笑って！胸張って！

instead of volleyball they play ranked matches in tournaments, that’s all you need to know

(**before I list off characters and weapon hc, just know I’m being very liberal with the subs/special matchups for the sake of headcanon. Most, if not all, of these are impossible lol)

http://splatoonwiki.org/wiki/Weapon ← if you need

Ikasuno

used to be an S+ ranked team, coached by Ukai Sr who fought in the Great Turf War, but they lost all their glory and are working their way back up to regain their rank

Hinata

Inkbrush

seekers (“the ultimate decoy”) !

stacked speed boosts -- fast and terrifying attacks!

kind of clumsy on his own, needs to rely on the team to reach his opponents

often accidentally falls off platforms and into water

idolizes the small giant squid that brought ikasuno to S+ rank

Kageyama

Splatterscope -- very skilled sniper

Kraken

starts off having no sense for teamwork so he was a lousy player and lost often despite having high splat counts

didn’t look out for his teammates, stayed in the same spot, didn’t bother going after the rainmaker or tower, etc

learns how to play with the team after joining ikasuno!

always accidentally says ‘c’mon!’ instead of ‘booyah/nice’

comes up with weird gear combinations

Daichi

Forge Splattershot Pro I’m.. not biased at all… what…

Bubbler-- passes it on as much as he can and activates at opportune times

stacked defense stats, one of the few that can withstand being targeted by oikawa

mostly plays defensive, so usually not the one that brings the tower in or puts the rainmaker down-- but he’s fine with that!

tendency to yell at the younger members (and asahi) especially when tanaka and noya activate their killer wails unstrategically

Suga

Splat Charger

Disruptors for disrupting enemy movements, Echolocator for pinpoint accuracy

watches and controls the map well, good at directing his teammates

offers safe super-jump points

prefers acting as backup for his teammates over taking out the enemy

has been practicing with different weapons lately…?!

used to be ikasuno’s main sniper before kageyama joined

Asahi

.96 Gal

Splash Walls for defense

skilled with the inkzooka

has damage up, special duration and special charge up skills. the powerhouse.

gets nervous and scared easily, so reluctant to ride the tower/carry rainmaker/be in the splat zone

panicks if chased by kraken

but despite all that, he usually gets the highest splat count

Nishinoya

Carbon Roller ROLLING THUNDER

sprinklers for turf coverage

killer wail, often set off with tanaka’s

speed and defense boosts

has the team’s back by covering a lot of turf quickly, giving them room to fight and control of the map

incredible defense but weak offense, just bumping off enemies. flicks ink like crazy if he gets cornered, which often doesn’t work for him

Tanaka

Splatling weapons (heavy and/or hydra?)

killer wail !! sometimes switches to bomb rushes

not as strong as asahi, but makes up for it with his fearlessness-- charges right into the enemy base and inks whatever and whoever he can

but sometimes this comes back to bite him, leaving him open to attack…

focuses more on taking out the enemy, sometimes forgets the objective lol

super protective of his teammates, so if he sees anyone go after his friends he will hunt them down, not caring if he gets taken out in the process

big fan of the squid sisters

Ennoshita

Splattershot

Squid Beakons, places them strategically for his teammates

takes it the hardest when the enemy gains the lead

Tenacity Skill !!!!

Narita & Kinoshita

Nozzlenose weapons

I’m so sorry I can’t think of much else that I can be satisfied with until I learn more about their in-canon play styles

Tsukishima

maybe the Rapid Blaster? good damage output but a more “low effort/mobility” weapon lol, so he doesn’t have to go running around all the time

Splash Walls, all the time, everywhere. blocking. constantly.

says he doesn’t care about rank, but he really cares

I tried to come up with some sob story about him catching Akiteru in Turf Wars instead of Ranked but it didn’t make sense and it was silly.

Yamaguchi

N Zap

Inkstrikes, Inkstrikes, Inkstrikes. The “secret weapon” !

Yachi

Slosher

new to all this battle stuff, ends up doing a lot of things on accident but she’s actually pretty strong

likes to take notes on strategies

designs all of ikasuno’s fresh looks

Shimizu

used to play, but not so much anymore

good with sniping weapons and has great accuracy

knowledgeable about matches and weapons, often teaching the team how to use them

Takeda supplies them with weapons, Ukai trains them on how to use them, Saeko customizes them

Algae Josquid

vs Ikasuno -> Rainmaker. Lots of sniper fights, leads going back and forth, taking different routes around the map each time. It’s intense.

Oikawa

E-Liter 3K Scope

SO DEADLY

very skilled sniper and all around player

adapts quickly and easily to his team’s playstyles and matchups, making up for any gaps

one of those “just one more game” types

Iwaizumi

Rapid Blaster

takes to the ground fighting while Oikawa supports him from above/far away

Tokyo Training Camp -> Splatfest Style Turf Wars, cumulative team matches

N-echo-ma?? I can’t think of anything

Kuroo

Splat Roller

Splash Walls

plays an aggressive defense game, blocking his enemies

Kenma

Splatterscope

great mind for strategy and play tactics

don’t shoot often, kind of a ‘sleepy’ player but all his shots count

has an insane score on squid jump

alternatively, the cat judge

Yaku- Carbon Roller

Taketora- Heavy Splatling

Lev- one of those guys that uses the Luna Blaster and constantly jumps when firing it, also probably throws down the splash wall sideways or off a platform or something and kuroo yells at him for it

Hookurodani (like I said I got nothing)

Bokuto

Dynamo Roller, damage up

his dejected mode is just him in squid form being sad in the corner, swimming in circles

Akaashi

bamboozler or squiffer? a more mobile charger weapon

damage output isn’t as high, but very adaptable and quick to move

Shiratakozawa

vs. Ikasuno -> Splat Zones, a very long battle where control is shifted back and forth constantly and into overtime.

Ushijima

Blaster

stacked damage up

takes out splash walls like their nothing, easily gains control of the zone & map by himself

already an S+ player

Jouzenji team constantly spamming Booyah/Nice and splashing around in squid form, chooses weapons that look cool to them but still manage to be a handful to fight against