Fortress of Festivity

The captains sliding down the ribbon that runs around a decorated tree in the Fortress of Festivity.

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Fortress of Festivity is the first map included in the 3rd round of Downloadable Content for Pikmin 3. It was announced in the November 13^th, 2013 Nintendo Direct and was released on December 2^nd, 2013 for free along with an update.

Because this DLC was launched on December, this stage is Christmas-themed, taking place on a table within an empty house, the table being covered in various festive decorations, fruits, plates, silverware, various food items, and candles. There is even a small Christmas tree situated next to the table with a spiraling ribbon attached to it, which the Pikmin can slide down.

The only enemy who resides here in Collect treasure! is a Bug-Eyed Crawmad, which is hiding in a small pizza box at the end of a long, but linear obstacle puzzle. This challenge mode level, along with the four that follow, has a song playing that is different from the track that is heard in the previous ten stages.

Collect treasure!

Fortress of Festivity Collect Treasure!
Starting Pikmin
11 10 15 10 5 3 10
Requirements
2000 3000 4500 5900
Time limit	12:00
Music	{{{music}}}

Terrain

The player starts in the middle of the stage with the SPERO and presents with various fruits on it. On the presents are 2 Cupid's Grenades, 2 Slapstick Crescents, and a total of 11 Red Pikmin. Nearby the start is a Bamboo Gate and a geyser blocked by a crystal, which leads to a patch of 10 Rock Pikmin. Further down this path is a Bug-Eyed Crawmad in the middle of a pepperoni pizza. To the west of the pizza is a plethora of fruits, with a Slapstick Crescent, Seed Hive, Insect Condo, and a Zest Bomb. There is a Zest Bomb further up on a high stack of presents that requires Yellow Pikmin to reach.

Nearby are 5 Blue Pikmin. Next to them is a pile of 50 Nuggets, with a Zest Bomb laying on a present. West of that is a huge plate filled with water. In this plate are 10 Cupid's Grenades. There is a dirt wall nearby, which leads to a path further north of the area. Eventually, players will reach a split path. To the west is an room fenced off by an electric fence. Inside the room are 2 Insect Condos and 1 Seed Hive along with 4 Yellow Pikmin. There is a geyser nearby, which leads to atop of some presents. Here, there are 4 Golden Grenades and a pile of 20 Nuggets along with 5 planted White Pikmin. Also nearby is a geyser, which, in a convoluted series of bouncy mushrooms and sliding around the Christmas tree, leads atop of a cake in the northeast corner of the room. This cake has 5 Cupid's Grenades and a bunch of Dusk Pustules. There is also a series of Bouncy Mushrooms here which can lead to obtaining the Rock Pikmin.

Back at the crossroads, going east will reveal a giant blue present. Atop the present are 3 Purple Pikmin along with 3 Golden Grenades, with a Burgeoning Spiderwort nearby. To the north of the present is a dirt wall. Past it is quite a lot to explore. To the north is a small path, with a pile of Nuggets and an Insect Condo. But directly ahead are two Seed Hives, two Insect Condos, and a Slapstick Crescent. Before that is a crystallized geyser that leads back to the starting area. Beyond all that is a large pile of Nuggets nearby the cake.

Curving around south now, we see yet another Seed Hive and Insect Condo, along with a slightly out of place Lesser Mock Bottom. Further south of that are 10 planted Winged Pikmin. To the east of that is a Seed Hive and a clump of Dusk Pustules, all of which are fairly high up, requiring Yellow or Winged Pikmin. Going even further south, we see a pile of Nuggets. To the east of it in a small corner of the stage are the final 5 White Pikmin.

Pikmin

• Red Pikmin × 11
• Yellow Pikmin × 15
• Blue Pikmin × 5
• Rock Pikmin × 10
• Winged Pikmin × 10
• White Pikmin × 10
• Purple Pikmin × 3

Enemies and Flora

• Bug-Eyed Crawmad × 1
• Burgeoning Spiderwort × 2

Treasure

• Dusk Pustules × 40
• Lesser Mock Bottom × 1
• Golden Grenade × 7
• Seed Hive × 6
• Cupid's Grenade × 22
• Insect Condo × 7
• Zest Bomb × 3
• Slapstick Crescent × 4
• Nuggets × 300 (Piles of 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, and 100)

​Battle Enemies

Fortress of Festivity Battle Enemies!
Starting Pikmin
7 10 10 10 8
Requirements
250 400 550 690
Time limit	7:30
Music	{{{music}}}

Terrain

The 3 captains, Alph, Brittany, and Charlie, start off below the cake, with the SPERO and the master Onion. There are 10 other Winged Pikmin nearby. South of them is a lone Puffy Blowhog. Even further south of it is a Burgeoning Spiderwort plant. Back nearby the Onion is a geyser that leads atop the presents. Right east of the Onion is a room with one Skutterchuck and a Burgeoning Spiderwort. The room is closed off by a crystal wall. To the east of this wall is a present with a few Red Pikmin. Nearby the present is a Fiery Blowhog by a dirt wall and a Watery Blowhog guarding a crystal wall. The larger present in the center has 8 Blue Pikmin on it.

Past the crystal wall is another room with 3 more Watery Blowhogs. Past them is a geyser that leads atop the large presents. Atop the presents are 3 Dwarf Orange Bulborbs. Below and to the east of the presents is a small room with 3 Fiery Blowhogs. This room has another geyser leading up to the presents. The room is also closed off by a bamboo gate. Past the gate is another Fiery Blowhog next to an electric gate. South of this is a patch of planted Yellow Pikmin nearby a dirt wall.

Next to them is the plate filled with water. This time, it is filled with 7 Skeeterskates. To the west of them are 2 Yellow Wollywogs. To the north of them on a present are 10 planted Rock Pikmin. Nearby them is a crystalized geyser which leads up to the cheese pizza. On the pizza, there are now 3 Waddlepi.

Pikmin

• Red Pikmin × 7
• Yellow Pikmin × 10
• Blue Pikmin × 8
• Rock Pikmin × 10
• Winged Pikmin × 10

Flora

• Burgeoning Spiderwort × 2

Enemies

• Skutterchuck × 1
• Skeeterskate × 7
• Dwarf Red Bulborb × 5
• Dwarf Orange Bulborb × 3
• Dwarf Bulbear × 3
• Yellow Wollywog × 2
• Fiery Blowhog × 5
• Watery Blowhog × 4
• Waddlepus × 3
• Puffy Blowhog × 1

Trivia

• This is the only map that features all seven main species of Pikmin.
• This level has the most fruit out of any map in the game, both in story mode and mission mode, with a total of 90 individual peices of fruit.
• The Bug-Eyed Crawmad found here is somewhat weaker than other ones.

Gallery

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  A ribbon with a Blue Pikmin found within the level.

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  A ribbon with a Purple Pikmin found within the level.

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  A ribbon with a Red Pikmin found within the level.

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  A ribbon with a green colored Rock Pikmin found within the level.

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  A ribbon with a White Pikmin found within the level.

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  A ribbon with a Winged Pikmin found within the level.

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  A ribbon with a Winged, a White, and a Purple Pikmin found within the level.

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  A ribbon with a Yellow Pikmin found within the level.

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  A stocking featuring a Red, Yellow, and Blue Pikmin found within the level.

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  A stocking featuring a Winged, a White, and a Purple Pikmin.

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  A full map of the Fortress of Festivity.

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  The Bug-eyed Crawmad found in the Fortress of Festivity