Gusher

Gusher

Category
Class
Sub
Special
Special points
Special depletion
Range
Damage
Impact
Fire rate
Charge speed
Ink speed
Mobility
Durability
Handling
Level
Requirement	Octo Valley Octo Canyon Salmon Run Octo Expansion Shifty Station
Added in		Specifications
Weight
Base damage
Base duration	10 seconds
Ink consumption
Base range
Rate of fire
Muzzle velocity
Base accuracy
MPU effect
SPU effect
SPU effect
Other variant

“	Shoot a Gusher to make it burst skyward. So satisfying...	”
— Cap'n Cuttlefish

A Gusher is one of the mechanics first introduced in Octo Valley. They also appear in Octo Canyon and Salmon Run. They also appear in Layout 16 of Shifty Station.

Description

Initially, Gushers appear to be stationary, circular, silver grates adorned with a red knob, sort of like a fire hydrant. Upon being sprayed by ink, a large column of that ink color erupts from the platform, carrying all objects, including Agent 3, to the top. This column of ink blocks both enemy and Agent 3's attacks. After awhile, the ink from the gusher will stop coming out and will need to be sprayed with more ink.

In multiplayer stages, such as Shifty Station (Layout 16), Gushers require slightly more hits to activate. Touching a gusher with the opposing teams Ink instantly splats the player.

In Salmon Run, Gushers only appear during Goldie Seeking waves, where spraying the Gusher with ink will cause the gusher to erupt a column of various sizes in enemy ink, the size of the column depends on how close the gusher is to the Goldie. They also emit light depending on how close to the Goldie they are, while other Salmonids spawn from them. All of the activated Gushers will remain active until the Goldie is found and finds a new hiding place, or until the wave ends.

Usage

Gushers can be activated by the player firing ink directly on their surface.

They cannot be activated by Octarians or Salmonids.

Appearances

Splatoon

Octo Valley

• Gusher Gauntlet (Mission #04)
• Flooder Junkyard (Mission #12)
• Octoling Assault (Mission #14)
• Unidentified Flying Object (Mission #15)
• Area 3
• Area 4
• Pinwheel Power Plant (Mission #24)
• Far-Flung Flooders (Mission #25)
• Octoling Onslaught (Mission #26)
• Enter the Octobot King! (Final Boss)

Splatoon 2

Salmon Run

• Shifty Station (Layout 16)

Octo Canyon

• Enter the Octohurler (Mission #04)
• Back-Alley Cleanup (Mission #07)
• Octoling Assault (Mission #15)
• Slimeskin Garrison (Sector 4)
• Secret Bowling Alley (Mission #16)
• Octocommander Fortress (Mission #17)
• Slimeskin Garrison (Sector 4)
• Propellerland (Mission #20)
• The Octogalaxy (Mission #23)
• Paradise Lanes (Mission #26)

Trivia

• It is stated that the Salmonids obtained the Gusher technology through trade with the Octarians.

Gallery

• File:Gusher.jpeg

  A Gusher.

• File:Geyser 2.png

  An erupting Gusher.

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  Agent 3 approaching an inactive Gusher in an amiibo challenge.

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  A group of Gushers in Gusher Gauntlet.

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  Agent 3 approaching an active Gusher.

• File:Unopened gusher golide seeking.PNG

  An unopened Gusher in Salmon Run.

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  An opened Gusher in Salmon Run with a low height and dim light.

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  An opened Gusher in Salmon Run with a tall height and bright light.

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  The icon displayed when the player is splatted by an enemy Gusher in modes other than Salmon Run.

• File:Geyser 1.png

  Agent 3 watching an erupting Gusher.