Heavy Splatling

The Heavy Splatling is a main weapon in Splatoon and Splatoon 2.

The Heavy Splatling is capable of firing bursts of ink with high range, low damage, and a fast rate of fire. Each fully charged attack consumes 22.5% of the ink-tank capacity, allowing players to fire off four full charges before needing to refill. It takes approximately 0.83 seconds to reach the first level of charge, and 1.25 seconds in total to reach the second level of charge. Reaching the first level of charge will cause the Heavy Splatling to fire for 1.2 seconds, while reaching the second level will cause it to fire for 2.4 seconds. Each ink bullet does enough damage to splat opponents with four hits.

Splatoon

Heavy Splatling

Category	Main
Class	Splatling
Sub	Splash Wall
Special	Inkstrike
Level	6
Cost	6,800
Availability
Base Damage	28
Base Duration
Ink Consumption	22.5% (Full charge)
Special Points
Sp. Depletion	40%
Range	78 / 100
Damage
Impact
Fire Rate
Charge Speed	40 / 100
Ink Speed
Mobility	50 / 100
Durability
Handling

The Heavy Splatling was made available in the version 2.0.0 update. it comes in a set with Splash Wall and Inkstrike.

Version history

Version	Adjustments
2.2.0	▲ Ink usage decreased by about 10%.
2.7.0	▲ Special gauge loss: 50% → as low as 40%

Gallery

A Roller user being targeted by a Heavy Splatling.
A Heavy Splatling firing. (front)
A Heavy Splatling firing. (back)
Animated GIF of an Inkling firing a Heavy Splatling.
Still of the same Inkling running with a Heavy Splatling.
Another still of the same Inkling firing a Heavy Splatling.
Another GIF of an Inkling firing a Heavy Splatling.
An Inkling hugging a Heavy Splatling.
Promo image of an Inkling posing with a Heavy Splatling.
An Inkling holding a Heavy Splatling.
Official art of an Inkling holding the Heavy Splatling.

Demonstration

Splatoon 2

Heavy Splatling

Category	Main
Class	Splatling
Sub	Sprinkler
Special	Sting Ray
Level	8
Cost	7,800
Availability
Base Damage	32
Base Duration
Ink Consumption	22.5% (Full charge)
Special Points	200p
Sp. Depletion
Range	78 / 100
Damage
Impact
Fire Rate
Charge Speed	38 / 100
Ink Speed
Mobility	50 / 100
Durability
Handling

The Heavy Splatling returns in Splatoon 2 with a new design, the main difference being the barrel is now titled and it is primarily yellow instead of orange.^[1] It comes with Sprinkler and the Sting Ray.

Version history

Version	Adjustments
Base game	▼ Movement speed while charging: 0.55 → 0.5 ▼ Movement speed while firing: 0.70 → 0.64 ▼ Radius of paint droplets near the player: 19.2 units → 18 units ▼ Radius of paint droplets far from the player: 18 units → 17 units ▼ Radius of standard paint droplets: 14 units → 12.6 units
1.2.0	▲ Increased movement speed while charging by 20%: 0.5 → 0.6 ▲ Increased movement speed while shooting by 3%: 0.64 → 0.66
2.2.0	▲ Shot Damage: 28 → 32
3.0.0	▼ Points to fill special gauge: 180 → 200

Gallery

Official artwork for the new Heavy Splatling.
The first image released for the new Heavy Splatling.
Promo image.
Holding the Heavy Splatling.
Shooting Ink.
A render of an Inkling with a Heavy Splatling in Splatoon 2.

Demonstration

Quotes

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Trivia

In Splatoon,

The Heavy Splatling was first revealed when Splatoon was datamined on 21 June 2015.
The Heavy Splatling was later seen in a Japanese trailer detailing Splatoon's future updates.

In Splatoon 2,

The weapon was first revealed to be returning in a tweet from the official Splatoon Twitter account on 24 January 2017.

Etymology

Heavy Splatling is derived from the adjective Heavy and a portmanteau of Splat and Gatling.

バレルスピナー bareru supinā is derived from Barrel and Spinner. The name Barrel Spinner is due to the fact that the barrels of the Heavy Splatling rotate while charging and firing.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	バレルスピナー bareru supinā	Barrel Spinner
Dutch	Spetling	From spet (splat) and gatling
French	Badigeonneur	Painter
German	Splatling	From splat and gatling
Italian	Splatting a tanica	Jerrycan Splatting
Russian	Брызгомет XL Bryzgomet XL	From брызгать bryzgat' (to splash)
Spanish (NOA)	Garabateador Pro	Pro Doodler
Spanish (NOE)	Tintralladora	Ink-machine gun

References

↑ Splatoon JP Twitter

Weapons in Splatoon

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

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	.52 Gal ^(Deco) • .96 Gal ^(Deco) • Aerospray MG ^(RG) • Jet Squelcher ^(Custom) • N-ZAP '85 ^('89) • Splash-o-matic ^(Neo) • Splattershot ^{(Hero, Tentatek, Octo, Kensa)} • Splattershot Jr. ^(Custom) • Splattershot Pro ^(Forge) • Sploosh-o-matic ^(Neo) Blaster ^{(Hero, Custom)} • Clash Blaster ^(Neo) • Luna Blaster ^(Neo) • Range Blaster ^(Custom) • Rapid Blaster ^(Deco) • Rapid Blaster Pro ^(Deco) H-3 Nozzlenose ^(D) • L-3 Nozzlenose ^(D) • Squeezer ^(Foil)
	Rollers	Carbon Roller ^(Deco) • Dynamo Roller ^(Gold) • Flingza Roller ^(Foil) • Splat Roller ^{(Hero, Krak-On, Kensa)} Inkbrush ^(Nouveau) • Octobrush ^{(Hero, Nouveau)}
	Chargers	Bamboozler 14 Mk I ^(II) • Classic Squiffer ^(New) • E-liter 4K ^(Custom) • E-liter 4K Scope ^(Custom) • Goo Tuber ^(Custom) • Splat Charger ^{(Hero, Firefin, Kensa)} • Splatterscope ^{(Firefin, Kensa)}
	Sloshers	Bloblobber • Explosher • Slosher ^{(Hero, Deco)} • Sloshing Machine ^(Neo) • Tri-Slosher ^(Nouveau)
	Splatlings	Ballpoint Splatling • Heavy Splatling ^{(Hero, Deco)} • Hydra Splatling ^(Custom) • Mini Splatling ^(Zink) • Nautilus 47
	Dualies	Dapple Dualies ^(Nouveau) • Dualie Squelchers ^(Custom) • Glooga Dualies ^(Deco) • Splat Dualies ^{(Hero, Enperry, Kensa)} • Dark Tetra Dualies ^(Light)
	Brellas	Splat Brella ^{(Hero, Sorella)} • Tenta Brella ^(Sorella) • Undercover Brella ^(Sorella)
	Rares	Grizzco Blaster • Grizzco Brella • Grizzco Charger • Grizzco Slosher

Sub	Autobomb • Burst Bomb • Curling Bomb • 24px Fizzy Bomb • Ink Mine • Point Sensor • Splash Wall • Splat Bomb • Sprinkler • Squid Beakon • Suction Bomb • Toxic Mist