Smallfry (character)

Smallfry​

Smallfry

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Smallfry in Splatoon 3

Species	Smallfry
Habitat
Height
Hair color	Red
Eye color	Red with black pupils and yellow sclera
Age
Gender
Pronouns
Relations
Location	The Splatlands, Splatsville, The Crater, Alterna, Inkopolis Plaza
Shop
HP
Maximum HP
Members
Other forms

This article is about the character from Splatoon 3's story mode. For the type of Salmonid this character belongs to, see Smallfry (species).

Smallfry is a Smallfry that accompanies the player in Splatoon 3. It assists the player in the single-player campaign Return of the Mammalians, being able to be thrown at enemies to cause damage, distract enemies, and activate various mechanics, such as Inkrails, Propellers, and Ink Switches. It is unaffected by Fuzzy Ooze and can eat it to clean it up if fed with enough Power Eggs.

Appearance

As a Smallfry, it is the smallest type of Salmonid. It is distinguished from the enemy Smallfry by its completely gray skin, customizable hairstyle, lack of a spoon, and dark green pants.

Abilities

Smallfry can be thrown like a sub weapon in certain stages. If it directly hits an enemy or destructible object, it will deal consecutive damage to it over time. Otherwise, it will distract nearby enemies so they will attack Smallfry instead of the player; this allows for opportunities to attack troublesome enemies such as Shielded Octotroopers. If Smallfry takes too much damage, it will be splatted and the player must wait until it respawns to use it again.

Smallfry can be recalled using the "This Way!" command or by trying to use it as a Sub weapon when it is not already on the player's back. It will also automatically return to the player after a short time, upon falling off the stage, or if the player moves too far away from it.

Smallfry's attributes can be upgraded with Upgrade Points, allowing it to deal more damage and take more damage before being splatted as well as reducing the amount of ink needed to throw it.

A large red exclamation point may sometimes appear over Smallfry's head when it is near a loot anchor (including those that are invisible). If this happens, it will run toward the loot anchor and begin to glow with a yellow light while bouncing next to it, alerting the player to its presence.

Smallfry can consume Fuzzballs, destroying Fuzzy Ooze connected to them. Each Fuzzball requires a specific number of Power Eggs to eliminate, which can be seen by pressing down on the right stick while in Alterna. For the Fuzzballs found aboard the Spirit Lifter, Golden Eggs are required instead.

During the last phase of the final boss, Smallfry transforms into "Hugefry", a gigantic chum salmon.

In the manga series

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Quotes

“	If diving into a sewer sounds intimidating, at least you won't have to go it alone. You'll have Smallfry as a companion, and it turns out that having a Salmonid buddy is pretty handy! Smallfry can attack, it can be a decoy, and it can interact in useful ways with the environment.	”
— @SplatoonNA on Twitter

“	Distracting enemies ✔️ Neutralising traps ✔️ Helping to solve puzzles ✔️ Eating... fuzz? ✔️ Yes, Smallfry can do it all!	”
— @NintendoEurope on Twitter

Gallery

Promotional

Artwork

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  2D artwork

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  Agent 3 and Smallfry only

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  Vertical key art of Return of the Mammalians featuring Agent 3 and Smallfry

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  Horizontal key art

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  2D artwork

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  Render

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  Render

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  Smallfry with Power Eggs

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  Announcement trailer

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  Smallfry inside Agent 3's backpack

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  Full cover artwork of the 2022 Winter issue of Nintendo Magazine

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  Smallfry on one of the Splatune 3 discs

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  Money vs. Fame vs. Love Splatfest artwork of Deep Cut featuring Smallfry

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  Splatoon 3 first anniversary artwork featuring Smallfry

Character icons

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  "Classic"

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  "Mohawk"

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  "Spiky"

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  "Pompadour"

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  "Swept"

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  "Bun"

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  "Pineapple"

Merchandise

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  Amiibo

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  Running Smallfry collection by Nintendo Tokyo

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  Plush toy by Sanei

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  Plush toy prize by Bandai

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  Rubber key ring prize by Bandai

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  Design towel prize by Bandai

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  Magnets by Bandai

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  Smallfry and Agent 3 on the cover of the Nintendo Magazine (2022 Winter)

In-game

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  Sub weapon icon

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  Sub weapon icon in SplatNet 3

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  Smallfry Damage Up upgrade icon

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  Smallfry HP Up upgrade icon

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  Smallfry Ink Saver upgrade icon

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  Smallfry Quick Respawn upgrade icon

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  The Tableturf card icon of Smallfry.

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  Smallfry's customization screen

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  Classic hairstyle

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  Mohawk hairstyle

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  Spiky hairstyle

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  Pompadour hairstyle

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  Swept hairstyle

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  Bun hairstyle

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  Pineapple hairstyle

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  Smallfry alongside Agent 3 in an early version of Octopods at Rest Tend to FLIP OUT!

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  Smallfry inside Agent 3's backpack overlooking a cityscape in an Alterna mission

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  Smallfry hopping beside a Fuzzy Octotrooper

• Little buddy eats Fuzzy Ooze. (Link to file)

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  Smallfry alerting the player to an invisible loot anchor

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  Agent 3 after touching Fuzzy Ooze next to Smallfry

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  Smallfry napping near Agent 3 in Future Utopia Island

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  Smallfry sitting perched in Agent 3's ink tank

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  Agent 3 holding Smallfry after defeating Mr. Grizz

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  Smallfry taking a nap

• Smallfry humming Calamari Inkantation

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  Unofficial render of Smallfry's game model on The Models Resource

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  Agent 3 and Smallfry

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  Agent 3 and Smallfry onlooking Fuzzy Ooze in Future Utopia Island

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  Smallfry in the cafe

Hugefry

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  Hugefry (Classic hairstyle)

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  Hugefry (Mohawk hairstyle)

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  Hugefry (Spiky hairstyle)

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  Hugefry (Pompadour hairstyle)

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  Hugefry (Swept hairstyle)

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  Hugefry (Bun hairstyle)

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  Hugefry (Pineapple hairstyle)

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  Unofficial render of Hugefry's game model on The Models Resource

Trivia

• It is stated that the bond between Agent 3 and Smallfry - while unusual due to the normal aggression Salmonids show towards Inklings and Octolings - came to be when Smallfry decided to work together with Agent 3 out of a shared motivation, with Agent 3 salvaging scrap around the Splatlands for profit, and Smallfry being willing to eat just about anything, presumably including said scrap.
  • Sunken Scroll 8 mentions that in rare cases younger Salmonids can end up separated from their schools during a run. As a picture of Smallfry (and their hairstyles) is included in the scroll, this might suggest that the player took it in after it got lost.
    • In the Japanese version, the Sunken Scroll refers to this type of Salmonid as "ケイジ" (keiji), which is a reference to a type of salmon in real life called "鮭児".
• Smallfry appears in Splatsville in random locations, namely:
  • On the stool outside of Crush Station
  • On the metal crate to the left of the Ammo Knights entrance and right of the main stairs
  • Behind the player's spawn on a square drain
  • In front of the waterfall river garden in the northern quad
  • Next to Murch, lying down
  • On the concrete ledge next to the manhole
  • High up inside of the cafe above Deep Cut's studio
  • High up on top of a sign attached above Hotlantis
  • On top of the sidewalk pole in front of Hotlantis
• Smallfry appears in Inkopolis Plaza in random locations, namely:
  • On top of the sign to the right of the Ammo Knights entrance on the shop sign
  • On the seat closest to the window in the cafe
  • On top of the railing outside the Inkopolis News Studio watching the Squid Sisters
  • On top of the railing to the left of the ramp leading up to The Shoal and Inkopolis News Studio
  • Inside the Battle Lobby circle within Inkopolis Tower
  • In the bottom corner of the right shop window of Shrimp Kicks
  • Waiting for the train across the tracks
  • In the window of the observation deck on Inkopolis Tower
  • On top of the fox statue between the ears
  • On top of the antenna atop one of the building in the distance outside Inkopolis Plaza that can be seen from the corner of the ramp leading up to the Shoal and Inkopolis News Studio
• If the player remains idle for long enough, Smallfry can occasionally be heard humming Calamari Inkantation. After the player has completed Return of the Mammalians, it may alternatively hum Happy Little Workers.

Names in other languages

Smallfry

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	コジャケ kojake	Small salmon
Dutch	Salmini	From Salmoniet (Salmonid) and mini
French	Salmioche	From Salmonoïde (Salmonid) and mioche (kid, brat)
German	Salmini	From Salmonide (Salmonid) and mini
Italian	Salmonello	Little Salmonid. Also, -ello is used to describe something small or cute, translating literally to "Small Salmon"
Russian	Малетчик Malyotchik	From малёк malyok (whitebait) and налётчик nalyotchik (raider)
Spanish (NOA)	Escamita	Little (fish) scale
Spanish (NOE)	Cenutrín	From cenutrio (twerp, brat)
Chinese (Simplified)	小鲑鱼 Xiǎo guīyú	Little Salmon
Chinese (Traditional)	小鮭魚 Xiǎo guīyú	Little Salmon
Korean	꼬마연어 kkoma-yeoneo	Little Salmon

Hugefry

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	オオジャケ様 ōjake-sama	The Great Big Salmon
Dutch	Salmega	From Salmoniet (Salmonid) and mega
German	Salmaxi	From Salmonide (Salmonid) and Maximum
Italian	Salmonone	From Salmonello (Smallfry) and the suffix -one used to describe something big. Literally translates to "Big Salmon"
Russian	Мегалетчик Megalyotchik	Megafry From мега mega (mega) and малётчик malyotchik (smallfry)
Spanish (NOA)	Escamota	Large (fish) scale
Spanish (NOE)	Megacenutrín	"Mega" + from cenutrio (twerp, brat)
Chinese (Simplified)	大鲑鱼大人 Dà guīyú dàrén	Same as Japanese
Chinese (Traditional)	神聖大鮭魚 Shénshèng dà guīyú	The Holy Big Salmon
Korean	대왕연어 daewang-yeoneo	King Salmon