Squid Girl
Source: Shinryaku! Ika Musume
Debut: Shinryaku! Ika Musume (2007)
Nationality: Japan
The self proclaimed invader from the sea, Squid Girl hopes to take over the surface in an act of justice for pollution of the ocean. The only problem is nobody takes her seriously for it. Her attempt was almost shut down immediately and as a result she works at a restaurant waitress as she slowly yet surely gets used to the life on the surface. She also carries many squid-like abilities including her tentacles, barfing ink, and a few other somewhat useless things.
Playstyle: Grappler/Zoner
After her early failures of invasion, Squid Girl sees to it to live on the surface life and get used to everything it has to offer. That and also considering Squid Girl's reliance on her tentacles create a grab-based character based on adapting to the situation. She has decent ground speed and some of the longest ranged attacks that aren't projectiles, allowing Squid Girl to stay in control of a fight from a good distance. As well as that, her grabs allow her to perform some harsh punishments on opponents thanks to her great amount of follow-ups, and down special allows Squid Girl to adapt on the go. With that said however, she's not only the floatiest character in the roster, but she's also pathetically slow in the air. While her aerials help her a little, it's easy for her to get launched into the air and get stuck there if your opponent manages to slip by your tentacles, almost like a fish out of water. Squid Girl is an adaptive grappler that can be difficult to escape from, but is in trouble once she leaves the ground.
