User:Kettleonwater/PNF-404's asteroid: Difference between revisions

In {{p1}}, the asteroid is directly responsible for the entire events of the game. While [[Captain Olimar]] is cruising through space in the [[S.S. Dolphin]], he collides with the asteroid, causing his ship to crash and putting the entire plot of ''Pikmin'' in motion. The asteroid is not seen again after Olimar's successful ascent from PNF-404.

In {{p2}}, the asteroid makes an appearance in the [[Cutscene#Opening Cinema|opening cutscene]] of the game, shortly after Olimar and [[Louie]] space-warp to PNF-404 in the [[Hocotate ship]]. Olimar recoils in panic upon seeing the asteroid for a second time, but the Hocotate ship takes control and quickly manages to manouver itself around the asteroid, narrowly avoiding a second crash landing.{{cite quote|Brrrzzzzzt! That was close. '''I''' have averted a crash landing. Running diagnostics...|Hocotate ship|''Pikmin 2'' after landing on PNF-404}} However, the manouver complicates the landing of the ship, and after some turbulence, causes Louie to crash land in the [[Valley of Repose]]. The ship and Olimar land unscathed, and the events of ''Pikmin 2'' follow.

In {{p3}}, the asteroid does not appear directly, but ambiguously in the [[Cutscene#Opening_2|opening cutscene]]. In it, the [[S.S. Drake]] is seen to hit a point of impact midway through the landing sequence, which causes a crash, and [[Alph]], [[Brittany]], and [[Charlie]] are all ejected onto the PNF-404. The cause is described as something going "horribly wrong"; this is never elaborated on.

In {{p4}}, the asteroid is central to the story, being the direct cause of not only Olimar's crash,{{cite quote|I never imagined that a meteorite would hit the ship... It's a miracle that I'm alive at all. I want to thank you again for everything.|Captain Olimar|''Pikmin 4'' after being rescued}} but all members of the [[Rescue Corps]], presumably along with the many [[Castaway|castaways]] and [[Leafling|leaflings]] present on PNF-404, as they have all said to have crash landed. Multiple asteroids are seen in space after the [[Pikmin 4 player character|player's]] successful rescue of Olimar and the Rescue Corps, and the force of the [[S.S. Shepherd]] causes them to disperse. As such, they are not seen again upon re-entering PNF-404 due to [[Oatchi]]'s sickness.

{{hp}} is set on a [[Hey! Pikmin planet|different planet]] from PNF-404, but a similar phenomenon occurs; instead of a lone asteroid, Olimar accidentally warps into an asteroid field, and the [[S.S. Dolphin II]] crashes into two asteroids simultaneously, which immediately causes him to crash land. Like ''Pikmin'', the asteroids are not seen again after Olimar's successful ascent from the planet.