Rescue Corps

The red variant of the Rescue Corps logo.

The Rescue Corps is a group of 7 humanoid individuals and a space dog named Oatchi who are sent to rescue Captain Olimar from a crash landing on PNF-404. However, the Rescue Corps crash as well, and must be rescued themselves by the player character, their newest recruit.

History

The Rescue Corps' history before Pikmin 4 is detailed in the Rescue Journal, mostly the "Shepherd Family History" section. The organization was founded for charity by the Shepherd family soon after their settlement of planet Giya. Although Giyans had kept dogs for at least as long as they had lived on the planet, the 36th captain of the Rescue Corps was the first one to order that they be trained for rescue work. The technology needed for space travel was somehow lost before the Rescue Corps' founding, so the organization was only active there for most of its history. Several generations after Giya reinvented space travel, the Rescue Corps branched out into space and gained members from other worlds.

Members

Silhouettes of the group, with Oatchi revealed.

As of Pikmin 4, the Rescue Corps has members from the planets Giya, Ohri, Nijo and Karut. Each member has an official role within the Rescue Corps, and as they are rescued, grant more options to the Rescue Command Post.

• Pikmin 4 player character: Newest recruit and Pikmin commander.
• Oatchi: Rescue Pup.
• Collin: The comms operator.
• Shepherd: The captain.
• Russ: The material engineer and scientist.
• Dingo: Solo mission ranger.
• Yonny: The doctor.
• Bernard: The pilot.

Trivia

• The player character's suit color determines the color of the Rescue Officer suits and ID Badges, Shepherd's bandanna, the S.S. Beagle, the S.S. Shepherd, and the flags that indicate a cave's full investigation.
• All of the Rescue Corps names are a play on different dog breeds. Similarly, the two ships, the S.S. Beagle and the S.S. Shepherd, are also named after different dog breeds.
  • Collin's Japanese name is based on Collie dogs.
  • Shepherd's name is based on Shepherd dogs.
  • Russ's name is based on the "Jack Russel Terrier."
  • Dingo's name is based on a type of canine, called a dingo.
  • Yonny's name alludes to the Papillon dog breed.
  • Bernard's name is based on the St. Bernard dog breed.
• The Rescue Corps' logo is often accompanied by the Koppaite text , which transliterates to HTCU or HTOU.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	レスキュー隊? Resukyū-Tai	Rescue Team
Chinese (traditional)	救援隊 Jiùyuán Duì	Rescue Team
Chinese (simplified)	救援队 Jiùyuán Duì	Rescue Team
Dutch	Reddingsteam	Rescue team
French	Équipe de secours	Rescue team
German	Rettungscrew	Rescue crew
Italian	Squadra di soccorso	Rescue team
Korean	구조대 gujodae	Rescue Team
Portuguese	Brigada de Resgate	Rescue Brigade
Spanish	Brigada de Rescate	Rescue Brigade