Explosher

The Explosher is a main weapon in and. It is a heavy slosher-type weapon that shoots an accurate, slow, long-range projectile.

The weapon fires projectiles in an arc similar to the Sloshing Machine, though instead of an indirect splash radius that follows the projectile, the Explosher fires a projectile that will explode upon hitting a surface. Unlike other projectiles in the game, the Explosher's projectiles do not dissipate nor explode upon a direct hit on a target, instead piercing through the target completely until it hits a solid surface. Direct hits with the Explosher's projectile will deal 55 damage while the explosion will deal 35 damage, due to its unique properties, it is possible to deal 90 damage in a single shot if the target takes a direct hit and is within the explosion's range. The main projectile does not suffer falloff damage, and the explosion damage is not gradated, so a single shot against a target can only deal exactly 35, 55 or 90 damage.

Appearance
The Explosher is a jet heater fitted into a large olive-green jerrycan with a metal pipe going around it and serving as the handle. It has an orange shock absorber spring on each side and on the front is a pressure gauge and a shuttered opening serving as the weapon's muzzle. The inside of the Explosher radiates a light with the user's ink color, appearing to be superheated. There is also heat distortion rising from the muzzle.

In Splatoon 3, the Explosher received a redesign. The muzzle's shell has been removed to reveal machinery and an orange wire, and its tip and shuttered opening are now gold.

Splatoon 2
The Explosher was released on 2018-07-01 at July 27, 2024. Its kit consists of the Sprinkler and the Bubble Blower.

Salmon Run Exclusive Data

 * The Explosher's shots cannot pierce through Salmon Run bosses.
 * The Explosher's shots can destroy the Flyfish's open missile launchers upon impact.

Demonstration
https://youtu.be/IVZhz1L2qtw

Splatoon 3
The Explosher is confirmed to return in with a new design. It is unknown if it will keep its attributes from the previous games or what its kit will be.

Trivia

 * The Explosher was first shown during the Splatoon 2 World Championship 2018, as part of the announcement of updates extending until December 2018.
 * The Explosher's stats, under the codename "Washtub" were datamined from the Version 3.0.0 data prior to its official announcement.
 * The Explosher is fairly unique in a variety of ways.
 * It is the only non-rare main weapon capable of destroying the Flyfish's launchers without assistance from a player's bomb or special.
 * Due to the weapon being based on a jet heater, a visible heat distortion effect can be seen around the barrel of the weapon, making it the only weapon to have this effect.
 * Due to being released after it, the Explosher, along with the Bloblobber, Ballpoint Splatling and Nautilus are the only main weapons not included in the Octo Expansion.
 * As of Version 5.5.0 (Splatoon 2) the Explosher along with the Ballpoint Splatling and the Bloblobber are the only main weapons in Splatoon 2 to posses the dubious distinction of exclusively receiving nerfs through the various updates that followed their release.

Etymology
Its name is a portmanteau between explosion and slosher.