Inkbrush Nouveau

The Inkbrush Nouveau is a main weapon in the Splatoon series. It is the Nouveau-branded version of the Inkbrush.

Appearance
The Inkbrush Nouveau is nearly identical in appearance to the Inkbrush. The only difference between the two is that the Inkbrush Nouveau has a sticker bearing the Nouveau logo on the metal part. In Splatoon 3, the Inkbrush Nouveau has a slightly updated appearance, now having lighter toned bristles.

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 Mines and the Bubbler.

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 Ink Mines and the Baller.

Demonstration
https://youtu.be/ho90eqFyzC0

Splatoon 3
The Inkbrush Nouveau returns in Splatoon 3. Its design is similar to the Inkbrush, but its bristles are lighter, the metal part of its paint tube is now brass instead of silver, and it has a nouveau logo sticker. Its kit contains Ink Mines and the Ultra Stamp. It debuted in Chill Season 2022.

Badges
Reaching certain Freshness levels with the Inkbrush Nouveau will reward the player with special badges that they can use on their Splashtag.

Strategy
For competitive tips about the Inkbrush Nouveau

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.
 * Across all three games, the Inkbrush Nouveau has received Ink Mine as its sub weapon.

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.