Splattershot

The Splattershot is a main weapon in Splatoon and Splatoon 2. It is an iconic weapon, commonly seen in Splatoon promotional material and as part of the Inkling Girl and Boy amiibo.

Splatoon
The Splattershot is an all-around weapon in terms of power, range, and rate of fire, making it easy to use for players of all levels of experience. It has a simplistic colorful look, similar to real life childrens water guns. When utilized, it sprays a steady splattering of Ink until the player's Ink Tank is depleted. It comes in a set with the and.

Demonstration
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlH0ErqSIpA

Splatoon 2
The weapon re-appears in Splatoon 2 and has a new design. It has a purple stripe design that wraps around the barrel, a dark blue/purple grip and a dark green muzzle. The barrel is now part of the gun body, instead of on top, and the muzzle now comes out of the barrel. There is a cap where the tube connecting the barrel to the gun used to be, reminiscent of the caps used to refill a water gun full of water in real life. It had as its special weapon in the Splatoon 2 Testfire demo, but in the final game it has. "The latest model of the iconic weapon that embodies the spirit of Turf War. Press to fire off a volley of ink. This bad boy is a great choice for newbies and seasoned veterans alike."

- Splatoon 2 Switch event Demo

Demonstration
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRbPKs4FZGc

Trivia

 * The Hero Shot, a modified version of the Splattershot, is the default weapon in Octo Valley and the Squid amiibo challenges as well as one of the nine hero weapons in Octo Canyon. However, it cannot be used anywhere else.
 * The Splattershot was the first playable Main Weapon, available in the 2014 E3 Demo. At that time it was called the "Ink Shot."
 * Furthermore, it's Sub and Special were the Splat Bomb and Inkzooka respectively. No weapon in the Splattershot series has that sub/special combination, with the and  using the Ink Shot's Special and Sub Weapons respectively.
 * In Splatoon and Splatoon 2, the Splattershot has the most variants out of all main weapons, with a total of five in both games.
 * In Splatoon 2, the Splattershot's model from the first game can still be seen when using the original Inkling Girl and Inkling Boy amiibo.
 * According to the Splatoon 2 event demo and Splatoon 2 Global Testfire, the Splattershot had its special be the Tenta Missiles in the demo. The final game changed it special to Splashdown. The sub weapon did not change however.
 * The Tenta Missiles would however find their way onto the Splattershot in the form of the.