Inkbrush

The Inkbrush is a main weapon in the SS undefined.

As a roller-class weapon (brush-class in ), 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 melee weapon that splatters ink in front of the player. Of all weapons in its class, the Inkbrush travels at the highest speed and leaves the narrowest 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.

Appearance
The Inkbrush 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 with Sprinklers and the Inkstrike.

When using the Inkbrush, the player's Inkling holds 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 get stuck in the ink.

When flicking the Inkbrush, there is a random chance that more than one glob of ink hits 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 with Splat Bombs and Splashdown.

It appears in five Octo Expansion stations:
 * Phat Splatz Station
 * Targetbuster Station
 * Cratebuster Station
 * Wack 8-Ball Station
 * Footloose Station

Demonstration
https://youtu.be/8MmJOplBuIo

Splatoon 3
The Inkbrush returns in Splatoon 3. It comes with Splat Bombs and the Killer Wail 5.1. It was originally shown in a New Year 2022 teaser on Twitter, looking similar to how it does in the previous games, with the difference being that its bristles are darker, resembling the Permanent Inkbrush's bristles, but more saturated.

It appears in 3 missions in Alterna:
 * Conveyor-Belt Tightening
 * The Path to Perfect Penmanship
 * A Compulsive Collector's Paradise

Badges
Reaching certain Freshness levels with the Inkbrush will reward the player with special badges that they can use on their Splashtag.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
The Inkbrush appears as Inkling's forward smash attack in, alongside a variety of other weapons that she uses in her attacks.

When attacking, she charges up and swings the Inkbrush forwards to deal damage. This also coats opponents in ink but does not ink the ground. It deals much lower damage if Inkling is out of ink.

Trivia

 * The ink reservoir below the brush's head seems to made from an oil paint tube, fitting in with the art theme.
 * In, this weapon and its variants are tied with the Luna Blaster and its variant for the shortest range stat in the game. It also has the shortest range stat in Splatoon 2.
 * According to The Art of Splatoon, around every ten matches, the Inkbrush's tube needs to be replaced.
 * In, the Inkbrush was the first post-release weapon to added.
 * As of Version, the Inkbrush has the lowest possible damage output of all main, sub and special weapons in Splatoon 2 at 7.5 damage per swing.
 * As of Version 4.1.0, the Inkbrush is tied for the lowest base special cost in Splatoon 2, at 150p.
 * Despite appearing in numerous trailers and promotional art before the release of Splatoon, the Inkbrush was not available to use until it was added in a post-launch update.
 * In the trailer for Splatoon 3, multiple Inkbrushes are displayed hanging in the Ammo Knights building interior, visible through the glass window to the right of the door.
 * This is one of the weapons available to use in the Splatoon 3 Splatfest World Premiere.