Rapid Blaster

The Rapid Blaster is a main weapon in Splatoon and Splatoon 2.

The Rapid Blaster is a Shooter-class weapon that is similar to the, but fires much faster and has greater range. However, this comes at the cost of less Ink coverage, a smaller blast radius, and weaker shots. At minimum, it takes one direct hit and one indirect hit to splat an opponent with this weapon. Its close relative, the, has slightly longer range and a slightly slower firing rate. The fire rate is faster than the, and slower than the.

Splatoon
The Rapid Blaster comes in a set with s and. Each shot consumes 8% of the ink tank capacity, and the ink tank recovers 1.67% of its capacity between each shot, allowing the player to fire 15 shots before needing to refill the tank.

Demonstration
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEz2h3aEoMk

Splatoon 2
The Rapid Blaster returns in Splatoon 2 with an identical appearance but slightly tweaked performance. It comes with the and. Each shot consumes 7% of the ink tank capacity, allowing the player to fire 14 shots before needing to refill the tank.

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