Bumbling Snitchbug

Bumbling Snitchbug
Appears in	Pikmin 2
Scientific name	Scarpanica doofenia
Family	Scarpanid
Areas	None
Caves	Subterranean Complex, Frontier Cavern, Shower Room, Cavern of Chaos, Hole of Heroes, Dream Den
Challenge Mode stages	The Giant's Bath, Abduction Den
2-Player Battle stages	None
Attacks	Throws captains to the ground

The Bumbling Snitchbug is a creature found in Pikmin 2. It closely resembles the Swooping Snitchbug in appearance, though possesses more body mass, makes a different buzzing sound, and does not have as distinct a head. The two also behave similarly towards small grounded creatures, but instead of targeting Pikmin specifically, this lumbering bug prefers to attack Captains, snatching them and tossing them to the ground. Captains that the enemy has managed to take hold of will dismiss their army, but are able to struggle to free themselves if Stick / is twirled. Alternately, one could have the second pilot throw Yellow Pikmin to combat the kidnapping Snitchbug.

Weighing the beast down will cause it to crash into the ground, where it is easily overwhelmed by the player's Pikmin forces. When carrying a captain, the Bumbling Snitchbug flies higher than usual. The creature is only harmful in areas with many enemies, where one might catch the player off guard, allowing for the disbanded Pikmin to be eaten. This, however, can easily be prevented by switching to the other captain and calling the Pikmin to resume battle. If the Snitchbug manages to capture both captains, then the player is in a tough spot, and must break free quickly, or have idle Pikmin suffer.

Notes

Olimar's notes

“This is a variety of snitchbug. Its most interesting characteristic is that it likes to snitch leaders. Yet barring wanton carelessness or incompetence, leaders are not easily captured. Any leader caught by this creature is clearly an idiot, which is why this creature is also known as the exposing snitchbug. There are several known varieties of snitchbugs, but research has stagnated despite it being such an interesting species.”

Louie's notes

“Remove the wings and discard the remainder of the beast. Enjoy the luxurious, wafer-thin wings with fine water-dumple caviar.”

Technical information

Pikmin 2 technical information (?)
Internal name			demon
Global properties (List)
ID	Japanese comment	Property	Value
s000	friction(not used)	Friction	0.5
s001	wallReflection	Unknown (wall bounce speed multiplier?)	0.5
s002	faceDirAdjust	Unknown	0.25
s003	accel	Acceleration	0.1
s004	bounceFactor	Unknown (bounce when it hits the ground?)	0.3
fp00	ライフ	HP	1500
fp01	マップとの当り	Unknown (related to slopes)	17.5
fp02	ダメージスケールXZ	Horizontal damage scale	0.2
fp03	ダメージスケールY	Vertical damage scale	0.25
fp04	ダメージフレーム	Damage scale duration	0.35
fp05	質量	Unknown (weight?)	0.01
fp06	速度	Move speed	80
fp08	回転速度率	Rotation acceleration	0.1
fp09	テリトリー	Territory radius	300
fp10	ホーム範囲	"Home" radius	200
fp11	プライベート距離	"Private" radius	50
fp12	視界距離	Sight radius	200
fp13	視界角度	FOV	90
fp14	探索距離	Unknown (exploration radius?)	200
fp15	探索角度	Unknown (exploration angle?)	120
fp16	振り払い率	Successful shake rate	1
fp17	振り払い力	Shake knockback	80
fp18	振り払いダメージ	Shake damage	1
fp19	振り払い範囲	Shake range	120
fp20	攻撃可能範囲	Unknown (shock attack max range?)	70
fp21	攻撃可能角度	Unknown (shock attack max angle?)	15
fp22	攻撃ヒット範囲	Unknown (attack hit range?)	70
fp23	攻撃ヒット角度	Unknown (attack hit angle?)	15
fp24	攻撃力	Attack damage	10
fp25	視界高	Unknown (height visibility?)	50
fp26	探索高	Unknown (exploration height?)	50
fp27	ライフの高さ	HP wheel height	50
fp28	回転最大速度	Rotation speed	10
fp29	警戒時間	Unknown (warning time?)	15
fp30	警戒ライフ	Unknown	100
fp31	ライフ回復率	Regeneration rate	0
fp32	LOD半径	Off-camera radius	60
fp33	マップとのあたりポリゴンの選定	Collision processing radius	35
fp34	ピクミンとのあたり	Pikmin damage radius	15
fp35	石化時間	Petrification duration	1
fp36	ヒップドロップダメージ	Purple Pikmin drop damage	50
fp37	地震気絶確立	Purple Pikmin stun chance	0.3 (30%)
fp38	地震気絶時間	Purple Pikmin stun time	5
ip01	振り払い打撃Ａ	Shake mode 1 – hit count	3
ip02	振り払い張付１	Shake mode 1 – Pikmin requirement	3
ip03	振り払い打撃Ｂ	Shake mode 2 – hit count	8
ip04	振り払い張付２	Shake mode 2 – Pikmin requirement	5
ip05	振り払い打撃Ｃ	Shake mode 3 – hit count	15
ip06	振り払い張付３	Shake mode 3 – Pikmin requirement	10
ip07	振り払い打撃Ｄ	Shake mode 4 – hit count	30
Specific properties
ID	Japanese comment	Property	Value
fp01	通常飛行高さ	Unknown (normal flight height?)	85
fp02	掴み飛行高さ	Unknown (flight height while holding?)	120
fp03	状態遷移高さ	Unknown	50
fp04	通常移動速度	Unknown (normal movement speed?)	100
fp05	掴み移動速度	Unknown (swooping movement speed?)	75
fp06	ウェイト時間	Unknown (time between swoops?)	3
fp11	上昇係数(0)	Unknown	1.5
fp12	上昇係数(5)	Unknown	1
fp21	振払確率(1)	Unknown	0.3
fp22	振払確率(5)	Unknown (time spent struggling on the ground?)	0.85
fp23	もがき時間	Unknown	1
fp31	ハント下降係数	Unknown	0.3
fp32	ハント後減衰率	Unknown	0.95
fp41	Fall Meck 速度	Unknown	300

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Trivia

To do: Get a source for the "programming limitation" statement, as I find that very hard to believe. Get a picture or reference to a Japanese cat burglar, because I couldn't really find any strong correlation. Care to do so?

• The Bumbling Snitchbug's design could possibly a reference to stereotypical Japanese cat burglars. The hands look like gloves and the abdomen resembles the typical green bag the burglars always carry around.
• Along with Swooping Snitchbugs, idle Bumbling Snitchbugs rub their hands together, similar to flies.
• The Bumbling Snitchbug was created due to programming limitations in the GameCube's hardware preventing the developers from giving the ability to also pick up leaders to the Swooping Snitchbug. In Pikmin 3, the hardware of the Wii U allowed for the Swooping Snitchbug to be able to attack both Pikmin and leaders, resulting in the Bumbling Snitchbug not making a reappearance in the game.