Eshki

Eshki is an OC created by Mys Ryuza.

She is a partially sanitized “Inktoling” who spent most of her years in the isolated Octoling society and was involuntarily brought to the Deepsea Metro labs to become a subject of Sanitization tests for two years until the events of Octo Expansion. She suffered bullying and discrimination in Inkopolis due to her seemingly impossible heritage, anger issues, and inexperience. She lived with her Octoling roommate Nero until she found a home in Splatsville. Eshki is also the caretaker of a Smallfry named “Little Guy” and known as a short-tempered “Neo Agent 3.”

## Relationships

### Luremina and Raen

Eshki spent most of her life with her parents in Octarian lands until the age of 17. Her parents were loving and informative while taking care of her, with Luremina nurturing her while Raen taught her the knowledge and later types of weapons the Octarian Army used when she came of age. Her parents witnessed her entering the army for a while until a group of Octolings kidnapped her and her parents.

When the family were brought to become subjects of sanitization, Raen, with the help of Sunni, escaped his confinement and was able to free his wife Luremina, but was struck down for good by Sanitized Octarians while on his way to get his daughter out. Luremina spent her first two years of reclaimed freedom in Inkopolis, mourning the loss of her family until she reunited with Eshki, with most of her memories in a blur due to her time in experiments and not remembering who Luremina was. It was not until the Inktoling saw the photos her mother kept that Eshki started to remember parts of her past. Her mother acts as a sort of teacher to her when it comes to using high-ranged weapons and the Tri-stringer. She plays a major role in being emotional support during Splatfests.

### Demi

Demi is Eshki’s therapist and psychologist, and the same one that Nero has appointments with. They end up having frequent appointments after Eshki’s behavior worsened due to adopting toxic demeanors from the bullying over the first few years of living in Inkopolis. Demi provided her tips on self-help and coping methods that did or didn’t work, then provided medication for her anxiety and anger issues, alongside a pink squid to help her cope after Turf War matches. They also instructed Eshki to write her experiences, thoughts over the months in a journal to track her progress and a lot of books to keep her engaged in something other than battling.

### Cara

Cara is the Cuttleling carpenter and salesperson who built and sold a house located in the Splatlands to Eshki.

### Dyna

An Inkling ink bomb enthusiast who excitedly sold Eshki a personalized Autobomb to have in her locker as a “locker buddy” to help her cope. She admitted that it’s a tad bugged and feels embarrassed when she hears about the Inktoling accidentally splats herself with the sticky bombs the special Autobomb deploys by pressing a hidden button on it. She expresses empathy towards Eshki, knowing what it is like to be forced to leave her former life in a more isolated territory they had fond memories in behind. Dyna claims Eshki as a “new friend” after learning of her pastime hobby of learning how to make ink-based smoke bombs, as the bomb maker had blueprints on the same idea.

### Mellow

As the only Inkling friend Eshki knows of personally, Mellow acts as emotional support and a companion to hang out with when Eshki wants to experiment on powdered ink bombs, needs someone to vent to, or wanted someone to join her to cause chaos in battles, despite being a Charger Main. Alongside Nero, she becomes concerned when she hears about Eshki’s fallout with an Octoling named Esa. Alongside Dyna, she and Eshki ventured the swamps to find the Octoling and Inkling society that the two Inklings descended from.

## Weapons of Choice

This section mentions weapons Eshki has often used or formerly used, Superfreshed, or have yet to Superfresh. For weapons that are Superfreshed, they are “retired” from Turf Wars with the exception of Splatfest battles and Ranked battles. In rare cases, weapons may be subject to premature “retirement” due to drastic declines of Freshness Rating contributed by unfair matchmaking, meme teams, and inexperienced Turf War participants over a long time, leading to Eshki to give up.

### ***Drizzle Season***

#### Dapple Dualies

It was practically “Love at first sight” when seeing this particular pair of Dualies and became her preferred choice for its speed and quick dodge rolls. It took a couple months to Superfresh the Dapples and became Eshki’s weapon of choice during the Pokémon Splatfest due to using quick dodge rolls to get out of dicey situations. Despite this, the Dapple Dualies were one of the weapons she emotionally struggled to Superfresh the most, but the one the Eshki trusts herself the most.

#### Sploosh-O-Matic

Used to mock Turf War participants that expressed hatred for the weapon due to its outclassed statistics. It became the weapon Eshki Superfreshed presumably the fastest. She was able to defeat Esa, who is a Sploosh Main, in a 1v1 Turf War with Sploosh-O-Matics, which is something Eshki is able to find comfort in after her fallout.

#### Aerospray

Used for the same reason Eshki used the Sploosh-O-Matic. She sometimes says while using the Aerospray, “If the Aerospray is the annoying fly, then I shall BE the annoying fly.” It was one of the weapons Eshki struggled the most to Superfresh.

#### .52 Gal

A preferred weapon of choice in Ranked Battles due to its two-hit kills, despite its fire rate being lower than Eshki fancies. It helped her massively during her Rank-Up Battles to at least B rank during no less than two seasons. She hopes to Superfresh it, but is also unsure if she should, which is a first for her.

### ***Chill Season***

#### Flingza Roller

Eshki’s favorite weapon during the first half of Drizzle Season. She managed to Superfresh it in Mahi Mahi Resort not long after her fallout with Esa. She thought the weapon was difficult to use at first, but became more confident in using it over time as she prioritized vertical flicks more. However, she struggled maintaining control in the Flavor-themed Tricolor battles due to the map’s design.

#### Undercover Brella

Instead of taking a front-line role in battle, using the Brella forced Eshki to focus on support, turf recovery, and back up for other teammates. While it reached “Fresh” rating, the current rating plummeted drastically from 11.5 to 3 due to frequent unfair matchmaking, with Eshki being constantly being put with participants less skilled than her opponent teams, meme teams, and squidpartying. The Undercover Brella became the first weapon she “retired” prematurely as a result.

#### N-Zap

Started during the second half of Drizzle Season, it was used to understand the struggle of dealing with “N-Zappers” due to the frequent occurrences of players in Turf War using the weapon, but had a hard time Superfreshing due to its level of accuracy and focus on splatting more than inking turf. One of the weapons that presumably took the longest to Superfresh.

#### Snipewriter 5H

Despite its splats requiring two shots, Eshki admires how light and more support-leaning it is compared to the other Chargers. She was hooked due to its ability to shoot five times per charge. She has a soft spot for the weapon.

#### Tetra Dualies

Inspired by Mekah being a Tetra main, Eshki gave Dark Tetras a try. However, it’s Superfreshing journey is put in limbo due to Eshki’s hesitance to risk the lowering of its Freshness level after retiring the Undercover Brella, as she was trying to Superfresh both at the same time.

#### L-3 Nozzlenose

Eshki developed a soft spot for the Nozzlenose family after using it during Salmon Run. Although awkward in use, Eshki is fond of its rhythmic function and how it can take down Steelheads. Her experiences with the L-3 Nozzlenose gave her some level of comfort during tricky rotations and finds pride in using it. She is currently looking forward to Superfreshing it after overcoming her hesitance of using it in Turf War.

**Sizzle Season**

Painbrush

Eshki’s favorite weapon of Sizzle Season due to its speed and attack power reminding her of the Flingza Roller. She had more fun using it on Salmon Runs than in Turf Wars or Ranked Battles. During her time in Anarchy teams, she used the Painbrush more frequently and some participants assume she was a Painbrush main, but Eshki denies this notion.

## Trivia

• Eshki likes marshmallows and pineapple pizza. She also likes almond milk and ice cream or milk with “cinnamon-apple lasagna” (A lasagna-styled dessert made from stretched cinnamon roll dough, brown sugar, cinnamon, and green apples).

• Because of her mixed genetics from an Inkling and Octoling, her arms turned out longer than an average Inkling’s or Octoling’s, reaching further down past her knees than her peers. She wears long sleeves to hide this detail. She also boasts six tentacles like an Inkling’s set instead of an Octoling’s four, with one of them split into three strands to form a braid. Strangely, Eshki’s ears appear as curved and pointed as Frye’s ears. Her eye marks are detached like an Octoling’s, but one side has points that crosses over the bridge of her nose.

• During Splatfest, Eshki fights alongside teams that align with her personal feelings and experiences. She never decided on teams based on idol or which her friends and family are going for. Even with her crush on Frye, Eshki still prioritizes her needs and feelings in team choices.

* Team Gear in the Island Splatfest because she wants to be able to protect herself and harvest food.
* Grass because in the Pokémon Splatfest she relates to the earthly element.
* Dark Chocolate for the Chocolate-themed Splatfest for its health benefits.
* Team Alien in the “Which is Real” Splatfest because she believes that all life on her planet are not the only ones in existence in the vast universe.
* Team Courage in the Zelda Splatfest because she needed Courage to do the things she does in her life, especially Salmon Running and battling. She believes that power and wisdom means nothing if one doesn’t have the will and bravery to use them. It was how Eshki was able to leave her friendship with Esa and spread the word of his true identity and his wrongdoings in various communities.
* In the Ice cream-themed Splatfest, Eshki refused to go for Mint Chip due to the ink color reminding her of sanitized ink and chose Strawberry over Vanilla because she felt Vanilla is too overrated and too “basic” for her liking.
* Love in the “Money vs. Fame vs. Love” because Eshki believes love, kindness, and strong bonds are needed for society to get along and has more long-lived positive effects in the world, while money and fame are short lived in comparison. To her, money is common currency and greed is toxic, if not dangerous and deadly and fame can be immediately tarnished when caught acting in immoral or unorthodox ways, especially if the famous person has an inflated ego. The idea of someone having the desire to be famous and doing dumb and dangerous things for fame deeply disturbs her, as she only desires to be loved and understood, despite her emotional issues.
* In the “Best Leader” Splatfest, Eshki chose Frye not for her personal feelings for her, but for Frye’s excitable personality, willingness to jump to action, and caring for her eels.
* Team Ghosts because she believes spirits are real and occasionally tapped into witchcraft. During a moment of intense distress, she hallucinates various people including images of individuals and the ghost of her late father, believing them to be signs. When her team, she let out tearful and emotional yells in triumph, knowing that her “curse” of a Splatfest losing streak was finally broken.

• Eshki doesn’t have a particular weapon she mains, although she trusts herself with Dapple Dualies the most and is one of her favorite weapons.

• Eshki’s voice has a slight echo similar to Sanitized Octolings’ voices, but not compressed sounding.

• Eshki seeks help and medication to “un-sanitize” herself, but would have preferred to keep the teal tongue, black scleras, and teal irises with the ambient glow for their unique-ness and visual appeal.

• Eshki is Greyromantic and Demisexual.

• While she is on the aromantic spectrum, being Greyromantic implies that she can still have a few rare romantic crushes, such as having a small romantic crush on Frye from Deep Cut.

• Due to her partially sanitized state, she struggles with understanding textures and recognizing pain. She is also prone to involuntarily zoning out and being absent-minded and forgetful at times, and understanding her emotions.

• Eshki’s favorite Squid Sisters idol is Marie due to her calm and mature personality, favorite Off the Hook idol being Marina due to her intelligence and experience with technology, and favorite Deep Cut member being Frye due to her upbeat, energetic personality. She still wants to give Callie, Pearl, Big Man, and Shiver a tight hug at times.

• Eshki had considered being in the Boiling Point band after SKAULD begged her, but is unsure about her singing ability and her desire to fight to take care of herself and Little Guy was much stronger.