.52 Gal

Template:Infobox weapon The .52 Gal is a Shooter in Splatoon. It is a slow but powerful weapon with decent range.

Description

The .52 Gal comes in a set with the Splash Wall and Killer Wail. Each shot uses a large amount of ink, so it packs a serious punch. Since it has a low rate of fire, careful aiming is required in order to hit opponents.

“	A high-powered Weapon that pumps out a lot of ink with each shot. It doesn't take many shots to splat an opponent, which is a good thing given its rather slow rate of fire.	”
— In-Game Description(NA)

“	A high-powered weapon that pumps out a lot of ink with each shot. Doesn't take many shots to splat an opponent, which is a good thing given the rather slow rate of fire.	”
— In-Game Description(EU/OC)

“	This is the .52 Gal shooter. Each shot uses a LOT of ink, so it packs a serious punch. It has a low rate of fire, but if you aim carefully you can splat your foes before they know what hit ‘em.	”
— Live from the Squid Research Lab

Sheldon's Introduction The Main Weapon .52 Gal is a Shooter with an extra-large nozzle for shooting massive quantities of ink. So it's powerful, but not so great at rapid fire. If you get in trouble, throw up a Splash Wall and retreat! The Killer Wail can be used offensively or defensively, so it's good for fighters who can read the flow of battle!. (EU/OC)

Sheldon's Introduction The .52 Gal is a heavy hitter with an extra large nozzle for shooting massive amounts of ink! It's powerful, but pretty slow. If you find yourself in trouble, throw up a Splash Wall and retreat! The Killer Wail can be used offensively or defensively, so it's good for fighters who can read the flow of battle! (NA)

Demonstration

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Competitive Viability

This weapon is GOOD. The weapon only needs two hits to get a kill, which is amazing for a shooter, and it has a strong enough range so that it does not have problems killing. It kills and it kills fast, despite the weak fire rate. Perhaps the biggest reason why it is so strong is the Splash Wall sub. The sub allows for .52 players to do a lot more safely and efficiently, and keeps them in good shape to effectively hold solid map control. Killing a .52 with a splash wall is hard. .52's were a lot more common before the multiple nerfs to the wall, which now has lead to more Tentatek Splattershot users, but the .52 is still a solid choice along with the Tentatek as the best shooters in the game.

Notes

“	The .52 Gal excels at offensive game modes like Splat Zones- it only takes two shots from this weapon to splat opponents, making it a great choice for offensively minded players. Consider using a Damage Up ability in place of Ink Saver to help break an enemy's Defense Up buff, or use Special Charge Up to compensate for the weapon's low rate of fire.	”
— Splatoon Prima Guide

Update history

2.7.0

• ▼ Special gauge loss: 50% → up to 60%

Recommended Abilities

Compared to other shooters with similar range, the .52 Gal has a low rate of fire and slightly low mobility, leaving the user vulnerable to enemies carrying weapons with high movement speed. Having Run Speed Up will boost mobility and make moving a lot easier.

Since the Splash Wall consumes a lot of ink, having the Ink Saver (Main) ability allows the user to fire more shots after deploying a Splash Wall.

Ink Recovery Up is also quite useful- the faster ink fills in the ink tank when in squid form, the quicker the .52 Gal can shoot and use a Splash Wall.

Since the .52 Gal is a slow weapon and can be taken down to a 3 shot kill with only a small amount of Defense Up, you may not have time for a third shot unless you have Damage Up to counter it. Damage Up can also help with falloff damage, if your first shot lands when your opponent is not quite within the weapon's effective range.

Because of the .52 Gal's slower strafing speed and rate of fire, it can be useful to swim in between shots instead of firing continuously. Swim Speed Up will allow you to do this faster and not get splatted while swimming.

Trivia

• The .52 Gal's name may be a reference to its base damage per shot of 52. The .96 Gal's damage per shot is not 96, however.
• The .52 Gal was originally called the "5.2 Gallon" came with the Inkstrike instead of the Killer Wail. This can be seen in an image from before Splatoon's release.

Gallery

• File:.52 Gal.png

  Promo image.

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  The .52 Gal's range.

• File:Tentacles helmet + green striped ls + crazy arrows.png

  A male Inkling firing the .52 Gal.

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  Another male Inkling (far left) firing the .52 Gal.

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  A prerelease screenshot with the original name and Special Weapon of the .52 Gal.

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  Official art of an Inkling holding the .52 Gal.

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  Art of a team of Inklings - the farthest is holding the .52 Gal.

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  Art of a female Inkling holding the .52 Gal.

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  Art of a male Inkling (upper left) holding a .52 Gal inside a bouquet.

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  A female Inkling brandishes the .52 Gal on the cover of the Splatoon Ikasu Artbook.

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  Concept art of the .52 Gal.

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Name Origin

.52 Gal is short for .52 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.

.52ガロン .52 Garon has the same origin as the English name, but without Gallon shortened to Gal.

Names in other languages

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