Ballpoint Splatling

The Ballpoint Splatling is a main weapon in. It is a splatling that changes its rate of fire and range drastically after firing a short duration.

This splatling works differently from other splatlings, as it does not have a consistent range when firing in short bursts. There are two stages of firing with this weapon. The first stage only lasts for a quarter ring charge, which has a range equivalent to the Splattershot Jr., fires faster compared to other splatlings, and has mobility slightly higher than the Mini Splatling. When charged more than a quarter ring, the range increases dramatically, having a range in between the Heavy Splatling and Hydra Splatling, and has perfect accuracy but fires slightly slower compared to other splatlings.

The Ballpoint Splatling has the ability to recharge itself by pressing at any time while it is firing. When recharging, the weapon maintains the property of whichever stage it was on. However, a charge exceeding 1¾ rings automatically defaults the weapon back to the first stage. Additionally, the weapon is able to maintain its stage-two charge even after it has finished firing by starting another charge within a second.

The Ballpoint Splatling has a nearly consistent charge rate for both rings. It takes 0.83 seconds to reach the first level of charge and 1.66 seconds in total to reach the second level of charge. Once the first level of charge is reached, it can fire for approximately 1.66 seconds, and once the second level of charge is reached, it can fire for approximately 3.33 seconds.

Splatoon 2
The Ballpoint Splatling was released on 2018-07-01 at July 27, 2024. It comes with Toxic Mist and the Inkjet.

The Ballpoint Splatling appears to be a multi-color ballpoint pen with four ballpoint cartridges inside a clear cover. The body is black with the butt and the cartridges' clickers in the user's ink color and the Nouveau logo in white. When charging the weapon, the clickers, cartridges, and butt of the weapon light up in a brighter color.

Demonstration
https://youtu.be/1K__dlvJc4M

Details

 * Due to the Ballpoint Splatling's unique ability to recharge at any time, the weapon is able to maintain its full-powered second stage charge even when the player has no ink.
 * The weapon still suffers from the general slower charge rate, however, but can bypass the extra slow initial charge and inferior initial range that other splatling weapons suffer from with low ink.

Trivia

 * The Ballpoint Splatling was first shown during E3 2018, as part of the announcement of updates extending until December 2018.
 * The Ballpoint Splatling's stats, under the codename "Downpour", were datamined from the Version data prior to its official announcement.
 * Excluding rolling brushes and the rolling Carbon Roller, with enough Run Speed Up abilities, the Ballpoint Splatling's close-range firing mode has the second-highest movement speed of all weapons in, maxing out at 1.2 du/f. For reference, a rolling Carbon Roller moves at 1.28du/f, and a firing Mini Splatling with a full set of Run Speed Up moves at around 1.21 du/f.
 * The Ballpoint Splatling functions like a reverse Squeezer - it starts off shooting at a short range and then starts firing further and straighter.
 * The shape of the Ballpoint Splatling resembles a shuttle ballpoint pen.
 * The Ballpoint Splatling's fire rate in the first mode is the fastest firing weapon available in multiplayer, exceeding that of other splatlings and the Dapple Dualies' post-dodge roll fire rate, firing once every three frames. Other splatlings fire once every four frames.
 * The only weapons to match the Ballpoint Splatling's firing rate are the upgraded Hero Shot, Hero Dualies, and Hero Splatling. The Hero Dualies still boast the fastest firing rate in the game, firing once every two frames, post-dodge roll.
 * The Ballpoint Splatling's fire rate in the first mode fires faster than the game's tick rate, which sends and receives data every 3.75 frames.
 * The Ballpoint Splatling shares its combination and level with the Splash-o-matic in Splatoon 2 and costs only 400 coins more.
 * The Ballpoint Splatling has the fastest Inkjet possible, which can be achieved with a full Run Speed Up gear set.

Etymology
クーゲルシュライバー Kūgerushuraibā is a Japanese loanword from the German Kugelschreiber, "Ballpoint pen", Kugel meaning "Ball" and Schreiber meaning "Writer".