.96 Gal
The .96 Gal is a Main Weapon in Splatoon and Splatoon 2.
A member of the Shooter class, this weapon distinguishes itself by sacrificing accuracy, fire rate, ink efficiency, and mobility for a powerful shot and a long range. The .96 Gal outputs enough ink in each shot to splat opponents in two hits. Consequently, the weapon has a high ink consumption rate of 2.5% per shot, making it the ink-hungriest of all weapons in the Shooter class and only allowing for 40 shots to be fired per ink tank. The weapon's fire rate is slower than all other Shooter-class weapons, measuring at slightly slower than the File:S Weapon Octobrush .png [[]]'s flick rate. A major drawback of the .96 Gal is its poor accuracy; many shots deviate far enough to the left or right that they miss the target. The .96 Gal and its close relative the File:S Weapon .52 Gal .png [[]] share their visual design and high-damage, low-accuracy performance.
The weapon is designed with a water cooler bottle as a base. A grip, sight, and high-caliber gun barrel are clamped to the bottle. The parts surrounding the bottle are black plastic with pink accents, while the bottle matches the player's ink color.
Splatoon
Basic information | |
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Category | Main |
Class | Shooter |
Sub | Sprinkler |
Special | Echolocator |
Special points | 200pp |
Special depletion | 40% |
Range | |
Damage | |
Fire rate | |
Obtainable at | |
Level | 12 |
Cost | 7,600 |
Specifications | |
Base damage | 52 |
The .96 Gal is an improved version of the Template:Tempweapon, with more stability, range, and power. However, it consumes ink extremely quickly. This weapon comes in a set with the File:S Weapon Sprinkler .png [[]] and File:S Weapon Echolocator .png [[]].
Version history
2.7.0
- ▼ Damage per shot: 62 → 52
- ▲ Spread reduced by about 11%.
- ▲ Special gauge loss: 50% → as low as 40%
Gallery
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Official art of an Inkling holding the .96 Gal.
Demonstration
Similar weapons
- File:S Weapon .96 Gal Deco .png [[]]
- File:S Weapon .52 Gal .png [[]]
- File:S Weapon .52 Gal Deco .png [[]]
Splatoon 2
Basic information | |
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Category | Main |
Class | Shooter |
Sub | Sprinkler |
Special | Ink Armor |
Special points | 200pp |
Range | |
Damage | |
Fire rate | |
Obtainable at | |
Level | 21 |
Cost | 12,600 |
Specifications | |
Base damage | 62 |
The .96 Gal returns in Splatoon 2 looking identical to how it did in the first game. It comes with the File:S2 Weapon Sprinkler .png [[]] and File:S2 Weapon Ink Armor .png [[]].
Version history
1.1.2
- ▼ Points to fill special gauge: 180 → 210
1.3.0
- ▲ Points to fill special gauge: 210 → 200
1.4.0
- ▲ Increased damage of each shot from 52 to 62.
- ▲ Decreased weapon sway when shooting on the ground by roughly 8%.
- ▲ Decreased weapon sway when shooting right after a jump by roughly 40%.
Gallery
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Promo image.
Demonstration
Similar weapons
Etymology
.96 Gal is short for .96 Gallon. "Gal" is also a play on Cal, short form of Caliber, a term commonly used when describing the diameter of bullets for fire-arms.
.96ガロン .96 Garon has the same origin as the English name, but without Gallon shortened to Gal.