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| {{Infobox Character General | | {{Infobox Character General |
| |name=Alph | | |name=Alph |
| |image=[[File:SSBU spirit Alph.png]] | | |image=[[Image:Alph.png]] |
| |caption=[[File:PikminSymbol.svg|50px|class=invert-dark]] | | |caption=[[File:PikminSymbol.png|50px]] |
| Official artwork of Alph from ''{{iw|pikipedia|Pikmin 3}}''. | | Official artwork of Alph from ''{{s|pikipedia|Pikmin 3}}''. |
| |universe={{uv|Pikmin}} | | |universe=''{{uv|Pikmin}}'' |
| |firstgame=''{{iw|pikipedia|Pikmin 3}}'' (2013) | | |firstgame=''{{s|pikipedia|Pikmin 3}}'' (2013) |
| |games= ''[[SSB4]]'' (as an [[Alternate costume|alternate character]] of {{SSB4|Olimar}})<br/>''[[Ultimate]]'' (as an alternate character of {{SSBU|Olimar}}) | | |games= ''[[SSB4]]'' (as a [[palette swap]] of {{SSB4|Olimar}}) |
| |lastappearance=''{{iw|pikipedia|Pikmin 3 Deluxe}}'' (2020) | | |lastappearance=''{{s|pikipedia|Pikmin 3}}'' (2013) |
| |console= [[Wii U]] | | |console= Wii U |
| |species= Koppaite | | |species= Koppaite |
| |gender = Male | | |gender = Male |
| |homeworld = {{iw|pikipedia|Koppai}} | | |homeworld = Koppai |
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| |interwiki = pikipedia | | |interwiki = pikipedia |
| |interwikiname = Pikipedia | | |interwikiname = Pikipedia |
| |interwikipage = Alph | | |interwikipage = Alph |
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| '''Alph''' ({{ja|アルフ|Arufu}}, ''Alph'') is the first of the three protagonists of ''{{iw|pikipedia|Pikmin 3}}''. He was the engineer on the S.S. Drake as well as the youngest crew member. After getting stranded on [[Distant Planet|PNF-404]], the world of Pikmin, it fell to him to reunite the crew, get the fruit they were sent to obtain, and repair the ship's warp drive. The crew end up running into and saving [[Olimar]] in the end. | | '''Alph''' ({{ja|アルフ|Arufu}}, ''Alph'') is the first of the three protagonists of ''Pikmin 3''. He was the engineer on the S.S. Drake as well as the youngest crew member. After getting stranded on [[Distant Planet|PNF-404]], the world of Pikmin, it fell to him to reunite the crew, get the fruit they were sent to obtain and repair the ship's warp drive. The crew end up running into and saving [[Olimar]] in the end. |
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| ==Origin== | | ==In ''Super Smash Bros. 4''== |
| In ''Pikmin 3'', a group of three astronauts consisting of Alph, {{iw|pikipedia|Brittany}} and {{iw|pikipedia|Captain Charlie}}, are tasked with saving their home planet of {{iw|pikipedia|Koppai}}, due to their planet's food supplies become nearly depleted. When data collected reveals that a distant planet, given the name PNF-404 (which also happens to be the home planet of the Pikmin), is rich with a variety of fruits whose seeds can be cultivated on Koppai to end the food shortage, the crew of three travel to the alien planet in the {{iw|pikipedia|S.S. Drake}}. | | Four of {{SSB4|Olimar}}'s [[Palette swap (SSB4)#Olimar|alternate costumes]] replace his model with Alph, making him an alternate form of a playable character. He has his own alternate palettes as well, having ones resembling his crew-mates Brittany and Captain Charlie, and his third alternate palette resembling Olimar. Despite using a different ship, the S.S. Drake, in ''Pikmin 3'', Alph still uses the Hocotate Ship for his [[on-screen appearance]] and [[End of Day|Final Smash]]. He has a trophy using his playable model, classified under the fighters category, but it is obtained in the [[Trophy Shop]] rather than as a reward for clearing classic mode, similar to the [[Koopalings]]. |
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| However, their ship malfunctions and they become separated just before landing, with the {{iw|pikipedia|cosmic-drive key}} also being lost, which is mandatory for leaving the planet. Over the course of the game, Alph reunites with Brittany and Charlie, collects fruit, harvesting their seeds and using their juice for sustenance while on the planet, and eventually meets up with {{iw|pikipedia|Louie}} and later on Olimar, who they rescue from the [[Plasm Wraith]]. As thanks, Olimar gives them their lost cosmic-drive key, allowing them to return to Koppai safely with their findings.
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| | :{{Flag|ntsc}} ''Alph is a young explorer who crashed on the planet PNF-404. As the engineer of the S.S. Drake, he feels responsible for finding the missing crew and the ship after the crash. Waking up in a pond, Alph quickly encounters a tiny creature— it's a Pikmin!'' |
| | :{{Flag|pal}} ''A member of the crew that crash-landed on PNF-404. This young engineer is separated from the rest of his team during landing, but as an engineer, he's just as worried about their ship, the SS Drake. While looking for his crewmates and ship, Alph encounters some strange yet helpful little creatures...'' |
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| ==In ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]''==
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| ===As a playable character===
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| {{Main|Olimar (SSB4)}}
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| [[File:Alph SSB4 Render.png|thumb|left|Alph, as he appears in ''Super Smash Bros. 4''.]]
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| Alph makes his ''Super Smash Bros.'' series debut as an [[Alternate costume (SSB4)#Olimar|alternate costume character]] of {{SSB4|Olimar}}. He was first shown off on September 11, 2014. He has his own alternate costumes, which are based on the color schemes of Brittany, Charlie (the two other playable characters of ''Pikmin 3''), and Olimar (his appearance from the original ''Pikmin''), respectively. Alph is also acknowledged by the [[announcer]], [[crowd]], and character selection screen, but not in battle records and other miscellaneous aspects, such as Classic Mode.
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| Despite using the S.S. Drake in ''Pikmin 3'', Alph still uses Olimar's [[Hocotate Ship]] for his [[on-screen appearance]] and [[End of Day|Final Smash]]. He has a trophy using his playable model, classified under the fighters category. However, it is obtained in the [[Trophy Shop]] instead of as a reward for clearing Classic Mode, similarly to the [[Koopalings]].
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| According to design documents for ''SSB4'' available in [[Masahiro Sakurai]]'s book "Thinking of the Making of Video Games 2" ({{Ja|桜井政博のゲームを作って思うこと2}}), Alph was intended to be included as a [[clone]] alongside {{SSB4|Lucina}}, {{SSB4|Dr. Mario}}, and {{SSB4|Dark Pit}}. Rock Pikmin were also planned to be implemented, in which they would be heavy and short-ranged, but very powerful, similarly to Purple Pikmin. However, the idea was scrapped, presumably because of time constraints.<ref>[http://www.sourcegaming.info/2015/07/29/plucky-little-guys-olimar-and-alph-in-smash-4/ Plucky Little Guys: Olimar and Alph in Smash 4]</ref>
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| ===Trophy===
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| |desc-ntsc=Alph is a young explorer who crashed on the planet PNF-404. As the engineer of the S.S. Drake, he feels responsible for finding the missing crew and the ship after the crash. Waking up in a pond, Alph quickly encounters a tiny creature—it's a Pikmin!
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| |desc-pal=A member of the crew that crash-landed on PNF-404. This young engineer is separated from the rest of his team during landing, but as an engineer, he's just as worried about their ship, the SS Drake. While looking for his crewmates and ship, Alph encounters some strange yet helpful little creatures...
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| ==In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''==
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| ===As a playable character===
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| {{Main|Olimar (SSBU)}}
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| [[File:Olimar-Alt4 SSBU.png|thumb|Alph, as he appears in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''.]]
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| In ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'', Alph returns as a playable character, accessible via Olimar's alternate costumes. Unlike in the previous game, Alph is technically an [[unlockable character]] here due to Olimar himself becoming needing to be unlocked. Just like in the previous game, his attacks and statistics are identical to Olimar's and (with the exception of the announcer, crowd, and character selection, all of which say and/or display his own name) the game does not acknowledge him as a separate character from Olimar in battle records and other miscellaneous aspects, such as Classic Mode.
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| Akin to his trophy in ''Super Smash Bros. 4'', Alph also has his own associated Fighter Spirit, although it can only be obtained from the Shop instead of being rewarded after completing Classic Mode.
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| ===Spirit===
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| SSBU spirit Alph.png|799. '''Alph'''
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| ==Gallery==
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| <gallery> | | <gallery> |
| SSB4 Olimar and Alph.jpg|Alph and Olimar on [[Garden of Hope]] in {{forwiiu}}. | | SSB4 Olimar and Alph.jpg|Alph and Olimar on [[Garden of Hope]]. |
| SSBUWebsiteOlimar3.jpg|Alph and Olimar on [[Wuhu Island]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''.
| | Alph SSB4 Render.png|Alph's render in ''Super Smash Bros. 4''. |
| | AlphTrophy3DS.png|Trophy in {{for3ds}}. |
| | AlphTrophyWiiU.png|Trophy in {{forwiiu}}. |
| </gallery> | | </gallery> |
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| ==Names in other languages==
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| |ja={{ja|アルフ|Arufu}}, ''Alph''
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| |en=Alph
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| |fr=Alph
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| |de=Alph
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| |it=Alph
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| |ru={{rollover|Альф|Alf|?}}
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| |ko={{rollover|알프|Alpeu|?}}, ''Alph''
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| |zh_cn={{rollover|阿尔福|Ā'ěrfú|?}}, ''Alph''
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| |zh_tw={{rollover|阿爾福|Ā'ěrfú|?}}, ''Alph''
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| ==Trivia== | | ==Trivia== |
| *Alph and [[Inkling]] are the only playable characters in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series whose console of origin is the Wii U. | | *Of all playable characters across all four titles in the [[Super Smash Bros. series]], Alph's name is alphabetically first. |
| *Alph is cannonicly shorter than any other playable character in the series at a height of 1.6 cm or 0.64 inches. | | *Alph is the only palette swap-exclusive character to have access to additional palette swaps, if not counting gender variants as exclusive characters. |
| | | * According to Masahiro Sakurai's project plan design documents, it would appear that Alph was originally intended to be a completely separate clone character from Olimar rather than an alternate skin-type character, and it would seem that Rock Pikmin would have been integrated into his moveset. It is possible that time constraints resulted in his removal. [http://www.sourcegaming.info/2015/07/29/plucky-little-guys-olimar-and-alph-in-smash-4/] |
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| {{Characters}} | | {{Characters}} |
| {{Pikmin universe}} | | {{Pikmin universe}} |
| [[Category:Spirits]] | | [[Category:Alts]] |
| [[Category:Alternate characters]] | | [[Category:Characters]] |
| [[Category:Trophies (SSB4-3DS)]] | | [[Category:Trophies (SSB4-3DS)]] |
| [[Category:Trophies (SSB4-Wii U)]] | | [[Category:Trophies (SSB4-Wii U)]] |
| [[Category:Olimar| ]] | | [[Category:Olimar]] |
| [[Category:Olimar (SSB4)| ]]
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