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{{InfoboxCharacter
{{Infobox/Character
|color = {{SiteColor|Generic}}
|color = {{SiteColor|Salmon Run}}
|title = Maws
|title = Maws
|image = Maw Up Close.JPG
|image = S3 Tableturf Battle card Maws.png
|caption =
|caption =
|species = [[Salmonid]]
|species = [[Salmonid]]
|location = [[Salmon Run]], [[Salmon Run Next Wave]]
|location = [[Salmon Run]], [[Salmon Run Next Wave]]
|hp = 1,200
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{{other uses|the Salmonid boss in the [[Salmon Run (series)|Salmon Run series]]|the Octoboss in [[Splatoon]]|Octomaw|the Splatoon mission by a similar name|The Ravenous Octomaw!}}
'''Maws''' are [[Boss Salmonid]]s that appear in [[Salmon Run]] and [[Salmon Run Next Wave]] in ''[[Splatoon 2]]'' and ''[[Splatoon 3]]''.
'''Maws''' are [[Boss Salmonid]]s that appear in [[Salmon Run]] and [[Salmon Run Next Wave]] in ''[[Splatoon 2]]'' and ''[[Splatoon 3]]''.


==Appearance==
==Description==
Maws have fishing gear with them; when they are still in the [[ink]], Maws have a fishing bobber poking out of the ink.
Maws are large, coral-colored Salmonids that swim through the floor and walls in search of a player. They will not switch targets unless they re-submerge and find someone closer or if their old target is splatted. While underground, they are invulnerable, and a fishing bobber is visible in their place, making them easy to track. Once locked onto a location to jump out of, bright rings will appear. When they emerge, they leave an ink circle and splat any players caught in their jaws. If a bomb is thrown into the ring before they emerge, they will eat the bomb and be defeated. Shooting at it while exposed can splat it, but this is usually time-inefficient.
 
Only their upper body can be seen, but they appear as large Salmonids with buckteeth, and are a dull pink color.
 
==Gameplay==
Maws attack by leaping mouth-first out of their [[ink]], splatting any [[Inkling]]s and [[Octoling (playable)|Octolings]] that they catch in their jaws. Maws move fast enough to keep up with swimming Inklings and Octolings and their attack is an instant [[Splat (occurrence)|splat]]. They are also very persistent when compared to other [[Salmonid]]s and can travel up and down walls. When a Maws prepares to attack, a circular light gives away its position; if a bomb is thrown at or above the circle, it will eat the bomb when it jumps out of its ink and will be instantly splatted. Maws can also be splatted by shooting at it while it is out of its ink, but this is very inefficient. The fishing bobber it carries floats above the ink, allowing players to track its movements before it strikes.
 
The predictable movement of the Maws means it can be avoided easily and can be lured to the egg basket, allowing players to quickly collect the three [[Golden Egg]]s it will drop when splatted.
 
===Situational behavior and phenomena===
* Maws target the player closest to it and do not switch targets until it leaps out of the ink, at which time it pursues another player if they are closer than its original target or if they splatted their previous target.
* Maws can eat players when they have just taken off with the [[Inkjet]].
* Players using the [[Splashdown]] while Maws are directly below them are splatted if they land in its jaws.
* It is possible to escape a Maws' jaws if the player is not too close to the center of the Maws and the player reacts quickly.
** This is much more difficult in Splatoon 3 as a Maws will now pull the player towards it's mouth when it attacks.
** It is also possible to dodge roll out of a Maws' jaws using [[dualie]]s.
* A Maws will still be eliminated if it eats a player as well as a bomb at the same time, which can be used in a desperation situation if a player is unable to escape.


==Quotes==
==Quotes==
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{{see also|Salmon Run Next Wave data}}
{{Salmon Run hits to splat|Maws}}
==Tips==
* The only weapon capable of damaging a submerged Maws is the [[Grizzco Splatana]] with its charged slash, which will destroy it in one hit.
** You can also splat a submerged Maws with a [[Slammin' Lid]].
* The predictable movement of the Maws means it is easily avoided and can be lured to the egg basket, making it a quick source of [[Golden Egg|Golden Eggs]].
* Maws can splat players when they have just taken off with the [[Inkjet]] or [[Booyah Bomb]].
* Players using the [[Splashdown]] while Maws are directly below them are splatted if they land in its jaws.
* It is possible to escape a Maws' jaws if the player is not too close to the center of the Maws and reacts quickly.
** This is much more difficult in Splatoon 3 as a Maws will now pull the player towards its mouth when it attacks.
*** Sometimes this flings the player over the Maws and can be used to get out of a tricky situation.
** It is also possible to dodge roll out of a Maws' jaws using [[Dualie|dualies]].
* A Maws will still be eliminated if it eats a player as well as a bomb at the same time, which can be used in a desperate situation if a player is unable to escape.
* Maws cannot swim on grates and will follow the player using the ground below, or switch targets if the player is not reachable. They can, however, swim on uninkable terrain such as that found on [[Wahoo World]] during [[Big Run]], and can surface to attack the player there as well.
* Maws will swim up [[Fish Stick|Fish Sticks]] to reach their targeted player and will surface to attack if the player is standing at the top.
* If a player with a [[Dynamo Roller]] is still rolling when eaten by a Maws, if aimed correctly, the roller will splat it without harming the player.
** This is very difficult to do, and is easier if the Maws is weakened.


==Badges==
==Badges==
{{Main|Badge#Salmon Run}}
{{Main|Badge#Salmon Run}}
Defeating Maws a specific number of times in Salmon Run: Next Wave will reward the player with special [[badge]]s that they can use on their [[Splashtag]].
Splatting Maws a specific number of times in Salmon Run: Next Wave will reward the player with special [[badge]]s that they can use on their [[Splashtag]].
{| class="wikitable sitecolor-s3"
{| class="wikitable sitecolor-sr"
!colspan="3"|Maws [[Badge]]s
!colspan="3"|Maws [[Badge]]s
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==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:S2 3D art Maws.png|3D artwork.
S2 3D art Maws.png|3D artwork.
File:S2 Salmon Run official artwork 2.png|A Maws in 2D artwork for [[Salmon Run]], with other [[Salmonid]]s and [[Inkling]]s.
S2 Salmon Run official artwork 2.png|A Maws in 2D artwork for [[Salmon Run]], with other [[Salmonid]]s and [[Inkling]]s.
File:S2 Salmon Run Maws art.jpg|Cropped version of the aforementioned art to only feature the Maws.
S2 Salmon Run Maws art.jpg|Cropped version of the aforementioned art to only feature the Maws.
File:Splatoon 2 art book cover art.png|A Maws in artwork created for the cover of ''[[The Art of Splatoon 2]]''.
Splatoon 2 art book cover art.png|A Maws in artwork created for the cover of ''[[The Art of Splatoon 2]]''.
File:Maws1.jpg|Promotional screenshot of a Maws about to splat an Inkling.
S2 concept art Maws.jpg|Concept artwork
File:Maws tutorial.PNG|A Maws just after jumping up.
Maws1.jpg|Promotional screenshot of a Maws about to splat an Inkling.
File:S2-Salmon-Run-Maws-Bobber.jpg|A Maws' warning circles and bobber, as seen during a communication lag.
Maws after biting.png|A Maws just after jumping up.
File:S2-Salmon-Run-Maws-Body.jpg|A Maws' entire body seen during a communication lag.
S2-Salmon-Run-Maws-Bobber.jpg|A Maws' warning circles and bobber, as seen during a communication lag.
File:S2 Maws Salmonid Field Guide.jpg|The [[Salmonid Field Guide]] entry for the Maws.
S2-Salmon-Run-Maws-Body.jpg|A Maws' entire body seen during a communication lag.
File:S2 maws.png|The illustration in the field guide.
S2 Maws Salmonid Field Guide.jpg|The [[Salmonid Field Guide]] entry for the Maws in ''Splatoon 2''.
File:S2 Mem Cake Maws.png|The [[mem cake]] of a Maws.
S3 Maws Salmonid Field Guide Page 1.jpg|The [[Salmonid Field Guide]] entry for the Maws in ''Splatoon 3''.
File:Maws Model.png|Unofficial render of the Maws' game model from ''Splatoon 2''.
S3 Maws Salmonid Field Guide Page 2.jpg|The [[Salmonid Field Guide]] entry for the Maws in ''Splatoon 3''.
File:S2 Salmon Run boss Maws.png|The icon for the Maws used in [[SplatNet 2]].
S2 maws.png|The field guide illustration of the Maws.
File:S3 Maws icon.png|The Maws' icon in ''Splatoon 3''.
S2 Mem Cake Maws.png|The [[mem cake]] of a Maws.
File:S3 Tableturf Card Maws.png|The [[Tableturf Battle|Tableturf]] [[List of Tableturf Battle cards in Splatoon 3|card]] icon of the Maws.
S2 Maws Model.png|Unofficial render of the Maws' game model from ''Splatoon 2''.
File:S3 Decoration Maws.png|The Maws locker decoration.
S2 Salmon Run boss Maws.png|The icon for the Maws used in [[SplatNet 2]].
S3 Icon Maws.png|The Maws' icon in ''Splatoon 3''.
S3 Tableturf Battle card Maws.png|The [[Tableturf Battle|Tableturf]] [[List of Tableturf Battle cards in Splatoon 3|card]] icon of the Maws.
S3 Decoration Maws.png|The Maws locker decoration.
</gallery>
</gallery>


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
* The Maws may be a reference to the movie [[wikipedia:Jaws (film)|''Jaws'']]; It's name and when the Maws jump up to splat players they look similar to the movie's iconic main image and title.
* When introducing the different [[Boss Salmonid]]s during the second training mission in ''Splatoon 2'', [[Mr. Grizz]] refers to all of them as "it", except Maws, which he calls "she" and the [[Flyfish]], which he calls "him". This makes them the only two [[Salmonid]]s with a confirmed gender in the North American version.
* When introducing the different [[Boss Salmonid]]s during the second training mission, [[Mr. Grizz]] refers to all of them as "it", except Maws, which he calls "she" and the [[Flyfish]], which he calls "him". This makes them the only two [[Salmonid]]s with a confirmed gender in the North American version.
* In the North American version, [[Agent 8]] refers to Maws as "erupting eel", as shown in its [[mem cake]] description.
* In the North American version, [[Agent 8]] refers to Maws as "erupting eel", as shown in its [[mem cake]] description.
* Its behavior of leaping up out of ink and swallowing the player, as well as being splatted by swallowing a bomb, is very similar to that of the [[Octomaw]], a boss in the ''[[Splatoon]]'' solo-player campaign.
* Its behavior of leaping up out of ink and swallowing the player, as well as being splatted by swallowing a bomb, is very similar to that of the [[Octomaw]], a boss in the [[Splatoon]] solo-player campaign.
*The Salmon pink-ish coloring is unique to Maws, presumably because it spends most of its time in its ink.
*It is the only Salmonid that swims in ink like Inklings and Octolings.  


==Names in other languages==
==Etymology==
{{Foreignname
A maw is the name of the open jaws of a deadly animal, such as a shark, a sea creature which Maws mirror in behavior. The name being the plural form of "maw" may be a reference to the film ''[[wp:Jaws (film)|Jaws]]'', which starred a shark as an antagonist.
===Names in other languages===
{{Localized name
|color=Salmon Run
|Jap=モグラ
|Jap=モグラ
|JapR=Mogura
|JapR=Mogura
|JapM=Mole
|JapM=Mole
|Dut=Snaai
|Dut=Snaai
|DutM=From ''haai'' (shark) and ''snaaien'' (to steal/eat)
|DutM=From ''haai'' ("shark") and ''snaaien'' ("to snag, to snack")
|Fre=Gobb
|Fre=Gobb
|FreM=From ''gober'' (to swallow)
|FreM=From ''gober'' ("to swallow")
|FreA=<!--French (NoA) and (NoE) share the same name-->
|FreAM=
|Ger=Grablax
|Ger=Grablax
|GerM=From ''graben'' (to burrow) and ''Lachs'' (salmon)
|GerM=From ''graben'' ("to burrow") and ''Lachs'' ("salmon")
|Ita=Boccalone
|Ita=Boccalone
|ItaM=Big Mouth, but also a common nickname for the [[Wikipedia:Largemouth bass|Largemouth bass]]
|ItaM=Big Mouth <ref group="notes">''Boccalone'' is also a common nickname for the [[Wikipedia:Largemouth bass|Largemouth bass]]</ref>
|Rus=Жуй-Горбуш
|Rus=Жуй-Горбуш
|RusR=Zhuy-Gorbush
|RusR=Zhuy-Gorbush
|RusM=Chewing pink salmon
|RusM=Chewing pink salmon
|SpaA=Mandíburo
|SpaAM=From ''mandíbula'' ("jaw") and ''tiburón'' ("shark")
|SpaE=Fáucex
|SpaE=Fáucex
|SpaEM=From ''fauces'' (jaws)
|SpaEM=From ''fauces'' ("jaws")
|SpaA=Mandíburo
|SpaAM=From ''mandíbula'' (jaw)
|ChiS=鼹鼠鱼
|ChiS=鼹鼠鱼
|ChiSR=yǎn shǔ yú (Mandarin)
|ChiSR=yǎn shǔ yú ''(Mandarin)
|ChiSM=Mole Fish
|ChiSM=Mole Fish
|ChiT=鼴鼠魚
|ChiT=鼴鼠魚
|ChiTR=yǎn shǔ yú (Mandarin)
|ChiTR=yǎn shǔ yú ''(Mandarin)
|ChiTM=Mole Fish
|ChiTM=Mole Fish
|Kor=두더지
|Kor=두더지
|KorR=dudeoji
|KorR=dudeoji
|KorM=Mole
|KorM=Mole
|Internal=Sakediver <ref name="Leanny GitHub">[https://github.com/Leanny/splat3/blob/main/data/language/EUen.json {{GH}} Leanny on GitHub]</ref>
|InternalM=
}}
}}


{{Navbox/S2 Characters}}
===Translation notes===
{{Navbox/S3 Characters}}
{{Note list}}
 
==References==
<references/>
 
{{Navbox/Salmonids}}
{{Navbox/Salmonids}}


[[Category:Boss Salmonid]]
[[Category:Boss Salmonid]]

Revision as of 16:02, 13 March 2024

Maws
Species Salmonid
Habitat
Height
Hair color
Eye color
Age
Gender
Pronouns
Relations
Location Salmon Run, Salmon Run Next Wave
Shop
HP 1,200
Maximum HP
Members
Other forms
This article is about the Salmonid boss in the Salmon Run series. For the Octoboss in Splatoon, see Octomaw. For the Splatoon mission by a similar name, see The Ravenous Octomaw!.

Maws are Boss Salmonids that appear in Salmon Run and Salmon Run Next Wave in Splatoon 2 and Splatoon 3.

Description

Maws are large, coral-colored Salmonids that swim through the floor and walls in search of a player. They will not switch targets unless they re-submerge and find someone closer or if their old target is splatted. While underground, they are invulnerable, and a fishing bobber is visible in their place, making them easy to track. Once locked onto a location to jump out of, bright rings will appear. When they emerge, they leave an ink circle and splat any players caught in their jaws. If a bomb is thrown into the ring before they emerge, they will eat the bomb and be defeated. Shooting at it while exposed can splat it, but this is usually time-inefficient.

Quotes

The following text is quoted from the Salmonid Field Guide.

Basic Information
  • Lurks under the surface of the ink.
  • Can swim in ink to scale walls.
Attack Behavior
  • Appears from directly beneath its prey and swallows it in an instant.
Elimination
  • You can deal damage by shooting ink at it when it surfaces to attack, but defeating it this way will take some time as it is rather robust.
  • To bring it down in one fell swoop, trick it into swallowing a bomb by placing one at its point of attack.
Supporting Information
  • In order to sustain its large size it must perpetually roam around searching for prey to consume.
  • Uses sonar to detect the location of suitable prey whilst submerged.

Statistics

See also: Salmon Run data
HP Damage  Attack/Defeat/Total Power Eggs  Golden Eggs 
1200 One-hit splat 15 / 3 / 18 3


See also: Salmon Run Next Wave data
Hits to splat Maws
Weapon Min/Max
Booyah Bomb 2 - 172
Crab Tank 4 - 20
Inkjet 4 - 16
Killer Wail 5.1 1 - 3
Reefslider 2 - 3
Triple Inkstrike 3 - 24
Wave Breaker 3 - 8
.52 Gal 24 - 35
.96 Gal 15 - 22
Aerospray MG 50 - 64
Ballpoint Splatling 35 - 48
Bamboozler 14 Mk I 8 - 20
Big Swig Roller 8 - 24
Blaster 6 - 12
Bloblobber 5 - 20
Carbon Roller 8 - 20
Clash Blaster 15 - 24
Classic Squiffer 4 - 24
Dapple Dualies 27 - 40
Dark Tetra Dualies 40 - 48
Dread Wringer 5 - 10
Dualie Squelchers 40 - 48
Dynamo Roller 3 - 12
Egg cannon 2 - 6
E-liter 4K 2 - 24
Explosher 10 - 16
Flingza Roller 4 - 18
Glooga Dualies 18 - 40
Goo Tuber 4 - 15
Grizzco Blaster 24 - 35
Grizzco Brella 15 - 80
Grizzco Charger 6
Grizzco Dualies 10 - 48
Grizzco Slosher 4 - 8
Grizzco Splatana 1 - 6
Grizzco Stringer 1 - 35
H-3 Nozzlenose 18 - 20
Heavy Edit Splatling 35 - 48
Heavy Splatling 35 - 48
Hydra Splatling 20 - 48
Ink Cannon 3
Inkbrush 30 - 60
Jet Squelcher 30 - 40
L-3 Nozzlenose 30 - 35
Luna Blaster 6 - 12
Mini Splatling 35 - 48
N-ZAP '85 43 - 60
Nautilus 47 35 - 48
Octobrush 20 - 30
Painbrush 8 - 24
Range Blaster 5 - 8
Rapid Blaster 9 - 20
Rapid Blaster Pro 8 - 16
REEF-LUX 450 6 - 36
Slosher 9
Sloshing Machine 8 - 12
Snipewriter 5H 5 - 20
Splash-o-matic 43 - 60
Splatana Stamper 3 - 27
Splatana Wiper 4 - 35
Splat Bomb 7 - 40
Splat Brella 7 - 40
Splat Charger 4 - 24
Splat Dualies 40 - 48
Splat Roller 6 - 18
Splattershot 34 - 40
Splattershot Jr. 43 - 60
Splattershot Nova 40 - 60
Splattershot Pro 27 - 40
Sploosh-o-matic 27 - 40
Squeezer 27 - 48
S-BLAST '92 4 - 8
Tenta Brella 4 - 27
Tri-Slosher 12 - 20
Tri-Stringer 3 - 30
Undercover Brella 8 - 48


Tips

  • The only weapon capable of damaging a submerged Maws is the Grizzco Splatana with its charged slash, which will destroy it in one hit.
  • The predictable movement of the Maws means it is easily avoided and can be lured to the egg basket, making it a quick source of Golden Eggs.
  • Maws can splat players when they have just taken off with the Inkjet or Booyah Bomb.
  • Players using the Splashdown while Maws are directly below them are splatted if they land in its jaws.
  • It is possible to escape a Maws' jaws if the player is not too close to the center of the Maws and reacts quickly.
    • This is much more difficult in Splatoon 3 as a Maws will now pull the player towards its mouth when it attacks.
      • Sometimes this flings the player over the Maws and can be used to get out of a tricky situation.
    • It is also possible to dodge roll out of a Maws' jaws using dualies.
  • A Maws will still be eliminated if it eats a player as well as a bomb at the same time, which can be used in a desperate situation if a player is unable to escape.
  • Maws cannot swim on grates and will follow the player using the ground below, or switch targets if the player is not reachable. They can, however, swim on uninkable terrain such as that found on Wahoo World during Big Run, and can surface to attack the player there as well.
  • Maws will swim up Fish Sticks to reach their targeted player and will surface to attack if the player is standing at the top.
  • If a player with a Dynamo Roller is still rolling when eaten by a Maws, if aimed correctly, the roller will splat it without harming the player.
    • This is very difficult to do, and is easier if the Maws is weakened.

Badges

Main article: Badge#Salmon Run

Splatting Maws a specific number of times in Salmon Run: Next Wave will reward the player with special badges that they can use on their Splashtag.

Maws Badges
Maws Splats x 100
Maws Splats x 1,000
Maws Splats x 10,000

Gallery

Trivia

  • When introducing the different Boss Salmonids during the second training mission in Splatoon 2, Mr. Grizz refers to all of them as "it", except Maws, which he calls "she" and the Flyfish, which he calls "him". This makes them the only two Salmonids with a confirmed gender in the North American version.
  • In the North American version, Agent 8 refers to Maws as "erupting eel", as shown in its mem cake description.
  • Its behavior of leaping up out of ink and swallowing the player, as well as being splatted by swallowing a bomb, is very similar to that of the Octomaw, a boss in the Splatoon solo-player campaign.

Etymology

A maw is the name of the open jaws of a deadly animal, such as a shark, a sea creature which Maws mirror in behavior. The name being the plural form of "maw" may be a reference to the film Jaws, which starred a shark as an antagonist.

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japan Japanese モグラ
Mogura
Mole
Netherlands Dutch Snaai From haai ("shark") and snaaien ("to snag, to snack")
CanadaFrance French Gobb From gober ("to swallow")
Germany German Grablax From graben ("to burrow") and Lachs ("salmon")
Italy Italian Boccalone Big Mouth [a]
Russia Russian Жуй-Горбуш
Zhuy-Gorbush
Chewing pink salmon
Mexico Spanish (NOA) Mandíburo From mandíbula ("jaw") and tiburón ("shark")
Spain Spanish (NOE) Fáucex From fauces ("jaws")
China Chinese (Simplified) 鼹鼠鱼
yǎn shǔ yú (Mandarin)
Mole Fish
Hong Kong Chinese (Traditional) 鼴鼠魚
yǎn shǔ yú (Mandarin)
Mole Fish
South Korea Korean 두더지
dudeoji
Mole
 Internal Sakediver [1]

Translation notes

  1. Boccalone is also a common nickname for the Largemouth bass

References