Octobrush Nouveau

The Octobrush Nouveau is a main weapon in Splatoon and Splatoon 2. It is the Nouveau version of the Octobrush.

Splatoon
The Octobrush Nouveau is a roller main weapon that was released on 2016-01-01 at July 27, 2024 in Splatoon. It comes with Splat Bombs and the Inkzooka. This weapon has a critical damage mechanic, sometimes allowing for two-hit splats. The probability of scoring a two-hit splat can be increased using Damage Up.

Demonstration
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=449ZKYWXjHY

Splatoon 2
The Octobrush Nouveau was released on 2018-01-02 at July 27, 2024. It comes with Squid Beakons and the Tenta Missiles for a more support-focused playstyle.

Demonstration
https://youtu.be/eVUbKgDf49c

Trivia

 * In both games, this weapon was released to coincide with the Japanese tradition of kakizome ("first writing"), which is when one writes their first calligraphy of the year. SplatoonJP's Tweet on the weapon's release in acknowledges this, jokingly telling players to have their "first inking."

Etymology
Octobrush Nouveau is a combination of Octo, Latin for 'eight', and Brush, as well as Nouveau, french for 'new'. Octo likely refers to either octopus, Octarians or Octolings. The word Nouveau may also refer to Art Nouveau. The suffix Nouveau is also used to differentiate it from the Octobrush. This trait is shared among the other alternate sets of the Nouveau brand.

ホクサイ・ヒュー Hokusai Hyū is a reference to Katsushika Hokusai, a famous Japanese Ukiyo-e artist. ヒュー hyū refers to hue. Like Nouveau in the English name, Hue is used to differentiate it from the Octobrush.