Fire geyser

A group of fire geysers in Pikmin 3.

Since this subject has no official name, the name Fire geyser is conjectural.

Fire geysers are holes protruding from a surface that occasionally spit out columns of fire. Unlike regular geysers, fire geysers are harmful to Pikmin that are not Red Pikmin or Bulbmin, and they also damage leaders unless the Scorch Guard upgrade has been collected. Their main purpose is to block pathways, encouraging the player to use Red Pikmin to explore the area to avoid other Pikmin types catching on fire.

In Pikmin, fire geysers are in static locations, spit fire at regular intervals, and cannot be destroyed (although they can be punched by Captain Olimar, even if it is pointless). They deal a considerable amount of damage to Captain Olimar, and may hit him multiple times during the same discharge.

In Pikmin 2, fire geysers are damageable, and if destroyed, they will stop ejecting fire, making them harmless. Although any Pikmin type can damage a fire geyser, Pikmin that are vulnerable to fire are likely to get burned if the geyser shoots out a column of fire during the attack.

In Pikmin 3, fire geysers act like the ones in Pikmin, except they are not visible when they are not shooting fire or about to shoot fire. The only way to tell a fire geyser is somewhere is when a pillar of fire emerges from the ground. This can catch unwary players by surprise. Leaders can punch fire geysers in this game, but the geysers won't take any damage.

In Hey! Pikmin, fire geysers are very large and can be found on both floors and ceilings. They are the main mechanic of the Ordeal of Flame area.

Locations

Pikmin

Story Mode

• The Forest Navel × 10
• The Distant Spring × 7
• The Final Trial × 9

Challenge Mode

• The Impact Site × 3
• The Forest of Hope × 2
• The Final Trial × 7

Pikmin 2

Story Mode

• Valley of Repose (does not appear above ground)
  • Subterranean Complex
    • Sublevel 3 × 6
  • Frontier Cavern
    • Sublevel 3 × 2
    • Sublevel 6 × 5
• Awakening Wood (does not appear above ground)
  • Hole of Beasts
    • Sublevel 3 × 14
    • Sublevel 4 × 4
  • Bulblax Kingdom
    • Sublevel 2 × 6
    • Sublevel 6 × 5
    • Sublevel 7 × 12
• Perplexing Pool (does not appear above ground)
  • Citadel of Spiders
    • Sublevel 2 × 5
    • Sublevel 4 × 5
  • Shower Room
    • Sublevel 5 × 5
  • Submerged Castle
    • Sublevel 1 × 7
• Wistful Wild (does not appear above ground)
  • Cavern of Chaos
    • Sublevel 4 × 13
  • Dream Den
    • Sublevel 5 × 3
    • Sublevel 8 × over 20

Challenge Mode

• Cavernous Abyss
  • Sublevel 1 × 4
• Hazard Training
  • Sublevel 1 × 7
  • Sublevel 2 × 7
• Cave of Snarls
  • Sublevel 1 × 3
• Abduction Den
  • Sublevel 1 × 3
• Breeding Ground
  • Sublevel 3 × 14
• Emperor's Realm
  • Sublevel 1 × 4
  • Sublevel 2 × 6
  • Sublevel 3 × 7
  • Sublevel 4 × 7
  • Sublevel 5 × 13

Pikmin 3

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Story Mode

• Tropical Wilds × 5
• Distant Tundra × 10

Bingo Battle

• Rusted Labyrinth layout A × 12
• Rusted Labyrinth layout B × 30
• Jigsaw Fortress layout B × 19

Hey! Pikmin

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• Snowfall Field
  • Ordeal of Flame
• Secret Spots
  • Secret Spot 24

Technical information

Pikmin 2 technical information (?)
Internal name			hiba
Global properties (List)
ID	Japanese comment	Property	Value
s000	friction(not used)	Friction	0.5
s001	wallReflection	Unknown (wall bounce speed multiplier?)	0.5
s002	faceDirAdjust	Unknown	0.25
s003	accel	Acceleration	0.1
s004	bounceFactor	Unknown (bounce when it hits the ground?)	0.3
fp00	ライフ	HP	150
fp01	マップとの当り	Unknown (related to slopes)	10
fp02	ダメージスケールXZ	Horizontal damage scale	0.5
fp03	ダメージスケールY	Vertical damage scale	1
fp04	ダメージフレーム	Damage scale duration	0.25
fp05	質量	Unknown (weight?)	1
fp06	速度	Move speed	0
fp08	回転速度率	Rotation acceleration	0
fp09	テリトリー	Territory radius	1
fp10	ホーム範囲	"Home" radius	1
fp11	プライベート距離	"Private" radius	0
fp12	視界距離	Sight radius	0
fp13	視界角度	FOV	0
fp14	探索距離	Unknown (exploration radius?)	0
fp15	探索角度	Unknown (exploration angle?)	0
fp16	振り払い率	Successful shake rate	0
fp17	振り払い力	Shake knockback	0
fp18	振り払いダメージ	Shake damage	0
fp19	振り払い範囲	Shake range	0
fp20	攻撃可能範囲	Unknown (shock attack max range?)	60
fp21	攻撃可能角度	Unknown (shock attack max angle?)	10
fp22	攻撃ヒット範囲	Unknown (attack hit range?)	15
fp23	攻撃ヒット角度	Unknown (attack hit angle?)	0
fp24	攻撃力	Attack damage	10
fp25	視界高	Unknown (height visibility?)	0
fp26	探索高	Unknown (exploration height?)	0
fp27	ライフの高さ	HP wheel height	80
fp28	回転最大速度	Rotation speed	0
fp29	警戒時間	Unknown (warning time?)	0
fp30	警戒ライフ	Unknown	0
fp31	ライフ回復率	Regeneration rate	0.0065
fp32	LOD半径	Off-camera radius	30
fp33	マップとのあたりポリゴンの選定	Collision processing radius	20
fp34	ピクミンとのあたり	Pikmin damage radius	10
fp35	石化時間	Petrification duration	1
fp36	ヒップドロップダメージ	Purple Pikmin drop damage	50
fp37	地震気絶確立	Purple Pikmin stun chance	0 (0%)
fp38	地震気絶時間	Purple Pikmin stun time	5
ip01	振り払い打撃Ａ	Shake mode 1 – hit count	0
ip02	振り払い張付１	Shake mode 1 – Pikmin requirement	0
ip03	振り払い打撃Ｂ	Shake mode 2 – hit count	0
ip04	振り払い張付２	Shake mode 2 – Pikmin requirement	0
ip05	振り払い打撃Ｃ	Shake mode 3 – hit count	0
ip06	振り払い張付３	Shake mode 3 – Pikmin requirement	0
ip07	振り払い打撃Ｄ	Shake mode 4 – hit count	0
Specific properties
ID	Japanese comment	Property	Value
fp02	ウェイト時間	Idle duration	3
fp01	火吐き時間	Fire spew duration	2.5
fp03	停止時間	Unknown (stop duration?)	30

Pikmin 3 technical information (?)
Internal name	hiba
HP	1
Rock Pikmin throw hits to kill	0
White Pikmin ingestions to kill	0
Bomb rock explosions to kill	0
Bomb rock ingestions to kill	0
Number of direct hits on top to kill	0
Damage to leaders	10
Territory radius	0
Mission Mode value	0

Gallery

Pikmin

• 

  Two fire geysers. The left geyser is active, while the right one is inactive.

Pikmin 2

• 

  Fire geysers near Yellow Wollywogs in the Citadel of Spiders.

• 

  A fire geyser near Olimar in Pikmin 2.

• 

  Two fire geysers in the Hole of Beasts, one active and the other one inactive.

Pikmin 3

• 

  A triangle of fire geysers in the Tropical Wilds.

• 

  The base of a fire geyser while active.

Trivia

• Fire geysers can awaken sleeping enemies, such as Red Bulborbs or Fiery Bulblaxes. This can be observed in the Dream Den (sublevel 5).
• In Pikmin 3, leaders can punch fire geysers even though Pikmin can't attack them. This may be an intended feature that was scrapped for unknown reasons.

See also

• Fire
• Obstacle
• Gas pipe
• Fiery Blowhog