Ammo Knights

For the weapon brand, see Weapon brand#Ammo Knights.

The inside of Ammo Knights in Splatoon 3

Ammo Knights is the weapon shop run by Sheldon in the Splatoon series.

Description

Splatoon

The inside of Ammo Knights in an early version of Splatoon

In Splatoon, Ammo Knights can be accessed from Booyah Base and sells weapons of five weapon classes: shooters, chargers, rollers, splatlings, and sloshers, which can be purchased with cash earned from multiplayer matches and amiibo challenges. It also features a Shooting Range to experiment with potential purchases, which can be accessed by pressing . However, most weapons may only be purchased after reaching a certain level, and some can only be obtained after completing specific missions in Octo Valley. Players can tilt to rotate their Inkling and click it to try on the highlighted weapon, while pressing purchases the item. Pressing or allows players to enter Cooler Heads and pressing or similarly allows them to enter Shrimp Kicks, while pressing takes players back to Inkopolis Plaza. displays further information about the selected item.

For a list of merchandise, see List of weapons in Splatoon.

Splatoon 2

In Splatoon 2, Sheldon relocated his shop to Inkopolis Square and can be accessed from the Galleria. With the relocating came a new assortment of weapons and two new weapon classes: dualies, and brellas. Weapons can be purchased with cash earned from multiplayer matches and Salmon Run shifts. Just like the first game, it also features a Shooting Range to experiment with potential purchases, which can be accessed by pressing . However, most weapons may only be purchased after reaching a certain level, and some can only be obtained after completing all missions in Octo Canyon with specific weapons. Players can tilt to rotate their Inkling or Octoling and click it to try on the highlighted weapon while pressing purchases the item. Pressing allows players to enter Headspace and pressing similarly allows them to enter Shella Fresh, while pressing takes players back to Inkopolis Square. Pressing makes Sheldon give further information about the selected item, while speeds this up. Pressing cancels this.

For a list of merchandise, see List of weapons in Splatoon 2.

Splatoon 3

In Splatoon 3, Sheldon has once again relocated his shop, this time in Splatsville, and can be accessed there. He sells weapons from the previous games, as well as two new weapon types: the stringer and the splatana. Unlike the previous games, weapons are purchased with Sheldon Licenses instead of the traditional Cash. Weapons at equal or below the player's level are bought with 1 license each. Unlike in previous games, the player can still buy weapons above their current level at the cost of 3 licenses each. Players can press to test the selected weapon in the Test Range, similar to the previous games. Players can tilt to turn their Inkling or Octoling, and clicking this stick allows the player to see how the weapon looks on them, and pressing purchases the weapon. Pressing takes them to Crush Station, pressing takes them to Naut Couture, and pressing returns them to Splatsville. Pressing makes Sheldon give further information on the weapon.

Audio

Main article: Music

• In Splatoon, a variation of DJ Lee Fish's song Lookin' Fresh can be heard in the shop.
• In Splatoon 2, a variation of DJ Real Sole's song New You can be heard in the shop.
• In Splatoon 3, a currently unnamed song can be heard in the shop.

Test Range

Main article: Test Range

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The test range in Splatoon

Splatoon

The Test Range can be accessed from Ammo Knights by pressing . This location lets the player use weapons (including yet-to-be purchased ones) in a closed environment. The player can press to open a menu and select the option to go back to Ammo Knights.

Splatoon 2

The test range in Splatoon 2

The test range returns in Splatoon 2 and can be accessed from Ammo Knights by pressing . Like the original game, this location lets the player use weapons (including yet-to-be purchased ones) in a closed environment. The player can press to open a menu and select the option to go back to Ammo Knights.

Splatoon 3

The Test Range returns in Splatoon 3. The Ammo Knights test range can be accessed from the shop by pressing . Similar to the previous games, the test range lets the player use weapons before purchasing them. By pressing , the player can choose which weapon to use, and pressing opens a menu allowing the player to return to Ammo Knights or clean up the test range. This test range is smaller than the shooting ranges in the previous games as the main test range is in the Battle Lobby.

Quotes

“	And we're out of space. (Remind us not to let Sheldon tweet. Ever.) We actually do have new info about Ammo Knights: you now use Sheldon Licenses to get weapons! Earn 'em by ranking up or using the same weapon a lot. Try before you buy and hear Sheldon out! He knows his stuff.	”
— @SplatoonNA on Twitter

Gallery

Splatoon

• File:Ammoknightsexterior.png

  The exterior of Ammo Knights in Splatoon

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  The smaller text on Ammo Knights' sign, likely the year it was established

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  Concept art of Sheldon, showing him frightening an Inkling customer in Ammo Knights at the upper left

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  The Ammo Knights pattern on a wall at Mahi-Mahi Resort

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  The Ammo Knights logo on a Balloon Fish

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  A worn Ammo Knights label on DJ Octavio's snow globe

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  The Ammo Knights logo used as a weapon brand

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  Ammo Knights as seen from the Shooting Range

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  A picture that might be Ammoses Shellendorf

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  The logos and a shopping bag for Ammo Knights, from The Art of Splatoon

Splatoon 2

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  Exterior shot of the Ammo Knights store in Inkopolis Square

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  Alternate logo seen on the door of Ammo Knights' Inkopolis Square shop.

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  Alternate logos used by Ammo Knights seen in Splatoon 2's Shooting Range.

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  Banner present in Starfish Mainstage showcasing sponsors, including Ammo Knights

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  Banner advertising Ammo Knights seen in Blackbelly Skatepark

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  Signs advertising Ammo Knights seen in Welcome to Octopia

• File:Ammo Knights (Octo Canyon Billboards).jpg

  Billboards advertising Ammo Knights seen in Octo-Resort Spring

Splatoon 3

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  The exterior of Ammo Knights in Splatsville

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  The interior of Ammo Knights

Trivia

• "Ammo Knights" is a play on the word "ammonite," an extinct subclass of cephalopods.
• Ammo Knights was previously owned by Ammoses Shellendorf, Sheldon's grandfather.
  • There is a picture of Ammoses Shellendorf hanging on the wall in Ammo Knights.
  • Ammoses Shellendorf was also the creator of many weapons sold in Ammo Knights, as well as a member of the Squidbeak Splatoon.

Splatoon

• The walls behind each spawn point at Mahi-Mahi Resort are patterned with Ammo Knights' logo.
• Balloon Fish and the snow globe containing DJ Octavio have an Ammo Knights logo and label, respectively.
• The weapons on the back wall show that the parts of the weapons holding ink are transparent.
• In all of the weapons that the player can buy at the bottom, the ink is white.
• In Splatoon's Boss Scroll, it was revealed that Ammo Knights is located at the address of Ammo Knights, Booyah Base 1F, Inkopolis 11-1.

Splatoon 2

• In Sunken Scroll 3, it shows how Ammo Knights has moved to Inkopolis Square and the original location in Inkopolis Plaza was shut down. However, the Squid Sisters Stories describe it as a second location.
• An advertisement for the Galleria location is one of the rotating ads on the left side jumbotron in Inkopolis Square, located just above-left of the store itself. The advertisement can also be seen on the jumbotron in Starfish Mainstage.
• Green Ammo Knights shipping containers with its name and logo can be found in Port Mackerel.
• Billboards, signs and stickers advertising Ammo Knights can be seen in some Octo Canyon levels, although some of them are upside down.
• The funds from the sales of Sheldon's Picks were used to open the Ammo Knights in Inkopolis Square.

Splatoon 3

• Sunken Scroll 13 mentions that Sheldon expanded his business into the Splatlands one year ago.

Names in other languages

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Ammo Knights, Booyah Base 1F, Inkopolis 11-1 Template:Foreignname