Character

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This article lists characters in the Splatoon series.

Playable characters

Character Species Description
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Captain
Inkling Former holder of the Agent 3 title.

The playable avatar in Splatoon and a supporting character in Splatoon 2: Octo Expansion.

Captain of the New Squidbeak Splatoon since Splatoon 3.

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Agent 4
Inkling The playable avatar in Splatoon 2 and the fourth recruit of the New Squidbeak Splatoon.
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Agent 8
Octoling The playable avatar and protagonist of Splatoon 2: Octo Expansion and Splatoon 3: Side Order.
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Agent 3
Inkling or Octoling The playable avatar in Splatoon 3 and newest recruit of the New Squidbeak Splatoon.

Important characters

Character Species Description
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Callie
Inkling A member of the Squid Sisters, the pop idol duo that hosts Inkopolis News in Splatoon, and Agent 1 of the New Squidbeak Splatoon.
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Marie
Inkling A member of the Squid Sisters and Agent 2 of the New Squidbeak Splatoon.
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Pearl (Drone)
Inkling A member of Off the Hook, a pop idol duo introduced in Splatoon 2 that hosted Inkopolis News in that game, supporting character in Octo Expansion and Agent 8's companion in Side Order.
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Marina
Octoling A member of Off the Hook and supporting character in Octo Expansion and Side Order.
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Shiver
Octoling A member of Deep Cut, a band introduced in Splatoon 3 that hosts the Anarchy Splatcast.
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Frye
Inkling A member of Deep Cut.
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Big Man
Manta ray A member of Deep Cut.
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Smallfry
Salmonid The Smallfry companion of the current holder of the Agent 3 title.
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Craig Cuttlefish
Inkling A war hero and leader of the Squidbeak Splatoon who led the Inklings to victory over the Octarians 100 years ago. Now continues to monitor the Octarians in his old age and recruits new agents to stop their plans.
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DJ Octavio
Octoling The leader of the Octarian Army.
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C.Q. Cumber
Sea cucumber A translucent blue sea cucumber wearing a train conductor's hat. He is the conductor of the Deepsea Metro.
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Acht
Sanitized Octoling A musician in Splatoon 2 and a supporting character in Side Order.
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Judd
Cat A cat previously preserved in time after the extinction of humans. He plays the role of referee in multiplayer matches, and also gives battle advice near/in the lobby.
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Li'l Judd
Cat A clone of Judd, who he plays the role of co-referee alongside.
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Mr. Grizz
Grizzly bear The boss of Grizzco Industries and the main antagonist in Return of the Mammalians. He speaks to his employees in Salmon Run and Salmon Run Next Wave through a fishing bear statue with a radio antenna attached to it.
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Iso Padre
Giant isopod A resident of the Deepsea Metro who wears sunglasses, a gold neck chain, and a black leisure suit and carries a briefcase filled with toys. He also carries several childish accessories to further emphasize his playful side. He collects mem cakes.
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O.R.C.A.
AI A computer system in Alterna that serves to record and preserve human history. It is booted up by the current Agent 3, then begins collecting information on them while guiding them through tests.

Vendors

Character Species Description
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Sheldon
Horseshoe crab Owner of the Ammo Knights shop in all three Splatoon games. He is easily excited by the variety of weapons used in Turf War and is known to talk about them for a very long time. In Octo Canyon, he lends Agent 4 a variety of Hero weapons to use for specific levels.
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Annie and Moe
Sea anemone (Annie)
Clownfish (Moe)
The owner of the Cooler Heads store with a very shy personality. Moe is a rude but cowardly clownfish living in her tentacles. Due to getting too flustered greeting customers, she moves her shop online in Splatoon 2. They return in Splatoon 3: Expansion Pass.
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Jelonzo
Jellyfish The owner of the Jelly Fresh store. He is one of the few known jellyfish able to communicate with Inklings, albeit poorly, as his dialogue is rendered in broken English. Returns in Splatoon 3: Expansion Pass.
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Crusty Sean
Prawn The owner of the Shrimp Kicks store in Splatoon with an easygoing personality. His jacket gives the impression of tempura. In Splatoon 2, he moves to Inkopolis Square and opens the Crust Bucket. In Splatoon 3 he travels the world in the Wandercrust tour while being supported via SplatNet 3.
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Spyke
Sea urchin Works in the back alley of Inkopolis Plaza. He allows players to order the gear of other players, albeit often for higher prices. In Splatoon 2, he has retired after making money through a get-rich-quick scheme. Returns in Splatoon 3: Expansion Pass.
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Flow and Craymond
Sea slug The shopkeeper of the headgear store Headspace, with a very spacey and relaxed personality. Most Inklings seem to think of her as their "crazy aunt," and an unhinged emperor shrimp named Craymond lives on her head. They return in Splatoon 3: Expansion Pass.
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Jelfonzo
Jellyfish Owner of Ye Olde Cloth Shoppe, and the son of Jelonzo. He is also capable of speaking Inkling, but due to studying ancient texts, his speech is very antiquated. Despite this, he always stays up to date with the freshest styles. Returns in Splatoon 3: Expansion Pass.
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Bisk
Spider crab Owner of the Shella Fresh store with a laidback personality. At one point, he broke up with his girlfriend to pursue a career in music. Returns in Splatoon 3: Expansion Pass.
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Murch
Sea urchin Lets the player order others' gear and offers various other services to help players get the abilities they want. He is seen to look up to Spyke and appears to be following his get-rich-quick scheme. He appears in both Splatoon 2 and Splatoon 3.
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Gnarly Eddy and Nails
Nautilus Respectively, the nautilus clerk/model and river snail owner of the headgear shop Naut Couture. They display contrasting levels of energy in their behavior.
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Jel La Fleur
Jellyfish Owner of the Man-o'-Wardrobe store who speaks in a somewhat antiquated and formal style.
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Mr. Coco
Coconut crab Owner of the Crush Station store with a friendly personality, contrasting with his intimidating appearance.
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Harmony
Sea anemone Runs Hotlantis due to its manager usually being absent. She has a relaxed personality and additionally serves as the lead singer for Chirpy Chips.
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Staff
Goldfish Denizens of Splatsville and Inkopolis Plaza that can be found in various locations.
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Shelly and Donny
Triops Weapons dealers for Ammo Knights in Inkopolis in Splatoon 3: Expansion Pass.
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Fred Crumbs
Japanese horse mackerel Runs Shrimp Kicks in Inkopolis in Splatoon 3: Expansion Pass. His design is based on Aji Fry, which is a deep-fried Japanese horse mackerel dish.
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Cipher
Luciferidae The owner of a stall in Side Order where locker decorations, stickers, banners, and gear can be purchased.

Antagonists

Character Species Description
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DJ Octavio
Octoling The leader of the Octarian army is the main antagonist and final boss in the single-player story modes Octo Valley and Octo Canyon as well as the first boss in Return of the Mammalians.
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Commander Tartar
AI Also known as the telephone. The main antagonist of the Octo Expansion. It created the Sanitized Octarians by sterilizing them with primordial ooze.
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Mr. Grizz
Grizzly bear The CEO of Grizzco Industries is the main antagonist of Splatoon 3 Return of the Mammalians. He is the creator of Fuzzy Ooze.
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Order
AI The overseer of the Spire of Order is the main antagonist of Side Order. It is an AI created by Marina that wishes to bring the world into a perfect state of order.

Notable species

Species Description
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Inkling
A sentient race of squid-like humanoids who are the main playable species in the Splatoon universe.
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Octoling
The Octarian equivalent to Inkling, being octopus-like humanoids and an alternative playable species in Splatoon 2 and Splatoon 3. In Inkadia, some serve the Octarian military, while many have left and integrated into Inkling society during the events of Splatoon 2.
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Octarian
A species of octopus creatures, coming in many varieties. The cut-off limbs of Octolings are the main enemy fought in the story modes of Octo Valley in Splatoon, Octo Canyon and Octo Expansion in Splatoon 2 and Return of the Mammalians in Splatoon 3.
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Salmonid
A species of salmon introduced in Splatoon 2's Salmon Run. They reside far off the coast from Inkopolis and Splatsville on man-made islands called "Spawning Areas". They have many different varieties. They are fought in the series as opponents with exception of one Smallfry, who accompanies the player in Splatoon 3.
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Jellyfish
Can be seen scattered in the cities and across various stages.
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Zapfish
Creatures that appear in Octo Valley, Octo Canyon, and in The Crater. They are the main collectable objective in these story modes, and the player must rescue one at the end of every level in order to proceed in the story.
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Great Zapfish
Giant Zapfish that power large cities. Inkopolis' Great Zapfish was stolen by the Octarians twice while Splatsville's was stolen by Mr. Grizz.
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Super Sea Snail
A species and type of currency in the Splatoon series rewarded to players after a Splatfest. Their sole use is to increase the number of slots on gear or reroll all gear abilities on a select piece of gear.
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Jelleton
Jelletons are main antagonistic species in Splatoon 3: Side Order. The fish-like types appear to be mechanical parrotfish and can be found in the Spire of Order.
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Humans
An extinct species of primate that once populated the world over 12,000 years before the events of the Splatoon series. They were a thriving species before a mass extinction event took place, wiping out a majority of humanity's population. The remaining survivors took refuge in Alterna, before it too eventually fell and destroyed the shelter and its inhabitants, causing the extinction of the species.

Bands

Band Members Species Description
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Squid Squad
Nami Inkling Synthesizer
Ichiya Inkling Vocals and Guitar
Quinn Inkling Bass
Murasaki Sea urchin Drums
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Chirpy Chips
Harmony Sea anemone Vocals and Synth
Clash Inkling Guitar
Orion Flapjack octopus Bass
Sid Crab Drums
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Hightide Era
Taka Double-lined fusilier Piano and Vocals
Kuze Stonefish Drums
Nishida Pacific herring Guitar
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Bob Dub
Three unnamed Inklings Inklings (all) Vocals, drums, guitar, steel pan drum
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DJ Lee Fish
DJ Lee Fish Unknown Vocals, guitar, drums, bass
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Turquoise October
Unknown artist(s) Unknown Various (mainly synthesizer, pitch-shifted sound effects and chiptune, percussion)
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DJ Octavio
DJ Octavio Octoling DJ
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Squid Sisters
Callie Inkling Vocals
Marie Inkling Vocals
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Wet Floor
Keaton Inkling Synth
Mizo Inkling Male Vocals and Guitar
Ryley Inkling Female Vocals and Guitar
Neil Cutthroat eel Bass
Candi Candy crab Drums
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Bottom Feeders
Bertie Feeder Blowfish Drums
Murdoch Feeder Yesso scallop Guitar
Finn Feeder Show betta Violin
Tangle Feeder Mozuku seaweed Vocals
Jawn Feeder Shark Bass
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Ink Theory
Maya Sea anemone Exotic drums
Oonie Sea urchin[1] Bass
Yoko Inkling Trumpet
Karen Nautilus Piano
Zuzu Inkling Kazoo
Kitamura Sea Urchin Drums
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DJ Real Sole
DJ Real Sole Unknown DJ
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ω-3
The Valiant Green Flame Born in Jigokudani Salmonid Timpani
The Faithful Servant of the True Salmon Emperor Hizunamasu Salmonid DJ
The Firstborn Child of Alkyne, the Hidden Blade of Yakiharas Salmonid Cellist
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Off the Hook
Pearl Inkling Vocals
Marina Octoling Vocals, keytar, DJ
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Dedf1sh
Acht Octoling (Sanitized) DJ
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Diss-Pair
Quinn Inkling Bass
Mashup Octoling DJ
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SashiMori
Karla Scaly-foot gastropod Bass
Ryu Chang Carp Drums
Myron "Ronnie" Swamps Largehead hairtail Guitar
Paul Octoling DJ
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C-Side
Baker Inkling (assumed) Vocals and bass
Kiki Peacock bass Vocals and guitar
Walter Long-spine porcupinefish (assumed) Drummer
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Front Roe
002Wsbi Inkling Synthesizer
001Nite Inkling Vocals and Guitar
004Clam Bivalve Bass
003Soss Sea urchin Drums
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Damp Socks feat. Off the Hook
Pearl Inkling Vocals
Marina Octoling Vocals and Piano
Garris Octopus Drums
Vinny Mack Mackerel Guitar
John Goose Anglerfish Bass
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Octoplush
Unknown artist(s) Unknown Unspecified
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Deep Cut
Shiver Octoling Vocals
Frye Inkling Vocals
Big Man Manta ray Vocals
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Yoko & the Gold Bazookas
Yoko Inkling Trumpet
Tao Blu Octoling Trombone
Tosh Unknown Baritone Saxophone
Martin Taonius borealis Unknown
Jessika Inkling Unknown
Oonie Sea urchin Bass
Kitamura Sea urchin Drums
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H2Whoa
Lionel Octoling Vocals
Cory Anchor coral Guitarist
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Riot Act
Kiki Peacock bass Vocals and guitar
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Free Association
Unknown artist(s) Unknown Unspecified

Other

Several denizens of the deep.
  • Denizens of the deep.
  • Sally and Hara Wataru, a pair of graffiti artists.
  • Marie mentions having a friend who is a blackbelly skate.
  • Marina mentions that her landlord is a narwhal[note 1] and one of her friends is a sea sponge.
  • A handful of animals are seen and/or heard at various locations, including seagulls, sparrows, cicadas, and crickets. Unlike other creatures in Splatoon, many of which have evolved into more human-like forms, these animals seem to have changed very little over time.
  • Shy-Ho-Shy, the Squid Sisters' producer prior to Splatoon 3. She was a judge at the Youth Folk-Singing Contest, where Callie and Marie's performance caught her attention, which led to her becoming their producer.[2] She created a demo of City of Color as a reference for the Squid Sisters during the making of the song, which is in Splatoon Live in Makuhari -Shiokalive-.[3] Splatune 2's booklet contains an interview with Marina which mentions that she has been in touch with Shy-Ho-Shy.
  • Barry C., the owner of Hotlantis.
  • Glen Fiddler, the creator, CEO, and president of the lobby.
  • You★Me, the Squid Sisters' producer since Splatoon 3, who is mentioned in an interview with Marie, Marina and Big Man.

Notes

  1. This character is only mentioned in the announcement dialogue for the NA/OC exclusive Splatfest Unicorn vs. Narwhal, and as such is not mentioned in any other localizations.

References