Plasm Wraith: Difference between revisions

Plasm Wraith
Appears in	Pikmin 3
Scientific name	Unknown
Family	Unknown
Areas	Formidable Oak
Mission Mode Collect Treasure! stages	None
Mission Mode Battle Enemies! stages	None
Side Story days	None
Bingo Battle stages	None
Attacks	Absorbs Pikmin, splits into multiple elementally-charged segments

Revision as of 12:41, June 10, 2014

Warning: the following article or section contains major spoilers.

The Plasm Wraith is the final boss in Pikmin 3. It appears as a golden, humanoid blob of a loose jelly-like substance similar to the Waterwraith, except instead of stone rollers, it surrounds a solid cube of gold (not unlike the Goolix).

The Plasm Wraith is encountered at the Formidable Oak, having taken Olimar captive with what appears to be curiosity rather than maliciousness. Efforts to rescue Olimar cause the being to become the Mysterious Life Form and slowly ooze towards Olimar, attempting to retake him, until he reaches the outside of the oak. Once this occurs the Plasm Wraith takes its golden humanoid form, locks Olimar in its core, and begins to attack.

Battle

The Plasm Wraith only takes minimal damage from being directly assulted with Pikmin, and can pick up and "eat" several at a time with decent speed (as the battle progresses, with blinding speed; it steadily gets faster as it takes damage). Picking up Pikmin in this way is considered an impaling attack, so Rock Pikmin are immune to it. Proper disposal of the creature involves forcing it to lose its gelatinous exterior and having Pikmin attack the loose blobs, causing them to disappear. As this happens, the Plasm Wraith slowly shrinks and gets slightly faster; once enough of it has been destroyed, it is defeated. Should parts of the Plasm Wraith's body sit around for too long, it will reabsorb all of it, thus making it crucial to destroy them quickly lest the player risk incurring the wrath of the Plasm Wraith longer than need be.

After a certain amount of its body has been lost, the Plasm Wraith begins to float high in the air. Winged Pikmin are necessary to reach it at this height, and after this phase, it is killed.

Defeating the Plasm Wraith immediately activates the game's ending.

Elemental Plasms

Aside from "eating" Pikmin, the Plasm Wraith's main attack is to intentionally split off part of itself to create a large "elemental zone". Part of its cubical core sits in the center of the golden substance as it takes on the properties of one of four elements. Using the correct Pikmin to attack the core causes the blob to fall apart and be scattered onto the ground, where it can be destroyed. Once the battle reaches its final stage, up to three different Elemental Plasms can be created at once.

Combustion Plasm: The goo sits on the ground and ignites, forming a circle of fire around the core.
Discharge Plasm: The core is lifted high off the ground by a spike of material and is surrounded by an electrical field resembling a plasma globe.
Aqua Plasm: The core is surrounded by a sphere of water.
Pellucid Plasm: The blob forms a cubical shape, gains a crystalline look, and begins to roll along the ground, crushing Pikmin.

Trivia

This creature, along with the Titan Dweevil, are the only creatures so far in the series to exhibit the ability to harness all elements; all other element-based enemies are only able to wield one element.
When the Plasm Wraith is idle, its right shoulder is bigger than its left shoulder, making it the fourth asymmetric creature in the Pikmin series; the first being the Mamuta, second Segmented Crawbster and third being the Peckish Aristocrab.

Gallery

The Plasm Wraith
The Plasm Wraith floating
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Combustion Plasm
Discharge Plasm
Aqua Plasm
Pellucid Plasm
The Plasm Wraith is defeated
The Plasm Wraith at the end of the game

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-{{Boss Order
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-| previous = Baldy Long Legs
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-| series   = Pikmin 3
+|image=Plasm wraith.png
-| current  = #10
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-(Final Boss)}}
+|areas=[[Formidable Oak]]
+|attacks=Absorbs Pikmin, splits into multiple elementally-charged segments
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 {{spoiler}}
-{{Infobox enemy
+The '''Plasm Wraith''' is the final boss in ''[[Pikmin 3]]''. It appears as a golden, humanoid blob of a loose jelly-like substance similar to the [[Waterwraith]], except instead of stone rollers, it surrounds a solid cube of gold (not unlike the [[Goolix]]).
-|image = Plasm wraith.png
-|size = 270px
-|pikmin3 = y
-|attacks = Absorb Pikmin<br>Crush Pikmin<br>Electrocute Pikmin<br>Drown Pikmin<br>Burn Pikmin<br>Eat Pikmin
-|areas = [[Formidable Oak]]
-|challenge = '''''Pikmin 3'''''<br>''Defeat Bosses''<br>Plasm Wraith
-}}The '''Plasm Wraith '''is the final boss of ''[[Pikmin 3]],'' and is responsible for capturing [[Captain Olimar]]. It is a virtually-featureless, vaguely-humanoid [[Waterwraith]]-like being made entirely out of a cellular protoplasmic mass''', '''which allows it to split different parts of its body off to create other semi-independent entities. It is fought in the [[Formidable Oak]].
-As with all final bosses, the path leading up to it, and/or the boss fight itself, requires the knowledge and utilization of every single Pikmin type.
-==Background==
-When Olimar first arrived at the Formidable Oak, he saw a gold, shiny substance at the top of the tower, and decided to investigate. [[Louie]] expressed discomfort and chose to stay behind, letting Olimar go on ahead without him.
-At first, the creature was curious and playful towards Olimar and did no harm to him. However, when Olimar tried to leave, the creature became aggresive, triggering his suit's auto-sleep function and dragging him back to its cave. It became protective of Olimar to the point that it would attack anything that showed interest in him. The exact reason for this bizarre behavior remains unknown.
-==Phase 1: Mysterious Life Form==
-''''Just like in the first Pikmin game, the level the Plasm Wraith is fought in, the [[Formidable Oak]], is entirely devoted to its battle. When first spotted, the creature envelopes Olimar in order to protect him, but it is defeated with Pikmin. The players then use Pikmin to carry Olimar and escape down into the nearby cave. However, the being drops from the cave ceiling and shapeshifts into a massive [[Goolix]]-like creature called the '''''Mysterious Life Form''''', which will chase the player down the chasm. The player must stay ahead of it while overcoming the various obstacles present within the chasm in order to safely escape. There are a few notes that the player should take at this point...
+The Plasm Wraith is encountered at the [[Formidable Oak]], having taken [[Olimar]] captive with what appears to be curiosity rather than maliciousness. Efforts to rescue Olimar cause the being to become the [[Mysterious Life Form]] and slowly ooze towards Olimar, attempting to retake him, until he reaches the outside of the oak. Once this occurs the Plasm Wraith takes its golden humanoid form, locks Olimar in its core, and begins to attack.
-#The Mysterious Life Form is invincible, unless it has Olimar, so the player must always move forward.
-#There are multiple paths the player can take, so take whichever is easier to overcome.
-#Every enemy in the chasm are illusions created by the Mysterious Life Form; when killed, they disintegrate into Protoplasm. If you do not kill them, the Mysterious Life Form will envelop and digest them in its body when it reaches them.
-#The Mysterious Life Form and the Pikmin carrying Olimar will always follow [[Brittany]]; this can be utilized to buy time. If Brittany is down, they will follow Charlie, then Alph.
-#Many of the paths in the chasm are loops, so while the Alph and Charlie are figuring out the puzzle, Brittany can go around in circles to distract the Mysterious Life Form.
-#If Pikmin are enveloped by the Mysterious Life Form, they can be freed by continuously whistling at them. However, if the creature recaptures Olimar while any Pikmin are inside it, they will all instantly die.
-#If the beast manages to recapture Olimar, it will stop following Brittany and try to leave the cave via a hole found at the beginning of the level. When being attacked, it will occasionally turn into an Elemental Plasm. After having sustained enough damage, the Mysterious Life Form will drop Olimar and will remain immobilized until its health gauge refills, allowing Brittany an opportunity to escape.
-After the player successfully escapes the chasm, they will appear in an arena outside. After the Mysterious Life Form gets to the exit as well, it will revert to its original humanoid shape and inhale all of its scattered plasm, and grow to an immense size. It will then inhale and secure Olimar inside its body, thus commencing the final battle.
-==Phase 2: Plasm Wraith==
+==Battle==
-{{Subjective}}
+The Plasm Wraith only takes minimal damage from being directly assulted with Pikmin, and can pick up and "eat" several at a time with decent speed (as the battle progresses, with blinding speed; it steadily gets faster as it takes damage). Picking up Pikmin in this way is considered an impaling attack, so [[Rock Pikmin]] are immune to it. Proper disposal of the creature involves forcing it to lose its gelatinous exterior and having Pikmin attack the loose blobs, causing them to disappear. As this happens, the Plasm Wraith slowly shrinks and gets slightly faster; once enough of it has been destroyed, it is defeated. Should parts of the Plasm Wraith's body sit around for too long, it will reabsorb all of it, thus making it crucial to destroy them quickly lest the player risk incurring the wrath of the Plasm Wraith longer than need be.
-When the Mysterious Life Form transforms into the Plasm Wraith and recaptures Olimar, proceed to throw Pikmin at its stomach. This will cause small bits of its plasmic exterior to fall off, making its health deplenish. However, Pikmin must then attack the puddles of plasm on the floor to destroy them, or the Wraith will simply reabsorb the puddles and regenerate. Although it is not neccessary, you may take 20 of each Pikmin for the battle. Send the other two captains out of its reach, as this fight only requires one captain.
-Be prepared to lose a lot of Pikmin during this phase of the battle. It will actively attack Pikmin, but mainly prefers to target the Captains and attack when they are close by skewering them with a rapid "needle-arm" attack. If any Pikmin aside from Rock Pikmin are in range of this attack, they will be skewered and eaten. You can seperate the captains as a distraction, with one captain handling all the Pikmin. It is unwise to attack it head-on, as it will not be phased by attacks, and can easily kill the Pikmin. Instead, throw just a few Pikmin at it, preferably it's backside, until it tries to shake Pikmin off by twisting its body. This will cause additional plasm to fly off of its body. As it loses more and more plasm, it decreases in size, but it will frequently try to heal itself by reabsorbing any plasm left on the ground. Throw Pikmin at the plasm on the ground to minimize the amount of health that the Plasm Wraith can recover.
+After a certain amount of its body has been lost, the Plasm Wraith begins to float high in the air. [[Winged Pikmin]] are necessary to reach it at this height, and after this phase, it is killed.
-After a quarter of its health is depleted, the boss will attack by spewing large masses of plasm onto the arena, then spitting out a golden fractal-embroidered cube. The plasmic mass will form around this solid cube and form an Elemental Plasm. Each Elemental Plasm has a specific hazard associated with it. If the boss spits out a cube, quickly call all Pikmin away from it. It has many forms, each of which can only be killed with certain Pikmin types:
+Defeating the Plasm Wraith immediately activates the game's ending.
-#<span style="line-height:21px;">The Elemental Plasm will protect the cube in a bubble of water. Only </span>[[Blue Pikmin]]<span style="line-height:21px;"> can break it.</span>
-#<span style="line-height:21px;">The Elemental Plasm will turn molten and surround the floor with fire. </span>[[Red Pikmin]]<span style="line-height:21px;"> are recommended, but a skilled player a quick whistle may use [[Rock Pikmin]] to break it.</span>
-#<span style="line-height:21px;">The Elemental Plasm will form a spike underneath the cube, setting it high up in the air. The cube will them generate an electric barrier around it and the plasm. Only </span>[[Yellow Pikmin]]<span style="line-height:21px;"> can break it.</span>
-#<span style="line-height:21px;">The Elemental Plasm will turn into a glass cube that slowly tumbles around the stage, crushing Pikmin. Only </span>[[Rock Pikmin]]<span style="line-height:21px;"> can break it.</span>
-Destroying Elemental Plasms will leave behind a large amount of plasm that must also be destroyed. If they are left alive for longer than '''20''' seconds, the Plasm Wraith will reabsorb them to heal itself.
+===Elemental Plasms===
+Aside from "eating" Pikmin, the Plasm Wraith's main attack is to intentionally split off part of itself to create a large "elemental zone". Part of its cubical core sits in the center of the golden substance as it takes on the properties of one of four elements. Using the correct Pikmin to attack the core causes the blob to fall apart and be scattered onto the ground, where it can be destroyed. Once the battle reaches its final stage, up to three different Elemental Plasms can be created at once.
-After it's been reduced to just a quarter of its health, it will create three Elemental Plasms at once. It can also become temporarily airborne, during which it can only be reached by Winged Pikmin. If it is hit with Winged Pikmin while flying, it may fall down, losing even more plasm as it hits the ground.
+<!--These subnames are unoffical, since it doesn't seem like the title given in lock-on changes between types.-->
+*'''Combustion Plasm''': The goo sits on the ground and ignites, forming a circle of [[fire]] around the core.
-By the time its health meter has turned red, it will have become very small in stature, and will hardly be able to attack your Pikmin, instead choosing to run away. The speed at which it attacks and moves is greatly increased the lower it's marginally-small health meter becomes. Once defeated, it expells a golden cube, which dissolves to reveal an unharmed[[Olimar| Olimar]] inside, and the remaining plasm on the ground crawls away and retreats back into the cave.
+*'''Discharge Plasm''': The core is lifted high off the ground by a spike of material and is surrounded by an [[electricity|electrical]] field resembling a [[wikipedia:plasma globe|plasma globe]].
+*'''Aqua Plasm''': The core is surrounded by a sphere of [[water]].
-Defeating the Plasm Wraith immediatly triggers the end of the game.
+*'''Pellucid Plasm''': The blob forms a cubical shape, gains a [[crystal]]line look, and begins to roll along the ground, crushing Pikmin.
 ==Trivia==
-* Even though the Plasm Wraith is defeated, it is revealed to still be alive in the final cutscene. One can notice this because the small trail of plasmic remains after its defeat slowly moves away from the site.
+*This creature, along with the Titan Dweevil, are the only creatures so far in the series to exhibit the ability to harness all elements; all other element-based enemies are only able to wield one element.
-* The Plasm Wraith and its previous form, the Mysterious Life Form (Japanese '''Amebouzu)''', may have been inspired by the '''Umibouzu, '''an evil spirit in Japanese legend that snatches treasures and captains from their ships, and then crashes the ships. Both creatures are described as having similar traits. Interestingly, the japanese name for the [[Waterwraith]] is also ''"Amebouzu"''.
+*When the Plasm Wraith is idle, its right shoulder is bigger than its left shoulder, making it the fourth asymmetric creature in the [[Pikmin (series)|''Pikmin'' series]]; the first being the [[Mamuta]], second [[Segmented Crawbster]] and third being the [[Peckish Aristocrab]].
-* The Plasm Wraith is the first final boss in the ''Pikmin'' series to have multiple phases.
-* The Plasm Wraith bears a resemblance to some bosses in the ''Pikmin ''series: In its final form, it resembles the [[Waterwraith]] from ''[[Pikmin 2]]''. It also has a phase when it resembles the [[Goolix]] from ''[[Pikmin (game)|Pikmin]]''.
-* The Plasm Wraith's right "shoulder" is longer than the left, making it the second abnormally-asymmetric creature in the Pikmin series, the first being the [[Mamuta]].
-* In the secret data file reward video, "At the Oak", Olimar is seen surveying the area, while Louie is running away from something. Right as the video ends, the viewer can hear loud footsteps and the Plasm Wraith's roar, implying the capture of Olimar.
-* [[Yellow Pikmin]] are the only Pikmin that are needed to finish the '''''Mysterious Life Form '''''phase.
-* The Plasm Wraith is the second creature and first final boss in the ''Pikmin'' series to have a unique variant of a life meter. In this case, its life meter is a beveled, gold coloration and corresponds to the amount of plasm left in its body. The only other creature with a unique life meter is the [[Waterwraith]], which has '''2''' separate life meters. one being its own health and the other being for the health of its rollers. Intrestingjy, both these creatures have the "Wraith" suffix in their names.
 ==Gallery==
 <gallery>
-Plasmoli.jpg|The Plasm Wraith and Olimar, notice how it seems to take care of him.
+File:PlasmWraith.jpg|The Plasm Wraith
-MLF1.jpg|The Plasm Wraith when it first consumes Olimar.
+File:PlasmWraithFloating.jpg|The Plasm Wraith floating
-zlCfzRFkI48oRS4gCM.jpg|The Mysterious Life Form about to consume Olimar.
+File:FireElemental.jpg|Combustion Plasm
-zlCfzRFkJzo7Mg-TUt.jpg|The Mysterious Life Form having consumed Olimar.
+File:ElectricElemental.jpg|Discharge Plasm
-zlCfzRFkKRInl0eBgk.jpg|The mysterious Life Form regenerating.
+File:WaterElemental.jpg|Aqua Plasm
-zlCfzRFkNf89-j2J_r.jpg|The Plasm Wraith in the process of reabsorbing used plasm.
+File:CrystalElemental.jpg|Pellucid Plasm
-zlCfzRFkL-UfxCXIVz.jpg|Fire Elemental Plasm.
+File:PlasmWraithDefeat.jpg|The Plasm Wraith is defeated
-zlCfzRFkLhwZ4wUFHl.jpg|Water Elemental Plasm.
+File:PlasmWraithEnd.jpg|The Plasm Wraith at the end of the game
-ZlCfzRF8oYw BTWkiR.jpg|Electrical Elemental Plasm.
-zlCfzRFkO_o_H3zG15.jpg|Crystal Elemantal Plasm.
-zlCfzRFkNyoOhnWt0p.jpg|The Plasm Wraith flying.
-Plasmdefeat.jpg|The Plasm Wraith defeated.
-Plasmend.jpg|The Plasm Wraith watches as the S.S. Drake leaves the planet.
-px-Pikmin3_AmenyuudouNeedleAttack.jpeg|The Plasm Wraith about to use its stabbing attack.
 </gallery>
+{{Enemies}}
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-[[Category:Pikmin 3 Enemies]]
+[[Category:Water enemies]]
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+[[Category:Electric enemies]]
-[[Category:Formidable Oak]]
+[[Category:Crushing enemies]]
-[[Category:Final Boss]]
-[[Category:Spoilers]]
-[[Category:Plasm Wraith]]
-[[Category:Airborne Enemies]]
-[[Category:Revive]]
-[[Category:Reviving enemies]]

Enemies
Pikmin	Armored Cannon Beetle • Beady Long Legs • Breadbug • Burrowing Snagret • Dwarf Bulbear • Dwarf Bulborb • Emperor Bulblax • Female Sheargrub • Fiery Blowhog • Goolix • Honeywisp • Iridescent Flint Beetle • Male Sheargrub • Mamuta • Pearly Clamclamp • Pellet Posy • Puffstool • Puffy Blowhog • Shearwig • Smoky Progg • Spotty Bulbear • Spotty Bulborb • Swooping Snitchbug • Water Dumple • Wolpole • Wollyhop • Yellow Wollyhop
Pikmin 2	Anode Beetle • Anode Dweevil • Antenna Beetle • Armored Cannon Beetle Larva • Beady Long Legs • Breadbug • Bulbmin • Bulborb Larva • Bumbling Snitchbug • Burrowing Snagret • Careening Dirigibug • Cloaking Burrow-nit • Creeping Chrysanthemum • Decorated Cannon Beetle • Doodlebug • Dwarf Bulbear • Dwarf Orange Bulborb • Dwarf Red Bulborb • Emperor Bulblax • Empress Bulblax • Female Sheargrub • Fiery Blowhog • Fiery Bulblax • Fiery Dweevil • Gatling Groink • Giant Breadbug • Greater Spotted Jellyfloat • Hairy Bulborb • Hermit Crawmad • Honeywisp • Hydro Dweevil • Iridescent Flint Beetle • Iridescent Glint Beetle • Lesser Spotted Jellyfloat • Male Sheargrub • Mamuta • Man-at-Legs • Mitite • Munge Dweevil • Orange Bulborb • Pellet Posy • Pileated Snagret • Puffy Blowhog • Raging Long Legs • Ranging Bloyster • Ravenous Whiskerpillar • Red Bulborb • Segmented Crawbster • Shearwig • Skitter Leaf • Snow Bulborb • Spotty Bulbear • Swooping Snitchbug • Titan Dweevil • Toady Bloyster • Ujadani • Unmarked Spectralids • Volatile Dweevil • Water Dumple • Waterwraith • Watery Blowhog • Withering Blowhog • Wolpole • Wollyhop • Yellow Wollyhop
Pikmin 3	Arachnode • Arctic Cannon Larva • Armored Cannon Larva • Armored Mawdad • Baldy Long Legs • Bearded Amprat • Bug-Eyed Crawmad • Bulborb • Burrowing Snagret • Calcified Crushblat • Desiccated Skitter Leaf • Dwarf Bulbear • Dwarf Bulborb • Dwarf Orange Bulborb • Female Sheargrub • Fiery Blowhog • Flighty Joustmite • Hermit Crawmad • Iridescent Flint Beetle • Joustmite • Male Sheargrub • Medusal Slurker • Mysterious Life-Form • Nectarous Dandelfly • Orange Bulborb • Peckish Aristocrab • Pellet Posy • Phosbat • Phosbat Pod • Plasm Wraith • Puckering Blinnow • Puffy Blowhog • Pyroclasmic Slooch • Quaggled Mireclops • Red Spectralids • Sandbelching Meerslug • Scornet • Scornet Maestro • Shaggy Long Legs • Shearwig • Skeeterskate • Skitter Leaf • Skutterchuck • Spotty Bulbear • Sputtlefish • Swarming Sheargrub • Swooping Snitchbug • Toady Bloyster • Vehemoth Phosbat • Waddlepus • Water Dumple • Watery Blowhog • Whiptongue Bulborb • White Spectralids • Wolpole • Yellow Spectralids • Yellow Wollyhop
Pikmin 4	Bulborb • Bulborb Larva • Dwarf Bulborb • Female Sheargrub • Fiery Blowhog • Honeywisp • Iridescent Flint Beetle • Male Sheargrub • Pellet Posy • Porquillion • Scorchcake • Shearwig • Snowy Blowhog • Tusked Blowhog • White Spectralids • Wolpole
Hey! Pikmin	Adult Centipare • Armurk • Berserk Leech Hydroe • Blubbug • Bulborb • Centipare • Clicking Slurker • Coppeller • Crammed Wraith • Crested Mockiwi • Crumbug • Crystalline Crushblat • Electric Cottonade • Electric Spectralid • Electripede • Elongated Crushblat • Emperor Bulblax • Eye-Stalker Bulbeel • Fiery Dwarf Bulblax • Fiery Blowhog • Fiery Blowlet • Fiery Young Yellow Wollywog • Fireflap Bulborb • Fireflinger Groink • Firesnout Beetle • Flatterchuck • Flying Spotted Jellyfloat • Grabbit • Large Splurchin • Leech Hydroe • Long Water Dumple • Luring Slurker • Male Sheargrub • Mockiwi • Muggonfly • Puckering Blinnow • Puffstalk • Puffy Blubbug • Queen Shearwig • Red Bubblimp • Seedbagger • Shearblug • Shearwig • Shooting Spiner (Female) • Shooting Spiner (Male) • Skutterchuck • Sparrowhead • Speargrub • Spiny Coppeller • Sporegrub • Spornet • Starnacle • Stony Flint Beetle • Stuffed Bellbloom • Swooping Snitchbug • Widemouthed Anode Beetle • Yellow Spectralids • Yellow Wollyhop • White Spectralids • Young Yellow Wollywog

Plasm Wraith: Difference between revisions

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