Editing Onion

''This is the page about Pikmin Onions. If you were looking for the item in [[Perplexing Pool]], see [[Onion Replica]].''

The '''Onions''' are the nests of the [[Pikmin (Species)|Pikmin]]. Olimar named them so because of their resemblance to a vegetable native to his [[Hocotate|home planet]]. These bulbous plant-hives have brightly-colored bodies with a black-and-white band across the midsection. At the spots the Onions land at the start of each day, there are concentric circles on the ground, which are never referred to in-game. Three stilt-like legs suspend the Onions out of the reach of hungry predators, and provide access to the inside for Pikmin. In ''[[Pikmin (game)|Pikmin]]'', Olimar states that he inspected the Onion's legs, and saw they were covered with tiny little hairs. There are three known types of Onion, each with unique coloration corresponding to either [[Red Pikmin|Red]], [[Yellow Pikmin|Yellow]] or [[Blue Pikmin]], and only one of each has ever been seen. Subterranean Pikmin species such as [[Purple Pikmin]], [[White Pikmin]] and [[Bulbmin]] do not have Onions, or at least none that have yet been discovered.

[[Image:Dormant Onion.jpg|thumb|right|120px|A dormant Onion in ''[[Pikmin (game)|Pikmin]]'']]

During the daytime, Pikmin hunt and bring food, such as [[pellet]]s or slain beasts, to the Onion, which in turn produces new Pikmin seeds. If there are fewer than 100 Pikmin on the field, the seeds are ejected and take root in the ground, but if not, they are stored inside the Onion, along with any other Pikmin not on the field. When night falls and all the Pikmin have returned, the Onion folds its legs and lifts off from the ground, presumably using its flower petals like rotor blades to propel itself into the low atmosphere, where it hovers until daybreak. If an Onion loses all its Pikmin, it will produce a single seed the following day to prevent extinction.

When the Onions were first discovered in Pikmin, they were dormant. They had a dark grayish color, were flowerless, and their legs were buried in the ground until Olimar came upon them, at which point they sprang to life and spat out a single seed. It is not known exactly what triggers this hibernation, though it's possible that a loss of Pikmin or food shortage may prompt the Onion to become dormant until conditions improve.

Another theory is that the Onion may be an adult form of a specific Pikmin which did not get pulled out of the ground. The Pikmin matured in the ground, absorbing nutrients while metamophisizing in the ground as it changed size and shape until it became a mature Onion. As the Pikmin grew it slowly uprooted itself until it was only partly buried, leaving it to be merely aproached until it fully uproots itself. Some evidence may support this theory such as the onions flower resemblence to the Pikmin. Also it is never discovered what happen to a Pikmin left in the ground and never picked without returning to the location. It is unlikely it cycles forever or until it dies and since Pikmin absorb nutrients from the soil, the Pikmin may absorb enough to make the change. This may also explain why Pikmin drop seeds, it may be an effort to allow an Onion to grow without space competion with other Pikmin growing at the landing sites.

===Red Onion===

The Red Onion is the first [[Onion]] to be discovered in [[Pikmin series|both games]]. In Pikmin, the Red Onion is found at [[The Impact Site]], dormant in the ground not far from where the [[S.S. Dolphin]] crashed. Once awakened, it will release a single Red Pikmin seed which [[Olimar]] can use to harvest nearby red [[Pellet Posy|Pellet Posies]] and spawn enough Pikmin to retrieve the [[Main Engine]]. In ''[[Pikmin 2]]'', [[Louie]] finds this Onion in the [[Valley of Repose]] when he falls out of [[The Ship]]'s cockpit and gets lost. Then when a Red Pikmin comes out, It scares Louie and chases him around. Although at first thought it would seem an onion could only hold 999 pikmin, an onion can hold more than a 1000 pikmin at once.

===Yellow Onion===

[[Image:Normal yellowonion.jpg|thumb|right|100px|A Yellow Onion.]]

The second Onion the player will come across in both games. In ''Pikmin'', it is found dormant in The Forest of Hope amidst several yellow Pellet Posies and free-standing yellow pellets. In ''Pikmin 2'', the Yellow Onion is located in the [[Perplexing Pool]] behind a poison gate protected by a Fiery Bulblax, so White Pikmin and Red Pikmin are required to reach it. There are a few yellow Pellet Posies nearby which will not regrow once they've been harvested.

[[Image:Normal blueonion.jpg|thumb|left|100px|A Blue Onion.]]

In ''Pikmin'', it can be found in [[The Forest Navel]] in a pool near the landing site, and is the third [[Onion]] the player discovers. Several blue [[Pellet Posie]]s are in the immediate vicinity, as well as a free-standing blue 5 [[pellet]]. In ''[[Pikmin 2]]'', the blue Onion is located in the [[Awakening Wood]]; although it can be seen relatively early in the game, it lies behind an electric [[gate]], meaning that [[Yellow Pikmin]] from the [[Perplexing Pool]] are required to access it. A small pool blocks the only direct path up to the gate, so the Pikmin must be thrown onto a nearby ledge (while taking care not to disturb the [[Cloaking Burrow-nit]] lying in wait there). The [[Captain]] can then walk around through some water to reach them, and order them to defeat the beast and demolish the gate, allowing him to find the game's first 5 Blue Pikmin.

For some unknown reason, when landing on an area, the blue onion seems to hover a bit before landing, therefore landing slower than the Red Onion and Yellow Onion.

==In ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''==

In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl|Brawl]]'', the 3 Onions appear as a trophy and on the "Distant Planet" stage. Here, when a [[pellet]] is thrown into one, an item is ejected. More items appear if the pellet and Onion have the same color, similar to the way it works in the [[Pikmin series|Pikmin games]]. The Onions can also be hit, and will eventually fly away.

==Trivia==

*For the music in the [[Forest of Hope]], at some points, the propeller petals of an Onion can be heard.

[[Category:Onions]]