Reif

Note: Some parts of this page may be lifted from Tide Pool's article on the Inkidols Wiki.

Reif (Japanese: かんじょう Kanjo) is part of the rock idol duo, Tide Pooland is one of the hosts of Snapper News in Snapper Square alongside Barry.

His main ink color is yellow.

Appearence and Personality
He has dark skin with purple eyes that have a "+" shape on them. His tentacle are styled like a half-shaved hairstlyed, the small tentacle at the front of his hair being colored like his ink.

His outfit consists of a light blue t-shirt under a black and yellow leather jacket with a black belt, light grey ripped jeans and a pair of black boots with muted yellow soles.

Accesory-wise, he wears silver earrings that have a small ball on a chain connected to them. He also wears small, dark yellow belts around the upper arms of his jacket, three on each side.

Reif has his public image that sort of counters Barry in a way. He's much more serious and snarky, often known for messing with Barry on air. However, small occasions do arise where Reif tends to break character, to where he isn't as serious as he tries to paint himself to be, and is in fact quite playful alongside his aloof exterior.

Early Life/Splatoon 1
Reif had a similar upbringing as any other octarian, though despite the fact male octolings weren't as "battle-ready" as females, it seemed Reif was quite the fighter, and even eventually managed to get into the elite ranks, leading his very own squad. It was here where he met Barry, the only other male octoling in said squad.

Reif started to pity Barry after noticing his performance wasn't as good as the other members of the squad. Because of this, he offered to give Barry some extra training behind the scenes. This seemed to make their bond even closer in the process.

Splatoon 2
Reif and his squad served under Octavio up until the battle in Octo Canyon, where the Inkantation etched itself into Reif's soul. After which the squad disbanded and Reif left for Inkopolis with Barry in search of a better life. There, he spent a few months there with him.

After pondering what to do with themselves, Off the Hook (particularly, it's octoling member, Marina) gave them the inspiration to become musicians. Prior to the Final Fest, the two caught a flight to New Sardine in order to start anew.

Recent Past
During the time in New Sardine, Barry and Reif formed Tide Pool, Reif specifically serving as one of the vocals as well as the bassist. While there was a rocky start, things started to pick up. After the creation of C.O.L.R. City with the pop duo Deep Dive, Tide Pool would see a massive spike in popularity and because of this, they were chosen for the new hosts for Snapper News. Reif seemed to be pretty happy with being chosen to be a host, though this didn't get in the way of their friendship with the pop duo in any way.

Trivia

 * His Japanese name comes from Kanjo Tako (環状タコ), meaning "Ringed Octopus".
 * This is in reference to the original idea where he was going to be a Blue-Ringed Octopus.


 * His favorite weapon type is the Brush family.