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When the Onions were first discovered in Pikmin, they were dormant. They had a dark grayish color, were flowerless, and their legs were buried in the ground until Olimar came upon them, at which point they sprang to life and spat out a single seed. It is not known exactly what triggers this hibernation, though it's possible that a loss of Pikmin or food shortage may prompt the Onion to become dormant until conditions improve. | When the Onions were first discovered in Pikmin, they were dormant. They had a dark grayish color, were flowerless, and their legs were buried in the ground until Olimar came upon them, at which point they sprang to life and spat out a single seed. It is not known exactly what triggers this hibernation, though it's possible that a loss of Pikmin or food shortage may prompt the Onion to become dormant until conditions improve. | ||
Coding in [[Pikmin 2]] revealed that the Onions were originally planned to have a "booting up" cutscene, just as they did in the first game. The cutscene was complete with it's own animation, music, and dialog. | |||
[[File:Pikmin 2 - Blue Onion Boot Up (Unused cutscene)|thumb|300px|right|The unused cutscene of the Blue Onion sprouting in Pikmin 2.]] | |||
Another theory is that the Onion may be an adult form of a specific Pikmin which did not get pulled out of the ground. The Pikmin matured in the ground, absorbing nutrients while metamophisizing in the ground as it changed size and shape until it became a mature Onion. As the Pikmin grew it slowly uprooted itself until it was only partly buried, leaving it to be merely aproached until it fully uproots itself. Some evidence may support this theory such as the onions flower resemblence to the Pikmin. Also it is never discovered what happen to a Pikmin left in the ground and never picked without returning to the location. It is unlikely it cycles forever or until it dies and since Pikmin absorb nutrients from the soil, the Pikmin may absorb enough to make the change. This may also explain why Pikmin drop seeds, it may be an effort to allow an Onion to grow without space competion with other Pikmin growing at the landing sites. | Another theory is that the Onion may be an adult form of a specific Pikmin which did not get pulled out of the ground. The Pikmin matured in the ground, absorbing nutrients while metamophisizing in the ground as it changed size and shape until it became a mature Onion. As the Pikmin grew it slowly uprooted itself until it was only partly buried, leaving it to be merely aproached until it fully uproots itself. Some evidence may support this theory such as the onions flower resemblence to the Pikmin. Also it is never discovered what happen to a Pikmin left in the ground and never picked without returning to the location. It is unlikely it cycles forever or until it dies and since Pikmin absorb nutrients from the soil, the Pikmin may absorb enough to make the change. This may also explain why Pikmin drop seeds, it may be an effort to allow an Onion to grow without space competion with other Pikmin growing at the landing sites. | ||
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[[Image:NewOnions.png|thumb|Five pink Onions, four black, two cyan, one orange, one green and one purple. They appear during the "good ending" in ''Pikmin''.]] | [[Image:NewOnions.png|thumb|Five pink Onions, four black, two cyan, one orange, one green and one purple. They appear during the "good ending" in ''Pikmin''.]] | ||
At the end of Pikmin, there is a rather confusing part where fourteen Onions, of colors that have not appeared in a Pikmin game so far, fly above the [[Planet of the Pikmin]]. It is unknown whether they are trying to follow Captain Olimar or merely hovering for the night. This could mean that more colors may yet be introduced in ''[[Pikmin 3]]''. Interestingly, one of the Onions seen is purple, and [[Purple Pikmin]] were indeed introduced in ''[[Pikmin 2]]'', but without an Onion. | At the end of Pikmin, there is a rather confusing part where fourteen Onions, of colors that have not appeared in a Pikmin game so far, fly above the [[Planet of the Pikmin]]. It is unknown whether they are trying to follow Captain Olimar or merely hovering for the night. This could mean that more colors may yet be introduced in ''[[Pikmin 3]]''. Interestingly, one of the Onions seen is purple, and [[Purple Pikmin]] were indeed introduced in ''[[Pikmin 2]]'', but without an Onion. Some suggest that other onions were originally planned for Pikmin 2 but could have been scrapped later in development. | ||
In the teaser trailer for Pikmin 3, and in the demo's title screen shown at E3, [[Pink Pikmin]] were seen breifly, and possessed the ability to fly using small, insect-like wings. They have yet to have any additional information release on them as of yet. | In the teaser trailer for Pikmin 3, and in the demo's title screen shown at E3, [[Pink Pikmin]] were seen breifly, and possessed the ability to fly using small, insect-like wings. They have yet to have any additional information release on them as of yet. | ||