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Inklings own their ink tanks. They connected to the Inkling’s ink gland whenever they start a battle, which is located near one of their hearts. This connection is instant and a little painful, because the ink tank’s tube has to enter the body. The ink tank is then connected to whatever weapon of choice, and off they go!
The ink tank also serves as an ID of sorts, which is how the Inkling’s nickname, level, and rank are registered whenever they enter the lobby.
The tank also has a tracking chip embedded in it to see on the map. This is disabled outside of battles, for obvious reasons.
Each ink color has a different chemical makeup. Depending on how close the colors are on the color wheel, the effect of getting hit with some varies. For example: If your color is pink and a rowdy squiddo accidentally dumps some purple ink on you, you’ll be fine. A mild burning sensation, maybe feel a little sore in the morning, but you’ll be fine. On the opposite end, if your color is green and you get into a fight with a red Inkling… that’s what we call a ‘splat.’ An especially painful splat at that.
Splats occur when the entire body is covered in opposing ink, or when the Inkling’s body receives a high intensity blast of ink, like from a charger. For best results, chargers should aim for the ink organ near a heart.
Getting splatted is VERY painful, as the enemy ink makes the entire body overheat, which causes the ink organ in an Inkling’s body to rupture, which will cause the Inling’s blood to, um… explode. In battle, the ink tank’s internal sensor will intervene and teleport the Inkling back to the spawn, but not before the majority of the pain. The ink tank will also “respawn” someone if they fall in water or leave the designated play area.
(Outside of a battle, splatting occurs under the same conditions, but there is no ink tank to save the unfortunate squiddo. This is called murder, kids. Don’t do it)
Disconnects are a result of the connection between the ink tank and the base being lost, glitched, or overloaded (or in a few extreme cases, interrupted), and the tank defaults to removing the unfortunate Inkling from the game and shunting them back to the Lobby (as they are in danger of being splatted for real without the connection). Some jokesters put a sign over the spawn point there that reads “Loser Landing.”
“Super Jumping” is an Inkling exerting tons of force to pressurize the ink in their ink gland. As a squid, the ink will come out the only way it can- through the beak. Inklings have a superb internal compass, which allows them to jump vast distances, as long as the landing is somewhere they have seen before (or a person they have met before)
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Inklings, being boneless, are very flexible! They can bend their arms in all sorts of ways that would be weird to us humans, but are perfectly normal to them!
Inklings can cut their hair without pain, just like humans. The only difference is that it’s rather messy, as the hair still… bleeds. That’s why Inkling parents have to hammer it into their young to not cut it themselves and NO, GET AWAY FROM THOSE SCISSORS- DO YOU WANT TO CLEAN UP A GIANT MESS OF BLUE STAINS?
Octoling hair, on the other hand, is the polar opposite. The hair is actual a limb, and cutting it would be like amputating your arm. The “hair” can feel and move around like a monkey’s tail, sometimes even subconsciously grasping at things around it! That’s why cutting hair is a huge choice for Octolings, a little like getting a tattoo. Except a LOT more painful and with like a gallon of blood.
Inklings can purr! Usually it’s subconscious, like a sort of rumbling in the throat. Octolings are very confused (and a little scared) the first time they hear it.
That stuff in the mouth that looks like teeth? It’s not. It’s a beak. Specifically, an evolved form of beak that has formed a shape that looks like a few large human teeth, but… not. This is because beaks are not exactly adept at actually chewing, which was essential as the Inklings moved on to create a wide variety of food.
Pearl and Marina have made it a point not to be held to a contract by any record company, so they can be free to do what they want without any constraints. It was hard at first, but they finally got a venue at the Starfish Mainstage, and took off. Ever since, they’ve been rolling on and on with no sign of slowing down. The Inkopolis News does not like them, due to the fact that they are sponsored by one of the biggest labels in the city, but they are way too popular by now, and people would riot if they were kicked off the news.
Pearl and Marina are girlfriends. It’s just. They’re dating.
When they do participate in battles (more often then not for a Splatfest), Marina mains a Brella, and Pearl mains Dualies.
Grizzco pays them a TON of money for sponsorships… but they would actually do it for free because employment at Grizzco was the only thing that saved their career when the demand for albums got really high.