Icy Blowhog

Icy Blowhog
Appears in	Pikmin 4
Scientific name	Sus aerfrigadae
Family	Blowhog
Areas	Hero's Hideaway
Caves	Frozen Inferno
Dandori Challenge stages	Trial of the Sage Leaf
Dandori Battle stages	None
Attacks	Freeze Pikmin

This article is about the airborne Blowhog that attacks with freezing air. For the grounded Blowhog with ice attacks, see Snowy Blowhog. For its larger variant, see Blizzarding Blowhog.

The Icy Blowhog (コオリフーセン^?, lit.: "Ice Balloon") is an enemy in Pikmin 4. They are an ice variant of the Puffy Blowhog and blow icy air instead of strong wind, which freezes all non-Ice Pikmin, and the player and Oatchi if the Thermal Defense is not equipped.

Stats

Weight	Max. carriers	Seeds	Value	Health
1	2	5	× 7	3000

Behavior

Icy Blowhogs act similarly to Puffy Blowhogs, they blow air out of their mouth at any nearby Pikmin. However, instead of blowing them away, the Icy Blowhog freezes them, and puts an icy spot on the ground. They can be brought down to the ground by a few Pikmin or one Purple Pikmin. They are immune to freezing, but they are able to be damaged by fire starters.

Appearance

The Icy Blowhog is very similar in appearance to the Puffy Blowhog, resembling a half inflated balloon with two flippers and spikes on the back. The only difference being the change in color. Rather than having pink and cyan stripes, the Icy Blowhog has a blue gradiant that is lighter on the front and darker in the back, resembling the color of ice.

Locations

Hero's Hideaway
Frozen Inferno
Trial of the Sage Leaf 2nd Story: Snow Problem

Strategy

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The strategies shown are just suggestions.

The main difference between the Icy Blowhog and its elementless counterpart is the extra security that it has. For example, due to its cold properties, it cannot be frozen in midair to allow for a quick kill with a few Ice Pikmin. Other than that, it can be approached very similarly to a Puffy Blowhog - bait it into attacking, toss a few Pikmin to weigh it down, and then charge the rest of your squad at it. Don't hesitate to use non-Ice Pikmin against it, as they can help deplete the enemy's health pool faster with their better attack power and the risk of getting frozen doesn't add any lethality.

Notes

Dalmo's notes

“This frosty flier may exhale frigid breath, but you can touch it without having to worry about freezing! Its face remains quite cool, but it expels warm air from the little holes on its sides. If you're feeling chilled, you could sidle up next to this little one!”

Olimar's notes

“This creature possesses three lungs: an air sac used as its primary respiratory organ, a flotation bladder that gives it its buoyancy, and a cold sac that stores cold air.

Like the Puffy Blowhog, its buoyancy is a result of the hydrogen produced by electrolysis. Its icy breath is condensed carbon dioxide, much like the Snowy Blowhog.

Different species within the Blowhog family have many features in common when you look closely at the structure and characteristics of their internal organs.”

Louie's notes

“Has the consistency of candy-coated chewing gum and leaves a refreshing, mentholated aftertaste.”

Other information

Pikmin 4 Piklopedia number: #84

Naming

See more: Blowhog family#Naming.

Common name: Icy Blowhog. "Icy" refers to how it freezes non-Ice Pikmin with its attack.
Japanese nickname: コオリフーセン^?. It translates to "Ice Balloon", referring to being able to freeze non-Ice Pikmin and how it floats and deflates like a balloon.
Japanese name: モンナシトゲフウセツドックリ^?. It translates into "Pattern-less spiny snowstorm tokkuri". フウセツ^? (lit.: "snowstorm") is also similar to フウセン^? (lit.: "balloon"), which is used instead in the Puffy Blowhog's Japanese name.
Scientific name: Sus aerfrigadae. Aer is Latin for "air" and Frigadus is Latin for "cold", in reference to the cold air it blows.
Internal names: ICEMAR. mar is the internal name for the Puffy Blowhog, so ice is added to distinguish the two.
Prerelease: None.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	コオリフーセン^? Kōri Fūsen	Ice Balloon
Chinese (traditional)	冰塊氣球 Bīngkuài Qìqiú	Ice Cube Balloon
Chinese (simplified)	冰块气球 Bīngkuài Qìqiú	Ice Cube Balloon
Dutch	Frisademig zwelzwijn	Fresh-breathed swellswine
French	Puffy glaçant	Freezing puffy
German	Ballofrostus		From "Ballon" (balloon), "Frost", and "-us"
Italian	Moschita glaciale	Glacial fly	"Moschita" probably comes from "mosca" (fly) and "-ita"
Korean	얼음풍선호롱 Eoreum-Pungseon-Horong	Ice Balloon Oil Lamp
Portuguese	Bexiga glacial	Glacial balloon
Spanish	Verraco ventisca	Blizzard blowhog

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