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===Dalmo's | === Dalmo's notes === | ||
{{transcript|The striking polka dots along that expansive hide provide the very image of royal splendor. While that regal presence essential for queenly quality might throw you off guard, her grand, lumpy figure has more | {{transcript|The striking polka dots along that expansive hide provide the very image of royal splendor. While that regal presence essential for queenly quality might throw you off your guard, her grand, lumpy figure has more than just visual impact. When provoked, this charmer will roly-poly over and squash any threats! Approach with the utmost caution!|block=y}} | ||
===Olimar's | === Olimar's notes (''Pikmin 4'') === | ||
{{transcript|Initial observations placed doubt on the capability of the Grub-Dog family to support a strong ant- or beelike social structure, but recent studies show the family is capable of such complexity for brief periods when certain external parameters are met. | {{transcript|Initial observations placed doubt on the capability of the Grub-Dog family to support a strong ant-or beelike social structure, but recent studies show the family is capable of such complexity for brief periods when certain external parameters are met. | ||
The egg sac of the largest female Grub-Dog within a given range swells to dramatic proportions in response to environmental changes, such as the sudden depletion of prey species. These females temporarily take on the role of pack matriarch. | |||
Also, in pack formation, it has been observed that nearly all males not involved in species reproduction undergo natural sex changes. The characteristics of such specimens are quite intriguing indeed.|block=y}} | Also, in pack formation, it has been observed that nearly all males not involved in species reproduction undergo natural sex changes. The characteristics of such specimens are quite intriguing indeed.|block=y}} | ||
===Louie's | === Louie's notes (''Pikmin 4'') === | ||
{{transcript|For a sophisticated delicacy, make a pâté de foie gras from this massively obese | {{transcript|For a sophisticated delicacy, make a pâté de foie gras from this massively obese creature's liver and spread it over a sesame cracker.|block=y}} | ||
===''Pikmin 2'' Nintendo Player's Guide=== | === ''Pikmin 2'' Nintendo Player's Guide === | ||
{{transcript|The rolling wonder squashed Pikmin and its own larvae. Attack one end of the creature by tossing a small group of purples at her, but call them to your pilot's side before it shakes them off. If they are thrown off, they may land near the creature's rolling midsection.|block=y}} | {{transcript|The rolling wonder squashed Pikmin and its own larvae. Attack one end of the creature by tossing a small group of purples at her, but call them to your pilot's side before it shakes them off. If they are thrown off, they may land near the creature's rolling midsection.|block=y}} | ||
===Pikmin Garden=== | === Pikmin Garden === | ||
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In the final cave of the game, [[Cavern for a King]], an Empress Bulblax is encountered on one of the deeper floors, and is fought in a square arena exactly as large as the Bulblax, necessitating the constant use of [[geyser]]s to dodge its attacks, as well as having to contend with falling [[boulder]]s and [[Bulborb Larva]]e. This is the trickiest and toughest fight against it in the entire franchise if played as expected, particularly since it is unlikely that the player will have access to Rock Pikmin during the encounter. It should be noted that there is an exit located at the rear-end of the arena, which can allow for an easy escape without having to deal with the typically tricky geyser timing. The player can attack it from the rear with a rush while mounted on [[Oatchi]], recall their Pikmin before it rolls, and simply exit the arena. This can take some time, but is considerably more reliable than other strategies. | In the final cave of the game, [[Cavern for a King]], an Empress Bulblax is encountered on one of the deeper floors, and is fought in a square arena exactly as large as the Bulblax, necessitating the constant use of [[geyser]]s to dodge its attacks, as well as having to contend with falling [[boulder]]s and [[Bulborb Larva]]e. This is the trickiest and toughest fight against it in the entire franchise if played as expected, particularly since it is unlikely that the player will have access to Rock Pikmin during the encounter. It should be noted that there is an exit located at the rear-end of the arena, which can allow for an easy escape without having to deal with the typically tricky geyser timing. The player can attack it from the rear with a rush while mounted on [[Oatchi]], recall their Pikmin before it rolls, and simply exit the arena. This can take some time, but is considerably more reliable than other strategies. | ||
The quickest way to defeat it without items is as-intended, tackling it head-on (or side-on) by constantly swapping sides of the arena to dodge the attacks. [[Rush Boots]] are heavily reccomended as otherwise the window for dodging the attacks is very slim, be wary of Bulborb Larvae also as they can easily pick | The quickest way to defeat it without items is as-intended, tackling it head-on (or side-on) by constantly swapping sides of the arena to dodge the attacks. [[Rush Boots]] are heavily reccomended as otherwise the window for dodging the attacks is very slim, be wary of Bulborb Larvae also as they can easily pick Pikmin off of Oatchi's back. When it comes to attack the boss when it stands still, hitting it with a rush of all your Pikmin will leave a dent in the Empress's HP. Alternatively, throwing Purple Pikmin can be a less risky, more precise method to piling on lots of damage at once. Another quick way is to simply use items, stunning the boss or chipping its HP a little with bombs before sending in an entire squad of Ultra-spicy sprayed Pikmin will typically be enough to beat it before it can even react. | ||
If the player is struggling especially hard with the Cavern for a King variation of this boss, or brought [[Winged Pikmin]] with them to quickly beat several other bosses, the player can simply attack the boss from behind since Winged Pikmin do not mind the ledge. Ultra-Spicy Spray makes this strategy even more reliable. The player should take care, however, as falling boulders can still hit them from below. | If the player is struggling especially hard with the Cavern for a King variation of this boss, or brought [[Winged Pikmin]] with them to quickly beat several other bosses, the player can simply attack the boss from behind since Winged Pikmin do not mind the ledge. Ultra-Spicy Spray makes this strategy even more reliable. The player should take care, however, as falling boulders can still hit them from below. | ||
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===Pikmin comic=== | ===Pikmin comic=== | ||
In the [[Pikmin comic]] strip "Too Stuck to Pluck", an Empress Bulblax tries to pull a [[Red Pikmin]] into its underground nest while the [[ | In the [[Pikmin comic]] strip "Too Stuck to Pluck", an Empress Bulblax tries to pull a [[Red Pikmin]] into its underground nest while the [[rookie Rescue Officer]] pulls it in the opposite direction. | ||
===''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''=== | ===''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''=== | ||
The Empress Bulblax appears as a trophy in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''. | The Empress Bulblax appears as a trophy in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''. | ||
{{smash trophy | {{smash trophy | ||
|image = Empress Bulblax trophy SSBB.png | |image = Empress Bulblax trophy SSBB.png | ||
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|type = Fighter Related | |type = Fighter Related | ||
|obtain = Random appearance. | |obtain = Random appearance. | ||
}} | }} | ||
===''WarioWare'' series=== | ===''WarioWare'' series=== | ||
[[File:WarioWare Smooth Moves Pikmin 2 microgame.png|thumb|200px|The Empress Bulblax as it appears in ''[[mariowiki:WarioWare: Smooth Moves|WarioWare: Smooth Moves]]''.]] | |||
The Empress Bulblax makes a [[Pikmin in other media|cameo]] appearance in ''[[mariowiki:WarioWare: Smooth Moves|WarioWare: Smooth Moves]]'', in a micro-game simply called ''[[mariowiki:Pikmin 2 (WarioWare: Smooth Moves)|Pikmin 2]]''. In this micro-game, the player must tilt the Wii Remote to squish some Pikmin. This micro-game returns in ''[[mariowiki:WarioWare Gold|WarioWare Gold]]''. | The Empress Bulblax makes a [[Pikmin in other media|cameo]] appearance in ''[[mariowiki:WarioWare: Smooth Moves|WarioWare: Smooth Moves]]'', in a micro-game simply called ''[[mariowiki:Pikmin 2 (WarioWare: Smooth Moves)|Pikmin 2]]''. In this micro-game, the player must tilt the Wii Remote to squish some Pikmin. This micro-game returns in ''[[mariowiki:WarioWare Gold|WarioWare Gold]]''. | ||
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|jpcommon = {{j|クイーンチャッピー|Kuīn Chappī|Queen Chappy}}. | |jpcommon = {{j|クイーンチャッピー|Kuīn Chappī|Queen Chappy}}. | ||
|jpname = {{j|デメマダラ（卵嚢肥大個体）|Deme Madara (rannō hidai kotai)|Spotted Bug-eye (specimen with enlarged egg sac)}}. | |jpname = {{j|デメマダラ（卵嚢肥大個体）|Deme Madara (rannō hidai kotai)|Spotted Bug-eye (specimen with enlarged egg sac)}}. | ||
|scientific = ''Oculus kageyamii matriarchia'' (hypertrophic, gravid) | |scientific = ''Oculus kageyamii matriarchia'' (hypertrophic, gravid). ''Oculus kageyamii'' is the scientific name of the Bulborb species, and ''matriarchia'' being similar to the English word "matriarch", which is the female leader of a community. 'Hypertrophic' relates to {{w|hypertrophy}}, but since there is no mention of the Empress Bulblax suffering from hypertrophy it could simply be in reference to its size, such the [[Titan Blowhog]] and [[Blizzarding Blowhog]]. 'Gravid' simply means pregnant. Before ''Pikmin 4'', the scientific name was simply ''Oculus matriarcha''. | ||
|internal = Its internal name is simply <code>queen</code>. | |internal = Its internal name is simply <code>queen</code>. | ||
|prerelease = In the [[Unused content in Pikmin 2|unused early English script]] inside ''Pikmin 2''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s files, Olimar refers to the Empress Bulblax as "Queen Bulborb", a straightfoward translation of the Japanese nickname, and the species name is misspelled as ''matriarhca''.{{cite web|https://tcrf.net/Pikmin_2/Early_English_Script#Empress_Bulblax|Pikmin 2/Early English Script|The Cutting Room Floor}} | |prerelease = In the [[Unused content in Pikmin 2|unused early English script]] inside ''Pikmin 2''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s files, Olimar refers to the Empress Bulblax as "Queen Bulborb", a straightfoward translation of the Japanese nickname, and the species name is misspelled as ''matriarhca''.{{cite web|https://tcrf.net/Pikmin_2/Early_English_Script#Empress_Bulblax|Pikmin 2/Early English Script|The Cutting Room Floor}} | ||
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===''Pikmin 2''=== | ===''Pikmin 2''=== | ||
<gallery widths="120"> | <gallery widths="120"> | ||
Empress Bulblax Spirit.png|Artwork of the Empress Bulblax. | |||
70empressbulblax.png|The Empress Bulblax in the [[Piklopedia (Pikmin 2)|Piklopedia]]. | 70empressbulblax.png|The Empress Bulblax in the [[Piklopedia (Pikmin 2)|Piklopedia]]. | ||
Pikmin 2 Empress Bulblax.png|The Empress Bulblax in the [[Hole of Beasts]]. | Pikmin 2 Empress Bulblax.png|The Empress Bulblax in the [[Hole of Beasts]]. | ||
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Pikmin 4 Empress Bulblax Behind.png|The Empress Bulblax as seen from behind. | Pikmin 4 Empress Bulblax Behind.png|The Empress Bulblax as seen from behind. | ||
P4 Empress Bulblax sleeping.jpg|A sleeping Empress Bulblax in the Piklopedia. | P4 Empress Bulblax sleeping.jpg|A sleeping Empress Bulblax in the Piklopedia. | ||
Dead Empress Bulblax P4.jpg|An Empress Bulblax corpse in the [[Kingdom of Beasts]]. | |||
P4 Dead Empress Bulblax.jpg|A defeated Empress Bulblax in the Piklopedia. | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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* In ''Pikmin 2'', the Empress Bulblax's specific epithet, ''matriarcha'', indicates that it is considered a different species from its offspring, the Bulborb Larvae (''bambinii''), which is a biological impossibility. ''Pikmin 4'' corrects this by updating the specific epithets of both the Empress Bulblax and the Bulborb Larvae to that of the Bulborb (''kageyamii''), establishing that they are all different forms of the same species. | * In ''Pikmin 2'', the Empress Bulblax's specific epithet, ''matriarcha'', indicates that it is considered a different species from its offspring, the Bulborb Larvae (''bambinii''), which is a biological impossibility. ''Pikmin 4'' corrects this by updating the specific epithets of both the Empress Bulblax and the Bulborb Larvae to that of the Bulborb (''kageyamii''), establishing that they are all different forms of the same species. | ||
*The Japanese Louie's notes mentions cooking the ovaries of the creature instead of its liver. This was also the case for the prototype version of ''Pikmin 2''{{'s}} English script.{{cite web|http://tcrf.net/Pikmin_2/Early_English_Script/Louie%27s_Notes#Empress_Bulblax|Pikmin 2/Early English Script/Louie's Notes|The Cutting Room Floor}} | *The Japanese Louie's notes mentions cooking the ovaries of the creature instead of its liver. This was also the case for the prototype version of ''Pikmin 2''{{'s}} English script.{{cite web|http://tcrf.net/Pikmin_2/Early_English_Script/Louie%27s_Notes#Empress_Bulblax|Pikmin 2/Early English Script/Louie's Notes|The Cutting Room Floor}} | ||
*In ''Pikmin 2'', the Empress Bulblax bizarrely does not appear to have a [[soul]]; when defeated, one does not rise from its corpse. While there exist other enemies that similarly don't have souls, they explicitly are only incapacitated when defeated, unlike the Empress Bulblax, which is clearly dead. This oddity is shared with the [[Toady Bloyster]] (also only exhibiting this anomaly in ''Pikmin 2''), [[Ranging Bloyster]], and [[Titan Dweevil]], along with all members of the [[arachnorb family]] regardless of game. | |||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
*[[Bulborb Larva]] | |||
*[[Emperor Bulblax]] | *[[Emperor Bulblax]] | ||
*[[Fiery Bulblax]] | *[[Fiery Bulblax]] | ||