Hammerhead Bridge

Hammerhead Bridge is a multiplayer stage in Splatoon and Splatoon 3. In Splatoon, the bridge is undergoing construction, creating a narrow stage featuring grated bridges across the stage's length. In Splatoon 3, the bridge has finished construction, introducing supportive pillars, an effective "roof", removing the grated platforms, and flattening the stage. The general layout of the grated bridge remains, just as solid ground instead.

Layout
Hammerhead Bridge is under construction, giving way to many chasms around the stage's various platforms. It's split into two layers at the bottom and top. The top layer is made up of a grated bridge that runs through the map and many platforms. The bottom layer is below the bridge, providing cover from players across the stage, and boasting many ways to reach the top layer. The bridge runs through the stage connecting various platforms, making up the top layer of the map and overlooking many parts of it. It can be used as a vantage point for chargers in many locations. Players on the bridge are targets and are vulnerable to surprise attacks from below. The lower platform is right below the grated bridge and makes up most of the stage. From here, players can work on covering the ground and attacking the players above them.

Ranked Battle terrain
In Ranked Battles, specifications for the terrain or placement of objects are different between the modes; these changes create new paths or new objects to take cover behind.

Splat Zones
The Splat Zone on Hammerhead Bridge is located at the center of the stage on the lowest floor beneath the grated bridge. The zone is very long and narrow, spanning almost the entire width of the stage. Because the grated bridge crosses over the zone, players on it are huge targets from players below as there is not much cover from below. Two small walls have been taken out near the center and three barriers have been added.

Tower Control
The Tower in this stage is located on top of the grated bridge and its goal is located two platforms down from each team's starting areas, below the bridge. While someone is riding the Tower, it first travels to the right of the riding team a bit and starts going forward on the side of the bridge. Once it reaches the bridge's edge, the Tower then goes down to the ground and continues traveling right again, ascending to the top of the small, grated platform there. Upon reaching the top, it then goes forward a bit and takes a left, heading back towards the grated bridge. It then starts to go down the side of the wall and continues traveling forward towards the goal.

Rainmaker
The Rainmaker starts in the very center of the stage, on top of the grated bridge. The goals are located in front of each team's base, with an added barrier closer to their spawn point. Many stacks of inkable crates have been added to provide more ways to attack the opposing team and get inside their base.

Splatoon
Hammerhead Bridge was revealed during a Japanese promotional trailer depicting new updates on 2015-07-24. It was released on 2015-09-18 at July 27, 2024.

Splatfests
Hammerhead Bridge was available in the following Splatfests in :


 * Art vs. Science
 * Messy vs. Tidy
 * Squid vs. Octopus
 * Mountain Food vs. Sea Food
 * Past vs. Future
 * Pokémon Red vs. Pokémon Blue
 * Early Bird vs. Night Owl

Splatoon 3
Hammerhead Bridge was revealed to return to during the Splatoon 3 Direct on 2022-08-10. The stage has undergone several reworks since its debut in Splatoon. First, the bridge has finished construction, meaning that there is now a "roof" on the stage. Also, all grates on the stage have been filled in and are now made of concrete. The stage was available at launch. This is also one of the stages that can have Tricolor Turf Wars. The bridge is the main connection from the Inkadia region to the Splatlands.

Trivia

 * The stage's name is a reference to the real-life hammerhead shark and Hammersmith Bridge in London, England.
 * Before it was released, this stage was featured in promotional images from the release of the Rainmaker mode.
 * The bridge itself is under heavy construction and the arena is suspended in the center of the bridge and ends immediately beyond the spawn points.
 * Many miscellaneous items are left around Hammerhead Bridge, such as gloves and cans. These are presumably left by construction workers.
 * At Hammerhead Bridge's release, there was an area near both spawn points where the player could drop below the stage and stand on the supporting beams. If they were splatted there while holding the Rainmaker, it would return to the last beam they stood on instead of back up in the stage itself. This was patched in Version.
 * Jellyfish can be seen on top of the bridge to the right and left sides of the stage.
 * The internal codename for this stage in the game files is "Kaisou", from the Japanese 海藻 (かいそう), "Seaweed".
 * The remains of the NILS Statue after the events of can be seen underneath Hammerhead Bridge, matching its appearance in the background of MC.Princess Diaries.
 * The bridge connects Greater Inkopolis to the Splatlands.