J'Wiz
Inkling Cadet
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We have threads for octolings, but what about the treasure we already have? What about the adorable beings we have controlled since the first game? This thread is dedicated to them.
My initial interest in Splatoon was simply caused by my love for their design. They're not only really cute, but they're imaginative. There's a squid girl well before Splatoon came out, but she's too normal. Inklings have several appealing otherworldly features. Instead of confetti hair, Inklings have strangely appealing tentacle hair that you just want to play with. The spots, the roundness, the suction cups at the end, and the strange shininess to them. I love it all. The ears...pointy ears are always a plus. Inklings have those cute stumpy pointy ears. It's also nice knowing they will grow to have longer ears that droop depending on their mood. The teeth..THE TEETH! They're different than your generic vampire teeth, and Inklings don't show them off like vampires/cat people do. Instead, you get the wide, dopey open mouth smiles. The domino masks go surprisingly well, and any attempts to remove them just do not look right.
Let's not forget about the noises inklings make. I admit when I first heard the inklings "wamemi!", I tilted my head a bit. Though the more I hear it, the cuter it sounds. They seem to try making the noises cuter in Splatoon 2 than they did in the first game. More of them sound like actual words as well. From what I recall, males say "Spaghetti!", "Eat Fresh!", and "This way!". Females have "Let's go!", "Thank you!", and "Sugiyo!". What makes them even cuter is that they sound more like the inklings are imitating those words than really saying them. When I first heard the "sugiyo!" one, I misheard it as "suki yo!" (a show of affection), and my heart couldn't take it. I heard it when using a meal ticket. I saw it as an inkling looking up at Crusty Sean and saying "suki yo!" after eating his food. I smile almost every time I hear one of thier noises.
Whenever the game decides to stick you in a bunch of hopeless battles one after the other, just look at the inklings in the plaza. Watch one reading a book or just socializing. It's even more highly recommended at Splatfests. Just looking at those cute faces should cheer ya up.
Now gush away!
Some screencaps:
My initial interest in Splatoon was simply caused by my love for their design. They're not only really cute, but they're imaginative. There's a squid girl well before Splatoon came out, but she's too normal. Inklings have several appealing otherworldly features. Instead of confetti hair, Inklings have strangely appealing tentacle hair that you just want to play with. The spots, the roundness, the suction cups at the end, and the strange shininess to them. I love it all. The ears...pointy ears are always a plus. Inklings have those cute stumpy pointy ears. It's also nice knowing they will grow to have longer ears that droop depending on their mood. The teeth..THE TEETH! They're different than your generic vampire teeth, and Inklings don't show them off like vampires/cat people do. Instead, you get the wide, dopey open mouth smiles. The domino masks go surprisingly well, and any attempts to remove them just do not look right.
Let's not forget about the noises inklings make. I admit when I first heard the inklings "wamemi!", I tilted my head a bit. Though the more I hear it, the cuter it sounds. They seem to try making the noises cuter in Splatoon 2 than they did in the first game. More of them sound like actual words as well. From what I recall, males say "Spaghetti!", "Eat Fresh!", and "This way!". Females have "Let's go!", "Thank you!", and "Sugiyo!". What makes them even cuter is that they sound more like the inklings are imitating those words than really saying them. When I first heard the "sugiyo!" one, I misheard it as "suki yo!" (a show of affection), and my heart couldn't take it. I heard it when using a meal ticket. I saw it as an inkling looking up at Crusty Sean and saying "suki yo!" after eating his food. I smile almost every time I hear one of thier noises.
Whenever the game decides to stick you in a bunch of hopeless battles one after the other, just look at the inklings in the plaza. Watch one reading a book or just socializing. It's even more highly recommended at Splatfests. Just looking at those cute faces should cheer ya up.
Now gush away!
Some screencaps:
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