Super Mario Splashers

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Super Mario Splashers is a third-person Mario shooter developed with the assistance of Nightcap Devs. for the Nintendo Switch. This game is inspired by the Splatoon series.

Opening

It's a very hot day in the Mushroom Kingdom. Mario and co. can be seen relaxing and trying to find ways to cool themselves off. They then receive an invitation from Princess Peach. On the invitation, it says that Mario and co. are invited to a tournament Princess Peach is organizing. Mario and friends waste no time heading to the address if the letter.

Once they arrive there,they see Peach and Toadsworth in front of the stadium where the tournament is being held. Mario and co. then head to the lockers and change into their swimming outfits. Before the tournament can start however, Bowser hovers over the stadium with his airship and starts shooting water balls at them.

Bowser and his minions jump out of the airship and land in front of Mario and co. Bowser is mad that he and his minions weren't invited to the tournament. He pulls out his water gun and aims it at Mario. Mario then pulls out F.L.U.D.D. and aims it at Bowser. The two of them splash each other before cutting to the logo of the game.

Gameplay

This game is heavily inspired by the Splatoon series, since it was originally planned to be a Mario game. Every character comes equipped with their own water weapon to attack their enemies. There can be two teams of four members on the battlefield at once. In each team, there can be one Captain Character and three Teammates. A captain can use a normal weapon,a sub-weapon and a special attack. The special attack guage can be filled with coins,wich are scattered all across the battlefields.

Using your normal weapons and sub-weapons will drain your water supply. If you run out of water,You're supply will slowly fill back up. But if you want to fill it faster,you'll need to either mash the button to refill or jump into a body of water.

Like Splatoon, if you take too much damage from the opposite team, you will be splashed and will return to the spawn point after a few seconds. Unlike Splatoon,If you get hit by something,you'll lose HP and need to use an item to recover it.

Characters

Captains

These are the characters that you will usually control during matches. There are currently 30 Captains.


Mario: The famous plumber hero of the Mushroom Kingdom decides to join the tournament to cool off and have fun. Mario is a balanced character and is recommended to those that are new to the game. Mario also has a wall jump that he can use to reach new heights. Character Type: All-Around. Weapon: Mario's Weapon is F.L.U.D.D., which will simply spray water forward as long as you hold down the splash button. Doesn't run out of water very fast. Secondary Attack: Mario is capable of throwing a water balloon forward that consumes half of your water supply, but does a lot of damage. Special Attack: Mario will pull a flower out of his hat and start glowing. Mario will then be able to throw an infinite amount of water balloons for a short period of time.	Luigi: Everyone's favorite P2. Luigi is very cowardly, but he doesn't let that get in the way of winning this tournament. He has a bit more speed than his brother, but he has less defense and as such, can go down very easily. He can also jump very high,making it easy for him to reach high ground. Character Type: Speedy Weapon: Luigi uses a prototype of a new version of the Poltergust. This version is specifically designed to fire powerful water spurts that don't have a lot of range, but can deal a lot of damage to whoever is close. Secondary Attack: Luigi can also throw water balloons like his bro. These balloons are a bit weaker, but Luigi can throw them faster and they use less of his water supply. Special Attack: Luigi will press a button and fire forward an endless stream of water for a short period of time.	Peach: The ruler of the Mushroom Kingdom and the host of the tournament decides to join the fun as well. Peach is one of the slow characters and she doesn't have a lot of defense, but her weapon has a lot of range and power. Peach also has the ability to float for a limited time. Character Type: Offensive Weapon: Peach uses a bucket to splash her enemies. It has a very wide range and a lot of power, but it can't be used rapidly. Secondary Attack: Peach can bury a bomb that will explode if anyone from the opposite team gets within range. Special Attack: Peach will be cloaked in a barrier and take no damage for a short period of time. However, being attacked knocks her back a little bit.

Daisy: The sporty, tomboyish, and energetic ruler of Sarasaland joins the fun. Daisy has a lot of range with her attacks and can move around the battle field very quickly, but at the cost of having poor defense. Daisy has a double jump that can make it easy for her to reach high ground. Character Type: Speedy Weapon: Daisy's weapon of choice is a sniper. It has a lot of range and can instantly splash your opponents without consuming a lot of your water supply. But it needs to be charged up first, which can leave you vulnerable for attacks. Secondary Attack: Daisy can throw a device that can unleash a geiser and instantly splash whoever walks into it. It will also stay out until you throw out another one. However, this move consumes a lot of your water supply. Special Attack: Daisy can fire a water ball forward that has petals radiating off of it. Once the ball makes contact with something, it will create giant flower field that will deal a lot of chip-damage to whoever is in it.	Azalea: A sporty relative of Daisy. Unlike Daisy,she rarely gets in on the action. Once she heard about the tournament,she decided to join in after being bored for too long. She plays similiar to Daisy,But she has more defense at the cost of speed. Character Type: Defensive Weapon: Azalea's weapon is a sniper similiar to that of Daisy's. The difference is that this snipe has more range,But takes longer to charge. So you'll be even more vulnerable when charging. Secondary Attack: Azalea hurls a ball forward that will bounce around and leave splashes behind. This will push away whoever is hit by it and will even splash them if their health is low enough. It doesn't have a lot of range,so it's best to use it for enemies that are close to you. Special Attack: Azalea can fire an endless amount of balls for a limited time. These ones will splash enemies on contact regardless of how much health they have left.	Rosalina: The calm and soft-spoken mother of the Lumas joins the tournament as well. She uses her wand to shoot water Star Bits forward. Most of her stats a balanced. Her jumps are very floaty,making it easy for her to position herself when jumping on platforms. Character Type: All-Around. Weapon: Rosalina uses her wand to shoot watery Star Bits. These deal a decent amount of damage and can be fired rapidly without consuming a lot of your water supply. Secondary Attack: Rosalina can fire water comets. These deal a lot of damage, but at the cost of half of your water supply. Special Attack: Rosalina will use her magic to transform into a water comet for a short amount of time. She'll move forward automatically and splash however is in the way. Can be moved left or right.

Wario: The greedy, yellow rival of our beloved plumber joins the tournament in hopes of winning the prize that awaits him. Wario is very slow, but has a lot of defense and his attacks can deal a lot of damage. Character Type: Defensive Weapon: Wario's weapon is a giant blaster that can fire powerful water balls that can instantly splash his opponents. The water balls are very slow and they use up a lot of your water supply. Secondary Attack: Wario is capable of firing a water tornado forward at the cost of 3/4 of his water supply. Special Attack: Wario will load his blaster and will be able to fire water tornadoes for a short time without consuming his water supply.	Waluigi: Wario's partner and Luigi's purple rival. Like Wario, he joined the tournament with the intent of taking home the price. Thanks to his lean figure, he can move around the battlefield at high speed, but at the cost of lacking defense. He's also one of the best swimmers in the game. so if he enters a body of water,he can swim out of it with ease. Character Type: Speedy Weapon: Waluigi's weapon is a launcher that shoots Banzai Bills packed with water. These will explode upon impact and deal a lot of damage. But they can't be fired rapidly and they use up a lot of your water supply. Secondary Attack: Waluigi can plant a water Bob-omb that will explode after a few seconds. The blast radius is very big, but uses up a lot of your water. Special Attack: Waluigi will aim his launcher in front of him and fires a bunch of Banzai Bills that deal a lot of damage and have a big blast radius.	Mona: An employee of WarioWare Inc....and a bunch of other jobs. She decided to join the tournament. Either to support and have fun with her boss or to claim the prize since she doesn't get paid enough by him. Her stats are pretty balanced. Character Type: All-Round Weapon: Mona uses a special camera made by Dr. Crygor. When she takes a picture,A giant splash of water will come out of the lens. It doesn't have a lot of range,But it can be used rapidly without consuming a lot of water. Secondary Attack: She will throw a camera forward that will fly in place. This camera will snap a picture and splash those who are close. The snap has a lot of range,But throwing the camera uses up almost all of your water supply. Special Attack: Mona will hop on her bike and start speeding forward for a short time. While she's on the bike,you can snap pictures. Each time you snap a picture,A giant splash of water will appear around you and Splash whoever is close to you.

Metal Mario: Not much is known about this metalic clone of Mario, and his motives for joining the tournament are just as unknown. Because of his cocky personality, most people assume that he's doing it to show off. Metal Mario is a heavyweight that can take a lot of hits, but at the cost of being slow and having difficulty with getting out of bodies of water. Character Type: Defensive Weapon: Metal Mario's weapon of choice is a Metal Box with a hose attached to it. This box can fire a powerful stream of water forward that can quickly splash opponents at the cost of consuming your water supply quickly. Secondary Attack: Metal Mario can slam his Metal Box in order to create a big splash. This attack can instantly splash opponents, but it has a slight delay and it consumes almost all of your water supply. Special Attack: Metal Mario will grow in size for a short time. Each time he takes a step in this form, a giant wave will appear and splash whoever is caught in it.	Yoshi: Mario's trusty steed joins the tournament in order to freshen up. Most of his stats are balanced. He can also perform his trademark flutter jump, Making it easy for him to slow his decent a bit and reach high ground. Character Type: All-Around Weapon: Yoshi uses water eggs as projectiles. These eggs will explode upon impact and will deal a decent amount of damage. They don't travel very fast and they can't be thrown rapidly. Secondary Attack: Yoshi will roll an egg forward that can bounce off opponents and solid objects three times before exploding. This move will drain a quarter of your water supply. Special Attack: Yoshi will transform into a giant egg and roll forward, splashing anyone that gets in the way.	Bowser: The king of Koopas and long-time nemesis of the Mario Bros. Enraged because he wasn't invited to the tournament, he decides to take his anger out on the field. Bowser is a slow, but powerful team captain. If he needs a little bit of speed,he can retreat in his shell and spin forward. Character Type: Defensive Weapon: Bowser's weapon is a water ball launcher with his face on it. The water balls will explode after a short while and deal a lot of damage, but at the cost of being very slow and using a lot of water. Secondary Attack: Bowser can fire a water ball forward that will bounce on the ground and explode after a while. It doesn't deal a lot of damage, but it won't drain your water supply quickly. Special Attack: For a limited time, Bowser will be able to fire giant water balls that are very fast and leave a massive explosion upon impact.

Shadow Mario: The famous plumber hero of the Mushroom Kingdom decides to join the tournament to cause trouble and help his dad... wait what? That's actually Bowser Jr.? Err... anyways... unlike the regular Mario, Shadow Mario is a bit more quick at the cost of lacking some defense. Character Type: Speedy Weapon: Shadow Mario uses his magic paintbrush... that is somehow capable of shooting water. It can be swung rapidly and is useful for splashing opponents that are close to you, but it doesn't have a lot of range. Secondary Attack: Shadow Mario can send a wave of water forward with his brush at the cost of half of his water supply. Special Attack: Shadow Mario will transform into Bowser Jr., who will then pull out a bunch of Bill Blasters and fire water Bullet Bills at whatever spot you aim them at.	Wart: This king has has escaped from subcon and decided to join the tournament in order to get revenge on Mario. Wart is a heavyweight with a lot of defense,but he doesn't pack a lot of speed. Character Type: Offensive Weapon: He carries 3 blocks with hoses on his back. He can fire 3 bubbles forward that are very powerful,but they can't be fired rapidly and they consume a lot of water. Secondary Attack: He will throw a POW Block forward that will create a big watery explosion. The blast radius is big,but the block uses almost all of your water supply. Special Attack: Wart will pull out a flying carpet and take flight. While he's flying,he can fire endless POW Blocks for a short time.	King Boo: The ruler of Boos decides to join the tournament to have fun scaring his opponents. He's a slow and floaty character that doesn't have a lot of defense, but he makes up for it with powerful attacks. He can also hover in the air for a bit,allowing him to reach a couple of platforms easily. Character Type: Offensive Weapon: King Boo's weapon is a crown that's capable of shooting water tornadoes that can instantly splash opponents at the cost of consuming a good chunk of your water supply. Secondary Attack: King Boo is capable of summoning a big water wave that can instantly splash his opponents. This move has a big hitbox, but is very slow and uses all of your water supply. Special Attack: King Boo's crown will start glowing and he'll be capable of sending unlimited water waves forward for a limited time.

Petey Piranha: The big flying Piranha Plant has decided to join the fun as well. He's a heavy characters with a lot of defense and he can also take flight for a few seconds, but attacks have very short range and use up a lot of water. Character Type: Defensive Weapon: Petey uses a Potted Piranha Plant that is capable of shooting water bubbles. These bubbles travel slowly, don't have a lot of range, and consume your water pretty quickly. But those who are close to you are likely to get splashed thanks to the power of these bubbles. Secondary Attack: Petey and fire a water tornado forward. It has a lot of range and can splash most of your opponents, but it uses up nearly all of your water supply. Special Attack: Petey will be able to flap his arms and create waves of water for a limited time. These waves have a lot of range and can splash whoever is caught in them.	Donkey Kong: He's the leader of the bunch, you know him well. He's finally back, to splash his opponents! Donkey Kong has a lot of defense and he can move around the arena at a pretty decent speed. But his attacks don't have a lot of range. He can also roll around in order to move a bit quicker and dodge attacks. Character Type: Defensive Weapon: DK uses a special Coconut Gun designed to shoot watery coconuts. These coconuts will explode upon impact, but don't have a lot of range and they use up a lot of your water supply. Secondary Attack: DK will chuck a grenade forward that will bounce for a bit before exploding. These grenades can be fired quickly and don't use up a lot of your water supply, but they're pretty weak. Special Attack: DK summons Rambi and mount him. DK and Rambi will be able to mow down whoever is in their path for a short time.	Diddy Kong: DK's energetic partner joins the tournament. And he's sporting a diving suit made by Funky Kong. He's very quick on his feet and can jump very high, but he doesn't have a lot of power and defense. He can also briefly climb up walls in order to reach high ground easily. Character Type: Speedy Weapon: Diddy uses two Peanut Popguns. These popguns are designed to shoot water peanuts. These can be fired rapidly without consuming your water supply quickly, but they're not very powerful. Secondary Attack: Diddy will throw a barrel forward. This barrel will bounce along the ground and explode after a while. This explosion is very powerful, but it consumes a lot of your water supply. Special Attack: Diddy will put on his Rocketbarrel Pack and take flight for a short time. He will then pull out his popguns and be able to fire them down rapidly. These peanuts will explode upon colliding with something.

Dixie Kong: Diddy Kongs girlfriend who decided to tag along with him. Her stats are pretty balanced,But she can also use her hair to fly for a short time. Character Type: All-Round. Weapon: Dixie uses a Bubblegum Popgun to attack enemies. These bubblegums have water inside them and can be fired rapidly without consuming a lot of water. Secondary Attack: Dixie will fire a bigger bubblegum forward that will float around and explode once it collides with something. It will instantly splash whoever is within range,But it uses up almost all of your water. Special Attack: Dixie will take flight and she will be able to fire an endless amount of giant bubblegums for a short time.	Funky Kong: A friend of Donkey Kong that has decided to join the tournament to have fun and to promote his shop. Unlike DK, His attacks have a lot of range and are capable of splashing opponents with ease. But he drains his water supply much faster than DK does. Character Type: Offensive Weapon: He uses a special gun that acts like a machine gun. This gun has a lot of range and can splash opponents with ease. But it needs to be charged and it will drain your water supply pretty quickly. Secondary Attack: He will shoot a giant boot forward. This boot will push back whoever is caught by it and explode once it makes contact with a wall. This can be useful for if you need to run away from someone,But it uses a lot of water. Special Attack: Funky will take flight with some balloons and he will be able to to fire unlimited rocket barrels for a short time.	King K. Rool: The King of Kremlings and Donkey Kong's Long time nemesis has joined the frey to beat Donkey Kong. He is very slow and can't jump very high,But his attacks are pretty powerful and he has a lot of defense. Character Type: Defensive Weapon: He uses a blunderbuss loaded with cannonballs that splash water upon making contact with something. These cannonballs have a lot of range and they can instantly splash an opponent. But they travel very slowly,so it's very easy to evade them. Secondary Attack: He will point forward and summon a Klaptrap. These clap traps will home in on the nearest opponent and splash them with a bite. They use up quite a bit of your water supply,so use them wisely. Special Attack: K.Rool will be able to send an endless amount of Klaptraps forward for a short time. These klaptraps are a bit faster and harder to avoid.

Pauline: The mayor of New Donk City and Mario's Ex-girlfriend decides to join the tournament in order to have some fun. She has a decent amount of defense,But she moves rather slow due to the barrel weighin her down. Character Type: Offensive Weapon: Pauline uses a barrel filled with water to splash her opponents. These splashes are even more powerful and have more range than the ones from Peach's bucket. But they can't be swung as fast and they drain your water supply quicker. Secondary Attack: Pauline will throw a water bubble forward. They aren't very powerful,but they can be used rapidly without draining much of your water supply. Special Attack: Pauline will be able to throw an infinite amount of barrels for a short time. These barrels will instantly splash whoever is hit by it.	Stanley: A long-time nemesis of Donkey Kong. He is very fast,can jump almost as high as Mario and has the ability to roll. But he doesn't have a lot of defense. Character Type: Speedy Weapon: He carries two insect repellents filled with water. The water inside them can be fired rapidly. They don't really have a lot of range,so you'll need to get a bit close to your opponents if you want to splash them. Secondary Attack: Stanley will throw a insect repellent forward that will stick to any surface. The repellent will start sprinkling water that will hit whoever is close to the repellent. Special Attack: Stanley will be able to shoot waves of water forward for a short time. These waves will splash whoever is caught within them.	Foreman Spike: An old rival of Mario that likes to wreck stuff. He has a lot of power and defense,but he's very slow and his attacks don't have a lot of range. Character Type: Offensive Weapon: Foreman Spike uses a special hammer to attack. Each time he swings his hammer,a wave will come out of it. These waves are very powerful,But don't have a lot of range and they can drain your water supply very quickly. Secondary Attack: Foreman Spike will strike the ground and send a bigger wave forward that will instantly splash his opponents,but at the cost of using all of his water. Special Attack: Foreman Spike will start swinging his hammer wildly for a short time,Letting out multiple waves that will splash whoever is caught in them. He can move and jump while he's swinging the hammer and he can even float.

Aqualea: A mermaid that has had a grudge against a certain toad for a while now. She decided to join the tournament in order to prove to win that she can beat them all. Being a mermaid,she is an excellent swimmer and she can also jump very high. But on the ground,she's a bit on the slow side. Character Type: Offensive Weapon: Aqualea uses special bombs to attack her opponents,These bombs have a decent explosion radius and they deal a lot of damage. But they can't be thrown rapidly,they don't have a lot of range and they drain your water supply very quickly. Secondary Attack: She will send a Pidgit forward that will home in on the nearest opponent. Once their close to that opponent,they will explode. This explosion is very powerful,But it uses a lot of your water. Special Attack: He will send a bunch of Pidgits to a selected spot on the battlefield. These Pidgits will drop bombs and also attack whoever is close to them directly.	Professor E. Gadd: The owner of Gadd Sciece, Inc. has come to the tournament to test out his weapon. Thanks to his version of the Poltergust, he can travel around the arena at high speed. However, he doesn't have a lot of defense. Character Type: Speedy Weapon: Like Luigi, he uses a new version of the Poltergust. Unlike Luigi's prototype, this Poltergust has some upgrades that allow E. Gadd to move around the battlefield at high speed. However, the water spurts fired from this Poltergust have the same power as Luigi's prototype. Secondary Attack: E. Gadd can throw bombs that will explode after a short time. These are more powerful than Luigi's balloons, but they use up more of your water supply. Special Attack: E. Gadd will fire a powerful water stream that will splash whoever is in the way.	Gooigi: Professor E.Gadd has decided to bring this clone of Luigi with him to have fun. He can take a lot of attacks when on land,But his ability to get out of bodies of water is rather subpar and he moves a bit slower than his original counterpart. He carries a Gooey version of the Poltergust. Character Type: Defensive Weapon: Like Luigi and the professor, he wields a model of the Poltergust. This poltergust can be charged to shoot out a spurt of water that has a lot of range and instantly splashes whoever it hits. However,It takes a while to fully charge it and it drains your water supply very fast. Secondary Attack: Gooigi will throw a bomb made of Goo forward. This bomb will leave a puddle that will slow down whoever walks into it. Only one puddle can be out at a time. Special Attack: Gooigi will fire a stream of water for a short time. This stream will instantly splash whoever walks into it.

Baby Mario: An infant version of our beloved super star. He is faster than his older self,but his defense is very poor. Character Type: Speedy Weapon: He uses a baby bottle filled with water. It's very powerful and can splash opponents very fast,But at the cost of some range. Secondary Attack: He'll shoot a bubble forward. These bubbles don't do a lot of damage,but they can be fired rapidly and don't use a lot of your water supply. Special Attack: Baby Mario will summon a Chain Chomp that will splash whoever is in his path.	Baby Luigi: An infant version of our beloved Player 2. He is a bit slower than his bro,but his jumps are high and floatier. Character Type: Offensive Weapon: Baby Luigi rides on a question mark cloud. This cloud can shoot powerful streams of water at the cost of draining your water supply very fast. Secondary Attack: He will shoot a bolt forward that will stun whoever is hit by it. This will allow him to follow up with a splash. Special Attack: Baby Luigi will be able to shoot an endless amount of bolts for a short time.	Cappy: Mario's Bonneter companion. He decided to capture a Gushen in order to join the tournament. Thanks to the Gushen, he can fire some powerful, long-ranged streams of water, but the Gushen isn't very fast. Character Type: Offensive Weapon: Cappy uses a captured Gushen to shoot long-ranged and powerful streams of water, but at the cost of draining a lot of water. Secondary Attack: Cappy can fire a water tornado towards his enemies that will drain half of his water supply. Special Attack: Cappy will capture a Banzai Bill. The player can select a spot on the battlefield. Once the player chooses a location, Cappy will fly towards that location and crash. The crash will cause a massive explosion.

Teammates

These are the other three characters you can have in your team and they're usually controlled by a CPU. They have flags on their backs and often come in different colors to reflect their captain.

Sidekicks
	Toad: Toads are well-rounded teammates that will gladly teach you how to get the hang of the game. They're decently powerful, can take a couple of attacks before being splashed and can move around the field at a normal speed. Character Type: All-Around Weapon: They use super soakers to attack their opponents. These soakers will simply let out a decently powerful stream of water with good range
	Goomba: Goombas are the most common troopers of Bowser's empire. Their have very poor defense, but they make up for it with their great speed. Character Type: Speedy Weapon: They use a special Cannon Box designed to shoot water balls. These balls travel very quickly, but they don't deal a lot of damage.
	Koopa Troopa: One of the most common troopers in Bowser's army. Thanks to their shell, they can take a couple of hits before getting splashed. Character Type: Defensive Weapon: They will use their water guns to fire small water shells forward. These shells will slide along the ground and make a small water explosion upon colliding with something.
	Water Bro: A sub-species of Hammer Bros. that, as their name implies, shoot water. These guys have a lot of defense and can move around the field very fast, but their attacks don't do a lot of damage Character Type: Defensive Weapon: They will throw water balls forward that will bounce on the ground a couple of times before disappearing. These balls have long range,but they don't deal a lot of damage.
	Lakitu: Flying Koopas that wear snorkel masks. They will always hover in the air and as such they can easily dodge some attacks. But they don't have a lot of defense,so it usually takes very few hits to take them out. Character Type: Offensive Weapon: Lakitus will throw spinies that'll chase after the closest opponent for a few seconds before exploding. The explosions are very powerful,but an opponent can shoot the spinies to slow them down.
	Water Bloooper: These Bloopers have the ability to shoot water instead of ink. They have decent stats. Character Type: All-Round Weapon: They will shoot streams of water forward that have a lot of range and are pretty powerful.
	Splash Guy: These Shy Guys wear a special mask designed for water levels. They can move around the battlefield very fast thanks to the wheels on their cannons. Character Type: Speedy Weapon: They use a Cannon Box with wheels under it. On top of being able to move very fast, these cannons will fire water cannon balls that travel around the field at high speed. They can't be fired rapidly however.
	Birdo: This Birdo has the ability to spit water eggs. She has very balanced stats. Character Type: All-Round. Weapon: She can shoot Water Eggs that'll explode after traveling a short distance. These are very powerful and the explosions have a big radius. But the eggs themselves doesn't really travel far.
	Boo: Boos are servants of King Boo and they wear a weaker version of his crown. Like their ruler, they can deal a lot of damage at the cost of their defense. Character Type: Offensive Weapon: They use a weaker version of King Boo's crown. They're capable of firing water tornadoes forward that will deal a good chunk of damage to whoever gets hit by it.
	Dry Bones: Undead versions of the Koopa Troopas. They have more defense than Koopa Troopas, but at the cost of their speed. Character Type: Defensive Weapon: They use the water guns in their mouths to fire watery bones forward. These bones will travel very fast and can be fired very fast, but they don't do a lot of damage.
	Chain Chomp: The same Chain Chomp that joined Mario and Co. for a match of tennis has decided to join the tournament. He has a lot of defense,But he is very slow. Character Type: Defensive Weapon: He carries a ball in his mouth,wich will fire a stream of water forward whenever he squeezes it. This stream is very powerful and can splash opponents,but it can't be fired rapidly and there's a slight delay before firing.
	Rocky Wrench: These moles that usually hide under manholes have decides to jump out and join the tournament. They're very fast,but they don't have a lot of defense. Character Type: Speedy. Weapon: They throw mechanical wrenches that are capable of spraying water. The wrench is a bit slow,but the water that comes out of the wrench has a lot of reach and deals a lot of damage.
	Spike: These spikes have the ability to spit out watery spiked balls. They can move pretty fast around the battlefield,but they're pretty easy to get rid off. Character Type: Offensive Weapon: They can spit out spiked balls that'll roll on the ground for a few seconds before exploding. These balls are very slow,but whoever is hit by the balls will be splashed.
	Wiggler: These happy minions with a very short temper can move around the battlefield pretty quickly and they have a decent amount of defense. But their size makes them easy to hit and their attacks aren't packing a lot of power. Character Type: Speedy Weapon: They use Water Rocket Flowers to shoot streams of water forward. The stream doesn't have a lot of range and it deals the most damage when up-close.
	Kritter: The most common members of the Kremling Krew. They have a lot of defense,But are pretty slow. Character Type: Defensive Weapon: They throw grenades forward that can bounce around and off surfaces. These grenades will explode after a while or upon making contact with an enemy.
	Shiverian: These bulky and fluffy teammates hail from Shiveria,located in the Snow Kingdom. They can take a lot of hits and they can move fast around the area by rolling around. Character Type: Defense Weapon: They use snow ball bombs to attack their enemies. These bombs aren't very powerful,But they can be thrown rapidly.
	Volbonan: These guys reside in the Luncheon Kingdom. Their balanced stats should be a good recipe for victory. Character Type: All-Around Weapon: They use pots filled with water to attack their opponents. The swings from these pots are very powerful,but the pots cannot be swung rapidly.

Items



Item Box: These boxes will contain items that can give you an edge during battle.	Coin: Coins are scattered all across the battlefield and can be used to fill up your Special Meter. Once the meter is filled,you'll be able to perform a Special Attack. The fastest way to earn coins and fill the meter is to splash your opponents.

Mushroom: These can be used to recover all of your HP (Health Points).	Liquid Mushroom: These are almost as rare as a Power Star. They will give you an unlimited water supply for a short time.

Green Koopa Shell: These can be thrown forward. Whoever gets hit by it will be stunned. These can bounce off walls and solid objects.	Triple Green Shells: These will allow you to throw three Green Shells forward.

Red Koopa Shell: These can be thrown forward and home in on the nearest opposite teammate. However gets hit by it will be stunned. Unlike Green Shells, these will break upon colliding with walls or other solid objects	Triple Red Shells: These will allow you to throw three Red Shells forward.

Blooper: These guys will splash everyone in the opposing team with ink, making it difficult for them to see and aim their shots.	Rocket Flower: This flower will give you a temporary boost of speed.

Triple Rocket Flower: Allows you to use a Rocket Flower 3 times.	Power Star: These will make you invincible for a short time. It will also give you a speed boost and allow you to splash opponents upon contact.

Stages

Stages	Description
	Splashroom Stadium: The tutorial arena. There are a lot of spots to take cover, some high ground and a few bodies of water for you to refill your water supply.
	Bubblaine Field: This is one of the more open battlefields in the game. The Lighthouse and the Glass Tower are the highest points of the field and while they're difficult to get to, they can give you a great edge. There's also a big body of water in the middle of the battlefield. Unfortunately, there isn't a lot of cover in this arena.
	Lamode Arena: An arena with a lot of high ground. There's a big body of Water below the arena,but you decide to jump in it,getting back on the battlefield can be difficult. There's a good amount of spots you can take cover behind in this arena.
	Rosario River: This place is known for many things, one of them being the red river. This river can be used to refill your water supply. There isn't a lot of cover in this arena, nor is there a lot of high ground. You can hide in the trees with roses around them, but they don't act like covers, so you'll still be vulnerable if you decide to hide in them.
	Splashlight Lane: A very foggy arena with invisible pathways. There are a couple of high areas that are invisible and there's also plenty of cover in this area. These covers are also invisible and can catch some of your opponents off-guard you 'hide' behind them.
	Delfino Field: A field located on Isle Delfino. There are a couple of towers that are hard to reach, but will give you a big advantage if you have use a character with long ranged attacks. There are a bunch of crates that can be used as covers, but they will break after a few attacks.
	Bullet Bill Rails: A field filled with train rails. One these rails,there are minecarts that will move side to side. These minecarts can be used as cover as long as you keep moving with them. There are a couple of Bullet Bull trains that are just standing still. You can get on these trains in order to have some high ground. Unfortunately,there are very few bodies of water in this field.
	Luigi's Backyard: The backyard of a mansion filled with ghosts. There isn't a lot of high ground,but there's a lot of cover that can be used. However,these covers can also be illusions made by the boos.
	Subcon Falls: A river that looks like it came from a dream. There are whales swimming around that you can stand on and they can also spray water to refill your supply. There are also a bunch of high platforms,but they can be difficult to get to.
	Hazy Maze Cave: A cavern where Dorries reside. You can stand on their backs and even on their heads for some high ground. There's plenty of high ground,but there isn't a lot of cover.
	Jolly Roger Bay: A bay where a bunch of dangerous creatures reside in the water. These creatures can make swimming in the water dangerous. A good chunk of the stage takes place on the ship,wich has boxes that can be used as cover. But the boxes break after a certain amount of attacks.
	Wet-Dry Town: A town that is prone to getting fludded a lot. The buildings can be used as high ground and the water level will occasionally rise. There isn't a lot of cover in the town unfortunately.

Modes

Splash Battles

In Splash Battles, you and your team need to splash as many opponents as possible within a chosen time limit. If you get splashed, you'll lose a point and will have to wait a few seconds before respawning. If you score more points than the opposing team before time runs out, you'll win. If time runs out and both teams have the same amount of points, the match will go into overtime until someone gets splashed.

Balloon Splash

This mode is similar to a regular Splash Battle. In Balloon Splash however, everyone has three balloons above their head. If you get splashed, you'll lose a balloon and this balloon will go to the character that splashed you. If all thee balloons are stolen from someone, said person will be out of the game. If you steal the balloons from everyone before time runs out or if time runs out and your team has more balloons than the opposing team, you'll win. If time runs out and both teams have the same amount of balloons, the match will go into overtime until a balloon is stolen.

Cheep Cheep Leader

In this mode, there will be Cheep Cheeps all over the battlefield. If you walk up to them or shoot water at them, they will start following you. The goal is to bring these Cheep Cheeps to the nests that can be found all over the battlefield. You'll score one point for every Cheep Cheep that you bring back to your nest and you can have up to six of them following you. If you get splashed, your Cheep Cheeps will stay on the spot you were splashed and be free for the picking. The team that has brought the most Cheep Cheeps before time runs out will win. If time runs out and both teams have the same amount of points, the match will go into overtime until one more Cheep Cheep is brought to a nest.

Shine Sprite Chase

In this mode, a Shine Sprite will spawn in the middle of the battlefield. This Shine Sprite will be protected by a barrier that needs to be splashed. Once the barrier is destroyed, you need to grab the Shine Sprite and hold onto it for as long as possible. If you get splashed while holding the Shine Sprite, you will drop it. When the Shine Sprite is dropped, the barrier will appear around it and it needs to be splashed again. The team that manages to hold on to the Shine Sprite the longest before time runs out will win.

Platform Chaos

In this mode, there's a platform with four fans on it located in the middle of the battlefield. To move this platform, you'll need to splash one of the fans. The direction the platform goes depends on which fan you're splashing. You need to guide the platform to the enemy base in order to win the match. If time runs out and the platforms hasn't been brought to any of the enemy bases, the team that has spend the most time on the platform will win.

Boss Battle

In this mode,You'll fight against the boss of the stage you selected. The team that lands the most hits on the boss will win the match.

Boss	Description
	Power Piranha Plant: The boss of the Splashroom Stadium. This plant attacks by letting out waves of electricity. It's best to stay out of bodies of water whenever he performs these attacks.
	Mollusque-Lanceur III: The boss of Bubblaine Field. He'll attack my floating around and shooting mollusk shells at the teams. He'll also perform a spin attack in order to move fast around the battlefield.
	Bridal Cheep Cheep: The boss of Lamode Arena. It'll attack by jumping around twirling and bouncing around. It'll also ocassionally spew water while twirling. It'll flap its fins in order to send wind forward that'll push you back.
	Mollusque Lanceur II: The boss of Rosario River. He'll float around and spit bubbles that will bounce around before exploding. He'll can spit lava forward that needs to be cleared with the water. He will also spin around and throw Koopa Shells around that will bounce off walls.
	Splashlight Thwomp: The boss of Splashlight Lane. It'll hop around and stomp on the ground to create waves of water. It'll also summon rocks that fall from the sky. During most of the fight,he's invisible and needs to be splashed with water in order to make him visible.
	Polluted Piranha Plant Army: The bosses of Delfino Field. They will try to snap at you if you get close to them. They will also spit goo forward that will damage whoever is caught in them.
	Splashing Bullet Train: The bosses of the Bullet Bill Rails. This train can fly and is capable of shooting missiles from the cannon behind him and from his chimney. It will also try to run those near it over.
	Ecto-Boo Army: The bosses of Luigi's Backyard. They leave ectoplasm behind that will harm you if you step on them. They will also spit ectoplasm at you that'll get you stuck if you don't move out of the way in time.
	Tryclyde: The boss(es) of the Subcon Falls. They will spit fireballs at you and slide towards you with their mouths open. They will also summon Cobrats to slow you down.

Online

Every Multiplayer Mode can be played online with friends or with other players across the world. There are two ways these modes can be played.

2 Player Battles: These work like offline multiplayer. Both you and your opponent fight against each other with two teams of one captain and three teammates.
8 Player Battles: You can play against seven other online players in teams of four captains.

After selecting a mode, you will join a room and wait for the other players. Then you and those players can vote on which stage the match will take place. The stage with the most votes will be selected.

Star Rank

Everytime you win a match, you'll earn 20 SP and each time you lose you'll lose 10SP. If you earn 100 SP,you'll get a new Rank. The opponents you fight online depends on their rank.

ShroomTube

ShroomTube is a service that allows you to save replays.

The amount of replays you can save depends on the amount of space on your SD card. These replays can be uploaded online for the world to see and you can even upload them to your social media like Twitter and Facebook. You can also download and save replays from other players.

DLC:Splatoon Pack

This pack contains Characters and Stages from the Splatoon Franchise.

Characters

Characters	Description
	Inklings: The inhabitans of Inkopolis. They're known for spending their time playing Turf Wars and have decided to join this tournament in order to try something different. Inklings use ink to attack instead of water and they can swim in this ink to refill their ink tank just like in turf wars. However,they're very weak to water and cannot swim in the bodies of water that can be found in most of the battlefields. Character Type: Speedy Weapon: They use their Spattershots to shoot ink at their opponents. The ink can be fired rapidly without consuming a lot of ink. Secondary Attack: They will throw Splat Bombs forward that will detonate a few seconds after hitting the ground. These bombs are very powerful,but they consume a lot of your ink. Special Attack: They can throw an endless amount of Splat Bombs for a short amount of time.
	Octolings: These soldiers recently managed to reach inkopolis to live with the inklings. Like Inklings,they use ink to attack instead of water and they can swim in this ink to refill their ink tank just like in turf wars. And like Inklings,they're very weak to water and cannot swim in the bodies of water. Character Type: Speedy Weapon: They use their Octoshot to shoot ink at their opponents. The ink can be fired rapidly without consuming a lot of ink. Secondary Attack: They will throw Autobombs that will home in on opponents before exploding. Special Attack: They can throw an endless amount of Autobombs for a short amount of time.
	Callie: The optimistic and energetic member of the Squid Sisters. She can swim in ink to refill her ink tank just like the normal Inklings. And like normal Inklings,she is very weak to water. Character Type: Speedy Weapon: She uses a Splat Roller to speed around the arena and leave ink behind to swim in. She can also swing her roller to send splashes of ink forward,but the range isn't that greate. Secondary Attack: She will slide a Curling Bomb forward that will ricochet off walls and explode upon colliding with someone. They're very powerful,but at the cost of a lot of ink. Special Attack: She will leap into the air and punch the ground,creating a giant ink explosion that will splash whoever is caught in it.
	Marie : The calm and snarky member of the Squid Sisters. She can swim in ink to refill her ink tank just like the normal Inklings. And like normal Inklings,she is very weak to water. Character Type: Offensive Weapon: She uses a Splat Charger to snipe her opponents and create paths of ink to swim in. It takes a while to fully charge the snipe,so you'll be vulnerable while trying to charge. Secondary Attack: She will throw Splat Bombs forward that will detonate a few seconds after hitting the ground. These bombs are very powerful,but they consume a lot of your ink. Special Attack: She will pull out an inkstrike and fire it at a selected location.

Stages

Stages	Description
	Urchin Underpass: The most common place for Turf Wars. The park has been modified a bit to have bodies of water to make the match a bit more fair for the other competitors. There's plenty of cover and high ground in the stage as well.
	Blackbelly Skatepark: A famous skatepark in inkopolis and a very common place for Turf Wars. There's a lot of cover,but not a lot of bodies of water. The center of the skatepark will give players with long range the advantage.
	Bluefin Depot: An area in inkopolis filed with rusty,old metal. There's a body of water below the stage for if you need a quick refill and there's plenty of high ground and cover.
	Camp Triggerfish: A camping site for squids all ages. There's water below the stage and while the totem poles are difficult to get on,they make for excellent high ground. During the final minutes of the match,the floodgates will open,allowing you to reach the enemy base with ease.
	Mahi-Mahi Resort: A resort located in inkopolis. The arena is located inside a giant pool and there's a lot of high ground,But not a lot of cover. During the final minutes of the match,the water level will lower and raise more high ground and cover.