Squid Beakon

The Squid Beakon is a sub weapon in the Splatoon series. It is a device placed at the user's feet that can be Super Jumped to by anyone from the user's team.

Appearance

The Squid Beakon consists of a satellite sitting on top of a base. The base is simply a black tripod pole, while the satellite is more complex. The satellite has a metal backing with two red lights on top, and in Splatoon 2, one of the lights will stop blinking if someone who does not have Squid Beakon as their sub weapon Super Jumps to it. In front of the backing is a tube with a camera-like apparatus inside of the end. The tube makes a U-turn around its middle to face the backing. The entire satellite changes color to match the user's ink. Once deployed, the Squid Beakon's appearance is unchanged other than it spinning around.

Use

• Put Squid Beakons in places where they are less vulnerable to enemies, such as up high or behind obstacles.
• Ink the area around the Squid Beakon so an arriving ally can hide immediately after landing.
• If Squid Beakon is in a good spot, place a new one as soon as it is used.
• A single player can only have up to three Squid Beakons in play at once; attempting to place a fourth will destroy the oldest of those currently active.
• Like Sprinklers, Squid Beakons can be used as light shields in a pinch, taking some damage (120HP without opponent wearing object shredder) in place of the user.
  • Even when not used as shields, the attention drawn by an unguarded Squid Beakon can be used to one's advantage for an ambush or escape. This is especially effective in Ranked Battles, since preventing enemy movement is a greater concern.
• Squid Beakons can be used with the Krak-On Splat Roller to attack an enemy on a ledge above the user. To do this, place a Squid Beakon right next to their perch, Super Jump to it, then fling ink at them on the way down.
• If there are Squid Beakons on the map, consider Super Jumping to those rather than a teammate, as they are usually placed in a safe location, and will hide your landing marker.
• Squid Beakons can be seen on the map by either team, allowing the player to find hidden Squid Beakons or predict enemies' positions.
• A Squid Beakon may be bait; it would be wise to keep an eye on its surroundings when destroying it.
• Alternatively to destroying a Squid Beakon, one can wait in their ink near it and splat an opponent when they land. However, this may simply waste time if the Squid Beakon is never jumped to.
• Beakons provide a location effect, enemy players near a friendly Squid Beakon will display on the map. This allows the user and their teammates to gain intel on the enemy players position in addtion to knowledge of if a enemy player is in the area before jumping to one.  

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Splatoon

Squid Beakon

Category	Sub
Class
Sub
Special
Special points
Special depletion
Range
Damage
Impact
Fire rate
Charge speed
Ink speed
Mobility
Durability
Handling
Level
Cost
Requirement
Added in		Specifications
Weight
Base damage
Base duration	∞
Ink consumption	90%
Base range
Rate of fire
Muzzle velocity
Base accuracy
MPU effect
SPU effect
SPU effect
Other variant

A player Super Jumping to a Squid Beakon will destroy it regardless of their sub weapon. A Squid Beakon can also be destroyed by dealing damage to it, which varies depending on the weapon used (listed below).

Damage multiplier

Destroying a Squid Beakon varies between weapons: for instance, an Inkbrush can squish it in one hit (which normally does 20 damage to Inklings) but it takes a Splattershot Pro three shots (which deal 126 damage to Inklings).

• Shooters and splatlings require the same amount of shots to destroy a Squid Beakon as they do to splat an Inkling.
• Blasters take one direct hit to destroy a Squid Beakon. Using indirect hits, blasters need to do a total of 50 damage. Therefore, it takes one indirect shot for the regular Blaster, Range Blasters, and Luna Blasters and two indirect hits for the Rapid Blaster and Rapid Blaster Pro.
• Rollers and brushes take approximately the same number of flings or flicks to destroy a Squid Beakon as to splat an Inkling. All rollers and brushes can squish a Squid Beakon in one hit.
• Chargers, including the Bamboozlers, can destroy a Squid Beakon with one fully charged shot or two uncharged shots. Classic Squiffers and Splat Chargers can destroy it with a half charge and E-liter 3Ks can destroy it with a quarter charge.
• Sloshers can destroy a Squid Beakon in one direct slosh or two indirect sloshes.

Additional information:

• Two indirect Burst Bomb hits will destroy a Squid Beakon.
• A Splash Wall placed on or very near the Squid Beakon will destroy it.
• A Sprinkler will destroy a Squid Beakon in four drops.
• Squid Beakons are unaffected by standing in enemy ink.

Quotes

“	This radar-like device can be dropped to give your team a jump point on the Stage. Squid Beakons appear on the GamePad's map as radar icons. Simply select one of these icons to initiate a Super Jump toward the selected Beakon. Once a player lands on a Squid Beakon, it explodes - so don't be stingy with these things. Keep deploying more Squid Beakons to give your team an advantage. For best results, place Squid Beakons in safe areas near the center of a stage. This gives your team quick access to hotly contested areas like Splat Zones. The GamePad's map also shows enemy Squid Beakons. Use this intel to hunt down the enemy's Squid Beakons - they can be destroyed by shooting them. Or simply camp an enemy Squid Beakon and ambush an opponent as they jump into view. Each player can place up to three Squid Beakons on a stage at a time. If all eight players have Squid Beakons, that means there can be up to twenty-four Squid Beakons on a stage at any given time.	”
— Splatoon Prima Guide

Judd's Advice

Meow! (Squid Beakons let you or an ally Super Jump to that position! They'll be displayed on all your maps once placed, so just tap to jump! Place up to 3 of them in strategic locations, then mount an offensive!)

Sets

Main weapons with Squid Beakon in Splatoon

	Main	#ID	Sub	Special	Special Depletion	Level	Price	Class	Introduced​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
	Custom Dual Squelcher	81	Squid Beakon	Killer Wail	Light	18	12800	Shooter	27 June 2015
	Custom E-liter 3K(NA) Custom E-Litre 3K(EU/OC)	2031	Squid Beakon	Kraken	Medium	19	14200	Charger	17 June 2015
	Custom E-liter 3K Scope(NA) Custom E-Litre 3K Scope(EU/OC)	2041	Squid Beakon	Kraken	Medium	20	22600	Charger	10 October 2015​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
	Krak-On Splat Roller	1011	Squid Beakon	Kraken	Medium	7	3000	Roller	28 May 2015 (1.0.0)​​​​​​​​​​​
	Octobrush	1110	Squid Beakon	Kraken	Light	12	8500	Roller	18 July 2015​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
	Sploosh-o-matic	0	Squid Beakon	Killer Wail	Light	12	7500	Shooter	8 July 2015​​​​​​​

Gallery

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  Squid Beakon high-quality image.

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  The Squid Beakon in action at Blackbelly Skatepark.

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  The Squid Beakon icon that indicates that a Beakon has been deployed by the player or a teammate.

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  Promotional art with a Squid Beakon at the far right.

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  Concept art of various sub weapons, with the Squid Beakon at the lower left.

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  Early Squid Beakon

Splatoon 2

Splatoon 2

Squid Beakon

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Category	Sub
Class
Sub
Special
Special points
Special depletion
Range
Damage
Impact
Fire rate
Charge speed
Ink speed
Mobility
Durability
Handling
Level
Cost
Requirement
Added in		Specifications
Weight
Base damage
Base duration	∞
Ink consumption	75%
Base range
Rate of fire
Muzzle velocity
Base accuracy
MPU effect
SPU effect
SPU effect
Other variant

The Squid Beakon returns in Splatoon 2. A Squid Beakon can now be used up to two times if the first player to use it does not also have Squid Beakon as their sub weapon. The number of uses remaining is indicated by the number of circles on the Squid Beakon's icon on the map or the number of lights on the Squid Beakon itself.

Version history

Version	Adjustments
Base game	▼ When destroyed, shows indicator of the Super Jump player.
1.3.0	▲ Ink consumption: 90% → 75%
1.4.0	▲ Sub Power Up applies the effects of Quick Super Jump.
2.3.0	▲ Made it so that the position of opponent players within the area of effect is displayed on all allies' turf maps.
3.0.0	▲ Increased durability by roughly 20%. Due to the above fix, damage dealt by certain attacks has also changed. ▲ Decreased damage dealt by Sting Rays by roughly 58%. ▲ Decreased damage dealt by Ink Storms by roughly 67%. ▼ Increased damage dealt by Nozzlenose weapons by roughly 20%. ▼ Increased damage dealt by Blaster weapons by roughly 20%. ▼ Increased damage dealt by vertical swing attacks with Roller weapons by roughly 20%.
4.2.0	▲ Each Squid Beakon can now be used twice when used by an ally who doesn't have a Squid Beakon equipped. Number of uses left indicated by the number of circles on the Squid Beakon icon on the map or the number of lights on the Beakon itself.
4.3.0	▲ Increased the effect of the Ink Saver (Sub) gear ability.
4.7.0	▲ The benefits of the Sub Power Up gear ability are now more likely to occur, even with fewer instances of the gear ability equipped.

Quotes

“	A device that emits a signal that squids can detect. You can Super Jump to a teammate's Squid Beakon by selecting it and pressing . Up to three beakons can be set at any given time, and although they're usually only good for one jump, they will last two jumps if used by players who do not have Squid Beakons equipped.	”
— Splatoon 2 Sub & Special Guide(EU)

Sets

Main weapons with Squid Beakon in Splatoon 2

	Main	#ID	Sub	Special	Special Points	Level	Price	Class	Introduced​​​​​​​​
	Ballpoint Splatling Nouveau	4031	Squid Beakon	Ink Storm	220p	28	15800	Splatling	5 December 2018 (4.3.0)​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
	Custom E-liter 4K	2031	Squid Beakon	Bubble Blower	170p	26	17300	Charger	14 October 2017
	Custom E-liter 4K Scope	2041	Squid Beakon	Bubble Blower	170p	30	29900	Charger	14 October 2017​​​​​​
	Dapple Dualies	5000	Squid Beakon	Suction-Bomb Launcher	170p	26	14700	Dualie	7 July 2017 (1.0.0)​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
	Krak-On Splat Roller	1011	Squid Beakon	Baller	170p	12	9200	Roller	7 July 2017 (1.0.0)​​​​​​​​​​​​
	Neo Sploosh-o-matic	1	Squid Beakon	Tenta Missiles	170p	18	12200	Shooter	10 March 2018​​
	Octobrush Nouveau	1111	Squid Beakon	Tenta Missiles	170p	15	9900	Roller	2 January 2018​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
	Tenta Brella	6010	Squid Beakon	Bubble Blower	200p	23	14200	Brella	30 September 2017​​​​​​​​

Gallery

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  Promotional image

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  Super Jumping to a Squid Beakon in Moray Towers.

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  Map icon; the dots denoting the number of uses added in version 4.2.0 can be seen.

Splatoon 3

Splatoon 3

Squid Beakon

Category	Sub
Class
Sub
Special
Special points
Special depletion
Range
Damage
Impact
Fire rate
Charge speed
Ink speed
Mobility
Durability
Handling
Level
Cost
Requirement
Added in		Specifications
Weight
Base damage
Base duration	∞
Ink consumption	75%
Base range
Rate of fire
Muzzle velocity
Base accuracy
MPU effect
SPU effect
SPU effect
Other variant

Squid Beakon returns in Splatoon 3 and remains identical to its iteration in Splatoon 2. In Splatoon 3, the Big Bubbler special also acts as a Squid Beakon when active.

Quotes

“

A device that emits a signal that Inklings and Octolings can detect. You can Super Jump to a teammate's Squid Beakon by selecting it and pressing . You can place up to three at a time. They're usually single use, but allies who don't have the jump beacon equipped can use them twice.

”

— In-game description

Sets

Main weapons with Squid Beakon in Splatoon 3

	Main	#ID	Sub	Special	Special Points	Level	Price	Class	Introduced​
	Neo Sploosh-o-matic	1	Squid Beakon	Killer Wail 5.1	170p	13	1	Shooter	Version 3.0.0 (Fresh Season 2023)​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
	Krak-On Splat Roller	1011	Squid Beakon	Kraken Royale	180p	7	1	Roller	Version 3.0.0 (Fresh Season 2023)​​​​​​​​​​
	Octobrush Nouveau	1111	Squid Beakon	Ink Storm	180p	9	1	Brush	Version 5.0.0 (Drizzle Season 2023)​​​​​​​​​​​
	Custom E-liter 4K	2031	Squid Beakon	Kraken Royale	210p	20	1	Charger	Version 7.0.0 (Fresh Season 2024)​
	Custom E-liter 4K Scope	2041	Squid Beakon	Kraken Royale	210p	28	1	Charger	Version 7.0.0 (Fresh Season 2024)​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
	Dread Wringer D	3051	Squid Beakon	Wave Breaker	190p	18	1	Slosher	Version 7.0.0 (Fresh Season 2024)​​​​​​​​​​​​​
	Dapple Dualies	5000	Squid Beakon	Tacticooler	170p	14	1	Dualie	Version 1.0.0 (Drizzle Season 2022)​​​​​​​
	Custom Dualie Squelchers	5031	Squid Beakon	Super Chump	210p	16	1	Dualie	Version 4.0.0 (Sizzle Season 2023)​​​​​​​
	Tenta Brella	6010	Squid Beakon	Ink Vac	190p	16	1	Brella	Version 1.0.0 (Drizzle Season 2022)​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
	Splatana Wiper Deco	8011	Squid Beakon	Tenta Missiles	190p	10	1	Splatana	Version 4.0.0 (Sizzle Season 2023)​​

Gallery

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  Promotional image

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  3D Tableturf Battle artwork

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  2D icon

Trivia

• The Squid Beakon resembles an airport surveillance radar mounted on a camera tripod.
• Squid Beakon has the highest ink consumption of all sub weapons. In Splatoon, it is not possible to place two Squid Beakons without the need to refill ink, even when equipped with as much Ink Saver (Sub) as possible.
• At the launch of Splatoon, the only weapon that had Squid Beakon as part of its kit was the Krak-On Splat Roller, making it the least common sub weapon upon release.
  • Likewise, at the launch of Splatoon 2, the only weapons that had Squid Beakon as part of their kits were the Krak-On Splat Roller and Dapple Dualies.
  • The same scenario also happened at the launch of Splatoon 3, as the only weapons that had Squid Beakons as part of their kits were the Dapple Dualies and Tenta Brella.
• In Splatoon, only two specials appear on weapons with Squid Beakon as their sub weapon, being the Kraken and Killer Wail.
• When standing next to a Squid Beakon, Inkling voice clips can be heard. This is often difficult to notice, due to the fact that multiplayer music may drown out these sounds.
  • These voice clips are distorted versions of the Inkling voice clips that come from players.

Etymology

Squid Beakon is a play on the words beacon and squid beak.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ジャンプビーコン Jampu Bīkon	Jump Beacon
Dutch	Springschotel (Splatoon 2 & 3) Inktvisbaken (Splatoon)	Jump dish Squid beacon
French	Balise de saut	Jump beacon
German	Sprungboje	Jump buoy
Italian	Trasferitore	Relocator
Russian	Прыжковый маячок (Splatoon 2 & 3) Pryzhkovyy mayachok Радиомаяк (Splatoon) Radiomayak	Jumping beacon Beacon
Spanish (NOA)	Baliza	Beacon
Spanish (NOE)	Baliza transportadora	Transporting beacon
Chinese (Simplified)	跳跃信标 tiàoyuè xìnbiāo (Mandarin)	Jump Beacon
Chinese (Traditional)	跳躍信標 tiàoyuè xìnbiāo (Mandarin)	Jump Beacon
Korean	점프 비컨 jeompeu bikeon	Same as Japanese name
Portuguese	Emissor lula	Squid emitter
Internal	Beacon