Rapid Blaster

The Rapid Blaster is a main weapon in Splatoon and Splatoon 2.

The Rapid Blaster is a Shooter-class weapon that is similar to the Blaster, but fires much faster and has greater range. However, this comes at the cost of less Ink coverage, a smaller blast radius, and weaker shots. At minimum, it takes one direct hit and one indirect hit to splat an opponent with this weapon. Its close relative, the Rapid Blaster Pro, has slightly longer range and a slightly slower firing rate. The fire rate is faster than the Luna Blaster, and slower than the Clash Blaster.

Splatoon

Rapid Blaster

Category	Main
Class	Shooter
Sub	Ink Mine
Special	Bubbler
Level	14
Cost	10,000
Availability
Base Damage	25–75.9 (Splash) 80 (Direct hit)
Base Duration
Ink Consumption	8%
Special Points
Sp. Depletion	40%
Range	45 / 100
Damage
Impact	35 / 100
Fire Rate	40 / 100
Charge Speed
Ink Speed
Mobility
Durability
Handling

The Rapid Blaster comes in a set with Ink Mines and Bubbler. Each shot consumes 8% of the ink tank capacity, and the ink tank recovers 1.67% of its capacity between each shot, allowing the player to fire 15 shots before needing to refill the tank.

Version history

Version	Adjustments
2.2.0	▲ Fire rate when firing from a Squid state: 0.28 → 0.20 ▲ Recovery time after firing: 0.43 sec. → 0.33
2.7.0	▲ Special gauge loss: 50% → as low as 40%
2.8.0	▲ Movement speed while firing increased by about 12%

Gallery

Promo image.
An Inkling firing the Rapid Blaster at an early version of Blackbelly Skatepark.
The Rapid Blaster's range.
Official art of an Inkling holding the Rapid Blaster .
Official art of a team of Inklings - the farthest is brandishing a Rapid Blaster .
Concept art of an Inkling wielding the Rapid Blaster.
Concept art of various weapons, with the Rapid Blaster at the lower left.

Demonstration

Splatoon 2

Rapid Blaster

Category	Main
Class	Shooter
Sub	Ink Mine
Special	Splat-Bomb Launcher
Level	13
Cost	9,800
Availability
Base Damage	35 (Splash) 85 (Direct hit)
Base Duration
Ink Consumption	7%
Special Points	200p
Sp. Depletion
Range	62 / 100
Damage
Impact	35 / 100
Fire Rate	40 / 100
Charge Speed
Ink Speed
Mobility
Durability
Handling

The Rapid Blaster returns in Splatoon 2 with an identical appearance but slightly tweaked performance. It comes with the Ink Mine and Splat-Bomb Launcher. Each shot consumes 7% of the ink tank capacity, allowing the player to fire 14 shots before needing to refill the tank.

Data

The Rapid Blaster is a middleweight weapon.
The ink consumption of 7% allows players to fire 14 shots before needing to refill the ink supply.
When initially firing the weapon in kid form, the first bullet takes 6 frames to come out.
- When firing from squid form, the first bullet takes 12 frames to come out.
When firing continuously, it has a fire rate of 35 frames between bullets.

Version history

Version	Adjustments
Base game	▲ Ink consumption per shot: 8.0% → 7.0% ▲ Direct hit damage: 80 → 85 ▲ Min. splash damage: 25 → Splash damage is now locked at 35 ▼ Max. splash damage: 75.9 → Splash damage is now locked at 35 ▼ Movement speed while firing: 0.616 → 0.55 ▼ Time taken to begin recovering ink after shooting: 0.42 seconds → 0.83 second ▼ Angle of shot deviation while jumping: 0 degrees → 8 degrees
1.3.0	▼ Points to fill special gauge: 180 → 210
3.2.0	▼ Decreased radius of damage dealt by exploding shots by roughly 6%.
4.0.0	▲ Points to fill special gauge: 210 → 200
4.5.0	▲ The Main Power Up gear ability will now also increase the radius of explosions while equipped when using these main weapons. The above effect will be maxed out when 2.9 times the normal amount of gear ability is equipped. Each additional gear ability is worth .3 of the effect of the base gear ability.

Gallery

Promo image.

Demonstration

Quotes

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Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ラピッドブラスター rapiddo burasutā	Rapid Blaster
Dutch	Flitsblaster	Flash Blaster
French (NOA)	Turboblasteur	Turbo Blaster
French (NOE)	Turboblaster	Turbo Blaster
German	Turbo-Blaster	Turbo Blaster
Italian	Blaster rapido	Rapid Blaster
Russian	Бластермат Blastermat	Blastermat
Spanish (NOA)	Turbolanzamotas	Turbo Speck Thrower
Spanish (NOE)	Devastador exprés	Express Devastator

Weapons in Splatoon

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

Sub	Splat Bomb • Burst Bomb • Suction Bomb • Seeker • Ink Mine • Disruptor • Point Sensor • Splash Wall • Sprinkler • Squid Beakon

Special

Weapons in Splatoon 2

Main	Shooters	Sploosh-o-matic ^{(Neo, 7)} • Splash-o-matic ^(Neo) • Splattershot Jr. ^{(Custom, Kensa)} • Aerospray MG ^{(RG, PG)} • Splattershot ^{(Hero, Tentatek, Octo, Kensa)} • .52 Gal ^{(Deco, Kensa)} • N-ZAP '85 ^{('89, '83)} • Splattershot Pro ^{(Forge, Kensa)} • .96 Gal ^(Deco) • Jet Squelcher ^(Custom) Luna Blaster ^{(Neo, Kensa)} • Blaster ^{(Hero, Custom)} • Range Blaster ^{(Custom, Grim)} • Rapid Blaster ^{(Deco, Kensa)} • Rapid Blaster Pro ^(Deco) • Clash Blaster ^(Neo) L-3 Nozzlenose ^{(D, Kensa)} • H-3 Nozzlenose ^{(D, Cherry)} • Squeezer ^(Foil)
	Rollers	Carbon Roller ^(Deco) • Splat Roller ^{(Hero, Krak-On, Kensa)} • Dynamo Roller ^{(Gold, Kensa)} • Flingza Roller ^(Foil) Inkbrush ^{(Nouveau, Permanent)} • Octobrush ^{(Hero, Nouveau, Kensa)}
	Chargers	Classic Squiffer ^{(New, Fresh)} • Splat Charger ^{(Hero, Firefin, Kensa)} • Splatterscope ^{(Firefin, Kensa)} • E-liter 4K ^(Custom) • E-liter 4K Scope ^(Custom) • Bamboozler 14 Mk I ^{(II, III)} • Goo Tuber ^(Custom)
	Sloshers	Slosher ^{(Hero, Deco, Soda)} • Tri-Slosher ^(Nouveau) • Sloshing Machine ^{(Neo, Kensa)} • Bloblobber ^(Deco) • Explosher ^(Custom)
	Splatlings	Mini Splatling ^{(Zink, Kensa)} • Heavy Splatling ^{(Hero, Deco, Remix)} • Hydra Splatling ^(Custom) • Ballpoint Splatling ^(Nouveau) • Nautilus 47 ⁽⁷⁹⁾
	Dualies	Dapple Dualies ^{(Nouveau, Clear)} • Splat Dualies ^{(Hero, Enperry, Kensa)} • Glooga Dualies ^{(Deco, Kensa)} • Dualie Squelchers ^(Custom) • Dark Tetra Dualies ^(Light)
	Brellas	Splat Brella ^{(Hero, Sorella)} • Tenta Brella ^{(Sorella, Camo)} • Undercover Brella ^{(Sorella, Kensa)}

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