Scrapper

Scrappers are Boss Salmonids that appear in Salmon Run in Splatoon 2 and  Splatoon 3.

Description
Scrappers move slowly, but leave behind a large trail of ink. The only way to splat a Scrapper is to shoot its tail, which is located behind it. Shooting anywhere else will do no damage, but doing this enough will stun the Scrapper. Players should use this time to splat the Scrapper. If one player shoots the Scrapper, it will stop moving and face its shield against this player, making other players able to attack from behind.

If the player shoots the Scrapper but does not stun it, it will take around two seconds from the last shot before it starts moving again. If the player stuns it but does not splat it, it will take around five seconds before its shield is repaired and it starts moving again.

Quotes
The following text is quoted from the Salmonid Field Guide.


 * Basic Information
 * Protected against almost all ink damage by their shields.
 * Their ability to turn rapidly allows them to keep their shields facing their target.


 * Attack Behavior
 * The protection afforded by their shields allows them to charge forwards.


 * Elimination
 * Sustained ink attacks will damage their shields and bring them to a standstill.
 * Once the Scrapper is immobilized, move round behind it to fire through the chink in its armor and take it out.


 * Supporting Information
 * The Scrapper's vehicle is a much-desired item for many Salmonids.
 * The shields are made from odds and ends of scrap metal.
 * If the shields are broken, the Scrapper will have to stop in order to make repairs.

Tips

 * Scrappers are easy to kill compared to other Salmonids, but they come in larger groups.
 * The Sting Ray and Grizzco Slosher ignore Scrappers' armor.
 * Scrappers target any player that last shot them, so players can do this to redirect scrappers to the basket if they're following the wrong person.
 * Players who are targeted can turn around the scrapper quickly so crewmates can kill it without having to immobilize it first.

Trivia

 * The front of the Scrapper's vehicle appears to be a shield used for Shielded Octotroopers.
 * When the Scrapper is stunned, the car horn that sounds plays a similar jingle to what is heard in numerous Octo Valley and Octo Canyon music tracks, such as Eight-Legged Advance, Octo Eight-Step, and Onward!.
 * These references may imply to the fact that Salmonids have traded with the Octarians before.