Inkfurler

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An Inkfurler.

Inkfurlers are a mechanic in Splatoon 2 and Splatoon 3. They appear in the single-player modes Octo Canyon, Octo Expansion, and Return of the Mammalians, as well as in the Shifty Station Furler in the Ashes.

Description

Inkfurlers are large plastic wraps that unroll when shot at by the player, creating a platform or climbable wall automatically covered in their ink. They re-furl after a brief moment, which can trip up the player. The player can reopen an Inkfurler by shooting its tip or by pushing a ball into it. Enemy attacks automatically retract an Inkfurler. If the player is hit by an Inkfurler pushed back by enemy ink, they will take chip damage; and vice versa, although Inkfurlers will usually instantly splat enemies that they run over when under the effect of the player's ink. Inkfurlers are prominently featured in Sector 4 of Octo Canyon and are required to progress in other levels. Just before an Inkfurler rolls back up, it gives the player a warning by wiggling at the tip.

In multiplayer modes, Inkfurlers are significantly sturdier, taking more hits to unfurl than normal (especially when re-furling) and unfurl much slower. Unlike in other modes, Inkfurlers are always coated in the ink of the player of unfurled it, even when on the opponent's side of the stage, and it can be inked over by an opponent. They appear as gray on the outside instead of their more colorful appearances elsewhere.

Appearances

Octo Canyon

Octo Expansion

Shifty Station

Return of the Mammalians

Gallery

Trivia

  • Inkfurlers closely resemble slap bracelets, springy bracelets popular in the late eighties and early nineties, that roll up similarly. This is represented in the name of H01D03 Slap Bracelet Station, which predominantly uses Inkfurlers.
  • In the level that introduces inkfurlers, Marie states that if she ever gets her hands on some inkfurlers of her own, she's going to use them to open an amusement park.

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japan Japanese ピロピロ
Piropiro
Party horn
Netherlands Dutch Inkttoeter Ink horn [a]
CanadaFrance French Sans-gêne Party horn[b]
Germany German Schnalzbänder
Italy Italian Srotolone From srotolare ("unroll") and the suffix -one, used to refer on something large
Russia Russian Дорожка
Dorozhka
Track
Mexico Spanish (NOA) Pasarrollo From pasar ("to go through") and rollo ("roll")
Spain Spanish (NOE) Serpentintas From serpentín ("coil") and tinta ("ink")
China Chinese (Simplified) 吹吹卷
Hong Kong Chinese (Traditional) 吹吹捲
South Korea Korean 롤 매트 Roll Mat
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Translation notes

  1. From inkt ("ink") and verjaardagstoeter ("party horn")
  2. Sans-gêne can also mean someone shameless.

References