Bamboozler 14 Mk I

The Bamboozler 14 Mk I is a main weapon in the SS undefined. It is an aggressive, mobile, and very short range charger with an extremely high charge rate and low ink consumption, the best in the class in both of these respects. This allows shots to be fired in quick succession, at the cost of having extremely low damage, requiring one fully charged shot, plus one more uncharged shot to splat a full-health opponent.

Although this weapon has a very short range for a charger, its range remains constant regardless of its charge. Additionally, to compensate for its fast rate of fire, the ink trail it leaves it very thin. It cannot store a fully charged shot in swim form, and its fully charged shots cannot pierce opponents, qualities most other chargers have starting in.

Appearance
The Bamboozler 14 Mk l resembles a simple hand-operated reciprocating pump constructed from bamboo. Both the handle and the entire body of the weapon are colored green, as well as a circular pink cap that's connected to the muzzle. The fore sight and rear sight of the weapon are both black, with the rear sight being connected to the stock via a black cylinder-like link. The fore sight is triangle-shaped and the inside of the weapon is cream colored.

Splatoon
The Bamboozler 14 Mk I was released on 2015-08-28. It comes in a set with Splash Walls and the Killer Wail.

Quotes

 * Notes

Demonstration
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHVmFTD-S9I

Splatoon 2
The Bamboozler 14 Mk I returns in, looking identical to how it did in the first game. It was released on 2017-10-07 at July 27, 2024. It comes with Curling Bombs and Tenta Missiles.

The Bamboozler 14 Mk I is an exception to the piercing mechanic that other charger-type weapons in Splatoon 2 have. Shots do not pierce through enemies, even if fully charged. Although it cannot store a charge like other chargers, it receives a lighter mid-air charge penalty.

It appears in seven Octo Expansion Stations:
 * Abracadabra Station
 * Labyrinth Station
 * Heinous 8-Ball Station
 * Drop the Bass Station
 * Freakazoid Station
 * Righteous Rails Station
 * Poppin' Fresh Station

Demonstration
https://youtu.be/riUDNZ1j16I

Splatoon 3
The Bamboozler 14 MK I returns in Splatoon 3. Its kit is the Autobomb and Killer Wail 5.1. It appears in 2 missions in Alterna:
 * Absorbency and You
 * Shooter on Rails

Badges
Reaching certain Freshness levels with the Bamboozler 14 Mk I will reward the player with special badges that they can use on their Splashtag.

Strategy
For competitive tips about the Bamboozler 14 Mk I

Trivia

 * The Bamboozler 14 Mk I is a modernized version of the Bamboozler used in the Great Turf War.
 * Cap'n Cuttlefish uses an old Bamboozler as a cane.
 * In and, the Bamboozler 14 family can fire exactly fourteen fully charged shots before the user needs to refill their ink tank.
 * Since version of, the weapon can only shoot 11 fully charged shots per tank in that game.
 * As of version of, the number of shots it can fire per tank is back to 14.
 * The Bamboozler has the quickest charge for any charger in the game, excluding the Grizzco Charger.
 * The Bamboozler is the only charger that does not glow when fully charged.
 * Until the introduction of the Snipewriter 5H in Chill Season 2022 of ,
 * The Bamboozler was the only un-scoped charger to have the inability to hold a charge.
 * The Bamboozler was the only charger to not have a one-hit splat at full charge.
 * With a full set of Damage Up in, or three mains and four subs of Main Power Up in , this weapon is able to reach 99.9 damage with only about 5/6 of a charge, or at full charge, respectively. Since the range is the same no matter the charge, this can prove useful, since if an enemy steps in the player's ink, they can be splatted with only one shot.
 * The Tableturf Battle card art for the Bamboozler 14 Mk I is similar to a piece of official art from Splatoon, with both Inklings striking the same pose while half-submerged in ink.