Membux

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Icon for Membux.

Membux are a type of collectible currency in Splatoon 3: Side Order. They are awarded as a reward for completing a floor.

Description

The icon for Membux is coin with a label of a stylized infinity sign with two vertical strokes through it, making it appear as a currency symbol.

Gameplay

Membux are the main currency Agent 8 can obtain and use while traversing the Spire of Order, with more difficult floors yielding a higher amount of Membux when cleared. While their most prominent usage is to purchase various goods at the Vending-Machine Corner floors, they can also be used to escape an uncleared floor, gain another chance when all lives are exhausted, or reroll the available floors or items available in the vending machine as long as the respective hack is active. At the end of every run, Membux are converted to points with a 1:1 ratio, which are then converted to Prlz at a rate of 1:100 (rounded up). If the player progresses past 5F, they will start with 500 Membucks on their next run.

Etymology

Mem likely comes from "memory", with bux coming from "bucks", a colloquial term for money. The English name and names in other languages suggest an association with mem cakes from Splatoon 2: Octo Expansion

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japan Japanese ネリコイン
nerikoin
neri ("dough") + coin
Netherlands Dutch Neuri From neur(o)- (prefix relating to nerves, nervous tissue or the nervous system), and euri (hypercorrect and humorous term for "euros")
France French (NOE) Poulpèzes poulpe ("octopus") + pèze (colloquial term for "money")
Germany German Memoneten Memo + Moneten (colloquial term for "money")
Italy Italian Norilir From Nori ("Marina") + lire (currency of use in Italy before the euro)
Russia Russian Вспомбаксы
Vspombaksy
Rememberbux
SpainMexico Spanish Pastimonedas "Dough-coins". Pasta + Monedas
China Chinese (Simplified) 忆界硬币
Yì jiè yìngbì
From 忆界宇宙 (the Chinese name of "Memverse") and 硬币 ("Coin")
Internal name Meaning
Sdodr_Egg[1]

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