Special weapon



"Lay down enough ink and your special meter will fill up. Then you can use one of these (like the Inkzooka) to do major damage."

- Splatoon's official website

The Special Weapon is a powerful type of weapon in Splatoon. There are several different kinds of Special Weapons, but they can all turn the tide of a battle when in the right hands.

Description
Along with the Main Weapon and Sub Weapon, every set of weapons comes with a Special Weapon. These weapons are designed to be very powerful and table-turning, and may only be utilized for a short time once players have filled their Special Gauge.

When a player has a Special Weapon ready, it creates a unique effect: they will give off sparks, the tentacles on their head will become very brightly colored and glowing, bubbles will form at the top of their head as if from boiling water, and they will appear to be caught in a strong wind even when completely still.

Activating a Special Weapon completely refills the player's Ink Tank, and never costs ink to use.

Usage
In order to use a Special Weapon, the player must fill their Special Gauge by spreading ink, or get a Canned Special in Octo Valley. Once a Special Weapon is ready, clicking will activate it. Different Special Weapons need different amounts of turf inked to fully charge, for balancing purposes; for instance, the Inkzooka requires 220 points to charge as of Version 2.0.0, whereas the Killer Wail requires only 160.

The rate at which the Special Gauge depletes after being activated depends on which particular Special Weapon is in use. If the player is splatted before the gauge is completely depleted, they will respawn with half the remaining gauge filled. This can be increased by equipping gear with Special Saver.

List of Special Weapons
 Weapon Sets by Special

Trivia

 * Special Weapons were originally called "Super Weapons."