Sheldon​

Sheldon

Sheldon inSplatoon 3

Species	Horseshoe crab
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Height
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Age
Gender	Male
Pronouns
Relations	Ammoses Shellendorf (grandfather)
Location	Booyah Base,Galleria,Splatsville
Shop	Ammo Knights
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Members
Other forms

Sheldon is acharacter in theSplatoon series. He is ahorseshoe crab who is the third-generation owner ofAmmo Knights,^[1] aweapons shop inInkopolis andSplatsville that appears in all three games of the series.

Appearance

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Sheldon is short with a comparatively large head, has brown eyes, and hasbuck teeth. Sheldon's shell mimics a soldier helmet, and he is shown to be able retract his body into this shell at will, similar to a turtle. He wears a khaki military jacket and brown boots, as well as a red scarf and a red belt. He also has brass binocular-like goggles that he uses as glasses.

InSplatoon 2, markings can be seen on Sheldon's shell. His goggles have become orange, and he now wears a pair of brown leather gloves. He also wears an apron with three diamond-shaped badges, as well as aSplattershot patch which, according toThe Art of Splatoon 2, was crafted byAnnie.

InSplatoon 3, Sheldon's binoculars are now yellow-green with a similarly colored metal chain, which is also attached to his vest. Notably, his gloves from the previous game are absent, as well as his boots, which are now plain brown loafers with white socks. His scarf appears to be different as well, now without a yellow knot that the previous designs had. His shirt is now a slightly deeper gray color and has rolled up long sleeves. He also now wears dark gray shorts instead of the pants he previously wore. Stickers are also now present on the left side of his shell.

Sheldon's designs in the first two games seem to be inspired by theBoy Scouts of America, as seen in the khaki shirt and neckerchief of his design inSplatoon, and the diamond arrangement of badges inSplatoon 2, which have the same colors and arrangement as those of a Cub Scout.^[2]

Personality and traits

Sheldon is a military fanatic from a well-respected family. He has developed extreme nearsightedness due to staying up late every night, tinkering withweapons and small parts. He wanted to become a soldier as a child, but could not enter due to his poor eyesight. InSplatoon 2, he seems to have improved his skills in creating weapons as he is now able to create new versions of theHero weapons as well as upgrade them with amachine he made as well. When theHero Replicas are available to be purchased, instead of saying he could not replicate the technology like in the first game, he says that the weapon could not be mass-produced by "the guys at the factory".

Sheldon has a great love of weapons, and if the player has unlocked any newweapons, he enthusiastically explains them in great detail. Sheldon is also the director of the Turf Wars association, however a time limit has been put in place for speeches due to how long his speeches took during assemblies. Although Sheldon's verbosity might seem off-putting,Agent 8 finds his speeches to be calming, andShiver values the advice he has to give on weaponry.Shelly and Donny, who are Sheldon's successors in Inkopolis inSplatoon 3, are also said to look up to him.

Sheldon's favorite weapon class appears to bebrushes, as suggested by hisPalette inSide Order.

History

Splatoon 2

In addition to operating his shop, Sheldon also appears in thesingle-player campaignOcto Canyon after being called byMarie after the player beatsIndustrial Toast. He provides weapons he is developing to theNew Squidbeak Splatoon to assist their development and also provides the Ammo Knights Enhancifier. He also joins Marie as an advisor toAgent 4 during missions, although he speaks less often than her.

Sheldon can be seen flying the flying Splatfest truck duringBomb Rush Blush to transport Marie, and in addition, provides the player with the modifiedRainmaker during the last phase of the fight.

Splatoon 3

Sheldon does not appear inReturn of the Mammalians, although he does provide theShel-drone to the player, which can be used to searchAlterna for items.

Tableturf Battle

Sheldon appears as one of the rivals in theTableturf Battle Dojo. He becomes available after the player reaches Tableturf Battle Rank 7 and has visited Ammo Knights inSplatsville at least once. His playstyle focuses on accumulating special points, and matches against him are played onX Marks the Garden. Excluding his own card, his deck is composed entirely ofweapons, with everymain weapon class having one representative.

Rival: Sheldon Total 135
13 Sheldon	10 .96 Gal	9 Range Blaster
10 Flingza Roller	7 Inkbrush	13 E-liter 4K Scope
10 Bloblobber	10 Ballpoint Splatling	8 Dark Tetra Dualies
12 Tenta Brella	9 REEF-LUX 450	6 Splatana Stamper
12 Tacticooler	3 Fizzy Bomb	3 Sprinkler

Palette

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Sheldon'sPalette

Orderbrush Ink Mine Ultra Stamp Most CommonTone Mobility Mobility-tone color chips are all about moving. Move faster, recover gauge on the go, and so on. Stay nimble and never get cornered! Second Most CommonTone Lucky Lucky-tone color chips litter the field with armor, ink refills, helpful bombs, and more. With enough luck, you'll believe in miracles! I personawwy saw this so-calledSheldon person taking ontwo small, adowable disciples a lot like me! WHICH MEANS...he took two young, impwessionable children who've known him since they were babies and waised them to inhewit his wegacy. What sort of tewwible person would drill a wuv forweapons into children so young? This is an outwage! He must be PUNISHED!

In themanga

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Major appearances

In Chapter 46, Sheldon appears inAmmo Knights inInkopolis Square, givingSpecs his repairedOctobrush. A few moments later, he nominates himself as a judge for theTurf War againstTeam Blue andTeam Glasses atSnapper Canal. In the nature of his attention to detail, he explains the history ofSnapper Canal, in which Team Blue has no interest in. He notices Team Blue's strength on the field, specificallyGoggles, and later asks Goggles to help him uncover the mysterious treasure thathis grandfather left behind.

Having recruited Goggles, Sheldon states that some of the weapons that are used in Turf Wars today were made onMount Nantai, such as theHero Shot,Dynamo Roller, andAerospray. The treasure eventually turns out to be aweapon that resembles theSplattershot but is far more powerful. There is also a note inside, and Sheldon is moved to tears reading it. He insists that he will use the weapon for research and not for Turf Wars.

Minor appearances

Sheldon debuts with a brief appearance in Volume 1. He is seen frustrated at Team Blue's silliness when Goggles steals weapons from his shop and wears them. Sheldon later reappears in Volume 12, where he is seen drivingMarie's truck inOcto Canyon. Sheldon also introduces two new agents, Agent 4.5 and Agent 4.25, who are revealed asSkull andVintage.

In the bonus chapter of Volume 12,Grandpappy's Note, Sheldon knocks over a stack of boxes in Ammo Knights and finds a note from his grandfather. He decides that he wants to go and look for it, and starts to think about who he should take along. He eventually decides on Goggles and leads into where Chapter 46 left off.

Quotes

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Gallery

Splatoon

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  Sheldon's reaction to the player not having enoughcash

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  Sheldon in his weapon shop,Ammo Knights

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  Promotional 2D art of Sheldon,Annie, andMoe for version2.2.0

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  Official art for Squidmas 2016

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  Concept art of Sheldon

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  Sheldon's icon on

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  Unofficial render of Sheldon's game model onThe Models Resource.

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  Sheldon Picks icon

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  Sheldon as depicted in an advertisement for Ammo Knights inInkopolis Plaza

Splatoon 2

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  Transparent version of the previous render

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  Polaroid-style render

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  Another Polaroid-style render, with a paperclip

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  Character icon of Sheldon

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  Sheldon's icon inOcto Canyon

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  Sheldon during thefinal boss

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  Hero weapons modified by Sheldon

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  Artwork forChaos vs. Order

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  Sheldon in theSplatoon 2 relationship chart

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  The chart in Japanese.

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  Mem cake of Sheldon

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  Concept art of Sheldon's badges, fromThe Art of Splatoon 2

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  Unofficial render of Sheldon's game model onThe Models Resource

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  Octo Canyon Sheldon's weapon carrying drone

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  A doodle of Sheldon is seen in an Ammo Knights flyer

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  Credits Artwork ofAgent 4, Sheldon,DJ Octavio,Callie, andMarie

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  LINE Sheldon sticker

Splatoon 3

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  2D artwork

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  Transparent version of previous image

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  ASunken Scroll of Sheldon

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  Sheldon located at theTableturf Battle Dojo

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  Character icon of Sheldon

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  Side Order icon

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  Sheldon as he appears on hisTableturf Battle card

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  Unofficial render of Sheldon's game model onThe Models Resource

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  Sheldon's Tableturf Battle card sleeve

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  Sheldon shell stickers inSplatoon 3

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  A pixel sprite of Sheldon fromSide Order

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  Locker sticker of Sheldon based on the previous sprite

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  Concept art of Sheldon fromThe Art of Splatoon 3

Manga

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  A picture of Sheldon in the manga

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  Goggles and Sheldon on Volume 13's cover

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  Promotional illustration for the manga's "Adventures of Sheldon" arc

Trivia

• Ammoses Shellendorf, Sheldon's grandfather (or 'Grandpappy' as he calls him in the game), was part of the originalSquidbeak Splatoon, led byCap'n Cuttlefish.
• Sheldon appears to be missing eight eyes compared to realhorseshoe crabs.
• One ofCallie andMarie's conversations inOcto Canyon ask whether if Sheldon is part of theNew Squidbeak Splatoon or not. Marie says that he was invited, but he said that the "tech team" has to keep its distance from the front lines; neither Callie nor Marie know what this means.
  • Sheldon was likely recruited to help because of his connection to the original Squidbeak Splatoon as the grandchild of a former member, a trait he shares with the Squid Sisters.
• Sheldon was neutral for theChaos vs. Order Splatfest, as he cares little about the fate ofInkopolis as long as he can continue buildingink-based weaponry.^[3]
• A horseshoe crab similar to Sheldon can be seen inMahi-Mahi Resort.
• Sheldon might be looking to hireAgent 8 to work atAmmo Knights, due to their immense responsibility.^[4]
• Sheldon is the only shopkeeper to run his shop in all three games while making a physical appearance.

Etymology

Sheldon's name plays on the wordshell. This can refer to both an ammunition shell and the shells ofhorseshoe crabs.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ブキチ Bukichi	From 武器buki ("weapon") and 吉kichi (given male name suffix) or キチkichi ("Geek"or"Nerd")
Dutch	Krabbert	Fromkrab orkrabbe ("crab") and given nameBert
French	Cartouche	From "cartouche" ("cartridge")
German	Arty	From the English diminutive forArthur andArtillerie ("artillery")
Italian	Armand	Fromarma ("weapon") and male namearmando
Russian	Пушкин[5] Pushkin	Russian surname derived from пушкаpushka ("cannon", slang for "gun"), a reference to the Russian poetAlexander Pushkin as he's called "the poet of weaponry" in hismem cake
	Шелдон[6] Sheldon	Transcription of English name
Spanish	Jairo	From Spanish given nameJairo andjaiba ("Atlantic blue crab")
Chinese	武器子[7] wǔqì zǐ	From 武器 ("weapon") and 子 ("child")
	武鲎[8] wǔhòu	From 武器 ("weapon") and 鲎 ("horseshoe crab")
Korean	부키치 Bukichi	Transcription of Japanese name
Internal	WeaponShop[9]

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