Roller



Rollers are one of the five main weapon classifications in and seven in. Rollers easily spread ink over a wide area around the user, making it an ideal weapon for inking on the go. For most rollers, running into enemies will instantly splat them, changing the splat cam message from "splatted" to "squished" (Splatoon) or "crushed" (Splatoon 2). For attacking enemies out of melee range, rollers also have a mid-range ink-flinging attack. From Splatoon 2, all rollers have a vertical swing attack that can be used by attacking after jumping. These are used to splat opponents at longer ranges and to cover the ground with a long and narrow path of ink instead of the usual short and wide splash.

With the Inkling Boy amiibo, the player can use a Roller for Octo Valley missions.

Trivia



 * Ink flung from any roller will glow before it lands. This is often difficult to see, however, due to bright lighting in some areas and the small amount of time for which the ink is in the air.
 * There are no rollers with Point Sensor, Toxic Mist, Fizzy Bomb, or Disruptor as their sub weapon.
 * In Splatoon, the Carbon Roller Deco has a unique special weapon, the Seeker Bomb Rush.
 * However, no main weapon in Splatoon 2 has a unique special weapon.
 * In the corner of the Shooting Range are some parts for a roller, most likely a Splat Roller.
 * Due to the large size of rollers, parts of them will sometimes go through walls as they are being pushed.
 * Rollers are not affected by Run Speed Up when they are rolling.
 * However, the effect is active while running, flicking or doing both at the same time.
 * All rollers in the Octobrush and Inkbrush series (except for the Inkbrush Nouveau), as well as the CoroCoro Splat Roller, are the only roller-class weapons that have not been nerfed as of April 2020.
 * According to Sheldon, rollers began as unofficial weapons but were eventually made official due to their popularity.