Palette



Palettes are a new feature introduced in. They were first shown during the Nintendo Direct on 2023-09-14, specifially during the Side Order trailer.

Description
A Palette is a form of skill tree, which is upgradable like the Hero Gear in Return of the Mammalians. The difference lies in the Palette being adjustable to the player's preferred stats, by placing color chips inside them. Up to 36 color chips can be placed inside a Palette, leaving the player with the decision on how to build and strenghten their character.

The Palette seen in the Side Order trailer is named "Pearl's Palette". Whether this is another name or one of many Palettes a player can unlock is unconfirmed.

Etymology
Palette likely comes from "color palette", which is a thin board or slab on which a painter lays and mixes colors. It can also mean a range of colors available to an user of a computer. Both options reference how the color chips used on a Palette affect the coloration of Agent 8's hair and ink color.