Editing S.S. Dolphin II

[[File:SSDolphinII.png|thumb|250px|Artwork of the S.S. Dolphin II.]]

The '''S.S. Dolphin II''' ({{j|ドルフィン2号機|Dorufin Nigouki}}) is [[Captain Olimar]]'s vessel in {{hp}}. At the start of the game, Olimar is piloting the ship to head back to [[Hocotate]], until he hits an asteroid and plummets to an unknown planet. The ship crashes against the ground, and stays in that state. The cone of the ship has a detachable pod with its own artificial intelligence. This pod guides Olimar throughout his adventure.

After the crash-landing, the ship requires certain amounts of [[Sparklium]] to recover its disabled features, and provide Captain Olimar with gear. A list can be found [[Gear#Hey! Pikmin upgrades|here]].

 

The Dolphin II shares similarities with both the [[S.S. Dolphin]] and [[Hocotate ship]]. It has only three fins, three [[Number 1 Ionium Jet|ionium jets]], and sports the familiar white and red color scheme of both vessels.

| {{sparklium|hp|2,000}} || [[File:S.S. Dolphin II cockpit stretch.jpg|200px]] || The walls are now a bit lit up, as are the various control panels. The strips of lights below each control panel are on, but fade between soft and bright.

| {{sparklium|hp|6,000}} || [[File:S.S. Dolphin II cockpit stretch 2.jpg|200px]] || The floor is now lit, and the back walls are a bit brighter too.

| {{sparklium|hp|14,000}} || [[File:S.S. Dolphin II cockpit chair again.jpg|200px]] || The light strips above the control monitor are lit up, and light up filling in a pattern from the edges to the center. Light also comes from downstairs.

| {{sparklium|hp|22,000}} || [[File:S.S. Dolphin II cockpit coffee 2.jpg|200px]] || Everything is a bit darker in favor of the new {{w|disco ball}} in the ceiling, which lights up parts of the room with its reflections.

| {{sparklium|hp|30,000}} || [[File:S.S. Dolphin II cockpit chair yet again.jpg|200px]] || Searchlights have been installed on the floor, shining light upwards to the ceiling.

One of the S.S. Dolphin II's components plays an important role in ''Hey! Pikmin''{{'s}} plot, in that without it, the ship cannot return to Hocotate. The ship first realizes that it is missing when the player reaches {{sparklium|hp|30,000}}; a cutscene plays where the ship analyzes if they are ready to return to Hocotate, and realizes that the Sparklium Converter is missing. If this happens before [[The Last Lair]] is completed, the ship will not be able to find it, and will tell Olimar to continue searching, in hopes of finding it in his adventures. Otherwise, the ship will try a scan, and will find that it is in [[The Final Stretch|the last sector]], and will also detect a massive creature, the [[Berserk Leech Hydroe|final boss of the game]].

|Jap=ドルフィン2号機

|JapR=Dorufin Nigouki

|JapM=Dolphin 2

==See also==

*[[S.S. Dolphin]]

*[[Research Pod]]