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King of Bugs

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King of Bugs Treasure Hoard icon.
Artwork of the King of Bugs.
Number 201
Series Titan Dweevil Series
Value Poko × 10
Weight 1
Maximum carriers 5 Pikmin
Location Dream Den
Challenge Mode levels None
Warning: the following article or section contains major spoilers about the final boss of Pikmin 2.
This article is about the treasure. For the character proper, see Louie.

The King of Bugs (虫の王?, lit.: "King of Bugs") is a treasure in Pikmin 2, and is the final one listed in the Treasure Hoard. The treasure is actually Louie, rescued from the Titan Dweevil in sublevel 14 of the Dream Den. Even after he is brought back, the player continues to control the President as the secondary leader from there on. The reason given by the crew to store him with the pile of treasure is because there is no room for him in the cockpit.[1] He is tied with some other treasures for the least valuable treasure in the game.

Notes

Olimar's journal

“Louie is back! Somehow, he survived a horrific ordeal with a freakishly large, weapon-wielding titan dweevil! I entered a hole with an army of ferocious Pikmin, grimly determined to save Louie from the titan dweevil, but it seems that he was perfectly fine all along. I can't understand how he managed to avoid being eaten. Hmmm... He's always had an unusually close connection with insects, and I know he loves to cook them! Maybe he wasn't kidnapped after all... Could he have been controlling that beast all along?! No... that's craziness! Although... he does insist now that we address him by his "proper title", the King of Bugs.”

Sales pitch

“A new employee of Hocotate Freight, Louie is often silent. Nobody knows what thoughts lurk in his mind. He appears to operate on the same wavelength as insects, often with dangerous results. After he was kidnapped, he somehow managed to hijack a colossal insect's brain!”

Olimar's journal (Nintendo Switch)

“Louie is back! Somehow, he survived a horrific ordeal with a freakishly large, weapon-wielding titan dweevil! I entered a hole with an army of ferocious Pikmin, grimly determined to save Louie from the titan dweevil, but it seems that he was perfectly fine all along. I can't understand how he managed to avoid being eaten. Hmmm... He's always had an unusually close connection with insects, and I know he loves to cook them! Maybe he wasn't kidnapped after all. Could he have been controlling that beast all along?! No, that's craziness! Although...he does insist now that we address him by his "proper title," the King of Bugs.”

Gallery

Trivia

A screenshot showing the light difference between Louie's and the King of Bug's spacesuits.
A screenshot comparing the spacesuits of Louie (left) and the King of Bugs (right).
  • Louie's and the King of Bugs' models are slightly different. Most notably is that King of Bugs' antenna's light is less saturated.
  • This treasure and the Temporal Mechanism are the only two treasures that animate when not being carried – Louie's head bobs up and down when idling.
  • In the Japanese version and in an early version of the English translation, Olimar's notes on the King of Bugs are very different, mostly focusing on the Titan Dweevil and Pikmin, rather than suggesting that Louie could be controlling the creature.[2]

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Flag of Japan Japanese 虫の王?
Mushi no Ou		 King of Bugs
Flag of France French Roi des Insectes King of Bugs
Flag of Germany German König der Käfer King of Bugs
Flag of Italy Italian Re degli insetti King of Bugs
Flag of Mexico Spanish (NoA) Rey de los insectos King of insects
Flag of Spain Spanish (NoE) Rey de los bichos King of bugs

See also

References

  1. ^ “Louie? ... ... ... Are your life functions fading? ... No! He appears only to have fainted! He is always running into trouble... Instruct the Pikmin to carry him. There is not enough room for him in the cockpit anymore. We will have to keep him in the cargo hold with the treasure hoard.” – the Hocotate ship in a dialog after the Titan Dweevil is defeated
  2. ^ Proto:Pikmin 2/Treasure_Hoard_Entries on The Cutting Room Floor
Treasure Hoard
Succulent Series Cupid's Grenade • Sunseed Berry • Combustion Berry • Seed of Greed • Disguised Delicacy • Insect Condo • Citrus Lump
Nature's Candy Series Spiny Alien Treat • Anxious Sprout • Child of the Earth • Love Nugget • Infernal Vegetable • Anti-hiccup Fungus • Toxic Toadstool • Growshroom • Onion Replica
Xenoflora Series Science Project • Pilgrim Bulb • Arboreal Frippery • Conifer Spire • Armored Nut • Corpulent Nut
Gourmet Series Meat of Champions • Hideous Victual • Meat Satchel • Taste Sensation • Triple Sugar Threat
Sweet Tooth Series Compelling Cookie • Impenetrable Cookie • Bug Bait • Imperative Cookie • Comfort Cookie • Succulent Mattress • King of Sweets • Enamel Buster • Diet Doomer • Pale Passion • White Goodness • Chocolate Cushion • Sweet Dreamer • Confection Hoop • Pastry Wheel
Paleontology Series Possessed Squash • Fossilized Ursidae • Colossal Fossil • Leviathan Feather • Olimarnite Shell • Fortified Delicacy • Scrumptious Shell • Memorial Shell • Mysterious Remains (US/EU only)
Ancient Secrets Series Crystal King • Future Orb • Gyroid Bust • Unknown Merit • Lustrous Element • Mirrored Element
Cook's Arsenal Series Vorpal Platter • Invigorator • Milk Tub • Broken Cooking God (JP only) • Merciless Extractor (US/EU only) • Broken Food Master (US only) • Divine Cooking Tool (EU/JP only) • Utter Scrap
Tortured Artist Series Decorative Goo • Master's Instrument • Manual Honer • Implement of Toil • Heavy-duty Magnetizer • Harmonic Synthesizer • Emperor Whistle • Director of Destiny
Modern Amenities Series Sud Generator • Flame of Tomorrow • Lightning Bolt (JP only) • Impediment Scourge (US/EU only) • Family Raft (JP only) • Dimensional Slicer (US only) • Time Capsule • Lip Service (US/EU only) • Mirrored Stage • Behemoth Jaw
Frigid Series Joy Receptacle • Fleeting Art Form • Danger Chime • Spouse Alert • Innocence Lost • Essential Furnishing • Icon of Progress
Hyper-technology Series Temporal Mechanism • Mystical Disc • Vacuum Processor • Indomitable CPU • Network Mainbrain • Space Wave Receiver • Sulking Antenna • Nouveau Table
Industrial Set Omega Flywheel • Spirit Flogger • Superstrong Stabilizer • Repair Juggernaut • Adamantine Girdle • Massage Girdle • Superstick Textile • Exhausted Superstick • Furious Adhesive
Husband's Tears Series Petrified Heart • Eternal Emerald Eye • Regal Diamond • Tear Stone • Princess Pearl • Crystal Clover
Space Love Series Unspeakable Wonder • Essence of Rage • Essence of Despair • Essence of True Love • Essence of Desire • Pink Menace • Joyless Jewel • Frosty Bauble • Gemstar Wife • Gemstar Husband • Universal Com
Crystallized Emotion Series Omniscient Sphere • Crystallized Telepathy • Love Sphere • Crystallized Telekinesis • Mirth Sphere • Crystallized Clairvoyance
Dream Series Maternal Sculpture • Extreme Perspirator • Rubber Ugly • Paradoxical Enigma • Silencer • Wiggle Noggin • Coiled Launcher • Magical Stage (EU/JP only) • Boom Cone (US only) • Flame Tiller • Doomsday Apparatus • Aquatic Mine • Ultimate Spinner (JP only) • Stupendous Lens (US only) • Air Brake • Worthless Statue • Priceless Statue • Boss Stone • Luck Wafer • Talisman of Life • Strife Monolith • Chance Totem
Blast from the Past Series Dream Architect • Stone of Glory • Glee Spinner • Cosmic Archive • Remembered Old Buddy • Fond Gyro Block • Memorable Gyro Block • Lost Gyro Block • Favorite Gyro Block • Treasured Gyro Block
Mystical Energy Series Proton AA (US/EU only) • Proton X (JP only) • Durable Energy Cell (US/EU only) • Omegatron (JP only) • Courage Reactor (US/EU only) • Yell Battery (JP only) • Fuel Reservoir (US/EU only) • Revised Eternal Fuel Dynamo (JP only) • Love and Courage Reactor (JP only) • Alternative Reactor (JP only)
Massive Receptacle Series Container of Knowledge (EU only) • Container of Sea Bounty (EU only) • Drone Supplies (US only) • Patience Tester (US/EU only) • Endless Repository (US only) • Perfect Container (EU only) • Fruit Guard (US only) • Nutrient Silo (US/EU only) • Stringent Container (US only) • Survival Container (EU only) • Endless Repository (EU/JP only) • Open Architecture (EU/JP only) • Permanent Container (EU/JP only) • Empty Space Container (EU/JP only) • Open Archive (EU/JP only) • Plentiful Tank (EU only) • Drone Supplies (EU only)
Survival Series (US only) Survival Ointment • Healing Cask
Mystery Disc Series (JP only) Estimated Object GF • Coiny The Refined • Milky Team • Milk Lid • Good Old Memories • Paper Slider • Understood Person Symbol • Flying Saucer • Universally Best Art • Inviting...Thing • Idea Assistant • Seat of Enlightenment • Milky Cradle • Anywhere Floater
Ancient Ad Series Abstract Masterpiece (in this series in US only) • Optical Illustration (US only) • Thirst Activator (US only) • Yellow Taste Tyrant (US/EU only) • Salivatrix (US/EU only) • Gherkin Gate (US/EU only) • Alien Billboard (in this series in US/EU only) • Activity Arouser (in this series in US only)
Odd Logo Series Alien Billboard (in this series in JP only) • Hypnotic Platter (US/EU only) • Massive Lid (US only) • Pondering Emblem (US/EU only) • Happiness Emblem (US/EU only) • Abstract Masterpiece (in this series in EU only) • Activity Arouser (in this series in EU only) • Quenching Emblem • Drought Ender • Creative Inspiration (US only)
Explorer's Friend Series Spherical Atlas • Geographic Projection • Prototype Detector • Five-man Napsack • Brute Knuckles • Repugnant Appendage • Stellar Orb • Forged Courage • Dream Material • Justice Alloy • Amplified Amplifier • Professional Noisemaker • The Key
Titan Dweevil Series Shock Therapist • Flare Cannon • Comedy Bomb • Monster Pump • King of Bugs
Note: The Nintendo Switch port uses the US treasures in all regions.
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