Octobrush Nouveau

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

Splatoon
The Octobrush Nouveau is a Roller Main Weapon that was released on 2016-01-01 at July 27, 2024 in Splatoon. It is the Nouveau version of the Octobrush. This weapon has a critical damage mechanic, allowing sometimes for two-hit splats. The probability of scoring a two-hit splat can be increased using.

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 the sub and special  for a 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. This trait is shared among the other alternate sets of the 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.