Respawn Punisher

Respawn Punisher is an ability in Splatoon 2. The ability is exclusive to clothing, and cannot be rolled as a sub ability.

Respawn Punisher increases the respawn time and the amount of Special Gauge that is lost to both the user and opponents defeated by a Respawn Punisher user.

"You and your defeated enemy's special gauge penalty and respawn time increase."

- In-game description, translated.

Mutual exclusivity
This ability is found as the main ability only on clothing, so other abilities found only on clothing are mutually exclusive with it; in other words players cannot have them together. These abilities are, , , and. In addition, since wearing the is mandatory during a Splatfest, these abilities cannot be used for the duration of those events.

Gear
Respawn Punisher is the main ability of:

Data

 * Respawn Punisher has a stronger effect on the user than on the enemy, as shown in the table above.
 * If both the user and an enemy are wearing Respawn Punisher, the effects will be the same as if just the user is wearing the ability.
 * Respawn Punisher has no effect on assists. The user must land the final blow that splats the enemy for there to be an effect.
 * Respawn Punisher does not affect respawn time if the user drowns or falls out of bounds, but still has its normal Special Gauge effects.
 * The strength of Respawn Punisher does not decline with repeated deaths or splats.
 * Respawn Punisher's special penalty (-15%/-22.5%) is applied after the effects of are applied.
 * Respawn Punisher does not affect an enemy that splats the user and dies afterwards. As of, now applies this effect.