A blue Inkling boy with the Topknot hairstyle wearing the Zink Layered LS and Purple Hi-Horses, introduced in Splatoon.An orange Inkling girl with the Hippie hairstyle wearing the White Tee and Pink Trainers, introduced in Splatoon.The Inkling outfits and headgear for Mii Fighters resemble the most prominent Inklings featured in promotional art, which are also used for their amiibo designs. Inklings are also colored based on the color of their team in battles. Inklings are also very fashionable, as they can be seen wearing different outfits as well as sporting different hairstyles (though alternate hairstyle options are introduced in Splatoon 2). Turf War battles between teams of Inklings involve using a variety of weapons to cover the map with their team's colored ink-which they can swim in while in squid form-while disrupting the other team's attempt to do the same within the time limit of three minutes. Newborn Inklings initially only have access to their squid form and slowly go through a metamorphosis into their humanoid form, reaching maturity after about fourteen years. They act as the players' avatars in the Splatoon series, although players can also choose to play as Octolings in Splatoon 2 if they have purchased and completed the Octo Expansion. Inklings are creatures that can transform between a squid form and a humanoid form.
A green Inkling in squid form in Splatoon.