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*The original Japanese name and all translations are a facetious reference to employees being regarded as insignificant 'gears' in a 'corporate machine' in popular culture, which is reflected in both Olimar's journal entry and the sales pitch. | *The original Japanese name and all translations are a facetious reference to employees being regarded as insignificant 'gears' in a 'corporate machine' in popular culture, which is reflected in both Olimar's journal entry and the sales pitch. | ||
==Names in other languages== | ==Names in other languages== | ||
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| Number | 96 (US) 95 (Europe) 94 (Japan) | ||
| Series | Industrial Set | ||
| Value |  × 70
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| Weight | 20 | ||
| Maximum carriers | 30 Pikmin | ||
| Location | Subterranean Complex | ||
| Challenge Mode levels | Brawny Abyss | ||
- This article is about the gear with a hole in it. For the one with a peg, see Omega Flywheel.
The Spirit Flogger (社員の手本?, lit.: "Model Employee") is a treasure in Pikmin 2. This item is a rusty metallic gear. It is found on sublevel 2 of the Subterranean Complex. The Careening Dirigibugs and Swooping Snitchbugs in the sublevel may disrupt attempts to gather this treasure.
Notes
Olimar's journal
“For a long time now, I've just been whiling away my life like a sprocket in a machine. Sometimes I just stop and wonder, am I happy with my life? Ack... I can't start thinking like that. I must concentrate on my mission!”
Sales pitch
“An item for CEOs throughout the solar system, this arcane shape bewitches the human heart. Give this to an employee to create a no-vacation-taking, no-bonus-needing work machine!”
Pikmin 2 website
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“An item for CEOs throughout the solar system, this arcane shape bewitches the human heart. Give this to your employees, and they will turn into yes-men who never take vacation!”
Gallery
The Spirit Flogger in the Treasure Hoard.
The Spirit Flogger in the Subterranean Complex.
The Spirit Flogger being analyzed.
Real world gears.
Trivia
- The original Japanese name and all translations are a facetious reference to employees being regarded as insignificant 'gears' in a 'corporate machine' in popular culture, which is reflected in both Olimar's journal entry and the sales pitch.
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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 Japanese |
社員の手本? Shain No Tehon |
Model Employee | |
 French |
Fustigation Spirituelle | Spirit Flogger | |
 German |
Geisteskranz | Mental Wreath/Spiritual Wreath | Likely a play on Lorbeerkranz (laurel wreath). Written "Geistes-kranz" in-game. |
 Italian |
Fustigatore di spirito | Spirit Flogger | |
 Spanish |
Desmoralizador | Demoralizer | Written "Desmora-lizador" in-game. |