Heroine's Tear

Heroine's Tear
File:Heroine's tear.png
Juice amount	2.5 (1.25 in Ultra-Spicy mode)
Mission Mode value	× 500
Weight	10
Max. carriers	20 (normally)
Locations	Distant Tundra
Mission Mode locations	Forgotten Cove, Clockwork Chasm
Bingo Battle locations	Arid Metropolis
Side Stories locations	None

The Heroine's Tear (ハナシズクノミ^?) is a fruit found in Pikmin 3. It is actually a red mango. In story mode, the only Heroine's Tear to be collected can be found after defeating the Vehemoth Phosbat in the Distant Tundra, along with Captain Charlie. It takes 10 Pikmin to carry and provides two and a half rations (one and a quarter in Ultra-Spicy mode) of yellow juice. The fruit is slightly more common in Mission Mode however, being found in two stages: Forgotten Cove and Clockwork Chasm. It is worth 500 points.

Collecting the fruit

File:Heroine's Tear.jpg

The Heroine's Tear, next to the corpse of the Vehemoth Phosbat.

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See also: Vehemoth Phosbat strategy.

The one Heroine's Tear is found after defeating the Vehemoth Phosbat. It will only take 10 Pikmin to carry. Do note that the paper bag outside of the Phosbat's arena must be pushed down if the fruit is to be collected. Along the route back is a Joustmite, a Bearded Amprat, and some Skeeterskates. The Skeeterskates will be an issue, since you likely do not have Blue Pikmin, but make sure that the Joustmite and the Bearded Amprat are defeated.

Glitch

If the player leaves the Distant Tundra without collecting the Heroine's Tear, then comes back with Winged Pikmin, a glitch may occur. If Winged Pikmin are ordered to carry the fruit back, they will lift it up just a little bit too high to get through the exit to the cave in which the Vehemoth Phosbat is fought. They will get stuck right at this point, and while in this state they cannot be whistled back. More Winged Pikmin can be added to the fruit, but this will do nothing. The fruit and the Pikmin will remain stuck for the rest of the day, and the item will not be able to be retrieved until the next day.

Notes

Brittany's notes

US version

“This is my favorite so far—it's sweet in this kind of...elegant way. Poor Alph can't touch it without getting itchy all over, and the captain's not refined enough to appreciate it. I'll have to make the sacrifice and eat it all myself. I'll season it with my tears.”

European version

“Sweet, elegant, great taste... They ought to have named this fruit 'Brittany'. Sadly, it brings poor Alph out in a rash, and the Captain's not refined enough to appreciate it. Oh, how it pains me to have this all to myself! I'll season it with my tears.”

Technical information

Pikmin 3 technical information (?)
Internal name	mango
Juice	2.5
Juice color	(255, 200, 0, 255)
Mission Mode points	500
"Size"?	4

Gallery

• Heroine's Tear analyze.png

  Analysis of the Heroine's Tear.

• Mangoes.jpg

  A pair of real world mangoes.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
French	Coeur de papillon	Butterfly heart
German	Heldinnenträne	Heroine's Tear
Italian	Goccia di cuore	Heart drop
Spanish (NoE)	Gota de ámbar	Amber drop