Editing Empress Bulblax

{{Infobox enemy
|pikmin2     = y
|image       = Empressblublax.jpg
|size        = 270px
|icon        = Piklopedia Empress Bulblax.png
|name        = Oculus matriarcha
|family      = Grub-dog
|areas       = None
|underground = [[Frontier Cavern]], [[Hole of Beasts]], [[Hole of Heroes]]
|challenge   = [[Emperor's Realm]]
|attacks     = Crushes Pikmin, causes boulders to fall, births larvae
}}

The '''Empress Bulblax''' ({{j|クイーンチャッピー|Kuīn Chappī|Queen Chappy}}) is a [[boss]] in ''[[Pikmin 2]]''. Its markings and general features are similar to those of the [[Red Bulborb]], but its body is much larger and composed of five distinct segments; its comparatively tiny legs dangle above the ground. In the [[Piklopedia]], this creature sleeps and cannot be woken up.

The Empress Bulblax makes a few appearances in the game: it is located on the last sublevel (5) of [[Hole of Beasts]], sublevel 8 of [[Frontier Cavern]], sublevel 11 of [[Hole of Heroes]], and sublevel 4 of [[Emperor's Realm]] in [[Challenge Mode (Pikmin 2)|Challenge Mode]].

==Stats==
{{enemy stats
|weight2 = 20
|carriers2 = 30
|seeds2 = 30<ref group="note">This enemy cannot be delivered to Onions in-game. This information is obtained from the game files.</ref>
|value2 = 15
|hp2 = 5000<ref group="note">In the Hole of Beasts, this enemy has 3300 HP instead.</ref>
|regen2 = 1.5<ref group="note">In the Hole of Beasts, this enemy regenerates 1 HP per second instead.</ref>
}}

{{refs|note}}

{{Notes|olimar=y|louie=y}}

==Strategy==
To defeat this enemy, [[throw]] (preferably [[Purple Pikmin|Purple]]) [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] onto its face and call them back before it throws them off. After shaking Pikmin off, the boss rolls from side to side across the chamber in an attempt to [[Crushing|crush]] its aggressors, smashing into walls, and making rocks fall from the ceiling in most encounters in the game. Although risky, the Bulblax can be [[ultra-bitter spray|petrified]] if the spray is released on the middle of its elongated torso.

The Empress Bulblax is one of the few bosses that can vary depending on where the player encounters it: for the Hole of Beasts fight, it is easier to throw the Pikmin on the Empress Bulblax's side to the left and retreat to the alcove in the wall between attacks. Here, it is also effective to [[Group move|swarm]] the body from the left at the start of the battle, before the boss wakes up. Doing this will deal heavy damage if many Pikmin manage to latch onto the Empress.

This is not as effective in the later two battles, as the Pikmin have less time to attack the enemy before she shakes the Pikmin off, and they have the Empress continuously giving birth to [[Bulborb Larva]]e. These are easily defeated by their own mother's rolling; alternatively, in the Frontier Cavern, since the number that can exist is finite, they can be lured away from the Empress with one leader while the other fights the boss, resulting in a fight that is about as easy as in the Hole of Beasts. For the Hole of Heroes fight, the player starts off behind the Empress, and she can make boulders fall after hitting the walls; these are most easily avoided by moving behind the exit hole, itself behind a [[gate]]. All rules apply here the same as the Frontier Cavern fight, but trapping the larvae is nearly impossible, and requires a decoy leader who is in good condition.

When defeated, four of the Empress Bulblax's front body segments explode, leaving only the segment attached to the head, which can be returned to the Research Pod and cashed in for 15 [[poko]]s.

During the fights with the Bulborb Larvae, it is suggested that a leader should distract the larvae, preferably at full health and with the [[Metal Suit Z]] obtained, as the larvae can deal a lot of damage otherwise.

==In other games==
===''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''===
The Empress Bulblax appears as a trophy in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''.
{{smash trophy
|image  = EmpressBulblaxTrophy.jpg
|desc   = {{Notes:Empress Bulblax/ssbb}}
|type   = Fighter Related
|obtain = Random appearance.
}}

===''WarioWare: Smooth Moves''===
The Empress Bulblax makes a [[Pikmin in other media|cameo]] appearance in the game ''[[mariowiki:WarioWare: Smooth Moves|WarioWare: Smooth Moves]]'', where the player must tilt the Wii Remote to squish some Pikmin.

==Technical information==
{{p2 enemy technical
|name = queen
|s000 = 0.5
|s001 = 0.5
|s002 = 0.25
|s003 = 0.1
|s004 = 0.3
|fp00 = 5000
|fp01 = 90
|fp02 = 0
|fp03 = 0.05
|fp04 = 0.35
|fp05 = 0.01
|fp06 = 125
|fp08 = 0.1
|fp09 = 200
|fp10 = 25
|fp11 = 70
|fp12 = 200
|fp13 = 90
|fp14 = 50
|fp15 = 120
|fp16 = 1
|fp17 = 300
|fp18 = 1
|fp19 = 120
|fp20 = 150
|fp21 = 25
|fp22 = 150
|fp23 = 25
|fp24 = 10
|fp25 = 50
|fp26 = 50
|fp27 = 50
|fp28 = 10
|fp29 = 15
|fp30 = 500
|fp31 = 0.00001
|fp32 = 300
|fp33 = 250
|fp34 = 50
|fp35 = 1
|fp36 = 50
|fp37 = 0 (0%)
|fp38 = 10
|ip01 = 30
|ip02 = 5
|ip03 = 35
|ip04 = 10
|ip05 = 45
|ip06 = 15
|ip07 = 50
|spec = {{p2 enemy property | fp01 | ローリング時間 | Unknown (rolling time?) | 3.5 }}
{{!}}-
{{p2 enemy property | fp02 | 出産間隔 ( sec ) | Birth interval | 2 }}
{{!}}-
{{p2 enemy property | fp | Forest 1 Life | [[HP]] on the [[Hole of Beasts]] | 3300 }}
{{!}}-
{{p2 enemy property | fp | 出産数 ( Max ) | Max births until it falls asleep | 50 }}
{{!}}-
{{p2 enemy property | fp | 出産数 ( Min ) | Min number of Larvae on the cave with which it will wake up again | 25 }}
}}

==Other information==
{{enemy other info
|piklopedia = 70
|music      = ''[[Music in Pikmin 2#Common boss battle|Common boss battle]]''
|size       = Body length: {{mm|480}}
}}

==Naming==
{{see also|Grub-dog family#Naming}}
The Empress Bulblax is the female counterpart to the [[Emperor Bulblax]], and is indeed a large Bulborb. Its Japanese name is {{j|クイーンチャッピー|Kuīn Chappī}}, which means "Queen Chappy". Its scientific name is ''Oculus matriarcha'', with ''Oculus'' being used in the scientific name for all Bulborbs, and ''matriarcha'' being similar to the English word "matriarch", which is the female leader of a community. In the [[Unused content in Pikmin 2|unused early English script]] inside the game's files, the species name is misspelled as ''matriarhca''.{{cite web|https://tcrf.net/Pikmin_2/Early_English_Script#Empress_Bulblax|Pikmin 2/Early English Script|The Cutting Room Floor}} Its internal name is simply <code>queen</code>.

===Names in other languages===
{{foreignname
|Jap=クイーンチャッピー
|JapR=Kuīn Chappī
|JapM=Queen Chappy
|Fra=Reine Bulblax
|FraM=Bulblax Queen
|Ger  = Fürstin Knollenauge
|GerM = Lady Bulb-Eye
}}

==Gallery==
<gallery widths="120">
File:70empressbulblax.png‎|The boss asleep, in the [[Piklopedia]].
File:Early Empress Bulblax.jpg|The Empress Bulblax being awakened in an [[Pikmin 2 prerelease information|earlier version]] of the game.
File:112.jpg|The Empress being attacked by Purple Pikmin in the Hole of Beasts.
File:Bulborb larvae army and empress bulbaxes thing..png|Empress Bulblax in the Frontier Cavern with many Bulborb Larvae.
File:Empress Bulblax.png|A high quality screenshot of the Empress Bulblax.
File:Empress Bulblax Spoils.png|The spoils of the Empress Bulblax.
File:Bulborb Larva Army.png|The Emperess Bulblax with her army of Bulborb Larvae.
File:Pikmin 2 Empress Bulblax.png|The Empress Bulblax in the Hole of Beasts.
</gallery>

==Trivia==
{{game help|p2j|Confirm Louie's notes in the Japanese version. If they mention ovaries, re-write the last tidbit so that it points out the Japanese version instead, and only then makes a reference to the prototype.}}
* The Empress Bulblax may shed its skin; on the last sublevel of the Hole of Beasts, right underneath the Research Pod, there appears to be an Empress Bulblax skin on the floor.
* It is impossible to wake up the Empress Bulblax in the [[Piklopedia]], no matter how many [[Pikpik carrot]]s are thrown at it. The only other enemies who will not attack in the Piklopedia are the [[Titan Dweevil]] and the [[Segmented Crawbster]].
* The Empress Bulblax is the only member of the [[Grub-dog]] family that does not kill [[Pikmin (species)|Pikmin]] by eating them.
* The creature resembles a real-life pregnant queen termite.
* The Empress Bulblax gives live birth to its larval-form offspring. This is not only unique to the ''Pikmin'' franchise, but also to Earth lifeforms.
* The Empress Bulblax's specific epithet, ''matriarcha'', indicates that it is considered a different species from its offspring, the Bulborb Larvae (''bambinii''). How a parent of one species can bare the offspring of another is unknown.
*An [[Unused content in Pikmin 2|unused]] prototype script for [[Louie's notes]] on the Empress Bulblax is consisted of using its ovaries instead of its liver.{{cite web|http://tcrf.net/Pikmin_2/Early_English_Script/Louie%27s_Notes#Empress_Bulblax|Pikmin 2/Early English Script/Louie's Notes|The Cutting Room Floor}} It was changed in the final product for obvious reasons.
**It does however, seem to be the recipe for the Japanese Version.

==References==
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{{bosses}}
{{enemies}}
[[category:Pikmin 2 enemies]]
[[Category:Crushing enemies]]
[[Category:Frontier Cavern]]
[[Category:Hole of Beasts]]
[[Category:Hole of Heroes]]
[[Category:Super Smash Bros. series]]