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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
{{todo|Confirm Louie's | {{todo|Confirm Louie's notes in the Japanese version. If they mention ovaries, re-write the last tidbit so that it points out the Japanese version instead, and only then makes a reference to the prototype.}} | ||
* The Empress Bulblax may shed its skin; on the last sublevel of the Hole of Beasts, right underneath the Research Pod, there appears to be an Empress Bulblax skin on the floor. | * The Empress Bulblax may shed its skin; on the last sublevel of the Hole of Beasts, right underneath the Research Pod, there appears to be an Empress Bulblax skin on the floor. | ||
* It is impossible to wake up the Empress Bulblax in the [[Piklopedia]], no matter how many [[Pikpik carrot]]s are thrown at it. The only other enemies who will not attack in the Piklopedia are the [[Titan Dweevil]] and the [[Segmented Crawbster]]. | * It is impossible to wake up the Empress Bulblax in the [[Piklopedia]], no matter how many [[Pikpik carrot]]s are thrown at it. The only other enemies who will not attack in the Piklopedia are the [[Titan Dweevil]] and the [[Segmented Crawbster]]. | ||
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* The Empress Bulblax gives live birth to its larval-form offspring. This is not only unique to the ''Pikmin'' franchise, but also to Earth lifeforms. | * The Empress Bulblax gives live birth to its larval-form offspring. This is not only unique to the ''Pikmin'' franchise, but also to Earth lifeforms. | ||
* The Empress Bulblax's scientific name, ''Oculus matriarcha'', translates into 'Eye Matriarch'. ''Oculus'' translates into eye, and ''matriarcha'' is similar to matriarch, referring to its title of "Empress". The ''matriarcha'' in its scientific name indicates that it does not belong to the same genus as its descendants, the Bulborb Larvae (''bambinii''). How this difference between parent and offspring genus is possible is unknown. | * The Empress Bulblax's scientific name, ''Oculus matriarcha'', translates into 'Eye Matriarch'. ''Oculus'' translates into eye, and ''matriarcha'' is similar to matriarch, referring to its title of "Empress". The ''matriarcha'' in its scientific name indicates that it does not belong to the same genus as its descendants, the Bulborb Larvae (''bambinii''). How this difference between parent and offspring genus is possible is unknown. | ||
*An [[Unused content|unused]] prototype script for [[Louie's | *An [[Unused content|unused]] prototype script for [[Louie's notes]] on the Empress Bulblax is consisted of using its ovaries instead of its liver.<ref>[http://tcrf.net/Pikmin_2/Early_English_Script/Louie%27s_Notes#Empress_Bulblax The Cutting Room Floor's article on the unused Louie's notes files]</ref> It was changed in the final product for obvious reasons. | ||
**It does however, seem to be the recipe for the Japanese Version. | **It does however, seem to be the recipe for the Japanese Version. | ||