Octo Shot

The Octo Shot (spelled Octoshot in ) is a main weapon used by enemy Octolings in Octo Valley, Octo Canyon, the Octo Expansion, and Return of the Mammalians, as well as by Agent 8 during the escape sequence of the Octo Expansion. Outside of the Octo Expansion escape sequence, the Octo Shot cannot be used by the player, though the Octo Shot Replica, which is a fully usable weapon, is based on it. The Octo Shot is a shooter and functions identically to the Splattershot but with a different model and color scheme.

Appearance
The Octo Shot's ink tank is a large cylindrical tank with a black screw cap that rests on top of the main parts of the gun with a thick, plastic, black band wrapped around it, connecting the ink tank to the gun. From the top of the screw cap, a large wide tube bends in a U-turn fashion connecting the ink to the barrel of the Octo Shot, which resembles a pure black and miniature version of the ink tank, complete with a black screw cap. Below the barrel is a large handle with a small trigger that is held within one hand. Connecting on the remaining side of the barrel is a grip that is used with the other hand to grasp when firing. The grip is a silver-colored semi-cylinder with a black semi-cylinder coating the outside, complete with finger holds for grip. Connecting to the forward-facing side of the grip is a funnel-shaped silver nozzle. The default appearance and Octo Shot thumbnails portray the ink color to be a dark purple, resembling Callie's shade of ink.



Splatoon
In, this weapon is called the Octoshot and is the only main weapon used by Octolings in Octo Valley.

Octoshot Replica
The Octoshot Replica is a weapon that can be obtained as a reward from Judd for reaching level 40. It is visually identical to the Octoshot, but functionally, it is identical to the Tentatek Splattershot, sharing the same stats and loadout, with Suction Bombs as its sub weapon and the Inkzooka as its special weapon.

Splatoon 2
In Octo Canyon in, Octolings again use the Octo Shot as a main weapon. However, there are some that use different weapons of other classes, all of which are red versions of the hero weapons, such as the Hero Roller and the Hero Blaster.

Octo Expansion
In the Octo Expansion, the Sanitized Octolings use the Octo Shot and red variants of the hero weapons of other weapon classes like in Octo Canyon, though there are now more that they can use, such as the Hero Brella and the Herobrush. Elite Octolings with the Octo Shot use the Inkjet as their special. Notably, the Octo Shots are colored green in Octo Expansion instead of the normal dark gray, likely to match the colors of the now Sanitized Octolings.

The Octo Shot is found as a canned weapon and collected by Agent 8 during the Villi Phase of the escape sequence, and it is then used for the rest of the escape sequence as Agent 8's main weapon (although they instead use the Inkjet for most of the Diaphragm Phase). It is also used as Agent 8's main weapon in the fight against Inner Agent 3.

Although it is intended for the player to be forced to collect the Octo Shot in the Villi Phase due to a wall that the player must ink and climb followed by a Splat-Switch that must be activated, there is an exploit that makes it possible to avoid obtaining it by inking the wall with Splat Bombs and climbing it that way (as it is possible to dodge the Octoseeker that usually deters the player from doing this), then throwing Splat Bombs at a precise point on a wall next to the Splat-Switch in order to activate it using the ink from the explosions. However, when the player moves on to the Belly Phase, they will be equipped with the Octo Shot for the rest of the escape sequence like usual regardless of whether they actually collected it.

Octo Shot Replica
The Octo Shot Replica is a weapon unlocked upon completion of the Octo Expansion main story. Like in, it is identical in appearance to the Octo Shot and functionally identical (in both stats and loadout) to the Tentatek Splattershot. Notably, its sub weapon (Splat Bombs) and special weapon (Inkjet) are identical to those collected during the Octo Expansion escape phase and used with the Octo Shot.

Splatoon 3
The Octo Shot returns in as a main weapon enemy Octolings can use in Return of the Mammalians, alongside other main weapons like the Blaster or the Splat Dualies, similarly to Octo Expansion. The Octo Shot has got a slightly different design, remaining unchanged in its shape but having now some of its parts in a camo green color instead of just dark gray.

Trivia

 * In and, the Octo Shot is the only weapon to appear but not be usable by the player in any way.
 * The Octo Shot is not tied to a specific weapon set; although enemy Octolings in Octo Valley and Octo Canyon only use it with Splat Bombs, those in the Octo Expansion and Return of the Mammalians can use various different sub and special weapons with it.
 * The Octo Shot bears a resemblance to the IMI Uzi submachine gun.
 * The Octo Shot is the only weapon in the Octo Expansion that Agent 8 can start a level with but can never obtain from an equipper, as the one used in the escape sequence is instead a canned weapon.
 * This weapon is used as a starting weapon in the following Octo Expansion levels:
 * Belly Phase
 * Intestinal Phase
 * Diaphragm Phase
 * Peristalsis Phase
 * Spinal Phase
 * Turf War
 * Inner Agent 3