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
Special depletion	75%
Range	72 / 100
Damage
Impact
Fire rate
Charge speed
Ink speed	30 / 100
Mobility
Durability
Handling	18 / 100
Other 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.

Data

The Dynamo Roller is a heavyweight weapon.
Ink consumption while rolling is 6% per second.
- This stat can be changed with Ink Saver (Main).
Ink consumption per attack is 20%.
- This allows players to attack 5 times before needing to refill the ink supply.
- This stat can be changed with Ink Saver (Main).
The weapon can attack with a depleted ink tank, but the damage of that attack is reduced to 40% of the normal amount.
Rolling with a depleted ink tank will not leave a trail or damage opponents.

When attacking, it takes 45 frames to lift the roller (0.75 seconds).
When rolling, the player's movement speed is set to 0.96 units per frame.
When rolling on an uninkable surface or with a depleted ink tank, the player's movement speed is set to 0.96 units per frame.
After rolling, there is a 0.33 second cooldown before the ink tank starts refilling.
After swinging, there is a 1.33 second cooldown before the ink tank starts refilling.
Hitting an opponent while rolling deals 160 damage.
Attacks have a base damage of 125.

For normal attacks, ink loses damage based on distance traveled. Ink starts losing damage at 110 units and stops losing damage at 170 units. The minimum damage is 25.
Ink globs travel straight for 6 frames.
Ink flung from the center of the roller does the greatest damage. Ink that flies to the left or right will have lower damage. This low-damage ink starts losing damage after traveling a distance of 155 units and stops losing damage at 170 units. The maximum damage is 50 and the minimum damage is 25.
When rolling, the Dynamo Roller leaves an ink trail that is 60 units wide.

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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

Quotes

Sheldon's Introduction

The Dynamo Roller is a roller I designed myself upon using my granddad's blueprints! It wound up with incredible power, but the dynamo motor does weigh it down a bit... oh, well. Anyway, ink turf with the Sprinkler and track enemies with the Echolocator, and you'll be winning in no time!^(NA)^[a]

“

Using the blueprints as a starting point, Sheldon has rigged up a motor to the roller base. Cumbersome to use, but delivers a powerful burst of ink when swung.

”

— In-Game Description

Notes

↑ North America

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
Special depletion
Range	76 / 100
Damage
Impact
Fire rate
Charge speed
Ink speed	25 / 100
Mobility
Durability
Handling	20 / 100
Other 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.

Data

The Dynamo Roller is a heavyweight weapon.
Ink consumption per second while rolling scales from 1.2% to 6% depending on the rolling speed.
- This stat can be changed with Ink Saver (Main).
When rolling, the player's movement speed is set to 0.88 units per frame.
After rolling for 1.5 seconds, the player begins to dash.
When dashing, the player's movement speed is set to 1.08 units per frame.
After rolling, there is a 0.33 second cooldown before the ink tank starts refilling.
Hitting an opponent while rolling deals 125 damage. Main Power Up increases rolling contact damage up to 143.75.
When rolling, the Dynamo Roller leaves an ink trail that is 68 units wide.

Horizontal swing (from ground)

The ink consumption of 18% allows players to attack 5 times before needing to refill the ink supply.
- This stat can be changed with Ink Saver (Main).
When attacking with a nearly depleted ink tank, the ink consumption of that attack is reduced to 9%. The damage of that attack is reduced to 25% of the normal amount.
When attacking while moving, the player's movement speed is set to 0.24 units per frame.
After swinging, there is a 1.08 second cooldown before the ink tank starts refilling.
Attacks have a base damage of 180. Main Power Up increases damage up to 207.
For normal attacks, ink loses damage based on distance traveled. Ink starts losing damage at 80 units and stops losing damage at 182 units. The minimum damage is 40. Main Power Up increases minimum damage up to 46.
The lethal range is 110 units, as this is the farthest distance where ink deals 100 damage.
In situations where ink falls down, the ink will lose damage as it falls. The minimum damage for falling ink is 20.
Ink flung from the center of the roller does the greatest damage. Ink that is flung at an angle greater than 20 degrees to the left or right will have lower damage. This low-damage ink starts losing damage after traveling a distance of 10 units and stops losing damage at 130 units. The maximum damage is 120 and the minimum damage is 40. Main Power Up increases maximum damage up to 138 and increases minimum damage up to 46.

Vertical swing (while jumping)

The ink consumption of 18% allows players to attack 5 times before needing to refill the ink supply.
- This stat can be changed with Ink Saver (Main).
When attacking with a nearly depleted ink tank, the ink consumption of that attack is reduced to 9%. The damage of that attack is reduced to 50% of the normal amount.
When attacking while moving, the player's movement speed is set to 0.24 units per frame.
After swinging, there is a 1.33 second cooldown before the ink tank starts refilling.
Attacks have a base damage of 180. Main Power Up increases damage up to 207.
For normal attacks, ink loses damage based on distance traveled. Ink starts losing damage at 90 units and stops losing damage at 214 units. The minimum damage is 40. Main Power Up increases minimum damage up to 46.
The lethal range is 130 units, as this is the farthest distance where ink deals 100 damage.
In situations where ink falls down, the ink will lose damage as it falls. The minimum damage for falling ink is 20.
Damage does not change based on the angle of the ink.^[2]

Version history

Version	Adjustments
Base game	– Splash attacks in midair changed to slower vertical swings that are narrow and have increased range. ▲ Ink consumption per flick: 20.0% → 18.0% ▼ Ground splash range decreased by about 8%. ▲ Ground splash damage: 25–125 → 35–150 ▼ Roll damage: 160 → 125 ▲ Movement speed while rolling increased: 0.98 → 1.08 ▼ When rolling you need to accelerate to max rolling speed : 0.88 → 1.08
1.2.0	▲ Extended range for dealing maximum damage to an opponent by 14%
1.4.0	▲ Increased width of ink path when using to ink the ground continuously and moving at maximum speed by roughly 13%. ▲ Slightly increased the width of ink coverage when using a horizontal swing from a location higher than the surrounding area. ▲ Increased damage dealt to opposing Ballers with either a vertical or horizontal swing by roughly 60%. ▲ Decreased the knock back distance when coming into contact with a roller that has run out of ink or is in mid-air. — 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. ▲ In Rainmaker mode, equipping weapons such as the E-liter 4K and Dynamo Roller will no longer lower movement and swim speed while holding the Rainmaker.
2.2.0	▲ Horizontal fling and Vertical fling maximum damage: 150.0 → 180.0 ▲ Horizontal fling indirect hit damage range expanded, the area where the damage is above 50.0 was widened by 21% ▲ Vertical fling indirect hit damage range expanded, the area where the damage is above 50.0 was lengthened by 11%
3.0.0	▲ Increased number of ink droplets generated by a horizontal swing, making the coverage on the area inked more consistent. ▲ Increased spread of ink droplets generated by a horizontal swing.
3.2.0	▲ Decreased ink consumption when inking the ground with the roller while moving at top speed by roughly 33%.
4.1.0	▲ Will now also ink turf closer to the player in addition to previous ink coverage when performing a horizontal swing.

Quotes

Sheldon's Introduction

The Dynamo Roller is a roller I designed myself using a power generator for high strength and long range! The motor does weigh it down a smidge, but the Ink Mines wait until someone gets too close before splashing ink everywhere! And the Sting Ray can take down enemies from a comfortable distance! The set appeals to those too stubborn to give up inked turf.

Gallery

Promo image
Holding the Dynamo Roller
Rolling the Dynamo Roller

Demonstration

Strategy

For competitive tips about the Dynamo Roller

View the strategy page.

Trivia

This weapon is used on the following Octo Expansion levels:
- Spin Docto Station
- Hasta La Vista Station
This weapon is tied with the Clash Blaster, Squeezer, and Custom Jet Squelcher for the cheapest Sting Ray in the game (180 p).

Etymology

Dynamo Roller is derived from Dynamo and Roller. Dynamo is a type of an electrical generator, which the Dynamo Roller seems partly based on.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ダイナモローラー dainamo rōrā	Dynamo Roller
Dutch	Dynamoroller	Dynamo Roller
French	Dynamo-rouleau	Dynamo roller
German	Dynaroller	Dynamo + Roller
Italian	Rullo dinamo	Dynamo Roller
Russian	Мотовалик Motovalik	Motor roller
Spanish (NOA)	Rodillo Pro	Pro Roller
Spanish (NOE)	Dinamorrodillo	Dynamoroller