Editing Louie

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|name=Louie
|image=Louie.jpg
|size=157px
|gender=Male
|home_planet=Hocotate
|height=2.1 cm (0.83 inches)
|weight=~1 unit
}}
'''Louie''' first appears in [[Pikmin 2]] and serves as a partner to [[Captain Olimar]], commanding Pikmin as his sidekick. He is relatively new to the shipping business and has a ravenous appetite. He was raised by his [[Louie's family|grandmother]], who made him play with bugs, as well as eat them, which he seems to partake in on the [[Pikmin Planet]].

==Biography==
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===Olimar's return===
Louie's first mission for [[Hocotate Freight]] was to transport a shipment of valuable [[golden Pikpik carrot]]s. He was supposedly attacked by a ravenous space bunny, and the carrots were lost. The [[President of Hocotate Freight]] took out a giant loan to cover the losses of the carrots, and had no way to repay the loan other than sell off company assets. The only available asset was the [[S.S. Dolphin]]; it was immediately claimed on Olimar's return to Hocotate. Learning that the Dolphin was sold to cover the debt, Olimar was so shocked he dropped a souvenir for his son: a bottle cap. As it rolled to a stop at Louie's feet, an old ship commonly called [[the Ship]] was able to use its [[Research Pod]] to suck up the rusty bottle cap. The Pod proclaimed the piece of salvage to be worth 100 [[Poko]]s, which lowered the debt to 10,000 Pokos. The President instructed Olimar and Louie to head back to the [[Planet of the Pikmin]] to search for treasure and save the company.

===Paying off Hocotate Freight's debt===
As Olimar and Louie head to the [[Valley of Repose]] at the start of Pikmin 2, Louie falls out of the cockpit, leaving Olimar alone. After making contact with the Ship, Louie sets off to return to Olimar at the landing area. On the way, he discovers a Red [[Onion]] and cultivates some Pikmin sprouts, just as Olimar had done when he was stranded in the [[Pikmin 1|first game]]. The player can reach Olimar through the use of the loyal Red Pikmin, then proceed to find the [[Courage Reactor]], the first treasure of the game, effectively starting the adventure.

The debt is eventually payed off throughout the game, treasures being found in the [[Awakening Wood]] and [[Perplexing Pool]] as well as that first area. After collecting 10,000 Pokos' worth of treasure, Olimar blasts off from the planet, noticing too late that Louie is left behind.

===The Titan Dweevil===
[[Image:Kingofbugs.jpg|thumb|right|Louie as he appears on top of the hoard of treasure, motionless.]]
Olimar and the President of Hocotate Freight return to the planet to find Louie. Louie aimlessly wanders around the planet for a bit, as seen in the credits roll of the game. Olimar and the President later find him in the [[Wistful Wild]], hidden deep in the [[Dream Den]] with the [[Titan Dweevil]]. They rescue him and send him to the Ship's treasure hoard (since the cockpit is already full), calling him the [[King of Bugs]].

It is of constant debate whether Louie was a captive of the Titan Dweevil, or in actuality controlling it. E-mails the player receives from Louie's grandmother reflect that Louie was made to play with bugs by his grandmother as a child, so he has a great deal of experience with them, therefore it is possible he had the ability to control the Titan Dweevil. This is heavily hinted at by the sales pitch on Louie, here denoted as the King of Bugs, which in itself implies this as well.

===Louie's Dark Secret===
Louie is actually the one responsible for the debt Hocotate Freight suffers, not a "ravenous space bunny" as he lead the President to believe at the start; it was truly he who ate the load of golden Pikpik carrots. This is revealed in a cutscene, called "Louie's Dark Secret", unlocked by getting a pink flower for all 30 of the [[Challenge Mode (Pikmin 2)|Challenge Mode]] levels.
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==Brawl Trophy==
"A new Hocotate Freight employee. Louie is responsible for Captain Olimar having to venture back to the Pikmin planet. On his first delivery, Louie was supposedly attacked by a space bunny that devoured his whole lot of pikpik carrots. Pushed to the verge of bankruptcy, Hocotate Freight takes out an enormous loan that Louie and Olimar set out to pay back."

==Traits and abilities==
*As a young boy, Louie's grandmother encouraged him to eat bugs. Because of this, he is able to survive eating the creatures of the Pikmin Planet.
*He has a love of fine cuisine, which drives him to create gourmet [[Louie's notes|recipes]] for beasts on the Pikmin Planet.
                                                                              
==Behind the scenes==
*Louie's name is derived from Luigi's name, as Olimar's is derived from Mario's.
*In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', in which Captain Olimar is a character, Louie appears as a trophy.
*Also in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'', one of [[Olimar|Olimar's]] alternative costumes resembles Louie.

==See also==
*[[King of Bugs]]
*[[Louie's notes]]

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