The city of Inkopolis relies on two things: the Great Zapfish and the popularity of the Turf Wars. The dirty work of the city is often forgotten behind the glitter and glamour of the Turf Wars and Off the Hook. Lyon is a fairly average inkling who works for the enigmatic Mr Grizz. he's part of a four-man crew of inklings who do one of the most dangerous and thankless jobs: the Salmon Run. As a Salmon Runner, he fights for a paycheck instead of the popularity of the Turfers. Even though the work is rough and dangerous, Lyon makes a decent career out of it. Life is good, but exhausting: that is, until he finds himself deep in debt to Mr Grizz himself. Now, he fights against the ever pilling interest to be debt free. If the debt the doesn't crush him, the Salmonoids will.