Hero Charger Replica

The Hero Charger Replica is a main weapon in Splatoon and Splatoon 2.

Splatoon

Hero Charger Replica

Category	Main
Class	Charger
Sub	Splat Bomb
Special	Bomb Rush
Level	3
Cost	1,200
Availability	Inkling Girl
Base damage	40–80 (Partial charge) 160 (Full charge)
Base duration
Ink consumption	2.25% (No charge) 18% (Full charge)
Special points
Sp. depletion	75%
Range	87 / 100
Damage
Impact
Fire rate
Charge speed	50 / 100
Ink speed
Mobility	40 / 100
Durability
Handling
Variants	Splat Charger Kelp Splat Charger Bento Splat Charger

The Hero Charger is not available during regular Octo Valley missions but can be used at the amiibo stand in Inkopolis Plaza with an Inkling Girl amiibo. When using this amiibo, the player is given the chance to go through some of the previous Octo Valley levels that they have beaten and replay them using a charger rather than a shooter.

Visually, it is based on the Hero Charger found in Octo Valley, but stats-wise it is identical to the Splat Charger.

When the blueprints are obtained and given to Sheldon in Ammo Knights, he will give the player the Hero Charger Replica as he cannot copy the technology shown on the blueprints. It, therefore, loses the specially-designed Agent 3 Splat Bombs.

The Hero Charger looks slightly similar to the real-life M16 Rifle, an iconic weapon and the standard service rifle for many armies in the world; however, the M16 is an assault rifle rather than a sniper rifle.

The Hero Charger Replica comes with Splat Bombs and the Bomb Rush.

Unlock

To unlock the Hero Charger Replica, the player must play the last set of missions from the Inkling Girl amiibo:

The blueprints to the Hero Charger Replica are received after completing the fifth boss challenge.

Version history

Version	Adjustments
2.7.0	▼ Special gauge loss: 50% → up to 75%. ▼ Range when not fully charged reduced by about 20%. ▲ Range when fully charged increased by about 4%.

Gallery

Promo image.
Promo of a female Inkling with the Hero Charger Replica.
The stats of the Hero Charger Replica.
Official art of an Inkling holding the Hero Charger Replica.
Official art of several Inklings - the lower left one has a Hero Charger Replica.
Concept art of various weapons, with the Hero Charger Replica at the lower right.
Promo art of Marie with a Hero Charger for the Go all out! vs. Focus on healing Splatfest.
The weapons unlocked by defeating DJ Octavio in the amiibo challenges appear in Sunken Scroll 29, with the Hero Charger Replica on the left.

Demonstration

Splatoon 2

Hero Charger Replica

Category	Main
Class	Charger
Sub	Splat Bomb
Special	Sting Ray
Level	3
Cost	2,700
Availability	Octo Canyon
Base damage	40–80 (Partial charge) 160 (Full charge)
Base duration
Ink consumption	2.25% (No charge) 18% (Full charge)
Special points	220p
Sp. depletion
Range	88 / 100
Damage
Impact
Fire rate
Charge speed	50 / 100
Ink speed
Mobility	40 / 100
Durability
Handling
Variants	Splat Charger Firefin Splat Charger Kensa Charger

The Hero Charger Replica returns to Splatoon 2 with an updated model that is visually identical to the Level 1 Hero Charger. However it is once again a re-skinned Splat Charger, which therefore now comes with Splat Bombs and Sting Ray, along with the newfound ability to store a charge for one second. To unlock the Hero Charger Replica, the player must now complete every level with the Hero Charger in Octo Canyon.