Nails

Nails​

Nails

3D artwork of Nails

Species	River snail
Height
Hair color
Eye color
Age
Gender	Male
Pronouns
Relations	Gnarly Eddy (Employee)
Location
Shop	Naut Couture (Owner)
Members

“	Hey, superstar!	”
— Nails greeting the player

Nails is a character in Splatoon 3 who runs the headgear shop in Splatsville, Naut Couture, alongside Gnarly Eddy, his employee. He is an energetic sea snail, his personality contrasting with the laid-back Gnarly Eddy.

Appearance

Nails is a small sea snail, similar in appearance to Super Sea Snails. He has a brown shell and pink body, and he wears a yellow baseball cap atop his shell and black sunglasses over his eyes.

Quotes

“	SRL Fashion Desk here with info on Naut Couture, Splatsville's headgear shop. It seems the laid-back shopkeeper Gnarly Eddy and his, uh, less laid-back boss Nails sell hats, masks, glasses, and other things you wear on your head. PSA: do NOT attempt to wear Nails as a hat.	”
— @SplatoonNA on Twitter

“	Hats off to Splatsville's go-to guys for headgear. The laid-back nautilus Gnarly Eddy and the energetic Nails the Snail run Naut Couture, where you can find fresh new headgear to help you get ahead of the game. You can get the hats, masks, and glasses that fit your style—or experiment with new ones. All of the gear comes with abilities that can help you in battle.	”
— Play Nintendo

North America (English)

• "Get to it!" - When a player below level 4 enters the shop.
• "Come again!" - When a player enters the shop while offline.
• "Check it out!" - When a player above level 4 enters the shop for the first time.
• "Hey, superstar!" - When a player enters the shop.
• "You betcha!" - When a player enters the shop after leveling up to level 10.
• "You're a VIP!" - When a player enters the shop after leveling up to level 20.
• "Don't scare 'em off!" - When a player enters the shop after leveling up to level 30.
• "Business is boomin'!" - When a player attempts to buy an item they already have.
• "Sorry, pal!" - When a player attempts to buy an item that's been sold out.
• "Fashion ain't free!" - When a player attempts to buy an item but doesn't have enough cash.
• "Don't do it, kid!" - When a player attempts to reset the abilities of an item that has the same abilities.
• "Nice doin' business!" - When a player buys an item.
• "Bright lights, baby!" - When a player attempts to increase the star power of an item that they already maxed out.
• "You earned it!" - When a player gets the 100K Naut Couture Club badge.
• "You're da best!" - When a player gets the 1M Naut Couture Club badge.

Dutch

• "Klopt helemaal, Naut!"

(Exactly right, Gnarly Eddy!) - When a player below level 4 enters the shop.

• "Zo is het!"

(That's how it is!) - When a player of level 4 or up enters the shop for the first time.

• "Ja, heel mooi!"

(Yes, very nice!) - When a player of level 10 or up enters the shop for the first time.

• "Welkom, verse klant!"

(Welcome, fresh customer!) - When a player of level 20 or up enters the shop for the first time.

• "Rustig, Naut!"

(Calm down, Gnarly Eddy!) - When a player of level 30 or up enters the shop for the first time.

• "Moet je doen!"

(You should do that!) - When spending at least 10.000 cash for the first time.

• "Bedankt, beste klant!"

(Thanks, dear customer!) - When spending at least 1.000.000 cash for the first time.

• "Lobby in, internet aan!"

(Lobby in, internet on!) - When entering the shop without an internet connection.

• "Welkom, welkom!"

(Welcome, welcome!) - When entering the shop.

• "Precies! Zo is het!"

(Exactly! That's how it is!) - When trying to trade in a piece of headgear that has the same main ability.

• "Goed gezien, Naut!"

(Good call, Gnarly Eddy!) - When selecting a piece of already-owned headgear with max star power.

• "De zaken gaan goed!"

(Business is booming!) - When selecting a piece of already-bought headgear on the same day.

• "Sorry, gup!"

(Sorry, gup!) - When selecting a piece of already-bought headgear on the same day in Inkopolis.

• "Ja, bedankt!"

(Yes, thanks!) - After buying a piece of headgear

• "Geef Naut z'n centen!"

(Give Gnarly Eddy his money!) - When not having enough cash

Gallery

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  2D artwork of Nails

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  2D artwork of Gnarly Eddy and Nails

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  Nails in Naut Couture

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  Nails in the 14th Sunken Scroll

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  Nails as he appears on Gnarly Eddy's Tableturf Battle card

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  Unofficial render of Gnarly Eddy and Nails' game models on The Models Resource

Trivia

• According to a Famitsu interview, Nails hired Gnarly Eddy as a clerk and model for Naut Couture and he doesn't mind Eddy's shyness.

Etymology

"Nails" is an anagram of "snail".

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	タニシ店長 Tanishi tenchō	Store Manager Snail
Dutch	Argo	From the mythological ship the Argo
French	Alex Cargo	From Escargot (snail)
German	Mollus	From Molluske (mollusk)
Italian	Lumacarlo	From Lumaca (snail) and the male given name Carlo
Russian	Улитыч Ulitych	From улитка ulitka (snail) and ending "ыч" "ych" meaning "son of someone" Son of Snail
Spanish	Caracolio	From Caracol (snail) with the suffix -io, common in given names
Chinese (Simplified)	田螺店长 Tiánluó diàn zhǎng (Mandarin)	Store Manager River Snail
Chinese (Traditional)	田螺店長 Tiánluó diàn zhǎng (Mandarin)	Store Manager River Snail
Korean	우렁 점장 Uleong jeomjang	Store Manager Freshwater Snail
Portuguese	Nails	Same as English
Internal	GearShopHead_Sub	GearShop is localized, Head means headgear, Sub is a background character.