Chum

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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 Power Eggs  Golden Eggs 
100/50 [Sal. 1] 40 3 / 3 / 6 0

Notes

  1. A Chum has 50 HP during Rush. It has 100 HP otherwise.

Gallery

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

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Language Name Meaning
Japan Japanese シャケ
Shake
From 鮭 sake ("salmon")
Netherlands Dutch Salmo From Salmoniet ("Salmonid")
CanadaFrance French Salmoche From Salmonoïde ("Salmonid") and moche ("ugly")
Germany German Salmo From Salmonide ("Salmonid")
Italy Italian Spadello From spadellare ("to busy oneself with cooking (with pots and pans)")
Russia Russian Скороварвар
Skorovarvar
From скороварка skorovarka ("pressure cooker") and варвар varvar ("barbarian")
Mexico Spanish (NOA) Salmoide Salmonid
Spain Spanish (NOE) Salmoche From Salmónido ("Salmonid") and moche ("to headbutt")
China Chinese (Simplified) 鲑鱼
guīyú (Mandarin)
Salmon
Hong Kong Chinese (Traditional) 鮭魚
guīyú (Mandarin)
Salmon
South Korea Korean 연어
yeoneo
From 鰱魚 yeoneo ("salmon")
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References