Griller


 * For the Known Occurrence, see The Griller.

Grillers are Boss Salmonids that appear in Salmon Run in Splatoon 2 at special occasions.

Description
A Griller is a giant barbecue grill covered in armor with Salmonids inside, and moves along a path while ink falls beneath its slim body (similar to a Flooder). It chases after a randomly chosen player, designated by a laser pointer on its underside. The Griller will relentlessly pursue the player the tracking laser is pointed at. It is frequently accompanied by Smallfry swarms.

In order to destroy a Griller, players must first hit its exposed tail back to stun it, then attack the spinning tails which appear while it is stunned. Anywhere else, and the overgrown fish takes no damage. A player will be instantly splatted upon running into its ink. A Griller is fast and unpredictable, so players have to be careful and wary of both the Salmonid as well as its Smallfry escorts.

Grillers only show up in certain special wave. If Mr. Grizz talks about Grillers in the dialogue box instead of Boss Salmonids, that means the players are in the special wave. This wave consists of only Grillers and groups of Smallfry. Grillers show up one at a time at the beginning, but later on in the wave they show up in pairs of two. Mr. Grizz will warn the players when the Grillers start spawning in pairs.

What Happens

 * Armored vehicles called Grillers spawn one after another. Grillers lock their sights on to a target and will pursue it relentlessly.
 * Smallfry are known for hitching a ride on the Griller and interfering with its targeting.

How to Get Golden Eggs

 * Attack the weak spot on the back of the Griller to stun it.
 * Stunning Grillers will reveal further weak points. Attacking these weak points is the key to taking down Grillers and getting Golden Eggs.
 * Using a Sting Ray special, you can aim at the Griller and splat it without having to hit the tail.

Advice from Mr. Grizz

 * If the Griller has you in its sights, you're better off running away and letting your friends handle it.

Supplementary Information

 * Operating costs for a single Griller would be enough to deploy 100 regular Salmonid fighters.

Trivia

 * A Griller has 2200 HP, and dealing 400 damage to its tail will stun it for 5 seconds.
 * For reference, a Cohock has 400 HP.
 * Objects resembling tomato, corn, cucumber or zucchini, and live pink Salmonid can be seen inside the Griller when zoomed in.
 * Grillers can only travel on flat surface or smooth ramps, and cannot move up or down a ledge without making a detour.
 * Grillers cannot land on a propeller platform (such as the lifts in Marooner's Bay and the horizontal platforms in Salmonid Smokeyard).
 * If the targeted player is on a propeller platform, Grillers will either instantaneously target another active player not on said platform, or linger in place with laser off, not targeting anyone (if all other active players are on a propeller platform).

Tips

 * Since a Griller cannot step on or off ledges like players do, the targeted player should maneuver around walls and ledges to manipulate its path and the direction it is facing, taking care not to lead the Griller in the path of other players, so that the rest of the crew can attack its tail.
 * Players may stay on a propeller platform to get themselves off Grillers' sight in a pinch, such as to heal or to run out the clock.
 * Doing so will cause Grillers to target the rest of the crew not on such platform immediately, putting them at risk.
 * Smallfries have no problem following players on a propeller platform, so make sure to eliminate them.
 * It is advised to activate the Sting Ray when two Grillers line up in front of the Sting Ray holder, as doing so will penetrate and stun both of them.
 * Bomb Launcher can be used on a stunned Griller to damage it further.