User blog comment:TheHelixYT/No Inkling For Smash 4/@comment-26504031-20150706062025/@comment-32390199-20150707111423

I can't see in what way they would be Mega Man clones. Inklings would have an unique gameplay involving their ink. All the ink they spray doesn't disappear (unless it evaporates or comes in contact with water). And they could go into their squid form which grants them more powerful attacks. The only similarity I could find is that they also shoot ink with the A-button like how Mega Man shoots with the A-button (although at an entirely different fire rate)