Tusked Blowhog
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| Tusked Blowhog | |
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| Appears in | Pikmin 4 |
| Scientific name | Sus magdentum |
| Family | Tusked blowhog |
| Areas | None |
| Caves | Hectic Hollows, Dandori Day Care |
| Dandori Challenge stages | None |
| Dandori Battle stages | None |
| Attacks | Charges and eat Pikmin |
The Tusked Blowhog (シシドックリ?, lit.: "Beast Tokkuri") is a tapir-like enemy in Pikmin 4 that charges forward when provoked and eats Pikmin. Despite its name, it is not of the Blowhog family but a seperate family, the aptly named tusked blowhog family. The two families could be related as they both share the name blowhog.
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Stats
| Weight | Max. carriers |
Seeds | Value | Health | Regen. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 14 | 10 |  × 7
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Behavior
Tusked Blowhogs typically wander about in a small territory until something catches their attention. If it sees something, it will open its mouth while charging forward and eventually skidding to a halt. The charge will disrupt groups and launch Pikmin, Oatchi and the player character into the air. As it begins its charge, it can snatch up to three Pikmin and begin eating them after it stops moving. If it strays too far from its territory, it will begin walking back, ignoring attacks. Like Oatchi's Rush, Tusked Blowhog charges destroy jars.
Strategy
Care should be taken to not let the Tusked Blowhog disrupt the entire squad. It can only eat three Pikmin at a time, but can launch the leaders and other Pikmin into compromising situations. While the creature is unaware, charging it from behind with your Pikmin is effective. Charging from the front however, is ill-advised due to it launching everything in its path and puts the Pikmin in danger of being eaten. Throwing is generally safer, though as the Tusked Blowhog charges, most Pikmin will fall off. As with every creature, whistling Pikmin before it shakes them off is important.
Notes
Dalmo's Notes
Naming
- Common name: Tusked Blowhog. It resembles other grounded Blowhogs, and indeed has two tusks jutting out.
- Japanese nickname: シシドックリ?, lit.: "Beast Tokkuri". シシ? may be short for イノシシ? (lit.: "wild boar").
- Japanese name: ハイイロシシドックリ?, lit.: "Gray Beast Tokkuri".
- Scientific name: Sus magdentum. Likely a portmanteau of "magnum", big in Latin, and "dentis" or "dentes", Latin for "tusks" or "teeth".
- Internal names: Unknown.
- Prerelease: None.
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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 Japanese |
シシドックリ? Shishi Dokkuri |
Beast Tokkuri |
 Korean |
멧돼지호롱 | Boar Oil lanp |
 Portuguese |
Tromba-porco | From "tromba" (trunk) and "porco" (pig) |
Gallery
A Tusked Blowhog having knocked down the player character in the Piklopedia.
