Splatoon/Unused Gear
 | To do: The brands and main abilities (if any) should still be there, along with the translated names as well. |
With a game that includes fashion elements, it is to be expected for some of the gear to be left out of the game. 4 pieces of gear go completely unused and 6 others are minor cosmetic alterations of used gear. Most unreleased pieces of gear shown here have Bomb Range Up as an ability and 0 stars, both likely placeholders.
Besides the Squid Research Lab shoes (abet slightly altered) it is unlikely if those pieces of gear will come back in future Splatoon games.
Headgear
Warrior Headdress - Forge
Shows up in the background of Cooler Heads, although covered by the shop text. One star, with Quick Super Jump as the main ability. It has not been released in any Splatoon game to date, likely due to its connection with Native American culture. A model for the hat also exists.
Stealth Goggles - Forge
An early icon for the Stealth Goggles. The night vision goggles received a green glow from the lenses in the final version.
Elite Octoling Goggles - Cuttlegear
The goggles Elite Octolings wear. Possibly meant to be obtained from Judd like the other special gear. It does not have an icon.
Testfire Preorder Headphones
This is the headgear you got when preordering the game through the testfire. These ones are the same as the normally obtainable gear, Studio Headphones.
Hed_CAP012 and Hed_CAP013
A variant of the Urchins Cap with a texture containing the text "SUMPLE" repeated multiple times. These two hats were likely placeholders.
Clothing
Varsity Hoodie - Splash Mob
A grey and brown hoodie with a white house logo on the top left, complete with black buttons and a hood.
Early screenshots show it was displayed in the Jelly Fresh store, but the final game shows the Camo Zip hoodie instead. Its name suggests it could have been an early version of the Varsity Jacket or a completely different item.
Shirtstravaganza - Rockenberg
Seen being worn in a few early battle videos and several adverts, and even seen in the eighteenth Sunken Scroll. It may have been replaced by the Baby-Jelly Shirt in the final game, but it is still a mystery.
Round-Collar Shirt - Rockenberg
Early icon for Round Collar Shirt. The gray was changed to a lilac color.
Gray-Reel Sweat - Zekko
Early icon of the Reel Sweat. The gray was changed to blood red, and the name was changed alongside.
Purple Camo LS - SquidForce
Early icon for Purple Camo LS shown in pre-release screenshots and footage. The arm band was changed to be a vibrant orange.
White Puffer Tee - Firefin
Layered Anchor LS - SquidForce
Early icon of the Layered Anchor LS. The shirt was changed to a maroon color.
Testfire preorder shirt - No brand
The shirt given to players who pre-ordered the game in the Global Testfire still remains in the files.
Shoes
Armor Boot Replicas - Cuttlegear
Before the 2.0.0 update, these were untitled and had two duplicate files. The 2.0.0 update made them an actual obtainable item, but uses a slightly different icon.
Custom Trail Boots - Inkline
Early icon of the Custom Trail Boots. The color palette was changed to a pink and green palette.
Testfire Preorder Shoes
The shoes available when preordering the game through the testfire. These shoes are the same as the normally obtainable gear, the Red Hi-Horses.
Squid Research Lab Gear
Although not technically unused, this gear set is used only by developers as a means to identify them and was extremely rare to see in normal gameplay.
Squid Research Lab glasses
Squid Research Lab coat
Squid Research Lab shoes
A slightly altered version of the Squid Research Lab coat was added to Splatoon 2 as a Salmon Run reward.
