Brush
- Paintbrush redirects here. For the similarly-named main weapon, see Painbrush.
Brushes are one of the main weapon classes in the Splatoon series.
Brushes have two attack modes: by repeatedly pressing , the player will swing their brush and sprinkle ink globs that spread forwards, inking the ground; by holding and moving, the player will instead push the brush on the ground, similar to roller weapons, but much faster and with a narrower ink trail.
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. From Splatoon 3 onward, brushes are classified as a separate class.
List of brushes
Note: The series are arranged by the order of their respective Tableturf Battle cards.
Series | Description | Variants | Games | ||
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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 | ✓ | ||||
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 | ✓ |
Sets
Main | #ID | Sub | Special | Special Depletion | Level | Price | Class | Introduced | |
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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) |
Main | #ID | Sub | Special | Special Points | Level | Price | Class | Introduced | |
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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) |
Main | #ID | Sub | Special | Special Points | Level | Price | Class | Introduced | |
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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
Splatoon
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:
- Both Inkling genders hold their weapon on the ground while holding their head in disappointment, while 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 R stick):
- 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.
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[1]
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Trivia
- There are no brushes with Point Sensor, Toxic Mist, Fizzy Bomb, Burst Bomb, 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, with only five in Splatoon and seven in Splatoon 2.
- 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.
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
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
Promotional renders for Splatoon 3
Tableturf Battle cards for Splatoon 3
Names in other languages
Language | Name | Meaning |
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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 |