Pearl Drone
- This article is about the Drone form taken on by Pearl inSplatoon 3: Side Order. For her originalInkling form, seePearl.
Pearl Drone
| Species | Drone |
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| Age | Likely 26 (fromSplatoon 3's start) |
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| Pronouns | |
| Relations | Unknown parents |
| Location | Order Sector |
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ThePearl Drone is a formPearl can change into within theMemverse inSide Order.
Appearance
The Pearl Drone is a small, pale pink flying robot with a round shape and a white crown with pink spikes on top. Her eyes are rendered as a black LCD screen in the shape of anInkling eye mask, with two white cross shapes representing her pupils. Above them are two pale yellowsliders, functioning as eyebrows. The Pearl Drone also has a small hole below her right eye, representing Pearl's beauty mark, and two appendages on the sides that each have a pink gradient and a sucker-like white circle below, resembling tentacles. On the bottom are blades attached to a black opening.
Origin

The Drone form has been created byMarina while finalizing the concept of the Memverse. Pearl was supposed to take on the role of the guide for the users who have to repeat tasks, represented as climbing a tower, in order to regain their memories taken fromKamabo Corporation.
Abilities
Similar toSmallfry inReturn of the Mammalians, Pearl acts as a companion forAgent 8. Unlike Smallfry, she acts independently, by attacking enemies alongside the player. She can also point out enemies with a pink laser, which does no damage. She can be upgraded by placingcolor chips inside aPalette, enhancing her abilities or addingsub orspecial weapons to her arsenal, such asSplat Bombs or individualKiller Wail 5.1 speakers, all of which have to be charged before use. The needed points for charge can be decreased with multiple color chips. A color chip also exists that unlocksdrone batteries, which must appear as drops from enemies. Picking up a drone battery automatically gives all gauges 100 points. She is also able to carry the player like a glider. This happens when they are in the air in Octoling form for some time, or by pressing and holding after jumping. If threedisc pieces are collected, she will perform the Step-Off Song, creating a pink haze around the player's screen, which knocks back nearbyJelletons, stuns bosses, and disablesportals orgushers for a limited time.
The abilities of the Pearl drone can be upgraded with color chips and the drone chip selection can be expanded withMarina's Hacks, which are unlockable by exchangingPrlz withMarina in theOrder Sector. There is aDanger effect, known as "No Drone", in which the player is not allowed to use the Pearl Drone during the level.
| Ability | Description | Color chip | Marina's Hacks |
|---|---|---|---|
| More action slots | The Pearl Drone has one action slot by default, which can hold one ability. The number of abilities can be expanded to a total of five. | ||
| Splat Bomb | Splat Bombs have to be charged similarly to special weapons and will be thrown at enemies or targets on sight. | ||
| Killer Wail | AKiller Wail 5.1 speaker has to be charged and will be aimed at enemies or targets on sight. It lasts longer and does more damage than a single speaker of its special variant. | ||
| Ink Mine | Ink Mines have to be charged similarly to special weapons and will be placed under the Drone's current position if the ground is inkable. | ||
| Sprinkler | ASprinkler-like ability which has to be charged similarly to special weapons at a low cost and will ink around the Drone's position. | ||
| Burst Bomb | Burst Bombs have to be charged similarly to special weapons and will be thrown at enemies or targets on sight. | ||
| Inkstrike | A single, slightly weaker Inkstrike of theTriple Inkstrike special weapon which has to be charged before use and will be deployed at enemies or targets on sight. | ||
| Item generation | The creation of items which will appear underneath the Drone's current position. | ||
| Gauge charge | Charging the Drone-Gauge over time. | ||
| Charging the Drone-Gauge through splatting Jelletons. | |||
| Charging the Drone-Gauge by painting turf. | |||
| Charging the Drone-Gauge by moving horizontally. |
Gallery
Pearl drone icon
Tableturf card icon
Agent 8 holding onto the Pearl Drone
Close-up of the Pearl Drone
Pearl commanding Agent 8
3D artwork of the Pearl Drone
Pearl Drone asleep
Pearl Drone with Agent 8
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Pearl Drone transforming into Inkling form and back(link to file)
Trivia
- When the player is idle in the Order Sector after saving Marina, Pearl may either sleep in drone form, or switch to Inkling form and sit in one of three locations until the player moves:
- On the large rock to the left of Marina.
- On the right side of the roof of the Spire of Order entrance.
- On top of the telephone pole on the left side of the Order Sector.
- If the player walks in a tight circle repeatedly, the Pearl Drone will twirl around their head and exclaim happily.
- One of the Pearl Drone's blades has a small sticker with a visual warning for rotating machinery.
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ヒメドローン himedorōn | Pearl Drone | |
| Lorelei-drone | Pearl drone | |
| Drone Perle | Pearl drone | |
| Perla-Drohne | Pearl Drone | |
| Alga drone | Drone Pearl | |
| Жем-дрон Zhem-dron | Pearl drone | |
| Dron Perla | Pearl Drone | |
| 小姬无人机 xiǎojī wúrénjī (Mandarin) | Pearl Drone | |
| 小姬無人機 xiǎojī wúrénjī (Mandarin) | Pearl Drone | |
| 히메 드론 hime deuron | Pearl Drone | |
| HimeDroneSdodr[1] |
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