Nails
“ | Hey, superstar! | ” |
— Nails greeting the player
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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[2]
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“ | 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. |
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— Play Nintendo[3]
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North America (English)
- "Get to it!" - When a player below level 4 enters the shop.
- "You betcha!" - When a player enters the shop after leveling up.
- "Nice doin' business!" - When a player buys an item.
Dutch
- When a player below level 4 enters the shop:
- When entering the shop:
- "Welkom, welkom!"
- (Welcome, welcome!)
- When a player of level 4 or up enters the shop for the first time:
- "Klopt helemaal, Naut!"
- (Exactly right, Gnarly Eddy!)
- When a player of level 10 or up enters the shop for the first time:
- "Ja, heel mooi!"
- (Yes, very nice!)
- When a player of level 20 or up enters the shop for the first time:
- "Welkom, verse klant!"
- (Welcome, fresh customer!)
- When a player of level 30 or up enters the shop for the first time:
- "Rustig, Naut!"
- (Calm down, Gnarly Eddy!)
- When spending at least 10.000 cash for the first time:
- "Moet je doen!"
- (You should do that!)
- When entering the shop without an internet connection:
- "Lobby in, internet aan!"
- (Lobby in, internet on!)
- When entering the shop:
- "Welkom, welkom!"
- (Welcome, welcome!)
- When the shop stocks a piece of already-owned headgear for the first time:
- "Zo is het!"
- (That's how it is!)
- When selecting a piece of already-bought headgear on the same day:
- "De zaken gaan goed!"
- (Business is booming!)
- When trying to trade in a piece of headgear that has the same main ability:
- "Precies! Zo is het!"
- (Exactly! That's how it is!)
- After buying a piece of headgear:
- "Ja, bedankt!"
- (Yes, thanks!)
- When not having enough cash:
- "Geef Naut z'n centen!"
- (Give Gnarly Eddy his money!)
Gallery
Nails in the 14th Sunken Scroll
Nails as he appears on Gnarly Eddy's Tableturf Battle card
Unofficial render of Gnarly Eddy and Nails' game models on The Models Resource
Etymology
"Nails" is an anagram of "snail".
Names in other languages
Language | Name | Meaning |
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タニシ店長 Tanishi-tenchō |
Store Manager Snail[note 1] |
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Argo | From the mythological ship the Argo[note 2] |
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Alex Cargo | From Escargot (snail) |
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Mollus | From Molluske (mollusk) |
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Lumacarlo | From Lumaca (snail) and the male given name Carlo |
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Улитыч Ulitych |
From улитка ulitka (snail) and ending "ыч" "ych" meaning "son of someone" Son of Snail |
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Caracolio | From Caracol (snail) with the suffix -io, common in given names |
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田螺店长 tiánluó diànzhǎng (Mandarin) |
Store Manager River Snail |
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田螺店長 tiánluó diànzhǎng (Mandarin) |
Store Manager River Snail |
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우렁 점장 ureong jeomjang |
Store Manager Freshwater snail |
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Nails | Same as English |
Translation notes
- ↑ "Tanishi" is the Japanese word for Viviparidae (river snail)
- ↑ When placed next to each other, Nails and Gnarly Eddy's Dutch names form Argonaut (Argonaut)
References
- ↑ Sunken Scroll 14 in Japanese
- ↑
@SplatoonNA on Twitter
- ↑ Play Nintendo
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