.52 Gal

The .52 Gal is a main weapon in Splatoon and Splatoon 2.

A member of the shooter class, this weapon distinguishes itself by outputting enough ink in each shot to splat opponents in two hits, while still having a decent rate of fire. The weapon's fire rate is lesser than the Splattershot Pro and greater than the .96 Gal. Its only major drawback is its poor accuracy and turf covering ability; many shots deviate far enough to the left or right that they miss the target. The .52 Gal and its close relative the .96 Gal share their visual design and high-damage, low-accuracy performance.

Appearance
The .52 Gal is designed with a water cooler bottle as a base. A grip, sight, and high-caliber gun barrel are clamped to the bottle. The parts surrounding the bottle are black plastic with pink accents, while the bottle matches the player's ink color.

Splatoon
The .52 Gal comes in a set with the Splash Wall and Killer Wail.

Quotes

 * Notes

Demonstration
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlSUyq3e_X0

Splatoon 2
The .52 Gal returns in Splatoon 2, with an identical appearance but slightly changed performance. It comes with Point Sensor and Baller.

It appears in one Octo Expansion Station:
 * Totally 8-Ball Station

Demonstration
https://youtu.be/qb_ve__mMWk

Strategy
For competitive tips about the .52 Gal

Trivia

 * The .52 Gal's name may be a reference to its base damage per shot of 52. The .96 Gal's damage per shot is not 96, however.
 * The .52 Gal was originally called the "5.2 Gallon" and came with the Inkstrike instead of the Killer Wail. This can be seen in an image from before Splatoon's release.

Etymology
.52 Gal is short for .52 Gallon. "Gal" is also a play on Cal, the short form of Caliber, a term commonly used when describing the diameter of bullets for firearms.

.52ガロン .52 Garon has the same origin as the English name, but without Gallon shortened to Gal.