Propeller
Propellers are a gameplay mechanic first introduced in the sixth level of Octo Valley, Propeller-Lift Playground. They make a return in Octo Canyon, the Octo Expansion, Return of the Mammalians, and certain multiplayer stages.
Description
Propellers appear similar to electrical fans. In Octo Valley, Octo Canyon, Salmonid Smokeyard, and Marooner's Bay, they appear on movable platforms as fans with three axial-flow blades. The blades are rounded with a translucent blue color.
In Ancho-V Games, the propellors are inside black cases, with wire guards surrounding the front ends. The blades appear more industrial, with numerous metal blades arranged in a centrifugal arrangement.
Usage
In Splatoon
When sprayed with ink or an explosion, propellers begin to spin and the platforms they are stationed on begin to move in a designated direction. The sides of the lift light up in the player's ink color. Propellers spin for a duration proportional to the damage of the attack, after which it halts and the platform begins to move backwards slowly.
The propellers found in Ancho-V Games function similarly to the ones found in Octo Valley. These propellers can only be activated from the front and the back, and they also shoot ink out from the top in the player's color. This may also splat any opponents.
In Splatoon 2
Propellers make a return in Octo Canyon and the Octo Expansion in Splatoon 2. Their functionality remains the same, with the addition of a dotted line indicating the path the platform (more specifically, the propeller) takes.
Propeller lifts can also be found in the Salmon Run stages Marooner's Bay and Salmonid Smokeyard. In Marooner's Bay, they allow the players to quickly get to the central egg basket from the shoreline. In Salmonid Smokeyard, the propeller platforms allow the players to quickly reach the other island, and serve as the only means of reaching the islands during high tide. Additionally, the stage Ancho-V Games returns, with additional propeller platforms added on the side routes.
Propellers now face in the direction they will go. This does not include corners and curves in the route.
In Splatoon 3
In Return of the Mammalians, propellers return and function like they do in Octo Canyon. The platforms on which they appear are now called propellervators.
Appearances
Octo Valley
- 6. Propeller-Lift Playground
- 12. Flooder Junkyard
- 16. Propeller-Lift Fortress
- B5 Enter the Octobot King!
- Entrance of Area 4 (Overworld)
Octo Canyon
Octo Expansion
- A08 B01 Wassup 8-Ball Station
- D04 Mad Props Station
- I07 G07 Ride with Me Station
Return of the Mammalians
- 0101 Get to Know Alterna, Your Only Choice
- 0105 Relic Restoration
- 0401 Propellered to Greatness
- 0504 Barriers! They've Got You Covered
- 0508 Making Waves with Splashdowns
- Rocket 01 Alterna Space Center: Entrance
Gallery
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The icon from Propeller-Lift Playground.
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The icon from Propeller-Lift Fortress.
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Render of a propeller from Splatoon 2.
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The propeller sequence in Ancho-V Games.
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Another view of the sequence.
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Propeller lift icon in the splat-cam when splatted in Ancho-V Games in Splatoon 2.
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An Inkling shooting a propeller in Salmonid Smokeyard.
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Agent 3 shooting a propeller.
Trivia
- Players can get splatted by enemy ink coming out from the top of propellers at Ancho-V Games, and doing so in multiplayer gives out the message "Splatted by ink from a propeller!" in Splatoon,[1] or "Splatted by propeller ink!" in Splatoon 2.[2]
- Unlike Ink Switches, only Inkling and Octoling ink activates propellers.
- The icon for Propeller-Lift Playground shows a red object on the bottom of the lift that resembles the nozzle of a Gusher.
Names in other languages
Language | Name | Meaning |
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Japanese | プロペラ Puropera |
Propeller |
Dutch | Propeller | - |
French | Hélice | |
German | Propeller | - |
Italian | Elica | |
Russian | Пропеллер Propeller |
Propeller |
Spanish | Hélice | |
Chinese (Simplified) | 螺旋桨 | |
Chinese (Traditional) | 螺旋槳 | |
Korean | 프로펠러 | |
Internal | Msn_CourseObj_12 [3] |
Language | Name | Meaning |
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Japanese | プロペラリフト | |
Dutch | Propellerplatform | Propeller platform |
French | Plateforme à hélice | |
German | Propeller-Plattform | |
Italian | Piattaforma a elica | Propelled platform |
Russian | Вентилифт Ventilift |
Fan elevator |
Spanish | Plataforma propulsada | |
Chinese (Simplified) | 螺旋桨踏板 | |
Chinese (Traditional) | 螺旋槳踏板 | |
Korean | 프로펠러 리프트 | |
Internal | Msn_CourseObj_22 [3] |
Language | Name | Meaning |
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French (NOE) | hélévateurs | From hélicoptère ("helicopter") and élévateur ("elevator, lift") |
Spanish | Bloque propulsado | Propelled block |
References
- ↑ 8bitfusion. (September 3, 2016). The Rarest Death Message In The Game. Youtube. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
- ↑ What is the Rarest Death Screen in Splatoon? by thatsnomoon
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Leanny on GitHub
Mechanics
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