Baldy Long Legs

Baldy Long Legs
File:The Baldy Long Legs being defeated..jpg
Appears in	Pikmin 3
Scientific name	Pseudoarachnia calvitium
Family	Arachnorb
Areas	None
Mission Mode Collect Treasure! stages	Forgotten Cove
Mission Mode Battle Enemies! stages	Tropical Forest, Tropical Wilds Remix, Clockwork Chasm
Side Story days	Tundra, The Ship Restored
Bingo Battle stages	Sandbox Kingdom, Jigsaw Fortress
Attacks	Crush Pikmin

Baldy Long Legs (ハゲダマグモ^?, lit.: "Bald Orb Spider") is a hairless variant of the Shaggy Long Legs. Like other arachnorbs, it is quite large, its only method of attack is crushing Pikmin with its large feet, and its circular core is its weak-point.

It is the only enemy in Pikmin 3 that cannot be found in Story Mode, and is exclusive to Mission Mode, Bingo Battle, and Side Stories. However, it can still be added to the Piklopedia by defeating a Shaggy Long Legs.

Relation to other arachnorbs

To do: Does Olimar's entry in the Japanese release also differentiate it from the Beady Long Legs? Care to do so?

In the original release of Pikmin 3, the relation between the Baldy Long Legs and the Shaggy Long Legs was not known, and since they were both identified with different names when locked-on, they were considered different creatures. However, in Pikmin 3 Deluxe, Olimar's comment in the Piklopedia explains how it is simply the same creature, but without hair. Nevertheless, he notes how, because the hair never grows back, it is considered a different species.

Stats

Weight	Max. carriers	Seeds	Value	Health
N/A	N/A	N/A	× 100  × 100	2500

Notes

Alph's comments

“Structural flaw: central orb
Weight: unknown

Did it lose its hair in a fight, or was it born bald? As ruthless and tough as it is, it also seems a little...pathetic.”

Brittany's comments

“I prefer its sleek look to the hairy one, which made me sweat just to look at. They could both stand to be cuter, though. Ooh! What if it was covered in wool?!”

Charlie's comments

 US version

“They say the best defense is a good offense, but getting rid of all its hair to focus entirely on stomping around might have been taking it too far. Still, I can always respect a warrior willing to commit all the way!”

 European version

“They say the best defence is a good offence, but getting rid of all its hair to focus entirely on stomping around might have been taking it too far. Still, I can always respect a warrior willing to commit all the way!”

Louie's comments

“Not as tasty as it looks. Completely inedible.”

Olimar's comments

“Baldy Long Legs
Pseudoarachnia calvitium
Arachnorb family

Technically, this is merely a Shaggy Long Legs that has lost its hair. But since the hair never grows back, this is considered a separate species and classified under its own name. It has similarities to the Beady Long Legs, but it doesn't secrete wax from its exoskeleton and thus lacks its cousin's unique patterning. The absence of wax also allows small insects to climb its legs without slipping. Its central orb splits horizontally, but researchers have yet to determine the significance of this difference.”

Strategy

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

Like all Arachnorbs, the weak point of the Baldy Long Legs is its abdomen, which is suspended high up in the air by its spindly legs. As it marches around the field, it will crush anything in its path, so be sure to steer clear of its large, trampling feet. Instead, throw Pikmin at its legs to make them climb up. Be sure to throw them at the leg that has just stopped moving, so they can quickly reach the top before the Baldy Long Legs knocks them down. When they reach its head, they will attack it until the creature shakes them off. When it's about to shake, whistle your Pikmin off and wait for it to resume its stomping before you throw more at it.

Another strategy is to throw Pikmin directly at its core. Yellow and Winged Pikmin will reach it most of the time, but other Pikmin can do so too if they're thrown from a tall ledge. This tactic can be used to quickly get rid of it with little to no Pikmin losses, as it will be too busy shaking off Pikmin to attack.

To save time in the Mission Mode stage Tropical Wilds Remix, the player can simply leave 10 Winged Pikmin to kill the creature over time while the player focuses on other tasks. At the Clockwork Chasm in Battle enemies!, the Baldy Long Legs that appears here is easiest to defeat, as the elevated ledge it spawns on allows it to be dispatched with eight bomb rocks, which are plentiful on this stage.

If encountered in a Bingo Battle stage, it is recommended that the players do not fight it together, as the player's Pikmin will be more prone to attacking the other player's Pikmin, rather than the Baldy Long Legs, which will probably result in many casualties and possibly even a Pikmin extinction.

Golden variant

The golden Baldy Long Legs.

In The Ship Restored, the final stage of Olimar's Comeback, a golden Baldy Long Legs can be found, alongside a golden Shaggy Long Legs, within the large arena at the bottom of the Formidable Oak. It behaves identically to the normal variety, with the only difference being its golden coloration. It contains the Analog Computer, so defeating it is needed to complete the mission.

This version also has unique battle music, which the other bosses in Side Stories do not have, including the Baldy Long Legs in Tundra. This indicates a sort of final boss nature, as the two golden arachnorbs are the last enemies you can encounter within the mode.

Technical information

Pikmin 3 technical information (?)
Internal name	hagedamagumo
HP	2500
Rock Pikmin throw hits to kill	30
White Pikmin ingestions to kill	0
Bomb rock explosions to kill	5
Bomb rock ingestions to kill	0
Number of direct hits on top to kill	0
Damage to leaders	10
Territory radius	400
Mission Mode value	100

Other information

• Musical theme: Mid-boss battle

Naming

See more: Arachnorb family#Naming.

The Baldy Long Legs's name is based off of the Beady Long Legs, but with "Baldy" pointing out its lack of hair, compared to its original form - the Shaggy Long Legs. Its Japanese common name comes from はげ^? (lit.: "bald"), 玉^? (lit.: "ball") and くも^? (lit.: "spider") making it the bald ball spider.

Its scientific name is Pseudoarachnia calvitium, with calvitium being derived from "calvus", which is Latin for "bald". This is, once again, in reference to its lack of hair.

Internally, it is called hagedamagumo, the same as the Japanese name for Baldy Long Legs.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ハゲダマグモ? Hage Dama Gumo	Bald Orb Spider
French	Nunu Longues Jambes	Combination of Nu (which means "naked") and Longues Jambes (which means "Long Legs"). Pun on "Lulu Longues Jambes" (Shaggy Long Legs's name)
German	Kahles Langbein	Bald long legs
Spanish (NoE)	Patas largas calvo	Baldy long legs

Gallery

• Baldy.longlegs.jpg

  Baldy Long Legs at the Tropical Forest.

Trivia

• Upon death, the Baldy Long Legs will expel a green slime from its abdomen as it dies.
• If the Baldy Long Legs steps on an enemy, it will crush and kill it.
• Uniquely, in Tropical Forest, this creature will follow a route all around the map, rather than spawning and staying within an arena.
• If the chosen Bingo Battle stage's layout has a Baldy Long Legs, it already begins in its starting position, instead of falling from the sky.
• In the Collect Treasure! version of Forgotten Cove, the creature drops a Crimson Banquet. Since the full fruit cannot fit inside the beast's body, the pieces appear smaller than normal when they fall out, and only then grow to their normal size in about half a second.

See also

• Beady Long Legs
• Shaggy Long Legs