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''Here is the page about Pikmin Onions. If you were looking for the item in [[Perplexing Pool]], see [[Onion Replica]].'' | ''Here is the page about Pikmin Onions. If you were looking for the item in [[Perplexing Pool]], see [[Onion Replica]].'' | ||
[[Image:Dormant Onion.jpg|thumb|right|120px|A dormant Onion in ''[[Pikmin (game)|Pikmin]]'']]The '''Onions''' are the nests appertaining to the [[Pikmin (Species)|Pikmin]]. Olimar appelated them extremely as of their affinity to a legume native to his [[Hocotate|home planet]]. There are three known types of Onion, each with unique coloration corresponding to either [[Red Pikmin|Red]], [[Yellow Pikmin|Yellow]] or [[Blue Pikmin]], and only one of each has ever been seen. Subterranean Pikmin species such as [[Purple Pikmin]], [[White Pikmin]] and [[Bulbmin]] do not have Onions, or at least none that have yet been discovered. | |||
==Appearance== | |||
These bulbous plant-hives have brightly-colored bodies with a black-and-white band across the midsection. At the spots the Onions land at the start of each day, there are concentric circles on the ground, which are never referred to in-game. Three stilt-like legs suspend the Onions out of the reach of hungry predators, and provide access to the inside for Pikmin. In ''[[Pikmin (game)|Pikmin]]'', Olimar states that he inspected the Onion's legs, and saw they were covered with tiny little hairs, possibly to help the Pikmin climb out. | |||
==Behavior== | |||
During the daytime, Pikmin hunt and bring food, such as [[pellet]]s or slain beasts, to the Onion, which in turn produces new Pikmin seeds. If there are fewer than 100 Pikmin on the field, the seeds are ejected and take root in the ground, but if not, they are stored inside the Onion, along with any other Pikmin not on the field. When night falls and all the Pikmin have returned, the Onion folds its legs and lifts off from the ground, presumably using its flower petals like rotor blades to propel itself into the low atmosphere, where it hovers until daybreak. If an Onion loses all its Pikmin, or if none of its Pikmin are capable of returning to it, it will produce a single seed the following day to prevent extinction. | During the daytime, Pikmin hunt and bring food, such as [[pellet]]s or slain beasts, to the Onion, which in turn produces new Pikmin seeds. If there are fewer than 100 Pikmin on the field, the seeds are ejected and take root in the ground, but if not, they are stored inside the Onion, along with any other Pikmin not on the field. When night falls and all the Pikmin have returned, the Onion folds its legs and lifts off from the ground, presumably using its flower petals like rotor blades to propel itself into the low atmosphere, where it hovers until daybreak. If an Onion loses all its Pikmin, or if none of its Pikmin are capable of returning to it, it will produce a single seed the following day to prevent extinction. | ||
When the Onions were first discovered in Pikmin, they were dormant. They had a dark grayish color, were flowerless, and their legs were buried in the ground until Olimar came upon them, at which point they sprang to life and spat out a single seed. It is not known exactly what triggers this hibernation, though it's possible that a loss of Pikmin or food shortage may prompt the Onion to become dormant until conditions improve. | When the Onions were first discovered in Pikmin, they were dormant. They had a dark grayish color, were flowerless, and their legs were buried in the ground until Olimar came upon them, at which point they sprang to life and spat out a single seed. It is not known exactly what triggers this hibernation, though it's possible that a loss of Pikmin or food shortage may prompt the Onion to become dormant until conditions improve. | ||
Another theory is that the Onion may be an adult form of a specific Pikmin which did not get pulled out of the ground. The Pikmin matured in the ground, absorbing nutrients while metamophisizing in the ground as it changed size and shape until it became a mature Onion. As the Pikmin grew it slowly uprooted itself until it was only partly buried, leaving it to be merely aproached until it fully uproots itself. Some evidence may support this theory such as the onions flower resemblence the one the Pikmin have. It is also never discovered what happens to a Pikmin left in the ground and never picked without returning to the location. It is unlikely it cycles forever or until it dies and since Pikmin absorb nutrients from the soil, the Pikmin may absorb enough to make the change. This may also explain why Pikmin drop seeds, it may be an effort to allow an Onion to grow without space competion with other Pikmin growing at the landing sites. | |||
Another theory is that the Onion may be an adult form of a specific Pikmin which did not get pulled out of the ground. The Pikmin matured in the ground, absorbing nutrients while metamophisizing in the ground as it changed size and shape until it became a mature Onion. As the Pikmin grew it slowly uprooted itself until it was only partly buried, leaving it to be merely aproached until it fully uproots itself. Some evidence may support this theory such as the onions flower resemblence | |||
==Types== | ==Types== | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
[[File:Pikmin 2 - Blue Onion Boot Up (Unused cutscene)|thumb|300px|right|The unused cutscene of the Blue Onion sprouting in Pikmin 2.]] | |||
*In the [[Forest of Hope|Forest of Hope's]] music, at some points, the propeller petals of an Onion can be heard. | |||
*When Olimar first came upon the Red Onion in ''Pikmin'', he was knocked over by one of the legs as it sprang out of the ground. When he finds the other two later on in the game, he is a little more cautious and backs away. | *When Olimar first came upon the Red Onion in ''Pikmin'', he was knocked over by one of the legs as it sprang out of the ground. When he finds the other two later on in the game, he is a little more cautious and backs away. | ||
*<span style="line-height:21px;">Coding in </span>[[Pikmin 2]]<span style="line-height:21px;"> revealed that the Onions were originally planned to have a "booting up" cutscene, just </span> | |||
*<span style="line-height:21px;">as they did in the first game. The cutscene was complete with it's own animation, music, and dialog.</span> | |||
[[Category:Onions]] | [[Category:Onions]] | ||
[[Category:Pikmin species]] | [[Category:Pikmin species]] | ||
[[Category:Pikmin 2]] | [[Category:Pikmin 2]] | ||