Editing Pikmin (universe)

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The series, which contributed minor content in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'', was established as a major universe within the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series beginning in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', due to the inclusion of its main characters, [[Captain Olimar]] and the titular {{b|Pikmin|species}} species, as team-based playable characters. Olimar and the Pikmin returned for ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]'', while [[Alph]], one of the three playable protagonists from ''Pikmin 3'', made his ''Smash'' debut as an [[alternate costume]] for Olimar. Olimar, Alph, and the Pikmin would return in the same capacity as before in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''.

[[File:Pikmintitle.jpg|thumb|The original logo of the franchise.]]

Prior to the launch of the Nintendo GameCube, [[Shigeru Miyamoto]] promoted the system's processing power by releasing a tech demo entitled ''Super Mario 128'' at Nintendo's Space World trade show in August 2000, which demonstrated rapid generation techniques in order to display 128 separate [[Mario]] models on screen at once. Meanwhile, Miyamoto and his development team worked on an original project under the working title ''Adam and Eve'', which was planned to be a game where one could watch the development and proliferation of two starting characters. Eventually, this idea was found to be far too lacking in interactivity for the player and was scrapped. But then, a completely new aesthetic was brought in and incorporated into a marriage between some of the concepts of ''Adam and Eve'' and the technicalities demonstrated by ''Super Mario 128''. The now familiar ''Pikmin'' series' characters, setting, and real-time strategy gameplay style were introduced as a new Nintendo IP with the December 2001 release of ''Pikmin'' as a near-launch title for the GameCube. Incidentally, the name "Pikmin" was derived from Miyamoto's sheepdog, Pikku.

''Pikmin'' received positive reception, both for its charming aesthetics and characters and for its unique spin on real-time strategy, and quickly earned a devoted fanbase. However, Japanese sales were not enthusiastic after the first week. In an attempt to stimulate sales, the virtual band Strawberry Flower was hired to write and perform a song featured in Japanese commercials for the game. Ironically, the single, "Ai no Uta" ("Song of Love"), became incredibly popular and actually outsold the game it advertised, and it thus did its part to surge weekly sales of the game itself. This likely helped secure ''Pikmin''{{'}}s future status as an established Nintendo franchise, and the first sequel, ''Pikmin 2'', was released in August 2004 for the GameCube. ''Pikmin 2'' garnered near-universal acclaim from gaming publications and often makes appearances near the top of published lists of the best GameCube games released over the system's lifespan, due to its improvements over the original in many important aspects.

Despite the series' glowing track record and its status as a major Nintendo franchise being cemented with its protagonist [[Captain Olimar]] and its titular creatures appearing collectively as team-based playable characters in 2008's ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', the ''Pikmin'' series would experience a nine-year hiatus that would only end with the August 2013 release of its third installment, ''Pikmin 3''. Like its predecessors, ''Pikmin 3'' was positively received and proved popular enough to receive [[downloadable content]]. A spin-off title by Arzest, ''Hey! Pikmin'', featuring vastly different gameplay from the mainline series more akin to a 2D platformer, released for the [[Nintendo 3DS]] in 2017. An enhanced port of ''Pikmin 3'' for the Nintendo Switch, titled ''Pikmin 3 Deluxe'', was released on October 30th, 2020. Another spin-off title, ''{{s|pikipedia|Pikmin Bloom}}'', released on mobile devices on October 27th, 2021. Co-developed with Niantic, ''Pikmin Bloom'' is an augmented reality game where players track their real world step count to take care of a growing group of pikmin that go on adventures and provide gifts in return. A fourth installment of the series, ''Pikmin 4'', was announced by Shigeru Miyamoto on September 7th, 2015, who stated that the game is "actually very close to completion. ''Pikmin'' teams are always working on the next one." On September 13th, 2022, ''Pikmin 4'' was officially announced in a Nintendo Direct presentation. The game would release on July 21, 2023. This entry stands out for having a different camera system, the new companion {{s|pikipedia|Oatchi}}, and a new {{s|pikipedia|night expedition}} where players can use {{s|pikipedia|Glow Pikmin}} to fend off frenzied enemies.

The ''Pikmin'' games are set on an uncharted planet called PNF-404, which appears to be a post-apocalyptic Earth. The player takes control of a visiting astronaut (the Hocotatian [[Captain Olimar]] in ''Pikmin'' and ''Pikmin 2'' and the Koppaites Alph, Brittany, and Charlie in ''Pikmin 3'') and is tasked to explore PNF-404's littered wilderness, take command over armies of native plant-like species that Olimar dubbed [[Pikmin]], and securely retrieve important items to the home base. A cornucopia of hostile wildlife and environmental hazards does not make things easy for the player, as they cannot directly attack these enemies in most circumstances; they must frequently sacrifice their newfound friends by hurling them at large enemies so that they whittle the enemies' health down, and must rely on the harvesting of enemy carcasses (and naturally occurring pellets) to resow their Pikmin and pluck them up to replenish their standing forces. The game takes elements from real-time strategy games by having to micromanage an army of minions, take down enemies, and complete tasks all at once within a time limit. The different colors of Pikmin lend themselves to different on-the-spot battle strategies, and are also important to solving puzzles and opening up important pathways in the environment itself.  

In ''Pikmin'', Captain Olimar hails from the planet Hocotate and is taking a vacation on his spaceship, the S.S. Dolphin, in outer space when a comet hits his ship and causes him to crashland onto the uncharted planet, PNF-404. Due to oxygen being poisonous to Hocotatians, Olimar cannot breathe on PNF-404, which is further compounded by his life support system only lasting for thirty days. As a result, he is forced to use that time in order to befriend and take command of the native plant-like creatures he calls Pikmin to help him gather all the scattered pieces of the S.S. Dolphin so that he can make a return flight back home. ''Pikmin 2'' takes place immediately after Olimar returns home, in which he discovers that the company he works for, Hocotate Freight, is in severe debt. As a result, the company president sends Olimar and his co-worker Louie to scavenge valuable goods from PNF-404. ''Pikmin 4'' reveals that one of his expeditions to the planet results in a crash land. He sends out a distress signal, but the rescue corps meant to retrieve him also crash lands, leading to a second rescue attempt by the player character.

 

''Pikmin 3'' introduces the Koppaites, another space-faring alien race that is highly similar to the Hocotatians. The three new playable protagonists - Alph, Brittany, and Charlie - are Koppaites and arrive at PNF-404, where they enlist the aid of the Pikmin to help them harvest fruit seeds to save their starving homeworld.

Pikmin, having been released right before ''Melee'' in Japan, cameos as a pair of collectible trophies, but is not a full-fledged universe. However, in fact, the original ''Pikmin'' is the only title in existence that ''Melee'' actually features connectivity with; the Captain Olimar trophy is acquired only if there is ''Pikmin'' save data on the same Memory Card with ''Melee'' saved data.

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*[[Captain Olimar]]  

The ''Pikmin'' series debuts as a primary universe in ''Brawl'', and the content that represents it includes: one playable character, a stage, some music, and a number of trophies.

===Fighter===

*[[File:OlimarIcon(SSBB).png|50px|right|link=Olimar (SSBB)]]'''{{SSBB|Olimar}}''' ([[Starter character|Starter]]): The protagonist of the Pikmin series, Captain Olimar has been greatly graphically enhanced, like the other characters of ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''. However, he is quite weak on his own - without Pikmin, he cannot even do a [[smash attack]]. All his special moves involve the Pikmin that he plucks from the ground. There are five different types: Red (which have high attack power, burning properties in their attacks, and immunity to all fire-based attacks), Yellow (which have a slightly larger range of attack, making it easier to hit opponents with, travel in slight arcs when thrown, and have electrical properties in their attacks, as well as being immune to electrical attacks), Blue (which are stronger when thrown and slightly more durable than average, and the only Pikmin type that can enter water without dying), Purple (which are heavy and slow, impeding flight distance, have high attack power, and slam into opponents instead of latching on to them), and White (which are light and quick, as well as poisonous to opponents when latched on). He can have up to six different Pikmin at once. He can use them to attack and latch on to opponents, draining their health, use them as a life-saving [[tether recovery]], and call them back if separated. He can also alter their order by whistling. Whichever Pikmin is following him first is the one he will use first in combat. Olimar is among the top 3 characters in ''Brawl'', as he currently ranks 3rd on the ''Brawl'' [[tier list]], placing him in the A+ tier and being surpassed only by {{SSBB|Meta Knight}} and the {{SSBB|Ice Climbers}}.

 

On the final character select screen (after all characters are unlocked), Olimar joins the {{uv|Kirby}} characters as part of the fifth column. These characters have "Gourmet Race" playing when their dark forms are fought in [[The Great Maze]], and they also come from another planet.

*[[File:Icon-distantplanet.gif|right|link=Distant Planet]]'''[[Distant Planet]]''' ([[Starter stage|Starter]]): Based off {{iw|pikipedia|The Forest of Hope}} and {{iw|pikipedia|Awakening Wood}} from ''{{iw|pikipedia|Pikmin|game}}'' and ''{{iw|pikipedia|Pikmin 2}}'' respectively. Technically, all the fighters will be under an inch tall when they are fighting on this stage. The stage has a slope on the left hand side, three leaves in the center which act as platforms, and another larger platform beneath the leaves, which is bouncy. A gigantic {{iw|pikipedia|Bulborb}} appears at the right hand side of the stage, serving as both a platform and stage hazard. It occasionally rains, and the slope on the left hand side becomes a hazard as water gushes down it. Characters can also pick up pellets that fall from {{iw|pikipedia|Pellet Posies}} and throw them into {{iw|pikipedia|Onions}} that appear on the stage to get [[Items]].

 

*'''[[Pellet]]''' (throwing): a colorful, crystallized disc of nectar from the original ''{{iw|pikipedia|Pikmin|game}}'' only accessible on the Distant Planet stage. The damage dealt upon throw is the same as the number on the pellet.

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*'''{{SSBBMusicLink|Pikmin|World Map (Pikmin 2)}}''': A remixed track featuring elements of both the map screens of ''Pikmin'' and ''Pikmin 2''.

*'''{{SSBBMusicLink|Pikmin|Stage Clear / Title (Pikmin)}}''': A medley of both End of Day from ''Pikmin'', as well as a remix of the title screen theme. This track is also played during Olimar's Classic Mode credits.

*'''{{SSBBMusicLink|Pikmin|Environmental Noises}}''': Not an actual song, per se, but rather a collection of basic environmental noises giving the impression of being in a vast wilderness.

 

*'''{{SSBBMusicLink|Pikmin|Forest of Hope}}''': Taken directly from the original Pikmin, this was the background music to the Forest of Hope, the second area that Olimar could explore.

*'''{{SSBBMusicLink|Pikmin|Ai no Uta}}''': A promotional image song performed by the Japanese band Strawberry Flower that was used in commercials for the original game.

*'''{{SSBBMusicLink|Pikmin|Ai no Uta (French Version)}}''': A French version of the previously mentioned image song.

*'''{{SSBBMusicLink|Pikmin|Tane no Uta}}''': Similar to Ai no Uta, this was an image song performed by the Japanese band Strawberry Flower that was used in commercials for the second title, ''Pikmin 2''.

====Victory Theme====

*'''[[Victory theme#Pikmin Victory Theme|Victory! Olimar]]''': The tune the Pikmin hum in ''Pikmin 2'' when all the treasure has been acquired in an area.

 

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*[[File:OlimarIcon(SSB4-U).png|50px|right|link=Olimar (SSB4)]]'''{{SSB4|Olimar}}''' ([[Starter character|Starter]]): a captain from the {{s|pikipedia|Hocotate Freight}} who has learned to command altruistic plant-like aliens called '''[[Pikmin]]'''. He was the first playable character announced for ''Smash 4'' after [[E3 2013]], being confirmed on July 12, 2013 to coincide with the Japanese release of ''{{s|pikipedia|Pikmin 3}}''. His whistle from ''Pikmin 3'' has been incorporated into his design, and the finer details of his spacesuit from ''Brawl'' have been downplayed. His neutral attack is now the {{s|wikipedia|one-two combo}} from ''{{s|pikipedia|Pikmin 2}}''. All five Pikmin from ''Brawl'' return. Olimar can only have three Pikmin follow him at once rather than six. Instead of plucking Pikmin at random, Olimar plucks them in a fixed order of: Red, Yellow, Blue, White, & Purple before the cycle reverts. He has a new recovery move where [[Winged Pikmin]] from ''Pikmin 3'' carry him and his Pikmin to safety. Four of the eight {{b|alternate costume|SSB4}}s replace Olimar with '''[[Alph]]''', a blue-haired engineer and one of the three protagonists in ''Pikmin 3'', but the change is purely cosmetic. At some point in late development, Alph was going to be "promoted" into a playable [[clone]] that utilized {{s|pikipedia|Rock Pikmin}}, but this never came into fruition.

 

*[[File:DistantPlanetIconSSB4-3.png|75px|right|link=Distant Planet]]{{GameIcon|SSBB}}'''[[Distant Planet]]''' ([[Starter stage|Starter]]): staged in the {{s|pikipedia|Forest of Hope}} from the original ''Pikmin''. Pellet-bearing posies and Onions are found on this stage. Striking a posy causes it to drop its pellet, which can either be thrown as a projectile or brought to an Onion. The Onion uses the pellet to create items. The number of items created is dependent on the number on the face of the pellet (1, 5, or 10) and if the pellet matches the color of the Onion it is brought to. Distant Planet is subject to changes in weather: rain causes flash floods that carry fighters off of the lowest platform. An enormous Bulborb occasionally walks in stage left and can be used as a platform. However, it will eat fighters that stay on its back too long. It is one of the possible stages to appear in Level 6 of [[All-Star Mode]] as a [[home stage]] for Olimar and Alph. Its [[Ω form]] takes place on a tree stump.

 

*[[File:GardenofHopeIconSSB4-U.png|75px|right|link=Garden of Hope]]'''[[Garden of Hope]]''' ([[Starter stage|Starter]]): staged in an [[pikipedia:Garden of Hope|alien garden]] from ''Pikmin 3''. It is a large stage that is made up of two large columnar platforms, a {{s|pikipedia|climbing stick}}, a pot, and a set of {{s|pikipedia|elevator platform}}s on the side, which function as scales. A small bridge appears to connect the two large platforms. Fighters can destroy the pot and the Climbing Stick, and can stand on top of both. Wild Pikmin will come onto the stage to fix any damage done, such as rebuilding the bridge and the pot. Fighters can get stuck in the pot if they stand in the middle while Pikmin are rebuilding it. An enormous creature called the [[Peckish Aristocrab]] will occasionally lumber across the stage, destroying structures and damaging fighters in its wake. If fighters have ≥80% damage, making contact with the Aristocrab can result in an [[instant KO]]. A Bulborb and the [[pikipedia:S.S. Drake|S.S. ''Drake'']] appear in the background. The Garden of Hope large enough to accommodate [[8-Player Smash]]. It is one of the possible stages to appear in Level 2 of [[All-Star Mode]] as a [[home stage]] for Olimar and Alph. Its [[Ω form]] is columnar. The organization of trophies in the trophy gallery suggests that Alph's co-workers, {{s|pikipedia|Brittany}} and {{s|pikipedia|Captain Charlie}}, were originally going to appear on this stage in some capacity.

 

[[File:Hocotate Ship SSB4.jpg|thumb|The [[Pic of the Day]] introducing the Hocotate Bomb as a new item.]]

*'''[[Pellet]]''' (throwing): a colorful, crystallized disc of nectar from the original ''{{iw|pikipedia|Pikmin|game}}'' only accessible on the Distant Planet stage. A pellet is held in the disc of a tall flower called a {{s|pikipedia|Pellet Posy}} and will be dropped if the Posy is struck. The pellet can either be picked up and tossed as a projectile weapon, or it can be thrown at an [[Onion]]. The Onion will use the procured pellet to create items.

*'''''[[Hocotate Bomb]]''''' (throwing): an explosive rocket that resembles the {{s|pikipedia|Hocotate Ship}} from ''{{s|pikipedia|Pikmin 2}}''. Similar to [[End of Day]], the bomb launches skyward and comes back crashing down, creating a large explosion that damages nearby opponents on impact. Being tossed or attacked trigger its launch. If it was tossed, it will not harm the wielder. It can also take fighters up with it as it ascends, similar to {{SSB4|Mega Man}}'s up aerial. If struck enough times, it will explode immediately. This bomb is not in any of the ''Pikmin'' games.

 

*'''[[Yellow Wollywog]]''' ({{color|#0000FF|Blue}}): a yellow amphibian from the original ''Pikmin''. It nullifies traps on the board that the user steps on.

*'''[[Plasm Wraith]]''' ({{color|#FF0000|Red}}): a gelatinous beast from ''{{s|pikipedia|Pikmin 3}}''. It heals the user when they block attacks with their shield.

 

 

 

====[[Smash Run]] enemies====

*'''[[Bulborb]]''' (<small>''Oculus kageyamii russusa''</small>): a large, red subspecies of {{s|pikipedia|grub-dog}} from the original ''Pikmin''. It is a large enemy that does not flinch from most attacks and cannot be [[grab]]bed. It takes many hits to take down. It will lumber towards the opponents and snap at them with their mandibles, or slam into them with its colorful backside. For aerial opponents, it will jump up and try to headbutt them.

 

 

*{{GameIcon|SSBB}}'''{{SSB4MusicLink|Pikmin|Stage Clear / Title (Pikmin)}}''': an arrangement of "Night Comes" and "Pikmin" from ''Pikmin''. It plays on Garden of Hope.

 

 

 

 

The ''Pikmin'' series and all of its previous characters and stages return for ''Ultimate'', along with slight addition to its universe in the form of two new arrangements and a new Assist Trophy.

 

 

*40. [[File:OlimarIcon(SSBU).png|50px|right|link=Olimar (SSBU)]]'''{{SSBU|Olimar}}''' ([[Unlockable character|Unlockable]]): The microscopic astronaut returns as an unlockable fighter after being a starter in ''Brawl'' and ''Smash 4''. Like in ''Smash 4'', '''[[Alph]]''' appears as an alternate costume for him. When taking damage, his helmet appears cracked for a second.

 

*{{GameIcon|SSBB}}[[File:DistantPlanetIconSSBU.png|75px|right|link=Distant Planet]]'''[[Distant Planet]]''' ([[Starter stage|Starter]]): Pikmin's first stage from ''Brawl'' returns as a retro stage.{{clr}}

 

 

 

*'''{{SSBUMusicLink|Pikmin|Garden of Hope (Remix)}}''': A medley of the Garden of Hope and Bingo Battle themes from ''{{s|pikipedia|Pikmin 3}}''.

 

 

 

*'''[[Victory theme#Pikmin Victory Theme|Victory! Pikmin Series]]''': A remix of a small excerpt from the main theme of ''Pikmin''. This track remains unchanged from ''Brawl'' and ''Smash 4''.

 

 

===''{{iw|pikipedia|Pikmin|game}}''===

**{{GameIcon|SSBB}} {{iw|pikipedia|Onions}} and several [[Bulborb]] enemies appear as hazards and background elements. The [[Pellet]] can be used as a throwing item.

*Items:

*Assist Trophies:

**{{GameIcon|SSBU}} [[Burrowing Snagret]] appears as an Assist Trophy.

 

**{{GameIcon|SSBB}} "'''{{SSBBMusicLink|Pikmin|Tane no Uta}}'''": Similar to Ai no Uta, this was an image song performed by the Japanese band Strawberry Flower that was used in commercials for this game. 

 

**{{GameIcon|SSB4-WiiU}} [[Peckish Aristocrab]] appears as a stage hazard.

**{{GameIcon|SSBU}} Alph, Rock Pikmin, Winged Pikmin, Plasm Wraith, Peckish Aristocrab, Charlie, and Brittany appear as spirits.

**{{GameIcon|SSBU}} Red Pikmin, Yellow Pikmin, Purple Pikmin, White Pikmin, Bulborb, Fiery Blowhog and Yellow Wollywog appear as spirits using artwork from this game.

 

 

 

 

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