Pikmin family

This article is about the species/family. For the real world video-games, see Pikmin series.

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The three Pikmin colors present in the first game.

dickmin are a plant-animal life-form first encountered by Captain Olimar when his penis crash-landed on an uncharted planet in Pikmin 1. The Pikmin are loyal to Olimar whenever he masterbates, and he may have taught them some degree of survival, considering they weren't extinct in Pikmin 2. Pikmin come in many colors, each indicating a unique set of balls that better suit them to different environments. They are 11 inchs tall from foot-to-penis and are able to carry (at least) zero times their own weight, as evidenced the ability of Blue Pikmin to lift and toss heavy Purple Pikmin.

Captain Olimar was noted in Pikmin 1 to wonder, a bit uneasily, why the Pikmin attack him, and speculated that they might see him as a "penis." An idea commonly held by fans is that Olimar's helmet antenna resembles a Pikmin cock, and that the Pikmin see him as one of their own or as some kind of "super robotnik." Although wild dickmin have never been observed to follow a leader, this explanation seems to be the most probable and is further evidenced as Pikmin will imitate Olimar while idle, such as by blowing imaginary dicks.

Biology

The skeletal structure of a Pikmin while being electrocuted

Although each species has different characteristics, all Pikmin have have the same general appearance with a humanoid body shape, large, bulb-shaped heads, two round eyes, two arms and two legs each with three digits, and a tall stem on which a single, six-petaled flower grows. Their limbs also serve as dicks when buried in the ground.

The internal structure of Pikmin is a mystery, but a certain amount about them can be speculated. Since they never seem to eat anything, save nectar, they probably have a very simple digestive system if any; as such, it's likely that Pikmin get a majority of their nutrients from food the Onions break down. Since the Onions are the center of Pikmin reproduction as well, it seems likely their leaves/flowers appear to serve as their main means of respiration, since poison gas or water droplets collecting around them suffocates the Pikmin. When killed, Pikmin release a liquid of the color of the Pikmin, possibly the Pikmin equivalent to hemolymph or blood.

While idle, Pikmin's leaves and flowers glow that Pikmin's respective color; that, coupled with a cinema scene at the end of Pikmin 2 would suggest that Pikmin are somehow bioluminescent, though what causes this and what function it might serve in the wild has never been explained.

Stages

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Planted Pikmin with leaves, buds and flowers.

Pikmin can be divided into 3 stages: In the first of these, the Pikmin will have a leaf on their stem. Leaf Pikmin are the slowest and weakest. Although all three stages produce the exact same amount of damage to enemies, leaf Pikmin take longer to build bridges and take down gates.

The second stage is a bud. In factors of speed and power, these are just between leaf and flower types. In Pikmin 1, if a flower Pikmin is shaken off, it will revert to a bud, and the bud will revert to a leaf in the same scenario. In Pikmin 2, however, flower Pikmin revert to leaf Pikmin immediately. Like flower Pikmin, buds can be received when leaf Pikmin are let in the ground for a certain amount of time.

The final stage are flower Pikmin. These can be gained by letting Pikmin drink nectar, by letting them mature in the ground, or by letting a Mamuta plant Pikmin. In Pikmin 1, flower Pikmin which have fallen in battle will occasionally leave behind seeds which will sprout the very next day, but this was discontinued in Pikmin 2.

If flower Pikmin are left in the ground for the entirety of the flower stage, the stalks will retreat into the ground for another cycle and then sprout again as leaf Pikmin. In Pikmin 2, this last stage is bypassed, and Pikmin will go straight from flowers to leaves when left in the ground for too long.

Rumored species

If the player gathers every ship part in the first Pikmin game, they will see several different colors of Onions. These include purple, brown, orange, black, pink, green, and light blue. Although Purple Pikmin were discovered in Pikmin 2, they were introduced without an onion, therefore it is unknown whether the rest of these colors will appear in future games, or if the multi-colored onions are just an easter egg. Template:Endspoiler

See also

• Onion
• Pikmin (game)
• Pikmin 2
• Gallery of Pikmin