Mask

**Mask** is the leader of the Cyan Team and a member of the S4. He first appeared in Volume 1 and is a recurring character in the *Splatoon* manga.

## Appearance

**Mask** usually has a distinctively tired appearance due to his droopy eyelids, hunched back, and strained hands. Like a typical Inkling, he has pointed ears, and is assumed to have sharp teeth (though his face hasn’t been revealed). His ink and eye color is cyan to match his team's motif, but he can change color at will. He has the Topknot hairstyle and Classic Shorts. He wears a Gas Mask, Purple Camo LS, and Green Rain Boots. His appearance ever so slightly changes when the manga transitions into the Splatoon 2 era, now wearing the Drawstring Cargo Pants instead of the Classic Shorts.

## Personality

Mask claims to despise happy, positive people, making him somewhat nihilistic. Said fact explains his distaste for Aloha and Blue Team, especially Bobble Hat. Even after their match, he considers them an "enemy." He likes tricky tactics both on and off the field, luring Blue into an ambush with an anonymous text message and laying sub weapons during the match. Throughout it, he has a threatening and hostile demeanour, though Blue team were largely unaffected.

Despite his unfriendly manners, he admits to genuinely enjoying himself when he fights alongside the Cyan team. He also tends to be a 'straight man,' most notably seen in the same Grizzco Shift when his co-workers, Emperor, Gloves, and Goggles, didn't know what to do.

## Quotes

* "It's people like you, who are so happy with their lives.... *that I absolutely despiiiiise!*"
* "*I'm going to wipe those smiles right off your faaaceees."*
* "*You should've been watching your baaaaack!*"
* "*Beaten by such haaappy people...*"
* "*Team Blue. The last member of the S4 is even better than me... be careful...*"
* "I'm *Maaask..., from the S4"*
* *"Hyuk."*
* "I've got nothing but worries!"
* "I can buy my game with this...!! *Hyuuuuuk.*"
* "This stinks, you're ALL beginners"- During the Salmon run shift in Chapter 23
* “NOT AGAIN! This sucks!” - During the Salmon run shift with the S4

## Trivia

* According to the Inkling Almanac, Mask has hay fever but is fine while wearing his mask.
* Additionally in the Inkling Almanac, it was specified that he and Gas Mask are not the same person.
* Unlike Skull, whose mouth has been shown, Mask has never been seen without his gas mask. Additionally, his eyebrows are rarely seen because of his mask.
* He seems to enjoy video games, as he is seen in The Shoal [the arcade] playing Squid Beatz skillfully, and later comments during Chapter 23's Grizzco shift that he's saving for a game he wants.
* Mask is the only S4 member who works Salmon Run shifts regularly.
* He is the only S4 member who doesn’t appear in Vol 8.
* During the Chaos vs. Order Splatfest, he was on Team Order.

## Gallery

### Promotional

Illustration of the Blue Team, the S4, and Rider.
### Covers

The S4 featured on the back of Volume 2.Emperor, Gloves, Goggles, and Mask featured on the cover of Chapter 23.
### Splatoon

Cyan Team's cameo at the end of Volume 1.Mask as he initially appears in Volume 2.Cyan Team in Chapter 6.Mask showing his displeasure with Blue Team.Mask warns Team Blue that Skull is even **better** than him
### Splatoon 2

The S4 together as a team.The S4 after being defeated by Team Monarch.Mask expresses his disappointment with his crew during the Grizzco shift.Mask appearing alongside Skull, Aloha, and Rider.Mask gets annoyed at his S4 cohorts as they are first timersMask and the S4 arguing about the number of stamps they haveMask explaining a Grizzco shift
### Inkling Almanac

Various faces of Mask.Mask's outfit in Volume 6's Salmon Run chapter.