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What is your go-to greeting?
Handshake vs. Fistbump vs. Hug​

What is your go-to greeting?
Handshake vs. Fistbump vs. Hug

File:S3 Splatfest Handshake vs Fistbump vs Hug.png

Teams	Handshake   Fistbump   Hug
Regions	Americas, Australia, and New Zealand Europe Hong Kong and South Korea
Start	18 November 2023 at 00:00 UTC
End	20 November 2023 at 00:00 UTC
Length	48 hours
Winner	TBD

Handshake vs. Fistbump vs. Hug^(NA) or Handshake vs. Fist Bump vs. Hug^(EU/OC) is an upcoming Splatfest event exclusive to the Americas/Oceania, Europe and Hong Kong/South Korea regions in Splatoon 3. It will be the third Splatfest to take place during Drizzle Season 2023 and was announced on social networks on November 8 2023.

The Japan region exclusive Kaiten-Yaki vs. Oban-Yaki vs. Imagawa-Yaki Splatfest will take place concurrently with this Splatfest.

Details

This is the first Splatfest in Splatoon 3 to differ by region: players who have selected the Americas/Oceania, Europe, or Hong Kong and South Korea regions will be able to participate in this Splatfest as a combined group, whereas players who have selected the Japan region instead will be able to participate in the Kaiten-Yaki vs. Oban-Yaki vs. Imagawa-Yaki Splatfest, which will be held at the same time.

Schedule

• Splatfest Sneak Peek: 11 November 2023 at 00:00 UTC to 17 November 2023 at 23:59 UTC
• Splatfest Main Event First Half: 18 November 2023 at 00:00 UTC to 23:59 UTC
• Splatfest Main Event Second Half: 19 November 2023 at 00:00 UTC to 23:59 UTC

Results will be announced in-game on 20 November 2023 at 02:00 UTC.

Quotes

“	SRL Splatfest Research Team here with new findings! The 11th Splatfest theme will be "What's your go-to greeting? Handshake, fist bump, or hug?" As scientists, we're disappointed that "terse nod" was left out, but we'll observe from 4 PM PT on 11/17 to 4 PM PT on 11/19 anyway.	”
— @SplatoonNA on Twitter

“	Greetings Inklings and Octolings! Select a superlative salutation in this #Splatoon3 Splatfest, starting Saturday 18/11!	”
— @NintendoUK and @NintendoAUNZ on Twitter

Dialogue

English

Dialogue	Dialogue	Region
Shiver “What's your go-to greeting? A handshake, a fist bump, or a hug?”	Frye “Ooo! This one's so easy. We're all gonna be on the same team, right? FIST BUMP!”
Shiver “Nah. Fist bumps were invented five minutes ago. Handshakes are elegant and timeless.”	Frye “Know what else was invented five minutes ago? Air fryers! New stuff rocks!”
	Big Man “Ay. Ay! (I dunno, Frye. What's better than a hug? They can't invent a better hug!)”
Shiver “Do you really want to hug EVERYONE? A handshake is just a pocket-sized hug.”
Shiver “It's perfectly polite, and you don't have to get close to especially strange strangers.”	Big Man “Ay... Ay! (Awww... Sounds like someone NEEDS a hug!)”
	Frye “Big Man's whole body IS a hug, so I get it. For the rest of us, fist bumps are cool.”
Shiver “As cool as those blue fingers of yours? A warm handshake could defrost them...”
	Frye “Look who's talking fingers! Yours might not be so burnt if you cooked with an air fryer!”
	Big Man “Ay? Ay. (Wait-is the theme air fryers versus fingers? I wanna sit this one out.)”
	Frye “No! It's totally weak handshakes versus awesome fist bumps versus kinda OK hugs.”
Shiver “How impartially put.”
	Big Man “Ay. Ay? (You know, fist bumps are exciting. But what if you don't have fists?)”
	Frye “Fin bumps are cool! Work with what you got!”
	Big Man “Ay? Ay. (See? That's why I could just hug you.)”
Shiver “OK-fist bumps are cool, hugs are warm and loving. I get it. But this is your GO-TO!”
Shiver “Personally, I'd save the fist bumps for you, Frye. And the warm hugs for Big Man.”
Shiver “Strangers in Splatsville? Opening acts? Fans after the show? I'm shaking hands.”
	Frye “And I'm bumpin' fists. BOOYAH!”
	Big Man “Ay... (I'm still hugging everyone that I possibly can...)”
Shiver “That settles it-we're completely at odds. Good thing we can let the Splatfest decide!”

Gallery

Artwork

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  NA official artwork

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  UK official artwork

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  Dutch official artwork

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  French (NOE) official artwork

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  German official artwork

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  Italian official artwork

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  Spanish (NOE) official artwork

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  Portuguese official artwork

Splatfest Tees

• File:Team-fistbump-tee-front.jpg

  Team Fistbump front view

• File:Team-fistbump-tee-back.jpg

  Team Fistbump back view

Trivia

• Alongside Kaiten-Yaki vs. Oban-Yaki vs. Imagawa-Yaki, Handshake vs. Fistbump vs. Hug will be the first time a third Splatfest will take place within the same season.

Names in other languages

Short name

Language	Name	Meaning
Dutch	Handdruk vs. Boks vs. Knuffel	Handshake vs. Fistbump vs. Cuddle
French (NOE)	Poignée de main vs. Poing contre poing vs. Accolade
German	Handschlag vs. Faustcheck vs. Knuddeln	Handshake vs. Fistbump vs. Cuddle
Italian	Stretta di mano vs. Pugno contro pugno vs. Abbraccio
Russian	Рукопожатие против Кулак о кулак против Объятие Rukopozhatie protiv Kulak o kulak protiv Ob'yatie	Handshake vs. Fist to fist vs. Hug
Spanish (NOE)	Apretón de manos vs. Choque de puños vs. Abrazo	Handshake vs. Fistbump vs. Hug
Chinese (Traditional)	握手 vs 碰拳 vs 擁抱	Handshake vs Fistbump vs Hug
Portuguese	Aperto de mão vs. Choque de punhos vs. Abraço	Handshake vs. Fist Clash vs. Hug

What is your go-to greeting?

Language	Name	Meaning
Dutch	Welke begroeting geef jij het liefst?	Which greeting do you most prefer to give?
French (NOE)	Quelle est votre salutation préférée ?
German	Was ist deine Lieblingsbegrüßung?	What is your favorite greeting?
Italian	Come preferisci salutare i tuoi amici?
Russian	Какое приветствие ты предпочитаешь? Kakoe privetstvie ty predpochitaesh'?	Which greeting do you prefer?
Spanish (NOE)	¿Cuál es tu saludo favorito?	Which is your favorite greeting?
Chinese (Traditional)	你的問候方式是？	Which is your greeting method?
Portuguese	Qual é a tua saudação preferida?	Which is your preferred greeting?

Long name
My go-to greeting is a handshake!

Language	Name	Meaning
Russian	Я предпочитаю пожимать руку! Ya predpochitayu pozhimat' ruku!	I prefer shaking hands!

My go-to greeting is a fistbump!

Language	Name	Meaning
Russian	Я предпочитаю удар кулаком о кулак! Ya predpochitayu udar kulakom o kulak!	I prefer a fist to fist bump!

My go-to greeting is a hug!

Language	Name	Meaning
Russian	Я предпочитаю обнять визави! Ya predpochitayu obnyat' vizavi!	I prefer to hug vis-a-vis!