Pikmin 3

KopPad: Difference between revisions

From Pikipedia, the Pikmin wiki
Jump to navigation Jump to search
(Editing my own contribution.)
m (didn't notice that, but it's not conjecture)
Line 1: Line 1:
[[File:Gamepad_Communicator.jpg|thumb|[[Alph]] communicating with [[Brittany]] in Pikmin 3 beta.]]
{{game icons|p3=y}}
The '''KopPad''' (GPAD in Japan) is a device used in ''[[Pikmin 3]]''. It is very similar to the Wii U Gamepad. The device serves many purposes to help the characters through the game. The Wii U Gamepad functions as this device during the game.
[[File:Tablet_communicator.JPG|thumb|right|Alph communicating with Brittany via the KopPad.]]
The '''KopPad''' is the tablet-like communication device used by the captains in ''[[Pikmin 3]]''. It takes on a look similar to that of the [[Wii U]]'s GamePad. This serves to reinforce the connection between the fictional device and the real one, as most of the features used by the captains on the KopPad are accessed by the player using the GamePad, e.g. the map.
At the moment, the only things that are known about the KopPad are that every captain possesses one, and that it can be used to communicate between them, as well as to examine the [[area]]'s map. Scattered throughout the various areas in ''Pikmin 3'' are golden data files called "Exploration Notes", which provide information to the players on the GamePad about various subjects. Players can view at all the Exploration Notes they have collected using the GamePad.


The KopPad is personalized as their color matches that of their owner. [[Alph]]'s is blue, [[Captain Charlie|Charlie]]'s is green, and [[Brittany]]'s is pink.
[[File:Pikmin 3 GPad 26-06-2013.png|thumb|left|300px|Alph spots his missing KopPad.]]
==Functionalities==
[[File:Pikmin3~KopPadDisplay.png|thumb|The Gamepad displaying the KopPad HUD.]]
The KopPad will be able to be used to better manage the [[Leader|Captains]] and [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]]. By touching an area on the map, the game will pause and the camera will shift into a bird's-eye veiw above the selected point. However, to prevent cheating, only areas that the captains have already explored will render. By touching a captain, the player can trace a path on the map to make the captain automatically move to that position. This tactic can be used to have multiple captains moving at once, and will allow for much more work to be accomplished in a single day.


The KopPad's HUD also displays a set of 5 buttons. The buttons do as follows
{{clear}}
*The picture of the [[PNF-404|planet]] shows the birds-eye view of the currently explored area.
==External links==
*The picture of a [[Data File]] allows you to look at all currently collected Date Files
*[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/nintendo_direct/20130626/index.html The ''Pikmin 3'' Direct that shows the device's name]
*The picture of a Pikmin shows the amount of Pikmin in the [[Onion]], on the field, and how many are in your squad, working or idle.
*The picture featuring a shows all fruit currently collected and allows you to see Brittany's comments on each one.
*The right-most picture of the KopPad itself let's you take pictures.


==Gallery==
<gallery>
Movie09.jpg|Alph walking up to the KopPad.
Overview.jpg|The KopPad allows you to get an overview of an area.
Movie10.jpg
Charlie Communicating With Drake.png|Charlie using his KopPad to communicate with Drake.
GPAD.PNG|What appears on the KopPad in Bingo Battle Mode.
</gallery>
==Trivia==
*The device's name is a portanemeau of [[Koppai]] (the home planet of [[Alph]], [[Brittany]], and [[Charlie]]) and Gamepad.
*The Japanese version is called the GPad, a parody on the WiiU's Gamepad.
*Oddly, when an explorer uses their KopPad to contact another explorer, that explorer is seen not holding a KopPad.  Although unlikely, it is possible that it is placed on a stand to allow better a view of the recipient, as they can be seen leaning forward to turn it off.
*It is unknown what [[Captain Olimar|Olimar]] and [[Louie]] use to communicate, but their devices appear to use similar technology and the same wavelength as they can contact the Koppaites and the memory cards can be run by the KopPads.
[[Category:Pikmin 3]]
[[Category:Pikmin 3]]
[[Category:Koppai]]
[[Category:Game mechanics]]

Revision as of 01:58, January 28, 2014

File:Tablet communicator.JPG
Alph communicating with Brittany via the KopPad.

The KopPad is the tablet-like communication device used by the captains in Pikmin 3. It takes on a look similar to that of the Wii U's GamePad. This serves to reinforce the connection between the fictional device and the real one, as most of the features used by the captains on the KopPad are accessed by the player using the GamePad, e.g. the map. At the moment, the only things that are known about the KopPad are that every captain possesses one, and that it can be used to communicate between them, as well as to examine the area's map. Scattered throughout the various areas in Pikmin 3 are golden data files called "Exploration Notes", which provide information to the players on the GamePad about various subjects. Players can view at all the Exploration Notes they have collected using the GamePad.

Alph spots his missing KopPad.

External links

Retrieved from "https://www.pikminwiki.com/index.php?title=KopPad&oldid=77896"