Quick Respawn

Quick Respawn is an ability in the Splatoon series.

This ability shortens the player's respawn time after getting splatted. In Splatoon 2, it triggers only if certain conditions are met.

Without this ability, watching the splat cam takes ~6 seconds (after a ~0.5 second splatting animation), followed by a ~2 second respawn animation (total time of ~8.5 seconds). This ability only reduces the splat cam portion of the respawn process. Without this ability, the total respawn times for drowning in water and for falling out-of-bounds are ~7 seconds and ~5.5 seconds respectively.

Tactics

Quick Respawn tends to be most useful in Ranked Battles. This is due to the importance of getting back to the front lines quickly and the high likelihood of being splatted, since both teams are often gathered in a single area, such as around the Rainmaker or a Splat Zone. Teamwork is a crucial element of Ranked Battles, as well; being able to rejoin one's team just a moment sooner may turn the tide of battle. Stealth Jump paired with this ability can further help the user quickly get back into action after they get splatted.

Splatoon

After getting splatted, Quick Respawn decreases the time spent watching the splat cam or black screen.

Respawn time after being splatted by falling out-of-bounds or drowning in water is shorter than after being splatted by another player.

The number of ability points for Quick Respawn can be temporarily increased by Last-Ditch Effort.

Gear

Quick Respawn is the main ability of:

Headgear with Quick Respawn in Splatoon

Name	Brand	Availability	Ability
Backwards Cap	Zekko	700	Quick Respawn
Noise Cancelers	Forge	2800	Quick Respawn
Retro Specs	Splash Mob	500	Quick Respawn

Clothing with Quick Respawn in Splatoon

Name	Brand	Availability	Ability
Basic Tee	SquidForce		Quick Respawn
Camo Zip Hoodie	Firefin	9000	Quick Respawn
Power Armor	amiibo	Inkling Squid (Splatoon)	Quick Respawn
Retro Gamer Jersey	Zink	9000	Quick Respawn
Squid Satin Jacket	Zekko	8900	Quick Respawn
Traditional Apron	Famitsu	2000	Quick Respawn
Tricolor Rugby	Takoroka	700	Quick Respawn
White Striped LS	Splash Mob	2300	Quick Respawn

Shoes with Quick Respawn in Splatoon

Name	Brand	Availability	Ability
Black Trainers	Tentatek	500	Quick Respawn
Choco Clogs	Krak-On	1800	Quick Respawn
Moto Boots	Rockenberg	3000	Quick Respawn
Squink Wingtips	Rockenberg	800	Quick Respawn

Stacking

Abilities				Respawn time (approx.)
None				8.508s
Main: 0, Sub: 1				8.108s
Main: 0, Sub: 2				7.741s
Main: 0, Sub: 3				7.390s
Main: 1, Sub: 0				7.273s
Main: 0, Sub: 4				7.057s
Main: 1, Sub: 1				6.940s
Main: 0, Sub: 5				6.710s
Main: 1, Sub: 2				6.656s
Main: 0, Sub: 6				6.456s
Main: 1, Sub: 3				6.373s
Main: 2, Sub: 0				6.272s
Main: 0, Sub: 7				6.189s
Main: 1, Sub: 4				6.106s
Main: 2, Sub: 1				6.039s
Main: 0, Sub: 8				5.939s
Main: 1, Sub: 5				5.855s
Main: 2, Sub: 2				5.789s
Main: 0, Sub: 9				5.722s
Main: 1, Sub: 6				5.638s
Main: 2, Sub: 3				5.572s
Main: 3, Sub: 0				5.505s
Main: 1, Sub: 7				5.438s
Main: 2, Sub: 4				5.372s
Main: 3, Sub: 1				5.305s
Main: 1, Sub: 8				5.255s
Main: 2, Sub: 5				5.188s
Main: 3, Sub: 2				5.138s
Main: 1, Sub: 9				5.071s
Main: 2, Sub: 6				5.038s
Main: 3, Sub: 3				4.988s
Main: 2, Sub: 7				4.904s
Main: 3, Sub: 4				4.854s
Main: 2, Sub: 8				4.771s
Main: 3, Sub: 5				4.738s
Main: 2, Sub: 9				4.671s
Main: 3, Sub: 6				4.637s
Main: 3, Sub: 7				4.571s
Main: 3, Sub: 8				4.504s
Main: 3, Sub: 9				4.504s

Graph showing the effects of stacking Quick Respawn.
How Quick Respawn and Quick Super Jump interact.

Gallery

Splatoon 2

The effectiveness of Quick Respawn can be temporarily decreased by Respawn Punisher used by any player.

Mechanics

For Quick Respawn to activate, the player must not splat an enemy during the time between their most recent enemy-caused death and their current death. This is different from Splatoon, where Quick Respawn always activated, with no eligibility requirements whatsoever.

A flow chart follows below. It visualizes when a player is eligible for Quick Respawn, and when Quick Respawn activates.

Clarification:

In a traded scenario, the activation of Quick Respawn depends on who died first. For example, if the player throws a bomb that splats an opponent after the player dies, that splat prevents Quick Respawn from activating in next death, but allows it to activate for the current death.
Assists do not count as splats. A splat confirmation notification will show on the player's screen if they score a splat.
There can be any number of deaths between the most recent enemy-caused death and the current death. For example, a player dies once to an enemy, then five times to water, and then to an enemy. As long as the player in the example did not score any splats during the time between the first and second death to the enemy, Quick Respawn will activate.
These death types do not count as enemy-caused: drowning in water, falling out of bounds, touching the Rainmaker barrier, having the Rainmaker time out and explode while carrying it.
The need for a previous death means that the first death in a match will never benefit from Quick Respawn. Every following death can potentially benefit.

Gear

Quick Respawn is the main ability of:

Headgear with Quick Respawn in Splatoon 2

Name	Brand	Availability	Ability
Backwards Cap	Zekko	700	Quick Respawn
Eel-Cake Hat	SquidForce	Nintendo Switch News	Quick Respawn
Fugu Bell Hat	Firefin	1700	Quick Respawn
Noise Cancelers	Forge	9200	Quick Respawn
Retro Specs	Splash Mob	500	Quick Respawn
Seashell Bamboo Hat	Inkline	3200	Quick Respawn
Squinja Mask	amiibo	Inkling Boy (Splatoon 2)	Quick Respawn

Clothing with Quick Respawn in Splatoon 2

Name	Brand	Availability	Ability
Annaki Yellow Cuff	Annaki	4800	Quick Respawn
Basic Tee	SquidForce		Quick Respawn
Blue Tentatek Tee	Tentatek	3100	Quick Respawn
Camo Zip Hoodie	Firefin	9000	Quick Respawn
Dakro Nana Tee	Zink	1010	Quick Respawn
Fishing Vest	Inkline	4200	Quick Respawn
Grape Hoodie	Enperry	1100	Quick Respawn
Power Armor	amiibo	Inkling Squid (Splatoon)	Quick Respawn
Red V-Neck Limited Tee	SquidForce	7-Eleven	Quick Respawn
Retro Gamer Jersey	Zink	9000	Quick Respawn
Squid Satin Jacket	Zekko	9200	Quick Respawn
Tricolor Rugby	Takoroka	700	Quick Respawn
White Striped LS	Splash Mob	2300	Quick Respawn

Shoes with Quick Respawn in Splatoon 2

Name	Brand	Availability	Ability
Black Trainers	Tentatek	500	Quick Respawn
Blue Power Stripes	Takoroka	4880	Quick Respawn
Choco Clogs	Krak-On	1800	Quick Respawn
Fresh Fish Feet	amiibo	Octoling Octopus	Quick Respawn
Moto Boots	Rockenberg	3800	Quick Respawn
N-Pacer Au	Enperry	8900	Quick Respawn
Squink Wingtips	Rockenberg	800	Quick Respawn
Tea-Green Hunting Boots	Splash Mob	11500	Quick Respawn