Triple Inkstrike
The Triple Inkstrike is a special weapon in Splatoon 3. The user throws three beacons that stick to surfaces. Each beacon summons a temporary tornado of ink and then gets destroyed.
Appearance
Overall, the Triple Inkstrike features bright green and orange colors, similar to the original Inkstrike and Splat weapons from Splatoon.
The Triple Inkstrike consists of three parts: a missile launcher, three throwable beacons, and three missiles. The launcher resembles a multifunctional pencil case[1] with three "pencil holders" where the three missiles are launched from and a drawer at the bottom for two extra throwable beacons. The throwable beacons are based on pencil sharpeners, with a single hole where a pencil would be inserted along the equator and a clear red dome on the top half where the sharpener blade is visible and pencil shavings would be held. When the beacon lands, the bottom half transforms into a stand and the beacon emits a signal laser from its top towards the sky. The missiles resemble pencils, with the long hexagonal main body with some Inkling text written on the side, a clear red protector with googly eyes covering the tip that resembles the nosecone of the original Inkstrike, and the missile propellers covering the eraser end that deploy upon launch.
Splatoon 3
Once activated, the user launches three missiles into the air immediately. Then, the user has 6 seconds to throw up to three beacons using , each of which marks where each missile will land with a landing marker. The markers function similarly to Suction Bombs, sticking to walls and the ground upon impact. Each missile strikes where a beacon lands, creating a giant ink tornado that inks the ground and splats opponents caught in it similarly to the original Inkstrike, although much smaller and with a shorter duration.
The tornadoes take about 1.33 seconds to activate once the guide sticks to an object. Once the tornado activates, it expands out over the course of 50 frames, dealing 37.5 damage every 5 frames, or at most 412.5 damage to a single target (as the damage immediately starts when they enter the damage radius). The damage radius expands to 7.7 units at most, which is slightly less than the 30 damage radius of a Suction Bomb[2].
The player cannot use their main or sub weapons or transform into swim form while using this special.
This special is one of the nine available specials in Salmon Run Next Wave.
It appears in four Return of the Mammalians missions:
- 0000 After Alterna
- 0509 Low Viz, High Risk
- 0602 Octarian Heights
- Rocket 02 Alterna Space Center Hangar
Special Power Up
- Main article: Special Power Up
Equipping Special Power Up with Triple Inkstrike increases the range of the thrown markers.
Version history
| Version | Adjustments |
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| 2.0.0 | Salmon Run Next Wave:
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| 2.1.0 |
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Quotes
| “ | Throw and deploy a guidance device with to cause a tornado-generating ink strike to land on that spot from above. You can deploy up to three guidance devices to activate three separate ink tornadoes. | ” | — In-game description
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| “ | Are you as fascinated as we are by new weapon types? Squid Research Lab here with another exclusive finding. Behold the Triple Inkstrike, a modified version of a weapon originally discovered in Inkopolis. If you think it looks impressive here, wait until you see it in action...
Boom! We didn't want you to wait too long. Observe how a user can group ink strikes closely... or space them out strategically. Truly, this is a weapon that rewards the flexible and calculating user. Apologies for our earlier "boom" - we do get excited here at the Squid Research Lab. |
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| “ | The Triple Inkstrike is a modified version of a weapon originally discovered in Inkopolis. Observe how a user can group ink strikes closely... or space them out strategically. | ” | — @NintendoEurope on Twitter[5]
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Sets
Badges
- Main article: Badge#Special weapon wins
Wining a certain number of battles with the Triple Inkstrike will reward the player with special badges that they can use on their Splashtag.
| Triple Inkstrike badges | ||
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30 wins with Triple Inkstrike | |
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180 wins with Triple Inkstrike | |
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1,200 wins with Triple Inkstrike | |
Gallery
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Promotional image
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The marker that appears where a beacon lands.
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The tornado that appears when a missile hits the ground.
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An Inkling using the Triple Inkstrike.
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A view of the Triple Inkstrike's tornado from below, as seen by throwing a beacon onto one of the lobby's metal railings.
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Icon in the special gauge
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An earlier version of the Triple Inkstrike icon. It uses an edited version of Splatoon 2's Suction Bomb Launcher icon.
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2D icon
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2D icon used in Side Order
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Uncropped version of the Tableturf card icon.
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The Tentatek Splattershot Tableturf card with the Triple Inkstrike visible behind the Octoling.
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Triple Inkstrike model rotating (link to file)
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Using the Triple Inkstrike (link to file)
Strategy
For competitive tips about the Triple Inkstrikes
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View the strategy page. |
Trivia
- According to Squid Research Lab, the Triple Inkstrike is a modified version of the Inkstrike from Splatoon.[6][5][3]
- According to one of their stage dialogues for Sturgeon Shipyard, Deep Cut has named landing a Triple Inkstrike at the end of a battle "the Tri-Dragon, Turf-Grabbin' Triple Rip."
- Triple Inkstrike is the one of three special weapons from a previous Splatoon series game that has been modified to fit the "three" theme prominent in Splatoon 3, with the other specials being Trizooka and Triple Splashdown.
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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 Japanese |
トリプルトルネード Toripuru torunēdo |
Triple Tornado |
 Dutch |
Tri-tornado | Tri tornado |
 French |
Trimissile tornade | Triple Missile Tornado |
 German |
Tri-Tintferno | From Tinte ("ink") and Inferno. |
 Italian |
Triplo tornado | Triple Tornado |
 Russian |
Тройное торнадо Troynoye tornado |
Triple tornado |
 Spanish |
Tornado triple | Triple Tornado |
 Chinese (Simplified) |
三重龙卷风 Sānchóng lóngjuǎnfēng (Mandarin) |
Triple Tornado |
 Chinese (Traditional) |
三重龍捲風 Sānchóng lóngjuǎnfēng (Mandarin) |
Triple Tornado |
 Korean |
트리플 토네이도 Teuripeul Toneido |
Triple Tornado |
 Internal |
SpTripleTornado[7] | Sp for special weapon. TripleTornado has been localized. |
