Murasaki
| “ | The drummer's a bit rough around the edges. They call him wild child for a reason. This youngster's sense of rhythm is uncanny, and when it matters most, his sticks are always there to lead the way with a wicked beat barrage. He really gives his all on stage—if you look closely you might catch him weeping during a drum solo. | ” |
— Live from the Squid Research Lab
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Murasaki is a character from the Splatoon series. He is the drummer that has played in Squid Squad in Splatoon and currently plays for Front Roe in Splatoon 3. His drummer role for both bands was performed by the late Akira Tsuneoka.
Appearance
Splatoon
Murasaki is a short, dark purple sea urchin with round black eyes and a small white wriggly mouth. His spikes are lighter towards the outside, with purple and green tips. In Splatoon, his outfit consists of a long olive green sweater with a white-circled blue U-shaped symbol, beige pants, and blue-soled orange shoes.
Splatoon 3
In Splatoon 3, he seems to have grown in size. His outfit consists of a green sweatshirt with beige sleeves and the same symbol U-shaped symbol on it, a black undershirt, gray-blue baggy pants, and white sneakers with purple zigzag designs.
Personality and traits
When he played in Squid Squad, Murasaki was portrayed as a person with a lot of energy and potential, even though he did not use a wide variety of techniques, with his drum fills simply being a repeated hit of the snare. [1] According to Squid Research Lab, he gives his best on stage, to the point of even shedding tears during his solos. He was also the youngest member of Squid Squad,[2]which is backed up by his HaikaraWalker bio describing him as easily moved to tears.[1] In Front Roe he is under the alias of '003Soss'. When asked if Squid Squad would reunite, Murasaki said, "If I were to say it's possible, then it's possible, and if not, then it's not. If we do it, we do it, and if we don't, we don't."[3]
Gallery
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Murasaki as seen in Splatoon.
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Murasaki in Front Roe's album artwork.
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A Mellow Squid 4-Panel Comic featuring Murasaki.
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Murasaki seen in concept art for Murch from The Art of Splatoon 2.
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A signature on the wall of Hotlantis, which features a drawing of Murasaki's face, suggesting that it is his signature.
Trivia
- Murasaki was the first known non-cephalopod musician of the Splatoon series.
- Murasaki's drum sticks come from his own spikes.[2]
Etymology
Murasaki comes from ムラサキウニ murasakiuni (purple sea urchin), the Japanese name for Heliocidaris crassispina, a species of sea urchin. The word 紫 murasaki (purple) is also a term that refers to the dark-colored soy sauce used as a dip for sushi.
His Front Roe alias 003Soss is also a play on the latter inspiration, being a corruption of the word 'sauce'.
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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 Japanese |
MURASAKI |
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