The Keeper of the Lake

The Keeper of the Lake Sector 2 – Area E
Treasures	1
Pikmin available	Blue Pikmin
Requirements	Complete The Shallow End or Treacherous Currents
Next area	Crystal Tunnels
Music	The Keeper of the Lake

The Keeper of the Lake (ゆらめく湖のヌシ^?, lit.: "The Master of the Shimmering Lake") is the boss battle area of the Verdant Waterfront. In it, Captain Olimar and his Blue Pikmin fight underwater against the Long Water Dumple.

Plot

When the player completes either The Shallow End or Treacherous Currents, a cutscene plays inside the S.S. Dolphin II where the ship announces that it managed to found both a large treasure and a large beast. It advises Captain Olimar to carefully explore the next area. After the treasure is collected, the ship reveals that it found a new sector, the Sparkling Labyrinth, and makes notice of the fact that it takes place underground, and has a lot of crystals.

Description

The area starts in a room out in the open, and its walls are too tall to climb out of. There is a hole in the floor leading to an underground lake, however. The lake is roughly 10 screens wide, and 7 and a half screens deep.

Cutscenes

Cutscene	Screenshot	Trigger	Description
Long Water Dumple introduction		The player swims a bit down after entering the hole at the start.	Olimar swims down, and manages to catch a glimpse of the Long Water Dumple's tail as it swims away. Some Pikmin eventually come down from above to join Olimar, but the beast sneaks up on them before they reach him, startling both the captain and the Pikmin. It lunges forward in an attempt to eat them, but they manage to rush to Olimar's side.

Pikmin locations

Spot	Location	Pikmin	Requirements	Notes
Arena	Above Olimar when the cutscene ends	10 Blue Pikmin	First time only
Arena	To Olimar's left when the cutscene ends	10 Blue Pikmin	First time only

Objects

Treasures

•  Unexamined Nest (found inside Long Water Dumple)

Enemies

•  Long Water Dumple × 1

Guide

See: Long Water Dumple#Strategy

Gallery

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  The starting location.

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  The water body.

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  The Unexamined Nest.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ゆらめく湖のヌシ? Yurameku Mizuumi no Nushi	The Master of the Shimmering Lake
Dutch	De meerwachter	The seaguardian
French	Le gardien des eaux	The guardian of the waters
German	Der Hüter des Sees	The Keeper of the Lake
Italian	Bacino custodito	Guarded basin
Spanish (NoA)	El guardián del lago	The gardian of the lake
Spanish (NoE)	Guardián Abisal	Abyssal Guardian