Splat Brella

The Splat Brella is a main weapon in Splatoon 2.

The weapon's shots resemble that of a shotgun; it has wide spread and short range, but not as wide and short-ranged as a roller. The player can press and hold to open the umbrella, which will shield the player from any attacks in the direction they are facing. If the player continues to hold for about two seconds, the umbrella will separate from the weapon and fly forward, becoming a fast-moving shield that the player can use to penetrate enemy defenses. Once separated, the player will not be able to use the umbrella's opening function for a few seconds.

Splatoon 2

Splat Brella

Category	Main
Class	Brella
Sub	Sprinkler
Special	Ink Storm
Level	9
Cost	8,300
Availability
Base damage	16.2 per pellet (Cap: 81) 30 (Contact)
Base duration
Ink consumption	6.35% 30% (Launch)
Special points	200p
Special depletion
Range	43 / 100
Damage	65 / 100
Impact
Fire rate
Charge speed
Ink speed
Mobility
Durability	60 / 100
Handling
Other variants	Sorella Brella Hero Brella Replica

The Splat Brella was released on 12 August 2017 at 02:00 UTC. It comes with Sprinkler and Ink Storm.

Data

The Splat Brella is a middleweight weapon.
The Splat Brella's canopy has 500 HP.
- Brella canopies have different incoming damage multipliers for each weapon type.
The canopy takes 0.2 seconds to open.
The canopy does 30 damage to opponents on contact.
The canopy takes 2.03 seconds to be launched, and 6.5 seconds to return.
- The launched canopy initially travels at a speed of 1.32 units per frame. It remains on the stage for 5 seconds.
- After being launched, incoming damage to the canopy is multiplied by 0.5.
Each shot consumes 6.325% of the ink tank's capacity, allowing the player to fire 15 shots before needing to refill the ink supply.
- Holding long enough after firing to release the canopy uses 30% of the ink tank.
- So, 36.325% of the ink tank is used in total to release the canopy.
After firing, there is a 1 second cooldown before the ink tank starts refilling.
- The cooldown after holding open but not releasing the canopy is 0.33 seconds.
- The cooldown after releasing the canopy is 2 seconds.
When initially firing the weapon in humanoid form, the shot takes 8 frames to come out.
- When firing from squid or octopus form, the shot takes 15 frames to come out.
After firing, 16 frames must pass before the player can fire another shot.
The interval between firing and when the player is able to become a squid or use a sub weapon is 20 frames.
When firing while moving, the player's movement speed is set to 0.65 units per frame. While holding the brella open, the player's movement speed is set to 0.55 units per frame.
The Splat Brella fires 6 projectiles per shot. Each projectile can do between 10.8 and 16.2 damage. A maximum of 5 projectiles per shot will damage the opponent, so the maximum possible damage per shot is 81.
If a projectile is in the air for more than 8 frames after being fired, it loses 0.3375 damage per frame until it reaches 10.8 damage at frame 24.
Shots can deviate 6 degrees horizontally and 4 degrees vertically.
Projectiles initially travel at a rate of 26 units per frame for 3 frames, having an effective range of 78 units.
- After that, the projectile's velocity is set to 16.52 units if the projectile's velocity is not already lower than the listed value, and decreases further as it falls to the ground.

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Version history

Version	Adjustments
1.3.0	▲ Points to fill special gauge: 170 → 160.
1.4.0	▼ Points to fill special gauge: 160 → 180. ▲ Decreased time required to begin opening the umbrella by 8/60 of a second. ▲ After beginning to open the umbrella, decreased time required for it to open completely by 10/60 of a second. ▲ Increased movement speed while the umbrella is open by roughly 38%. ▲ While keeping the maximum damage of one shot burst at 90, increased the damage delivered by each shot that lands from 15 to 18. ▲ Decreased damage done to the umbrella by shooters (excluding blasters), splatlings, and dualies by roughly 30%. ▲ The umbrella will no longer be destroyed immediately after coming into contact with a Baller. ▲ Increased damage dealt to opposing Ballers when shooting ink by roughly 30%. — Fixed an issue causing the aiming reticule to display outside the center of the screen when moving the camera and using a roller or brella-type weapon. — Fixed an issue causing brellas to shoot in an off-center direction when shooting them while moving the camera. — Fixed an issue causing a discrepancy in movement speed while trying to shoot a brella-type weapon with no ink remaining, as opposed to shooting a brella with ink in the ink tank.
1.4.1	— Fixed an issue allowing brella weapons used by opponents to shoot while their umbrellas remained open.
2.0.0	▼ Points to fill special gauge: 180 → 190.
2.1.0	▼ Narrowed area painted with a single shot. ▼ Ink consumption per shot: 5.0% → 5.5%. ▼ Increased damage to the canopy from blaster-type weapons by roughly 38%. ▼ Increased damage to the canopy from charger-type weapons by roughly 50%.
3.0.0	▲ Increased area covered by ink droplets when shots hit a surface.
4.3.0	▼ Points to fill special gauge: 190 → 200.
4.7.0	▼ Ink consumption: 5.5% → 6.35%.
5.3.0	▼ Decreased maximum damage dealt by each ink droplet: 18.0 → 16.2 Due to this change, the maximum damage dealt by a single shot has gone down from 90.0 to 81.0. ▼ Decreased minimum damage dealt by each ink droplet: 12.0 → 10.8

Quotes

Sheldon's Introduction

This here is the Splat Brella. It features a completely different fighting style than any other weapon type. You can scatter ink in front of you with ! But if you keep holding , your umbrella will open up, shielding you from enemy attacks! Furthermore, if you hold even longer, you can launch the umbrella shield, and it'll zoom forward while blocking attacks! The Sprinkler sub weapon and the Ink Storm special further enhance your support capabilities. This is a great set for getting your head around the brella!

“

It features a completely different combat style than any other weapon type. Inklings can use it to scatter ink before them by firing. However, by holding the

button, the umbrella will open up and shield them from enemy attacks. But if that wasn't enough, holding

even longer will launch the umbrella shield, blocking attacks as it zooms ahead. Completing this set is the Sprinkler sub weapon and the Ink Storm special... to rain on opponents' parade.

”

— Live from the Squid Research Lab

Gallery

Promo image
2D art of the Splat Brella.
An Inkling holding the Splat Brella.
An open Splat Brella.
An Inkling holding the Splat Brella.
An open and launched Splat Brella.
The Splat Brella in its "Closed" State.
The Splat Brella in its "Opened" State.
The Splat Brella in its "Launched" State.

Demonstration

Trivia

The Splat Brella is the only weapon with the "Splat" prefix not made by the "Splat" brand. This is probably due to a mistranslation since the Japanese suffix for it is different than the prefix for the Splat-branded weapons.
This weapon was playable in Octo Canyon as the Hero Brella before it was playable online. Even completing all stages with it would not unlock the Hero Brella Replica until it was released online.
The Splat Brella is used in the following Octo Expansion levels:

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	パラシェルター Parasherutā	Parashelter, from parasol + shelter.
Dutch	Plenzer	From plenzen (“to rain heavily”) + -er.
French	Para-encre	From parapluie (“umbrella”) + encre (“ink”).
German	Parapluviator	Umbrellator
Italian	Sparasole	From sparare (“to shoot”) + parasole (“umbrella”).
Russian	Сплат-зонт Splat-Zont	Splat-umbrella
Spanish	Paratintas	From paraguas (“umbrella”) which comes from parar (“to stop”) + agua (“water”), + tinta (“ink”).