Editing Paper bag

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[[File:Pik2 CompressedPaperBag.jpg|thumb|[[Captain Olimar]] and [[Louie]] on a compressed paper bag.]]
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'''Paper bags''' are two different types of obstacles in ''[[Pikmin 2]]'' and ''[[Pikmin 3]]''. They stand as obstacles in pathways; in ''Pikmin 2'', they need to be compressed to open up the areas past them, while in ''Pikmin 3'' they must be pushed off a ledge and serve as a ramp when they drop.

==''Pikmin 2''==
Paper bags in ''Pikmin 2'' resemble plain brown grocery bags that compress and expand using their {{w|bellows}}-like sides. They appear upside-down and slightly compressed, but can be squashed completely by [[throw]]ing [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] on top of the bag so that it is weighed down. Different bags need different weight in order to fully succumb, and until that weight requirement is met, the bag will not change size at all. [[Purple Pikmin]], of course, weigh ten, and Pikmin of other types weigh one. The first paper bag is found on the first day of ''[[Pikmin 2]]'', where [[Captain Olimar]] and [[Louie]] must flatten it to reunite.

The small symbol found on top of the paper bags, the word {{j|紙|Kami|Paper|f=tp}} inside a stylized ellipse, is used in Japan to represent paper recycling.{{cite web|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recycling_in_Japan#Symbols|Recycling in Japan|Wikipedia}}

According to game files, paper bags are in fact a [[seesaw block]] with a different appearance and nothing to push it back up.{{source needed}}

==''Pikmin 3''==
In ''Pikmin 3'', paper bags appear as blue shopping bags. Their opening is closed, meaning that the bags form a triangular shape from their base to their top. These bags are found lying on their side, which means their rectangular bases act as walls, and their slanted sides act as ramps. These are always found with their opening facing a ledge, and they need to be pushed off of it from their base. When they fall down, they act as ramps to the tunnel they were pushed from, serving as shortcuts. All paper bags require 10 Pikmin to push them, minimum. Once they begin pushing it, a [[cutscene]] plays; this happens for all paper bags. Pikmin standing below the ledge a bag is pushed from will not be crushed by it; instead they will just be pushed out of the way.

==Locations==
===''Pikmin 2''===
*'''[[Valley of Repose]]'''
**A bag that requires 15 Pikmin separates Olimar and Louie at the start of the game. Both [[leader]]s must use their respective Pikmin to flatten it.
**A second paper bag requires 35 Pikmin and is close to the first one. It cannot be flattened on the first day, and is the first thing that should be done on the second day (after growing enough Pikmin).
*'''[[Awakening Wood]]'''
**There is a paper bag on the way to the [[White Flower Garden]] that requires the equivalent of 200 Pikmin. Purple Pikmin from the [[Emergence Cave]] and/or the [[Hole of Beasts]] are required.

===''Pikmin 3''===
*'''[[Garden of Hope]]'''
**A paper bag is located in the cave northeast of the landing site. It connects the northernmost part of the cave with the easternmost.
*'''[[Distant Tundra]]'''
**The passageway leading from the [[Vehemoth Phosbat]]'s chamber leads to a paper bag, which then leads back to the landing site.
*'''[[Tropical Wilds]]'''
**A paper bag is at the beginning of the path to the [[Sandbelching Meerslug]]'s arena. To get to it, the player must throw two leaders and 10 Pikmin onto a tree stump, then a leader on the tree stump must throw the other leader and the Pikmin.
*'''[[Twilight River]]'''
**There is a paper bag located to the west of the landing site. To get to it, the player must ride a [[lily pad]] to the southwestern part of the area, then go up a slope once they get off the plant. They need to keep walking until they reach the paper bag.
**Another paper bag is located to the south of the landing site, just north of the [[Burrowing Snagret]]'s arena.
*'''[[Formidable Oak]]'''
**The paper bag here is in the first large part of the stump's interior. The bag is to the west of the [[large crystal]] with [[fragment]]s in it.

===''Pikmin 3 Deluxe''===
*'''[[Big Fruit Carnival]]'''
**A paper bag is located at the same place it appears in the [[Garden of Hope]].

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Pikmin 2 paper bag uncompressed.png|The first paper bag, before being compressed.
File:Pikmin 2 paper bag uncompressed 2.png|The same bag with some Pikmin on top, showing the numbers that appear.
File:Paper Bag Pikmin 3.jpg|A paper bag in ''Pikmin 3'', in the [[Formidable Oak]]. Notice the "10" on it, which indicates the number of Pikmin needed to push it.
File:Pushing Paper Bag.jpg|Ten Pikmin pushing the previous paper bag.
File:BagP3.png|Closeup of Pikmin pushing a paper bag in ''Pikmin 3''.
File:Pikmin 2 paper bag texture.png|Texture used in ''Pikmin 2''.
File:Pikmin 2 paper bag symbol texture.png|Texture for the recycling symbol in ''Pikmin 2''.
</gallery>

==Trivia==
[[File:Paper bag Olimar weight 0.jpg|thumb|Olimar's weight on the paper bag, revealed when pausing the game.]]
* Much like with [[seesaw blocks]], if a leader in ''Pikmin 2'' ends up on top of a non-compressed paper bag, for instance, with the use of [[Glitches in Pikmin 2|glitches]], and there are no Pikmin on top of it, pausing the game will make the [[HUD#Fraction numbers|fraction numbers]] appear, revealing the leader's weight to be 0.
* When it [[rain]]s in ''Pikmin 3'', rain droplets can be seen dripping down the surface of paper bags.

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==See also==
*[[Cardboard box]]
*[[Seesaw block]]

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