Editing Hole of Heroes

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The '''Hole of Heroes''' ({{j|百戦錬磨の穴|Hyakusenrenma no Ana|Hole of Veterans}}) is a [[cave]] in ''[[Pikmin 2]]'', found in the [[Wistful Wild]], the game's fourth and last [[area]]. It is the longest cave in the game with 15 sublevels but only 13 treasures, and of a difficulty comparable to the other Wistful Wild caves. The later sublevels are based around repeats of encounters with all the [[boss]]es from the previous areas in ''Pikmin 2'' except the [[Giant Breadbug]] and the [[Waterwraith]]. The final boss is the [[Raging Long Legs]]. In the US [[Region|version]] for this cave, there are {{pokos|2205}} worth of treasure. In the European version, there are {{pokos|2235}} worth of treasure. Compared to the [[Cavern of Chaos]] and the [[Dream Den]], the sublevel themes do not follow a particular order.

From the landing site, you should head forward. Destroy the gate guarded by the [[Hermit Crawmad]], and remove the [[clog]] on that water. Use [[Yellow Pikmin]] to destroy the electric gate, and then go around the [[Conifer Spire]] and the [[Armored Cannon Larva|Armored Cannon Beetle Larva]] to reach the cave.

All Pikmin types are relevant. Focus on Red and Purple Pikmin, as this dungeon focuses on combat above other elements. Also remember to bring a healthy amount of [[Blue Pikmin]] for the water-logged sublevel, and the two arachnorb rematches.

* '''Theme''': Garden

* '''Music''': ''[[Music in Pikmin 2#Grass|Grass]]''

* '''Treasures''':

** {{icon|Corpulent Nut|y}}

* '''Enemies''':

** {{icon|Cloaking Burrow-nit|y}} × 2

** {{icon|Creeping Chrysanthemum|y}} × 2

** {{icon|Dwarf Orange Bulborb|y}} × 4

** {{icon|Female Sheargrub|y}} × 5

** {{icon|Male Sheargrub|y}} × 5

** {{icon|Shearwig|y}} × 5

** {{icon|Skitter Leaf|y}} × 4

* '''Obstacles''':

** None

* '''Vegetation''':

** {{icon|Clover|y}} × 2

** {{icon|Figwort|y}} (small red) × 2

** {{icon|Margaret|y}} × 2

* '''Others''':

** {{icon|Egg|y}} × 3

 

 

! colspan="5" style="width: 288px;" | {{tt|Detailed object list|This is a representation of the data in the cave's file, and how the game makes use of it.}}

| {{icon|Cloaking Burrow-nit|y}}

| {{icon|Dwarf Orange Bulborb|y}}

| Falls from the sky

! colspan="5" | Then it spawns these "decoration" objects:

|-

| {{icon|Corpulent Nut|y}}

| Falls from the sky

:''For details on how objects are spawned, and how some may fail to spawn, see [[Pikmin 2 cave generation|here]].''

* '''Theme''': Concrete

* '''Music''': ''[[Music in Pikmin 2#Concrete 2|Concrete 2]]''

* '''Treasures''':

** {{icon|Essence of True Love|y}} (fully buried)

* '''Enemies''':

** {{icon|Anode Beetle|y}} × 6

** {{icon|Antenna Beetle|y}} × 1

** {{icon|Bumbling Snitchbug|y}} × 1

** {{icon|Careening Dirigibug|y}} × 2

** {{icon|Swooping Snitchbug|y}} × 2

* '''Obstacles''':

** {{icon|Bomb-rock|y}} × 2

* '''Vegetation''':

** {{icon|Figwort|y}} (large red) × 4

** {{icon|Shoot|y}} (large) × 2

** {{icon|Shoot|y}} (small) × 4

* '''Others''':

** [[Gate]] with 2500 [[Health|HP]] × 5

** {{icon|Egg|y}} × 3

 

Both [[Bumbling Snitchbug]]s, and [[Swooping Snitchbug]]s live down here, along with [[Anode Beetle]]s, the irritating [[Careening Dirigibug]]s, and an [[Antenna Beetle]]. There are a lot of bug enemies here. If this isn't enough all together, bomb-rocks drop just like the Dwarf Bulborbs in the last sublevel. Take extreme caution and try to get all of the bombs down with a leader before bringing your troops in. The [[Essence of True Love]] is buried; [[dig]] it up with [[White Pikmin]].

! colspan="5" style="width: 288px;" | {{tt|Detailed object list|This is a representation of the data in the cave's file, and how the game makes use of it.}}

| {{icon|Swooping Snitchbug|y}}

| {{icon|Careening Dirigibug|y}}

| {{icon|Antenna Beetle|y}}

|-

| {{icon|Essence of True Love|y}}

| Falls from the sky

! colspan="5" | Then it spawns 5 "gate" objects. Chances:

| [[Gate]] (2500 [[Health|HP]])

:''For details on how objects are spawned, and how some may fail to spawn, see [[Pikmin 2 cave generation|here]].''

* '''Theme''': Concrete

* '''Music''': ''[[Music in Pikmin 2#Concrete 3|Concrete 3]]''

* '''Treasures''':

** {{icon|Love Sphere|y}}

* '''Enemies''':

** {{icon|Fiery Blowhog|y}} × 2

** {{icon|Puffy Blowhog|y}} × 1

** {{icon|Volatile Dweevil|y}} × 5

** {{icon|Watery Blowhog|y}} × 2

** {{icon|Withering Blowhog|y}} × 2

* '''Obstacles''':

** None

* '''Vegetation''':

** {{icon|Figwort|y}} (large brown) × 4

** {{icon|Figwort|y}} (small brown) × 4

* '''Others''':

** [[Gate]] with 2500 [[Health|HP]] × 8

 

 

! colspan="5" style="width: 288px;" | {{tt|Detailed object list|This is a representation of the data in the cave's file, and how the game makes use of it.}}

| Falls from the sky

| {{icon|Withering Blowhog|y}}

| Falls from the sky

! colspan="5" | Then it spawns 8 "gate" objects. Chances:

| [[Gate]] (2500 [[Health|HP]])

:''For details on how objects are spawned, and how some may fail to spawn, see [[Pikmin 2 cave generation|here]].''

* '''Theme''': Concrete

* '''Music''': ''[[Music in Pikmin 2#Common boss battle|Boss]] (only when combating)

* '''Treasures''':

** {{icon|Lustrous Element|y}} (inside Pileated Snagret)

* '''Enemies''':

** {{icon|Burrowing Snagret|y}} × 1

** {{icon|Pileated Snagret|y}} × 1

* '''Obstacles''':

** None

* '''Vegetation''':

** {{icon|Common Glowcap|y}} × 3

** {{icon|Fiddlehead|y}} × 2

* '''Others''':

** None

 

! colspan="5" style="width: 288px;" | {{tt|Detailed object list|This is a representation of the data in the cave's file, and how the game makes use of it.}}

| {{icon|Pileated Snagret|y}}

| colspan="3" | Carried inside entry with ID 1

| {{icon|Burrowing Snagret|y}}

:''For details on how objects are spawned, and how some may fail to spawn, see [[Pikmin 2 cave generation|here]].''

* '''Theme''': Concrete

* '''Music''': ''[[Music in Pikmin 2#Relax|Relax]]''

* '''Treasures''':

** None

* '''Enemies''':

** {{icon|Honeywisp|y}} × 7

** {{icon|Iridescent Glint Beetle|y}} × 2

** {{icon|Mamuta|y}} × 2

** {{icon|Mitite|y}} (group of 10) × 0 - 7 (from Honeywisps)

** {{icon|Unmarked Spectralids|y}} (group of 9) × 2

* '''Obstacles''':

** None

* '''Vegetation''':

** {{icon|Queen Candypop Bud|y}} × 1

** {{icon|Shoot|y}} (small) × 5

* '''Others''':

** None

 

! colspan="5" style="width: 288px;" | {{tt|Detailed object list|This is a representation of the data in the cave's file, and how the game makes use of it.}}

| {{icon|Iridescent Glint Beetle|y}}

| 1

! colspan="5" | Alongside it spawns 7 "main" objects. Chances:

:''For details on how objects are spawned, and how some may fail to spawn, see [[Pikmin 2 cave generation|here]].''

* '''Theme''': Soil

* '''Music''': ''[[Music in Pikmin 2#Flooded Stump|Flooded Stump]]'' (exclusive to this sublevel)

* '''Treasures''':

** {{icon|Nutrient Silo|y}} (US) / {{icon|Stringent Container|y|v=EU}} (Europe/Japan)

* '''Enemies''':

** {{icon|Hermit Crawmad|y}} × 2

** {{icon|Water Dumple|y}} × 3

** {{icon|Wogpole|y}} × 6

** {{icon|Wollywog|y}} × 1

** {{icon|Yellow Wollywog|y}} × 2

* '''Obstacles''':

** None

* '''Vegetation''':

** {{icon|Lapis Lazuli Candypop Bud|y}} × 2

** {{icon|Shoot|y}} (large) × 2

** {{icon|Shoot|y}} (small) × 3

* '''Others''':

** {{icon|Egg|y}} × 2

 

 

The enemies here prove to be chores, aside from the Wogpoles, but the creatures can be problematic if you're retreating or in a situation where you need all the room you can get without having to call off more soldiers. If you need to, Water Dumples don't take too long to kill with a leader. After collecting the [[Nutrient Silo]] ([[Stringent Container]] in the European [[Region|version]]), get rid of the seal over the hole and jump in for your next boss fight.

 

! colspan="5" style="width: 288px;" | {{tt|Detailed object list|This is a representation of the data in the cave's file, and how the game makes use of it.}}

! colspan="5" | The game spawns these "main" objects:

| {{icon|Water Dumple|y}}

| {{icon|Nutrient Silo|y}} (US)<br>{{icon|Stringent Container|y|v=EU}} (EU/JP)

! colspan="5" | Then it spawns these "dead end" objects:

| Falls from the sky

:''For details on how objects are spawned, and how some may fail to spawn, see [[Pikmin 2 cave generation|here]].''

* '''Theme''': Tiles

* '''Music''': ''[[Music in Pikmin 2#Common boss battle|Boss]]'' (only when combating)

* '''Treasures''':

** {{icon|Joyless Jewel|y}} (inside Ranging Bloyster)

* '''Enemies''':

** {{icon|Armored Cannon Larva|y|n=Armored Cannon Beetle Larva}} (surface) &times; 2

** {{icon|Decorated Cannon Beetle|y}} &times; 2

** {{icon|Ranging Bloyster|y}} &times; 1

* '''Obstacles''':

** {{icon|Boulder|y}} &times; 6

* '''Vegetation''':

** None

* '''Others''':

** [[Gate]] with 4000 [[Health|HP]] &times; 5

 

! colspan="5" style="width: 288px;" | {{tt|Detailed object list|This is a representation of the data in the cave's file, and how the game makes use of it.}}

! colspan="5" | Alongside it spawns 6 "main" objects. Chances:

! colspan="5" | Then it spawns these "decoration" objects:

! colspan="5" | Then it spawns 5 "gate" objects. Chances:

:''For details on how objects are spawned, and how some may fail to spawn, see [[Pikmin 2 cave generation|here]].''

* '''Theme''': Concrete

* '''Music''': ''[[Music in Pikmin 2#Relax|Relax]]''

* '''Treasures''':

** None

* '''Enemies''':

** {{icon|Bulbmin|y}} &times; 1

** {{icon|Doodlebug|y}} &times; 2

* '''Obstacles''':

** None

* '''Vegetation''':

** {{icon|Crimson Candypop Bud|y}} &times; 2

** {{icon|Queen Candypop Bud|y}} &times; 1

** {{icon|Shoot|y}} (small) &times; 5

 

! colspan="5" style="width: 288px;" | {{tt|Detailed object list|This is a representation of the data in the cave's file, and how the game makes use of it.}}

| {{icon|Queen Candypop Bud|y}}

:''For details on how objects are spawned, and how some may fail to spawn, see [[Pikmin 2 cave generation|here]].''

* '''Theme''': Tiles

* '''Music''': ''[[Music in Pikmin 2#Tile|Tile]]''

* '''Treasures''':

** {{icon|Dimensional Slicer|y}} (US) / {{icon|Patience Tester|y}} (Europe) / {{icon|Flying Saucer|y}} (Japan) (inside Fiery Bulblax in all regions)

* '''Enemies''':

** {{icon|Dwarf Bulbear|y}} &times; 6

** {{icon|Dwarf Orange Bulborb|y}} &times; 3

** {{icon|Dwarf Bulborb|y|n=Dwarf Red Bulborb}} &times; 3

** {{icon|Fiery Bulblax|y}} &times; 1

** {{icon|Hairy Bulborb|y}} &times; 1

** {{icon|Orange Bulborb|y}} &times; 1

** {{icon|Bulborb|y|n=Red Bulborb}} &times; 1

** {{icon|Snow Bulborb|y}} &times; 3

** {{icon|Spotty Bulbear|y}} &times; 1

* '''Obstacles''':

** None

* '''Vegetation''':

** None

* '''Others''':

** [[Gate]] with 2500 [[Health|HP]] &times; 3

 

 

 

* '''Music''': ''[[Music in Pikmin 2#Common boss battle|Boss]]'' (only when combating)

* '''Treasures''':

** {{icon|Treasured Gyro Block|y}} (inside Emperor Bulblax)

** {{icon|Mitite|y}} (group of 10) &times; 2 (from the ground)

{{see also|Emperor Bulblax#Strategy|t1=Emperor Bulblax strategy}}

Relive another boss battle as the montage of the bulborb family continues, this time with the [[Pikmin (game)|previous game]]'s final boss: not one, but two [[Emperor Bulblax]]es. These two aren't nearly as big, but they're still deadly. If you're going to scout for nectar and sprays before to attack them, it's okay, but be warned that Mitites may show up.

Just like with the two Snagrets, only one of these bulblaxes holds a treasure: the [[Treasured Gyro Block]]. Purple Pikmin should be used to make the battle easier. If you have the treasure gauge, find the right Bulblax when it's blinking. Again, if you are low on purples, you can sacrifice some whites.

{{see also|Empress Bulblax#Strategy|t1=Empress Bulblax strategy}}

The bulborb montage reaches a climax as an Empress Bulblax is the last in the family to defeat. You start at its rear, where the babies come out. The Bulborb larva will be instant trouble. Keep your Pikmin away from them. They can eat your Pikmin lightning fast. Get rid of them all before meeting the Empress and going after the treasure it somehow swallowed.

You are able to petrify it, but you must spray it from the sides; attempting to spray its behind or face will not work. Attack with Purples if you can. If not, Red Pikmin may do just as well, but any Pikmin can do the job. Be careful when dealing with the beast and make sure you know what you're going to do about the offspring when they arrive, if they have time to.

Take cover when it starts to roll from side to side. The ceiling conveniently comes down very close to where you stand. A safe place is behind the hole, so find time to break down the gate. If you push all of your Pikmin against a wall, the boulders won't usually hit you. At the end of the fight, feel free to search for any nectars that were dropped by the larva. If you're having trouble trying to get to the Empress Bulblax's head, have one leader move a little when there's no Larvae and the other [[punch]] each baby. This is also a good place to add the [[Common Glowcap]] to your [[Piklopedia (Pikmin 2)|Piklopedia]] if you haven't already.

** {{icon|Lost Gyro Block|y}} (inside Iridescent Glint Beetle)

** {{icon|Mitite|y}} (group of 10) &times; 0 - 2 (from eggs)

** {{icon|Glowstem|y}} (green) &times; 3

* '''Others''':

You had the last geyser exit four sublevels ago, and here's your last exit before moving onward to the last three sublevels of the cave. You should use Bulbmin, if you have any on the Queen Candypop Bud.

Be careful with the Doodlebug somewhere here, but feel free to attack the other two Iridescent Beetles. The Glint one has a treasure, so keep searching until you catch it. Then you can progress to the last three sublevels of the cave, treating you to a montage of the Arachnorb family.