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The '''slooch family''' is a family of elemental slug-like creatures. The family was first introduced in {{p3}}, but it was never classified until {{p3d}}. It contains only one member, the [[Pyroclasmic Slooch]], after which the family was named.
The '''slooch family''' is a family of elemental slug-like creatures introduced in {{p3}}, although the family went unclassified until {{p3d}}. It contains only one member, the [[Pyroclasmic Slooch]], after which the family was named. Members belong to the ''Sulucina'' genus.


==Members==
==Members==
===Pyroclasmic Slooch===
===Pyroclasmic Slooch===
[[File:Pyroclasmic slooch.png|left|150px]]
[[File:Pikmin Garden Pyroclasmic Slooch render.png|left|150px]]
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The Pyroclasmic Slooch is a creature that is nearly always cloaked in flames, where it leaves a trail of [[fire]] in its wake. Pyroclasmic Slooches may sometimes travel into [[water]], where they will be extinguished and vulnerable to all Pikmin types. They can, however, be set ablaze again if it manages to contact another source of fire, such as the fire trail of a nearby Pyroclasmic Slooch. It generally ignores Pikmin and [[leader]]s, but won't hesitate to make a meal out of them should they be in its way or try to attack it.
 
Scientific name: ''Sulucina vulcanis''
 
The Pyroclasmic Slooch is a creature that is nearly always cloaked in flames, leaving a trail of [[fire]] in its wake. Pyroclasmic Slooches may sometimes travel into [[water]], where they will be extinguished and vulnerable to all Pikmin types. It can, however, be set ablaze again if it manages to contact another source of fire, such as the fire trail of a nearby Pyroclasmic Slooch. It generally ignores Pikmin and [[leader]]s, but won't hesitate to make a meal out of them should they be in its way or try to attack it.
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==Naming==
==Naming==
{{game help|p3d|Explain the names used in the family.}}
"Slooch" is similar to slug, of which members of this family are similar to. The genus ''Sulucina'' may be derived from ''lucina'', Italian for "small light", as they are noticeably luminescent in dark areas.
 
===Names in other languages===
{{Game help|p3d|Record the names and their meanings.}}
 
{{foreignname
|Jap  = カジオコシ科
|JapR = Kaji Okoshi Ka
|JapM = [[Pyroclasmic Slooch|Fire hazard starter]] family
|ChiTrad  = 熔熔蛞蝓科
|Dut  =
|DutM =
|Fra  = pyroplasmidés
|FraN = From "[[Pyroclasmic Slooch|Pyroplasmic]]"
|Ger  = Kriecher
|GerM = Creepers
|Ita  =
|ItaM =
|Kor  = 방화벌레 과
|Spa  = Babósidos
|SpaN = From ''babosa'' (slug)
|Por  = Pyrogastrídeos
|PorN = From "pyro" and "gastrópode" ({{w|Gastropoda|Gastropod}})
|notes = y
}}


==See also==
*[[Mollusking family]]
*[[Moldy Slooch]]
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{{families}}
[[Category:Slooch family| ]]

Latest revision as of 12:42, September 30, 2024

For the poison variant, see Moldy Slooch.

The slooch family is a family of elemental slug-like creatures introduced in Pikmin 3, although the family went unclassified until Pikmin 3 Deluxe. It contains only one member, the Pyroclasmic Slooch, after which the family was named. Members belong to the Sulucina genus.

Members[edit]

Pyroclasmic Slooch[edit]

A render of a Pyroclasmic Slooch from Pikmin 4.
Main article: Pyroclasmic Slooch.

Scientific name: Sulucina vulcanis

The Pyroclasmic Slooch is a creature that is nearly always cloaked in flames, leaving a trail of fire in its wake. Pyroclasmic Slooches may sometimes travel into water, where they will be extinguished and vulnerable to all Pikmin types. It can, however, be set ablaze again if it manages to contact another source of fire, such as the fire trail of a nearby Pyroclasmic Slooch. It generally ignores Pikmin and leaders, but won't hesitate to make a meal out of them should they be in its way or try to attack it.

Naming[edit]

"Slooch" is similar to slug, of which members of this family are similar to. The genus Sulucina may be derived from lucina, Italian for "small light", as they are noticeably luminescent in dark areas.

Names in other languages[edit]

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Particularly: Record the names and their meanings.

Language Name Meaning Notes
Flag of Japan Japanese カジオコシ科?
Kaji Okoshi Ka
Fire hazard starter family
Flag of the Republic of China (Taiwan) Chinese
(traditional)
熔熔蛞蝓科
Flag of France French pyroplasmidés From "Pyroplasmic"
Flag of Germany German Kriecher Creepers
Flag of South Korea Korean 방화벌레 과
Flag of Brazil Portuguese Pyrogastrídeos From "pyro" and "gastrópode" (Gastropod)
Flag of Spain Spanish Babósidos From babosa (slug)

See also[edit]