Mecha Body - AKM
The Mecha Body - AKM is a piece of clothing in the Splatoon series.
It is a 3-star item produced by SquidForce and comes with the primary ability Sub Power Up. It is only available as a CoroCoro Comic promotion in Japan. It cannot be ordered from another player.
CoroCoro Comic held a drawing competition for designing a new set of gear which the winner design gets to be in the game. The set was released at 15 April 2019 for Japanese copies only. It includes the Mecha Head - HTR, Mecha Body - AKM, and Mecha Legs - LBS.
Appearance
The Mecha Body - AKM is a mechanical suit of armor. Smoke can be seen coming out of the suit when worn.
Splatoon 2
Abilities
The Mecha Body - AKM comes with Sub Power Up as the primary ability. As a 3-star item, the Mecha Body - AKM comes with three additional slots for secondary abilities. Since it is made by the SquidForce gear brand, it has a higher chance of rolling Ink Resistance Up and a lower chance of rolling Ink Saver (Main) to fill its secondary ability slots.
Gallery
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The winning drawing of a new design for a piece of gear.
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In-game render of the mechanical gear.
Trivia
- This item was worn by Goggles, with the rest of the Mech gear, in chapter 33 of the Splatoon manga for a short period.
- The Mecha Body - AKM was originally supposed to have Ink Saver (Sub), but the ability was changed to Sub Power Up in Version 4.6.1.
- The codes for this gear expired on 31 December 2020, and therefore this gear is no longer attainable.