Starnacle

Starnacle
	File:Starnacle Hey Pikmin.jpg
Appears in	Hey! Pikmin
Scientific name	Tripodidae asterias
Family	Shellusk
Areas	Pollution Pool
Attacks	Extend harmful arms

The Starnacle (タコヒトデ^?, lit.: "Octopus Starfish") is a rare octopus-like enemy in Hey! Pikmin. It has three pink equally spaced tentacle-like arms, and a large green eye in its center. Its eye closes and its arms retract when the eye is hit with a Pikmin. It is found frequently in the waters of Pollution Pool, where its arms act as an obstacle to the player and their Blue Pikmin.

Stats

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Behavior

The Starnacle's only purpose is to block underwater passages. Aside from that, it doesn't do anything, and is harmless. When a Pikmin is thrown at its eye, it will retract its tentacles, leaving enough room for Olimar and his Pikmin to avoid the creature and keep going in the passage.

Locations

Ravaged Rustworks
- Pollution Pool: This is the only area that they are found in. They mostly serve as enemies to avoid in the water sections, along with Puckering Blinnows and Young Yellow Wollywogs. They also serve as blockages so Olimar can't enter certain areas with ought the Blue Pikmin necessary to defeat them.

Strategy

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There is no way to defeat this enemy; however, it can be stunned for a certain amount of time by simply throwing a Blue Pikmin right into its eye.

Notes

Hey! Pikmin logs

“This mollusk-like creature's arms are long like an octopus's but tough like a starfish's. They withdraw when struck. The S.S. Dolphin II says he gets anxious at the sight of it, but I know better: those thin, gossamer arms are a real delicacy when properly prepared.”

Naming

The name Starnacle is derived from "star" and "tentacle". Its Japanese name, タコヒトデ^?, simply translates to "Octopus starfish", referring to two aquatic creatures with long arms.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Dutch	Octopok
French	Étentacule	This name is a portmanteau of étendre (stretch), and tentacule (tentacle)
German	Gemeiner Schlingstern	Common Knotstar
Italian	Polpofiore	Octoflower
Spanish	Estelárido