Blowfish Newsie
The Blowfish Newsie is headgear in the Splatoon series.
In Splatoon 2, it is a 2-star item produced by Firefin and comes with the primary ability Quick Super Jump. It can be purchased from Headspace for 4,200 or from SplatNet 2 Gear Shop for 8,400.
In Splatoon 3, it is a 1-star item produced by Firefin and comes with the primary ability Quick Super Jump. It can be purchased from Naut Couture for 4,200 or from SplatNet 3 Shop for 8,400.
Appearance
The Blowfish Newsie is a newsboy cap that changes color to a darker shade of the wearer's ink. The Firefin "Blowfish" logo is embroidered on the back in red.
Splatoon 2
Abilities
The Blowfish Newsie comes with Quick Super Jump as the primary ability when purchased from a shop or ordered from Murch. When purchased from SplatNet 2, it comes with any other primary ability normally available to Headgear. As a 2-star item, the Blowfish Newsie comes 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 it is made by the Firefin gear brand, it has a higher chance of rolling Ink Saver (Sub) and a lower chance of rolling Ink Recovery Up to fill its secondary ability slots.
Splatoon 3
Abilities
The Blowfish Newsie comes with Quick Super Jump as the primary ability when purchased from a shop or ordered from Murch. When purchased from SplatNet 3, it comes with any other primary ability normally available to Headgear. As a 1-star item, the Blowfish Newsie comes with two additional slots for secondary abilities. The star level may be increased with Super Sea Snails for 1 (first), 1 (second), 5 (third), 10 (fourth), or 20 (fifth) Super Sea Snails per star, or by purchasing additional copies of it from Naut Couture for 10,000 (first), 30,000 (second), 50,000 (third), 100,000 (fourth), or 200,000 (fifth) Cash per star. Increasing the star level to 2 stars will add another secondary ability slot for a total of three slots. Increasing the star level beyond 2 stars will increase the gear experience gained by a cumulative 3.333…% up to 10% additional experience at 5-star level. Since it is made by the Firefin gear brand, it has a higher chance of rolling Ink Saver (Sub) and a lower chance of rolling Ink Recovery Up to fill its secondary ability slot.
Gallery
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Two Inklings wearing the Blowfish Newsie, from the Nintendo Direct on 8 March 2018
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A female Inkling wearing the Blowfish Newsie in a Version 3.0.0 (Splatoon 2) promo, second from the right
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Front view.
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Back view.
Names in other languages
Language | Name | Meaning |
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Japanese | フグハンチング Fugu Hanchingu |
Blowfish Hunting Cap[note 1] |
Dutch | Platte pet | Flat cap |
French (NOA) | Casquette plate Arki | |
French (NOE) | Casquette plate Friture | Flat cap Firefin[note 2] |
German | Kugelfisch-Schiebermütze | Blowfish flat cap |
Italian | Coppola pesce palla | Blowfish flatcap |
Russian | Кепка-уточка Kepka-utochka |
Duck cap |
Spanish | Gorra pez globo | Blowfish cap |
Translation notes
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