Inkbrush Nouveau

The Inkbrush Nouveau is a main weapon in Splatoon and Splatoon 2. It is the Nouveau version of the Inkbrush.

Splatoon
The Inkbrush Nouveau was released on 2015-08-01 July 27, 2024. The Inkbrush Nouveau is a variation of the Inkbrush, maintaining the same stats, but instead comes with Ink Mine as its sub weapon and Bubbler as its special weapon.

Quotes

 * Notes

Demonstration
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_vH4x_gnQg

Splatoon 2
The Inkbrush Nouveau was released on 2017-11-11 at July 27, 2024. It comes with the sub Ink Mine and special Baller.

Demonstration
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmyjmzzHGbU

Trivia

 * The ink reservoir below the brush's head seems to made from an oil paint tube, fitting in with the brush theme.
 * The Inkbrush Nouveau was first revealed in a tweet from Nintendo of Europe.

Etymology
Inkbrush Nouveau is a combination of Ink and Brush, as well as Nouveau, french for New. Nouveau may also refer to Art Nouveau. The suffix Nouveau is also used to differentiate it from the Inkbrush. This trait is shared among the other alternate sets of the Nouveau brand.

パブロ・ヒュー paburo hyū is a reference to Pablo Picasso, a famous Spanish Cubist artist. ヒュー hyū refers to Hue. Like Nouveau in the english name, Hue is used to differentiate it from the Inkbrush.