
In fact, Olimar refers to their entire bodies, except the stems, as ambulatory root systems. Their limbs also serve as roots when buried in the ground.

However this theory is easily disproven because Antenna Beetles can attract Pikmin just by emitting sound with a certain frequency using their wings.Īlthough each species has different characteristics, all Pikmin (except Bulbmin, Rock Pikmin and Winged Pikmin) have the same general appearance, with a: humanoid body shape large, bulb-shaped heads two round eyes two arms and two legs (hands and feet attached), each with three digits, and a tall stem on which a single, five-petaled flower grows. Although wild Pikmin, with the exception of Bulbmin, have never been observed to follow a leader, this explanation seems to be the most probable, and is further evidenced by the fact that Pikmin will imitate Olimar, such as by blowing imaginary whistles. An idea commonly held by fans is that Olimar's helmet antenna resembles the stem on a Pikmin's head, and that the Pikmin see him as one of their own or as some kind of Superior or Alpha Pikmin. The wild Pikmin that Olimar encounters in Pikmin 2 appear to remember him when he revisits PNF-404.Ĭaptain Olimar was noted in Pikmin to wonder, a bit uneasily, why the Pikmin do not attack him, and speculated that they might see him as a "parental figure". Yellow Pikmin can be thrown at a height of 11.5 centimeters. The average Pikmin can be thrown at a maximum height of 7.5 centimeters. They are 2.9 cm/1.14 inches tall from foot-to-tip and are able to carry about 20 times their weight, just as ants do. Pikmin come in a number of different colors, each indicating a unique set of attributes that better suit them to different environments. They are first encountered by Captain Olimar when his ship crash-lands on the planet in Pikmin. Pikmin (named after Olimar's favorite type of carrots, Pikpik Carrots) are a semi-sentient plant/animal life-form indigenous to PNF-404. For the real world video-games, see Pikmin series.

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