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== Members == | == Members == | ||
=== | === Blubbug === | ||
[[File:Blubbug Creature Log.png|left|150px]] | [[File:Blubbug Creature Log.png|left|150px]] | ||
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Scientific name: ''Fouskaflexilis bilia'' | Scientific name: ''Fouskaflexilis bilia'' | ||
This creature has a little brown head on a huge orange body, composed of fat. This enemy stands on two tiny legs, colored in various shades, going from yellow to brown. The Blubbug is inoffensive to [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]], and will only run towards [[Olimar]], though this can be dangerous in some instances. It can be used to jump really high in the air, and reach places that are otherwise inaccessible. | |||
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=== | === Puffy Blubbug === | ||
[[File:Puffy Blubbug Creature Log.png|left|150px]] | [[File:Puffy Blubbug Creature Log.png|left|150px]] | ||
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Scientific name: ''Fouskaflexilis mallia'' | Scientific name: ''Fouskaflexilis mallia'' | ||
The Puffy Blubbug has the same shape and behavior as its counterpart, however, it is entirely tinted blue and covered by fine hair. It also lacks legs, and uses a pair of wings. | |||
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== Naming == | == Naming == | ||
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|JapM=[[Puffy Blubbug|Pufferfish bug]] family | |JapM=[[Puffy Blubbug|Pufferfish bug]] family | ||
|Dut=Ballontorren | |Dut=Ballontorren | ||
|DutM= | |DutM=Balloon beetles | ||
|Fra=boursoufflés | |Fra=boursoufflés | ||
|FraM=Wordplay of ''boursoufler'' (bloat) and ''soufflés'' (blown), | |FraM=Wordplay of ''boursoufler'' (bloat) and ''soufflés'' (blown away). Since members of the Bloather family tend to move with the wind, it is most probably a pun on how they're easily blown away, and look bloated, like balloons. | ||
|Ger=Ballonkäfer | |Ger=Ballonkäfer | ||
|GerM=Balloon bugs | |GerM=Balloon bugs | ||
Latest revision as of 20:26, May 27, 2024
The bloather family is a family of creatures only seen in Hey! Pikmin. Members of the family have large, round bodies with blubbery skin that can bounce Captain Olimar and his Pikmin.
All members of this family are in the Fouskaflexilis genus.
Members[edit]
Blubbug[edit]
- Main article: Blubbug.
Scientific name: Fouskaflexilis bilia
This creature has a little brown head on a huge orange body, composed of fat. This enemy stands on two tiny legs, colored in various shades, going from yellow to brown. The Blubbug is inoffensive to Pikmin, and will only run towards Olimar, though this can be dangerous in some instances. It can be used to jump really high in the air, and reach places that are otherwise inaccessible.
Puffy Blubbug[edit]
- Main article: Puffy Blubbug.
Scientific name: Fouskaflexilis mallia
The Puffy Blubbug has the same shape and behavior as its counterpart, however, it is entirely tinted blue and covered by fine hair. It also lacks legs, and uses a pair of wings.
Naming[edit]
The word "bloather" is a wordplay on "bloat", which refers to how bloated the family members are.
Names in other languages[edit]
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| Language | Name | Meaning |
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 Japanese |
フグムシ科? Fugu mushi ka |
Pufferfish bug family |
 Dutch |
Ballontorren | Balloon beetles |
 French |
boursoufflés | Wordplay of boursoufler (bloat) and soufflés (blown away). Since members of the Bloather family tend to move with the wind, it is most probably a pun on how they're easily blown away, and look bloated, like balloons. |
 German |
Ballonkäfer | Balloon bugs |
 Italian |
Aerostatidi | |
 Korean |
복어벌레 과 | |
 Spanish |
Aerostátidos | From "aerostáticos" (aerostatics) |
