Golden Egg

Golden Eggs

Golden Eggs are a type of collectible in the Salmon Run modes of Splatoon 2 and Splatoon 3, in which collecting them is the main objective.

Splatoon 2

Golden Eggs spawn when a Boss Salmonid is defeated. Most Boss Salmonids drop three Golden Eggs. During the Mothership occurrence, only one is dropped. A hiding Goldie drops one Golden Egg after a certain number of hits, until it is splatted and drops three. During the fog, a Goldie can drop one, five, or ten Golden Eggs. Running or swimming into a Golden Egg picks it up, and only one Golden Egg can be held at a time. Once a Golden Egg has been obtained, it must be placed in the egg basket by pressing when nearby. Golden Eggs are retained if splatted while carrying one, but cannot be placed in the Egg Basket. A specified number of Golden Eggs must be returned to the Egg Basket in order to pass the wave.

If Golden Eggs are dropped and not picked up after a certain amount of time, a Snatcher comes to pick them up. Snatchers can pick up three Golden Eggs at a time. If the Snatcher is splatted before it makes it to the water, the Golden Eggs drop. If there are still Golden Eggs left after a wave has ended, the outer egg disappears and the fish skeleton on the inside falls, sinking into the ground.

Appearance

Golden Eggs look like the Power Eggs that are collected from defeating lesser Salmonids, but they are larger, golden-colored and have a fish skeleton inside them.

Splatoon 3

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In Splatoon 3's Salmon Run, Golden Eggs function mostly the same as in Splatoon 2. However, they can now be thrown to pass them to another player or to put them directly into the Egg Basket. This consumes roughly one-third of the ink tank.

They also appear in the battle against Mr. Grizz in Return of the Mammalians. They are scattered around his rocket, and Agent 3 has to collect them and use them in the place of Power Eggs on Smallfry to clear the Fuzzy Ooze on the rocket in order to approach Mr. Grizz, as well as having Smallfry destroy the Fuzzballs on Mr. Grizz's body. The Golden Eggs in this battle are noticeably larger than the ones in Salmon Run.

Gallery

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  The icon used for Golden Eggs in-game.

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  Closeup of a Golden Egg in a net.

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  A Golden Egg in a Lifesaver.

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  Some Inklings carrying Golden Eggs to the egg basket.

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  An exhibit of a model of a Golden Egg in the Shellendorf Institute.

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  An exhibit in the Shellendorf Institute, featuring an ancient piece of art depicting Inklings surrounding a Golden Egg.

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  A Golden Egg seen on the Japanese Splatoon 3 website.

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  Mr Grizz and some Golden Eggs.

Trivia

• During the drowning animation, it is possible to see that, when submerged, Golden Eggs glow in a color similar to Salmonid ink.
• In Mr. Grizz's character description it is mentioned that the Golden Eggs can be used as a high-performance energy source.
• When multiple Golden Eggs overlap, most commonly seen in Goldie Seeking if enough damage is dealt to the Goldie while it is on top of its Gusher, the Golden Eggs turn dark gray until there is only one left in the pile.