I am a little bit surprised, no one said the ink brush lmao. I guess people understand?
But it's not... I can't even tell you a roller main on this planet, who I've seen say such a thing...lol. Krak-on has the superior kit and is all around better. The only thing splat has going for it, is the added range of a bomb, to kill people out of the weapons range. But yea,.. beacon is arguably, the best sub weapon in the game and Kraken is still Kraken.
Actually I am an A+99 roller main if that counts for anything, and Soldier who is also one would agree that overall Splat is better. (as well as most of imperious lounge).
Krak-on:
Squid Beacon: A very weak sub in zones, and an okay sub in TC. It makes it blatantly obvious where you will be spawning in from, and if you put it in a safe place it doesn't really get you places faster. It is useless if you are being camped, and "ok" if you are winning. (if you are winning you can just sj to a safe team mate). The only map they are good on in my opinion in zones is saltspray. (and even then they do nothing for you actually getting in the point)
Kraken: A pretty good special in zones, and a very good special in TC. The reason it is good in TC is that you can sit on the tower and get a free 7 seconds of tower movement. Kraken doesn't really kill people, instead it forces them out of an area, but honestly most of the other specials in the game do that better like echolocation or inkzooka or bomb rush. It is pretty easy to kite around a Kraken that isn't laggy, and it can actually just be stopped by guns with high rates of fire after the nerfs.
Splat:
Suction Bombs: Probably the best sub in the game. Top tier in both zones and TC. It is very good for zoning out when you are ahead, while also being very good when you are the one being camped since it forces them out of their position for a few seconds. It also gives you great control of the tower since you can stick it on there. In addition it also gives the roller something to do when it is behind, besides wasting time to build up Kraken only to not kill anything and get kited.
Killer Wail: Very underused special, a lot of people us it incorrectly. It gives the roller a ton of effective range, and forces people to get off of the tower. Often guaranteeing kills when it goes through a narrow choke and they can't move horizon. If Kraken can't kill people, then basically it is a better Kraken.