Editing Emperor Bulblax

{{Infobox enemy
|pikmin      = y
|pikmin2     = y
|pikmin4     = y
|heypikmin   = y
|image       = Pikmin Garden Emperor Bulblax render.png
|size        = 270px
|icon        = Emperor Bulblax P4 icon.png
|name        = Oculus supremus
|family      = Grub-dog
|areas       = [[The Final Trial]], [[The Last Lair]]
|underground = [[Bulblax Kingdom]], [[Cavern of Chaos]], [[Hole of Heroes]], [[Kingdom of Beasts]], [[Cavern for a King]]
|night       = [[Giant's Hearth#Line of Logs|Line of Logs]], [[Primordial Thicket#Autumnal Gully|Autumnal Gully]]
|challenge   = [[Emperor's Realm]]
|dandori_c   = [[Trial of the Sage Leaf]]
|attacks1    = Eat and crush Pikmin
|attacks2    = Eat and crush Pikmin, cause panic and unearth existing [[Mitite]]s
|attacks4    = Eat and crush Pikmin, cause panic and wake up other Bulblaxes
|attacksh    = Eat Pikmin, summon [[Crumbug]]s and [[Sparrowhead]]s
}}
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{{spoiler|the final boss in ''[[Pikmin (game)|Pikmin]]''}}

The '''Emperor Bulblax''' ({{j|ダイオウデメマダラ|Daiō Deme Madara|Bug-eyed Spotted Great King}}) is one of the largest known species of [[Grub-dog family|Grub-dogs]]. It serves as the final [[boss]] in the [[Pikmin (game)|first ''Pikmin'' game]], dropping the last [[ship part]] needed to complete the game.

The Emperor Bulblax looks and behaves noticeably different than most members of the Grub-dog family; while they still possess rounded snouts, the rest of their face appears to be quite fatty, with drooping, pudgy cheeks, smaller, beady eyes, and a more flexible, purple-colored tongue. Its hump seems to be embedded with stones. During the rainy season, moss grows upon its thick hide, giving its body a greenish color and serving as camouflage. It also bears [[Vegetation#Blaxcap and Bulborel|Bulborel]]s and fern-like stems. The small variant instead has much younger plants, and in ''Pikmin 4'' lacks rocks embedded into its back.

The Emperor Bulblax usually hides in the ground to ambush prey, catching them with its tongue. Its soft face is its only weak point to attack, but since it does not discriminate much when eating things, it can be led to swallow something a bit spicier than [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] &ndash; namely, [[Bomb rock|bomb-rocks]].

It varies a bit between the four games, being a lot smaller in ''Pikmin 2'' and being much weaker, to the point where the ones fought outside of Bulblax Kingdom have less health than a Fiery Bulblax, which is not considered a boss. In addition, it is tied for the least health of any boss in the game, alongside [[Beady Long Legs]]. In ''Hey! Pikmin'', it is normally unreachable and needs to be coaxed into eating a bomb rock before any damage can be done. A larger variant, reminiscent of its original appearance, exists as the [[Sovereign Bulblax]].

== Stats ==
{{Todo|Find out its health in {{hp}} by retreiving the value from the game files.}}
{{enemy stats
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|carriers1 = N/A  |carriers2 = 30 |carriers4 = 30
|seeds1 = N/A     |seeds2 = 30<ref group="note">This enemy cannot be delivered to Onions in-game. This information is obtained from the game files.</ref> |seeds4 = 20<ref group="note">This enemy cannot be delivered to Onions in-game. This information is obtained from the [[Piklopedia (Pikmin 4)|Piklopedia]].</ref> (25 [[glow pellet]]s) |seedsh = 0
                  |value2 = 15    |value4 = 15
|hp1 = 30000      |hp2 = 1300<ref group="note">The one in [[Bulblax Kingdom]] has 1800 HP.</ref> |hp4 = 3000 |hph = Unknown
|regen1 = 0 |regen2 = 0     |regen4 = |regenh = Unknown
}}

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== Behavior ==

=== ''Pikmin'' ===
The '''Emperor Bulblax''' (which may retroactively be a [[Sovereign Bulblax]]) is the final boss in {{p1}}. It lies buried in the ground at [[The Final Trial]] inside the center of the sandy arena north of the landing site, visible only by the mossy growth on its back protruding from the ground. When approached, the Bulblax will rear up and roar, knocking [[Olimar]] and the Pikmin back, and will then proceed to attack by ensnaring and eating [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] with its long tongue. If Pikmin are latched onto it or located under it, it will jump to shake off any Pikmin on it, and [[Crushing|crush]] any Pikmin underneath. Once it reaches beneath half of its maximum health, it will add a new attack to its arsenal: jumping high up into the air and eventually dropping onto the army of Pikmin.

One can tell when it is willing to use its tongue by observing its salivation: if it is drooling, that means it will soon attack by using its tongue, gobbling up any [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] in front of it. The tongue is large and has no limit on the number of deaths it can cause. When it is in a jumping phase, one can foresee a jump by knowing that its eyes widen just before it hops. The chance that it jumps increases the more bomb rocks it has swallowed.

Once defeated, the Emperor Bulblax will go into a particularly long death animation, where it writhes around while drooling and appears to be sucked underground, leaving behind the [[Secret Safe]] and five [[Randomness|random]]ly colored 5-pellets.

It's usually a good idea to devote a single day to removing obstacles and clearing the path, only dealing with the Bulblax the following day since the battle itself can often be time-consuming. The Bulblax must be defeated in a single day since any damage done on one day will not carry over, and if the day is ended before it is killed, then it will be at full health the next day. However, experienced players can cover all of The Final Trial in a single day, which is a must for a [[6 day run]].

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=== ''Pikmin 2'' ===
[[File:SSBU Emperor Bulblax Spirit.png|thumb|220px|The Emperor Bulblax's artwork from ''Pikmin 2''.]]

In ''Pikmin 2'', these beasts are much weaker due to their diminished size. They are found only [[Cave|underground]]. Due to their backsides lacking the stemmed plants that were present on ''Pikmin''{{'s}} Emperor, they use a different camouflage where their eyestalks stick out from under the ground, blending in with the sandy floor of caves. They seem to be younger than the specimen encountered in the original ''Pikmin''.

They still eat the now huge bomb-rocks, but must be coaxed into doing so instead as Yellow Pikmin no longer have the ability to handle those explosive objects. All other abilities are retained, except for the jumping phase. It is replaced by a roaring phase when the Bulblax is about a quarter until death; it will make other Bulblaxes join the fight and drag existing Mitites out of the ground, which will scare the Pikmin into a frenzy.

Luckily, unlike in the previous game, an Emperor Bulblax can only eat a maximum of 9 Pikmin at a time. When it dies, the Bulblax spins around and roars, whipping gobs of saliva everywhere until it shrinks down to a pre-determined size for easier carrying.

This creature is found on the last sublevel (7) of the [[Bulblax Kingdom]], where it is larger and stronger than normal; two are found on sublevel 4 of the [[Cavern of Chaos]] and sublevel 10 of the [[Hole of Heroes]]; and three are in the [[Emperor's Realm]] in [[Challenge Mode (Pikmin 2)|Challenge Mode]].

=== ''Pikmin 4'' ===
Emperor Bulblaxes appear as boss enemies at the final sublevel of the [[Kingdom of Beasts]], and make later appearances during night expeditions and [[Cavern for a King]]. They retain their abilities from {{p2}}, but can choose to roar at any time, rather than only after losing at least half of their HP. Additionally, they now sleep with only their backs exposed again, as they did in {{p1}}. As is the case in the previous games, they can be tricked into eating Bomb Rocks, stunning them for a lengthy period, as well as the new Ice Blasts. The Lightning Shock item also stuns them for several seconds. In addition to their roars still scaring nearby Pikmin and waking up other Emperors, an Emperor Bulblax's roar can also scare [[Oatchi]]. If the [[Rookie Rescue Officer]] is riding Oatchi while he gets scared, they will be flung off of the dog's back and left stunned on the ground for a few seconds.
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=== ''Hey! Pikmin'' ===
In ''Hey! Pikmin'', the Emperor Bulblax is only seen as a boss in [[The Last Lair]]. The creature never leaves its central spot in the arena, although it can bury down. When the battle begins, the boss will idle for a bit, then start turning towards Captain Olimar. Once it is facing him, it will stop, ready a bite for a few seconds, and then lunge in, chomping at the floor. While it is getting ready to chomp, it won't rotate any further, giving Olimar and the Pikmin time to escape the area of attack. After the bite, it will simply repeat the cycle. Captain Olimar will take damage from this bite and be launched away, and if it manages to get Pikmin, it will gobble them up, up to a maximum of four. Any Pikmin that are [[throw]]n at it while its face is in reach because of a bite will just bounce back.

If the Emperor Bulblax chomps a bomb rock on the floor, it will chew on it until it blows up in its mouth. This causes a small amount of damage. Stunned, it will topple forward onto the floor, and stay there motionless for some seconds. Eventually, it will jump back up, and start burrowing into the ground. When it does this, two [[Crumbug]]s pop out from behind the grass. After some seconds, the boss will spring back out from underneath the ground and restart the cycle. While the creature is lying down, unconscious from the bomb blast, Pikmin can be thrown at its face to damage it further. To note is that when the boss collapses onto the floor, it can harm Olimar if he's underneath, but Pikmin will merely be shoved away, and also that if it manages to eat two bomb rocks, the resulting damage and stun time will be the same as if it caught just one. Amusingly, if the chomp attack captures any Crumbugs, the Emperor Bulblax will chew on them and eat them.

If its health reaches two thirds when it is being attacked by the Pikmin, it will jump up and shake them off, and will then lick its lips twice. This signals the next attack: a horizontal tongue swipe in front of it. Any Pikmin caught by this attack, up to four, will get killed right away, and Olimar can also take damage from it; bomb rocks will be ignored by this attack. From this point on, its attack pattern will also change: after it turns to face Olimar, it will instead start shaking, and then jump, and in mid-air, quickly turn to face Olimar's new position. After this, it will also perform the lip licking and tongue swiping from before, and only after that does it perform the chomp attack and restart the cycle. When it starts shaking to jump, two [[Sparrowhead]]s appear from behind it, and before long, they will get near Olimar, one on each side. They will swoop down while the boss is licking its lips.

When its health reaches the final third, it will once again jump up, shaking the Pikmin off, perform the lick attack, and will burrow down and then unburrow. From here on out, four Sparrowheads will appear instead of two, with two on each side.

It can be noted that bomb rock explosions on its face will cause no damage. For unknown reasons, the boss can miss a bomb rock that is right in front of it and not eat it. This could be due to the way the physics work in this particular area, since the movement, hitboxes, etc. are all adjusted to rotate around a circular path.

== Locations ==
=== ''Pikmin'' ===
==== Areas ====
*[[The Final Trial]]
**There is one Emperor Bulblax in this area. The Bulblax can be found towards the south of the area, in a large and sandy arena blocked off by two [[white bramble gate]]s. It holds the [[Secret Safe]] and once defeated it does not respawn.

=== ''Pikmin 2'' ===
==== Caves ====
*[[Bulblax Kingdom]]
**One can be seen on sublevel 5, holding the [[Forged Courage]].
*[[Cavern of Chaos]]
**Two can be seen on sublevel 4, with one holding either the [[Mysterious Remains]], the [[Container of Knowledge]], or the [[Understood Person Symbol]] depending on the version.
*[[Hole of Heroes]]
**Two can be seen on sublevel 10, with one holding the [[Treasured Gyro Block]].

==== Challenge Mode ====
*[[Emperor's Realm]]
**Three can be seen on sublevel 4, with each holding either the [[Lustrous Element]], the [[Mirrored Element]] or [[The Key]].

=== ''Pikmin 4'' ===
==== Caves ====
*[[Kingdom of Beasts]]
**There are two Emperor Bulblaxes on sublevel 6. They are both found straight in front of the [[S.S. Beagle]], just before a [[numbered gate]]. Defeating the pair of Bulblaxes yields a [[castaway]] and lowers the numbered gate, giving access to the [[Ancient Statue Head]].
*[[Cavern for a King]]
**There are three Emperor Bulblaxes on sublevel 5. They all surround the S.S. Beagle, and defeating all of them yields a [[Tremendous Sniffer]] and lowers the nearby numbered gate.

==== Dandori Challenges ====
===== Trial of the Sage Leaf =====
*[[9th Story: Turf Turmoil]]
**There is one Emperor Bulblax in this story. It is located directly north of the S.S. Beagle, in an open arena with a pair of [[Mama Sheargrub]]s towards the west and a [[Burrowing Snagret]] towards the east.

==== Night expeditions ====
*[[Giant's Hearth]]
**[[Giant's Hearth#Line of Logs|Line of Logs]]
***There are two Emperor Bulblaxes in the Line of Logs expedition. The first Bulblax is located south of the [[Tricknoll]], which is at the Abandoned Throne base. The Bulblax is in the section that the two [[sprinkler]]s are in, as well as the two [[Masterhop]]s during the day. It's slightly east from the northernmost sprinkler. The second Bulblax can be found north of the Tricknoll, at the end of the long clay [[bridge]] leading to the [[Dream Home]]. It's adjacent to the [[bonfire altar]].
*[[Primordial Thicket]]
**[[Primordial Thicket#The Autumnal Gully|The Autumnal Gully]]
***There are three Emperor Bulblaxes in The Autumnal Gully expedition. The first two Bulblaxes are located north of the Tricknoll, near a trio of [[Moldy Dwarf Bulborb]]s. One is west of the [[Dandori Challenge]], and the other is slightly north. The final Bulblax can be found on the raised area northwest of the [[Lumiknoll]]. It's close to the ledge that holds the [[Golden Vaulting Table]] - or the [[Smoky Progg]] during this expedition - near a small group of Moldy Dwarf Bulborbs.

=== ''Hey! Pikmin'' ===
==== Sectors ====
===== Lushlife Murk =====
* [[The Last Lair]] - Area E
**There is one Emperor Bulblax in this area, and it acts as the [[boss]] for this stage.

== Strategy ==
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=== ''Pikmin'' ===
Venture through The Final Trial with a large army composed primarily of [[Red Pikmin]] for their higher damage, as well as some [[Yellow Pikmin]] for bomb-rocks. When you enter the large sandy arena at the end of the area, don't immediately confront the Emperor Bulblax in the center of it. Instead, sneak around it and destroy the [[bramble gate]] at the back of the arena. Behind it is a large supply of invaluable bomb-rocks at your disposal that are stored in small pipe structures. Have your Yellow Pikmin grab as many bomb-rocks as you possibly can, and then return to the arena after dismissing them by the gate's pillars. Awaken the Emperor Bulblax safely by walking up to it after dismissing all of your Pikmin, calling them back immediately after you get up.

The Emperor Bulblax will begin the battle by turning to Olimar or his Pikmin and attempting to eat them using its tongue &ndash; this is where the bomb-rocks come into play. Get an armed Yellow Pikmin into your squad and, with good timing, have the Yellow Pikmin throw the bomb-rock it is holding into the Emperor Bulblax's gaping maw. It will eat the bomb-rock and be briefly stunned afterward by the resulting explosion, buying precious time to inflict serious damage. While the Emperor Bulblax is stunned, throw as many Red Pikmin onto its face as you possibly can. When the Emperor Bulblax comes to, it will jump to shake off Pikmin. Only call your Pikmin back before it lands to maximize the damage inflicted. If there are Pikmin under the beast, call them back before the Emperor Bulblax jumps to save them from being crushed. Rinse and repeat until the boss reaches half health.

At this point, the Emperor Bulblax will begin using a rather devastating new jumping attack. You will have to pay special attention to the Emperor Bulblax's face to anticipate what it will do. If the boss is drooling, it will use its tongue to feed on Pikmin. If it isn't drooling, exercise extreme caution because it will begin using its new attack. When its eyes widen, immediately move out of the area to avoid it landing on Olimar or his Pikmin squad. Continue attacking the Emperor Bulblax until it is defeated once and for all.

You may also let the Emperor Bulblax consume your Yellow Pikmin and the bomb-rocks they hold at the expense of it being stunned for a shorter amount of time. More bomb-rocks will equal a longer stun time, but you may also want to lower the volume of your television because the sound of many bomb-rocks exploding at once can be very loud. Throwing Pikmin into the mouth of the Emperor Bulblax will only result in Pikmin dying. Pikmin may be thrown at the face of the Emperor Bulblax at any point in time. Attacking the legs also causes the boss pain, but is not recommended for obvious reasons. Throwing Pikmin onto its head when it is distracted is riskier than using bomb-rocks, but it's much simpler and possibly the only feasible option for people attempting to accomplish a [[zero-death run]].

In ''[[New Play Control! Pikmin]]'', the only ways to have Yellow Pikmin stun the enemy with a bomb-rock are to either let the Pikmin be eaten or time the throw correctly so that the bomb-carrying Pikmin throws the bomb-rock into the Bulblax's open mouth. The latter option, of course, will stun the Emperor Bulblax for a longer time than simply allowing it to eat the Pikmin.

Olimar cannot injure the Emperor Bulblax in any way without Pikmin.

==== Speedrunning ====
One of the fastest strategies to beating it in ''Pikmin'' for the GameCube is to gather several [[Bomb rock|bomb-rocks]], place the carrier Pikmin near it, and when it is readying to eat them, call them back so that they drop the bombs on the floor. The boss will instead gulp on the bomb-rocks and become paralyzed for a considerable amount of time. Afterward, [[Throw#Swarm trick|quickly throw]] or swarm your Pikmin army at its face path (starting with the Reds). With enough speed, the creature should be defeated in a single cycle. This strategy will not work in {{npcp1}} or {{p1s}}, as Yellow Pikmin holding bomb-rocks behave significantly differently in those versions.

=== ''Pikmin 2'' ===
Compared to the first game, Emperor Bulblaxes are significantly weaker. If the beast isn't submerged, take a small group of [[Purple Pikmin]] (10-20 will work) and throw them between the eye-stalks. The Purple Pikmin will latch onto it and attack during the lengthy emerging animation, severely injuring it. In fact, they'll likely inflict enough damage that the Bulblax will die the second the animation ends, bypassing the entire fight. If not, it'll likely have so little health that any further attack will finish it off.

The battle will be significantly more complicated if the Emperor Bulblax is submerged. In the main game, these Bulblaxes usually exist on sublevels with many bomb rocks, so a good strategy is to awaken them, and purposefully bait them into attacking and licking up a bomb, which will stun them, leaving them open for attack by [[Blue Pikmin]] or even Purple Pikmin, provided you're quick with the whistle to prevent any from drowning.

==== Alternative methods ====
Provided the sublevel has enough bomb rocks, it's entirely possible to simply trick the Bulblax into killing itself by ingesting enough bombs, although it'll be a somewhat lengthy process.

While completely impractical, leaders ''can'' actually injure the Emperor Bulblax with punches, provided it is [[Ultra-bitter spray|petrified]]. It will take numerous sprays and a very long time to injure it in any meaningful capacity. This notably makes it one of only two bosses that leaders can actually injure, the other being the [[Waterwraith]].

=== ''Pikmin 4'' ===
==== With Pikmin ====
A similar strategy to ''Pikmin 2'' can still work. The Emperor Bulblax's health has been more than doubled, so 25 or more [[Purple Pikmin]] are required to be thrown directly at the beast to reliably beat it before it can perform a single attack, although less can be used to similarly great effect if the player does not mind having to dodge a few attacks.

This strategy, however, can prove unusable for many players. Since Purple Pikmin are unlikely to have been unlocked by the time the player first reaches them in [[Kingdom of Beasts]]. Instead, the player should bait the Emperor out of hiding with a single Pikmin, then use Oatchi's rush with a squad of high-damaging [[Rock Pikmin|Rock]] and [[Red Pikmin|Red]] Pikmin on his back, which can begin attacking the Emperor and, likely, swiftly defeat it before it attacks.

==== Without Oatchi ====
If the player does not have Oatchi with them, or simply does not want to use him, the strategy using [[Purple Pikmin]] outlined before is still effective. Without Purple Pikmin, however, this fight can prove somewhat challenging without the help of Oatchi. The player should focus on getting high-powered [[Red Pikmin]] to latch onto its face in-between attacks, making sure to leave ample time in case it decides to use its tongue attack. The player can also add supplementary fire with [[Rock Pikmin]], who are immune to the emperor's stomping attack. If the player has brought [[Ice Pikmin]] with them, freezing the beast allows its green hind-quarters to be charged as well.

In [[night expedition]]s and later fights, a group of as small as 20 [[Winged Pikmin|Winged]] or [[Glow Pikmin|Glow]] Pikmin can make short work of this beast with [[ultra-spicy spray]] due to the homing nature of Winged Pikmin and the [[Glowmob]].

==== Items ====
Another strategy is to agitate it, wait until it sticks its tongue out, and throw a Bomb Rock into its mouth. It takes three Bomb Rocks to kill it. However, after each Bomb Rock, the beast will be stunned for several seconds, meaning you can charge with Oatchi or attack with Pikmin and kill it with less. The Lightning Shock item will also stun it, leaving the beast wide open for attacks.

=== ''Hey! Pikmin'' ===
Right when the battle starts, start moving either right or left to grab a bomb rock. The boss will be turning to keep up with you as you move. You should have enough time to grab a bomb rock. When you see the Emperor Bulblax start to growl, throw the bomb rock at the center of its shadow on the floor, and run in the opposite direction. If it didn't catch the bomb rock, hurry to grab another one on the opposite end and try again. If it caught it, stand nearby, but not under the shadow, since that will just result in you getting knocked back when the boss collapses. As soon as it does, [[throw]] Pikmin at its face.

You should bring its health down to two thirds, so when you hear the Pikmin squeal, [[whistle]] them and start running to the other corner of the arena. When the Emperor Bulblax burrows down, two [[Crumbug]]s will appear, so get ready to throw Pikmin. You can start throwing Pikmin at them while they are in mid-air for an easy kill. To take out Crumbugs on the floor, try to be at a medium distance from it, and aim a bit closer to you than you normally would, to compensate for the angled throw trajectory in this area.

With its health at two thirds, its attack pattern will change. Go to one of the corners of the arena, and grab a bomb rock while you're there if you can. Make sure you're flush to a corner when it starts shaking with its snout low since that means it will jump up to readjust its angle, and end up facing near the corner. As soon as it lands from the jump, run to the opposite corner, so you can escape both the tongue swipe attack and the [[Sparrowhead]]s that will appear. Keep in mind that a Sparrowhead can still come your way, and it is possible for it to still be in attack mode, so if you see one, take it out before it touches your group of Pikmin. You can also take the chance that you're in a corner to get another bomb rock. Eventually, the boss will face you again, and you can throw another bomb rock on the floor.

When its health reaches the last third, the only change will be that four Sparrowheads will appear instead of two. Repeat the process until the boss is dead. If you want to complete the battle quickly and don't want to risk the Emperor Bulblax missing a bomb rock, you can try collecting two bomb rocks whenever possible, and when the beast is readying its chomp attack, place both bombs, in slightly different positions. This vastly increases the chances of one being snatched. Also, to note is that the creature cannot be coaxed into chomping one of the bomb rock generators, as it will not reach them.

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=== ''Pikmin'' Nintendo Player's Guide ===
{{transcript|The largest member of the grub-dog family is normally found buried in the ground, with only a few ridges of the back exposed. This camouflage allows the organism to jump out and use its long, adhesive tongue to prey upon small creatures that happen to pass by. The emperor grub-dog's back is also coated with a sticky secretion that allows it to attach small stones and plants that aid in masking its appearance. When spread on a seedbed, this secretion will cause the growth of a special type of mushroom, called a blaxcap, that improves its camouflage for ambush.|block=y}}

{{transcript|If you've recovered rocket parts 1 through 29, you'll be able to access the emperor bulblax's lair. The monster wags its giant tongue, and Pikmin will stick to it if they're licked. Leave yellow Pikmin armed with bomb-rocks as bait. When the bulblax swallows the Pikmin and the blast stuns the creature, throw Pikmin onto the bulblax's face.|block=y}}

=== ''Pikmin'' Book ===
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|おもな自生エリア||最後の試練
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{{Transcript|未知の星で最大の大きさを誇るらしいが、いまだ謎の部分が多い生物である。ふだんは背中以外の部分を地中に埋めてじっとしているが、獲物が近くを通ると体を起こし、粘着性の舌でからめ取って食べてしまうといわれている。また、背中からも粘性の分泌物を出し、小石や苔などで擬態することもあるらしい。弱点があるのかないのかもわからず、現在調査中である。

:(Image text:
:↑画面中央の巨大なものが、どうやら噂の生物らしい。かなりデカそう。)|block=y}}

'''Translation'''
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{{Transcript|It is said to be the largest creature on this unknown planet, yet it remains largely mysterious. It is said that it usually buries itself in the ground, keeping only its back exposed, and remains motionless. However, when prey passes nearby, its body rises and captures it with its sticky tongue before eating it. Additionally, it appears to secrete a sticky substance from its back and camouflages itself using small stones or moss. It is not known if it has any weaknesses, and it is currently under investigation.

:(Image text:
:↑The enormous thing in the center of the screen is rumored to potentially be the creature. It looks pretty massive.)|block=y}}

=== ''Pikmin 2'' Nintendo Player's Guide ===
{{transcript|The Emperor Bulblax's most distinguishing feature is its huge purple tongue. If your Pikmin are anywhere near the boss's mouth when it unleashes the tongue, they'll be devoured. In some cases, you'll be able to entice the large creatures into consuming bomb-rocks, which will stun them.|block=y}}

=== Dalmo's notes ===
{{transcript|It has broad moss-covered flanks and a head like a desert, complete with big drooping jowls and small googly eyes. This creature appears to be quite moody, but it does have a cooperative streak. The way this temperamental, bulbous giant cohabitates with others of its kind is quite surprising!|block=y}}

=== Olimar's notes (''Pikmin 4'') ===
{{transcript|The largest member of the Grub-Dog family is normally found burrowed underground. This camouflage allows the predator to surprise smaller creatures and use its long, adhesive tongue to capture prey.

The thick hide and angular hump give the organism a distinct rocklike quality. During the rainy season, moss grows freely on its hump, making it nearly impossible to distinguish this lethal predator from a stone.|block=y}}

=== Louie's notes (''Pikmin 4'') ===
{{transcript|To prep the tongue for cooking, marinate in olive oil and chop into cubes. Stir in a pot with carrots, potatoes, and chives, cover, and simmer over low heat for several hours. Accompany this mouthwatering, rustic stew with a hearty roll.|block=y}}

=== Pikmin Garden ===
'''Text'''
{{transcript|
イヌムシ科で最大のもの。厚く角質化した皮膚は岩のように硬く、コケが生えそろう頃には斑紋は見えなくなる。代謝を抑えて活動し、目立った天敵もいないことから、長生きする個体が多い。

特徴 その1 巨大な口
:粘液のまとわりついた舌で、一度に大量の獲物をからめとる。
:(Image text: 大きな声で獲物を威嚇したり、仲間を呼ぶこともある)

特徴 その2 群れを作る
:若い個体は、繁殖のために群れを作ることが多い。

特徴 その3 獲物を待ち伏せる
:普段は地中に体を埋めて、獲物が近づくまでじっとしている。
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'''Translation'''
{{transcript|
The largest member of the Grub-Dog family. Its thickly keratinized skin is as hard as a rock, and by the time the moss has grown over, its spots are no longer visible. Because they are active with a low metabolism and have no conspicuous natural enemies, many of them live a long life.

Feature #1: Huge mouth
:It uses its mucus-covered tongue to catch large numbers of prey at a time.
:(Image text: "It uses its loud voice to threaten its prey and to call its mates")

Feature #2: Forming packs
:Young specimens often form packs for reproduction.

Feature #3: Ambushing prey
:It usually buries its body in the ground and remains still until prey approaches.
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== Technical information ==

=== Creature ===
{{p1 enemy technical
|name = king
|hp = 30000
}}

{{p2 enemy technical
|name = kingchappy
|s000 = 0.5
|s001 = 0.5
|s002 = 0.25
|s003 = 0.1
|s004 = 0.3
|fp00 = 1300
|fp01 = 60
|fp02 = 0.1
|fp03 = 0.15
|fp04 = 0.35
|fp05 = 0.1
|fp06 = 45
|fp08 = 0.02
|fp09 = 300
|fp10 = 30
|fp11 = 70
|fp12 = 500
|fp13 = 130
|fp14 = 500
|fp15 = 120
|fp16 = 1
|fp17 = 200
|fp18 = 1
|fp19 = 60
|fp20 = 130
|fp21 = 30
|fp22 = 80
|fp23 = 50
|fp24 = 5
|fp25 = 50
|fp26 = 50
|fp27 = 90
|fp28 = 30
|fp29 = 15
|fp30 = 30
|fp31 = 0
|fp32 = 60
|fp33 = 30
|fp34 = 20
|fp35 = 1
|fp36 = 10
|fp37 = 0.05 (5%)
|fp38 = 10
|ip01 = 6
|ip02 = 5
|ip03 = 12
|ip04 = 10
|ip05 = 17
|ip06 = 20
|ip07 = 22
|spec = {{p2 enemy property | fp01 | 要旋回角度(deg) | Unknown (required turning angle?) | 60 }}
{{!}}-
{{p2 enemy property | fp02 | 出現までの距離 | Sight radius while hiding underground | 60 }}
{{!}}-
{{p2 enemy property | fp03 | 雄たけび有効角度(deg) | Unknown (roar angle?) | 180 }}
{{!}}-
{{p2 enemy property | fp04 | 雄たけび有効範囲 | Unknown (roar angle?) | 300 }}
{{!}}-
{{p2 enemy property | fp05 | 爆弾ダメージ | [[Bomb rock|Bomb-rock]] damage | 200 }}
{{!}}-
{{p2 enemy property | fp06 | 見えない範囲 | Angle it'll spam the stomp attack at if all Pikmin and leaders near it are within that angle | 80 }}
{{!}}-
{{p2 enemy property | fp07 | 旋回終了角度 | Unknown (turning angle end?) | 40 }}
{{!}}-
{{p2 enemy property | fp08 | 踏み潰し範囲 | Range of the stomp attack | 45 }}
{{!}}-
{{p2 enemy property | fp09 | 出現振り払い範囲 | Shake range when emerging from the ground | 100 }}
{{!}}-
{{p2 enemy property | fp10 | 出現振り払い力 | Shake knockback when emerging from the ground | 200 }}
{{!}}-
{{p2 enemy property | fp11 | 歩きアニメスピード | Unknown (walk animation speed?) | 1 }}
{{!}}-
{{p2 enemy property | fp12 | 死雄たけび率 | Unknown (death roar rate?) | 0 }}
{{!}}-
{{p2 enemy property | fp13 | フリック雄たけび率 | Unknown (shake roar rate?) | 0.5 }}
{{!}}-
{{p2 enemy property | fp14 | 白ピクミン | [[White Pikmin]] poison damage | 200 }}
{{!}}-
{{p2 enemy property | fp15 | bigスケール | Scale ([[Bulblax Kingdom]]) | 1.5 }}
{{!}}-
{{p2 enemy property | fp16 | bigライフ | HP ([[Bulblax Kingdom]]) | 1800 }}
{{!}}-
{{p2 enemy property | fp17 | big速度 | Move speed ([[Bulblax Kingdom]]) | 45 }}
{{!}}-
{{p2 enemy property | fp18 | big回転速度率 | Rotation speed ([[Bulblax Kingdom]]) | 0.02 }}
{{!}}-
{{p2 enemy property | fp19 | big回転最大速度 | Unknown (max rotation speed in [[Bulblax Kingdom]]?) | 30 }}
{{!}}-
{{p2 enemy property | fp20 | big攻撃可能角度 | Unknown | 30 }}
{{!}}-
{{p2 enemy property | fp21 | big攻撃ヒット範囲 | Unknown | 120 }}
{{!}}-
{{p2 enemy property | ip01 | 潜伏までの期間 | Unknown | 500 }}
{{!}}-
{{p2 enemy property | ip02 | 出現までの期間 | Unknown | 0 }}
{{!}}-
{{p2 enemy property | ip03 | 爆弾ダメージ時間 | Time stunned after eating a bomb-rock | 180 }}
}}

=== Back ===
The mossy growth visible when the creature is buried in ''Pikmin'' is a separate entity.

{{p1 enemy technical
|name = kingback
|hp = N/A
}}

== Other information ==
{{enemy other info
|technical   = Emperor Grub-Dog
|size        = Body length: {{mm|130}}
|piklopedia  = 73
|piklopedia4 = 15
|music1      = ''[[Music in Pikmin#Final Boss Battle|Final Boss Battle]]''
|music2      = ''[[Music in Pikmin 2#Common boss battle|Common boss battle]]''
|music4      = ''[[Music in Pikmin 4#Boss battle (cave)|Boss battle (cave)]]''
}}

== In the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series ==
[[File:Emperor Bulblax spirit SSBU.jpg|thumb|220px|The Emperor Bulblax’s Spirit.]]
The Emperor Bulblax appears as one of the spirits in {{ssbu}}'s Spirits mode.

It appears as a puppet fighter of a giant King K. Rool, with the attributes of making the enemy hard to launch or make flinch (super armor) and forcing the match into a stamina-based mode as opposed to the typical damage-based mode.

== Naming ==
{{see also|Grub-dog family#Naming}}
{{naming
|common     = Emperor Bulblax. It is the largest male member of the [[grub-dog family]], which earned it the title of emperor. The reason for it to be called Bulblax instead of Bulborb is unknown, but it could be due to the creature being considerably different from common grub-dogs. The term seems to be used in two ways, grub-dogs that are important to the social structure, and grub-dogs that have a protected hide and melted features. The Emperor Bulblax seems to qualify for both. The name Bulblax is only represented in the English localization, with no equivalent term in the Japanese version.
|jpcommon   = {{j|ダイオウデメマダラ|Daiō Deme Madara}}. It is the same as the Japanese name.
|jpname     = {{j|ダイオウデメマダラ|Daiō Deme Madara}}. {{j|ダイオウ|daiō}} means "great king", {{j|デメ|deme}} means "bug-eyed", and {{j|マダラ|madara}} means "spots".
|scientific = ''Oculus supremus'', ''Oculus'' is the Bulborb genus, and ''supremus'' means "supreme" in Latin.
|internal   = The creature's internal name in both games refers to it as a king &ndash; the king of the Chappy (Bulborbs) &ndash; with the name <code>king</code> in ''Pikmin'' and <code>kingchappy</code> in the sequel.
}}

=== Names in other languages ===
{{foreignname
|Jap = ダイオウデメマダラ
|JapR = Daiō Deme Madara
|JapM = Bug-eyed Spotted Great King
|JapN = 
|ChiTrad = 大王凸眼斑蟲
|ChiTradR = Dàwáng Tūyǎn Bān Chóng
|ChiTradM = Great King Bug-Eyed Spotted Bug
|ChiTradN = 
|ChiSimp = 大王凸眼斑虫
|ChiSimpR = Dàwáng Tūyǎn Bān Chóng
|ChiSimpM = Great King Bug-Eyed Spotted Bug
|Dut = Keizerbulblax
|DutM = Emperor bulblax
|DutN = 
|Fra = Bulblax Empereur (''Pikmin'')<br>Roi Bulblax (''Pikmin 2'', and ''Pikmin 1'' Switch version)<br>Roi bulblax (''Pikmin 4'')
|FraM = Emperor Bulblax<br>King Bulblax<br>King bulblax
|FraN = 
|FraA = Bulblax Empereur (''Hey! Pikmin'')
|FraAM = Emperor Bulblax
|FraAN = 
|FraE = Roi Bulblax (''Hey! Pikmin'')
|FraEM = Bulblax King
|FraEN = 
|Ger = Fürst Knollenauge
|GerM = Lord Bulb-Eye
|GerN = 
|Ita = Bulbico Imperiale<br>Bulbico imperiale (''Pikmin 4'')
|ItaM = Imperial Bulblax<br>Imperial bulblax (''Pikmin 4'')
|ItaN = 
|ItaI = Bulbico imperiale
|Kor = 대왕툭눈점박이
|KorR = Daewang-Tug-Nunjeom-Bag'i
|KorM = Bug-eyed Spotted Great King
|KorN = 
|Spa = Bulbo emperador
|SpaM = Emperor bulb
|SpaN = ''"Bulbo"'' is the Spanish name for Bulborb
|Por = Bulbolhão-real
|PorM = Royal big bulbeye
|PorN = ''"Bulbolhão"'' is the masculine augmentative form of ''"Bulbolho"'', the Brazilian Portuguese name for Bulborb<br> ''"Bulbolhão"'' also sounds close to ''"bobalhão"'' (a childish slang that means "silly" or "stupid", masculine form of "bobalhona")
|notes = y
}}

== Gallery ==
=== ''Pikmin'' ===
<gallery>
Emperor Bulblax.png|Artwork of the Emperor Bulblax.
Bulblax4.jpg|The Emperor Bulblax trying to eat Pikmin.
Bulblax3.jpg|The Emperor Bulblax hitting itself in the face with its own tongue due to a bomb rock's explosion.
109.jpg|The Emperor Bulblax being stunned after being hit by its own tongue.
Hidden.png|The Emperor Bulblax hiding in the ground.
Reel8 Emperor Bulblax.png|The Emperor Bulblax in the [[enemy reel]].
P1 Emperor Bulblax Sketch.png|Drawings of the Emperor Bulblax from the ''Pikmin'' Official Player's Guide.
</gallery>

=== ''Pikmin 2'' ===
<gallery>
P2 Emperor Bulblax Side.jpg|A Emperor Bulblax in the [[Piklopedia (Pikmin 2)|Piklopedia]].
108.jpg|An Emperor Bulblax on the last sublevel of the Bulblax Kingdom dropping the [[Forged Courage]] upon its defeat.
110.jpg|An Emperor Bulblax on sublevel 4 of the Cavern of Chaos.
Pikmin 2 Emperor Bulblax.png|An Emperor Bulblax next to [[Captain Olimar]]. Note the smaller size compared to the Emperor Bulblax in ''Pikmin''.
Emperor Bulblax sleep.png|The Emperor Bulblax hiding in the ground.
Emperor Bulblax Attack.png|The Emperor Bulblax lashing out its tongue.
Emperor Bulblax roar.jpg|An Emperor Bulblax roaring. Notice the other Emperor Bulblax that is in the water waking up.
Emperor Bulblax Dead.png|An Emperor Bulblax dying.
P2 Emperor Bulblax corpse.jpg|The corpse of an Emperor Bulblax.
Emperor Bulblax P2S icon.png|The [[Piklopedia (Pikmin 2)|Piklopedia]] icon of the Emperor Bulblax in [[Pikmin 2 (Nintendo Switch)|the Nintendo Switch version of ''Pikmin 2'']].
</gallery>

=== ''Pikmin 4'' ===
{{image|Images of wild Emperor Bulblaxes.}}
<gallery>
4EmpIdle.png|A frontal view of an Emperor Bulblax.
4EmpPrepare.png|Emperor Bulblax about to use its tongue.
4EmpAttack.png|An Emperor Bulblax trying to eat Pikmin.
4EmpLips.png|An Emperor Bulblax licking its lips after eating Pikmin.
4EmpScream.png|An Emperor Bulblax roaring.
4EmpRock.png|An Emperor Bulblax hiding in the ground.
4EmpEmerge.png|An Emperor Bulblax emerging from the ground.
P4 Dead Emperor Bulblaxes.jpg|A pair of defeated Emperor Bulblaxes in the [[Piklopedia (Pikmin 4)|Piklopedia]].
Emperor Bulblax P4 Night.jpg|An Emperor Bulblax in the [[Primordial Thicket]] during a night expedition.
P4 Comic Emperor Bulblax.png|An Emperor Bulblax as seen in the "It's Genetic" [[Pikmin comic|comic]].
</gallery>

=== ''Hey! Pikmin'' ===
<gallery>
H!pemperor.png|The Emperor Bulblax as it appears in ''Hey! Pikmin''.
The Last Lair 1.jpg|The starting location of [[The Last Lair]]. The creature can be seen in the background.
Emperor Bulblax HP idling.jpg|Idling.
Emperor Bulblax HP growling.jpg|Getting ready to chomp.
Emperor Bulblax HP chomping.jpg|Chomping.
Emperor Bulblax HP chewing.jpg|Chewing.
Emperor Bulblax HP missed.jpg|Reaction after missing an attack.
Emperor Bulblax HP turning.jpg|Turning around.
Emperor Bulblax HP exploded.jpg|After an explosion.
Emperor Bulblax HP vulnerable.jpg|Vulnerable.
Emperor Bulblax HP attacked.jpg|Being attacked.
Emperor Bulblax HP burrowing.jpg|Burrowing itself.
Emperor Bulblax HP shaking.jpg|Getting ready to jump.
Emperor Bulblax HP jumping.jpg|Jumping.
Emperor Bulblax HP lips.jpg|Licking its lips.
Emperor Bulblax HP tongue.jpg|Tongue attack.
Emperor Bulblax HP defeated.jpg|Defeated.
Emperor Bulblax HP dead.jpg|Dead.
Emperor Bulblax Creature Log.png|In the [[Creature Log]].
Hey! Pikmin Emperor Bulblax.jpg|As seen in the June 2017 trailer.
</gallery>

=== Other ===
<gallery>
Y19.JPG|The Emperor Bulblax's [[e-card]], #13 (19<sup>th</sup> yellow card).
</gallery>

== Trivia ==
{{todo|Expand on the Cavern of Chaos glitch and move it to the glitches page.}}
{{see also|Sovereign Bulblax#Trivia}}
*Captain Olimar's notes for the Emperor Bulblax say that moss and plants grow on its back in rainy seasons. In ''[[Pikmin 2]]'', these beasts only appear in caves, which, added with the presumably younger age, might explain why so much moss is absent on the beast's back, as the moss only has the cave's moisture to grow with.
*The Emperor Bulblax's attacks and appearance may be based on the real-life {{w|frog}}. They both bury or immerse themselves with only their eyes and backs exposed while hunting, use their long sticky tongues to catch small things passing by (in this case, the [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]]), they can both jump higher than most other creatures, both look similar in appearances, and both make loud croaking noises.
*The Emperor Bulblax is one of three bosses in [[Pikmin (game)|''Pikmin'']] to reappear in ''[[Pikmin 2]]'', alongside [[Beady Long Legs]] and the [[Burrowing Snagret]].
**The [[Mamuta]] reappears, but it is not considered a boss internally in ''Pikmin''.
*The Emperor Bulblax is also one of three bosses in ''Pikmin'' to reappear in ''[[Pikmin 4]]'', alongside the [[Burrowing Snagret]] and its much larger variant, the [[Sovereign Bulblax]], based more on its original appearance in ''Pikmin''.
**The [[Puffstool]], [[Mamuta]] and [[Smoky Progg]] reappear, but they are not considered bosses internally in ''Pikmin''.
**It is also the most commonly fought boss in ''Pikmin 4'', with 11 appearances.
*The Emperor Bulblax is the only final boss in the series that reappears in subsequent titles (albeit as a common boss).
**It has appeared in every Pikmin game, except from ''[[Pikmin 3]]''.
*The Emperor Bulblax is one of four creatures in the whole ''Pikmin'' series to have plant-life growing on itself, the other three being the [[Quaggled Mireclops]], the [[Flatterchuck]], and its much older variant, the [[Sovereign Bulblax]].
*There is a peculiarity pertaining to the Emperor Bulblaxes on sublevel four of the Cavern of Chaos. After waking one up, lure it to the smaller island and stand on top of it whilst the Emperor Bulblax approaches. It will repeatedly attempt to lick its target but fail each time. If the leader then walks away from the beast, it will freeze in place. Returning to the smaller island will cause the Emperor Bulblax to enter its walking animation but remain stationary.
*In ''Pikmin'', the creature's tongue is exactly 14.94 centimeters long.{{source needed}}
*A rough copy of the Emperor Bulblax from ''Pikmin 2'' exists in [[Unused content in Pikmin 3|unused files in ''Pikmin 3'']].
*In the first two ''Pikmin'' games the Emperor Bulblax's eyelids are only modelled on the outside, allowing the player to see straight through the inside of them.{{cite web|https://twitter.com/Gulliblepikmin/status/1651287421189750788|Twitter post|Twitter|published={{date|26|April|2023}}|retrieved={{date|15|May|2023}}}}
*The Emperor Bulblax is the only enemy in ''Pikmin 2'' that can eat bomb-rocks.

== See also ==
*[[Fiery Bulblax]]
*[[Empress Bulblax]]
*[[Sovereign Bulblax]]
*[[Emperor's Realm]]
*[[Bulblax Kingdom]]

== References ==
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