So, a while ago I made a small analysis regarding the Inklings size, using the real-world NES Zapper as a reference.

I recently got the Splatoon Artbook, which although was already available in Japanese for some time, the English version was just released. So of course I bought it.

First of all, I really recommend it if you appreciate the art and the behind the scenes that goes in projects like this. It’s really insightful.

Now, I got to the concept art for the Kelp Dome stage, when I saw this:

It’s some containers and devices and such. Pretty standard for a greenhouse. But look at the boxes in the top left. They’re 1000 liter containers. Or 1m³. And we have the girl Inkling for scale.

You already know where this is going.

I took some measurements, using the container as a reference:

I took the height of the container, but without its platform, as the 1m unit. Then, we get the Inkling with a height of approx. 0.88 m.

Now, this measurement does differ from my previous one, when I got between 0.5 and 0.6 m (because my reference picture had the Inkling standing in a weird position and wearing a hat), and you could argue that the concept art isn’t the same as the end product, but I think this still supports the idea that the squidkids are in fact meant to be smaller than humans.

