Snipewriter 5B

The Snipewriter 5B is a main weapon in. It is the Nouveau-branded variant of the Snipewriter 5H that will be introduced in Chill Season 2023.

Appearance
The Snipewriter 5B is similar in design to the Snipewriter 5H. Notable differences are that the drawing compass is red instead of blue and the presence of a sticker of the Nouveau logo placed near the tip of the pencil.

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The Snipewriter 5B was first revealed through social media networks on 2023-11-17, and will soon be released on 2023-12-01 as part of the Chill Season 2023 update. In their social media posts, Nintendo revealed that the weapon’s kit will feature Splash Wall as the sub and Ink Storm as the special.

Trivia

 * The Sniperwriter 5B has the exact same sub and special weapon that the Bloblobber had in : the Splash Wall and Ink Storm.
 * The Snipewriter 5B is the only Nouveau-branded variant to not follow the naming scheme of appending Nouveau after the weapon name.
 * When the Snipewriter 5B was revealed on social media, Nintendo’s @SplatoonNA Twitter account erroneously mistranslated @SplatoonJP’s previous tweet and stated that the weapon’s kit would have the Splattercolor Screen special weapon as a sub weapon, rather than Splash Wall.

Etymology
Similar to the Snipewriter 5H, the "5B" in the name of the Snipewriter 5B is based on the pencil grading of the same name. A 5B-graded pencil is made of extremely soft graphite and marks in black. It is also likely short for "5 bullets" in a similar vein to the Snipewriter 5H's "5 hits" referencing the number of shots on one full charge.