Louie
Louie's first appearance is in Pikmin 2 and he serves as a partner to Captain Olimar in commanding Pikmin as his sidekick.
Biography
Olimar's return
Louie's first mission for Hocotate Freight was transporting a shipment of valuable Golden Pikpik Carrots. He was apparently attacked by a ravenous space bunny and the carrots were lost. The President of Hocotate Freight took out a giant loan to cover the losses of the carrots, and had no way to repay the loan other than sell off company assets. The only company asset was the S.S. Dolphin and it was immediately claimed on Olimar's return to Hocotate. Learning that the Dolphin was sold to cover the debt, Olimar was so shocked he dropped a souvenir for his son. As the bottle cap rolled past Louie, an old ship commonly called The Ship was able to use its Research Pod to suck up the rusty bottle cap. The Pod analyzed the piece of salvage to be worth 100 Pokos, which lowered the debt to 10,000 Pokos. The President instructed Olimar and Louie to head back to the Pikmin planet to search for treasure and save the company.
Paying off Hocotate Freight's debt
As Olimar and Louie were heading to the Valley of Repose, Louie fell out of the cockpit and Olimar had to search for him. Louie after radioing the ship set off to return to Olimar and the Ship. On the way he discovered the Red Onion and grew some sprouts just as Olimar had done when he was stranded. He was able to unite with Olimar by using the loyal Reds. They were able to find a treasure called the Courage Reactor and start their adventure. As they were able to make movements in Awakening Wood and Perplexing Pool, the debt lowered to a small amount. In the end, Olimar and Louie were able to pay the debt. He blasted off the planet but noticed that he left Louie behind.
The Titan Dweevil
After Olimar and Louie get the entire 10,000 Pokos worth of treasure, Olimar returns to Hocotate, only to find that Louie is missing. Olimar and the President of Hocotate Freight return to the planet to find him. Louie wanders around the planet aimlessly and hopelessly for a bit, as seen in the credit roll of the game. Olimar and the President later find him hidden deep in the Dream Den with the Titan Dweevil. They rescue him and send him to the ship's treasure hoard(since the ship used for travel is already full) calling him the King Of Bugs.
It is often of constant debate if Louie was a captive of the Titan Dweevil, or in actuality controlling him. E-mails the player receives from Louie's grandmother reflect that Louie was made to play with bugs by his grandmother as a child, so he has a great deal of experience with them and eating them, therefore it is possible he had the ability to control the Titan Dweevil.
Louie's secret
He is actually the one responsible for the debt Hocotate Freight suffers, not a "ravenous space bunny" as he lead the President to believe at the start; it was truly he who ate the load of Golden Pikpik Carrots. Template:Endspoiler
Traits and Abilities
- As a young boy Louie's grandmother made him eat bugs, because of this he is able to survive eating the creatures of the Pikmin planet.
- He also has a love of fine cuisine which drives him to create gourmet recipes from what he has eaten on the Pikmin planet.
Behind the Scenes
- Louie's name is similar to Luigi's name.