Angle Shooter
The Angle Shooter is a sub weapon in Splatoon 3. It travels quickly in a straight line, bouncing off of any surface it touches. It can damage and/or mark enemies.
Appearance
The Angle Shooter resembles a highlight marker. The label wrapped around the Angle Shooter features the Nouveau logo and other Inkling text. Like Point Sensor, enemies tagged by the Angle Shooter are encircled by a translucent black arrow and tied to members of the user's team with a line of the user's ink color, although each line is only visible to the member it leads to.
Splatoon 3
Category | Sub |
Base damage | 40 |
Base duration | AOE: 2 seconds Tracking: 5 seconds |
Ink consumption | 40% |
The following Return of the Mammalians level serves as a tutorial for the Angle Shooter:
Description
The Angle Shooter is a fast-moving projectile that travels in a straight line and bounces off any surface except grating, leaving behind a large puddle of ink on each bounce, until it reaches its maximum travel distance or hits an enemy. The projectile briefly leaves behind a team-colored trail. Enemies directly hit by the Angle Shooter are damaged, and those that are hit or touch its lingering trail are marked.
The projectile is aimed and fired at a lower angle than the usual crosshair, making it somewhat unintuitive to aim directly, especially from below.
When bouncing off of horizontal surfaces such as floors, the projectile's exit angle is much shallower than its entry angle - the projectile stays close to the floor for longer. This makes the projectile more likely to connect with an enemy following a bounce off the floor, and allows much more freedom with aiming from high up.
Version history
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2.0.0 |
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2.1.0 |
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3.1.0 |
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4.1.0 |
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5.1.0 |
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9.2.0 |
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Quotes
“ | A sub weapon that fires straight forward and leaves a line in its path. Opponents that are hit directly will take damage, and those that touch the remaining line will be marked. When a shot hits a solid surface, it will bounce off of it and continue in a straight line. | ” | — In-game description
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“ | Squid Research Lab coming to you directly with a report about a new sub weapon that's as direct as they come. The Angle Shooter launches a perfectly straight line far into the distance and will reflect off any surfaces it encounters. It's more exciting than it sounds - trust us!
Imagine bouncing an Angle Shooter off the walls of a narrow corridor, pinning down a rival. If they touch the line, they take damage... so while they hesitate, you pounce with your heavy main weapon and ink 'em up good! Take that, Gary! I mean... if your rival's name is Gary. |
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“ | The Angle Shooter is as direct as they come. This new sub-weapon shoots a straight line into the distance that bounces off surfaces. Enemies who touch the line are marked and take damage, helping you pin them down to splat with your main weapon! | ” | — @NintendoEurope on Twitter[3]
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Sets
Main | #ID | Sub | Special | Special Points | Level | Price | Class | Introduced | |
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Splattershot Pro | 70 | ![]() |
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180p | 9 | ![]() |
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Version 1.0.0 (Drizzle Season 2022) |
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Jet Squelcher | 90 | ![]() |
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180p | 15 | ![]() |
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Version 1.0.0 (Drizzle Season 2022) |
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Rapid Blaster Pro Deco | 251 | ![]() |
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190p | 29 | ![]() |
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Version 4.0.0 (Sizzle Season 2023) |
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Big Swig Roller Express | 1041 | ![]() |
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190p | 18 | ![]() |
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Version 4.0.0 (Sizzle Season 2023) |
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Slosher Deco | 3001 | ![]() |
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180p | 12 | ![]() |
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Version 2.0.0 (Chill Season 2022) |
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Bloblobber Deco | 3031 | ![]() |
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200p | 23 | ![]() |
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Version 5.0.0 (Drizzle Season 2023) |
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Recycled Brella 24 Mk I | 6030 | ![]() |
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190p | 13 | ![]() |
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Version 7.0.0 (Fresh Season 2024) |
Gallery
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An Octoling throwing the Angle Shooter to tag an enemy
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The trace left behind by the Angle Shooter as seen from the other team's perspective
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Promotional image
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The angle Shooter being used in Undertow Spillway
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3D Tableturf Battle artwork.
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2D icon
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Model of the Angle Shooter rotating (link to file)
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Using the Angle Shooter (link to file)
Strategy
For competitive tips about the Angle Shooter
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View the strategy page. |
Etymology
The Angle Shooter's English name comes from the term "angle shooting", which describes behavior in gambling games that is not technically cheating, but considered unethical.
Names in other languages
Language | Name | Meaning |
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ラインマーカー Rain Mākā |
Line Marker | |
Ketskogel | From ketsen ("to ricochet"/"to misfire") and kogel ("bullet") | |
Ricocheur | Ricocheter, from ricochet + -eur (-er). | |
Winkelmarker | Angle Marker | |
Sparalinee | Line Shooter, from sparare ("to shoot") and linee ("lines") | |
Углострел Uglostrel |
Angle Shooter | |
Dardo resaltador | Highlighter Dart | |
Tiralíneas | Throwing Pen, from tirar ("to throw") and líneas ("lines") | |
标线器 biāo xiàn qì (Mandarin) |
Line Marker, from 标线 ("marking line") and 器 ("device") | |
標線器 biāo xiàn qì (Mandarin) |
Line Marker, from 標線 ("marking line") and 器 ("device") | |
라인 마커 rain makeo |
Line Marker |
Internal names
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