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|name = Gastropoidulus oculii | |name = Gastropoidulus oculii | ||
|family = Polyocular | |family = Polyocular slug | ||
|areas = [[Primordial Thicket]] | |areas = [[Primordial Thicket]] | ||
|underground = [[The Mud Pit]] | |underground = [[The Mud Pit]] | ||
|attacks = | |attacks = Inhaling and eating Pikmin | ||
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The '''Bogswallow''' ({{j|ヌマススリ|Numa Susuri|Swamp Sipper}}) is an [[enemy]] in {{p4}}. It hides imperceptibly within pits of [[mud]], emerging when prey is nearby to inhale them. [[Oatchi]] is too heavy to be sucked in, and the player may be swallowed if they get too close. | |||
It is primarily encountered in ''Pikmin 4'''s final [[area]], the [[Primordial Thicket]], as well as [[The Mud Pit]] dungeon. | |||
==Stats== | ==Stats== | ||
{{enemy stats | {{enemy stats | ||
|weight4 = | |weight4 = 7 | ||
|carriers4 = | |carriers4 = 14 | ||
|seeds4 = | |seeds4 = 10 | ||
|value4 = | |value4 = 10 | ||
|hp4 = | |hp4 = 1000 | ||
|regen4 = | |regen4 = 0 | ||
}} | }} | ||
== Behavior == | == Behavior == | ||
The Bogswallow hides under the mud until a captain, Oatchi, or the Pikmin comes close to the mud puddle or goes into the mud. It then comes out of the ground and starts vacuuming Pikmin. Once | The Bogswallow hides under the mud until a captain, Oatchi, or the Pikmin comes close to the mud puddle or goes into the mud. It then comes out of the ground and starts vacuuming Pikmin. Once it has captured 5 Pikmin, it will stop vacuuming and eat the Pikmin, though it can capture more if they were close enough when it stopped vacuuming. When it's vacuuming, nearby objects such as treasures or corpses will also get sucked in if they are nearby, but they won't get eaten. Smaller objects, on the other hand, such as Raw Materials or Bomb-Rocks, can get sucked in. If they do, the Bogswallow stops vacuuming and eats it along any Pikmin it sucked in. This happens with the player too if they do not have the [[Brace Boots]], which upon getting captured, it will stop vacuuming and spit back out the player immediately, though any captured Pikmin will get eaten still. Once it eats whatever it sucked in, it begins vacuuming again or hides back under the mud if the Pikmin are out of range. If it has any Pikmin attacking it, it will fling them forward and begin vacuuming again. When defeated, its body floats in the mud a little, letting Winged Pikmin carry it. | ||
==Appearance== | ==Appearance== | ||
The Bogswallow's colors consist of a mix of orange and yellow, and brown. It has a large mouth with puckered red lips, similar to the Cannon Beetle Larvae. Its body appears to be segmented, like the Emperor Bulblax. Its fins are akin to the Pricklepuff. Behind its mouth are six green eyes, and when killed, it is shown to have a spiked tail. | |||
== Locations == | == Locations == | ||
*[[Primordial Thicket]]. | |||
**There are 4 Bogswallows in the area. One of them is in the mud next to the third base, The Maple Bridge, and guards the [[Faux Fishy]]. Two of them guard the entrance [[Cavern for a King]] as well as the two [[Burgeoning Spiderwort]]s. The last one is in the large mud pit with [[Muckerskate]]s and the [[Beckoning Mannequin]] at the east side of the map. | |||
*[[The Mud Pit]], Sublevel 2. | |||
**Two Bogswallows inhabit this sublevel. On is on the west side of the staring base and it drops a [[Portable Sunset]] when defeated. The last one is guarding the second base near the [[Flarlic]] and [[clay bridge]]. | |||
== Strategy == | == Strategy == | ||
{{guide}} | {{guide}} | ||
Charging a large amount of Winged Pikmin is usually the easiest and safest way to kill a Bogswallow. You can also throw a bomb rock at its mouth if it starts to vacuum up Pikmin, causing it to swallow the bomb and die instantly. However, the best way to deal with a Bogswallow is to use Ice Pikmin to freeze the muddy lake they reside. This makes them to be unable to come out of the mud and the ones that do will be frozen, making it easy to kill them. Another good strategy is baiting the creature with a single Purple Pikmin, as they are immune to its vacuuming effects. While it's attempting to suck it up, the player can toss a bomb rock into its mouth to instantly kill it. | |||
Charging a large amount of Winged Pikmin is usually the easiest and safest way to kill a Bogswallow. You can also throw a bomb rock at its mouth if it starts to vacuum up Pikmin, causing it to swallow the bomb and die instantly. However, the best way to deal with a Bogswallow is to use Ice Pikmin | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
{{ | === Dalmo's notes === | ||
=== | {{transcript|It pops up out of the mud, often with no warning, to say hello. With a body like a hose and a big round mouth, it sates its appetite by feeding on the mud itself! Its six bright eyes mean it's sure to see the fondness we have for it six times better! I hope it eats up all that unending affection!|block=y}} | ||
{{transcript||block=y}} | |||
=== Olimar's notes === | |||
{{transcript|This species prefers to inhabit cloudy, stagnant water like that in swamps, and it spends most of its life buried in mud and hiding. | |||
Using its six eyelike sensory organs, it can detect minute movements in the water and vibrations on nearby land. It will then forcefully leap out of the water and suck up its prey to feed. | |||
With its entirely cartilaginous skeleton and somewhat primitive features— like its round, chinless mouth— it appears to be some sort of primeval creature.|block=y}} | |||
=== | === Louie's notes === | ||
{{transcript||block=y}} | {{transcript|Leave it out overnight to drain the mud from the carcass. When ready to eat, cut into rings, then grill over high heat. The more you chew it, the more flavorful it becomes.|block=y}} | ||
== | ==Other information== | ||
{{ | {{enemy other info | ||
|piklopedia4 = 106 | |||
}} | |||
== Naming == | == Naming == | ||
{{see more|Polyocular slug family#Naming}} | |||
{{see more|Polyocular | |||
{{naming | {{naming | ||
|common = Bogswallow. A combination of "bog", a type of muddy swamp, and "swallow | |common = Bogswallow. A combination of "bog", a type of muddy swamp, and "swallow". | ||
|jpcommon = | |jpcommon = {{j|ヌマススリ|Numa Susuri|Swamp Sipper}}. "Susuri" comes from {{j|すすり込む|Susurikomu|to slurp noisily|f=tp}}. | ||
|jpname = | |jpname = {{j|アゴナシムツメウナゴ|Ago Nashi Mutsume Unago|Jawless Six-eyed Eel}}. "Jawless eel" is another name for the lamprey, the creature it's based off of. {{j|ウナゴ|unago}} is a portmanteau of {{j|鰻|unagi}} and {{j|穴子|anago}}, both words for "eel", also used in the Japanese name of the [[Sandbelching Meerslug]]. | ||
|scientific = Gastropoidulus oculii. | |scientific = ''Gastropoidulus oculii''. ''Oculii'' may refer to its six eyes. | ||
|internal = | |internal = <code>NUMASUTORI</code>. It is a combination of {{j|沼|Numa|swamp|f=tp}} and {{j|吸い取る|Suitoru|to suck up|f=tp}}. | ||
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}} | }} | ||
=== Names in other languages === | === Names in other languages === | ||
{{foreignname | {{foreignname | ||
|Jap = | |Jap = ヌマススリ | ||
|JapR = | |JapR = Numa Susuri | ||
|JapM = | |JapM = Swamp Sipper | ||
|JapN = "Susuri" comes from {{j|すすり込む|Susurikomu|to slurp noisily|f=tp}} | |||
|ChiTrad = | |ChiTrad = | ||
|ChiTradR = | |ChiTradR = | ||
|ChiTradM = | |ChiTradM = | ||
|Dut = | |Dut = Zompzwelger | ||
|DutM = | |DutM = Slop Swallower | ||
|Fra = | |Fra = Marésangsue | ||
|FraM = | |FraM = From "marécage" (swamp) and "sangsue" (leech) | ||
|Ger = | |Ger = Sumpfschlürfer | ||
|GerM = | |GerM = Swampslurper | ||
|Ita = | |Ita = Paludisuga | ||
|ItaM = | |ItaM = From ''palude'' (swamp) and ''sanguisuga'' (leech) | ||
|Kor = | |Kor = | ||
|KorR = | |KorR = | ||
|KorM = | |KorM = | ||
|Por = | |Por = Brejofago | ||
|PorM = | |PorM = from ''brejo'' (swamp) and ''fago'' (phagus) | ||
|Spa = | |Spa = Engullidor Pantanoso | ||
|SpaM = | |SpaM = Swampy Eater | ||
|notes = y | |||
}} | }} | ||
== Gallery == | == Gallery == | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Bogswallow P4.jpg|A Bogswallow in the [[Piklopedia (Pikmin 4)|Piklopedia]]. | |||
Bogswallow backside.jpg|The backside of a Bogswallow. | |||
Bogswallow diving.jpg|A Bogswallow diving into the mud. | |||
Bogswallow inhale.jpg|A Bogswallow inhaling [[pikpik carrot]]s to eat. | |||
Bogswallow eating.jpg|A Bogswallow eating said pikpik carrots. | |||
Bogswallow corpse.jpg|A defeated Bogswallow floating in the mud. | |||
P4 Dead Bogswallow.jpg|A defeated Bogswallow from a different angle. | |||
Bogswallow MudPit.jpg|A close up of a Bogswallow in [[The Mud Pit]]. | |||
Bogswallow P4 Landing Site.jpg|A Bogswallow defending a landing site. | |||
Bogswallow P4 Shake Off.jpg|A Bogswallow in the middle of shaking off Pikmin. | |||
Bogswallow P4 Swallow.jpg|A Bogswallow swallowing Pikmin. | |||
Bogswallow P4 Inhale.jpg|A Bogswallow in [[Primordial Thicket]] inhaling Pikmin off [[Oatchi]]'s back. | |||
Bogswallow Inhale PT.jpg|A close up of the Bogswallow attempting to swallow Pikmin. | |||
Bogswallow Disgust.jpg|A Bogswallow after inhaling something disgusting. | |||
Bogswallow Shake PT.jpg|A Bogswallow shaking off Pikmin. | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
*[[Muckerskate]] | *[[Muckerskate]] | ||
*[[Sandbelching Meerslug]] | |||
{{p4enemies}} | {{p4enemies}} | ||
[[Category:Pikmin-eating enemies]] | |||
[[Category:Hiding enemies]] | |||
[[Category:Primordial Thicket]] | |||
[[Category:The Mud Pit]] | |||
Latest revision as of 21:07, January 8, 2025
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| Appears in | Pikmin 4 | ||
| Scientific name | Gastropoidulus oculii | ||
| Family | Polyocular slug | ||
| Areas | Primordial Thicket | ||
| Caves | The Mud Pit | ||
| Dandori Challenge stages | None | ||
| Dandori Battle stages | None | ||
| Attacks | Inhaling and eating Pikmin | ||
The Bogswallow (ヌマススリ?, lit.: "Swamp Sipper") is an enemy in Pikmin 4. It hides imperceptibly within pits of mud, emerging when prey is nearby to inhale them. Oatchi is too heavy to be sucked in, and the player may be swallowed if they get too close.
It is primarily encountered in Pikmin 4's final area, the Primordial Thicket, as well as The Mud Pit dungeon.
Stats[edit]
| Weight | Max. carriers |
Seeds | Value | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 14 | 10 |  × 10
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1000 |
Behavior[edit]
The Bogswallow hides under the mud until a captain, Oatchi, or the Pikmin comes close to the mud puddle or goes into the mud. It then comes out of the ground and starts vacuuming Pikmin. Once it has captured 5 Pikmin, it will stop vacuuming and eat the Pikmin, though it can capture more if they were close enough when it stopped vacuuming. When it's vacuuming, nearby objects such as treasures or corpses will also get sucked in if they are nearby, but they won't get eaten. Smaller objects, on the other hand, such as Raw Materials or Bomb-Rocks, can get sucked in. If they do, the Bogswallow stops vacuuming and eats it along any Pikmin it sucked in. This happens with the player too if they do not have the Brace Boots, which upon getting captured, it will stop vacuuming and spit back out the player immediately, though any captured Pikmin will get eaten still. Once it eats whatever it sucked in, it begins vacuuming again or hides back under the mud if the Pikmin are out of range. If it has any Pikmin attacking it, it will fling them forward and begin vacuuming again. When defeated, its body floats in the mud a little, letting Winged Pikmin carry it.
Appearance[edit]
The Bogswallow's colors consist of a mix of orange and yellow, and brown. It has a large mouth with puckered red lips, similar to the Cannon Beetle Larvae. Its body appears to be segmented, like the Emperor Bulblax. Its fins are akin to the Pricklepuff. Behind its mouth are six green eyes, and when killed, it is shown to have a spiked tail.
Locations[edit]
- Primordial Thicket.
- There are 4 Bogswallows in the area. One of them is in the mud next to the third base, The Maple Bridge, and guards the Faux Fishy. Two of them guard the entrance Cavern for a King as well as the two Burgeoning Spiderworts. The last one is in the large mud pit with Muckerskates and the Beckoning Mannequin at the east side of the map.
- The Mud Pit, Sublevel 2.
- Two Bogswallows inhabit this sublevel. On is on the west side of the staring base and it drops a Portable Sunset when defeated. The last one is guarding the second base near the Flarlic and clay bridge.
Strategy[edit]
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Charging a large amount of Winged Pikmin is usually the easiest and safest way to kill a Bogswallow. You can also throw a bomb rock at its mouth if it starts to vacuum up Pikmin, causing it to swallow the bomb and die instantly. However, the best way to deal with a Bogswallow is to use Ice Pikmin to freeze the muddy lake they reside. This makes them to be unable to come out of the mud and the ones that do will be frozen, making it easy to kill them. Another good strategy is baiting the creature with a single Purple Pikmin, as they are immune to its vacuuming effects. While it's attempting to suck it up, the player can toss a bomb rock into its mouth to instantly kill it.
Notes[edit]
Dalmo's notes[edit]
Olimar's notes[edit]
“This species prefers to inhabit cloudy, stagnant water like that in swamps, and it spends most of its life buried in mud and hiding.
Using its six eyelike sensory organs, it can detect minute movements in the water and vibrations on nearby land. It will then forcefully leap out of the water and suck up its prey to feed.
With its entirely cartilaginous skeleton and somewhat primitive features— like its round, chinless mouth— it appears to be some sort of primeval creature.”Louie's notes[edit]
Other information[edit]
- Pikmin 4 Piklopedia number: #106
Naming[edit]
- See more: Polyocular slug family#Naming.
- Common name: Bogswallow. A combination of "bog", a type of muddy swamp, and "swallow".
- Japanese nickname: ヌマススリ?, lit.: "Swamp Sipper". "Susuri" comes from すすり込む? (lit.: "to slurp noisily").
- Japanese name: アゴナシムツメウナゴ?, lit.: "Jawless Six-eyed Eel". "Jawless eel" is another name for the lamprey, the creature it's based off of. ウナゴ? is a portmanteau of 鰻? and 穴子?, both words for "eel", also used in the Japanese name of the Sandbelching Meerslug.
- Scientific name: Gastropoidulus oculii. Oculii may refer to its six eyes.
- Internal names:
NUMASUTORI. It is a combination of 沼? (lit.: "swamp") and 吸い取る? (lit.: "to suck up"). - Prerelease: None.
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
 Japanese |
ヌマススリ? Numa Susuri |
Swamp Sipper | "Susuri" comes from すすり込む? (lit.: "to slurp noisily") |
 Dutch |
Zompzwelger | Slop Swallower | |
 French |
Marésangsue | From "marécage" (swamp) and "sangsue" (leech) | |
 German |
Sumpfschlürfer | Swampslurper | |
 Italian |
Paludisuga | From palude (swamp) and sanguisuga (leech) | |
 Portuguese |
Brejofago | from brejo (swamp) and fago (phagus) | |
 Spanish |
Engullidor Pantanoso | Swampy Eater |
Gallery[edit]
A Bogswallow in the Piklopedia.
The backside of a Bogswallow.
A Bogswallow diving into the mud.
A Bogswallow inhaling pikpik carrots to eat.
A Bogswallow eating said pikpik carrots.
A defeated Bogswallow floating in the mud.
A defeated Bogswallow from a different angle.
A close up of a Bogswallow in The Mud Pit.
A Bogswallow defending a landing site.
A Bogswallow in the middle of shaking off Pikmin.
A Bogswallow swallowing Pikmin.
A Bogswallow in Primordial Thicket inhaling Pikmin off Oatchi's back.
A close up of the Bogswallow attempting to swallow Pikmin.
A Bogswallow after inhaling something disgusting.
A Bogswallow shaking off Pikmin.
