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Appears in | Pikmin, Pikmin 2, Pikmin 4 | ||
Scientific name | Amphicaris albino Amphicaris frodendum (Pikmin Player's Guide) | ||
Family | Amphituber | ||
Areas | The Forest Navel | ||
Caves | Bulblax Kingdom, Shower Room, Submerged Castle, Cavern of Chaos, Hole of Heroes, Dream Den, Engulfed Castle, Cradle of the Beast | ||
Challenge Mode stages | Bully Den | ||
Dandori Challenge stages | Cliff-Hanger's Hold, Trial of the Sage Leaf | ||
Dandori Battle stages | None | ||
2-Player Battle stages | None | ||
Attacks | Crush Pikmin |
- This article is about the white frog-like enemy. For the yellow variant, see Yellow Wollyhop.
The Wollyhop (マロガエル?, lit.: "Maro Frog"; known as the Wollywog depending on the game and region) is a frog-like creature found in subterranean areas in Pikmin, Pikmin 2, and Pikmin 4. As an adaptation to environments with little or no sunlight, Wollyhops have lost most of their skin pigmentation, giving them an albino-like appearance.
Stats
Game | Weight | Max. carriers |
Seeds | Value | Health | Regen. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7 | 14 | 8 | N/A | 1800 | Unknown | |
7 | 14 | 8 | × 7 | 1100 | No | |
5 | 10 | 8[note 1] | × 7 | 1300 | No |
- ^ This enemy cannot be delivered to Onions in-game. This information is obtained from the Piklopedia.
Behavior
Pikmin
Frequently found in or near a body of water, Wollyhops are slow and stocky creatures. Generally passive, they will only attack by leaping into the air if a leader or Pikmin comes nearby. Once on the attack, a Wollyhop will likely not pursue if its target is on the move, rather it will return to its general starting location in short hops. Their attacks are sometimes sudden, and they can shake all attacking Pikmin from their bodies. Upon falling, a Wollyhop's attack covers a considerable radius, killing all Pikmin within it. Even if a Wollyhop is defeated as it is about to fall, any Pikmin caught beneath it will still be killed. Such an attack can be prevented if the Wollyhop is weighed down with at least 10 or so Pikmin.
Compared to their counterparts, the Yellow Wollyhops, Wollyhops jump with less vertical movement, but greater horizontal movement. They also have slightly less health.
Pikmin 2
Wollyhops are changed little behaviorally. They are much weaker than they are in Pikmin. They are much more stubborn, and will very rarely be weighed down, unless Purple Pikmin are on top of it. Because they tend to dwell in darker areas, they are now only found in caves. They actually have more health than Yellow Wollyhop in this game, and are much more observant, being able to detect nearby Leaders or Pikmin from any direction.
Pikmin 4
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If a Wollyhop lands on another creature, it will crush it. Wollyhops will jump as soon as you get close. If two Wollyhops jump against each other, they can crush one another.[1]
Strategy
Pikmin
Swarm it with a large group of Pikmin. The more Pikmin are attacking at once, the more likely the Wollywog will be weighed down and unable to jump (50 or more will keep it grounded almost every time). If it does get airborne, call back the Pikmin and get them away from the Wollywog’s shadow (the area where it will land). Re-swarm when it lands. Note this strategy can cause the crushing glitch to occur. In reality, Pikmin only need to be touching the Wollywog in order to weigh it down.[2]
An alternative method is to get two Yellow Pikmin and give each a bomb-rock. Throw an armed Yellow Pikmin into the Wollywog’s vicinity and the Wollywog will target the Pikmin. When it does, immediately call back the Pikmin and by the time it lands, the bomb-rock will explode next to it. Repeat once more to kill it. In the New Play Control! version of the game, as Pikmin no longer drops the bomb-rocks when whistled at, a bomb-holding Pikmin must be thrown close to the Wollywog while it is in the air so the Pikmin throws it while it is on the ground.
The alternative strategy mentioned for Pikmin 2 also works here, but it takes longer than swarming since throwing is slower in the first game.
Pikmin 2
Swarming is less effective here, so attack by repeatedly throwing Pikmin, preferably Purple Pikmin, onto its back. It appears to be easier to pin the Wollyhop to the ground here than in Pikmin, so it is in fact easier to kill. Once again, in the event that it does get off the ground, call the Pikmin back immediately and move them out of the way. An alternate strategy (if you don't have Purple Pikmin) is to use a group of about 10-20 Pikmin and throw all the Pikmin before the Wollyhop takes off. It should become airborne, and the moment it starts to land, recall the Pikmin. Because of the falling speeds of Pikmin and the Wollyhop, and the fact that Pikmin are invincible when airborne, this is a very viable strategy.
Notes
Olimar's voyage log
Reel notes
Olimar's notes
Louie's notes
Dalmo's Notes
“With a distinct pallor, almost like it was painted with white face paint, it gives off an air of a performing mime. This cutie can jump with quiet refinement, never moving its plump jowls at all. It's graceful and expressive in the most unexpected ways.”
Olimar's Notes (Pikmin 4)
“It is believed that juvenile Wollyhops were once carried by underground currents into caverns, where they thrived in the dark habitat. This troglodytic species of Wollyhop's coloration results from generations of cave dwelling and lack of sunlight. Comparative differences between the size and shape of this Wollyhop and other species are thought to be the result of natural selection at work, choosing traits better suited to life in a subterranean environment.”
Louie's Notes (Pikmin 4)
“Wollyhops are best ground up, shaped into a patty, and flame broiled on a grill. Slap on tomato slices, lettuce, onions, and ketchup, then slide the patty between a sesame-seed bun for the ultimate beast-burger experience.”
Pikmin Nintendo Player's Guide
Pikmin Nintendo Power booklet
Pikmin 2 Nintendo Player's Guide
“Standard Wollywogs are pale because they never get any sun. You'll find them in underground areas exclusively, and often in the water. Attack the hoppers with small squads of tossed Pikmin. If you swarm them, chances are some of your troops will get squashed.”
New Play Control! Pikmin European website
“These chunky frog-like creatures leap into the sky and then slam themselves to the ground, crushing anything beneath it. Wollyhops can often jump into the sky when Pikmin are still latched onto them. It takes a swarm of Pikmin to weigh one down enough to stay on the ground.”
In Super Smash Bros. Brawl
The Wollyhop appears as a trophy in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
Technical information
Pikmin technical information (?) | |||
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Internal name | frow
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HP | 1800 |
Pikmin 2 technical information (?) | |||
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Internal name | marofrog
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Global properties (List) | |||
ID | Japanese comment | Property | Value |
s000 | friction(not used) | Friction | 0.5 |
s001 | wallReflection | Unknown (wall bounce speed multiplier?) | 0.2 |
s002 | faceDirAdjust | Unknown | 0.25 |
s003 | accel | Acceleration | 0.05 |
s004 | bounceFactor | Unknown (bounce when it hits the ground?) | 0.3 |
fp00 | ライフ | HP | 1100 |
fp01 | マップとの当り | Unknown (related to slopes) | 25 |
fp02 | ダメージスケールXZ | Horizontal damage scale | 0.2 |
fp03 | ダメージスケールY | Vertical damage scale | 0.25 |
fp04 | ダメージフレーム | Damage scale duration | 0.35 |
fp05 | 質量 | Unknown (weight?) | 0.1 |
fp06 | 速度 | Move speed | 100 |
fp08 | 回転速度率 | Rotation acceleration | 0.035 |
fp09 | テリトリー | Territory radius | 300 |
fp10 | ホーム範囲 | "Home" radius | 75 |
fp11 | プライベート距離 | "Private" radius | 75 |
fp12 | 視界距離 | Sight radius | 360 |
fp13 | 視界角度 | FOV | 180 |
fp14 | 探索距離 | Unknown (exploration radius?) | 0 |
fp15 | 探索角度 | Unknown (exploration angle?) | 0 |
fp16 | 振り払い率 | Successful shake rate | 1 |
fp17 | 振り払い力 | Shake knockback | 200 |
fp18 | 振り払いダメージ | Shake damage | 1 |
fp19 | 振り払い範囲 | Shake range | 40 |
fp20 | 攻撃可能範囲 | Unknown (shock attack max range?) | 250 |
fp21 | 攻撃可能角度 | Unknown (shock attack max angle?) | 30 |
fp22 | 攻撃ヒット範囲 | Unknown (attack hit range?) | 30 |
fp23 | 攻撃ヒット角度 | Unknown (attack hit angle?) | 180 |
fp24 | 攻撃力 | Attack damage | 20 |
fp25 | 視界高 | Unknown (height visibility?) | 50 |
fp26 | 探索高 | Unknown (exploration height?) | 0 |
fp27 | ライフの高さ | HP wheel height | 70 |
fp28 | 回転最大速度 | Rotation speed | 4 |
fp29 | 警戒時間 | Unknown (warning time?) | 15 |
fp30 | 警戒ライフ | Unknown | 30 |
fp31 | ライフ回復率 | Regeneration rate | 0 |
fp32 | LOD半径 | Off-camera radius | 100 |
fp33 | マップとのあたりポリゴンの選定 | Collision processing radius | 35 |
fp34 | ピクミンとのあたり | Pikmin damage radius | 20 |
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 | 0.3 (30%) |
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 | 3 |
ip02 | 振り払い張付1 | Shake mode 1 – Pikmin requirement | 5 |
ip03 | 振り払い打撃B | Shake mode 2 – hit count | 5 |
ip04 | 振り払い張付2 | Shake mode 2 – Pikmin requirement | 10 |
ip05 | 振り払い打撃C | Shake mode 3 – hit count | 15 |
ip06 | 振り払い張付3 | Shake mode 3 – Pikmin requirement | 20 |
ip07 | 振り払い打撃D | Shake mode 4 – hit count | 20 |
Specific properties | |||
ID | Japanese comment | Property | Value |
fp01 | 空中時間 | Time spent in mid-air | 1 |
fp02 | ジャンプ速度 | Jump speed | 350 |
fp03 | 失敗確率 | Chance of getting stunned when latched with Pikmin | 0.1 (10%) |
fp04 | 落下初速度 | Initial fall speed | 330 |
Other information
- Technical name in The Official Nintendo Player's Guide: Amphituber
- Size: Body length: 48mm, as per the e-card
- Pikmin 2 Piklopedia number: #44
- Pikmin 4 Piklopedia number: #90
Naming
- See more: Amphituber family#Naming.
- Common name: Wollyhop or Wollywog, depending on game and version. The enemy is called the Wollywog in both American English and British English versions of Pikmin and Pikmin 2, but in New Play Control! Pikmin, New Play Control! Pikmin 2, Pikmin 3, Hey! Pikmin, and Pikmin 3 Deluxe, the enemy is called the Wollywog in the American English version and the Wollyhop in the British English version. In Pikmin 1 (Nintendo Switch), Pikmin 2 (Nintendo Switch), and Pikmin 4, the enemy is called the Wollyhop in both English versions. A possible reason for the name change is that the term "wog" is a slur in British and Australian English. The Wollyhop's original name, and its current name by extension, seems to be derived from pollywog, another word for tadpole.
- Japanese nickname: マロガエル?. ガエル? means "frog", and マロ? is a common name among the kuge, a class of individuals who wear makeup to make their faces pale white. It may also incorporate 丸? (lit.: "circle"), referring to its shape compared to the Yellow Wollyhop.
- Japanese name: マロイモガエル?, lit.: "Maro Potato Frog".
- Scientific name: Amphicaris albino. Albino refers to the creature's pale skin and red eyes. In the Pikmin Nintendo Player's Guide, the scientific name is instead Amphicaris frodendum, the same as the Yellow Wollyhop's.
- Internal names: In Pikmin, it is internally known as
frow
, which isfrog
(the Yellow Wollyhop's internal name) but withw
, likely short for "white", standing in for the last letter. In Pikmin 2, the internal name ismarofrog
; "maro" is a part of its Japanese common name. - Prerelease: In the GameCube Interactive Multi-Game Demo Disc Version 18, this enemy's genus name is mistakenly the same as the Water Dumple's, making its scientific name Ichthyosa Albino.[3]
Names in other languages
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Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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Japanese | マロガエル? Maro Gaeru |
Maro Frog | |
Chinese (traditional) |
栗栗蛙 Lìlì Wā |
Chestnut Frog | |
Chinese (simplified) |
栗栗蛙 Lìlì Wā |
Chestnut Frog | |
Dutch | Pletterpad | Crushtoad | |
French | Wog Sauteur Wog sauteur (Pikmin 4) |
Hopper Wollyhop Hopper wollyhop (Pikmin 4) |
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German | Orcalog | ||
Italian | Ranuca idropica | Hydropic frogwart | "Ranuca" is from "rana" (frog) and "verruca" (wart) |
Korean | 동글개구리 Donggeul-Gaeguri |
Rotund Frog | |
Portuguese | Cururrã | From "cururu" (cane toad) and "rã" (toad) | |
Spanish | Sapo gigante | Giant toad |
Gallery
Pikmin
Artwork of the Wollyhop from Pikmin.
The Wollyhop (then known as the Wollywog) in the enemy reel of Pikmin.
The Wollyhop in the enemy reel of the European version of New Play Control! Pikmin.
Pikmin 2
A Wollyhop in Pikmin 2's Piklopedia rubbing its face.
The Piklopedia icon of the Wollyhop in the Nintendo Switch version of Pikmin 2.
A Wollyhop jumping over Captain Olimar and his Pikmin.
Pikmin 4
A Wollyhop in Pikmin 4's Piklopedia.
The back of a Wollyhop in the Engulfed Castle.
Other
The Wollyhop's e-card, #48 (5th blue card).
Trivia
References
- ^ Video of two Wollyhops crushing one another on Twitter, published on August 6th, 2023, retrieved on August 11th, 2023
- ^ YouTube video of a Wollywog being weighed down by bomb-rock Pikmin touching it, published on June 7th, 2022, retrieved on June 10th, 2022
- ^ Proto:Pikmin 2/Piklopedia Entries on The Cutting Room Floor