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]].

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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]].

*The North American ''Hey! Pikmin'' site, as well as [[Play Nintendo]], misspell S.S. Dolphin II as S.S. Dolphin 2.{{cite quote|Captain Olimar needs a lot of Sparklium to refuel his ship, the trusty S.S. Dolphin 2. That means it’s time to get out and look around! But be careful...not everything on the planet is friendly.|informational blurb|[http://heypikmin.nintendo.com official ''Hey! Pikmin'' website]}}

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