Splat Roller

The Splat Roller is a main weapon in the Splatoon series.

The Splat Roller is a large paint roller. It covers turf while the player pushes it and can be used as a melee weapon. After pressing, it flings ink at a short range. If the player continues to hold down, the Splat Roller touches the ground and can leave a wide trail of ink identical to the player's movements for as long as the player holds. Enemies who come into direct contact with the roller while it is being pushed are splatted instantly. At close range, well-aimed fling attacks will splat opponents with one hit.

Appearance
The Splat Roller is reminiscent of a paint roller commonly used to paint walls. The frame of the weapon is mostly dark green with the handle grips being yellow-green, along with the joint that connects the top part of the roller to the rest of the frame. There is a small ink tank located in the middle of the frame, connected to the frame via a yellow-green strap with the frame going behind the ink tank. The roller cover is connected to the frame by the right side. In, the appearance changes slightly, with the frame now being purple and the handle grips being black, along with the ink tank which is now on the left side of the weapon. In, the appearance continues to remain laregly unchanged, with the frame being black, and the ink tank being connected to the frame via a wavy yellow strap.

Splatoon
The Splat Roller comes with Suction Bombs and Killer Wail.

Quotes

 * Notes

Demonstration
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IK9h0P7Syk

Splatoon 2
The Splat Roller returns in Splatoon 2 with a new visual design and a new vertical swing mechanic. When flicked while jumping, ink travels in a vertical line rather than a horizontal splash, and it travels much farther than a grounded flick. It comes with Curling Bombs and Splashdown.

It appears in seven Octo Expansion stations:
 * Far-Out Station
 * Hypercolor Station
 * Bodacious Rotation Station
 * Ink 'n' Slide Station
 * Can't Touch This Station
 * Girl Power Station (Canned)
 * Ink & Watch Station

Demonstration
https://youtu.be/KxaB6qF33A4

Splatoon 3
The Splat Roller returns in with a new design. It keeps its vertical swing mechanic from Splatoon 2. It has Curling Bombs and the Big Bubbler as its kit.

It appears in 3 missions in Alterna:
 * Landfill Dreamland: 09. Flying Worst Class
 * Eco-Forest Treehills: 02. The Upside to Enemy Backsides
 * Happiness Research Lab: 06. Keep It Rolling

Strategy
For competitive tips about the Splat Roller

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

 * Main article: Splat Roller

The Splat Roller (as it appears in ) appears as Inkling's side special attack in, alongside a variety of other weapons used in her attacks.

When executed, Inkling pulls up a roller and pushes it along the ground, covering it with ink that slows opponents walking on it. Hitting an opponent when rolling buries them, deals damage, and coats them in ink. When Inkling runs out of ink, rolling does not deal damage, will not ink the ground, and rolls much slower.

Trivia

 * During the Splatoon 2 Global Testfire, the Splat Roller's sub weapon was changed to Suction Bombs.
 * The weapon, however, did have its final kit during the Switch event demo, which took place prior to the Splatoon 2 Global Testfire.
 * Suction Bombs were later given to a roller with the Foil Flingza Roller, and it was given to a Splashdown set with the Goo Tuber.
 * A mechanical clunking noise can be heard while rolling when out of ink.
 * This is also true for all Rollers.
 * This is one of the weapons available to use in the Splatoon 3 Splatfest World Premiere.