Signature

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This article is about characters' signatures. For signature-like graffiti marks, see graffiti. For the Inkipedia policy on user signatures, see INK:SIG.

A signature is a depiction of a character's name, often using mimicked letters to represent the signatory's name in Japanese or another language, similar to other occurrences of in-game languages. Throughout the Splatoon series, signatures have often been associated with in-game artists, likely due to the association of many real-life musicians or other celebrities with autographs.

List of known signatures

Character Signature Notes
Callie Callie's signature contains what resembles a smiley face with a heart-shaped mouth, as well as what appears to be a bowtie shape.
Marie The first two characters in Marie's signature resemble the letters "HO," which are the first letters of her Japanese name, "Hotaru." The part resembling an "O" also resembles a smiley face with a neutral expression.
Nami
Nami (as 002Wsbi) Nami's signature when playing for Front Roe uses similar penmanship to her previous signature, incorporating large swirls. The left part of the signature resembles "002." The overall shape of the signature resembles a "W," the first letter in "Wsbi."
Ichiya Ichiya's signature resembles the characters' name in a mix of katakana and hiragana, "イちヤ" (ichiya).
Ichiya (as 001Nite) Ichiya's signature when playing for Front Roe uses similar penmanship to his previous signature. The signature resembles "001."
Quinn (as part of Squid Squad) Quinn's signature resembles the letters "IKKN" or "IKKAN," with "IKKAN" being his Japanese name.
Quinn (as part of Diss-Pair) Quinn's signature when playing for Diss-Pair is very similar to his previous signature, though some pen strokes differ slightly. This might signify the passage of time between Quinn playing for Squid Squad and Quinn playing for Diss-Pair.
Murasaki Murasaki's signature contains a doodle that resembles his face. The part to the right of that doodle loosely resembles his name as written in katakana, "ムラサキ" (murasaki).
Murasaki (as 003Soss) Murasaki's signature when playing for Front Roe contains a doodle that resembles his face, similar to his previous signature. This drawing also resembles the digits "003," with the eyes of the drawing resembling the "00" and part of the spikes resembling the "3."
Harmony The first letter of Harmony's signature appears to resemble a "P," which is the first letter of her Japanese name, "Paruko." Beneath that is a scribble that resembles "子" (ko), the last letter of her Japanese name, "パル子." The top right of the signature appears to be a doodle that loosely resembles the clownfish in her hair. Given the difference in penmanship and different line thickness, which implies either the use of a different pen or the application of less pressure, the doodle might have been created by the clownfish, and might even be their signature.
Clash Clash's signature is a messy, undirected scrawl, which might play into his association with noise from his Japanese name. The top half of the signature loosely resembles the kanji "野" ("wild" when used as a prefix), read as "の" (no), followed by the hiragana "いじ" (iji), which construct his Japanese name, "ノイジー" (noijī), excepting the vowel elongation at the end. The bottom half resembles the letters "ABXY," which is the Chirpy Chips' Japanese name.
Orion Orion's signature incorporates a triangle on the right side, which might play into their association with triangle waves from the design on their shirt and their Japanese name. The first character resembles "R," which is the first letter of their Japanese name, "Raian."
Sid Sid's signature is made up of three shapes that resemble squares, which might play into his association with square waves from his design and Japanese name.
Taka
Kuze The bottom right part of Kuze's signature resembles the last character in his Japanese name, "ゼ" (ze).
Nishida Nishida's signature resembles the characters of his Japanese name, "ニシダ" (nishida).
Pearl Pearl's signature contains a cross shape, similar to the shape of her pupils and the motif featured on her outfit's zipper. The signature resembles "ひめ" (hime), Pearl's Japanese name as written in hiragana.
Marina The first part of the signature loosely resembles "イダ" (ida), which is part of Marina's given name "イイダ" (īda). The last strokes loosely resemble the lowercase letter "e," which is the last letter of her Japanese family name, "Marine."
Keaton Keaton's signature incorporates a shape that resembles a key near the bottom, which might be influenced by both his English ("Keaton") and Japanese ("KAGI," with 鍵, "key," being read as kagi) names.[1]
Mizo The first character of Mizo's signature resembles an "M," which is the first letter of his name in both English ("Mizo") and Japanese ("MIZOLE"). The further signature loosely resembles "ゾレ" (zore), which is the rest of his Japanese name in katakana.
Ryley The first character of Ryley's signature resembles an "R," which is the first letter of her name in both English ("Ryley") and Japanese ("RYAN").
Candi Candi's signature appears to incorporate a heart symbol into its design. The left part resembles a hi-hat.[1]
Neil
Bertie Feeder Bertie Feeder's signature contains what resembles a doodle of a fin similar to their own. The signature loosely resembles "ブロw" or "ブrow," which constructs his Japanese given name "ブロウ" (burou).
Murdoch Feeder The upper part of Murdoch Feeder's signature appears to be written in a bubble style. The first two letters resemble "MB," which are the initials of his Japanese name, "Murutā Bottom."
Finn Feeder
Tangle Feeder Tangle Feeder's signature resembles the tangled algae of their head.
Jawn Feeder Jawn Feeder's signature resembles a shark's dorsal fin and jaws.
Maya Maya's signature resembles "Mヤヤ," which is a combination of the first letter of both her English and Japanese names, "M," and "ヤヤ" (yaya), which are the second and third characters of her Japanese name. On the right side of the signature, a small heart is drawn.
Oonie Oonie's signature resembles the character "あ" (a), which is the first character of her Japanese name, "あーちん". The four lines on the bottom right side resemble the four strings on a bass.[1]
Yoko Yoko's signature incorporates a drawing of a trumpet, which is the instrument she plays in her bands. The first character of the signature also resembles a "Y," which is the first letter in Yoko's name, as well as a horn, which is a central part of her hats in both her appearances. The signature as a whole loosely resembles "Yko," with some strokes overlapping, which is close to her name in both English and Japanese.
Karen The bottom of Karen's signature resembles the kanji "貝" ("shellfish").[1]
Zuzu Zuzu's signature resembles "B゛B゛," which might stem from her Japanese name, "ビビ" (bibi), by combining the first English letter with the diacritic used in the "ビ" katakana. The upper symbols also resemble the hiragana "い" (i), which makes the signature resemble "BいBい" (bibi).[1]
Kitamura Kitamura's signature incorporates two heart shapes, as well as a doodle of her face and spikes. This is similar to the doodles in Murasaki's signatures. Near the top of the signature is a symbol that resembles the katakana "キ" (ki), which is the first character of her Japanese name when written in katakana.
Mashup Mashup's signature includes elements resembling his eyes and piercings. The bottom part resembles a "W," which is the first letter of his Japanese name, "WARABI."
Karla Karla's signature resembles the kanji "殻" ("shell").[2] The reading of this use of the kanji is "から" (kara), which resembles the Japanese pronunciation of her name.
Ryu Chang The first and last parts of Ryu Chang's signature resemble "R" and "g," respectively, which are the first and last letters of their name in both English and Japanese.
Myron "Ronnie" Swamps
Paul (10 years old) Paul's signature at 10 years old uses very uneven penmanship and stretches across multiple lines. The second character resembles a "P," which is the first letter of Paul's name.
Paul Paul's later signature contains the same characters as his previous one, but arranges them entirely horizontally and uses more deliberate penmanship.
Shiver Shiver's signature appears to have been written using a calligraphy brush.
Frye Frye's signature resembles an eel, similar to the one she summons. The bottom right of the signature resembles the character "ホ" (ho), which is the last character of her Japanese given name, "ウツホ".
Big Man The style of Big Man's signature resembles cursive writing, which aligns with the European style associated with the Manta clan, as seen in Sunken Scroll 12 from Splatoon 3. Big Man's signature contains a doodle of his face. The first character closely resembles the lowercase letter "m" in cursive, which is the first letter of his Japanese name, "Mantarō."
Baker Baker's signature (excepting the first two strokes) loosely resembles their name when written in hiragana, "べいか." Notably, the signature as a whole resembles the letters "RYO," which might be a reference to Ryo Nagamatsu, the real-life composer of C-Side's songs.
Kiki
Walter The left half of Walter's signature loosely resembles the right part of the kanji "魚" ("fish," read as uo). This kanji is likely part of the inspiration behind their name, as it is likely a misreading of "魚虎" ("long-spine porcupinefish"). The right half of the signature resembles the katakana "トラ" (tora) overlaid on top of one another, with those being the last two characters of their Japanese name, "ウオトラ." Taken together, these halves are read as Walter's Japanese name.
004Clam 004Clam's signature resembles the digits "004." The overall trapezoid shape of the digits somewhat resembles shells.
Garris
Vinny Mack The bottom right part of Vinny Mack's signature loosely resembles "シ" (shi), the last character of their Japanese name, "キズシ."
John Goose John Goose's signature incorporates an anglerfish lure similar to their own.
Tao Blu The large characters of Tao Blu's signature resemble "TAO," which is her given name in both English and Japanese, with the "O" also appearing as a heart doodle. The first part might also resemble the hiragana "た" (ta) when including the smaller bits to its bottom right, which, with the middle character resembling an "O," would also read as their given name, followed by a heart doodle.
Tosh The first three characters in Tosh's signature loosely resembles "tox," which are the first three letters of their Japanese name, "Toxy."
Martin
Jessika
Lionel Lionel's signature very loosely resembles their name as written in katakana, "シマ."
Cory Cory's signature consists of three parallel wavy lines, which resemble the pattern of their coral.
Yakko The top part of Yakko's signature resembles "ヤ" (ya), which is the first character of their Japanese name, "ヤッコ."
Nia Nia's signature resembles closed teeth similar to theirs, as well as the motif on their shirt, and spilled blood, likely alluding to them being a piranha. The zigzag pattern resembles an overlapping "NA" or "NIA" due to the horizontal line, which is their name.
Yanagi The penmanship of Yanagi's signature is droopy and the right part resembles one of their tendrils.
Sheldon Sheldon's signature incorporates his eyes and smile. The end of the signature resembles "ち" (chi), the final character in his Japanese name, "ブキチ," in hiragana. On the bottom right is a doodle of a Splattershot, using its Splatoon design.
Cuttlefish Cuttlefish's signature appears to prioritize the first characters before changing into a scribble. A note to the bottom right of the sunken scroll appears to show how the name is split, potentially into family name and given name. The strokes near the middle of the first part resemble "た" (ta) or "ta," which is the reading of the second character in his given name, "アタリメ" (atarime).

In-game occurences

Splatoon

Certain graffiti that can be seen across stages and hubs resemble nametag stickers that have signatures of unknown origin on them.

Splatoon 2

When the player scans a Callie or Marie amiibo before they have finished Octo Valley, a message from the respective idol will appear, along with their signature. Some of the graffiti that can appear on some stages and hubs or during special Splatfests appear to be signatures of unknown origin.

Splatoon 3

In the album art for Calamari Inkantation 3MIX as it appears in the jukebox and on Nintendo Music, the signatures of Callie, Marie, Shiver, Frye, and Big Man can be seen. On the exterior wall of Hotlantis in Splatsville, a collection of in-game artists' autographs can be seen: the artists of Squid Squad, the Squid Sisters, Hightide Era, Chirpy Chips, Wet Floor, Off the Hook, Bottom Feeders, Ink Theory, SashiMori, and Diss-Pair are each represented.

Sunken Scroll 13 appears to depict Sheldon's signature in a news segment, as well as what appear to be practice versions of his signature around the scroll, most of which also incorporate his face and binoculars. His signature also appears in his Tableturf Battle card sleeve. Sunken Scroll 19 appears to depict Cuttlefish's signature on the documents regarding Agent 3's promotion. Some of the graffiti that can appear during the victory screen, as stickers, on some stages and hubs, or during special Splatfests appear to be signatures of unknown origin.

Outside of the Grand Festival Grounds are a set of colored banners that contain many in-game artists' signatures and seem to be matched to each of the Past vs. Present vs. Future teams, or a lack thereof:

  • The red banner contains the signatures of the members of the Squid Sisters, Wet Floor, SashiMori, and Diss-Pair, and might signify allegiance to Team Past given the red color and presence of the Squid Sisters.
  • The blue banner contains the signatures of the members of Off the Hook, Ink Theory, and Yoko & the Gold Bazookas, and might signify allegiance to Team Present given the blue color and presence of Off the Hook.
  • The green banner contains the signatures of the members of Deep Cut, Hightide Era, Bottom Feeders, and H2Whoa, and might signify allegiance to Team Future given the blue color scheme and presence of Deep Cut.
  • The white banner contains the signatures of the members of the Chirpy Chips, C-Side, Front Roe, Damp Socks (without Off the Hook), and Riot Act, and might signify a lack of allegiance to any of the teams given the neutral color scheme.

Promotional material

Promotional material for Shiokalive at Cho Party 2016 contains autographs by the Squid Sisters. These autographs also appear in The Art of Splatoon 2.

Promotional images of the Squid Sisters,[3] Off the Hook,[4] and Deep Cut[5] that were posted on social media during the buildup to the Grand Festival contain each member's respective signatures. As part of a pop-up shop that was open in late 2024, scenes representing the shops from Splatsville were constructed, which included the signatures that can be seen outside of Hotlantis.[6]

BancalaWalker contains a full page spread that lists and assigns signatures to each of the band members whose signatures appear at Hotlantis or the Grand Festival Grounds. This spread is the first confirmation of the signatories of most of those signatures, other than those of the idol groups, which have been confirmed previously.

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 3600frames on Tumblr
  2. ↑ 3600frames on Tumblr
  3. ↑ Instagram nintendo_jp Instagram
  4. ↑ Instagram nintendo_jp Instagram
  5. ↑ Instagram nintendo_jp Instagram
  6. ↑ 『スプラトゥーン3』×ZOZOコラボ第2弾。ゲーム内の洋服などのギアが現実に登場！ 10月30日からZOZOTOWN限定で受注販売
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