Knotty Bois
The Knotty Bois is a type of shoe in Splatoon 3.
It is a 1-star item produced by amiibo and comes with the primary ability Drop Roller. It is only available from the Inkling (Yellow) amiibo. It cannot be ordered from another player.
Appearance
The Knotty Bois are a pair of brown rope sandals, based on the traditional Japanese shoe known as waraji, similar to the Samurai Shoes. However there are no tabi, just the rope with a black and yellow ankle cuff. The ropes come together in bow knots.
Splatoon 3
Abilities
The Knotty Bois comes with Drop Roller as the primary ability, which, being exclusive to the main slot of Shoes, prevents the wearer from also having Object Shredder or Stealth Jump. As a 1-star item, the Knotty Bois comes with two additional slots for secondary abilities. The star level may be increased with Super Sea Snails for 1 (first), 1 (second), 5 (third), 10 (fourth), or 20 (fifth) Super Sea Snails per star. Increasing the star level to 2 stars will add another secondary ability slot for a total of three slots. Increasing the star level beyond 2 stars will increase the gear experience gained by a cumulative 3.333…% up to 10% additional experience at 5-star level. Since it is made by the amiibo gear brand, it has equal chances to roll any secondary ability.
Gallery
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The Knotty Bois from the front.
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The Knotty Bois from the back.
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The left side of the Knotty Bois.
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The right side of the Knotty Bois.
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Worn by an Inkling on the Custom Splattershot Jr. Tableturf Battle card.
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The Inkling (Yellow) full set.
Etymology
"Knotty Bois" serves as a double-layered pun: it can be seen as principally referring to the shoes themselves, being 'knotty' (referring to the tie-on nature of waraji) 'bois' (a figurative use of the plural of a slang misspelling of "boy"), but is also a play on "naughty boy(s)". This is because when combined with their matching gear items, the Boss Floss and Schoolyard Scrap Jack, they present the image of a youth delinquent.
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
 Japanese |
イダテンヒモサン idaten himo san |
Skanda String Sandals[note 1] |
 Dutch |
Touwsandalen | Rope sandals |
 French |
Sandales nouées hautes | High tied sandals |
 German |
Seilsandalen | Rope sandals |
 Italian |
Sandali di corda | Rope sandals |
 Russian |
Веревочные сандалии Veryovochnyye sandalii |
Rope sandals |
 Spanish (NOA) |
Sandalias con cuerdas | Sandals with Strings |
 Spanish (NOE) |
Sandalia con cuerdas | Sandal with Strings |
 Chinese (Simplified) |
韦驮天绑带凉鞋 wéituótiān bǎngdài liángxié (Mandarin) |
Skanda Strappy Sandals[note 2] |
 Chinese (Traditional) |
韋駄天綁帶涼鞋 wéituótiān bǎngdài liángxié (Mandarin) |
Skanda Strappy Sandals[note 3] |
 Korean |
짚신 jipsin |
Sandals |
