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|name=Alph
|name=Alph
|image=[[Image:Captain Alph spirit.png]]
|image=[[File:SSBU spirit Alph.png]]
|caption=[[File:PikminSymbol.svg|50px]]
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Official artwork of Alph from ''{{s|pikipedia|Pikmin 3}}''.
Official artwork of Alph from ''{{iw|pikipedia|Pikmin 3}}''.
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'''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.
'''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.


==Character description==
==Origin==
In ''Pikmin 3'', a group of three astronauts consisting of Alph, {{s|pikipedia|Brittany}} and {{s|pikipedia|Charlie}}, are tasked with saving their home planet of {{s|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 {{s|pikipedia|S.S. Drake}}.
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}}.


However, their ship malfunctions and they become separated just before landing, with the {{s|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 {{s|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.
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.


==In ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]''==
==In ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]''==
===As a playable character===
===As a playable character===
{{Main|Olimar (SSB4)}}
{{Main|Olimar (SSB4)}}
[[File:Alph SSB4 Render.png|thumb|left|Alph's render in ''Super Smash Bros. 4''.]]
[[File:Alph SSB4 Render.png|thumb|left|Alph, as he appears in ''Super Smash Bros. 4''.]]
Four of {{SSB4|Olimar}}'s [[Alternate costume (SSB4)#Olimar|alternate costumes]] replace his model with Alph, making him an alternate form of a playable character. He has his own alternate costumes as well, which are based on the color schemes of Brittany, Charlie, and Olimar. Despite using a different spaceship, 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]].
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.


According to design documents for the game 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 planned to be included as a clone alongside {{SSB4|Lucina}}, {{SSB4|Dr. Mario}}, and {{SSB4|Dark Pit}}, instead of just being an alternate costume for Olimar. Rock Pikmin were additionally planned to be included, in which they would be heavy and short-ranged, but very powerful, similarly to Purple Pikmin. However, neither idea ended up implemented in the final release, 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>
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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===Trophy description===
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>
[[File:AlphTrophyWiiU.png|120px|left|thumb|Alph's Trophy in ''for Wii U''.]]
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[[File:AlphTrophy3DS.png|thumb|120px|Alph's Trophy in ''for 3DS''.]]
 
:{{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!''
===Trophy===
:{{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...''
{{Trophy
{{Trophy games|console1=WiiU|game1=Pikmin 3 (08/2013)}}
|name=Alph
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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!
|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...
|gamelist-ntsc={{Trophy games|console1=WiiU|game1=Pikmin 3|release1=08/2013}}
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===As a playable character===
===As a playable character===
{{Main|Olimar (SSBU)}}
{{Main|Olimar (SSBU)}}
[[File:Olimar-Alt4 SSBU.png|thumb|Official artwork of Alph in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''.]]
[[File:Olimar-Alt4 SSBU.png|thumb|Alph, as he appears in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''.]]
In ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'', Alph returns as a playable character accessible via Olimar's alternate costumes. Unlike in the previous game, Alph is an 'unlockable character'. Once again, 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. Akin to his appearance as a playable character 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.
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.
{{clear}}
 
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.
{{clr}}


===Spirits===
===Spirit===
<center>
<center>
<gallery>
<gallery>
Captain Alph spirit.png|799. '''Alph'''
SSBU spirit Alph.png|799. '''Alph'''
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<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]] in {{forwiiu}}.
SSBUWebsiteOlimar3.jpg|Alph and Olimar on [[Wuhu Island]] in ''Ultimate''.
SSBUWebsiteOlimar3.jpg|Alph and Olimar on [[Wuhu Island]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''.
</gallery>
</gallery>
==Names in other languages==
{{langtable
|ja={{ja|アルフ|Arufu}}, ''Alph''
|en=Alph
|fr=Alph
|es=Alph
|de=Alph
|it=Alph
|nl=Alph
|ru={{rollover|Альф|Alf|?}}
|ko={{rollover|알프|Alpeu|?}}, ''Alph''
|zh_cn={{rollover|阿尔福|Ā'ěrfú|?}}, ''Alph''
|zh_tw={{rollover|阿爾福|Ā'ěrfú|?}}, ''Alph''
}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Alph is the only playable character in ''Super Smash Bros. 4'' and one of two playable characters in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' (the other being [[Inkling]]) whose console of origin was the Wii U.
*Alph and [[Inkling]] are the only playable characters in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series whose console of origin is the Wii U.
*Alph is the first alternate character to become playable in ''Super Smash Bros.'' after his base fighter, the other one being the female [[Pokémon Trainer]].
*Alph is cannonicly shorter than any other playable character in the series at a height of 1.6 cm or 0.64 inches.


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 16:10, September 8, 2024

For fighter info, see Olimar (SSB4) and Olimar (SSBU).
Alph
SSBU spirit Alph.png
PikminSymbol.svg

Official artwork of Alph from Pikmin 3.

Universe Pikmin
Debut Pikmin 3 (2013)
Smash Bros. appearances SSB4
Ultimate
Most recent non-Smash appearance Pikmin 3 Deluxe (2020)
Console/platform of origin Wii U
Species Koppaite
Gender Male
Place of origin Koppai
Article on Pikipedia Alph

Alph (アルフ, 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 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.

Origin[edit]

In Pikmin 3, a group of three astronauts consisting of Alph, Brittany and Captain Charlie, are tasked with saving their home planet of 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 S.S. Drake.

However, their ship malfunctions and they become separated just before landing, with the 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 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.

In Super Smash Bros. 4[edit]

As a playable character[edit]

Main article: Olimar (SSB4)
Alph, as he appears in Super Smash Bros. 4.

Alph makes his Super Smash Bros. series debut as an alternate costume character of 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.

Despite using the S.S. Drake in Pikmin 3, Alph still uses Olimar's Hocotate Ship for his on-screen appearance and 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.

According to design documents for SSB4 available in Masahiro Sakurai's book "Thinking of the Making of Video Games 2" (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 Lucina, Dr. Mario, and 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.[1]

Trophy[edit]

Alph's trophy in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS
Alph's trophy in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
Alph
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!
Wii U: Pikmin 3 (08/2013)
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...
Wii U: Pikmin 3 (07/2013)

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]

As a playable character[edit]

Main article: Olimar (SSBU)
Alph, as he appears in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

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.

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.

Spirit[edit]

  • 799. Alph

    799. Alph

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name
Japan Japanese アルフ, Alph
UK English Alph
France French Alph
Germany German Alph
Spain Spanish Alph
Italy Italian Alph
China Chinese (Simplified) 阿尔福, Alph
Taiwan Chinese (Traditional) 阿爾福, Alph
South Korea Korean 알프, Alph
Netherlands Dutch Alph
Russia Russian Альф

Trivia[edit]

  • Alph and Inkling are the only playable characters in the Super Smash Bros. series whose console of origin is the Wii U.
  • Alph is cannonicly shorter than any other playable character in the series at a height of 1.6 cm or 0.64 inches.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Plucky Little Guys: Olimar and Alph in Smash 4


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