Editing Talk:Pikmin family

The other species article (since deleted) had things added from the above page. Those were competition entries DO NOT add them here. I've only posed the link here because it's fun to read. [[User:Discordance|Discordance]] 18:43, 13 January 2007 (UTC)

I don't think the species names of the Pikmin are entirely accurate. I checked both games' in-game text, both manuals, the official Pikmin site, and never found scientific names listed. Google searches just came up with encyclopedia pages similar to this, just with somewhat less credibility. Whoever came up with the names probably just took the scientific names of [[Candypop Bud]]s and changed the genus name to ''Pikminicus''. I hate to be a spoil sport, but if the names don't come from an official source, they probably shouldn't be listed on the pages... {{user:Jimbo Jambo/sig}}

Actually, the scientific name for a [[Bulbmin]] is '''''Pariteus''' Pikminicus'',

:Actually what? We know the scientific name of Bulbmin already, but it doesn't tell us anything about the names of the colored Pikmin. {{user:Jimbo Jambo/sig}}

:A scientific name is a combontation of something's ''genus'' name (generic name) followed by its ''species'' name (specific name). ''Pariciticus'' is the Bulbmin's generic name, where ''pikminicus'' is its specific name. [[Wikipedia:Scientific classification|Scientific classification]] works kind of like a tree, where the ''species'' would be the tip of the branch. To put it into perspective, humans (''Homo sapiens'') are in the same family as orangutans (''Pongo pygmaeus'' and ''P. abelii''), gorillas (''Gorilla gorilla'' and ''G. beringei''), and our closest relatives, chimpanzees (''Pan troglodytes'' and ''P. paniscus''), but of course have different scientific names, since we don't belong to the same genus. You're right, though, it's very possible that the colored Pikmin have "pikminicus" in their scientific names (they could all even have the same specific name if they belonged to different genuses), but we can't say anything of the sort until they're named by an official source. {{user:Jimbo Jambo/sig}} (By the way, be sure to click the link. You sound like you're into this kind of stuff, and where better to start than scientific classification?)

:''since we don't belong to the same genus''

What's up with your "personal comments/quotes" anyway? I'd find it best if you would show your, uh, ''passion'' on your own page.--{{User:Prezintenden/sig}}

:What, are you a creationist or something? Why on earth would stating so offend someone? I'm actually amazed that what I said offended you as if it were racist or something. You don't ''have'' to believe in common ancestors, but it's a bit surprising that you're trying to argue anything on this page when the entire classification system being used is based on common ancestry. Even if you don't like the idea of us being related to other animals, humans are still classified as being a part of the same family, so it's a valid example. ...And Prez wasn't scolding you or anything, talk pages are for personal comments, but what you said wasn't related at all. I could say "I LIKE GARLIC ON PASTA," but that doesn't contribute to the discussion. It's just kind of...weird. {{user:Jimbo Jambo/sig}}

Look it up. Creationists believe, in a nutshell, that God created all life-forms in the beginning exactly as they are today, whereas evolutionists believe that life changed and adapted to different environments over time. You can believe in God ''and'' evolution, and you can believe in creationism without God. It has nothing to do with Jesus or grace, just with genesis. {{user:Jimbo Jambo/sig}}

hey people, not trying to be picky but isnt pikmin both singular and plurle? i mean when you say "pikmins", dose it realy sound right?[[User:Rocky0718|Rocky0718]] 00:55, 17 April 2008 (UTC)rocky0718[[User:Rocky0718|Rocky0718]] 00:55, 17 April 2008 (UTC)

:It is, but in that case it was both plural ''and'' possessive. I dunno though, you're still right. {{user:Jimbo Jambo/sig}}

==Parental figure==

:::::"Parental figure" is a direct quote. He doesn't say anything about his antenna, but it's so prominent that it can easily be inferred. {{user:Jimbo Jambo/sig}}

:::::::Says that already. {{user:Jimbo Jambo/sig}}

Okay, since Antenna Beetles have no similar antennae, it must be their whistles that make the Pikmin follow them; therefore, is it not reasonable to assume that the captains' whistles play a large part in this, and that touching the Pikmin to select them was only added for sake of gameplay?{{User:Greenpickle/sig}}

::The beetle's whistle attracts and pacifies them, but they attack as soon as it stops. Also, I think it's worth noting that Pikmin don't immediately attack Olimar as soon as he picks them out of the ground, before he can whistle at them. The whistle plays a big part, but it's not the only thing stopping them from attacking him. {{user:Jimbo Jambo/sig}}

:Olimar commands the Pikmin with his whistle, we can see that. The problem with Olimar commanding the Pikmin via radio signals is, besides the obvious unlikelyhood of any animal evolving the ability to pick up super low-freq radio waves, that unless the Pikmin had some way of interpreting complex commands, the orders he gives them could be no more complex than those he could with his whistle. I think the fact that Pikmin sing when in a swarm indicates that Pikmin use sound (in addition to visual and possibly chemical signals) to communicate with one another and keep the swarm organized. As for the antenna beetle, well, it fits pretty perfectly into both ideas, but Olimar's notes do mention its roar. {{user:Jimbo Jambo/sig}}

Or maybe the mention of 'frequency' has nothing to do with radio frequency; but rather, audible sound.  And if you listen to the whistle upon different commands - X, B, C - they sound different.  Though, Olimar's pretty lucky to have just chosen the right sounds that the Pikmin react to when ordering them to do something...{{User:Greenpickle/sig}} 12:36, 2 September 2008 (UTC)

:Well yes, when I meant frequencies I was talking about Olimar's whistle, as that's how he gives the bulk of his orders, but then again it's possible his whistle is a subset of his radio which is why it can only be "heard" by his pikmin and other crewman. No other creature reacts to his whistle asides from Pikmin, and when he blows it, his identification beacon emits electrical sparks. -Spastico:

::I would imagine that the sparks are just a neat visual effect, like the ring of lights the whistle creates on the ground, and as for why non of the enemies are bother by the whistle....well, I can't actually think of a reason other than the programmers did that intentionally so the player wouldn't attract the attention of every vicious beast on the map while trying to collect things. {{user:Jimbo Jambo/sig}}

::::It applies to some things, but the game has so much depth that I think it would be silly to assume that everything which can't be immediately explained must not have any real reason. {{user:Jimbo Jambo/sig}}

==Onion theories==

I suppose it's possible that the Onions are the same species as their respective Pikmin, but have different genes activated. How a living thing will look and behave doesn't just depend on what's written in its genetic code, but also on which genes are "turned on" or "turned off." It's possible that hormonal changes early in a seed's development could cause it to grow into a new Onion instead of a Pikmin. Heck, [[Candypop Bud|Candypops]] are supposed to be related to Pikmin. Suppose the Candypops were stray Pikmin seeds that tried to propagate in areas with abnormal light levels or soil conditions, and through some ancient evolutionary adaption, changed their growth accordingly.

Oh, and, do any of you think that pikmin might get a recharge inside the onion?[[User:Pikdude|Pikdude]] 20:25, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

I have a better idea, maybe the onion and the pikmin are different species, you know, the onion releases the pikmin before Olimar because maybe it knew that he would breed pikmin.  The nutrients from enemies and pellets feed the onion, the onion keeps a fraction of the nutrients, while it releases pikmin due to mutualism. Both the pikmin and the onion benifit from a mutualism relation; pikmin get a safe place to go everynight and a source of where more pikmin can be released, the onion gets nutrients from the chrystalized pellets and from fallen prey that the pikmin bring and with the onion in control of the nutrients, it should absorb some fraction of the nutrients, and with differently colored pellets, their compisition differ with colors in materialistic structures that ditermine the pikin the onion releases.  Each certain color of the pellets have different composite structures but while attached to the stem of the plant, the attached location has a special material that can determine whether it is a single color, or a special color changing pattern. It would make the most sense. Many creatures of this alian plannet exibit symbiotic relations with other species. Wow, that sounds like something Olimar would say. BTW, What song does it sound like the Pikmin hum, (Not the song they hum when you have 20 of all pikmin, the other pikmin song) I think that is sounds simular to Luigi's Mansion[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luigi's_Mansion] (click ← To go to a Wikipedia search on Luigi's Mansion) Luigi as noted CLEARLY in the game, hums, a lot, and yet the pikmin song that they hum, sounds like a modified version of the song, you can hear the resemblance, and yet, you hear the differences that are so different, that you think it isn't even the same song.  Yet something sounds simular.

'''Streangth?'''

:Another thought on my Candypop theroy. It's possible that Pikmin have the ability to draw in moisture and nutrients through their arms. Or, they wrap themselves up in a Flower Petal cocoon while they change form, like caterpillars. Their arms would grow like roots, and then they would emerge, bury themselves, and grow into a Candypop. They would then begin a gradual decline of awareness until they're caught up in nature, awakening only when a pikmin is tossed into one of it's flowers. For Candypop Pikmin would be eternally growing, getting new flowers, thus explaining the many candypop flowers.

==Skeletons==

Yeah, they do have them.  Can I get an appropriately disturbing image?{{User:Greenpickle/sig}} 11:04, 16 April 2008 (UTC)

::Yeah, but it's basically just a stickfigure Pikmin. Should you ''somehow'' fail to get an image, there's one at the "Pikmin lost", etc. screen.--{{User:Prezintenden/sig}} 16:26, 16 April 2008 (UTC)

:::::...Are we planning to use this baby?--{{User:Prezintenden/sig}} 14:47, 29 April 2008 (UTC)

Should I take away where it says,"no mouths (except [[Blue Pikmin]])" because on the Blue Pikmin page it even says those are gills.[[User:Bulborbpower|I eat Pikmin!!! Bulborb POWER!]] 11:22, 29 April 2008 (UTC)

People, hemolyph is used by insects and moluskes and lithpods. what relivance do pikmin have to those, and, bulborbpower, HOW DARE YOU![[User:Rocky0718|Rocky0718]] 23:31, 4 June 2008 (UTC)rocky0718[[User:Rocky0718|Rocky0718]] 23:31, 4 June 2008 (UTC)

::Nice idea...*e-mails Nintendo*{{User:Greenpickle/sig}} 09:09, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

::::...Is it wrong that I actually want that feature to be incorporated?--{{User:Prezintenden/sig}} 13:03, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

or or mabye its just a game stop being sineteficsele [[User:Rpwyb|Rpwyb]] 18:17, 27 June 2008 (UTC)

why does it say "purple onion" if it's a dark blue onion?

:It's a bit hard to tell because of the poor resolution, but it looks kind of indigo to me. {{user:Jimbo Jambo/sig}}

:::''Poor''?  That's the best I could get, pretty much no lower quality than in-game.  Also, indigo = purple = violet...{{User:Greenpickle/sig}}

::::::Indigo is between blue and purple. I know what you're saying, but it's one of my favorite colors, so I'm kind of obliged to defend it. {{user:Jimbo Jambo/sig}}

This is the only page on the internet that has the word "sineteficsele" [[User:Jayfeather113|Jayfeather]]^{[[User talk:Jayfeather113|Talk]]} 21:39, 4 July 2008 (UTC)

Yeah,I know,But still.NO!Dumb Memory Card.My data is erased. -_- --[[User:Jayfeather113|Jayfeather]]^{[[User talk:Jayfeather113|Talk]]} 22:22, 4 July 2008 (UTC)

Memory Cards are evil.I learned that the hard way 3 times.X_XStupid Memory Cards...eating up all the data then erasing it..... --[[User:Jayfeather113|Jayfeather]]^{[[User talk:Jayfeather113|Talk]]} 14:03, 5 July 2008 (UTC)

My memory card erased all of my data luckly I got pikmin2 after it happened. but melee, metroid, pokemonDX, and paper mario data got erased...(sob) NIN10DUDE

Has any of you noticed that if you look away your Pikmin won't get deflowered? {{User:Snakeboss14/sig}}}

:Uh...which game?  Really?  Really really?  Even with Withering Blowhogs?{{User:Greenpickle/sig}}

Well, at least Pikmin one. The easiest way to see is when getting the Automatic Gear. If you look away, the Pikmin will still have flowers after falling. I've also seen that happening with enemies. Just change the camera angle so you don't see the enemy nor the Pikmin. Still not sure if it applies in Pikmin 2. Probably not with withering as its their only way of attacking. {{User:Snakeboss14/sig}}

:No, not really, with the careful addition of nectar it's entirely possible and easy to get.

== Bulbmin Theories ==

:That knife is looking mighty hungry for Speculator flesh... {{User:Crystal_lucario/Sig}}

::I bet they did classify lifdeforms before they discovered DNA, Fixed so shut up Green >.< {{User:Crystal_lucario/Sig}}

::::Wait, I can't tell whose side you're arguing for.{{User:Greenpickle/sig}}

:::::You can't use the bible to explain away a problem all the time... {{User:Crystal_lucario/Sig}}