Booyah Bomb

The Booyah Bomb is a special weapon in Splatoon 2.

When activated, the user temporary risers upward and levitates above the ground and holds up a glowing ball of ink that charges up over time and can be thrown to make an ink explosion, which is made larger as it charges up. The user and their teammates can use the "Booyah!" signal to charge up the special faster. Teammates using this signal will also slightly fill up their own special gauge. The charge will take approximately 8.5 seconds to reach its max power without using the "Booyah!" command. With only the user pressing the "Booyah!" command, it can be reduced to about 3 seconds, and less if multiple players are contributing.

Once the user rises to the necessary height to preform the special, the user will be protected by a limited-durability shield similar to which will negate damage until it either breaks or when the special ends.

Data

 * While the special is charging, the user will have a protective shield that will negate any damage being thrown at the player.
 * The shield has 500 HP and has varying damage multipliers against certain weapons.
 * The shield will disappear when the special is finished or is broken by enemy damage. When the shield is destroyed, the user will be completely vulnerable to incoming attack.
 * The Booyah Bomb does not do damage upon landing on a surface.
 * The bomb takes about 40 frames after landing before it will expand and begin to do damage.
 * Every time the user uses "Booyah!" command, the special will charge by +0.07 Booyah Bomb charge.
 * The special will be able to register a total of 5 "Booyah!" commands from allies.
 * Booyah Bomb charge increase for allies who "Booyah!".
 * First "Booyah!": +0.08 Booyah Bomb charge.
 * Second "Booyah!": +0.04 Booyah Bomb charge.
 * Third "Booyah!": +0.02 Booyah Bomb charge.
 * Fourth "Booyah!": +0.01 Booyah Bomb charge.
 * Fifth "Booyah!": +0.01 Booyah Bomb charge.
 * Special Gauge increase for allies who "Booyah!".
 * First "Booyah!": +6p towards Special Gauge.
 * Second "Booyah!": +3p towards Special Gauge.
 * Third "Booyah!": +2p towards Special Gauge.
 * Fourth "Booyah!": +1p towards Special Gauge.
 * Fifth "Booyah!": +0.5p towards Special Gauge.
 * Unlike the likes of or, the Ink Explosion will not negate incoming fire or bombs.

Booyah Bomb Armor - Damage Multipliers
Sources in italics are internal codenames of unreleased content

Trivia

 * The design and function of this weapons appear to be inspired by the Spirit Bomb from the manga/anime series "Dragon Ball" created by Akira Toriyama, in particular its ability to become stronger the more people cheer on the user. Its American and Japanese name also mirror the change from ‘ball’ to ‘bomb’ for the technique.
 * The large circle of ink that the Booyah Bomb creates when it hits inkable turf is very similar to the one created by the.
 * The way that the Booyah Bomb deals damage is also similar to the Inkstrike.
 * The Booyah Bomb was not the first special weapon to be added post-release, but unlike the, it was not confirmed in the initial release by an in-game description.