User:ArgentuTA164/Splatoon 4 Ideas
I have come up with plentiful ideas for Splatoon 4 and I thought it would be nice to share them as well as document them.
Main gimmick
My main gimmick idea is elemental ink - your ink would have different effects based on the element you chose! It goes off of the idea of the "fire, water, air, earth" quartet of elements.
| Elemental Ink Effects | ||||
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| Element | Effect | |||
| Normal spread | Explosion | Status effect | Tracking | |
| Fire | Ink will spread outwards at a moderate pace, but does not spread up or down walls. Lower range payoff. Melts frozen ink and ice. |
??? | Toxic Mist will damage players who walk through it but their speed will be lowered less. | Fire-tracked players will move faster but be unable to stop until the tracking wears off. |
| Water | Ink will freeze over and become slippery, and will break after a while and become normal ink. Less efficiency payoff. Can be melted by fire ink. |
Explosions have very little power but will freeze players in place if they come into contact with it. The ice melts after a while. They can also attempt to break free from the ice by mashing buttons. |
Toxic Mist will freeze players if they come into contact with it. They will also melt when the mist disappears. | Water-tracked players will move as if they were on ice. |
| Air | Ink will shoot further. Less power payoff. Brellas will allow the player to fall slower if they still have their canopy and not in swim form. |
Explosions have less power but will fling enemies away. Will break rocks. |
??? | Air-tracked players will be slowly rising into the air, unable to move much. |
| Earth | Ink is stickier and harder to move through. | Creates a giant rock that prevents the area from being inked on or moved through for a while. Can be destroyed by air-bombs. |
??? | Earth-tracked players are unable to jump or dodge-roll. |
General Gameplay
Modes
Pretty much all modes from Splatoon 2 onwards will return.
| Hero Mode | The story mode of Splatoon 4. |
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| Turf War | Cover the most turf in your team's ink in three minutes to win. |
| Splat Zones | Maintain control of the zone(s) for about 100 seconds to win. |
| Tower Control | Stay on the tower and ride it to the enemy's base to win. |
| Rainmaker | Take the super-powerful Rainmaker through the checkpoint and to the enemy's base to win. |
| Clam Blitz | Fill the enemy's goal with 100 clams to win. |
| Salmon Run | Defeat the three waves of enemies and meet quotas for some cash. |
Special Battles
Aside from the classics, there are also some extra multiplayer modes!
Tricolor Turf War
Tricolor Turf War returns from Splatoon 3. Every map has a Tricolor layout now, and it can be played at any time - including during Splatfests! It can't appear during a Splatfest with only two teams.
Quad-Color Turf War
A Turf War with... four colors? Quad-Color Turf War is also available at any time and has its own unique set of maps to facilitate its nonsense! It can't appear during a Splatfest with two or theee teams.
Free-for-All Turf War
Eight colors??? That's just ridiculous. Witness true chaos in this 8-player Free-for-All Turf War! Scramble to be the one with more ink on the ground than the other 7 players! It also has its own set of maps... obviously.
Monocolor Turf War
A normal 4v4 Splatfest but both teams have the same color. Simply have fun and hope you win!
Past Idols
Past idols will be hanging around town. If you talk to them, they'll ask if you want to talk a break, and they"ll play in your stead. Each idol will have a kit unique to them, and if you win enough matches, they'll lend you a replica of their kit. (Big Man would either let you take up two slots to account for his unique playstyle, or he would give you his amiibo outfit and weapon temporarily and ask for them back afterwards.)
| Idol | Main Weapon | Sub Weapon | Special Weapon |
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 Callie
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Splat Roller | Curling Bomb | Kraken Royale |
 Marie
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Splat Charger | Splash Wall | Booyah Bomb |
 Pearl
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Splat Dualies | Burst Bomb | Zipcaster |
 Marina
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Splat Brella | Sprinkler | Ink Storm |
 Shiver
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Tri-Stringer | Toxic Mist | Tenta Missiles |
 Frye
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Splatana Stamper | Fizzy Bomb | Triple Splashdown |
 Big Man
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Slosher | Splat Bomb | Triple Inkstrike |
The Main Hub
Splatfests
Splatfests can have 2, 3, or 4 teams, as sometimes the idols will agree on certain matters. Just like in Splatoon 3, they are split up into two days. All previous idols will appear during a Splatfest and will behave mostly as normal. Every idol will be affiliated with a team, and every team will have at least one idol affiliated with it.
Day 1
During the first day of a Splatfest, each of the past idols will be found in the section according to the team they're on. You can talk to them and play as them for some Splatfest fun, and they'll have their usual special kits. In addition, you can also talk to the idol performing and play as them, which will allow you to swap out their performance with that of a previous idol.
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Callie would perform Bomb Rush Blush. |
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Marie would perform Tide Goes Out. |
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Pearl would perform a completely original song. |
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Marina would perform a cover of Unsconscience. |
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Shiver would perform Anarchy Poisons (Bird Mix). |
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Frye would perform Anarchy Poisons (Snake Mix). |
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Big Man would perform Anarchy Poisons (Boar Mix). | ||
Day 2
During the second day of the Splatfest, all of the current idols gather on the halftime leader's section and perform their Day 2 song. While you can still play as the previous idols (who are on your team), you will not be able to play as the current idols on Day 2.
List of Splatfest ideas for Splatoon 4
| Theme | Alpha | Bravo | Charlie | Delta | Neutral |
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| Fire vs. Water vs. Earth vs. Air | |||||
| Fire | Water | Earth | Air | ||
| Mario vs. Luigi vs. Princess Peach vs. Toad | |||||
| Mario | Luigi | Princess Peach | Toad | ||
| Winter vs. Spring vs. Summer vs. Autumn | |||||
| Summer | Winter | Spring | Autumn | ||
| Sun vs. Moon vs. World vs. Stars | |||||
| Sun | Moon | World | Stars |
Color sets
| Name | Player | Enemy | Situation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your Majesty | Used in the tutorial. | ||
| Acid Grains | Used in World 1. | ||
| Desert Oasis | Used in World 2. | ||
| Poison Boysenberry | Used in World 3 | ||
| Boss Battles | |||
| Coal Mine | Used when fighting a boss. | ||
| Frigid Waterfall | Used when fighting a boss. | ||
| Rock Climb | Used when fighting a boss. | ||
| Lightning and Thunder | Used when fighting a boss. | ||
| Alpha | Bravo | Neutral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orange |
Blue |
To reference the main colors of Splatoon. | |
| Pink |
Green |
To reference the main colors of Splatoon 2. | |
| Yellow |
Blue |
To reference the main colors of Splatoon 3. | |
| Red |
Blue |
The main colors of Splatoon 4. |
| Alpha | Bravo | Charlie | Neutral | Notes |
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| Rose Pink |
Lime Green |
Orange |
To reference Callie, Marie, and the new Captain. | |
| Pink |
Cyan |
Gray |
To reference Pearl, Marina, and Eight. | |
| Blue |
Yellow |
Red |
To reference Shiver, Frye, and Big Man as well as their eponymous Splatfest. | |
| Orange |
Green |
Purple |
| Alpha | Bravo | Charlie | Delta | Neutral | Notes |
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| Red |
Blue |
Green |
Yellow |
The main Quad-Color color set. |
| Alpha | Bravo | Charlie | Delta | Echo | Foxtrot | Golf | Hotel | Neutral |
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| Red |
Blue |
Green |
Yellow |
Purple |
Cyan |
Black |
Gray |
The Idols
| Species | 2 Inklings 2 Octolings |
| Gender | 2 male 2 female |
| Members | Flambeau LeCharbon Estrella DeMar Tourmalina Terramund Tempo Uraganaga |
Merpaint is the primary idol band of Splatoon 4 based on the cultures behind the four most common Romance languages (Spanish, French, Portuguese, and Italian). They run the Centerpoint News broadcast.
| Song Name | Japanese Name | Fictional Artist | Where It Plays |
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| Mornin', Everybody! | おはようございます！ Ohayougozaimasu! |
Merpaint | Centerpoint News theme |
| Evenin', Partygoers! | こんばんは！こんばんは！ Konban-wa! Konban-wa! |
Merpaint | Centerpoint News (Splatfest Inkoming!) |
| Keep the Party Goin'! | 月のドキドキ Tsuki-no Dokidoki |
Merpaint | Splatfest (Quick Stage Reveal) |
| Passion Brûlante | パッセョン・ブルラント Passyon Bururanto |
Flambeau LeCharbon | Splatfest (Day 1) Stage of Fire |
| Ràpidos Bailando | ラピドス・バイランド Rapidosu Bairando |
Estrella DeMar | Splatfest (Day 1) Stage of Water |
| Valsa Cristalina | ヴァルサ・クリスタリナ Varusa Kurisutarina |
Tourmalina Terramund | Splatfest (Day 1) Stage of Earth |
| Crescendo Tempestoso | クレシェンド・テンペストソ Kureshendo Tenpestoso |
Tempo Uraganaga | Splatfest (Day 1) Stage of Air |
| Colōrēs Magicī | コローレース・マギキー Korōrēsu Magikī |
Merpaint | Splatfest (Day 2) |
| Merpaint Member Infoboxes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Flambeau LeCharbon
フランボー・シャーボン Furanbō Shābon
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Estrella DeMar
マーのエストレッヤ Mā-no Esutoreyya
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Turmalina "Alina" Terramund
ターマリナ・テラムンド「マリナ」 Tāmarina Teramundo "Mari na"
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Tempo Uraganaga
テンポ・ウラガナガ Tenpo Uraganaga
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