Big Shot

Big Shot​

Big Shot

Species	Salmonid
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Location	Salmon Run Next Wave
Shop
HP	1,200
Maximum HP
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Other forms

Big Shots are Boss Salmonids that appear in Salmon Run Next Wave in Splatoon 3.

Description

The Big Shot is a large-bodied Boss Salmonid that wears turquoise overalls and has a short, stubby, lime-green bit of hair on its head. It spawns with a Big Shot launcher near the shoreline and fires a cannonball that will land near the egg basket. The cannonball then bounces up and down in a similar fashion to the Wave Breaker. However, the projectile sends off two shock waves before breaking, while the Wave Breaker emits three. The Big Shot itself has considerably high health, but cannot attack directly and merely travels to and from the water to load cannonballs into the launcher. The launcher cannot be broken and will remain until the end of the wave, similarly to the pillar of the Fish Stick.

Even before the Big Shot is defeated, players can use its Big Shot launcher to fire Golden Eggs toward the egg basket. If multiple Big Shots spawn in a wave, they will all use the same launcher.

Quotes

The following text is quoted from the Salmonid Field Guide.

Basic Information

• These set up a Big Shot launcher near the shore. The Big Shot launcher is loaded with cannonballs carried in from the sea, which it then fires.
• The attending Salmonid itself is not aggressive—it just passively goes back and forth between the sea and the Big Shot launcher.
• The Big Shot launcher can be used to load and fire Golden Eggs.
• After the Big Shot is defeated, the Big Shot launcher will stick around until the next wave.

Attack Behavior

• It will fire its cannonballs in the direction of the egg basket.
• When a cannonball lands, it creates two shock-wave attacks.

Elimination

• Take out the Salmonid operating the Big Shot launcher.

Supporting Information

• Among muscle-bound Salmonids, those with belligerent personalities tend to be assigned as Steelheads, while those with calmer dispositions are assigned to Big Shots.
• On Salmonid holidays, Big Shot workers like to launch special fireworks in place of cannonballs to make things more festive.

Statistics

See also: Salmon Run Next Wave data

Hits to splat Big Shot

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

• Load any nearby Golden Eggs in the Big Shot Launcher to fire them toward the basket. The launcher is very useful for getting eggs closer to the basket, but be sure another player is there to pick them up, otherwise Snatchers may steal them before they can be collected.
  • Avoid spending too much time around the Big Shot Launcher, as staying near the shore can be dangerous.
  • Eggs can also be fired from the cannon during an Xtrawave, functioning the same as a normal wave. This allows players to relocate groups of eggs to the basket if needed.
• Only one Big Shot Launcher will spawn each wave. Keep the location of the launcher in mind in case new Big Shots spawn later during a wave.
• Big Shots do not spawn during High Tide.
• Weapons with high DPS should prioritize splatting Big Shots.
  • A full charge from a Heavy or Hydra Splatling will take a Big Shot down.
  • The Dynamo Roller can quickly crush Big Shots by rolling over them.
  • If multiple Big Shots are active at the launcher, consider using a special weapon to splat all of them at once.
• After the cannon is used, a trail of sparkles will follow the cannonball. Follow the sparkles to where they came from to locate the Big Shot.
• Big Shots remain vulnerable while their heads are beneath the water. Players should keep firing at them until the Big Shot is splatted.

Badges

Main article: Badge#Salmon Run Next Wave

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

Big Shot Badges
	Big Shot Splats x 100
	Big Shot Splats x 1,000
	Big Shot Splats x 10,000

Version history

Version	Adjustments
2.0.0	Movement speed is now about 30% slower than before. In addition to lowering the Big Shot's attack frequency, this also lengthens the amount of time it spends walking on land, increasing the players' window of opportunity to attack. The animation played as the Big Shot's shot comes flying in will be shown for longer than before, making it easier to determine where the shot was fired from.

Gallery

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  The Salmonid Field Guide entry for the Big Shot.

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  The Salmonid Field Guide entry for the Big Shot.

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  The illustration in the field guide.

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  A Big Shot standing behind its launcher.

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  A Big Shot in-game.

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  A cannonball being shot by a Big Shot from a launcher.

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  The cannonball from a Big Shot creating a shockwave effect similar to a Wave Breaker.

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  The Big Shot's icon.

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  Render of the Big Shot.

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  The Tableturf card icon of a Big Shot.

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  Unofficial render of the Big Shot's model from Splatoon 3.

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  The Big Shot locker decoration.

Trivia

• Big Shot is the only Salmonid with a weapon that it does not permanently hold or pilot.

Etymology

The term "Big Shot" means a person in a higher class or ranking than most, and is also a play on words relating to its cannon and its size.

Names in other languages

Big Shot

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	テッキュウ tekkyū	From 鉄球 tekkyū ("iron ball")
Dutch	Bombarie	From bombarde ("bombard") and bombarie ("uproar")
French	Gros boulet	Big Ball
German	Kanonya	From Kanone ("cannon")
Italian	Cannoniere	Gunner
Russian	Ядровик Yadrovik	From ядро yadro ("cannonball"), means someone who operates cannonballs
Spanish	Artilleroide	From artillería ("artillery")
Chinese (Simplified)	铁球鱼 tiě qiú yú (Mandarin)	Iron Ball Fish
Chinese (Traditional)	鐵球魚 tiě qiú yú (Mandarin)	Iron Ball Fish
Korean	철 구슬 cheol guseul	From 鐵 cheol ("iron") and 球瑟 guseul ("marble")
Internal	SakeArtillery

Big Shot launcher

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	発射台 Hassha-dai	Launchpad
Dutch	Bombariekanon	Big Shot cannon
French (NOA)	Canon du gros boulet	Big Shot Cannon
French (NOE)	Canon du Gros boulet	Big Shot Cannon
German	Kanonya-Geschütz	Big Shot Cannon
Italian	Cannone	Cannon
Russian	Ядромет Yadromyot	Cannonball launcher
Spanish	Lanzador	Launcher
Chinese (Simplified)	发射台 Fāshè Tái	Launcher
Chinese (Traditional)	發射台 Fāshè Tái	Launcher
Korean	발사대 Balsadae	Launchpad
Internal	SakeArtilleryCannon