Cohozuna

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Cohozuna is a King Salmonid that appears in Salmon Run Next Wave during the Xtrawave. It is the first, and so far, the only King Salmonid to be revealed.

Appearance

Cohozuna appears to be a giant, grotesquely obese Cohock. It has two glowing bulging white eyes, chains around its neck, and a pair of pants with two belts. It has been described as "unfathomably terrifying" and "ginormous".

Description

It can jump high into the air and land on teammates to attack, splatting them instantly if they are underneath it, and dealing heavy damage if they are relatively close to its point of impact. This attack is similar, if not identical to the Splashdown, as the Splashdown landing marks appear before it lands. It can additionally fall onto its front, crushing those before it.

It can be attacked by shooting ink directly but launching Golden Eggs at it with Egg Cannons deals more damage than regular attacks. Despite being an easy target due to its size, it has an extremely large amount of health and will require a full team concentrating their fire and launching multiple Golden Eggs to have a decent chance of defeating it within the given time limit. The player is rewarded fish scales by dealing damage to the Cohozuna.

Gallery

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  Cohozuna as it appears on the Salmon Run Next Wave art

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  Jumping attack

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  Falling attack

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  Cohozuna rising from the sea as an Xtrawave begins (click for animation)

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  A defeated Cohozuna

Etymology

Cohozuna is a portmanteau of "Cohock" (which in turn is derived from "coho salmon") and "yokozuna", the highest rank in professional sumo wrestling.