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[[File:Thumb pikmin ghosts.jpg|thumb|Multiple colors of Pikmin spirits.]]
[[File:Thumb pikmin ghosts.jpg|thumb|Multiple colors of Pikmin souls.]]
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'''Spirits''' appear every time a [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] or [[enemy]] is killed. These ghostly shapes ascend slowly until they fade away, reminding or alerting the player that a Pikmin or enemy has fallen.
'''Souls'''{{cite quote|{{notes:Abandoned Husk/heypikmin}}|Olimar|his notes on the Abandoned Husk}} appear every time a [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] or [[enemy]] is defeated. These ghostly spirit-like shapes ascend slowly until they fade away, reminding or alerting the player that a Pikmin or enemy has fallen.


==Pikmin==
==Pikmin==
{{stub|Specify in which games the spirits appear and don't appear from abyss-related deaths, and specify the shape and color of each Pikmin type, but take into account each game (''New Play Control!'' versions too).}}
{{stub|section=y|Specify the shape and color of each Pikmin type, but take into account each game (''New Play Control!'' versions too). Also, add information on how souls appear during cutscenes, like an extinction cutscene (even in multiplayer), or the end of day cutscene (see gallery).}}
The Pikmin ones roughly resemble a Pikmin's shape; however, they lack feet and leaf, bud or flower, and any identifying characteristics such as the Red Pikmin's nose. Their appearance is slightly transparent and they vary between the games. In ''[[Pikmin (game)|Pikmin]]'', every Pikmin has a blue spirit, irrelevant of the color of the Pikmin itself, while spirits in all other ''Pikmin'' games, including both ''[[New Play Control!]]'' remakes, are representative of the dead Pikmin's type, differing in color and slightly in shape.
The Pikmin ones roughly resemble a Pikmin's shape; however, they lack a leaf, bud or flower, don't have feet, and are missing any identifying characteristics such as the Red Pikmin's nose. Their appearance is slightly transparent and details vary between the games. In the GameCube version of {{p1}}, every Pikmin has a blue soul, regardless of the color of the Pikmin itself, while souls in all other ''Pikmin'' games, and ''Pikmin''{{'s}} Wii and Switch versions, are representative of the dead Pikmin's type, differing in color. In {{p3}}, the design of the souls is slightly changed, lacking arms and having rounder heads. [[Rock Pikmin]] and [[Winged Pikmin]] have unique souls as well; Rock Pikmin's souls are larger and more angular, much like the Rock Pikmin themselves, and Winged Pikmin's souls have a pair of translucent, fluttering wings. In {{p4}}, Rock and Winged Pikmin's souls look the same as the other types, as do [[Ice Pikmin]]{{'s}} souls. The only unique souls in the game are [[Glow Pikmin]]{{'s}}, resembling faceless orbs with ghostly tails, as well as lacking the Pikmin's trademark stems. They also have a small "bursting" animation when they disappear.
 
If a Pikmin dies from being thrown into the abyss, it won't release any soul in {{p1}}, but it will in {{p2}}. In {{p3}}, no souls will be seen ascending from the abyss but they will be visible on the [[radar]]. No soul will also appear if the [[Sandbelching Meerslug]] eats a Pikmin sprout. The fact that souls appear in the radar is particularly important during [[replay]]s, since they show players where and when Pikmin had died.
 
In general, Pikmin souls are used as icons in [[menu]]s and [[HUD]]s to represent Pikmin that have died.


==Enemies==
==Enemies==
[[File:Spirit 1.jpg|thumb|left|The spirit of a recently killed [[Dwarf Bulborb]].]]
[[File:Spirit 1.jpg|thumb|left|The soul of a recently defeated [[Dwarf Bulborb]].]]
Enemy spirits have a pink-purple color and look like a bubble, and leave a transparent trail behind. Two holes resembling eyes are visible near the shape's center. [[Bulbmin]] produce a smaller version of this type of spirit when they die. However, enemies that do not really "die" do not leave a spirit when killed. This is the case for the [[Spotty Bulbear]] and the [[Gatling Groink]], which can [[Health#Revival|revive]], and the [[Ravenous Whiskerpillar]], which seems to remain alive even after being defeated. Enemies that die while [[Ultra-bitter spray|petrified]] release a spirit, but these "non-dying" enemies do not.
In {{p1}} and {{p2}}, enemy souls have a pink-purple color and look like a bubble, and leave a transparent trail behind. Two holes resembling eyes are visible near the shape's center. [[Bulbmin]] produce a smaller version of this type of soul when they die. Enemies that do not really "die" do not leave a soul when defeated: this is the case for the [[Spotty Bulbear]] and the [[Gatling Groink]], which can [[Health#Revival|revive]], and the [[Ravenous Whiskerpillar]], which seems to remain alive even after being defeated. Enemies that die while [[ultra-bitter spray|petrified]] release a soul, but these "non-dying" enemies do not. In {{p2}}, these souls make an eerie sound when ascending. The souls for [[boss]]es are larger than those of regular enemies, and make a deeper sound.


In ''[[Pikmin 2]]'' these spirits make an eerie sound when ascending. The sound is much deeper, and the spirit is much larger for [[Enemy#Boss|bosses]]. In ''[[Pikmin 3]]'', enemy spirits are blue instead of purple, have small white eyes, and have a small "tail". An enemy's death in this game means that the carcass is ready to be [[Carrying|carried]] – the enemy cannot be picked up until the spirit is actually seen. There is also a [[Glitches in Pikmin#Off-camera limbo|minor glitch]] involved with enemy spirits in the first two games: if an enemy is killed and the [[camera]] is rotated so that the beast is no longer on-screen, the enemy spirit will not ascend until it is once again visible for the camera on-screen.
In {{p3}} and {{p4}}, enemy souls are blue, have small white eyes, and have a small "tail". They also burst with an audible pop after a few seconds, a trait exclusive to enemies' souls. An enemy's death in this game means that the carcass is ready to be [[Carry|carried]] – the enemy cannot be picked up until the soul is actually seen. Due to the way [[Camera#Off-camera objects|off-camera objects]] are handled, an enemy's soul will not ascend until it is once again visible on-screen.


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==Gallery==
==Gallery==
{{game help|p2|Clear screenshots of every variety of Pikmin's souls.}}
<gallery>
<gallery>
P1 Pikmin spirit.png|A screenshot of a Pikmin spirit in ''Pikmin''.
Spirits P1 artwork.png|Artwork of Pikmin souls in ''Pikmin''.
Pikminghosts.jpg|In ''Pikmin'', all spirits of Pikmin are blueish white.
P1 Pikmin spirit.png|A screenshot of a Pikmin soul in ''Pikmin''.
Screen Shot 2013-04-20 at 3.55.45 PM.png|A Winged Pikmin's spirit. Note the wings.
Spirit abyss.png|Pikmin souls in ''Pikmin 2'' from falling into any abyss. They are quite low, so they are normally hard to see.
Screenshot 2014-03-12 at 8.25.49 PM.png|Two enemy spirits as they appear in ''Pikmin 3''.
PikMass1.png|A large group of Pikmin souls ascending into the air in ''Pikmin 2''.
Spirits in Brawl.jpg|The appearance of Pikmin spirits in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''.
P2 Left Behind Souls.png|Souls of several Pikmin as seen in one of the graphics in ''Pikmin 2''{{'s}} Debt/Treasure completion results.
Pikmin spirit texture.png|The texture used in ''Pikmin'' and ''Pikmin 2'' for the Pikmin spirits.
Winged Pikmin's spirit.png|A Winged Pikmin's soul. Note the wings.
P1 enemy spirit textures.png|The textures used in ''Pikmin'' for the enemy spirits.
Spirits.png|A montage showing each [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]]'s soul in ''Pikmin 3''.
P2 enemy spirit texture.png|The texture used in ''Pikmin 2'' for the enemy spirits.
KopPad Yellow Pikmin spirits P3.jpg|Souls as seen on the GamePad.
P2 Boss Soul.png|The soul of a boss in ''Pikmin 2''.
Enemy Spirits P3.png|Two enemy souls as they appear in ''Pikmin 3''.
P3D Skutterchuck Defeated.jpg|Close-up of an enemy soul in ''Pikmin 3 Deluxe''.
Pikmin spirit texture.png|The texture used in ''Pikmin'' and ''Pikmin 2'' for the Pikmin souls.
P1 enemy spirit textures.png|The textures used in ''Pikmin'' for the enemy souls.
P2 enemy spirit texture.png|The texture used in ''Pikmin 2'' for the enemy souls.
Spirits in Brawl.jpg|The appearance of Pikmin souls in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''.
</gallery>
</gallery>


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
{{todo|Confirm if Purples release a spirit in both versions of ''Smash 4''.}}
*In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', Purple Pikmin do not release a soul when they die, but they do in {{ssb4}} and {{ssbu}}.
*In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', Purple Pikmin do not release a spirit when they die.
*The Pikmin souls resemble {{w|Kodama (spirit)|kodama}}, a Japanese myth about small ghosts that haunt trees.
*The Pikmin spirits resemble Komada, a Japanese myth about small ghosts that haunt trees.
*In ''Pikmin 4'', enemies that usually don’t leave behind souls, such as [[Man-at-Legs]] or [[Smoky Progg]], will leave a soul if defeated while [[Ice#Against enemies|frozen]].
*In ''Animal Crossing: New Horizons'', cockroach souls resemble eyeless ''Pikmin 4'' enemy souls.
*According to the log of the [[Abandoned Husk]], Olimar has seen "soul-like things leaving the bodies of other creatures".


==See also==
==See also==
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*[[Pikmin extinction]]
*[[Pikmin extinction]]


==References==
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Latest revision as of 02:21, December 17, 2024

Artwork of Pikmin souls.
Multiple colors of Pikmin souls.

The following article or section is in need of assistance from someone who plays Hey! Pikmin.

Souls[1] appear every time a Pikmin or enemy is defeated. These ghostly spirit-like shapes ascend slowly until they fade away, reminding or alerting the player that a Pikmin or enemy has fallen.

Pikmin[edit]

The leaf texture used in Pikmin 2's Challenge Mode menu. (Used on Pikipedia in the {{stub}} template.)

This section is a stub. You can help Pikipedia by expanding it.
Suggestions: Specify the shape and color of each Pikmin type, but take into account each game (New Play Control! versions too). Also, add information on how souls appear during cutscenes, like an extinction cutscene (even in multiplayer), or the end of day cutscene (see gallery).

The Pikmin ones roughly resemble a Pikmin's shape; however, they lack a leaf, bud or flower, don't have feet, and are missing any identifying characteristics such as the Red Pikmin's nose. Their appearance is slightly transparent and details vary between the games. In the GameCube version of Pikmin, every Pikmin has a blue soul, regardless of the color of the Pikmin itself, while souls in all other Pikmin games, and Pikmin's Wii and Switch versions, are representative of the dead Pikmin's type, differing in color. In Pikmin 3, the design of the souls is slightly changed, lacking arms and having rounder heads. Rock Pikmin and Winged Pikmin have unique souls as well; Rock Pikmin's souls are larger and more angular, much like the Rock Pikmin themselves, and Winged Pikmin's souls have a pair of translucent, fluttering wings. In Pikmin 4, Rock and Winged Pikmin's souls look the same as the other types, as do Ice Pikmin's souls. The only unique souls in the game are Glow Pikmin's, resembling faceless orbs with ghostly tails, as well as lacking the Pikmin's trademark stems. They also have a small "bursting" animation when they disappear.

If a Pikmin dies from being thrown into the abyss, it won't release any soul in Pikmin, but it will in Pikmin 2. In Pikmin 3, no souls will be seen ascending from the abyss but they will be visible on the radar. No soul will also appear if the Sandbelching Meerslug eats a Pikmin sprout. The fact that souls appear in the radar is particularly important during replays, since they show players where and when Pikmin had died.

In general, Pikmin souls are used as icons in menus and HUDs to represent Pikmin that have died.

Enemies[edit]

The soul of a recently defeated Dwarf Bulborb.

In Pikmin and Pikmin 2, enemy souls have a pink-purple color and look like a bubble, and leave a transparent trail behind. Two holes resembling eyes are visible near the shape's center. Bulbmin produce a smaller version of this type of soul when they die. Enemies that do not really "die" do not leave a soul when defeated: this is the case for the Spotty Bulbear and the Gatling Groink, which can revive, and the Ravenous Whiskerpillar, which seems to remain alive even after being defeated. Enemies that die while petrified release a soul, but these "non-dying" enemies do not. In Pikmin 2, these souls make an eerie sound when ascending. The souls for bosses are larger than those of regular enemies, and make a deeper sound.

In Pikmin 3 and Pikmin 4, enemy souls are blue, have small white eyes, and have a small "tail". They also burst with an audible pop after a few seconds, a trait exclusive to enemies' souls. An enemy's death in this game means that the carcass is ready to be carried – the enemy cannot be picked up until the soul is actually seen. Due to the way off-camera objects are handled, an enemy's soul will not ascend until it is once again visible on-screen.

Gallery[edit]

The following article or section is in need of assistance from someone who plays Pikmin 2.
Particularly: Clear screenshots of every variety of Pikmin's souls.

Trivia[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ It looks like an indigenous creature, but it's empty. Hmm. I've seen soul-like things leaving the bodies of other creatures. Did this empty shell once house a soul too? Did other objects we've found also once have souls? Where do they go? Who decides which creatures have them? Do I have one? Hmm... I'd better get some sleep. I'm running on empty. – Olimar in his notes on the Abandoned Husk