Zone
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Zones are a type of mechanic in the Splatoon series. It is the main mechanic of the Splat Zones Ranked Battle mode (in which a zone is also called a Splat Zone), and a floor objective in Splatoon 3: Side Order. It also appears on the Shifty Station variation The Splat in our Zones in Splatoon 2.
Description
Zones are areas on the ground which exhibits special behavior when being covered with ink. Zones can either be in a "controlled" state or an "uncontrolled" state. The area of a zone is marked with a glowing outline, colored in either the ink color of the side in control, or a neutral color if no one has control. When the player is far away from the zone, an approximation of the outline is radiated upwards at regular intervals, getting darker the higher it gets. This does not appear when the player is within close range of the zone, but the zone outline will become visible through obstructions in dashed lines.
Initially, the zone is uncontrolled since its ground has not been inked. Once it is covered in a certain amount of ink from one side, they will take control of the zone and its entire area will instantly change into their color of ink. The opposing side can then cover the zone with their ink to attempt to take over control. When the opposing ink coverage exceeds a specific threshold, the side being in control loses control of the zone and it becomes uncontrolled. Either side must cover the zone in ink of their color to a certain amount to retake control of the zone.
| Take control | Cause the other side to lose control | |
|---|---|---|
| Splatoon | 70%[1] | 40%[1] |
| Splatoon 2 | 70%[2] | 50%[2] |
| Splatoon 3 |
Splat Zones (mode)
- Main article: Splat Zones
"Protect the zones!" objective (Side Order)
- Main article: Protect the zone!
In Side Order, the "Protect the zones!" floor objective requires the player take control of one or two zones depending on the floor. The player must protect the zones from Jelletons while being swamped. Checkpoints are provided in this mode, either appearing half way through or two appearing one and two-thirds of the way through the timer respectively.
Gallery
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A zone in control on Mako Mart in Splatoon 2
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Zones as seen on The Splat in our Zones in Splatoon 2
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Promotional image of Side Order showing Agent 8 defending a zone
Names in other language
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
 Japanese |
ガチエリア gachi eria |
Competitive area |
 Dutch |
Spetterzone | Splatter zone |
 French |
Zone clé (Splatoon, Splatoon 3) Zone à défendre (Splatoon 2) |
Key zone Zone to defend |
 German |
Splatterzone | |
 Italian |
Zona splat | Splatzones |
 Russian |
Зона контроля Zona kontrolya |
Controle zone |
 Spanish |
Zona de pintado | Painted zone |
 Chinese (Simplified) |
真格区域 zhēngé qūyù |
Real area |
 Chinese (Traditional) |
真格區域 zhēngé qūyù (Mandarin) zan1 gaak3 keoi1 wik6 (Cantonese) |
Real area |
 Korean |
랭크 에어리어 raengkeu eeorieo |
Rank area |
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese |
エリア eria |
Area |
| Dutch |
zone | |
| French |
zone | - |
| German |
Zone | |
| Italian |
zona | zone |
| Russian |
зона | |
| Spanish |
zona | |
| Chinese (Simplified) |
区域 qūyù |
Area |
| Chinese (Traditional) |
區域 qūyù (Mandarin) keoi1 wik6 (Cantonese) |
Area |
| Korean |
에어리어 |
| Internal name | Meaning |
|---|---|
 VS_Obj_03 [3]
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| Internal name | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Sdodr_Area
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References
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