Inkblot Art Academy
| “ | Pearl: We're about to turn this campus into a canvas!
Marina: Does art imitate life? Or does life imitate art? AM I EVEN REAL?! |
” |
Inkblot Art Academy is an online multiplayer stage in Splatoon 2. It features two elevated areas by the Spawn Points that lead into the central area of the map. There are Water hazards on the side of the stage, and two hand-shaped statues that players can jump atop of.[1]
Layout
Inkblot Art Academy takes place in the lot between two school buildings including a small park, parking lot, and campus pond. The Spawn point is set at the highest point and far edges of the map by the streets surrounding the school. Going to the right will lead to the greater portion of the map, going forwards will lead to a narrow alleyway which will drop down to one of the side gardens. The maps features many different levels and elevations with the area closest to spawn taking place between buildings. In front of the building leaving from spawn is a lot with a clam statue, the statue can be accessed from on top the building, the only way to access this lot normally is from an unikable ramp behind a wall to the corresponding team's right side. Beyond each team's statue lot is the main plaza which is a flat battle area with the main obstacle being the tall display at the center of the map which can be climbed on. To each teams left is a ramp leading tot he lower garden which possesses a tree and a block as obstacles. When in the opposing team's statue lot, there is a single wall on a building which can be inked to reach up and into the team's spawn area.
Ranked Battle Terrain
Splat Zones
The Splat Zone is located at the center of the map, both the area on ground level and on top of the display case will count towards the zone. The only change made to the map is the inclusion of a single inkable block in the lower lot allowing one additions means to getting to the center of the map.
Tower Control
The Tower is located at the center of the map in place of the display case. Two large inkable layered blocks have been added in the center of the map to both provide coverage and a vantage point. Additional ramps have been added in the lower lot for easier access back to the center map as well as two more prominent ramps in each team's statue lot which allow much easier access into each team's spawn areas. A block has been added to allowing another path into the opposing team's statue lot as well as another on the left going up the building. The tower will travel left around the wall, up the ramp into the opposing team's statue lot before going across the entire thing and finishing by going up the ramp and stopping in the parking lot in front of spawn.
Checkpoints:
- The first checkpoint will be located between the wall in front of each team's uninkable ramp and the new block.
- The second checkpoint will be located in the opposing team's statue lot.
Rainmaker
The Rainmaker is located at the center of the map in place of the display case. The goal is located in the parking lot in front of the opposing team's spawn. Much of the map is similar to Tower Control, the large blocks in the center of the map are present as well as all the ramps. The additional block that allows access to the opposing team's statue lot is removed but another inkable wall is added by the ramp in front of the unikable ramp.
Clam Blitz
The basket on this map is located at the far back of the opposing team's statue lot. The map is fairly unchanged from Tower Control with the exception of the removal of the large ramps that allow easy access into the opposing team's spawn area. The platform block allowing a quick root into the statue lot has been expanded.
Splatoon 2
Version history
| Version | Adjustments |
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| 1.2.0 |
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| 1.4.0 |
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| 2.1.0 |
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Maps
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Turf War
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Splat Zones
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Tower Control
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Rainmaker
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Clam Blitz
Gallery
Off the Hook quotes
English quotes
| Pearl's Dialogue | Marina's Dialogue | Region |
|---|---|---|
| Pearl “Marina! Marina! The statues' eyes glow at night! I SWEAR I SAW THEM GLOW!” |
Marina “Preeeeeetty sure those are just Judd's and Li'l Judd's eyes...” |
NOE, NOA* |
| Pearl “We're about to turn this campus into a canvas!” |
Marina “Does art imitate life? Or does life imitate art? AM I EVEN REAL?!” |
NOE, NOA |
| Pearl “I wish Crusty Sean ran the cafeteria here...” |
Marina “YES! Crusty Sean makes the best deep-fried waffle monstrosity!” |
NOE, NOA |
| Pearl “This place brings back bad memories of my school days...” |
Marina “If your grades were the same as your multiplayer rank, I can see why...” |
NOE, NOA |
| Pearl “Remember when we performed at this school's music festival?” |
Marina “How could I forget? You started a mosh pit and broke a bunch of sculptures...” |
NOE, NOA |
| Pearl “I saw Judd around here the other day. What was he doing?” |
Marina “He was posing for an online drawing class. Not sure I want to see the result.” |
NOE, NOA |
| Pearl “The key to winning here is using the center of the stage effectively.” |
Marina “Why is it always the center with you? The side routes are way more important.” |
NOE, NOA |
| Pearl “Have you ever accidentally splatted yourself while rolling with the dualies?” |
Marina “Can't say that I have...” |
NOE, NOA |
| Pearl “I heard the designer that made our outfits graduated from here.” |
Marina “I wonder if she wrote her thesis on ridiculously large zippers.” |
NOE, NOA |
| Pearl “This university sponsors some of our shows, so we can't really bad-mouth it.” |
Marina “Our shows sell out almost as quickly as we do...” |
NOE, NOA |
| Pearl “Marina, tell the good people about Inkblot Art Academy.” |
Marina “Well, Inkblot is uh...um... It's a place that exists.” |
NOE, NOA |
| Pearl “I heard that the salad in the cafeteria here is all-you-can-eat!” |
Marina “Ooh, I wonder if potato chips count. They're technically veggies, after all!” |
NOE, NOA |
| Pearl “Remember that time we both used Splashdown at the same time?” |
Marina “Great minds ink alike!” |
NOE, NOA |
| Pearl “This is a school, right? Aren't there classes going on?” |
Marina “Ink battles ARE the classes! It's performance art!” |
NOE, NOA |
| Pearl “All right. Who left their Crust Bucket wrapper here?” |
Marina “Don't touch that, Pearlie! It's not litter-it's modern art!” |
NOE, NOA
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Dutch quotes
| Lorelei's Dialogue | Mariana's Dialogue | Region |
|---|---|---|
| Lorelei “Ik heb gehoord dat de ontwerpster van onze kleding hier afgestudeerd is.” (I have heard that the designer of our clothing has graduated here.) |
Mariana “Haar scriptie ging vast over kolossale ritsen.” (Her thesis was probably about colossal zippers.) |
NOE
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Japanese quotes
| ヒメ's Dialogue | イイダ's Dialogue | Region |
|---|---|---|
| ヒメ 「ステージ中央をどう使うかが勝利へのカギだな、うん」 (Using the center stage effectively is the key to victory, yup.) |
イイダ 「両サイドのルートも要注意ですよ〜、はい」 (But you also have to watch out the routes on both sides, right?) |
NOJ |
| ヒメ 「ここの学祭に呼ばれたときのライブも〜りあがったなー！」 (The school festival we performed at was a blast, wasn't it!) |
イイダ 「あのとき大変だったんですよ！センパイの歌声で石像が割れちゃって…」 (That was rough! Your singing cracked a stone statue...) |
NOJ |
| ヒメ 「この前ジャッジくん ここで見かけたけどアイツ何やってんだ？！」 (I saw Judd here before, but what was he doing?!) |
イイダ 「フカフカの生き物がめずらしいから よくモデルで呼ばれてるんですって！」 (Fluffy creatures are often called as models because they’re so rare!) |
NOJ |
| ヒメ 「ここの食堂ロブんとこのメニューも置いて欲しー！」 (I want Crusty Sean’s dishes to be on the cafeteria menu!) |
イイダ 「ロブさんの作るワッフル アゲアゲジュワ〜って感じで大好きです！」 (I just looove the deep-fried waffles he makes!) |
NOJ |
| ヒメ 「ア マ ビ ジュ ツ ダ イ……なんかしっくりこない！イイダ、略して！」 (Amabijutsudai [Inkblot Art Academy] ... Hmm, it just doesn’t feel right! Marina, abbreviate it!) |
イイダ 「……アマダイ？」 (...Amadai [tilefish]?) |
NOJ |
| ヒメ 「マニューバーでバシュバシュしてるとガラスにおでこ ぶつけるんだよな…」 (Crashing headfirst into the glass when rolling with the dualies happens...) |
イイダ 「みなさんもスライドする時は前方に注意しましょ〜」 (Everyone, please pay attention to what's in front of you when you’re sliding.) |
NOJ |
| ヒメ 「オマエらー！勉強ばっかしてないで たまにはバトルで塗りまくれー！」 (You guys! Stop sitting around studying so much and go ink in battles sometimes!) |
イイダ 「キャンパスをキャンバスにしろ！ということですね？！ヒメセンパイ、深い…！」 ("Turn this campus into a canvas" — is that it? Pearl-senpai, that’s deep...!) |
NOJ |
| ヒメ 「ダレだよ あんなトコにカップめん置いてんの！ちゃんと捨てるよなー」 (Hey, who the shell left their Cup Noodles there? Throw your garbage away, guys!) |
イイダ 「あれはさすがに、アート作品じゃないですよね…」 (Yeah, that isn't especially artful, now is it...?) |
NOJ |
| ヒメ 「この大学、ハイカラニュースのスポンサーだから、悪いこと言えないよな。」 (This academy is one of Inkopolis News's sponsors, so we can't really badmouth them, huh?) |
イイダ 「悪いことなんて無いですよ…」 (There's nothing about them to badmouth!) |
NOJ |
| ヒメ 「ウチらの衣装のデザイナー、ここ出自らしいぞ。」 (I heard the designer that made our outfits graduated from here.) |
イイダ 「このおっきなファスナーがポイントなんですよね～」 (The huge zippers are these outfits' main focus!) |
NOJ
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Spanish quotes
| Perla's Dialogue | Marina's Dialogue | Region |
|---|---|---|
| Perla «¡Los ojos de los bustos brillan en la obscuridad! ¡LOS VI, TE LO JURO!» (The eyes of the busts glow in the darkness. I SAW THEM, I SWEAR!) |
Marina «¿Seguro que no eran los ojos de Justino y Justito?» (Are you sure those weren't Judd's and Li'l Judd's eyes?) |
NOA |
| Perla «Ojalá Adolfrito llevase la cafetería del instituto...» (I wish Crusty Sean ruled the Academy's cafeteria...) |
Marina «¡Nadie reboza los gofres como él!» (No one dips waffles in batter like him!) |
NOE |
| Perla «¿Nunca te has autoliquidado tras rodar con el Difusor Dual?» (Have you ever splatted yourself after sliding with the Splat Dualies?) |
Marina «¿Tú sí?» (Have you?) |
NOE |
| Perla «Este instituto es... ¡maravilloso, porque nos patrocinan!» (This academy is... wonderful, because they sponsor us!) |
Marina «Sí... Estupendo. Fantástico. De los mejores que hay.» (Yeah... Astonishing. Fantastic. One of the best ones there are.) |
NOA |
| Perla «¿No nos meteremos en un lío por manchar de tinta un centro educativo?» (Won't we get in a mess if we ink an academy?) |
Marina «No pasa nada... Diremos que es una nueva técnica impresionista y listo.» (Don't worry... We'll just say that it is a new impressionist technique) |
NOE
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Trivia
- The stage name is a reference to Rorschach tests, a psychological test that involves showing the subject an inkblot and recording their perceptions.
