Honeywisp

Honeywisp
Appears in	Pikmin, Pikmin 2, Pikmin 4
Scientific name	Nektara fatuus
Family	Honeywisp
Areas	The Forest of Hope, The Forest Navel, Valley of Repose, Awakening Wood, Perplexing Pool, Sun-Speckled Terrace, Serene Shores
Caves	White Flower Garden, Bulblax Kingdom, Hole of Heroes, Industrial Maze, Below-Grade Discotheque, Engulfed Castle, Cavern for a King
Challenge Mode stages	None
Dandori Challenge stages	None
Dandori Battle stages	None
2-Player Battle stages	Rusty Gulch
Attacks	None

Honeywisps (ピキマキ^?, lit.: "Pikmin Aphid") are creatures found in the first two Pikmin games and Pikmin 4. They float across the air carrying nectar (in Pikmin) or an egg (in Pikmin 2 and Pikmin 4), and tend to glow and make high pitched cries, appearing and disappearing out of thin air if a leader passes nearby set places where they can show. A Honeywisp's egg, like any other, may contain nectar, a spray drop, or Mitites.

Stats

Weight	Max. carriers	Seeds	Value	Health	Regen.
N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A^{[note 1]}	No
N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A^{[note 2]}	No
N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1	No

^ The game files specify that this enemy has 1 HP.
^ The game files specify that this enemy has 99999 HP.

Notes

Olimar's voyage log

“This timid creature flies around collecting nectar from flowers. It typically hides itself, but shaking flowers can reveal its presence. The nectar it collects appears to be the Pikmin's favorite food. They instantly bloom when they eat it.”

Reel notes

“This creature collects nectar for the larvae waiting in its nest.”

Olimar's notes

“This floating life-form drifts effortlessly on the winds. Upon death, its physical structure instantly collapses, and as the creature is particularly elusive and difficult to catch, no sample specimens have been acquired as of yet. If we could simply recover a live sample, research on this species would likely proceed more smoothly...”

Louie's notes

“Although the eggs are small, the yolk has a distinctly bold and tangy flavor. Try tossing a few in a pan along with your choice of meat and

fresh vegetables and cook up a country scramble!”

Dalmo's Notes

“This scarold swims though the air with a heavy-looking pikmin nectar egg dangling below its translucent body on its way back to its nest where its offspring await pikmin nector lunch. Nectar is a vital source of nutrition that most life on this planet depends on. Whether it's in the form of an egg scary yolk, scarer sap, or evil honey, I leave up to your fears!!!!”

Pikmin Nintendo Player's Guide

“The nectar spectre seems to appear out of thin air, and it is able to hover in place with little movement. Large drops of nectar form on the spectre’s tail, and it is uncertain as to whether the fleeting creature secretes the fluid from its transparent body or accumulates the substance via pollination. Appropriately named for its elusive nature, the nectar spectre remains very much a mystery and requires further research. This creature collects nectar for the larvae waiting in its nest.”

“Pikmin stop growing once they're uprooted, but you can advance them to the flower stage of development by letting them take a sip of nectar. The golden substance dangles from the tails of honeywisps, and you can force one of the creatures to release its cargo by throwing a Pikmin at it.”

Pikmin Nintendo Power booklet description

“Large drops of nectar form on the tails of honeywisps. Tossing Pikmin at these floating creatures causes them to release their nutrient-rich cargo, which transforms leaf Pikmin into flower Pikmin.”

Pikmin 2 Nintendo Player's Guide

“Flighty floaters carry eggs that contain nectar. If you can hit a Honeywisp with a lobbed Pikmin, the creature will disappear, but its egg will drop and spill its contents. Honeywisps materialize in an instant and flash away just as quickly. If you want to hit one, you'll have to work quickly.”

Behavior

Honeywisps appear only when approached and disappear after a short amount of time. They float a considerable distance above the ground at a slow pace, and they take no note of the presence of leaders or Pikmin, unless attacked, at which point they will feverishly drop their nectar or egg and vanish. They are frequently found grouped in a general area, though not all will be activated at the same time.

Strategy

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

The Honeywisp is a constantly airborne enemy. As such, it can only be killed with Pikmin. If a Pikmin is thrown at one, it will vanish and drop its nectar. Yellow Pikmin are your best option due to their high throwing arc. When trying to take down a Honeywisp or a group of Honeywisps, its usually fine to throw quickly with less precision to take them down, as there is no risk in fighting them unless other creatures are nearby.

Neither White nor Purple Pikmin are especially effective against this creature, and it cannot be petrified in any way.

Technical information

Pikmin technical information (?)
Internal name	`qurione`
HP	1

Pikmin 2 technical information (?)
Internal name			`qurione`
Global properties (List)
ID	Japanese comment	Property	Value
s000	friction(not used)	Friction	0.5
s001	wallReflection	Unknown (wall bounce speed multiplier?)	0.5
s002	faceDirAdjust	Unknown	0.25
s003	accel	Acceleration	0.1
s004	bounceFactor	Unknown (bounce when it hits the ground?)	0.3
fp00	ライフ	HP	99999
fp01	マップとの当り	Unknown (related to slopes)	15
fp02	ダメージスケールXZ	Horizontal damage scale	0
fp03	ダメージスケールY	Vertical damage scale	0
fp04	ダメージフレーム	Damage scale duration	0
fp05	質量	Unknown (weight?)	0.01
fp06	速度	Move speed	35
fp08	回転速度率	Rotation acceleration	0
fp09	テリトリー	Territory radius	1
fp10	ホーム範囲	"Home" radius	1
fp11	プライベート距離	"Private" radius	75
fp12	視界距離	Sight radius	100
fp13	視界角度	FOV	180
fp14	探索距離	Unknown (exploration radius?)	0
fp15	探索角度	Unknown (exploration angle?)	0
fp16	振り払い率	Successful shake rate	0
fp17	振り払い力	Shake knockback	0
fp18	振り払いダメージ	Shake damage	0
fp19	振り払い範囲	Shake range	0
fp20	攻撃可能範囲	Unknown (shock attack max range?)	0
fp21	攻撃可能角度	Unknown (shock attack max angle?)	0
fp22	攻撃ヒット範囲	Unknown (attack hit range?)	0
fp23	攻撃ヒット角度	Unknown (attack hit angle?)	0
fp24	攻撃力	Attack damage	0
fp25	視界高	Unknown (height visibility?)	250
fp26	探索高	Unknown (exploration height?)	0
fp27	ライフの高さ	HP wheel height	0
fp28	回転最大速度	Rotation speed	0
fp29	警戒時間	Unknown (warning time?)	0
fp30	警戒ライフ	Unknown	0
fp31	ライフ回復率	Regeneration rate	0
fp32	LOD半径	Off-camera radius	50
fp33	マップとのあたりポリゴンの選定	Collision processing radius	30
fp34	ピクミンとのあたり	Pikmin damage radius	15
fp35	石化時間	Petrification duration	1
fp36	ヒップドロップダメージ	Purple Pikmin drop damage	10
fp37	地震気絶確立	Purple Pikmin stun chance	0.05 (5%)
fp38	地震気絶時間	Purple Pikmin stun time	10
ip01	振り払い打撃Ａ	Shake mode 1 – hit count	0
ip02	振り払い張付１	Shake mode 1 – Pikmin requirement	0
ip03	振り払い打撃Ｂ	Shake mode 2 – hit count	0
ip04	振り払い張付２	Shake mode 2 – Pikmin requirement	0
ip05	振り払い打撃Ｃ	Shake mode 3 – hit count	0
ip06	振り払い張付３	Shake mode 3 – Pikmin requirement	0
ip07	振り払い打撃Ｄ	Shake mode 4 – hit count	0
Specific properties
ID	Japanese comment	Property	Value
fp01	飛行高さ	Unknown (flying height?)	90
fp02	上下の揺れ速度	Unknown (vertical swing speed?)	1.75
fp03	上下の揺れ幅	Unknown (horizontal swing speed?)	20
fp04	死亡速度	Unknown (death rate?)	400
fp05	死亡時間	Unknown (time of death?)	0.5

Other information

Technical name in The Official Nintendo Player's Guide: Nectar Spectre
Size: Body length: 25mm, as per the e-card
Japanese name: ピキマキミツムシ^?, lit.: "Pikmin aphid nectar bug"
Pikmin 2 Piklopedia number: #55

Naming

The name "Honeywisp" is a combination of "honey", due to the sack of nectar it carries in the first game, and "wisp", a mythical entity that resembles a floating lamp's light; effectively, the Honeywisp faintly emits light and floats about. In Japan, the creature is called ピキマキ^?, which translates to "Pikmin Aphid", with "Piki" being a shortening of "Pikmin", and "aphid" referring to real-life aphids, since some ants farm these creatures and drink their honeydew.

Its scientific name is Nektara fatuus, with Nektara being close to the Latin nectaris, or "related to nectar", and fatuus being the Latin word for "silly", perhaps due to its blissfully ignorant nature. Internally, it is called qurione, a romanization of "clione". A clione, or sea angel, is a creature with a transparent body, much like that of the Honeywisp.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ピキマキ^? Piki maki	Pikmin Aphid
French	Mouchamiel	From "mouche à miel" (literally "honey fly", but meaning "honey bee")
German	Nektarelfe	From "nektar" (nectar) and "elfe" (elf)
Korean	피크진디 Pik jindi	Pik plant louse
Portuguese (NoA)	Marimel	From "mel" (honey)
Spanish (NoA)	Agarramiel	From "agarrador" (grabber) and "miel" (honey)

Gallery

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Artwork of the Honeywisp from Pikmin.
Drawings of the Honeywisp from the Pikmin Official Player's Guide.
The Honeywisp in Pikmin's enemy reel.
Honeywisp.jpg

Artwork of a Honeywisp from Pikmin 2.
Alternate scan of the Honeywisp's artwork.
A Honeywisp in Pikmin 2's Piklopedia.
Two Honeywisps at night, in the Piklopedia.
The Honeywisp in Pikmin 4.
The creature's e-card, #52 (18^th yellow card).

Trivia

Although this enemy cannot be killed, it still has a health value of 99999 in Pikmin 2's files.
A near-copy of the Pikmin 2 Honeywisp exists unused inside Pikmin 3. It functions identically to the Pikmin 2 counterpart, except throwing a Pikmin at the egg causes Pikmin 3 to instantly crash.