Designer Headphones

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The Designer Headphones(NA)[a] or Colourful Headphones(EU/OC)[b], are headgear in the Splatoon series.

In Splatoon, they are a 2-star item produced by Forge and come with the primary ability Ink Saver (Sub). They can be purchased from Cooler Heads for Cash 2,500.

In Splatoon 2, they are a 2-star item produced by Forge and come with the primary ability Ink Saver (Sub). They can be purchased from Headspace for Cash 2,500 or from SplatNet 2 Gear Shop for Cash 5,000.

In Splatoon 3, they are a 1-star item produced by Forge and come with the primary ability Ink Saver (Sub). They can be purchased from Naut Couture for Cash 2,500 or from SplatNet 3 Shop for Cash 5,000.

Appearance

The Designer Headphones are a pair of very stylish headphones. The sides and top are the same color as the wearer's ink, but fade to a yellow-orange at the front regardless of ink color. On both earpieces is a circular design that also changes color based on ink, but not to match - it is generally a complementary color or close to it.

Splatoon

Designer Headphones
Designer Headphones
Category
Brand
Ability
Cost
Cash 2,500
Star count
Added in
Initial Release (1.0.0)

Abilities

The Designer Headphones comes with Ink Saver (Sub) as the primary ability. As a 2-star item, the Designer Headphones 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

Designer Headphones
Designer Headphones
Category
Brand
Ability
Cost
Cash 2,500
SplatNet 2
Cash 5,000
Star count
Added in

Abilities

The Designer Headphones comes with Ink Saver (Sub) 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 2-star item, the Designer Headphones comes with two additional slots for secondary abilities, which may be increased to a maximum of three slots with a Super Sea Snail for each slot. 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

Designer Headphones
Designer Headphones
Category
Brand
Ability
Cost
Cash 2,500
SplatNet 3
Cash 5,000
Star power
Added in

The Designer Headphones appeared in a Twitter post showcasing various shooter-class weapons on 2 May 2022.

Abilities

The Designer Headphones comes with Ink Saver (Sub) 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 1-star item, the Designer Headphones comes with two 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 to 2 stars will add another secondary ability slot for a total of three slots. 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 slot.

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Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japan Japanese オーロラヘッドホン
Ōrora Heddohon (Heddofon)
Aurora Headphones
Netherlands Dutch Designerkoptelefoon Designer headphones
Canada French (NOA) Casque multicolore Multicolored headphones
France French (NOE) Casque coloré Colorful headphones
Germany German Kolor[note 1]-Kopfhörer (Splatoon 3)
Pastell-Kopfhörer (Splatoon & 2)
Color Headphones
Pastel Headphones
Italy Italian Cuffie colorate Colored Headphones
Russia Russian Дизайнерские наушники
Dizainerskie Naushniki
Designer headphones
Mexico Spanish (NOA) Auriculares de diseñador Designer headphones
Spain Spanish (NOE) Auriculares multicolor Multicolored headphones
China Chinese (Simplified) 极光耳机
jíguāng ěrjī (Mandarin)
Aurora Headphones
Hong Kong Chinese (Traditional) 極光耳機
jíguāng ěrjī (Mandarin)
Aurora Headphones
South Korea Korean 오로라 헤드폰
olola hedeupon
Aurora Headphones

Translation notes

  1. From "Kolorierung", coloration

Notes

  1. North America
  2. Europe and Oceania