Brush

A promotional image for Splatoon 3 featuring an Octoling wielding the Octobrush, a weapon in the brush class.

Paintbrush redirects here. For the similarly-named main weapon, see Painbrush.

Brushes are one of the main weapon classes in the Splatoon series.

Broadly similar to rollers, brushes feature the same style of swinging the weapon to flick splashes of ink and the ability to push them along the ground while moving to create a trail of ink, although they possess less ink concentration and a much thinner trail respectively.

General mechanics

Taps of will allow quick side-to-side flicks of a brush, spreading globs of ink in a wide radius. If is held, the player can then proceed to push the brush in front of them while moving, creating an ink trail and dealing damage to enemies that contact the brush. Compared to rollers, all damage is considerably weaker across the board and leaves players incapable of a one-hit splat regardless of brush choice.

Classification

While brushes have been in the Splatoon series since Splatoon, games prior to Splatoon 3 classified them as rollers because the two classes share some technical characteristics. Starting in Splatoon 3, brushes are classified as a separate class.

List of brushes

Note: The series are arranged by their respective order in the weapon select screen with the Main filter.

Series	Description	Variants	Games
Inkbrush	A fast but short-ranged brush. When pushed along the ground, the user moves at extremely high speed, and leaves behind a narrow trail of ink.	Inkbrush	✓	✓	✓
		Inkbrush Nouveau	✓	✓	✓
		Permanent Inkbrush	✓	✓
Octobrush	A slower brush with decent range. Movement speed while sliding along the ground is a bit slower compared to the Inkbrush.	Octobrush	✓	✓	✓
		Octobrush Nouveau	✓	✓	✓
		Kensa Octobrush		✓
		Herobrush Replica		✓
		Orderbrush Replica			✓
Painbrush	An even slower brush that must wind up before it can start swinging. In return, it has greater range, power, and inking capabilities.	Painbrush			✓
		Painbrush Nouveau			✓

Special Brushes

The following brush(es) are only available outside of battles as part of other modes:

Weapon	Description	Games
Herobrush	A brush similar to the Octobrush only used in Octo Canyon. Upon completion of all missions in Octo Canyon using the Herobrush, the player will unlock the Herobrush Replica for use in battles.		✓
Orderbrush	A brush similar to the Octobrush only used in Side Order when equipping Sheldon's Palette. Upon successful completion of a run with this Palette equipped, the player will unlock the Orderbrush Replica for use in battles.			✓

Sets

Brush-type rollers in Splatoon

	Main	#ID	Sub	Special	Special Depletion	Level	Price	Class	Introduced​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
	Inkbrush	1100	Sprinkler	Inkstrike	Light	8	4800	Roller	6 June 2015
	Inkbrush Nouveau	1101	Ink Mine	Bubbler	Light	11	5900	Roller	1 August 2015​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
	Octobrush	1110	Squid Beakon	Kraken	Light	12	8500	Roller	18 July 2015
	Octobrush Nouveau	1111	Splat Bomb	Inkzooka	Light	16	9500	Roller	1 January 2016​
	Permanent Inkbrush	1102	Splat Bomb	Kraken	Light	20	8200	Roller	13 April 2016 (2.7.0)​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Brush-type rollers in Splatoon 2

	Main	#ID	Sub	Special	Special Points	Level	Price	Class	Introduced​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
	Herobrush Replica	1113	Autobomb	Inkjet	170p	10	9400	Roller	7 July 2017 (1.0.0)​
	Inkbrush	1100	Splat Bomb	Splashdown	150p	5	2600	Roller	23 July 2017
	Inkbrush Nouveau	1101	Ink Mine	Baller	180p	7	7000	Roller	11 November 2017​​​​​​​​
	Kensa Octobrush	1112	Suction Bomb	Ultra Stamp	180p	20	13200	Roller	7 November 2018 (4.2.0)​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
	Octobrush	1110	Autobomb	Inkjet	170p	10	8200	Roller	7 July 2017 (1.0.0)
	Octobrush Nouveau	1111	Squid Beakon	Tenta Missiles	170p	15	9900	Roller	2 January 2018​
	Permanent Inkbrush	1102	Sprinkler	Ink Armor	180p	12	8400	Roller	3 April 2019 (4.6.0)​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Brushes in Splatoon 3

	Main	#ID	Sub	Special	Special Points	Level	Price	Class	Introduced​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
	Inkbrush	1100	Splat Bomb	Killer Wail 5.1	180p	7	1	Brush	Version 1.0.0 (Drizzle Season 2022)
	Inkbrush Nouveau	1101	Ink Mine	Ultra Stamp	180p	15	1	Brush	Version 2.0.0 (Chill Season 2022)​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
	Octobrush	1110	Suction Bomb	Zipcaster	200p	4	1	Brush	Version 1.0.0 (Drizzle Season 2022)
	Octobrush Nouveau	1111	Squid Beakon	Ink Storm	180p	9	1	Brush	Version 5.0.0 (Drizzle Season 2023)​​​​​​​​​​
	Orderbrush Replica	1115	Suction Bomb	Zipcaster	200p	1		Brush	Version 7.0.0 (Side Order)
	Painbrush	1120	Curling Bomb	Wave Breaker	200p	14	1	Brush	Version 4.0.0 (Sizzle Season 2023)
	Painbrush Nouveau	1121	Point Sensor	Tenta Missiles	190p	16	1	Brush	Version 6.0.0 (Chill Season 2023)​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Animations

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Victory:

• Both genders sway their weapon side to side a few times before posing while resting the weapon on their shoulder.

Defeat:

• Both genders rest their weapon on their shoulder while shaking their head in disappointment.

Splatoon 2

Spawning in before a match starts:

• Both Inklings and Octolings hold their weapon over their shoulder.

Victory:

• Inkling Girl: Does a few stretches while holding her weapon before positioning it behind her back.
• Inkling Boy: Does a "pop-off" while resting his weapon on his shoulder before striking a pose.
• Octoling Girl: Raises her weapon off the ground to rest it on her shoulder before wiping her forehead and striking a pose.
• Octoling Boy: Similar to the Octoling Girl's, but instead ends with pointing his thumb towards his chest.

Defeat:

• Inklings: Hold their weapon on the ground while holding their head in disappointment, pausing to shake their head.
• Octoling Girl: Holds her hand up to her face, falls forward and shakes her head, before looking up while winking.
• Octoling Boy: Shakes his fist, kneels down and shakes his head, before looking up and winking.

In Ammo Knights (Clicking ):

• Inklings: Raises their weapon up and down while looking it over, puts roller on the ground as if to start rolling, before returning to idle position.
• Octolings: Holds their roller out in front of them and bounces it twice, looks weapon over from behind, raises the weapon up and brings it down into a crouched position before returning to idle.

Splatoon 3

Spawner pose:

• All styles: Jumps from the spawner, swings the brush and then holds it in a ready-to-battle pose.

Victory:

• Flip Out: Swings the weapon in full circles many times, swapping it back and forth between their hands three times, before posing with it.
• Reppin' Inkopolis: The player gleefully swings their weapon from side to side, hoists it over their right shoulder, and puts their hand on their hip.

In Ammo Knights (Clicking ):

• Inklings: The player will swish their brush to angle it upwards at a roughly 45° angle, moving it back before making motions as if inking turf, bouncing the brush on their palm twice after.
• Octolings: The player will briefly look over the brush before spinning it and pretending to paint on a wall, looking back down at the weapon and bobbing their head before going back into their idle pose.

Quotes

“

Squid Research Lab here, ready to brush up on brushes! Hold while using a brush to sprint at a tremendous speed and lay down a tactical ribbon of ink. You can also use rapid-fire brush swings to turn an opponent's face into the kind of abstract art that's worth millions!

”

— @SplatoonNA on Twitter

Gallery

SplatNet icons

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  The Inkbrush.

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  The Inkbrush Nouveau.

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  The Permanent Inkbrush.

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  The Octobrush.

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  The Octobrush Nouveau.

2D icons

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  Inkbrush

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  Inkbrush Nouveau

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  Octobrush

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  Octobrush Nouveau

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  Painbrush

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  Painbrush Nouveau

Art

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  A pink Inkling Girl using the Inkbrush.

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  Inkbrush

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  Inkbrush Nouveau

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  Octobrush

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  Octobrush Nouveau

Promotional renders for Splatoon 2

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  Inkbrush

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  Inkbrush Nouveau

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  Permanent Inkbrush

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  Octobrush

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  Octobrush Nouveau

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  Kensa Octobrush

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  Herobrush Replica

Promotional renders for Splatoon 3

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  Inkbrush

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  Inkbrush Nouveau

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  Octobrush

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  Octobrush Nouveau

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  Painbrush

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  Painbrush Nouveau

Tableturf Battle cards for Splatoon 3

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  Inkbrush

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  Inkbrush Nouveau

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  Octobrush

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  Octobrush Nouveau

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  Painbrush

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  Painbrush Nouveau

Trivia

• There are no brushes with Torpedo, Toxic Mist, Fizzy Bomb, Burst Bomb, Angle Shooter, Splash Wall, Seeker, or Disruptor as their sub weapon.
• Brushes are not affected by Run Speed Up while pushing them on the ground.
  • However, brush users are affected by the ability while running, flicking, or doing both at once.
• Brushes have the fewest weapons of any class in Splatoon (with five) and Splatoon 2 (with seven).
• In Splatoon 2, brushes are the only class in which all of the members have a third variant (even though there are only two of them).
• Brushes are the only weapon class from Splatoon to have no new members introduced in Splatoon 2.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	フデ Fude	Brush
Dutch	Kwast	Brush
French	Pinceau	Paint brush
German	Pinsel	Paint brush
Italian	Pennello	Brush
Russian	Кисть Kist'	Brush
Spanish	Pincel	Brush
Chinese (Simplified)	画笔 huàbǐ (Mandarin)	Brush
Chinese (Traditional)	畫筆 huàbǐ (Mandarin)	Brush
Korean	붓 but	Brush