Studio Headphones

For other types of headphones, see Headphones (disambiguation).

The Studio Headphones are headgear in the Splatoon series.

In Splatoon, they are a 2-star item produced by Forge and come with the primary ability Ink Saver (Main). They can be purchased from Cooler Heads for  2,800.

In Splatoon 2, they are a 2-star item produced by Forge and come with the primary ability Ink Saver (Main). They can be purchased from Headspace for  2,800 or from SplatNet 2 Gear Shop for  5,600.

Appearance

The Studio Headphones are a pair of bulky gray headphones. They feature large black earpieces connected by a thick padded band as well as the thin black bar arching over it.

Splatoon

Abilities

The Studio Headphones come with Ink Saver (Main) as the primary ability. As a 2-star item, the Studio Headphones come with two additional slots for secondary abilities, which may be increased to a maximum of three slots with a Super Sea Snail or 30,000 cash for each slot. Since they are made by the Forge gear brand, they have a higher chance of rolling Special Duration Up and a lower chance of rolling Ink Saver (Sub) to fill their secondary ability slots.

Splatoon 2

Abilities

The Studio Headphones come with Ink Saver (Main) as the primary ability when purchased from a shop or ordered from Murch. When purchased from SplatNet 2, they come with any other primary ability normally available to Headgear. As a 2-star item, the Studio Headphones come with two additional slots for secondary abilities, which may be increased to a maximum of three slots with a Super Sea Snail for each slot. Since they are made by the Forge gear brand, they have a higher chance of rolling Special Power Up and a lower chance of rolling Ink Saver (Sub) to fill their secondary ability slots.

Splatoon 3

The Studio Headphones are briefly seen in the Splatoon 3 announcement trailer during the pan of Splatsville, with no visible changes to the gear. It has Ink Saver (Main).

Trivia

• Players of the Splatoon Global Testfire who pre-ordered Splatoon were temporarily given a version of the Studio Headphones with Ink Recovery Up as their main ability as part of a then-exclusive set of gear. It did not carry over into the full game, however, since the Global Testfire did not create save files.
• Headphones of the Splatoon manga wears these, hence her name.
• The Studio Headphones are worn by the Inkling Girl in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.
• This piece of gear was available in the Splatoon 3 Splatfest World Premiere.

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