Triple Inkstrike
TheTriple Inkstrike is aspecial weapon inSplatoon 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 originalInkstrike andSplat weapons fromSplatoon.
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 someInkling 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
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| Base damage | 37.5 every 5 frames | |
| Base duration | Special gauge: 6 sec Inkstrikes: ~0.83 sec each | |
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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 toSuction Bombs, sticking to walls and the ground upon impact.
Each guide device will activate a tornado after 1.17 seconds of sticking to an object. Once a tornado activates, it expands its damaging radius 7.7 units and its inking radius to 7 units over the course of 50 frames. Each tornado deals 37.5 damage every 5 frames, meaning at most 412.5 damage can be dealt to a single target using a single tornado (as the damage immediately starts when they enter the damage radius).
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 inSalmon Run Next Wave.
It appears in fourReturn of the Mammalians missions:
Special Power Up
- Main article:Special Power Up
Equipping Special Power Up with Triple Inkstrike increases velocity of the thrown markers by up to about 30%, increasing their throwing range.
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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| 10.0.0 |
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Quotes
| “ | Throw and deploy a guidance device with to cause a tornado-generatingink 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 | ||
| “ | Are you as fascinated as we are by newweapon types? Squid Research Lab here with another exclusive finding. Behold theTriple Inkstrike, a modified version of a weapon originally discovered inInkopolis. 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 groupink 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. | ” | |||
| “ | TheTriple 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[4] | ||
Sets
Badges
- Main article:Badge#Special weapon wins
Wining a certain number of battles with the Triple Inkstrike will reward the player with specialbadges that they can use on theirSplashtag.
| Triple Inkstrike badges | ||
|---|---|---|
 | 30 wins with Triple Inkstrike | |
 | 180 wins with Triple Inkstrike | |
 | 1,200 wins with Triple Inkstrike | |
Gallery
Promotional image
The marker that appears where a beacon lands.
The tornado that appears when a missile hits the ground.
AnInkling using the Triple Inkstrike.
A view of the Triple Inkstrike's tornado from below, as seen by throwing a beacon onto one of thelobby's metal railings.
Icon in thespecial gauge
An earlier version of the Triple Inkstrike icon. It uses an edited version ofSplatoon 2'sSuction Bomb Launcher icon.
2D icon
2D icon used inSide Order
TheTableturf Battlecard icon of the Triple Inkstrike.
Uncropped version of the Tableturf card icon.
TheTentatek 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
 | View the strategy page. |
Trivia
- According toSquid Research Lab, the Triple Inkstrike is a modified version of theInkstrike fromSplatoon.[5][4][2]
- According to one of their stage dialogues forSturgeon 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 threespecial weapons from a previousSplatoon series game that has been modified to fit the "three" theme prominent inSplatoon 3, with the other specials beingTrizooka andTriple Splashdown.
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
 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 | FromTinte ("ink") andInferno. |
 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[6] | Sp forspecial weapon. TripleTornado has been localized. |
