.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

.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
Sp. Depletion	40%
Range	50 / 100
Damage	70 / 100
Impact
Fire Rate	30 / 100
Charge Speed
Ink Speed
Mobility
Durability
Handling

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.
When initially firing the weapon in kid form, the first bullet takes 3 frames to come out.
- When firing from squid form, the first bullet takes 8 frames to come out.
When firing continuously, it has a fire rate of 9 frames between bullets.
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.
Bullets 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%.
Bullets initially travel at a rate of 22 units per frame for 4 frames, having an effective range of 88 units.
Paint droplets occur every 50 units.
The frequency at which paint drips from a bullet 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 paint droplets have a radius of 13.5 units.

Version history

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

Gallery

Promo image.
Promo of an Inkling girl holding the .52 Gal Deco.
Official art of an Inkling holding the .52 Gal Deco.

Demonstration

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
Sp. Depletion
Range	55 / 100
Damage	75 / 100
Impact
Fire Rate	25 / 100
Charge Speed
Ink Speed
Mobility
Durability
Handling

The .52 Gal Deco was released on 20 January 2018 at 02:00 UTC.^[1] 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% allows players to fire 76 shots before needing to refill the ink supply.
When initially firing the weapon in kid form, the first bullet takes 3 frames to come out.
- When firing from squid form, the first bullet takes 8 frames to come out.
When firing continuously, it has a fire rate of 9 frames between bullets.
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.
If a bullet is in the air for more than 6 frames after being fired, it loses 1.875 damage per frame until it reaches 30 damage at frame 22.
Bullets 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.)
Bullets initially travel at a rate of 22 units per frame for 4 frames, having an effective range of 88 units.
- After that, the bullet's velocity is set to 18.472 units if the bullet's velocity is not already lower than the listed value, and decreases further as it falls to the ground.
Paint droplets occur every 55 units.
The frequency at which paint drips from a bullet 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 1.4 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 paint 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.

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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 paint droplets: 50 units → 55 units ▼ Radius of paint droplets near the player: 21 units → 19.7 units ▼ Radius of paint droplets far from the player: 18.5 units → 16.5 units ▼ Radius of standard paint 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.

Demonstration

Gallery

Promo image.

Demonstration

Quotes

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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, short form of Caliber, a term commonly used when describing the diameter of bullets for fire-arms. 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
Spanish (NOA)	Salpicadora 2000 chic	Chic Splasher 2000
Spanish (NOE)	Salpicadora 2000 DX	Splasher 2000 DX

References

Weapons in Splatoon

Main	Shooters	Sploosh-o-matic ^{(Neo, 7)} • Splattershot Jr. ^(Custom) • Splash-o-matic ^(Neo) • Aerospray MG ^{(RG, PG)} • Splattershot ^{(Hero, Tentatek, Octo, Wasabi)} • .52 Gal ^(Deco) • N-ZAP '85 ^{('89, '83)} • Splattershot Pro ^{(Forge, Berry)} • .96 Gal ^(Deco) • Dual Squelcher ^(Custom) • Jet Squelcher ^(Custom) • Luna Blaster ^(Neo) • Blaster ^(Custom) • Range Blaster ^{(Custom, Grim)} • Rapid Blaster ^(Deco) • Rapid Blaster Pro ^(Deco) L-3 Nozzlenose ^(D) • H-3 Nozzlenose ^{(D, Cherry)}
	Rollers	Carbon Roller ^(Deco) • Splat Roller ^{(Hero, Krak-On, CoroCoro)} • Dynamo Roller ^{(Gold, Tempered)} Inkbrush ^{(Nouveau, Permanent)} • Octobrush ^(Nouveau)
	Chargers	Classic Squiffer ^{(New, Fresh)} • Splat Charger ^{(Hero, Kelp, Bento)} • Splatterscope ^{(Kelp, Bento)} • E-liter 3K ^(Custom) • E-liter 3K Scope ^(Custom) • Bamboozler 14 Mk I ^{(II, III)}
	Sloshers	Slosher ^{(Deco, Soda)} • Tri-Slosher ^(Nouveau) • Sloshing Machine ^(Neo)
	Splatlings	Mini Splatling ^{(Zink, Refurbished)} • Heavy Splatling ^{(Deco, Remix)} • Hydra Splatling ^(Custom)

Sub	Splat Bomb • Burst Bomb • Suction Bomb • Seeker • Ink Mine • Disruptor • Point Sensor • Splash Wall • Sprinkler • Squid Beakon

Special

Weapons in Splatoon 2

Main	Shooters	Sploosh-o-matic ^{(Neo, 7)} • Splash-o-matic ^(Neo) • Splattershot Jr. ^{(Custom, Kensa)} • Aerospray MG ^{(RG, PG)} • Splattershot ^{(Hero, Tentatek, Octo, Kensa)} • .52 Gal ^{(Deco, Kensa)} • N-ZAP '85 ^{('89, '83)} • Splattershot Pro ^{(Forge, Kensa)} • .96 Gal ^(Deco) • Jet Squelcher ^(Custom) Luna Blaster ^{(Neo, Kensa)} • Blaster ^{(Hero, Custom)} • Range Blaster ^{(Custom, Grim)} • Rapid Blaster ^{(Deco, Kensa)} • Rapid Blaster Pro ^(Deco) • Clash Blaster ^(Neo) L-3 Nozzlenose ^{(D, Kensa)} • H-3 Nozzlenose ^{(D, Cherry)} • Squeezer ^(Foil)
	Rollers	Carbon Roller ^(Deco) • Splat Roller ^{(Hero, Krak-On, Kensa)} • Dynamo Roller ^{(Gold, Kensa)} • Flingza Roller ^(Foil) Inkbrush ^{(Nouveau, Permanent)} • Octobrush ^{(Hero, Nouveau, Kensa)}
	Chargers	Classic Squiffer ^{(New, Fresh)} • Splat Charger ^{(Hero, Firefin, Kensa)} • Splatterscope ^{(Firefin, Kensa)} • E-liter 4K ^(Custom) • E-liter 4K Scope ^(Custom) • Bamboozler 14 Mk I ^{(II, III)} • Goo Tuber ^(Custom)
	Sloshers	Slosher ^{(Hero, Deco, Soda)} • Tri-Slosher ^(Nouveau) • Sloshing Machine ^{(Neo, Kensa)} • Bloblobber ^(Deco) • Explosher ^(Custom)
	Splatlings	Mini Splatling ^{(Zink, Kensa)} • Heavy Splatling ^{(Hero, Deco, Remix)} • Hydra Splatling ^(Custom) • Ballpoint Splatling ^(Nouveau) • Nautilus 47 ⁽⁷⁹⁾
	Dualies	Dapple Dualies ^{(Nouveau, Clear)} • Splat Dualies ^{(Hero, Enperry, Kensa)} • Glooga Dualies ^{(Deco, Kensa)} • Dualie Squelchers ^(Custom) • Dark Tetra Dualies ^(Light)
	Brellas	Splat Brella ^{(Hero, Sorella)} • Tenta Brella ^{(Sorella, Camo)} • Undercover Brella ^{(Sorella, Kensa)}

Sub	Splat Bomb • Suction Bomb • Burst Bomb • Curling Bomb • Autobomb • Ink Mine • Sprinkler • Toxic Mist • Point Sensor • Splash Wall • Squid Beakon • Fizzy Bomb • Torpedo