Inkling

This article is about the prominent species of squid in the Splatoon series. For other uses, see Inkling (disambiguation).

Squid redirects here. For other uses, see Squid (disambiguation).

Kid redirects here. For the Splatfest, see Kid vs. Grown-Up.

Inklings are a species of humanoid cephalopods who are the main protagonists and playable characters in the Splatoon series, along with Octolings.

Background

Inklings are evolved species of squid that came to be after rising sea levels destroyed humanity. The first ancestors of modern Inklings are recorded to have lived around 5,000 years after the destruction of the human settlement of Alterna. Alterna inhabitants unintentionally accelerated the evolution of squids and other species of marine life, after psycho-reactive liquid crystals infused with lingering human thoughts and feelings leaked into the ocean surrounding the settlement.

At least 2,000 years before the events of Splatoon, Turf Wars were established. The original Turf Wars were overseen by Judd, a cat that was cryogenically frozen by his human owner before the Earth was flooded. 100 years before the events of Splatoon, the Inklings and the Octarians engaged in a Great Turf War after otherwise having good relations, when rising sea levels caused disputes over the remaining territory. The young Cap'n Cuttlefish and his Inkling comrades were victorious, forcing the Octarians to retreat to desolate areas such as Octo Valley, Octo Canyon, and take up residence underground.

Appearance

For a visual overview of character customization options, see Player Settings.

Inklings usually begin life resembling squid paralarvae, but grow into an increasingly human-like form as they age. By at most the age of 14, Inklings gain complete control over both these forms and can change between humanoid and squid at will. In Splatoon 3, Inkling models have undergone small design changes, becoming slightly taller, and having more rounded and less squat faces with a visible chin. According to Hisashi Nogami, playable Inklings, thus at age 14, are around 4'11"/150 cm tall; several non-playable Inklings are shown to be taller or shorter, independently from their age, as in the case of Pearl, who is 4'10"/145 cm at age 21.

The humanoid form, sometimes referred to as "kid" form, especially in promotional material, is similar to that of youthful-looking humans with cartoonish proportions, but with notable differences. Instead of hair, Inklings have tentacles coming from their heads; they are colored on the outside, and white on the inside. The outside changes to match an Inkling's ink color, and usually features a spotted pattern above a gradient to a secondary color at the tip, most notable on the longest tentacles; in Splatoon and Splatoon 2, the gradient is towards a darker shade of the ink's hue, while Splatoon 3 has it be a contrasting color. Older Inklings can also have facial hair, as seen in characters like Cuttlefish, Quinn, and Mizo.

Inklings' eyes are surrounded by a black "eye mask" connecting above their nose (with the exception of Nami, who has a disconnected mask) and they have big, pointed ears homologous to a squid's fins. Their mouths contain two ridges similar in shape to human teeth, with two larger sharp fangs on the top and one on the bottom, resembling a squid's beak. The inside of an Inkling's mouth usually matches their ink color, although some of them have red mouth insides, similar to a human's. In the Splatoon manga and artwork such as that for the Naughty vs. Nice Splatfest, Inklings have visible tongues; however, although present in in-game models, they are usually not visible, except for Frye's in Splatoon 3 cutscenes.

Their hands and feet feature squared tips, reminding of fried squid sticks; they do not have nails, with the exception of Cuttlefish, who seems to have visible toenails.

The squid form resembles a small, cartoonish, monochromatic squid. It has several small arms in the middle of its body, with two large tentacles on either side, a short mantle with relatively large fins, and two upward-facing, human-like eyes with the characteristic black eye mask. Like in the humanoid form, the undersides of the tentacles are always white, regardless of ink color, and have a single large sucker at the tip.

There are slight differences between boy and girl Inklings. In general, Inkling boys style their tentacles shorter, have thicker eyebrows, and deeper voices, while Inkling girls have generally longer tentacles, thinner eyebrow, higher voices and slightly curvier bodies. In Splatoon and Splatoon 2, the player must pick between boy and girl, and can only use the tentacle styles available for each gender. In Splatoon 3, hairstyles and clothing items that were previously gender-locked can be worn by any Inkling, as the "gender" feature is reworked into "style"; however, the eyebrows, body shape and voice is still differentiated between two different, unnamed styles, which essentially reprise the "boy" and "girl" options.

Some Inklings (namely Callie, Marie, Pearl, and Frye, as well as others that are also musicians) have special features unique to them, which cannot be found in playable ones:

• Callie, Marie, Pearl and Frye all have four-pointed star-shaped pupils in a shade of gold, as opposed to the standard Inkling's black circular one; others such as Yoko from Ink Theory and Quinn from Squid Squad and Diss-Pair seem to have smaller irises without a pupil.
• Callie, Marie, and Pearl have tentacles in colors not used by regular Inklings, being black, light gray and cream respectively; they seem to not be capable of changing color, with only the tips having been shown to do so. Yoko has a mutation that has her tentacles be in four different colors at once, all of which are nonetheless met in regular Inklings.
• Some Inklings have different ear shapes than average: Callie and Marie have long, narrow, pointed ears, with the former's pointing upwards and the latter's pointing downwards; Frye's ears are extremely long and pointed, while those of Baker from C-Side appear to have a flat underside while being curved on top.
• While most Inklings have a skin tone comparable to that of a human's, some happen to have different hues to it, namely Keaton from Wet Floor, who has turquoise skin, and Baker, who has gray skin.
• Callie, Marie and Pearl have beauty marks on their faces.
• The tooth number and arrangement can have variants, with Pearl having one fang in the middle of the top ridge of teeth instead of two on the sides, Clash from Chirpy Chips having an additional fang on the top arch, and Frye having longer and sharper teeth that often poke out of her mouth.
• A number of Inklings have different eye shapes and eye masks, with some of them having eyelash-like points, and head shapes, with individuals such as Frye and Ryley having particularly big foreheads.
• Uniquely to herself, Frye has colored finger and toe tips, which is a feature usually met in non-playable Octolings. She also has colored eyelashes that change along with her hair and eyebrows, and a pointier, more triangular nose than average.

Biology

Both the Inklings' squid and kid form have particular abilities associated with them. In kid form, Inklings can splatter a special type of colored ink by using various weapons, including guns, rollers, buckets, paintbrushes, etc. This ink can be quickly spread over most surfaces, except for inflatable barriers, black pavement, and glass surfaces. This ink inhibits the movement of Inklings that do not have a matching color. When used as a projectile, ink can damage opposing Inklings, eventually "splatting" them and forcing them to respawn.

In squid form, Inklings on dry land are only able to slither slowly. This changes when an Inkling submerges into ink of its own color, allowing it to swim at high speeds and jump over large distances. Inklings also use their squid forms to perform maneuvers such as the Squid Surge and Squid Roll, scale painted walls, and slip through wire fences and grates into areas that would be unreachable in kid form. As revealed in Splatoon: Squid Kids Comedy Show, Inklings are indeed more flexible in squid form. However, squids cannot travel past striped barriers or over ledges, preventing them from swimming into inaccessible areas.

While submerged in ink, Inklings only create small ripples while swimming and become undetectable when still. In ink of their color, they quickly replenish their ink ammunition. In ink of a different color, Inklings become unable to remain in squid form and quickly revert to humanoid form. Inkling ink disappears rather quickly after a battle due to being consumed by microorganisms that have evolved to feed on the ink.

Inklings are unable to swim in water. When submerged, their body dissolves, leaving their clothes behind. The official American Splatoon Tumblr has mused that this may be because their bodies are made of liquid. Another fact to support this is that squid form Inklings can go through grates, which is also cited by the Tumblr account to be related to them possibly being made of liquid. Interviews with the producer of Splatoon and Splatoon 2, Hisashi Nogami, revealed that Inklings have a very thin and permeable outer membrane, which causes their ink to bleed out when in contact with water. They evolved this way to be able to transform freely between their kid and squid form, but lost the ability to be in water as a consequence.^[2][3] A piece of trivia from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate also states that the Inklings' ink from their bodies will diffuse when submerged in water causing them to dissolve.^[4] Despite this weakness, they are shown perfectly fine in water in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.

Inklings possess the ability to change the color of their skin and eyes at will,^[5] with the Splatlandian Inklings and Octolings also having the ability to have multicolored eyes.

Inklings are capable of producing a sort of bio-luminescence, an ability shared with certain real-life squid such as the firefly squid. In the dark, either during a Splatfest or certain Octo Valley missions, the player's Inkling will glow brightly in humanoid form, lighting up the area immediately around them and helping to differentiate the player from other Inklings. This glow disappears entirely upon assuming squid form. All Inklings (as well as jellyfish) in Inkopolis Plaza will give off a very faint glow during a Splatfest, visible only by looking at the ground around them. This bio-luminescence can also be spotted when viewing Inkling tentacles at low angle, with many tiny rainbow dots that glimmer faintly in the sunlight and brightly in pitch darkness.

Inklings take on a unique appearance when they have a special weapon ready; they give off sparks, the tentacles on their head become very brightly colored and glow, bubbles form at the top of their head as if from boiling water, and they appear to be caught in a strong wind even when completely still. Their appearance returns to normal once their special weapon has been used.

In the Splatoon manga, Vintage and his teammate Omega have the ability to sense opponents moving behind them. Bobble Hat, also from the manga, has similar abilities. It is unknown if any other Inklings have these abilities.

Splatting

Main article: Splat (occurrence)

While in battle, Inklings can use their weapons to "splat" each other with ink. Standing in enemy ink will damage and slow an Inkling's movement, but only enemy fire can splat an Inkling. When splatted by an enemy, Inklings explode into enemy ink, with their gear and weapons dropping before dissolving shortly thereafter, and a ghost-like squid figure will rise into the air over where they were splatted. This ghost-like squid figure then travels to the spawn point where the Inkling respawns. Inklings can also be splatted from diving into water and dissolving, or falling off a ledge and exploding into a cloud colored of their ink. Inklings can respawn at checkpoints after being splatted in Octo Valley and Octo Canyon, though only working for a limited number of respawns. The online battle modes allows for an infinite amount of respawns at the spawn points. The special gauge decreases when splatted, even if full, unless the player is wearing 3 mains and 9 subs of Special Saver and the opponent is not wearing any gear with Respawn Punisher.

However, in the Octo Expansion campaign, developers revealed that during the escape phases, Agent 8, an Octoling, does die if they get splatted as they are not connected to a spawn point, only checkpoints without respawning capabilities. This suggests that Inklings and Octolings do indeed die when splatted and need a means for them to respawn,^[6] possibly true due to the visual effects (i.e the "ghost") when splatted.

Culture

Inkling culture is heavily influenced by the ancient human cultures that came before them; as a result, Inkling architecture, fashion, art, and even language shows influence from eastern and western human societies alike. It was implied that Inklings adapted much of their own culture and mannerisms from the fossils of human civilizations they have unearthed, and the blending of ancient human aesthetics and Inkling ingenuity is truly unique. The best collections of the Inkling lifestyle can be seen in major cities such as Inkopolis, and Splatsville; cultural hot spots that draw in many young rural Inklings that seek a trendy and fresh lifestyle.^[7]

"Freshness" is the most important aspect of Inkling culture. This is based on how recent and cool an Inkling's attire and general style is, as well as how proficient with weapons and skilled in battle an Inkling is. Freshness is so important that most business owners will refuse customers that are too inexperienced.

The cultural high-point to many Inklings are competitive battles, which serve as a means of entertainment, relaxation, and celebration of the Inkling victory during the Great Turf War. It is by far the most popular activity for young Inklings and include a variety of modes leading with Turf War, and including Splat Zones, Rainmaker, Clam Blitz, and Tower Control.

Inklings hold onto strong values of "turf", and any infrastructure is likely to be decorated with graffiti and tags, as if to declare ownership. The Art of Splatoon clarifies that the idea stemmed from the Turf War concept of spraying and drawing ink to claim territory, implying that some Inkling graffiti is drawn in ink.

Appearance plays a major part in Inkling culture, and to many, being able to express themselves fully is a must. Inklings have invented many interesting ways to style their tentacles, and have a huge variety of gear brands and fashions. Besides the lobby, the second most frequented spots in Inkling cities are the many shops that gear can be purchased from. Inklings can be seen gathered both inside and outside of local shops, socializing and showing off new gear.

Inkling music can easily be described as a cultural cornerstone, and is extremely varied in style and genre, from the rock band Squid Squad to the world famous pop idols, the Squid Sisters; the music of Splatsville is usually harsher and more chaotic. Music can be heard during every battle as a way to hype up competitors, as well as in every shop and throughout Inkopolis and Splatsville.

Every so often, generally once a month, a Splatfest is held; they are special festivals that bring Inklings together for a large concert and celebration of opposing ideas, and can be seen as a merging of music and Turf Wars, two of the main pillars of Inkling culture. Teams are formed around two (Splatoon, Splatoon 2) or three (Splatoon 3) opposing topics, where members compete in Turf Wars in order to decide which is superior. This is a major event where an entire city may be transformed in celebration. Many Inklings can be seen on the streets dancing, enjoying live performances from the Squid Sisters (Splatoon), Off the Hook (Splatoon 2), or Deep Cut (Splatoon 3), and supporting their chosen teams by wearing Splatfest Tees and producing topic-themed graffiti.

Inklings have been described as easy-going, inattentive and living for fun; they did not take further concern when the Great Zapfish went missing and did not seem too worried when Octolings appeared in Inkopolis. Indeed, it is stated that during the Great Turf War, preliminary battles were easily won by Octarian forces simply because Inklings had failed to wake up early enough. Sunken Scrolls have described the Inkling mind as being simple and hedonistic, though this is most likely Octarian propaganda.^[8] Their work ethic seems to mirror their carefree and pleasure-seeking nature, as The Art of Splatoon 2 mentions that many Inklings only take on part-time jobs. They easily forget about old trends and shift their interest on what is new, or fresh.^[6]

According to official material, Inkopolis is located in correspondence of Japan, where the Splatoon franchise was created. Inkling society is heavily inspired by Japanese culture, with similar architecture, customs, spoken and written language, and dress. Some notable examples are the traditional Japanese clothes worn by idol group musicians on multiple occasions, the clear rakugo set-up for the Anarchy Splatcast, and rice as a popular food, as seen in the Rice vs. Bread Splatfest. Gear based on Japanese sushi shop uniforms were also released, hinting at sushi being a food Inklings do eat.

Besides sushi, Inklings usually eat various kinds of seafood, as pointed out in several instances Splatfest dialogue. However, the specific types of sea creatures and fish used as food are widely unknown, with only the Japanese dialogue for both occurrences of the Squid vs. Octopus Splatfest hinting at the fact that they also eat some form of squid and octopus themselves. They also eat meat, poultry, vegetables and fruits, some of the latter being unique to the Splatoon world as seen in The Art of Splatoon. Lots of Western dishes, as well as that of other cultures, are also mentioned in dialogue, implying the Inkling cuisine having a very wide range.

Squidmas

Squidmas is an Inkling holiday that is assumed to be celebrated during colder weather. Much is unknown about this holiday aside from its obvious likenesses to the human holiday of Christmas. From this, it is assumed that in the winter, a figure named Father Squidmas goes around the world giving out presents and freshness to all the good Inkling children.

According to Callie of the Squid Sisters, Father Squidmas can be found in the North Pole of the Earth, making gifts all year in preparation for Squidmas time. According to her cousin Marie, Father Squidmas is not real and all of their interactions with him are simply their grandfather dressed up as him.

Squidmas is an additional element associated with the localization. The Japanese edition originally did not have it, as well as other regions, though official art celebrating the holidays does use the term "Squidmas". Other localizations, such as Italian, often refer to the occurrence simply as the name for Christmas (e.g. Natale, Babbo Natale).

Halloween

Halloween is another holiday that Inklings celebrate as evidenced by the Trick vs. Treat Splatfest and its rematch. Just like the human holiday of the same name, Inklings and other species dress up in costumes and participate in trick or treating activities. Locations are likewise decorated with scary decor such as ghost, skeletons and glow-in-the-dark graffiti.

The event is also known as "Splatoween", though Marina specifies that Trick vs. Treat is a Halloween Splatfest, implying that the holiday's official name is Halloween. Official art made to celebrate the occasion uses the 'Halloween' term. The Japanese version also uses Halloween when referring to the event. Dialogue for a previous Splatfest, Fancy Party vs. Costume Party, refers to the holiday as "Squidoween", but this could be a phrase added in the localization as versions in other languages do not mention the term.

Gachi Bon Matsuri

A two-day event themed after the Bon festival for Splatoon was held starting 29 April 2016 through Niconico Chokaigi. The name of the event can be translated as "Ranked (or competitive) Bon Festival". In an article from Nintendo, it was mentioned that while the Bon Festival is celebrated during summer in the human world, Inklings celebrate the holiday in the month of April.^[9] It included tournaments, giveaways, and Bon Odori dance sessions, as well as a viewing party for the Squid Sisters concert at the Chokaigi Music Festival. To promote the event, a video depicting a young Callie and Marie dancing to the Chorus of Calamari County was released. Attendees were encouraged to learn the video's choreography with dance lessons being given on site. Some fans, many of them in cosplay, were invited on stage to dance to the song during the Bon Odori session. It is unclear if the event was supposed to reflect how Inklings celebrate the Bon Festival beyond the date.

Communication and language

Main article: Language in the Splatoon series

Inklings communicate with each other in the Inkling language, which sounds like high-pitched, warbled gibberish to human ears. Written Inkling is shown to be extremely diverse and complex, with many different characters and alphabets that take the most inspiration from Japanese and Latin letters. Inkling appears frequently in-game: on signs, shops, Sunken Scrolls, clothing, etc.. Much of the music in the Splatoon series features lyrics sung in Inkling, such as those performed by the Squid Sisters and Pearl; the lyrics are usually transliterated with hiragana for the Japanese audience, while other languages such as Octarian are written in katakana, implying Japanese inspiration for the former and foreign for the latter. When the player uses signals to communicate with teammates in online battles, a real-life translation of the words spoken is shown above the player's Inkling.

Audio

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• Female Inklings' voice clips (link to file information)
• Male Inklings' voice clips (link to file information)
• Squid Sisters' voice clips (link to file information)

Quotes

“	Transform into a squid to hide, climb walls, or travel at super speed in your own ink. But watch out for enemy ink—it'll hurt you!	”
— Splatoon's official website, [10]

“	The squid-like residents of Inkopolis are totes crazy for color-flinging, ink-slinging, turf-splattering battles.	”
— Splatoon's official website, [10]

“	From squid…to kid…and back! Inklings can transform at will into squid form, so you've gotta master both if you want to win.	”
— Splatoon's official website, [10]

“	Swim up ink-splattered walls and jump from one splat to another in squid form.	”
— Splatoon's official website, [10]

“	Find shortcuts and navigate tricky areas.	”
— Splatoon's official website, [10]

“	Avoid being targeted by baddies by hiding in your own ink.	”
— Splatoon's official website, [10]

“	Turn into a squid to move more quickly across your ink.	”
— Splatoon's official website, [10]

“	Hide as a squid, then quickly switch to an Inkling to take enemies out of the action with a well-aimed splat.	”
— Splatoon's official website, [10]

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Trivia

• When designing the Inklings, the Splatoon development team at first centered around the Inkling girl, to the extent that they thought to not have an Inkling boy. They emphasized on the Inkling girl because there were not many girl leads in Nintendo games, and that having a strong, active girl lead would make it easier to become accepted overseas. The Inkling boy was created later.^[11]
  • The playable Inklings were originally designed as 17-year-olds since the developers wanted to give the image of a strong, rebellious character, with a "cool" attitude. However, due to the boy looking "too obedient" at 17, they were aged down to 14-year-olds, even though they were still designed as having the mood of 16 to 17-year-olds.^[12]

• Splatoon developers have stated when they came up with the concept, they did not consider Bloopers from the Mario series, despite the close resemblance between Bloopers and Inklings.

• Despite Inklings normally finalizing their humanoid form at age 14, some of them might be able to assume this form much earlier, as seen in Sunken Scroll 17, where the Squid Sisters are shown having humanoid form as children. Another example could be the Sunken Scroll 1 in Splatoon 2, which appears to be a picture of a young Pearl having a humanoid appearance; however, due to Pearl's adult appearance still being quite childlike, it is unclear if the photo was taken before or after the age of 14.

• The Squid Research Lab admitted that Inklings may be made entirely out of ink. This theory would explain why Inklings dissolve in water, swim through grates, and reform with ease after being splatted.^[13] This also may mean that in humanoid form, they hold themselves up with 'ink pressure', which means that they use a substance in ink to retain their ability to stand and walk upright.
• Inklings can possibly have multiple hearts, as implied by Cap'n Cuttlefish at the beginning of the Octo Expansion. This could be a reference to how real-life cephalopods have three hearts.
• An Inkling's ink color is chosen at random for online battles unless the Ink Color Lock option has been turned on. However, in the Splatoon manga, Inklings (and Octolings) can change their hair and ink color at will when out of battle.
• Inklings are at least somewhat ambidextrous, wielding weapons like the Splatana Wiper with both hands, although they predominantly use their right hands with other weapons. Marie is also shown to be possibly ambidextrous or cross-dominant in artwork, with some pieces showing her using her left hand and others the right hand.
• While the player is swimming in squid form, the music is muffled and bubbling sounds can be heard. If a player is hit by enemy's ink and is close to being splatted, when they submerge back into their ink to heal, the Inkling can be heard quietly moaning in pain.
• When switching between gear on the equipment screen, there is sometimes a small delay before the selected piece of gear appears on the player's Inkling. For that moment, they will not be wearing any gear in that slot.
  • In Splatoon, for clothing, they wear a tight, sleeveless black shirt by default. For shoes, it shows their bare feet, which are flipper-like and featureless because Inklings' feet are meant to never be seen. For headgear, they simply look like they are wearing the Fake Contacts, or no headgear. However, Inklings always wear their shorts.
  • In Splatoon 2, the gear-less Inklings can also be seen in Octo Canyon when they are in the temporary "danger" mode that occurs when their Hero Headphones, Hero Hoodie and Hero Boots break from taking fatal damage and after falling into water. Their legwear remains the same, but for clothing, the Inkling Boy is shirtless, while the Inkling Girl wears a black sports bra. For shoes, their feet are now properly rendered and have toes. They appear as if wearing Fake Contacts or not wearing headgear.
  • A glitch in Splatoon 3 allowed the player character to not have any clothing displayed on them, making this particular feature also available on Octolings for the first time. The default undergarments are the same as in Splatoon 2.
• During the Squid vs. Octopus Splatfest, Octoling players on Team Squid would have their avatar switched to Inklings when inside battles. In Inkopolis Square, the avatar remained unchanged. The reverse was true for Inklings on Team Octopus.

Names in other languages

Translation notes

References

Characters in Splatoon

Main Major Agent 3 • Cap'n Cuttlefish • Squid Sisters (Callie • Marie) Minor Judd • Great Zapfish Enemies Octarians • Great Octoweapons (Octostomp • Octonozzle • Octowhirl • Octomaw) • DJ Octavio Vendors Sheldon • Annie and Moe • Jelonzo • Crusty Sean • Spyke Musicians Squid Squad (Ichiya • Nami • Quinn • Murasaki) • Chirpy Chips (Harmony) • Hightide Era • Turquoise October • DJ Lee Fish • Bob Dub Other Squidbeak Splatoon (Ammoses Shellendorf) • The professor • Shy-Ho-Shy Species Inkling • Jellyfish • Zapfish • Super Sea Snail • Animals • Human

Characters in Splatoon 2

Main Major Agent 4 • Agent 8 • Squid Sisters (Callie • Marie) • Off the Hook (Pearl • Marina) • Cap'n Cuttlefish • C.Q. Cumber Minor Judd • Li'l Judd • Great Zapfish • Mr. Grizz • Agent 3 • Iso Padre Enemies Octarians • Octobosses (Octo Oven • Octo Samurai • Neo Octostomp • Octo Shower) • DJ Octavio • Sanitized Octarians • Commander Tartar • Salmonids Vendors Sheldon • Flow and Craymond • Jelfonzo • Bisk • Crusty Sean • Annie and Moe • Murch Musicians Wet Floor • Bottom Feeders • Ink Theory (Yoko • Oonie • Kitamura) • Chirpy Chips (Harmony) • Diss-Pair (Quinn) • SashiMori • Grizzco Industries • ω-3 • Turquoise October • Dedf1sh • DJ Real Sole • Bob Dub Other Spyke • Fresh Fish • Squidbeak Splatoon • The professor • Shy-Ho-Shy Species Inkling • Octoling • Jellyfish • Denizens of the deep • Zapfish • Super Sea Snail • Animals • Human

Characters in Splatoon 3

Main Major Agent 3 • Agent 8 • Smallfry • Cuttlefish • Squid Sisters (Callie • Marie) • Captain • Deep Cut (Shiver • Frye • Big Man) • DJ Octavio • Off the Hook (Pearl (Drone) • Marina) • Acht Minor Judd • Li'l Judd • Great Zapfish • Crusty Sean • O.R.C.A. Enemies Octarians (Fuzzy Octarians) • Mr. Grizz • Jelletons • Overlorder • Salmonids Vendors Sheldon • Gnarly Eddy and Nails • Jel La Fleur • Mr. Coco • Harmony • Murch • Shelly and Donny • Annie and Moe • Jelonzo • Fred Crumbs • Spyke • Flow and Craymond • Jelfonzo • Bisk • Staff • Cipher Musicians C-Side (Kiki) • Front Roe (Ichiya • Nami • Murasaki) • Damp Socks feat. Off the Hook • Yoko & the Gold Bazookas (Yoko • Oonie • Kitamura) • H2Whoa • Chirpy Chips • Riot Act • SashiMori • Grizzco • ω-3 • Ancho-V Games • Turquoise October • Octoplush • Stars in the Deep • Mimicry • Wash Out • Firefly • On the Clock • Anxiety Society • Free Association • Seven Seas Crew • Backwash • Turf Love • Wading Room • New Shores • Bonfire • All Swell • Coral Kiss • Crevasse • Aquariyum • Pianissimo • Missing Ink • Chroma Chaos • Medusa • Nothing in My Wave • Anglerfish • Bloody Hook • Decksterity • Saplings • Reel Deel Other Iso Padre • Octostomp • Master Mega • Barry C. • Fresh Fish • Shy-Ho-Shy • You★Me Species Inkling • Octoling • Jellyfish • Zapfish • Super Sea Snail • Animals • Human