Squid Beakon

The Squid Beakon is a sub weapon in Splatoon and Splatoon 2. They are small devices placed at the user's feet that can be Super Jumped to by anyone from the user's team. A single player can only have up to three Beakons in play at once; attempting to place a fourth will destroy the oldest of those currently active.

Appearance

The Squid Beakon consists of a satellite sitting on top of a base. The base is simply a black tripod pole, while the satellite is more complex. The satellite has a metal backing with two red lights on top, and in Splatoon 2, one of the lights will stop blinking if someone who does not have Squid Beakons as their sub weapon Super Jumps to it. In front of the backing is a tube with a cameralike apparatus inside of the end. The tube makes a U-turn around its middle to face the backing. The entire satellite changes color to match the user's ink. Once deployed, the Squid Beakon's appearance is unchanged other than it spinning around.

Use

• Put Beakons in places where they are less vulnerable to enemies, such as up high or behind obstacles.
• Ink the area around the Beakon so an arriving ally can hide immediately after landing.
• If Beakon is in a good spot, place a new one as soon as it is used.
• Like Sprinklers, Beakons can be used as light shields in a pinch, taking some damage in place of the user.
  • Even when not used as shields, the attention drawn by an unguarded Beakon can be used to one's advantage for an ambush or escape. This is especially effective in Ranked Battles, since preventing enemy movement is a greater concern.
• Beakons can be used with the Krak-On Splat Roller to attack an enemy on a ledge above the user. To do this, place a Beakon right next to their perch, Super Jump to it, then fling ink at them on the way down.
• If a teammate is nearby a Beakon, Super Jump to the teammate rather than the Beakon so it can be used when there is no teammate nearby.
• Squid Beakons can be seen on the map by either team, allowing the player to find hidden Beakons or predict enemies' positions.
• A Beakon may be bait; it would be wise to keep an eye on its surroundings when destroying it.
• Alternatively to destroying a Beakon, one can wait in their ink near it and splat an opponent when they land. However, this may simply waste time if the Beakon is never jumped to.

Splatoon

Splatoon

Squid Beakon

Category	Sub
Class
Sub
Special
Special points
Special depletion
Range
Damage
Impact
Fire rate
Charge speed
Ink speed
Mobility
Durability
Handling
Level
Cost
Requirement
Added in		Specifications
Weight
Base damage
Base duration	∞
Ink consumption	90%
Base range
Rate of fire
Muzzle velocity
Base accuracy
MPU effect
SPU effect
SPU effect
Other variant

A player Super Jumping into a Beakon will destroy it regardless of their sub weapon. A beakon can also be destroyed by taking damage, which varies depending on the weapon used (listed below).

Squid Beakon destruction

Destroying a Squid Beakon varies between weapons: for instance, an Inkbrush can squish it with only 20 damage but it takes a Splattershot Pro 126 damage.

• Shooters and splatlings require the same amount of shots to destroy a Beakon as they do to splat an Inkling.
• Blasters take one direct hit to destroy a Beakon, including those in the Rapid Blaster series, despite their low damage. Using indirect hits, blasters need to do a total of 50 damage. Therefore, it takes one indirect shot for the regular Blaster, Range Blasters, and Luna Blasters and two indirect hits for the Rapid Blasters.
• Rollers and brushes take approximately the same number of flings or flicks to destroy a Beakon as to splat an Inkling. All rollers and brushes can squish a Beakon in one hit.
• Chargers, including the Bamboozlers, can destroy a Beakon with one fully charged shot or two uncharged shots. Classic Squiffers and Splat Chargers can destroy it with a half charge and E-liter 3Ks can destroy it with a quarter charge.
• Sloshers can destroy a Beakon in one direct slosh or two indirect sloshes.

Additional information:

• Two indirect Burst Bomb hits will destroy a Beakon.
• A Splash Wall placed on or very near the Beakon will destroy it.
• A Sprinkler will destroy a Beakon in four drops.
• Beakons are unaffected by standing in enemy ink.

Quotes

“	This radar-like device can be dropped to give your team a jump point on the Stage. Squid Beakons appear on the GamePad's map as radar icons. Simply select one of these icons to initiate a Super Jump toward the selected Beakon. Once a player lands on a Squid Beakon, it explodes - so don't be stingy with these things. Keep deploying more Squid Beakons to give your team an advantage. For best results, place Squid Beakons in safe areas near the center of a stage. This gives your team quick access to hotly contested areas like Splat Zones. The GamePad's map also shows enemy Squid Beakons. Use this intel to hunt down the enemy's Squid Beakons - they can be destroyed by shooting them. Or simply camp an enemy Squid Beakon and ambush an opponent as they jump into view. Each player can place up to three Squid Beakons on a stage at a time. If all eight players have Squid Beakons, that means there can be up to twenty-four Squid Beakons on a stage at any given time.	”
— Splatoon Prima Guide

Judd's Advice

Meow! (Squid Beakons let you or an ally Super Jump to that position! They'll be displayed on all your maps once placed, so just tap to jump! Place up to 3 of them in strategic locations, then mount an offensive!)

Sets

Weapons with Squid Beakon in Splatoon

	Main	#ID	Sub	Special	Special Depletion	Level	Price	Class	Introduced​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
	Custom Dual Squelcher	81	Squid Beakon	Killer Wail	Light	18	12800	Shooter	27 June 2015
	Custom E-liter 3K(NA) Custom E-Litre 3K(EU/OC)	2031	Squid Beakon	Kraken	Medium	19	14200	Charger	17 June 2015
	Custom E-liter 3K Scope(NA) Custom E-Litre 3K Scope(EU/OC)	2041	Squid Beakon	Kraken	Medium	20	22600	Charger	10 October 2015​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
	Krak-On Splat Roller	1011	Squid Beakon	Kraken	Medium	7	3000	Roller	28 May 2015 (1.0.0)​​​​​​​​​​​
	Octobrush	1110	Squid Beakon	Kraken	Light	12	8500	Roller	18 July 2015​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
	Sploosh-o-matic	0	Squid Beakon	Killer Wail	Light	12	7500	Shooter	8 July 2015​​​​​​​

Gallery

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  Squid Beakon high-quality image.

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  The Squid Beakon in action at Blackbelly Skatepark.

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  The Squid Beakon icon that indicates that a Beakon has been deployed by the player or a teammate.

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  Promo art with a Squid Beakon at the far right.

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  Concept art of various sub weapons, with the Squid Beakon at the lower left.

• File:SquidBeaconBeta.png

  Early Squid Beakon

Splatoon 2

Splatoon 2

Squid Beakon

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Category	Sub
Class
Sub
Special
Special points
Special depletion
Range
Damage
Impact
Fire rate
Charge speed
Ink speed
Mobility
Durability
Handling
Level
Cost
Requirement
Added in		Specifications
Weight
Base damage
Base duration	∞
Ink consumption	75%
Base range
Rate of fire
Muzzle velocity
Base accuracy
MPU effect
SPU effect
SPU effect
Other variant

Template:Todo The Squid Beakon returns in Splatoon 2. A Beakon can now be used up to two times if the first player to use does not also have Squid Beakon as their sub weapon. The number of uses remaining is indicated by the number of circles on the Beakon icon on the map or the number of lights on the Beakon itself.

Version history

Version	Adjustments
Base game	▼ When destroyed, shows indicator of the Super Jump player.
1.3.0	▲ Ink consumption: 90% → 75%
1.4.0	▲ Sub Power Up applies the effects of Quick Super Jump.
2.3.0	▲ Made it so that the position of opponent players within the area of effect is displayed on all allies' turf maps.
3.0.0	▲ Increased durability by roughly 20%. Due to the above fix, damage dealt by certain attacks has also changed. ▲ Decreased damage dealt by Sting Rays by roughly 58%. ▲ Decreased damage dealt by Ink Storms by roughly 67%. ▼ Increased damage dealt by Nozzlenose weapons by roughly 20%. ▼ Increased damage dealt by Blaster weapons by roughly 20%. ▼ Increased damage dealt by vertical swing attacks with Roller weapons by roughly 20%.
4.2.0	▲ Each Squid Beakon can now be used twice when used by an ally who doesn't have a Squid Beakon equipped. Number of uses left indicated by the number of circles on the Squid Beakon icon on the map or the number of lights on the Beakon itself.
4.3.0	▲ Increased the effect of the Ink Saver (Sub) gear ability.
4.7.0	▲ The benefits of the Sub Power Up gear ability are now more likely to occur, even with fewer instances of the gear ability equipped.

Quotes

“	A device that emits a signal that squids can detect. You can Super Jump to a teammate's Squid Beakon by selecting it and pressing . Up to three beakons can be set at any given time, and although they're usually only good for one jump, they will last two jumps if used by players who do not have Squid Beakons equipped.	”
— Splatoon 2 Sub & Special Guide(EU)

Sets

Weapons with Squid Beakon in Splatoon 2

	Main	#ID	Sub	Special	Special Points	Level	Price	Class	Introduced​​​​​​​​
	Ballpoint Splatling Nouveau	4031	Squid Beakon	Ink Storm	220p	28	15800	Splatling	5 December 2018 (4.3.0)​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
	Custom E-liter 4K	2031	Squid Beakon	Bubble Blower	170p	26	17300	Charger	14 October 2017
	Custom E-liter 4K Scope	2041	Squid Beakon	Bubble Blower	170p	30	29900	Charger	14 October 2017​​​​​​
	Dapple Dualies	5000	Squid Beakon	Suction-Bomb Launcher	170p	26	14700	Dualie	7 July 2017 (1.0.0)​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
	Krak-On Splat Roller	1011	Squid Beakon	Baller	170p	12	9200	Roller	7 July 2017 (1.0.0)​​​​​​​​​​​​
	Neo Sploosh-o-matic	1	Squid Beakon	Tenta Missiles	170p	18	12200	Shooter	10 March 2018​​
	Octobrush Nouveau	1111	Squid Beakon	Tenta Missiles	170p	15	9900	Roller	2 January 2018​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
	Tenta Brella	6010	Squid Beakon	Bubble Blower	200p	23	14200	Brella	30 September 2017​​​​​​​​

Gallery

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  Promo image.‎

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  Super Jumping to a Squid Beakon in Moray Towers.

Trivia

• Squid Beakons in Splatoon and Splatoon 2 have the highest ink consumption of any sub weapon.
• In Splatoon, only two specials can appear on weapons with Squid Beakon as their sub weapon, being the Kraken and Killer Wail.
• The Squid Beakon used to only be available with two weapons, the Krak-On Splat Roller and the Dapple Dualies, which made it the rarest sub weapon at the launch of Splatoon and Splatoon 2.
• There are no blasters or sloshers paired with Squid Beakons nor are they paired with the Booyah Bomb, Ink Armor, Inkjet, Splashdown, Sting Ray or Ultra Stamp.
• The name is a play on words between a 'beacon' and a 'squid's beak'.
• The Squid Beakon resembles an airport surveillance radar mounted on a camera tripod.
• When standing next to a Beakon, Inkling voice clips can be heard. This is often difficult to notice, however, due to the fact that multiplayer music may drown out the sounds.
  • These voice clips are distorted versions of the Inkling voice clips that come from players.
• Beakons are used in many out of bounds glitches. This is done by putting a Beakon next to a moving wall in Rainmaker mode. Wait until the wall moves, then splat the Rainmaker next to the Beakon. Super Jump to the Beakon and the player will clip into the wall.