Brawny Abyss

Brawny Abyss
Sublevels	2	Ultra-bitter sprays	1
Red Pikmin	0	Ultra-spicy sprays	1
Yellow Pikmin	0
Blue Pikmin	50
White Pikmin	0
Purple Pikmin	0
Bulbmin	0

The following article or section contains guides. The strategies shown are just suggestions.

Brawny Abyss is the seventh level in Pikmin 2's Challenge Mode. The player is given 50 Blue Pikmin, although there are no water hazards. However, there are Fiery Blowhogs and no Red Pikmin.

Sublevel 1

• Theme: Metal
• Music: Metal 1
• Time: 130 (260 seconds)
• Starting Pikmin:
  •  Blue Pikmin × 50 (flower)
• Treasures:
  •  Adamantine Girdle × 1
  •  Crystallized Telepathy × 1 (inside the Fiery Blowhog)
  •  Mirth Sphere × 3 (inside the Snow Bulborbs)
  •  Spirit Flogger × 1
  •  Superstrong Stabilizer × 1
  •  The Key × 1 (inside the Armored Cannon Beetle Larva)
• Enemies:
  •  Armored Cannon Beetle Larva (stationary) × 1
  •  Fiery Blowhog × 1
  •  Snow Bulborb × 3
• Obstacles:
  • None
• Plants and fungi:
  •  Glowstem (green) × 5
  •  Glowstem (red) × 5
• Others:
  • None

Technical sublevel information
Internal cave name			ch_MUKI_metal
"Main" object maximum (?)			5
"Treasure" object maximum (?)			3
"Gate" object maximum (?)			0
Dead end unit probability (?)			0
Number of rooms (?)			3
Corridor-to-room ratio (?)			0
Escape geyser (?)			No
Clogged hole (?)			No
Cave units file (?)			2_units_nor_tekiF_metal.txt
Lighting file (?)			metal_light_cha.ini
Background (?)			test ( cavern)
Cave units (?)
Dead end with item	Three-way crossing	Four-way crossing	Turning corridor	Corridor	Long corridor
Room with raised blue edge	Circular room with 1 exit

Use the larva to kill the other enemies. Then take out the larva itself. Your Pikmin will be safe after they are thrown off, since they will hug the wall and the boulder will fly over them. Get the treasure near the hole (should the hole pop up at the back near the Bulborbs) for some extra Pokos. Watch out when pressing  / at the hole. Pikmin are often thrown instead and will drop down to death. However, should this happen, going down the hole before the Pikmin die will prevent them from dying at all.

Sublevel 2

• Theme: Metal
• Music: Metal 2
• Time: +100 (+200 seconds)
• Treasures:
  •  Crystallized Telepathy × 1 (inside the Fiery Blowhog)
  •  Love Sphere × 3 (inside the Dwarf Orange Bulborbs)
  •  Massage Girdle × 1
  •  Omega Flywheel × 1
  •  Repair Juggernaut × 1
  •  The Key × 1 (inside the Decorated Cannon Beetle)
• Enemies:
  •  Decorated Cannon Beetle × 1
  •  Dwarf Orange Bulborb × 3
  •  Fiery Blowhog × 1
• Obstacles:
  • None
• Plants and fungi:
  •  Glowstem (green) × 5
  •  Glowstem (red) × 5
• Others:
  •  Egg × 2 (in dead ends)

Technical sublevel information
Internal cave name			ch_MUKI_metal
"Main" object maximum (?)			5
"Treasure" object maximum (?)			3
"Gate" object maximum (?)			0
Dead end unit probability (?)			0
Number of rooms (?)			2
Corridor-to-room ratio (?)			0
Escape geyser (?)			Yes
Clogged hole (?)			No
Cave units file (?)			2_units_mid1_nor22_metal.txt
Lighting file (?)			metal_light_cha.ini
Background (?)			build ( steel)
Cave units (?)
Dead end with item	Three-way crossing	Four-way crossing	Turning corridor	Corridor	Long corridor
Long room with 6 exits	T-shaped room

The Decorated Cannon Beetle has the key. Use a bitter spray if you like, or use the Cannon Beetle to defeat some enemies (and/or itself). As always, the treasures aren't necessary, but if desired, there is plenty of time to get them.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	鉄人の穴?	Iron Man's Hole
French (NoA)	Abîme de fer	Iron abyss
Spanish (NoA)	Abismo Corpulento	Corpulent Abyss