Dingo

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Dingo
Name	Dingo
Gender	Male
Eye color	Black
Hair color	Red
Home planet	Ohri
Known related characters	None
Height	2.1 cm (0.83 inches)
First game	Pikmin 4

Dingo (ディンゴ^?) is the ranger of the Rescue Corps in Pikmin 4 and from the planet Ohri. He specializes in solo missions and can complete a night expedition, Dandori Challenge, or Dandori Battle (except Leafy Showdown) on the player's behalf if they fail and ask for his help. In Dandori Challenges and Battles, the player can also exit prematurely from the pause menu to get his help (but not in night expeditions).

As of the version 1.1.0 update, Dingo also assists the player in finding Decor Pikmin and writes notes on them in the Decopedia.

Location

He is the fourth castaway to be rescued, which means he can be found in the demo.

Personality and appearance

Dingo has a triangle-shaped head, light skin, pointy ears, a large pinkish nose, and red hair spiking upwards. His eyes are black with prominent white highlights inside of them and thick, triangular eyebrows set over them. He wears a dark blue headband and a Rescue Corps spacesuit.

Personality-wise, Dingo is direct and unsentimental. He may appear to be uncaring, addressing some of his colleagues by their jobs rather than their names, but his coworkers' perceptions of him do seem to matter to him – for instance, he worries about Bernard being mad at him at multiple points and likes Shepherd enough to become awkward when speaking to her. Dingo is not one to trust people upon meeting them; notable instances of this include his believing that the player is attempting to "pull a fast one on" him when they report that they've fully explored an area and his suspecting Collin to have turned a castaway into a leafling. He isn't a stranger to acknowledging his own mistakes and the efforts of others, however. This is seen when he tries to apologize to Bernard for abandoning him in a cave and when he congratulates the player for rescuing all the castaways, albeit doing the latter under his breath. Shepherd notes that he's quite meticulous and makes sure that even the tiniest scratch on his body is fully healed before heading out.

Dandori Battles and Challenges

Dingo will help the player in certain Dandori Challenges or Dandori Battles, if the player was not able to complete the stage. There will be an option that will allow him to do the stage for the player, and upon selecting the button, there will be a short cutscene with Dingo saying randomized phrases for about ten seconds. When replaying the stage with Corgwin or Jin, there will be a logo resembling a medal with Dingo's face on it.

Profiles

ID badge

 

Rescue Corps Officer

Dingo

Home Planet

Ohri

An officer who excels at solo missions.

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He's not a joiner by nature, but he'll show up

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and lend his physical abilities when need be.

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Nintendo Today! / Pikmin Garden Crew bio

English

“A ranger of the Rescue Corps

Dingo

Hails from: Planet Ohri

A team member skilled in solo rescue missions. He has a pure-hearted and passionate side that makes him dependable in times of need.

Relationships: Yonny (childhood friend)

Hobbies: Strength training

Dream: Protecting someone he loves”

Japanese

Text

“レスキュー隊のレンジャー

ディンゴ

出身星 オーイ星

単独での救助活動を得意とする隊員。先輩風を吹かせて威張っているが、純情で熱い一面もあり、いざというときには頼りになる。

関係者 パピヨン（幼なじみ）

趣味 筋トレ

夢 大切な人を護ること”

Translation

“Ranger of the Rescue Corps

Dingo

Home planet: Ohri

A member who specializes in solo rescue operations. He is patronizing and arrogant, but he also has a pure-hearted and passionate side that makes him dependable in times of need.

Related persons: Yonny (childhood friend)

Hobbies: strength training

Dreams: protecting someone he loves”

Naming

His name alludes to dingoes. Unlike the rest of the Rescue Corps, Dingo is named after a partly feral breed of dog rather than a fully domesticated one; this may reference the fact that he is a ranger and typically goes on missions by himself instead of associating with the rest of the group.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ディンゴ? Dingo	Dingo
Chinese (traditional)	丁格 Dīnggé	Dingo
Chinese (simplified)	丁格 Dīnggé	Dingo
Dutch	Dyngo	From "dingo"
French	Wally	From "warrigal"
German	Digo	From "dingo“
Italian	Dingo	-
Korean	딩고 Dinggo	Dingo
Portuguese	Din	From "dingo"
Spanish	Dingo	-

Gallery

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  Dingo's ID badge.

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  Dingo as he appears in a Play Nintendo poll.

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  Dingo as seen in the "Over Here!" comic.

Trivia

• Dingo has a tendency to eat and drink whatever others leave lying around, so much so that Collin has bad dreams about it. This is noted by Yonny after the ranger drinks some glow sap, and it's said that at one point Dingo ate Bernard's pizza as well.
• Dingo has some snarky remarks about how the player is not a wimp if the player tries a stage again without his help.
• Shepherd invited Dingo to dinner once as a reward for his work. He apparently went bright red and fainted on the spot.

See also

• Yonny
• Castaway