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'''Canon''' is any information that is considered to be "real", "official", or "true" in a fictional universe. For the most part, it is trivial to understand what constitutes as canon and what doesn't, as one needs to simply follow the storyline of a main ''Pikmin'' game. But there are some aspects outside of the [[ | '''Canon''' is any information that is considered to be "real", "official", or "true" in a fictional universe. For the most part, it is trivial to understand what constitutes as canon and what doesn't, as one needs to simply follow the storyline of a main ''Pikmin'' game. But there are some aspects outside of the [[story mode]]s that could count as either canon or not. | ||
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Pure canon is all information that is undoubtedly canon; events that "really happened" in the ''Pikmin'' universe. This is mostly decided by the parties that develop the games and media related to the ''Pikmin'' franchise, meaning {{w|Nintendo EAD}} and [[Shigeru Miyamoto]]. | Pure canon is all information that is undoubtedly canon; events that "really happened" in the ''Pikmin'' universe. This is mostly decided by the parties that develop the games and media related to the ''Pikmin'' franchise, meaning {{w|Nintendo EAD}} and [[Shigeru Miyamoto]]. | ||
Currently, the main ''Pikmin'' games – {{p}}, {{p2}} and {{p3}} – are considered canon. {{hp}} is a spin-off game due to being a different genre and using some different mechanics from the main games but since the story doesn't contradict the other games besides some inconsistencies, ''Hey! Pikmin'' is generally considered canon | Currently, the [[story mode]]s of the main ''Pikmin'' games – {{p}}, {{p2}} and {{p3}} – are considered canon. {{hp}} is a spin-off game due to being a different genre and using some different mechanics from the main games, but since the story doesn't contradict the other games besides some small inconsistencies, ''Hey! Pikmin'' is generally considered canon. Bonus content, such as the [[Cutscenes#Louie's Dark Secret|reward]] obtained by completing all [[Challenge Mode (Pikmin 2)|''Pikmin 2'' Challenge Mode]] levels with a pink flower, can vary in canon, but whenever it does not contradict with – and makes sense within the context of – the main story mode, it is considered canon. | ||
===Debatable canon=== | ===Debatable canon=== | ||
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The amiibo compatibility in ''Hey! Pikmin'' is generally considered canon, assuming that Nintendo is believed to have existed inside the ''Pikmin'' universe. However, the Olimar and Pikmin amiibo existing in the game world sprout some paradoxes and overall doesn't make sense, so it's unlikely this feature is actually canon. | The amiibo compatibility in ''Hey! Pikmin'' is generally considered canon, assuming that Nintendo is believed to have existed inside the ''Pikmin'' universe. However, the Olimar and Pikmin amiibo existing in the game world sprout some paradoxes and overall doesn't make sense, so it's unlikely this feature is actually canon. | ||
{{p3d}}'s [[Side Stories]] mode gives Olimar's perspective before, during, and after the events of ''Pikmin 3''{{'s}} canon Story Mode. | {{p3d}}'s [[Side Stories]] mode gives Olimar's perspective before, during, and after the events of ''Pikmin 3''{{'s}} canon Story Mode. [[Olimar's Assignment]], the first of theses side stories, overlaps in time with Story Mode, as Olimar describes finding the cosmic-drive key at the end of the second day. In addition, the fact that the [[Distant Tundra]] is visited after the [[Twilight River]] means that for it to make sense, the Koppaites could not have cleared the first part of the [[Garden of Hope]] story in one day. While the events do line up with what's said in Olimar's [[data file]]s from the Story Mode, the locations in Side Story missions are drastically different from the Story Mode versions, much like in Mission Mode. So while the story events in Side Stories could be considered canonical to the main story, the map alterations, signposts blocking off locations, and possibly the use of SPEROs are likely non-canon. | ||
[[Olimar's Comeback]], the second of the Side Stories, further complicates this, as at the start of the Side Story, [[Louie]] is with Olimar. ''Pikmin 3'' has four [[Pikmin 3 voyage log|voyage logs]] that can apply to the final day depending on how much fruit is collected, and in two of these, it's heavily implied that Louie was left on the planet, meaning he couldn't be with Olimar at the start of Olimar's Comeback. Whether this means that Olimar's Comeback is non-canonical, or Olimar's Comeback only occurs if the Koppaites get specific numbers of fruits, or whether this is a [[mistake]], it further complicates the canon. | |||
[[Prima Games]] is a company that makes official strategy guides for various games, including ''Pikmin''. On top of containing walkthroughs and tips, some guides include some extra information about aspects of a franchise; in the ''Pikmin'' series' case, this could be extra descriptions of enemies, for instance. It's clear that these guides are produced in collaboration with the developers, seeing that their guides usually contain maps and charts that were rendered using 3D models or in-game images, but in some cases, the extra information presented in the guides is not backed up by the canon game, and there have been times where the guides have contained incorrect information, like the time requirements for all of the [[Defeat Bosses!]] missions, or the wrong scientific name for the [[Breadbug]]. Regardless, Prima Guides are deemed official by Nintendo. | [[Prima Games]] is a company that makes official strategy guides for various games, including ''Pikmin''. On top of containing walkthroughs and tips, some guides include some extra information about aspects of a franchise; in the ''Pikmin'' series' case, this could be extra descriptions of enemies, for instance. It's clear that these guides are produced in collaboration with the developers, seeing that their guides usually contain maps and charts that were rendered using 3D models or in-game images, but in some cases, the extra information presented in the guides is not backed up by the canon game, and there have been times where the guides have contained incorrect information, like the time requirements for all of the [[Defeat Bosses!]] missions, or the wrong scientific name for the [[Breadbug]]. Regardless, Prima Guides are deemed official by Nintendo. | ||
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===Pikmin 3=== | ===Pikmin 3=== | ||
There are four endings in ''Pikmin 3'', and a game over state, depending on how much fruit the player obtains and if they ran out of juice or not, as explained [[Pikmin 3#Endings|here]]. At this point, none of the endings have been confirmed or denied to be canon, | There are four endings in ''Pikmin 3'', and a game over state, depending on how much fruit the player obtains and if they ran out of juice or not, as explained [[Pikmin 3#Endings|here]]. At this point, none of the endings have been confirmed or denied to be canon. However, [[Olimar's Comeback]] complicates this, as Louie and Captain Olimar are together at the beginning of the Side Story. Two of the voyage logs on the final day imply that Louie was left behind on the planet.{{cite quote|Our mission is over, and we're returning with all the edible matter available in this planet's explorable areas! We shall return to Koppai with our heads held high! The other Hocotatian we rescued, Louie, has vanished, which is troubling. I thought he'd boarded the S.S. Drake with us, but maybe we left without him? Still, from what we've seen, I'm sure he'll be OK wherever he is...|[[Alph]]| the [[Pikmin 3 voyage log|voyage log]] if all 66 fruits are collected}}{{cite quote|We've done pretty well! We're all still alive, and we've got _ pieces of yummy edible matter to take back to Koppai with us. We've also picked up a stray Hocotatian, and we're on our way to drop him home. He tells me that if you add a sauce called 'mayonnaise' to vegetables it makes them taste good... I hate veggies, so it'll take another food crisis to get me to try that!|[[Brittany]]|the [[Pikmin 3 voyage log|voyage log]] if between 33 and 53 fruits are collected}} If these voyage logs are trusted, this could imply that either Olimar's Comeback is not canon, or these two endings are not canon. | ||
==Overview of the canon== | ==Overview of the canon== | ||