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[[File:SPERO texture text.png|thumb|200px|Part of the SPERO's texture, showing the Koppaite text.]]
[[File:SPERO texture text.png|thumb|200px|Part of the SPERO's texture, showing the Koppaite text.]]
*The lens frame at the front of the SPERO has [[Koppaite text]] on it that reads "Automatic Ultrascope". This is a [[reference]] to the Automatic Ultra Scope, the Japanese name of a toy periscope released by Nintendo in 1971.{{cite web|http://blog.beforemario.com/2011/06/nintendo-automatic-ultra-scope-ultra.html|Nintendo Automatic Ultra Scope / Ultra Cope|beforemario's blog}} The text is too small to read normally, but can be seen on the device's texture.
*The lens frame at the front of the SPERO has [[Koppaite text]] on it that reads "Automatic Ultrascope". This is a [[reference]] to the Automatic Ultra Scope, the Japanese name of a toy periscope released by Nintendo in 1971.{{cite web|http://blog.beforemario.com/2011/06/nintendo-automatic-ultra-scope-ultra.html|Nintendo Automatic Ultra Scope / Ultra Cope|beforemario's blog}} The text is too small to read normally, but can be seen on the device's texture.
== Pod ==
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[[File:ThePod.jpg|thumb|The pod, as seen in Olimar's Comeback]]
{{Title}}
'''The pod''' is the ship [[Olimar]] and [[Louie]] used during their fourth trip on [[PNF-404]]. It is only seen in the opening cutscene of [[Olimar's Comeback]] in {{p3d}}.
== History ==
After [[Olimar]] and [[Louie]] return to [[Hocotate]] on the [[S.S. Drake]], and without the [[Hocotate Ship]], [[The President]] demands they go back and retrieve it. They use this small, presumably disposable pod to travel back to the planet. They used it to collect the five missing ship parts of the Hocotate ship, and any treasure they collected during [[Channel Gone Dry|day 6]] and [[Big Fruit Carnival|day 8]] of their fourh visit to PNF-404. They also presumably use it to avoid the nightly wildlife, until they use the Hocotate ship to fly back to Hocotate.
== Appearance ==
The pod shares similarities with the [[Hocotate ship]] and the [[S.S. Dolphin II]]. The top of the pod is the [[Research Pod]] and the bottom of Hocotate ship's [[Main Engine]], and the pod shares the color scheme of the S.S. Dolphin II.


==See also==
==See also==
*[[Mission Mode]]
*[[Mission Mode]]
*[[Side Stories]]
 
==References==
==References==
{{refs}}
{{refs}}

Revision as of 22:08, December 14, 2020

The SPERO as shown in-game.
A SPERO.

The SPEROs (スパロウ?) are intergalactic unmanned probes built and launched by the Koppaites. Their function is to search out planets that harbor edible matter; in the case of the Koppaites, this means fruit. Many SPEROs were built, yet only one of the last few dispatched actually managed to find a planet with suitable food.

Besides being plot points, SPEROs serve a purpose in Mission Mode. They are used as a storage device for the fruits, treasures and enemies collected in Collect Treasure! stages, comparable to the ship's Research Pod in underground areas in Pikmin 2. Besides that, it can collect Burgeoning Spiderwort berries and bring Louie back to consciousness when he is carried to one, meaning that it can appear in Battle Enemies! stages as well. It has no other functions, however.

Locations

As stated above, a SPERO appears in all Collect Treasure! stages in Mission Mode, near the starting point. It also appears in the following Battle Enemies! stages:

Naming

"SPERO" is pronounced like "sparrow", as proven by the introduction cutscene in Pikmin 3. Because the name is written in all caps, it is most likely an acronym, albeit an unknown one. Interestingly, SPERO also means "I hope" in Italian. Given the probes' mission, it seems fitting.

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Flag of Japan Japanese スパロウ?
Suparō		 from Sparrow
Flag of the Republic of China (Taiwan) Chinese
(traditional)		 史帕羅 SPERO
Flag of China Chinese
(simplified)		 史帕罗 SPERO
Flag of France French SPERO -
Flag of Germany German SPERO -
Flag of Italy Italian SPERO -
Flag of South Korea Korean 스패루
Seupaeru		 SPERO
Flag of Spain Spanish SPERO -

Gallery

  • SPEROs searching for other planets with edible food for Koppai, from the game's introduction cutscene.

    SPEROs searching for other planets with edible food for Koppai, from the game's introduction cutscene.

  • Official art of the SPERO from one of Nintendo's magazines.

    Official art of the SPERO from one of Nintendo's magazines.

Trivia

Part of the SPERO's texture, showing the Koppaite text.
  • The lens frame at the front of the SPERO has Koppaite text on it that reads "Automatic Ultrascope". This is a reference to the Automatic Ultra Scope, the Japanese name of a toy periscope released by Nintendo in 1971.[1] The text is too small to read normally, but can be seen on the device's texture.

See also

References

  1. ^ Nintendo Automatic Ultra Scope / Ultra Cope on beforemario's blog
Characters
Leaders Captain Olimar • Louie • The President • Alph • Brittany • Charlie • Pikmin 4 player character
Rescue Corps Oatchi • Collin • Shepherd • Russ • Dingo • Yonny • Bernard
Ships S.S. Dolphin • Hocotate ship • S.S. Drake • S.S. Dolphin II • SPERO • S.S. Beagle • S.S. Shepherd
Other Castaway • Leafling • Minor characters • Moss • Pikmin
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