Explosher

The Explosher is a main weapon in and. It is a heavy slosher-type weapon that shoots an accurate, slow, long-range projectile.

The weapon fires projectiles in an arc similar to the Sloshing Machine, though instead of an indirect splash radius that follows the projectile, the Explosher fires a projectile that explodes upon hitting a surface. Unlike other projectiles in the game, the Explosher's projectiles do not dissipate nor explode upon a direct hit on a target, instead piercing through the target completely until it hits a solid surface. Additionally, the main projectile does not suffer falloff damage.

Appearance
The Explosher is a jet heater fitted into a large olive-green jerrycan with a metal pipe going around it and serving as the handle. It has an orange shock absorber spring on each side and on the front is a pressure gauge and a shuttered opening serving as the weapon's muzzle. The inside of the Explosher radiates a light with the user's ink color, appearing to be superheated. There is also heat distortion rising from the muzzle.

In Splatoon 3, the Explosher received a redesign. The muzzle's shell has been removed to reveal machinery and an orange wire, and its tip and shuttered opening are now gold.

Splatoon 2
The Explosher was released on 2018-07-01 at July 27, 2024. Its kit consists of the Sprinkler and the Bubble Blower.

Salmon Run Exclusive Data

 * The Explosher's shots cannot pierce through Salmon Run bosses.
 * The Explosher's shots can destroy the Flyfish's open missile launchers upon impact.

Demonstration
https://youtu.be/IVZhz1L2qtw

Splatoon 3
The Explosher is confirmed to return in with a new design. It is unknown if it will keep its attributes from the previous games or what its kit will be.

Trivia

 * The Explosher was first shown during the Splatoon 2 World Championship 2018, as part of the announcement of updates extending until December 2018.
 * The Explosher's stats, under the codename "Washtub" were datamined from the Version 3.0.0 data prior to its official announcement.
 * The Explosher is fairly unique in a variety of ways.
 * It is the only non-rare main weapon capable of destroying the Flyfish's launchers without assistance from a player's bomb or special.
 * Due to the weapon being based on a jet heater, a visible heat distortion effect can be seen around the barrel of the weapon, making it the only weapon to have this effect.
 * Due to being released after it, the Explosher, along with the Bloblobber, Ballpoint Splatling and Nautilus are the only main weapons not included in the Octo Expansion.
 * As of Version, the Explosher, along with the Ballpoint Splatling and the Bloblobber, are the only main weapons in Splatoon 2 to posses the dubious distinction of exclusively receiving nerfs through the various updates that followed their release.

Etymology
Its name is a portmanteau between explosion and slosher.