Personnages

Characters in Splatoon are the people of the world. Characters interact with players whilst progressing through the game, and range from selling gear in Inkopolis to fulling the plot in Octo Valley.

A list of characters can be found in its category page.

Species

Species is the classification of an organism, or character in this case. With the exception of Judd and birds, all characters are sea-creatures or derivatives of.

Inkling

A team of male and female Inklings

Article principal: Inkling

• Squid Sisters
  • Callie
  • Marie
• Agent 3
• Cap'n Cuttlefish
• Squid Squad
  • Syn.
  • Vo. & Gt.
  • Ba.
• Unnamed member of the Chirpy Chips

Jellyfish

Article principal: Jellyfish

A jellyfish sitting on a bench

Jellyfish are also scattered in Inkopolis Plaza and various Stages.

• Jelonzo
• DJ Lee Fish (most likely)

Octarian

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Some Octarians, ready to battle Inklings and protect the Zapfish.

The Octarians are the main antagonistic species of the story mode in Splatoon. They reside in Octo Valley, and are responsible for stealing Zapfish from Inkopolis. Their main ink color is

Dark fuchsia. The Octarians fought against the Inklings for territory in the Great Turf War and lost. Unlike Inklings, the species includes a great amount of sub-species that act differently from each other.

• Octotrooper
  • Shielded Octotrooper
  • Twintacle Octotrooper
  • Octocopter
  • Octodiver
• Octoling
  • Elite Octoling
• Octostamp
• Octobomber
• Octostriker
• Octosniper
• Great Octoweapons
• DJ Octavio

Prawn

Crusty Sean, a prawn.

• Crusty Sean

Horseshoe Crab

Sheldon, a horseshoe crab.

Some horseshoe crabs are seen lying on the poolside in Mahi-Mahi Resort.

• Sheldon
• Ammoses Shellendorf

Sea Anemone

Annie, a sea anemone.

• Annie
• Lead singer of the Chirpy Chips

Sea Urchin

Spyke, a sea urchin

• Spyke
• Dr. of Squid Squad

Lobster

The only known lobster, shown in the Chirpy Chips' album art.

• Unnamed member of the Chirpy Chips

Fish

The lead member of Hightide Era, a fish.

• All unnamed members of the Hightide Era

Clown Fish

Moe, a clown fish.

• Moe

Super Sea Snail

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A Super Sea Snail.

• Unnamed Super Sea Snails in the player's possession
• Spyke's Super Sea Snails, also unnamed

Zapfish

Article principal: Zapfish

A Zapfish.

• Several normal-sized Zapfish retrieved in Octo Valley
• The Great Zapfish

Cat

Judd, the only known mammal in Splatoon.

• Judd

Other

A bowing eel construction worker.

• Perhaps Eels too.
• A handful of animals are seen and/or heard at various locations, including seagulls, sparrows, cicadas, and crickets. Unlike other creatures in Splatoon, many of which have evolved into more human-like forms, these animals seem to have changed very little over time.