Mudmouth

"There's an old saying about orange... "If you see one pop up from underground, throw a bomb in its mouth." Yes, it is a VERY specific saying."

- Mr. Grizz

Mudmouths are Boss Salmonids that appear in special waves in Salmon Run Next Wave in.

Description
Mudmouths are tall, stationary Salmonids that emerge from Gushers during a Mudmouth Eruption wave. Their body seems to be made of slime or ectoplasm of some sort, with trash (such as tires) sticking out. They have large mouths that extend all the way down to the ground and an orange, mohawk-like dorsal fin similar to that of Chum and Cohocks. Their eyes and inside of their mouths emit a green-blue light, which pulses slowly.

Mudmouths spawn Lesser Salmonids from their mouths at a rapid rate; either singular Chum or groups of three Smallfry. Each Mudmouth that spawns will only ever spawn a single type of lesser Salmonid. Mudmouths also deal a small amount of contact damage, similar to the Rainmaker shield, although their main threat is the lesser Salmonids they spawn.

Throwing a Splat Bomb into a Mudmouth's mouth, or firing at the base of its mouth with an Explosher, Grizzco Slosher, Crab Tank or Inkjet, will damage it and cause it to drop a Golden Egg. Other main weapon types have no effect on them.

As the Mudmouth takes more damage, its expression will become more pained, its dorsal fin will fray and more trash will stick out of it. After the Mudmouth takes damage three times, it will writhe and explode, dropping an additional 3 eggs for a total of six.

Golden Mudmouths
"Hey, I thought I saw a orange out there! Also, what's with the Cohocks on parade? Weird."

- Mr. Grizz

During the Mudmouth Eruptions, occasionally a Golden Mudmouth will spawn. Mr. Grizz will always notify the players of this. Golden Mudmouths have a golden sheen to their bodies and the light shining inside them is yellow; additionally, a golden shimmering-like sound can be heard coming from them. They spawn Cohocks instead of Chum or Smallfry, and drop extra Golden Eggs: two when damaged, five when splatted, for a total of 11. It is unknown if the Hazard Level effects the chance/number of Golden Mudmouths spawning in a wave.

Quotes
The following text is quoted from the Salmonid Field Guide.

What Happens


 * A Mudmouth will erupt out of the hole left by a gusher and open its huge mouth.
 * Lesser Salmonids will start jumping out of the Mudmouth's mouth, one after another after another...

How to Get Golden Eggs


 * Throw a bomb into the Mudmouth's mouth. When the bomb explodes, it'll cough up a Golden Egg.
 * If you throw in enough bombs, the Mudmouth will explode and drop even more Golden Eggs!
 * Sometimes you'll see one covered in golden goop. Defeat it, and it'll leave behind LOTS of Golden Eggs.

Advice from Mr. Grizz


 * Search for the Mudmouth by tracking where the Lesser Salmonids are coming from.
 * Mudmouths multiply as time passes, so splat 'em fast!

Supplementary Information


 * Long ago, the Mudmouth was thought to be a spirit who haunted the depths of the Splatlands seas.
 * Now, thanks to the courage and quick thinking of Splatsville youths who thought to start throwing bombs into their mouths, we know they're just Salmonids who got stuck in a pipe and coated in mud.

Trivia

 * Like the Flyfish, Mudmouths and Golden Mudmouths can be defeated with the Explosher alone. The projectile needs to hit the bottom of the mouth.
 * Before Version 1.1.1, Mudmouths were subject to an infamous glitch where they would rarely move around the map at extremely high speeds. A variation of this glitch had Mudmouths teleporting between their spawn points every few seconds. This would make splatting them nigh-impossible, and effectively guarantee a loss for the players.
 * When a Mudmouth is defeated, the Salmonid can be seen being launched out of the mud just before it explodes.
 * Mudmouths are the only Salmonids that are completely stationary.

Etymology
"Mud" refers to what the Mudmouths are made of, and "mouth" refers to their large, gaping mouth.