Baldy Long Legs

Baldy Long Legs
Appears in	Pikmin 3, Pikmin 4
Scientific name	Pseudoarachnia calvitium
Family	Arachnorb
Areas	Primordial Thicket, Blossoming Arcadia (Olimar's Shipwreck Tale), Giant's Hearth (night expedition)
Caves	Cavern for a King
Mission Mode Collect Treasure! stages	Forgotten Cove
Mission Mode Battle Enemies! stages	Tropical Forest, Tropical Wilds Remix, Clockwork Chasm
Side Story days	Tundra, The Ship Restored
Dandori Challenge stages	None
Dandori Battle stages	None
Bingo Battle stages	Sandbox Kingdom, Jigsaw Fortress
Attacks	Crush Pikmin

Baldy Long Legs (ハゲダマグモ^?, lit.: "Bald Orb Spider") is a hairless variant of the Shaggy Long Legs. Like other arachnorbs, it is quite large, its only method of attack is crushing Pikmin with its large feet, and its circular core is its weak-point. Unlike the Shaggy Long Legs, its joints are black like the rest of the legs instead of a light green.

It is the only enemy in Pikmin 3 that cannot be found naturally in Story Mode, and is exclusive to Mission Mode, Bingo Battle, and Side Stories. However, it can still be added to the Piklopedia by defeating a Shaggy Long Legs. It returns in Pikmin 4, sporting its tropical look, independently of the Shaggy Long Legs (who does not appear at all).

Relation to other arachnorbs

In the original release of Pikmin 3, the relation between the Baldy Long Legs and the Shaggy Long Legs was not known, and since they were both identified with different names when locked-on, they were considered different creatures. However, in Pikmin 3 Deluxe, Olimar's comment in the Piklopedia explains how it is simply the same creature, but without hair. Nevertheless, he notes how, because the hair never grows back, it is considered a different species. The same logs also clarify the difference between the Baldy Long Legs and the Beady Long Legs. This difference is the absence of wax on the Baldy Long Legs's exoskeleton, which allows Pikmin to climb it, unlike the Beady Long Legs. Beyond this, it also has flat footpads, a horizontal separation on the abdomen, and toes. These differences are of course shared with the Shaggy Long Legs.

Stats

Game	Weight	Max. carriers	Seeds	Value	Health
(?)	N/A	N/A	N/A	× 100  × 100	2500
	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	3700

Notes

Alph's comments

“Structural flaw: central orb
Weight: unknown

Did it lose its hair in a fight, or was it born bald? As ruthless and tough as it is, it also seems a little...pathetic.”

Brittany's comments

“I prefer its sleek look to the hairy one, which made me sweat just to look at. They could both stand to be cuter, though. Ooh! What if it was covered in wool?!”

Charlie's comments

 US version

“They say the best defense is a good offense, but getting rid of all its hair to focus entirely on stomping around might have been taking it too far. Still, I can always respect a warrior willing to commit all the way!”

 European version

“They say the best defence is a good offence, but getting rid of all its hair to focus entirely on stomping around might have been taking it too far. Still, I can always respect a warrior willing to commit all the way!”

Louie's comments

“Not as tasty as it looks. Completely inedible.”

Olimar's comments

“Baldy Long Legs
Pseudoarachnia calvitium
Arachnorb family

Technically, this is merely a Shaggy Long Legs that has lost its hair. But since the hair never grows back, this is considered a separate species and classified under its own name. It has similarities to the Beady Long Legs, but it doesn't secrete wax from its exoskeleton and thus lacks its cousin's unique patterning. The absence of wax also allows small insects to climb its legs without slipping. Its central orb splits horizontally, but researchers have yet to determine the significance of this difference.”

Strategy

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

Like all Arachnorbs, the weak point of the Baldy Long Legs is its abdomen, which is suspended high up in the air by its spindly legs. As it marches around the field, it will crush anything in its path, so be sure to steer clear of its large, trampling feet. Instead, throw Pikmin at its legs to make them climb up. Be sure to throw them at the leg that has just stopped moving, so they can quickly reach the top before the Baldy Long Legs knocks them down. When they reach its head, they will attack it until the creature shakes them off. When it's about to shake, whistle your Pikmin off and wait for it to resume its stomping before you throw more at it.

Another strategy is to throw Pikmin directly at its core. Yellow and Winged Pikmin will reach it most of the time, but other Pikmin can do so too if they're thrown from a tall ledge. This tactic can be used to quickly get rid of it with little to no Pikmin losses, as it will be too busy shaking off Pikmin to attack.

To save time in the Mission Mode stage Tropical Wilds Remix, the player can simply leave 10 Winged Pikmin to kill the creature over time while the player focuses on other tasks. At the Clockwork Chasm in Battle enemies!, the Baldy Long Legs that appears here is easiest to defeat, as the elevated ledge it spawns on allows it to be dispatched with eight bomb rocks, which are plentiful on this stage.

If encountered in a Bingo Battle stage, it is recommended that the players do not fight it together, as the player's Pikmin will be more prone to attacking the other player's Pikmin, rather than the Baldy Long Legs, which will probably result in many casualties and possibly even a Pikmin extinction.

In Pikmin 4, although healthier, the fight is nearly identical to its appearance Pikmin 3. In the main campaign, a full squad of Winged Pikmin can make short work of it when it appears in the Primordial Thicket, even without ultra-spicy sprays. During Olimar's Shipwreck Tale however, the player will need to rely on Yellow Pikmin primarily to damage it, but can otherwise defeat it with little to no issue. The main exception is its appearance during the night expedition, in the both the Giant's Hearth and Primordial Thicket, where, while normal, is far more lethal to the mission as it can destroy Lumiknolls and Tricknolls alike with relative ease. As Glow Pikmin cannot fly like Winged Pikmin, the player should tackle the creature as soon as possible, once enough Pikmin are in tow. A single Glowmob with enough Glow Pikmin is usually enough to kill it without it shaking Pikmin away, but they will usually be among the first among awakening creatures to enter its primal state during the night expeditions.

Golden variant

The golden Baldy Long Legs.

In The Ship Restored, the final stage of Olimar's Comeback, a golden Baldy Long Legs can be found, alongside a golden Shaggy Long Legs, within the large arena at the bottom of the Formidable Oak. It behaves identically to the normal variety, with the only difference being its golden coloration. It contains the Analog Computer, so defeating it is needed to complete the mission.

This version also has unique battle music, which the other bosses in Side Stories do not have, including the Baldy Long Legs in Tundra. This indicates a sort of final boss nature, as the two golden arachnorbs are the last enemies one can encounter within the mode.

Technical information

Pikmin 3 technical information (?)
Internal name	hagedamagumo
HP	2500
Rock Pikmin throw hits to kill	30
White Pikmin ingestions to kill	0
Bomb rock explosions to kill	5
Bomb rock ingestions to kill	0
Number of direct hits on top to kill	0
Damage to leaders	10
Territory radius	400
Mission Mode value	100

Other information

• Musical theme: Mid-boss battle

Naming

See more: Arachnorb family#Naming.

• Common name: Baldy Long Legs. The name is based off that of the Beady Long Legs, but with "Baldy" pointing out its lack of hair, compared to its original form - the Shaggy Long Legs.
• Japanese nickname: ハゲダマグモ^?, lit.: "Bald Orb Spider". Its Japanese common name comes from はげ^? (lit.: "bald"), 玉^? (lit.: "ball") and くも^? (lit.: "spider") making it the bald ball spider.
• Japanese name: ハダカオグシツユハライ^?, lit.: "Bare Hair Tsuyuharai". オグシツユハライ^? (lit.: "Hair Tsuyuharai") is the Japanese name for the Shaggy Long Legs.
• Scientific name: Pseudoarachnia calvitium. Calvitium is derived from "calvus", which is Latin for "bald". This is, once again, in reference to its lack of hair.
• Internal names: Internally, it is called hagedamagumo, the same as its Japanese nickname.
• Prerelease: None.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	ハゲダマグモ? Hage Dama Gumo	Bald Orb Spider
Chinese (traditional)	無毛球蛛
Dutch	Stamppoot	Stompleg
French	Nunu Longues Jambes Nunu longues jambes (Pikmin 4)	Nunu Long Legs Nunu long legs (Pikmin 4)	The name comes from "nu" (naked) and "Longues jambes" (Long legs) It is also a pun on "Lulu Longues Jambes", the French name for Shaggy Long Legs
German	Kahles Langbein	Bald Long Legs
Italian	Longopede glabro Longopede (Pikmin 4)	Hairless longfoot Longfoot (Pikmin 4)	The name is a compound of "lungo" (long) and "piede" (foot)
Korean	대머리박거미
Portuguese	Patalonga-lisa	Smooth longpaw	"Patalonga" is a compound of "pata" (paw) and "longa" (long)
Spanish	Pelota patas largas calvo (Pikmin 4)	Bald long paws ball (Pikmin 4)
Spanish (NoE)	Patas largas calvo	Bald long paws

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Longopede (Pikmin 4)]]

Gallery

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  A Baldy Long Legs in the Tropical Forest Mission Mode stage.

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  A Baldy Long Legs in the Tropical Wilds Remix Mission Mode stage.

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  The slime expelled by both the Shaggy and Baldy Long Legs upon their deaths.

Trivia

• The arctic variant of the Baldy Long Legs is never seen on its own, instead only being encountered when an arctic Shaggy Long Legs is stripped of its hair.
• Upon death, the Baldy Long Legs will expel a green slime from its abdomen as it dies.
• If the Baldy Long Legs steps on an enemy, it will crush and kill it.
• Uniquely, in Tropical Forest, this creature will follow a route all around the map, rather than spawning and staying within an arena.
• If the chosen Bingo Battle stage's layout has a Baldy Long Legs, it already begins in its starting position, instead of falling from the sky.
• In the Collect Treasure! version of Forgotten Cove, the creature drops a Crimson Banquet. Since the full fruit cannot fit inside the beast's body, the pieces appear smaller than normal when they fall out, and only then grow to their normal size in about half a second.
• During night expeditions in Pikmin 4, the bulging sections just above and below the dividing line of the main orb will glow, similar to the eyes of other creatures when riled up. As it does not have visible eyes, it is unknown what exact function this body part (or part of the body) could serve.

See also

• Beady Long Legs
• Shaggy Long Legs