E-liter 4K

The E-liter 4K is a main weapon in Splatoon 2 and Splatoon 3, a successor to Splatoon's E-liter 3K. It is a charger-type weapon that sacrifices mobility, ink consumption and charge time for extreme range that is only outclassed by its scoped variant.

Like most chargers, this weapon can store a fully charged shot in swim form for a short amount of time, and a fully charged shot will pierce through opponents.

Appearance

In general, the E-liter 4K is based on a plastic gas pump handle with a metallic ink tank on the back and an elongated metallic spout with a plastic attachment and a black sight which acts as the barrel.

In Splatoon 2, the plastic parts are yellow and the ink tank changes color to match the user's ink.

In Splatoon 3, the plastic parts are blue, the handle also has a seven-segment LCD display, and the tube connecting the handle to the ink tank and a spring on the barrel change color to match the user's ink.

Splatoon 2

Splatoon 2

E-liter 4K

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Basic information
Category	Main
Class	Charger
Sub	Ink Mine
Special	Ink Storm
Special points	190p
Special depletion
Range	96 / 100
Damage
Impact
Fire rate
Charge speed	20 / 100
Ink speed
Mobility	15 / 100
Durability
Handling
Obtainable at
Level	20
Cost	13,900
Requirement
Added in	Initial Release (1.0.0)
Specifications
Weight
Base damage	40–80 (Partial charge) 180 (Full charge)
Base duration
Ink consumption	2.25% (No charge) 25% (Full charge)
Base range
Rate of fire
Muzzle velocity
Base accuracy
MPU effect
SPU effect
SPU effect
Other variant	Custom E-liter 4K

The E-liter 4K comes with Ink Mines and Ink Storm. It can now store a charge for one second.

It appears in four Octo Expansion stations:

• D02 One-Shot Station
• D05 All That 8-Ball Station
• G03 House Party Station
• I06 All Eyez Station

Data

• The E-liter 4K is a heavyweight weapon.
• The matchmaking range is 310. The game's matchmaking system looks at a team's average matchmaking range value, and matches them against a team with a similar average.
• Ink consumption scales from 2.25% to 25% depending on the charge level.
  • The full-charge ink consumption of 25% allows players to fire 4 shots before needing to refill the ink supply.
  • This stat can be changed with Ink Saver (Main).
• The E-liter 4K can store its charge while submerged in ink.
  • A stored charge can be held for up to 1.25 seconds.
  • The E-liter 4K can only store its charge if the weapon is fully charged.
• The delay between being submerged in ink with a stored charge and being able to fire the charge is 25 frames.
  • The delay between being submerged in ink with a stored charge and the laser appearing is 20 frames.
• It takes 1.53 seconds to fully charge the weapon.
  • When charging a shot with an empty tank, the charge rate is 33.33%, permitting the player to fully charge a shot in 4.6 seconds.
  • When charging a shot while in the air, the charge rate is 33.33%, permitting the player to fully charge a shot in 4.6 seconds.
• Fully charged shots will pierce opponents.
• When charging while moving, the player's movement speed is set to 0.15 units per frame.
• After firing, there is a 20 frame cooldown before the ink tank starts refilling.
• Damage scales from 40 to 80 depending on the charge level. At full charge, the damage is 180.
• Shot velocity scales from 24 to 64 depending on the charge level. At full charge, the velocity is 96.
• Shot distance scales from 90 to 291 depending on the charge level.

Differences from the E-liter 3K

• ▲ Has the ability to store a full charge for one second in squid/octopus form.
• ▲ Range when not fully charged is not reduced by about 20%.
• ▲ Time taken to fully charge is 2/60 seconds faster.
• ▲ Fully-charged ink consumption: 30% → 25%.
• ▼ Movement speed while not charging or firing is reduced by 8.3%.
• ▼ Range is decreased by about 15%.
  • ▼ Max range: 340 units → 290.5 units.
• ▼ Maximum damage without full charge: 100 → 80.
• ▼ There is a glow while charging and gets brighter the more the weapon is charged, increasing visibility for opponents.

Version history

Version	Adjustments
1.2.0	▲ Time taken to fully charge reduced by 4/60 seconds.
1.3.0	▲ Points to fill special gauge: 190 → 170.
1.4.0	▲ Increased radius of ink coverage when shots hit a wall by roughly 33%. ▲ Increased damage dealt to opposing Ballers when flinging ink by roughly 30%. ▲ When storing a charged shot with a Charger, swimming into enemy ink and being returned to kid form now allows you to maintain the charge you had stored. — Fixed an issue preventing players using a Charger from shooting when pressing again after releasing the button once a stored charged shot had expired. ▲ In Rainmaker mode, equipping weapons such as the E-liter 4K and Dynamo Roller will no longer lower movement and swim speed while holding the Rainmaker.
2.0.0	▲ Increased the amount of ink splattered by each shot when it hits the ground.
2.3.0	▲ Increased speed of fully-charged shots by roughly 50% without changing shot distance.
3.0.0	▲ Area at player's feet will now always be inked when firing.
3.2.0	▲ Increased damage dealt to the barrier around the Rainmaker by a fully-charged shot by roughly 15%.
4.3.1	▲ Increased the effect of the Main Power Up gear ability. ▲ The increase to shot range with the maximum number of Main Power Up gear abilities equipped has been raised from roughly 3% to roughly 5%.
4.4.0	▲ In addition to the existing effect, Main Power Up will now also improve ink coverage.
4.6.0	▲ Increased damage dealt to opponent Splat Brellas by 17%. ▲ Increased damage dealt to opponent Tenta and Undercover Brellas by 20%. ▲ Increased damage dealt to Bubble Blower by 23%. ▲ Increased damage dealt to opponent Booyah Bomb armor by 4%. ▲ Increased damage dealt to opponent Splash Walls by 10%.
5.2.0	▲ Reduced the time from releasing a charged shot to being ready to shoot by roughly 2/60 of a second.
5.4.0	▼ Points to fill special gauge: 170 → 180.
5.5.0	▼ Points to fill special gauge: 180 → 190.

Quotes

Sheldon's Introduction With its pressurized polymer construction, the E-liter 4K has a remarkably long range, even for a charger! This model offers a more compact design than the original, which has cut into its range slightly, but it still has plenty of reach! Use the accompanying Ink Mines to cover your tracks, and then bring the Ink Storm special to expose anyone who dares hide from you!

Gallery

• 

  Promo image

• 

  Female Agent 8 posing with an E-liter 4K

• 

  The Octoling Girl amiibo holds the E-liter 4K

• 

  Inkling Girl on the left using the E-Liter 4K

• 

  The E-liter 4K being used by another Inkling

Demonstration

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Splatoon 3

E-liter 4K

Basic information
Category	Main
Class	Charger
Sub	Ink Mine
Special	Wave Breaker
Special points	210p
Special depletion
Range	96 / 100
Damage
Impact
Fire rate
Charge speed	20 / 100
Ink speed
Mobility	15 / 100
Durability
Handling
Obtainable at
Level	18
Cost
Requirement
Added in	Drizzle Season 2022 (1.1.0)
Specifications
Weight
Base damage	40–80 (Partial charge) 180 (Full charge) 50-150 ( SRNW Partial charge) 600 ( SRNW Full charge)
Base duration
Ink consumption
Base range
Rate of fire
Muzzle velocity
Base accuracy
MPU effect
SPU effect
SPU effect
Other variant	Custom E-liter 4K

The E-liter 4K returns in Splatoon 3 with a new design and comes with Ink Mines and the Wave Breaker.

It appears in two missions in Alterna:

• 0108 What Caused the Big Bang? YOU!
• 0505 A Compulsive Collector's Paradise

Data

• The E-liter 4K is a heavyweight weapon.
• The matchmaking range is 31. The game's matchmaking system looks at a team's average matchmaking range value, and matches them against a team with a similar average.
• Ink consumption scales from 2.25% to 25% depending on the charge level.
  • The full-charge ink consumption of 25% allows players to fire 4 shots before needing to refill the ink supply.
  • This stat can be changed with Ink Saver (Main).
• The E-liter 4K can store its charge while submerged in ink.
  • A stored charge can be held for up to 1.25 seconds.
• The E-liter 4K can only store its charge if the weapon is fully charged.
  • The delay between being submerged in ink with a stored charge and being able to fire the charge is 31 frames.
  • The delay between being submerged in ink with a stored charge and the laser appearing is 25 frames.
• It takes 1.53 seconds to fully charge the weapon (92 frames).
  • When charging a shot with an empty tank, the charge rate is 33.33%, permitting the player to fully charge a shot in 4.6 seconds.
  • When charging a shot while in the air, the charge rate is 33.33%, permitting the player to fully charge a shot in 4.6 seconds.
  • The weapon must charge for at least 8 frames before it can release its charge.

• The interval between firing and being able to submerge in ink is 15 frames.

• Fully charged shots will pierce opponents.
• When charging while moving, the player's movement speed is set to 0.015 units per frame.
• Damage scales from 40 to 80 depending on the charge level. At full charge, the damage is 180.
• Shot distance scales from 10.75 units to 30.76 units depending on the charge level.
  • The range of charger weapons is impacted by the position of the weapon's muzzle in its model file. These range numbers account for this variation.

Version history

Version	Adjustments
2.0.0	▼ Points to fill special gauge: 200 → 210.

Quotes

Sheldon's Introduction With its pressurized polymer construction, the E-liter 4K has a remarkably long range, even for a charger! To get the most out of it, you can set Ink Mines for opponents who get too close, then use the Wave Breaker special to reveal those who are slinking around in the ink. Still, this set is all about long-range accuracy, and in the right hands, it will definitely hit the target. I hope it goes to a good home!

“

Finally, we have the E-liter 4k.[sic] This is the granddaddy of the chargers - a weapon with massive range that takes a long time to charge and consumes tremendous amounts of ink. It's not for everyone, but in the right hands, it can be devastating.

”

— @SplatoonNA on Twitter

“

The E-liter 4k[sic] is the granddaddy of the chargers - a weapon with massive range that takes a long time to charge and consumes tremendous amounts of ink. It's not for everyone, but it can be scary in the right hands.

”

— @NintendoUKVS on Twitter

Badges

Main article: Badge#Weapon freshness

Reaching certain Freshness levels with the E-liter 4K will reward the player with special badges that they can use on their Splashtag.

E-liter 4K Badges
	4★ E-liter 4K User
	5★ E-liter 4K User

Gallery

• 

  A promotional render

• 

  2D icon

• 

  Tableturf Battle card art

• The E-liter 4K model rotating (Link to file)

Trivia

• The E-liter 4K is designed to look like a gas pump.
• The E-liter 4K and its variants are created by Custom.
• This was one of the weapons available to use in the Splatoon 3 Splatfest World Premiere.
• For Judd's Trial on the Ink Mine, the player is given the E-Liter 4K.
• Across all three games, the E-Liter 4K (3K in Splatoon) has the same special as the Custom Splattershot Jr.

Etymology

"E-liter" is a pun on elite and liter (the metric unit of volume by which gasoline is sold in many countries). The "4K" in the name refers to the number of fully charged shots the weapon can fire before running out of ink, which is four.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	リッター4K rittā 4K	Liter 4K
Dutch	E-liter 4K	E-liter 4K
French (NOA)	X-traceur +	X-tracer +
French (NOE)	Extraceur +	Ex-tracer +
German	E-liter 4K	E-liter 4K
Italian	Tinter a carica 4K	Inker Charger 4K
Russian	Э-литр 95 E-litr 95	E-liter 95
Spanish	Entintador 4K	From entintar ("to ink") + cargador ("charger") 4K.
Chinese	公升4K gōngshēng 4K (Mandarin)	Liter 4K
Korean	리터 4K riteo 4K	Liter 4K
Internal	Charger_Long_00