.96 Gal

The .96 Gal is a main weapon in Splatoon and Splatoon 2.

A member of the Shooter class, this weapon distinguishes itself by sacrificing accuracy, fire rate, ink efficiency, and mobility for a powerful shot and a long range. The .96 Gal outputs enough ink in each shot to splat opponents in two hits. Consequently, the weapon has a high ink consumption rate of 2.5% per shot, making it the ink-hungriest of all weapons in the Shooter class (excluding Blasters) and only allowing for 40 shots to be fired per ink tank. The weapon's fire rate is slower than all other Shooter-class weapons (excluding Blasters) , measuring at slightly slower than the Octobrush's flick rate. A major drawback of the .96 Gal is its poor accuracy; many shots deviate far enough to the left or right that they miss the target. The .96 Gal and its close relative the .52 Gal share their visual design and high-damage, low-accuracy performance.

The weapon is designed with a water cooler bottle as a base. A grip, sight, and high-caliber gun barrel are clamped to the bottle. The parts surrounding the bottle are black plastic with pink accents, while the bottle matches the player's ink color.

Splatoon

.96 Gal

Category	Main
Class	Shooter
Sub	Sprinkler
Special	Echolocator
Level	12
Cost	7,600
Availability
Base Damage	52
Base Duration
Ink Consumption	2.5%
Special Points
Sp. Depletion	40%
Range	68 / 100
Damage	70 / 100
Impact
Fire Rate	15 / 100
Charge Speed
Ink Speed
Mobility
Durability
Handling

The .96 Gal comes in a set with the Sprinkler and Echolocator.

Version history

2.7.0

▼ Damage per shot: 62 → 52
▲ Spread reduced by about 11%.
▲ Special gauge loss: 50% → as low as 40%

Gallery

Official art of an Inkling holding the .96 Gal.

Demonstration

Similar weapons

Splatoon 2

.96 Gal

Category	Main
Class	Shooter
Sub	Sprinkler
Special	Ink Armor
Level	21
Cost	12,600
Availability
Base Damage	62
Base Duration
Ink Consumption	2.5%
Special Points	190p
Sp. Depletion
Range	70 / 100
Damage	80 / 100
Impact
Fire Rate	10 / 100
Charge Speed
Ink Speed
Mobility
Durability
Handling

The .96 Gal returns in Splatoon 2 looking identical to how it did in the first game. It comes with the Sprinkler and Ink Armor.

Version history

1.1.2

▼ Points to fill special gauge: 180 → 210

1.3.0

▲ Points to fill special gauge: 210 → 200

1.4.0

▲ Increased damage of each shot from 52 to 62.
▲ Decreased weapon sway when shooting on the ground by roughly 8%.
▲ Decreased weapon sway when shooting right after a jump by roughly 40%.

2.3.0

▲ Points to fill special gauge: 200 → 190

3.0.0

▲ Decreased trajectory variance of first shot while also increasing time required to reach maximum shot variance when firing continuously.

Gallery

Promo image.

Demonstration

Similar weapons

Quotes

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Etymology

.96 Gal is short for .96 Gallon. "Gal" is also a play on Cal, short form of Caliber, a term commonly used when describing the diameter of bullets for fire-arms.

.96ガロン .96 Garon has the same origin as the English name, but without Gallon shortened to Gal.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	.96ガロン .96 garon	.96 Gallon
Dutch	.96 Kaliter	From kaliber (caliber), liter and .96
French	Calibre 3000	Caliber 3000
German	.96 Gallon	.96 Gallon
Italian	Calibro 3000	Caliber 3000
Russian	Струевик .96 Struyevik .96	From строевой stroyevoy (drill), струя struya (jet, stream), -ик -ik (suffix usually denoting a profession, object, tool or a feature), and .96
Spanish	Salpicadora 3000	Splasher 3000

Weapons in Splatoon

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

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

Special

Weapons in Splatoon 2

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

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