Snowy Blowhog
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| Appears in | Pikmin 4 | ||
| Scientific name | Sus nivisventis | ||
| Family | Blowhog | ||
| Areas | Hero's Hideaway (Olimar's Shipwreck Tale) | ||
| Caves | Last-Frost Cavern, Subzero Sauna, Frozen Inferno | ||
| Dandori Challenge stages | Hefty Haulway, Strategic Freezeway, Trial of the Sage Leaf | ||
| Dandori Battle stages | None | ||
| Attacks | Blow ice | ||
- This article is about the small grounded Blowhog that attacks with freezing air. For the large grounded Blowhog that attacks with freezing air that can knock Pikmin backwards, see Blizzarding Blowhog. For the airborne Blowhog that attacks with freezing air, see Icy Blowhog.
The Snowy Blowhog (フブキブタ?, lit.: "Blizzard Pig") is an enemy in Pikmin 4 that attacks with chilling wind, freezing Pikmin and otherwise acting like the fiery and watery varieties. Snowy Blowhogs are immune to being frozen.
Stats
| Weight | Max. carriers |
Seeds | Value | Health |
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| 5 | 10 | 5 |  × 5
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1000 |
Behavior
Whilst idle, the Snowy Blowhog will walk around in a small radius, they won't go far but they don't stand still. When a Leader or any amount of Pikmin get nearby, it will turn to face them to attack with a blast of, non-lethal, icy wind. When the Blowhog attacks, it turns and takes a moment to inhale some air. When doing this, it doesn't defend itself for a few seconds, then it will expel some icy wind. As soon at it starts to inhale to the moment it finishes exhaling, it will not move at all. If there a quite a few Pikmin attacking it, it will 'buck' itself forward in an attempt to knock off any attackers, which is what it also does if Oatchi is attacking. If the Snowy Blowhog wanders too far from its "zone", it will simply just wander back.
Locations
All Snowy Blowhogs in Pikmin 4 are found in caves.
Last-Frost Cavern
There is only 1 Snowy Blowhog found in this cave, and it is located after the alcove containing the three Female Sheargrubs and the Director of Destiny. First visit to the cave sees the enemy fighting 5 wild Ice Pikmin.
Subzero Sauna
There are two Snowy Blowhogs in this cave and both are found on sublevel 1. They are in the section of the cave holding the Disguised Delicacy, which is stuck in a Hydro jelly.
Frozen Inferno
The Blowhog is found on the third sublevel in the segment where the S.S. Beagle would land. It is found behind the ledge which holds the Citrus Lump.
Trial of the Sage Leaf
The Blowhog is found in the Final Story of the cave and is found with a Fiery Blowhog. The two of them are keeping the Numbered gate up.
Strategy
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Since the ice hazard isn't lethal, any Pikmin can be used to attack the Blowhog, however Ice Pikmin are recommended as the ice attack will freeze Pikmin, which Ice Pikmin are immune to. Oatchi with the Thermal Defense gear equipped or Glow Pikmin are also useful. To attack the enemy, throw Pikmin onto the Blowhog's back as soon as it starts to inhale. As soon as it's finished exhaling, whistle all attacking Pikmin off it's back as it will attempt to buck them off which can deflower your Pikmin. Repeat this tactic until the enemy is defeated. If you want to minimize any potential deflowering, use leaf Pikmin or Oatchi.
Notes
Dalmo's Notes
Olimar's Notes
“This species has the ability to condense atmosphere carbon dioxide within an organ called a cold sac. The cold sac creates dry ice, and its vapors are then expelled as icy breath. A close relative to this species, the Fiery Blowhog can keep its internal temperature from rising because the phosphoric compounds it expels only ignite when they make contact with the air.
In contrast, the Snowy Blowhog maintains internal body conditions below freezing, and its other internal organs are protected by thick layers of fat and the extracellular freezing that occurs withing its cold sac.”Louie's Notes
Other information
- Pikmin 4 Piklopedia number: #19
Naming
- See more: Blowhog family#Naming.
- Common name: Snowy Blowhog. Like the Fiery Blowhog, this hog-like enemy blows out a hazard, but it is snow instead of fire.
- Japanese nickname: フブキブタ?, lit.: "Blizzard Pig".
- Japanese name: フブキブタドックリ?, lit.: "Blizzard Pig Tokkuri".
- Scientific name: Sus nivisventis. Nivisventis is a combination of nivis and ventis, Latin for "snow" and "wind", respectively.
- Internal names:
ICETANK. It is the codename of the Fiery Blowhog,TANK, but with "ice" added to distinguish its trait. - Prerelease: None.
Gallery
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The Snowy Blowhog blowing icy wind.
The Snowy Blowhog blowing icy wind on some Ice Pikmin.
The frontside of a Snowy Blowhog.
The backside of a Snowy Blowhog.
A Snowy Blowhog throwing a Pikmin off its back.
The corpse of a Snowy Blowhog in the Piklopedia.
A Snowy Blowhog freezing a Hydro Jelly in Subzero Sauna.
A Snowy Blowhog in Frozen Inferno freezing three Red Pikmin.
Names in other languages
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| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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 Japanese |
フブキブタ? Fubuki Buta |
Blizzard Pig | |
 Chinese(traditional) |
暴風雪豬 Bàofēngxuě Zhū |
Blizzard Pig | |
 Chinese(simplified) |
暴风雪猪 Bàofēngxuě Zhū |
Blizzard Pig | |
 Dutch |
Frisademig snuitzwijn | Fresh-breathed snoutswine | |
 French |
Puffy cracheglace | Ice-spitter blowhog | "Cracheglace" is a portmanteau of "crache" (spit) and "glace" (ice) |
 German |
Rüsselglacies | Trunk-glacies | The name is a portmanteau of German "Rüssel" (trunk/proboscis) and Latim "glacis" (ice) |
 Italian |
Eruptor niveo | Snowy eruptor | |
 Korean |
눈돼지호롱 Nun-Dwaeji-Horong |
Snow Pig Oil Lamp | |
 Portuguese |
Cusporco-geada | Frost spitpig | "Cusporco" is a portmanteau of "cuspir" (to spit) and "porco" (pig) |
 Spanish |
Verraco nival | Snowy pig |
