#BUT FOR THE KOPPAD INSTEAD

[blue-captain-frankie]

7 Years Since Impact, 3:12 AM

I haven't written a log in so long, but so much has happened that I just need to put it down somewhere. My mind is buzzing so loud that I can't see myself going back to sleep in the near future anyways, so I might as well do something productive in the meantime.

...As productive as I can be, sitting in the cockpit of the North and awkwardly cradling my Koppad so I don't cast any of the screen's light out the window. As distracted as the creatures seem to be with the nearby Lumiknoll, I don't want to risk any of them noticing me and taking a detour.

...You should've heard the way they chittered when I didn't join them in the Onion. They sounded so worried, and they kept tucking at my sleeve with their little fingers. They probably thought I was going to die until I showed them that I was going to hide inside the North.

It's moments like those that make me wonder what my life would be like if I hadn't crashed here. Would I stay in the recon squad until I retire? And then what?

Would I have gotten married? Maybe we would've traveled, and then we would've crashed here together instead. I wonder if I'd be a good dad or mom or whatever I would've been. I get along well with the Pikmin, but...

Right. The reason I wanted to make this log.

I had another nightmare. I was at home - in my childhood home, in Hocotate Swamp - and I couldn't breathe. I just kept coughing up water, and Grandpa and mom were there, standing over me. Grandpa's face had these patches like his skin as a Pikmin, and he had leaves and flowers mixed in with his hair.

I woke up still coughing, and I could've sworn a FIrey Bulblax looked my way for a second. My lungs are still sore.

I was gonna try to write a letter for someone at home just in case those Rescue Corps can send it for me when they leave, but I think I'm falling asleep again...

-Captain Frankie

#captain's logs #pikposting

[funnyhat-posting]

Hey there hot stuff! You see, this joke is funny because you aren't physically attractive, but instead live in a hellscape full of fire and heat. Okay koppad send message

what the fuck is a koppad

[vide-ro-james]

another incredible video by scruffy!!

#FHSJD THIS ONE IS SO GOOD ITS LIKE. AN IPHONE COMMERCIAL #BUT FOR THE KOPPAD INSTEAD #video #pikmin #Youtube

[eldritch-muppetshow]

have some more abt my pikmin aus bc i like posting abt them

the louiemin au

in this au, louie’s terrible first impression on the koppaites is because he thought they were stealing and controlling his pikmin (and vice versa). he doesn’t go after their juice supply at first because he knows how to find/hunt food for himself.. but he does occasionally try sneaking some during the brief time he was aboard the s.s. drake (much to the koppaites’ annoyance, especially brittanny).

the reason for why he has a glowcap for a stem instead of the usual flower displayed by most pikmin is currently unknown. olimar’s currently looking into it.

after several months of hunting for food without cooking it (since he quickly learned that it was more convenient and the smell of food cooking would attract hungry wildlife anyway), louie went through a period where he genuinely forgot how to cook. he eventually recovered and gets super embarrassed if anyone brings it up.

louie mostly kept his mind, but he talks even less now and generally doesn’t speak more than a few short sentences at a time unless someone pushes him.

olimar still blames himself for louie’s death because even if he didn’t permanently die, he still has to live on a hostile alien planet with no real chance of coming home. people who knew him on hocotate think he’s dead (and well, they’re not wrong).

olimar and the koppaites definitely want to study louie more because hey, the guy definitely stands out as an anomaly out of everything they’ve documented (although actually publishing these studies is a different story). louie (understandably) was not receptive to the idea until he was bribed with juice.

untitled pikmin 3 au

i’m naming character d “del” for this, since i personally don’t believe he built the ss drake.

initially, the 3 captains don’t get along at all. there’s still some tension between olimar and louie from the events of pikmin 2, olimar is seriously questioning why del was chosen for this mission if he’s this unequipped for the wildlife, del’s super creeped out by louie’s tendency to try and cook everything he sees, and louie just finds del’s panicking at the wildlife super annoying. they eventually bond because it turns out that they have more in common with each other than they first thought (and because they really don’t have a choice).

finding and fixing the three koppads eventually reveals to our protagonists that the koppaites had high hopes for this mission even if they didn’t get along very well, only for things to quickly go downhill when charlie had an argument with brittany and went off with his pikmin to do things his way.. and never came back. brittany initially assumed charlie did something dumb/petty, but quickly starts worrying when it becomes clear that he’s actually missing.

meanwhile, alph was freaked out by the captain’s disappearance from the very start, and this leads to things getting pretty tense between him and brittany before she agrees that yes, something was definitely wrong. they work together to collect fruit while also trying to find charlie, but it quickly becomes clear that something’s picking off their pikmin while they’re not looking.

a few days pass of searching with no luck, and alph and brittany agree that they absolutely have to stick together. unfortunately, something requires them to split up one day, and alph’s worst fears come true when brittany’s squad of pikmin come back to their onions that night without her.

after that point, alph’s frantically trying to collect fruit and search for his crewmates at the same time, but it quickly proves to be an exhausting task. he passes out from exhaustion eventually, and that’s when the plasm wraith snatches him to join his crewmates.

when they were captive, the koppaites (ironically) bonded and got to know each other better in a “misery loves company” situation.

on a lighter note, del’s notes can best be described as “the pikmin version of what happens when you ask blathers to tell you about a bug in animal crossing” (although he’s a lot calmer about completely harmless enemies and plant life).

#pikmin au #pikmin #pikmin 3 spoilers #character death tw #food mention #louiemin au #pikmin 3 au #ask to tag

[pikkish-moved]

Best of Both Worlds ~ 19

In which Brittany is still unconvinced

Chapter 19

“So,” Olimar began as soon as he and Brittany were out of earshot of the others, “what was it this time?”

Brittany gave the Hocotatian a sidelong look. She wasn’t much of one to share her frustration- a combination of frequently being brushed aside when she actually wanted help and having help forced upon her when she didn’t want or need it had bred in her a fierce independence- but in the time she had become acquainted Olimar, she had more or less come to the conclusion that he generally did nice things out of a basic decency, rather than some poorly hidden ulterior motive, like some people. So after a moment, she let out a snort. “Give you one guess.”

Olimar replied with a short laugh. “I had kind of already assumed something to do with Charlie.”

Their conversation cut short for a moment as they came to an open cave chamber, and decided to sneak around the edge instead of engaging in combat the two sleeping bulborbs and the entourage of dwarf bulborbs. They had only a half of the thirty some pikmin, after all, and didn’t think it worth it to risk any.

Once safe on the other side, though, Olimar resumed the conversation. “And I suppose I still won’t be able to convince you he’s really not all that bad a person?”

“No, you won’t.”

Olimar gave her a smile. “What a shame; I really think you have your definitions a little mixed up.”

Brittany frowned. “What-“ she was cut off by something with long, spindly legs scuttling by. “What was that?”

Olimar glanced back at the creature as it hurried into the darkness. “Caustic dweevil. They’re not typically hostile, unless you attack first.”

“No, I mean, what do you mean by ‘mixed up definitions’?”

“Ah. I mean that, while I admit Charlie certainly seems to frustrate you, I highly doubt he’s inherently bad. He’s got a good heart, and he really does care for you, even if he’s not great at showing it in a way that means something to you.”

Brittany snorted. “Oh, it means something to me alright. It means he’s a stupid idiot.”

Olimar just laughed as he took the lead, turning to take the leftmost branch of a three way split in the path. “And there’s another thing, he’s really not. I mean, sure, he’s not great at… well, romance in general, I suppose. But he’s not entirely incompetent. I don’t think he could’ve survived a war and gotten you all off this planet alive if he were.”

“He got eaten on our first day here. Alph and I had to go rescue him.”

“Yes, but from what I understand-“ a slight pause to call the pikmin forward to attack what appeared to be a wall made out of thorns- “you were in a similar situation, stuck in an enclosure where you might’ve died of starvation, had Alph not rescued you.”

Brittany jutted her chin out. “I would’ve found a way out before that happened…” The thorn gate broken down, they proceeded.

“And I’m sure Charlie wasn’t just sitting there, waiting to be digested. Like I said, he survived a war; he’s been in tricky situations. I think you just got to him before he could get out.”

Before Brittany could respond, there was a sort of thump, like a heavy thing landing in the dirt behind them, and suddenly Olimar was letting out a sharp blast of his whistle, grabbing her shoulder, and lurching sideways. And before Brittany could scold Olimar with “a little warning next time, please!” there was a loud BOOM that made Brittany’s ears ring and knocked her, already unbalanced, to the ground.

“...What…” She groaned as the dust cleared, pushing herself upright.

Olimar let out a disgruntled mutter. “Bomb rock. Sometimes they fall from the ceiling in caves. ...I forgot about those. Guess I should warn Alph and Charlie.”

“Mmh.” Brittany blinked a few times, then scowled when she realized two pikmin of their squad had been lost in the explosion.

At least it wasn’t more, she consoled herself as Olimar called the others over the comms, including myself, if Olimar hadn’t acted so quickly.

Then, over the comms, Alph asked, “hey, Olimar? What exactly does this entryway deeper underground look like, anyway?”

“Well, it’s…” Olimar gestured a little, despite the fact that Alph wasn’t there and couldn’t see him. “Basically just a hole in the ground. It’ll often be plugged up with rocks or dirt, but you’ll usually be able to tell because it’ll be a big mound, run through with cracks, and you’ll be able to feel a draft from the cracks most the time.”

“Then we... might have already found it.”

“Really?” Olimar replied. “Send us your location, we’ll be there in a bit.”

A second later, Brittany’s koppad, and presumably Olimar’s, too, pinged with a notification, and she pulled it up, already turning back to follow the navigation point.

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Pikmin Count

Red : 11 +1

Yellow : 8

Blue : 11

Purple : 0

White : 0

Winged : 0

Rock : 0

Total : 31

Total deaths: 2

#pikfic #bobw fic #captain olimar #brittany (pikmin) #heres this finally #which i didnt get around to writing until i really dont have time to do so #me: we have another exam tomorrow so we really have to get studying #also me: ...nah lets write fanfiction now #the math homework can wait #(it actually really REALLY cant) #but oh well

[wheresanegg-blog]

The Quaggled Mireclops is the largest known creature in the Pikmin series, also making it the largest boss, which is a striking comparison to the previous boss, the Scornet Maestro, which is the smallest boss. Yet, their carcasses are both carried to the/a Pikmin Onion, instead of being dragged like the other bosses. This is because the bulb of the Mireclops falls off and can be carried, the rest of the body falls partially into the ground.

The Quaggled Mireclops is one of 4 bosses which require a certain type of Pikmin to defeat. The others are the Goolix, Waterwraith, and Armored Mawdad.

The Quaggled Mireclops is one of the only 2 bosses that have organic life growing on their bodies, the other being the Emperor Bulblax.

This is the first ever Pikmin enemy whose remains become a permanent part of the environment after death.

If the player returns to its arena the following day after the creature has been killed, a garden of assorted Pellet Posies will be found growing on its body. This will also become the only area in Story Mode where the player can encounter Red Spectralids.

If the player uses the Koppad to look on the arena after it is dead, they may see a miscoloration in Pellet Posies.

The Quaggled Mireclops name is a play on "Quagmire'', a type of swamp marked by soft ground that yields when stepped on (such as the Mireclops' arena).

The Quaggled Mireclops is the second tripedal creature in the Pikmin series, the first being the Skeeterskate.

The Quaggled Mireclops essentially takes the role of the Emporer Bulblax in the way that both can crush and both use their long tongues to eat Pikmin. Additionally both burrow and both use camouflage.

The Quaggled Mireclops has one of the most devastating attacks of any creature in the Pikmin series. Due to the sheer size of this boss, it's able to crush an entire squad of Pikmin unlucky enough to travel under it at the time.

The Quaggled Mireclops is the only known creature that has 3 eyes.

The Quaggled Mireclops' tongue attack can also swallow Captains, which will be quickly spat out.

Here is an unreleased video from Nintendo that features a video log by Louie, which is taken shorty after he escapes the S.S. Drake and captures all of the food from Alph, Brittany, and Captain Charlie (including his rubber ducky). The Quaggled Mireclops was in the background. At the end of the video, you can see its massive tongue sweep across itself. The video is below: