Splat-Switch
“ | A Splat Switch! Haven't seen one of those in a while. | ” |
— Agent 1
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Splat-Switches, also formatted as Splat Switches, are square switches found on platforms in Octo Valley, Octo Canyon, Shifty Station, and the Octo Expansion. When covered with 70% ink, they will change to the players ink color and cause a platform to shift or rotate.
Description
Splat-Switches are square-shaped panels with small triangles on all sides that faintly glow red when not activated. When covered with 70% of Agent 3, Agent 4, or Agent 8's ink, the Splat-Switch will activate and change to the player's ink color. When activated, the switch causes a platform to shift or rotate, allowing the player to progress in a mission. In Shifty Station, one of two things can happen when a Splat-Switch is activated depending on which team activated it.
In Splatoon 2, new types of Splat-Switches were introduced:
- A temporary switch that is only on for a limited time, denoted by having three arrows on each side of the switch as opposed to one
- An A/B switch that can be turned off by enemy ink, denoted by two pairs of lights on either side of the switch
- Smaller versions of basic and temporary switches
The former two are exclusive to the Octo Expansion, but A/B switches also appear in some Shifty Stations.
Appearances
Level | Normal | Timed | A/B | Tiny | Timed tiny |
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Octo Valley | |||||
Splat-Switch Revolution (Mission #22) | ✓ | ||||
Octo Canyon | |||||
Octo-Resort Spring (Mission #12) | ✓ | ||||
Parking Garage (Mission #14) | ✓ | ||||
The Experimentorium (Mission #19) | ✓ | ✓ | |||
Cephalon HQ (Sector 5) | ✓ | ||||
Transfer Junction (Mission #24) | ✓ | ||||
Platform Madhouse (Mission #25) | ✓ | ✓ | |||
Octo Expansion | |||||
B06 Notorious Station | ✓ | ||||
C08 Bodacious 8-Ball Station | ✓ | ||||
C09B05 Wack 8-Ball Station | ✓ | ||||
C12F07 Matchmaker Station | ✓ | ||||
D04 Mad Props Station | ✓ | ||||
E05 Hypercolor Station | ✓ | ||||
E09 Squee-G Funk Station | ✓ | ||||
E11 Bodacious Rotation Station | ✓ | ||||
F02 Slow Ride Station | ✓ | ||||
F08 Jump Station | ✓ | ||||
F10 Cubular Station | ✓ | ||||
G08 Freakazoid Station | ✓ | ||||
I02 Dinky Ink Station | ✓ | ||||
Escape 02 Villi Phase | ✓ | ✓ | |||
Escape 03 Belly Phase | ✓ | ||||
Escape 04 Intestinal Phase | ✓ | ||||
Escape 05 Diaphragm Phase | ✓ | ✓ | |||
Escape 06 Peristalsis Phase | ✓ | ||||
Shifty Station | |||||
Layout 13: The Switches | ✓ | ||||
Layout 20: The Ink is Spreading | ✓ |
Trivia
- A glitch exists where a player can partially ink the switch and then pause the game. When the player resumes, the switch will automatically activate. Knowing this can be useful for speedrunning. If the player had the game open for to long, this glitch will not work, however.
Gallery
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A small Splat-Switch.
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The variant of Splat-Switch in the Octo Expansion.
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An inactive Splat-Switch.
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A Splat-Switch being activated with ink.
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An active Splat-Switch.
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A Splat-Switch in The Switches.