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|image = Puffy blowhog.png | |||
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|size = 270px | |size = 270px | ||
|icon = Puffy Blowhog | |icon = Piklopedia Puffy Blowhog.png | ||
|name = Sus inflata | |name = Sus inflata | ||
|family = Blowhog | |family = Blowhog | ||
|areas = [[The Distant Spring]], [[Twilight River]] | |areas = [[The Distant Spring]], [[Twilight River]] | ||
|underground = [[Glutton's Kitchen]], [[Cavern of Chaos]], [[Hole of Heroes]], [[Dream Den | |underground = [[Glutton's Kitchen]], [[Cavern of Chaos]], [[Hole of Heroes]], [[Dream Den]] | ||
|challenge = [[The Distant Spring]], [[Novice Training]], [[Cave of Snarls]] | |challenge = [[The Distant Spring]], [[Novice Training]], [[Cave of Snarls]] | ||
|missionct = [[Twilight Hollow]] | |missionct = [[Twilight Hollow]] | ||
|missionbe = [[Fortress of Festivity]] | |missionbe = [[Fortress of Festivity]] | ||
|2p = [[Carpet Plain]] | |2p = [[Carpet Plain]] | ||
|bingo = [[Sandbox Kingdom]] | |bingo = [[Sandbox Kingdom]] | ||
| | |attacks = Blows away Pikmin and leaders | ||
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The '''Puffy Blowhog''' ({{j|フーセンドックリ|Fūsen Dokkuri|Balloon | The '''Puffy Blowhog''' ({{j|フーセンドックリ|Fūsen Dokkuri|Tokkuri Balloon}}) is an enemy in all three [[Pikmin series|''Pikmin'' games]]. It is the more recognized of the two airborne blowhog species, although much more rare than the one introduced in the [[Pikmin 2|second game]], the [[Withering Blowhog]]. It floats gently in the air, and when it finds [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] or [[leader]]s, it blows them away with a strong gust of air. | ||
In | Before blowing air, it first needs to stop and inhale. In ''Pikmin'', this creature knocks down [[Olimar]] and blows away [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]], causing their flowers to wilt. In ''Pikmin 2'', its breath is notably stronger than that of the Withering Blowhog but weaker than that of Puffy Blowhogs in ''Pikmin'', and it does not cause Pikmin flowers to wilt, nor does it knock them back as far. [[Purple Pikmin]] are immune to the wind, and collecting the [[Rush Boots]] makes the [[leader]]s immune too. Regardless of game, their strong gusts can knock Pikmin into hazards or other dangers. | ||
It floats high in the air, but low enough for [[throw]]n Pikmin to reach, however. It can shake Pikmin off, | It floats high in the air, but low enough for [[throw]]n Pikmin to reach, however. It can shake Pikmin off, but if overwhelmed and weighed down, it'll be brought to the ground, and be vulnerable to attacks for a few seconds. It will then attempt to go back into the air, but if it has too many Pikmin on it, will not succeed. In ''Pikmin 3'', it can instantly inflate when it crashes on the ground, throwing off latched Pikmin. It also drops a corpse in ''Pikmin 3'', after it deflates itself from defeat. | ||
In the [[Pikmin (game)|first game]], | In the [[Pikmin (game)|first game]], they appear in [[The Distant Spring]], usually near water and other enemies, making them much more dangerous, as there is an abundance of hazards for them to blow Pikmin into. Puffy Blowhogs are only rarely seen within a few [[cave]]s in ''Pikmin 2'', as well as the multiplayer stage [[Carpet Plain]]. In ''[[Pikmin 3]]'', the Puffy Blowhog only appears in Story Mode once in the [[Twilight River]] area, as well as in the [[Battle enemies!]] version of [[Fortress of Festivity]]. | ||
==Stats== | ==Stats== | ||
{{enemy stats | {{enemy stats | ||
|weight1 = N/A|weight2 = N/A|weight3 = 2 | |weight1 = N/A |weight2 = N/A |weight3 = 2 | ||
|carriers1 = N/A |carriers2 = N/A |carriers3 = 4 | |carriers1 = N/A |carriers2 = N/A |carriers3 = 4 | ||
|seeds1 = N/A |seeds2 = N/A |seeds3 = 8 | |seeds1 = N/A |seeds2 = N/A |seeds3 = 8 | ||
|value2 = N/A |value3 = 50 | |value2 = N/A |value3 = 50 | ||
|hp1 = 3000|hp2 = 3000|hp3 | |hp1 = 3000 |hp2 = 3000 |hp3 = 3000 | ||
|regen1 = Unknown |regen2 = 4.5 |regen3 | |regen1 = Unknown |regen2 = 4.5 |regen3 = Unknown | ||
}} | }} | ||
== Appearance == | == Appearance == | ||
The Puffy Blowhog is a large creature, resembling a half-inflated balloon. It has a | The Puffy Blowhog is a large creature, resembling a half-inflated balloon. It has a striped body, with cyan and purple stripes, two small flipper-like appendages on the sides, and several harmless spikes on the back. It also has four holes on the sides. Periodically, a flash of light blazes through the creature's body. | ||
In ''[[Pikmin (game)|Pikmin]]'', the Puffy Blowhog is slightly larger than that in ''Pikmin 2''. In ''[[Pikmin 3]]'', it looks noticeably more balloon-like than its previous appearances. The purple stripes are slightly translucent, and appear stretched by the air inside of it, while the blue stripes seem painted-on, as they are opaque and shiny. Its corpse looks like a completely deflated balloon, much smaller than the living creature. Its eyes also seem to have changed, due to its pupils being larger and the sclera not as noticeable compared to the previous games. | |||
==== | {{Notes|reel=y|olimar=y|louie=y|voyage=y}} | ||
== Strategy == | == Strategy == | ||
{{guide}} | {{guide}} | ||
Due to their speed when flying away, these enemies are hard to combat. It is possible to throw Pikmin at it while it is moving, but hard. Instead, lure it into attacking, and while it is busy inhaling air, quickly get under it and bombard it with Pikmin. If you threw enough of them, it will eventually fall. [[Group move|Swarm]] or [[charge]] it, and it should be dead in a few seconds. If there are other enemies nearby and you can afford to leave a distraction, keep the Puffy Blowhog busy while you clear out the other enemies, so that the fight with the flying beast will be easier. | Due to their speed when flying away, these enemies are hard to combat. It is possible to throw Pikmin at it while it is moving, but hard. Instead, lure it into attacking, and while it is busy inhaling air, quickly get under it and bombard it with Pikmin. If you threw enough of them, it will eventually fall. [[Group move|Swarm]] or [[charge]] it, and it should be dead in a few seconds. If there are other enemies nearby and you can afford to leave a distraction, keep the Puffy Blowhog busy while you clear out the other enemies, so that the fight with the flying beast will be easier. | ||
In ''Pikmin'', it moves in the air much faster, making a head-on ambush nearly impossible unless the enemy is cornered. | In ''Pikmin'', it moves in the air much faster, making a head-on ambush nearly impossible unless the enemy is cornered. In the second game, they're in caves often with many [[gate]]s, so they can be a problem to hit when they're behind a gate. They're weaker, and a single [[Purple Pikmin]] is enough to make one fall. | ||
In ''Pikmin 3'', Winged Pikmin can be used to swarm it in mid-air and defeat it easily, but otherwise, the strategies from the first two games work well. Seeing as they cannot make Pikmin [[Maturity|flowers or buds wilt]], leaving a group of Winged Pikmin to take care of it is normally a good idea, as the Pikmin do not need a leader to throw them in order to attack. Rock Pikmin can also drain the enemy's [[health]] rather quickly. Because it inflates when it lands on the ground, it is advised to [[whistle]] your Pikmin to you when you see that the creature is starting to fall; it will not push away Pikmin if there are none attacking it. Then, proceed to [[charge]] like normal. | In ''Pikmin 3'', Winged Pikmin can be used to swarm it in mid-air and defeat it easily, but otherwise, the strategies from the first two games work well. Seeing as they cannot make Pikmin [[Maturity|flowers or buds wilt]], leaving a group of Winged Pikmin to take care of it is normally a good idea, as the Pikmin do not need a leader to throw them in order to attack. Rock Pikmin can also drain the enemy's [[health]] rather quickly. Because it inflates when it lands on the ground, it is advised to [[whistle]] your Pikmin to you when you see that the creature is starting to fall; it will not push away Pikmin if there are none attacking it. Then, proceed to [[charge]] like normal. | ||
== Glitch == | == Glitch == | ||
When battling | When battling a Puffy Blowhog in either ''[[Pikmin (game)|Pikmin]]'' or ''[[Pikmin 2]]'', there may be times when a Blowhog that is being pulled down by Pikmin that are latched-on will land on a border or ledge of some sort. The enemy will be unable to reach the programmed "ground", and stay on the obstacle and repeat its struggling animation infinitely. In [[The Distant Spring]], the stone pathways around the [[UV Lamp]] may cause this glitch to occur, and it can also happen on the walls of sublevels in various [[cave]]s in ''Pikmin 2'', wherever Puffy Blowhogs are found. In ''Pikmin 3'', it will merely slide off walls or use them as a ramp to get back up. | ||
== Technical information == | == Technical information == | ||
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|ip06 = 10 | |ip06 = 10 | ||
|ip07 = 30 | |ip07 = 30 | ||
|spec = {{p2 enemy property | fp01 | 基準飛行高さ | | |spec = {{p2 enemy property | fp01 | 基準飛行高さ | Unknown (regular flying height?) | 80 }} | ||
{{!}}- | {{!}}- | ||
{{p2 enemy property | fp02 | 上昇係数 | Unknown (rise coefficient?) | 1 }} | {{p2 enemy property | fp02 | 上昇係数 | Unknown (rise coefficient?) | 1 }} | ||
{{!}}- | {{!}}- | ||
{{p2 enemy property | fp03 | 空中ウェイト時間 | | {{p2 enemy property | fp03 | 空中ウェイト時間 | Unknown (wait time before blowing?) | 3 }} | ||
{{!}}- | {{!}}- | ||
{{p2 enemy property | fp10 | 地上ウェイト時間 | Unknown (ground wait time?) | 1 }} | {{p2 enemy property | fp10 | 地上ウェイト時間 | Unknown (ground wait time?) | 1 }} | ||
{{!}}- | {{!}}- | ||
{{p2 enemy property | fp04 | 振払落下時間 | | {{p2 enemy property | fp04 | 振払落下時間 | Unknown | 1 }} | ||
{{!}}- | {{!}}- | ||
{{p2 enemy property | ip01 | 落下最低ピキ数 | Pikmin | {{p2 enemy property | ip01 | 落下最低ピキ数 | Unknown (min number of Pikmin that get knocked down?) | 6 }} | ||
{{!}}- | {{!}}- | ||
{{p2 enemy property | fp05 | 上下の揺れ速度 | Unknown (vertical swing speed?) | 2.5 }} | {{p2 enemy property | fp05 | 上下の揺れ速度 | Unknown (vertical swing speed?) | 2.5 }} | ||
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==Other information== | ==Other information== | ||
{{enemy other info | {{enemy other info | ||
|technical = | |technical = Floatswine | ||
|size = Body length: {{mm|180}} | |size = Body length: {{mm|180}} | ||
|piklopedia = 17 | |piklopedia = 17 | ||
}} | }} | ||
==Naming== | ==Naming== | ||
{{see more|Blowhog family#Naming}} | {{see more|Blowhog family#Naming}} | ||
The creature belongs to the [[blowhog family]], and the name "Puffy" is because this enemy is constantly puffed up like a balloon, and blows gusts of wind itself. Its Japanese name is {{j|フーセンドックリ|Fūsen Dokkuri}}, which translates to "Tokkuri Balloon". Its scientific name is ''Sus inflata''. ''Inflata'' is related to ''inflatus'', which is Latin for "to puff out". ''Inflata'' is also naturally similar to the English word "inflated". Internally, in all games, this enemy is known as <code>mar</code>, but the meaning of this word is unknown. | |||
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===Names in other languages=== | ===Names in other languages=== | ||
{{foreignname | {{foreignname | ||
|Jap | |notes=y | ||
|JapR = Fūsen Dokkuri | |Jap=フーセンドックリ | ||
|JapM = | |JapR=Fūsen Dokkuri | ||
| | |JapM={{w|Sake set#Server|Tokkuri}} Balloon | ||
| | |Ger=Ballonerus | ||
| | |GerM=From ''Ballon'' (balloon) | ||
| | |SpaA=Verraco volador | ||
| | |SpaAM=Flying pig | ||
| | |SpaE=Verraco volador | ||
|SpaEM=Flying pig | |||
|Fra=Puffy Volant | |||
|Fra | |FraM=Flying Blowhog | ||
|FraM = Flying | |Ita=Moschita Vacua | ||
|ItaM=Vacuous Fly | |||
|ItaN="Moschita" possibly from "mosca" (fly) or the English "mosquito" | |||
|Ita | |||
|ItaM = Vacuous Fly | |||
|ItaN = "Moschita" possibly | |||
}} | }} | ||
== Gallery == | == Gallery == | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Puffy Blowhog | PuffyBlowhog.png |A Puffy Blowhog floating around in [[The Distant Spring]]. | ||
17puffyblowhog.png |A Puffy Blowhog attacking in the [[Piklopedia]]. | |||
Puffy Blowhog.png |Another image of the enemy attacking in the [[Piklopedia]]. | |||
Pikmin3puffyblowhog.png |The creature inhaling in ''Pikmin 3''. | |||
P B.png |A Puffy Blowhog in ''Pikmin 2''. Here, it is escaping after being attacked by a group of Pikmin. | |||
Puffy.png |A Puffy Blowhog being attacked by [[Winged Pikmin]] in ''Pikmin 3''. | |||
DeflatedPickup.jpg |A Red Pikmin trying to pick up the deflated body of a Puffy Blowhog. | |||
MoistPuffyBlowhog-Pikmin3.jpg|A Puffy Blowhog in the rain. | |||
ZlCfzREdzb8mdrzdMW.jpg |Side view of the Puffy Blowhog in ''Pikmin 3''. | |||
Reel18 Puffy Blowhog.png|A Puffy Blowhog in the [[enemy reel]]. | Reel18 Puffy Blowhog.png|A Puffy Blowhog in the [[enemy reel]]. | ||
Early Pikmin.jpg|The Puffy Blowhog as it appears in a [[Pikmin prerelease information|prototype version]] of ''Pikmin''. | 130.jpg |The Puffy Blowhog glitch. | ||
Early Pikmin.jpg |The Puffy Blowhog as it appears in a [[Pikmin prerelease information|prototype version]] of ''Pikmin''. | |||
Puffyblowhog.jpg |Artwork of the Puffy Blowhog from ''Pikmin''. | |||
Puffyhogattack.jpg |Artwork from ''Pikmin'', showing the Puffy Blowhog being attacked by different types of Pikmin. | |||
R15.JPG |The creature's [[e-card]], #18 (15<sup>th</sup> red card). | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
* | *In {{p1}}, because the Puffy Blowhog is only programmed to shake Pikmin off when it is on the ground, if the creature is fought on top of a large enemy, like a [[Spotty Bulbear]], it will endlessly fall on the enemy and never reach the ground, meaning that it will never shake Pikmin off. This can allow Pikmin to kill it without fear of being shaken off.{{cite youtube|4kdTKfwOSj8|showing how a Puffy Blowhog that falls on a Spotty Bulbear is completely helpless}} | ||
*The Piklopedia states that the Puffy Blowhog eats insects it finds under grass and leaves. This behavior is never shown in-game. | *The Piklopedia states that the Puffy Blowhog eats insects it finds under grass and leaves. This behavior is never shown in-game. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Withering Blowhog]] | *[[Withering Blowhog]] | ||
*[[Fiery Blowhog]] | *[[Fiery Blowhog]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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{{harmless enemies}} | {{harmless enemies}} | ||
{{ | {{Enemies}} | ||
[[Category:Airborne enemies]] | [[Category:Airborne enemies]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Cavern of Chaos]] | ||
[[Category:The Distant Spring]] | [[Category:The Distant Spring]] | ||
[[Category:Pikmin 2 Challenge Mode]] | |||
[[Category:Glutton's Kitchen]] | [[Category:Glutton's Kitchen]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Dream Den]] | ||
[[Category:Hole of Heroes]] | [[Category:Hole of Heroes]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:2-Player Battle]] | ||
[[Category:Twilight River]] | [[Category:Twilight River]] | ||