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[[File:S3 art 3D teams yellow vs blue.jpg|thumb|Teams of [[Inkling]]s and [[Octoling]]s battling with a variety of weapons.]]

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'''Weapons''' are tools used in the {{Ss}} to spread [[ink]] and [[splat (occurrence)|splat]] enemies. In {{S}} and {{S2}}, most weapons can be purchased from [[Ammo Knights]] with [[cash]] earned from online multiplayer [[Mode|matches]]. In {{S3}}, weapons are instead purchased from Ammo Knights using [[Sheldon License]]s. There are also weapons which are exclusive to [[Salmon Run (series)|Salmon Run]], known as [[rare weapon]]s, as well as [[mode]]-specific weapons, like the [[Rainmaker (weapon)|Rainmaker]]. Most weapons may only be unlocked to purchase after reaching a certain [[level]], and some can only be obtained after completing missions in the [[single-player]] game mode. Weapons always have a predefined kit of a [[main weapon]], a [[sub weapon]], and a [[special weapon]].

In ''Splatoon 2'', new weapons were added, and returning weapons returned with all-new designs. Since no special weapons returned from the first game, no weapon retained the same special weapon. While some weapons retained the same sub weapon, others changed, such as the [[Splat Roller]], paired with [[Curling Bomb]] instead of [[Suction Bomb]].

In ''Splatoon 3'', new weapons were added again, and some returning weapons underwent bigger redesigns compared to the previous games. It features a mix of special weapons from ''Splatoon 2'' and new special weapons (some of which are based on special weapons from the previous games).

==Main weapon==
[[Main weapon]]s are the primary tools players use to spread [[ink]] and [[splat (occurrence)|splat]] opponents. Main weapons generally have two variants: the original and an alternate with a different appearance, a different [[sub weapon]], and a different [[special weapon]]. With the addition of [[Sheldon's Picks]] and the [[Kensa Collection]], some weapons gained a third version with yet another kit of sub and special weapons. There are also [[rare weapon]]s which have been heavily modified which are exclusive to [[Salmon Run]].
{{#lsth:Main weapon|List of main weapons}}

==Sub weapon==
[[File:Sub-weapon (1).png|thumb|right|The Sprinkler, Splash Wall, and Splat Bomb.|200px]]

[[Sub weapon]]s are secondary to the main weapon. Each sub weapon has a specialized use and high ink consumption, so they cannot be used for general-purpose splatting and inking like the main weapon. There are bombs, which can be used to influence enemy movement or outright splat them, while others can give special effects to opponents, like location tracking, movement penalties, and ink usage penalties. In addition to weapons that focus on enemy effects, there are sub weapons that focus on benefiting the player's team by painting the ground or adding a [[Super Jump]] point to any location on the [[stage]].
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{{#lsth:Sub weapon|List of sub weapons}}

==Special weapon==
[[File:Special Weapon Examples.png|thumb|right|The Killer Wail, Inkzooka, and Inkstrike.|200px]]

[[Special weapon]]s are powerful weapons that can only be used after filling up the [[special gauge]] by covering enough [[turf]] with ink, meeting certain conditions in [[Ranked Battle]] or [[Anarchy Battle]], helping charge a teammate's [[Booyah Bomb]], having a summoned [[Sprinkler of Doom]] ink turf after activating an [[Ultra Signal]], or (if the player's current headgear has [[Tenacity]] as a main [[Gear ability|ability]]) having not as many team members alive as the enemy team. Some special weapons can make players invincible, allow players to track the location of opponents, damage opponents that step within a specified area of the battlefield, or grant the player a strong long-range attack. There are special weapons with highly specific effects, like allowing players to use bombs without ink restrictions, or creating explosive floating bubbles.
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{{#lsth:Special weapon|List of special weapons}}

== Others ==
Other weapons can be seen throughout the whole ''Splatoon'' universe in single-player campaigns, co-op modes, concept art, or finished artwork.

=== Hero ===
[[File:S2 Hero Weapons Twitter SplatoonJP Image.jpg|thumb|right|Hero weapons.]]
During the single-player campaigns, the player can unlock main and sub weapons that assist them along their journey. Their color theme is neon yellow and black. These weapons can be upgraded for a faster fire rate and better ink consumption efficiency.
The main weapons used in the single-player campaigns are the:
* {{Weapon|S3|Main|Hero Shot|var=2D Current}}
* {{Weapon|S2|Main|Hero Roller}}
* {{Weapon|S2|Main|Hero Charger}}
* {{Weapon|S2|Main|Hero Dualies}}
* {{Weapon|S2|Main|Hero Slosher}}
* {{Weapon|S2|Main|Hero Splatling}}
* {{Weapon|S2|Main|Hero Blaster}}
* {{Weapon|S2|Main|Hero Brella}}
* {{Weapon|S2|Main|Herobrush}}

All sub weapons also get a different aesthetic take on their models. These are the Splat Bombs, Burst Bombs, and Seekers in [[Octo Valley (mode)|Octo Valley]]; Splat Bombs, Curling Bombs, and Autobombs in [[Octo Canyon (mode)|Octo Canyon]]; and Splat Bombs, Burst Bombs, and Curling Bombs in [[Return of the Mammalians]].

=== Order ===
[[File:SO Color chip customization.jpg|thumb|right|Some Order weapons.]]
In {{SO}}, the player can unlock different weapons to beat the [[Spire of Order]] with. All of them have a minimalistic appearance, resembling plastic toys, and have a white and silver color theme. At the beginning of each run, these weapons have lower stats in comparison to their respective models, however, this can be upgraded through [[color chip]]s. Each of the weapons have a base set that can also be changed through the run by using a [[vending machine]].
The main weapons used in Side Order are the:
*{{Weapon|S3|Main|Order Shot}}
*{{Weapon|S3|Main|Order Roller}}
*{{Weapon|S3|Main|Order Charger}} 
*{{Weapon|S3|Main|Order Slosher}}
*{{Weapon|S3|Main|Order Splatling}}
*{{Weapon|S3|Main|Order Dualies}}
*{{Weapon|S3|Main|Order Brella}}
*{{Weapon|S3|Main|Order Blaster}}
*{{Weapon|S3|Main|Orderbrush}}
*{{Weapon|S3|Main|Order Stringer}}
*{{Weapon|S3|Main|Order Splatana}}

=== Octarian ===
[[File:OV Octarians promo 1.png|thumb|right|Octarians with their weapons.]]
Some weapons held and operated by [[Octarian]]s:
* [[Flooder]]
* [[Gusher]]
* [[Great Octoweapon]]
* [[Octo Shot]], held by [[Octoling (enemy)|Octoling]]s
* [[Octoboss]]es
* Weapons held by [[Octarian]]s

The Octolings have Octarian versions of some of the Hero weapons with the color theme of red and black. The Hero Blaster, Hero Roller, and Hero Slosher are seen in Octo Canyon, and the Herobrush, Hero Dualies, and Hero Brella were added in {{OE}}.
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=== Salmonid ===
[[File:S2 Sunken Scroll 19.png|thumb|right|Weapons of Salmonids.]]
The [[Salmonid]]s have a trade agreement with the Octarians, in which the Salmonids provide Power Eggs used as energy sources in exchange for Octarian weapons and machinery.<ref name=famitsu201803>[https://www.famitsu.com/news/201803/01152806.html {{date|2018-03-03}} Famitsu interview with ''Splatoon'' developers], {{RDT}} [https://www.reddit.com/r/splatoon/comments/814uvf/ English translation by Nimted on reddit]</ref> In addition to operating Octarian weapons and machinery, Salmonids use common kitchen tools as weapons.

Some weapons held and operated by Salmonids:
*Kitchen tools:
**[[Chum]] and [[Cohock]]s' frying pans
**[[Flyfish]] and [[Chinook]]s' beverage coolers
**[[Griller]]s' charcoal grills
**[[Slammin' Lid]]s' soup ladles
**[[Smallfry|Smallfries']] spoons
**[[Stinger]]s' pots

*Octarian technology:
**[[Gusher]]s
**[[Slammin' Lid]]s
**[[Scrapper]]s (assumed)

*Other:
**[[Big Shot]]s
**[[Mothership]]

=== Stage ===
Weapons that are stage gimmicks. These weapons cannot be equipped but rather be interacted with in order to inflict damage. These mechanics can be seen in [[Octo Valley (mode)|Octo Valley]], [[Octo Canyon (mode)|Octo Canyon]], {{OE}}, [[Alterna]], [[Salmon Run (series)|Salmon Run]], [[Ancho-V Games]] and [[Shifty Station]] layouts.

{| class="wikitable sitecolor-generic"
! rowspan="2" style="width: 9.5em;" |Weapon
! rowspan="2" |Description
! colspan="3" |Games
|-
! style="width: 3em;" |[[File:Splatoon "S" icon.svg|x35px|link=Splatoon]]
! style="width: 3em;" |[[File:Splatoon 2 "2" icon.svg|x35px|link=Splatoon 2]]
! style="width: 3em;" |[[File:Splatoon 3 "3" icon.svg|x35px|link=Splatoon 3]]
|-
|[[File:S2 Icon Flooder.png|32px|link=Flooder]] '''[[Flooder]]'''
|The Flooder is a machine that sprays ink beneath it and will target the player in a set pattern upon detection.
| {{yea}}
| {{yea}}
| {{yea}}
|-
|[[File:S2 Icon Gusher.png|32px|link=Gusher]] '''[[Gusher]]'''
|The Gusher is a mechanic that when sprayed with ink will erupt a large column of ink from the grate.
| {{yea}}
| {{yea}}
| {{yea}}
|-
|[[File:S2 Icon Hyperbomb.png|32px|link=Hyperbomb]] '''[[Hyperbomb]]'''
|The hyperbomb is a special form of Suction Bomb, made by [[Marina]]. It has a larger blast radius and takes multiple sprays of ink to detonate.
!
| {{yea}}
!
|-
|[[File:S2 Icon Ink Cannon.png|32px|link=Ink Cannon]] '''[[Ink Cannon]]'''
|The Ink Cannon is a set turret that fires missiles when the player enters it. It consumes ink from the [[Ink tank]].
| {{yea}}
| {{yea}}
| {{yea}}
|-
|[[File:S2 Icon Inkfurler.png|32px|link=Inkfurler]] '''[[Inkfurler]]'''
|The Inkfurler is a large plastic wrap that furls outwards when shot at by the player, creating a platform or climbable wall automatically covered in their ink.
!
| {{yea}}
| {{yea}}
|-
|[[File:S2 Icon Propeller.png|32px|link=Propeller]] '''[[Propeller|Propeller lift]]'''
|The propeller lift is a mechanic that when sprayed with ink, the propeller begins to spin and shoot out ink and the platforms they are stationed on start to move in a designated direction. Propellers can only be operated by a constant stream of ink, as a halt in this stream causes them to slowly move backward. The spray of ink that comes out inflicts damage towards opponents.
| {{yea}}
| {{yea}}
| {{yea}}
|-
|[[File:S2 Icon Rolonium.png|32px|link=Rolonium]] '''[[Rolonium]]'''
|The Rolonium is a mechanic that can be launched when sprayed with ink.
!
| {{yea}}
!
|-
|'''[[Ink wheel]]'''
|The Ink wheel is a mechanic that rolls along a certain path when hit. It can climb up walls and some varieties will eventually stop.
!
!
|{{yea}}
|}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
S3 Icon Shooter.png|The image to identify the [[shooter]] class when sorting by class in the equip menu.
S3 Icon Roller.png|The image to identify the [[roller]] class when sorting by class in the equip menu.
S3 Icon Charger.png|The image to identify the [[charger]] class when sorting by class in the equip menu.
S3 Icon Slosher.png|The image to identify the [[Slosher (weapon class)|slosher]] class when sorting by class in the equip menu.
S3 Icon Splatling.png|The image to identify the [[splatling]] class when sorting by class in the equip menu.
S3 Icon Dualie.png|The image to identify the [[dualie]]s class when sorting by class in the equip menu.
S3 Icon Brella.png|The image to identify the [[brella]] class when sorting by class in the equip menu.
S3 Icon Blaster.png|The image to identify the [[Blaster (weapon class)|blaster]] class when sorting by class in the equip menu.
S3 Icon Brush.png|The image to identify the [[brush]] class when sorting by class in the equip menu.
S3 Icon Stringer.png|The image to identify the [[stringer]] class when sorting by class in the equip menu.
S3 Icon Splatana.png|The image to identify the [[splatana]] class when sorting by class in the equip menu.
</gallery>

==Statistics==
In {{S}}:
*There are a total of '''91''' main weapons, '''10''' sub weapons and '''7''' special weapons.
**To purchase every weapon, a total of {{cost|S|834,100|20}} is needed.
*In the initial release, there was a total of '''32''' main weapons.

In {{S2}}:
*There are a total of '''139''' main weapons, '''4''' rare main weapons, '''13''' sub weapons and '''11''' special weapons.
**To purchase every weapon, a total of {{cost|S2|1,773,300|20}} is needed.
*In the initial release, there was a total of '''46''' main weapons, '''11''' sub weapons and '''8''' special weapons.

In {{S3}}:
*There are a total of '''143''' main weapons, '''8''' rare main weapons, '''14''' sub weapons, and '''19''' special weapons as of version {{Ver|S3|8.0.0}}.
*In the initial release, there was a total of '''55''' main weapons, '''5''' rare weapons, and '''15''' special weapons.

==Names in other languages==
{{Localized name
|Jap=ブキ
|JapR=Buki
|JapM=Weapon
|Dut=Wapen
|DutM=Weapon
|Fre=Arme
|FreM=Weapon
|Ger=Waffe
|GerM=Weapon
|Spa=Arma
|SpaM=Weapon
|Ita=Arma
|ItaM=Weapon
|Rus=Оружие
|RusR=Oruzhiye
|RusM=Weapon
|Chi=武器<ref>From the official Chinese release of ''[[The Art of Splatoon]]''.</ref>
|ChiR=Wǔqì
|ChiM=Weapon
|Kor=무기
|KorR=Mugi
|KorM=Weapon
|Pol=Broń
|PolM=Weapon
}}

==See also==
*[[Main weapon data]]
*[[Sub weapon data]]
*[[Special weapon data]]
*[[List of main weapons in Splatoon|List of main weapons in ''Splatoon'']]
*[[List of main weapons in Splatoon 2|List of main weapons in ''Splatoon 2'']]
*[[List of main weapons in Splatoon 3|List of main weapons in ''Splatoon 3'']]

==References==
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