Ink It Station

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H04: Shooter McStation
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H06: Break & Bounce Station

"Ink it real good!"
Ink It Station
Ink back turf and get to the goal!
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Station H05
Test Fee CQ Points 300
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Weapons
and rewards
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CQ Points 1,000
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Music #14 crush

Ink It Station is a test in Splatoon 2's paid downloadable content, the Octo Expansion. This station is unlocked after clearing Shooter McStation or Break & Bounce Station.

Access

The player must clear either H04 Shooter McStation or H06 Break & Bounce Station to access this test. The shortest way to access this station is to clear H06 Break & Bounce Station.

Walkthrough

Overview

The test is a standard reach the goal level designed to make use of the Hydra Splatling's range and coverage. A number of Spreaders are around the map, covering the area with ink. Sanitized Octotroopers also appear in the station, atop the Spreaders. A Flooder also makes an appearance at the fourth checkpoint.

Tips

Gallery

Quotes

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C.Q. Cumber's Quotes

Spreaders endlessly coat surfaces with ink.
Take care not to get caught by the Spreaders as they move.
Are Spreaders friend? Or foe? We may never know for sure...

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Cap'n Cuttlefish's Quotes

Look left, look right, then look behind! It's a rule of the battlefield.
Blistering barnacles! That Spreader is using the same ink as Agent 8!
Yo ho - very nice!

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Marina's Quotes

Make full use of the Hydra Splatling's range, OK?
I believe that's a Big Flooder.
Lead the Flooder with your ink!

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Pearl's Quotes

BOOYAH, BABY!
AW, YEAH! FIRE! FIRE! FIRE!
Spreader ahoy!
Massive enemy spotted!

Trivia

  • The title and subtitle are a reference to the 1988 song Push It by Salt-N-Pepa.
  • At one point during the stage, Cap'n Cuttlefish says "Blistering barnacles! That Spreader is using the same ink as Agent 8!". "Blistering barnacles" is one of the catchphrases of Captain Haddock, one of the characters in The Adventures of Tintin.
  • This stage has plastic Clackers in the background. This particular toy, seen in the stage, was popular in the 1990s.
    • Instead of taking the form of the toy they are based on, the handle of the toys in this stage are squid-shaped.
  • The Russian subtitle and title are a reference to a commercial of Gallina Blanca bouillon cubes from the end of the nineties.

Names in other languages

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Language Name Meaning
Netherlands Dutch Op goede grond
Kleur bekennen
Gebruik inkt om terrein te veroveren op weg naar het doel!
On good ground
Confess color[note 1]
Use ink to gain ground on the way to the goal!
Germany German Nicht so zaghaft mit der Farbe!
Kunstforum
Färbe dir den Weg zum Ziel frei!
Not so timid with the ink!
Art-forum
Ink your way to the goal!
Russia Russian ...Буль-буль!
Налимо-Бланко
Проложи путь и доберись до цели!

...Bul'-bul'!
Nalimo-Blanko
Proloji put' i doberis' do tseli!
...Gurgle-gurgle!
Burbot-Blanco[note 2]
Set path and reach the goal!
Mexico Spanish (NOA) ¡Por el poder del garabateador!
Amos del Pulpiverso
Entinta territorio para llegar a la meta.
By the Power of Splatling!
Masters of the Octoverse
Ink territory to reach to the goal.
Spain Spanish (NOE) Ideal para darse una vuelta
Vía Voltio
Entinta terreno para llegar a meta.
Ideal to take a walk
Volt Track
Ink terrain to reach the goal.

Translation notes

  1. "Kleur bekennen" is a Dutch proverb meaning "to have to express your opinion".
  2. A reference to their 90s Russian commercial of the brand of dry broth and spices "Галлина Бланка" ("Gallina Blanca") and the word налим nalim (burbot), where "Буль-буль!" "Bul'-bul'!" ("Gargle-gargle!") is a quote from this commercial.