 Weapon Main Heavy Splatling.png Heavy Splatling during the battle against Team Emperor. She's said to be a class representative indicating that she attends school from Chapter 7 of the Splatoon 2 manga. She's also seen to be good friends with Bamboo as she only joined back with Rider if Bamboo would join as well.
  • Bamboo Hat. A female Inkling who wears a Bamboo Hat, a Navy Striped LS, and Blue Slip-Ons. She uses the S Weapon Main Heavy Splatling.png Heavy Splatling[1]. 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.
  • When Rider was training the Blue Team to take on Skull, it's revealed that they became friends and started battling together now.

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.

Antagonists

S4

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

Orange Team

A team of Orange Inklings wearing the same headgear, a Special Forces Beret.

Item/Ability: Inkling Army Manual (イカアーミーユアル Ika Āmī Yuaru)
Debuted in issue 2.
Applies his own face paint.
Comes from a noble family.
  • B-Sailor*. A male Inkling who wears a Blue Sailor Suit and Shark Moccasins. He uses the S Weapon Main Splatterscope.png Splatterscope[1].
  • Forge Octarian Jacket*. A female Inkling who wears a Forge Octarian Jacket and Punk Whites. She uses the S Weapon Main Rapid Blaster.png Rapid Blaster[1].
  • W-Sailor*. A female Inkling who wears a White Sailor Suit and Mawcasins. She uses the S Weapon Main Dual Squelcher.png Dual Squelcher[1].
  • 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. All members, except Aloha, wear the same clothing, a Logo Aloha Shirt.

Item/Ability: Disco Ball Dance (ミラーボールダンス Mirā Bōru Dansu)
Debuted as a cameo in issue 2, and made his first major appearance in issue 3 (as Jungle-kun, revealed at the end).
In the Splatoon 2 Manga, he now uses the ponytail and tentacle bang hairstyle.
Can't swim, but apparently, he can surf.
He knows all the addresses of his partying friends.

Cyan Team

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

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)
Doesn't have any eyebrows
Likes sweet things.
Childhood friends with Aviator-kun.

Other Teams

Green Team

Attempted to use his Sloshing Machine to clean his clothes, and got them ink-stained.

Yellow Team

Good at helping around the house.
Not the same person as Mask from Cyan Team.

Dark Green Team

Item/Ability: Blaster Gatling Gun (ブラスターガトリングガン Burasutā Gatoringu Gan)
Apparently secretly practices without his siblings.
A team of four siblings. Bike Helmet is the oldest, followed by Stripe, then Shrimp, and finally Skate Helmet.
They all use Blaster-type weapons.
They make for each other cakes on their birthdays, that look bad but taste delicious.

New Characters in Splatoon 2 era

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  • Pearl
  • Marina
  • Flow and Craymond (Chapter 15 only)
  • Jelfonzo (Chapter 15 only)
  • Bisk (Chapter 15 only)
  • Mr. Grizz (Chapters 22 and 23 only)
  • The Salmonids (Chapters 22 and 23 only)
  • The Sanitized Octarians
  • Telephone
  • C.Q. Cumber
  • Iso Padre
  • Denizens of the deep
  • Hachi*, a male Octoling with pink ink color and has the mohawk hairstyle. He is referred as Agent 8 by Cap'n Cuttlefish. He wears the Squidlife Headphones, the Agent 8 clothing and the Null Boots Replica. His main weapon is the S2 Weapon Main Blaster.png Blaster. He first appears in the end of issue 14 from the Square King Cup arc. He's seen by Cap'n Cuttlefish that he was listening to the Squid Sisters' album through his headphones and he's shown as having a hand in creating weapons as he makes a Splattershot for Goggles to use.
  • Nana*, an Octoling Girl with pink ink color and has the short floppy hairstyle. She wears the Agent 8 clothing and shoes, but the weapon she wields is currently unknown. She first appears in chapter 24 briefly. It was revealed in Chapter 26 that she was Hachi's teammate who got captured by the Kambo Corporation and has not been freed ever since.
  • An unnamed female Inkling with the short bob tentacle 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.

Gloves Team

A major group of neon green ink-colored inklings who had plans to practice in the mountains after being inspired by Gloves' trip, but takes too long to get in the campgrounds.

Hockey Team

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.

Tactic: 4DS / 4 Dead Shots (4DS / 4 Ninde Syuugeki)

Outcasts Team

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, a Crimson Parashooter. They appear in the fifth issue of this manga.

Inkfall Team

A supporting group of light blue inklings who love to be clean, so they always have a nice soap odor around them.

School Cardigan Team

A supporting group of pink ink colored, cross-dressing inklings. All members wear the same gear, namely the Inkling Girl 2 amiibo set: Squid Clip-Ons, a School Cardigan and Fringed Loafers. They all have the first 4 female Inkling hairstyles. They went to buy clothes for women. They first appear in the third issue of this era, facing against the Yellow-Green Team. They are named after their hairstyles but it's revealed to be wigs and they all have the shaved 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, a female-looking male inkling with the asymmetric with one long, curled tentacle hairstyle. His main weapon is the S2 Weapon Main Splash-o-matic.png 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 male inkling with the short bob tentacle hairstyle. His main weapon is the S2 Weapon Main Splattershot Jr..png Splattershot Jr..
  • School Bun, a female-looking male inkling with the knotted tentacle hairstyle. His main weapon is the S2 Weapon Main Tri-Slosher.png Tri-Slosher.
  • School Long, a female-looking male inkling with the two long tentacle hairstyle. His main weapon is the S2 Weapon Main Inkbrush.png Inkbrush.

Retro Gamer Team

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.

Emperor Team

A group of sun yellow ink colored inklings. All members wear the same gear except shoes, with Emperor and Prince 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.

Tactic: Emperor's Road (王道 / エンペラー ロード Ōdō / enperā rōdo)
  • Emperor, a male inkling with a custom hairstyle that has side his tentacles swept to the side. His main weapon is the S2 Weapon Main Enperry Splat Dualies.png 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.
  • Prince, a male inkling with a custom hairstyle similar to the spiked comb back hairstyle with one side-swept tentacle. His main weapon is the S2 Weapon Main Enperry Splat Dualies.png 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.
  • Squidkid Jr.*, a dark-skinned male inkling with the buzz cut hairstyle. He wears Red & Black Squidkid IVs. His main weapon is the S2 Weapon Main Clash Blaster.png Clash Blaster. He, along with Prince 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 Prince a pair of his favorite shoes, but can't quite get him to wear them.
  • N-Pacer, a female inkling with the knotted tentacle hairstyle. She wears N-Pacer Ags. Her main weapon is the S2 Weapon Main Splatterscope.png Splatterscope. She, along with Prince 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.

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.
  • 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.

Names in other languages

Name Japan Japanese Meaning
Goggles-Kun ゴーグルくん
Gōguru-Kun
Goggle-Kun
Headphones-Chan ヘッドホンちゃん
Heddohon-Chan
Headphone-Chan
Glasses-Kun メガネくん
Megane-Kun
Glasses-Kun
Knit Cap-Chan ニットキャップちゃん
Nittokyappu-Chan
Knit Cap-Chan[note 1]

Translation notes

  1. Sometimes in translation, because "Knit Cap-Chan" was too clunky to be used, she gets renamed to Bobble-Chan.

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