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| Appears in | Pikmin 4 | ||
| Scientific name | Brachyurices esurio (hatchling) | ||
| Family | Onionshell | ||
| Areas | Serene Shores | ||
| Caves | Seafloor Resort, The Mud Pit | ||
| Dandori Challenge stages | Test Tubs, Planning Pools | ||
| Dandori Battle stages | Dandori Castle | ||
| Attacks | Eat Pikmin, shoot bubbles | ||
The Aristocrab Offspring (カニンコ?, lit.: "Crab Offspring") is an enemy in Pikmin 4. As the name implies, they are a smaller and younger version of the Peckish Aristocrab. They share many of the same traits, like sidestepping, blowing bubbles, and using their enlarged claw to attack. One unique trait to the hatchlings is that they can sometimes hide underground to surprise their enemies.
Stats
| Weight | Max. carriers |
Seeds | Value | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 6 | 4 |  × 3
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450 |
Behavior
The Aristocrab Offspring acts similarly to his adult counterpart, but is overall much weaker. If a Pikmin comes near it, it will either try to catch it with his claw or shoot bubbles from his mouth to trap it. After a Pikmin is attached to it for roughly 5 seconds, it will shake them off; however, unlike the Peckish Aristocrab, they're not able to stand up when being charged at.
A behavior unique to the Aristocrab Offspring is being able to hide themselves underground; if a Pikmin comes close to an hiding Aristocrab, it will come out and start behaving like normal.
Appearance
Their appearance is nearly identical to the adult Peckish Aristocrabs, only smaller.
Locations
Strategy
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With its low health and overall relatively low threat level, these offsprings are quite easy to deal with. You can simply use Oatchi to charge at it with a squad of Pikmin and that should finish it off pretty quickly. Unlike the Peckish Aristocrab, the offsprings cannot avoid a charge by simply standing tall and then coming back down, so charging them is quite effective at destroying them.
Notes
Dalmo's notes
Olimar's notes
“A juvenile Peckish Aristocrab. Small in size, its right pincer is only half grown. Because of this, it often hunts by hiding underground and lying in wait to ambush its prey.
Generally, crabs pass through the larval stages zoea and megalopa as they approach juvenile crabhood. Instead, the Peckish Aristocrab is born with a body shaped like an onion, absorbing its nutrition through the ground and sprouting legs as it grows. Perhaps it's a close relative of species in the Ambuloradicis class.”Louie's notes
Other information
- Pikmin 4 Piklopedia number: #97
Naming
- See more: Peckish Aristocrab#Naming.
- Common name: Aristocrab Offspring. "Offspring" is another name for children.
- Japanese nickname: カニンコ?, lit.: "Crab Offspring". It refers to how it is the offspring of the Peckish Aristocrab.
- Japanese name: ネギボウズガニ?, lit.: "Onion Flower Head Crab (baby crab)". It is the Japanese name of the Peckish Aristocrab with the added clarification that is a baby.
- Scientific name: Brachyurices esurio (hatchling). The same as the adult variants, with the added "hatchling".
- Internal names:
KOGANI. It directly translates into "crab offspring". - Prerelease: None.
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
 Japanese |
カニンコ? Kaninko |
Crablet |
 Chinese(traditional) |
洋蔥蟹仔 Yángcōng Xiè Zǐ |
Onion Crab Child |
 Chinese(simplified) |
洋葱蟹仔 Yángcōng Xiè Zǐ |
Onion Crab Child |
 Dutch |
Jonge ajuinkrab | Young onion crab |
 French |
Jeune crabognon | Young onion crab, "crabognon" being french for Peckish Aristocrab |
 German |
Zwiebelkrabbler | Onion Crablet |
 Italian |
Granchio cipollotto | Onion crablet |
 Korean |
꼬마게양 Kkoma-Geyang |
Small Geyang |
 Portuguese |
Filhote de alhoguejo | Aristocrab offspring |
 Spanish |
Cría de cepucranco | Aristocrab offspring |
Gallery
An Aristocrab Offspring buried underground in Pikmin 4's Piklopedia.
A closeup of an Aristocrab Offspring. Its eyes are currently not reflecting light.
It can be seen spitting bubbles aswell. Notice how its eyes are reflecting the light from its left.
Three defeated Aristocrab Offspring in the Piklopedia.
A closer look at the corpse of the Offspring.
