Blaster (weapon class)

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A promotional image for Splatoon 3 featuring an Octoling boy wielding a Range Blaster, a weapon included in the Blaster class.

Blasters are one of the main weapon classifications, introduced as an independent weapon class in Splatoon 3. In the previous titles of the Splatoon series, Blasters were part of the Shooter class, with which they share some technical characteristics.

Unlike Shooters, Blasters are capable of firing large globs of ink that travel forward and conclude their path with an explosion. Since this characteristic makes Blasters generally more powerful than most Shooters, their rate of fire is much slower than the latter class' one; this class still has a fully-automatic shooting mode, just like classic Shooters.

List of blasters

Series Description Variants Games
Splatoon "S" icon.svg Splatoon 2 "2" icon.svg Splatoon 3 "3" icon.svg
S3 Weapon Main Luna Blaster.png
Luna Blaster 		A high-damage, close-range blaster with a middling rate of fire. S3 Weapon Main Luna Blaster.png Luna Blaster Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya
S2 Weapon Main Luna Blaster Neo.png Luna Blaster Neo Template:Ya Template:Ya
S2 Weapon Main Kensa Luna Blaster.png Kensa Luna Blaster Template:Ya
S3 Weapon Main Blaster.png
Blaster 		A high-damage, close-range blaster with a slow rate of fire. S3 Weapon Main Blaster.png Blaster Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya
S2 Weapon Main Custom Blaster.png Custom Blaster Template:Ya Template:Ya
S2 Weapon Main Hero Blaster Replica.png Hero Blaster Replica Template:Ya
S3 Weapon Main Range Blaster.png
Range Blaster 		A high-damage, mid-range blaster with a slow rate of fire. S3 Weapon Main Range Blaster.png Range Blaster Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya
S2 Weapon Main Custom Range Blaster.png Custom Range Blaster Template:Ya Template:Ya
S2 Weapon Main Grim Range Blaster.png Grim Range Blaster Template:Ya Template:Ya
S3 Weapon Main Clash Blaster.png
Clash Blaster 		A low-damage, close-range blaster with a fast rate of fire. S3 Weapon Main Clash Blaster.png Clash Blaster Template:Ya Template:Ya
S2 Weapon Main Clash Blaster Neo.png Clash Blaster Neo Template:Ya
S3 Weapon Main Rapid Blaster.png
Rapid Blaster 		A mid-damage, long-range blaster with a fast rate of fire. S3 Weapon Main Rapid Blaster.png Rapid Blaster Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya
S2 Weapon Main Rapid Blaster Deco.png Rapid Blaster Deco Template:Ya Template:Ya
S2 Weapon Main Kensa Rapid Blaster.png Kensa Rapid Blaster Template:Ya
S3 Weapon Main Rapid Blaster Pro.png
Rapid Blaster Pro 		A mid-damage, long-range blaster with a middling rate of fire. S3 Weapon Main Rapid Blaster Pro.png Rapid Blaster Pro Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya
S2 Weapon Main Rapid Blaster Pro Deco.png Rapid Blaster Pro Deco Template:Ya Template:Ya

Sets

Blasters in Splatoon
Main #ID Sub Special Special Depletion Level Price Class Introduced​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
Blasters in Splatoon 2
Main #ID Sub Special Special Points Level Price Class Introduced​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
Blasters in Splatoon 3
Main #ID Sub Special Special Points Level Price Class Introduced​​​​​​​​​​​​
S3 Weapon Main Blaster 2D Current.png Blaster 210 S3 Weapon Sub Autobomb Flat.png Autobomb S3 Weapon Special Big Bubbler.png Big Bubbler 180p 3 Sheldon License 1 S3 Icon Blaster.png Blaster Version 1.0.0 (Drizzle Season 2022)​​​​
S3 Weapon Main Clash Blaster 2D Current.png Clash Blaster 230 S3 Weapon Sub Splat Bomb Flat.png Splat Bomb S3 Weapon Special Trizooka.png Trizooka 180p 22 Sheldon License 1 S3 Icon Blaster.png Blaster Version 1.0.0 (Drizzle Season 2022)
S3 Weapon Main Clash Blaster Neo 2D Current.png Clash Blaster Neo 231 S3 Weapon Sub Curling Bomb Flat.png Curling Bomb S3 Weapon Special Super Chump.png Super Chump 170p 25 Sheldon License 1 S3 Icon Blaster.png Blaster Version 3.0.0 (Fresh Season 2023)​
S3 Weapon Main Custom Blaster 2D Current.png Custom Blaster 211 S3 Weapon Sub Point Sensor Flat.png Point Sensor S3 Weapon Special Triple Splashdown.png Triple Splashdown 180p 8 Sheldon License 1 S3 Icon Blaster.png Blaster Version 6.0.0 (Chill Season 2023)​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
S3 Weapon Main Luna Blaster 2D Current.png Luna Blaster 200 S3 Weapon Sub Splat Bomb Flat.png Splat Bomb S3 Weapon Special Zipcaster.png Zipcaster 170p 13 Sheldon License 1 S3 Icon Blaster.png Blaster Version 1.0.0 (Drizzle Season 2022)
S3 Weapon Main Luna Blaster Neo 2D Current.png Luna Blaster Neo 201 S3 Weapon Sub Fizzy Bomb Flat.png Fizzy Bomb S3 Weapon Special Ultra Stamp.png Ultra Stamp 180p 24 Sheldon License 1 S3 Icon Blaster.png Blaster Version 2.0.0 (Chill Season 2022)​​​​​​​​​​​
S3 Weapon Main Order Blaster Replica 2D Current.png Order Blaster Replica 205 S3 Weapon Sub Splat Bomb Flat.png Splat Bomb S3 Weapon Special Zipcaster.png Zipcaster 170p 1 S3 Icon Blaster.png Blaster Version 7.0.0 (Side Order)​​​​​​​​​​​​
S3 Weapon Main Range Blaster 2D Current.png Range Blaster 220 S3 Weapon Sub Suction Bomb Flat.png Suction Bomb S3 Weapon Special Wave Breaker.png Wave Breaker 210p 11 Sheldon License 1 S3 Icon Blaster.png Blaster Version 1.0.0 (Drizzle Season 2022)
S3 Weapon Main Rapid Blaster 2D Current.png Rapid Blaster 240 S3 Weapon Sub Ink Mine Flat.png Ink Mine S3 Weapon Special Triple Inkstrike.png Triple Inkstrike 190p 7 Sheldon License 1 S3 Icon Blaster.png Blaster Version 1.0.0 (Drizzle Season 2022)
S3 Weapon Main Rapid Blaster Deco 2D Current.png Rapid Blaster Deco 241 S3 Weapon Sub Torpedo Flat.png Torpedo S3 Weapon Special Inkjet.png Inkjet 210p 10 Sheldon License 1 S3 Icon Blaster.png Blaster Version 3.0.0 (Fresh Season 2023)
S3 Weapon Main Rapid Blaster Pro 2D Current.png Rapid Blaster Pro 250 S3 Weapon Sub Toxic Mist Flat.png Toxic Mist S3 Weapon Special Ink Vac.png Ink Vac 180p 26 Sheldon License 1 S3 Icon Blaster.png Blaster Version 1.0.0 (Drizzle Season 2022)
S3 Weapon Main Rapid Blaster Pro Deco 2D Current.png Rapid Blaster Pro Deco 251 S3 Weapon Sub Angle Shooter Flat.png Angle Shooter S3 Weapon Special Killer Wail 5.1.png Killer Wail 5.1 190p 29 Sheldon License 1 S3 Icon Blaster.png Blaster Version 4.0.0 (Sizzle Season 2023)​​​
S3 Weapon Main S-BLAST '91 2D Current.png S-BLAST '91 261 S3 Weapon Sub Burst Bomb Flat.png Burst Bomb S3 Weapon Special Booyah Bomb.png Booyah Bomb 190p 27 Sheldon License 1 S3 Icon Blaster.png Blaster Version 6.0.0 (Chill Season 2023)
S3 Weapon Main S-BLAST '92 2D Current.png S-BLAST '92 260 S3 Weapon Sub Sprinkler Flat.png Sprinkler S3 Weapon Special Reefslider.png Reefslider 180p 20 Sheldon License 1 S3 Icon Blaster.png Blaster Version 4.0.0 (Sizzle Season 2023)​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Animations

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Splatoon

Victory:

  • Inkling Girl: Jumps while waving her arms, then thrusts the weapon out.
  • Inkling Boy: Jumps while swinging his weapon, does a fist pump with both his arms, then throws the weapon in the air, making it spin, catches it with the other hand and holds it across the chest.

Defeat:

  • Inkling Girl: Puts her hands above her head before falling on her knees in despair, and starts hitting the floor with the hand that holds the weapon while crying.
  • Inkling Boy: Same as Inkling girl.

Splatoon 2

Spawning in before match starts:

  • Both Inklings and Octolings point their weapon down at a 45-degree angle after shaking off their excess ink.

Victory:

  • Inkling Girl: Jumps up and down twice joyfully, then spins around and strikes a pose while holding the weapon upwards.
  • Inkling Boy: Jumps up and thrusts his left fist forward before raising it over his chest while holding his weapon downward.
  • Octoling Girl: Winces happily before twirling her weapon and ending it pointing upwards at an angle, and she strikes a pose by having her left hand on her hip.
  • Octoling Boy: Similar to the Octoling Girl's but stands up straight with a proud expression.

Defeat:

  • Inkling Girl: Stamps her feet on the ground, disappointed.
  • Inkling Boy: Sits down on the ground and holds his head in frustration.
  • Octoling Girl: Falls down to the ground, dropping her weapon in front of her, then turns her head away in anger.
  • Octoling Boy: Similar to the Inkling Boy's but lays his weapon behind him and puts his right arm on his right knee.

Splatoon 3

Spawner Drone pose:

  • All styles and species: Throws their weapon above before catching it and pointing it down.

Victory (Emote: Flip Out):

  • All styles and species: Spins their weapon in the air before backflipping and catching it, then turning around and smiling.

Quotes

Splatoon 3

“ Squid Research Lab Ballistics Team here with a report on blaster-type weapons. As the name implies, blasters eject ink that explodes at a distance. This allows for advanced tactics such as "totally splatting campers who are hiding behind walls." We'll workshop a name for that. ”
— @SplatoonNA on Twitter[1]

Trivia

Splatoon

  • Blasters have the same winning and losing animations as Shooters since they are categorized under the same class in this game.

Splatoon 2

  • When sorting by type, Blasters are grouped between automatic and burst-fire shooters.
    • Selecting any Blaster and sorting by type would always make the next weapon the Sploosh-o-matic, before continuing with the internal order of the shooters.

Splatoon 3

  • Blasters having their own category when sorting weapons in the selection screen makes this their first time as a standalone class.
  • They have their own winning and emote animations separate from Shooters making this the first game with their own animations.
  • The Range Blaster underwent massive model changes in between Splatoon 2 and 3; now the end of the barrel takes a much bigger, slightly rounder shape.

Gallery

SplatNet icons

Art

Promo renders for Splatoon 2

Promo renders for Splatoon 3

Names in other languages

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References

  1. ↑ Twitter @SplatoonNA on Twitter
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