Agent 4

Agent 4​

Agent 4

Female Agent 4

Species	Inkling
Habitat
Height
Hair color	Variable (Splatoon 2, Octo Canyon)
Eye color	Any
Age	14 (Splatoon 2) Likely 19 (at the start of Splatoon 3)
Gender	Any
Pronouns
Relations
Location	Inkopolis Square, Octo Canyon
Shop
HP
Maximum HP
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Other forms

“	As soon as I saw you aimlessly wandering around the square, I knew you were the one.	”
— Marie, Tentakeel Outpost

Agent 4 is an Inkling who is the main player character in Splatoon 2 and the protagonist of Octo Canyon, in which they are recruited into the New Squidbeak Splatoon by Marie. While they do not physically appear in Splatoon 3, they are referenced in the game's DLC campaign, Side Order.

Appearance

Agent 4 can have a variety of appearances, depending on the player's choice of gender, skin color, eye color, and hairstyle, as well as their current ink color. They wear an upgraded version of the Hero Suit that once belonged to Callie. They can pick up Armor to wear as well. They wield the Hero Shot by default but are later able to use a variety of other Hero weapons given to them by Sheldon.

Unlike other Agents who are locked to a single hue outside of levels, Agent 4 sports different ink colors depending on which Sector of the Octo Canyon they are in. These ink colors are respectively   Marigold in Tentakeel Outpost (also used in most promotional art),   Green in Suction-Cup Lookout,   Soda in Beaker's Depot,   Turquoise in Slimeskin Garrison and   Night Lumi Green in Cephalon HQ.

In official artwork, Agent 4 is frequently depicted as a girl Inkling with the Haircut hairstyle, orange eyes, wearing the upgraded Hero Suit, with Marigold as their signature ink color.

Personality and traits

Agent 4 is described as a silent squid who goes with the flow even in raging waters, and values freedom and flexibility. They also "blast through any situation with ease." Agent 4 did not know who the Squid Sisters were prior to the events of Octo Canyon; according to the official Splatoon 2 relationship chart and The Art of Splatoon 2, this is because they do not watch TV as they are busy with extracurriculars. Agent 4, as seen in promotional pictures and art, has a diligent work ethic, a lot of confidence, and is extremely free-spirited. Compared to Agent 3, they are shown to be more easygoing and relaxed, yet slightly upbeat in their mannerisms, and they are often depicted as smiling in official art.

Their favorite weapon class appears to be shooters, as evidenced by their signature Hero Shot as well as their Palette in Side Order. The Order Shot is not only the weapon associated with Agent 4's Palette, but also the weapon used by the leading figure of Parallel Canon, who is a direct copy of Agent 4's data in the Memverse.

History

Agent 4, Callie and Marie in Tentakeel Outpost.

Background

Not much is known about Agent 4's background, except that they came from a town about 40 minutes from Inkopolis by train.

Splatoon 2

After Agent 4 initially arrives in Inkopolis, they are swept up in Marie's quest to save the Great Zapfish and her cousin Callie. In Octo Canyon, Agent 4 completes various missions to retrieve stolen Zapfish, defeating many Octarians along the way. Eventually, Agent 4 confronts DJ Octavio and a brainwashed Callie, rescuing the Great Zapfish, freeing Callie, and finally restoring Inkopolis's power supply once again.

Splatoon 3

Agent 4 is mentioned in Side Order, in which it is revealed that Cuttlefish introduced Off the Hook to Agent 4 sometime after the events of Splatoon 2, and Marina wanted them to be in charge of the Memverse's system security. Before the events of Side Order, Order took part of Agent 4's soul, turning it into a Palette. According to a developer interview with Famitsu, Order created the Parallel Canon boss by using Agent 4's data due to rumors of them being the strongest, with the masked figure being a direct copy of Agent 4 while the helmet wearers are copies of the mask wearer. If the player has save data for Splatoon 2 on their Nintendo Switch, the appearance of Parallel Canon in Side Order matches the appearance of the player's Agent 4 in Splatoon 2.

Palette

Agent 4's Palette
Order Shot	Splat Bomb	Trizooka	THIS is who Mawina wanted in charge of Memverse secuwity? This unfwappable, fwee-spiwited so-and-so? I would never abide it! Buuut...no weason such stwength shouldn't be used to pwotect a world of order. An Order Defense Force is MUCH cooler than a New Squidbeak Splatoon anyway! No lawless do-gooder would be beyond our gwasp!
Most common tone: Range
Second most common tone: Mobility

Gallery

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  Polaroid-style render

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  2D artwork

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  Alternate version with background

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  Octo Canyon artwork featuring Agent 4.

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  Promotional version

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  Render when Agent 4's armor is broken.

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  Close-up of Agent 4.

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  Agent 4 riding on a Ride rail

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  Agent 4 pointing a Charger at an Octozeppelin

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  Agent 4 fighting Octo Samurai

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  Agent 4 with the Hero Dualies.

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  A doodle of Agent 4 appearing at the top-left corner during the credits.

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  A doodle of a boy and girl Agent 4 during the credits.

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  Agent 4 in artwork created for the cover of The Art of Splatoon 2.

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  Agent 4 in artwork for New Year 2018.

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  Artwork of Agent 4 for the Chaos vs. Order Splatfest.

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  Agent 4 in artwork for Splatoon 2's first anniversary.

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  Agent 8 and Agent 4 artwork

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  Agent 4 in the Splatoon 2 relationship chart.

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  The chart in Japanese.

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  Icon used on the Splatoon 2 relationship chart

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  Manga-styled storyboards featuring Agent 4.

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  A pixel sprite of Agent 4 from Side Order

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  Locker sticker of Agent 4 based on the previous sprite

Trivia

• In the Splatoon manga, Gloves is Agent 4, with Skull and Vintage appearing later as Agent 4.5 and Agent 4.25, respectively.
• Marie's dialogue in certain localizations suggests that Agent 4 is "two years older" than Agent 3, suggesting they are 16 to 18 years old. This contradicts the developers' statement that the playable Inklings in Splatoon 2 are around 14 years old.
• Most promotional artwork and screenshots depict Agent 4 to be a girl Inkling with the Haircut hairstyle (the default Inkling appearance in Splatoon 2), which is also seen in-game at the end of the Octo Canyon credits, while few pieces of concept art and segments of the credits depict a boy version with the Slick hairstyle. This is less variable than the first game, which had multiple official artwork pieces depicting both Inkling girls and boys as Agent 3.
  • This is also the default design used for Parallel Canon in Side Order if the player does not have Splatoon 2 save data on their Nintendo Switch.
• An Inkling girl on the artwork for Tower Records has the same features commonly used for Agent 4. She is seen with an Octoling that resembles Agent 8.
• Agent 4 is nicknamed "Four" and "Agent Snore" by Marie.
• The Octo Expansion art book, HaikaraWalker, includes a mid-development mockup of Agent 4 in a prototype version of the Deepsea Metro.
• In The Art of Splatoon 3, Agent 4 is shown to be in an early concept for Splatoon 3's story mode.

Etymology

Members of the New Squidbeak Splatoon are referred to by numbers. Similar to how Agent 3 was named so by Cap'n Cuttlefish because Agents 1 and 2 are Callie and Marie, Agent 4's title is given by Marie in continuation.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	4号 Yon-Gō	Number Four
Dutch	Agent 4	Same as the English name
French	Numéro 4	Number 4
German	Nr. 4	Number 4
Italian	Numero 4	Number 4
Russian	Агент 004 Agent 004	Agent 004
Spanish	Agente 4	Agent 4
Chinese (Simplified)	4号 Sì Hào	Number 4
Chinese (Traditional)	4號 Sì Hào	Number 4
Korean	4호 Sa-ho	Number 4