Boss Salmonid

Boss Salmonids are strong Salmonids that appear in Salmon Run in Splatoon 2 and Splatoon 3. They drop Golden Eggs when splatted.

Trivia

 * Almost all Boss Salmonids will drop three Golden Eggs when splatted. The exception to this is the Mothership, which deploys Chinooks that only drop one Golden Egg at a time. After Version, Goldies in Fog waves have a chance to drop either one, five, or ten Golden Eggs instead of three. After Version , Grillers will additionally drop five eggs instead of three.
 * The Griller, Goldie, and Mothership are the only boss Salmonids that are exclusive to Known Occurrences.
 * The only Boss Salmonid that does not attack the player directly is the Mothership.
 * Boss Salmonids can help the player train in different situations and get used to special weapons in other online modes. For example, the Stinger uses the Sting Ray from far distances, the Flyfish launches its version of the Tenta Missiles, and the Drizzler fires the Ink Storm. All of them train the player to maneuver around other Salmonids, enemy ink, and obstacles.