Editing Leafling

[[File:LeaflingMain.png|thumb|200px|The leafling found in [[Dandori Day Care]].]]

'''Leafling''' ({{j|葉っぱ人|Happa Jin|Leaf Man}}) is the name given to characters that cannot be identified because their heads are entirely covered by leaves. Their ID badges are unreadable due to corrupted biometric data, listing their name as "???" or "Error" and their home planet as [[PNF-404]]. [[#Leafling Olimar|Olimar as a leafling]] can be seen kidnapping a [[castaway]], dragging it into an Onion, and making it pop out as a leafling. He justifies this by saying that those that don't embrace [[dandori]] cannot survive in the planet, but they thrive instead if they have the leaves. This is how leaflings are made, and [[Dingo]] speculates that [[Yonny]], the [[Rescue Corps]] doctor, might be able to help bring them back to normal.

Leafling castaways can be rescued from [[Dandori Challenge]]s and [[Dandori Battle]]s, both of which are issued by characters that are themselves leaflings. In this state, leafling characters are unable to speak in normal sentences, instead using simple words and small sentences at a time, and are obsessed with dandori. They will hand over the leafling castaways they have, or fall unconscious so they can be rescued themselves, if they witness a good display of dandori in their challenges or battles. [[Glow sap]] from a [[Lumiknoll]] can be made into medicine by Yonny that dissolves the leaves, reverting the leaflings to their normal state. According to dialogue from cured characters,<ref>For example, [[Bernard]] describes how he was unable to take his mind off dandori and [[Molly]] laments how nobody was there to film her conversion to a leafling.</ref> they remember their time as leaflings but retain the personalities they had before becoming obsessed with dandori.

== Leaflings ==

{{Spoiler|''Pikmin 4''{{'s}} main story}}

=== Dandori cave leaflings ===

Leaflings can be found inside of both [[Dandori Challenge]] and [[Dandori Battle]] caves. They often speak in broken English, always centered around the concept of dandori.

In Dandori Challenge caves, they act as hosts and comment on the player's dandori skills as they progress. The first of these, seen in the [[Dandori Day Care]] explains that the caves serve as a test designed to develop one's dandori skills. After completing the challenge, the leaflings faint from how quickly the player worked after giving them 30 [[raw material]], and can be brought back to the surface and carried to the [[S.S. Beagle]]. If failed, the leafling will only give 10 and also will insult the player’s Dandori skills

In Dandori Battle caves, they act as prizes. The [[#Leafling Olimar|red leafling]] carries them from the surface and converts them into leaflings using their Onion. The player can rescue them only if they can defeat the red leafling in a Dandori Battle. If they are defeated, they surrender the leafling, who can be taken back to the surface and carried to the S.S. Beagle. In [[Hot Sandy Duel]] and [[Final Battle]], the player instead saves [[Yorke]] and [[Nelle]], who (thanks to their consumption of glow sap prior) are immune to becoming leaflings.

DandoriDaycare Leafling.png|thumb|100px|right|The pink leafling found in the [[Sun-Speckled Terrace]]'s Dandori Challenge cave.

PurpleLeafling.png|thumb|100px|right|The purple leafling found in the [[Sun-Speckled Terrace]]'s Dandori Battle cave.

BattleInABoxLeaflingIcon.png|thumb|100px|right|The purple leafling found in the [[Blossoming Arcadia]]'s Dandori Battle cave.

Hotshock Canyon Leafling Icon.png|thumb|100px|right|The blue leafling found in one of [[Blossoming Arcadia]]'s Dandori Challenge caves.

Rockaway Cellars Leafling Icon.png|thumb|100px|right|The pink leafling found in one of [[Blossoming Arcadia]]'s Dandori Challenge caves.

P4 Rockway Cellars Icon.png|100px|thumb|The green leafling found in one of [[Giant's Hearth]]’s  Dandori challenge caves.

 

Later in the game, some [[castaway]]s found in caves will instead be leaflings. They function identically to a standard castaway, though they must be cured with glow sap like prior leaflings. The order in which players cure leaflings will remain unchanged by this different method of obtaining them. The location for these leaflings are as follows:

 

*[[Doppelgänger's Den]] sublevel 4: inside a group of [[jar]]s, which are behind a [[numbered gate]] opened by defeating a [[Gildemander]].

*[[Frozen Inferno]] sublevel 4: behind a number gate opened by defeating a [[Snowfake Fluttertail]].

*[[Plunder Palace]] sublevel 5: being dragged or buried by a [[Giant Breadbug]].

*[[Ultimate Testing Range]] sublevel 3: stuck to an [[Arachnode]]'s web.

*[[Dream Home]] sublevel 1: inside a [[Mammoth Snootwhacker]].

*[[The Mud Pit]] sublevel 3: stuck under some sticky mold.

[[File:Leaf-a-mar.png|100px|thumb|Leafling Olimar's ID Badge.]]

In [[Hero's Hideaway]], he is revealed to be Olimar himself through various late entries in [[Pikmin 4 voyage log|his voyage log]]. After opening the [[safe]] he is inside, he challenges the player to one more battle, [[Leafy Showdown]]. Once he is defeated, he has no castaway to give and instead falls unconscious to be rescued as Moss runs away. Once he is rescued and cured, he reverts back to his usual non-leafling self, though seems able to recall some aspects of his time as a leafling.

His role as a Dandori Battle opponent is later taken over by [[Louie]] and Moss.

[[File:Sage Leaf fullbody.png|100px|thumb|The Sage Leaf standing upright.]]

Though they refuse to be rescued or cured, they will reward the player with the White [[Onion]] and Purple Onion upon completing their fifth and tenth trials respectively. Recompleting the fifth and tenth trials will reward the player 10 White Pikmin and Purple Pikmin respectively. It remains unknown who this Sage Leaf was before they became a leafling (and the Sage Leaf has long since forgotten their former identity), but given their old age, it would seem they have been one for a long time.

== Rescue order ==

Like [[Castaway#Rescue order|castaway]]s, leaflings are rescued and cured in a particular order no matter where they are found. It should be noted that leaflings are cured in the same order they are rescued. While the order won't change, one thing that does change based on the order rescued is hair color, as each cured castaway's hair will match the color of their former leafs.

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!ID Description

|[[File:Id Badge Jin.png|100px]]

|[[Jin]]

|The ability to replay [[Dandori Challenge]]s.

|A space explorer. He is from the planet [[Flukuey]].

|[[File:Id Badge Chet.png|100px]]

|[[Chet]]

|N/A

|The leader of a research task force. He is from the planet [[Mihama]].

|[[File:Id Badge Patch.png|100px]]

|[[Patch]]

|N/A

|A gambler. He is from the planet [[Flukuey]].

|[[File:Id Badge Chewy.png|100px]]

|[[Chewy]]

|N/A

|A tour guide. She is from the planet [[Neechki]].

|[[File:Id Badge Molly.png|100px]]

|[[Molly]]

|A streamer. She is from the planet [[Flukuey]].

|[[File:Id Badge Santi.png|100px]]

|[[Santi]]

|A pilot. He is from the planet [[Nijo]].

|[[File:Id Badge Kayz.png|100px]]

|[[Kayz]]

|N/A

|A secretary. He is from the planet [[Maxima]].

|[[File:Id Badge Kit.png|100px]]

|[[Kit]]

|A researcher. He is from the planet [[Siguray]].

|[[File:Id Badge Komo.png|100px]]

|[[Komo]]

|A researcher. She is from the planet [[Tagwa]].

|[[File:Id Badge Alpin.png|100px]]

|[[Alpin]]

|A CEO of a telecom company. He is from the planet [[Conohan]].

|[[File:Id Badge Chowder.png|100px]]

|[[Chowder]]

|The president of Tulbo Real Estate. He is from the planet [[Conohan]].

|[[File:Id Badge Lapi.png|100px]]

|[[Lapi]]

|A painter. He is from the planet [[Koodgio]].

|[[File:Id Badge Ren.png|100px]]

|[[Ren]]

|A researcher. He is from the planet [[Enohee]].

|[[File:Id Badge Boris.png|100px]]

|[[Boris]]

|An author. He is from the planet [[Koodgio]].

|[[File:Id Badge Grace.png|100px]]

|[[Grace]]

|A nomad. She is from the planet [[Sozor]].

|[[File:Id Badge Fawks.png|100px]]

|[[Fawks]]

|A venture capitalist. He is from the planet [[Conohan]].

|[[File:Id Badge Beaux.png|100px]]

|[[Beaux]]

|An actor. He is from the planet [[Conohan]].

 

 

|[[File:Id Badge Dash.png|100px]]

|[[File:Id Badge Corgwin.png|100px]]

|[[Corgwin]]

|[[Olimar]]

|A hard worker and family man who often sacrifices his time off to support his family. He also seems to be a magnet for bad luck.

|[[Giant's Hearth]] (once the player has {{sparklium|p4|11,000}}), [[Olimar's Shipwreck Tale]], and [[Oatchi]]'s [[Oatchi#Swallow|Swallow]] skill.

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After the player has rescued [[Puddle]] and completed the "Leafling Meet and Greet" [[Side Mission|side mission]], Puddle can customize the player character's appearance to resemble a leafling.

=== ID cards ===

Dandori Day Care Leafling id card.jpg|500px|The pink leafling found in [[Sun-Speckled Terrace]]'s ID card.

Oilmanasaleaf.png|500px|Leafling Olimar's ID card.

Battle In A Box Leafling Card.png|500px|The purple leafling found in [[Blossoming Arcadia]]'s ID Card.

Hotshock Canyon Leafling ID Card.png|500px|The blue leafling found in [[Blossoming Arcadia]]'s ID Card.

Rockaway Cellars Leafling ID Card.png|500px|The pink leafling found in [[Blossoming Arcadia]]'s ID Card.

=== Leafling Olimar ===

Leafling Olimar and Moss.png|Leafling Olimar and [[Moss]] in a [[Dandori Battle]] arena.

Olimar Leafling.png|A close-up of Olimar's leafling form.

* The concept of Olimar being turned into a Pikmin-like creature was introduced in the "bad" ending of the first ''[[Pikmin (game)|Pikmin]]'', in which the Pikmin carry an unconscious Olimar to the Red Onion, which absorbs him and releases an Olimar head-shaped Pikmin seed. The scene of Olimar becoming a leafling in [[Olimar's Shipwreck Tale]] mirrors this sequence.

|JapM = Leaf Man

|ChiTradM = Leaf Man

|ChiSimpM = Leaf Man

|PorM=From "folha" (leaf) and "fulano" (guy)