Electrical wire

Electrical wire.

Because this subject has no official name, the name "Electrical wire" is conjectural.

Electrical wires are obstacles in Pikmin 2. They are cut wires protruding from the ground, found in groups of two. Conductors stick out of the wires, and occasionally generate sparks. At regular intervals, an arc of electricity is created, that spans from one wire to its pair. The discharge stops after a bit, and the cycle restarts. By attacking either one of the wires, the obstacle will take damage, and will eventually be destroyed; after destroyed, the wires will no longer generate sparks or electric current.

Because of the dangerous outbursts of electricity, Yellow Pikmin and Bulbmin should be used to wipe them out, or at least, to cross paths that contain electrical wires. Any Pikmin type can attack and destroy the wires, but because of the spontaneous (albeit telegraphed) discharges, it can catch Pikmin by surprise, instantly killing them. Players should also be careful not to let their leaders through while there is an electric current, as the leaders will get damaged, provided the Anti-Electrifier hasn't been obtained.

Pikmin 3 has a similar obstacle called the electrode, but it is a helpful tool instead of a hazard. Pikmin 4 has a similar obstacle, the electricity generator, which functions similarly to the Pikmin 2 obstacle but is found on its own rather than in pairs.

Locations

• Valley of Repose (does not appear above ground)
  • Frontier Cavern
    • Sublevel 3: × 2
    • Sublevel 4: × 2

• Awakening Wood (does not appear above ground)
  • Bulblax Kingdom
    • Sublevel 4: × 2
  • Snagret Hole
    • Sublevel 4: × 3

• Perplexing Pool (does not appear above ground)
  • Glutton's Kitchen
    • Sublevel 3: × 5
    • Sublevel 6: × 5
  • Shower Room
    • Sublevel 1: × 3
  • Submerged Castle
    • Sublevel 3: × 5

• Wistful Wild (does not appear above ground)
  • Cavern of Chaos
    • Sublevel 6: × 2
  • Dream Den
    • Sublevel 3: × 4
    • Sublevel 8: × 5
    • Sublevel 11: × 2

• Challenge Mode
  • Hot House
    • Sublevel 2: × 4
  • Breeding Ground
    • Sublevel 3: × 6

Technical information

Pikmin 2 technical information (?)
Internal name			elechiba
Global properties (List)
ID	Japanese comment	Property	Value
s000	friction(not used)	Friction	0.5
s001	wallReflection	Unknown (wall bounce speed multiplier?)	0.5
s002	faceDirAdjust	Unknown	0.25
s003	accel	Acceleration	0.1
s004	bounceFactor	Unknown (bounce when it hits the ground?)	0.3
fp00	ライフ	HP	150
fp01	マップとの当り	Unknown (related to slopes)	10
fp02	ダメージスケールXZ	Horizontal damage scale	0.5
fp03	ダメージスケールY	Vertical damage scale	0.7
fp04	ダメージフレーム	Damage scale duration	0.3
fp05	質量	Unknown (weight?)	1
fp06	速度	Move speed	0
fp08	回転速度率	Rotation acceleration	0
fp09	テリトリー	Territory radius	1
fp10	ホーム範囲	"Home" radius	1
fp11	プライベート距離	"Private" radius	0
fp12	視界距離	Sight radius	0
fp13	視界角度	FOV	0
fp14	探索距離	Unknown (exploration radius?)	200
fp15	探索角度	Unknown (exploration angle?)	0
fp16	振り払い率	Successful shake rate	0
fp17	振り払い力	Shake knockback	0
fp18	振り払いダメージ	Shake damage	0
fp19	振り払い範囲	Shake range	0
fp20	攻撃可能範囲	Unknown (shock attack max range?)	10
fp21	攻撃可能角度	Unknown (shock attack max angle?)	5
fp22	攻撃ヒット範囲	Unknown (attack hit range?)	10
fp23	攻撃ヒット角度	Unknown (attack hit angle?)	15
fp24	攻撃力	Attack damage	10
fp25	視界高	Unknown (height visibility?)	0
fp26	探索高	Unknown (exploration height?)	0
fp27	ライフの高さ	HP wheel height	50
fp28	回転最大速度	Rotation speed	0
fp29	警戒時間	Unknown (warning time?)	0
fp30	警戒ライフ	Unknown	0
fp31	ライフ回復率	Regeneration rate	0.0065
fp32	LOD半径	Off-camera radius	30
fp33	マップとのあたりポリゴンの選定	Collision processing radius	15
fp34	ピクミンとのあたり	Pikmin damage radius	10
fp35	石化時間	Petrification duration	1
fp36	ヒップドロップダメージ	Purple Pikmin drop damage	50
fp37	地震気絶確立	Purple Pikmin stun chance	0 (0%)
fp38	地震気絶時間	Purple Pikmin stun time	5
ip01	振り払い打撃Ａ	Shake mode 1 – hit count	0
ip02	振り払い張付１	Shake mode 1 – Pikmin requirement	0
ip03	振り払い打撃Ｂ	Shake mode 2 – hit count	0
ip04	振り払い張付２	Shake mode 2 – Pikmin requirement	0
ip05	振り払い打撃Ｃ	Shake mode 3 – hit count	0
ip06	振り払い張付３	Shake mode 3 – Pikmin requirement	0
ip07	振り払い打撃Ｄ	Shake mode 4 – hit count	0
Specific properties
ID	Japanese comment	Property	Value
fp02	ウェイト時間	Idle duration	1.5
fp03	予兆時間	Sparking duration	1.5
fp01	放電時間	Electric current duration	2.5
fp04	停止時間	Unknown (stop duration?)	30

Gallery

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  One of the wires in a pair.

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  A deactivated pair of electrical wires in the Shower Room.

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  A pair of electrical wires being deactivated by a Yellow Pikmin.

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  An inactive pair of electrical wires.

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  A pair of electrical wires starting to emit electricity.

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  A pair of active electrical wires.

Trivia

A slanted electrical wire.

• Each of the conducting nodes of electrical wires are programmed to snap to the ground, and the electrical arc between two wires will change angle accordingly so that the discharge still connects both nodes in a straight line. However, this feature of electrical wires is nearly impossible to see in normal gameplay because practically all of the spots that electrical wires can spawn at in-game are flat. It is possible, though extremely rare, for an electrical wire to spawn on the curved stump in sublevel 11 of the Dream Den, showing off this otherwise-unused feature.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	電極? Denkyoku	Electrode

See also

• Electrode
• Electricity generator