Golden Egg
Golden Eggs are a type of collectible in theSalmon Run modes ofSplatoon 2 andSplatoon 3, in which collecting them is the main objective.
Splatoon 2
Golden Eggs spawn when aBoss Salmonid is defeated. Most Boss Salmonids drop three Golden Eggs. During theMothership occurrence, only one is dropped. A hidingGoldie drops one Golden Egg after a certain number of hits until it is splatted and drops three. During thefog, a Goldie can drop one, five, or ten Golden Eggs. Running or swimming into a Golden Egg picks it up, and only one Golden Egg can be held at a time. Once a Golden Egg has been obtained, it must be placed in theegg basket by pressing when nearby. Golden Eggs are retained if splatted while carrying one, but cannot be placed in the Egg Basket. A specified number of Golden Eggs must be returned to the Egg Basket in order to pass the wave.
If Golden Eggs are dropped and not picked up after a certain amount of time, aSnatcher comes to pick them up. Snatchers can pick up three Golden Eggs at a time. If the Snatcher is splatted before it makes it to the water, the Golden Eggs drop. If there are still Golden Eggs left after a wave has ended, the outer egg disappears and the fish skeleton on the inside falls, sinking into the ground.
Appearance
Golden Eggs look like thePower Eggs that are collected from defeatingLesser Salmonids, but they are larger, golden-colored and have a fish skeleton inside them.
Splatoon 3
InSplatoon 3'sSalmon Run, Golden Eggs function mostly the same as inSplatoon 2. However, they can now be thrown to pass them to another player or put directly into theegg basket. Doing so requires the same amount of ink as throwing a bomb, but actually consumes less. Throwing an egg also causes a small explosion around the player that inks in a 3 unit radius, and deals 100 damage in a 2 unit radius, which can clearChum andSmallfry swarming around the player. If an egg has been thrown at the end of a round, the round will not end until the egg lands on the ground or in the egg basket.
If a Golden Egg is thrown into water, it will bounce back towards the ground position the player last touched. Notably, before version7.2.0 this does not consider any inkrails, allowing it to be exploited onBonerattle Arena during aGiant Tornado wave.[1] This was changed in version 7.2.0 such that the Golden Egg will return to the base of the last inkrail ridden.
During anXtrawave, a specialegg cannon is provided to each player to attack theKing Salmonid. The egg cannon launches eggs farther than normal and at no ink cost, and the eggs do large amounts of damage, potentially one-shotting certainBoss Salmonids. The egg basket does not appear during the Xtrawave, so all Golden Eggs collected can be used to attack the King Salmonid.
Large Golden Eggs appear in thebattle againstMr. Grizz inReturn of the Mammalians. They are scattered around his rocket, andAgent 3 has to collect them and use them in the place ofPower Eggs onSmallfry to clear theFuzzy Ooze on the rocket in order to approach Mr. Grizz, as well as having Smallfry destroy the Fuzzballs on Mr. Grizz's body.
The finalAlterna Log reveals that the Golden Eggs acquired byGrizzco Industries were used by Mr. Grizz in the creation of Fuzzy Ooze.
Gallery
The icon used for Golden Eggs in-game.
SVG version of the icon used inSplatNet 3
Closeup of a Golden Egg in a net.
A Golden Egg in aLifesaver.
SomeInklings carrying Golden Eggs to theegg basket.
An exhibit of a model of a Golden Egg in theShellendorf Institute.
An exhibit in the Shellendorf Institute, featuring an ancient piece of art depicting Inklings surrounding a Golden Egg.
A Golden Egg seen on the JapaneseSplatoon 3 website.
Mr Grizz and some Golden Eggs.
2D artwork of three Golden Eggs in theSalmon Run Next Wave logo.
2D artwork of the lower-left Golden Egg from theNext Wave logo.
2D art of the upper-right two Golden Eggs from the same logo.
Alternative version.
Base Golden Egg locker decoration.
Bronze Golden Egg locker decoration.
Silver Golden Egg locker decoration.
Gold Golden Egg locker decoration.
A keychain of a Golden Egg and aLifesaver.
Trivia
- During the drowning animation, it is possible to see that, when submerged, Golden Eggs glow in a color similar toSalmonidink.
- InMr. Grizz's character description it is mentioned that the Golden Eggs can be used as a high-performance energy source.
- When multiple Golden Eggs overlap, most commonly seen inGoldie Seeking if enough damage is dealt to theGoldie while it is on top of itsGusher, the Golden Eggs turn dark gray until there is only one left in the pile.
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
 Japanese | 金イクラ Kin Ikura | Golden Salmon Roe |
 Dutch | Gouden ei | Golden Egg |
 French | Œuf doré | Gold egg |
 German | Gold-Fischei | Golden Fish Egg |
 Italian | Uovo d'oro | Golden Egg |
 Russian | Золотая икринка Zolataya ikrinka | Golden fish egg |
 Spanish (NOA) | Huevecillo dorado | Golden egg |
| Alevín dorado[a] | Golden fish spawn | |
 Spanish (NOE) | Alevín dorado | Golden fish spawn |
 Chinese (Simplified) | 金鲑鱼卵 Jīn guīyú luǎn | Golden Salmon Egg |
 Chinese (Traditional) | 金鮭魚卵 Jīn guīyú luǎn | Golden Salmon Egg |
 Czech | Zlatý vejce | Golden egg |
 Hungarian | Aranytojás | Golden egg |
 Korean | 황금 연어알 Hwang-geum-yeon-eoal | Golden Salmon Egg |
 Norwegian | Gullegg | Golden egg |
 Polish | Złoty Ikra | Golden Roe |
Translation notes
- ↑Animal Crossing: New Horizons
