Launchpad

“	Launchpad ahoy!	”
— Cap'n Cuttlefish

Launchpads are an object in the Splatoon series, appearing in Octo Valley, Octo Canyon, the Octo Expansion, Return of the Mammalians, the tutorials of Splatoon and Splatoon 2, and the Shifty Station The Bunker Games.

Description

Launchpads appear as flat circles of swirling ink on horizontal or vertical surfaces. If the player assumes swim form on a launchpad, they will immediately Super Jump to a predetermined destination. This functions like a regular Super Jump, meaning it is possible to use a Splashdown at the end of it. Launchpads are the most common form of transportation between platforms in single-player modes and tend to appear after an objective, such as defeating all enemies in the area, has been completed.

Appearances

In Splatoon, launchpads appear in every Octo Valley mission, including boss battles. They are also seen in Area 5 of Octo Valley, where a launchpad will take the player to the final boss kettle. A launchpad also appears at the end of the tutorial, launching the player to Inkopolis Plaza.

In Splatoon 2, launchpads are frequently present in Octo Canyon and Octo Expansion missions and are also used to travel between sectors in Octo Canyon. They are also used in a Shifty Station layout, The Bunker Games, and one again appears at the end of the tutorial, launching the player to Inkopolis Square.

In Splatoon 3, launchpads appear in the following 24 Return of the Mammalians missions out of the total 78 missions:

No. 1 Octarians in the Crater? YIKES!
No. 2 Sink into the Ink and SWIM!
0105 Relic Restoration
0107 Become One with Your Smallfry
0109 The String's the Thing
0110 Deadly Dance Hall—Jump, Jump!
0202 Absorbency and You
0208 Switching Things Up
02 The Future Stares Back
0301 Climbing the Corporate Splatter
0304 Try Curling! Alterna's 11th Most Popular Athleisure Activity!
0306 Time Trial and Errors
0405 Amusing a Bemused Muse
0406 Those Aren't Birds
0407 Charge Now, Splat Later
04 The Pursuit of the Precious
0501 Trouble Round Every Corner
0505 A Compulsive Collector's Paradise
0605 The Enemy Ink Is Lava!
0608 Breathe In, Breathe Out
0610 Mission: Fly-Fishin'
06 The Obscurest Chiaroscurist
Rocket 04 The Spirit Lifter: Steerage
0000 After Alterna

Gallery

An area gate.
Agent 3 launching from a launchpad.
Agent 3 using a launchpad in Octo Valley.
A launchpad located on a wall.
Agent 3 approaching a launchpad.
Agent 3 preparing to use a launchpad.
The launchpad in Octo Valley.

Trivia

In Octo Valley, there are small arrows pointing to the launchpads once they appear. Once the player is near one, a prompt telling them to press will appear above it. This is not the case in Octo Canyon.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ジャンプポイント janpu pointo	Jump point
Dutch	Lanceerpunt	Lauch point
French	Propulseur	Propulsor
German	Sprungfeld	Jump field
Italian	Propulsore	Propulsor
Russian	Пусковая площадка Puskovaya ploshchadka	Launch pad
Spanish (NOA)	Propulsor
Spanish (NOE)	Lanzador	Launcher
Chinese (Simplified)	跳跃点 Tiàoyuè diǎn	Jump point
Chinese (Traditional)	跳躍點 Tiàoyuè diǎn	Jump point
Korean	점프 포인트 jeompeu pointeu	Same as Japanese
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