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|name = Oculus longolingua | |name = Oculus longolingua | ||
|family = Grub-dog | |family = Grub-dog | ||
|areas = [[Tropical Wilds]], [[Distant Tundra]], [[Serene Shores]] | |areas = [[Tropical Wilds]], [[Distant Tundra]], [[Serene Shores]] | ||
|underground = [[Kingdom of Beasts]], [[Plunder Palace]] | |underground = [[Kingdom of Beasts]], [[Plunder Palace]] | ||
|missionct = [[Tropical Forest]], [[Beastly Caverns]] | |missionct = [[Tropical Forest]], [[Beastly Caverns]] | ||
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|weight3 = 12 |weight4 = 10 | |weight3 = 12 |weight4 = 10 | ||
|carriers3 = 25 |carriers4 = 20 | |carriers3 = 25 |carriers4 = 20 | ||
|seeds3 = 15 |seeds4 = 12 (5 [[glow pellet]]s) | |seeds3 = 15 |seeds4 = 12 (5 ([[glow pellet]]s) | ||
|value3 = 50 |value4 = 12 | |value3 = 50 |value4 = 12 | ||
|hp3 = 1300 |hp4 = 1300 | |hp3 = 1300 |hp4 = 1300 | ||
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=== Dalmo's | ===Dalmo's Notes=== | ||
{{transcript|Its narrow snout | {{transcript|Its narrow snout housed an amazing prehensile tongue! It sets its sights and slurps its target right up. The sweet li'l bean uses this marvel of evolution with great skill. Any creature with a dexterous tongue like that is unlikely to ever go hungry.|block=y}} | ||
=== Olimar's | ===Olimar's Notes (''Pikmin 4'')=== | ||
{{transcript|Instead of the gnashing jaws usually found in related species, it uses its extensible, viscous tongue to capture prey. Even before it opens its mouth, it's | {{transcript|Instead of the gnashing jaws usually found in related species, it uses its extensible, viscous tongue to capture prey. Even before it opens its mouth, it's recognisable by its tapered snout and black spots against its white back. Some theorised that it evolved its long tongue to snatch prey drawn to high-blooming flowers, but a recent finding confirmed that until its second molt, this creature feeds with its teeth much like other Grub-Dog species. it will begin to use its tongue once it reaches adulthood.|block=y}} | ||
===''Pikmin 3'' website=== | |||
=== ''Pikmin 3'' website === | |||
{{transcript|Part of the Bulborb family, it has an extra long tongue, giving it more range to grab its prey.|block=y}} | {{transcript|Part of the Bulborb family, it has an extra long tongue, giving it more range to grab its prey.|block=y}} | ||
=== ''Pikmin 3'' Prima Guide === | ===''Pikmin 3'' Prima Guide=== | ||
{{transcript|As its name implies, the Whiptongue Bulborb uses its long tongue to snatch up any Pikmin unfortunate enough to be caught in the attack. When you encounter a Whiptongue Bulborb, flank the creature and send your Pikmin charging in to attack.|block=y}} | {{transcript|As its name implies, the Whiptongue Bulborb uses its long tongue to snatch up any Pikmin unfortunate enough to be caught in the attack. When you encounter a Whiptongue Bulborb, flank the creature and send your Pikmin charging in to attack.|block=y}} | ||
==Behavior== | ==Behavior== | ||
This Bulborb species attacks with its long, flexible tongue, which allows it to quickly devour Pikmin from much greater distances than other members of the grub-dog family. It doesn't sleep when unaware of the presence of Pikmin. Instead, it will rummage through the ground and sniff around the surrounding area much like a [[Dwarf Bulborb]]. | This Bulborb species attacks with its long, flexible tongue, which allows it to quickly devour Pikmin from much greater distances than other members of the grub-dog family. It doesn't sleep when unaware of the presence of Pikmin. Instead, it will rummage through the ground and sniff around the surrounding area much like a [[Dwarf Bulborb]]. | ||
When a leader and/or a Pikmin is nearby, it will quickly shuffle towards them. If the Pikmin are standing within attack range, it will launch its tongue outward as a means of consuming them. Up to five Pikmin can be snagged at a time by this move. However, if Pikmin are standing beside it, or are attacking its feet, it will lap up individual Pikmin one at a time at a slightly slower pace than normal Bulborbs. Just like all other grub-dogs in ''Pikmin 3'', it can be temporarily incapacitated by throwing Pikmin directly at its eyes. | When a leader and/or a Pikmin is nearby, it will quickly shuffle towards them. If the Pikmin are standing within attack range, it will launch its tongue outward as a means of consuming them. Up to five Pikmin can be snagged at a time by this move. However, if Pikmin are standing beside it, or are attacking its feet, it will lap up individual Pikmin one at a time at a slightly slower pace than normal Bulborbs. Just like all other grub-dogs in ''Pikmin 3'', it can be temporarily incapacitated by throwing Pikmin directly at its eyes. | ||
==Strategy== | ==Strategy== | ||
{{guide}} | {{guide}} | ||
The Whiptongue Bulborb can be quite a dangerous foe because not only does it constantly roam around, leaving no part of its body exposed for long, but its long tongue allows it to ensnare batches of Pikmin from a distance. There are several ways to deal with this enemy. | The Whiptongue Bulborb can be quite a dangerous foe because not only does it constantly roam around, leaving no part of its body exposed for long, but its long tongue allows it to ensnare batches of Pikmin from a distance. There are several ways to deal with this enemy. | ||
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There is another method, which needs only one single Pikmin: using a [[bomb rock]]. Luckily, these bombs can be found on a [[dirt mound]] near the Whiptongue Bulborb. When a Pikmin is carrying a bomb rock, it can be thrown directly on the Bulborb, or you can leave this Pikmin in front of the creature; it will try to eat the Pikmin, but it'll eat the bomb instead. Afterwards, the Whiptongue Bulborb will explode and die. | There is another method, which needs only one single Pikmin: using a [[bomb rock]]. Luckily, these bombs can be found on a [[dirt mound]] near the Whiptongue Bulborb. When a Pikmin is carrying a bomb rock, it can be thrown directly on the Bulborb, or you can leave this Pikmin in front of the creature; it will try to eat the Pikmin, but it'll eat the bomb instead. Afterwards, the Whiptongue Bulborb will explode and die. | ||
==Technical information== | ==Technical information== | ||
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|value = 50 | |value = 50 | ||
}} | }} | ||
==Naming== | ==Naming== | ||
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|jpcommon = {{j|ペロチャッピ|Pero Chappī|Slurping Chappy}}. It is the same as all Bulborbs, but starting with the word for "slurping". | |jpcommon = {{j|ペロチャッピ|Pero Chappī|Slurping Chappy}}. It is the same as all Bulborbs, but starting with the word for "slurping". | ||
|jpname = {{j|シタナガデメマダラ|Shitanaga Deme Madara|Spotted Long-tongued Bug-eye}}. | |jpname = {{j|シタナガデメマダラ|Shitanaga Deme Madara|Spotted Long-tongued Bug-eye}}. | ||
|scientific = ''Oculus longolingua''. It combines | |scientific = ''Oculus longolingua''. It combines "longa" and "lingua", Latin for "long" and "tongue", respectively. | ||
|internal = Its internal name is <code>arikui</code>, a romanization of {{j|ありくい|arikui|{{w|anteater}}|f=tp}}. | |internal = Its internal name is <code>arikui</code>, a romanization of {{j|ありくい|arikui|{{w|anteater}}|f=tp}}. | ||
}} | }} | ||
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|Ita = Coleto linguoide | |Ita = Coleto linguoide | ||
|ItaM = Tongue Bulborb | |ItaM = Tongue Bulborb | ||
|ItaN = ''"Coleto"'' may come from ''"boletus"'' (Latin for mushroom), as a | |ItaN = ''"Coleto"'' may come from ''"boletus"'' (Latin for mushroom), as a bulborb's spots resemble those found on certain mushrooms, and ''"coleottero"'', Italian for bug, insect<br> ''"Coleto"'' is the Italian name for both Bulborb and Bulbear<br>''"Linguoide"'' means "that has a tongue" | ||
|Kor = 채찍혀차피 | |Kor = 채찍혀차피 | ||
|KorR = Chaejjig-Hyeo-Chapi | |KorR = Chaejjig-Hyeo-Chapi | ||
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==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Whiptongue bulborb.png|Artwork of the Whiptongue Bulborb from ''Pikmin 3''. | Whiptongue bulborb.png|Artwork of the Whiptongue Bulborb from ''Pikmin 3''. | ||
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Whiptongue Bulboom.jpg|A Whiptongue Bulborb just after exploding. | Whiptongue Bulboom.jpg|A Whiptongue Bulborb just after exploding. | ||
Whiptongue Bulborb dead.jpg|A dead Whiptongue Bulborb. | Whiptongue Bulborb dead.jpg|A dead Whiptongue Bulborb. | ||
Whiptoungepiklopediaaction.png|A Whiptongue Bulborb in {{P4}}'s [[Piklopedia (Pikmin 4)|Piklopedia]] | |||
Whiptoungepiklopediaaction.png|A Whiptongue Bulborb in {{P4}}'s [[Piklopedia (Pikmin 4)|Piklopedia]] | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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*This enemy is arguably one of the most advertised enemies in ''[[Pikmin 3]]'', with others being the [[Armored Mawdad]], [[Pyroclasmic Slooch]], [[Peckish Aristocrab]], and the [[Medusal Slurker]]. | *This enemy is arguably one of the most advertised enemies in ''[[Pikmin 3]]'', with others being the [[Armored Mawdad]], [[Pyroclasmic Slooch]], [[Peckish Aristocrab]], and the [[Medusal Slurker]]. | ||
*Unlike its other grub-dog relatives, it may not be nocturnal, as it is found awake in the wild, similar to the [[Spotty Bulbear]] in ''[[Pikmin 2]]''. However, in the [[Tropical Wilds]], it is seen scavenging for Pikmin during sunset. This suggests that Whiptongue Bulborbs are cathemeral, meaning they are active at both day and night. This is confirmed with their night activity within ''Pikmin 4''. | *Unlike its other grub-dog relatives, it may not be nocturnal, as it is found awake in the wild, similar to the [[Spotty Bulbear]] in ''[[Pikmin 2]]''. However, in the [[Tropical Wilds]], it is seen scavenging for Pikmin during sunset. This suggests that Whiptongue Bulborbs are cathemeral, meaning they are active at both day and night. This is confirmed with their night activity within ''Pikmin 4''. | ||
*In the [[Pikmin 3 prerelease information|E3 2012 demo]] | *In the [[Pikmin 3 prerelease information|E3 2012 demo]], the Whiptongue Bulborb required 10 Pikmin to carry, while in the final game, it requires 12 Pikmin. | ||
*Whiptongue Bulborbs might have been inspired by {{w|anteater}}s. Both creatures have | *Whiptongue Bulborbs might have been inspired by {{w|anteater}}s. Both creatures have snouts, and long and sticky tongues to capture their prey with. | ||
==References== | ==References== |