Nintendo has more instantly recognizable and highly successful video game mascots than any other studio on the planet. Whether it's Mario, Kirby, Link, or 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Donkey Kong, and so many others, the video game giant has done a tremendous job of creating a long list of games and characters known the world over. It's also a very tough group for Nintendo newcomers to break into, which is why it's so impressive that Splatoon has quickly become as synonymous with Nintendo as some of the platform's strongest and most recognizable names.

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The first Splatoon game only launched in 2015 but its characters have become a pillar of Nintendo's massive roster of characters. The Inklings are already in 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Super Smash Bros, and the series has a selection of amiibo figures to choose from that look great and also unlock stuff in Splatoon and Smash. Below are some of the very best Splatoon amiibos available right now. Make sure you keep checking back as with the recent launch of 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Splatoon 3, there will be more to come before the 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Nintendo Switch is replaced by its successor.

Best Splatoon Figures

There are a lot of characters representing their respective squads in Splatoon, but for me, the orange-haired Inkling Girl is the character who immediately springs to mind whenever I think of the series. Present and upfront from the very beginning, it only makes sense that your Splatoon amiibo collection starts the same way. Or, if you're assembling an amiibo collection that pulls from all corners of the Nintendo universe, this is the one from Splatoon that you want standing alongside the likes of Samus and Yoshi.

Splatoon isn't all about online play and covering everything you can see with brightly colored paint. There are story modes too, and one of the enemies, and then a companion in Splatoon 3, in its games is the Smallfry. One of the smaller, less offensive salmonoids you'll run into across all of the Splatoon games, its very funny but also very cute design makes it perfect amiibo fodder. Especially since the figure has caught the Smallfry in an action shot, making it look far more majestic than it is when you bump into one in the games.

Yes, here I am (sort of) cheating again. Using a single entry in a list to flaunt two different amiibo figures. This Nintendo two-pack may make more sense than any of the others currently available, though. Yes, you can buy Pearl and Marina amiibo figures separately, but since the two of them together make up Splatoon's in-game pop group Off The Hook, why end up paying more for them separately when you can probably save a few bucks by cutting out the middle man and buy Nintendo's two-pack? A big part of Splatoon 3, Pearl and Marina have never been more relevant.

We've covered Inkling Girl, it's only fair that the most up-to-date Inkling Boy amiibo figure also make the list. Again, if you're not looking to have a massive collection of Splatoon amiibos, but just want to include them in a wider selection of Nintendo figures, after Inkling Girl, Inkling Boy is the next logical figure to pick up. Much like the girl version of the figure, there are multiple amiibos available. If you want the newest version of Nintendo's Inkling Boy amiibo, make sure you buy it through the links above. Also, apologies to that Splatoon fan who 🧜bought Nintendo share꧋s so he could complain to the company about female characte🌄rs supposedly getting preferential treatment in Splatoon 3. I love both characters the same even though Inkling Boy is lower down than Inkling Girl, I swear!

Splatoon isn't all about Inklings. The series' universe is also inhabited by Octolings. Very similar to Inklings, Octolings can transform into inky octopuses, and this particular amiibo figure is one modeled after an octopus-form Octoling from 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Splatoon 2's Team Pink. The amiibo figures in action poses always tend to be my favorites as they can be used to recreate scenes from the games themselves. You can even recreate epic fights from 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, and some of🐠 the amiibos in this guide can be used to unlock ꦰcharacters in the latest Smash game.

Although the premise of each passing Splatoon game remains the same, the colors of the teams competing with each other are always changed. In Splatoon 3, the base colors are blue and yellow, and this new amiibo figure pulls a character from the latter. The first time yellow has been used as a team color in Splatoon, so owning this particular amiibo will let any fellow fans admiring your collection know that it is as up-to-date as it can be. That's until the figures Nintendo recently announced are made available. They'll be a part of this guide shortly after pre-orders for them go live, so stay tuned.

Since I've included a Yellow Inking from Splatoon 3, it's only fair I throw in a Blue Octoling to strike the right balance. Especially since Team Blue and Octolings are my own personal preference when playing the latest Splatoon title. Like many of the other amiibo figures on this list, this Blue Octoling also unlocks exclusive in-game gear when you use it to interact with your Switch console. Worth a reminder at this stage that even though they look great, amiibo figures are also functional and usually unlock stuff in their respective games and series. Make sure you test your Splatoon picks to see what they might unlock.

FAQ

What Do Splatoon Amiibo Figures Do?

Other than looking good up there on your amiibo shelf, like most other figures, Splatoon's offerings also have in-game functions. While the ones compatible with their respective Super Smash Bros. Ultimate characters will unlock in-game amiibo fighters, figures designed with Splatoon, and Splatoon only, in mind will unlock exclusive gear for your Inklings and Octolings.

How Do Amiibo Figures Work?

Amiibo figures are easy to use, but only if you know how. To unlock whatever a figure comes with in-game, you need to tap its base on your right Joy-con, or on the Switch logo in the middle of your Pro controller. That will unlock whatever in-game goodies that come with that particular amiibo, providing you have the corresponding game loaded up and ready to go. Check out 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:our handy guide on how to use amiibo🐈 figures for a more ext💟ensive explanation of their uses and how to ma🌜ke the most of them.

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