Ammoses Shellendorf

Ammoses Shellendorf​

Ammoses Shellendorf

Image of Ammoses found in Ammo Knights from when the shop was newly opened

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Gender	Male
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Relations	Sheldon (grandson)
Location	Unknown
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Ammoses Shellendorf^(NA), or Ammoni Shellendorf^(EU/OC), is a minor character in Splatoon. He is Sheldon's grandfather, or "grandpappy," as Sheldon calls him, and the founder of Ammo Knights.

His status and location are unknown, as he has never been seen in person in-game.

History

Ammoses Shellendorf served in the Great Turf War as part of a division called the Squidbeak Splatoon alongside Cap'n Cuttlefish, Judd, and two unidentified Inkling soldiers.

At some point, Booyah Base was built around Sheldon's home and weapons shop. However, it was not him, but Ammoses Shellendorf who owned the land at the time. This suggests that Ammoses Shellendorf may still be alive, as Sheldon appears young enough that these events could have happened fairly recently.

In his later years, he worked on peaceful applications of his weapons.

In the manga

Ammoses hid a treasure atop of Mount Nantai, a weapon that resembles a Splattershot but far more powerful.

Weapons

Ammoses Shellendorf designed many anti-Octarian weapons, ten of which are known:

• Custom Splattershot Jr.
• Kelp Splat Charger
• Aerospray MG
• Aerospray RG
• New Squiffer
• Dynamo Roller
• Gold Dynamo Roller
• Hero Charger
• Hero Roller
• Hero Shot

They are unlocked by collecting Sunken Scrolls in boss missions.

Gallery

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  Sunken Scroll 15, showing the Squidbeak Splatoon, with Ammoses being 27 years old at the time.

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  Boss Scrolls with blueprints for weapons designed by Ammoses Shellendorf

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  amiibo Scrolls with blueprints for the hero weapons

Etymology

Ammoses is derived from ammonite, a type of mollusk, and ammo, a clipping of the word ammunition. The latter definition references his career as a weapon engineer. Shellendorf is derived from shell.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	カンブリヤ ブキノサイ Kanburiya Bukinosai	From "Kanburiāmuzu", Japanese name for Ammo Knights, and "buki", or weapon (Note: Follows Japanese naming - "Kanburiya" is surname, "Bukinosai" is given name)
French (NOE)	Edgar Touche	From Cartouche (Sheldon)
German	Artilla Arty I. von Schützhausen	Artilla comes from Atilla and Artillerie (artillery), Arty I. means Arty the first, (Arty is Sheldon's German name), and Schützhausen comes from schützen (protect) or "Schütze" (gunner or archer) and the ending -hause (common suffix for surnames).
Italian	Ares Armando Branchialeone	Ares may be derived from the name of the Greek god of war, while Armando is a common Italian name which means "man of war". Branchialeone is a word composed by "branchia", gill, and "leone", lion. It is also a pun on the name Brancaleone, an honorable and brave, yet shabby, fictional Italian warlord whose adventures were very popular in the 1960s.
Spanish	Armancio Todotinta	His first name is a pun between the Spanish name Amancio and "arma" (weapon). His last name means "All ink".