Editing Koppaite text

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Throughout {{p3}}, there are pieces of '''Koppaite text''', or text written in the language of [[Koppai]]. 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 [[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 menu]] and [[Bingo Battle menu]], and does not appear in {{p3d}}. While its meaning cannot be decided from the context alone, it's possible that it's some kind of placeholder character, considering the same symbol (〓) is used to indicate missing characters in Japanese.

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

===By Koppaite symbol===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
! Koppaite || Latin || rowspan=8| || Koppaite || Latin || rowspan=8| || 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 || rowspan=10| || Latin || Koppaite || rowspan=10| || 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 instances 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
|-
! [[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
# Alphs 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.
|-
! [[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.
|-
! [[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.
|-
! [[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.
|-
! [[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.
|-
! [[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. The names of the Formidable Oak and [[The Final Trial]] &ndash; {{j|哀しき獣の塔|Kanashiki Kemono no Tō|Tower of the Sorrowful Beast|f=tp}} and {{j|最後の試練|Saigo no shiren|Final Trial|f=tp}} respectively &ndash; are not similar at all. This indicates that the Formidable Oak's name was different [[Pikmin 3 prerelease information|during development]]. It may only be a reference to the {{p1}} area, however.
|-
! 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|E|N|N|D}} {{kt|P|O|I|N|T|}}
# {{kt|A|R|S|D|G|R|G|M|A|R|R|D|E}}
# {{kt|F|R|U|I|T|N|U|M}}
|
# New area scanning
# Database collation
# Downloading new map image
# Ennd point{{sic}}
# (Gibberish)
# Fruitnum
|
# Top-left corner.
# Top-left corner.
# Below every image.
# Below the X.
# Below the area's name. It is not a word, since it has 7 characters in a row that are mandatorily consonants; one possible transliteration is "Arsdgrgmarrde".
# The graph behind the area's name.
|-
! Holographic control panels inside the [[S.S. Drake]]
| [[File:Pikmin 3 Drake control panel.png|128px]]
| (Unknown)
| (Unknown)
| Inside a ring shape to the right. The texture resolution is too small to decipher, though the last character is the unknown {{kt|-}} symbol.
|-
! [[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
# Kokomadido{{sic}}
# 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. From {{j|ここまで移動|Koko made idou|Move here|f=tp}}. 
# 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.
|-
! [[Pause menu]]
| [[File:Pikmin 3 pause menu.jpg|128px]]
| {{kt|H|O|K|O|T|A|T|E}}
| [[Hocotate|Hokotate]]
| Repeated several times, and segmented in most of them. "Hokotate" with a K is the standard romanization of {{j|ホコタテ|Hokotate}}.
|-
! [[Lock-on]] (Original ''Pikmin 3'' only)
| [[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. "PPAD" is an [[Pikmin 3 prerelease information|early name]] for the KopPad, so "PIPAD" might be a romanization of it.
|-
! 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{{sic}}<br>Charlie
| The KopPad's background is partially visible during some transitions, like when entering the [[Exploration Notes]] screen. This pattern is also visible on the [[Mission Mode]] and [[Bingo Battle]] menus, but is much lower quality, as seen [[:File:Battle Enemies! menu.jpg|here]].
|-
! [[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, below a cat-like icon.
|-
! [[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}}
|
# FJ
# Survival
|
# Text on the glass; possibly short for "fruit 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 KopPad.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:Alph and Brittany KopPad P3 screenshot.png|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; possible decryptions are "NI - NB", "NY - NB", "NI - NJ", "NY - NJ".
# 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
| This is impossible to see in-game, as the [[camera]] can never get close enough. This text is located on the visor-like object on the side of the ship. It is also a [[reference]] to a Nintendo toy called the Automatic Ultrascope.
|-
! [[Mission Mode menu]] and [[Bingo Battle menu]]
| [[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. The unknown symbol has been replaced with a space in {{p3d}}.
|-
! [[Saved game|Saving]] screen
| [[File:Pikmin 3 saving screen.jpg|128px]]
| {{kt|S|Y|S|T|E|M}}
| System
| 
|-
! [[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
|
|}

==Trivia==
*The internal game file that holds the font used for Koppaite text is called <code>Hokotate_00.bffnt</code>.

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

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