Splatoon 2 - How to Use the Jet Squelcher and Custom Jet Squelcher

Here's sort of how to use the Long Range Boi, inspired by the current state of the world.
/ cptastro
Also play Fire Emblem, it's pretty good, Byleth is cool.
Music Used:
Chemical Love - Kevin and Cherry
Between Heaven and Earth - Fire Emblem: Three Houses OST
Shambhala (Area 17 Redux) - Fire Emblem: Three Houses OST
Fodlan Winds - Fire Emblem: Three Houses OST
Chasing Daybreak - Fire Emblem: Three Houses OST
Vordt of the Boreal Valley - Dark Souls OST
Tearing Through Heaven - Fire Emblem: Three Houses OST
Bede's Theme - Fire Emblem: Three Houses OST
Apex of the World - Fire Emblem: Three Houses OST
God-Shattering Star - Fire Emblem: Three Houses OST
Life at the Monastery - Fire Emblem Premium Arrange II

[@CaptainAstronaut]

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[@PreAlgebra]

I already don’t trust this man if he said to use the toxic mist version

[@youngchoi4691]

I already subbed to him

[@youngchoi4691]

Also I use toxic mist to intimdate the enemy because nobody stays in a toxic mist

[@iplxel7888]

E

[@shiabea]

Ummm y’all’re is not a word 🙄🙄🙄 disliked, unsubscribed, reported

[@Vicvillon]

*laughs in bad charger skill and nearly 1 million points on each of the Jet squelchers* I don’t know what you’re talking about-

[@That_Black_Nerd]

lol

[@AAAAAAAAAAAA44]

Relateable

[@lairdbob]

My daily dose of Eurobeat, sarcasm, and good advice is fulfilled!

[@ultrax2936]

Me too

[@AB-py6jl]

*monthly

[@n4n196]

But uh it was like mostly fe3h ost

[@zundeare4066]

@@n4n196 🤓

[@DHVF28]

“Here’s some boring gameplay” You should know that nothing’s ever boring with God Shattering Star, Astro

[@cthtyler5995]

Dynamo: ok I can go in when they r recharging Jet: We don’t do that here

[@iknowwhereyoulive618]

this is so relatable it's sad, at least they dont one shot us during our windup though

[@Phantom_Kraken]

I Know Where You Live I’m sorry for making things hard on you Dynamo players 😥

[@iknowwhereyoulive618]

@@Phantom_Kraken it's fine dude, i have mad respect for anchor players, regardless of the weapon

[@Phantom_Kraken]

I Know Where You Live Awww thanks and I respect you patient Dynamo players👍

[@awesomemilkshake6612]

Even with the Jet, Dynamos have been my nightmare for years now 😔

[@roccotherayquaza2468]

0:50 man I must be that bad because I get killed by this thing every time I go up against one. Literally the only time I ever get the kill on a Jet Squelcher is when I sneak up on them even then it’s not 100% kill for me.

[@Phantom_Kraken]

Your not bad we’re just persistent like when someone escapes after I shoot them I take that as a personal insult

[@kaeyaluckaealberich1612]

I'm a simple person, I see myself in the thumbnail and I hear 'Is this some kind of twisted joke?' I'm all for. Also, I love ranged weapons. Ngl, I personally use the original kit with toxic mist.

[@edobul5846]

Ah, yes. A fellow Byleth who also by chance plays splatoon *and* enjoys playing with ranged weapons.

[@kaeyaluckaealberich1612]

@@edobul5846 Ah yes, great to meet you as well, fellow Eisner.

[@Phantom_Kraken]

Same tbh I can basically hastle the enemy whole match in addition toxic mist makes kills easier as there slower and there revealed it’s like a better ink mine

[@Shu-fs3yh]

The blessing that is god shattering star does isn’t deserved to be used by JET SQUELCHER

[@matbrun5663]

Astro: makes jet guied. Me who can aim a charger: wow this is worthless!

[@karubi7010]

mat brun as a jet squelcher main that hurts

[@Chiewrt]

As jet, splatling and charger main I don't know what I want in life anymore

[@davidhower7095]

You want to be an *Expert Strategist*

[@matbrun5663]

. to show no hard feelings here is a charger meme. Custom E liter mains when someone dosent use there beacon 1 time: *ANGRY*

[@devjin2774]

I’m so glad I finished the first act of fire emblem three houses before watching this

[@cookedghost]

One of these days I'm going to get an accidental spoiler here, I swear Though tbh, out of context clips tend not to spoil much for three houses

[@meditautomatic]

Actually tho...

[@fishyfriend710]

Maybe one on this channel...

[@triple3slash5]

I really REALLY like the delivery in this video, and in general your voice overs and writing have gotten much better and more impacting. This video had me giggling pretty much the entire time, great job! Here's an unsolicited tip: I don't often play squelcher, but when in a support position, if you spot an enemy fleeing from a teammate, try to cover the area in front of them, but not fully. The ink that falls to the ground from the Squelcher stream has a more rain-like pattern when you're not actually aiming at the ground, and swinging your reticle above the ground in front of the fleeing enemy makes their escape an RNG nightmare. (but like at that point if they're in range why not just shoot th) I enjoy watching people suffer ok?

[@aSquidMin]

HEY!!! I Told you not to put that death in the video :(

[@freshlyfriedboy7508]

I keep rewatching the GOD👏SHATTERING👏 MONTAGE

[@Quinn.CVB2026]

For people who wanna be the charger but are too scarred by the Hydra splatling use the a squelcher

[@easobento2735]

I love the jet squelchers. It is my favourite weapon with the dualie squelchers and the bamboozler. Fighting against a squelcher is really scary though.

[@zanew.1324]

My eyes skipped over this and then I was like "wait what?" after I looked at it again

[@ryuken31]

Clash Blaster Neo and Vanilla Jet are my favorite, good to see them both in this video

[@warlord733]

I believe the word you were looking for was cover fire back at the beginning. (Aka my excuse for not being able to aim). Loved the video! Also, as one of the seven jet mains, this was painfully true.

[@splatoongoon968]

The amount of three houses in this video...it’s beautiful

[@abraxasALP]

*Sees Astro have uploaded a Squelcher vid* Me, who has been sometimes carried to Crown X Rank in Tower, Zones and even Clam Blitz by the Squelcher: This should be a fun video, I hope Astro mentions how by using 2 main 4 subs of MPU you can outrange a Heavy Splatling and how easy it is for the Squelcher to fit one of any of the unique gear abilities such as Thermal Ink, Respawn Punisher, Tenacity or Haunt :D Me after finishing the video, with the Squelcher trashtalked and used while jumping like a rabbit: Look how they massacred my boy :'(

[@Derpy_G]

Some things I'd like to add... Curved Shots... I'm assuming you mean fall-off damage. Object Shreadder helps TEAR THROUGH Armor as Jet does less than 30 dmg. Thermal Ink in practice isn't that helpful. Very few instances come up where you are able to secure a kill becuase of Thermal Ink. Also keep in mind, your team can NOT see them. Only you can. The Burst Bomb-2 shot combo is a lot more deadly than Astro gives credit for. It leaves you at 99 health. Considering NO ONE is at full health in this game, you'll most likely get the kill. If you don't, the person is now 1 shot to EVERYTHING. Sub Power increases throw range for both Mist and Burst Bombs allowing them to assist the Jet in combating longer range targets.

[@jevildeltarune6222]

Some extra things: don’t use thermal or main saver as thermal is too niche and just not worth the main slot while main saver doesn’t stack well at all (a main barely gives extra shots) Use some sub power up and ink recovery instead so you can combo your subs easier and please use object shredder on the Custom, it helps a lot with armor for your bursts which you use frequently

[@baldfield6965]

I would just like to say that the three houses music made me very happy

[@karubi7010]

Comment from a jet squelcher main, jet squelchers are weird weapons so not all might be able to do well but we jet squelcher do so please don’t make our weapon sound bad. Also the main weapon up and ink saver gear with jet squelcher carried me through tower control up to X rank. I still use it. I love your content I hope you make more. Thanks

[@Andres-pp5zw]

hi, I started playing ranked about 2 months ago and picked up CJS about 1 month ago. I'm still in lower ranks (S+2-4) and I'm currently running a special charge up heavy gear (2 mains 4 subs) to help me spam specials, do you feel this is a valid option too?

[@karubi7010]

I’ll try that too. Thanks for the comment

[@crusteater3000]

The video quality of the video is worthy of 250k subs ngl

[@bigyoshii]

This guy has good taste in video games

[@therealgunksucker]

as a squelcher main, the weapon is absolutely amazing on tower control. the thing nobody realizes about squelcher is that unlike other backliners, since start-up is instant and there's no charge, you actually have the potential to hide in a tiny dot of ink on your sniping point, and then wait for someone to get close before revealing. this is way more effective and reliable than similar up-close shark strategies that things like the Carbon Roller use, because after you get those first two hits in you just need to track for another half second to get the kill.

[@gersubdenis6724]

*takes a fire emblem in one hand* *takes a splatoon in the other hand* *squeezes them together very hard* *this video appears from the ensuing explosion*

[@aubergenie9121]

The jet squelcher is by far my strongest weapon. Feels bad man.

[@SilentVinyl]

Ah yes, I like helping my teammates from behind them.

[@jirachi_spl]

Finally my support main is here

[@ButterStick64]

Hey, he’s finally talking about the Lil’ B**ches.

[@maxineward74]

ive been waiting for this for so long... yes

[@mintmayo7574]

I love all the three houses references

[@icyflame716]

The jetsquelcher is set apart from other backlines for its ability to spam stingray and not having any opportunity cost like chargers and splatlings. I will say tho, don’t bother with thermal ink on the jet. It might seem useful but it will only lead to you chasing people and overextending. I recommend using 3 subs of sub power up to make your burstbombs or mist have the same range as your main weapon. Also, tenacity is pretty bad in general in the game, it might work out in solo but i found that a main of special charge will be more effective most of the time.

[@MissHandyAndy]

I haven't played splatoon 2 in about a year now but seeing one of your videos on it again makes me want to pick up a bit again not to play jet squelcher though, i'm sticking with the n-zap

[@invalelin834]

Underselling mpu a lot here. While it does increase the range a bit (though I've never noticed it) it actually increase your shot velocity, which makes the weapon way more consistent.

[@somaika]

I like your viridi profile picture!

[@splatowie308]

Jet mains: looks like I’m an expert in strategy, and everything, and rangeplay.

[@chaosblow4838]

burst bomb helps finishing oponnents and is good for short rang paint the floor- escape lol but for real can make a difference

[@Moss_Dude]

I once had a friend just randomly pop off one day with "the frontline jet" for no apparent reason. It was kinda funny.

[@isakts8576]

My guy is back!!

[@kai_824]

My dude being bumping that 3Hs music ❤ for real though play 3 Houses people

[@agentblackbird9435]

Social Distancing must be why I’ve seen so many vanilla Jets recently...

[@christianvisperas7438]

At least it doesn’t get hot like Sharla’s Rifle.

[@XRN0]

The charger, but I can't aim.

[@youradopted2215]

I used to main jet squacher (I’d that how u spell it?) it was actually pretty good

[@c4arm]

yes

[@topazuz]

No one is gonna expect a carrier jet me being a custom jet japanese in x rank that is carrying every match (even srb2dude) in ranked: huh?

[@roganhall1323]

2:03 was me with squeezer

[@notachainlinkfence480]

Remember dual squelcher? It was jet squelcher but good

[@Jason-dd6gd]

Jet feels more like midline, but you can keep more distance than normal.

[@hellcatredeyeyt]

2:40 oh yea, we taking it all

[@youngchoi4691]

I love this weapon in salmon run but it is never in rotation

[@soyuzvostok5927]

This weapon would be perfect if you could rely on your "agresive" teammates which usually are 6yr old sploosh-o-matic mains

[@technolord3875]

Do you think maybe he’s compensating for something?

[@a.nonymous21]

Nice Shrek reference bro.

[@MellanaTV]

it's me PogChamp i'm in the video!! (p.s. i watched it astro :smile:)

[@CaptainAstronaut]

Thank you for subscribing. Also you can't just type "PogChamp" on youtube, this ain't Twitch

[@Jay-ub7xd]

Tenta sorella brella next??

[@crayonplum4445]

Rockenburg is screaming

[@sirsytham1588]

Great Video!

[@eliz0101]

I remember using the jet squelcher a lot on tower control on b rank... Now I main the splatling, never touching that b*tch again

[@jodiac]

what is this jet squelcher you are talking about??? All I see is the stingray machine!?!

[@RyanSumthn]

3:44 again with the best weapon in salmon run thing? in salmon run it's all about dps, and jet surely does not have that

[@greenbeentm6051]

LONG RANGED SAVANT

[@thesalamanderking3475]

It is abundantly clear that the guy who made this Jet Squelcher guide has no idea how to play Jet Squelcher.

[@CaptainAstronaut]

All my videos in a nutshell

[@anjoliebarrios8906]

stop this tentamissiles slander. But also I don't see why anyone would defend toxic mist. It's crowd control at best; your opponents seeing it and being scared by it is more valuable than any actual effect it's supposed to have. I still think the toxic mist + tentamissiles combo is better, bc tentamissiles is so good that I can accept having a near-useless sub. In Splatoon 3 I dropped it in favor of the Splattershot pro though. Thermal ink will always be indispensable

[@Vortx.]

I had a jet squelcher on the enemy team and I doge rolled so much he left 😂

[@cise3895]

He really didn’t mention special power up after making all those Stingray jabs

[@hoshismadnessindontlie8635]

10:32 When you shoot the opponent once, or twice or th *RICE*

[@acen1201]

This is a good weapon to social distanting

[@cjlite0210]

5:17 I'm a charger too!

[@msarilyn7677]

I wish I could use 1 of the 3 pros rather than the sniper imo, as it is just better to hit things accurately with and would 1 hit kill balloons unlike the jet squelcher.

[@PhantmSwag]

Ah yes. DRILL

[@icefireruby3245]

FINALLY

[@murtymcfly]

Bede, my favourite FE character

[@jessetorres550]

Love your channel you should do videos on games other than xenoblade astral chain and splatoon

[@Ssemodnar]

I landed 19 kills in clams with a frontline jet squelcher without proper gear

[@hayesblackman94]

CLASH BLASTER!!!

[@VaskoGames]

I see you are a man of culture

[@hayesblackman94]

@@VaskoGames The CLASH BLASTER!!! is a weapon for only the finest of gentlemen

[@theimpostorafungus1213]

Sorry is there a translation error? Here where I live we call your definition of "men's rights activist" incels and actual men's rights activist for us means someone who is standing up for men and trying to fix some of the legal disadvantages that men have compared to women. Hope this clears things up!

[@howtofailcorrectly2474]

You mean the stingray?

[@ChillstoneBlakeBlast]

Stingray is such a broken main, Jet squelchee special is terrible.

[@michaelwellington5509]

Do how to use Rapid Blaster

[@no.normalization]

Sadly my stingray misses ever time

[@enzoanimations66]

Subscribed.

[@cornbonzo7027]

Hey, Vasko!

[@Yugilein]

Thermal Ink actually doesn't show its effect for your team, its only for yourself. Sad.

[@metalridleyz]

Jump shooting with Jet, tsk.

[@kayo6689]

Shooting a jet squelcher is like having a Japanese username. It sends a message but it doesn't get you kills.

[@kiryee]

you couldn’t have worded that any better, wow

[@WHOTOOKMARSHFROMME]

yes. they both strike fear into the core of my soul, but then after the match i'm like "oh it wasn't that bad"

[@Kairyu_Gen1]

I got a lot to add. The Jet Squelcher is all about controlling space. You spread ink over a long range so no one can sneak up on you and your teammates can swim, if anyone rushes, you see them coming and just shoot them. Most people run away, which you think is bad, but you keep control of the space which can still be valuable, especially if you're on defense, a good Squelcher is probably the hardest anchor to sneak up on in flat stages. Most of your splats come at choke points where you know where they're going to be and they can't just run away, like other anchors, but Squelchers don't have to worry about charge time which is the main appeal. Vanilla Squelcher is fantastic with Splatzones, you can easily launch 10+ Missiles in 5 minutes, Custom is more versatile since Burst Bombs makes you a lot better at close range, probably the most versatile anchor in the game, and...yeah, sting ray is OP. Overall, Squelcher is not for racking up slats, but is a super nice balance of support and anchor play styles.

[@Phantom_Kraken]

Wow you really summed it up well...like I could not get it across this well even if I tried

[@thatoneguywhoowns2cats704]

I want to add that due to the immediate long range it provides, Jet is more of an anti-backline than a true backline. Vanilla promotes a more midliney playstyle due to the mist's shorter range and the fact that you should definitely track squids with the Missiles to kill them, do not shoot them when you can't follow up with your main. Jet isn't really a backline ; it's an unique midline that has the ability to threaten other midlines and keeping them at a distance. Custom is obviously the best of the two for its ability to not die as easily as its vanilla counterpart. It's most known for its 180p Sting Ray but Ray is a special that's not meant to be spammed by nature, and the only reason Jet's is at 180p is because compared to the other viable Ray backlines it can't turf at all. Though people spam Ray with Jet to kill other backlines most often which is the right thing to do here. Jet is one of the only weapons where you can slap almost any gear abilities on it and it will still be a good gear set, you know, like those "Megalovania with swapped beats" videos. Non-MPU and full MPU sets are equally viable, depending on if you want to be more mobile and efficient or able to threaten backlines more efficiently. Only CJet is used so flat maps are your best bet. Jet is naturally designed to deter long ranges so in any map where backlines are prominent Jet will be good there too (except Moray). Overall Jet isn't just a "low-cost charger", it's a genuinely unique weapon in its own regard.

[@connorp3764]

I feel like the jet squelcher is severely underated but I can't put into words why I like it so much.

[@zhijianli5838]

Well said. But I just can't stop looking for kills because I wish I can be るす haha.

[@Quickstein]

(laughs in 19 splats on the Custom Jet Squelcher)

[@Kairyu_Gen1]

As an X Rank Squelcher main, that Cons section triggered me lol

[@user-ow2cs7fb5l]

Are the pros & cons sections accurate?

[@HouraisanKaguya]

The Jet Squelcher is actually one of my favorite weapons. (I use the standard kit, too....) I love being able to out-range everything, and still be able to defend myself at close range. I love putting on some ink saver sub and spamming toxic mist. Toxic mist may not realistically do a ton... But people avoid it like the plague and that's what really matters. Tenta Missiles are not exactly my preferred special, but in this case I like having it just for the tracking. Being able to track the enemy team for a few seconds while having a long range weapon is pretty nice.

[@biggie_d298]

For me I main the Hydra Splatling... not the custom version like most people do. I like the idea of having a special that can save me if someone tries flanking and the auto Bombs are really good at baiting and overwhelming the opponents

[@Phantom_Kraken]

CC298 I love hydra it’s my go to when I don’t use jet because it just eviscerates everything 😂

[@biggie_d298]

@@Phantom_Kraken yes my lad

[@tkoss6242]

@@biggie_d298 youd like the splatoon 1 custom jet then. I miss the kraken + burst bomb kit ;n;

[@nehpets17]

Title: how to use custom jet Literally everyone: get Rockenberg on the phone

[@some_1214]

Me: The pussy weapon

[@necrobyte7451]

More like being bad at slayer combat

[@hyper2523]

"It's not about winning, it's about sending a MESSAGE" -Someone dumb probably idk Edit: Wait, someone actually said this?

[@hyper2523]

@@chrispy_1653 This implies that I was thinking, so no

[@jarock1016]

Alpharad; the funny man

[@jarock1016]

Who was it

[@murtymcfly]

Wait...Mr. Rad?

[@augustokenjihirata1544]

Mr. Alpharad, the internet funny man himself

[@eeveetrainer4030]

I use the regular Jet Squelcher, cuz I suck at using the sting ray lmao

[@pancakeser]

Hey!! I've recently started watching your videos and just noticed that you splatted the crap out of me at 0:52 :D

[@mordonez252]

Dude, I love these videos, the jokes are just so funny and the way you teach is awesome, it definitely makes my day.😂

[@kimarykorlumiose7728]

I feel attacked. I only picked up the Jet Squelcher because I thought it looked like a Plasma Rifle from Halo. :( oh well. I suck fuck at actual combat anyways, so at least it's a good support weapon. good for laying down suppressive fire for your friends.

[@Andres-pp5zw]

dont be discouraged, I've been getting lots of kills and also good plays with it, I'd suggest you go with heavy MPU or special charge up gear to either extend range or spam specials, you should average above 5 or 6 specials per match with 2 mains 4 subs. It is more of a support/backline weapon but it's a very annoying one to go against

[@kimarykorlumiose7728]

@@Andres-pp5zw my setup is actually pretty heavy on special charge up just so that I can keep harassing with Tenta Missiles. Probably not the best special, but I like it.

[@tman9415]

Can we please acknowledge how he always manages to make us all laugh and smile

[@leomugis7452]

this review was honestly really interesting as I’ve been waiting for it for a while tbh,,, as someone who has mained the vanilla jet squelcher for like two years or smth, i genuinely find it a very helpful weapon😭😭 the long rang is perfect and toxic mist works so well if you use it at the right time!!! i never see anyone using jet squelcher... like fr at least once a day I’ll at least find one other person using it and it’s so upsetting😭😭 bc idk it’s such a good weapon?? at least for me anyway😭😭

[@styldcard]

Facts, but I dont wanna see what a jet squelcher meta would look like, so I think it's best we keep it to ourselves

[@oofiederp]

About Thermal Ink, it only shows the enemy for you, and Ink Saver Main, while it can work, isn't the most optimal because it'll lead to bad ink management. Though, Sub Power Up is really good for bursts to help combo and kill easier.

[@Silverift]

Ah yea jet squelcher

[@espurrs]

The fire emblem 3h references was amazing 👌 hilarious stuff as always, man