Skull Bandana

The Skull Bandana is headgear in the Splatoon series.

In Splatoon, it is a 2-star item produced by Forge and comes with the primary ability Special Saver. It can be purchased from Cooler Heads for  1,550.

In Splatoon 2, it is a 3-star item produced by Forge and comes with the primary ability Special Saver. It can be purchased from Headspace for  7,800 or from SplatNet 2 Gear Shop for  11,700.

In Splatoon 3, it is a 2-star item produced by Forge and comes with the primary ability Special Saver. It can be obtained through leveling up the Chill Season 2022 Catalog to level 54, or it can be purchased from Naut Couture for  7,800 from SplatNet 3 Shop for  11,700.

Appearance

The Skull Bandana is a large, dark gray bandana covering the wearer's face from the nose down. On the front is the lower half of a stylized skull with fangs similar to those of an Inkling, and below it, printed very small, is the Inkling text from the Forge logo in white. The bandana is tied in a knot on the back of the head, with some white patterns on and around the knot.

Splatoon

Abilities

The Skull Bandana comes with Special Saver as the primary ability. As a 2-star item, the Skull Bandana comes with two additional slots for secondary abilities, which may be increased to a maximum of three slots with a Super Sea Snail or 30,000 cash for each slot. Since it is made by the Forge gear brand, it has a higher chance of rolling Special Duration Up and a lower chance of rolling Ink Saver (Sub) to fill its secondary ability slots.

Splatoon 2

Abilities

The Skull Bandana comes with Special Saver as the primary ability when purchased from a shop or ordered from Murch. When purchased from SplatNet 2, it comes with any other primary ability normally available to Headgear. As a 3-star item, the Skull Bandana comes with three additional slots for secondary abilities. Since it is made by the Forge gear brand, it has a higher chance of rolling Special Power Up and a lower chance of rolling Ink Saver (Sub) to fill its secondary ability slots.

Splatoon 3

Template:InfoboxGear The Skull Bandana appeared in the trailer for the Chill Season 2022 update and was added to the game on 1 December 2022.

Abilities

The Skull Bandana comes with Special Saver as the primary ability when purchased from a shop or ordered from Murch. When purchased from SplatNet 3, it comes with any other primary ability normally available to Headgear. As a 2-star item, the Skull Bandana comes with three additional slots for secondary abilities. The star level may be increased with Super Sea Snails for 1 (first), 1 (second), 5 (third), 10 (fourth), or 20 (fifth) Super Sea Snails per star, or by purchasing additional copies of it from Naut Couture for 10,000 (first), 30,000 (second), 50,000 (third), 100,000 (fourth), or 200,000 (fifth) Cash per star. Increasing the star level beyond 2 stars will increase the gear experience gained by a cumulative 3.333…% up to 10% additional experience at 5-star level. Since it is made by the Forge gear brand, it has a higher chance of rolling Special Power Up and a lower chance of rolling Ink Saver (Sub) to fill its secondary ability slots.

Gallery

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  A female Inkling wearing the Skull Bandana.

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  A male Inkling wearing the Skull Bandana.

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  Another male Inkling wearing the Skull Bandana.

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  Another male Inkling wearing the Skull Bandana, from the back.

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  A female Inkling wearing the Skull Bandana.

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  Closeup of a male Inkling wearing the Skull Bandana.

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  Promo for Forge, with a male Inkling (center) wearing the Skull Bandana.

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  Another male Inkling (far right) wearing the Skull Bandana, holding an N-ZAP '89.

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  Promo for Museum d'Alfonsino - the farthest Inkling is wearing the Skull Bandana.

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  The Inkling on the Sheldon's Picks Vol. 2 box wears the Skull Bandana.

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  Official art of an Inkling wearing the Skull Bandana, holding a Sploosh-o-matic.

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  Promo for Sanrio Splatfest Tees, with an Inkling (second from right) wearing the Skull Bandana.

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  Back view.

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  My Melody wearing the Skull Bandana in art for the My Melody vs. Pompompurin Splatfest.

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  Another version, with My Melody holding a Hydra Splatling.

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  Inkling's Player 4 Costume from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate wears the Skull Bandana.

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  A mannequin wearing the Skull Bandana in a shop at The Reef.

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  Front view.

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  Back view.

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  Tableturf Card No.2 (Sploosh-o-matic) featuring an inkling wearing the Skull Bandana

Trivia

• The bandana depicts the lower half of a skull, in spite of the fact that Inklings and Octolings do not have bones.
• Skull from the Splatoon manga wears the Skull Bandana, hence his name.
• The Skull Bandana exists in real life, sold by KOG.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	イカスカルマスク Ika Sukaru Masuku	Squid Skull Mask. Also a pun on "ikasu", meaning cool or fresh.
Dutch	Doodshoofdbandana	Skull bandana
French	Bandana crâne	Skull bandana
German	Totenkopf-Bandana	Skull Bandana
Italian	Bandana teschio	Skull Bandana
Russian	Бандана «Череп» Bandana "Cherep"	"Skull" bandana
Spanish (NOA)	Pañuelo colmillos	Fangs bandana
Spanish (NOE)	Pañuelo calavera	Skull bandana
Chinese (Simplified)	鱿鱼骨口罩 yóuyú gǔ kǒuzhào (Mandarin)	Squid Bone Mask
Chinese (Traditional)	魷魚骨口罩 yóuyú gǔ kǒuzhào (Mandarin)	Squid Bone Mask
Korean	오징어 스컬 마스크 ojingeo seukeol maseukeu	Squid Skull Mask