The weapon's shots resemble that of a shotgun; it has wide spread and short range, but not as wide and short-ranged as a roller. The player can press and hold to open the umbrella, which will shield the player from any attacks in the direction they are facing. If the player continues to hold for about two seconds, the umbrella will separate from the weapon and fly forward, becoming a fast-moving shield that the player can use to penetrate enemy defenses. Once separated, the player will not be able to use the umbrella's opening function for a few seconds.
▲ Decreased time required to begin opening the umbrella by 8/60 of a second.
▲ After beginning to open the umbrella, decreased time required for it to open completely by 10/60 of a second.
▲ Increased movement speed while the umbrella is open by roughly 38%.
▲ While keeping the maximum damage of one shot burst at 90, increased the damage delivered by each shot that lands from 15 to 18.
▲ Decreased damage done to the umbrella by shooters (excluding blasters), splatlings, and dualies by roughly 30%.
▲ The umbrella will no longer be destroyed immediately after coming into contact with a Baller.
▲ Increased damage dealt to opposing Ballers when shooting ink by roughly 30%.
— Fixed an issue causing the aiming reticule to display outside the center of the screen when moving the camera and using a roller or brella-type weapon.
— Fixed an issue causing brellas to shoot in an off-center direction when shooting them while moving the camera.
— Fixed an issue causing a discrepancy in movement speed while trying to shoot a brella-type weapon with no ink remaining, as opposed to shooting a brella with ink in the ink tank.
This here is the Splat Brella. It features a completely different fighting style than any other weapon type. You can scatter ink in front of you with ! But if you keep holding , your umbrella will open up, shielding you from enemy attacks! Furthermore, if you hold even longer, you can launch the umbrella shield, and it'll zoom forward while blocking attacks! The Sprinkler sub weapon and the Ink Storm special further enhance your support capabilities. This is a great set for getting your head around the brella!
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It features a completely different combat style than any other weapon type. Inklings can use it to scatter ink before them by firing. However, by holding the button, the umbrella will open up and shield them from enemy attacks. But if that wasn't enough, holding even longer will launch the umbrella shield, blocking attacks as it zooms ahead. Completing this set is the Sprinkler sub weapon and the Ink Storm special... to rain on opponents' parade.
The Splat Brella is the only weapon with the "Splat" prefix not made by the "Splat" brand. This is probably due to a mistranslation since its Japanese name lacks the Japanese equivalent of the "Splat" prefix (スプラ) which Splat-branded weapons have.
This weapon was playable in Octo Canyon as the Hero Brella before it was playable online. Even completing all stages with it would not unlock the Hero Brella Replica until it was released online.