Spiny Coppeller

Spiny Coppeller
Appears in	Hey! Pikmin
Scientific name	Purpuralacus spicadia
Family	Scarpanid
Areas	Valley of the Breeze, Bed of Fallen Leaves, Scourge of the Skies
Attacks	Stab Pikmin and Olimar

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The Spiny Coppeller (トビトゲムシ^?, lit.: "Flying Spiny Bug") is an enemy in Hey! Pikmin. It is a purple and, as the name would imply, spiked version of the Coppeller. It acts the same as the regular Coppellers, except it cannot be defeated by Pikmin, since any that touch its body get stabbed and killed. It is also never found holding an object, unlike the normal Coppeller. Despite Olimar calling it a subspecies of the Coppeller, the two belong to different genus.

Behavior

The Spiny Coppeller doesn’t directly interact with the player, instead it travels on a pre-determined path. They also generally appear in groups. When touched, it will damage the player and their Pikmin.

Locations

• Leafswirl Lagoon
  • Valley of the Breeze
  • Bed of Fallen Leaves
• Lushlife Murk
  • Scourge of the Skies

Strategy

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Because the Spiny Coppeller cannot be defeated, the only thing you can do is avoid it.

Notes

Hey! Pikmin logs

“This seems to be a subspecies of the Coppeller that's grown spikes all over its carapace. It's well-armored but, ironically, can no longer carry seeds. Let that be a lesson that greed never gets you far in life.”

Technical information

Hey! Pikmin technical information (?)
Internal name	togedebig
Generator name(s)	enemy_togede_fly

Naming

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See more: Coppeller#Naming.

• Common name: Spiny Coppeller. "Coppeller" comes from "helicopter" and "propeller", given its means of flight. "Spiny" refers to its spiky exterior.
• Japanese nickname: トビトゲムシ^?, lit.: "Flying Spiny Bug".
• Japanese name: ムラサキトビトゲコムシ^?, lit.: "Purple Flying Spiny Small Bug".
• Scientific name: Purpuralacus spicadia.
• Internal names: Unknown.
• Prerelease: None.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	トビトゲムシ? Tobi Toge Mushi	Flying Spiny Bug
Dutch	Stekelkleptokopter
French (NoA)	Gyroptère à pics	Spiny gyrocopter
French (NoE)	Gyroptère à piques	Spiny gyrocopter
German	Stachelflatterer	Spine-Flutterer
Italian	Pigliapiglia pungente
Spanish	Cleptóptero punzante

Gallery

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  A Spiny Coppeller in the Creature Log.

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  A swarm of Spiny Coppellers.

See also

• Coppeller