Spawner

The spawner drone is a mechanic to be introduced in. It functions as a new way of entering the battle.

The spawner drone was first shown in the Splatoon 3 announcement trailer.



Description
The spawner drone bears a strong resemblance to a cappuccino machine, continuing the theme of the spawn points in. It has a symbol on the bottom resembling the spawn point from and Splatoon 2. Each Inkling and Octoling spawns on the drone with a different animation depending on which weapon they are using.

Mechanics
The player is able to aim for a landing spot before being launched into battle by the drone. The player is able to aim upwards, as well. It is currently unknown if the player will be able to Super Jump back to their drone, or if they will also serve as a spawn point.

Trivia

 * It is currently unknown what the enter animation for Dualies or Brellas look like.
 * It could be a reference to a popular battle royal game Fortnite