Nine

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Nine, created with Picrew (edited)

### Aliases

The Nine-Limbed Warrior of Ink and Scales, Terror of Sockeye Station | Hybrid No. 505 | Sam (Alternate Version) | The Salmonling (Formerly, by mistake)

## Biographical Information

### Main Weapon(s)

Her Frying Pan(s) | Enperry Splat Dualies

## Other Info

### Dislikes

Sanitisation | Kamabo | Grizzco | Other King Salmonids (Due to tribal rivalries)

## Appearances

### Debut

Operation: SalmonFest (December 2nd 2023 - December 3rd 2023)

### Other Appearances

Ink and Scales (Technically an Alternate Version, though they share a backstory)

## Splatoon-Related Stuff

### Shoes

Eel Heel Socks

**Nine**, also known as **The Nine-Limbed Warrior of Ink and Scales**, is an artificially-created Inkling-Octoling-Salmonid hybrid, engineered by Kamabo Co.’s scientists. She is one of many, however the number of these 'Salmoncephies' has dwindled to roughly six known members, including herself. One of these surviving members is Cap, or Subject no. 500 of Kamabo's hybrid division.

## Appearance

Nine has light skin, with grey splotches of scales scattered about, however they are most prominent on her ears, fingers, face and legs. Her front two tentacles are that of an Inkling’s, and her back two tentacles are that of an Octoling’s, which typically have red-orange ink. At the top of her head is a crest of salmonid-like hair, which has a darker version of her ink’s colour. Her eyes have bicoloured irises, with the inner being red, and the outer being yellow. On one of her ears, there is a yellow tag bearing the Kamabo logo and the text ‘505 Hybrid Div’ on it. Nine also has a tail, which is grey, fading into her skin tone.

For Clothing, Nine tends to wear either an oversized dress-shirt, similar to a nightgown, or, more commonly in-canon, the Annaki Choker Tee, shorts, and Eel Heel Socks. Occasionally, Nine will wear the Pearlescent Crown S.

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## Personality

Nine is typically depicted as friendly, with chaotic tendencies. She cares a lot for the people who she's befriended, and tends to offer them comfort when upset. If those she has become friends with are in danger, Nine will typically put herself forward to protect or assist them in any way she can, going so far as to jump into the Void Hole in the SubClub to return Arya's personality to her, despite it almost causing her to be stranded there.

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## History

At a young age, Nine had been taken from Kamabo's facilities by a currently unidentified person, and washed up upon a shore, where her adoptive father, Breaker of Winds that Hinder Flight, a Chinook, found her there, and after consulting the other Chinooks, they decided to take her back to their tribe, in the village of Horizon. Their tribe leader, The Iron-Willed Child of Rising Suns (shortened to Sunrise), a Steelhead, was not against taking Nine in, and was instead intrigued by the hybrid, allowing her to stay within the tribe.

After around 14 years of living with Wind in the village of Horizon, Nine had been given the opportunity to extend her title, if she won a duel against another Salmonid from the tribe. She accepted, and her opponent was The Prince of Sockeye Station, The Sharp-Toothed Tidal Brute, a battle-scarred Cohock slightly older than herself. During the battle, Sharp had managed to draw blood from Nine with his frying pan, an act which causes her actions to become more volatile than normal. She wrestled his weapon out of his grip, tossing it across the arena, distracting the Cohock and allowing her to slam her own frying pan into him, before digging her claw-like fingertips into his side. Sharp had attempted to take a blind blow at the hybrid, but to no avail, as she battered the larger salmonid in the back. This constant barrage, the loss of blood, and dizziness of the Cohock had caused him to collapse, thus crowning Nine as the winner. She was granted the title ‘The Nine-Limbed Warrior of Ink and Scales, Terror of Sockeye Station'.

Around a month later, Nine and her brother Alloy had been on a Salmon Run, when unbeknownst to them, a team of four (Quill, Coda, Bay and Arsenal) had been tasked with catching the hybrid, with the assumption that she was the mythical 'Salmonling', which she is not. After attempting to protect her brother from an attack from a Splatling, Nine had been tangled in a net fired by one of the employees, unable to escape. She was eventually dragged into the helicopter, and lost track of where her home was. After this, Nine was chained up in Grizzco's basement, where she had been found by Quill, whom was feeling remorseful, and chose to free the hybrid. She guided her through the busy, crowded streets of Splatsville, to her apartment.

Through the following months, Nine learned more about the culture of the Inklings and Octolings, and eventually learnt part of their languages.

**MORE TO BE ADDED (Probably)**

## Gallery

Artwork of Nine, created by @DigitaldustyAn edit of Nine, created by @DigitalDustyA second edit of Nine, created by @DigitalDustyNine’s Original Ref SheetNine, depicted alongside @Digitaldusty’s other OCs, created by DinoDoesntExistArt of Nine created by DinoDoesntExist, or Dino2Squiddo, on Animal JamArtwork of Nine created by serenamidori on ArtfightArtwork of Nine, created by 2pizza2roll for ArtfightArtwork of Nine created by Chipflake/weird cat livestreams during his Art-A-Thon on December 22nd, 2023Nine Artwork created by DewdropDrawsStuffA drawing of Nine, created on a whiteboard by an anonymous user
## Trivia

* Nine’s first language is that of the Salmonids, and so her speech appears messy, or sometimes jumbled.
* Since she gained the Vocal Alteration Amulet, such a thing has been less common
* She is listed as Subject 505, a number which unintentionally resembles the phrase ‘SOS’, an acronym used in this New Years artwork.
* When Nine speaks in the salmonid language, it is written with Galactic, or Enchanting Table. A translator for this can be found here.
* For a currently unknown reason, Nine becomes very volatile when harmed, and becomes even more reckless than usual.
* Nine does not have a swim form, however she is capable of respawning, playing Turf War, and the like.
* Nine is likely not straight :3
* Nine is a fan of the Pokémon franchise, and it helps her with learning to read Inkling and Octarian writing.
* Nine's favourite Pokémon are Koraidon and Type:Null/Silvally
* There is a Work-In-Progress fanfiction of a divergent version of Nine, which can be read here
* She is afraid of space (similar to her owner, DigitalDusty, who feels discomforted by the topic at times)
* Nine has used Cap as emotional support, despite them not being good at such a thing.
* Nine punched the Shell-Out Machine unintentionally once.

 **More Trivia To Be Added**