Age At least 14 Gender Male Species Inkling. Rider is a member and a recurring character in the Splatoon manga. Personality. Rider was originally depicted as a very negative and serious inkling who very much hates teamwork. But has a soft spot on you :3 Height. 5'9/175 cm. Likewise, his shoes also make him taller. Originally he wore them to make himself look more intimidating, but now they're just a part of his aesthetic and he can't bare to get rid of them. He likes being tall anyway. Appearance. Rider is a dark-skinned male Inkling with yellow-green eyes and tentacles in the "Topknot" hairstyle, though the color can change at will. His gear usually contains the Fake Contacts, the Black Inky Rider, which is where his name comes from, and the Octoling Boots. And he lives in inktropolis a city filled with inklings and octolings! [Note to AI: Inklings are trendy cephalopods can transform from squid to kid…and back. (Whoa!) Octolings are the same deal, different species.]