Tenta Missiles

The Tenta Missiles are a special weapon in Splatoon 2 and Splatoon 3. They lock onto targets and launch guided missiles that strike from the sky.

Appearance

When activated, the Tenta Missiles' user brandishes two large missile launchers. The launchers are mainly yellow, and each consists of one main part on top that harbors four missile compartments and a smaller part on the bottom that only has one compartment. Each missile compartment changes color to match the user's ink. The Tenta Missiles themselves each look like water bottles filled with the user's team's ink. Activating the Tenta Missiles also displays a large circular reticle appears that shows the radius to acquire targets. Some horizontal lines in the user's ink color move up and down along the side of the screen, giving the whole display a more technological feel. When an opposing player is not locked onto or targeted, they appear as two pairs of lines, similar to a shooter's reticle that shows shot deviation. Hovering over a target causes an octagonal icon with an X to appear over them and plays a beep sound effect, which is higher-pitched when more targets are in the reticle. The octagon icon also persists when the missiles are fired on the acquired targets, allowing the user to see the targets for the entire duration of the special. An opposing player targeted by Tenta Missiles will see a ring around them in the Tenta Missile user's ink color with some small bottle icons. The number of bottle icons depends on how many missiles the opposing player is targeted with. The icon that appears to warn opposing players of incoming Tenta Missiles is a simple black circle with a ring of the Tenta Missile user's ink color around it.

Splatoon 2

Tenta Missiles


Category	Special
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	30 (Splash, far) 50 (Splash, near) 150 (Direct hit)
Base duration	Aiming: 10 seconds Firing: 1 target: 40 frames 2 targets: 40 frames 3 targets: 48 frames 4 targets: 64 frames 5 targets: 80 frames
Ink consumption
Base range
Rate of fire
Muzzle velocity
Base accuracy
MPU effect
SPU effect
SPU effect
Other variant

When activated, the player can lock on to up to five opponents using a large reticle and fire a set of homing missiles at them.

Tenta Missiles can also locate and briefly track opponents; while aiming and firing, a crosshair will stay on all locked-on targets on the user's screen and will follow each target until all the missiles have reached their destination.

After the special is activated and fired, markers appear to all players that show where the missiles land. If missiles are targeting a player, the player will see a ring with four, five, or ten arrows around their character showing how many missiles are still left. The number of missiles fired at each opponent differs based on how many have been targeted. If one player is targeted, they will receive ten missiles. If more than one player is locked on to, they will receive four missiles each.

It appears in 3 Octo Canyon Missions:

Return of the Octarians (Mission #1)
The Floating Garden (Mission #11)
Octoling Workout (Mission #27)

Special Power Up

Main article: Special Power Up

Equipping Special Power Up with Tenta Missiles increases the targeting and paint radius of the missiles.

Version history

Version	Adjustments
1.4.0	▲ Increased damage dealt to opposing Ballers when shooting ink by roughly 50%.
2.0.0	▲ Reduced the interval between missile launches when locked on to multiple targets in proportion to the number of targets.
2.3.0	▲ Made it so that the player can press the Button, enter Squid form^[sic], and move around in the period between readying the weapon and firing it.
3.2.0	▲ When locked on to a single target, 10 missiles will be launched at once, and will strike the area around the target. ▲ When locked on to two targets, five missiles will now be launched, and the span of time between each launch has been decreased. ▲ When the gear ability Special Power Up is equipped, in addition to the its other benefits, the radius of turf inked by missiles when they land has also been increased. ▲ Tenta Missiles are now able to lock on to the barrier surrounding the Rainmaker. ▼ Decreased damage dealt by each missile to the Rainmaker barrier by roughly 50%. – Adjusted the position of the lock on indicator when targeting players, and made it easier to see how many missiles will be launched.
4.1.0	▲ Shortened time between firing of each missile. ▲ Missiles now always have a firing interval of 4 frames between shots.
4.3.0	▲ Greatly increased the effect of the Special Power Up gear ability that increases ink coverage of missiles when they hit.
4.4.0	▲ After shooting the missiles, decreased the recovery time before control is regained by 15/60 of a second.

Quotes

“	If you press , this will fire missiles at all enemies that you tag with your cursor. The more enemies you tag, the more effective it is.	”
— Splatoon 2 Sub & Special Guide^(NA/OC)

“	Press to launch missiles at all enemies inside the selected area. Extremely effective at taking down multiple enemies at once.	”
— Splatoon 2 Sub & Special Guide^(EU)

Notes

Sets

Main weapons with Tenta Missiles in Splatoon 2

Main	#ID	Sub	Special	Special Points	Level	Price	Class	Introduced
Bamboozler 14 Mk I	2050	Curling Bomb	Tenta Missiles	200p	18	9500	Charger	7 October 2017
Clash Blaster Neo	231	Curling Bomb	Tenta Missiles	180p	30	20500	Shooter	7 April 2018
Dualie Squelchers	5030	Point Sensor	Tenta Missiles	190p	12	9800	Dualie	29 July 2017
Foil Flingza Roller	1031	Suction Bomb	Tenta Missiles	180p	28	21300	Roller	18 November 2017
Grim Range Blaster	222	Burst Bomb	Tenta Missiles	190p	23	14900	Shooter	3 April 2019 (4.6.0)
H-3 Nozzlenose	310	Point Sensor	Tenta Missiles	170p	29	17200	Shooter	7 July 2017 (1.0.0)
Hero Dualie Replicas	5013	Burst Bomb	Tenta Missiles	180p	4	3100	Dualie	7 July 2017 (1.0.0)
Hero Slosher Replica	3003	Suction Bomb	Tenta Missiles	190p	5	3100	Slosher	7 July 2017 (1.0.0)
Jet Squelcher	90	Toxic Mist	Tenta Missiles	180p	17	11300	Shooter	7 July 2017 (1.0.0)
Kensa Splattershot	42	Suction Bomb	Tenta Missiles	180p	6	5300	Shooter	14 September 2018 (4.0.0)
Mini Splatling	4000	Burst Bomb	Tenta Missiles	210p	23	12300	Splatling	7 July 2017 (1.0.0)
N-ZAP '89	61	Autobomb	Tenta Missiles	180p	11	8800	Shooter	9 December 2017
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
Slosher	3000	Suction Bomb	Tenta Missiles	190p	5	2500	Slosher	7 July 2017 (1.0.0)
Splat Dualies	5010	Burst Bomb	Tenta Missiles	180p	4	2400	Dualie	7 July 2017 (1.0.0)

Gallery

Tenta Missiles title card.
A render of an Inkling with Tenta Missiles
An Inkling using the Tenta Missiles.
An inkling using the Tenta Missiles in the Splatoon 2 pre-launch trailer
Promotional render of Tenta Missiles.
An Inkling girl holding Tenta Missiles.
Artwork for Koshien 2020

Demonstration

Splatoon 3

Tenta Missiles


Category	Special
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	30 (Splash, far) 50 (Splash, near) 150 (Direct hit)
Base duration
Ink consumption
Base range
Rate of fire
Muzzle velocity
Base accuracy
MPU effect
SPU effect
SPU effect
Other variant

The Tenta Missiles make a return in Splatoon 3. They were officially confirmed by the Splatoon 3 Direct on 10 August 2022. Starting from Chill Season 2022, the special gauge slowly depletes after the missiles are fired, and only when the gauge is empty again, can they be charged up again.

It appears in 5 Missions in Return of the Mammalians:

0000 After Alterna
0202 Absorbency and You
0301 Climbing the Corporate Splatter
0501 Uh-Oh! Too Many Snipers!
0509 Low Viz, High Risk