Vintage

**Vintage** is the leader of X-Blood. He first appeared in Volume 8 after the Funny vs Straight man Splatfest (which he and his X-ranked team did not participate in).

## Appearance

Vintage is a pale-skinned, male inkling on X-Blood sporting the 'mush' hairstyle. He has red eyes and his ink color is aqua blue with a red gradient, but can change color at will. His eyebrows are rarely shown, but are notably thin. He wears the Fake Contacts, Takoroka Nylon Vintage, Orca Hi-Tops, and leggings.

## Personality

Vintage has a high opinion of himself and his team, refusing to associate himself with others of lower rank. He is extremely competitive and arrogant as he looks down on the opposing teams and believes that nobody below X rank has any chance of beating him or any chance of becoming an X ranker. He usually has an emotionless and cool-headed demeanor that can change in a second once irritated in the slightest. He is also somewhat spiteful, as shown when he destroyed the wall of Inklings' prayers and wishes to become stronger, and calling anyone who was below S Rank "trash". Hachi described him as seeming empty inside, and Skull explained that when they were on a team together, all Vintage wanted was power at all costs. Even after his defeat against Team Blueperor during the Ranked Battle Cup Final in Chapter 43, Vintage remained serious and prideful but lost his competitive nature, becoming kinder towards his team and showing more emotion.

## Quotes

* "Skull... you're still S+? I thought you'd have made it to rank X by now... "
* "Anyone ranked S or below…..are losers."
* "Only losers and weaklings rely on things like wishing boards."
* "You are no match for the X."
* "No one can beat X" (ViZ)
* "As if such imbeciles obsessed with having fun... Could ever become X-Rank!"
* "Disperse. There are some zones you will never reach with power alone.”
* "That's obvious. It'll be us."
* "Those who put in blood, sweat and tears become x-rank. You all are all wrong! I'll make you understand!"
* "Double egg...you're going to get done in all over again."
* "Succumb to the X" (When battling Team Gloves)
* "Let's shoot them dead."
* "You won't get any closer." (When using the X-Zone on Team Blueperor)
* "We'll return this for you, we have no use for it anyways..." (When battling Team Gloves)
* "But we're not the same.. we'll show you that we've become X as a better team."

## Trivia

* **Vintage**, Omega, Skull, and Aviators were all on the same team (formerly) . However, Skull and Aviators left the team to make a new one.
* Vintage seems to have his own ability, the **X-Zone**. The ability causes the surroundings to change as Vintage then can read the opponent’s movements. It appears that only Vintage and Omega can use the **X-Zone**, while the other members of X-Blood can not.
* He likes extra spicy food.
* He formed his team when the X rank was first created by calling out the highest players at the time.
* Vintage and Omega are childhood friends.
* He invited Double Egg to his favourite restaurant, but the food was too spicy for Double Egg.
* In his old team, he wore the White Baseball LS instead of the Takoroka Nylon Vintage.
* In Chapter 45, Vintage and Skull were both Agents with Goggles and Gloves in the Hero Mode 2 arc.
* Like the rest of X-Blood, a promotional image promoting X Rank depicts him with pure aqua blue ink.

## Gallery

### Promotional

Promotional art for the X-Blood.From a promotional tweet about Rank X.
### Covers

Vintage and Skull featured on the back of Volume 9.Vintage on the cover of Volume 10.Vintage and Goggles on cover of Volume 11.
### Splatoon 2

Vintage in Chapter 32.Vintage in Chapter 35, with the rest of X-Blood.Vintage and X-Blood vs Gloves TeamVintage using the X-Zone.Vintage with his former teammates in Skull's flashbackA facial expression of VintageSkull and Vintage as Agents 4.25 and 4.5 respectively.Vintage in his old gear.
### Inkling Almanac

Faces of Vintage.Initial concept of Vintage's eyes.Depiction of Vintage's old team with Omega, Skull, and Aviators.Vintage as Agent 4.5