Spawner

Spawners, as seen in the Splatoon 3 announcement trailer

The spawner is a mechanic introduced in Splatoon 3. It functions as an entrance into battles. The act of entering the battle using a spawner is called Squid Spawn.

The spawner was first shown in the Splatoon 3 announcement trailer.

Description

The spawner bears a strong resemblance to a cappuccino machine, continuing the theme of the spawn points in Splatoon 2. The symbol on the bottom resembles the spawn point from Splatoon and Splatoon 2. Each Inkling and Octoling spawns on the spawner with a different animation depending on which weapon they are using.

Mechanics

“	Meow. (You start every battle on a spawner, then fly into the stage by doing a Squid Spawn.) Meow. (On the spawner, tilt the controller to pick a spot to land, then steer in the air with .) Meow! (Get splatted, and you'll return to the spawner. Pick your spot, and hit to make a comeback!) Meow! (You can also open the Turf Map after you get splatted if you'd rather return using a Super Jump!)	”
— Judd,

The player is able to aim for a landing spot before being launched into battle by the spawner. A squidlike arrow symbol is placed on the ground to show where the player will land, and where teammates will land if they launch at the same time. The player is able to aim upwards to a limited degree as well.

When starting the match, the position can be locked using , and the spawners fire automatically. The spawners also serve as spawn points when players are splatted; the player may aim for an indefinite amount of time and fire at will with .

Although players can super jump from it, it is not possible to Super Jump back to the spawner. Instead, they are super jumped to somewhere close to their spawn.

Players are given temporary armor, indicated by a white glow, after landing at the start of a match and after the player respawns.

Trivia

• Unlike spawn points, spawner landing spots can be inked by the enemy team. This means a team can theoretically ink 100% of a stage in Splatoon 3.
• After an Inkling or Octoling launches themself or Super Jumps from the spawner, the spawner will disappear after a few seconds.
  • In the case of a Super Jump, the spawner's top lid will pop off, revealing a hollow inside.

Gallery

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  The back of the spawner from the Splatoon 3 trailer.

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  Aiming where to launch into battle via a spawner. The large, team spawn point on the ground can be seen covered with a tarp.

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  Inklings and Octolings being ejected from spawners.

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  The purple team standing atop spawners, as seen in the Splatoon 3 trailer.

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  An Octoling respawning with a spawner.

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  The spawner as a locker decoration

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  Spawn pose for Stringer weapons.

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  Spawn pose for Splatling weapons.

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  Spawn pose for Splatana weapons.

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  Spawn pose for Slosher weapons.

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  Spawn pose for Shooter weapons.

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  Spawn pose for Roller weapons.

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  Spawn pose for Dualie weapons.

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  Spawn pose for Charger weapons.

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  Spawn pose for Brush weapons.

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  Spawn pose for Brella weapons.

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  Spawn pose for Blaster weapons.

Names in other languages

Spawner

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	スポナー Suponā	Spawner
Dutch	Mobiele basis	Mobile base
French	Déployeur
German	Starter-Vorrichtung Starter	Starting device
Italian	Mini base
Russian	Инкублок Inkublok	Incublock
Spanish (NOA)	Punto base portátil	Portable base point
Spanish (NOE)	Punto base
Chinese	生成器 Shēng chéng qì (Mandarin) saang1 sing4 hei3 (Cantonese)	Spawner
Korean	스포너

Squid Spawn

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	イカスポーン Ika Supōn	Squid Spawn
Dutch	De strijd in schieten	Shooting into battle
French (NOA)	Déploiement calmar
French (NOE)	Déploiement calamar
German	Arenasprung
Italian	Calammaraggio
Russian	Десантная инкубация Desantnaya inkubatsiya	Landing incubation
Spanish	Entrarás en el escenario	[You] enter the stage
Chinese (Simplified)	鱿鱼生成 yóu yú shēng chéng	Squid Spawn
Chinese (Traditional)	魷魚生成 yóu yú shēng chéng (Mandarin) jau4 jyu2 saang1 sing4 (Cantonese)	Squid Spawn
Korean	징어스폰 jingeoseupon	Squid Spawn
Internal	SquidSpawn