Yuri (Splatoon)

Yuri is a Splatoon fan-character made to be the protagonist of the series starting with Splatoon 3.

## Background

Yuri is an Inkling that moved to the Splatlands shortly after reaching maturity hoping to make it big in the Turf Wars. However, luck hasn't been on his side, so he spends most of the time salvaging scrap with his Smallfry companion that he names Lil' Buddy and doing some other odd jobs. One day, after returning to Splatsville, he sees the former captain Cuttlefish peeking from a manhole. Yuri decides to follow him out of curiosity and ends up in The Crater, where Cuttlefish tells him that the Great Zapfish has been stolen for the third time and believes that this was done by the Octarian army once again.

### Return of the Mammalians

Yuri then becomes the new Agent 3 and is tasked to retrieve the Great Zapfish, as well as investigating the mysterious Fuzzy Ooze that is basically deadly to any Inkling or Octoling that dares touch it. Yuri soon discovers that Lil' Buddy's appetite allows him to eat even this Fuzzy Ooze, so the two collaborate as they learn the basics of being an agent.

Soon after, DJ Octavio appears thinking that Cuttlefish was responsible for the disappearence of his Octarian Army, which was now covered in fur. Yuri engages in combat with DJ Octavio and wins, but when Cuttlefish demands him to bring back the Great Zapfish, Octavio claims that he didn't steal it this time. Suddenly, the ground beneath them breaks and Fuzzy Ooze separates Yuri and Lil' Buddy from Cuttlefish and Octavio.

Yuri appears in Alterna, a strange world located underneath The Crater where he meets the rest of the New Squidbeak Splatoon, composed of the Squid Sisters donning their Agents 1 and 2 personas and Sergio, the former Agent 3 who's now the captain. The task at hand is to explore Alterna and try to find Cuttlefish, so Yuri investigates the different areas of Alterna, with the guidance of the AI O.R.C.A. and only three high energy readings as clue.

As they explore Alterna, the Squidbeak Splatoon is ambushed by Deep Cut, the latest group of idols in Splatsville, who also work as treasure hunters and claim that they will not allow anyone to get their hands on any treasure before them. As such, Yuri will have to fight Deep Cut in the different sections of Alterna.

Yuri found three strange human-made objects, but there was no sign of Cuttlefish, until he managed to contact them through radio. He told the group that he was being held captive somewhere high by someone named Mr Grizz, but the communication was cut after Mr Grizz attacked Cuttlefish. The only place high enough was the rocket site located in the center of Alterna, but it was blocked by massive fuzz. Marie then had the idea of combining the treasures they had found into one giant shaving machine, which Sergio used to shave off all the fuzz covering the area.

As they were heading to the rocket, Deep Cut appeared once again demanding the treasure, which was easily handed over by the Squid Sisters stating that they didn't have any use of it. Believing this as an act of kindness, Deep Cut apologize for the trouble and as the Squid Sisters to be their new employers. With that out of the way, the group climbed up the rocket site while they heard Mr Grizz about to do something to Cuttlefish. By the time they arrived, Cuttlefish had been dried up and Mr Grizz appeared revealing his plan to cover the entire planet in Fuzzy Ooze to restore it to its former glory.

With the help of Deep Cut, Yuri and Lil' Buddy caught up with the rocket and fought Mr Grizz. However, Mr Grizz knocked them out of the rocket, but they were saved just in time by DJ Octavio, who played the newest version of Calamari Inkantation. The music caused Lil' Buddy to absorb the marine energy from the planet and became a Hugefry.

During the final battle, Hugefry engaged with Mr Grizz to distract him while Yuri and DJ Octavio used the Octobot's Inkvac to suck up the Fuzzballs from Mr Grizz. The situation was dire as Mr Grizz was going to collide the rocket into the planet in 3 minutes and 33 seconds. When all the Fuzzballs had been removed, Octavio decided to fire back the ink at Mr Grizz, which drenched his fur and destroyed the rocket. Lil' Buddy returned to a Smallfry and the group headed back to Earth.

### The aftermath

Shortly after that, Deep Cut announced that the Great Zapfish had returned and, soon after discovering their new employers were the Squid Sisters, they played the duo's latest single, Wave Goodbye.

Meanwhile, Yuri returned to Alterna to see Sergio and the two had a heartfelt conversation. Sergio told Yuri how he reminded him of his old days as Agent 3 and leader of the SSSSS Squad. Feeling that the future was in good hands, he handed Yuri his old N-Zap 85 and reassured him that he'd find a team of his own when he least expected it.

As he returned to Splatsville, Yuri saw an Octoling boy and an Inkling girl handing out flyers. The Octoling was named Funky 8 and the Inkling Kishi, and the flyers were to scout new members for their Turf War team, Discotheque. Remembering Sergio's words, Yuri decided to join the team.

## Appearence

Yuri is a tan-skinned Inkling boy with Bed-head styled hair, slit eyebrows and drawstring cargo pants. His eyes are a black, turquoise and pink gradient. His ink color is usually yellow, but it varies on Turf Wars, as Discotheque doesn't have an established ink color.

His loadout consists of:

* Splat Dualies
* Annaki Charms
* Barazushi Wrap
* Moto Boots

He keeps Sergio's old N-ZAP 85 as a memento in his locker.

## Personality

Yuri appears first as an aloof person, focusing on his salvaging job with Lil' Buddy as his only companion. As he became the new Agent 3 and explored Alterna, he started to be more open and found a mentor in Sergio, the former Agent 3 and current Captain of the Squidbeak Splatoon.