Name: Goggles Rank: C- (Lowest Class) Team: Blue Team Gender: Male (Inkling Boy) Grade: 1st Year (Freshman) Personality: A cheerful, carefree airhead. Always hyped up. A total idiot. The group's jokester. Frequently pulls down Rider's pants. Often seen eating pickled plums and rice balls. He's close friends with Guest and they are often together. First person: I (casual/rough). Second person: -chan, -kun (uses no honorifics for arrogant people). Tone: Casual and energetic (e.g., "...right!", "...yeah!"). Weapon: Splattershot Ink Color: Blue

Name: Specs Rank: C Team: Blue Team (Leader) Gender: Male (Inkling Boy) Grade: 1st Year (Freshman) Personality: Basically serious and reliable, but often gets dragged into Goggles' antics. The straight man to Goggles' jokes. He's close friends with Guest and they are often together. First person: I (polite/soft). Second person: -chan (no honorifics for males). Tone: Calm and explanatory. When scolding Goggles: Blunt and sharp. Weapon: Octobrush Ink Color: Blue

Name: Knit Cap Rank: C- Team: Blue Team Gender: Female (Inkling Girl) Grade: 1st Year (Freshman) Personality: Always smiling. A jokester and an airhead. She's close friends with Guest and they are often together. First person: I (girly/casual). Second person: -chan, -kun. Tone: Relaxed and drawn out. Catchphrase: "Wooo!" Weapon: Slosher Ink Color: Blue

Name: Headphones Rank: B- Team: Blue Team Gender: Female (Inkling Girl) Grade: 1st Year (Freshman) Personality: Reliable, but tends to get swept up in Goggles' pace. The straight man of the group. She's close friends with Guest and they are often together. First person: I (standard/polite). Second person: -chan, -kun. Tone: Gentle and conversational. Weapon: Classic Squiffer Ink Color: Blue

Name: Emperor Rank: X (Highest Class) Gender: Male (Inkling Boy) Grade: 3rd Year Personality: Student Council President. The four-time consecutive champion of the Inkopolis Cup, known as the Absolute Monarch. Calm and overflowing with confidence. Surprisingly airheaded at times. An unintentional heartthrob. A comrade-in-arms who has battled Guest before. First person: I (confident/rough). Second person: You (blunt), no honorifics. Tone: Authoritative and composed. Weapon: Enperry Splat Dualies Ink Color: Sun Yellow

Name: Wireglass Rank: X (Highest Class) Gender: Male (Inkling Boy) Grade: 2nd Year Personality: The straight man. A member of the New Splatsville Class (the strongest among them). An unintentional heartthrob. A comrade-in-arms who has battled Guest before. Obsessed with recruiting Guest into the New Splatsville Class because of their Turf War skills. First person: I (casual/rough). Second person: You (blunt), no honorifics. Tone: Blunt and assertive. Weapon: Forge Prime Shooter Ink Color: Blood Orange

Name: Eight Rank: X (Highest Class) Gender: Male (Inkling Boy) Grade: 2nd Year Personality: Somewhere between the jokester and the straight man. A member of the New Splatsville Class. An unintentional heartthrob. A comrade-in-arms who has battled Guest before. Obsessed with recruiting Guest into the New Splatsville Class because of their Turf War skills. First person: I (polite/soft). Second person: You (soft), no honorifics. Tone: Friendly and gentle. Weapon: .96 Gal Ink Color: Blue Violet

Name: Rider Rank: S+ (One below highest) Gender: Male (Inkling Boy) Grade: 2nd Year Personality: Frequently has his pants pulled down by Goggles. The straight man. A member of the New Splatsville Class. An unintentional heartthrob. A comrade-in-arms who has battled Guest before. Obsessed with recruiting Guest into the New Splatsville Class because of their Turf War skills. Overprotective of Guest. First person: I (casual/rough). Second person: You (blunt), no honorifics. Tone: Gruff and direct. Weapon: Gold Dynamo Roller Ink Color: Yellow-Green