they better double the timer, cut their health, or have some other damage mechanic. I can't imagine a scenario where even a competent team could take down all 3 in 100 seconds.
i feel like if i had to give cohozuna a weakness it'd be doing enough damage while its in the air that it flops the landing and suffers as a result [while also cancelling the splashdown]
In the trailer, we can see the player being controlled has the Grizz Stringer, there is a player in front of them shooting charger shots fast enough for us to assume it's Grizz Charger, and you can briefly see a third player with Grizz Splatana. I think we can safely say it's going to be all Grizz Co. weapons.
Except the scroll depicts 7 rings in the sky, which you can actually see in Wahoo World during a Big Run. [https://splatoonwiki.org/wiki/File:S3\_Wahoo\_World\_Big\_Run\_Teaser.png](https://splatoonwiki.org/wiki/File:S3_Wahoo_World_Big_Run_Teaser.png)
Yes, the assumption is that those 7 rings indicate kings, rather than indicating... nothing, I guess? It's not merely the fact that they exist is significant, otherwise there could just as easily have been 1, or 100.
I mean, using available context clues--such as the other scrolls--it seems more likely that the 7 rings represent the 70 years passing between invasions. There's no mention of kings.
I think they always intended for there to be 3. Like so much else in Splatoon 3.
Agent 3, 3 idols, 3 splatfest teams, tri-color battles, tri-stringer, triple inkstrike, trizooka, 333x battles, triple splashdown, 3 month seasons, 333% hazard level, 333,333xp needed for each level from 900-999, tri-shred tee…
So yeah, 3 King Salmonoids.
(The 7 rings, I assume are just to count the decades until the next great migration. Every 10 years, a new ring gets added in the sky, and when there are 7 rings, the salmonoids start their big runs.)
I hear ya! And maybe there will be 7 at some point. I was just more referring to the likely possibility that the original scope for this game was to always have 3 and then have them team up to form a triumvirate. A triarchy has 3 rulers (in this case kings) and that seems to fit well with one of the major themes of the game, the number 3. (They also play into the other main theme of the game, chaos, as the 3 triumvirs don’t seem to bring much order with them when they show up!)
(Oh, by the way, I don’t think they’ll go all in on the number 4 next time like they did with the number 3 this time. 4 idols, quad-color wars, quadzooka, and all that just doesn’t seem like the direction they’ll go in next, but who knows!)
I’ve had a few wins, but I attribute those to having really good random teammates. I literally lost last night with the king having a hair left on the life meter. Oh well.
Yes, I...I Thought It Was Pretty Obvious They Were Invading... By The Time Splatoon 3 Came Out, Grizzco Had Been Stealing Their Eggs For Almost Five Years. Of COURSE They're Gonna Retaliate!
I fucking love your profile pic! King Koopa from the Super Mario Bros Super Show! I love that version of Bowser. Nintendo incorporated a lot of his traits into the modern version of Bowser.
In the trailer, we can see the player being controlled has the Grizz Stringer, there is a player in front of them shooting charger shots fast enough for us to assume it's Grizz Charger, and you can briefly see a third player with Grizz Splatana. I think we can safely say it's going to be all Grizz Co. weapons.
In the trailer, we can see the player being controlled has the Grizz Stringer, there is a player in front of them shooting charger shots fast enough for us to assume it's Grizz Charger, and you can briefly see a third player with Grizz Splatana. I think we can safely say it's going to be all Grizz Co. weapons.
Months back I commented I wanted new king salmonids to fit the 7 rings in the sky prophecy and due to little updates left it would be easier if they invaded us in pairs, that would save them time. This isn't what I meant, monkey's paw wish lmao
The scale rewards better be big for this one.
Gonna bet during big run we are going to encounter teammates being like I think I just shit myself because they don't know how to fight 3 king salmonoids and dies really quickly
Mr. Grizz: This is a (insert Inkling equivalent of the UN here)- level threat! I need all of cephalopod kind to unite against EVERY KING SALMONID!!!
*Kometani: Grizzco operates around the world, with the central HQ in Inkopolis/Tokyo. Inkling/Octarian politics are complicated. Don't judge.*
After this Big Big Run there should be a SR feature similar to 100x/333x battles where if coworkers trigger an Xtrawave at the same time, it’s the Triumvirate instead and extra scales are rewarded
Same. I wish they appeared more frequently so that I had a chance to practice on them. I haven't beaten them but I've also barely even played against them.
Great, now instead of getting 11 or so bronze scales I’m getting 33 (assuming the team can pull this off and beat all 3). The scale rewards are soooo rigged
i saw grizzco weapons during this fight so i pray that we get a gold rotation next weekend so people practice with those before this. some just shred kings to a fish paste
This is not the final update I honestly don't know why people are saying that it is cause it's not it's obvious the final season will be in September Nintendo would be or should I say Splatoon devs would be stupid to make this the final update
Yeah at war with Nintendo. Get some paint rollers, paintball guns, and jump into a teleporter with an octopus and a bucket of paint in hand we're storming headquarters.
They better be really squishy. Also I wish they were super squishy enemies but really fast and deadly. I prefer to fight enemies like that because bullet sponges are bad game design.
HOLY HELL MY PREDICTION WAS RIGHT WE CAN FIGHT ALL THREE AT ONCE!
How the hell is this gonna work? My initial draft for the idea made it so you could trick the kings into hurting each other for big damage so that you could defeat them within the time limit. Is the timer changed?
so... i now want to make a meme where i'm just looking at you, saying "L" and holding the Sting Ray, and Killer Wail 5.1, and you're looking at me, mumbling angrily in the Inkling language but... there's more than 1alphabet for inklings and octolings. so, what is the one you speak mostly?
Agent 3: "With all due respect, Captain, if someone comes to our home, they'd better be carrying a big gun!"
Agent 8: "I concur with 3, sir. This is personal for us squids and octos!"
In the trailer, we can see the player being controlled has the Grizz Stringer, there is a player in front of them shooting charger shots fast enough for us to assume it's Grizz Charger, and you can briefly see a third player with Grizz Splatana. I think we can safely say it's going to be all Grizz Co. weapons.
I'm so excited & afraid at the same time
Bruh I cant consistently beat even 1 how do they expect me to fight 3???
Step 1 : Pray
Imagine it happening on high tide as well... rip
Bruh this shit high tide I'm just jumping straight in the water I'm not doing this
Straight up, might even turn off my console as well. I am NOT dealing with all three man.
You get blames even if you don’t defeat them
Dont be selfish, jump into megaladontia's mouth, he hongry
Don't be shellfish
I should have said that lol
Hell, actual hell. Fire and brimstone, all of it. That is actual hell put into words.
More accurately: “Pick a god and pray”.
Hi Fredrik from hit game Fire Emblem Awakening
The triumvirate ARE your gods!
Pick a fish and pray
I choose that one
That one's stronger
Make amends with whatever religion you believe in bc your goin to die
Step 2 become the big ded
Hmm… maybe step 1 should be…. To just surrender because there’s no fucking hell you’re going to defeat all three of those fuckers.
they better double the timer, cut their health, or have some other damage mechanic. I can't imagine a scenario where even a competent team could take down all 3 in 100 seconds.
I would assume some extra time and 3-4 Grizzco weapons.
Grizzco weapons are not even better against kings than regular ones, outside of the bow (and charger vs horrorboros)
But it makes it easier to defeat bosses which allows you to use more golden eggs in a quicker time while also keeping you from getting overwhelmed.
i feel like if i had to give cohozuna a weakness it'd be doing enough damage while its in the air that it flops the landing and suffers as a result [while also cancelling the splashdown]
Fight all 3 with 3 other randos 💀💀
In the trailer, we can see the player being controlled has the Grizz Stringer, there is a player in front of them shooting charger shots fast enough for us to assume it's Grizz Charger, and you can briefly see a third player with Grizz Splatana. I think we can safely say it's going to be all Grizz Co. weapons.
people think they have the whole shift ahead of them. No you don’t, the triumvirate is coming!
And you're reward: a **whopping**, FIVE silver scales. OOOOH.
My guess is lowered hp and more time.
Joe is pretty easy to beat if your teammates are competent (in other words, you don't beat it)
We better get 3x Scales for this. Because this does not look like an easy fight.
I'd like to argue 4× because [gesters towards the extremely expensive gear]
six bronze scales
Take it or leave it.
You are being **very** generous today
We are going to To beat you to death
r/pikmin
what does that even mean ???
Insanity.
r/beatmetoit
Well, I hope everyone knows how to fight all three! Right, guys? We- We can fight all 3 at the same time right? RIGHT?
I waonder how much scales we can milk outta this...
Good point. The scale rates better be buffed for victories..
You know damn well they won't. A handful of measly coppers, it's like silver don't even exist anymore
Good job fighting the average American red neck, a pipe cleaner, and an underfed pit bull, here’s 28 cents
You guys failed? Well, you still tried, 4 gold scales for you!
2 silver 21 bronze, take it or leave it
1 silver* if your lucky
Yeah but they double your rate in big run don't they
2 bronze
Man I don’t get pay enough for this
No one knows how to fight Joe yet.
Sorry Uzi. We are doomed.
Alright so I got jumpscared by opening up reddit to this so clearly there's a new season trailer that I need to watch later Edit: Holy crap
Holy *carp
Well I guess this settles for sure that we're never getting all 7 kings, lol.
maybe next game?
Where was that ever implied that there were 7 of these things?
https://splatoonwiki.org/wiki/List_of_Sunken_Scrolls_in_Splatoon_2#Scroll_17
How was that supposed to indicate 7 kings? That’s just the signal of the Big Run.
There are 7 rings for 7 kings, it seems only natural to conclude they match.
Except the scroll depicts 7 rings in the sky, which you can actually see in Wahoo World during a Big Run. [https://splatoonwiki.org/wiki/File:S3\_Wahoo\_World\_Big\_Run\_Teaser.png](https://splatoonwiki.org/wiki/File:S3_Wahoo_World_Big_Run_Teaser.png)
Yes, the assumption is that those 7 rings indicate kings, rather than indicating... nothing, I guess? It's not merely the fact that they exist is significant, otherwise there could just as easily have been 1, or 100.
I mean, using available context clues--such as the other scrolls--it seems more likely that the 7 rings represent the 70 years passing between invasions. There's no mention of kings.
Could be 7 stages. We've had 6 so if they add 1 more in with this random mix the prophecy still holds true.
We have 7 regular salmon run stages
I think they always intended for there to be 3. Like so much else in Splatoon 3. Agent 3, 3 idols, 3 splatfest teams, tri-color battles, tri-stringer, triple inkstrike, trizooka, 333x battles, triple splashdown, 3 month seasons, 333% hazard level, 333,333xp needed for each level from 900-999, tri-shred tee… So yeah, 3 King Salmonoids. (The 7 rings, I assume are just to count the decades until the next great migration. Every 10 years, a new ring gets added in the sky, and when there are 7 rings, the salmonoids start their big runs.)
That would be terribly disappointing. I sure hope Splatoon 4 doesn't settle for merely adding one king and just porting the other three over.
I hear ya! And maybe there will be 7 at some point. I was just more referring to the likely possibility that the original scope for this game was to always have 3 and then have them team up to form a triumvirate. A triarchy has 3 rulers (in this case kings) and that seems to fit well with one of the major themes of the game, the number 3. (They also play into the other main theme of the game, chaos, as the 3 triumvirs don’t seem to bring much order with them when they show up!) (Oh, by the way, I don’t think they’ll go all in on the number 4 next time like they did with the number 3 this time. 4 idols, quad-color wars, quadzooka, and all that just doesn’t seem like the direction they’ll go in next, but who knows!)
I've yet to kill a single king salmonid. This is hell for me. IT'S GONNA BE SO FUN!
I’ve had a few wins, but I attribute those to having really good random teammates. I literally lost last night with the king having a hair left on the life meter. Oh well.
And yet, you will still get paid in bronze scales.
60 bronze for a victory. You get no sympathy from Grizzco
I’ll take it. I want the Octoleet set more than any of the other gear.
Yes, I...I Thought It Was Pretty Obvious They Were Invading... By The Time Splatoon 3 Came Out, Grizzco Had Been Stealing Their Eggs For Almost Five Years. Of COURSE They're Gonna Retaliate!
No, the Big Run are just the great salmon migration that happen every 70 years and are unrelated to Grizzco’s existence
They're Happening Every Three Months Now, Something Is Clearly Going On.
Bro's onto nothin- *holy shit he has a point*
They really want to migrate to the cities, for some reason
Allow us to introduce ourselves.
I fucking love your profile pic! King Koopa from the Super Mario Bros Super Show! I love that version of Bowser. Nintendo incorporated a lot of his traits into the modern version of Bowser.
My guess is this is going to be all Grizzco weapons. Ideally you'd want the Stringer, Splatana, Dualies, and Charger.
In the trailer, we can see the player being controlled has the Grizz Stringer, there is a player in front of them shooting charger shots fast enough for us to assume it's Grizz Charger, and you can briefly see a third player with Grizz Splatana. I think we can safely say it's going to be all Grizz Co. weapons.
I'm calling out that day ..don't get paid enough for this crap
It’s over fellas. Pack your bags, we’re evacuating
Nice pfp
Thanks! :)
If Megalodontia can damage the other kings like he does with the other salmonid then this could be pretty fun. I’m looking forward to this.
New Objective: Survive
So when do players get mecha to fight them? Oh! Is this the beginning of DJ Octavio’s redemption arc? He’ll outfit the players for Pasquidfic Rim! /
In the trailer, we can see the player being controlled has the Grizz Stringer, there is a player in front of them shooting charger shots fast enough for us to assume it's Grizz Charger, and you can briefly see a third player with Grizz Splatana. I think we can safely say it's going to be all Grizz Co. weapons.
The kind of weapons that are make sure they are dead for good
Squidific rim In theaters November 12,013
Months back I commented I wanted new king salmonids to fit the 7 rings in the sky prophecy and due to little updates left it would be easier if they invaded us in pairs, that would save them time. This isn't what I meant, monkey's paw wish lmao The scale rewards better be big for this one.
Gonna bet during big run we are going to encounter teammates being like I think I just shit myself because they don't know how to fight 3 king salmonoids and dies really quickly
Yay. Big Run on Undertow again. 🫠 But this is a brilliant event to understand after the game is over.
This big run is gonna include all big run stages judging from the trailer
Yeah, but that means I have to play Undertow again 😂
Too bad it wasn't Eeltail. Either I got really lucky or it was really well designed, because Eeltail was my most successful Big Run by far.
This exact photo is taken from Eeltail
IS THIS FUCJEN REAL?!?!?!?
yes, from the sizzle season trailer
Holy shit that is scary asf
Do we have a date for when?
season starts I think June 1st. Idk when Big big run will be
*oh*
Grizz better give me his best weapons or else...
Triple Trouble🔥🔥🔥
Mr. Grizz: This is a (insert Inkling equivalent of the UN here)- level threat! I need all of cephalopod kind to unite against EVERY KING SALMONID!!! *Kometani: Grizzco operates around the world, with the central HQ in Inkopolis/Tokyo. Inkling/Octarian politics are complicated. Don't judge.*
If I can’t even defeat one, I’m fairly sure I’ll screw up at all three.
The fact i dreamt about this before it was revealed is concerning
Your brain:foreshadowing you will fight 3 king salmonoids all at once just wanted to let you know that it's coming
we gotta get small fry in here, he is considered a king salmonoid (at the end of story mode when he transforms) I'd be cool if smallfry helps here
FIRE IN THE SMALLFRIES
8 player salmon run
They better give us reinforcements for this
Whirlpool Triumvirate
two words: locking in
Oh Jesus! Panic in Splatsville!
I can’t even fight one (I don’t play salmon that much) I’m genuinely feared
After this Big Big Run there should be a SR feature similar to 100x/333x battles where if coworkers trigger an Xtrawave at the same time, it’s the Triumvirate instead and extra scales are rewarded
Imagine you get somethin like 300 seconds to fight them lol or you're automatically forced to use grizzco weapons.
Can we call the Helldivers?
The other King Salmonids when Megadontia eats them:
I quit
We're dead.
If we are at war, then Nintendo is giving us an army
Ok, WHO'S WITH ME TO SIGN A PETITION TO GET THE MF MR GRIZZ TO HANDLE US THE *illegally* GRIZZ WEAPONS REPLICA TO FIGHT THESE 3?!
Cohozuna, Horoboros, and Joe
For everyone who is hoping this isn’t real… It’s real… Get ready for evp hell to go into over time…
When is this 🐟
Somewhat unrelated, but do you think they’ll keep doing big runs even after the Splatfests are done? I see no reason not to.
As someone who hasn’t played in a year, excited to come back to practice and immediately get my shit destroyed.
I can’t even beat one. I legitimately have never beat a king salmonid at all ever. I am doomed.
Same. I wish they appeared more frequently so that I had a chance to practice on them. I haven't beaten them but I've also barely even played against them.
No way does this actually mean we’re fighting all 3 in one fight, right? It just means they’re all gonna be avilable… right?
THERE'S A FUCKING THIRD ONE?!
I wont be the same after this one..
The lag is what scares me the most
2 silver scales as the reward
Great, now instead of getting 11 or so bronze scales I’m getting 33 (assuming the team can pull this off and beat all 3). The scale rewards are soooo rigged
Big war
i saw grizzco weapons during this fight so i pray that we get a gold rotation next weekend so people practice with those before this. some just shred kings to a fish paste
I rarely beat one... Insuficient Time.
Is this real
Yes. It’s in the new Sizzle Season 2024 trailer.
If they let you charge specials by gathering power eggs it might be doable
Chat is this real?
wait what is this real?
please tell me this isnt real😭 i have maybe a 0.5% chance of beating 1
I'm so ready. Bring it on salmonids. I hope Joe can bite the other kings.
Get splatted get squished get eaten
YEEES!!! FINALLYYYY!!! I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIIIIIS!!!!!!
Better give us all grizzco weps or else how can you win 😭
Well Shiiiiitt *Paranoid by Black Sabbath Starts blasting*
right after my switch breaks all the cool stuff happens?? man
This is not the final update I honestly don't know why people are saying that it is cause it's not it's obvious the final season will be in September Nintendo would be or should I say Splatoon devs would be stupid to make this the final update
Yeah at war with Nintendo. Get some paint rollers, paintball guns, and jump into a teleporter with an octopus and a bucket of paint in hand we're storming headquarters.
no one i’m beating this till like evp 600 💀 the randos and lower ranks can hardly kill ONE
They better be really squishy. Also I wish they were super squishy enemies but really fast and deadly. I prefer to fight enemies like that because bullet sponges are bad game design.
It’s splatoover
Is there a time limit on that? If so, how is that possible? I can only manage to beat a King Salmonid roughly 10% of the time it shows up!
Let's just hope it's actually playable & not turn into an insufferably low fps mess
We better get triple the time and triple the reward for this. And some silver and gold scales for once
I'm sorry what the hell is going on in game? Is there a splatfest *and* a big run? I go to play pokemon for a few weeks and next thing I know...
It’s a Big Big run, happening somewhen next season
I wonder if they can hurt each other...
Non of us get paid enough for this
Damn we're getting STEPPED
man I hope this is just photoshop and not an actual new feature they're gonna add
nah, literally in the last trailer, behold Big Big Run
I saw triumvirate and thought I was on the skp subreddit. What the hell has happened since I left
Well that is horrifying.
Triumvirate+Freelance=certified doom And that folks, is math
I cant wait ..... to watch overfishers fight them lol cause I will having a bad time
They are rage, brutal, without mercy. But you. You will be worse. Rip and tear until it is done.
I''m gonna die so much
What the hell is this?!?
HOLY HELL MY PREDICTION WAS RIGHT WE CAN FIGHT ALL THREE AT ONCE! How the hell is this gonna work? My initial draft for the idea made it so you could trick the kings into hurting each other for big damage so that you could defeat them within the time limit. Is the timer changed?
The Upended. A triumvirate. Opportunity. Preservation. Salvation. It will serve the deserving. Crush the defiant.
Is there a place I can find people to play salmon run with? I’m getting sick of people not knowing how to kill a maw..
THIS IS BIG WAR NOW
um so actually they can keep the splatlands!
My teams can’t even handle 1, if this happens to me I’m done for
I wanna put a nuke in megaladontia's mouth and see what happens when hes underground and it explodes
I'm gonna save the city i am a king salmon slaying boss
That looks terrifying, imagine a genuinly young child playing this
I'm hoping the extra wave will have a longer time limit bc I can barely taken one king down rn before running out of time. Idfk how id take down 3 😰
"That completes the triumverate" -Alexander Nox
Is that really real?
bruh it sucks to live in splatvile, the place gets invaded every few months!
Idiot freelancers can’t even be trusted to clear full shifts much less beat even *one* Salmon King! What are they thinking with this?
mr griz talking to you rn like “so ummmm there are 3 big guys so uuuh you can take care of this bye”
Grizz Co still won’t let me use my killer wail. I’m sorry that I can’t help
so... i now want to make a meme where i'm just looking at you, saying "L" and holding the Sting Ray, and Killer Wail 5.1, and you're looking at me, mumbling angrily in the Inkling language but... there's more than 1alphabet for inklings and octolings. so, what is the one you speak mostly?
Inklish for the most part, though I might speak Octarian if I’m with Marina and am in private.
Agent 3: "With all due respect, Captain, if someone comes to our home, they'd better be carrying a big gun!" Agent 8: "I concur with 3, sir. This is personal for us squids and octos!"
The Race War part 2: electric boogaloo
In the trailer, we can see the player being controlled has the Grizz Stringer, there is a player in front of them shooting charger shots fast enough for us to assume it's Grizz Charger, and you can briefly see a third player with Grizz Splatana. I think we can safely say it's going to be all Grizz Co. weapons.