Ink

Ink in action on a beta version of Arowana Mall

Ink is the main projectile used in the game Splatoon as well as a way to get around. It comes in a variety of team-based colours. Ink stains walls and the ground, but goes through grates and can't be splattered on barrels, mats and glass. It allows the player to camouflage, and ambush enemies.

Purposes

Ink can be used in a variety of ways such as being used as a projectile.  

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Hiding in ink

After getting hit by enemy Ink in some way, depending on the weapon used, an Inkling will get splattered and will eventually respawn. Ink can also be fired at the ground, walls, and other surfaces. Once a surface is coated in Ink, Inkings in squid form can swim through it, allowing them to traverse the area much quicker than when walking. When staying still in similarly colored Ink, Inklings in squid form can hide and ambush enemies, and when moving they will only create small ripples. When attempting to swim or walk through enemy Ink, Inklings take damage and their movements become very slow.

An Inkling using an Inkrail

In Hero Mode, Ink is used in even more ways. Inkrails exist for transportation, as in squid form Inklings can swim from one end to the other. Sponge Blocks, when squirted with Ink, will expand and then can be used as a platform.

Ink will slowly refill automatically. Swimming through similarly colored Ink while in squid form will refill Ink faster.

Colors

Colors used in-game include the following:

Regular Battle

•   Pink
•   Orange
•   Yellow orange
•   Lime green
•   Emerald green
•   Teal
•   Blue
•   Violet

Ranked Battle

Includes all the colors from Regular Battle, plus:

•   Red orange
•   Yellow
•   Mint
•   Green
•   Sea green
•   Light blue
•   Dark blue
•   Fuchsia

Octo Valley

Includes some colors from Regular and Ranked battles, plus:

•   Neon green
•   Cyan
•   Neon orange
•   Dark fuchsia (exclusive to Octarians)

Splatfest

Some Splatfests feature exclusive colors or colors that have previously not been featured in online battle modes.

•   White (Milk Tea) - exclusive

Trivia

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Callie and Marie talking about the vanishing property of ink

• According to Sunken Scroll 7 and Callie and Marie, ink vanishes after every game.
• Splatoon is capable of rendering any color of ink. NWPlayer123 replaced the colors for certain Hero Mode missions to experiment with new ink colors.

Gallery

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  Several Ink colors and combinations, as shown in Sunken Scroll 7

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  An Inkling spraying blue Ink

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  Camp Triggerfish covered in pink and teal Ink