Fiddlehead

Fiddlehead
Appears in	Pikmin 2, Pikmin 4
Scientific name	Violinae orchestrus
Family	Fern
Areas	Awakening Wood, Perplexing Pool
Caves	White Flower Garden, Bulblax Kingdom, Citadel of Spiders, Shower Room, Submerged Castle, Hole of Heroes, Dream Den
Challenge Mode levels	Creator's Garden, Concrete Maze, Collector's Room, Cave of Snarls, Emperor's Realm
Dandori Challenge levels	None
2-Player Battle levels	None
Dandori Battle levels	None

Fiddleheads (ゼンマイ^?, lit.: "Osmunda japonica") are plants in Pikmin 2 which resemble the head of a violin due to their twisted stem and curling head, hence their name. In real life, fiddleheads are the furled fronds of young ferns, and in Pikmin 2, they are common in watery or damp environments and are used as scenery in many caves. Like in real life, fiddleheads reproduce via the release of spores rather than using pollen and seeds. This is never shown in-game, but is mentioned in Captain Olimar's notes.

Fiddleheads are not identified by name in Pikmin 4, but they visibly grow on the backs of Sovereign Bulblaxes.

Notes

Olimar's notes

“At first glance, this plant resembles the spring used in the ship's sub-light engine. Many of its most primitive characteristics remain intact, including its habit of spreading through the dispersal of spores.”

Louie's notes

“Sun-dry the leaves for several days, then grind them with a mortar and pestle. The resulting herb grants an aromatic, earthy flavor to mutton and poultry dishes.”

Pikmin 2 Nintendo Player's Guide

“The swirl at the top of the fiddlehead gives the plant its name. In his notes, Olimar remarks that the fiddlehead looks like the spring from the ship's sub-light engine.”

Technical information

Pikmin 2 technical information (?)
Internal name			zenmai
Global properties (List)
ID	Japanese comment	Property	Value
s000	friction(not used)	Friction	0.5
s001	wallReflection	Unknown (wall bounce speed multiplier?)	0.5
s002	faceDirAdjust	Unknown	0.25
s003	accel	Acceleration	0.1
s004	bounceFactor	Unknown (bounce when it hits the ground?)	0.3
fp00	ライフ	HP	1100
fp01	マップとの当り	Unknown (related to slopes)	40
fp02	ダメージスケールXZ	Horizontal damage scale	0.5
fp03	ダメージスケールY	Vertical damage scale	0.5
fp04	ダメージフレーム	Damage scale duration	0.35
fp05	質量	Unknown (weight?)	0.1
fp06	速度	Move speed	50
fp08	回転速度率	Rotation acceleration	0.2
fp09	テリトリー	Territory radius	25
fp10	ホーム範囲	"Home" radius	20
fp11	プライベート距離	"Private" radius	70
fp12	視界距離	Sight radius	500
fp13	視界角度	FOV	90
fp14	探索距離	Unknown (exploration radius?)	500
fp15	探索角度	Unknown (exploration angle?)	120
fp16	振り払い率	Successful shake rate	1
fp17	振り払い力	Shake knockback	200
fp18	振り払いダメージ	Shake damage	0
fp19	振り払い範囲	Shake range	30
fp20	攻撃可能範囲	Unknown (shock attack max range?)	80
fp21	攻撃可能角度	Unknown (shock attack max angle?)	50
fp22	攻撃ヒット範囲	Unknown (attack hit range?)	80
fp23	攻撃ヒット角度	Unknown (attack hit angle?)	50
fp24	攻撃力	Attack damage	10
fp25	視界高	Unknown (height visibility?)	50
fp26	探索高	Unknown (exploration height?)	50
fp27	ライフの高さ	HP wheel height	90
fp28	回転最大速度	Rotation speed	8
fp29	警戒時間	Unknown (warning time?)	15
fp30	警戒ライフ	Unknown	30
fp31	ライフ回復率	Regeneration rate	0.0001
fp32	LOD半径	Off-camera radius	55
fp33	マップとのあたりポリゴンの選定	Collision processing radius	40
fp34	ピクミンとのあたり	Pikmin damage radius	40
fp35	石化時間	Petrification duration	1
fp36	ヒップドロップダメージ	Purple Pikmin drop damage	N/A
fp37	地震気絶確立	Purple Pikmin stun chance	N/A
fp38	地震気絶時間	Purple Pikmin stun time	N/A
ip01	振り払い打撃Ａ	Shake mode 1 – hit count	6
ip02	振り払い張付１	Shake mode 1 – Pikmin requirement	5
ip03	振り払い打撃Ｂ	Shake mode 2 – hit count	12
ip04	振り払い張付２	Shake mode 2 – Pikmin requirement	10
ip05	振り払い打撃Ｃ	Shake mode 3 – hit count	17
ip06	振り払い張付３	Shake mode 3 – Pikmin requirement	20
ip07	振り払い打撃Ｄ	Shake mode 4 – hit count	22
Specific properties
None

Other information

• Pikmin 2 Piklopedia number: #68

Naming

See more: Fern family#Naming.

• Common name: Fiddlehead.
• Japanese nickname: ゼンマイ^?, lit.: "Osmunda japonica".
• Japanese name: ゼンマイ^?, lit.: "Osmunda japonica".
• Scientific name: Violinae orchestrus. "Violinae" and "orchestrus" are derived from "violin" and "orchestra" respectively.
• Internal names: Unknown.
• Prerelease: None.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ゼンマイ? Zenmai	Osmunda japonica
French	Fleur de Printemps	Spring Flower
German	Geigenhals
Spanish (NoA)	Cabeza de violín	Fiddlehead

Gallery

• 

  Artwork of a Fiddlehead.

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  The Piklopedia icon of the Fiddlehead in the Nintendo Switch version of Pikmin 2.

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  A fiddlehead in real life.

See also

• Flukeweed
• Sinuated Flora

External links

Wikipedia's article for ferns