Ink or Sink

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Ink or Sink

Ink or Sink

Artist	Squid Squad
Composer	Toru Minegishi
Arrangement	Toru Minegishi
Vocals	Hiroaki Takeuchi Ichiya (in-game) Quinn (in-game)
Guitar	Susumu Nishikawa Yoshihiko Haga Ichiya (in-game)
Bass	TABOKUN Quinn (in-game)
Drums	Akira Tsuneoka Murasaki (in-game)
Keyboards	Nami (in-game)
Game	Splatoon Splatoon 3 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Heard in Splatoon	Multiplayer
Heard in Splatoon 3	Lobby
Featured in	Squid Beatz – track 2 Jukebox Fresh Kids (in-game) Splatune - disc 1, track 4 Nintendo Music –link
Genre	Rock Electronic
BPM	206
Key signature	B major B Locrian
Time signature	4/4
Length	2:37
Sample	https://splatoonwiki.org/wiki/File:S_Ink_or_Sink.mp3

For the Splatoon online tournament, seeCompetitive:Ink or Sink.

Ink or Sink is asong performed bySquid Squad.

Description

Like mostSquid Squad music,Ink or Sink features a blend of rock and electronic music, starting with an intro that places emphasis on the synthesizers and guitars, before moving to a section with alternating vocals in theInkling language. During the chorus, the song abruptly switches to heavy metal, with deeper vocals by Quinn, before switching back after looping. It is one of the five battle songs released withSplatoon at launch, and like all battle songs, it has a random chance of being played during online matches. It can also be heard inSquid Beatz, and it is included inSplatune. InSplatoon 3, this song can sometimes play in thelobby.

In theSuper Smash Bros. series

See also:Ink or Sink

It is also featured in the soundtrack forSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate. It has a chance of playing onMoray Towers, and can also be heard in theSounds section in theVault menu.

Other versions

Ink or Sink (+ de 80 armes)

A clip of this version could be heard during aFrenchSplatoon commercial. The background music is nearly identical to the original song, but the vocals are completely different. This version uses more echoey and muffled vocals compared to the usual high pitched ones from Ichiya.

Trivia

In April 2016,Ink or Sink was added toDaigasso! Band Brothers P.
During aSplatoon 2 event that took place from12 July 2019 to15 July 2019 inTetris 99, getting 100 or more points awarded the player with aSplatoon theme, changing the graphics, music, and sound effects to those from the franchise. When this theme is applied,Ink or Sink is heard when there are 50 players left in the match, switching fromSplattack!. It continues to play until there are 10 players left in the match when the music switches toNow or Never!.
Through the fictional interview contained in theSplatune booklet, it was revealed thatInk or Sink was the first song Squid Squad wrote afterSplattack!, and features Murasaki using his many spines as sticks on the drums.

Etymology

The nameInk or Sink comes from the phrase "swim or sink", with the change to "ink" making it rhyme.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	Ink or Sink

MusicofSplatoon

Inkopolis Plaza	Show Yourself •Splattack! (Jam Sesh) •Inkopolis News •Slip into Inkopolis •Start Fresh •The Plaza •Lookin' Fresh •Inkopolis Lobby •Dubble Bath •Got It!

Battle	Opening (Squid Squad) •Splattack! •Ink or Sink •Seaskape •Kraken Up •Metalopod •Shellfie •Split & Splat •Hooked •Sucker Punch •Now or Never! (Squid Squad) •You Got Them! •Battle Victory •They Got You! •Battle Defeat

Splatfest	Splatfest Theme Drop •City of Color •Commence the Fest •Ink Me Up •Now or Never! (Squid Sisters) •Splatfest Results Drop

Octo Valley	Cap'n Cuttlefish's Theme •Octo Valley •Eight-Legged Advance •Tentacular Circus •Cephaloparade •Inkstrike Shuffle •Octoling Rendezvous •Octoweaponry •Story Mode: Onward! •Story Mode: SPLAT! •The Sunken Scrolls •I Am Octavio •Calamari Inkantation •Maritime Memory

amiiboonly	Bomb Rush Blush •Tide Goes Out

Other	Chorus of Calamari County

Musicians	Squid Squad^{(Ichiya •Nami •Quinn •Murasaki)} •Chirpy Chips^(Harmony) •Hightide Era •Squid Sisters^{(Callie •Marie)} •Turquoise October •DJ Octavio •DJ Lee Fish •Bob Dub

Soundtracks	Squid Beatz •Splatune •Splatoon Live in Makuhari •Nintendo Music

Live performances	Shiokalive 2016 •Squid Sisters 2nd Live Concert from Chokaigi 2016 •Squid Sisters at Japan Expo 2016 •Shiokalive at Cho Party 2016

MusicofSplatoon 3

Splatsville/Inkopolis	What's Your Style? •Clickbait (Splash Sessions Demo) •Anarchy Splatcast •Welcome to Splatsville •Soaking In Splatsville •Dripping with Style •Slip into Inkopolis •Start Fresh •The Plaza •Lookin' Fresh •Inkopolis Square •New You •The Shoal •Got It!

Battle

Opening (C-Side) •Clickbait •Headhammer •Triple Dip •Paintscraper •Splattack! (C-Side) •Sea Me Now •Sandy Side Up •Candy-Coated Rocks •Tentacle to the Metal •Ska-BLAM •Three-Horn Circus •Rockagilly Blues •Ripstop & Go •Aquasonic •Slopping Spree •No Quarters •Shifting Stars •No Plan Survives •Amalgamania •Seasource •Now or Never! (C-Side) •Rinse/Repeat •Learning Curve

Splatfest

Splatfest Theme Drop •Anarchy Poisons •Anarchy Rainbow •City of Color (2023) •Tomorrow's Nostalgia Today •Color Pulse (2024) •We're So Back •Grand Festival Tour •Three Wishes •Soak & Stomp •Deepers Creepers •Yule Tide •Meadowlark •Suntan Ocean •Soak & Stomp (Grand Mix) •Commence the Fest •Fins in the Air •Till Depth Do Us Part •Liquid Sunshine •Big Betrayal •Suffer No Fools •Blushing Tide •Now or Never! (Deep Cut) •Ego Overboard •Still Swimmin' •Daybreaker Anthem •Inkopolis Punch •Stomping Kick •Maritime Memory •Fest Zest (Grand Festival) •Party's Over (Grand Festival) •Into the Light •Spicy Calamari Inkantation •Ink Me Up •Ebb & Flow •Muck Warfare •Acid Hues •Shark Bytes •Now or Never! (Squid Sisters) •Now or Never! (Off the Hook) •Rainbow Color Inkantation •Splatfest Results Drop

Salmon Run

Happy Little Workers - 24/7 Mix •Surge & Submerge •Deluge Dirge •Fishing Frenzy •You Got Them! (Salmon Run) 1 •They Got You! (Salmon Run) •Frothy Waters •You Got Them! (Salmon Run) 2 •You Got Them! (Salmon Run) 3 - Go Off, King! •Toxic Anoxic •You Got Them! (Salmon Run) 4 - Bye, King •Frantic Aspic •Not Bad (Do Better) •Anarchy Splatcast (Big Run) •Bait & Click (Mutation) •Bait & Click •Happy Little Workers - 24/7 Deep Mix •Double Clickbait •Not Bad (Catch Ya Better)

Tableturf Battle	Tableturf Level Selection •Tableturf Deck Selection •Tableturf Main Theme •Tableturf Three Turns Remaining •Tableturf Win Theme •Tableturf Loss or Draw Theme •Tableturf Card List

Return of the Mammalians

Cap'n Cuttlefish's Theme •The Crater •Crater Eighters Routine •Mission Complete! (The Crater) •I'm Octavio (F34RME Remix) •Meeting the New Squidbeak Splatoon •Sandcastles •Sudden Depth •Two Shadows in the Sun •Dead Sea •Whirlpool Tune •Hyper Diver •Alterna Citizen Program M-01: Basic Course (Morning Fog) •Alterna Citizen Program M-02: Advanced Course (Twilight Waves) •Nine Out of Tension •Underwater Neon •Flop to It •Smoke and Mirrors •Ride or Fry •With Flying Colors •Seep & Destroy •Marine Machines •#35 caught •Don't Flinch •Octoling Rendezvous •Mission Complete! (Alterna) •Got It! (Alterna Swag) •Got It! (Gold Record) •Deep Cut's Theme •Alterna Citizen Program M-00: Init (System Noise) •Surprise and Shine •Got That Treasure! •Chowder Combo •Smooth as Ice •Our Bad •Mammalian Memo •In Filtration •Hide and Sleek •Smeared Canvas •Greeting Mr. Grizz •Countdown to Hairmageddon •Go, Agent 3! •Bear with Me •Calamari Inkantation 3MIX •The Most Massive Fuzzball of All •Wave Goodbye •Alterna Citizen Program M-??: mY dEAR

Side Order

Dozing Off •#0.1 style •Leaving with Pearl •Θrder Square: Inciner8 •Σntrance: Dynamis •First Principles •#12.2 awakened •Captive Marina •Unconscience •Order Appears •Origin of Order •Θrder Square: Subjug8 •Σntrance: Archon •Upward •demol1sh •demoli2h •d3molish •jest1ng •je2ting •j3sting •rout1nes •routine2 •routin3s •souven1r •2ouvenir •souv3nir •j1tters •jitter2 •jitt3rs •Floor Clear! (Part 1) •Floor Clear! (Part 2) •Got It! (Side Order) •Step-Off Song •CΘld StΘrage •ΘctΘpticΘn •EchΘ Θnslaught •Floor Clear! (Boss) •Result (Defeat) •Overlorder Appears •New World Order •The Tranquility of Order •Spectrum Obligato •Ebb & Flow (Out of Order) •Case Closed •#47 onward •Slip into Inkopolis Square •Getting Squared Away •Θrder Square: Liber8 •Σntrance: Platonic Solid •Smollusk's Theme •Thus Spoke Smollusk •Short Order •Result (Clear!)

Lobby

Sinkopated •Inkopolis Lobby •Without a Dop Doubt •Drip Feed •Inkopolis News (Squid Sisters) •Inkopolis News (Off the Hook) •Heliocentri City •Fuzzy Dazzler •Blop Bop •Gilded Cage •Dressed to Krill •Slick Moves •Belly Flop •Gillty •Pour It On •Pop 'n' Schlock •Clashing Colors •Dorsal Slicer •Lobby Terminal •Crab-N-Go •Crab-N-Go (Splatoween) •Crab-N-Go (FrostyFest) •Crab-N-Go (SpringFest) •Crab-N-Go (Summer Nights) •Crab-N-Go (Grand Festival) •Opening (Squid Squad) •Splattack! (Squid Squad) •Ink or Sink •Seaskape •Kraken Up •Metalopod •Shellfie •Split & Splat •Hooked •Sucker Punch •Opening (Wet Floor) •Inkoming! •Rip Entry •Undertow •Don't Slip •Endolphin Surge •Shipwreckin' •Fins & Fiddles •Seafoam Shanty •Broken Coral •Riptide Rupture •Blitz It! •Wave Prism •Seasick •Kinetosis •Chopscrewey •Entropical

Jukeboxonly	Now or Never! (Squid Squad) •Now or Never! (Wet Floor) •City of Color •Calamari Inkantation •Bomb Rush Blush •Tide Goes Out •Fresh Start •Bomb Rush Blush (DJ Octavio) •Tidal Rush •Color Pulse •Nasty Majesty •Fly Octo Fly - Ebb & Flow (Octo)