Bogswallow

Bogswallow
Appears in	Pikmin 4
Scientific name	Gastropoidulus oculii
Family	Polyocular slug
Areas	Primordial Thicket
Caves	The Mud Pit
Dandori Challenge stages	None
Dandori Battle stages	None
Attacks	Inhaling and eating Pikmin

The Bogswallow (ヌマススリ^?, lit.: "Swamp Sipper") is an enemy in Pikmin 4. It hides imperceptibly within pits of mud, emerging when prey is nearby to inhale them. Oatchi is too heavy to be sucked in, and the player may be swallowed if they get too close.

It is primarily encountered in Pikmin 4's final area, the Primordial Thicket, as well as The Mud Pit dungeon.

Stats[edit]

Weight	Max. carriers	Seeds	Value	Health
7	14	10	× 10	1000

Behavior[edit]

The Bogswallow hides under the mud until a captain, Oatchi, or the Pikmin comes close to the mud puddle or goes into the mud. It then comes out of the ground and starts vacuuming Pikmin. Once it has captured 5 Pikmin, it will stop vacuuming and eat the Pikmin, though it can capture more if they were close enough when it stopped vacuuming. When it's vacuuming, nearby objects such as treasures or corpses will also get sucked in if they are nearby, but they won't get eaten. Smaller objects, on the other hand, such as Raw Materials or Bomb-Rocks, can get sucked in. If they do, the Bogswallow stops vacuuming and eats it along any Pikmin it sucked in. This happens with the player too if they do not have the Brace Boots, which upon getting captured, it will stop vacuuming and spit back out the player immediately, though any captured Pikmin will get eaten still. Once it eats whatever it sucked in, it begins vacuuming again or hides back under the mud if the Pikmin are out of range. If it has any Pikmin attacking it, it will fling them forward and begin vacuuming again. When defeated, its body floats in the mud a little, letting Winged Pikmin carry it.

Appearance[edit]

The Bogswallow's colors consist of a mix of orange and yellow, and brown. It has a large mouth with puckered red lips, similar to the Cannon Beetle Larvae. Its body appears to be segmented, like the Emperor Bulblax. Its fins are akin to the Pricklepuff. Behind its mouth are six green eyes, and when killed, it is shown to have a spiked tail.

Locations[edit]

Primordial Thicket.
- There are 4 Bogswallows in the area. One of them is in the mud next to the third base, The Maple Bridge, and guards the Faux Fishy. Two of them guard the entrance Cavern for a King as well as the two Burgeoning Spiderworts. The last one is in the large mud pit with Muckerskates and the Beckoning Mannequin at the east side of the map.
The Mud Pit, Sublevel 2.
- Two Bogswallows inhabit this sublevel. On is on the west side of the staring base and it drops a Portable Sunset when defeated. The last one is guarding the second base near the Flarlic and clay bridge.

Strategy[edit]

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

Charging a large amount of Winged Pikmin is usually the easiest and safest way to kill a Bogswallow. You can also throw a bomb rock at its mouth if it starts to vacuum up Pikmin, causing it to swallow the bomb and die instantly. However, the best way to deal with a Bogswallow is to use Ice Pikmin to freeze the muddy lake they reside. This makes them to be unable to come out of the mud and the ones that do will be frozen, making it easy to kill them. Another good strategy is baiting the creature with a single Purple Pikmin, as they are immune to its vacuuming effects. While it's attempting to suck it up, the player can toss a bomb rock into its mouth to instantly kill it.

Notes[edit]

Dalmo's notes[edit]

“It pops up out of the mud, often with no warning, to say hello. With a body like a hose and a big round mouth, it sates its appetite by feeding on the mud itself! Its six bright eyes mean it's sure to see the fondness we have for it six times better! I hope it eats up all that unending affection!”

Olimar's notes[edit]

“This species prefers to inhabit cloudy, stagnant water like that in swamps, and it spends most of its life buried in mud and hiding.

Using its six eyelike sensory organs, it can detect minute movements in the water and vibrations on nearby land. It will then forcefully leap out of the water and suck up its prey to feed.

With its entirely cartilaginous skeleton and somewhat primitive features— like its round, chinless mouth— it appears to be some sort of primeval creature.”

Louie's notes[edit]

“Leave it out overnight to drain the mud from the carcass. When ready to eat, cut into rings, then grill over high heat. The more you chew it, the more flavorful it becomes.”

Other information[edit]

Pikmin 4 Piklopedia number: #106

Naming[edit]

See more: Polyocular slug family#Naming.

Common name: Bogswallow. A combination of "bog", a type of muddy swamp, and "swallow".
Japanese nickname: ヌマススリ^?, lit.: "Swamp Sipper". "Susuri" comes from すすり込む^? (lit.: "to slurp noisily").
Japanese name: アゴナシムツメウナゴ^?, lit.: "Jawless Six-eyed Eel". "Jawless eel" is another name for the lamprey, the creature it's based off of. ウナゴ^? is a portmanteau of 鰻^? and 穴子^?, both words for "eel", also used in the Japanese name of the Sandbelching Meerslug.
Scientific name: Gastropoidulus oculii. Oculii may refer to its six eyes.
Internal names: NUMASUTORI. It is a combination of 沼^? (lit.: "swamp") and 吸い取る^? (lit.: "to suck up").
Prerelease: None.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	ヌマススリ^? Numa Susuri	Swamp Sipper	"Susuri" comes from すすり込む^? (lit.: "to slurp noisily")
Dutch	Zompzwelger	Slop Swallower
French	Marésangsue	From "marécage" (swamp) and "sangsue" (leech)
German	Sumpfschlürfer	Swampslurper
Italian	Paludisuga	From palude (swamp) and sanguisuga (leech)
Portuguese	Brejofago	from brejo (swamp) and fago (phagus)
Spanish	Engullidor Pantanoso	Swampy Eater