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| [[File:Gamepad_Communicator.jpg|thumb|[[Alph]] communicating with [[Brittany]] in Pikmin 3 beta.]] | | {{game icons|p3=y}} |
| The '''KopPad''' (GPAD in Japan) is a device used in ''[[Pikmin 3]]''. It is very similar to the Wii U Gamepad. The device serves many purposes to help the characters through the game. The Wii U Gamepad functions as this device during the game. | | [[File:Tablet_communicator.JPG|thumb|right|Alph communicating with Brittany via the KopPad.]] |
| | The '''KopPad''' is the tablet-like communication device used by the captains in ''[[Pikmin 3]]''. It takes on a look similar to that of the [[Wii U]]'s GamePad. This serves to reinforce the connection between the fictional device and the real one, as most of the features used by the captains on the KopPad are accessed by the player using the GamePad, e.g. the map. |
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| | ==Features== |
| | Every captain possesses a KopPad. Its primary function is to read [[Data File]]s; these appear to be golden files which are scattered throughout the world. Data Files provide information on a wide variety of subjects. Players can view all the Data Files they have collected on the GamePad. Another feature of the KopPad is its ability to communicate between the captains; it can also be used to view the area's map. Finally, it can take pictures, which will then be posted on Miiverse. |
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| The KopPad is personalized as their color matches that of their owner. [[Alph]]'s is blue, [[Captain Charlie|Charlie]]'s is green, and [[Brittany]]'s is pink.
| | [[File:Pikmin 3 GPad 26-06-2013.png|thumb|left|300px|Alph spots his missing KopPad.]] |
| ==Functionalities==
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| [[File:Pikmin3~KopPadDisplay.png|thumb|The Gamepad displaying the KopPad HUD.]] | |
| The KopPad displays a map of the area you are currently in, and can be used to better manage the [[Leader|Captains]] and [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]]. By touching an area on the map, the game will pause and the camera will shift into a bird's-eye veiw above the selected point. However, to prevent cheating, only areas that the captains have already explored will render. By touching a captain, the player can trace a path on the map to make the captain automatically move to that position. This tactic can be used to have multiple captains moving at once, and will allow for much more work to be accomplished in a single day.
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| The KopPad's HUD also displays a set of 5 icons. The icons do as follows:
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| *The [[PNF-404|planet]] icon shows a birds-eye view of the currently explored area.
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| *The [[Data File]] icon allows you to view all currently collected Date Files
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| *The Pikmin icon shows the amount of Pikmin in the [[Onion]], on the field, and how many are in your squad, working or idle.
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| *The fruit icon shows all fruit that have been collected and allows you to see Brittany's comments on them.
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| *The camera icon allows you to take pictures from a first-person perspective, and upload them to Miiverse.
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| ==Gallery==
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| Movie09.jpg|Alph walking up to the KopPad.
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| Overview.jpg|The KopPad allows you to get an overview of an area.
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| Charlie Communicating With Drake.png|Charlie using his KopPad to communicate with Drake.
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| GPAD.PNG|What appears on the KopPad in Bingo Battle Mode.
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| </gallery>
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| ==Trivia==
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| *The device's name is a portanemeau of [[Koppai]] (the home planet of [[Alph]], [[Brittany]], and [[Charlie]]) and Gamepad.
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| *The Japanese version is called the GPad, a parody on the WiiU's Gamepad.
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| *Oddly, when an explorer uses their KopPad to contact another explorer, that explorer is seen not holding a KopPad. Although unlikely, it is possible that it is placed on a stand to allow better a view of the recipient, as they can be seen leaning forward to turn it off.
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| *It is unknown what [[Captain Olimar|Olimar]] and [[Louie]] use to communicate, but their devices appear to use similar technology and the same wavelength as they can contact the Koppaites and the memory cards can be run by the KopPads.
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The KopPad is the tablet-like communication device used by the captains in Pikmin 3. It takes on a look similar to that of the Wii U's GamePad. This serves to reinforce the connection between the fictional device and the real one, as most of the features used by the captains on the KopPad are accessed by the player using the GamePad, e.g. the map.
Features
Every captain possesses a KopPad. Its primary function is to read Data Files; these appear to be golden files which are scattered throughout the world. Data Files provide information on a wide variety of subjects. Players can view all the Data Files they have collected on the GamePad. Another feature of the KopPad is its ability to communicate between the captains; it can also be used to view the area's map. Finally, it can take pictures, which will then be posted on Miiverse.
Alph spots his missing KopPad.
