Ink Vac

The Ink Vac is a special weapon in. It is a vaccuum that sucks up enemy ink and then fires out an exploding ball of friendly ink, the size of which is based on the volume of ink sucked in.

Appearance
The Ink Vac is based on a diesel-powered backpack vacuum cleaner. The backpack consists of a white ink canister and a cyan vacuum engine below it. As the Ink Vac absorbs more enemy ink, the canister gets filled by glowing ink of the Ink Vac user's color and seems to shake more intensely. The engine has some control panels and a hose connecting it to a massive nozzle. The nozzle is cyan-and-black with two handles. The "Dolphin" weapon brand logo can be seen on the canister and the nozzle.

Splatoon 3
It appears in only 1 Return of the Mammalians mission:


 * Alterna Space Center Hangar

Description
When deployed, the Ink Vac creates a vortex that sucks in enemy ink, which can be used to protect allies from it. Opponents caught within this vortex appear to be applied with a Toxic Mist-like effect that also makes them lose ink. Whenever the Ink Vac sucks ink, it creates distinctive sounds that can be heard by both teams, potentially causing opponents to stop shooting at the vortex to prevent fueling the explosive shot at the end of the special. After a brief delay, at the end of the special's duration or when the tank is fully charged, the Ink Vac shoots out a projectile of ink that displays a radius upon impact (similar to the Splashdown) before exploding shortly afterwards, splatting opponents within the radius. The radius increases with more enemy ink sucked before shooting the explosive projectile.

Badges
Wining a certain number of battles with the Imk Vac will reward the player with special badges that they can use on their Splashtag.

Strategy
For competitive tips about the Ink Vac