Hisashi Nogami

Hisashi Nogami in an Iwata Asks interview for Splatoon.

Hisashi Nogami is a Nintendo employee and producer for Splatoon and Splatoon 2. Nogami first thought of making the Inkling Characters in Splatoon.

Squid Research Lab

When giving presentations about the Splatoon series, and for promotional events, he often takes on the persona of a researcher at the fictional Squid Research Lab, by dressing in a white lab coat and dark sunglasses. As part of acting out this character he also makes squid-related puns by replacing/emphasizing the sound いか with its homophone イカ, "squid", most commonly イカがですか ("How are you?") and イカした ("It was lively / energetic").

Other credits

Title	Credit
Tetris Attack	Design Advisor
BS Zelda no Densetsu	Graphic Designer
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island	Character Designer
Super Mario 64	Artwork
Mario Kart 64	C.G. Character Designer
Yoshi's Story	C.G. Designer
Banjo-Kazooie	Art Advisor
Animal Crossing	Director
Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3	Map Support
Yoshi Topsy-Turvy	Supervisor
Yoshi Touch & Go	Design Support
Animal Crossing: Wild World	Director
Wii	Mii System Creation
Wii Sports	Mii Support
Wii Play	Mii Support
WarioWare: Smooth Moves	Mii Support
Super Smash Bros. Brawl	Supervisor
Animal Crossing: City Folk	Director
Tomodachi Collection	Mii Support
Personal Trainer: Walking	Mii Support
Nintendo 3DS	Mii Support
WaraWara Plaza	Director

Gallery

Nogami, dressed as the "Squid Research Labs" representative, posing in front of the research vessel Yokosuka at JAMSTEC HQ.
Nogami at the Yokosuka's helm.
Nogami admiring a model of the CHIKYU.
Nogami posing in front of the Shinkai 6500, the submarine that inspired the design of the Autobomb.
Nogami at E3 2018, making the Octo Expansion "8" pose in front of a poster of the Expansion.
Nogami admiring a model of the Splatoon design of the Splattershot.
Nogami playing Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as the Inkling character on Moray Towers.
Another view of the same scene.