Palette
Palettes are a new feature introduced in Side Order. They were first shown during the Nintendo Direct on 14 September 2023, specifially during the Side Order trailer.[1]
Appearance
Palettes are large, thin, white Launchpad-like controller panels with 36 color chip inserts in place of where a Launchpad's buttons would be. They additionally resemble eye shadow palettes.
Palettes have a large button alongside two smaller twist-able toggles in their upper left-hand corner; a logo bearing the infinity symbol can be seen on the large button. A thin, long black interface screen is also present; on Pearl's Palette, a small stylized depiction of her can be seen on the screen's far left.
Functionality
A Palette is a form of skill tree which upgrades Agent 8's abilities, similar to Agent 3's Hero Gear in Return of the Mammalians. Palette are adjustable to the player's preferred stats via placing different color chips inside them; when progressing through the Spire of Order one Floor at a time, players must choose between three Floor options which each reward different color chips. Up to 36 color chips can be placed inside a Palette, leaving the player to decide of how to build their character's stats.
Each Palette contains an assigned main weapon, sub weapon, and special weapon, as well as well as two common tones of color chips. The Palette seen in the Side Order trailer is named "Pearl's Palette". Each Palette appears to be assigned to a character, with Palettes assigned to Pearl, Marina, Agent 4, Frye and DJ Octavio being shown. There appear to be at least 11 available Palettes.[2]
Palettes
Palette | Main weapon | Sub weapon | Special Weapon | Common Tones | |
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First | Second | ||||
Pearl | Order Dualies | Curling Bomb | Reefslider | Lucky | Support |
Marina | Unknown Brella | Sprinkler | Ink Storm | Drone | Power |
Agent 4 | Unknown Shooter | Splat Bomb | Trizooka | Range | Mobility |
Callie | Unknown Roller | Burst Bomb | Kraken Royale | Power | Lucky |
Marie | Unknown Charger | Ink Mine | Triple Inkstrike | Support | Range |
Shiver | Unknown Stringer | Toxic Mist | Killer Wail 5.1 | Mobility | Range |
Frye | Unknown Splatana | Fizzy Bomb | Crab Tank | Lucky | Drone |
Big Man | Unknown Slosher | Suction Bomb | Triple Inkstrike | Support | Drone |
Murch | Unknown Blaster | Curling Bomb | Wave Breaker | Range | Power |
Sheldon | Unknown Brush | Ink Mine | Ultra Stamp | Mobility | Lucky |
DJ Octavio | Unknown Splatling | Splash Wall | Booyah Bomb | Drone | Support |
Quotes
“ | Here (wherever "here" is in Side Order) you can see a color chip being placed into a Palette device to give Agent 8 an edge in combat. Color chips can do all kinds of things for you, like boosting your damage, widening your area of effect, quickening your steps, and more.
The SRL Color Guard recommends factoring in which color chip is on offer before selecting a floor layout. It's up to each player to decide the best way to develop your Palette over time. The Color Guard likes green, but you do you. |
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— @SplatoonNA on Twitter[3]
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Gallery
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Render
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Render, with color chips
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Pearl's Palette
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Agent 8 using a Palette, holding a color chip
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Agent 8 using a Palette
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Pearl's icon highlighted on her Palette
Promotional videos
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Agent 8 approaching a locker leading to a weapon equip screen in the Square (link to file)
Trivia
- The trailer for Side Order shown in the Nintendo Direct on 14 September 2023 appears to show an oddity with color chips on the palette: the palette overview shows a single Run Speed Up color chip as the latest chip before the player selects a floor, though upon selecting the floor shows Agent 8 is seen re-inserting said Run Speed Up chip instead of adding a new one.[1] The Run Speed Up color chip in the Palette menu is also not acting as a preview of the chip to be gained, as the menu appears while highlighting a floor which awards a Splash Damage chip. It is currently unknown whether this is an intended mechanic or a mistake in the trailer.
Etymology
Palette likely comes from "color palette", which is a thin board or slab on which a painter lays and mixes colors. It can also mean a range of colors available to an user of a computer or in a make-up kit. Both options reference how the color chips used on a Palette affect the coloration of Agent 8's hair and ink color.
Names in other languages
Language | Name | Meaning |
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Japanese | パレット Paretto |
Palette |
Dutch | Palet | Palette |
French | Palette | - |
German | Palette | - |
Italian | Tavoletta | Board |
Chinese (Simplified) | 调色盘 Tiáo sè pán |
Palette |
Language | Name | Meaning |
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German | Palette von [Charakter] | [Character]'s Palette |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Splatoon 3: Expansion Pass - Side Order DLC - Nintendo Direct 9.14.2023
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- ↑ @SplatoonNA on Twitter
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