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|treasure_name = Prototype Detector
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The '''Prototype Detector''' is a treasure in ''[[Pikmin 2]]''. It is a toy called a 'Love Tester', produced by [[Nintendo]] in the 1970s. It is found on the last [[sublevel]] (5) of the [[Hole of Beasts]], and is held by this [[cave|cave's]] boss, the [[Empress Bulblax]]. When [[Captain Olimar|Olimar]] retrieves this treasure, he'll unlock the Treasure Gauge.
The '''Prototype Detector''' is a treasure in ''[[Pikmin 2]]''. It is a toy called a "Love Tester", produced by [[Nintendo]] in the 1970s. It is found on the last [[sublevel]] (5) of the [[Hole of Beasts]], and is held by this [[cave]]'s boss, the [[Empress Bulblax]]. Retrieving this treasure unlocks the Treasure Gauge.


==Treasure Gauge==
==Treasure Gauge==
[[Image:treasuregauge.JPG|frame|left|The Treasure Gauge indicator that appears on the bottom right of the screen. It is currently activated.]]
[[File:Treasure Gauge.png|frame|left|The Treasure Gauge indicator that appears on the bottom right of the screen. It is currently activated.]]
The Treasure Gauge is a very reliable device that helps with tracking down every treasure in the game. When it is in the Exploration Kit, a gauge appears on the [[HUD]]. In it, there is a needle that wiggles continuously when a treasure is in the current field or cave, and the closer the current leader is to a treasure, the farther to the right it goes, and the harder it beeps.
{{main|HUD#Treasure Gauge|l1=HUD}}
 
The Treasure Gauge is a very reliable device that helps with tracking down every treasure in the game, no matter if is out in the open, an enemy has it or it is buried. When it is in the Exploration Kit, a gauge appears on the [[HUD]]. In it, there is a needle that wiggles continuously when a treasure is in the current field or cave, and the closer the current leader is to a treasure, the farther to the right it goes, and the harder it beeps.
If there are no treasures available in the sublevel or field, the gauge turns off and becomes gray on the HUD. If an [[Antenna Beetle]] is nearby, the box glows purple and the needle moves erratically, until the creature is defeated.


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==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
Prototype Detector.png|The Prototype Detector in-game.
File:thumb_prototypedetector.jpg|Concept art of the treasure.
File:thumb_prototypedetector.jpg|Concept art of the treasure.
File:LoveTester.png|The original 'Love Tester' made by Nintendo in its pre-NES era.
File:LoveTester.png|The original "Love Tester" made by Nintendo, in its pre-video game era.
File:Prototype Detector texture.png|Texture used for the treasure.
File:Prototype Detector texture.png|Texture used for the treasure.
File:Prototype Detector 2 texture.png|Texture used for the treasure.
File:Prototype Detector 2 texture.png|Texture used for the treasure.
Screenshot 2014-04-08 at 6.38.09 PM.png|The Prototype Detector being analyzed.
</gallery>
</gallery>
==Trivia==
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*The [[Exploration Kit]] ability that collecting this treasure gives you, the Treasure Gauge, originally was going to be called the "Pikpik Radar".


{{Exploration Kit}}
{{Exploration Kit}}
{{Treasures}}
{{Treasures}}
[[Category:Exploration Kit]]
[[Category:Hole of Beasts]]
[[Category:Boss rewards]]
[[Category:Pikmin 2 Challenge Mode]]

Revision as of 09:05, December 10, 2014

Prototype Detector Treasure Hoard icon.
File:Prototype Detectorrender.png
Number 186
Series Explorer's Friend Series
Value Poko icon.png × 200
Weight 35
Maximum carriers 45 Pikmin
Location Hole of Beasts
Challenge Mode levels None

The Prototype Detector is a treasure in Pikmin 2. It is a toy called a "Love Tester", produced by Nintendo in the 1970s. It is found on the last sublevel (5) of the Hole of Beasts, and is held by this cave's boss, the Empress Bulblax. Retrieving this treasure unlocks the Treasure Gauge.

Treasure Gauge

The activated Treasure Gauge in Pikmin 2.
The Treasure Gauge indicator that appears on the bottom right of the screen. It is currently activated.
Main article: HUD#Treasure Gauge.

The Treasure Gauge is a very reliable device that helps with tracking down every treasure in the game, no matter if is out in the open, an enemy has it or it is buried. When it is in the Exploration Kit, a gauge appears on the HUD. In it, there is a needle that wiggles continuously when a treasure is in the current field or cave, and the closer the current leader is to a treasure, the farther to the right it goes, and the harder it beeps.

Notes

Ship's dialogs

How bizarre. This device is emitting black light. It must have been ingested by that creature.

What an absolutely repulsive life-form. Our return to Hocotate cannot come soon enough.


This contraption seems to react when it approaches treasure. I will connect it to my radar.

Processing...complete. The Treasure Gauge is now fully operational!

It will now appear on your monitor. The needle will move right as you approach treasure.

Olimar's journal

Today we searched a subterranean lair swarming with carnivorous bugs. The name Hole of Beasts immediately came to mind. The convenient contraption I found there has become an invaluable treasure-seeking tool. When it approaches a piece of treasure, the gadget beeps and the needle moves to the right. When all of the treasure in an area has been collected, the device powers down. When we left Hocotate, I thought we'd never be able to pay off the company's debt. But thanks to this gadget, I'm feeling optimistic about the outcome of this daring mission.

Sales pitch

Is this a miracle gadget born of universal desire, or a machine manufactured by the master of Dimension X? Whatever it is, it reacts to treasure!

Gallery

Trivia

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  • The Exploration Kit ability that collecting this treasure gives you, the Treasure Gauge, originally was going to be called the "Pikpik Radar".