Golden Egg



are a type of collectible in Salmon Run mode of, in which collecting them is the main objective.

Splatoon 2
Golden Eggs spawn when a Boss Salmonid is defeated. Most Boss Salmonids drop three Golden Eggs. During the Mothership occurrence, only one is dropped; with a hiding Goldie, one golden Egg is dropped after a certain number of hits, until it is splatted and drops five. Running or swimming into a Golden Egg picks it up, while only one Golden Egg can be held at a time. Once a Golden Egg has been obtained, it must be placed in the Egg Basket by pressing when near. Golden Eggs are retained if splatted while carrying one, but cannot be placed in the Egg Basket. A specified number of Golden Eggs must be returned to the Egg Basket in order to pass the wave.

If Golden Eggs are dropped and not picked up after a certain amount of time, a Snatcher comes to pick them up. Snatchers can pick up three Golden Eggs at a time. If the Snatcher is splatted before it makes it to the water, the Golden Eggs will drop. If there are still Golden Eggs left after a wave has ended, the outer egg disappears and the fish skeleton on the inside falls, sinking into the ground.

Trivia

 * During the drowning animation, it is possible to see that, when submerged, Golden Eggs glow in a color similar to Salmonid ink.