I have had this one in my mind for a while, it would be able to save the lore and give the developers a break from having to keep naming new -lings as subspecies: Mechaling
Mechalings act just like Inklings and Octolings, but unlike them, as the name states, are completely mechanical. This is an Inkling-like enemy that can be used by any antagonist without needing to introduce new Inkling-like species. In fact, I can see Commander Tartar using them if it ever came back.
Of course, they need to have a swimming form, I have thought about it and I think this part should be flexible enough for whichever antagonist uses it to have the swimming form resemble the animal in which the antagonist is based on. For example, if the Salmonids are the antagonist, the Mechaling would become a mechanical salmon to swim in ink.
Mechalings act just like Inklings and Octolings, but unlike them, as the name states, are completely mechanical. This is an Inkling-like enemy that can be used by any antagonist without needing to introduce new Inkling-like species. In fact, I can see Commander Tartar using them if it ever came back.
Of course, they need to have a swimming form, I have thought about it and I think this part should be flexible enough for whichever antagonist uses it to have the swimming form resemble the animal in which the antagonist is based on. For example, if the Salmonids are the antagonist, the Mechaling would become a mechanical salmon to swim in ink.