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**{{icon|Aspiration-Ritual Pole|y|v=P4}}: There's a [[hydro jelly]] on a | **{{icon|Aspiration-Ritual Pole|y|v=P4}}: There's a [[hydro jelly]] on a platform, but with careful movements, [[Oatchi]] can walk around it. An [[Ice Blast]] can also be used to destroy it without Ice Pikmin. | ||
**{{icon|Mama Doll Head|y|v=P4}}: It's beyond some [[water]], so 10 Ice Pikmin are supposed to | **{{icon|Mama Doll Head|y|v=P4}}: It's beyond some [[water]], so 10 Ice Pikmin are supposed to be used to freeze the water to reach it, but either [[Oatchi]] at [[Oatchi#Doggy-Paddle|Doggy-Paddle]] level 3 or Oatchi with Doggy-Paddle level 1 and 10 [[Blue Pikmin|Blue]] or [[Glow Pikmin]] can be used. | ||
Ice Pikmin’s freezing ability makes them useful for enemies with moments of vulnerability. If timed correctly, they can be stuck in these moments longer than normal. | Ice Pikmin’s freezing ability makes them useful for enemies with moments of vulnerability. If timed correctly, they can be stuck in these moments longer than normal. |
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Scientific name | Pikminidae habiglacius | ||
Family | Pikmin (parasitic) | ||
Resistance | Ice | ||
Attack strength | Below average(?) | ||
Mobility | Average | ||
Throw | Average | ||
Digging speed | Average | ||
Carrying capacity | 1 | ||
Pikmin 4 Piklopedia number | 118 |
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Ice Pikmin are a type of Pikmin found in Pikmin 4. Their most defining characteristics are their light-blue, blocky bodies, seemingly made of ice chunks, their complete immunity to all types of freezing, and their ability to freeze enemies and bodies of water solid. However, they have noticeably lower attack power in battle and additionally burn to death faster when lit aflame by enemies or hazards, lasting roughly 4 seconds instead of 6. They leave small snow and water vapor particles around them as they move, and their buds and flowers are yellow.
Traits and abilities
- See more: Ice.
Ice Pikmin do not deal very much damage in combat. However, when attacking enemies, or when eaten by them, Ice Pikmin will progressively freeze them, as represented by a ring-shaped gauge around the enemy's health wheel. Once the gauge is full, the enemy freezes entirely and can no longer act, though they do take reduced damage while frozen. Defeating a frozen enemy will make it shatter into chunks of ice without leaving a corpse, instead producing drops of nectar or ultra-spicy spray. Enemies that are frozen in midair will fall to the floor and shatter immediately. If not defeated after 6 seconds, a frozen enemy will begin shaking and eventually break out of the ice, knocking any attached Pikmin to the ground. This freezing ability is highly similar to the ultra-bitter spray in Pikmin 2, though involving ice instead of stone, and not being instantaneous or able to hit multiple targets at once.
Ice Pikmin can also be thrown into bodies of water or puddles of mud, making them the third type after Blue Pikmin and Bulbmin to be able to physically interact with water without suffering any harm; however, they lack the gills that Blue Pikmin possess and are only able to float in the water, meaning they can neither breathe under nor swim/explore the water as Blue Pikmin can. They are also susceptible to water-based attacks or other water hazards such as sprinklers.
If enough Ice Pikmin are thrown into a given body of water or mud, they will freeze it solid, allowing safe passage for other Pikmin types on the frozen surface. The water/mud will stay frozen for as long as the required number of Ice Pikmin stay rooted within. When there are no longer enough Ice Pikmin to keep it frozen, the water/mud will thaw out after a few seconds. How many Ice Pikmin are required to freeze a given body of water/mud can vary, mainly based on the size of the body in question, anywhere from 5 to 100.
In addition, Ice Pikmin can resist icy hazards and attacks, and may grapple cold enemies without being frozen solid. They may also persist in cold environments without any help from the captain or Oatchi.
Ice Pikmin that get trapped in bubbles will freeze the bubble and then quickly pop it.
Discovery
Ice Pikmin are typically first discovered in the Last-Frost Cavern, where they are seen fighting a Snowy Blowhog that shoots ice. In their introduction cutscene, they spin around and slide on their lower bodies, meaning they are at least slightly slippery. Their Onion is not found until Hero's Hideaway.
Uses
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Required uses
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Recommended uses
- Treasures
Aspiration-Ritual Pole: There's a hydro jelly on a platform, but with careful movements, Oatchi can walk around it. An Ice Blast can also be used to destroy it without Ice Pikmin.
Mama Doll Head: It's beyond some water, so 10 Ice Pikmin are supposed to be used to freeze the water to reach it, but either Oatchi at Doggy-Paddle level 3 or Oatchi with Doggy-Paddle level 1 and 10 Blue or Glow Pikmin can be used.
Ice Pikmin’s freezing ability makes them useful for enemies with moments of vulnerability. If timed correctly, they can be stuck in these moments longer than normal. Ice Pikmin are also useful as a backup in case an enemy ends up eating a bunch of Pikmin. In that case, the enemy will be weakened you will have a chase to either destroy them or flee. White Pikmin can also be used for this purpose, though they have a slightly different function if used in this situation.
Notes
Dalmo's Notes
“With the frigid air welling up endlessly from inside their icy bodies, they can freeze anything at all! If you throw enough of them in a pond, they'll freeze the surface so solidly that you can walk right across it! They're just like little ice wizards!”
Olimar's Notes
“Pikmin supposedly evolved from plants, yet there are also Pikmin species with bodies made of ice, known as ice Pikmin. How is this possible? The answer to this question lies in the fact that Ice Pikmin are parasitic by nature, and the ice serves as their host. The composition of this type of ice is, predictably, mostly water, but it resembles saline solution with faint concentrations of trace sodium ions, potassium ions, and calcium ions that function as neural transmitters. Interestingly, the ice exhibits no visual signs of melting or dripping when exposed to sunlight. This is due to its low-temperature core, which continuously creates more ice in order to maintain a consistent size.”
Louie's Notes
Pikmin Garden
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“ヤドリピクミンの一種。体内に低温の核を持ち、大気中の水分を凍らせてできた氷に寄生することで、体を獲得している。
特徴 その1 凍らせる
- 冷たい体で獲物をたたいて、凍らせてしまう。
- (Image text: 比重が軽いため、水に浮く → 数が集まれば、広い水場も凍らせてしまう)
特徴 その2 寒さに強い
- 寒さに強く、こごえることはない。
- (Image text: 火には弱く、他のピクミンが燃えるよりも速く溶けてしまう)”
Translation
“A kind of Hermikmin. It has a low-temperature core inside its body and acquires its body by parasitizing ice formed by freezing water in the atmosphere.
Feature #1: Freezing
- It strikes its prey with its cold body and freezes it.
- (Image text: "They float in the water due to their low relative density → When gathered in large numbers, they can freeze large bodies of water")
Feature #2: Resistant to cold
- It is resistant to cold and does not freeze.
- (Image text: "It is weak to fire and melts faster than other Pikmin burn")”
Technical information
Pikmin 4 technical information (?) | |
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Attack strength | 5 |
Carrying strength | 1 |
Running speed | 140 leaf, 170 bud, 200 flower, 220 spicy |
Digging speed | ≈1× the norm |
Naming
- See more: Pikmin family#Naming.
- Common name: Ice Pikmin.
- Japanese nickname: 氷ピクミン?, lit.: "Ice Pikmin".
- Japanese name: コオリヤドリピクミン?, lit.: "Ice-Dwelling Pikmin".
- Scientific name: Pikminidae habiglacius. Habiglacius is a combination of habitāre and glacius. Habitare is Latin for "to inhabit", while glacius is similar to glaciēs, meaning "ice".
- Internal names: Unknown.
- Prerelease: None.
Names in other languages
Language | Name | Meaning |
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氷ピクミン? Kōri Pikumin |
Ice Pikmin | |
(traditional) |
冰凍皮克敏 Bīngdòng Píkèmǐn |
Freeze Pikmin |
(simplified) |
冰冻皮克敏 Bīngdòng Píkèmǐn |
Freeze Pikmin |
IJs-Pikmin | Ice Pikmin | |
Pikmin glace | Ice Pikmin | |
Eis-Pikmin | Ice Pikmin | |
Pikmin gelato | Ice Pikmin | |
얼음피크민 Eoreum-Pikeumin |
Ice Pikmin | |
Pikmin gelo | Ice Pikmin | |
Pikmin gélido | Icy Pikmin | |
Is-Pikmin | Ice Pikmin | |
Jää-Pikmin | Ice Pikmin | |
Is-Pikmin | Ice Pikmin |
Gallery
Trivia
- Ice Pikmin are the first type of Pikmin since the introduction of White Pikmin to be immune to an elemental hazard, and the first type with the ability to alter the environment.
- White Pikmin and Ice Pikmin are the only types of Pikmin to use their specific resistant elements in combat, with White Pikmin poisoning enemies when eaten and Ice Pikmin freezing them after a certain amount of hits or being eaten as well.
- Similar to Rock Pikmin, Ice Pikmin are referred to as parasitic. It is implied that they both belong to the same subset of Pikmin, known as "Hermikmin", which store their organs inside blocky, solid surfaces. However, it would be inaccurate to label either of them as parasites, as they simply use an inanimate object as a vessel—similar to their subset's namesake, the hermit crab—and do not rely on other organisms.
- Not counting the Pikmin in Pikmin Bloom, Ice Pikmin are the first Pikmin whose flower color does not match the possible colors of Chaenostoma cordatum (white, lavender, or violet).
- This type of Pikmin is the most recommended for overworld areas in the Pikmin 4. They are recommended in all but Giant's Hearth, for a total of 5 of the game's 6 areas.
- In the Piklopedia, Dalmo's entry makes a reference to cryomancy, ice magic.
See also
Pikmin | |
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Types | Red Pikmin • Yellow Pikmin • Blue Pikmin • Purple Pikmin • White Pikmin Rock Pikmin • Winged Pikmin • Ice Pikmin • Bulbmin • Glow Pikmin |
Biology | Candypop Bud • Idle • Maturity • Onion • Flarlic • Pellet Pikmin extinction • Trip • Sprout • Seedling • Soul • Squad |
Abilities | Carry • Dig • Dodge • Fight • Hide |
Controls | Charge • Dismiss • Swarm • Pluck • Throw • Whistle |
Other | Decor Pikmin • Leafling • Mushroom Pikmin • Pikpik carrot |