Inkwell

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Favorite saying	"A sucker is born every minute."
Catchphrase	"splat"
Clothing	Black anchor tee
Umbrella	Flame umbrella
Main appearances
	DnM DnM+ AC DnMe+ iQue; WW CF NLWa NH
Other appearances
	Film HHD aF PC
	Names in other languages スミダクン; 멍무리; Polpotto; Klecks N/A; Pigmento; Tintelio; N/A N/A; Pigmento; Tintelio; N/A
	Phrase in other languages ガチで; 진심; splat; splat N/A; splat; tinta va; N/A N/A; splat; tinta va; N/A

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"Hey there! Meet the coolest player in your town–yours truly!"

— Wisp imitating Inkwell, Animal Crossing: New Leaf - Welcome amiibo

Inkwell is a jock octopus villager in Animal Crossing: New Leaf - Welcome amiibo. Inkwell references Splatoon and is one of several villagers introduced in the Welcome amiibo update that references other Nintendo franchises. His birthday is the same date Splatoon introduced the Ranked Battle feature in an update. Inkwell's name refers to the ink that octopuses produce, a major gameplay element in Splatoon. Likewise, his Japanese name contains sumi, "ink." His catchphrase, "splat," is Splatoon truncated. His favorite saying includes a pun on sucker, a reference to the suckers on the tentacles of his species.

Inkwell can only move to the player's town if either the Inkling Girl, Inkling Boy, or Inkling Squid amiibo is scanned and he is invited to move in from the campground. He cannot be asked to move in from another player's town or campground.

Characteristics

Appearance

Inkwell's design is based on an Inkling squid from Splatoon. He is an orange octopus with dark orange stripes on the back of his head and tentacles. The bottom of his tentacles are white. His eyes are right next to each other, almost making him appear as having one large eye with two pupils. He has a large brow and the underside of his eyes has a thick, dark outline.

Personality

Below is a brief description of the jock personality. For more information, click here.

Inkwell is a jock villager, which means that he will enjoy sports and exercising. He will get along with peppy, big sister, cranky, and other jock villagers, but will conflict with lazy villagers' laid-back lifestyle. He also may have trouble getting along with snooty villagers as well.

Villager information

In Welcome amiibo

In Animal Crossing: New Leaf - Welcome amiibo, Inkwell's skill of "defending territory" is a reference to Splatoon gameplay, which typically involves capturing and defending territory in game modes such as Turf War and Splat Zones. His goal of "squid" is a reference to the two competing factions in the first Splatoon game: Octolings, the antagonistic faction that can transform into octopuses, and Inklings, the more peaceful faction who can transform into squids. Inkwell's species as an octopus represents being an Octoling, and his goal of "squid" represents wanting to become an Inkling, as confirmed in his RV description.

A sucker is born every minute.

Birthday	Personality	Catchphrase
June 2	Jock	splat
Default clothing	Black anchor tee
Default umbrella	Flame umbrella
Favorites
Favorite style	Sporty
Least favorite style	Cute
Favorite color	None
Biography
Siblings	Only child
Skill	Defending territory
Goal	Squid
Halloween fear	Mummy mask
Coffee preferences
Type of beans	Blue Mountain
Amount of milk	Lots
Amount of sugar	Three spoonfuls

House

In Welcome amiibo

House

Items:

Splatoon Tower	Splatoon Spawn Point
Modern Table	Squid Bumper (×4)
Super Sea Snail	Splattershot

Wall:

Ink-Splattered Wall

Floor:

Ink-Splattered Floor

Music:

K.K. Adventure ^{[nb 3]}

RV

Inkwell's RV shares its colors with Cece and Viché's.

Exterior of Inkwell's RV in Animal Crossing: New Leaf

Interior of Inkwell's RV in Animal Crossing: New Leaf

Description:

A Splatoon superfan, Inkwell's decided to leave his past behind and create a new identity as a squid. It'd be going better if his eight legs weren't so obvious.

Items:

Splatoon Spawn Point	Splatoon Tower
Splattershot	Squid Bumper (x2)
Super Sea Snail

Wall:

Ink-Splattered Wall

Floor:

Ink-Splattered Floor

Music:

K.K. Adventure

Inkwell's "Order furniture" list in Animal Crossing: New Leaf - Welcome amiibo

Item	Type	Buy price	Sell price^{[nb 4]}	Available from
Ink-splattered wall	Wallpaper	3 MEOW Coupons	1,200 Bells	RVs
Ink-splattered floor	Flooring	3 MEOW Coupons	1,200 Bells	RVs
Black anchor tee	Clothing	3 MEOW Coupons	200 Bells	RVs
Pilot goggles	Clothing	3 MEOW Coupons	600 Bells	RVs
Splatoon spawn point	Furniture	3 MEOW Coupons	3,000 Bells	RVs
Splatoon tower	Furniture	3 MEOW Coupons	3,000 Bells	RVs
Splattershot	Furniture	3 MEOW Coupons	3,000 Bells	RVs
Squid bumper	Furniture	3 MEOW Coupons	3,000 Bells	RVs
Studio headphones	Clothing	3 MEOW Coupons	600 Bells	RVs
Super Sea Snail	Furniture	3 MEOW Coupons	3,000 Bells	RVs
Takoroka mesh	Clothing	3 MEOW Coupons	250 Bells	RVs

The player can only order from campers up to three times per day. The items arrive via mail.
Includes data sourced from the Data Spreadsheet for Animal Crossing: New Leaf, compiled by TimeSword3D, AlexBot2004, AlgebraManiacABC, Chubby Bub, Cuyler, HylianAngel, Kalina70, PanchamBro, SuperHamster, and vmario.

Gallery

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Animal Crossing: New Leaf - Welcome amiibo
Animal Crossing: New Leaf - Welcome amiibo

Trivia

Alongside Viché and Cece, Inkwell is the only villager designed after a character from another Nintendo franchise that is not directly named after said character.

Names in other languages

	スミダクン Sumidakun	Mr. Sumida (a Japanese surname), also sumi means "ink"

	멍무리 Meongmuri	-

	Klecks	-

	Tintelio	From tinta, the Spanish word for "ink"

	Pigmento	From the word pigment

	Polpotto	Portmanteau of polpo, "octopus," and otto, "eight." It could also be loosely translated as "little octopus."

Notes

↑ Sumidakun
↑ Meongmuri
↑ Does not contain a stereo initially
↑ Re-Tail sell price; if item can be sold at Timmy and Tommy's store, it is 80% of the sell price; if item can be sold to Leila at Tortimer Island, it is 5% of the sell price.