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'''PNF-404''' is the main setting of the [[Pikmin series|''Pikmin'' series]]. In the first two games, the planet lacked a proper official name and was often referred to as the "'''Planet of the Pikmin'''" or the "'''Pikmin Planet'''". The inhabitants of [[Koppai]] named the planet PNF-404 when they discovered it in {{p3}}. In the ''[[Super Smash Bros. series]]'', it is known as "'''Distant Planet'''". | '''PNF-404''' is the main setting of the [[Pikmin series|''Pikmin'' series]]. In the first two games, the planet lacked a proper official name and was often referred to as the "'''Planet of the Pikmin'''" or the "'''Pikmin Planet'''". The inhabitants of [[Koppai]] named the planet PNF-404 when they discovered it in {{p3}}. In the ''[[Super Smash Bros. series]]'', it is known as "'''Distant Planet'''". | ||
In the [[Pikmin (game)|first ''Pikmin'' game]], Olimar crash lands on this uncharted planet during his vacation after his ship is struck by | In the [[Pikmin (game)|first ''Pikmin'' game]], Olimar crash lands on this uncharted planet during his vacation after his ship is struck by an asteroid. Due to the planet's atmosphere being filled with a dangerously high concentration of oxygen, he must escape the planet before his life support system fails. | ||
In ''[[Pikmin 2]]'', Olimar returns to the planet with his new companion, [[Louie]], in search of treasure, in order to save [[Hocotate Freight]], the company he works for, from bankruptcy. | In ''[[Pikmin 2]]'', Olimar returns to the planet with his new companion, [[Louie]], in search of treasure, in order to save [[Hocotate Freight]], the company he works for, from bankruptcy. | ||
In ''Pikmin 3'', the inhabitants of [[Koppai]] discover the planet in an attempt to find food on other planets and name it PNF-404. They send [[Alph]], [[Brittany]], and [[Captain Charlie]] to the planet to bring back food, in order to save their planet from starvation. They also | In ''Pikmin 3'', the inhabitants of [[Koppai]] discover the planet in an attempt to find food on other planets and name it PNF-404. They send [[Alph]], [[Brittany]], and [[Captain Charlie]] to the planet to bring back food, in order to save their planet from starvation. They also crashed landed onto the planet. | ||
In '' | In ''Pikmin 4'', Olimar crashes onto the planet again, as does the [[Rescue Corps]] when they respond to his distress call. Several other castaways are also present on the planet, having arrived there for their own reasons. | ||
The sheer number of crashes occuring on the planet | The sheer number of crashes occuring on the planet, combined with characters mentioning that they felt something forcibly drawing their spaceships to the world, makes it possible that something about the planet somehow forces nearby ships to crash-land on it. The nature and indeed the existence of this force is unknown, but the likelihood of several crashes in short succession of one another (as seen in ''Pikmin 4'') is too small to ascribe it to coincidence. | ||
A generic area of the planet appears in {{ssbb}}, ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'', and {{ssbu}} as a fighting stage under the name [[#In the Super Smash Bros. series|Distant Planet]]. It features a forest-like location, similar to [[The Forest of Hope]] or the [[Awakening Wood]]. | A generic area of the planet appears in {{ssbb}}, ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'', and {{ssbu}} as a fighting stage under the name [[#In the Super Smash Bros. series|Distant Planet]]. It features a forest-like location, similar to [[The Forest of Hope]] or the [[Awakening Wood]]. | ||
==The planet as Earth== | ==The planet as Earth== | ||
Although ambiguous, PNF-404 is at least very Earth-like, with similar geography and traits. Whether PNF-404 is actually our Earth or an alternate version is yet to be revealed in the games. Either way, it is doubtful that the similarities are coincidental. | Although ambiguous, PNF-404 is at least very Earth-like, with similar geography and traits. Whether PNF-404 is actually our Earth or an alternate version is yet to be revealed in the games or by [[Shigeru Miyamoto]], the game's creator. Either way, it is doubtful that the similarities are coincidental. | ||
===Similarities=== | ===Similarities=== | ||
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Various obstacles also appear to be made by humans. These include [[cardboard box]]es, [[paper bag]]s, [[tin box]]es, [[seesaw block]]s, [[elevator platform]]s, [[reinforced wall]]s, [[dirt wall]]s, [[electric gate]]s, [[brick wall]]s, and [[iron ball]]s. Alph actually comments on a dirt wall saying that it seems to be a "sign of intelligent life," heavily hinting that it was built by humans, which may explain its sandcastle-like shape. | Various obstacles also appear to be made by humans. These include [[cardboard box]]es, [[paper bag]]s, [[tin box]]es, [[seesaw block]]s, [[elevator platform]]s, [[reinforced wall]]s, [[dirt wall]]s, [[electric gate]]s, [[brick wall]]s, and [[iron ball]]s. Alph actually comments on a dirt wall saying that it seems to be a "sign of intelligent life," heavily hinting that it was built by humans, which may explain its sandcastle-like shape. | ||
===PNF-404 as Earth's future=== | ===PNF-404 as Earth's future=== | ||
There are many strange [[enemy|creature]]s seen on the planet throughout the games, most of them being hostile. Perhaps this is an entirely new age where humans have died out and many other creatures have come to coexist. The [[Geiger Counter]] is constantly in action, implying that there is strong and constant radiation. That could explain why there are no humans anymore, and also why all creatures on PNF-404 look so different compared to how animals looked when humans were alive. In fact, many creatures resemble evolved or mutated versions of real-world animals, such as [[ | There are many strange [[enemy|creature]]s seen on the planet throughout the games, most of them being hostile. Perhaps this is an entirely new age where humans have died out and many other creatures have come to coexist. The [[Geiger Counter]] is constantly in action, implying that there is strong and constant radiation. That could explain why there are no humans anymore, and also why all creatures on PNF-404 look so different compared to how animals looked when humans were alive. In fact, many creatures resemble evolved or mutated versions of real-world animals, such as [[Wollywog]]s and [[Anode Beetle]]s, which resemble frogs and ladybugs, respectively. | ||
In the first two games, PNF-404 is made out to look like present-day Earth. From space, PNF-404's geography appears to match that of Earth's, and the second game more clearly proves this, as when Olimar lands on or leaves the planet, his ship is shown to be heading towards or coming from Africa. The [[Hocotate ship]] even states at the time of the discovery of the [[Spherical Atlas]] that it exhibits PNF-404's geography as seen from space{{cite quote|{{Notes:Spherical Atlas/ship}}|The Hocotate ship|a dialog about the Spherical Atlas}}: both this and the [[Geographic Projection]] are two halves to a globe that clearly shows Earth and its countries. | In the first two games, PNF-404 is made out to look like present-day Earth. From space, PNF-404's geography appears to match that of Earth's, and the second game more clearly proves this, as when Olimar lands on or leaves the planet, his ship is shown to be heading towards or coming from Africa. The [[Hocotate ship]] even states at the time of the discovery of the [[Spherical Atlas]] that it exhibits PNF-404's geography as seen from space{{cite quote|{{Notes:Spherical Atlas/ship}}|The Hocotate ship|a dialog about the Spherical Atlas}}: both this and the [[Geographic Projection]] are two halves to a globe that clearly shows Earth and its countries. | ||
''Pikmin 3'' seems to retcon that in favor of an entirely new look, with it being heavily based off the scientific hypotheses of how the Earth's surface would look in two hundred fifty million years, known as {{w|Pangaea Proxima}}. Besides being wider, the only major difference is that a small peninsula attached to what would've been Asia in the theory was changed to the island with the [[Formidable Oak]]. Almost all of the game's levels are more composed of natural elements rather than man-made remnants, and the small amounts of evidence of humanity left are heavily deteriorated, more-so than in the earlier games, to justify that it has been millions of years after humanity. All of the fruits in the game are based on real fruit, however, many of them are found in places where they would not be able to grow, or with other fruit that they aren't grown near | ''Pikmin 3'' seems to retcon that in favor of an entirely new look, with it being heavily based off the scientific hypotheses of how the Earth's surface would look like in two hundred fifty million years, known as {{w|Pangaea Proxima}}. Besides being wider, the only major difference is that a small peninsula attached to what would've been Asia in the theory was changed to the island with the [[Formidable Oak]]. Almost all of the game's levels are more composed of natural elements rather than man-made remnants, and the small amounts of evidence of humanity left are heavily deteriorated, more-so than in the earlier games, to justify that it has been millions of years after humanity. All of the fruits in the game are based on real fruit, however, many of them are found in places where they would not be able to grow, or with other fruit that they aren't grown near. | ||
===Non-canon comparisons=== | ===Non-canon comparisons=== | ||
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Internally, in {{p3}}, the files for the [[area selection menu|area selection]] monitor call the view "Pangaea Ultima" (<code>Pangaeaultima_a.gtx</code>, for instance), which is an alternative name for Pangaea Proxima. Similarly, in {{ssbb}}, the Distant Planet stage is referred to by the name "Earth" (<code>STGEARTH</code>, more precisely). These names were only used between developers, and likely used as placeholders, but it makes it clear that the developers see the planet as Earth. | Internally, in {{p3}}, the files for the [[area selection menu|area selection]] monitor call the view "Pangaea Ultima" (<code>Pangaeaultima_a.gtx</code>, for instance), which is an alternative name for Pangaea Proxima. Similarly, in {{ssbb}}, the Distant Planet stage is referred to by the name "Earth" (<code>STGEARTH</code>, more precisely). These names were only used between developers, and likely used as placeholders, but it makes it clear that the developers see the planet as Earth. | ||
==In the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series== | ==In the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series== | ||
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==Naming== | ==Naming== | ||
The name "PNF-404" fits the nomenclature used by NASA to identify less important planets. The letters and numbers that make up the name, however, have a special meaning: 404 is an {{w|List of HTTP status codes|HTTP status code}} that means "'''P'''age '''N'''ot '''F'''ound" | The name "PNF-404" fits the nomenclature used by NASA to identify less important planets. The letters and numbers that make up the name, however, have a special meaning: 404 is an {{w|List of HTTP status codes|HTTP status code}} that means "'''P'''age '''N'''ot '''F'''ound". | ||
===Names in other languages=== | ===Names in other languages=== | ||
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Pangaeaultima a.gtx.png|Texture used for the planet on the area selection menu. | Pangaeaultima a.gtx.png|Texture used for the planet on the area selection menu. | ||
Pikmin3MapSimilaritiesimproved.gif|A GIF showing the correlation between PNF-404 and Pangaea Ultima, what Earth is predicted to look like 250 millions years from now. | Pikmin3MapSimilaritiesimproved.gif|A GIF showing the correlation between PNF-404 and Pangaea Ultima, what Earth is predicted to look like 250 millions years from now. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Hey! Pikmin planet|''Hey! Pikmin'' planet]] | *[[Hey! Pikmin planet|''Hey! Pikmin'' planet]] | ||
*[[Area]] | *[[Area]] |