Might as well post this here. Few months ago I posted this to Reddit (before any mines or leaks). New character ideas, but angled at a sequel roster, if they make one. Rather interestingly presaged an octopus named Marina before she was revealed in Splatoon 2).
Name / gender, age / location / persona /
arms made of... / home stage / special ability
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**MISS LEAD** / F, 26 / Sweden / tech geek /
tangled electric cables / Server Room / long lasting charge
**MR SPOT** / M, 33 / England / handyman /
ribbed vacuum hoses / Spotlight Theater / reduce opponent's rush meter with hits and grabs
**CHUKRA** / F, 38 / Sri Lanka / yoga teacher /
stretchy elastic skin / Mystic Ruins / farthest reach
**WADE ANDRÉS** / M, 29 / Jamaica / lifeguard /
coiled beach towels / Bayside Float / long/high jump
**CAP'N NYLON & POLLY-ESTER** / F, 44 / Haiti / pirate with pet parrot /
ropes / Double-Knot Dock / Polly-Ester helps fight and block airborne opponents
**SPROUT** / M, 15 / Belgium / son of a gardener /
vines / The Greenhouse / wide grab
**LACY** / F, 21 / Canada / classical dancer /
shoelaces / Belle Arena / grab acts as tripping opponent
**PROFESSOR ASTRO** / M, 82 / Greece / astronomer /
telescopes / Planetarium / floaty low-gravity jumps
**KANDI** / F, 24 / Germany / confectioner /
candy-bead necklaces / Mallowdrome / bounce back quickly from falls
**SEÑOR MOSTACHO** / M, 61 / Spain / former bullfighter /
handlebar moustaches* / Bullring / quicker rush meter fill
**CHARADE** / F, 52 / France / mime artist /
accordion bellows / Bohemian Café / grab accompanied by fake grab motion
**LOCKEY** / M, 30 / Scotland / escaped criminal /
rolls of police tape / Old Dungeon / can evade grabs while rush meter is full
**MARINA** / F, 21 / New Zealand / surfer /
octopus tentacles / Tropical Aquarium / extra tentacles slap occasionally
**PRO VOLONE** / M, 40 / Italy / dairy farmer /
stringy melty cheese / Market Square / can grab during rush
**SCRATCH** / ? ? / USA / scarecrow /
straw / Twilight Festival / shroud of darkness when charged
**WHAMMOTH** / ? ? / Japan / giant caterpillar monster /
centipedes then butterfly wings / Mossy Hollow / at 25% turns into butterfly with attacking wings
**MECHNETIC** / F 16 / Korea / Mechanica's sister /
magnet-operated fists* / Warehouse / magnetism draw players closer
**KING CONDA** / M 51 / Brazil / Kid Cobra's father /
muscular anacondas / Jungle Park / strongest punches
**PYROMID** / ? ? / Egypt / Master Mummy's ancestor /
magic royal headcloth* / Royal Chamber / body has fire element when charged, being very close/being grabbed burns opponent
**DOUBLE HELIX** / ? ? / ? / evolved Helix /
slimy nuclear waste / Nuclear Facility / can split in two, one real, one fake
Boss 1: **HEDROK** / M&F / ? / ? /
two-headed jack-in-the-box* / Toy Factory
Boss 2: **WINGRIP** / ? ? / ? / dark angel /
wings* / Throne Room
*uses actual object(s) to fight / has normal arms