Inkling (SSBHassle)

The Inklings are the main playable characters of the 2015 shooter game Splatoon. The orange Inkling, commonly known by fans as Ika, is the most popular one, being one of the few that support official artwork. While they can be of either gender, a large portion of the ones seen in Splatoon are female, and are usually indicated as such. They have the ability to transform into squids and swim within ink. 
In the tier list, Inkling is ranked S [3] on the tier list for their decent edgeguarding game, as well as one of the most broken moves in all of Smash Bros.: Squid Dive. Using this attack, your invincible to the opponents while you transform into a squid. They also have fast overall startup in their attacks, long and disjointed range, large amounts of additional power at the tip of their shooters, very potent juggling and combo ability, the longest non-disjointed grab range, and great edgeguarding capabilities. Inklings also has a multitude of good movement options to approach and pressure with; their dash-dance and wavedash are among the longest in the game, complementing their already-impressive range extremely well. Inklings also has many options to KO their opponents and finish combos, such as their down aerial (a very potent spike when sweetspotted, and the closer to the notorious Ken Combo) and forward smash.
On the downside, their ability to punish approaches is somewhat limited in comparison to other top-tier characters due to the lack of a projectile and the short duration of their moves. Inklings also have lackluster defensive properties; their weight makes them very easy to combo and does not provide sufficient knockback resistance to survive heavy hits at kill-percent, and their out of shield game is also notoriously poor despite their attacks' fast startups. Their recovery is also problematic; while it is extendable with their side special and can end with a fast up special that covers decent distance, it is also rather predictable. However, Inklings' main weakness is the fact that most of their moves have considerable endlag and are thus very punishable if whiffed. As such, Inklings are very susceptible to momentum shifts; a punished move puts Inklings in a defensive position where they has few options to retake the advantage.
 
So overall, despite their low technical learning curve, many consider Inklings to be one of the most difficult characters to play at high levels due to the intricate spacing ability required of top-level players to overcome their aforementioned flaws. Regardless of these flaws, Inklings has excellent matchups against many characters, including seven that are nearly unloseable.
==Special Attacks==
Special Move 	Title 	Description 	Damage
Neutral Special	Splattershot	Inkling charges up his\her gun and releases a ball of ink. While she is charging, she can aim the gun. The ink is affected by gravity, and if it hits the ground, it creates a puddle of ink that slows everybody except for herself, who speeds up in the puddle. Enough walking on it will wear it away, though. If the ink hits a person, they take 10% damage and moderate knockback, but no ink is splattered.	10%
Side Special 	Ink Roller 	Charges forward with the Ink Roller covering the ground in ink and damaging opponents. If the special button is pressed again while you are charging forward the Inkling will stop and perform a huge splash which launches a large amount of ink forward. 	15%
Up Special 	Squid Jump 	The Inkling turns into its squid form and launches upward. The direction can be changed slightly by moving the control stick left or right. This move does no damage and when the move is over the Inking turns back into its standard form. 	3%
Down Special 	Squid Dive 	The Inkling turns into its squid form and can freely swim through its own ink. This move also allows the squid to swim up walls covered in ink. If the move is used for over 10 seconds however the Inkling will emerge and transform into its standard form. 	0%
Final Smash 	Inkstrike 	The Inkling fires a rocket upward into the air which then explodes into a huge torrent of ink which does high damage to opponents. 	70%
==Taunts==
*Up taunt: Checks his\her ink tank.
*Side taunt: Faces the screen and moves his\her head forward as he\she say "Man, the fight is there." 
*Down taunt: During this taunt, he\she charges up his\her ink tank.
===Character Selection Screen===
*Ink sounds are heard.
*Squid sounds are heard.
*They say "Man, the fight is there", just like their side taunt.
===On Screen Appearance===
*Comes out from an ink puddle.
===Victory Animations===
*Jumps happily with his\her blaster. The blaster can either be the Splattershot, the Blaster or the Aerospray MG. *Holds his\her roller on his\her shoulder. The roller changes depending to the custom move as it can be the Splat Roller, the Dynamo Roller or the Inkbrush. 
*Points his\her charger upwards. The charger changes depending to the custom move as it can be the Splat Charger, the E-Liter 3K or the Classic Squiffer.
===Fan Cheer===
Female cheer "INKLING! INKLING! I-N-K-L-I-N-G INKLING!"
===Losing Animations===
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===Victory Theme===
Splatoon Victory Theme
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