Hero Shot Replica

The Hero Shot Replica is a main weapon in Splatoon and Splatoon 2. It is a reskin of the Hero Shot and Splattershot.

Splatoon

Hero Shot Replica

Category	Main
Class	Shooter
Sub	Burst Bomb
Special	Bomb Rush
Level	3
Cost	500
Availability	Inkling Squid
Base damage	35
Base duration
Ink consumption	0.9%
Special points
Sp. depletion	40%
Range	50 / 100
Damage	45 / 100
Impact
Fire rate	55 / 100
Charge speed
Ink speed
Mobility
Durability
Handling
Variants	Splattershot Tentatek Splattershot Octoshot Replica Wasabi Splattershot

The Hero Shot Replica is a reskin of the Hero Shot and Splattershot, with the same stats and loadout. It is only available from the Inkling Squid amiibo 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. Therefore it loses the 3 switchable sub weapons to just regular Splat bombs (In which the design changes to a regular Splat bomb) and is unable to be upgraded. The replica shares the exact stats as the Splattershot and the same Sub/Special loadout (Burst Bombs and Bomb Rush).

Unlock

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

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.
The ink consumption of 0.9% allows players to fire 111 shots before needing to refill the ink supply.
When initially firing the weapon in humanoid form, the first shot takes 3 frames to come out.
- When firing from squid or octopus form, the first shot takes 8 frames to come out.
When firing continuously, it has a fire rate of 6 frames between shots.
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.
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 Hero Shot Replica has a 25% chance to shoot towards the outer reticle instead of the inner reticle.
When jumping, the chance to shoot towards the outer reticle instead of the inner reticle is immediately set to 40%.
Shots initially travel at a rate of 22 units per frame for 4 frames, having an effective range of 88 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: 36.0 → 35.0
2.7.0	▲ Special gauge loss: 50% → as low as 40%

Gallery

Promo image.
An Inkling holding the Hero Shot Replica.
Official art of an Inkling holding the Hero Shot Replica.
Concept art of various weapons, with the Hero Shot Replica at the lower left.
The weapons unlocked by defeating DJ Octavio in the amiibo challenges appear in Sunken Scroll 29, with the Hero Shot Replica on the right.

Demonstration

Splatoon 2

Hero Shot Replica

Category	Main
Class	Shooter
Sub	Burst Bomb
Special	Splashdown
Level	2
Cost	1,500
Availability	Octo Canyon
Base damage	35
Base duration
Ink consumption	1%
Special points	170p
Sp. depletion
Range	50 / 100
Damage	45 / 100
Impact
Fire rate	60 / 100
Charge speed
Ink speed
Mobility
Durability
Handling
Variants	Splattershot Tentatek Splattershot Octo Shot Replica Kensa Splattershot

The Hero Shot Replica returns to Splatoon 2 with an updated model that is visually identical to the Level 3 Hero Shot, which in turn resembles the real life FN P90. However it is once again mechanically identical to the Splattershot. It comes with the sub Burst Bomb and the special Splashdown.

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 ink consumption of 1% allows players to fire 100 shots before needing to refill the ink supply.
When initially firing the weapon in humanoid form, the first shot takes 3 frames to come out.
- When firing from squid or octopus form, the first shot takes 8 frames to come out.
When firing continuously, it has a fire rate of 6 frames between shots.
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.
If a shot is in the air for more than 8 frames after being fired, it loses 1.09 damage per frame until it reaches 17.5 damage at frame 24.
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 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%.
When not shooting, the chance to shoot towards the outer reticle decreases by 0.5% per frame, if the chance is not already at the minimum. Meaning that it takes 48 frames to reach maximum accuracy. (78 after shooting while jumping.)
Shots initially travel at a rate of 22 units per frame for 4 frames, having an effective range of 88 units.
- After that, the shot's velocity is set to 14.495 units if it is not already lower than the listed value, and decreases further as it falls to the ground.
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.

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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% → 1.0% ▼ 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 when you're able to become a squid or use 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%.

Gallery

Promo image.
Hero weapons with the Hero Shot Replica in the middle.
Offical art of an Inkling with the Hero Shot Replica.

Demonstration

Quotes

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Trivia

Splatoon 2's Hero Shot Replica resembles the FN P90, a real submachine gun.
The Hero Shot Replica in Splatoon 2 is the only Hero Weapon that takes the appearance of its most upgraded form.
In the Octo Expansion, Agent 3 Uses the Hero Shot, but it is the version seen in Splatoon.

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 Splatter (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) Kaplestrel-004 (klon)	Splattershot-004 (clone)
Spanish (NOA)	Rociador de élite réplica	Elite Sprayer Replica
Spanish (NOE)	Pistola de Élite (réplica)	Elite gun (replica)