Electripede

Electripede
Appears in	Hey! Pikmin
Scientific name	Kampia fulgurtainia
Family	Scarab beetle
Areas	Lights in the Darkness
Attacks	Move forward, electrify

The Electripede (デジゲジ^?, lit.: "Electric Centipede") is an enemy found in Hey! Pikmin. It is a centipede-like creature made up of three body segments, each with two pairs of legs. When struck, it stops in place and starts emitting electric sparks that light up the surrounding area, which can also make Bloominous Stemples bloom.

Behavior

Electripedes travel around the sides of blocks, inching forward like caterpillars. They change direction when they reach a corner, and start crawling down the side, bottom, other side, or the top again, in a continuous cycle. If a Pikmin is thrown at it or Olimar touches it, it stops and becomes electric for twenty seconds. This can damage Olimar, but can also help him since it makes Bloominous Stemples bloom.

Locations

• Sweltering Parchlands
  • Lights in the Darkness: Electripedes are found commonly across the level. Their main purpose is to be a way for Olimar to access new areas, as their light makes Bloominous Stemples flower and act as platforms.

Strategy

Electripedes don't directly attack the player, acting as an obstacle at worst. They're mostly used to bloom Bloominus Stemples. Either touching it with Olimar or a thrown Pikmin will cause it to emit light.

Notes

Hey! Pikmin logs

“It creeps along walls and ceilings in the dark, generating the electricity it uses to zap away threats. If I could get a bunch of these and harness them for a power plant, I'd be richer than the company president.”

Naming

• Common name: Electripede. The name is a portmanteau of "electric" and "centipede".
• Japanese nickname: デジゲジ^?, lit.: "Electric Centipede".
• Japanese name: ヨコシマエレキイモムシ^?, lit.: "Horizontal Stripes Electric Caterpillar".
• Scientific name: Kampia fulgurtainia. Kampia derives from the Greek word κάμπια, meaning "caterpillar". Fulgurtainia derives from the Latin word fulgur, meaning "lightning".
• Internal names: Unknown.
• Prerelease: None.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	デジゲジ? Deji Geji	Electric Centipede
Dutch	Stroomkruiper	Electricity crawler
French	Électrille	Electripillar	Portmanteau of électrique (electric) and chenille (caterpillar)
German	Stromkriecher	Elecricity Creeper
Italian	Scossabruco	Shock caterpillar	From "scossa" (shock) and "bruco" (caterpillar)
Korean	전기애벌레 Jeongi-Ae-Beolle	Electric Centipede
Spanish	Electrípedo	Electriped

Gallery

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  Some Electripedes idling, and one emitting electricity.

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  Close-up of the creature seen in the Nintendo Direct.

Trivia

• In the North American box art for the game, a tiny Electripede can be seen just below the "N" in "PIKMIN".

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  Cropped version of the box art, showing the small Electripede.

See also

• Anode Beetle
• Widemouthed Anode Beetle