| Goolix | |
|---|---|
| File:Goolix(PikminNPC).jpg | |
| Appears in | Pikmin |
| Scientific name | Binuclei siphonophorus |
| Family | Unknown |
| Areas | The Impact Site |
| Challenge Mode stages | None |
| Attacks | Drowns Pikmin |
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The Goolix is a watery boss in the first Pikmin game; on approaching its location, it emerges from the ground. It resembles a blue amoeba with two nuclei (a blue one and a larger yellow one). It stretches around to engulf Pikmin who happen to be in its path and drowns them out with its aquatic properties. The only Pikmin invulnerable to it are Blue Pikmin, due to it being composed mostly of water. Its weak point is the smaller nucleus. If it is attacked, it will smack the nuclei together, knocking off all Pikmin on it, though it may cause more damage. Throwing a Pikmin on the yellow nuclei will make all the Pikmin bounce off, but deal a little more damage than a normal attack. When it is defeated, its membrane breaks and its watery insides spray out in all directions, leaving no trace it was ever there, besides dropping 4 random colored 5 pellets. It is only found in The Impact Site on odd-numbered days starting from day 9 (even-numbered days starting from day 8 will have the Mamuta instead).
Unless you attack the bigger, yellow nucleus it will take a long time to defeat.
Ship Log
"Within the transparent gel that envelops this organism are two nuclei that appear to make up its actual torso - and most likely its entire nerve center. The nuclei look like they're hard, but I believe that there must be some way to crack them."
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Glitch
If the Goolix is near the right of the tree-stump arena and the yellow, brain-like nucleus is hit by a Blue Pikmin, that Pikmin, or the other Blues that are attacking the smaller, blue nucleus may be knocked into the out-of-bounds, forest like terrain. Many things can happen when this occurs, either the Pikmin will slide around (throwing Pikmin onto this ledge reveals that it's slippery, as the Pikmin will slide off) and then fall off the ledge and into the area with the Pearly Clamclamps or where the Main Engine was, or they slide too far for Olimar to call back (Some will even continue sliding until they are off-screen and then will die). These Pikmin will be left behind unless you reset the day.
Trivia
- In the Goolix's scientific name, Binuclei Siphonophorus, the "bi" part means two or double. The "nuclei" part mean nucleus, and the "siphonophorus" part means "Hydrozoa", a group of invertibrates with a gelatinous appearence. It also means "blob". So, it means Double Nucleus Hydrozoa.
- When not in motion, the Goolix has almost the exact same proportions as a nectar or spray drop.
- In the enemy reel, the Goolix is in the Forest Navel instead of the usual Impact Site. This may be a clip of the Pikmin game when it was still in early development.
- This enemy may be based off of an amoeba, a small, cell-like creature that lives in water.