Bumper



Bumpers are a type of surface appearing in the Splatoon series.

Function
Bumpers can be found in several different multiplayer stages in Splatoon, Splatoon 2 and Splatoon 3 as well as missions from the single-player modes, Octo Valley, Octo Canyon, Octo Expansion and Return of the Mamallians. They are colored in the neutral color corresponding to the ink used by each team; for example, in a pink versus green match, bumpers will be colored cyan.

Bumpers cannot be covered in ink and are generally too tall to be jumped over, allowing them to serve as protective borders for Inklings and Octolings. However, slosher users can splash ink above the barriers while still remaining relatively safe.

In Octo Canyon, Bumpers can be destroyed, but only if they are crushed by large Octarian machines, namely the Octoseeker and the Octostamp DX. When a Bumper is destroyed, it gives out no Power Eggs, and lets out a sharp popping noise that is similar to but not exactly the same as that of a popped Balloon or Squid Bumper.

Another type of bumper appears in the Octo Expansion. These bumpers can only be destroyed when an 8-ball collides with one. Some levels, such as Fly 8-Ball Station and  Totally 8-Ball Station, are designed around the 8-ball bumpers.

Splatoon

 * Blackbelly Skatepark
 * Camp Triggerfish
 * Hammerhead Bridge
 * Kelp Dome
 * Moray Towers
 * Museum d'Alfonsino (Ranked Battles only)
 * Piranha Pit
 * Port Mackerel
 * Saltspray Rig
 * Urchin Underpass
 * Walleye Warehouse

Octo Valley

 * Octoling Invasion (Mission #8)
 * Shifting Splatforms (Mission #13)
 * Octoling Assault (Mission #14)
 * Octoling Uprising (Mission #20)
 * Unwelcome Flying Object (Mission #21)
 * Octoling Onslaught (Mission #26)
 * Unavoidable Flying Object (Mission #27)

Splatoon 2

 * Ancho-V Games
 * Blackbelly Skatepark
 * Camp Triggerfish
 * Goby Arena
 * Humpback Pump Track
 * Inkblot Art Academy (Clam Blitz only)
 * Kelp Dome
 * MakoMart
 * Moray Towers
 * Musselforge Fitness
 * Piranha Pit
 * Shellendorf Institute
 * Skipper Pavilion
 * Snapper Canal
 * The Reef
 * Wahoo World
 * Walleye Warehouse

Shifty Station

 * Layout 2: The Secret of S.P.L.A.T.
 * Layout 4: Windmill House on the Pearlie
 * Layout 5: Fancy Spew
 * Layout 6: Zone of Glass
 * Layout 7: Cannon Fire Pearl
 * Layout 8: The Bunker Games
 * Layout 11: A Swiftly Tilting Balance
 * Layout 12: Sweet Valley Tentacles
 * Layout 14: The Bouncey Twins
 * Layout 16: Gusher Towns
 * Layout 17: The Maze Dasher
 * Layout 18: Flooders in the Attic
 * Layout 19: The Splat in our Zones
 * Layout 20: The Ink is Spreading
 * Layout 21: Bridge to Tentaswitchia
 * Layout 23: Furler in the Ashes
 * Layout 24: MC.Princess Diaries

Octo Canyon

 * Return of the Octarians (Mission #1)
 * Enter the Octohurler (Mission #4)
 * The Octopark (Mission #5)
 * Octozeppelin Invasion (Mission #6)
 * Octoling Strike (Mission #9)
 * Octoseeker Shakedown (Mission #10)
 * The Floating Garden (Mission #11)
 * Octo-Resort Spring (Mission #12)
 * Dancing Floors (Mission #13)
 * Parking Garage (Mission #14)
 * Octocommander Fortress (Mission #17)
 * Towering Heights (Mission #18)
 * The Experimentorium (Mission #19)
 * Octolings Ahoy! (Mission #21)
 * Underground Expressway (Mission #22)
 * The Octogalaxy (Mission #23)
 * Platform Madhouse (Mission #25)
 * Octoling Workout (Mission #27)

Octo Expansion

 * Bounce with Me Station
 * Fly 8-Ball Station
 * Tubular 8-Ball Station
 * Totally 8-Ball Station
 * Slow Ride Station
 * Sweet Ride Station
 * Dinky Ink Station
 * Outrageous Station
 * Villi Phase
 * Belly Phase

Multiplayer stages

 * Scorch Gorge
 * Eeltail Alley
 * Hagglefish Market
 * Undertow Spillway
 * Mincemeat Metalworks
 * Hammerhead Bridge
 * Mahi-Mahi Resort
 * Sturgeon Shipyard
 * MakoMart
 * Wahoo World
 * Brinewater Springs
 * Flounder Heights
 * Um'ami Ruins

Return of the Mammalians

 * After Alterna
 * Ink Wheels—Experience Tomorrow's Technology Today!
 * Rail Pass
 * You'll Go Far If You Shoot Far
 * Keep It Rolling

Trivia

 * The official name of Bumpers was unknown until the release of the Octo Expansion and its mem cake. In Splatoon 3, the bumper replicas for locker customization are simply described as barricades.