Inkbrush

The Inkbrush is a main weapon in Splatoon and Splatoon 2.

As a roller-class weapon, the Inkbrush can be pushed along the ground while leaving a trail of ink. Much like the Splat Roller, the Inkbrush can be used as a sort of melee weapon that splatters some ink in front of the player. Of all weapons in its class, the Inkbrush travels at the highest speed and leaves the most narrow trail. The high rolling speed can be used to quickly escape or approach an enemy. It has the lowest damage output in its class; four flicks (or five bumps while rolling) are needed to splat an opponent. The Inkbrush consumes 2% of the ink tank capacity per flick, allowing the player to fling 50 times before needing to refill the tank.

The Inkbrush is most comparable to the Octobrush, another paintbrush-like weapon. The Inkbrush is faster and more ink efficient while having less range and dealing less damage per glob of ink.

The weapon is designed with a paint tube in the middle, connected to paintbrush bristles and a blue handle with a textured black grip. The paint tube shows the player's ink color on the label, and a glob of the player's ink coats the bristles.

Splatoon

Splatoon

Inkbrush

Category	Main
Class	Roller
Sub	Sprinkler
Special	Inkstrike
Level	8
Cost	4,800
Availability
Base damage	28 (Splash) 20 (Roll)
Base duration
Ink consumption	2% (Splash) 0.135% per frame (Roll)
Special points
Sp. depletion	40%
Range	10 / 100
Damage
Impact
Fire rate
Charge speed
Ink speed	100 / 100
Mobility
Durability
Handling	100 / 100
Variants	Inkbrush Nouveau Permanent Inkbrush

The Inkbrush was released on 5 June 2015. It comes in a set with the Sprinkler and the Inkstrike.

When using the Inkbrush, the player's Inkling will hold the weapon on the right-hand side of its body. Usually, this does not affect the gameplay, but if a player makes a sharp left turn while in enemy ink, they will get stuck in the ink.

When flicking the Inkbrush, there is a random chance that more than one glob of ink will hit the opponent.

Version history

Version	Adjustments
2.2.0	▲ Ink usage while running decreased by 10%.
2.7.0	▲ Special gauge loss: 50% → as low as 40%
2.8.0	▲ When repeatedly using swinging attacks, ink will also be painted where the player is standing.

Gallery

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  Promo image

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  Official art of a female Inkling with the Inkbrush

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  Official art of a team of Inklings - the third one is holding the Inkbrush

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  Art of three female Inklings, with the one on the right holding an Inkbrush

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  Official art of another female Inkling swinging the Inkbrush in a Japanese promo image for SplatNet

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  A render of the Inkbrush on its own

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  The Inkbrush being shown in the 4/2/15 Japanese Nintendo Direct

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  A male Inkling running with the Inkbrush at Blackbelly Skatepark

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  A female Inkling running with the Inkbrush

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  An Inkling swiping an Inkbrush at an opponent

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  An Inkling flinging ink with the Inkbrush

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  Promo for Museum d'Alfonsino - the third Inkling is holding the Inkbrush

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  Official art of an Inkling holding the Inkbrush

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  Promo art with a female Inkling (right) holding the Inkbrush

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  A poster seen in Inkopolis, showing off the Inkbrush

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  Concept art of various weapons, with the Inkbrush at the upper right

Splatoon 2

Splatoon 2

Inkbrush

Category	Main
Class	Roller
Sub	Splat Bomb
Special	Splashdown
Level	5
Cost	2,600
Availability
Base damage	7.4-30 (Splash) 20 (Roll)
Base duration
Ink consumption	2% (Splash) 0.135% per frame (Roll)
Special points	150p
Sp. depletion
Range	5 / 100
Damage
Impact
Fire rate
Charge speed
Ink speed	100 / 100
Mobility
Durability
Handling	100 / 100
Variants	Inkbrush Nouveau Permanent Inkbrush

The Inkbrush was released on 23 July 2017 at 02:00 UTC.. It comes in a set with the sub Splat Bomb and special Splashdown.

Version history

Version	Adjustments
Base game	▲ Base damage: 28.0 → 30.0
1.3.0	▲ Points to fill special gauge: 170 → 160
1.4.0	▲ Enemy ink will no longer have a negative effect when moving through it while holding to ink the ground continuously. ▲ Increased damage dealt to opposing Ballers when flinging ink by roughly 40%.
2.2.0	▲ Increased movement speed while swinging by roughly 67%.
3.0.0	▲ Increased overall spread of ink generated by swinging the brush, with the spread of ink closest to the player seeing the biggest increase, making it easier to ink continuous areas of turf.
4.1.0	▲ Points to fill special gauge: 160 → 150
4.2.0	▲ Reduced the interval between swinging the brush and holding ZR to ink by 4/60 of a second.
4.3.1	▲ Increased the effect of the Main Power Up gear ability. ▲ The increase to movement speed while inking with the maximum number of Main Power Up gear abilities equipped has been raised from roughly 4% to roughly 5%. ▲ The effect provided by Main Power Up is now more easily triggered, even with fewer instances of the gear ability equipped.
4.6.0	▲ Rate of which damage falls off decreased. ▲ Main Power Up will also improve painting while rolling.

Gallery

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Quotes

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Trivia

• The ink reservoir below the brush's head seems to made from an oil paint tube, fitting in with the art theme.
• In Splatoon, this weapon and its variants are tied with the Luna Blaster and its variant for the shortest range stat in the game.
• According to the first artbook, around every ten matches, the Inkbrush's tube needs to be replaced.
• In Splatoon 2, the Inkbrush was the first post-release weapon to added.
• As of patch 4.1.0 The Inkbrush has the lowest possible damage output of all main, sub and special weapons in the game at 7.4 damage per swing.
• The Inkbrush and its variants have the shortest range stat in Splatoon 2.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	パブロ Paburo	Pablo, a reference to Pablo Picasso, a Spanish painter.
Dutch	Inktkwast	Inkbrush
French	Épinceau	Sword Brush, from épée (“sword”) + pinceau (“brush”).
German	Quasto	From Quaste (“tassel”) + -o.
Italian	Calamaravaggio	From calamaro (“squid”) + Caravaggio, an Italian painter.
Russian	Кисть Kist'	Brush
Spanish	Pincel	Brush