Inkling girls have a choice between their original Splatoon hairstyle, a shorter bob cut style with a mirrored bang compared to the original, a style with one long, wavy tentacle hanging on the right side of their face and a small one in the back or have their tentacles tied up into a knot. In Splatoon 2, the playable Inklings’ hairstyles are no longer limited to one style per gender, allowing the player more customization options, six different hairstyles are allowed for each gender. However, the spots in their squid form are much lighter than in human form.Īdditional Version 2.0.0 hairstyles in Splatoon 2. Both genders also have dark-toned oval spots at the ends of their tentacles making a darker ink color in contrast to the ink color they currently have. Both forms have a slightly different pitch to their voice. Head accessories, shirts, shoes, and weapons can be changed to the player's liking in the equip menu based on their purchases, and many clothing items change to match the Inkling's current color.
Skin color, gender, and eye color can be changed in the options menu at any time. Both genders also have four small squid arms on their neckline, adding up to ten limbs (including their arms and legs). The female Inklings have two long tentacles that reach past their waist and hang from both sides of the head in front of their ears along with a bang, and male Inklings have two tentacles tied in a ponytail at the back of their head, tied together with a brown, yellow, and green band. In Splatoon, all the playable Inklings are aged 14.
However, this form is also largely vulnerable, as being inside of enemy ink in this form will force the Inkling back to humanoid form and make it easier for them to be splatted.Ĭhoosing the player's gender in Splatoon. They can even jump out of the ink to cover further distances and swim up ink-covered walls. In this form, they are largely incompetent outside of their ink, but when swimming in it, they can completely submerge into it and swim at speeds far greater than the humanoid form's running speed. The undersides of their enlarged tentacle heads are always white, regardless of what color the rest of them is, and they have a single large sucker on each. It has a short mantle with relatively large fins, and two upward-facing, human-like gray eyes. They have some small arms in the middle of their bodies, with two large tentacles on either side, resembling the hair of their humanoid form. The squid form resembles a small, cartoony, monochromatic squid. However, some Inklings can control both forms at much younger ages. By the age of 14, Inklings gain complete control over both these forms and can change between humanoid and squid form at will. Young Inklings resemble squid paralarvae but grow into an increasingly humanlike form as they age. Going from left to right the ages and maturity of the Inklings are as follows: newborn, at least 1 year old, at least 4 or 5 years old, at least 8 years old, at least 14 years old. The development of an Inkling from infancy to maturity. Inkings can alternate between a humanoid form and a squid form. A young Cap'n Cuttlefish and his Inkling comrades won, forcing the Octarians to retreat into desolate areas such as Octo Valley and Octo Canyon.Īppearance For a visual overview of character customization options, see player customization. 100 years before the events of Splatoon, the Inklings and the Octarians engaged in a Great Turf War after otherwise having good relations, but rising sea levels caused them to fight over the remaining territory. The original Turf Wars were overseen by Judd, who was cryogenically frozen by his human owner before the Earth was flooded. The lack of space forced the Inklings to fight for whatever territory they could find, and the Turf War as a concept was established. Circa 2000 years before the events of Splatoon, the Inklings crawled up to what little habitable land there was left on the planet. Inklings are evolved species of squid that came to be after rising sea levels sunk human civilization.