The Field Guide To Megalodontia | Splatoon 3 Salmon Run

New King Salmonid, new guide! How does Megalondtia aka Joe work, how can you defeat them, and what are some common pitfalls?
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[@MikeyInsanity]

I like how everyone just immediately decided its name is Joe just because of that one mistranslation.

[@Pessoa322]

Now I understand why theyre name is Joe, and I agree with the community. Joe will be! 🫡

[@V1G4M1]

Is that why?!? I thought it was a „Joe mama!“ joke… xD

[@celestehernandez2000]

@@V1G4M1ME TOO LMAOOO

[@phoenixkittyq122]

It's Joe!!!

[@Aegisdex]

Ok for joe strats, his booboo is a 1.7x multiplier AND it acts like a separate hitbox to his main body, that means if you have a piercing weapon you basically hit him 2 times. Eliter goes crazy on joe just because it can do almost double the damage of a single egg cannon with a 600*1.7+600 shot. You also want joe to always tale care of resource heavy bosses first. Flyfish and big shots should be your top priority if you are being targeted at joe as spending a bomb or 5 seconds just killing a big shot is not great. As with coho, the highest dps weapon should be on the king most of the time as the consistent damage will help speed up for max profit. Bosses are not your only source of damage so dont just wait for eggs to appear, just shoot joe while they come to you.

[@Vicvillon]

Sometimes I get so consumed in wanting to send Joe into next week that I forget about the statics!! 🥹🥹 always a good reminder

[@itzRosie-fm2ix]

Hi, I feel the same way. Also, a fan. You're funny, and funny. Have a nice day for splatoon gamers and youtubers!

[@SillySausage543]

Whenever I play salmon run and get a xtrawave and the boss is megalodontia, when he comes up, I always say “Joe screams, for he is in pain”

[@kidsquid-real]

poor joe hes so embarrassed about looking like every teenager's nightmare that he forgot we can predict his every move 😔

[@sharkbite7922]

3:42 Ah yes, the infamous yo mama joke. Love it. Also thanks for all the tips Vasko! This maybe the toughest King Salmon we've ever seen!

[@ProdigyMaster100]

0:13 that is kind of scary to think about. I was thinking maybe King Salmonid #4 would be a hammerhead shark with the reefslider special and would be easier to defeat to make up for that. They could also keep giving King Salmonids weak points.

[@briankim1098]

What I appreciate about this video is how you kept calling him Joe like a cultured person 😄

[@aaronolson6736]

This was cool, from how in-depth you went I feel like you'd enjoy Monster Hunter. Obviously the game doesn't use enemy health bars but detailing everything about Joe definitely fits with it.

[@VaskoGames]

I love Mon Hun! Kinda hoping Wilds comes to nintendo as well

[@lukehdarowlet9321]

​@@VaskoGamesSame. I got the money but u don't want to actually try to buy a steam deck or anything else

[@mateuszmroczkiewicz8789]

Joe was so unexpected to me that my team almost got wiped instantly

[@elliotbrault]

Try to be eaten by joe while using kraken its gonna make you jump SUPER high

[@commanderblackheart5856]

King #4: Cod Himself!

[@noinfoprovided5247]

So basically, what ur saying is: it is impossible to beat these bosses in random queue because you cannot communicate with ur team 😭☠️

[@UltimateInkling]

Seems like it unfortunately...

[@JakoBpyroTech]

I don't have anything to add to this guide, at least yet. I do want to say this, though: Megalo "Joe" dontia might be the easiest King yet. Once you learn the trick to positioning his 'sensor', then it just becomes a matter of "can we deal enough damage" and 4/4 Soloque attempts (all after Big Run) say that isn't too hard to pull off

[@alicefpe_oliver]

tip for JoE MaW MaW: when he targets you, as long as theres no salmonds targeting or bosses targeting you, stand in the same place, and when the circle where hes gonna come up from starts blinking, RUN, hope this helps!

[@luc1ddream5]

I love how we just don't call the king salmonid it's actual title, just Joe. As it should be

[@EYoshiGamr]

Not a tip, but silly thing I found recently: If you use Kraken right when Joe is gonna eat you, the camera freaks out and it looks hilarious. If you get the chance, please try yourself.

[@claireclearwater-gs9zc]

I never realized Joe eats the bosses, 100% gonna use this to my advantage.

[@Rose_Petals12]

One thing i found out is that if you have killer whail 5.1, it will target Joe's weak spot and his main body separately, meaning that you can get even mote damage if you angle it right.

[@zoeneden5781]

Joe=a jumbo sized OH CRAP!

[@piratier4246]

So we have: An orb salmonid. An eel. And a mechanically enhanced salmonid. What's next. A mech?

[@notad-class3899]

I wouldn't be surprised if they gave one sauropod legs

[@Firecube9t]

A tip for Joe is that if you have dualies you can dodge roll out of the way if he catches you during his attack (I don't know if it works with every dualie)

[@SiSoz]

We need trimutave assistance Vasko save us 🙌

[@jacekrall5080]

Ay guess you can say it's joever.

[@inarikitsune9335]

I have been summoned. Great video man!

[@VaskoGames]

Oh ma gosh! It's JOE for real for real!

[@inarikitsune9335]

@@VaskoGames Lmao!

[@lonetigerx]

i wish they had a way you can practice on the king salmons like they have for the bosses

[@Curly_fri_playz]

So sad for number four it’s all of them at the same time😢😢

[@starrywisp]

all salmon run players need to see this. The more people that know these tips, the better.

[@1OneMinReviews]

Joe is a pain in my cohozuna! this video will help next time i encounter him! I busted out laughing at the end there that was funny.

[@-Hamza]

I fought Joe so many times in Big run and lost all of them, I only barely got a win in the next salmon rota. I had no idea you could know where the pimple is!! Thanks for the tips dude, Joe Maw Maw Megalodontia its JOEVER for you

[@phoenixkittyq122]

I was actually rendered speechless by that last joke. Actually dumbfounded and at a loss for words.

[@thatonejester3387]

Very important fact, Meglodontia has over 20,000 more hp than cohozuna and around 16,000 hp more than horrorboros (if im correct), its very important to make sure joe is ALWAYS facing towards the inside of the map (joe will always have his weakspot facing where he previously was, except for the very first attack where it will always be positioned where the first boss salmonoids spawn), hitting joes weakspot isnt a "Suggestion" its a requirement, however hitting that weakspot consistently and with proper Joe Ink Management (or J.I.M for short) Joe can be as easy, if not the easiest boss in the game.

[@WarmLillie]

I haven’t encountered Joe. I don’t have a good enough crew or even available during the time. N/A input from me this time. All I can say is watch out. I already have difficulty with taking down Big Maw but easily dodge them with a few shots. But freely firing won’t work this time and I am terrible with firing eggs so umm… I will be damage control. I am taking notes and will rewatch this alot.

[@boxiebaby]

i've commited a science is my fave phrase

[@Huddsies]

JOE!!!!!

[@Baymax2022]

JOE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@VaskoGames]

JOEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

[@matthewstorrs7084]

Vasko for Mythbusters Host.

[@Cheezers124]

was that a joe joe reference?

[@dominicabbs2439]

Ever scine joe appeared i have not killed him once i will try to have a go at defeating joe but it fails but thanks for the tip and i do not think playing battleships with joe is a bad idea

[@Redtigre_]

So The King Salmonids are 1. Giant Cohock 2. Silly Worm Bommer 3. Megalaron (Joe)

[@Fin_leader]

Just one question what roar intro is the best?

[@mysryuza]

Has anyone noticed Joe has a purple Mohawk? I didn’t notice until long after BR ended lmao. That makes me wonder, do they dye their hair or does it just turn purple as a Salmonid turns into a Joe?

[@bx1943]

does joe get damaged by bombs more like a regular more at all?

[@PrinceOfDawn55]

I still only have the horrorbros monster how do I upgrade to needs to go to dentist one? Plz help

[@RJS-ch1ut]

That joke was so funny😂😂😂

[@sebastienneymarjean3463]

ah yes i need a start for joe salmon

[@qbertsandy1367]

I get the strange feeling Joe is going through puberty He has braces And pimples

[@gabrielalvesrangon]

YO ITS JOE

[@aaronmerkel5216]

I tried throwing bombs where Joe would pop up, but it has no effect.

[@NoobyL0L]

I love joe

[@consumingkazoos]

the reason the translation said "joe" instead of anything else is because its japanese name is ジョー/Jaw

[@MoankuTheMonkey-i6x]

Joe maw maw is pretty scary😢

[@8ball-kf9nd]

It’s joever😭😭😭

[@waterwraith3334]

3:44 😂

[@regiboi7709]

My tip: If it's on high tide, give up.

[@liannabunny7775]

Ngl… I know what to do with all these King Salmonoid fights. What the problem is that my teammates are often just so stupid and don't know what they are doing. Randos in a Nutshell

[@chompxolotl239.]

Id rather call him salmonerd

[@PixelNotHere]

Warning: Never ask who Joe is in public.

[@retroblockzplayz9988]

Isn’t this just a giant Maw?

[@Mostie-ev7oh]

Or a birthmark

[@beetosdoesstuff544]

Joe

[@QuimbleTheQuimbleTheQuimble]

I have only fought joe on marooners bay on high tide I have never beaten joe

[@badwithusernames3238]

0:10 upward?????? I thought horrorboros had less health than cohozuna? Why is he much easier?

[@VaskoGames]

The explosion from Horrboros' bomb deals a lot of damage to it. If you just attack the body it has a lot more HP than Zuna

[@user-32456]

😮😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 (bangs fist on the table)

[@wesleydominic8955]

Joe=joe mama idk i just quwesing and joe are look like maw?

[@jasruss989]

Wtf are you guys calling it a pimple?! ITS A F*CKING BUMP!!!

[@wesleydominic8955]

Good joke 3:44

[@psiwarriordoc6630]

Stellar joke XD.

[@laravioliiii2832]

wait... megalodontia? Megidodontia megidolaon?

[@luc1ddream5]

Megalovania

[@Anonymous-bk9xy]

Who's Joe?

[@user-lq2iz7gn6p]

megalodontia [aka salmonoid king]

[@Im_leaving]

I didn't know a disabled person could be so scary

[@splatonk]

I am really tired of losing to king salmonids, everyone I play with is STUPID and doesn't know anything about actually killing it

[@teagan5494]

It’s sad how weak cohozuna is…he is outclassed by the others…he should be tankier than the Horrorboros

[@user-32456]

I’m an eggsecutive VP and I defeated him on the first try! (Not a joke 3 other players saw it) and subscribe to weegeepie pls!

[@hdk-gamer2829]

Either you call it Joe or Donald this has to be political

[@greenxclips1733]

flopped

[@MikaeelTNT]

joe is actually easy on high tide salmon slamin junction cause he just kills all the bosses

[@sugoma_my_balls]

Sr pelo No more words

[@cumsoak]

Girl hair