Brush



Brushes are one of the main weapon classes in the SS undefined.

Broadly similar to rollers, brushes feature the same style of swinging the weapon to flick splashes of ink and the ability to push them along the ground while moving to create a trail of ink, although they possess less ink concentration and a much thinner trail respectively.

General mechanics
Taps of will allow quick side-to-side flicks of a brush, spreading globs of ink in a wide radius. If is held, the player can then proceed to push the brush in front of them while moving, creating an ink trail and dealing damage to enemies that contact the brush. Compared to rollers, all damage is considerably weaker across the board and leaves players incapable of a one-hit splat regardless of brush choice.

Classification
While brushes have been in the SS undefined since, games prior to classified them as rollers because the two classes share some technical characteristics. Starting in Splatoon 3, brushes are classified as a separate class.

List of brushes
Note: The series are arranged by the order of their respective Tableturf Battle cards.

Special Brushes
The following brush(es) are only available outside of battles as part of other modes:

Splatoon
Victory:
 * Both genders sway their weapon side to side a few times before posing while resting the weapon on their shoulder.

Defeat:
 * Both genders rest their weapon on their shoulder while shaking their head in disappointment.

Splatoon 2
Spawning in before a match starts:
 * Both Inklings and Octolings hold their weapon over their shoulder.

Victory:
 * Inkling Girl: Does a few stretches while holding her weapon before positioning it behind her back.
 * Inkling Boy: Does a "pop-off" while resting his weapon on his shoulder before striking a pose.
 * Octoling Girl: Raises her weapon off the ground to rest it on her shoulder before wiping her forehead and striking a pose.
 * Octoling Boy: Similar to the Octoling Girl's, but instead ends with pointing his thumb towards his chest.

Defeat:
 * Inklings: Hold their weapon on the ground while holding their head in disappointment, pausing to shake their head.
 * Octoling Girl: Holds her hand up to her face, falls forward and shakes her head, before looking up while winking.
 * Octoling Boy: Shakes his fist, kneels down and shakes his head, before looking up and winking.

In Ammo Knights (Clicking ):
 * Inklings: Raises their weapon up and down while looking it over, puts roller on the ground as if to start rolling, before returning to idle position.
 * Octolings: Holds their roller out in front of them and bounces it twice, looks weapon over from behind, raises the weapon up and brings it down into a crouched position before returning to idle.

Splatoon 3
Spawner pose:
 * All styles: Jumps from the spawner, swings the brush and then holds it in a ready-to-battle pose.

Victory:
 * Flip Out: Swings the weapon in full circles many times, swapping it back and forth between their hands three times, before posing with it.
 * Reppin' Inkopolis: The player gleefully swings their weapon from side to side, hoists it over their right shoulder, and puts their hand on their hip.

In Ammo Knights (Clicking ):
 * Inklings: The player will swish their brush to angle it upwards at a roughly 45° angle, moving it back before making motions as if inking turf, bouncing the brush on their palm twice after.
 * Octolings: The player will briefly look over the brush before spinning it and pretending to paint on a wall, looking back down at the weapon and bobbing their head before going back into their idle pose.

Trivia

 * There are no brushes with Point Sensor, Toxic Mist, Fizzy Bomb, Burst Bomb, Splash Wall, Seeker, or Disruptor as their sub weapon.
 * Brushes are not affected by Run Speed Up while pushing them on the ground.
 * However, brush users are affected by the ability while running, flicking, or doing both at once.
 * Brushes have the fewest weapons of any class, with only five in and seven in.
 * In Splatoon 2, brushes are the only class in which all of the members have a third variant (even though there are only two of them).
 * Brushes are the only weapon class from Splatoon to have no new members introduced in Splatoon 2.