It has been suggested that this article be moved toInkling Boy and Inkling Girl.Reason: refocus coverage on the characters who made an appearance inMario Kart 8 Deluxe, allowing the article to avoid having to mention Callie, Marie, and Pearl. (It also incidentally removes Inkling Squid). (discuss)

Inkling
Artwork of Inkling Girl (left) and Inkling Boy (right) inSplatoon, later reused forMario Kart 8 Deluxe
First appearance	Splatoon (2015,Splatoon series) Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS /Wii U (2015,Super Mario-related media, cameo)
Latest appearance	Splatoon 3 (2022,Splatoon series) Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (2018,Super Mario-related media)
Latest portrayal	Yuki Tsuji (2015-present)[1]
Notable members Squid Sisters

“Part Kid, Part Squid”

—Boxing Ring nickname,Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Inklings are protagonists from theSplatoon series who also make some appearances in crossover games. They are a race of humanoids that can turn into squids. In their human form, their tentacles serve as their hair. Tentacles can have a number of different color schemes, and their color scheme is also used as the color scheme for an Inkling's squid form. Inklings live inInkopolis, where they participate inTurf Wars in which they attempt to claim as much area as possible by covering it with their ink. They place ink using a number of different weapons. The most prominently displayed weapon in the originalSplatoon game is aSplattershot, which is designed after a water gun, and even in later games it is still prominently shown especially to beginner players. Inklings speak in a made-up gibberish language known as theInkling language.

Color is a major part ofSplatoon's mechanics, and this affects the Inkling's designs because Inklings can change the color of their tentacles/hair. Inklings are also known for enjoying fashion, following from the large number of cosmetic options inSplatoon games. These elements manifest in theSuper Mario franchise aspalette swaps of Inklings having using alternate colors distinctly based on colors fromSplatoon games and those alternate colors using different clothing options from theSplatoon games,

There are three primary design groupings of Inklings.Inkling Boy is a male human form design for a givenSplatoon game,Inkling Girl is a female human form design for a givenSplatoon game, andInkling Squid is a design for a Inkling's squid form for a givenSplatoon game. Each of these designs has their ownamiibo, and as some of Splatoon's crossovers with theSuper Mario franchise have been through amiibo functionality, this division is usually upheld inSuper Mario games.

While the Inklings' design resemblesBloopers in theSuper Mario franchise, particularly in the black area around a Inkling's eyes, the similarities are coincidental. The developers ofSplatoon did not take Bloopers into consideration when designing Inklings.^[2]

History[edit]

Super Smash Bros. series[edit]

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS /Wii U[edit]

Inklings make an appearance inSuper Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS andSuper Smash Bros. for Wii U as downloadable costumes for theMii Fighters, which were released on June 14, 2015.Mii Gunners can wear anInkling Outfit which changes design based on the gender of the Mii, with the design for male Miis reflecting Inkling Boy fromSplatoon while the design for female Miis reflects Inkling Girl fromSplatoon. It additionally replaces the Mii Gunner's arm cannon with a Splattershot that they hold. Any Mii Fighter can wear theInkling Wig, which changes appearance in the same way. TheInkling Squid Hat is based on Inkling Squid fromSplatoon and can also be worn by any Mii Fighter. Atrophy of Inkling, depicting Inkling Girl fromSplatoon, can be unlocked in both versions after players download the Inkling Outfit.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]

SmashWiki article:Inkling (SSBU)

Inkling's artwork inSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate

Inkling using her side special move, Splat Roller, onFigure-8 Circuit inSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate. The three opponents behind her were buried by the attack, and opponents standing on the ink the attack leaves behind move slower.

InSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate, Inkling debuts as a fully playable character inSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate. They are fighter number 64 (coincidentally the same number as the Inkling Girlcostume inSuper Mario Maker) and must be unlocked in this game, as with all fighters who were not the eight characters in the originalSuper Smash Bros. who were unlocked by default. Both female and male Inkling designs are available through costume options, with the default being a female design, but the first listed male design is given some amount of emphasis in promotional material such as the game's cutscenes. While the default Inkling uses Inkling Girl's design fromSplatoon and the first male Inkling uses Inkling Boy's design fromSplatoon, both are only called Inkling, with theirfighter spirits instead distinguishing them as "Inkling (Girl) and "Inkling (Boy)". Inkling is a middleweight fighter, being lighter thanRoy,PAC-MAN,Robin, andChrom but heavier thanJoker, while having the same weight asNess,Lucas, andMii Brawler.

Inklings were first implied to appear in the game through a teaser trailer shown in the March 2018 Nintendo Direct following information aboutSplatoon 2. The trailer is based on theSplatoon reveal trailer from E3 2014; it shows both the standard Inkling Girl and standard Inkling Boy from the originalSplatoon fighting each other until the background fades to black, when theSuper Smash Bros. symbol can be seen reflected on the Inkling Girl's eye. Inklings were officially announced during the E3 2018 Nintendo Direct alongsideDaisy andRidley.

Inklings' moveset uses a number of weapons from theSplatoon games, though they primarily utilize the Splattershot. Inkling's special moves follow from this, with their neutral special move being Splattershot, their side special move beingSplat Roller, and their down special beingSplat Bomb. Most of the moves that use weapons require Inklings to spend a limited supply of ink, as in theSplatoon games, with those moves becoming weaker, nonfunctional, or even unable to be used at all if the Inkling does not have enough ink for the move. Inkling'sFinal Smash,Killer Wail, is also a weapon but it is not affected by Inkling's possession of ink. Theink tank on an Inkling's back tracks their remaining ink; it also has a corresponding user interface element displayed next to Inkling's profile. To refill an Inkling's ink, the player either can hold the special-move button whileshielding or attempt to use Splattershot or Splat Bomb while being both grounded and completely out of ink. This has the Inkling transform into squid form and duck into a puddle of ink while the ink tank refills. Unlike theSplatoon games, the speed of refilling ink is not increased by entering squid form while standing in existing ink; in fact covering the ground in ink is a mechanic restricted to the Splat Roller attack. Inkling also switches to their squid form for their dodges,dash, upward and backward throws, and its up specialSuper Jump. Moves that spend ink, as well as Super Jump and Killer Wail, cover the opponent in ink. Opponents who are covered in ink take more damage from attacks. As Inklings canonically dissolve on contact withwater, Inklings take minor damage whileswimming in this game. This mechanic is also used bySonic,Charizard, andIncineroar.

Inkling's six remaining costumes have alternate character designs. There are yellow, pink, and purple female Inklings, and green, cyan, and indigo male Inklings, each wearing different accessories and attires. Like in theSplatoon games, the color of an Inkling's ink matches the color of the Inkling.

In Adventure Mode: World of Light, both the orange female Inkling and the blue male Inkling are present when the fighters opposeGaleem for the first time. When Galeem launches powerful beams of light to destroy everyone's bodies, the Inklings use their Splattershots to paint spaces of ink onto the cliff and hide within them in squid form. This fails to protect them; the beams seem to still know where the Inklings are and attack by rending the ground beneath the ink. Both Inklings are consumed by the lasers. Galeem created the Inkling puppet fighters that spirits are trapped in by copying Inkling. The player can defeat Inkling to free them from Galeem's control, which adds Inkling to the player's party for the remainder of World of Light.

Inkling's Classic Mode route is An Inkredible Journey. In it, every battle uses music from theSplatoon series, and each opponent uses an alternate costume matching the color scheme of the stage. The latter clause is presumably meant to replicate how, inSplatoon games, Inklings claim turf by covering it in ink of the same color. As such, each stage is reflective of being in the opponent(s)'s territory. The opponents are fought in the following order:

(*) - Orange female Inkling or blue male Inkling takes their place if the player is playing as either of said costume.

Aside from the Inkling (Girl) and Inkling (Boy) fighter spirits, there is also a Inkling Squid spirit. It is an Ace class support spirit using artwork of a orange Inkling's squid form that boosts the power of the user's up special move when equipped, in reference to the squid form's role in the up special move Super Jump. Inkling Squid does not have a spirit battle; instead it can only be obtained by summoning it with the cores of other spirits. It requires a Blooper's core, likely because Bloopers are cartoon squids like Inklings that also have similar designs, aHuey's core, likely because Huey is a can ofpaint and ink and paint are functionally identical in theSplatoon series, and a support's core likely because it is a support spirit. It is unclear if the Inkling Squid spirit is meant to be the character depicted in the Inkling Squid amiibo, the squid form of Inkling Girl, or a generic Inkling.

The Inkling Outfit and Inkling Wig from the prior game return. They are joined by the Splatoon 2 Outfit and Splatoon 2 Hat, which follow the same rules as to which Miis can use them as the Inkling Outfit and Inkling Hat. The Splatoon 2 Outfit and Splatoon 2 Hat that male Miis use is based on Inkling Boy fromSplatoon 2, and the ones that female Miis use is based on Inkling Girl fromSplatoon 2. The Splatoon 2 Outfit again replaces the normal cannon with a held Splattershot, but this is inaccurate compared to Inkling Girl fromSplatoon 2 because that character usesSplat Dualies.

The Squid Sisters in their tole as an Assist Trophy. Callie is on the left and Marie is on the right.

TheSquid Sisters,Callie andMarie, are two Inkling idols with several roles in the game. They appear collectively anAssist Trophy, standing on a miniature stage. When they are summoned, the Squid Sisters warp to the middle of the stage and perform "Ink Me Up" or "Calimari Inkantation". As they are performing, the screen zooms in on them similarly to how the screen zooms in duringSudden Death. Since fighters are KO'd when they are off-screen and the screen's dimensions are shrinking, this makes it easier for fighters to be KO'd. The maximum zoom is held for the last few moments of the show. Once the Squid Sisters finish their song, they teleport away and the screen returns to normal. The Squid Sisters cannot be damaged or KO'd. The Squid Sisters are also a Legend class support spirit. Their spirit battle has them as an attack type opponent. It takes place on Moray Tower's Splatfest variation. There are four pink female Inkling puppet fighters, but none of them appear to represent the Squid Sisters. Rather, the Squid Sisters Assist Trophy appears to help the puppet fighters, with the spirit battle's scenario seemingly representing the Squid Sisters performing during Splatfests. Additionally, the player is less resilient to being launched. Alternatively, the Squid Sisters' spirit can be obtained by summoning them. This requires a Blooper's core, a, Meloetta (Aria Forme)'s core, likely because Meloetta and the Squid Sisters are known for singing, and an Ouendan Cheerleaders's core, likely because both Ouendan Cheerleaders and the Squid Sisters are known for dancing. When equipped, the Squid Sisters make the Final Smash Meter charge faster. The sixth round of DLC Mii Fighter costumes, which released on June 20, 2019, included a Callie costume consisting of the Callie Oufit and Callie Wig, and a Marie costume consisting of the Marie Outfit and Marie Wig. The Callie Outfit can only be used by Mii Brawlers, and it does not have a weapon. The Marie Outfit can only be used by Mii Gunners, and it replaces the Mii Gunner's arm cannon with holding and using aHero Shot as it appears inSplatoon 2.

Pearl, who is an Inkling, appears as part ofOff the Hook's spirit. Off the Hook is a Ace class support spirit. Their spirit battle has them as a defense type opponent. It takes place on Moray Tower's Ω form in its Splatfest variation, and the opponents are pink and purple female Inklings. One of the Inklings is presumably meant to represent Pearl, but which one is unclear. The Squid Sisters appear during the battle to help the puppet fighters. When Off the Hook is equipped, they increase a fighter's speed and attack power as long as they have 0% damage.

Yoshi's Woolly World /Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World[edit]

Inkling Squid Yoshi

Inkling Boy Yoshi

Inkling Girl Yoshi

Inklings appear asYoshi designs inYoshi's Woolly World There are three Inkling designs: Inkling Boy, Inkling Girl, and Inkling Squid, which are unlocked by scanning their respectiveamiibo. They use the color schemes of the initial release of the figures associated with the originalSplatoon video game, as at the time ofYoshi's Woolly World's release each of the characters's amiibo only had one color.

Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World includes all of the original game's Yoshi designs but also adds additional ones for amiibo that were released afterYoshi's Woolly World. As such, scanning amiibo the second release of the Inkling amiibos will unlock a Yoshi design specifically based on the color scheme of the second release. The Yoshi are named Green Inkling Girl Yoshi, Purple Inkling Boy Yoshi, and Orange Inkling Squid Yoshi, even though the second release of the Inkling amiibo do not have separate names. There is also a Yoshi design based on Callie and another based on Marie, the two members of the Squid Sisters.

Super Mario Maker[edit]

Inkling Squid

Inkling Boy

Inkling Girl

Inklings appear ascostumes forMario inSuper Mario Maker. Like inYoshi's Woolly World andPoochy & Yoshi's Woolly World, there are three types of Inkling costumes: Inkling Boy, Inkling Girl, and Inkling Squid, the latter of which can assume humanoid form by holding up on a control stick. Along with being unlocked by scanning their respective amiibo, these costumes can be unlocked randomly by completing the 100 Mario Challenge. Yuki Tsuji reprises his roles as those three Inklings, albeit via recordings recycled fromSplatoon.

The Squid Sisters also make an appearance in this game as costumes for Mario.

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe[edit]

Various Inklings

Inklings appear as playable characters inMario Kart 8 Deluxe. Players can select either male or female Inklings, although they are separate characters with different statistics, much like the male and femaleVillagers. After the sixth wave of theBooster Course Pass, the male and female Inklings and Villagers were consolidated into one slot, though their statistics are still different. In addition to the orange Inkling Girl and blue Inkling Boy, the player can also select green or pink Inkling Girls and purple or cyan Inkling Boys; with the exception of the purple Inkling Girl and cyan Inkling Boy, the other Inklings' designs are derived from theirSplatoonamiibo, but with added headgear. The color variations of Inklings cannot be used by CPU drivers. If an Inkling is a CPU, they will usually ride theSplat Buggy orInkstriker with theStandard tires; however, they can sometimes ride theStandard Kart with Standard tires, or theStandard Bike withMonster tires. The Inkling Boy is the 150cc staff ghost forTour Tokyo Blur andTour Bangkok Rush. Inklings are also the 200cc staff ghosts forExcitebike Arena andDragon Driftway; the orange Inkling Girl is the staff ghost for Excitebike Arena, and the purple Inkling Boy is the staff ghost for Dragon Driftway.

The Inklings show offSplattershots during tricks or their victory animation, and can turn into their squid form for another trick or using theFeather. They come with their own themed battle course calledUrchin Underpass, and have signature ATV bodies, theInkstriker and theSplat Buggy. Theiremblem is an Inkling squid in the color of the Inkling on a black background. Their horn sounds are sound effects from theSplatoon series. Male Inklings have ink splashes on a black background on their Standard Karts and Super Gliders, whereas female Inklings have ink splashes on a white background. Both are middleweight characters; the girl is among the lightest middleweights alongsideCat Peach, female Villager, andDiddy Kong, whereas the boy is somewhat heavier, being in the same subset asTanooki Mario and male Villager. While Inklings canonically dissolve on contact with water, they are able todrive underwater inMario Kart 8 Deluxe to no ill effect.

One of Inkling Girl's animations was originally considered by some to resemble anobscene gesture;^[3] it was later modified inVer. 1.1.0.^[4]

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  Orange Inkling Girl

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  Lime Inkling Girl

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  Magenta Inkling Girl

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  Blue Inkling Boy

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  Purple Inkling Boy

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  Cyan Inkling Boy

WarioWare Gold[edit]

The graphic Wario's amiibo sketch uses for Wario's painting of the Inkling Girl amiibo released forSplatoon 2. In gameplay, this graphic is combined with on a background, and the graphic can zoomed in on or be offset from the center of his canvas. The latter clauses can result in parts of this graphic being cut off from Wario's picture.

InWarioWare Gold, if the player showsWario an amiibo depicting an Inkling inWario's amiibo Sketch, he will draw a crude picture of that amiibo's character. He can draw Inkling Boy, Inkling Girl, Inkling Squid, Callie, Marie, and Pearl. Narratively, Wario is drawing something based on the shown amiibo, so Wario's amiibo Sketch does recognize the distinction between theSplatoon releases of Inkling Boy, Inkling Girl and Inkling Squid, theSplatoon releases of Inkling Boy, Inkling Girl and Inkling Squid that use different colors from the originals, and theSplatoon 2 releases of Inkling Boy, Inkling Girl and Inkling Squid. For theSplatoon release of Inkling Boy that is purple, Wario only draws the character's head. When Wario is finished, a collector appears to buy the artwork and gives the player a variable number ofcoins for doing so. Wario refuses to draw the same amiibo twice in the same day.

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS /Wii U[edit]

Trophy Inkling

3DS: Wii U:

Game(s): Both

Category: Other

()Appears in: Wii USplatoon (05/2015)

()Trophy Box: -

How to unlock: Downloading the Inkling Outfit

Meet the Inklings, a mysterious race of beings that can transform into squid at will! They like to octopi their time with frantic, multicolored turf wars, and they won’t miss out on any oppor-tuna-ty to get to the top. And we wouldn’t go so far as to call them cod’s gift to fashion, but check out that fresh style!(American English)

Meet the Inklings, a mysterious race of squid that can take a humanoid form at will. They like to octopi their time with frantic, multi-coloured turf wars between rivals, and they won't miss out on any oppor-tuna-ty to get to the top! And we wouldn't go so far as to call them cod's gift to fashion, but check out that style!(British English)

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]

Palutena's Guidance[edit]

• Pit: Uh, are you guys seeing this? This girl/guy can transform herself/himself into an octopus!
• Palutena: A squid, actually. This curious lifeform is an Inkling. They're squids who evolved to shapeshift into human form.
• Viridi: Inklings rose to power 12,000 years after mammals went extinct.
• Pit: EXTINCT?!
• Viridi: Yep. The monkeys were eradicated! BOOYAH!
• Pit: Whoa, whoa, whoa! Wait a second! If I'm fighting against an Inkling, then... WHAT YEAR IS IT RIGHT NOW?!
• Palutena: Don't think about it too hard, Pit. It'll just make your brain sweat.
• Pit: Twelve thousand years of missed meals? Aw man...
• Palutena: Focus, Pit. If an Inkling hits you with an ink attack, you'll take extra damage until the ink evaporates. However, Inklings can't use ink attacks if their Ink Tank is empty. That's the time to strike!

Super Smash Blog bio[edit]

Attacks with a variety of weapons. Covering opponents with ink leads to more and more damage—plus these Inklings are really fashionable!

Spirits[edit]

Spirit #1025 Inkling (Girl)
	Series/game	Splatoon Series
	Type	Fighter
	How to obtain	Classic Mode as Inkling

Spirit #1026 Inkling (Boy)
	Series/game	Splatoon Series
	Type	Fighter
	How to obtain	Challenge(Smash: As Inkling, bury a Lv. 9 CPU into the ground 3 times with the side special, Splat Roller.)

Spirit #1027 Inkling Squid
	Series/game	Splatoon Series
	Type	Support
	Slots	1
	Class	Ace
	Strength / effect(s)	Up Special ↑
	How to obtain	Summoned with Blooper, Huey, and support cores

amiibo[edit]

• Inkling Girl (Splatoon) / Inkling (Super Smash Bros.):Inkling girls hail from the city of Inkopolis in the Splatoon™ game. They crave team-based competition and love to customize their gear before participating in the hottest sport in town, Turf War! Their hobbies include making messes, rocking the latest fashions, dancing, and spoiling the nefarious plans of their evil octopus archrivals, the Octarians! For realsies!
• Inkling Boy (Splatoon):Inkling boys hail from the city of Inkopolis in the Splatoon™ game. They crave team-based competition and love to customize their gear before participating in the hottest sport in town, Turf War! Their hobbies include making messes, rocking the latest fashions, dancing, and spoiling the nefarious plans of their evil octopus archrivals, the Octarians! Like a boss!
• Inkling Squid (Splatoon):In the Splatoon™ game, the main characters, Inklings, can instantly transform into squids! We're not sure what marvel of anatomy allows them to perform this majestic feat, but it sure is sweet. In squid form, Inklings can swim in any surface they've splattered with ink, even up walls! They can also hide from opponents by submerging in ink and keeping still. How cool is that?

Gallery[edit]

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  Super Mario Maker Inkling Squidcostume

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  Super Mario Maker Inkling Boy costume

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  Super Mario Maker Inkling Boy costume

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  Super Mario Maker Inkling Girl costume

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  Super Mario Maker Inkling Girl costume

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  Super Mario Maker Callie costume

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  Super Mario Maker Callie costume

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  Super Mario Maker Callie costume

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  Super Mario Maker Marie costume

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  Super Mario Maker Marie costume

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  Super Mario Maker Marie costume

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  Mii costume artwork fromSuper Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U

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  Mario Kart 8 Deluxe artwork

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  Mario Kart 8 Deluxe artwork of the Inkling Girl racing alongsideLink andIsabelle

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  Mario Kart 8 Deluxe artwork of the Inkling Girl using theBlooper item inBalloon Battle

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  Mario Kart 8 Deluxe artwork of the Inkling Girl and Inkling Boy drawn bySplatoon's key illustrators

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  Inkling Girl alongside Isabelle andKing Boo inMario Kart 8 Deluxe

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  Inkling Boy performing tricks inExcitebike Arena inMario Kart 8 Deluxe

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  Inkling Girl performing a trick inBig Blue inMario Kart 8 Deluxe

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  Image macro of the Inkling Girl racing alongsideMario inMario Kart 8 Deluxe with the caption "BRO, DO YOU EVEN DRIFT?", posted byNintendo of America onTwitter

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  An Inkling, alongsideCappy andMario, in a post from Nintendo's social media accounts celebrating 10 million Nintendo Switch units sold worldwide

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  Nintendo of Europe's version of the previous image

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  Group art of the Inkling and various other fighters inSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate

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  Inkling (Boy) inSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate

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  Play Nintendo holiday 2022 artwork, showing an Inkling alongside Mario and other Nintendo characters

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  Play Nintendo

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  My Nintendo Store (Holiday Gift Guide 2023)

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  Super Jump inSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate

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  Splat Bomb inSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate

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  Killer Wail inSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate

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  Nintendo San Francisco

Names in other languages[edit]

Inkling Girl[edit]

Inkling Boy[edit]

References[edit]

Inkling coverage on otherNIWA wikis:

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		Classic courses	3DS Wuhu Town •GCN Luigi's Mansion •SNES Battle Course 1
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Items			Banana •Blooper •Boo •Boomerang Flower •Bullet Bill •Coin •Crazy Eight •Feather •Fire Flower •Golden Mushroom •Green Shell •Lightning •Mushroom •Piranha Plant •Red Shell •Spiny Shell •Super Horn •Triple Bananas •Triple Green Shells •Triple Mushrooms •Triple Red Shells
Course objects			Antigravity Panel •Arrow fieldc •Barrel •Bath Bombc •Beach Ballc •Bella •Board •Bob-omb Carc •Boulder •Bowser Statue •Bus •Bumperc •Cannon •Car •Cargo truck •Cash •Ceiling Needlec •Clock hand •Coin •Crate •Current •Dash Panel •Dash panel ramp truck •Drain pipe •Falling Pillar •Fire •Fire Bar •Fire Chain •Flipperc •Glide Ramp •Goal Ringc •Hoopc •Hot-air balloon •Half-pipec •Ice •Iciclec •Item Box •Lava Geyser •Leaf pilea •Master Sworda •Mecha Piranha Plantc •Metal ballc •Mine Carta •Mushroom Platformc •Mushroom Trampolinec •Oil slick •Pickup truck •Pita •Ring •Roller •Rupeea •Snowboya •Snowman •Spin Boost Pillar •Spinner •Spinning tubec •Submarine •Tablec •Tire stack •Toy Duckc •Toy Goombac •Traffic cone •Traina •Volcanic debris •Water Geyserc •Winged Cloudc
Enemies and species			Big Wigglerc •Bone Piranha Plant •Boo •Bouncing Note •Bulberc •Chain Chomp •Cheep Cheep •Clampyc •Deku Babaa •Dolphin •Dry Bones •Exploring Shy Guyc •Fire Piranha Plantc •Fire Snake •Fish Bone •Freezie •Frogoon •Fuzzyc •Goomba •Goomba Tower •Gooniec •Hammer Knight •Huffin Puffinc •Incoming Chompc •Innertube Goombac •Jellybeam •Keesea •Lava Bowser •Manta •Mecha Cheep •Mechakoopa •Mini Toada •Monty Mole •Moo Moo •Mr. Resettia •Nep-Enutc •Noki •Penguinc •Petal Guyc •Pianta •Piranha Plant •Pokey •Ptooiec •Raving Piranha Plant •Rocky Wrenchc •Screaming Pillar •Shoec •Sidestepper •Skating Shy Guy •Small bird •Snowboarding Shy Guyc •Star Thwompa •Stilt Guyc •Swoop •Thwomp •Tiki Goon •Toad •Unagi •Whompc •Yoshi
Techniques			Anti-gravity •Drift •Hop •Mini-Turbo •Rocket Start •Slipstream •Spin Boost •Spin Turn •Jump Boost •U-turn •Underwater driving
Notable areas, landmarks, and sightings			Amsterdam (Canal)c •Athens (Hadrian's Arch ·Parthenon)c •Bangkokc •Berlin (Berlin Wall ·Brandenburg Gate ·Charlottenburg Palace)c •Bowser's Castle •Daisy Cruisera •DK's Tree House •Hammer Bros. Sphinx •London (Big Ben ·Tower Bridge ·Tower of London)c •Luigi's Mansion •Madrid (Prado Museum ·Ventas Bullring)c •New York (Empire State Building ·Statue of Liberty ·Rockefeller Center)c •Paris (Arc de Triomphe ·Cathedral of Notre Dame ·Eiffel Tower ·Louvre)c •Rome (Colosseum ·Spanish Steps ·Trevi Fountain)c •Peach's Castle •Sydneyc •Tokyoc •Vancouverc
Battle modes			Balloon Battle •Renegade Roundup •Bob-omb Blast •Coin Runners •Shine Thief
Music			"Battle Stadium" • "Bone-Dry Dunes" • "Cloudtop Cruise" • "Dolphin Shoals" • "Dragon Driftway" • "Electrodrome" • "Ice Ice Outpost" • "Lunar Colony" • "Mario Circuit" ("Mario Kart Stadium") • "Rainbow Road" • "Sky-High Sundae"c • "Squeaky Clean Sprint"c • "Super Bell Subway"a • "Sweet Sweet Canyon" • "Thwomp Ruins" • "Toad Harbor" • "Twisted Mansion" • "Water Park" • "Wild Woods"a
Official tournaments	Mario Kart 8		Mario Kart 8 promotion tour •Mario Kart 8 Champions of San Diego •Mario Kart 8 Championship 2014
	Mario Kart 8 Deluxe	Worldwide	My Nintendo Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Community Challenge
		North America	NOA 150cc Tournament and NOA Battlethon •Mario Kart North American Open •Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Holiday Fun Run •Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Championship Cup 2022 •Mario Kart 8 Deluxe North American Qualifier 2022 •Mario Kart 8 Deluxe North American Qualifier 2023 •Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Championship Cup 2023 •Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Championship 2023 Qualifier •Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Championship 2023
		Australia and New Zealand	2017 online tournaments •Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Super Saturdays •Mario Kart AU/NZ My Nintendo Cup •Mario Kart 8 Deluxe: AU/NZ Grand Prix •Mario Kart 8 Deluxe: AU/NZ Championship 2024
		China	Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Summit Invitational Tournament •Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Online Tournaments (2021 Tencent series) •Mario Kart 8 Deluxe National Battle Team Open Tournament
		Europe	Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Seasonal Circuit •Mario Kart 8 Deluxe European Championship 2023
		Hong Kong	Nintendo HK 2021 Cup
		Japan	Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Online Challenge / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Online Challenge Final Stage
		Spain	TorneoMK8D
		UK and Ireland	Nintendo UK VS Cup •Nintendo VS UK Cup
Miscellaneous			Andrew Trego •Animal Crossing × Mario Kart 8a • "Blue Shell Blues" •Cheesea •Emblem •Finish line •Gallery (Deluxe) •Ghost •Glitches •Gravity •Heartc •Highlight Reel •Hyrule Castlea •In-game statistics (Deluxe) •Item probability distributions •Lakitu •The Legend of Zelda × Mario Kart 8a •Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Passc •Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Review Roundup •Mario Kart 8 From the Pit •Mario Kart Band •Mario Kart Cube Puzzle 9-koma •Mario Kart Items to Put Your Bro on Blast •Mario Kart TV •Mercedes-Benz × Mario Kart 8a •Miiverse •Nintendo Music (soundtrack) •Poochyc •Pre-release and unused content •Soundtrack •Sponsors • Staff (Mario Kart 8 ·Mario Kart 8 Deluxe ·Booster Course Pass) •Stamp (list) •Update history
RelatedPlay Nintendo activities			Mario Kart 8 Party Starter •Take a spin in one of these beauties! •Gaming gardens trivia quiz •Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Kart Customizer Game •Leaf it to me •Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Memory Match-Up •One cup, four tracks… •Racing through this poll
Indicates exclusivity toMario Kart 8 a Indicates downloadable content inMario Kart 8 Indicates exclusivity toMario Kart 8 Deluxe b Indicates content available in version 1.6.0 and later ofMario Kart 8 Deluxe c Indicates content available in theMario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass

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