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

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

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 has no effect on 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

Promo image.
Official art of a female Inkling with the Inkbrush.
Official art of a team of Inklings - the third one is holding the Inkbrush.
Art of three female Inklings, with the one on the right holding an Inkbrush.
Official art of another female Inkling swinging the Inkbrush in a Japanese promo image for SplatNet.
A render of the Inkbrush on its own.
The Inkbrush being shown in the 4/2/15 Japanese Nintendo Direct.
A male Inkling running with the Inkbrush at Blackbelly Skatepark.
A female Inkling running with the Inkbrush.
An Inkling swiping an Inkbrush at an opponent.
An Inkling flinging ink with the Inkbrush.
Promo for Museum d'Alfonsino - the third Inkling is holding the Inkbrush.
Official art of an Inkling holding the Inkbrush.
Promo art with a female Inkling (right) holding the Inkbrush.
A poster seen in Inkopolis, showing off the Inkbrush.
Concept art of various weapons, with the Inkbrush at the upper right.

Demonstration

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

The Inkbrush was released on 23 July 2017 at 02:00 UTC.^[1]. 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.

Gallery

Promo image.

Demonstration

Quotes

View the quotation page.

Trivia

The ink reservoir below the brush's head seems to made from an oil paint tube, fitting in with the art / brush theme.
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.

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. A portmanteau of "Épée" and "Pinceau"
German	Quasto	(Quaste = powder puff) -> Puffo
Italian	Calamaravaggio	A portmanteau of the words "calamaro" and Caravaggio, an Italian painter
Russian	Кисть Kist'	Brush
Spanish	Pincel	Brush

References

↑ Squid Research Lab announcing the release of the Inkbrush for Splatoon 2

Weapons in Splatoon

Main	Shooters	Sploosh-o-matic ^{(Neo, 7)} • Splattershot Jr. ^(Custom) • Splash-o-matic ^(Neo) • Aerospray MG ^{(RG, PG)} • Splattershot ^{(Hero, Tentatek, Octo, Wasabi)} • .52 Gal ^(Deco) • N-ZAP '85 ^{('89, '83)} • Splattershot Pro ^{(Forge, Berry)} • .96 Gal ^(Deco) • Dual Squelcher ^(Custom) • Jet Squelcher ^(Custom) • Luna Blaster ^(Neo) • Blaster ^(Custom) • Range Blaster ^{(Custom, Grim)} • Rapid Blaster ^(Deco) • Rapid Blaster Pro ^(Deco) L-3 Nozzlenose ^(D) • H-3 Nozzlenose ^{(D, Cherry)}
	Rollers	Carbon Roller ^(Deco) • Splat Roller ^{(Hero, Krak-On, CoroCoro)} • Dynamo Roller ^{(Gold, Tempered)} Inkbrush ^{(Nouveau, Permanent)} • Octobrush ^(Nouveau)
	Chargers	Classic Squiffer ^{(New, Fresh)} • Splat Charger ^{(Hero, Kelp, Bento)} • Splatterscope ^{(Kelp, Bento)} • E-liter 3K ^(Custom) • E-liter 3K Scope ^(Custom) • Bamboozler 14 Mk I ^{(II, III)}
	Sloshers	Slosher ^{(Deco, Soda)} • Tri-Slosher ^(Nouveau) • Sloshing Machine ^(Neo)
	Splatlings	Mini Splatling ^{(Zink, Refurbished)} • Heavy Splatling ^{(Deco, Remix)} • Hydra Splatling ^(Custom)

Sub	Splat Bomb • Burst Bomb • Suction Bomb • Seeker • Ink Mine • Disruptor • Point Sensor • Splash Wall • Sprinkler • Squid Beakon

Special

Weapons in Splatoon 2

Main	Shooters	Sploosh-o-matic ^(Neo) • Splash-o-matic ^(Neo) • Splattershot Jr. ^{(Custom, Kensa)} • Aerospray MG ^(RG) • Splattershot ^{(Hero, Tentatek, Octo, Kensa)} • .52 Gal ^(Deco) • N-ZAP '85 ^('89) • Splattershot Pro ^{(Forge, Kensa)} • .96 Gal ^(Deco) • Jet Squelcher ^(Custom) Luna Blaster ^{(Neo, Kensa)} • Blaster ^{(Hero, Custom)} • Range Blaster ^(Custom) • Rapid Blaster ^(Deco) • Rapid Blaster Pro ^(Deco) • Clash Blaster ^(Neo) L-3 Nozzlenose ^{(D, Kensa)} • H-3 Nozzlenose ^(D) • Squeezer ^(Foil)
	Rollers	Carbon Roller ^(Deco) • Splat Roller ^{(Hero, Krak-On, Kensa)} • Dynamo Roller ^{(Gold, Kensa)} • Flingza Roller ^(Foil) Inkbrush ^(Nouveau) • Octobrush ^{(Hero, Nouveau, Kensa)}
	Chargers	Classic Squiffer ^(New) • Splat Charger ^{(Hero, Firefin, Kensa)} • Splatterscope ^{(Firefin, Kensa)} • E-liter 4K ^(Custom) • E-liter 4K Scope ^(Custom) • Bamboozler 14 Mk I ^(II) • Goo Tuber ^(Custom)
	Sloshers	Slosher ^{(Hero, Deco)} • Tri-Slosher ^(Nouveau) • Sloshing Machine ^{(Neo, Kensa)} • Bloblobber • Explosher
	Splatlings	Mini Splatling ^(Zink) • Heavy Splatling ^{(Hero, Deco)} • Hydra Splatling ^(Custom) • Ballpoint Splatling • Nautilus 47
	Dualies	Dapple Dualies ^(Nouveau) • Splat Dualies ^{(Hero, Enperry, Kensa)} • Glooga Dualies ^(Deco) • Dualie Squelchers ^(Custom) • Dark Tetra Dualies ^(Light)
	Brellas	Splat Brella ^{(Hero, Sorella)} • Tenta Brella ^(Sorella) • Undercover Brella ^{(Sorella, Kensa)}
	Rares	Grizzco Blaster • Grizzco Brella • Grizzco Charger • Grizzco Slosher

Sub	Splat Bomb • Suction Bomb • Burst Bomb • Curling Bomb • Autobomb • Ink Mine • Sprinkler • Toxic Mist • Point Sensor • Splash Wall • Squid Beakon • Fizzy Bomb • Torpedo