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* The Empress Bulblax's specific epithet, ''matriarcha'', indicates that it is considered a different species from its offspring, the Bulborb Larvae (''bambinii''). How a parent of one species can bare the offspring of another is unknown, so this could actually be a [[mistake]]. This is further supported by the fact that she is ''Queen Chappy'' in Japanese, and Red Bulborbs are ''Chappy''. Contrast to the Emperor Bulblax, whose Japanese name does not contain Chappy.
* The Empress Bulblax's specific epithet, ''matriarcha'', indicates that it is considered a different species from its offspring, the Bulborb Larvae (''bambinii''). How a parent of one species can bare the offspring of another is unknown, so this could actually be a [[mistake]]. This is further supported by the fact that she is ''Queen Chappy'' in Japanese, and Red Bulborbs are ''Chappy''. Contrast to the Emperor Bulblax, whose Japanese name does not contain Chappy.
*The Japanese Louie's notes mentions cooking the ovaries of the creature instead of its liver. This was also the case for the prototype version of ''Pikmin 2''{{'s}} English script.{{cite web|http://tcrf.net/Pikmin_2/Early_English_Script/Louie%27s_Notes#Empress_Bulblax|Pikmin 2/Early English Script/Louie's Notes|The Cutting Room Floor}}
*The Japanese Louie's notes mentions cooking the ovaries of the creature instead of its liver. This was also the case for the prototype version of ''Pikmin 2''{{'s}} English script.{{cite web|http://tcrf.net/Pikmin_2/Early_English_Script/Louie%27s_Notes#Empress_Bulblax|Pikmin 2/Early English Script/Louie's Notes|The Cutting Room Floor}}
* In ''Pikmin 4'', the Empress Bulblax no longer gives birth to Bulborb Larvae, instead summoning them to drop from the ceiling.


== See also ==
== See also ==