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* Keep an eye on the HUD to know when the enemy Splattershot Jr. has Ink Armor ready to use, and both watch and listen for when they actually use it. | * Keep an eye on the HUD to know when the enemy Splattershot Jr. has Ink Armor ready to use, and both watch and listen for when they actually use it. | ||
** Focus fire on opponents for longer than usual - preferably with everyone ganging up on one armored opponent at a time - to compensate for the opponents' Armor. | ** Focus fire on opponents for longer than usual - preferably with everyone ganging up on one armored opponent at a time - to compensate for the opponents' Armor. | ||
** {{Ability|S2|Object Shredder}} allows a player to inflict three times damage onto armored opponents, as long as the armor is active. If you combine this with {{Weapon|S2|Special|Ink Storm}}, you can nearly neutralize armored pushes by the opponent. | |||
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Revision as of 01:58, 24 September 2019
The Splattershot Jr. is a main weapon in Splatoon and Splatoon 2. It is the first weapon used by all players, given at the start of the in-game tutorial.
As the beginner weapon, the Splattershot Jr. appropriately has a quick firing rate, a high ink efficiency, and high shot spread, which enables its user to quickly ink large territories. Its loadout always includes both an offensive option and a strong defensive option. Since Version 3.2.0 of Splatoon 2, it is also the first weapon to feature a unique ink tank.
Splatoon
Basic information | |
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Category | Main |
Class | Shooter |
Sub | Splat Bomb |
Special | Bubbler |
Special depletion | 60% |
Range | |
Damage | |
Fire rate | |
Obtainable at | |
Level | 1 |
Specifications | |
Base damage | 28 |
Ink consumption | 0.5% |
The Splattershot Jr. comes in a set with Splat Bombs and the Bubbler.
Data
Version history
Version | Adjustments |
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2.7.0 |
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Gallery
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Promo image.
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An Inkling wielding the Splattershot Jr.
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An Inkling in a Bubbler running and holding the Splattershot Jr.
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The Splattershot Jr.'s range.
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Official art of an Inkling holding the Splattershot Jr.
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Concept art of various weapons, with the Splattershot Jr. at the lower left.
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Callie holding a Splattershot Jr. in the Splatoon manga.
Demonstration
Splatoon 2
Basic information | |
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Category | Main |
Class | Shooter |
Sub | Splat Bomb |
Special | Ink Armor |
Special points | 180p |
Range | |
Damage | |
Fire rate | |
Obtainable at | |
Level | 1 |
Specifications | |
Base damage | 28 |
Ink consumption | 0.43% |
The Splattershot Jr. returns once again as the starting weapon, looking identical to how it did in the first game. It comes from the weapon brand Splat. It comes with Splat Bombs and the Ink Armor. As of Version 3.2.0, the Splattershot Jr. and its variants, the Custom Splattershot Jr. and Kensa Splattershot Jr., now have a larger ink tank with 10% more capacity, making it an easier weapon for beginners and experts alike.
Use
- The Splattershot Jr. has a wide shot spread, enabling it to turf large areas in a short amount of time, which provides two benefits:
- Turfing allows the team to either gain or maintain map control, allowing for better team mobility. The rapid turfing ability also allows the Splattershot Jr. to quickly "cap" a zone in Splat Zones.
- It also builds up Ink Armor very quickly, allowing the user's team to mount a push at a moment's notice. Special Charge Up can further hasten "farming" armor.
- The main tradeoff of the wide shot spread is the resulting poor accuracy, which, along with the short range, makes the Splattershot Jr. a poor main weapon for directly engaging most opponents.
- The most reliable way a Splattershot Jr. player can score splats and assists is through constant and coordinated use of Splat Bombs, especially when supporting a more offensively effective weapon.
- Ink Saver (Sub) combined with the larger ink tank unique to the Splattershot Jr. allows the player to throw more bombs.
- Using any special weapon also provides a free ink tank refill. Therefore, it is possible to throw a bomb or two before and after using the Ink Armor, creating a pseudo-Splat-Bomb Launcher.
Countermeasures
- Because the Splattershot Jr. is generally a poor main weapon for splatting, almost any weapon with longer range, better accuracy, or higher damage can defeat it in a one-on-one with relative ease. Just zone it out with superior range if possible, or overwhelm it with higher damage or better accuracy otherwise. However, watch out for the Splattershot Jr.'s Splat Bombs.
- A Splattershot Jr. will most likely assist a teammate with a more formidable weapon; that opponent is usually the higher priority. Trying to engage against both is usually a poor idea, so either find a teammate to assist or try to lure the Splattershot Jr.'s teammate to stray too far from them to receive assistance.
- Keep an eye on the HUD to know when the enemy Splattershot Jr. has Ink Armor ready to use, and both watch and listen for when they actually use it.
- Focus fire on opponents for longer than usual - preferably with everyone ganging up on one armored opponent at a time - to compensate for the opponents' Armor.
- Object Shredder allows a player to inflict three times damage onto armored opponents, as long as the armor is active. If you combine this with Ink Storm, you can nearly neutralize armored pushes by the opponent.
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Version history
Version | Adjustments |
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Base game |
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2.2.0 |
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3.2.0 |
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4.1.0 |
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4.2.0 |
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4.4.0 |
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4.5.0 |
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4.6.0 |
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4.9.0 |
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5.0.0 |
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Gallery
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Promo image.
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Shooting ink.
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Holding the Splattershot Jr.
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Larger ink tank received after Version 3.2.0.
Demonstration
Quotes
View the quotation page. |
Trivia
- The Octo Shot Replica and the Splattershot Jr. are the only weapons not obtained with cash. As such, they are the only weapons not seen in Ammo Knights in Splatoon.
- In Splatoon 2, the Splattershot Jr. does appear in Ammo Knights as if it were already purchased.
- Callie seems to own a Splattershot Jr. in the manga series.
- According to the first art book, in-universe, the Splattershot Jr. was one of the earlier weapons created around the Turf War's debut, and it was instead made out of metal, weighing around 10 kg.
- In Splatoon 2, the Splattershot Jr. family of weapons are the only weapons in the game with a different design, higher capacity Ink Tank.
Etymology
Splattershot Jr. is a combination of Splatter (as well as Splat) and Shot. It also has the shortened form of Junior at the end to denote it is a weapon for beginners.
Its Japanese name, わかばシューター Wakaba Shūtā, means "Fresh Leaves Shooter". Its name is also a reference to the Wakaba mark (🔰), a symbol for new car drivers in Japan that has over time come to represent beginners in general.