Heroine's Tear

Heroine's Tear
Juice amount	2.5 (1.25 in Ultra-Spicy mode)
Mission Mode value	× 500
Weight	10
Max. carriers	20 (normally)
Locations	Distant Tundra
Mission Mode locations	Forgotten Cove, Clockwork Chasm
Bingo Battle locations	Arid Metropolis
Side Stories locations	None

Heroine's Tear Pikmin 4 treasure
Series	Tropical Pickings Series
Value	× 90
Weight	12
Maximum carriers	24
Locations	Serene Shores, Primordial Thicket, Cavern for a King
Dandori Challenge stages	Trial of the Sage Leaf
Dandori Battle stages	None
Total amount	3

The Heroine's Tear (ハナシズクノミ^?, lit.: "Fruit of Dripping Nose") is a fruit in Pikmin 3 and a treasure in Pikmin 4. It is a red mango. In Pikmin 3's Story Mode, the only Heroine's Tear can be found by defeating the Vehemoth Phosbat, the boss of the Distant Tundra. It takes 10 Pikmin to carry and provides two and a half bottles (one and a quarter in Ultra-Spicy mode) of yellow juice. In Pikmin 4, it can be found in the overworld of the Serene Shores and Primordial Thicket, as well as the Cavern for a King.

Collecting the fruit

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Location of the Heroine's Tear in the Distant Tundra.

The following article or section contains guides. The strategies shown are just suggestions.

See also: Vehemoth Phosbat strategy.

The Heroine's Tear drops from the ceiling of a cave after defeating the Vehemoth Phosbat. It takes 10 Pikmin to carry. Do note that the paper bag outside of the Phosbat's arena must be pushed down if the fruit is to be collected. Along the route back is a Joustmite, a Bearded Amprat, and some Skeeterskates. The Skeeterskates may be an issue, since you likely do not have Blue Pikmin, but make sure that the Joustmite and the Bearded Amprat are defeated, as they will likely eat your Pikmin if they are not defeated.

Collecting the treasure

The following article or section contains guides. The strategies shown are just suggestions.

Serene Shores

There is a Heroine's Tear completely buried at the northern part of the overworld near a ledge. To access it, the Engulfed Castle must be completed first to grant access to the northwestern part of the area; the treasure can then be found on the easternmost alcove, after a geyser. It can be located with the Treasure Gauge or by searching for treasure with Oatchi. It is guarded by a Hermit Crawmad, which should be defeated before attempting to collect it. To collect this treasure, you must throw 12 Pikmin in its vicinity.

Primordial Thicket

There is a Heroine's Tear engulfed in a sticky mold west of the center of the overworld. To collect this treasure, you must clear out the mushrooms, causing the treasure to emerge from the ground. Then, throw 12 Pikmin at it.

Cavern for a King

There is a Heroine's Tear sitting atop a platform near the center of sublevel 19 of the Cavern for a King. To collect this treasure, you must throw 12 Pikmin at it. It can also be knocked down with a rush from Oatchi.

Notes

Brittany's notes

US version

“This is my favorite so far—it's sweet in this kind of...elegant way. Poor Alph can't touch it without getting itchy all over, and the captain's not refined enough to appreciate it. I'll have to make the sacrifice and eat it all myself. I'll season it with my tears.”

European version

“Sweet, elegant, great taste... They ought to have named this fruit 'Brittany'. Sadly, it brings poor Alph out in a rash, and the Captain's not refined enough to appreciate it. Oh, how it pains me to have this all to myself! I'll season it with my tears.”

Schnauz's notes

“When you lay eyes upon the elegant tear shape of this fruit, it may just bring a tear to your own eye. The perfection of it makes everything else in life seem somehow less...perfect. Then, when you taste how perfectly sweet it is...prepare to weep with joy.”

Olimar's notes

“Peeling this fruit is arduous due to its soft skin. When I tried to eat it without first removing the peel, a rash developed around my mouth. I had better success when I slit grid-like cuts into the skin and flipped it inside out. The results were delicious.”

Louie's notes

“Its meat has a subtle sweetness and is almost creamy. If I close my eyes while eating it, I'm transported to a tropical locale.”

Glitch

If the player leaves the Distant Tundra without collecting the Heroine's Tear, then comes back with Winged Pikmin, a glitch may occur. If Winged Pikmin are ordered to carry the fruit back, they will lift it up just a little bit too high to get through the exit to the cave in which the Vehemoth Phosbat is fought. They will get stuck right at this point, and while in this state they cannot be whistled back. More Winged Pikmin can be added to the fruit, but this will do nothing. The fruit and the Pikmin will remain stuck for the rest of the day, and the item will not be able to be retrieved until the next day.

Technical information

Pikmin 3 technical information (?)
Internal name	mango
Juice	2.5
Juice color	(255, 200, 0, 255)
Mission Mode points	500
"Size"?	4

Gallery

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  The Heroine's Tear, next to the corpse of the Vehemoth Phosbat.

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  Analysis of the Heroine's Tear.

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  A pair of real world mangoes.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ハナシズクノミ? Hana-shizuku no Mi	Fruit of Dripping Nose
Chinese (traditional)	太陽光芒 Tàiyang Guāngmáng	Solar Radiance
Chinese (simplified)	太阳光芒 Tàiyang Guāngmáng	Solar Radiance
Dutch	Heldinnentraan	Heroine tear
French	Coeur de papillon	Butterfly heart
German	Heldinnenträne	Heroine's Tear
Italian	Goccia di cuore	Heart drop
Korean	꽃방울열매 Kkot-Bangul-Yeolmae	Flower Droplet Fruit
Spanish (NoE)	Gota de ámbar	Amber drop
Portuguese	Coração da heroína	Heroine's heart