Doomsday Apparatus

Doomsday Apparatus
Number	136 (US) 135 (Europe) 134 (Japan)
Series	Dream Series
Value	× 3,000
Weight	1,000
Maximum carriers	100 Pikmin
Location	Wistful Wild
Challenge Mode levels	None

The Doomsday Apparatus (超重ギガンティス^?, lit.: "Super-heavy Gigantis") is the heaviest and most valuable treasure in Pikmin 2. It is a heavily rusted 1-kilogram dumbbell, and is found in the Wistful Wild, not too far from the landing site. Due to its weight, 100 Purple Pikmin are needed to be able to pick up this item; and even then, it takes at least a quarter of a day to carry back to the Hocotate ship.

Collecting the treasure

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Location of the Doomsday Apparatus.

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

While carrying the treasure, it is advised to attack and defeat the Gatling Groink, Dwarf Bulborbs and Decorated Cannon Beetle – and if possible, Yellow Wollywog and Fiery Blowhog – in the area, so as to clear the way in advance for exploring the rest of the level.

The best places to amass Purples to reach 100 for the Doomsday Apparatus are the Bulblax Kingdom and the Subterranean Complex. The former is closer to the ship and has a shorter trek as it has two Violet Candypop Buds on sublevel 4 and one on sublevel 6. The latter only has its three Violet Candypop Buds sublevel 8 but also has two Queen Candypop Buds along with many eggs that can be obtained throughout the cave and less hazards than Bulblax Kingdom's sublevels. Note that the "Give Up and Escape" option in the pause menu will let the player take all of their Purple Pikmin to the surface which is useful for leaving Bulblax Kingdom without needing to head to the bottom floor. It is recommended to get the Pluckaphone before doing this to make the process faster.

Weight

The label on this object says that the Doomsday Apparatus weighs 1 kilogram. This discovery has led to a lot of confusion. Although creating a formula from this would allow easy conversion between the in-game weight units and real-world units, the theory breaks down when real-world objects are weighed and compared to the weights predicted. For example, the Proton AA treasure weighs 6 units, whereas actual AA batteries weigh as much as 25 grams.

Notes

Olimar's journal

“Perplexing mysteries are often solved in unexpected ways. When I was studying this item earlier today, I was astounded at its unbelievable bulk. It was so heavy! I would have never been able to move it without my burly purple Pikmin. Later analysis indicated this thing is in fact some kind of heavy artillery.”

Sales pitch

“An apocalyptic weapon made of super-heavy, gravity-compressed materials of unknown origin. The fact that its great weight makes it uncontrollable is, at times, a mild detriment.”

Gallery

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  Alternate scan of the Doomsday Apparatus's artwork.

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  The Doomsday Apparatus in the Wistful Wild.

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  The Doomsday Apparatus being analyzed by the Hocotate ship.

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  The Doomsday Apparatus in the Treasure Hoard.

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  The Treasure Hoard icon of the Doomsday Apparatus in the Nintendo Switch version of Pikmin 2.

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  A 1k hand weight from the real world.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	超重ギガンティス? Chōjyu Gigantisu	Supermassive Giant
French	Haltère Obscur	Obscure Dumbbell
German	Höllenmaschine	Hell Machine
Italian	Arma profetica	Prophetic Weapon
Spanish	Aparato apocalíptico	Apocalyptic Apparatus

Trivia

• The Doomsday Apparatus is very similar to the Golden Vaulting Table, a treasure from Pikmin 4. They both:
  • Weigh 1,000 units, requiring 100 Purple Pikmin to lift.
  • Are noted to weigh 1 kilogram.
  • Are the most valuable treasures in their respective games.
  • Are found on the surface of the final area in their respective games.

See also

• Dream Series
• Purple Pikmin
• Wistful Wild
• Golden Vaulting Table