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Official artwork of a female Inkling from ''{{s|wikipedia|Splatoon}}''.
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|console= Wii U
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'''Inkling''' ({{ja|インクリング|Inkuringu}}, ''Inkling'') is the species of player characters from the {{uvm|Splatoon}} universe.

==In ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]''==
[[File:DLC Costume Inkling Outfit.jpg|thumb|left|250px|The Inkling Outfit in {{forwiiu}}.]]
Inklings are the basis for two paid [[downloadable content]] [[Alternate costume (SSB4)#Splatoon set|costumes]]: the Inkling Outfit for {{SSB4|Mii Gunner}}s (with matching Inkling Wig headgear), and a standalone piece of headgear, the Inkling Squid Hat.

==Origin==
Inklings are creatures that can transform between a squid form and a humanoid form, and the species of players' avatars in ''Splatoon''. Battles between teams of Inklings involve covering the map with their team's color of ink in humanoid form using a variety of weapons, which they can then swim in, while disrupting the other team's attempt to do the same.

The Inkling Outfit/Wig being orange for female Mii Gunners and blue for male Mii Gunners is a reference to the two most prominent Inklings in promotional art (including ''Splatoon''{{'}}s cover), an orange female Inkling and a blue male Inkling. These two designs are also the basis of the Inkling Boy and Inkling Girl [[amiibo]]. The green Inkling Squid Hat, resembling an Inkling's squid form, appears to reference the design used for the Inkling Squid amiibo, which was also green and in squid form.

==Gallery==
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DLC Costume Inkling Squid Hat.jpg|The Inkling Squid Hat headgear.
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