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TheRapid Blaster is amain weapon in theSplatoon series, manufactured byDeco.

The Rapid Blaster is ashooter inSplatoon andSplatoon 2, and ablaster inSplatoon 3, that is similar to theBlaster, but fires much faster and has greater range. However, this comes at the cost of lessink coverage, a smaller blast radius, and weaker shots. At minimum, it takes one direct hit and one indirect hit to splat an opponent with this weapon. Its close relative, theRapid Blaster Pro, has slightly longer range and a slightly slower fire rate. The fire rate is faster than that of theLuna Blaster, and slower than that of theClash Blaster.

Appearance

The Rapid Blaster consists of a gray main body with red parts on the top and sides, connected to a black handle with a red trigger under and a black barrel with a large cylindrical muzzle at the front.

InSplatoon andSplatoon 2 the muzzle is red, the red parts have a gray polka dot pattern, and three parts on the main body change color to match the user'sink: a large square part with three gray vertical cuts on the rear side, a horizontal section on the side next to the barrel, and a rectangular section on the back. Multiple texts and symbols are also present in white on the sides, with theDeco branding written in yellow on the red part at the bottom front of the weapon.

InSplatoon 3, the design of the Rapid Blaster has been modified and simplified: the muzzle is now yellow, the red parts have been modified and are now plain color, and there is no text anymore on the weapon. The color-changing parts have also been modified: the horizontal section has been removed, the square part on the rear side has been replaced by a red part with three vertical sections that change color to match the user's ink, and the rear part is no longer surrounded by a red one. These color-changing parts light up when a shot is fired with the weapon.

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Rapid Blaster

Rapid Blaster

Basic information
CategoryMain
ClassShooter
SubInk Mine
SpecialBubbler
Special points
Special depletionSpecial gauge 40%
Range
45 / 100
Damage
Impact
35 / 100
Fire rate
40 / 100
Charge speed
Ink speed
Mobility
Durability
Handling
Obtainable at
Level14
CostCash 10,000
Requirement
Added inInitial Release (1.0.0)
Specifications
Weight
Base damage12.5–40 (Splash)
25–80 (Blast)
80 (Direct hit)
Base duration
Ink consumption8%
Base range
Rate of fire
Muzzle velocity
Base accuracy
MPU effect
SPU effect
SPU effect
Other variantRapid Blaster DecoRapid Blaster Deco

The Rapid Blaster comes withInk Mines andBubbler. Each shot consumes 8% of theink tank capacity, and the ink tank recovers 1.67% of its capacity between each shot, allowing the player to fire 15 shots before needing to refill the tank.

Data

  • The Rapid Blaster is amiddleweight weapon.
  • Each shot consumes 8% of the ink tank capacity.
  • When firing continuously, it shoots a bullet every 35 frames (1.71 shots per second).
  • When firing while moving, the player's movement speed is set to 0.62 units per frame.
  • After firing, there is a 20 frame cooldown before the ink tank starts refilling.
  • Each shot has a base damage of 80.
  • Shots travel straight for 11 frames.
  • Shots have a radius of 2 units.
  • Shots cannot ever deviate from the inner reticle while on the ground.
  • The angle its shots can deviate while in the air is 10 degrees.
  • The outer reticle immediately expands after jumping. The outer reticle will finish shrinking after 60 frames.
  • When jumping, the chance to shoot towards the outer reticle instead of the inner reticle is immediately set to 40%.
  • Shots initially travel straight at a rate of 12 units per frame for 11 frames. Shots travel straight for 132 distance units.
  • Ink droplets occur every 15.4 units.
  • The frequency at which ink drips from a shot occurs at a rate of 10 droplets per shot.
  • There are a total of 1 different droplet patterns that can be created while firing this weapon.
  • Droplets that occur within 11 units of the player have a radius of 19.2 units.
  • Droplets that occur when they travel past 200 units of the player have a radius of 18 units.
  • All other ink droplets have a radius of 11 units.
  • The shot explodes 15 frames after being fired.
  • The far damage radius of the explosion is 35 units.
  • When the shot explodes on the ground or wall, the far damage radius is 17.5 units.
  • The near damage radius of the explosion is 5 units.
  • Damage from the explosion scales from 25 at the far damage radius to 80 at the near damage radius.
  • When the shot explodes on the ground or wall, the damage scales from 12.5 at the far damage radius to 40 at the near damage radius.
  • When the shot explodes in the air, it creates a splash of paint with a radius of 28 units.
  • The wall impact painting radius is 17 units.

[1]

Version history

VersionAdjustments
2.2.0
  • ▲ Fire rate when firing from a squid state: 17 frames → 12 frames.
  • ▲ Recovery time after firing: 26 frames → 20 frames.
2.7.0
  • ▲ Special gauge loss: 50% → 40%.
2.8.0
  • ▲ Movement speed while firing increased by about 12%.

Quotes

Sheldon's Introduction

TheRapid Blaster is a Blaster modified to increase its rate of fire and ink efficiency. It's not as powerful as the Blaster, but its fast shots and powerfulInk Mines are great for pressuring foes. With aBubbler as well, it's probably the easiest blaster to use, so I'd recommend giving it a try!(NA)

“Mitigates the weaknesses of the regularBlaster by giving up a little shot power for a better rate of fire.”
— In-Game Description(NA/EU/OC)
Notes

Gallery

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    Promotional image

  • The second farthest left Inkling wields the Rapid Blaster.

    The second farthest leftInkling wields the Rapid Blaster.

  • The Rapid Blaster's range.

    The Rapid Blaster's range.

  • Official art of a team of Inklings - the farthest is holding a Rapid Blaster.

    Official art of a team of Inklings - the farthest is holding a Rapid Blaster.

  • Official art of an Inkling holding the Rapid Blaster.

    Official art of an Inkling holding the Rapid Blaster.

  • Concept art of an Inkling wielding the Rapid Blaster.

    Concept art of an Inkling wielding the Rapid Blaster.

  • Concept art of various weapons, with the Rapid Blaster at the lower left.

    Concept art of variousweapons, with the Rapid Blaster at the lower left.

  • An Inkling firing the Rapid Blaster in an early version of Blackbelly Skatepark.

    An Inkling firing the Rapid Blaster in an early version ofBlackbelly Skatepark.

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Splatoon 2

Splatoon 2
Rapid Blaster
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    Basic information
    CategoryMain
    ClassShooter
    SubInk Mine
    SpecialSplat-Bomb Launcher
    Special points200p
    Special depletion
    Range
    62 / 100
    Damage
    Impact
    35 / 100
    Fire rate
    40 / 100
    Charge speed
    Ink speed
    Mobility
    Durability
    Handling
    Obtainable at
    Level13
    CostCash 9,800
    Requirement
    Added inInitial Release (1.0.0)
    Specifications
    Weight
    Base damage17.5 (Splash)
    35 (Blast)
    85 (Direct hit)
    Base duration
    Ink consumption7%
    Base range
    Rate of fire
    Muzzle velocity
    Base accuracy
    MPU effect
    SPU effect
    SPU effect
    Other variantsRapid Blaster DecoRapid Blaster Deco
    Kensa Rapid BlasterKensa Rapid Blaster

    The Rapid Blaster returns inSplatoon 2 looking identical to how it was in the first game, but with a slightly tweaked performance. It comes withInk Mines andSplat-Bomb Launcher. Each shot consumes 7% of theink tank capacity, allowing the player to fire 14 shots before needing to refill the tank.

    It appears in fiveOcto Expansion stations:

    Data

    • The Rapid Blaster is amiddleweight weapon.
    • The matchmaking range is 167. The game's matchmaking system looks at a team's average matchmaking range value, and matches them against a team with a similar average.
    • The ink consumption of 7% and ink tank capacity of 100% allows players to fire 14 shots before needing to refill the ink supply.
    • When initially firing the weapon in humanoid form, the first shot takes 12 frames to come out.
    • When firing from swim form, the first shot takes 21 frames to come out.
    • The interval between firing and when the player is able to enter swim form or use a sub weapon is 20 frames.
    • When firing continuously, it shoots a bullet every 35 frames (1.71 shots per second).
    • When firing while moving, the player's movement speed is set to 0.55 units per frame.
    • After firing, there is a 50 frame cooldown before the ink tank starts refilling.
    • Each shot has a base damage of 85.
    • The bullet hitbox has a radius of 2 units.
    • Shots cannot ever deviate from the inner reticle while on the ground.
    • The angle its shots can deviate while in the air is 8 degrees.
    • The outer reticle immediately expands after jumping. After 40 frames, the outer reticle will start shrinking, and will finish shrinking after 70 frames.
    • When jumping, the chance to shoot towards the outer reticle instead of the inner reticle is immediately set to 50%.
    • Shots initially travel straight at a rate of 12 units per frame for 11 frames. Shots travel straight for 132 distance units.
      • After that, the shot's velocity is set to 11.3305 units per frame if it is not already lower than the listed value, and decreases further as it travels.
    • Ink droplets occur every 16.2 units.
    • The frequency at which ink drips from a shot occurs at a rate of 11 droplets per shot.
    • There are a total of 1 different droplet patterns that can be created while firing this weapon.
    • Ink droplets have a radius of 11 units.
    • Droplets have their radius multiplied by a value ranging from 1 if they fell from a height above 100 units to 1.2 if they fell from a height below 30 units.
    • The shot explodes 15 frames after being fired.
    • The far damage radius of the explosion is 33 units.
      • Main Power Up increases the far damage radius up to 35 units.
    • When the shot explodes on the ground or wall, the far damage radius is 16.5 units.
    • The near damage radius of the explosion is 9.4 units.
      • Main Power Up increases the near damage radius up to 10 units.
    • Damage from the explosion is 35. Damage does not change based on distance from the center of the explosion.
    • When the shot explodes on the ground or wall, the damage is 17.5.
    • When the shot explodes in the air, it creates a splash of paint with a radius of 28 units.
    • The radius of wall dripping paint is 10 units.
    • The wall impact painting radius is 19 units.

    [2][3]

    Version history

    VersionAdjustments
    Base game
    • ▲Ink consumption: 8.0% → 7.0%.
    • ▲ Direct damage: 80.0 → 85.0.
    • ▲ Minimum indirect damage: 25.0 → Indirect damage is now locked at 35.0.
    • ▲ Angle of shot deviation while jumping: 10 degrees → 8 degrees.
    • ▼ Maximum indirect damage: 80.0 → Indirect damage is now locked at 35.0.
    • ▼ Movement speed while firing: 0.616 units/frame → 0.55 units/frame.
    • ▼ Ink recovery delay: 20 frames → 50 frames.
    • ▼ Initial chance to shoot towards the outer reticle after jumping: 40% → 50%.
    • ▼ Jump accuracy recovery time: 0-60 frames → 40-70 frames.
    1.3.0
    3.2.0
    • ▼ Decreased radius of damage dealt by exploding shots by roughly 6%: 35 units → 33 units.
    4.0.0
    • ▲ Points to fill special gauge: 210 → 200.
    4.5.0
    • ▲ TheMain Power Upgearability will now also increase the radius of explosions while equipped when using thesemain weapons.
      • The above effect will be maxed out when 2.9 times the normal amount of gear ability is equipped.
      • Each additional gear ability is worth 0.3 of the effect of the base gear ability.
    4.9.0

    Quotes

    		Sheldon's Introduction

    TheRapid Blaster features an improved rate of fire and reduced ink consumption. It comes with the trade-off of less attack power, but you can reveal your opponents' positions to teammates with the Ink Mine! Finish off the tracked opponents with theSplat-Bomb Launcher! Recommended for players that like to work closely with their team!

    Gallery

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    Splatoon 3

    Splatoon 3
    Rapid Blaster

    Rapid Blaster

    Basic information
    CategoryMain
    Class Blaster
    SubInk Mine
    SpecialTriple Inkstrike
    Special points190p
    Special depletion
    Range
    62 / 100
    Damage
    Impact
    35 / 100
    Fire rate
    40 / 100
    Charge speed
    Ink speed
    Mobility
    Durability
    Handling
    Obtainable at
    Level7
    Cost
    Requirement
    Added inDrizzle Season 2022 (1.1.0)
    Specifications
    Weight
    Base damage17.5 (Splash)
    35 (Blast)
    85 (Direct hit)
    30 (SRNW Splash)
    60 (SRNW Blast)
    140 (SRNW Direct hit)
    Base duration
    Ink consumption
    Base range
    Rate of fire
    Muzzle velocity
    Base accuracy
    MPU effect
    SPU effect
    SPU effect
    Other variantRapid Blaster DecoRapid Blaster Deco

    The Rapid Blaster returns inSplatoon 3 with an updated design, and hasInk Mines as its sub andTriple Inkstrike as its special.

    It appears in one mission inReturn of the Mammalians:

    Data

    • The Rapid Blaster is amiddleweight weapon.
    • The matchmaking range is 16.7. The game's matchmaking system looks at a team's average matchmaking range value, and matches them against a team with a similar average.
    • The ink consumption is 7% per shot, allowing the user to fire 14 shots on a full ink tank.
    • When firing continuously, it shoots a bullet every 35 frames (1.71 shots per second).
    • When firing from humanoid form, the first shot takes 12 frames to come out. When firing from swim form, the first shot takes 20 frames to come out.
    • The interval between firing the weapon and being able to enter swim form or use a sub weapon is 20 frames.
    • When firing while moving, the player's movement speed is set to 0.055 units per frame.
    • After firing, there is a 47 frame cooldown before the ink tank starts refilling.
    • The damage on direct hit is 85.
    • The blast has a radius of 3.37 units and deals 35 damage.
    • The bullet hitbox for collisions with players has a radius of 0.235 units.
    • The bullet hitbox for collisions with the environment has a radius of 0.2 units.
    • Shots cannot ever deviate from the inner reticle while on the ground.
    • The angle its shots can deviate while in the air is 8.0 degrees.
    • The outer reticle immediately expands after jumping. After 40 frames, the outer reticle will start shrinking, and will finish shrinking after 70 frames.
    • When jumping, the chance to shoot towards the outer reticle instead of the inner reticle is immediately set to 50%.
    • Shots initially travel straight at a rate of 1.2 units per frame for 11 frames. Shots travel straight for 13.2 distance units.
      • After that, the shot's velocity is set to 1.13305 units per frame if it is not already lower than the listed value, and it loses 36% of its speed every frame (including the first frame after it stops traveling straight). Once the shot velocity decreases below a certain threshold, it will begin to be slowed less and fall faster.
    • The bullet explodes 15 frames after being fired, covering a total distance of about 15.11 units.
      • This number may vary at different firing angles.

    [4]

    Version history

    VersionAdjustments
    5.1.0
    • ▲ Points needed for special: 200 → 190.
    8.0.0
    • ▲ Reduced the amount of time it takes for ink to begin recovering after firing by about 1/20th of a second: 50 frames → 47 frames.
    11.0.0
    • ▲ Increased each shot's hitbox radius for players: 0.2 units → 0.235 units.
    • ▲ Increased the damage radius of the explosion: 3.3 units → 3.37 units.
    11.0.1
    • ▲ Increased the inking width of spray droplets by approximately 10%.
    • ▼ Decreased explosion radius multiplier when a shot hits terrain: 0.5x → 0.4653x.

    Quotes

    		Sheldon's Introduction

    TheRapid Blaster lives up to its name with an improved rate of fire and modestink consumption. Now, if you know me at all, you know I'm going to tell you about a big trade-off, and it's this: low power. But using theInk Mine to reveal enemy positions helps make up for it. What I'd do with a combo like this is use the Rapid Blaster to create a whirlwind of ink, then take it to the next level with aTriple Inkstrike. This setup lets you focus in on key areas of the map - whether you're defending the home base or pushing an advance into hostile territory.

    Weapon freshness rewards

    IconNameTypeAvailability
    Sheldon LicenseCurrency1★Freshness Rating
    Rapid Blaster stickerSticker2★Freshness Rating
    Rapid Blaster holo stickerSticker3★Freshness Rating
    4★ Rapid Blaster UserBadge4★Freshness Rating
    5★ Rapid Blaster UserBadge5★Freshness Rating
    6★ Rapid Blaster UserBadge6★Freshness Rating
    7★ Rapid Blaster UserBadge7★Freshness Rating
    8★ Rapid Blaster UserBadge8★Freshness Rating
    9★ Rapid Blaster UserBadge9★Freshness Rating
    10★ Rapid Blaster UserBadge10★Freshness Rating


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    Strategy

    For competitive tips about the Rapid Blaster

    Click to view the strategy for Rapid Blaster.View the strategy page.

    Trivia

    • This weapon resembles a toy dart blaster.
    • Despite being called theRapid Blaster, the fire rate of this blaster is slower than theClash Blaster's, though the Clash Blaster was introduced later.
    • The orange cap on the tip of the Rapid Blaster's barrel inSplatoon 3 resembles those seen on toy dart blasters in the United States, which requires toy firearms to be painted partially or completely insafety orange to avoid confusion with real guns. This cap is also seen on theRapid Blaster Pro.
    • Prior toversion 3.0.0 ofSplatoon 3, the colored parts on the 2D icons for the Rapid Blaster and the Rapid Blaster Pro were colored yellow. This was corrected to the white color upon release of the update.
    • In the Italian localization ofSplatoon 2,Sheldon's introduction about the Rapid Blaster says that it comes withPoint Sensor instead ofInk Mine.
    • InSplatoon 3, parts of the weapon that match the user's ink color light up when fired.

    Names in other languages

    LanguageNameMeaning
    Japan Japaneseラピッドブラスター
    rapiddo burasutā    		Rapid Blaster
    Netherlands DutchFlitsblasterFlash Blaster
    Canada French (NOA)TurboblasteurTurbo Blaster
    France French (NOE)TurboblasterTurbo Blaster
    Germany GermanTurbo-BlasterTurbo Blaster
    Italy ItalianBlaster rapidoRapid Blaster
    Russia RussianБластермат
    Blastermat    		Blastermat
    Mexico Spanish (NOA)TurbolanzamotasTurbo Speck Thrower
    Spain Spanish (NOE)Devastador exprésExpress Devastator
    China Chinese (Simplified)快速爆破枪
    kuàisù bàopòqiāng (Mandarin)    		Quick Blaster
    Hong Kong Chinese (Traditional)快速爆破槍
    kuàisù bàopòqiāng (Mandarin)    		Quick Blaster
    South Korea Korean래피드 블래스터
    laepideu beullaeseuteo    		Rapid Blaster
     InternalBlaster_Light_00[5]

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