Careening Dirigibug: Difference between revisions

Careening Dirigibug
Appears in	Pikmin 2
Scientific name	Flotillium circusmaximus
Family	Dirigibug
Areas	None
Caves	Subterranean Complex, Submerged Castle, Cavern of Chaos, Hole of Heroes, Dream Den
Challenge Mode stages	Abduction Den, Sniper Room
2-Player Battle stages	Hostile Territory
Attacks	Drops bomb-rocks

Latest revision as of 12:13, October 1, 2024

The Careening Dirigibug (サクレウラメ^?, lit.: "Resentful Explosion") is an unusual insectoid enemy in Pikmin 2. Careening Dirigibugs are legless creatures that slowly drift through the air by utilizing colorful, balloon-like air sacs attached to what can be considered to be their heads. When leaders or Pikmin approach, they will produce bomb rocks from their mouths and attempt to throw them down. The bomb rocks thrown by the Careening Dirigibugs are not player-exclusive and can damage nearby enemies and hazards. They are found solely underground, in caves, Challenge Mode areas, and the Hostile Territory in 2-Player Battle.

Stats[edit]

Weight	Max. carriers	Seeds	Value	Health	Regen.
3	6	8	× 4	1500	No

Notes

Olimar's notes

“This creature floats effortlessly through the air using gas-filled balloons. Both its appearance and its nature are antagonistic. And it is the only variant of its species in this ecosystem. It may be best to consider the possibility that it somehow wandered into this ecosystem from an entirely alien one. Positive proof does not exist at this point, but that is how the creature is currently classified.”

Louie's notes

“Pull off the balloonlike air sacs, mince the meaty abdomen, and shape it into small cakes. Pan-sear the cakes until crusted, but be careful not to overcook the delicate meat. When ready to serve, garnish the plate with the vibrant air sacs. Even the most discerning dinner guest will be dazzled by the colorful presentation!”

Pikmin 2 Nintendo Player's Guide[edit]

“It's a wonder that a creature with such festive-looking balloons can be so dangerous, but the Careening Dirigibug is bad. It produces bomb-rocks and drops them into crowds. Keep your Pikmin clear of the fallen rocks, and hit the Dirigibugs by flinging troops at them between bombing runs.”

Behavior[edit]

Careening Dirigibugs are always found in caves. They start off slowly drifting around in wide arcs at a similar height to Swooping Snitchbugs. However, when approached by a Pikmin or leader, a Dirigibug will produce a bomb rock from its mouth in about two seconds. It will then try to approach the Pikmin or leader, and once close enough it will stop to throw the bomb rock on the ground, activating the bomb rock's timer. The bomb can kill Pikmin, damage leaders and enemies, and defeat hazards, but it does not seem to hurt the Dirigibug if it is high enough in the air. However, the bomb rock can still damage the creature while it is grounded. If the Pikmin or leader exits the Dirigibug's territory while it has a bomb, it will continue to hold it for roughly twenty five seconds, until just dropping it anywhere.

Strategy[edit]

The following article or section contains guides.
The strategies shown are just suggestions.

Careening Dirigibugs can be defeated in the same manner as Scarpanids and other flying enemies: rapidly throw Pikmin onto it while in the air, then swarm it when it falls. Like members of the Scarpanid family, the Careening Dirigibug can shake off Pikmin up to four times before dropping, but a Purple Pikmin will ground them immediately. Approach the creature from behind if possible, and use ultra-bitter spray if it is carrying a bomb-rock.

Unless it's petrified, the creature will throw its bomb a random distance in front of it when attacked. Should the bomb land too close to the Dirigibug, it is safest to back off and attack after the bomb has exploded. With speed you can accomplish this before the Dirigibug can produce a new bomb.

Careening Dirigibugs are useful in that they can take out other enemies. You can lure it into throwing a bomb-rock in front of you and the enemies, and then run off.

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]

The Careening Dirigibug appears as a trophy in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

	Description: “A dangerous, offensive-minded creature. It uses balloons to keep it afloat as it flies through the air and drops bomb-rocks on ground-bound prey. These bomb-rocks sometimes turn out to be duds, but since the slightest stimulus can set these things off, the ultimate care should be taken with them. Pikmin 2”
How to obtain: Random appearance.		Type: Fighter Related

Glitches[edit]

This article or section needs to be cleaned up, either its format or general style.
Notes: Move to the glitches article when they're good, but first, confirm them.

There is a rare glitch where one can be seen floating without balloons.
In some dungeons like the Hole of Heroes, a Careening Dirigibug can throw a bomb rock over a barrier when trying to kill Pikmin on the other side. On the first floor of the Cavern of Chaos, some can get caught in the pipes.
One glitch that can occur with the Careening Dirigibug involves invisible bombs. A leader may activate a bomb while the Dirigibug is still holding it, which will cause it to explode while the creature is still holding the bomb. The Careening Dirigibug continues the "holding" animation, even when there is no bomb there. It will eventually perform the throwing animation without the bomb.^[1]
In the Piklopedia, petrifying it just as it breaks free from another spray makes it possible to freeze it and its bomb-rock separately.

Technical information[edit]

Pikmin 2 technical information (?)
Internal name			`bombsarai`
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	1500
fp01	マップとの当り	Unknown (related to slopes)	20
fp02	ダメージスケールXZ	Horizontal damage scale	0.2
fp03	ダメージスケールY	Vertical damage scale	0.2
fp04	ダメージフレーム	Damage scale duration	0.35
fp05	質量	Unknown (weight?)	0.01
fp06	速度	Move speed	60
fp08	回転速度率	Rotation acceleration	0.1
fp09	テリトリー	Territory radius	200
fp10	ホーム範囲	"Home" radius	100
fp11	プライベート距離	"Private" radius	50
fp12	視界距離	Sight radius	200
fp13	視界角度	FOV	180
fp14	探索距離	Unknown (exploration radius?)	200
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	80
fp18	振り払いダメージ	Shake damage	1
fp19	振り払い範囲	Shake range	120
fp20	攻撃可能範囲	Unknown (shock attack max range?)	100
fp21	攻撃可能角度	Unknown (shock attack max angle?)	45
fp22	攻撃ヒット範囲	Unknown (attack hit range?)	50
fp23	攻撃ヒット角度	Unknown (attack hit angle?)	15
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	50
fp28	回転最大速度	Rotation speed	2
fp29	警戒時間	Unknown (warning time?)	15
fp30	警戒ライフ	Unknown	100
fp31	ライフ回復率	Regeneration rate	0
fp32	LOD半径	Off-camera radius	80
fp33	マップとのあたりポリゴンの選定	Collision processing radius	30
fp34	ピクミンとのあたり	Pikmin damage radius	20
fp35	石化時間	Petrification duration	1
fp36	ヒップドロップダメージ	Purple Pikmin drop damage	50
fp37	地震気絶確立	Purple Pikmin stun chance	0.3 (30%)
fp38	地震気絶時間	Purple Pikmin stun time	5
ip01	振り払い打撃Ａ	Shake mode 1 – hit count	3
ip02	振り払い張付１	Shake mode 1 – Pikmin requirement	3
ip03	振り払い打撃Ｂ	Shake mode 2 – hit count	8
ip04	振り払い張付２	Shake mode 2 – Pikmin requirement	5
ip05	振り払い打撃Ｃ	Shake mode 3 – hit count	15
ip06	振り払い張付３	Shake mode 3 – Pikmin requirement	10
ip07	振り払い打撃Ｄ	Shake mode 4 – hit count	30
Specific properties
ID	Japanese comment	Property	Value
fp01	飛行高さ	Unknown (hover height?)	70
fp03	状態遷移高さ	Unknown	50
fp10	上下の揺れ速度	Unknown	2.5
fp11	上下の揺れ幅	Alters maximum and minimum altitude.	20
fp21	上昇係数(0)	Unknown	1.5
fp22	上昇係数(5)	Unknown	1
fp31	振払確率(1)	Unknown	0.2
fp32	振払確率(5)	Unknown	0.8
fp40	もがき時間	Unknown (time it spends struggling on the ground?)	0.8

Other information[edit]

Size: Body length: 47mm, as per the e-card
Pikmin 2 Piklopedia number: #33

Naming[edit]

Common name: Careening Dirigibug. Careening in a chiefly North American sense means moving "in an uncontrolled way in a specified direction", which the Dirigibug performs to some degree. "Dirigibug" is a combination of "dirigible", referring to how the creature stays afloat using large balloon-like sacs, and the word "bug".
Japanese nickname: サクレウラメ^?, lit.: "Resentful Explosion". さくれ^? means "explosion" and うらめ^? is short for 恨めしい^?, or "resentful".
Japanese name: カギタマサクレウラメ^?.
Scientific name: Flotillium circusmaximus. Flotillium is similar to the English word "float" and circusmaximus is a combination of "circus" and "maximus". This might be referring to how the creature's colorful balloons make it look like something out of a circus, as well as being a possible reference to the ancient Circus Maximus in Rome.
Internal names: Its internal name is bombsarai, which is a combination of "bomb" and "sarai", with the latter being the internal name for the Swooping Snitchbug.
Prerelease: None.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	サクレウラメ^? Sakure Urame	Resentful Explosion
French	Flotteur Explosif	Explosive Floater
German	torkelnder Bomber	Staggering Bomber
Italian	Dirigibaco	Dirigibug
Spanish (NoA)	Dirigibolio escorado	Heeled Dirigibolium	Portmanteau of "dirigible" and "tribolio" (tribolium), and "escorado" (heeled)

Gallery[edit]

Artwork of the Careening Dirigibug.
Alternate scan of the Careening Dirigibug's artwork.
A Careening Dirigibug in the Piklopedia.
A Careening Dirigibug with a bomb-rock in the Piklopedia.
A Careening Dirigibug without a bomb-rock.
The corpse of a Careening Dirigibug.
The Piklopedia icon of the Careening Dirigibug in the Nintendo Switch version of Pikmin 2.
The Careening Dirigibug's e-card, #37 (14^th yellow card).
The Brazilian Treehopper, a real world insect that bears a striking resemblance to the Dirigibug.

Trivia[edit]

The Super Smash Bros. Brawl trophy description details that Careening Dirigibugs occasionally throw dud bomb-rocks, which is not true in Pikmin 2. This could be referring to the inactive bomb-rocks usually found near the creatures, an earlier version of Pikmin 2 that had this behavior, or it could just be a mistake. A glitch does exist where bomb-rocks stay stuck and never explode, but it is unlikely that this is what the trophy was referring to.
Every sublevel has a limit on how many bomb-rocks it can have. If a Careening Dirigibug's bomb rocks are petrified such that they stay active as the creature creates more, it will fail to spit out a new one once the limit has been reached.^[2]
The Careening Dirigibugs bear a strange resemblance to the Eosapiens from the documentary "Alien Planet", and also from Wayne Barlowe's book, Expedition. Both these creatures float using gas-filled sacks on their heads, effectively hunt down their targets, and also have generally similar body shapes.
The Careening Dirigibug's balloons aren't spherical and are actually dome shaped. Pikmin 2 changes the orientation of the balloons to face the camera so that they look spherical during runtime.

References[edit]

^ YouTube video showing the invisible bomb-rock glitch
^ YouTube video showing how Careening Dirigibugs can fail to spit new bomb rocks, published on July 16^th, 2019, retrieved on July 16^th, 2019

[1] YouTube video showing the invisible bomb-rock glitch

[2] YouTube video showing how Careening Dirigibugs can fail to spit new bomb rocks, published on July 16^th, 2019, retrieved on July 16^th, 2019

[1]

[2]

@@ Line 2: / Line 2: @@
 {{Infobox enemy
 |pikmin2     = y
-|image       = Careeningdirigibug.jpg
+|image       = Careening Dirigibug.png
 |size        = 270px
 |icon        = Piklopedia Careening Dirigibug.png
@@ Line 8: / Line 8: @@
 |family      = Dirigibug
 |underground = [[Subterranean Complex]], [[Submerged Castle]], [[Cavern of Chaos]], [[Hole of Heroes]], [[Dream Den]]
-|challenge   = [[Abduction Den]]
+|challenge   = [[Abduction Den]], [[Sniper Room]]
 |2p          = [[Hostile Territory]]
 |attacks     = Drops bomb-rocks
 }}
-The '''Careening Dirigibug''' ({{j|サクレウラメ|Sakureurame}}) is unusual insectoid [[enemy]] in ''Pikmin 2''. It is a legless creature that drifts through the air by utilizing colorful, balloon-like air sacs attached to what can be considered the head of the beast. Though it does not actively seek out targets, it will produce a [[bomb-rock]] from its mouth and toss it onto the ground with violent intent when a [[leader]] or [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] approaches. The bomb-rocks thrown by the Careening Dirigibug are not player exclusive and can damage nearby enemies and [[hazards]]. It is found solely underground, which includes caves, [[Challenge Mode (Pikmin 2)|Challenge Mode]] areas and a single [[2-Player Battle]] stage, [[Hostile Territory]].
+The '''Careening Dirigibug''' ({{j|サクレウラメ|Sakure Urame|Resentful Explosion}}) is an unusual insectoid [[enemy]] in ''Pikmin 2''. Careening Dirigibugs are legless creatures that slowly drift through the air by utilizing colorful, balloon-like air sacs attached to what can be considered to be their heads. When [[leader]]s or [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] approach, they will produce [[bomb rock]]s from their mouths and attempt to throw them down. The bomb rocks thrown by the Careening Dirigibugs are not player-exclusive and can damage nearby enemies and [[hazard]]s. They are found solely underground, in caves, [[Challenge Mode (Pikmin 2)|Challenge Mode]] areas, and the [[Hostile Territory]] in [[2-Player Battle]].
 ==Stats==
@@ Line 26: / Line 26: @@
 {{Notes|olimar=y|louie=y}}
+===''Pikmin 2'' Nintendo Player's Guide===
+{{transcript|It's a wonder that a creature with such festive-looking balloons can be so dangerous, but the Careening Dirigibug is bad. It produces bomb-rocks and drops them into crowds. Keep your Pikmin clear of the fallen rocks, and hit the Dirigibugs by flinging troops at them between bombing runs.|block=y}}
 ==Behavior==
-Careening Dirigibugs are always found in caves. Though many times they are found floating about and clearly visible from the start, in a few cases, they will actually descend from areas much higher up, invisible and unreachable to the player. They start off posing no threat, however, when approached by a Pikmin or [[leader]], a Dirigibug will produce a Bomb-rock from its mouth in about a second's time. It will then hold the rock in its hands and finally throw if a target is within its range. The creature, however, barely seems to aim, and though the rock always travels in the direction the creature is facing, the distance is never perfectly accurate to either the leader(s) or the Pikmin. Once thrown, the Bomb-rock activates immediately, the blast that results killing all Pikmin and small enemies caught up in it, and dealing considerable damage to leaders and larger enemies.
+Careening Dirigibugs are always found in caves. They start off slowly drifting around in wide arcs at a similar height to [[Swooping Snitchbug]]s. However, when approached by a Pikmin or [[leader]], a Dirigibug will produce a bomb rock from its mouth in about two seconds. It will then try to approach the Pikmin or leader, and once close enough it will stop to throw the bomb rock on the ground, activating the bomb rock's timer. The bomb can kill Pikmin, damage leaders and enemies, and defeat hazards, but it does not seem to hurt the Dirigibug if it is high enough in the air. However, the bomb rock can still damage the creature while it is grounded. If the Pikmin or leader exits the Dirigibug's territory while it has a bomb, it will continue to hold it for roughly twenty five seconds, until just dropping it anywhere.
-As the Dirigibug floats, it stays at a height similar to that of a [[Swooping Snitchbug|Swooping]] or [[Bumbling Snitchbug|Bumbling]] Snitchbug, but it moves at a much slower pace. Once attacked by a group of Pikmin, or just one purple Pikmin, the creature will be grounded, left completely defenseless for a short period of time. When this does happen, if the creature was holding a bomb, the bomb will fly randomly away from it, landing somewhere nearby. After struggling on ground for a bit, if the creature is not killed, the Dirigibug will shake all attacking Pikmin from it, rise back up to its floating height and proceed to attack.
 == Strategy ==
 {{guide}}
-Dirigibugs can be defeated in the same manner as [[Scarpanid]]s and other flying enemies: rapidly [[throw]] [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] onto it while in the air (one [[Purple Pikmin]] will work just as well), then [[Group move|swarm]] it when it falls. Approach the creature from behind if possible, and [[ultra-bitter spray]] is very useful should the enemy be carrying a bomb-rock.
+Careening Dirigibugs can be defeated in the same manner as [[Scarpanid]]s and other flying enemies: rapidly [[throw]] [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] onto it while in the air, then [[swarm]] it when it falls. Like members of the Scarpanid family, the Careening Dirigibug can shake off Pikmin up to four times before dropping, but a Purple Pikmin will ground them immediately. Approach the creature from behind if possible, and use [[ultra-bitter spray]] if it is carrying a bomb-rock.
-Without a spray, the creature will throw its bomb a [[Randomness|random]] distance and direction when attacked. Should it land too close to the enemy to be able to make an approach, the player must back off and try again. Alternatively, bring it to the ground then whistle all Pikmin back to safety; then the Dirigibug will take longer to procure a new bomb-rock, leaving it vulnerable once the bomb-rock on the ground has exploded.
+Unless it's petrified, the creature will throw its bomb a [[Randomness|random]] distance in front of it when attacked. Should the bomb land too close to the Dirigibug, it is safest to back off and attack after the bomb has exploded. With speed you can accomplish this before the Dirigibug can produce a new bomb.
-Careening Dirigibugs are also useful in that they can take out other [[enemy|enemies]]. You must walk towards a group of enemies alone, and allow the Dirigibug to follow you. Lure it into throwing a bomb-rock in front of you and the enemies. Then, retreat, and let the bomb-rock detonate on the enemies.
+Careening Dirigibugs are useful in that they can take out other [[enemy|enemies]]. You can lure it into throwing a bomb-rock in front of you and the enemies, and then run off.
 ==In ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''==
 The Careening Dirigibug appears as a trophy in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''.
 {{smash trophy
-|image  = DirigibugTrophy.jpg
+|image  = Careening Dirigibug trophy SSBB.png
 |desc   = {{Notes:Careening Dirigibug/ssbb}}
 |type   = Fighter Related
@@ Line 53: / Line 54: @@
 *There is a rare glitch where one can be seen floating without balloons.
 *In some dungeons like the Hole of Heroes, a Careening Dirigibug can throw a bomb rock over a barrier when trying to kill Pikmin on the other side. On the first floor of the [[Cavern of Chaos]], some can get caught in the pipes.
-*One glitch that can occur with the Careening Dirigibug involves invisible bombs. A leader may activate a bomb while the Dirigibug is still holding it, which will cause it to explode while the creature is still holding the bomb. The Careening Dirigibug continues the "holding" animation, even when there is no bomb there. It will eventually perform the throwing animation with the bomb that is not there.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itwEZlwcbcw YouTube video] showing the invisible bomb-rock glitch.</ref>
+*One glitch that can occur with the Careening Dirigibug involves invisible bombs. A leader may activate a bomb while the Dirigibug is still holding it, which will cause it to explode while the creature is still holding the bomb. The Careening Dirigibug continues the "holding" animation, even when there is no bomb there. It will eventually perform the throwing animation without the bomb.{{cite youtube|itwEZlwcbcw|showing the invisible bomb-rock glitch}}
-*In this creature's [[Piklopedia]] entry, [[ultra-bitter spray|petrifying]] it just as it breaks free from another spray makes it possible to freeze it and its bomb-rock separately.
+*In the [[Piklopedia (Pikmin 2)|Piklopedia]], [[ultra-bitter spray|petrifying]] it just as it breaks free from another spray makes it possible to freeze it and its bomb-rock separately.
 ==Technical information==
@@ Line 115: / Line 116: @@
 {{p2 enemy property | fp10 | 上下の揺れ速度 | Unknown | 2.5 }}
 {{!}}-
-{{p2 enemy property | fp11 | 上下の揺れ幅 | Unknown | 20 }}
+{{p2 enemy property | fp11 | 上下の揺れ幅 | Alters maximum and minimum altitude. | 20 }}
 {{!}}-
 {{p2 enemy property | fp21 | 上昇係数(0) | Unknown | 1.5 }}
@@ Line 132: / Line 133: @@
 |size       = Body length: {{mm|47}}
 |piklopedia = 33
+}}
+==Naming==
+{{naming
+|common     = Careening Dirigibug. Careening in a chiefly North American sense means moving "in an uncontrolled way in a specified direction", which the Dirigibug performs to some degree. "Dirigibug" is a combination of "dirigible", referring to how the creature stays afloat using large balloon-like sacs, and the word "bug".
+|jpcommon   = {{j|サクレウラメ|Sakure Urame|Resentful Explosion}}. {{j|さくれ|sakure}} means "explosion" and {{j|うらめ|urame}} is short for {{j|恨めしい|urameshi}}, or "resentful".
+|jpname     = {{j|カギタマサクレウラメ|Kagitama Sakure Urame}}.
+|scientific = ''Flotillium circusmaximus''. ''Flotillium'' is similar to the English word "float" and ''circusmaximus'' is a combination of "circus" and "maximus". This might be referring to how the creature's colorful balloons make it look like something out of a circus, as well as being a possible reference to the ancient {{w|Circus Maximus}} in Rome.
+|internal   = Its internal name is <code>bombsarai</code>, which is a combination of "bomb" and "sarai", with the latter being the internal name for the [[Swooping Snitchbug]].
+}}
+===Names in other languages===
+{{foreignname
+|Jap  = サクレウラメ
+|JapR = Sakure Urame
+|JapM = Resentful Explosion
+|Fra  = Flotteur Explosif
+|FraM = Explosive Floater
+|Ger  = torkelnder Bomber
+|GerM = Staggering Bomber
+|Ita  = Dirigibaco
+|ItaM = Dirigibug
+|SpaA = Dirigibolio escorado
+|SpaAM= Heeled Dirigibolium
+|SpaAN= Portmanteau of "dirigible" and "tribolio" (tribolium), and "escorado" (heeled)
+|notes = y
 }}
 ==Gallery==
 <gallery>
-File:170.png|A Careening Dirigibug in the Piklopedia.
+P2 Artwork Careening Dirigibug.png|Artwork of the Careening Dirigibug.
-File:12.jpg‎|Another screenshot of the creature in the Piklopedia.
+Careeningdirigibug.jpg|Alternate scan of the Careening Dirigibug's artwork.
-File:Careeningdirigibug.jpg|A Careening Dirigibug carrying a bomb-rock.
+Careening Dirigibug Piklopedia.png|A Careening Dirigibug in the [[Piklopedia (Pikmin 2)|Piklopedia]].
-File:CareeningDirigibugTrophy.png|The trophy in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''.
+Careening Dirigibug Piklopedia skydome.png|A Careening Dirigibug with a [[bomb-rock]] in the Piklopedia.
-File:Careening Dirigibug.png|A Careening Dirigibug with a non-existing bomb-rock in its claws.
+Careening Dirigibug metal.png|A Careening Dirigibug without a bomb-rock.
-File:BrazillianTreehopper.png|The Brazilian Treehopper, a real world insect that bears a striking resemblance to the Dirigibug.
+Dirigibugcorpse.png|The corpse of a Careening Dirigibug.
-File:Y14.JPG|The creature's [[e-card]], #37 (14<sup>th</sup> yellow card).
+Careening Dirigibug P2S icon.png|The Piklopedia icon of the Careening Dirigibug in [[Pikmin 2 (Nintendo Switch)|the Nintendo Switch version of ''Pikmin 2'']].
+Y14.JPG|The Careening Dirigibug's [[e-card]], #37 (14<sup>th</sup> yellow card).
+BrazillianTreehopper.png|The {{w|Bocydium globulare|Brazilian Treehopper}}, a real world insect that bears a striking resemblance to the Dirigibug.
 </gallery>
 == Trivia ==
-* The trophy description details that Careening Dirigibugs occasionally throw dud bomb-rocks, which is not true in ''Pikmin 2''. This is likely the result of a [[mistake]]. A glitch does exist where [[Glitches in Pikmin 2#Dud bomb-rock|bomb-rocks stay stuck]] and never explode, but it is unlikely that this is what the trophy was referring to.
+* The ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' trophy description details that Careening Dirigibugs occasionally throw dud bomb-rocks, which is not true in ''Pikmin 2''. This could be referring to the inactive bomb-rocks usually found near the creatures, an [[Pikmin 2 prerelease information|earlier version of ''Pikmin 2'']] that had this behavior, or it could just be a [[mistake]]. A glitch does exist where [[Glitches in Pikmin 2#Dud bomb-rock|bomb-rocks stay stuck]] and never explode, but it is unlikely that this is what the trophy was referring to.
-* The Careening Dirigibugs bear a strange resemblance to the [[wikipedia:Eosapien|Eosapiens]] from the documentary "Alien Planet", and also from [[wikipedia: William Barlowe|William Barlowe's]] book, ''Expedition''. Both these creatures float using gas-filled sacks on their heads, effectively hunt down their targets, and also have generally similar body shapes.
+* Every sublevel has a limit on how many bomb-rocks it can have. If a Careening Dirigibug's bomb rocks are petrified such that they stay active as the creature creates more, it will fail to spit out a new one once the limit has been reached.{{cite youtube|dC6iXaCjRQs|showing how Careening Dirigibugs can fail to spit new bomb rocks|published={{date|16|July|2019}}|retrieved={{date|16|July|2019}}}}
-*It's odd that Louie details the balloon-like air sacks in his notes, because the air sacks all burst upon defeat.
+* The Careening Dirigibugs bear a strange resemblance to the {{w|Eosapien}}s from the documentary "Alien Planet", and also from {{w|Wayne Barlowe}}'s book, ''Expedition''. Both these creatures float using gas-filled sacks on their heads, effectively hunt down their targets, and also have generally similar body shapes.
+* The Careening Dirigibug's balloons aren't spherical and are actually dome shaped. ''Pikmin 2'' changes the orientation of the balloons to face the camera so that they look spherical during runtime.
 == See also ==
-*[[Bomb-rock]]
+*[[Bomb rock]]
 *[[Gatling Groink]]
-*[[:Category:Explosion enemies|Explosion enemy category]]
-*[[:Category:Airborne enemies|Airborne enemy category]]
 ==References==
 {{refs}}
-{{Enemies}}
+{{p2enemies}}
 [[Category:Pikmin 2 enemies]]
 [[Category:Airborne enemies]]

Careening Dirigibug: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 12:13, October 1, 2024

Contents

Stats[edit]