Eel-Cake Hat
TheEel-Cake Hat isheadgear in theSplatoon series.
InSplatoon 2, it is a 3-star item produced bySquidForce and comes with the primaryabilityQuick Respawn.It can be obtained by visiting the FrostyFest news article on theNintendo Switch news channel. It can also be purchased fromSplatNet 2 Gear Shop for
12,300.
InSplatoon 3, it is a 2-star item produced bySquidForce and comes with the primaryabilityQuick Respawn.It can be obtained by visiting the FrostyFest news article on theNintendo Switch news channel. It cannot be ordered from another player.
Appearance
The Eel-Cake Hat is a brimmed hat designed to look like a pink cake on a plate with white icing and multicolored eels sticking out of the top. Most of the eels are striped, but one is spotted. The cake portion is decorated with stars and shiny stones, and there are two words in multicoloredInkling letters on the front. The color of the hat's brim changes to match the wearer'sink. The eels' eyes glow red during Splatfests.
Splatoon 2
How to obtain
The news article through which the gear could be obtained is no longer available, so the original method does not work anymore.
Original method used to obtain
- Open the Nintendo Switch News application and select the article aboutFrostyFest.
- Select the "Play Splatoon 2" button located at the bottom of the article to startSplatoon 2.
- Open the box that appears in the middle of Inkopolis Square.
If this does not work, start over at step 1, or view the video demonstration below.
Abilities
The Eel-Cake Hat comes withQuick Respawn as the primaryability when purchased from a shop or ordered fromMurch. When purchased fromSplatNet 2, it comes with any other primary ability normally available to Headgear. As a 3-star item, the Eel-Cake Hat comes with three additional slots for secondary abilities. Sinceit is made by theSquidForcegear brand, it has a higher chance of rollingInk Resistance Up and a lower chance of rollingInk Saver (Main) to fill its secondary ability slots.
Splatoon 3
The Eel-Cake Hat comes withQuick Respawn as the primaryability. As a 2-star item, the Eel-Cake Hat comes with three additional slots for secondary abilities. The star level may be increased withSuper Sea Snails for 5 (third), 10 (fourth), or 20 (fifth) Super Sea Snails per star, or by purchasing additional copies of it from Naut Couture for 50,000 (third), 100,000 (fourth), or 200,000 (fifth) Cash per star. Increasing the star level beyond 2 stars will increase the gear experience gained by a cumulative 3.333…% up to 10% additional experience at 5-star level. Sinceit is made by theSquidForcegear brand, it has a higher chance of rollingInk Resistance Up and a lower chance of rollingInk Saver (Main) to fill its secondary ability slots.
Gallery
AnInkling (far right) wearing the Eel-Cake Hat in a promotional image for theSplatoon 2FrostyFest gear.
Inklings andOctolings wearing Eel-Cake Hats inInkopolis Square.
An Inkling boy (far right) wearing the Eel-Cake Hat in Inkopolis Square.
An Octoling girl (left) with the Eel-Cake Hat.
A battle atBlackbelly Skatepark, with two Inklings wearing Eel-Cake Hats.
An Inkling inWahoo World wearing the Eel-Cake Hat, holding aNautilus 79.
Front view
Back view
The eels' eyes glowing at night during a Splatfest
Trivia
- The Eel-Cake Hat may have been inspired bygarden eels, which stick their heads out of burrows in the sea floor. The hat's Japanese name more specifically refers to thespotted garden eel.
- Despite being a limited item not available inHeadspace, the Eel-Cake Hat can still be ordered fromMurch. This functionality is shared with the other headgear fromFrostyFest, theFestive Party Cone,New Year's Glasses DX, andTwisty Headband.
- Based on itsSplatNet 2 price, it can be deduced that the normal price of the Eel-Cake Hat would be
8,200 if it were purchasable fromHeadspace rather than obtained from the Nintendo Switch news channel. - Asimilarly themed hat can also be found inAnimal Crossing: New Horizons.
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ハッピーチンアナゴハット Happī Chin-Anago Hatto | HappySpotted Garden Eel Hat | |
| Palingtaarthoed | Eel-Cake Hat | |
| Chapeau festif anguilles | Eels party hat | |
| Festlicher Aal-Hut | Festive Eel-Hat | |
| Cappello anguillo | Eel hat | |
| Шляпа «Угорь-пати» Shapka «Ugor'-pati» | «Eel party» hat | |
| Sombrero anguilas festivas | Festive eel hat | |
| 해피 정원 장어 해트 Haepi Jeongwon Jangeo Haeteu | Happy Garden Eel Hat |
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