Golden Egg

Golden Eggs are a type of collectible in Splatoon 2 's Salmon Run, in which collecting Golden Eggs is the main objective.

In Salmon Run

Golden Eggs spawn when a Boss Salmonid is defeated. Most Boss Salmonids drop three Golden Eggs. During the Mothership occurrence, only one is dropped; with a hiding Goldie one golden Egg is dropped after a certain number of hits, until it is splatted and drops five. Running or swimming into a Golden Egg will pick it up. Only one Golden Egg can be held at a time. Once a Golden Egg has been obtained, it must be placed in the Egg Basket by pressing "A" when near. Golden Eggs are retained if splatted while carrying one, but cannot be placed in the Egg Basket. A specified number of Golden Eggs must be returned to the Egg Basket in order to pass the wave. If the Golden Eggs have been dropped and not picked up, a Snatcher will come to pick it up. Snatchers can pick up three Golden Eggs at a time. If the Snatcher is splatted before it makes it to the water, the Golden Eggs will drop.

Gallery

Golden Eggs.
The icon used for Golden Eggs in-game.
Closeup of a Golden Egg in a net.
A Golden Egg in a Lifesaver.
Some Inklings carrying Golden Eggs to the Egg Basket.
An exhibit of a model of a Golden Egg in the Shellendorf Institute.
An exhibit in the Shellendorf Institute, featuring an ancient piece of art depicting Inklings surrounding a Golden Egg.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	金イクラ Kin Ikura	Golden Salmon Roe
Dutch	Gouden ei	Golden Egg
French	Œuf doré	Gold egg
German	Gold-Fischei	Golden Fish Egg
Italian	Uovo d'oro	Golden Egg
Russian	Золотая икринка Zolataya ikrinka	Golden power egg
Spanish	Alevín dorado	Golden fish spawn
Czech	Zlatý vejce	Golden egg
Hungarian	Aranytojás	Golden egg
Polish	Złoty Ikra	Golden Roe