Bamboozler 14 Mk I

The Bamboozler 14 Mk I is main weapon in Splatoon and Splatoon 2.

The Bamboozler 14 Mk I has an extremely high charge rate, the highest of the chargers, allowing shots to be fired off in quick succession. It also has decent range and mobility. However, while it is the quickest charger, it is also the weakest; it cannot splat an enemy in one hit, even when fully charged. However, unlike other chargers, the range remains constant regardless of its charge.

The Bamboozler consumes 7% of the ink tank with each fully charged shot, allowing users to fire fourteen shots before needing to refill.

Splatoon

Bamboozler 14 Mk I

Category	Main
Class	Charger
Sub	Splash Wall
Special	Killer Wail
Level	15
Cost	6,200
Availability
Base damage	30–80 (Partial charge) 80 (Full charge)
Base duration
Ink consumption	2.8% (No charge) 7% (Full charge)
Special points
Sp. depletion	40%
Range	72 / 100
Damage
Impact
Fire rate
Charge speed	90 / 100
Ink speed
Mobility	80 / 100
Durability
Handling
Variants	Bamboozler 14 Mk II Bamboozler 14 Mk III

The Bamboozler 14 Mk I was released on 28 August 2015. It comes in a set with Splash Walls and the Killer Wail.

Version history

Version	Adjustments
2.2.0	▲ Ink usage decreased by about 12.5%.
2.7.0	▲ Special gauge loss: 50% → as low as 40%.

Gallery

Promo image.
An Inkling running with the Bamboozler 14 Mk I equipped.
Firing the Bamboozler 14 Mk I from up high in Urchin Underpass. (front)
Firing the Bamboozler 14 Mk I in Urchin Underpass. (behind)
An uncharged shot from the Bamboozler on the left and a fully charged shot on the right.
Comparison between the uncharged shot of the Bamboozler and that of other chargers.
Official art of an Inkling holding the Bamboozler 14 Mk I.
Official art of Cap'n Cuttlefish with his Bamboozler.
Concept art of Cap'n Cuttlefish with his Bamboozler.
Sunken Scroll 14, showing various Inkling soldiers holding Bamboozlers.
Sunken Scroll 15, showing a younger Cap'n Cuttlefish with his Bamboozler.

Demonstration

Splatoon 2

Bamboozler 14 Mk I

Category	Main
Class	Charger
Sub	Curling Bomb
Special	Tenta Missiles
Level	18
Cost	9,500
Availability
Base damage	30–85 (Partial charge) 85 (Full charge)
Base duration
Ink consumption	2.8% (No charge) 7% (Full charge)
Special points	200p
Sp. depletion
Range	78 / 100
Damage
Impact
Fire rate
Charge speed	90 / 100
Ink speed
Mobility	80 / 100
Durability
Handling
Variants	Bamboozler 14 Mk II Bamboozler 14 Mk III

The Bamboozler 14 Mk I returns in Splatoon 2, looking identical to how it did in the first game. It was released on 7 October 2017 at 02:00 UTC^[1]. It comes with Curling Bombs and the Tenta Missiles.

The Bamboozler 14 Mk I is an exception to the piercing mechanic that other charger-type weapons in Splatoon 2 have. Shots do not pierce through enemies, even if fully charged. Although it cannot store a charge like other chargers, it can charge a shot while in the air.

Version history

Version	Adjustments
Base game	▼ Range decreased by about 5%.
1.4.0	▲ Increased movement speed while charging by roughly 50%. ▲ Increased damage dealt to opposing Ballers when flinging ink by roughly 30%.
2.0.0	▲ Increased the amount of ink splattered by each shot when it hits the ground.
2.2.0	▲ Increased in-air charge speed by roughly 100%.
3.0.0	▲ Increased maximum damage from 80.0 to 85.0.
4.5.0	▼ Decreased damage dealt to an opponent's brella by roughly 20%. ▼ Decreased damage dealt to an opponent's Splash Wall by roughly 20%. ▼ Decreased damage dealt to an oppenent's Baller by roughly 38%. ▼ Decreased damage dealt to an opponent's Booyah Bomb armor by roughly 31%.
5.1.0	▼ Reduced the effect of the Main Power Up gear ability. Changed the amount of gear ability required to deal up to 99.9 damage from 4.1 times to 4.4 times the amount of the primary gear ability. Each secondary gear ability is worth 0.3 of the primary gear ability. ▼ Points to fill special gauge: 180 → 200.

Gallery

Promo image.
Holding the Bamboozler 14 Mk I.
Aiming at the enemy.

Demonstration

Quotes

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Trivia

The Bamboozler 14 Mk I is a modernized version of the Bamboozler used in the Great Turf War.
Cap'n Cuttlefish uses an old Bamboozler as a cane.
The Bamboozler 14 can fire fourteen shots before the user needs to refill their ink supply.
The Bamboozler has the quickest charge for any charger in the game, excluding the Grizzco Charger.
The Bamboozler is the only charger that cannot one-hit kill at full charge.
The Bamboozler cannot hold its charge like every other un-scoped charger can, even though it does not have a scope.
With a full set of Damage Up in Splatoon, or three mains and four subs of Main Power Up in Splatoon 2, this weapon will be able to reach 99.9 damage with only about 5/6 of a charge, or at full charge, respectively. Since the range is the same no matter the charge, this can prove useful, since if an enemy steps in the player's ink, they can be splatted with only one shot.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	14式竹筒銃・甲 Hitoyon-shiki Takedzutsu Jū: Kō	Type 14 Bamboo Pipe Gun: First
Dutch	Bamboem 14-A	From bamboe (bamboo) and boem (boom) + 14-A
French	Bimbamboum Mk I	From bamboo and boom, but it also sound like a nonsensical bim, bam, bum", mark I.
German	Klotzer 14-A	Slogger 14-A
Italian	Bimbamboom 14-I	From bamboo and boom, but it also sound like a nonsensical bim, bam, bum".
Russian	Бамбух 14-I Bambuh 14-I	From bambuk (bamboo) and boom
Spanish (NOA)	Bamzuka 14-I	From bamboo and bazooka, 14-I
Spanish (NOE)	Bambufusil 14-I	Bamboorifle 14-I