Editing Canon

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'''Canon''' is any information that is considered to be "real", "official", or "true" in a fictional universe. For the most part, it is trivial to understand what constitutes as canon and what doesn't, as one needs to simply follow the storyline of a main ''Pikmin'' game. But there are some aspects outside of the [[story mode]]s that could count as either canon or not.

Pure canon is all information that is undoubtedly canon; events that "really happened" in the ''Pikmin'' universe. This is mostly decided by the parties that develop the games and media related to the ''Pikmin'' franchise, meaning {{w|Nintendo EAD}} and [[Shigeru Miyamoto]].

Currently, the [[story mode]]s of the first three ''Pikmin'' games – {{p1}}, {{p2}} and {{p3}} – are considered canon. {{hp}} is a spin-off game due to being a different genre and using some different mechanics from the main games, but since the story doesn't contradict the other games besides some small inconsistencies, ''Hey! Pikmin'' is generally considered canon. Bonus content, such as the [[Cutscenes#Louie's Dark Secret|reward]] obtained by completing all [[Challenge Mode (Pikmin 2)|''Pikmin 2'' Challenge Mode]] levels with a pink flower, can vary in canon, but whenever it does not contradict with – and makes sense within the context of – the main story mode, it is considered canon.

{{p4}} contradicts much of the information from the previous titles, and (for the purposes of documentation within this wiki) is considered within its own equally important canon.

 

Trophies, stickers, and other side content in the [[Super Smash Bros. series|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]] feature canonical information from various games and often add extra information as well. For the most part, this extra information is created and approved by [[Nintendo]], but its position in a non-canonical piece of media makes its status ambiguous. There have also been times where things like trophy descriptions contain information that directly contradicts the canon in the games. (For a list of such cases, see '''[[Mistake#Non-canon mistakes|Mistake]]'''.) In general, though, anything said in these games can be considered canon, unless contradicted by a higher-priority source.

 

''Pikmin 2'''s [[Challenge Mode (Pikmin 2)|Challenge Mode]] is referenced in Story Mode through the collection of [[The Key]]. However, Challenge Mode also references the Story Mode, with the ship claiming to recognize The Key when you find it for the first time in Challenge Mode. However, the canonicity of this mode does not matter, as it is limited to Challenge Mode, and outside of unlocking it, it doesn't have any relevancy to the plot.

 

{{p3d}}'s [[Side Stories]] mode gives Olimar's perspective before, during, and after the events of ''Pikmin 3''{{'s}} canon Story Mode. [[Olimar's Assignment]], the first of these side stories, overlaps in time with Story Mode, as Olimar describes finding the cosmic-drive key at the end of the second day. In addition, the fact that the [[Distant Tundra]] is visited after the [[Twilight River]] means that for it to make sense, the Koppaites could not have cleared the first part of the [[Garden of Hope]] story in one day. While the events do line up with what's said in Olimar's [[data file]]s from the Story Mode, the locations in Side Story missions are drastically different from the Story Mode versions, much like in Mission Mode. So while the story events in Side Stories could be considered canonical to the main story, the map alterations, signposts blocking off locations, and possibly the use of SPEROs are likely non-canon. However, it can be thought that the signposts and barriers simply represent the limits of what Olimar and Louie explore and that the SPEROs could simply be placeholders for some other device used to collect items.

 

 

[[Prima Games]] is a company that makes official strategy guides for various games, including ''Pikmin''. On top of containing walkthroughs and tips, some guides include some extra information about aspects of a franchise; in the ''Pikmin'' series' case, this could be extra descriptions of enemies, for instance. It's clear that these guides are produced in collaboration with the developers, seeing that their guides usually contain maps and charts that were rendered using 3D models or in-game images, but in some cases, the extra information presented in the guides is not backed up by the canon game, and there have been times where the guides have contained incorrect information, like the time requirements for all of the [[Defeat Bosses!]] missions. Regardless, Prima Guides are deemed official by Nintendo.

[[File:Pikmin3 battle.png|thumb|Amongst other things, [[Bingo Battle]] is not canon. It would not make sense for [[Alph]] and [[Olimar]] to gather [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] and fight against one another by filling up a bingo card.]]

The [[Super Smash Bros. series|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]] feature games that are considered non-canon for the franchises that take place in them. This is clear due to the fact that, naturally, ''Pikmin'' does not share a universe with the likes of ''Mario'' or ''The Legend of Zelda''. It is also implied multiple times throughout the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series that the fighters are not their original characters, but rather toys brought to life by Master Hand.

 

''[[Pikmin Adventure]]'', despite being directly related to the ''Pikmin'' franchise, is not canon. It does not, in any way, relate to [[PNF-404]] or the actual [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]], but rather, it is an attraction in the ''[[Nintendo Land]]'' theme park, themed around the ''Pikmin'' franchise.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In the Shipwreck Tale, Olimar acts like he has not previously encountered Yellow Pikmin or their Onion.

*In Olimar's voyage log, one of his entries describes him as a bad swimmer without his space float, while he describes himself as an excellent swimmer in ''Pikmin''. Also, Olimar is able to swim if [[Moss]] whistles to him while he is submerged and she is paddling on the surface.

*Olimar's entry on the [[Gold Nugget]]s describes gold existing on Hocotate, despite his entry for the [[Lustrous Element]] stating that it does not, but a metal similar to it does. This could mean that the Lustrous Element isn’t actually made of gold.

*All scientific names from the ''Pikmin'' Player's Guide and ''New Play Control! Pikmin'' Prima Guide are not used in ''Pikmin 4'', and instead new scientific names are used. While the canon of these strategy guides is debatable, ''Hey! Pikmin'' used the genus of the [[Puffstool]] from the guides, ''Aspergilla'', for the [[Puffstalk]].

*Olimar says Rock Pikmin are new in [[Olimar's Assignment]]. However, in ''Pikmin 4'', he has a log about Rock Pikmin.

*In ''Hey! Pikmin'', Olimar states that he doesn’t know how the Red Pikmin's fire resistance works exactly. However, in ''Pikmin 4'', Olimar gives an explanation for how it works.

*In ''Pikmin 3'', Olimar says that he has been to PNF-404 twice before. If ''Pikmin'', ''Pikmin 2'', and ''Pikmin 4'' all happened prior to ''Pikmin 3'', that would be three trips.

*In Olimar's Voyage Log Vol. 2, exclusive to ''Pikmin 3 Deluxe'', Olimar states that the last time he was on the planet, he brought back so much money it saved his company from debt. However, if ''Pikmin 3'' takes place after ''Pikmin 4'', then this would not be the last time he visited the planet.

*In ''Pikmin 2'', the S.S. Dolphin is sold off. A data file from ''Pikmin 3'' showcases Olimar's desire to get it back. However, if ''Pikmin 2'' takes place before ''Pikmin 4'', then Olimar should not have the S.S. Dolphin.

*If ''Pikmin 2'' takes place after ''Pikmin 4'', numerous minor details in the former would be inconsistent. For example, [[White Pikmin]] and [[Purple Pikmin]] would not be new species, despite what Olimar's notes and the Hocotate ship's dialog indicate.

For instance, it is no truer that "Captain Olimar first recovered the [[UV Lamp]] and then the [[Massage Machine]]" as it is the other way around. For this, common sense dictates that varying truths are not accounted for in the lore. Following the previous example, it is canon that Captain Olimar recovered his [[ship part]]s, but their order of collection is not confirmed. There are times where such events are confirmed in a different game, however, normally in the form of a [[leader]] outright saying it (e.g. in [[Olimar's notes|his notes]] in ''[[Pikmin 2]]''). Naturally, this does not change what a player might have actually done in their playthrough, but it does define the "standard", canon-wise.

 

 

 

== Overview of the canon ==

{{spoiler|the plot of all the Pikmin games}}

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Olimar goes on a lone vacation on the S.S. Dolphin. The S.S. Dolphin gets hit by a meteor and crashes on an [[PNF-404|unknown planet]]. Olimar has a limited number of days due to the remaining battery power in his life support systems, and has to collect all 30 parts of his ship that were lost during the crash. Suddenly, he finds an [[Onion]], and discovers the Red, Yellow and Blue Pikmin (as well as discovering White Pikmin, Purple Pikmin, Rock Pikmin, Winged Pikmin and Ice Pikmin at some unspecified point). While exploring the [[Blossoming Arcadia]] (as he names it), he meets a plant-space dog hybrid whom he names [[Moss]]. Moss helps Olimar find his ship parts, and soon the S.S. Dolphin is fully repaired, and he sets off to escape the planet. However, Moss stows away inside the S.S. Dolphin, resulting in her coming down with an extreme sickness due to a strange connection she has with the planet. The ensuing struggle to return Moss to the planet coincides with Olimar's life-support system finally giving out, crashing Olimar back on the planet. In an act that ultimately revives him, Olimar is brought to the Onion by Moss and his own Pikmin, and is transformed into a [[leafling]]; after which he is brainwashed with the teachings of [[Dandori]] and has his ID scrambled and replaced with a simple [http://HTTP%20404 Error 404 Page not Found] message.

[[File:Rescue Corp Crashed Ship.jpg|thumb|200px|Rescue Corps find their wrecked ship.]]

Before his takeoff and ensuing crash, Olimar was able to release a distress signal including his voyage log about the planet across the universe, resulting in the [[Rescue Corps]] flying to the planet to make contact. This also, however, results in many other unrelated parties attempting to land on the planet for their own motives. Every single one of them is stuck on the planet; all either crash-landing or being stranded on the planet some other way. [[Pikmin 4 player character|One particular member of the Rescue Corps]] is eventually able to make a successful landing, and sets to work saving the other Rescue Corps members, the many castaways (including those who have been transformed into Leaflings), and Olimar himself.

[[File:Sick Oatchi.jpg|thumb|200px|Oatchi under the effects of the sickness.]]

Eventually, Olimar is found and cured, but the space dog of the Rescue Corps, [[Oatchi]] comes down with a similar condition to that of Moss, preventing them from leaving the planet. They are informed that a veterinarian from the planet [[Koppai]] has also crash-landed on the planet. Arriving in a new area, they find a Koppaite with [[Louie]], who was sent by the president to find Olimar but ended up being distracted by the prospect of creatures to eat; he and Moss abduct the Koppaite and run away. In spite of his interference, they are able to rescue her. She informs them that they will need DNA from an unaffected space dog, and they recall that Louie's voyage log mentioned that there was one in the deepest part of a cave in the area. The Rescue Corps finds both Louie and the [[Ancient Sirehound]] in the cave, and are attacked by them. They are victorious, and while the Sirehound itself escapes it leaves behind its collar, which has enough fur on it for a cure to be made.  

With everyone cured and rescued, they all manage to escape the planet, leaving Moss and the Pikmin behind.