The start of the 2024 Fresh Season marked the 1 year anniversary of Kraken Royale being added to Splatoon 3, and in that year, it's garnered quite a reputation. Braindead, no skill, cheese, situational, niche, selfish, easily countered, these are all common superlatives Kraken is associated with.

As someone who has played the 96 gal for years in Splatoon 2, before the idea of Kraken returning to Splatoon was even considered, I can't help but take offense when people want to talk smack on a special they probably haven't used for more than 20 minutes. I didn't ask for my favorite weapon in Splatoon to get Kraken, but if no one else wants to give this special the time of day it deserves, I guess I'll pick up the slack and advocate for the special that no one wants to.

This is the second part of this series, a full indepth breakdown of Kraken Royale and why it's so much better and versatile than people realize. The first part was just a compilation of some of my best plays with Kraken, so you don't need to watch it before this part, but you should check it out afterwards if you haven't seen it yet!    • One Year of Kraken  Nikki's 2023 / 2...  

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Splatoon The Power of RNG in my hands! (23 6):    • Splatoon  The Power of RNG in my han...  
Inside the Mind of Splatoon 3 Kraken Royale Users:    • Inside the Mind of Splatoon 3 Kraken ...  
Inkling vs Octoling Shop Animations:    • Inkling vs Octoling Shop Animations  

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