Mothership

Mothership​

Mothership

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Location	Salmon Run, Salmon Run Next Wave
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For the Known Occurrence, see The Mothership.

Motherships are Boss Salmonids that appear in Salmon Run in Splatoon 2 and Splatoon 3.

Description

Flying high above the map far enough to prevent most weapons from hitting them, Motherships carry coolers full of Lesser Salmonids, which are dropped off by smaller flying Salmonids accompanying it called Chinooks. Motherships can also use a vacuum on the Egg Basket to suck up any Golden Eggs inside. Mr. Grizz warns players whenever a Mothership is preparing its vacuum and when it has almost reached the Egg Basket. Destroying the coolers before they open prevents them from deploying their cargo, and the Chinooks themselves can also be defeated before they can drop the coolers. More importantly, they also drop Golden Eggs when defeated. Attacking the Mothership when it reaches the Egg Basket forces it to retreat. While the Mothership is sucking up Golden Eggs from the Egg Basket, players are unable to deposit Golden Eggs until they push it back.

Like several other types of special Boss Salmonids, Motherships are only found in special waves known as Known Occurrences. In this case, this special wave is known as simply The Mothership and consists of only a Mothership, its Chinook escorts, and Snatchers.

Quotes

The following text is quoted from the Salmonid Field Guide.

What Happens

• New troops are brought to the battleground from the Mothership.
• A large number of Chinooks will bring containers of lesser Salmonids from the Mothership to join the fray.
• Periodically, the Mothership will draw close to the egg basket and try to suck up and reclaim any Golden Eggs inside.

How to Get Golden Eggs

• Shoot the containers carried by the Chinooks to make them explode.
• If you manage to blow up the Chinooks as well, they will drop Golden Eggs.

Advice from Mr. Grizz

• Split up to take out the Chinooks.
• If the Mothership comes to take back the Golden Eggs, everyone should focus on pushing it back!

Supplementary Information

• The Mothership is a vital cog in the Salmonid distribution chain.
• Deploying the Mothership is said to be the last resort of the Salmonid army. When it is dispatched, all troops stationed nearby gather together to see it off.

Statistics

Splatoon 2

See also: Salmon Run data

HP	Damage	Attack/Defeat/Total
1800 to 3500			0

Mothership container

HP	Damage	Attack/Defeat/Total
50			0

Splatoon 3

See also: Salmon Run Next Wave data

Hits to splat Mothership

Weapon	Min/Max
Booyah Bomb	4 - 358
Crab Tank	9 - 42
Inkjet	9 - 34
Killer Wail 5.1	2 - 6
Reefslider	4 - 7
Triple Inkstrike	5 - 50
Wave Breaker	6 - 17
.52 Gal	49 - 72
.96 Gal	30 - 46
Aerospray MG	105 - 132
Ballpoint Splatling	72 - 100
Bamboozler 14 Mk I	16 - 42
Big Swig Roller	16 - 50
Blaster	13 - 25
Bloblobber	11 - 42
Carbon Roller	16 - 42
Clash Blaster	30 - 50
Classic Squiffer	9 - 50
Dapple Dualies	56 - 84
Dark Tetra Dualies	84 - 100
Dread Wringer	10 - 20
Dualie Squelchers	84 - 100
Dynamo Roller	7 - 25
Egg cannon	4 - 13
E-liter 4K	5 - 50
Explosher	20 - 34
Flingza Roller	9 - 36
Glooga Dualies	36 - 84
Goo Tuber	9 - 32
Grizzco Blaster	50 - 72
Grizzco Brella	32 - 167
Grizzco Charger	13
Grizzco Dualies	20 - 100
Grizzco Slosher	7 - 17
Grizzco Splatana	3 - 13
Grizzco Stringer	2 - 72
H-3 Nozzlenose	36 - 42
Heavy Edit Splatling	72 - 100
Heavy Splatling	72 - 100
Hydra Splatling	42 - 100
Ink Cannon	7
Inkbrush	63 - 125
Jet Squelcher	63 - 84
L-3 Nozzlenose	63 - 72
Luna Blaster	13 - 25
Mini Splatling	72 - 100
N-ZAP '85	90 - 125
Nautilus 47	72 - 100
Octobrush	42 - 63
Painbrush	17 - 50
Range Blaster	10 - 17
Rapid Blaster	18 - 42
Rapid Blaster Pro	17 - 34
REEF-LUX 450	12 - 74
Slosher	18
Sloshing Machine	15 - 25
Snipewriter 5H	11 - 42
Splash-o-matic	90 - 125
Splatana Stamper	7 - 56
Splatana Wiper	8 - 72
Splat Bomb	14 - 84
Splat Brella	14 - 84
Splat Charger	9 - 50
Splat Dualies	84 - 100
Splat Roller	13 - 36
Splattershot	70 - 84
Splattershot Jr.	90 - 125
Splattershot Nova	84 - 125
Splattershot Pro	56 - 84
Sploosh-o-matic	56 - 84
Squeezer	56 - 100
S-BLAST '92	9 - 17
Tenta Brella	7 - 56
Tri-Slosher	25 - 42
Tri-Stringer	6 - 63
Undercover Brella	17 - 100

Tips

• To minimize failure of not meeting the quota, it is advised to fire the Sting Ray or Killer Wail 5.1 at the Mothership when it is first approaching the basket. However, it is recommended only to use one special weapon and save the second one for the next waves unless it is Wave 3.
  • The preferred timing is around the 66-second mark. Firing sooner may cause Golden Eggs to drop too far to collect efficiently. Firing at its second approach should happen at around 15-14 seconds left on the timer.
  • The main purpose of the Sting Ray and Killer Wail 5.1 is not to repel the Mothership but to cause many Golden Eggs to drop. If the Sting Ray is in use, coworkers should stop attacking the Mothership or risk repelling it too soon. Coworkers should only shoot the Mothership when the Sting Ray has ended.
  • In Salmon Run Next Wave, specials that can achieve a similar effect include the Triple Inkstrike and Booyah Bomb. If timed and aimed well, they can heavily damage the Mothership whilst defeating many of the Chinooks in a single shot. They should be aimed at the base of the Mothership, just like the Sting Ray.
• The Splashdown can be used to repel the Mothership faster, giving enough time to collect Golden Eggs before the timer runs out.
  • Aim at the bottom of the Mothership, not at the suction tube, so that it penetrates the Chinooks in the ship container.
    • The Triple Inkstrike has a nigh-infinite vertical range, so landing it around the basket instead of at the Mothership directly is most effective.
• Long-range weapons, such as Explosher, long-ranged shooters, blasters and splatlings, can "farm" the Mothership by aiming straight up and having its projectiles fall and splat the Chinooks.
  • On Salmonid Smokeyard during Low Tide, long-range weapons can shoot the Chinooks above the basket, making Golden Eggs fall right near the basket.
• Each map has its own area where most of the Chinooks land. Players can locate and use said areas to their advantage.
  • It is advised to go to higher places to have a better angle on it.
  • Additionally, on Marooner's Bay during Low Tide, any weapon with a decent amount of range can go on top of the boat and shoot directly at the Mothership's Chinook spawners.
• The Mothership's ability to suck eggs out of the basket can make it possible to lose the quota after it has been previously met. When this happens, a distinct audio cue will play.

Gallery

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  Mothership and Chinook.

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  3D artwork.

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  Chinooks carrying Mothership coolers.

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  Mr. Grizz commenting on the Mothership.

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  A Mothership on the shore.

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  Sting Ray causing many Golden Eggs to drop. Note the timing and where to aim.

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  A close-up of one of the coolers that are carried by the Mothership.

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  Unofficial render of the Mothership's game model from Splatoon 2.

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  The Tableturf card icon of the Mothership.

Trivia

• Unlike other types of Boss Salmonids, the Mothership is indestructible by ink and does not attack directly.
• It is possible to hit and send the Mothership back with long-range weapons when it is heading toward the Egg Basket before managing to latch onto the basket.
  • An example of this is the Hydra Splatling when fully charged and timed well.
• The Mothership will be jettisoned off of the egg basket and crash into the water, either once it is hit enough with ink the second time it tries to suck up eggs, or when the wave ends.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ハコビヤ Hakobiya	From 運び屋 hakobiya ("carrier, mule")
Dutch	Moederschip	Mothership
French	Vaisseau mère	Mothership
German	Mutterschiff	Mothership
Italian	Astronave madre	Mothership
Russian	Нерестилище Nerestilishche	Spawning grounds
Spanish (NOA)	Salmonodriza	From salmón ("salmon") and nave nodriza ("mothership")
Spanish (NOE)	Aerocriadero	Air breeder
Chinese (Simplified)	走私鱼 zǒusī yú (Mandarin)	Smuggle Fish
Chinese (Traditional)	走私魚 zǒusī yú (Mandarin)	Smuggle Fish
Korean	운반함 unbanham	Carrier
Internal	Sakepuncher