Inkoming!
Inkoming!
| Artist | Wet Floor |
| Composer | Toru Minegishi |
| Vocals | Hiroaki Takeuchi Sachiko Watabe Mizo (in-game) Ryley (in-game) |
| Guitar | Akitoshi Kuroda Mizo (in-game) Ryley (in-game) |
| Bass | IKUO Neil (in-game) |
| Drums | Kei Yamazaki Candi (in-game) |
| Synth | Keaton (in-game) |
| Game | Splatoon 2 Splatoon 3 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate |
| Heard in Splatoon 2 | Multiplayer |
| Heard in Splatoon 3 | Lobby |
| Featured in |  Squid Beatz 2 – track 1JukeboxSplatune 2 - disc 1, track 2 Inkoming! EP - track 1 Inkoming! EP - track 4 (Wet Floor Shibuya)  Nintendo Music –link |
| Genre | Rock Electronic |
| BPM | 175 |
| Key signature | B minor B major |
| Length | 1:27 (first loop) 2:48 (Splatune 2) |
| Sample | https://splatoonwiki.org/wiki/File:S2_Inkoming!.mp3 |
Inkoming! (Cloud Edit)
| Artist | Wet Floor |
| Composer | Toru Minegishi |
| Guitar | Akitoshi Kuroda Mizo (in-game) Ryley (in-game) |
| Bass | IKUO Neil (in-game) |
| Drums | Kei Yamazaki Candi (in-game) |
| Synth | Keaton (in-game) |
| Game | Splatoon 2 |
| Heard in Splatoon 2 | Tutorial |
| Featured in | Splatune 2 - disc 1, track 17Nintendo Music –link |
| Genre | Rock Electronic |
| BPM | 175 |
| Key signature | B minor |
| Length | 2:17 |
| Sample | https://splatoonwiki.org/wiki/File:S2_Inkoming!_(Cloud_Demo).mp3 |
Inkoming! is asong performed byWet Floor.
Description
Inkoming! is a rock song, featuring many electronic elements to complement the instruments. It also features a large emphasis on the vocals of the song and throughout, prominent shouts of what appears to be "Splatoon!" can be heard. It can also be heard inSquid Beatz 2, with a maximum score of 155 and 325 in Normal and Hard modes, respectively. It was also featured in the eponymousInkoming! EP, released by Tower Records, and it is included inSplatune 2. InSplatoon 3, this song can sometimes play in thelobby.
See also:Inkoming!
The song is also featured in the soundtrack forSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate, and by default, it has a chance of playing onMoray Towers. It can also be heard in theSounds section in theVault menu.
The song also appears inRing Fit Adventure as part of theSplatoon 2 Medley in the game's Rhythm Mode, added in the version 1.2.0 update.
Lyrics
Anin-universe interview with the band Wet Floor reveals a portion of the official lyrics forInkoming!. The lyrics are nonsensical; the Japanesekatakana and Latin characters merely give the pronunciation.
Inkoming! lyrics
spラ spラ rラ オニャロ
インk オ シンk ファザロ
...
ユガナ シヨ シヤセイ
ゴチュノ ワノ ワナサ
Romanized version
Spla spla la onyaro
Ink o sink fazaro
...
Yugana shiyo shiyasei
Gochuno wano wanasa
Remixes and covers
Inkoming! (Cloud Edit)
Similar toSplattack! (Jam Session), a lower percussion remix is used in thetutorial andtest range forSplatoon 2. However, eleven slightly different versions are used in-game. The full song does not appear in-game (not even inSquid Beatz 2) but does appear inSplatune 2.
Click "Expand" to see the different versions
Tutorial Phase 1
A very stripped back version of the instrumental, this version begins with the intro, unchanged, before looping the same seventeen-second-long part of the instrumental. It only consists of the bass guitar track, backing drum track and the same vocals repeating. It plays at the beginning of the tutorial.
Tutorial Phase 2
The second time the track loops, a guitar riff is added whenever the vocals come in. From the third loop, a new guitar track is added. This version appears to be used to help segue between Phase 1 and 3.
Tutorial Phase 3
This version is mostly the same as Phase 3 but now adds a new drum track from the third loop. It plays as soon as the player is asked to move with the
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Tutorial Phase 4
From the third loop, an additional rapid drum track is added, alongside new background guitar riffs. Between loops, the song goes slightly offbeat for a split second before returning to the normal pace. This version appears to be used to help segue between Phase 3 and 6.
Tutorial Phase 5
From the third loop, the offbeat sections and vocals are removed and are replaced by a repeating section from the regular version ofInkoming!, played on synth. This version appears to be used to help segue between Phase 3 and 6.
Tutorial Phase 6
The vocals that were removed in Phase 5 return after the third loop for this version. It plays as soon as the player is asked to reset the camera with
.
Tutorial Phase 7
From the fifth loop, the vocals and the repeating section from the regular version are removed. This version appears to be used to help segue between Phase 6 and 8.
Tutorial Phase 8
From the fifth loop, a new guitar melody is added, and the vocals return. Cymbal crashes are now added to the track. It plays as soon as the player is told to swim through the grates, or alternatively, once the player drops down after skipping half the tutorial by jumping on some boxes.
Tutorial Phase 9
From the sixth loop, another rapid-fire drum beat is added to segue into the quieter segment heard at the end of the originalCloud Demo, with most of the instruments removed, although it quickly alternates between these sections and the part before. This version appears to be used to help segue between Phase 8 and 10.
Tutorial Phase 10
The only tutorial version where the start is different, it is a looped version of the quieter, sparser section of Phase 9, the outro of the originalCloud Demo. It plays as soon as the player gets close to theLaunchpad toInkopolis Square.
Test Range
This version starts with the drum solo of the Tutorial Phase 1 intro, then plays the Phase 1 and 2 of the tutorial, alternating between them after each loop. It is used in thetest range.
Inkoming! (Splatoon 2 Global Testfire Tutorial)
A very early version of theCloud Edit, retaining the same basic structure, however the instrumentation is completely different. Unlike the final version, it does not switch between different versions, it just loops the single track.
Other versions
Inkoming! (Splatoon 2 Global Testfire)
Quite similar to the final song, this early version used in theSplatoon 2 Global Testfire had different drum patterns, less filtered vocals and additional background chants at certain points, unlike the final product.
January 2017 Trailer
Inkoming!, which at the time was unnamed, was first heard during the initial reveal trailer ofSplatoon 2 at theNintendo Switch Presentation. Made specifically for the trailer, it remains nearly identical to the Testfire version. However, near the end of the trailer, a series of notes that make up the melody ofSplattack! can be heard as a callback to the previous game's theme. This outro is not heard in any other version ofInkoming!. This version was included inSplatune 2, although, unlike other trailer-exclusive songs, such asSplattack! (E3 2014), it retains the sound effects.
Inkoming! (Live)
Also heard at the Nintendo Switch Presentation was a live performance ofInkoming! Other than the slightly different instrumentation due to the live band, it also contained a synthesizer solo, immediately followed up by a guitar solo. It also contained an extended guitar solo outro.
A second live version of the song was performed as part of a medley ofSplatoon 2 battle tracks atTentalive at Tokaigi 2019. Following the battle introduction theme, this version plays the main loop once before the synthesizer and guitar solo transitions intoBlitz It!.
Inkoming! (CD)
This version of the song is mostly the same as the in-game version, but loops differently, with a new bridge consisting of part of instrumental without any vocals. It also has a proper outro, completely different from theSplatoon 2 reveal trailer version. It was originally released as part of theInkoming! EP from Tower Records before being part of theSplatune 2 soundtrack. It was also used in apromotional video for theSplatoon 2 World Championship 2019.
Inkoming! (performed by Wet Floor Shibuya)
This version of the song was recorded by Wet Floor Shibuya for theInkoming! EP, which was released in Japan on12 July 2017 by Tower Records. It was also performed live on30 July 2017 at the Shibuya location of Tower Records.
Trivia
- Inkoming! is considered the theme tune ofSplatoon 2 due to its prominent appearance in the reveal trailer and tracklisting positions in Squid Beatz 2 andSplatune 2.
- It shares multiple similarities withSplattack!, both being the theme tunes of their respective games, both containing an exclamation mark in the title, and both games having a remix and in-universe demo of the main theme as thetutorial andtest range music.
Etymology
Inkoming! is a pun of the termincoming andink, a prominent gameplay mechanic of theSplatoon series.
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
 Japanese | Inkoming! (Cloud Demo) |
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