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On February 16, 2023, the official @SplatoonNA Twitter account revealed new details about the game's upcoming Fresh Season event, and the two Splatoon players at MTK News are dying from excitement. Seasons in Splatoon 3 are free updates that add new content to the game, as well as a refreshed catalog whose items players can unlock by playing online battles and Salmon Run. Fresh Season 2023 includes a plethora of new weapons, gear, stages, and modes that Splatoon 3 players can enjoy when the update releases on March 1, 2023. Let's start off with weapons, starting with two new specials.

Special Weapons

Kraken Royale

The Kraken Royale turns your Inkling or Octoling into a giant squid or octopus, much like the Kraken in the original Splatoon on Wii U. In this form, your squid or octopus is completely invincible. You can use Splatoon 3's new swim-form features like the Squid Roll and Squid Surge to deal damange to opponents. You'll also ink a trail behind yourself. However, you're more vulnerable to attacks during the short period of time in which you actually enter and leave Kraken form, so use it wisely.

Super Chump

The Super Chump releases a bunch of fake Super Jump markers that explode after a short amount of time unless destroyed. This takes advantage of the fact that many players like to splat other players immediately after they land their Super Jump.

New Main Weapons

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Clash Blaster Neo

The newly kitted-out Clash Blaster Neo is a modified Clash Blaster, allowing Clash Blaster users to be even more annoying than they usually are.

Z+F

Z+F, a new brand introduced in Fresh Season 2023, is creating custom versions of the Splat Charger and Splatterscope weapons in addition to the usual fashion and clothing.

Both of these weapons are kitted out with the Splash Wall sub and Triple Inkstrike special weapons. Users of the OG Splat Charger and Splatterscope are delighted at this new kit, proclaiming that they finally have a decently kitted weapon.

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Rapid Blaster Deco

Krak-On Splat Roller

The Krak-On Splat Roller is a modified Splat Roller. Notably, this one is kitted with the brand-new Kraken Royale special allowing its users to easily pummel every enemy Inkling and Octoling in their path.

.96 Gal Deco

The .96 Gal Deco returns from Splatoon 1 with its original kit in all its fresh glory. Again, this one includes the brand-new Kraken Royale.

Neo Splash-o-Matic

A new kit and a freshly customized Splash-o-Matic includes the indispensible Suction Bomb and the devilishly damaging Triple Inkstrike.

Custom Jet Squelcher

This customized Jet Squelcher has been optimized for slowing down your enemies and splatting them from afar. The Poison Mist lets you slow down their movement, giving you more time to get a kill, while Ink Storm releases an infuriatingly obnoxious cloud that makes it rain ink, damaging and slowing down your opponents.

Tri-Slosher Nouveau

For the Slosher fans, there's a new version of the Tri-Slosher. This one is kitted out with new Fizzy Bombs and the Tacticooler.

Neo Sploosh-o-matic

The Neo Sploosh-o-matic be very useful for the five people that actually use the Sploosh-o-matic. This one's kitted out with the useless Squid Beakon and the obnoxious Killer Wail 5.1.

Fresh Fashion

Season updates don't just include new weaponry; they also add brand-new gear to freshen up your Inkling or Octoling!

Catalog

This season's first catalog has been revealed in a video on the official @SplatoonNA Twitter account, after being accidentally leaked in a previous tweet.

Notable inclusions consist of the "Reppin' Inkopolis" animation whose thumbnail depicts an Inkling holding their shooter up, just like the shooter winning animation from the original Splatoon. It's safe to say that we can expect the other weapon categories' animations to return too. However, we don't know what the animations for new weapon types, like the Dualies, Splatana, and Stringer, will look like.

You'll also notice new Z+F items included in the catalog, locker items, and other fashion items.

Salmon Run

Eggstra Work

Grizzco Industries took the idea of unpaid overtime and ran with it. Eggstra Work is a five-round Salmon Run shift focused on "Team Building" in which your team must collect the most Golden Eggs. It'll be ready in April.

Terrifying new King Salmonid

Horrorboros is a brand-new King Salmonid that will make its soaring debut in March. It's a flying snake that appears to attack using a buffed form of the Booyah Bomb that players already know and love (or hate). It'll also appear during the upcoming Big Run. Speaking of which...

Big Run!

For the uninitiated among you, Big Run is a weekend-long event, much like the Splatfests, focused on Salmon Run. Salmonids have invaded Splatsville and it's your job to get them out. The main gimmick of Big Run is the ability to work a Salmon Run shift on battle maps. In this case, it's Inkblot Art Academy. The Horrorboros will make its dashing debut during this Big Run, and players will be scrambling trying to figure out how you're actually supposed to kill that God-forsaken thing.

The Fresh Season 2023 Big Run will take place from 03/03, 7pm EST to 03/05, 7pm EST, and, given what we've seen from Splatfests, results can be expected around 9pm EST.

New Salmon Run Gear

New work gear, including alternate work clothes and even the Grizzco gear from Splatoon 2, will be made available during Fresh Season 2023.

New Stages

As of February 22 at 10:54 AM, two stages have been revealed for Fresh Season 2023, one brand-new and one returning from Splatoon 2.

Um'ami Ruins

Um'ami Ruins is a brand new Splatoon 3 stage themed after ancient ruins. The stage layout for this one is... disappointing to say the least. Players are saying it looks like a Tetris block. Honestly, I can't blame them. There's not much verticality.

Manta Maria

Manta Maria returns from Splatoon 2. This stage, unlike Um'ami Ruins, features lots of verticality. However, it's a small stage, making it easy to fall into the water surrounding it.

Lobby

New changes are finally coming to the online lobby, where you can start online battles and where you wait for a battle to start.

Pools

Pools are like teams for Splatoon. In the lobby, you can join a pool by entering a unique password. Then, it's like having another friend list! You can invite the whole pool for a battle and send them notifications.

Jukebox

You can now pick a song to play in the lobby using the jukebox. Others in Private Battles will hear the song you picked.

Tableturf

Online! Finally!

This feature should have been included at launch, but it's finally here now! You are no longer limited to playing Tableturf with NPCs in the little nook in Splatsville. Now you can play with other people online, or gather your squid squad using local comms in the Shoal.

New Cards

23 new Tableturf Cards are being added for the ten people that actually play Tableturf. I have nothing more to say about this.

Splatcast Shoutouts

Deep Cut will be shouting-out their team every time someone wins a 10x Battle, much like Off The Hook's news ticker in Splatoon 2.