{"id":23077,"date":"2023-11-16T16:46:16","date_gmt":"2023-11-16T07:46:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=23077"},"modified":"2023-11-16T16:46:17","modified_gmt":"2023-11-16T07:46:17","slug":"20231116-23077","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20231116-23077\/","title":{"rendered":"New Splatoon 3 special weapon reminds everyone of Catalyst\u2019s ultimate in Apex Legends\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Nintendo announced the \u201c2023 Chill Season\u201d for <strong>Splatoon 3<\/strong> on November 16. The new season will launch on December 1, and a certain special weapon it will introduce has caught the attention of the players in particular for its striking resemblance to an Ultimate Ability appearing in Apex Legends.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">SRL Musicology here, pumped to reveal a new Chirpy Chips single and music video! Yeah, Ballistics and Fashion Desk and pretty much everyone else is yelling that this is actually the Chill Season trailer (coming 12\/1, BTW), but we&#39;re focused on the retro synth chiptune bassline! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OxdnSMdgT5\">pic.twitter.com\/OxdnSMdgT5<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Splatoon North America (@SplatoonNA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SplatoonNA\/status\/1724910460493853101?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 15, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Splatoon 3\u2019s 2023 Chill Season will feature the new Robo ROM-en stage, which seems to have a huge bowl of delicious-looking ramen hanging from its ceiling. The trailer also reveals new weapons, many of which appear to be variants of existing weapons such as the S-BLAST \u201892, Paintbrush and REEF-LUX 450.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But among the various new elements unveiled, the new special weapon Splattercolor Screen has taken the spotlight. The Splattercolor Screen is an ink-filled grenade-like projectile that, when thrown, deploys a long wall-like horizontal screen. Although there are gaps in the screen formed by it, it seems to provide a means of blocking other\u2019s field of vision, regardless of friend or foe. From what can be seen in the trailer, when a character passes through the screen, they take damage, and their view becomes black and white.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231116-272387-002.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231116-272387-002.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231116-272387-002-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231116-272387-002-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231116-272387-002-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231116-272387-002-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231116-272387-002-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231116-272387-002-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231116-272387-002-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231116-272387-002-747x420.jpg 747w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a0Upon seeing the new special weapon, it seems many made the same connection \u2013 it is reminiscent of the Ultimate Ability of Catalyst from Apex Legends. Catalyst is a Controller-class Legend whose ability is to manipulate magnetic ferrofluid. Her Ultimate, called the Dark Veil, deploys a huge wall of ferrofluid, which slows down and temporarily blinds enemies when they pass through it.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Meet Catalyst | Apex Legends Character Trailer\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/spInke3sN6o?start=73&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a0Both the Splattercolor Screen in Splatoon 3 and the Black Veil in Apex Legends are big moves that require a gauge to be filled in order to use. Combine that with the similarity of the two abilities\u2019 appearance and functionality and you get a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%E3%82%AB%E3%82%BF%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88%E3%81%AE%E3%82%A6%E3%83%AB%E3%83%88&amp;src=typeahead_click\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ton of players comparing<\/a> the two. Also, despite one title being an FPS and the other a TPS, both games are popular shooters, so their player bases may overlap. Incidentally, Viper from Valorant also happens to have a similar ability titled Toxic Screen.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the other hand, the Splattercolor Screen does differ from the previously mentioned abilities in that it&#8217;s lower in height and contains gaps, likely giving it a much different feel and range of use.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As more detailed functions of the new special weapon have yet to be revealed, a remaining point of interest is whether attacks will pass through it or not, as this will influence its compatibility with other sub weapons.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 2023 Chill Season of Splatoon 3 is scheduled to launch on December 1.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:12px\"><br><br><br><br><em>Written by. Amber V based on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/articles\/newsjp\/20231116-272387\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">original Japanese article<\/a>\u00a0(original article\u2019s publication date: 2023-11-16 13:38 JST)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The special weapon Splattercolor Screen, announced for the Splatoon 3 Chill Season 2023 is gaining attention for its resemblance to the Black Veil from Apex Legends.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":35,"featured_media":23079,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[17,68],"class_list":["post-23077","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-japan-related-news","tag-splatoon"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>New Splatoon 3 special weapon reminds everyone of Catalyst\u2019s ultimate in Apex Legends\u00a0 - 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