Editing Koppaite text

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Throughout {{p3}}, there are pieces of text written in '''[[Koppai]]te'''. The language used consists of unique symbols which, together, form words. A parallel between it and the English language can easily be made, given that characters in Koppaite can be mapped to Latin letters, and with that, a direct English message can be obtained. Although largely original, the characters used in the language are similar to Latin characters, but with some changes.

Because the text behind this language cannot be easily deciphered by players who do not know the cipher, sometimes its contents are secretive and special. For instance, on the [[Menu#Area selection|area selection menu]], when the player clicks an area, some mysterious text will appear on the top-left, with what appears to be comments from the developers. The information behind some texts does not seem to match up with reality, indicating that it was true in [[Pikmin 3 prerelease information|prerelease versions]].

==Character map==
Each character in the Koppaite language can be mapped to one or two English letters. There are only characters for the 26 English letters plus an extra, unknown one. This unknown character only appears on the [[Mission Mode]] and [[Bingo Battle]] menus, and its meaning cannot be decided from the context alone.

These characters are obtained from the font file in the game's data.

===By Koppaite symbol===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
! Koppaite || Latin || || Koppaite || Latin || || Koppaite || Latin
|-
| {{kt|A|size=33}} || A or F
!
| {{kt|B|size=33}} || B or J
!
| {{kt|C|size=33}} || C or O
|-
| {{kt|D|size=33}} || D or Q
!
| {{kt|E|size=33}} || E
!
| {{kt|G|size=33}} || G
|-
| {{kt|H|size=33}} || H
!
| {{kt|I|size=33}} || I or Y
!
| {{kt|K|size=33}} || K or Z
|-
| {{kt|L|size=33}} || L
!
| {{kt|M|size=33}} || M or X
!
| {{kt|N|size=33}} || N
|-
| {{kt|P|size=33}} || P
!
| {{kt|R|size=33}} || R or V
!
| {{kt|S|size=33}} || S
|-
| {{kt|T|size=33}} || T
!
| {{kt|U|size=33}} || U
!
| {{kt|W|size=33}} || W
|-
| {{kt|-|size=33}} || Unknown
!
| ||
!
| ||
|}

===By Latin letter===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
! Latin || Koppaite || || Latin || Koppaite || || Latin || Koppaite
|-
| A || {{kt|A|size=33}}
!
| B || {{kt|B|size=33}}
!
| C || {{kt|C|size=33}}
|-
| D || {{kt|D|size=33}}
!
| E || {{kt|E|size=33}}
!
| F || {{kt|F|size=33}}
|-
| G || {{kt|G|size=33}}
!
| H || {{kt|H|size=33}}
!
| I || {{kt|I|size=33}}
|-
| J || {{kt|J|size=33}}
!
| K || {{kt|K|size=33}}
!
| L || {{kt|L|size=33}}
|-
| M || {{kt|M|size=33}}
!
| N || {{kt|N|size=33}}
!
| O || {{kt|O|size=33}}
|-
| P || {{kt|P|size=33}}
!
| Q || {{kt|Q|size=33}}
!
| R || {{kt|R|size=33}}
|-
| S || {{kt|S|size=33}}
!
| T || {{kt|T|size=33}}
!
| U || {{kt|U|size=33}}
|-
| V || {{kt|V|size=33}}
!
| W || {{kt|W|size=33}}
!
| X || {{kt|X|size=33}}
|-
| Y || {{kt|Y|size=33}}
!
| Z || {{kt|Z|size=33}}
!
| Unknown || {{kt|-|size=33}}
|}

==List of Koppaite text==
The following is a list of instances in which Koppaite text appears, and their translations.

{| class="wikitable"
! Instance || Image || Koppaite || English || Notes
|-
! [[Menu#Area selection|Area selection menu]] &ndash; general
| [[File:Pikmin 3 area selection menu TW.jpg|128px]]
|
# {{kt|D|A|T|E}} {{kt|F|O|O|D}}
# {{kt|L|A|N|D}} {{kt|P|O|I|N|T}}
# {{kt|S|P|A|C|E}} {{kt|S|H|I|P}} {{kt|D|R|A|K|E}}
# {{kt|D|E|S|I|G|N|E|R}} {{kt|O|F}} {{kt|T|H|E}} {{kt|S|P|A|C|E|S|H|I|P}}
# {{kt|A|L|P|H|S}} {{kt|G|R|A|N|D|F|A|T|H|E|R}}
|
# Date food
# Land point
# Space ship Drake
# Designer of the space ship
# Alph's grandfather
|
# Top-right corner
# For every area, this appears below it, and on the pop-up that appears when the Wii Remote's cursor is aimed at it
# Bottom-left corner
# Bottom-left corner
# Bottom-left corner
|-
! [[Menu#Area selection|Area selection menu]] &ndash; [[Tropical Wilds]] selected
| [[File:Pikmin 3 area selection menu TW.jpg|128px]]
|
# {{kt|L|A|N|D|I|N|G}} {{kt|P|O|I|N|T}} {{kt|A}}
# {{kt|A}} {{kt|H|A|L|L|O|W|E|D}} {{kt|F|O|R|E|S|T}} {{kt|J|U|N|G|L|E}}
# {{kt|C|L|E|A|R}} {{kt|W|A|T|E|R}} {{kt|S|P|R|I|N|G}} {{kt|W|A|T|E|R}}
# {{kt|A}} {{kt|P|L|A|C|E}} {{kt|W|I|T|H}} {{kt|S|P|I|R|I|T|U|A|L}} {{kt|P|O|W|E|R}}
|
# Landing point A
# A hallowed forest jungle
# Clear water spring water
# A place with spiritual power
| Top-left corner
|-
! [[Menu#Area selection|Area selection menu]] &ndash; [[Garden of Hope]] selected
| [[File:Pikmin 3 area selection menu GoH.jpg|128px]]
|
# {{kt|L|A|N|D|I|N|G}} {{kt|P|O|I|N|T}} {{kt|B}}
# {{kt|S|P|R|I|N|G}} {{kt|G|A|R|D|E|N}} {{kt|R|U|I|N|S}}
# {{kt|W|H|E|R|E}} {{kt|Y|O|U}} {{kt|F|I|N|D}} {{kt|B|R|I|T|N|E|Y}}
# {{kt|A|N|D}} {{kt|B|E|G|I|N}} {{kt|T|O}} {{kt|F|E|E|L}} {{kt|H|O|P|E|F|U|L}}
| 
# Landing point B
# Spring garden ruins
# Where you find Britney{{sic}}
# And begin to feel hopeful
| Top-left corner
|-
! [[Menu#Area selection|Area selection menu]] &ndash; [[Distant Tundra]] selected
| [[File:Pikmin 3 area selection menu DT.jpg|128px]]
|
# {{kt|L|A|N|D|I|N|G}} {{kt|P|O|I|N|T}} {{kt|C}}
# {{kt|S|N|O|W}} {{kt|R|U|I|N|S}} {{kt|L|I|G|H|T}} {{kt|B|U|L|B}}
# {{kt|N|A|M|E}} {{kt|P|A|T|T|E|R|N|E|D}} {{kt|A|F|T|E|R}} {{kt|T|H|E}} {{kt|D|I|S|T|A|N|T}}
# {{kt|S|P|R|I|N|G}} {{kt|F|R|O|M}} {{kt|P|I|K|M|I|N}} {{kt|O|N|E}}
|
# Landing point C
# Snow ruins light bulb
# Name patterned after The Distant
# Spring from Pikmin One
| Top-left corner
|-
! [[Menu#Area selection|Area selection menu]] &ndash; [[Twilight River]] selected
| [[File:Pikmin 3 area selection menu TR.jpg|128px]]
|
# {{kt|L|A|N|D|I|N|G}} {{kt|P|O|I|N|T}} {{kt|D}}
# {{kt|M|E|L|A|N|C|H|O|L|Y}} {{kt|F|E|E|L}}
# {{kt|F|A|L|L}} {{kt|M|O|U|N|T|A|I|N|S}} {{kt|A|N|D}} {{kt|R|I|V|E|R}}
# {{kt|F|A|L|L|E|N}} {{kt|L|E|A|V|E|S}}
| 
# Landing point D
# Melancholy feel
# Fall mountains and river
# Fallen leaves
| Top-left corner
|-
! [[Menu#Area selection|Area selection menu]] &ndash; [[Formidable Oak]] selected
| [[File:Pikmin 3 area selection menu FO.jpg|128px]]
|
# {{kt|L|A|N|D|I|N|G}} {{kt|P|O|I|N|T}} {{kt|E}}
# {{kt|L|A|S|T}} {{kt|M|A|P}}
# {{kt|N|A|M|E}} {{kt|P|A|T|T|E|R|N|E|D}} {{kt|A|F|T|E|R}} {{kt|T|H|E}}
# {{kt|F|I|N|A|L}} {{kt|T|R|I|A|L}} {{kt|F|R|O|M}} {{kt|P|I|K|M|I|N}} {{kt|O|N|E}}
| 
# Landing point E
# Last map
# Name patterned after The
# Final Trial from Pikmin One
| Top-left corner
|-
! New area scan
| [[File:New area Garden of Hope.jpg|128px]]
|
# {{kt|N|E|W}} {{kt|A|R|E|A}} {{kt|S|C|A|N|N|I|N|G}}
# {{kt|D|A|T|A|B|A|S|E}} {{kt|C|O|L|L|A|T|I|O|N}}
# {{kt|D|O|W|N|L|O|A|D|I|N|G}} {{kt|N|E|W}} {{kt|M|A|P}} {{kt|I|M|A|G|E}}
# {{kt|A|R|S|D|G|R|G|M|A|R|R|D|E}}
|
# New area scanning
# Database collation
# Downloading new map image
# (Gibberish)
|
# Top-left corner
# Top-left corner
# Below every image
# Below the area's name
|-
! [[Radar]]
| [[File:KopPad Koppaite text.jpg|128px]]
|
# {{kt|C|A|M|E|R|A}} {{kt|T|Y|P|E}}
# {{kt|A|I|M|E|D}} {{kt|N|O|R|T|H}}
# {{kt|C|O|M|P|A|S|S}}
# {{kt|R|A|D|A|R}} {{kt|M|O|D|E}}
# {{kt|P|A|U|S|E}}
# {{kt|P|L|A|Y}}
# {{kt|K|O|K|O|M|A|D|I|D|O}}
# {{kt|C|E|N|T|I}}
# {{kt|M|A|S|K}}
# {{kt|M|O|N|I|T|O|R}}
# {{kt|L|I|F|E}} {{kt|S|I|G|N|A|L}}
# {{kt|S|T|A|T|E}} {{kt|G|O|O|D}}
# {{kt|P|L|A|N|E|T}} {{kt|E|A|R|T|H}}
# {{kt|A|T|M|O|S|P|H|E|R|E}} {{kt|R|E|G|U|L|A|R}}
|
# Camera type
# Aimed North
# Compass
# Radar mode
# Pause
# Play
# {{j|ここ間地度|Kokomadido|Here between the areas of|f=tp}}
# Centi
# Mask
# Monitor
# Life signal
# State good
# Planet Earth
# Atmosphere regular
|
# Next to the compass button
# Next to the compass button (North orientation)
# Next to the compass button (camera orientation)
# Next to the pause button
# Next to the pause button (gameplay paused)
# Next to the pause button (gameplay going)
# [[Go Here!]] button
# Next to the slider at the left
# Top-left of the central frame
# Bottom-right of the central frame
# Bottom-left corner
# Bottom-left corner
# Bottom-right corner
# Bottom-right corner
|-
! [[Menu#Pause|Pause menu]]
| [[File:Pikmin 3 pause menu.jpg|128px]]
| {{kt|H|O|K|O|T|A|T|E}}
| [[Hocotate|Hokotate]]
| Repeated several times, segmented most times
|-
! [[Lock-on]]
| [[File:Pikmin 3 lock-on.jpg|128px]]
| {{kt|S|P|A|C|E}} {{kt|L|I|B|R|A|R|Y}} {{kt|L|I|T|E}}<br>{{kt|S|I|M|P|L|E}} {{kt|D|I|C|T|I|O|N|A|R|Y}} {{kt|I|N}} {{kt|T|H|E}} {{kt|P|I|P|A|D}}<br>{{kt|J|U|S|T}} {{kt|H|A|S}} {{kt|T|H|E}} {{kt|N|A|M|E|S}}
| Space library lite<br>Simple dictionary in the PIPAD<br>Just has the names
| Bottom-right corner; "PIPAD" might be an [[Pikmin 3 prerelease information|early name]] for the KopPad
|-
! KopPad call initiating
| [[File:KopPad call.jpg|128px]]
|
# {{kt|T|O}} {{kt|K|O|P|P|A|I}}
# {{kt|R|E|C|E|I|V|E}} {{kt|S|I|G|N|A|L}} {{kt|P|L|A|Y|E|R}}
# {{kt|T|R|A|N|S|M|I|T}} {{kt|S|I|G|N|A|L}} {{kt|P|L|A|Y|E|R}}
# {{kt|C|O|N|N|E|C|T|I|N|G}}
# {{kt|T|R|A|N|S|M|I|T}}
# {{kt|R|E|C|E|I|V|E}}
# {{kt|G|P|A|D}} {{kt|I|N}} {{kt|C|O|M|M|U|N|I|C|A|T|I|O|N}}
# {{kt|D|E|V|I|C|E}} {{kt|F|O|R}} {{kt|T|H|E}} {{kt|C|R|E|W}}
|
# To Koppai
# Receive signal player
# Transmit signal player
# Connecting
# Transmit
# Receive
# GPAD in communication
# Device for the crew
|
# Top-right corner, below "PNF-404"
# Top-left of the left icon
# Bottom-right of the right icon
# Between the two icons
# Below the caller's icon
# Below the receiver's icon
# Bottom-left corner; GPAD is the Japanese name for the [[KopPad]]
# Bottom-left corner
|-
! GamePad screen during end of [[day]] cutscene
| [[File:GamePad screen during end of day.jpg|128px]]
|
# {{kt|T|O}} {{kt|K|O|P|P|A|I}}
# {{kt|L|O|G|I|N}} {{kt|C|R|E|W}}
# {{kt|G|P|A|D}} {{kt|I|N}} {{kt|C|O|M|M|U|N|I|C|A|T|I|O|N}}
# {{kt|D|E|V|I|C|E}} {{kt|F|O|R}} {{kt|T|H|E}} {{kt|C|R|E|W}}
|
# To Koppai
# Login crew
# GPAD in communcation
# Device for the crew
|
# Top-right corner, below "PNF-404"
# Below icon
# Bottom-left corner; GPAD is the Japanese name for the [[KopPad]]
# Bottom-left corner
|-
! KopPad's background
| [[File:KopPad background.jpg|128px]]
| {{kt|A|L|F}}<br>{{kt|B|R|I|T|N|E|Y}}<br>{{kt|C|H|A|R|L|I|E}}
| Alf<br>Britney<br>Charlie
| The KopPad's background is partially visible during some transitions, like when entering the [[Exploration Notes]] screen
|-
! [[Fruit]] analysis
| [[File:Fruit analysis.jpg|128px]]
|
# {{kt|K|O|P|P|A|I}}
# {{kt|F|O|O|D}}
# {{kt|C|A|T}}
|
# Koppai
# Food
# Cat
|
# Top center
# Top-right of the scan reticle
# Bottom-left of the scan reticle
|-
! [[Upgrade]] analysis
| [[File:Dodge Whistle analysis.jpg|128px]]
| {{kt|O|P|P|T}}
| (Unknown)
| Either "OPPT" or "CPPT". This appears at the top-right of the object, and the rest of the text matches the fruit analysis screen. The same label also appears for when [[Louie]] or a [[Burgeoning Spiderwort]] berry is being scanned.
|-
! Bottles of [[juice]]
| [[File:Juice bottle screen.jpg|128px]]
|
# {{kt|A|B}}
# {{kt|S|U|R|V|I|V|A|L}}
|
# AJ
# Survival
|
# Text on the glass; possibly short for "apple juice"
# Text on the plastic
|-
! Juice shelf screen
| [[File:Juice shelf.jpg|128px]]
| {{kt|C|O|L|D}} {{kt|D|R|I|N|K}}
| Cold drink
| 
|-
! [[KopPad]]'s frame
| [[File:Charlie Communicating With Drake.png|128px]]
| {{kt|G|P|A|D}}
| GPAD
| "GPAD" is the Japanese name for the [[KopPad]].
|-
! [[KopPad]]'s frame in [[Pikmin 3 prerelease information|prerelease versions]]
| [[File:Gamepad Communicator.jpg|128px]]
| {{kt|P|P|A|D}}
| PPAD
|
|-
! [[S.S. Drake]] exterior
| [[File:Drake texture.png|128px]]
|
# {{kt|W|I|U}}
# {{kt|C|A|T}}
# {{kt|P|K|M}} 3
# {{kt|N|I}} - {{kt|N|B}}
# {{kt|S|P|A|C|E}}
# {{kt|S|H|I|P}}
# {{kt|A|N|T|E|N}}
# {{kt|P|R|O|J|C|T}}
# {{kt|C|L|O|S|E}}
# {{kt|C|A|U|T|I|O|N}}
# {{kt|D|A|N|G|E|R}}
|
# WIU
# CAT
# PKM 3
# (Unknown)
# Space
# Ship
# ANTEN
# PROJCT
# CLOSE
# CAUTION
# DANGER
|
# Top half, in orange; probably a reference to the [[Wii U]]
# Top half, in orange, below cat symbol
# Top half, in orange; short for ''Pikmin 3''.
# Below #1; one possible translation is "NI - NB"
# Top half, in gray
# Top half, in gray
# Near the top; short for "antenna"
# Bottom half, next to beam
# Bottom half
# Bottom half
# Bottom half
|-
! [[SPERO]]'s visor
| [[File:SPERO texture text.png|128px]]
| {{kt|A|U|T|O|M|A|T|I|C}}<br>{{kt|U|L|T|R|A|S|C|O|P|E}}
| Automatic<br>Ultrascope
|
|-
! [[Mission Mode]] and [[Bingo Battle]] screens
| [[File:Mission Mode main screen.jpg|128px]]
| {{kt|S|Y|S|T|E|M}} {{kt|S|T|A|R|T}} {{kt|P|R|O|G|R|A|M}} {{kt|F|O|R|-|P|I|K|M|I|N}} {{kt|T|H|R|E|E}}
| System start program for-Pikmin Three
| Bottom-right corner
|-
! [[Mission Mode]] platinum medals
| style="text-align: center;" | [[File:MM CT platinum.png]]
| {{kt|P|I|K|M|I|N}} {{kt|P|L|A|T|I|N|U|M}}
| Pikmin platinum
|
|}

==See also==
*[[Koppai]]
*[[HUD]]
*[[Easter egg]]

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[[Category:Technical]]