Ammo Knights

For the weapon brand, see Weapon brand#Ammo Knights.

Ammo Knights is the weapon shop run in the Splatoon series. It has appeared in all three Splatoon games, with separate stores in Inkopolis Square, Inkopolis Plaza, and Splatsville. In each game it is run by Sheldon, though in Splatoon 3: Expansion Pass, the Inkopolis locations are instead run by his apprentices Shelly and Donny (in Inkopolis Plaza and Inkopolis Square, respectively).

Description

Splatoon

In Splatoon, Ammo Knights can be accessed from Booyah Base and sells weapons of five weapon classes: shooters, chargers, rollers, splatlings, and sloshers, which can be purchased with cash earned from multiplayer matches and amiibo challenges. It also features a test range to experiment with potential purchases. However, most weapons may only be purchased after reaching a certain level, and some can only be obtained after completing specific missions in Octo Valley.

Players can tilt to rotate their Inkling and click to try on the highlighted weapon, while pressing purchases the weapon. Pressing displays further information about the selected weapon. Players can press to test the selected weapon in the test range. Pressing or allows players to enter Cooler Heads and pressing or similarly allows them to enter Shrimp Kicks, while pressing takes players back to Inkopolis Plaza.

For a list of merchandise, see List of main weapons in Splatoon.

Splatoon 2

In Splatoon 2, Sheldon relocated his shop to Inkopolis Square and can be accessed from the Galleria. With the relocating came a new assortment of weapons and two new weapon classes: the dualie and the brella. Weapons can be purchased with cash earned from multiplayer matches and Salmon Run shifts. However, most weapons may only be purchased after reaching a certain level, and some can only be obtained after completing all missions in Octo Canyon with specific weapons.

Players can tilt to rotate their character and click to try on the highlighted weapon, while pressing purchases the weapon. Pressing makes Sheldon give further information about the selected weapon, while speeds this up. Pressing cancels this. Players can press to test the selected weapon in the test range, similar to the previous game. Pressing allows players to enter Headspace and pressing similarly allows them to enter Shella Fresh, while pressing takes players back to Inkopolis Square.

For a list of merchandise, see List of main weapons in Splatoon 2.

Splatoon 3

In Splatoon 3, Sheldon has once again relocated his shop, this time to Splatsville, and can be accessed there. Sunken Scroll 13 mentions that Sheldon expanded his business into the Splatlands one year before the start of Splatoon 3. He sells weapons from the previous games, as well as two new weapon classes: the stringer and the splatana. Unlike the previous games, instead of the traditional Cash, weapons are purchased with Sheldon Licenses earned by increasing the player's level and increasing a weapon's Freshness to 1 star. However, players have to be at least level 2 to be allowed to buy weapons here. Weapons at equal or below the player's level are bought with 1 license each. Unlike in previous games, the player can still buy weapons above their current level at the cost of 3 licenses each.

Players can tilt to rotate their character and click to try on the highlighted weapon, while pressing purchases this weapon. Pressing displays further information about the selected weapon. Pressing , while Sheldon gives further information about a weapon, speeds this up. Pressing cancels this. Players can press to test the selected weapon in the shop's test range, similar to the previous games. Pressing allows players to enter Hotlantis, and pressing similarly allows them to enter Naut Couture, while pressing takes players back to the square in Splatsville.

For a list of merchandise, see List of main weapons in Splatoon 3.

Audio

Main article: Music

• In Splatoon, a variation of DJ Lee Fish's song Lookin' Fresh can be heard in the shop.

• In Splatoon 2, a variation of DJ Real Sole's song New You can be heard in the shop.

• In Splatoon 3, a variation of Seven Seas Crew's song Dripping with Style can be heard in the shop.

Test range

Main article: Test range

Splatoon

The test range can be accessed from Ammo Knights by pressing . This location lets the player use weapons (including yet-to-be-purchased ones) in a closed environment. The player can press to open a menu and select the option to go back to Ammo Knights.

Splatoon 2

The test range returns in Splatoon 2 and can be accessed from Ammo Knights by pressing . Like the original game, this location lets the player use weapons (including yet-to-be purchased ones) in a closed environment. The player can press to open a menu and select the option to go back to Ammo Knights.

Splatoon 3

The test range returns in Splatoon 3. The Ammo Knights test range can be accessed from the shop by pressing . Similar to the previous games, the test range lets the player use weapons before purchasing them. By pressing , the player can choose which weapon to use, and pressing opens a menu allowing the player to return to Ammo Knights or clean up the test range. This test range is smaller than those in the previous games as the main test range is in the lobby.

Quotes

“	And we're out of space. (Remind us not to let Sheldon tweet. Ever.) We actually do have new info about Ammo Knights: you now use Sheldon Licenses to get weapons! Earn 'em by ranking up or using the same weapon a lot. Try before you buy and hear Sheldon out! He knows his stuff.	”
— @SplatoonNA on Twitter[1]

Gallery

Splatoon

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  The exterior of Ammo Knights in Splatoon

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  Interior of Ammo Knights, showing the background

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  The smaller text on Ammo Knights' sign, likely the year it was established

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  Concept art of Sheldon, showing him frightening an Inkling customer in Ammo Knights at the upper left

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  The Ammo Knights pattern on a wall at Mahi-Mahi Resort

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  The Ammo Knights logo on a Balloon Fish

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  A worn Ammo Knights label on DJ Octavio's snow globe

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  The Ammo Knights logo used as a weapon brand

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  Ammo Knights as seen from the test range

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  The logos and a shopping bag for Ammo Knights, from The Art of Splatoon

Splatoon 2

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  Exterior shot of the Ammo Knights store in Inkopolis Square

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  Alternate logo seen on the door of Ammo Knights' Inkopolis Square shop

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  A framed photo found inside Ammo Knights, presumed to be Ammoses Shellendorf

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  Alternate logos used by Ammo Knights seen in Splatoon 2's test range

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  Banner present in Starfish Mainstage showcasing sponsors, including Ammo Knights

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  Banner advertising Ammo Knights seen in Blackbelly Skatepark

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  A Sign advertising Ammo Knights seen in Welcome to Octopia

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  A Billboard advertising Ammo Knights seen in Octo-Resort Spring

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  Another view on a billboard

Splatoon 3

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  The exterior of the Splatsville Ammo Knights

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  Alternate angle

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  The interior of the Splatsville Ammo Knights

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  The background of the interior of the Splatsville Ammo Knights

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  The world map visible in the background of the Splatsville Ammo Knights

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  Map of the Splatsville Ammo Knights test range

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  Wandercrust screenshot

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  The interior of the Inkopolis Plaza Ammo Knights, in Splatoon 3: Expansion Pass

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  The background of the interior of the Inkopolis Plaza Ammo Knights

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  The exterior of the Inkopolis Plaza Ammo Knights

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  Wandercrust screenshot

Trivia

• Ammo Knights was previously owned by Ammoses Shellendorf, Sheldon's grandfather.
  • There is a picture of Ammoses Shellendorf hanging on the wall in Ammo Knights.
  • Ammoses Shellendorf was also the creator of many weapons sold in Ammo Knights, as well as a member of the Squidbeak Splatoon.

Splatoon

• The walls behind each spawn point at Mahi-Mahi Resort are patterned with Ammo Knights' logo.
• Balloon Fish and the snow globe containing DJ Octavio have an Ammo Knights logo and label, respectively.
• The weapons on the back wall show that the parts of the weapons holding ink are transparent.
• In all of the weapons that the player can buy at the bottom, the ink is white.
• In Splatoon's Boss Scroll, it was revealed that Ammo Knights is located at the address of Ammo Knights, Booyah Base 1F, Inkopolis 11-1.

Splatoon 2

• In Sunken Scroll 3, it is stated that Ammo Knights has moved to Inkopolis Square, implying that the original location in Inkopolis Plaza was shut down. However, the Squid Sisters Stories describe the Inkopolis Square branch as a second location. It would later be revealed in Splatoon 3: Expansion Pass that both locations remained open, albeit no longer run by Sheldon himself.
• An advertisement for the Galleria location is one of the rotating ads on the left side jumbotron in Inkopolis Square, located just above-left of the store itself. The advertisement can also be seen on the jumbotron in Starfish Mainstage.
• Green Ammo Knights shipping containers with their name and logo can be found in Port Mackerel.
• Billboards, signs, and stickers advertising Ammo Knights can be seen in some Octo Canyon levels, although some are upside down.
• The funds from the sales of Sheldon's Picks were used to open the Ammo Knights in Inkopolis Square.^[2]
• Ammo Knights-branded bicycles can be found in Humpback Pump Track, Inkblot Art Academy, The Reef, and Snapper Canal.

Etymology

"Ammo Knights" is a play on the word "ammonite," an extinct subclass of cephalopods. It also refers to the fact that the shop sells weapons.

Names in other languages

Ammo Knights

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	カンブリアームズ Kanburiāmuzu	Yellowtail arms[a]
Dutch	Armada (Splatoon 2 & 3) Ammo Knights (Splatoon)[3]	-
French (NOA)	Alassaut	From à l'assaut ("to storm")
French (NOE)	Marée Armée	Armed Tide
German	Kalmarsenal	From Kalmare ("squid") and arsenal
Italian	Antica armeria	Old Armory
Russian	Меч и Хвост[4] Mech i Khvost Арсенал[5] Arsenal	Sword and Tail[b] -
Spanish	Armería Todotinta	Shellendorf's Armory
Chinese (Simplified)	寒武纪军备 hánwǔjì jūnbèi	Cambrian armament

Ammo Knights, Booyah Base 1F, Inkopolis 11-1

Language	Name	Meaning
French (NOA)	Alassaut, Galeries Lacrevette, Place de Chromapolis	Ammo Knights, Booyah Base, Inkopolis Plaza
French (NOE)	Marée Armée, Galeries Lacrevette - RdC, Place de Chromapolis	Ammo Knights, Booyah Base - RdC,[c] Inkopolis Plaza
German	Kalmarsenal (Bouillabasar), Inkopolis	Ammo Knights (Booyah Base), Inkopolis
Italian	c/o Antica Armeria, Centro commerciale Calamarama, Piazza centrale 1 1-1, Coloropoli	c/o Ammo Knights, Booyah Base, Square central 1 1-1, Inkopolis
Spanish (NOE)	Armería Toditinta. Zona de tiendas, bajo 1. Cromópolis	Ammo Knights. Booyah Base, floor 1. Inkopolis

Translation notes

References

Locations in Splatoon

Places Inkopolis (Inkopolis Plaza) • Inkopolis Tower (Lobby) • Battle Dojo • Booyah Base • Test range • Octo Valley (Octarian domes) Stages Urchin Underpass • Walleye Warehouse • Saltspray Rig • Arowana Mall • Blackbelly Skatepark • Port Mackerel • Kelp Dome • Bluefin Depot • Moray Towers • Camp Triggerfish • Flounder Heights • Hammerhead Bridge • Museum d'Alfonsino • Mahi-Mahi Resort • Piranha Pit • Ancho-V Games Octo Valley Area 1 • Area 2 • Area 3 • Area 4 • Area 5 Shops Ammo Knights • Cooler Heads • Jelly Fresh • Shrimp Kicks Other Inkopolis Café • Inkopolis News Studio • Calamari County

Locations in Splatoon 2

Places Inkopolis (Inkopolis Square) • Deca Tower (Lobby) • Grizzco Industries • The Shoal • Galleria • Test range • Octo Canyon (Octarian domes) • Deepsea Metro (Central Station) Stages The Reef • Musselforge Fitness • Starfish Mainstage • Humpback Pump Track • Inkblot Art Academy • Sturgeon Shipyard • Moray Towers • Port Mackerel • Manta Maria • Kelp Dome • Snapper Canal • Blackbelly Skatepark • MakoMart • Walleye Warehouse • Shellendorf Institute • Arowana Mall • Goby Arena • Piranha Pit • Camp Triggerfish • Wahoo World • New Albacore Hotel • Ancho-V Games • Skipper Pavilion • Shifty Station Shifty Stations Wayslide Cool • The Secret of S.P.L.A.T. • Goosponge • Windmill House on the Pearlie • Fancy Spew • Zone of Glass • Cannon Fire Pearl • The Bunker Games • Grapplink Girl • Zappy Longshocking • A Swiftly Tilting Balance • Sweet Valley Tentacles • The Switches • The Bouncey Twins • Railway Chillin' • Gusher Towns • The Maze Dasher • Flooders in the Attic • The Splat in our Zones • The Ink is Spreading • Bridge to Tentaswitchia • The Chronicles of Rolonium • Furler in the Ashes • MC.Princess Diaries Salmon Run stages Spawning Grounds • Marooner's Bay • Lost Outpost • Salmonid Smokeyard • Ruins of Ark Polaris Octo Canyon Tentakeel Outpost • Suction-Cup Lookout • Beaker's Depot • Slimeskin Garrison • Cephalon HQ Shops Ammo Knights • Headspace • Ye Olde Cloth Shoppe • Shella Fresh • Crust Bucket Other Inkopolis Café • Inkopolis News Studio • Calamari County • Mount Nantai • Inkopolis Tower

Locations in Splatoon 3

Places The Splatlands (Splatsville) • Inkopolis (Inkopolis Plaza • Inkopolis Square) • Lobby tower / Inkopolis Tower / Deca Tower (Lobby • Test range • Locker room) • Grizzco Industries • The Shoal • Tableturf Battle Dojo • Train station • Booyah Base • Galleria • The Crater • Alterna • Memverse (Order Sector • Spire of Order) • Grand Festival Grounds Stages Scorch Gorge • Eeltail Alley • Hagglefish Market • Undertow Spillway • Mincemeat Metalworks • Hammerhead Bridge • Museum d'Alfonsino • Mahi-Mahi Resort • Inkblot Art Academy • Sturgeon Shipyard • MakoMart • Wahoo World • Brinewater Springs • Flounder Heights • Um'ami Ruins • Manta Maria • Barnacle & Dime • Humpback Pump Track • Crableg Capital • Shipshape Cargo Co. • Robo ROM-en • Bluefin Depot • Marlin Airport • Lemuria Hub • Grand Splatlands Bowl Salmon Run stages Spawning Grounds • Sockeye Station • Gone Fission Hydroplant • Marooner's Bay • Jammin' Salmon Junction • Salmonid Smokeyard • Bonerattle Arena Alterna Future Utopia Island • Cozy & Safe Factory • Cryogenic Hopetown • Landfill Dreamland • Eco-Forest Treehills • Happiness Research Lab • Alterna Space Center (The Spirit Lifter) Shops Ammo Knights • Naut Couture • Cooler Heads • Headspace • Man-o'-Wardrobe • Jelly Fresh • Ye Olde Cloth Shoppe • Crush Station • Shrimp Kicks • Shella Fresh • Hotlantis • Crab-N-Go Other Inkadia (Deepsea Metro • Mount Nantai • Octo Valley • Octo Canyon • Calamari County)