Inkbrush

The Inkbrush is a main weapon in Splatoon and Splatoon 2.

As a roller-class weapon, the Inkbrush can be pushed along the ground while leaving a trail of ink. Much like the Splat Roller, the Inkbrush can be used as a sort of melee weapon that splatters some ink in front of the player. Of all weapons in its class, the Inkbrush travels at the highest speed and leaves the most narrow trail. The high rolling speed can be used to quickly escape or approach an enemy. It has the lowest damage output in its class; four flicks (or five bumps while rolling) are needed to splat an opponent. The Inkbrush consumes 2% of the ink tank capacity per flick, allowing the player to fling 50 times before needing to refill the tank.

The Inkbrush is most comparable to the Octobrush, another paintbrush-like weapon. The Inkbrush is faster and more ink efficient while having less range and dealing less damage per glob of ink.

The weapon is designed with a paint tube in the middle, connected to paintbrush bristles and a blue handle with a textured black grip. The paint tube shows the player's ink color on the label, and a glob of the player's ink coats the bristles.

Splatoon
The Inkbrush was released on 2015-06-05. It comes in a set with the Sprinkler and the Inkstrike.

When using the Inkbrush, the player's Inkling will hold the weapon on the right-hand side of its body. Usually, this does not affect the gameplay, but if a player makes a sharp left turn while in enemy ink, they will get stuck in the ink.

When flicking the Inkbrush, there is a random chance that more than one glob of ink will hit the opponent.

Quotes

 * Notes

Demonstration
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ycRFuVmNYc

Splatoon 2
The Inkbrush was released on 2017-07-23 at July 27, 2024. . It comes in a set with the sub Splat Bomb and special Splashdown.

Demonstration
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJKKu2lcvZ8

Trivia

 * The ink reservoir below the brush's head seems to made from an oil paint tube, fitting in with the art theme.
 * In Splatoon, this weapon and its variants are tied with the Luna Blaster and its variant for the shortest range stat in the game.
 * According to the first artbook, around every ten matches, the Inkbrush's tube needs to be replaced.
 * In Splatoon 2, the Inkbrush was the first post-release weapon to added.
 * As of patch 4.1.0, the Inkbrush has the lowest possible damage output of all main, sub and special weapons in the game at 7.4 damage per swing.
 * As of patch 4.1.0, the Inkbrush is tied for the lowest base special cost, at 150p.
 * The Inkbrush and its variants have the shortest range stat in Splatoon 2.
 * This weapon is used on the following Octo Expansion levels:
 * Wack 8-Ball Station
 * Phat Splatz Station