#so if theres any extra after a salmon run or general fight theyll both get rid of them by literally any means possible

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Hydrolisk - King Salmonid

A lumbering, sort-of-slow king salmonid that only recently began to appear in salmon runs. When it appears it opens all geysers on a map, with both of its heads taking up two random geysers! (Lesser/Boss salmonids no longer come from the shoreline, and instead from the non-occupied geysers when this fellas around)

Each head will take turns attacking the ink/octoling that's furthest away with a jet of ooze, much like Stingers; though they have a much longer cooldown period when compared to said boss (and, even if it misses, the trail of ooze these attacks leave makes it much easier for lesser salmonids to get to you faster).

Your goal is to close all geysers and then attack the heads, as killing a head while geysers are open will cause two more to come back in its place. (For this reason it's also not the wisest to use bombs or high-damage specials with this king around, as is has incredibly low health and accidentally killing a head will make the whole thing just... generally more unpleasant)

On the salmonid-side of things, these two have a pretty mild temper (at least, one head does, the other tends to be more underhanded), especially when compared to Horror & Coho. The two heads often fight each other over literally everything though.

thanks to @bootleggreely for help with their design!