Propeller

Propellers are a gameplay mechanic first introduced in the sixth level of Octo Valley, Propeller-Lift Playground. They make a return in Octo Canyon, the Octo Expansion, Return of the Mammalians, and certain multiplayer stages.

Description

Propellers appear similar to electrical fans. In Octo Valley, Octo Canyon, Salmonid Smokeyard, and Marooner's Bay, they appear on movable platforms as fans with three axial-flow blades. The blades are rounded with a translucent blue color.

In Ancho-V Games, the propellors are inside black cases, with wire guards surrounding the front ends. The blades appear more industrial, with numerous metal blades arranged in a centrifugal arrangement.

Usage

In Splatoon

When sprayed with ink or an explosion, propellers begin to spin and the platforms they are stationed on begin to move in a designated direction. The sides of the lift light up in the player's ink color. Propellers spin for a duration proportional to the damage of the attack, after which it halts and the platform begins to move backwards slowly.

The propellers found in Ancho-V Games function similarly to the ones found in Octo Valley. These propellers can only be activated from the front and the back, and they also shoot ink out from the top in the player's color. This may also splat any opponents.

In Splatoon 2

Propellers make a return in Octo Canyon and the Octo Expansion in Splatoon 2. Their functionality remains the same, with the addition of a dotted line indicating the path the platform (more specifically, the propeller) takes.

Propeller lifts can also be found in the Salmon Run stages Marooner's Bay and Salmonid Smokeyard. In Marooner's Bay, they allow the players to quickly get to the central egg basket from the shoreline. In Salmonid Smokeyard, the propeller platforms allow the players to quickly reach the other island, and serve as the only means of reaching the islands during high tide. Additionally, the stage Ancho-V Games returns, with additional propeller platforms added on the side routes.

Propellers now face in the direction they will go. This does not include corners and curves in the route.

In Splatoon 3

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In Return of the Mammalians, propellers return and function like they do in Octo Canyon. The platforms on which they appear are now called propellervators.

The returning Salmon Run Next Wave Stages, Marooner's Bay and Salmonid Smokeyard have these and their use remains the same as before. The multiplayer stage Marlin Airport also features propellers that players can use to gain vantage points over the other team.

Appearances

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Octo Valley

• 6. Propeller-Lift Playground
• 12. Flooder Junkyard
• 16. Propeller-Lift Fortress
• B5 Enter the Octobot King!

• Entrance of Area 4 (Overworld)
• Area 5 (Overworld)

Octo Canyon

• 6. Octozeppelin Invasion
  
• 20. Propellerland

• Beaker's Depot (Overworld)
• Cephalon HQ (Overworld)

Octo Expansion

• A06 Bounce with Me Station
• B01A03 Wassup 8-Ball Station
• D04 Mad Props Station
• I02 Dinky Ink Station
• I07G07 Ride with Me Station
• Escape02 Villi Phase
• Escape06 Peristalsis Phase

Return of the Mammalians

• 0101 Get to Know Alterna, Your Only Choice
• 0105 Relic Restoration
• 0401 Propellered to Greatness
• 0504 Barriers! They've Got You Covered
• 0508 Making Waves with Splashdowns
• Rocket 01 Alterna Space Center: Entrance

Other

• Ancho-V Games
• Marlin Airport
• Salmonid Smokeyard
• Marooner's Bay

Gallery

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  The icon from Propeller-Lift Playground.

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  The icon from Propeller-Lift Fortress.

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  Render of a propeller from Splatoon 2.

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  The propeller sequence in Ancho-V Games.

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  Another view of the sequence.

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  Propeller lift icon when splatted in Ancho-V Games in Splatoon 2.

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  The splat message when splatted by propeller ink in Ancho-V Games.

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  An Inkling shooting a propeller in Salmonid Smokeyard.

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  Agent 3 shooting a propeller.

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  The splat message when splatted by propeller ink in Marlin Airport in Splatoon 3. Unlike previous games, there is no icon for the propeller.

Trivia

• Players can get splatted by enemy ink coming out from the top of propellers at Ancho-V Games and Marlin Airport, and doing so in multiplayer gives out the message "Splatted by ink from a propeller!" in Splatoon,^[1] or "Splatted by propeller ink!" in Splatoon 2 and Splatoon 3.
• Unlike Ink Switches, only Inkling and Octoling ink activates propellers.

Names in other languages

Translation needed

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Propeller

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	プロペラ Puropera	Propeller
Dutch	Propeller	-
French	Hélice	Propeller
German	Propeller	-
Italian	Elica
Russian	Пропеллер Propeller	Propeller
Spanish	Hélice
Chinese (Simplified)	螺旋桨	Propeller
Chinese (Traditional)	螺旋槳	Propeller
Korean	프로펠러	Propeller
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Propellervator

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	プロペラリフト Puropera rifuto	Propeller lift
Dutch	Propellerplatform	Propeller platform
French	Plateforme à hélice	Propeller platform
German	Propeller-Plattform
Italian	Piattaforma a elica	Propelled platform
Russian	Вентилифт Ventilift	Fan elevator
Spanish	Plataforma propulsada
Chinese (Simplified)	螺旋桨踏板	Propeller stepping board
Chinese (Traditional)	螺旋槳踏板	Propeller stepping board
Korean	프로펠러 리프트	Propeller lift
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Splatted by propeller ink! (Splat message)

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	プロペラから 飛び散ったインクで やられた！
Dutch	Uitgeschakeld door inkt van een propeller!
French (NOA)	Élimination par encre d'hélice!	Elimination by propeller ink!
French (NOE)	Élimination par encre d'hélice !	Elimination by propeller ink!
German	Durch Tinte aus einem Propeller erledigt!
Italian	Ti ha splattato lo schizzo di un'elica!
Russian	Тебя плюхнуло краской с пропеллера! Tebya plyukhnulu kraskoy s propellera!	You got splatted by the ink from the propeller!
Spanish (NOA)	¡Te reventó la tinta de una hélice!
Spanish (NOE)	¡Te ha liquidado la tinta de una hélice!
Chinese (Simplified)	因螺旋桨飞溅出来的墨汁 而阵亡！	Defeated due to ink flying out of propeller!
Chinese (Traditional)	遭螺旋槳飛濺而來的墨汁擊倒 陣亡！	Knocked down by ink flying out of propeller and defeated!
Korean	프로펠러에서 튄 잉크에 당했다!

Translation needed

confirm below names' origin ^edit

Language	Name	Meaning
French (NOE)	Hélévateurs	From hélicoptère ("helicopter") and élévateur ("elevator, lift")
Spanish	Bloque propulsado	Propelled block

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