Sovereign Bulblax

Sovereign Bulblax
	File:Sovereign Bulblax.png
Appears in	Pikmin 4
Scientific name	Oculus supremus (advanced age)
Family	Grub-dog
Areas
Caves
Dandori Challenge stages	None
Dandori Battle stages	None
Attacks	Eats, Crushes and Scatters Pikmin

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Sovereign Bulblax are large enemies found in Pikmin 4. The design of this enemy is that of a much larger Emperor Bulblax. The Sovereign Bulblax is extremely similar to the Emperor Bulblax that is fought at the end of Pikmin. This is backed up by Olimar's Piklopedia entry about it, where it states that the Sovereign Bulblax is just a much older emperor Bulblax and that they lose their pack behavior and become solitary creatures. This could explain why the Emperor Bulblax in The Final Trial is the only one that appears in Pikmin.

Stats

Weight	Max. carriers	Seeds	Value	Health
30	60	50	× 20	8000

Behavior

Sovereign Bulblax will hide underground until something disturbs them, where they will emerge suddenly roaring. Anything nearby will be knocked backwards. They will then start to attack the player and their Pikmin using 4 different attacks. The first attack is where the Bulblax sticks its tongue out and eats any Pikmin unlucky enough to get caught in it. The second attack is where the Bulblax roars, knocking all Pikmin and Oatchi away and into a frenzy, much like when Mitites appear. The third and final attack is where the Bulblax leaps into the air and crushes anything caught underneath it when it lands. Boulders will also fall after it lands back on the ground. Finally, if the player and their squad is underneath the Sovereign Bulblax while it is roaming around, the Bulblax can jump on the spot to crush anything underneath. if the player manages to escape the Sovereign Bulblax but leaving its territory, it will patrol its area and will not return back under the ground.

Appearance

The Sovereign Bulblax looks almost identical to its younger counterpart, the Emperor Bulblax. Differences include being much larger and having a lot more vegetation on its back.

Locations

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Strategy

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Using a large squad of high damaging Pikmin, either Red Pikmin and/or Purple Pikmin, and charging them all onto the Bulblax's face using Oath's rush ability can deal a lot of damage very quickly. The main issue with this is the fact that the Sovereign Bulblax is much larger than other enemies and it can be hard to correct throw all you Pikmin onto their face. Player must also be carful of where they throw their Pikmin as if they throw them onto the Bulblax's mouth, and it does its tongue attack, a lot of the Pikmin will instantly be stuck to their tongue and can be ate.

Notes

Dalmo's Notes

“The value a living creature has within its ecosystem has no relation at all to how big or small it is. That being said, this massive mountain of a critter is truly majestic! not only does it have the courage and means to lay waste to any opponent, it also has a roar that could make the boldest traveler start to tremble in their space suit!”

Olimar's Notes

“An Emperor Bulblax of extremely advanced age. it will no longer display the pack behaviour commonly exhibited by younger members of its species. Instead, as an individual ages, it leaves the herd and exhibits more solitary behaviours.

It feeds by using its strongly developed legs to leap upon crush its prey with speed disproportionate to its massive body.

To determine the age of any given specimen, you can count the rings of hide calcified in the form of a carapace. One ring forms roughly every year the creature lives. Individuals with over a hundred age rings have been discovered so far.

The Sovereign Bulblax's back is often covered in moss and pteridophytes. On a few occasions, specimens have been found with a rare species of mushroom, called a Bulborel, growing on its back.”

Louie's Notes

“For a light appetizer, pluck the ferns off its back and lightly cook to remove any astringent flavor. The tongue, eyes, lips, meat, and fat are very tasty and can be prepared in a variety of ways. Mature specimens have a more highly developed umami favor.”

Naming

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Common name: Sovereign Bulblax
Japanese nickname:
Japanese name:
Scientific name: Oculus supremus
Internal names: BIGKINGCHAPPY
Prerelease: Unknown

Names in other languages

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A burrowed Sovereign Bulblax
The face of a Sovereign Bulblax
The mossy and rocky backside of a Sovereign Bulblax

Trivia

The name Sovereign Bulblax can be attrbuted to the large Emperor Bulblax encountered in Pikmin, as it is larger with tall vegetation on its back, as well as lacking pack behavior and crushing prey with leaps.
The Sovereign Bulblaxes in Pikmin 4 shares an odd quirk with the ine found in Pikmin, it will occasionally stop lumbering to lick its lips and look around.

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