.52 Gal Deco

The .52 Gal Deco is a main weapon in Splatoon and Splatoon 2. It is a bedazzled version of the .52 Gal, with Deco branding, a different Sub and Special Weapon.

Splatoon

Splatoon

.52 Gal Deco

Category	Main
Class	Shooter
Sub	Seeker
Special	Inkstrike
Level	11
Cost	4,500
Availability
Base damage	52
Base duration
Ink consumption	1.2%
Special points
Special depletion	40%
Range	50 / 100
Damage	70 / 100
Impact
Fire rate	30 / 100
Charge speed
Ink speed
Mobility
Durability
Handling
Other variant	.52 Gal

The .52 Gal Deco is in a set with the Seeker and Inkstrike.

Data

• The .52 Gal Deco is a middleweight weapon.
• The ink consumption of 1.2% allows players to fire 83 shots before needing to refill the ink supply.
  • This stat can be changed with Ink Saver (Main).
• When initially firing the weapon in humanoid form, the first shot takes 3 frames to come out.
• When firing from squid or octopus form, the first shot takes 12 frames to come out.
• When firing continuously, it has a fire rate of 9 frames between shots (6.67 shots per second).
• When firing while moving, the player's movement speed is set to 0.6 units per frame.
• After firing, there is a 20 frame cooldown before the ink tank starts refilling.
• Each shot has a base damage of 52.
• Shots have a radius of 2 units.
• The angle its shots can deviate while on the ground is 6 degrees.
• The angle its shots can deviate while in the air is 15 degrees.
• The .52 Gal Deco has a 25% chance to shoot towards the outer reticle instead of the inner reticle.
• When jumping, the chance to shoot towards the outer reticle instead of the inner reticle is immediately set to 40%.
• Shots initially travel at a rate of 22 units per frame for 4 frames, having an effective range of 88 units.
• Ink droplets occur every 50 units.
• The frequency at which ink drips from a shot occurs at a rate of 3 droplets per shot.
• There are a total of 5 different droplet patterns that can be created while firing this weapon.
• Droplets that occur within 11 units of the player have a radius of 21 units.
• Droplets that occur when they travel past 200 units of the player have a radius of 18.5 units.
• All other ink droplets have a radius of 13.5 units.

Version history

Version	Adjustments
2.7.0	▲ Special gauge loss: 50% → as low as 40%

Quotes

Sheldon's Introduction The .52 Gal Deco is a standard .52 Gal with a little extra flair added by pro designers! Its stats aren't any different, but it does come with Seekers to open up new battle tactics. And with the Inkstrike as its special, this set allows you to really dominate the battlefield! (NA)

“

A bedazzled .52 Gal shooter. Your opponents may laugh at you...until you run them down with Seekers and the almighty Inkstrike.

”

— In-Game Description (NA)

“

A rhinestone-encrusted .52 Gal. Your opponents will have little time to admire it as you run them down with Seekers and assail them with the Inkstrike.

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— In-Game Description (EU/OC)

“

Same as the .52 Gal, but the loadout grants you more mobility with Seekers and greater offensive capability with Inkstrike. This loadout is great for Splat Zones-- use Inkstrike from a distance to contest Splat Zones. Use the Special Charge Up ability in place of Run Speed Up, as Seekers already give the .52 Gal Deco plenty of room to navigate a Stage quickly.

”

— Splatoon Prima Guide

“

The .52 Gal Deco looks so fresh Inklings apparently mistake it for a guitar. Interesting.

”

— SplatoonUK

Notes

Gallery

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  Promo image.

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  Promo of an Inkling girl holding the .52 Gal Deco.

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  Official art of an Inkling holding the .52 Gal Deco.

Splatoon 2

Splatoon 2

.52 Gal Deco

Category	Main
Class	Shooter
Sub	Curling Bomb
Special	Sting Ray
Level	22
Cost	12,700
Availability
Base damage	52
Base duration
Ink consumption	1.3%
Special points	190p
Special depletion
Range	55 / 100
Damage	75 / 100
Impact
Fire rate	25 / 100
Charge speed
Ink speed
Mobility
Durability
Handling
Other variants	.52 Gal Kensa .52 Gal

The .52 Gal Deco was released on 20 January 2018 at 02:00 UTC. It comes with the sub Curling Bombs and special Sting Ray.

Data

• The .52 Gal Deco is a middleweight weapon.
• The ink consumption of 1.3% and ink tank capacity of 100% allows players to fire 76 shots before needing to refill the ink supply.
  • This stat can be changed with Ink Saver (Main).
• When initially firing the weapon in humanoid form, the first shot takes 3 frames to come out.
• When firing from squid or octopus form, the first shot takes 11 frames to come out.
• The interval between firing and when the player is able to become a squid or use a sub weapon is 3 frames.
• When firing continuously, it has a fire rate of 9 frames between shots (6.67 shots per second).
• When firing while moving, the player's movement speed is set to 0.6 units per frame.
• After firing, there is a 20 frame cooldown before the ink tank starts refilling.
• Each shot has a base damage of 52.
• If a shot is in the air for more than 11 frames after being fired, it loses 1.375 damage per frame until it reaches 30 damage at frame 27.
• Shots have a radius of 2 units.
• The angle its shots can deviate while on the ground is 6 degrees.
• The angle its shots can deviate while in the air is 12 degrees.
• The outer reticle immediately expands after jumping. After 25 frames, the outer reticle will start shrinking, and will finish shrinking after 70 frames.
• The .52 Gal Deco starts off having a 2% chance to shoot towards the outer reticle instead of the inner reticle.
  • This chance increases by 4% per shot, and maximizes at a 25% chance to shoot towards the outer reticle, meaning that it takes 6 shots to reach minimum accuracy.
• When jumping, the chance to shoot towards the outer reticle instead of the inner reticle is immediately set to 40%.
• When not shooting, the chance to shoot towards the outer reticle decreases by 0.5% per frame, if the chance is not already at the minimum, meaning that it takes 46 frames to reach maximum accuracy. (76 after shooting while jumping.)
• Shots initially travel at a rate of 22 units per frame for 4 frames, having an effective range of 88 units.
  • After that, the shot's velocity is set to 18.472 units if it is not already lower than the listed value, and decreases further as it falls to the ground.
• Ink droplets occur every 55 units.
• The frequency at which ink drips from a shot occurs at a rate of 2.4 droplets per shot.
• There are a total of 5 different droplet patterns that can be created while firing this weapon.
• Droplets that occur within 11 units of the player have a radius of 19.7 units, and a width of 13 units.
  • These droplets have their radius multiplied by a value ranging from 1.2 if they fell from a height above 100 units to 1.45 if they fell from a height below 30 units.
• Droplets that occur when they travel past 200 units of the player have a radius of 16.5 units.
• All other ink droplets have a radius of 13 units.
• Droplets that are far from the player and all other droplets have their radius multiplied by a value ranging from 1 if they fell from a height above 100 units to 1.2 if they fell from a height below 30 units.
• If no ink droplets have occurred within 11 units of the player for 2 shots, the next shot the player makes will force a paint droplet to appear at the player's feet.

Version history

Version	Adjustments
Base game	▲ Increased firing range by roughly 6% while not changing the range at which each shot deals more than 50 damage. ▲ Bullet velocity after flying straight: 14.495 units → 18.472 units. ▲ Total range: 116.99 units → 124.944 units. ▲ Angle of shot deviation while jumping: 15 degrees → 12 degrees. ▲ Increase in chance to shoot towards the outer reticle per shot: 12% → 6%. ▼ Frames in the air before a bullet's damage starts decreasing: 9 → 7. ▼ Frames in the air where a bullet reaches minimum damage: 25 → 23. ▼ Ink consumption: 1.2% → 1.3%. ▼ Droplet rate: 3 → 2.4. ▼ Distance between ink droplets: 50 units → 55 units. ▼ Radius of ink droplets near the player: 21 units → 19.7 units. ▼ Radius of ink droplets far from the player: 18.5 units → 16.5 units. ▼ Radius of standard ink droplets: 13.5 units → 13 units.
2.3.0	▲ Increased the accuracy of the first shot, and extended the time that it takes to reach minimum accuracy when continuing to shoot. ▲ Minimum frequency at which bullets shoot towards the outer reticle: 6% → 2%. ▲ Increase in chance to shoot towards the outer reticle per shot: 6% → 4%. ▲ Shots required to reach maximum frequency: 4 → 6.
4.0.0	▲ Extended distance at which max damage can be dealt by roughly 14%, without changing firing distance.
4.2.0	▲ Reduce the interval between firing and when you're able to become a squid or use sub weapon by 3/60 of a second.
4.4.0	▲ Reduced the time to shoot from squid form by 1/60 of a second.
4.5.0	▲ Increased damage dealt to opponent Splat Brellas increased by 21%. ▲ Increased damage dealt to opponent Splash Walls by roughly 10%. ▲ Reduced the time to shoot from squid form by 1/60 of a second.
4.6.0	▲ Minimum damage: 26 → 30.
4.7.0	▲ When equipped, the Main Power Up gear ability will now also lessen shot spread variance when firing while on the ground, in addition to the benefits it previously provided.
4.9.0	▲ Increased radius of ink coverage around feet when firing by roughly 4%.
5.0.0	▲ Increased damage dealt to the Booyah Bomb armor by roughly 17%.
5.2.0	▲ Increased the likelihood the turf around your feet will be inked when firing.

Quotes

Sheldon's Introduction The .52 Gal Deco is a standard .52 Gal with a little extra flair added by pro designers! This set comes with Curling Bombs to quickly close in on opponents or smoke them out with a well-placed wall bounce! And for those opponents that try to keep their distance, make 'em pay with the Sting Ray! I'd recommend this for savage players born without a self-preservation instinct!

Gallery

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  Promo image.

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Etymology

.52 Gal Deco is short for .52 Gallon with the suffix Deco, short for either Decorated or Decoration. Deco may also refer to Art Deco. "Gal" is also a play on Cal, the short form of Caliber, a term commonly used when describing the diameter of bullets for firearms. The suffix Deco is also used to differentiate it from the .52 Gal. This trait is shared among the other alternate sets of the Deco brand.

.52ガロンデコ .52 garon deko has the same origin as the English name, but without Gallon shortened to Gal. Like the English name, Deco is also used to differentiate it from .52 Gallon.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	.52ガロンデコ .52 garon deko	.52 Gallon Deco
Dutch	.52 Kaliter Deco	From kaliber (caliber), liter, .52 and Deco
French	Calibre 2000 chic	Chic Caliber 2000
German	.52 Gallon Deko	.52 Gallon Deco
Italian	Calibro 2000 DX	Caliber 2000 Deluxe
Russian	Струевик .52 "Деко" Struyevik .52 "Deko"	Jet Stream .52 "Deko"
Spanish (NOA)	Salpicadora 2000 chic	Chic Splasher 2000
Spanish (NOE)	Salpicadora 2000 DX	Splasher 2000 DX