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The '''Bogswallow''' ({{j|ヌマススリ|Numa Susuri|Swamp Sipper}}) is an | The '''Bogswallow''' ({{j|ヌマススリ|Numa Susuri|Swamp Sipper}}) is an enemy in {{p4}}. It hides imperceptibly within pits of [[mud]], emerging when prey is nearby to inhale them. [[Oatchi]] is too heavy to be sucked in, and the player may be swallowed if they get too close. | ||
It is primarily encountered in ''Pikmin 4'''s final [[area]], the [[Primordial Thicket]], as well as [[The Mud Pit]] dungeon. | It is primarily encountered in ''Pikmin 4'''s final [[area]], the [[Primordial Thicket]], as well as [[The Mud Pit]] dungeon. | ||
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== Behavior == | == Behavior == | ||
{{game help|p4|Describe its behavior when it sees Pikmin, when it attacks, when it shakes, when it loses interest, etc.}} | {{game help|p4|Describe its behavior when it sees Pikmin, when it attacks, when it shakes, when it loses interest, etc.}} | ||
The Bogswallow hides under the mud until a captain, Oatchi, or the Pikmin comes close to the mud puddle or goes into the mud. It then comes out of the ground and starts vacuuming Pikmin. Once it has vacuumed a number of Pikmin, if it vacuums for too long, or if it vacuums an item like a bomb rock; it swallows whatever Pikmin or item it managed to vacuum and begins vacuuming again, or hides back under the mud if the Pikmin are out of range. If the Pikmin are too far out of range to begin with, they will just hide back under the mud. When | The Bogswallow hides under the mud until a captain, Oatchi, or the Pikmin comes close to the mud puddle or goes into the mud. It then comes out of the ground and starts vacuuming Pikmin. Once it has vacuumed a number of Pikmin, if it vacuums for too long, or if it vacuums an item like a bomb rock; it swallows whatever Pikmin or item it managed to vacuum and begins vacuuming again, or hides back under the mud if the Pikmin are out of range. If the Pikmin are too far out of range to begin with, they will just hide back under the mud. When it is dead it's body floats a little letting winged pikmin carry it | ||
==Appearance== | ==Appearance== | ||
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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
=== Dalmo's | === Dalmo's Notes === | ||
{{transcript|It pops up out of the mud, often with no warning, to say hello. With a body like a hose and a big round mouth, it sates its appetite by feeding on the mud itself! Its six bright eyes mean | {{transcript|It pops up out of the mud, often with no warning, to say hello. With a body like a hose and a big round mouth, it sates its appetite by feeding on the mud itself! Its six bright eyes mean it’s sure to see the fondness we have for it six times better! I hope it eats up all that unending affection!}} | ||
===Olimar's Notes=== | |||
=== Olimar's | {{transcript|This species prefers to inhabit cloudy, stagnant water like that in swamps, and it spends most of its life buried in the mud and hiding. | ||
{{transcript|This species prefers to inhabit cloudy, stagnant water like that in swamps, and it spends most of its life buried in mud and hiding. | |||
Using its six eyelike sensory organs, it can detect minute movements in the water and vibrations on nearby land. It will then forcefully leap out of the water and suck up its prey to feed. | Using its six eyelike sensory organs, it can detect minute movements in the water and vibrations on nearby land. It will then forcefully leap out of the water and suck up its prey to feed. | ||
With its entirely cartilaginous skeleton and somewhat primitive features— like its round, chinless mouth— it appears to be some sort of primeval creature.}} | |||
With its entirely cartilaginous skeleton and somewhat primitive features— like its round, chinless mouth— it appears to be some sort of primeval creature. | ===Louie's Notes=== | ||
{{transcript|Leave it out overnight to drain the mud from the carcass. When ready to eat, cut into rings, then grill over high heat. The more you chew it, the more flavorful it becomes.}} | |||
=== Louie's | |||
{{transcript|Leave it out overnight to drain the mud from the carcass. When ready to eat, cut into rings, then grill over high heat. The more you chew it, the more flavorful it becomes. | |||
==Other information== | ==Other information== | ||
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{{see more|Polyocular slug family#Naming}} | {{see more|Polyocular slug family#Naming}} | ||
{{naming | {{naming | ||
|common = Bogswallow. A combination of "bog", a type of muddy swamp, and "swallow". | |common = Bogswallow. A combination of "bog", a type of muddy swamp, and "swallow", to describe how it shoots out mud from its mouth. | ||
|jpcommon = {{j|ヌマススリ|Numa Susuri|Swamp Sipper}}. "Susuri" comes from {{j|すすり込む|Susurikomu|to slurp noisily|f=tp}}. | |jpcommon = {{j|ヌマススリ|Numa Susuri|Swamp Sipper}}. "Susuri" comes from {{j|すすり込む|Susurikomu|to slurp noisily|f=tp}}. | ||
|jpname = {{j|アゴナシムツメウナゴ|Ago Nashi Mutsume Unago|Jawless Six-eyed Eel}}. "Jawless eel" is another name for the lamprey, the creature it's based off of. {{j|ウナゴ|unago}} is a portmanteau of {{j|鰻|unagi}} and {{j|穴子|anago}}, both words for "eel", also used in the Japanese name of the [[Sandbelching Meerslug]]. | |jpname = {{j|アゴナシムツメウナゴ|Ago Nashi Mutsume Unago|Jawless Six-eyed Eel}}. "Jawless eel" is another name for the lamprey, the creature it's based off of. {{j|ウナゴ|unago}} is a portmanteau of {{j|鰻|unagi}} and {{j|穴子|anago}}, both words for "eel", also used in the Japanese name of the [[Sandbelching Meerslug]]. | ||
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|ChiTradM = | |ChiTradM = | ||
|Dut = Zompzwelger | |Dut = Zompzwelger | ||
|DutM = | |DutM = | ||
|Fra = Marésangsue | |Fra = Marésangsue | ||
|FraM = From "marécage" (swamp) and "sangsue" (leech) | |FraM = From "marécage" (swamp) and "sangsue" (leech) | ||
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== Gallery == | == Gallery == | ||
{{image|images of wild Bogswallows.}} | |||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Bogswallow P4.jpg|A Bogswallow in the [[Piklopedia (Pikmin 4)|Piklopedia]]. | Bogswallow P4.jpg|A Bogswallow in the [[Piklopedia (Pikmin 4)|Piklopedia]]. | ||
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Bogswallow inhale.jpg|A Bogswallow inhaling [[pikpik carrot]]s to eat. | Bogswallow inhale.jpg|A Bogswallow inhaling [[pikpik carrot]]s to eat. | ||
Bogswallow eating.jpg|A Bogswallow eating pikpik carrots that it has inhaled. | Bogswallow eating.jpg|A Bogswallow eating pikpik carrots that it has inhaled. | ||
Bogswallow corpse.jpg|The corpse of a Bogswallow floating in the mud in the Piklopedia. | Bogswallow corpse.jpg|The corpse of a Bogswallow floating in the mud in the Piklopedia. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||