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Puddle is a universal stylist. Rescuing him unlocks the ability to edit the [[Pikmin 4 player character|player character]]'s appearance and name. His name alludes to {{w|Poodle}}s. He is from the planet [[Enohay]]. When chatting with Puddle he has a unique way of speaking by referring to himself in the 3rd person for the start of each conversation before switching to "I".{{cite quote|If having Puddle update your look helps you relax, just say the word. There's nothin I'd love to do more.|[[Puddle]]|the Rescue Command Post}} Puddle implies that changing the look of the player character is canon by explaining how it works.{{cite quote|You know, I can touch up your color when I update your look. Your space suit or your spaceship can be whatever hue suits you!|[[Puddle]]|the Rescue Command Post}}{{cite quote|Did you know that Puddle's face massages can change the shape of your face?|[[Puddle]]|the Rescue Command Post}}{{cite quote|If you ever feel like you need a name change, I'm here to help.|[[Puddle]]|the Rescue Command Post}} Puddle also refuses to explain where he is from,{{cite quote|Haha, THAT is a secret! Being mysterious is a fashion choice. So I don't reveal details just like I don't wear socks with sandals.|[[Puddle]]|the Rescue Command Post}} however his ID badge says that Puddle is from [[Enohay]] like [[Vonda]] and [[Bernise]].

Chet is a research task force lead. His name may allude to the {{w|Shetland Sheepdog}}. He is from the planet [[Mihama]]. He also wrote the reports found on the Japanese Pikmin Garden web site. Chet is the leader of the Research group sent to [[PNF-404]] by the Interstellar Federation (a possible reference to Metroid's Galactic Federation) in order to see if it would make as a good living envirement, and see what the natural resources are. His crew consists of [[François]], [[Pitunia]], [[Sy]], [[Osa]], [[Kit]], [[Twyla]], [[Sammy]], [[Komo]] and [[Ren]]. Chet is a kindhearted man who is very empathetic, congratulating the player on their hard work hoping that there isn't any more crash victims{{cite quote|You two have saved so many lives. I honestly can't thank you enough.|[[Chet]]|the Rescue Command Post}}{{cite quote|Let's hope that aren't any more crash victims stuck out there.|[[Chet]]|the Rescue Command Post}} and complementing his team. While he is described as a leader, he acknowledges that he doesn't do all that, much mostly ending up napping,{{cite quote|Everyone in my task force does suck excellent work, too, that there's not much for me to do. Usually I just end up napping.|[[Chet]]|the Rescue Command Post}} and when not doing that he takes care of environmental concerns so that his team is free to immerse themselves into their research.{{cite quote|I take care of environmental concerns so the others are free to immerse themselves in their research.|[[Chet]]|the Rescue Command Post}} Even if he doesn't do much actual work, his ID card says that he is the glue holding the team together most likely do to his charming personality.{{cite quote|It may seem like he doesn't work at all, but he's the glue that keeps the team together.|[[Chet]]'s ID|the Tablet}} He also frequently mentions how great of a chef [[Ren]] is{{cite quote|Thanks to you saving Ren, I have access to delicious foods again.|[[Chet]]|the Rescue Command Post}} and even once mentions that he wonders if he could whip up a meal using the local wildlife as ingredients, an obvious joke on [[Louie]]'s appetite.{{cite quote|Heh, I wonder if he could whip up a meal using local wildlife!|[[Chet]]|the Rescue Command Post}}

François is a research task force recruit. His name may allude to the {{w|French Bulldog}}. He is from the planet [[Ooji]]. He is one of two Castaways that have a repeating quest so that the player can always obtain more raw material. In his post rescue dialogue François mentions seeing [[Glow Pikmin]] on the Rescue Corps's relay{{cite quote|On the Rescue Corps's relay, there was a recording of the ineffable Glow Pikmin.|[[François]]|the Rescue Command Post}} and mentioning that the Glow Pikmin will flower automatically after some time.{{cite quote|After a certain amount of time passes, a Glow Pikmin will, can you believe it, bloom a flower!|[[François]]|the Rescue Command Post}}

Pitunia is a research task force recruit. Her name alludes to {{w|Pit bull}}s. She is from the planet [[Ogura]] and claims to have been made in a biocrafter, an "organic factory that creates other life".{{cite quote|Are you an organism created by a biocrafter, like me? That's an organic factory that creates other life.|[[Pitunia]]|the Rescue Command Post}} She believes the [[Onion]] to also be a biocrafter.{{cite quote|If we consider these blueprints for new Pikmin, it behaves like a crafter, right?|[[Pitunia]]|the Rescue Command Post}} She is an evolutionary biologist sent as a member of [[Chet]]'s crew to study [[PNF-404]]. While it is unknown how she feels about most of her team she does frequently talk to [[Sy]], the environmental ecologist, to discuss about science.{{cite quote|There's a member of the task force I often discuss science with. You may have met him. The environmental ecologist, Sy.|[[Pitunia]]|the Rescue Command Post}}

Sy is a research task force recruit that is researching Pikmin ecology. Their name may allude to the {{w|Siberian Husky}}. They are from the planet [[Ogura]]. They are quite talented for their age as they entered university at a "very young age"{{cite quote|He entered university at a very young age.|[[Pitunia]]|the Rescue Command Post}} and joined [[Chet]]'s research team to investigate [[PNF-404]]. When Sy landed on PNF-404, Sy did not fall unconscious, rather they began exploring and forgot to check their suit's battery which caused the suit to enter forced-sleep mode.{{cite quote|While exploring the different areas here, I got lost in my observations and forgot to check my space suit's battery. The, before I had a chance to act, it went into forced-sleep mode...|[[Sy]]|the Rescue Command Post}} Sy is incredibly interested in both [[Pikmin]] and the [[Onion]], making several statements and theories on how Onions operate: one such theory is that the Onion has a mind and will of its own.{{cite quote|Wouldn't that indicate that the Onion has a will of its own?|[[Sy]]|the Rescue Command Post}} Sy and [[Pitunia]] (coworkers on the research team) each have their own theories on the Onion: Pitunia claims that the Onion was artificial or in some way intently created, however Sy believes that because the Onion is alive with it's own will and needs it must mean that it is a natural specimen.