Wave Breaker

The Wave Breaker is a special weapon in. It is a device that releases up to three expanding shockwaves that damage and track opponents that touch them.

Appearance
The Wave Breaker consists of a conical device resembling a pop and catch toy. The sphere rests in an indentation in the cone and is connected to it via a wire. After being thrown, the sphere will start bouncing up and down, releasing circular shockwaves of black squids.

Splatoon 3
When activated, the user will hold the Wave Breaker above their head, which can then be thrown with. It can be held for an unlimited amount of time. Once the device lands, the sphere starts bouncing up and down, releasing damaging shockwaves that expand from the base of the cone. These shockwaves follow the ground and go through walls, including barriers such as Big Bubbler. Over its duration, the Wave Breaker will unleash a total of three shockwaves before breaking. Opponents that come into contact with the shockwave are dealt damage and tagged with a circling squid marker that can be seen through walls (like opponents tagged with Point Sensor or Angle Shooter). Shockwaves can be avoided by jumping over them, and opponents can only be hurt by each shockwave once. The Wave Breaker can be destroyed by taking too much damage or by getting crushed by moving platforms such as the tower in Tower Control or the rotating platforms on Museum d'Alfonsino.

The waves emitted can revive downed players in Salmon Run Next Wave, and with precise timing, it's possible to use one to avoid a loss if the last player alive throws one before being splatted.

It appears in 2 Return of the Mammalians missions:


 * Alterna Space Center Hangar
 * After Alterna

Badges
Wining a certain number of battles with the Wave Breaker will reward the player with special badges that they can use on their Splashtag.

Strategy
For competitive tips about the Wave Breaker