Stringer

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Stringers are one of the main weapon types in the Splatoon series. They were introduced in Splatoon 3. Stringers can fire ink horizontally or vertically depending on whether they are fired while standing or jumping.

List of stringers

Series	Description	Variants	Games
Tri-Stringer	A stringer that can fire in three directions simultaneously and unleash charged shots that briefly freeze before exploding.	Tri-Stringer	✓

Quotes

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We've obtained imagery of a new class of weapon known as the stringer. It seems stringers can fire ink horizontally or vertically depending on whether they are fired while standing or jumping. Either way, a simple press of is all it takes to start splatting.

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— @SplatoonNA

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ストリンガー sutoringā	Stringer
Dutch	Spanner	Drawer
French	Transperceur	Penetrator
German	Stringer	Stringer
Italian	Calamarco	From calamar ("squid") + arco ("bow")
Spanish (NOE)	Arcromatizador
Chinese (Traditional)	獵魚弓 Lièyúgōng	Fishing bow
Korean	스트링거 seuteuringgeo	Stringer

Firing ink horizontally	Firing ink vertically
Language Name Meaning  Japanese ヨコ射ち yoko uchi Firing horizontally  Chinese (Traditional) 橫射 héngshè (Mandarin) -	Language Name Meaning  Japanese タテ射ち tate uchi Firing vertically  Chinese (Traditional) 縱射 zòngshè (Mandarin) -