Hero Shot Replica

This article is about the replica weapon, unlockable for use in versus battles. For the weapon used in various single-player Hero Modes, see Hero Shot.

The Hero Shot Replica is a main weapon in the Splatoon series. It is a reskin of the Splattershot.

Appearance

The Hero Shot Replica, like the Splattershot and Hero Shot, vastly differs in appearance between games.

In Splatoon, the Hero Shot Replica is identical to its game's Hero Shot with no upgrades, being mainly black and yellow with blue lights.

In Splatoon 2, it is again identical to its relative game's Hero Shot, this time being mainly yellow with some black parts and being based on the Level 3 Hero Shot, which in turn resembles the real-life FN P90.

In Splatoon 3, it is also identical in appearance to the single-player's Hero Shot.

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Splatoon

Hero Shot Replica

Basic information
Category	Main
Class	Shooter
Sub	Burst Bomb
Special	Bomb Rush
Special points
Special depletion	40%
Range	50 / 100
Damage	45 / 100
Impact
Fire rate	55 / 100
Charge speed
Ink speed
Mobility
Durability
Handling
Obtainable at
Level	3
Cost	500
Requirement	Inkling Squid (Splatoon)
Added in	Initial Release (1.0.0)
Specifications
Weight
Base damage	35
Base duration
Ink consumption	0.9%
Base range
Rate of fire
Muzzle velocity
Base accuracy
MPU effect
SPU effect
SPU effect
Other variants	Splattershot Tentatek Splattershot Wasabi Splattershot Octoshot Replica

The Hero Shot Replica is a reskin of the Splattershot, with the same stats and loadout (Burst Bombs and Bomb Rush). It is only available from the Inkling Squid after completing all of its Octo Valley challenges.

The Hero Shot Replica is based on the Hero Shot, the main shooter only usable in Octo Valley and during the Inkling Squid amiibo challenges. However, when the blueprints are given to Sheldon at Ammo Knights, the player is informed that he cannot recreate the technology used in the original gun, so only a replica could be made.

The design appears to be modeled after a typical paint-ball gun.

Unlock

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

• 23. Spongy Observatory
• 24. Pinwheel Power Plant
• 25. Far-Flung Flooders
• Boss 5: Enter the Octobot King!

Once the last challenge is finished, the Inkling Squid will award the player with cash and the blueprints for the Hero Shot, created by Ammoses Shellendorf, Sheldon's grandfather. Upon entering Ammo Knights, Sheldon will inform the player that although he cannot replicate the original technology, he can recreate it in design.

Data

• The Hero Shot Replica is a middleweight weapon.
• Each shot consumes 0.9% of the ink tank capacity.
  • This allows players to fire 111 shots before needing to refill the ink supply.
  • This stat can be changed with Ink Saver (Main).
• When firing continuously, it shoots a bullet every 6 frames (10 shots per second).
• When firing while moving, the player's movement speed is set to 0.72 units per frame.
• After firing, there is a 20 frame cooldown before the ink tank starts refilling.
• Each shot has a base damage of 35.
• Shots travel straight for 4 frames. After that, they may lose damage. A shot will lose damage until it reaches 17.5 damage at frame 15.
• Shots have a radius of 2 units.
• The angle its shots can deviate while on the ground is 6 degrees.
• The angle its shots can deviate while in the air is 15 degrees.
• The outer reticle immediately expands after jumping. The outer reticle will finish shrinking after 60 frames.
• The chance to shoot towards the outer reticle instead of the inner reticle increases by 2% per shot, and maximizes at a 25% chance to shoot towards the outer reticle.
  • This means that it takes 13 shots to reach minimum accuracy.
• When jumping, the chance to shoot towards the outer reticle instead of the inner reticle is immediately set to 40%.
• Accuracy starts recovering 6 frames after the player stops shooting.
• Shots initially travel straight at a rate of 22 units per frame for 4 frames. Shots travel straight for 88 distance units.
• Ink droplets occur every 75 units.
• The frequency at which ink drips from a shot occurs at a rate of 2 droplets per shot.
• There are a total of 5 different droplet patterns that can be created while firing this weapon.
• Droplets that occur within 11 units of the player have a radius of 19.2 units.
• Droplets that occur when they travel past 200 units of the player have a radius of 18 units.
• All other ink droplets have a radius of 13 units.

Version history

Version	Adjustments
2.2.0	▼ Base damage: 36 → 35.
2.7.0	▲ Special gauge loss: 50% → as low as 40%.

Quotes

“

"A sweet replica created by Sheldon from his grandfather's blueprints. It looks funky fresh, to be sure, but apparently it's just a regular Splattershot with a fancy paint job..."

”

— In-Game Description(NA)

“

"Created by Sheldon from his grandfather's blueprints. It looks pretty cool, but apparently it's just a regular Splattershot under that paint job..."

”

— In-Game Description(EU/OC)

Notes

Gallery

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  Promotional image

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  3D art of an Inkling holding the Hero Shot Replica.

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  Official art of an Inkling holding the Hero Shot Replica.

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  Concept art of various weapons, with the Hero Shot Replica at the lower left.

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  The weapons unlocked by defeating DJ Octavio in the amiibo challenges appear in Sunken Scroll 29, with the Hero Shot Replica on the right.

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  SplatNet icon

Demonstration

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Splatoon 2

Hero Shot Replica

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Basic information
Category	Main
Class	Shooter
Sub	Burst Bomb
Special	Splashdown
Special points	170p
Special depletion
Range	50 / 100
Damage	47 / 100
Impact
Fire rate	60 / 100
Charge speed
Ink speed
Mobility
Durability
Handling
Obtainable at
Level	2
Cost	1,500
Requirement	Octo Canyon
Added in	Initial Release (1.0.0)
Specifications
Weight
Base damage	36
Base duration
Ink consumption	0.92%
Base range
Rate of fire
Muzzle velocity
Base accuracy
MPU effect
SPU effect
SPU effect
Other variants	Splattershot Tentatek Splattershot Kensa Splattershot Octo Shot Replica

The Hero Shot Replica returns to Splatoon 2 with an updated model that is visually identical to the Level 3 Hero Shot from this game. However, it is once again mechanically identical to the Splattershot. It comes with the sub Burst Bomb and the special Splashdown. It is seemingly modeled after the real-life firearm, the FN Herstal P-90.

Unlock

To unlock the Hero Shot Replica, the player must complete every level with the Hero Shot in Octo Canyon.

Data

• The Hero Shot Replica is a middleweight weapon.
• The matchmaking range is 125. The game's matchmaking system looks at a team's average matchmaking range value, and matches them against a team with a similar average.
• The ink consumption of 0.92% and ink tank capacity of 100% allows players to fire 108 shots before needing to refill the ink supply.
  • This stat can be changed with Ink Saver (Main).
• When initially firing the weapon in humanoid form, the first shot takes 3 frames to come out.
• When firing from swim form, the first shot takes 11 frames to come out.
• The interval between firing and when the player is able to enter swim form or use a sub weapon is 4 frames.
• When firing continuously, it shoots a bullet every 6 frames (10 shots per second).
• When firing while moving, the player's movement speed is set to 0.72 units per frame.
• After firing, there is a 20 frame cooldown before the ink tank starts refilling.
• Each shot has a base damage of 36.
• If a shot is in the air for more than 8 frames after being fired, it loses 0.5625 damage per frame until it reaches 18 damage at frame 40.
• The bullet hitbox has a radius of 2 units.
• The angle its shots can deviate while on the ground is 6 degrees.
• The angle its shots can deviate while in the air is 12 degrees.
• The outer reticle immediately expands after jumping. After 25 frames, the outer reticle will start shrinking, and will finish shrinking after 70 frames.
• The Hero Shot Replica starts off having a 1% chance to shoot towards the outer reticle instead of the inner reticle.
  • This chance increases by 1% per shot, and maximizes at a 25% chance to shoot towards the outer reticle, meaning that it takes 24 shots to reach minimum accuracy.
• When jumping, the chance to shoot towards the outer reticle instead of the inner reticle is immediately set to 40%.
• Accuracy starts recovering 6 frames after the player stops shooting. The chance to shoot towards the outer reticle decreases by 1.5% per frame, if the chance is not already at the minimum, meaning that it takes 22 frames to reach maximum accuracy. (32 after shooting while jumping.)
• Shots initially travel straight at a rate of 22 units per frame for 4 frames. Shots travel straight for 88 distance units.
  • After that, the shot's velocity is set to 14.495 units per frame if it is not already lower than the listed value, and decreases further as it travels.
• Ink droplets occur every 92 units.
• The frequency at which ink drips from a shot occurs at a rate of 1.5 droplets per shot.
• There are a total of 6 different droplet patterns that can be created while firing this weapon.
• Droplets that occur within 11 units of the player have a radius of 18 units, and a width of 12 units.
  • These droplets have their radius multiplied by a value ranging from 1.2 if they fell from a height above 100 units to 1.4 if they fell from a height below 30 units.
• Droplets that occur when they travel past 200 units of the player have a radius of 16 units.
• All other ink droplets have a radius of 12.8 units.
• Droplets that are far from the player and all other droplets have their radius multiplied by a value ranging from 1 if they fell from a height above 100 units to 1.2 if they fell from a height below 30 units.

Version history

Version	Adjustments
Base game	▲ Angle of shot deviation while jumping: 15 degrees → 12 degrees. ▲ Number of droplet patterns: 5 → 6. ▲ Increase in chance to shoot towards the outer reticle per shot: 2% → 1%. ▼ Ink consumption: 0.9% → 1%. ▼ Droplet rate: 2 → 1.5. ▼ Distance between droplets: 75 units → 92 units. ▼ Radius of paint droplets near the player: 19.2 units → 18 units. ▼ Far droplet paint radius: 18 units → 16 units. ▼ Droplet paint radius: 13 units → 12.8 units.
1.4.0	▼ Points to fill special gauge: 180 → 190.
2.0.0	▼ Points to fill special gauge: 190 → 200.
4.2.0	▲ Reduce the interval between firing and becoming a squid or using a sub weapon by 2/60 of a second.
4.4.0	▲ Reduced the time to shoot from squid form by 1/60 of a second.
4.6.0	▲ Points to fill special gauge: 200 → 190.
4.7.0	▲ When equipped, the Main Power Up gear ability will now also lessen shot spread variance when firing while on the ground, in addition to the benefits it previously provided.
4.8.0	▲ Points to fill special gauge: 190 → 180.
5.0.0	▲ Increased damage dealt to the Booyah Bomb armor by roughly 17%. ▲ Points to fill special gauge: 180 → 170.
5.1.0	▲ Decreased ink consumption by roughly 8%.
5.3.0	▲ Reduced the amount of time it takes for shot spread (which is the gradual distance shots spread away from the target when firing continuously) to return to normal: 54 frames → 22 frames. Most Shooter-type weapons will have increased shot spread when continuously firing. When the player stops firing, the shot spread gradually returns to normal, but with this fix, the amount of time it takes to return has been reduced.
5.4.0	▲ Increased the likelihood the turf around the player's feet will be inked when firing.
5.5.0	▲ Increased maximum damage that can be dealt: 35 → 36. ▲ Slowed damage falloff speed relative to projectile travel time by roughly 66.7%.

Quotes

Sheldon's Introduction The Hero Shot Replica is a different aesthetic take on the standard Splattershot model. This weapon came about after I made a breakthrough in my research and managed to create the ultimate weapon! Sadly, it never made it to mass production because the guys at the factory couldn't wrap their heads around my advanced schematics... So instead they just slapped some shiny parts on a standard Splattershot and called it the Hero Shot Replica. But it sure looks fresh, doesn't it? Give it a shot sometime.

Gallery

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  Promotional image

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  Hero Shot Replica among numerous other Hero Weapon replicas.

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Splatoon 3

Splatoon 3

Hero Shot Replica

Basic information
Category	Main
Class	Shooter
Sub	Suction Bomb
Special	Trizooka
Special points	210p
Special depletion
Range	50 / 100
Damage	47 / 100
Impact
Fire rate	60 / 100
Charge speed
Ink speed
Mobility
Durability
Handling
Obtainable at
Level	0
Cost
Requirement
Added in	Drizzle Season 2022 (1.1.0)
Specifications
Weight
Base damage	36
Base duration
Ink consumption
Base range
Rate of fire
Muzzle velocity
Base accuracy
MPU effect
SPU effect
SPU effect
Other variants	Splattershot Tentatek Splattershot Octo Shot Replica Order Shot Replica

The Hero Shot Replica returns in Splatoon 3 with a new design. It has the same kit as the Splattershot. Its appearance is based on the Hero Shot after purchasing the Even Better Hero Shot upgrade from the Hero Gear.

Unlock

To unlock the Hero Shot Replica, the player must complete Return of the Mammalians.

Data

• The Hero Shot Replica is a middleweight weapon.
• The matchmaking range is 12.5. The game's matchmaking system looks at a team's average matchmaking range value, and matches them against a team with a similar average.
• The ink consumption is 0.92% per shot, allowing the user to fire for 10.87 seconds on a full ink tank.
• When firing continuously, it shoots a bullet every 6 frames (10 shots per second).
• When firing from humanoid form, the first shot takes 3 frames to come out. When firing from swim form, the first shot takes 11 frames to come out.
• The interval between firing the weapon and being able to enter swim form or use a sub weapon is 4 frames.
• When firing while moving, the player's movement speed is set to 0.072 units per frame.
• After firing, there is a 20 frame cooldown before the ink tank starts refilling.
• Each shot has a base damage of 36 and minimum damage of 18.
• If a shot is in the air for more than 8 frames after being fired, it will lose about 0.56 damage per frame until it reaches 18 damage at frame 40.
• The bullet hitbox for collisions with players has a radius of 0.2 units.
• The bullet hitbox for collisions with the environment has a radius of 0.2 units.
• The angle its shots can deviate while on the ground is 5 degrees.
• The angle its shots can deviate while in the air is 12 degrees.
• The outer reticle immediately expands after jumping. After 25 frames, the outer reticle will start shrinking, and will finish shrinking after 70 frames.
• The weapon starts off having a 1% chance to shoot towards the outer reticle instead of the inner reticle.
  • This chance increases by 1% per shot, and maximizes at a 25% chance to shoot towards the outer reticle, meaning that it takes 24 shots to reach minimum accuracy.
• When jumping, the chance to shoot towards the outer reticle instead of the inner reticle is immediately set to 40%.
• Accuracy starts recovering 6 frames after the player stops shooting. The chance to shoot towards the outer reticle decreases by 1.5% per frame, if the chance is not already at the minimum, meaning that it takes 22 frames to reach maximum accuracy. (32 after shooting while jumping.)
• Shots initially travel straight at a rate of 2.2 units per frame for 4 frames. Shots travel straight for 8.8 distance units.
  • After that, the shot's velocity is set to 1.4495 units per frame if it is not already lower than the listed value, and it loses 36% of its speed every frame (including the first frame after it stops traveling straight). Once the shot velocity decreases below a certain threshold, it will begin to be slowed less and fall faster.
• The effective range is about 10.94 units.
  • This number may vary at different firing angles.

Version history

Version	Adjustments
2.1.0	▲ Points to fill Special gauge: 200 → 190.
4.1.0	▲ Reduced the scatter of shots while on land by approximately 17%: 6 degrees → 5 degrees. This also includes midair shot-scatter reduction from the Intensify Action gear ability. The midair ink scatter will now be closer to the effect while shooting on land.
6.1.0	▼ Points to fill Special gauge: 190 → 200.
7.2.0	▼ Points to fill special gauge: 200 → 210.

Badges

Main article: Badge#Weapon Freshness badges

Reaching certain Freshness levels with the Hero Shot Replica will reward the player with special badges that they can use on their Splashtag.

Hero Shot Replica badges
	4★ Hero Shot Replica User
	5★ Hero Shot Replica User

Gallery

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  The Splashtag badge as it appears in-game.

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  2D icon

Strategy

For competitive tips about the Hero Shot Replica

View the strategy page.

Note: the strategy advice for Splattershot also applies to Hero Shot Replica, so they share the same strategy page.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ヒーローシューター レプリカ Hīrō Shūtā Repurika	Hero Shooter Replica
Dutch	Heldenspetter (replica)	Hero shooter (replica)
French (NOA)	Liquéfi. héroïque (rép.)
French (NOE)	Lanceur héroïque (réplique)	Heroic Thrower (replica)
German	Heldenwaffe Replik	Hero Weapon Replica
Italian	Pistola élite replica	Elite Pistol replica
Russian	Каплестрел-004 (клон) (Splatoon 2) Kaplestrel-004 (klon)	Dropshooter-004 (clone)
	Каплестрел героя (клон) (Splatoon 3) Kaplestrel geroya (klon)	Hero dropshooter (clone)
Spanish (NOA)	Rociador de élite réplica	Elite Sprayer Replica
Spanish (NOE)	Pistola de Élite (réplica)	Elite gun (replica)
Chinese (Simplified)	英雄射击枪 复制 yīngxióng shèjíqiāng fùzhì (Mandarin)	Hero Shooter Copy
Chinese (Traditional)	英雄射擊槍 複製 yīngxióng shèjíqiāng fùzhì (Mandarin)	Hero Shooter Copy
Korean	히어로 슈터 레플리카 hieolo syuteo lepeullika	Hero Shooter Replica
Internal	Shooter_Normal_H