Blizzarding Blowhog

Blizzarding Blowhog
Appears in	Pikmin 4
Scientific name	Sus nivisventis (hypertrophic)
Family	Blowhog
Areas	None
Caves	The Mud Pit, Cavern for a King
Dandori Challenge stages	None
Dandori Battle stages	None
Attacks	Blows ice

This article is about the large grounded Blowhog that attacks with freezing air that can knock Pikmin backwards. For the small grounded Blowhog that attacks with freezing air that cannot knock Pikmin backwards, see Snowy Blowhog. For the airborne Blowhog that attacks with freezing air, see Icy Blowhog.

The Blizzarding Blowhog (ブリザードックリ^?, lit.: "Blizzard Tokkuri") is an enemy found in Pikmin 4. It is a larger version of the Snowy Blowhog both visually and mechanically, with the only differences being that it attacks faster that its ice breath can knockback captains, Ice Pikmin and Oatchi. It is similar to the Titan Blowhog, a larger version of the Fiery Blowhog.

Stats

Weight	Max. carriers	Seeds	Value	Health
15	30	15^{[note 1]}	× 15	2000

^ This enemy cannot be delivered to Onions in-game. This information is obtained from the Piklopedia.

Behavior

The Blizzarding Blowhog acts quite similar to its smaller counterpart, the Snowy Blowhog. They will walk around a small area, noticing Pikmin and the captain when they draw near, and will then attack blowing ice out of its mouth. This ice will freeze any Pikmin apart from Ice Pikmin, as they are resistant to ice, but will blow them away. In addition to attacking more rapidly than its smaller counterpart, the Blizzarding Blowhog also has a slightly shorter delay before it shakes off Pikmin.

Appearance

The Blizzarding Blowhog looks identical to the Snowy Blowhog, with the only difference being is that it is much larger.

Locations

There are only 2 Blizzarding Blowhogs in the entirety of Pikmin 4, found in sublevel 2 of The Mud Pit and sublevel 7 of the Cavern for a King.

Strategy

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

Ice Pikmin are the most obvious choice to fight Blizzarding Blowhogs due to their immunity to ice, but note that, due to their low attack power, a squad consisting solely of Ice Pikmin will take a while to defeat the Blowhog. Using other types can potentially end the battle more quickly, provided you are quick on the whistle to save any frozen Pikmin.

Blizzarding Blowhogs cannot directly kill Pikmin, as freezing is nonlethal. However, keep in mind that, due to the cave layout, they may be able to buck them off the map and into the pit, which will kill them. Take care to ensure that the Blowhog is facing in-bounds when fighting it, and be prepared to disengage if it begins facing out of bounds. Otherwise, Blizzarding Blowhogs can be treated similarly to all other Blowhogs: Throw Pikmin onto its body (or Rush a squad into it while riding Oatchi), and whistle them back before it can buck them off, repeating the process until the Blowhog dies.

Alternatively, Oatchi can reasonably kill it on his own, provided he has his Pup Thermal Defense upgrade. He'll take minor damage from the Blowhog's attempts to buck him away, but the fight should be very simple otherwise.

As with all Blowhogs, throwing Purple Pikmin onto its body is also a very effective strategy that can very quickly kill it, due to their extreme stomping power. Around 20 Purple Pikmin are enough to kill this beast. Purple Pikmin also have the added benefit of being immune to the knockback created by the Blowhog's freezing breath, which is by far their deadliest aspect in their encounter in the Cavern for a King.

Notes

Dalmo's notes

“This creature blows out an unending gale of freezing, blizzard-like winds. Talk about lung capacity! With this hulking darling around, we could cool down those hot summer days in an instant. Although, it does exhale carbonic acid. Maybe that's not such a good idea after all.”

Olimar's notes

“This specimen is actually a Snowy Blowhog, that lethal expeller of icy air. However, it's grown to a gigantic size thanks to an endocrine abnormality.

Unlike the Titan Blowhog, this condition does not sentence the Blizzarding Blowhog with a shorter life span. In fact, its life span is actually much longer than that of the average Snowy Blowhog.

The organs that produce the dry ice are also enlarged in this specimen, perhaps in order to make production more efficient.”

Louie's notes

“Scrape the interior of its elongated nose with a spoon for a quick dessert of meaty shaved ice. Add a drizzle of sashimi-grade soy sauce to take it up a notch!”

Other information

Pikmin 4 Piklopedia number: #21
Musical theme: Boss battle (cave)

Naming

See more: Blowhog family#Naming.

Common name: Blizzarding Blowhog. A blizzard is an extreme type of snowstorm.
Japanese nickname: ブリザードックリ^?. It is a pun on ブリザード^?, lit.: "Blizzard" and ドックリ^?, lit.: "Tokkuri".
Japanese name: フブキブタドックリ肥大個体^?, lit.: "Blizzard Pig Dokkuri (Hypertrophic)". This is the same as the Japanese name for the Snowy Blowhog, with the added clarification that it suffers from hypertrophy, which is a condition that increases muscle and cell growth.
Scientific name: Sus nivisventis (hypertrophic). This is the same as the Snowy Blowhog, with the added clarification that it suffers from hypertrophy.
Internal names: BIGICETANK. ICETANK is the internal name for Snowy Blowhogs, with "big" added to distinguish size.
Prerelease: Unknown

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	ブリザードックリ^? Burizādokkuri	Blizzard Tokkuri
Chinese (traditional)	冰雪德古利 Bīngxuě Dégǔlì	Ice Snow Tokkuri
Chinese (simplified)	冰雪德古利 Bīngxuě Dégǔlì	Ice Snow Tokkuri
Dutch	Frisademig reuzesnuitzwijn	Fresh-breathed giant snouthog
French	Puffy cracheblizzard	Blizzard-spitter puffy	"Cracheblizzard" is a portmanteau of "crache" (spit) and "blizzard" (blizzard)
German	Rüsselbibba	Trunk Tremble	The name is a portmanteau of German "Rüssel" (trunk/proboscis) and Latim "bibba" (bibbern), relating to the it’s ability to blow ice
Italian	Eruptor tempestoso	Stormy eruptor
Korean	눈보라돼지호롱 Nunbora-Dwaeji-Horong	Blizzard Pig Oil Lamp
Portuguese	Cusporco-neve	Snow spitpig	"Cusporco" is a portmanteau of "cuspir" (to spit) and "porco" (pig)
Spanish	Verraco glacial	Glacial pig

Gallery

A Blizzarding Blowhog, as seen in Cavern for a King.
A deceased Blizzarding Blowhog.
A Blizzarding Blowhog exhaling icy air in Pikmin 4's Piklopedia.
A Blizzarding Blowhog fighting some Ice Pikmin.
A Blizzarding Blowhog after freezing a Pikpik carrot.
A dead Blizzarding Blowhog, with Oatchi and the player for scale.
A dead Snowy Blowhog next to Oatchi and the player for scale.

Trivia

Both Olimar's notes and the creature's scientific name suggest that Blizzarding Blowhogs are affected by hypertrophy, a condition where cells in the body – normally in organs such as the heart – enlarge. In reality, it is virtually unheard of for anything with this condition to grow taller or larger. It shares this condition with Titan Blowhogs.
- Unlike Titan Blowhogs, Blizzarding Blowhogs appear to solely benefit from their condition, as their enlarged organs do not damage their body, and in fact, directly benefit its lifespan. Titan Blowhogs are also noted to be infertile, while Blizzarding Blowhogs are not explicitly stated to be such.