Chum

Template:InfoboxCharacter Chums are a type of Salmonid, the main antagonists of Salmon Run in Splatoon 2 and Splatoon 3.

Chums are the most common form of Salmonid, and use a frying pan to attack players. They are not very tough individually, but they can pose a threat in large numbers or against Inklings and Octolings that are not paying attention to their surroundings. During a Rush, Chums become very fast and deadly, and they come in huge numbers.

Quotes

The following text is quoted from the Salmonid Field Guide.

Basic Information

• They tend to appear in groups rather than alone.
• Defeating them will earn you Power Eggs.

Attack Behavior

• They use their sense of smell to locate and close in on targets who have entered their territory.
• Once they close in on a target, they perform close-range attacks using frying pans or other cookware.

Elimination

• They can be neutralized relatively easily with a direct hit of ink.

Supporting Information

• They inhabit a restricted ocean zone, and any unauthorized contact with them is expressly forbidden by law.
• On their own, they don't pose a significant threat, but ignore them and you may quickly find yourself surrounded.

Statistics

See also: Salmon Run data

HP	Damage	Attack/Defeat/Total
100/50	40	3 / 3 / 6	0

Gallery

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  Artwork of a group of Chums.

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  Another artwork, with two of the Chums absent.

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  Artwork of Chums along with other Salmonids and Inklings.

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  Five Chum along with other Lesser Salmonids leaving the water.

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  The Salmonid Field Guide entry for the Chum and the other Lesser Salmonids.

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  The illustration in the field guide.

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  The mem cake of a Chum.

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  A Chum mem cake (upper middle) in a promo for Splatoon 2's Octo Expansion.

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  Artwork of two Chums for the Chaos vs. Order Splatfest.

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  Sunken Scroll 16 shows an anti-Salmonid poster with a Chum on it.

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  Chums seen in Sunken Scroll 17 coming from the sea, referred to as pinkfish.

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  A realistic painting of Salmonids, most of which are Chums, in Sunken Scroll 18.

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  A Chum showing a less chaotic side whilst looking at their ancestor's weapons as shown in Sunken Scroll 19.

• File:Chum Model.png

  Unofficial render of the Chum's game model from Splatoon 2.

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  Salmon Run Next Wave artwork, with other Salmonids.

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  Salmon Run Next Wave render, with a Cohock.

• File:S3 Chum icon.png

  The Chum's icon in Splatoon 3.

• File:S3 Tableturf Card Chum.png

  The Tableturf card icon of the Chum.

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  The Chum locker decoration.

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  The Chum bobblehead locker decoration.

• File:LesserSalmonidsModelsS3.png

  Unofficial render of the Lesser Salmonids' game models (Chum on the top-left and the Rush version on the top) from Splatoon 3.

Trivia

• Chums are able to jump to unlimited heights in order to stop players from clinging to a wall the entire wave.
  • When jumping, Lesser Salmonids flail their arms and tail fin around like a real salmon does when leaping out of the water.

Etymology

Chum is a type of meat that fishers use to attract sharks, and is also a species of salmon.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	シャケ Shake	From 鮭 (salmon)
Dutch	Salmo	Short form of Salmoniet (Salmonid)
French	Salmoche	From Salmonoïde (Salmonid) and moche (ugly)
German	Salmo	Short form of Salmonide (Salmonid)
Italian	Spadello	From spadellare (to busy oneself with cooking (with pots and pans))
Russian	Скороварвар Skorovarvar	From скороварка skorovarka (pressure cooker) and варвар varvar (barbarian)
Spanish (NOA)	Salmoide	Salmonid
Spanish (NOE)	Salmoche	From Salmónido (Salmonid) and moche (to headbutt)
Chinese (Simplified)	鲑鱼 guīyú (Mandarin)	Salmon
Chinese (Traditional)	鮭魚 guīyú (Mandarin)	Salmon
Korean	연어 yeoneo	From 鰱魚 (salmon)