Goggles

* Splatoon
* Splatoon 2
* Splatoon 3
* Costume Version
* Toddler

**Goggles is** a member of Team Blue. He is the main protagonist of the *Splatoon* manga series. He has bested nearly every team he came across through the power of luck and stupidity.

## Appearance

As a typical Inkling, Goggles has a rounded face, pointed ears, an eye mask, and sharp teeth. His tentacles and eyes are usually in blue colour, as it was his team’s motif, but he can change his ink colour at will. His eyes also appear to get rounder in every manga. He has a light skin tone. In the *Splatoon* series, he wears his signature gear (the Pilot Goggles) paired with the Armor Jacket Replica and the Hero Runner Replicas. In the *Splatoon 2* series, he switches out his Armor Jacket Replica for the Eggplant Mountain Coat. In the Hero Mode arc, he wore the Hero Suit with his Pilot Goggles. Goggles usually has a huge grin on his face.

## Personality

Goggles is rather friendly and optimistic, always trying to lift his teammates' spirits and being a good sport after turf wars, no matter the outcome. Even if his opponents acted in a rude manner towards him and his team, he always looks forward to becoming friends with them.

He is also quite immature and scatter-brained and carefree, and shows it by pulling down his friends' pants at unconventional times or mishearing what other people say or dressing up in ridiculous costumes, or sometimes getting naked unintentionally. The jar of pickled plums he snacks on from his grandmother often finds its way on the battlefield by accident. However, sometimes, he is shown to have a serious side.

## Quotes

* " Sorry I'm late...."
* " Let's have fun! "
* " My clothes came off!!! "
* " AAAAAHHHHHHH...…."
* " That was close...…. "
* "I thought I felt a breeze!"
* "Rider! Yeah!!"
* “Booyah everyone!” - When Team Blue defeated Team Emperor in the Square King Cup Final

## Trivia

* According to Volume 1's Inkling Almanac, he can't hear things such as his alarm clock very well, which may be the reason why he often ignores people or misinterprets what others say to him. This was likely why he is often late to his team's practices.
* He is also a restless sleeper, and he often rolls out of bed in his sleep.
	+ His bio also states that he liked onigiri (rice balls)
* He once wore the Mech costume during/before the Ranked Battle opening ceremony at Skipper Pavilion in Chapter 33.
* Goggles is the only character to have appeared in every chapter cover
* He has the lowest competitive rank in his team, being C- in *Splatoon*.
* Goggles is one of, if not the fastest character (somehow) in the entire series, as he is able to surpass Aloha ,Squidkid Jr ,Vintage, Double Egg, and Gloves in terms of speed. He can also use "Squid Lightning Jet Attack", a lightning-fast move that was taught to him by Rider in Chapter 6.
* His grandmother makes his Pickled Plums.
* Goggles tended to not notice (or even care) when he loses his clothes and continues being naked until someone points it out.
* Sankichi Hinodeya drew Goggles in real squid ink in order to promote the manga.
* Goggles is one of the strongest characters in the manga, as he can lift incredibly heavy objects ( Apparently ) without even breaking a sweat.
* Goggles, for whatever reason, has a very nastily uncontrollable habit of pantsing people, most often Rider, but other people he has pantsed were Skull, Emperor, Gloves, Specs, Eight , Vintage, Double Egg, Fierce Fishskull, Hivemind, Sheldon, Ocho and even his own shadow! It is the running gag of the series.
* According to Goggles in Chapter 30, his body moved on its own. Goggles also pointed out that Rider's pants started to sag in the match against Team Emperor during the Square King Cup Semifinal Match in Chapter 17.
* Goggles gave Eight, Seven, Ponytail, and Burns their new names.
* He taught some of his opponents that strength isn’t everything!
* In Chapter 31, Goggles and Eight are seen naked in the Splatfest chapter when they both perform a double Splashdown against Team Straight Man!
* According to Rider (in Chapter 6) and Skull, (in Chapter 33) Goggles strength is so great that it cannot be measured by ranks.
* Despite the fact that Goggles is the main protagonist of the manga, Specs IS Blue Team's leader.
* Goggles has used Splashdown naked 5 times. Once when he was fighting Gloves in the Square King Cup semifinal match in Chapter 19, a second and third in the Adventures of Sheldon Arc, where he used his clothes as a jumping platform to perform a Splashdown on Jetflame Crest (Chapter 48) and Justice (Chapter 50), when he and Eight both did a Splashdown during the Funny vs Straight Man Splatfest, and when he and Shadow Goggles did a splashdown at the same time when Team Blue were fighting their Shadow counterparts in Chapter 60.
* During the Final Splatfest, he was on Team Chaos.
* Goggles wore pajamas in Chapter 32, Chapter 62 and Chapter 66.

## Gallery

### Promotional

Promotional art for Volume 1's Chapter 2.Illustration of Blue Team, S4, and Rider.Art for the Champion vs. Challenger Splatfest.Blue Team in Sennyu gear.Solo shot.Profile shot.Transparent render.Goggles wearing the "Mecha Gear" from the winning art contest.Promotional art for Volume 17, with Goggles wearing the Tri-Squid Tee.
### In-game

Blue Team in Sennyu gear.Front view.Goggles performing a Splashdown.Goggles stuck in enemy ink.
### Covers

Goggles featured on the cover of Volume 1.Goggles and Rider featured on the cover of Volume 2.Goggles and Gloves featured on the cover of Volume 3.Goggles, Gloves, and Rider featured on the cover of Volume 4.Goggles featured on the cover on Volume 16Goggles and Braids on Splatlands Volume 1's coverGoggles, Gloves, Mask, and Emperor featured on Chapter 23's cover.Hachi and Goggles featured on Chapter 24's cover.Blue Team featured on Chapter 25's cover.Goggles featured on CoroCoro's 2018 September issue.Goggles' 3D render.
### Chapter Covers

Goggles on Chapter 0's coverGoggles on Chapter 1's coverGoggles on Chapter 2's coverGoggles on Chapter 3's coverGoggles on Chapter 4's cover
### Splatoon

Blue Team's debut appearance in Chapter 0.Goggles naked.Goggles pulling down Rider's pants for the first timeGoggles offering a pickled plum to Rider.
### Splatoon 2

Goggles wearing the Sennyu Suit alongside Hachi in Volume 7.Goggles helplessly watches his friends get captured.Goggles pulling down Rider's pants.Googles and Eight (Hachi) Naked when they preform a splashdown.Goggles with Team Blue dressed in costumesGoggles and Justice Naked

### Inkling Almanac

Thank you message in Volume 1's Inkling Almanac.Goggles' debut appearance in Chapter 0.Goggles' debut appearance in Volume 1.Various faces of Goggles.Goggles as Agent 3.Goggles' outfit in Chapter 23 and Volume 16.Goggles with the Sennyu Gear worn in the Octo Expansion chapters.