Brawny Abyss

Brawny Abyss
Sublevels	2	Ultra-bitter sprays	1
Red Pikmin	0	Ultra-spicy sprays	1
Yellow Pikmin	0
Blue Pikmin	50
White Pikmin	0
Purple Pikmin	0
Bulbmin	0

The following article or section contains guides. The strategies shown are just suggestions.

Brawny Abyss is the seventh level in Pikmin 2's Challenge Mode. The player is given 50 Blue Pikmin, although there are no water hazards. However, there are Fiery Blowhogs and no Red Pikmin.

Sublevel 1

• Theme: Metal
• Music: Metal 1
• Time: 130 (260 seconds)
• Starting Pikmin:
  •  Blue Pikmin × 50 (flower)
• Treasures:
  •  Adamantine Girdle × 1
  •  Crystallized Telepathy × 1 (inside Fiery Blowhog)
  •  Mirth Sphere × 3 (inside Snow Bulborbs)
  •  Spirit Flogger × 1 (partially buried)
  •  Superstrong Stabilizer × 1
  •  The Key × 1 (inside Armored Cannon Beetle Larva)
• Enemies:
  •  Armored Cannon Beetle Larva (buried) × 1
  •  Fiery Blowhog × 1
  •  Snow Bulborb × 3
• Obstacles:
  • None
• Vegetation:
  •  Glowstem (green) × 5
  •  Glowstem (red) × 5
• Others:
  • None

Use the larva to kill the other enemies. Then take out the larva itself. Your Pikmin will be safe after they are thrown off, since they will hug the wall and the boulder will fly over them. Get the treasure near the hole (should the hole pop up at the back near the Bulborbs) for some extra Pokos. Watch out when pressing  / at the hole. Pikmin are often thrown instead and will drop down to death. However, should this happen, going down the hole before the Pikmin die will prevent them from dying at all.

Technical sublevel information
Internal cave name			ch_MUKI_metal
"Main" object maximum (?)			5
"Treasure" object maximum (?)			3
"Gate" object maximum (?)			0
Dead end unit probability (?)			0
Number of rooms (?)			3
Corridor-to-room ratio (?)			0
Escape geyser (?)			No
Clogged hole (?)			No
Cave units file (?)			2_units_nor_tekiF_metal.txt
Lighting file (?)			metal_light_cha.ini
Background (?)			test ( cavern)
Cave units (?)
Dead end with item	Three-way crossing	Four-way crossing	Turning corridor	Corridor	Long corridor
Room with raised blue edge	Circular room with 1 exit

Detailed object list
The game spawns these "main" objects:
ID	Object	Amount	Fall method	Spawn location
1	Armored Cannon Beetle Larva (buried)	1	None	"Special" enemy spots
-	The Key	Carried inside entry with ID 1
2	Snow Bulborb	3	None	"Hard" enemy spots
-	Mirth Sphere	Carried inside entry with ID 2
3	Fiery Blowhog	1	None	"Hard" enemy spots
-	Crystallized Telepathy	Carried inside entry with ID 3
Then it spawns these "decoration" objects:
ID	Object	Amount	Fall method	Spawn location
4	Glowstem (red)	5	None	Plant spots
5	Glowstem (green)	5	None	Plant spots
Then it spawns these "treasure" objects:
ID	Object	Amount	Fall method	Spawn location
6	Spirit Flogger	1	None	Treasure spots
7	Adamantine Girdle	1	None	Treasure spots
8	Superstrong Stabilizer	1	None	Treasure spots

For details on how objects are spawned, and how some may fail to spawn, see here.

Sublevel 2

• Theme: Metal
• Music: Metal 2
• Time: +100 (+200 seconds)
• Treasures:
  •  Crystallized Telepathy × 1 (inside Fiery Blowhog)
  •  Love Sphere × 3 (inside Dwarf Orange Bulborbs)
  •  Massage Girdle × 1
  •  Omega Flywheel × 1 (partially buried)
  •  Repair Juggernaut × 1
  •  The Key × 1 (inside Decorated Cannon Beetle)
• Enemies:
  •  Decorated Cannon Beetle × 1
  •  Dwarf Orange Bulborb × 3
  •  Fiery Blowhog × 1
  •  Mitite (group of 10) × 0 - 2 (from eggs)
• Obstacles:
  • None
• Vegetation:
  •  Glowstem (green) × 5
  •  Glowstem (red) × 5
• Others:
  •  Egg × 2

The Decorated Cannon Beetle has the key. Use a bitter spray if you like, or use the Cannon Beetle to defeat some enemies (and/or itself). As always, the treasures aren't necessary, but if desired, there is plenty of time to get them.

Technical sublevel information
Internal cave name			ch_MUKI_metal
"Main" object maximum (?)			5
"Treasure" object maximum (?)			3
"Gate" object maximum (?)			0
Dead end unit probability (?)			0
Number of rooms (?)			2
Corridor-to-room ratio (?)			0
Escape geyser (?)			Yes
Clogged hole (?)			No
Cave units file (?)			2_units_mid1_nor22_metal.txt
Lighting file (?)			metal_light_cha.ini
Background (?)			build ( steel)
Cave units (?)
Dead end with item	Three-way crossing	Four-way crossing	Turning corridor	Corridor	Long corridor
Long room with 6 exits	T-shaped room

Detailed object list
The game spawns these "main" objects:
ID	Object	Amount	Fall method	Spawn location
1	Decorated Cannon Beetle	1	None	"Hard" enemy spots
-	The Key	Carried inside entry with ID 1
2	Dwarf Orange Bulborb	3	None	"Hard" enemy spots
-	Love Sphere	Carried inside entry with ID 2
3	Fiery Blowhog	1	None	"Hard" enemy spots
-	Crystallized Telepathy	Carried inside entry with ID 3
Then it spawns these "decoration" objects:
ID	Object	Amount	Fall method	Spawn location
4	Glowstem (red)	5	None	Plant spots
5	Glowstem (green)	5	None	Plant spots
Then it spawns these "treasure" objects:
ID	Object	Amount	Fall method	Spawn location
6	Omega Flywheel	1	None	Treasure spots
7	Massage Girdle	1	None	Treasure spots
8	Repair Juggernaut	1	None	Treasure spots
Then it spawns these "dead end" objects:
ID	Object	Amount	Fall method	Spawn location
9	Egg	2	None	Dead ends

For details on how objects are spawned, and how some may fail to spawn, see here.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	鉄人の穴?	Iron Man's Hole
French (NoA)	Abîme de fer	Iron abyss
French (NoE)	Abîme de fer	Iron abyss
Spanish (NoA)	Abismo Corpulento	Corpulent Abyss