The Maws are one of the various types of Boss Salmonids that appear in the Salmon Run game mode in Splatoon 2, and Splatoon 3.
Appearance[]
Maws are very large Salmonids, that prefer to hide under the surface of ink, with only their heads and fins being visible when they attack. Unlike nearly all other Salmonids, their body is mostly pink in color, while their back is a pinkish-reddish color, fittingly like the real sockeye salmon. They wear a belt with fishing gear, as well as the sonar, the only part of the creature visible when submerged in ink.
Description[]
The Maw submerges itself underneath the ground and jumps upwards after getting close to players. They move quickly enough to keep up with squid-form Inklings, and octopus-form Octolings, and their attack is an instant splat. Maws can travel vertically, unlike other Boss Salmonids by scaling up and down walls. A circular icon indicator displays their attack position before they attack upwards from the ground. If the player stands in the area of the icon, they will be launched in the general direction of where a Maws emerged. A small lure also indicates where a Maw is under the ink, allowing its prey to try to escape before being caught and splatted if they pay attention to where the lure is and if they are the target.
The Maw uses sonar to detect the location of prey while it swims underneath the ink.
Strategy[]
The easiest way to dispatch them is to plant a Splat Bomb where they surface. If one is quick, they can shoot them during the few moments of their upward attack as well, but it'll take quite a beating to defeat them, as they are "rather robust".
Maws is one of the easiest boss to bring near the egg basket, so if the player is not in too much of a hurry, that is optimal strategy.
Being launched by Maws does not mean instant death. There are ways to avoid being splatted, such as splatting a Maw before it closes its mouth and using the angle of the launch to get away from the Maw. Being eaten by a Maws, however, is always fatal and an instant splat, but dropping a Splat Bomb before being eaten ensures a mutual kill as the Maws will die with the player thanks to eating the Splat Bomb with the player it targeted.
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Trivia[]
- Maws are a reference to Jaws, the shark.
- During training, Mr. Grizz refers to Maws as a female.
- Maws has to roam around often to look for prey in order to sustain its large size.[1]
- Maws uses sonar to detect the location of prey while it is submerged.[1]