Mudmouth

"There's an old saying about orange... "If you see one pop up from underground, throw a bomb in its mouth." Yes, it is a VERY specific saying."

- Mr. Grizz

Mudmouths are Boss Salmonids that appear in special waves in Salmon Run Next Wave in.

Description
Mudmouths are tall, stationary Salmonids that emerge from Gushers during a Mudmouth Eruption wave. Their body seems to be made of slime or ectoplasm of some sort, with trash (such as tires) sticking out. They have large mouths that extend all the way down to the ground and an orange, mohawk-like dorsal fin similar to that of Chum and Cohocks. Their eyes and inside of their mouths emit a green-blue light.

Mudmouths spawn Lesser Salmonids from their mouths at a rapid rate; either singular Chum or groups of three Smallfry. Each Mudmouth that spawns will only ever spawn a single type of lesser Salmonid.

Throwing a Splat Bomb into a Mudmouth's mouth or using a special weapon, such as the Crab Tank ,will damage it and cause it to drop a Golden Egg. Main weapon types (except the Explosher) have no effect on them.

As the Mudmouth takes more damage, its expression will become more pained and its dorsal fin will fray. The Mudmouth will need three Splat bombs to be splatted. Each time if gets damaged by a Splat bomb it will drop one Golden Egg, and when the Mudmouth gets splatted it will explode and drop three more Golden Eggs for a total of six.

Golden Mudmouths
"Hey, I thought I saw a orange out there! Also, what's with the Cohocks on parade? Weird."

- Mr. Grizz

During the Mudmouth Eruptions, occasionally a Golden Mudmouth will spawn. Golden Mudmouths have a golden sheen to their bodies and the light shining inside them is yellow, additionally, a golden shimmering-like sound can be heard coming from them. They spawn Cohocks and drop extra Golden Eggs: two when damaged, five when splatted, for a total of 11. It is unknown if the Hazard level effects the chance/number of Golden Mudmouths spawning in a wave.

Quotes
The following text is quoted from the Salmonid Field Guide.

What Happens


 * A Mudmouth will erupt out of the hole left by a gusher and open its huge mouth.
 * Lesser Salmonids will start jumping out of the Mudmouth's mouth, one after another after another...

How to Get Golden Eggs


 * Throw a bomb into the Mudmouth's mouth. When the bomb explodes, it'll cough up a Golden Egg.
 * If you throw in enough bombs, the Mudmouth will explode and drop even more Golden Eggs!
 * Sometimes you'll see one covered in golden goop. Defeat it, and it'll leave behind LOTS of Golden Eggs.

Advice from Mr. Grizz


 * Search for the Mudmouth by tracking where the Lesser Salmonids are coming from.
 * Mudmouths multiply as time passes, so splat 'em fast!

Supplementary Information


 * Long ago, the Mudmouth was thought to be a spirit who haunted the depths of the Splatlands seas.
 * Now, thanks to the courage and quick thinking of Splatsville youths who thought to start throwing bombs into their mouths, we know they're just Salmonids who got stuck in a pipe and coated in mud.

Trivia

 * Like the Flyfish, Mudmouths and Golden Mudmouths can be defeated with the Explosher alone. The projectile needs to hit the bottom of the mouth.
 * Before Version 1.1.1, Mudmouths were subject to an infamous glitch where they would rarely move around the map at extremely high speeds. A variation of this glitch had Mudmouths teleporting between their spawn points every few seconds. This would make splatting them nigh-impossible, and effectively guarantee a loss for the players.
 * When a Mudmouth is defeated, the Salmonid can be seen being launched out of the mud just before it explodes.
 * Mudmouths are the only Salmonids that are completely stationary.

Etymology
"Mud" refers to what the Mudmouths are made of, and "mouth" refers to their large, gaping mouth.