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Freezecake
Appears in	Pikmin 4
Scientific name	Conchcrustus kryonae
Family	Shellcake
Areas	None
Caves	Frozen Inferno
Dandori Challenge stages	Strategic Freezeway
Dandori Battle stages	None
Attacks	Crush Pikmin, freeze Pikmin

Latest revision as of 16:19, September 8, 2024

The Freezecake (ヒエオオバン^?, lit.: "Chilling Ōban-yaki") is a disc-shaped enemy in Pikmin 4. On one side it has a hard blue carapace, while on the other side it is covered in an icy surface that can freeze Pikmin. It flips between these sides and can crush Pikmin while doing so.

Stats[edit]

Weight	Max. carriers	Seeds	Value	Health
7	14	10^{[note 1]}	× 7	1000

^ This enemy cannot be delivered to Onions in-game. This information is obtained from the Piklopedia.

Behavior[edit]

The Freezecake sits in silence until the player, Oatchi, or a Pikmin is near. While idle, it will stick out its eyes in an attempt to see prey. Once ready to attack it will flip on its side towards the prey, and after about 5 seconds it will slam into the ground, crushing and/or freezing anything below it based on which side it lands on. If it lands on the frozen side then it will emit a small burst of ice around it, freezing things too close to it. Upon death, it will spin around and land icy side up, with the ice thawing and becoming no longer a hazard. If it is attempting to flip sides when its health is depleted, then it wll do one final crush before spinning.

Appearance[edit]

The Freezecake is a cylindrical rock-covered mollusc-like creature with its underside being frozen over. It has green snail-like eyes that are able to retract and hide within its shell.

Locations[edit]

One Freezecake is located on the third sublevel of the Frozen Inferno, and another is located in the Strategic Freezeway Dandori Challenge.

Strategy[edit]

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

Altough they are rocks, the upperside of the Freezecake is soft and can be damaged by any Pikmin type or Oatchi, while the icy side is best damaged by a Thermal Defense-equipped Oatchi or Ice Pikmin. Once the Freezecake begins to flip itself over, call back any Pikmin attacking it to avoid unnecessary deaths. Charging and throwing Pikmin are both good methods to harm the creature. Be aware that, even after depleting its health, if the creature has already begun to flip, it can still crush Pikmin before becoming a corpse, and should be considered dangerous until it becomes one.

Notes[edit]

Dalmo's notes[edit]

“The way its blue-white shell is woven through with cracks makes it look like a porcelain coaster. What's more, it's cold enough to keep your drink chilled! Of course, this remarkable critter is very much alive and would flip-flop your drink right over!”

Olimar's notes[edit]

“By emitting frigid air from one side of its shell, it can freeze and squash any prey that approaches too closely. Food can be hard to find in extremely cold climates, so one theory is that this species has developed some kind of mechanism that allows it to store its prey for long periods of time.”

Louie's notes[edit]

“The meat under the icy side of the shell is quite muscular, while the other side is nice and fatty. Two great tastes in one!”

Other information[edit]

Pikmin 4 Piklopedia number: #73

Naming[edit]

See more: Shellcake family#Naming.

Common name: Freezecake. The name comes from its cake-like shape and ability to freeze Pikmin.
Japanese nickname: (ヒエオオバン^?) The first part is from 冷える, meaning "chilling" or "cooling down". The second part could be derived from "ōban-yaki (大判焼き)", a Kansai-dialect derived name for a type of cylindrical cake cooked on a flippable, indented pan, like a waffle iron. In Tokyo, this kind of street food is usually called "Imagawayaki (今川焼き)".
Japanese name: カマクラオオバンガイ^?, lit.: "Kamakura Ōban-yaki Shellfish".
Scientific name: Conchcrustus kryonae. "Conch" may refer to the real life marine mollusk of the same name, and "crustus" may stem from "crust" or the Latin root word "crustae" meaning "rind, shell, crust". "Kryo-" can mean "ice" and "frost" in Greek.
Internal names: ICESENBEI
Prerelease: Unknown

Names in other languages[edit]

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	ヒエオオバン^? Hieōban	Chilling Ōban-yaki	From 冷える^?, lit.: "chilling" and 大判焼き^? (lit.: "ōban-yaki")
Chinese (traditional)	冷冷車輪 Lěnglěng Chēlún	Cold Wheel
Chinese (simplified)	冷冷车轮 Lěnglěng Chēlún	Cold Wheel
Dutch	IJzige koekeloerdraaier	Icy peekflipper	'Koekeloeren' is a more childish / fun way of saying the word 'gluren' (peeking)
French	Mastocrêpe glacé	Icy blockrepe	The name is a portmanteau of mastoc (bulky, blocky) and crêpe (crepe)
German	Eiskuchen	Ice Cake
Italian	Gelitorta	Ice cake
Portuguese	Frigobolo	Coldcake	The name is a portmanteau of "frigo-" (a prefix that expresses the idea of cold) and "bolo" (cake)
Spanish	Helitarta	Freezecake	The name is a portmanteau of "helar" (to freeze) and "tarta" (cake)

Gallery[edit]

A Freezecake looking around.
A flipped-over Freezecake.
A Freezecake attacking some Pikpik carrots.
A dead Freezecake corpse.
One of the two natural Freezecakes found in Frozen Inferno.
A Freezecake mid death animation.
An alternate angle of the Freezecake's death animation.
A corpse of a Freezecake being carried by Ice Pikmin.

@@ Line 5: / Line 5: @@
 |icon        = Freezecake P4 icon.png
 |size        = 256px
-|name        = Conchrustus kryonae
+|name        = Conchcrustus kryonae
 |family      = Shellcake
 |areas       = None
 |underground = [[Frozen Inferno]]
-|attacks     = Crush and Freeze
+|dandori_c   = [[Strategic Freezeway]]
+|attacks     = Crush Pikmin, freeze Pikmin
 }}
-{{futuregame}}
-The '''Freezecake''' is a disk-like enemy with that first appeared in {{P4}}. It's bottom is made of frigid stones, whilst the top-half is made of a soft rock shell. These details in tandem make it a freezing and crushing enemy.
+The '''Freezecake''' ({{j|ヒエオオバン|Hieooban|Chilling {{w|Imagawayaki|Ōban-yaki}}}}) is a disc-shaped [[enemy]] in {{p4}}. On one side it has a hard blue carapace, while on the other side it is covered in an [[Ice|icy]] surface that can freeze Pikmin. It flips between these sides and can [[crush]] Pikmin while doing so.
 ==Stats==
@@ Line 19: / Line 19: @@
 |weight4 = 7
 |carriers4 = 14
-|seeds4 = 10
+|seeds4 = 10<ref group="note">This enemy cannot be delivered to Onions in-game. This information is obtained from the [[Piklopedia (Pikmin 4)|Piklopedia]].</ref>
 |value4 = 7
 |hp4 = 1000
-|regen4 =
 }}
+{{refs|note}}
 == Behavior ==
-The '''Freezecake''' sits in silence until the player, [[Oatchi]], or a pikmin is near. The '''Freezecake''' while idle will stick out its eyes in attampt to see prey. Once ready to attack it will flip on its side towards the prey, after about 5 seconds it will slam into the ground crushing and/or freezing anything below it based on which side it lands on.  If it lands on the frozen side then it will emit a small burst of ice around it, freezing things too close to it. Upon death, it will spin around and land frigid side down. If it is attampting to flip sides when defeated then it wll do one final crush before spinning.
+The Freezecake sits in silence until the player, [[Oatchi]], or a Pikmin is near. While idle, it will stick out its eyes in an attempt to see prey. Once ready to attack it will flip on its side towards the prey, and after about 5 seconds it will slam into the ground, [[crush]]ing and/or [[Ice|freezing]] anything below it based on which side it lands on. If it lands on the frozen side then it will emit a small burst of ice around it, freezing things too close to it. Upon death, it will spin around and land icy side up, with the ice thawing and becoming no longer a hazard. If it is attempting to flip sides when its health is depleted, then it wll do one final crush before spinning.
 ==Appearance==
-The '''Freezecake''' is a cylindrical rock covered creature with its belly being frozen over. it has blue snail-like eyes that are able to retract and hide within its Shell.
+The Freezecake is a cylindrical rock-covered mollusc-like creature with its underside being frozen over. It has green snail-like eyes that are able to retract and hide within its shell.
 == Locations ==
-The '''Freezecake''' is located on the 3rd sublevel of the [[Frozen Inferno]].
+One Freezecake is located on the third sublevel of the [[Frozen Inferno]], and another is located in the [[Strategic Freezeway]] Dandori Challenge.
 == Strategy ==
 {{guide}}
-Altough they are rocks, the upperside of the '''Freezecake''' is soft and can be damaged by anything. While the Frigid side is best damaged by a [[Thermal Defense]] equipped [[Oatchi]] and [[Ice Pikmin]]. Best to whistle you pikmin once it has began to tip over and crush. [[Charging]] and [[throwing]] Pikmin are both very good methods to harm the creature.
+Altough they are rocks, the upperside of the Freezecake is soft and can be damaged by any Pikmin type or Oatchi, while the icy side is best damaged by a [[Thermal Defense]]-equipped [[Oatchi]] or [[Ice Pikmin]]. Once the Freezecake begins to flip itself over, call back any Pikmin attacking it to avoid unnecessary deaths. [[Charge|Charging]] and [[throw]]ing Pikmin are both good methods to harm the creature. Be aware that, even after depleting its health, if the creature has already begun to flip, it can still crush Pikmin before becoming a corpse, and should be considered dangerous until it becomes one.
 == Notes ==
-=== Dalmo's Notes ===
+=== Dalmo's notes ===
 {{transcript|The way its blue-white shell is woven through with cracks makes it look like a porcelain coaster. What's more, it's cold enough to keep your drink chilled! Of course, this remarkable critter is very much alive and would flip-flop your drink right over!|block=y}}
-===Olimar's Notes===
+=== Olimar's notes ===
-{{transcript|By emitting frigid air from one side of its shell, it can freezse and squash any prey that approaches too closely. Food can be hard to find in extremely cold climates, so one theory is that this species has developed some kind of mechanism that allows it to store its prey for long periods of time.|block=y}}
+{{transcript|By emitting frigid air from one side of its shell, it can freeze and squash any prey that approaches too closely. Food can be hard to find in extremely cold climates, so one theory is that this species has developed some kind of mechanism that allows it to store its prey for long periods of time.|block=y}}
-===Louie's Notes===
+=== Louie's notes ===
 {{transcript|The meat under the icy side of the shell is quite muscular, while the other side is nice and fatty. Two great tastes in one!|block=y}}
+==Other information==
+{{enemy other info
+|piklopedia4 = 73
+}}
 == Naming ==
-{{game help|p4|Describe the enemy's names. ([[Pikipedia:General content guidelines#Naming section|Guidelines]])}}
+{{see more|Shellcake family#Naming}}
-{{see more| family#Naming}}
 {{naming
-|common     = Freezecake
+|common     = Freezecake. The name comes from its cake-like shape and ability to freeze Pikmin.
-|jpcommon   =
+|jpcommon   = ({{j|ヒエオオバン|Hieooban}}) The first part is from 冷える, meaning "chilling" or "cooling down". The second part could be derived from "ōban-yaki (大判焼き)", a Kansai-dialect derived name for a type of cylindrical cake cooked on a flippable, indented pan, like a waffle iron. In Tokyo, this kind of street food is usually called "Imagawayaki (今川焼き)".
-|jpname     =
+|jpname     = {{j|カマクラオオバンガイ|Kamakura Ooban Gai|{{w|Kamakura (snow dome)|Kamakura}} {{w|Imagawayaki|Ōban-yaki}} Shellfish}}.
-|scientific = Conchcrustus kyronae
+|scientific = Conchcrustus kryonae. "Conch" may refer to the real life marine mollusk of the same name, and "crustus" may stem from "crust" or the Latin root word "crustae" meaning "rind, shell, crust". "Kryo-" can mean "ice" and "frost" in Greek.
-|internal   = Unknown
+|internal   = <code>ICESENBEI</code>
 |prerelease = Unknown
 }}
 === Names in other languages ===
-{{game help|p4|Fill in the names in other languages, for the main languages at least.}}
 {{foreignname
-|Jap  =
+|Jap  = ヒエオオバン
-|JapR =
+|JapR = Hieōban
-|JapM =
+|JapM = Chilling {{w|Imagawayaki|Ōban-yaki}}
-|ChiTrad  =
+|JapN = From {{j|冷える|hieru|chilling}} and {{j|大判焼き|ōban-yaki|{{w|Imagawayaki|ōban-yaki}}|f=tp}}
-|ChiTradR =
+|ChiTrad  = 冷冷車輪
-|ChiTradM =
+|ChiTradR = Lěnglěng Chēlún
-|Dut  =
+|ChiTradM = Cold Wheel
-|DutM =
+|ChiSimp  = 冷冷车轮
-|Fra  =
+|ChiSimpR = Lěnglěng Chēlún
-|FraM =
+|ChiSimpM = Cold Wheel
-|Ger  =
+|Dut  = IJzige koekeloerdraaier
-|GerM =
+|DutM = Icy peekflipper
-|Ita  =
+|DutN = 'Koekeloeren' is a more childish / fun way of saying the word 'gluren' (peeking)
-|ItaM =
+|Fra  = Mastocrêpe glacé
+|FraM = Icy blockrepe
+|FraN = The name is a portmanteau of ''mastoc'' (bulky, blocky) and ''crêpe'' (crepe)
+|Ger  = Eiskuchen
+|GerM = Ice Cake
+|Ita  = Gelitorta
+|ItaM = Ice cake
 |Kor  =
 |KorR =
 |KorM =
-|Por  =
+|Spa  = Helitarta
-|PorM =
+|SpaM = Freezecake
-|Spa  =
+|SpaN = The name is a portmanteau of ''"helar"'' (to freeze) and ''"tarta"'' (cake)
-|SpaM =
+|Por  = Frigobolo
+|PorM = Coldcake
+|PorN = The name is a portmanteau of ''"frigo-"'' (a prefix that expresses the idea of cold) and ''"bolo"'' (cake)
+|notes = y
 }}
 == Gallery ==
-{{image}}
 <gallery>
+Idle Freezecake.jpg|A Freezecake looking around.
+Flipped Freezecake.jpg|A flipped-over Freezecake.
+Attacking Freezecake.jpg|A Freezecake attacking some [[Pikpik carrot]]s.
+Dead Freezecake.jpg|A dead Freezecake corpse.
+Freezecake_Frozen_Inferno.jpg|One of the two natural Freezecakes found in [[Frozen Inferno]].
+Freezecake_Defeat_1.jpg|A Freezecake mid death animation.
+Freezecake_Defeat_2.jpg|An alternate angle of the Freezecake's death animation.
+Dead Freezecake 2.jpg|A corpse of a Freezecake being carried by [[Ice Pikmin]].
 </gallery>
 == See also ==
-{{game help|p4|List links to similar subjects.}}
 *[[Scorchcake]]
 *[[Shockcake]]
 {{p4enemies}}
+[[Category:Ice enemies]]
+[[Category:Crushing enemies]]
+[[Category:Frozen Inferno]]
+[[Category:Dandori Challenge]]