The Saddest Splatoon 3 Weapon: Dynamo Roller 

Getting a notification for this video is like getting invited to a funeral.

Sure would be funny if they released the gold dynamo in the very last update.

Dynamo is the Tauros of the Splatoon Meta. Amazing and absolutely necessary in the first game...but nerfed to hell in the sequels and can't regain that fame.

As a Dynamo main since Splatoon 2 this makes me sad. Where is my gold dynamo, Nintendo?!?!

Being a dynamo player in all 3 games, I miss 1, made it work in 2, and have been crying about it in 3

This video gives me that same feeling towards Octobrush, a weapon that had it’s uses back in Splat 1 and 2, but it’s starting to struggle quite a bit in Splat 3.

I remember all the way back in splatoon 1 I was obsessed with the dynamo roller Splatoon 2 I still mained gold dynamo, alongside squiffer and inkbrush But now, there’s no such thing as gold dynamo 😢

Honestly, id argue that if they just ported Splatoon 1 Dynamo Roller to Splatoon 3, it would be mid tier at best. It was super strong in Splatoon 1, but nowadays everything is so much faster and paints better. Even the Dynamo at its absolute peak wouldn't end up being a top tier in this game.

I played Dynamo recently on Humpback Zones, and it felt NOTHING like it did in S2. It felt like I couldn't contest the zone as well, and the damage hitboxes felt nonexistent when flicking over ledges. They just wouldn't connect, and even when they did, the follow up swings wouldn't. It honestly felt like early S3 Tenta Brella did, where the weapon just did not function. Truly the saddest weapon.

I've never even been interested in Dynamo, but I still miss when it was a really good weapon. It played in such a unique way, and that made it really fun to fight it, I had to approach it differently from any other weapon in the game. Also clips from dedicated Dynamo players were absolutely insane and very fun to watch. You guys deserved better than this

The fact that Gold Dynamo was shown in pre-launch trailers AND the model for it being added in a past update, yet it hasn't been given a kit yet, is proof enough that Nintendo legitimately hates the weapon

At least Sizzle Season made it a beast in Salmon Run. The reduced ink consumption for normal flicks and the act of rolling means that you can slap it down and actually trample all over and Salmonid that has the temerity to be on the ground and be vulnerable to damage.

I take a shot every time Chara mentions the Range Blaster in a video not even a little bit about the Range Blaster and ooouugh my liver

As a devoted Dynamo main this hurts and it hasn't even come out yet.

Between the state Dynamo is in and the fact Gold Dynamo still isn't in the game despite it being teased in the first trailer, it's just depressing. My copium theory is that the devs are waiting to buff dynamo before dropping the gold kit

The prophecy foretold the return of the ancient Golden Dynamo Roller. Created by a mythical weaponsmith in the era before true aquatic dominance. Those who wield it are rumored to be immortal. In this prospect, numerous have tried to follow in this weaponsmith's footsteps, all have failed to replicate it. It's time for us Dynamo Roller mains to join together and prove that the ways if old will not be forgotten. I think the kit our gilded "gun" got is pretty neat. Would I prefer Ultrastamp? Absolutely, however, I'm just glad to get something

I remember conceptualizing a rework to the vertical flick where it swung it around like a bat rather than what it is now

It crazy that Nintendo tries to buff the rollers in every way besides making them consistently do decent damage, they litterally nerfed splat rollers one shot range when it got to 3 for some reason

Sucks that dynamo went from an amazing weapon in s1 to a weak one :(

the weapon seriously feels like so much risk for such little reward

I swear Nintendo forgot about gold dynamo

As a former main, it is so sad to see what it has become. The lack of care for some weapons after s2’s nerfs is insane. Hopefully nintendo starts caring

I want a scope to be added to the rollers similar to how scopes revert chargers to the Splatoon 1 Counterpart which aren't able to hold a charge. I like the idea of no matter what putting a scope on anything reverts it to the Splatoon 1 Counterpart but instead to fit the theme they should be the Caps of pens. These caps should disable the horizontal flick in exchange for flinging the hitbox further away.

Dynamo was actually very fun and usable in Splatoon 2 because of MPU and the Kensa kit. But now in Splatoon 3 it’s ☠️☠️☠️

if you look at the dev team's main weapons in the credits, absolutely no one in the core team is a roller main. it explains a lot.

i love playing dynamo and i use it as one of my mains because as a weapon (moreso as a concept) it is just genuinely so fun, and its so sad to see how its just been completely left in the dust in the new game. same thing with my other main, bamboozler, which still has mpu nerfs from splatoon 2

Occasionally, down in here in Turf War, there's a random Dynamo main who, out of nowhere, shreds the match to pieces. It's rare, but sometimes, the former glory shines through on teams of half-asleep post-workday mid twenty year olds splat boomers who haven't moved on in years from the good old days

It'd be really funny if they straight up removed the vertical to buff it

ProChara: It feels so weak that it’s hard to enjoy it while just playing for fun Background: *gets 4 splats in a row with dynamo roller*

this is like the 3rd "dynamo is dead" vid ive gotten recently. i feel like the universe is trying to tell me to drop it.

great video as per usual Chara. This one really gave me a sense of what Dynamo was once capable of and could be capable of if they properly buffed it. Sad to see one of the cooler concepts be so weak though :(

This is what I was thought when you were started reviewing the weapons. The merits of the weapon's actual functions. Of course even if you streamlined out the kit variants it still would've been a 2-3 more videos to walk through all of them before touching on the actual kits. Which would've been a lot for just slightly more foundation on each kit's goodness.

I feel like a cool idea for the vertical flick would be to move the one shot hit box to the very front of it

I like the idea of dynamo's vertical flick being change to be a super wide horizontal slash with a big arc of paint and solid minimum damage. It's hard to compare to something that exists in the game now, but think about a splatling sweeping in like a 120 degree cone fairly quickly in terms of the kind of look and feel it'd be, with the same range as current Dynamo horizontal flick. The speed of the flick will also be improved to about Flingza vertical speed. With this change, the horizontal flick will be made to reach out farther, to about current vertical flick range, and narrowed in wideness to about half the width. It'll have the narrowest horizontal flick of all the rollers probably, somewhat close to Carbon's wideness, but it's wider than all the vertical flicks in terms of damage dealing and would have longer range then all of them as well. This also indirectly buffs the consistency of the paint and damage as the holes in the wave that Dynamo tends to have will be made much smaller with it being narrower and closer together. With these changes, they can switch up the roles of the two flicks so the vertical can be the more combat based used and tied to being in the air and more mobile, while the horizontal flick will be better positioned to be the reliable poking and painting the Dynamo used to be known for. I was a big Dynamo hater in Splatoon 1 simply because it felt so overbearing even though I liked the design of the playstyle, which is funny to admit as a Painbrush main, but no weapon deserves to have its identity stripped away and given to other weapons without something in return. It is quite sad.

How to give dynamos vertical flick a unique gimmick: make the minimum and maximum damage 500 on both (same thing for its horizontal flick but 250 damage instead of 500).

With dynamo being one of my mains I am used to losing matches because the weapon won’t kill at point blank range because of a squid roll or lag. I only main it because it’s fun when it sometimes works.

The closest thing to the pure power S1 Dynamo had for me is Stamper, kinda makes me scared for when the leaked heavy Splatana is added

I LOVE the dynamo roller, I know it is one of the most niche rollers but I play it because I would rather be in A with big funny weapons than be in S with top tier weapons

Perfectly encapsulated, better than I could put it. Good video!

The entire roller class except for maybe flingza amd swig have MAJOR prominent consistency issues, ALL of them need a lot of help

R.I.P. Dynamo Roller 2015-2023 Will You Be Missed. 😭

-Well if I can give the dynamo a niche it’s salmon run -It’s roll is so powerful it can turn any basic salmon of any size into a pancake, a lifesaver in Glowfly waves, and steamroll Cohozuna -Even still it’s quite ink hungry and not good against something like the Fishstick, it kind of struggles in Griller waves due to the well Griller’s, and when you have to fight something like the Horroboros with this thing it feels miserable due to it being in the air -Even still if the hydra is in the rotation that thing shreds through literally anything with it possibly only weakness in that mode being flyfish and maybe maws -Even still it’s nice to see the weapon that fell from grace have a niche in a mode where every salmon just runs into you

Man I only picked up dynamo once it sucked back in splatoon 2- I can't imagine it being good, but I really hope it gets the buffs it needs!

huh, this made me remember how much I feared Dynamo rollers in splatoon 1 and now I just see a Dynamo on the enemy team and im like oh we're fine. Even though Dynamo was scary back then I would love to see Dynamo be more threatening again :/

Looking at this splat 1 footage and it's very clear the paint it outputs from a high height doesn't deteriorate nearly as much if at all compared to splat 2 and beyond.

I'll try to name as many reasons on why Dynamo fell off before the vid premiere. It's slow, ink hungry, the hitbox is inconsistent, it gets outclassed even with good kits, and it can't paint its feet quickly thanks to being slow. Also vertical flick exists.

One idea I’ve always had for dynamo was that rolling should charge the weapon up in some way. After all it’s called a dynamo. A dynamo (if I’m not mistaken) is something that converts motion energy into electric energy. I have one on my bike wich powers the light on it. It always seemed weird to me that this was never implemented into the weapon. My personal idea would be to have rolling charge up some sort of meter wich would then power up the vertical flick. What changes would that give? For a basic idea just more range and damage but why not use the triple vertical flick from the octo samurai instead? Three super fast flicks with a lot of range and 60-70 damage at the downside of them being on the ground and incapable of going over walls. Add that to the basic buffs it desperately needs and I’d main that thing

Its only upside right now is how fun it is to use in Salmon Run with optimized slow rolling :'-)

I swear, either the Dynamo player is above you at all times, or they hit you full on in the face and you shrug it off. There is no in-between.

You know with the insane power Chara has, he could literally just say ballpoint is the worst weapon in the game, and it would immediately be wiped out from Solo q 😂

0:42 did not expect to have a fight or flight response triggered in this video lmaooo, then again I feel like revisiting the older games meta does this everytime

If nintendo gives dynamo a real vertical flick and consistent horizontal inking, i think id have a heart attack before getting to play it

Welcome to Rollers. I really hope the roller class gets massive buffs soon.

it would be really cool if instead of the vertical flick they gave it something unique to it in particular, like how slosher has that little tail of chip damage if you turn while using it. giving it a new versatile tool instead of what it has that it can use creatively would do it a lot of good I think

Yup! Dynamo sure has it's "Coolest" kit yet! Well said Chara ;)

Hey Chara, would you ever consider doing a video series where you talk about the strengths and weaknesses of every weapon/special, going over how to use it to its fullest extent, how to support it as a team/teammate, and how to play against it?

I wish they changed the way vertical flicks (and SBlast's short range) so you HAVE to be holding the jump button to activate it, otherwise it'll always be a horizontal flick. And leave rollers' horizontal squid surge too

R.I.P Splatoon 1 battles 2017 - 2024

Veteran Dynamo player here, both splat 1 and now 3. I'd say the best fix would be to remove dynamo's vertical flick outright. The only vertical flicks you will do are unintentional ones, and they grief your would-be kills, especially when squid-surging (which is often unintentional as well). Increasing the range of the horizontal slightly to compensate would be nice, but even without a damage boost just removing the vertical would be a buff for the weapon. Essentially returning dynamo to it's splat 1 days of being an immovable tank with a consistent and desirable one-shot range. It needs its unique identity back.

At least Dynamo shines in Salmon Run.

Good vid chara, keep thiese coming to keep us reminded (not that it wasn't obveous Dynamo fell of xD) 👑🦑 Nice new pfp btw! 👍

As a roller main who loves dynamo, I wanna cry after watching this

Hmmm... Remember the first Splatoon direct, when they introduced dynamo as a weapon, which can deflect enemy fire with its flicks? Wondering what would happen, if dynamo got this ability back. I mean, this would be a pretty big change and would potentially make the vertical flick even more obsolete, but it certainly would be interesting and a cool high risk/high reward feature. What do you think?

I think a good buff would be if Intensify Action Boosted the Speed of the Roller Flicks, but that's an Intensify Action buff and it buffs the entire class of rollers, and maybe a damage Buff cloud help it since Big Swig took the Painting job permanently, something like making its minimum from the horizontal go from 40 to 50, while the Vertical go from 40 to 60

i used to main kensa dynamo along with other weapons in splatoon 2, i miss it so dearly, i hope they bring some buffs to the weapon or give it a better kit, or i might have to look into other weapons with a similar playstyle...

I remember in Splatoon 1 how threatening Dynamo rollers were and it was often difficult to approach them. Still somewhat threatening in Splatoon 2. In Splatoon 3, I don't recall anyone that made that weapon difficult to deal with. Dynamo roller is still useful somewhat in Salmon Run, especially against Glowflies.

If there was a turn off vertical flick option in the settings dynamo would be a much better weapon

As a former S+99 player with the dynamo roller in Splatoon 1, that shit hurts

I still use it in solo queue with charge up/special saver. It is still kinda sad, but most people just simply don’t expect a frontline/slayer dynamo so it does ok

This video has amazing timing. I just returned to splatoon 3 after not playing since splatoon 1 where I had hundreds of hours on dynamo. I came back genuinely excited to play it again and unlock it but now when I play it I just feel useless. Even when I do well on the thing I cant help but feel like I would have been able to do the same thing on V splat roller or Flingza. I have relegated to playing Flingza and being a tenta missles bot until this this thing gets a new kit or at least some buffs

People could be born, start school, graduate high school with all As, graduate collage with 4 PhDs, publish 2 books, start a family, have 1 kid, have another kid, get divorced, get married, have one more kid, make a documentary, get a disease, then die, have a funeral, and this thing would be mid vertical flick

ダイナモローラー使いです ダイナモでもXP2800は行けましたが とても大変でした 相手の編成によっては何もすることができません 横振りの幅が狭く近くに相手がいても倒せないこと がよくあります そこはほんとに直してほしいと思っています 縦振りについては横振りを当ててからの縦振りで追 撃をすることで有効的に縦振りを使えます しかし縦振りを正確に当てるのは練度が必要でとて も初心者には向いてません

while using the dynamo in the lobby, I noticed dummies going undamaged in the middle of my flicks

Vertical flick should shoot out missiles at every enemy player

Dynamo in name and design, is the weapon that should instill fear in the players. Slow and Bulky, but a terror in the right hands. You want that moment where you see the opposing team, one player with a dynamo, and you instantly have that sense of DREAD.... as you wonder if this is somebody just playing around with the big fun swingy stick...... or somebody who is about to bring absolute ruin to the battlefield.

Been a full time dynamo main since the start of splat 2 (didnt have splat 1) and im kinda glad i didnt get acquainted with it in the first game, i think id just be too disapointed to ever play it again

I used to use the dynamo. Then I switched to the hydra once it started getting nerfed in splatoon 2. In splatoon 3 I tried the dynamo again. It’s not better at all, but I found that a fair amount of players didn’t know how to counter it. At least the tacticooler helps with movement and makes it more useable.

It would be cool if they added the ability for rollers to buffer a horizontal flick out of squid surge by pressing ZR before you release B on the surge. I think it might take a little getting used to but would end up feeling really good and natural. If you want to cancel the charge and attack, you can just let go of ZL

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“There’s almost no reason to use dynamo roller anymore” arider cosplay.

I mained dynamo and slosher since S1 to see dynamo fall from grace is really sad, seriously the painting of the dynamo has the consistency of a roulette wheel

don't worry Chara, I'm sure this will be fixed once we get the Gold dynamo roller... if it ever happens

Glad he mentioned my main

Dynamo Roller is one if those weapons where if you use it, you can van either have the best match you'll ever do, or the worst match you'll ever see.

Oh man 0-0 I've seen so many splat weapon documentaries from other creators 0w0 now ProChara's makin them too

IDK how complicated it would be for the Devs, but what if Dynamo just didn’t have a Vertical flick? Make it unique in that fact, or just make it so it’s just a bit faster on its windup speed (either by means of Cooler’s Speed buff or a buff to the weapon itself)

I think Dynamo should have a vertical flick that paints in a similar manner to the explosher. Where there's a big blob at the end except a bit smaller. A direct may kill but an indirect may do like 70 damage. It'd give the dynamo a poking tool that's threatening and can paint rather well. It's way slower than the explosher and wouldn't match the paint control, so I think they wouldn't really occupy the same niche.

If dynamos whole vertical flick oneshot, I think that would be cool

Never thought I would say this, but miss the days of Splatoon 1 when Dynamo's would slaughter me.

Every time you show Splatoon 1 footage Chara I get sad at how good the stages looked back then

Been following Big Foot on Twitter and seen some shtick. When talking about the vertical, I thought you were going to show the clip of him chasing someone down, hitting them with 4 verticals and they *still* got away. 🤣

I have a clip somewhere of me flying in inkjet and a Dynamo flicked at me and their flick went AROUND me like inkjets moon size hurtbox and the Dynamo hit literally everything except me

I would also argue that the H-3 has been a poorly treaty weapon, from cherry being broken in s1, H-3D being outclassed by zap in s2, and H-3D’s kit being unable to deal with s3’s fast paced meta

it got so bad that with my group, if i play dynamo, my main, everygame turns into a 3v4, im effectively not in the game if the other team has any coordination, what makes this worse and so sad, is that my playstyle isnt complimented by the other classes (shooter/snipe/brush, etc.)or sub-classes (other roller types), i stopped playing the game much since it now feels like i play classes that let me play because i have to and not because i want to run the class

Playing the dynamo in splatoon 2 vs splatoon 3 is like night and day. I felt like it was easier to play in splatoon 2, it has a more higher ink coverage imo and it seems to cost less ink, it's also somehow faster??? But Playing it in splatoon 3 just feels so pointless. I can't tell you how many times I've hit someone dead center with the dynamo and NOT kill them, yet in the 2nd one, one flick towards the center and I wipe out that person and probably the person behind them if they're damaged. It just makes me feel so sad. The dynamo is a weapon that should be a high risk but high reward weapon, but now it just feels like a high risk and that's it.

imagine if the dynamo got a rework and its new gimmick was the vertical and horizontal were flipped so normal shot is verticle and jump shot is horizontal

I don’t know if this will be covered in the video, but Dynamo was outclassed in 3 from launch. Its kit tried to make a support weapon that had tacticooler as a special, yet if people wanted to play a support/tacticooler weapon, there was N-Zap ‘85. A Shooter that had a lethal bomb, great mobility, and it could get tacticooler quickly. It also doesn’t help that Dynamo was and (unfortunately) still is a bad main weapon that has serious weaknesses.

Please Nintendo, give the dynamo its booyah bomb back, it doesn't deserve what is has

Back when I played Splatoon 1, I’d see my life flash before my eyes as I see a Dynamo Roller wind up its flick. Now I just kinda shrug it off and go about my business, painting turf, focusing on objective, Splatling the Dynamo… etc. At least it’s good in Salmon Run.

The argument that dynamo shouldn't have it vertical flick is growing on me, give it the paitn and range back, make the damage a little better and it'd probably be better off without it. It could even be said that Dynamo is too heavy to get a vertical flick