Zipcaster

The Zipcaster is a Special Weapon that is available in Splatoon 3. It allows you to use a grappling-hook style technique to travel across spaces and attach to walls, and once its duration runs out, you return to the place you initiated it at, similar to Inkjet. You are able to use your main weapon while using this special. It is noted that you will not gain invincibility and can be splatted by enemy team.

Appearance

Its appearance changes based on species, but it appears that two tentacles wrap around the user's mouth, kind of like a mask while a third tentacle hangs loose as a sort of "scarf". The Inkling/Octoling kind of resembles a ninja.

Version history

Version	Adjustments
1.2.0	— Fixed an issue with moving long distances where certain inputs could allow the player to use their main weapon even while moving.
2.0.0	▲ Ink consumption when using a main weapon while the Zipcaster is active has been decreased to about 67% of previous. — Fixed an issue where a player who activated the Zipcaster while holding R and then immediately releasing R would result in a sub weapon being used despite the Zipcaster being in use, making the time of the Zipcaster's continuous use shorter.
2.1.0	— Fixed an issue where after having used the Inkjet or Zipcaster without once touching the ground, the player lands in an unintended location.

Quotes

“	Transform into an ink-cloaked acrobat, and sling your stretchy arm to zip around the battlefield! Use R to aim and stick to walls. You can still use your main weapon like normal with ZR. When your ink runs out, your transformation will end, and you'll Super Jump back to your starting location.	”
	— In-game description

Weapons with Zipcaster

Main	Sub	Special
Carbon Roller	Autobomb	Zipcaster
Luna Blaster	Splat Bomb	Zipcaster
Octobrush	Suction Bomb	Zipcaster
Slosher Deco	Angle Shooter	Zipcaster
Splatana Stamper	Burst Bomb	Zipcaster

Gallery

Trivia

It is noted that when returning to the place you initiate your Zipcaster, you will do a roll in the air when returning to it unlike the Inkjet.
Like the Inkjet, the Zipcaster has a Special Timer, like said, when the timer ends the Inkling/Octoling will Super Jump back to where the Zipcaster was activated.
When you use the hook or use the main weapon, the Special Gauge drops faster than when you do nothing.
The landing symbol of the Zipcaster is different from the one of the Inkjet.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ショクワンダー shokuwandā	Tentacler
Dutch	Tentakabel	Tentacable
French	Super Mollusque	Super Mollusk
German	Haftsprung	From haften ("to stick") and Sprung ("jump")
Italian	Molluscato	From mollusco ("mollusk") and scatto ("dash")
Spanish	Gancho tentacular	From gancho ("grappling/hook"), tentáculo ("tentacle"), and espectacular ("spectacular").

References

https://www.nintendo.com/whatsnew/detail/2021/new-splatoon-3-details-from-the-squid-research-lab/