Dynamo Roller

The Dynamo Roller is a main weapon in Splatoon and Splatoon 2.

The Dynamo Roller can cover turf while in motion and can fling a large amount of ink at medium range. Compared to the Splat Roller, this roller is much slower but covers a larger area while rolling and throwing ink. It has the greatest range of all the roller class weapons, but sacrifices speed; it rolls slowly when pushed, and it takes over a second to fling ink. The slow ink-flinging windup animation leaves the player vulnerable when attacking, as no other actions may be performed while readying the fling, and it is not possible to cancel a fling once initiated. The Dynamo Roller's weight class is Heavy, so mobility will be impaired when it is equipped, even when not attacking with the weapon.

Splatoon

Dynamo Roller

Category	Main
Class	Roller
Sub	Sprinkler
Special	Echolocator
Level	15
Cost	10,000
Availability	Octobot King
Base damage	25–125 (Splash) 160 (Roll)
Base duration
Ink consumption	20% (Splash) 0.1% per frame (Roll)
Special points
Sp. depletion	75%
Range	72 / 100
Damage
Impact
Fire rate
Charge speed
Ink speed	30 / 100
Mobility
Durability
Handling	18 / 100
Variants	Gold Dynamo Roller Tempered Dynamo Roller

The Dynamo Roller comes in a set with the Sprinkler and Echolocator. It can only be purchased after collecting the Sunken Scroll from the Octo Valley mission Enter the Octobot King!. Each flick of the weapon consumes 20% of the ink tank capacity, allowing for 5 flings before needing to refill on ink.

Version history

Version	Adjustments
2.2.0	▼ amount of time needed before the ink begins filling after swinging the roller increased. ▼ Players can only splat their opponents in one hit if they hit with the center of the roller. ▼ Opponents cannot be splatted in one hit when the player is out of ink. — Calculation method for damage when the roller is repeatedly swung modified.
2.7.0	▼ Special gauge loss: 50% → up to 75% ▼ Swim speed decreased by about 10%.
2.9.0	▼ When using the ink fling attack, decreased the central zone in which it was possible to splat an opponent with a single attack by 18%. ▲ Increased damage dealt when flinging ink to attack the barrier around the Rainmaker in Rainmaker mode by 12%. ▼ Time taken to begin recovering ink after ink fling attack: 1.17 seconds → 1.33 seconds

Gallery

Promo image.
An Inkling at the ready with an old version of the Dynamo Roller.
An Inkling flinging ink with the Dynamo Roller at an early version of Blackbelly Skatepark.
Official art of an Inkling holding the Dynamo Roller.

Demonstration

Splatoon 2

Dynamo Roller

Category	Main
Class	Roller
Sub	Ink Mine
Special	Sting Ray
Level	20
Cost	24,500
Availability
Base damage	40–180 (Ground) 40–180 (Midair) 125 (Roll)
Base duration
Ink consumption	18% (Splash) 0.1% per frame (Roll)
Special points	180p
Sp. depletion
Range	76 / 100
Damage
Impact
Fire rate
Charge speed
Ink speed	25 / 100
Mobility
Durability
Handling	20 / 100
Variants	Gold Dynamo Roller Kensa Dynamo Roller

The Dynamo Roller returns in Splatoon 2, with minor appearance changes but significant performance changes. It comes with Ink Mines and the Sting Ray. Each flick consumes 18% of the ink tank capacity, allowing for 5 flings before needing to refill on ink. Jumping before flinging ink will perform a long-range attack, the vertical swing. The vertical swing paints a long path of ink and damages distant opponents. If it hits, the vertical fling can splat a Steelhead in only one shot.