Frosty Bulborb
- This article is about the enemy in Pikmin 4. For the enemy in Pikmin 2, see Snow Bulborb.
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| Appears in | Pikmin 4 | ||
| Scientific name | Oculus stomagelus | ||
| Family | Grub-dog | ||
| Areas | Hero's Hideaway | ||
| Caves | Frozen Inferno | ||
| Dandori Challenge stages | Strategic Freezeway, Trial of the Sage Leaf | ||
| Dandori Battle stages | None | ||
| Attacks | Freezes and eats Pikmin | ||
The Frosty Bulborb (キンキンチャッピー?, lit.: "Ice-Cold Chappy") is a large ice enemy found in Pikmin 4. Frosty Bulborbs resemble Bulborbs in appearance, but are blue in coloration and have ice crystals covering their back and midsection. They act almost identically to other Bulborbs, with the only notable difference being that they can freeze Pikmin other than Ice Pikmin if the ice crystals on their back have not been melted. Their juvenile form is the Dwarf Frosty Bulborb.
Stats[edit]
| Weight | Max. carriers |
Seeds | Value | Health |
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| 10 | 20 | 12 (5 glow pellets) |  × 10
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1000 |
Behavior[edit]
Frosty Bulborbs act just like other Bulborbs in that they lie asleep on the ground waiting until something wakes them up during the day, but patrol their territory at night. If awoken or they notice prey, they will proceed to change and attack the player and their squad of Pikmin by biting at them, up to a max of five Pikmin per bite, until they have left their territory. They will then stop chasing and return to their territory area and patrol for a little while until falling back to sleep. Since this Bulborb has ice crystals on its back, all Pikmin other than Ice Pikmin or Glow Pikmin will be frozen solid if they touch any part of the Bulborb. The only way to counteract this is to melt the ice using fire. Once the ice has been melted, they act like normal Bulborb until the ice is regenerated after a little while.
Appearance[edit]
Frosty Bulborbs look very similar to normal Bulborb but they are blue in coloration instead of red. Similar to the Hairy Bulborb, the back and the face share similar colors, with the nose being colored separately, in this instance pink. They also have a layer of ice crystals littering their back and midsection. Therefore, their back and spots cannot be seen unless the ice is melted.
Locations[edit]
Strategy[edit]
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These Bulborbs freeze any Pikmin other than Ice Pikmin unless the ice on their back has been melted by a fire starter or a flame vent. Therefore, Ice Pikmin are the ideal choice to fight them. Using a large squad of Pikmin and swarming them is effective, but you can also circle around them and throw Pikmin onto their back. The most effective way to defeat them, is to have a large squad of Pikmin and, using Oatchi, rush at the Bulborb to throw them all on at once. If the ice has been melted using a firestarter, any type can be used and Oatchi will not need the Thermal Defense.
Notes[edit]
Dalmo's Notes[edit]
Olimar's Notes[edit]
“A Bulborb with large amounts of ice and frost covering its midsection. It's unusual to find ice such as this attached to a living organism, as it's cold enough to freeze small animals and regenerate any ice mass that gets broken off.
This Bulborb species's intercellular stores of sugars, amino acids, and organic acids provide it with a plantlike resistance to freezing, making it possible for the Bulborb to touch the ice without freezing itself.”Louie's Notes[edit]
Naming[edit]
- See more: Grub-dog family#Naming.
- Common name: Frosty Bulborb. "Frosty" is used to describe the ice crystals on its back.
- Japanese nickname: キンキンチャッピー?, lit.: "Ice-Cold Chappy". キンキン can mean "ice-cold" or "very cold". チャッピー is Japanese for Bulborb.
- Japanese name: シモツキデメマダラ?, lit.: "Attached Frost Spotted Bug-eye". 霜 means "frost", and 付き means "attached", referring to how the frost is attached to it. デメマダラ is shared across the Bulborb family.
- Scientific name: Oculus stomagelus. Gelus is Latin for frost, and stoma is Greek for mouth.
- Internal names:
ICECHAPPY.CHAPPYis the internal name for the Bulborb, so "ice" is added to distinguish traits. - Prerelease: Unknown
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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 Japanese |
キンキンチャッピー? Kinkin Chappī |
Ice-Cold Chappy | "Chappy" is the Japanese name for Bulborb |
 Chinese(traditional) |
冰冰恰比 Bīngbīng Qiàbǐ |
Ice Ice Chappy | "Qiàbǐ" is the Chinese (traditional) name for Bulborb |
 Chinese(simplified) |
冰冰恰比 Bīngbīng Qiàbǐ |
Ice Ice Chappy | "Qiàbǐ" is the Chinese (simplified) name for Bulborb |
 Dutch |
IJsbulborb | Ice bulborb | |
 French |
Bulborbe glacé | Icy bulborb | "Bulborbe" is the French name for Bulborb |
 German |
Eisiger Punktkäfer | Icy Dot Beetle | "Punktkäfer" is the German name for Bulborb |
 Italian |
Coleto glaciale | Glacial bulborb | "Coleto" may come from "boletus" (Latin for mushroom), as a bulborb's spots resemble those found on certain mushrooms
"Coleto" is the Italian name for both Bulborb and Bulbear |
 Korean |
얼음차피 Eoreum-Chapi |
Ice Chappy | "Chapi" is the Korean name for Bulborb |
 Portuguese |
Bulbolho glacial | Glacial bulbeye | "Bulbolho" is a portmanteau of "bulbo" (bulb) and "olho" (eye) "Bulbolho" is the Brazilian Portuguese name for Bulborb |
 Spanish |
Bulbo glacial | Glacial bulborb | "Bulbo" is the Spanish name for Bulborb |
Gallery[edit]
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A sleeping Frosty Bulborb
A Frosty Bulborb patrolling its territory
The backside of a Frosty Bulborb after the ice has been melted.
A Frosty Bulborb eating pikpik carrots.
The corpse of a Frosty Bulborb in the Piklopedia.
