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'''Olimar''' ({{ja|ピクミン＆オリマー|Pikumin & Orimā}}, ''Pikmin & Olimar'') is a newcomer and playable character in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''. He was confirmed on January 09, 2008 on the Smash Bros. DOJO!! website.

Olimar ranks 3rd on the current tier list, putting him in the A+ tier. He has one of the best damage racking abilities in ''Brawl'', with his throws, up aerial, forward aerial, and [[Pikmin Throw]] being able to deal damage very quickly, and strong KO power without compensating much speed; all of his smashes and his Pikmin-based aerials are powerful when used with Red, Blue, and especially Purple Pikmin. Olimar's grabs are among the farthest-reaching in the game, and all four of his throws can KO when used with Blue and/or Purple Pikmin. Olimar also possesses a strong camping game and can use his long-ranged Pikmin attacks to create a wall that is very difficult for characters such as {{SSBB|Donkey Kong}} to get through; the various types of Pikmin Olimar can use also makes him relatively unpredictable, with the type advantages of each Pikmin allowing for some advantages in some matchups. Olimar's biggest weakness, however, is his terrible recovery (one of the worst recoveries in the game) that is easily [[edgehog]]ged and provides terrible distance if he does not have many Pikmin with him, as well as relatively poor approach options, due to his limited air and ground speeds, and susceptibility to juggles, pressure, and edgeguarding (which combines with his terrible recovery to give him very poor survivability). These disadvantages put him at even matchups against the likes of many characters who can approach in the air effectively, such as {{SSBB|Peach}} and {{SSBB|Ness}}. However, Olimar has very strong matchups against most characters (possessing only three disadvantageous ones), and has achieved very strong tournament results.

Olimar is a unique character. All but six of his attacks rely on Pikmin to perform, each with unique characteristics and suitability to each type of move. As such, it is difficult to quantify the effectiveness of any particular class of Olimar's moves. In general, the Pikmin can do severe damage if not dealt with, they can block certain moves to halt approaches or recoveries (like Ike's [[Quick Draw]] and Ness' [[PK Thunder]]), they can allow some of Olimar's attacks to continue even if he is hit, and they can combine to become a long tether. In addition, if Pikmin are ordered correctly, Olimar can have powerful throws (using Blue Pikmin), the longest grab range in the game (White or Blue), great aerials (Red, Yellow, and Purple), extremely damaging and powerful smash attacks (Purple), and a highly-damaging projectile in [[Pikmin Throw]] (White). Olimar generally has quick, long-lasting attacks, including his useful down aerial [[meteor smash]], and he is one of the smallest characters in the game, a factor that when combined with his [[Pikmin Order]]'s [[armor]] makes KO'ing Olimar no small task. He can also be very difficult to approach if wielding many Pikmin. Finally, Olimar's primary three Pikmin (Red, Yellow and Blue) are each immune to certain types of attacks ([[flame]], [[electric]]ity, and [[water]] respectively), making them more difficult to deal with in certain matchups.

At his purest, Olimar is about damage. Aside from Purples, all his Pikmin can be continuously thrown at the opponent until they are up close, constantly racking up the damage, while Olimar has two Pikmin-less moves capable of sucking in the opponent for more damage in his up-tilt and neutral-air. Pikmin Throw can be the most damaging projectile in the game should the opponent be indifferent or occupied (one White Pikmin can do up to 36% damage when the target starts with low percent and does not knock it off). Also note that Olimar's [[forward smash]], [[Pikmin Throw|side special]], and [[grab]] all look similar, making it difficult to tell what he is doing. He can continuously guard himself with long-lasting/reaching moves for the opponent to run into, in their hurry to stop having Pikmin assault them. Olimar is arguably the best shield-grabber in the game, with his grab range being fantastic on all Pikmin except Purples; the range is good enough to make up for the slight lag of the grab as opponents are occasionally too far away to take advantage of the grab attempt (unless they've [[sidestep]]ped). Olimar is excellent at popping the opponent into the air for aerial damage with his fast, deceptively-ranged (in front) up-smash, best performed with a Yellow Pikmin for max range. From there, he has a long-lasting up-air which serves as both a superb defence above him, as well as an excellent way to harass opponents returning to the ground, and it cancels quick enough to throw up another up-air, an up-smash, or a [[Pikmin Chain]] should they be more to the front of Olimar. Like {{SSBB|Falco}}, even good players can count on a good Olimar taking the first 50% or so of a stock without a problem, especially if down tilt, Olimar's best setup move regardless of percent, hits.

On the whole, Olimar is a highly technical character whose extreme learning curve is rewarded with a very strong moveset and unpredictability. New players will struggle with his unusual mechanics, but those with astute Pikmin micromanagement can turn Olimar into a veritable powerhouse.

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|dsdesc=Olimar quickly blows his whistle, and a colored area surrounding him. Any Pikmin that are separated from Olimar will immediately fly to his side after a split second . This can be used to recall ones that have fallen behind or are pummeling an enemy, though Pikmin in the midst of some actions (such as travelling after being thrown) cannot be recalled. This move gives Olimar [[armor]].

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|fsdesc=Olimar takes off in his spaceship, leaving his opponents alone for Red Bulborbs to attack them. Afterwards, the ship crash lands back onto the stage, hurting anyone in its path.

|desc-1=Moves his head left and right while three Pikmin run around him in a circle.

|desc-2=Olimar plucks various Pikmin, and each jumps on him before hitting the ground, until a Purple Pikmin lands on top of him, knocking him over.

|desc-3=Moves his hands up and down while facing a red Pikmin and a yellow Pikmin.

:''See also: [[:Category:Olimar professionals (SSBB)]]''

Shortly after ''Brawl''{{'}}s release, Olimar was ranked 18th place just one place above the middle, with many players writing him off as another mediocre, gimmicky character who would never make an impact in serious play. This could probably be because many overemphasized Olimar's reliance on Pikmin, stating that it was a hindrance (rather than a boon, as it is often seen today), and failed to get past his relatively high technical and cerebral learning curves. However, as many players began to realize Olimar's strong damage-racking capabilities, camping ability, and disproportionately high KO power for and even beyond his weight class, Olimar's metagame developed further, causing a rise to 10th-11th in high tier by the next tier list. Olimar would maintain similar placings for several years, but as his professionals such as {{Sm|Rich Brown}}, {{Sm|Brood}}, {{Sm|Nietono}}, and {{Sm|Dabuz}} began doing very well at high-level tournaments such as [[MLG DC 2010]], [[Apex 2010]], and [[Apex 2012]], Olimar skyrocketed to 2nd place right underneath Meta Knight in April 2012. Olimar is currently ranked 3rd on the tier list, after Meta Knight and the Ice Climbers, and is one of the most disliked ''Brawl'' characters casual and competitive players alike, having a reputation for being one of the most frustrating characters to deal with due to his powerful camping ability and range, which many smashers find extremely hard to break through. As a result, many Olimar players such as {{Sm|Denti}} and {{Sm|Logic}} are among the most disliked players in the community when it comes to playing style.

[[File:Subspace olimar.PNG|thumb|right|250px|Olimar in ''[[SSE]]''.]]

==In [[Event Match]]es==

===Solo Events===

===Co-op Events===

==Trophies==

Olimar's main and [[Final Smash]] trophies can be obtained by clearing {{SSBB|Classic Mode}} and [[All-Star]] mode respectively with Olimar.

 

 

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{{Trophy games|console1=Wii|game1=Super Smash Bros. Brawl}}

 

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*Olimar, {{SSBB|Samus}}, {{SSBB|R.O.B.}}, and {{SSBB|Mr. Game and Watch}} are the only characters that do not talk or make vocal noises in ''Brawl''.

**Additionally, in the first three games, Olimar is the only character to not have a voice clip when [[Star KO]]'d.

*Olimar is the only playable character in ''Brawl'' that there is not a sticker of.

*If Pikmin are away from Olimar for too long, they will start blinking and after a few seconds, automatically die, which is a reference to the ''Pikmin'' series; when Olimar leaves the planet for night, any Pikmin will die if left behind.

*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=meFe9-cxtPI&feature=channel Combo video by Magzillas]

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