Range Blaster

The Range Blaster is a main weapon in the Splatoon series.

The Range Blaster, as its name implies, is a variation of a regular Blaster with shots that travel farther before exploding. As a tradeoff, this blaster has a lower rate of fire and higher ink consumption.

Appearance
In Splatoon and Splatoon 2, the Range Blaster is similar in appearance to the Blaster. However, the front and back parts of the Range Blaster have been pushed further apart by some metal supports.

In Splatoon 3, the frontal part is much bigger, less cylinder-like, and partially covers the aforementioned metal supports. The main body is thicker and has four tubes connected to it.

Splatoon
The Range Blaster was released on 2015-08-01 July 27, 2024. It comes with the Splash Wall and Inkstrike. Each shot consumes 10% of the ink tank capacity, and the ink tank recovers 1.67% of its capacity between each shot, allowing the player to fire 11 shots before needing to refill the tank.

Demonstration
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6j2AKbWHO_o

Splatoon 2
The Range Blaster returns in Splatoon 2 looking identical to how it did in the first game. It was released on 2017-10-21 at July 27, 2024. It comes with Suction Bombs and Ink Storm. Each shot consumes 11% of the ink tank capacity, allowing the player to fire nine shots before needing to refill the tank.

It appears in two Octo Expansion Stations:
 * Rad Ride Station
 * Ride with Me Station

Demonstration
https://youtu.be/m6a-1NA8xhU

Splatoon 3
The Range Blaster returns in Splatoon 3 with a new design. Its front shell vaguely resembles the headlight or fuel tank of a motorcycle, keeping with the vehicular, hot rod motif of the standard Blaster. It was originally shown with Killer Wail 5.1 as its special, but it was changed to Suction Bombs and Wave Breaker.

It appears in 2 missions in Alterna:
 * Twirling, Swirling, Whirling
 * The Ink-Conservation Project

Badges
Reaching certain Freshness levels with the Range Blaster will reward the player with special badges that they can use on their Splashtag.

Strategy
For competitive tips about the Range Blaster

Trivia

 * Despite being called the Range Blaster, the Rapid Blaster has more range.
 * The shell of the Range Blaster as it appears in Splatoon 3 may be closely inspired by the fuel tank of a Harley-Davidson motorcycle.