Inkzooka

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For the variant appearing in Splatoon 3, see Trizooka.

The Inkzooka is a special weapon in Splatoon.

Appearance

The Inkzooka has a tall, thin, cylindrical shape. Most of the Inkzooka is lime green, but it has dark green and red highlights, along with an ink tank at the back that changes color to match that of the user's ink. There is a lime green handle near the front as well as a dark green scope and trigger combination. The pillars that the Inkzooka shoots are similar in appearance to Rainmaker shots. However, they are much thinner with less stray ink around them and have a further reach.

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Inkzooka

Category	Special
Class
Sub
Special
Special points	220p
Special depletion
Range
Damage
Impact
Fire rate
Charge speed
Ink speed
Mobility
Durability
Handling
Level
Cost
Requirement
Added in		Specifications
Weight
Base damage	150
Base duration	Total: 6.5s Deployment: 0.92s Firing: 5.58s
Ink consumption
Base range
Rate of fire
Muzzle velocity
Base accuracy
MPU effect
SPU effect
SPU effect
Other variant

When the Inkzooka is activated, the user can shoot out large ink pillars for a roughly six-second time period.

The Inkzooka has the second-longest range of any weapon in the game, only bested by the E-liter 3K weapons. The E-liters fire up to seven lines of distance in the test range when fully charged, while the Inkzooka reaches only about six and a half.

Use

• The Inkzooka is well-suited for taking out camping enemies, especially ones using chargers who often stay out of range of most weapons.
• The projectile of the Inkzooka is the tip of the tornado. Therefore, if the tornado top hits an overhead obstruction, the whole pillar stops. A way to counter this is to aim downwards, thus decreasing the weapon's arc and avoiding overhead obstructions.
• An easy way to avoid an Inkzooka is to simply stay out of the user's line of sight. While they can still use their sub weapon, using it wastes some of the Inkzooka's duration for shooting.
• Without Special Duration Up, six shots can be fired from an Inkzooka. If an enemy activates it, listen for how many times they fire; if it reaches six, the coast is likely clear after that.
  • After getting splatted by someone using or whose weapon kit has Inkzooka, take note of their main and sub abilities. Two Special Duration Up subs (6 ability points) will increase the shot total to seven, while one main and two subs (16 ability points) will increase it to eight.

Version history

Version	Adjustments
2.0.0	▼ Increased the amount of turf needed to be inked for filling the Special Gauge: 180p → 220p
2.2.0	▼ Increased the amount of time required to fire the first shot after activating Inkzooka: 0.55 seconds → 0.92 seconds — Adjustments were made so the target displays consistently.
2.6.0	▲ Increased the maximum possible duration of Inkzooka with Special Duration Up: 40.0% → 60.0%

Quotes

“	This shoulder-fired bazooka-like weapon fires swirling tornados of ink, instantly splatting opponents and leaving behind a narrow ink trail. This is by no means a precision weapon, but while active, you can fire the Inkzooka continuously for approximately six seconds, sending multiple twisters of ink across the stage. But be careful where you fire the Inkzooka. The recoil of each shot nudges you backward. If you're standing near a ledge, this recoil may knock you off the side of the stage. You could also get pushed backward into enemy ink, so make sure the area around your feet is thoroughly coated in your team's ink. The Inkzooka is also difficult to fire when aiming down over a ledge. For best results, activate Inkzooka when you're on the same level as your opponent or just below them.	”
— Splatoon Prima Guide

Sets

Weapons with Inkzooka in Splatoon

	Main	#ID	Sub	Special	Special Depletion	Level	Price	Class	Introduced​​​​
	Aerospray MG	30	Seeker	Inkzooka	Light	7	4500	Shooter	28 May 2015 (1.0.0)​​​​​​​​​
	Carbon Roller	1000	Burst Bomb	Inkzooka	Medium	10	6600	Roller	27 June 2015​​​
	CoroCoro Splat Roller	1012	Splash Wall	Inkzooka	Light	20	5000	Roller	8 June 2016 (2.8.0)​​​​​​​​​​​​
	Forge Splattershot Pro	91	Point Sensor	Inkzooka	Light	20	19800	Shooter	28 May 2015 (1.0.0)​​​​
	H-3 Nozzlenose D	311	Point Sensor	Inkzooka	Light	14	8300	Shooter	30 October 2015​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
	Luna Blaster	200	Ink Mine	Inkzooka	Light	11	7700	Shooter	24 June 2015​
	Mini Splatling	4000	Suction Bomb	Inkzooka	Light	8	7200	Splatling	5 September 2015​​​
	Neo Splash-o-matic	21	Burst Bomb	Inkzooka	Light	9	6200	Shooter	22 July 2015​
	New Squiffer	2001	Ink Mine	Inkzooka	Light	11	4500	Charger	28 May 2015 (1.0.0)​
	Octobrush Nouveau	1111	Splat Bomb	Inkzooka	Light	16	9500	Roller	1 January 2016
	Octoshot Replica	46	Suction Bomb	Inkzooka	Heavy	40		Shooter	6 August 2015 (2.0.0)​​​​
	Rapid Blaster Pro	240	Seeker	Inkzooka	Light	16	11200	Shooter	17 October 2015​​​​​
	Sloshing Machine Neo	3021	Point Sensor	Inkzooka	Light	18	28500	Slosher	9 January 2016
	Soda Slosher	3002	Splat Bomb	Inkzooka	Light	20	14600	Slosher	13 April 2016 (2.7.0)​​​​​​​​
	Sploosh-o-matic 7	2	Splat Bomb	Inkzooka	Light	20	16400	Shooter	8 June 2016 (2.8.0)​
	Tentatek Splattershot	41	Suction Bomb	Inkzooka	Heavy	4	2000	Shooter	28 May 2015 (1.0.0)​​​​

Gallery

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  A player firing an Inkzooka

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  3D art

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  3D art of an Inkling firing an Inkzooka

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  2D art of an Inkling with an Inkzooka and a Tentatek Splattershot

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  The leftmost Inkling is holding an Inkzooka.

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  Icon found in Super Mario Maker

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  Another icon found in Super Mario Maker

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  The E3 2014 version of the Inkzooka's "ink drop" symbol

Splatoon 2

The Inkzooka does not return in Splatoon 2. However, a drawing of one appears on a Sunken Scroll explaining the absence of special weapons from Splatoon.

Gallery

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  Sunken Scroll 11.

Splatoon 3

The Inkzooka does not return in Splatoon 3, but the game does feature a direct successor to it, the Trizooka.

Trivia

• The Inkzooka was originally called the "Ink Launcher", as seen in an image from before Splatoon's release.
• During the E3 2014 Splatoon demo, the Inkzooka was referred to as a "Super Weapon".
• The Inkzooka was the first playable special weapon, available during the E3 2014 demo.
• The Inkzooka appears in more weapon sets than any other special weapon, at sixteen.
• According to The Art of Splatoon, the Inkzooka utilizes the ink from Inklings who are in an intense emotional state.
  • This could also be true for all special weapons, due to players' tentacles glowing and their determined facial expressions.
• There are icons in Super Mario Maker's files that contain multiple recolored variants of the inkzooka, one of those being the "big laser", which was presumably supposed to have a similar function to the Killer Wail.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	スーパーショット Sūpā Shotto	Super Shot
Dutch	Inktbazooka	Ink bazooka
French	Lance-tornades	From Lance-roquettes (Rocket Launcher) and Tornades (Tornado).
German	Tintzooka	From Tinte (Ink) and Bazooka.
Italian	Turbinator	From Turbine (Whirl) and Terminator.
Russian	Краскозука Kraskozuka	-
Spanish (NOA)	Cañón ciclón	Cyclone cannon
Spanish (NOE)	Tintazuca	Inkzooka
Portuguese	Bazuca de tinta	Ink bazooka

See Also

• Inkjet
• Trizooka