Editing Sovereign Bulblax

|areas      = [[Serene Shores]] ([[Olimar's Shipwreck Tale]]), [[Giant's Hearth]]

|attacks    = Eats, crushes, and scatters Pikmin

The '''Sovereign Bulblax''' ({{j|コウテイデメマダラ|Kōtei Deme Madara|Emperor Spotted Bug-eye}}) is a [[boss]] found in {{p4}}. This creature is an [[Emperor Bulblax]] in advanced age and shares many of the same attacks as the younger version of the species, such as a [[Panic|loud roar]]. One important difference apart from its size and health is its incredible jumping ability, far greater than that of its younger counterpart. Similar to the [[Empress Bulblax]], the Sovereign Bulblax's method of attack will change slightly depending on where it is fought. In [[Giant's Hearth]] and [[Serene Shores]] the Sovereign Bulblax will not drop boulders when it falls down after jumping. However, when encountered in [[Cave|Caves]] or through the [[Piklopedia (Pikmin 4)|Piklopedia]] the Sovereign Bulblax will spawn 7 falling [[Boulder|boulders]] after coming down from a high jump.

 

While not officially introduced until ''Pikmin 4'', it shares many similarities with the Emperor Bulblax variants from {{p1}} and {{hp}}, with vegetation on its back being much more abundant, notably featuring {{w|Pteridium aquilinum|bracken}} fiddleheads rather than [[Vegetation#Blaxcaps_and_Bulborel|Blaxcaps and Bulborel]]s.

The Sovereign Bulblax will hide underground until something disturbs it, where it will suddenly emerge, knocking back any leaders or Pikmin who are too close. It will then start to attack leaders and their Pikmin using a variety of attacks.  

 

The Sovereign Bulblax's standard attack is to lash out its tongue and sweep it left to right, stunning the leader and Oatchi, and capturing Pikmin, who are then eaten. It may also roar, causing Oatchi and nearby Pikmin to [[panic]]. When the Sovereign Bulblax is lower on health, it will begin to perform large leaps. A shadow warns of its landing location, and any Pikmin caught underneath will be [[crush|crushed]]. When encountered underground or in the Piklopedia, boulders will fall soon after it lands. When under attack, the Sovereign Bulblax will jump in place. This will shake off any Pikmin on the face and crush any underneath.  

 

When there are no targets in the Sovereign Bulblax's territory, it will patrol the area and will not retreat underground.

Using a large squad of high-damaging Pikmin, either [[Red Pikmin]] and/or [[Purple Pikmin]], and charging them all onto the Bulblax's face using Oatchi's rush ability can deal a lot of damage very quickly. The main issue with this is the fact that the Sovereign Bulblax is much larger than other enemies and it can be hard to correctly throw all Pikmin in the player's squad onto its face. Players must also be careful of where they throw their Pikmin, as if they throw them into the Bulblax's mouth, and it does its tongue attack, a lot of the Pikmin will instantly be stuck to their tongue and will be eaten. The easiest method of dealing with a Sovereign Bulblax is by tricking it into eating a bomb rock, Ice Blast, or something else explosive in the same fashion as its smaller counterpart providing ample opportunity to attack it without fear of retaliation. Be aware that once it recovers from this stunned state, however, it's very likely it will follow up by either bellowing out and scattering your Pikmin or by leaping into the air. As soon as it begins to recover, take the chance to whistle your Pikmin back to avoid this from becoming an issue. You can eliminate this possibility if your squad is large enough by using an [[ultra-spicy spray]] prior to Rushing the Bulblax, which will usually go down if stunned by a bomb Rock.

 

=== Dalmo's notes ===

=== Olimar's notes ===

{{transcript|An Emperor Bulblax of extremely advanced age. It will no longer display the pack behavior commonly exhibited by younger members of its species. Instead, as an individual ages, it leaves the herd and exhibits more solitary behaviors.

It feeds by using its strongly developed legs to leap upon and crush its prey with speed disproportionate to its massive body.

 

=== Louie's notes ===

{{transcript|For a light appetizer, pluck the ferns off its back and lightly cook to remove any astringent flavor. The tongue, eyes, lips, meat, and fat are very tasty and can be prepared in a variety of ways. Mature specimens have a more highly developed umami flavor.|block=y}}

 

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|common    = Sovereign Bulblax. In line with the other two boss bulblaxes, sovereign is used to describe a supreme leader, or ultimate power. As the Sovereign Bulblax is a fully grown Emperor Bulblax, it is an even more powerful variant and does possess incredible power.

|jpcommon  = {{j|コウテイデメマダラ|Kōtei Deme Madara}}. It translates into "Emperor Spotted Bug-eye". The use of the word emperor in this case may be a reference to the English name of the younger bulblax.

|jpname    = {{j|ダイオウデメマダラ 長寿個体|Daiō Deme Madara (Chōju Kotai)|Great King Spotted Bug-Eye (advanced age)}}. {{j|ダイオウデメマダラ|Daiō Deme Madara}} is the Japanese name for the Emperor Bulblax.  {{j|長寿個体|Chōju kotai}} refers to how it is an Emperor Bulblax of extremely advanced age.

 

|KorM = Spotted Emperor

|KorN =  

|Spa  = Bulbo Imperial

|SpaM = Imperial Bulborb

|SpaN = ''"Bulbo"'' is the Spanish name for Bulborb

|PorN = ''"Bulbolhão"'' is the masculine augmentative form of ''"Bulbolho"'', the Brazilian Portuguese name for Bulborb<br> ''"Bulbolhão"'' also sounds close to ''"bobalhão"'' (a childish slang that means "silly" or "stupid", masculine form of "bobalhona")

Burrowed Sovereign Bulblax.jpg|A burrowed Sovereign Bulblax.

Sovereign Bulblax face.jpg|The face of a Sovereign Bulblax.

Sovereign Bulblax backside.jpg|The mossy and rocky backside of a Sovereign Bulblax.

* It's possible that the name Sovereign Bulblax can be retroactively attributed to the large Emperor Bulblax encountered in ''Pikmin''.

** Both are roughly the same size and feature the same tall vegetation on their backs, along with crushing prey with high leaps. Both are also only ever encountered on their own rather in packs. The Emperor Bulblax from ''Hey! Pikmin'' could also potentially count as one, as it shares all of these traits as well.

** The Sovereign Bulblaxes in ''Pikmin 4'' also shares an odd quirk with the one found in ''Pikmin'', in that it will not make any attempt to crush a [[leader]] underneath itself, only hopping if Pikmin are below it.

** In French, the Emperor Bulblax is named the King Bulblax in ''Pikmin 2'', but are still named Emperor Bulblax in ''Pikmin''. In ''Pikmin 4'' this trait is carried over, with the small Bulblax being named King Bulblax, and the large Bulblax being named Emperor Bulblax, making the French release of ''Pikmin 2'' the first game to distinguish between the two Bulblaxes.