Sunsquish

Sunsquish
Appears in	Pikmin 4
Scientific name	Ovgoonium soleus
Family	Squishsquirt
Areas	Hero's Hideaway
Caves	Secluded Courtyard, Dream Home
Dandori Challenge stages	Ice-Cross Course
Dandori Battle stages	None
Attacks	Digests Pikmin with its body.

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The Sunsquish (メダマモチ^?, lit.: "Fried Egg Mochi") is a mollusk-like creature in Pikmin 4 that resembles a fried egg. It has a circular, off-white body with many small tentacles and a round, orange head with two small eyestalks. It attacks by stretching its body upwards and then squashing flat outwards, trapping and digesting Pikmin in its body. They are occasionally found hiding inside nectar eggs.

Stats

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Weight	Max. carriers	Seeds	Value	Health
1	1	4	× 3	450

Behavior

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The Sunsquish can be found either out in the open or inside Eggs. When it is discovered, or when it spots the player or Pikmin, it begins to slowly approach the player until close enough to attack. Once close, it will telegraph an incoming attack by stretching upwards before coming back down, sprawling its membrane in a wide area around itself. Not only does this attack shake Pikmin off of it, it can also catch up to five Pikmin attacking its sides, which it then eats fairly quickly. The player doesn't have to move far before it loses interest in its target, but it will continue to approach if within close proximity of it.

Appearance

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The Sunsquish appears as a small, egg-like creature. It sports a yellow head with two protruding eyes and a white, ribbed membrane surrounding the head. This membrane can stretch out when attacking, further giving it the appearance of an open egg. It is relatively small compared to most creatures, though when stretched it is wider than most. When it's defeated, this membrane dissipates and the round, yellow head is all that is left.

Locations

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Strategy

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As this creature can spawn from eggs that the player opens with Pikmin, extra care should be taken in its home caves to avoid accidents from happening. Sending Oatchi to open eggs is more advisable as he can protect Pikmin from being eaten. The simplest way to defeat the Sunsquish, once revealed, is by throwing any Pikmin at its head, which the game will automatically lock onto. Ice Pikmin are particularly useful, as they allow it to be attacked from its membrane once frozen. The player should be wary of missing its head, as it will snatch up Pikmin trying to attack its otherwise immune membrane. Beyond that, however, the low health of this creature makes it a relatively easy encounter.

Sunsquishes are very vulnerable to Purple Pikmin, as landing one on the enemy's head will kill it in one hit. This is the fastest way to kill Sunsquishes, but they will not be instantly killed if a Purple Pikmin lands on an egg that a Sunsquish is hiding in.

Notes

Dalmo's Notes

“This peculiar li'l button has the perfect texture and coloration to pass as an egg fried sunny-side up by a master chef. There's nothing about it that makes it seem threatening. And it looks so yummy! I can't help thinking of a delicious breakfast when I see it!”

Olimar's Notes

“A type of primitive organism called a protochordate. In its juvenile state, it has a skeleton-like structure called a notochord. It flaps its finned tail to move and lives within other creatures' eggs as it grows.
As its body develops, it starts to exhibit mollusk-like qualities, but its highly exposed external stomach can directly digest prey on contact and can also be used for locomotion.”

Louie's Notes

“Season with salt and pepper.”

Naming

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Common name: Sunsquish. Combination of "sun" from sunny-side up egg, of which it is based off of, and squish, another word for squash to reference its flexibility and how it extends its body out to grab prey.
Japanese nickname: メダマモチ^?. The "medama" part of its name refers to "medama-yaki" (目玉焼き), meaning "cooked-eyeball", an informal name for fried eggs. It might also be a pun on "目玉", which means centerpiece, referring to its weak point.
Japanese name: キミノホヤモチ^?, lit.: "Egg Yolk Sea Squirt Mochi".
Scientific name: Ovgoonium soleus. "Sol-" can mean "a type of colloid in which a solid is dispersed in a liquid", referring to the egg white. It could also refer to the sun.
Internal names: MINIMOCHI. It could possibly be named as a smaller version of the Foolix, whose internal name is MITSUMOCHI, as both disguise themselves in ways you can get nectar.
Prerelease: None.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	メダマモチ^? Medama Mochi	Fried Egg Mochi
Chinese (traditional)	太陽蛋麻糬 Tàiyangdàn Máshǔ	Fried Egg Mochi
Chinese (simplified)	太阳蛋麻糬 Tàiyangdàn Máshǔ	Fried Egg Mochi
Dutch	Spiegeleigelei	Fried egg jelly
French	Ovoplaffe		From "ovo-" (egg) and "plaf" (onomatopoeia for falling in a liquid)
German	Eierling	Eggling
Italian	Uovosole	Egg sun	Pun on uovo sodo (boiled egg)
Korean	달걀젤리 Dalgyal-Jelli	Egg Jelly
Portuguese	Pudinovo	Puddinegg	The name is a portmanteau of "pudim" (pudding) and "ovo" (egg)
Spanish	Ovicuajo		From "ovi" (egg) and "renacuajo" (tadpole)