Looking for Louie

Day 7: Looking for Louie
Side Story	Olimar's Comeback
Objective	Find Louie!
Area	Twilight River
Starting Pikmin
15 15
Requirements
1:00 - time out 2:00 - 1:01 left 4:00 - 2:01 left 14:00 - 4:01 left
Time limit	14:00
Music	Olimar's Comeback (days 7-8)

Looking for Louie is the seventh day of Olimar's Comeback. It takes place in the Twilight River, with the unique objective of reuniting Olimar and Louie. At the start of the day, Olimar and Louie are in distant parts of the area, and the day ends when they reach each other.

Plot

Immediately after the events of Channel Gone Dry, Olimar realizes that half of the fruits they collected on that mission are missing, and deducts that Louie ate them. Olimar, in response, snaps at Louie about his excessive appetite, prompting Louie to run away. Louie winds up separated from both Olimar and most of the Pikmin, leaving Olimar guilt-ridden. Throughout the mission, Olimar laments his temper and states that he has some "soul-searching" to do, and admits that Louie's "not a bad guy."

Once the two are reunited, Louie apologizes for his appetite and Olimar apologizes for being so rough on him. Olimar's daily report ends with the hope that he can find enough food in the future "to keep him in line," noting how he also ran away after the Koppaites rescued him.

Description

This day takes place in both major sections of the Twilight River, along the namesake river. After the water's disappearance on the previous day Channel Gone Dry, the river has filled up again, though it is still not flowing. The upstream area is inaccessible save for the central peninsula where the Koppaite crew lands in Story Mode; most land on the southwestern side of the river and the Scornet Maestro's tree downstream are also blocked off.

Captain Olimar starts next to a Yellow Onion in the river's southeast section, in what serves as a Burrowing Snagret's arena in Story Mode. Louie starts next to a Red Onion in the Koppaites' old landing site upstream. Separating the duo are several reinforced walls and packs of enemies, the former of which can only be destroyed by bomb rocks. Fortunately for Olimar and Louie, their starting points give them easy access to a pair of seesaw blocks, which can be used to lift Olimar up to a dirt mound containing starter bomb rocks. On Louie's side, a dirt mound containing bomb rocks for him lies on ground level next to the seesaw block. Bomb rocks can also be found in other locations around the area.

Objects

Enemies

•  Whiptongue Bulborb × 3 (each drop a bomb rock)
•  Dwarf Orange Bulborb × 5
•  Bearded Amprat × 2 (both drop nectar)
•  Hermit Crawmad × 1 (drops a bomb rock)
•  Skutterchuck × 2
•  Swooping Snitchbug × 1
•  Burrowing Snagret × 1 (drops ultra-spicy spray)
•  Spotty Bulbear × 2
•  Dwarf Bulbear × 2
•  Male Sheargrub × 2

Obstacles

•  Reinforced wall × 4
•  Electric gate × 1
•  Seesaw blocks × 1 pair
•  Dirt mound × 4 (contain a total of 13 bomb rocks)

Others

•  Bomb rock × 20 (13 in dirt mounds, 4 inside enemies, 2 in the open, and 1 buried)

Guide

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

As Olimar, walk onto the seesaw block with all of the starting Yellow Pikmin. As Louie, pluck the Red Pikmin, defeat the Dwarf Orange Bulborb, and throw Pikmin onto the other seesaw block to make it go down and make the one Olimar is standing on go up. As Olimar, walk to the dirt mound and start excavating the bomb rocks. As Louie, whistle the Pikmin off the seesaw block and start excavating the bomb rocks from the dirt mound next to it. As Olimar, use the bomb rocks to defeat the Whiptongue Bulborb and destroy the first reinforced wall. As Louie, walk past the Whiptongue Bulborbs while avoiding them, and use the bomb rocks to destroy the reinforced wall after the ramp, and then start excavating the nearby dirt mound to get more bomb rocks. As Olimar, pluck the additional Yellow Pikmin and defeat the Dwarf Orange Bulborbs and Hermit Crawmad on the way to the electric gate, and start destroying this gate. As Louie, once the bomb rocks are excavated, walk to the other segment of the area and defeat or avoid the enemies near the reinforced wall, and then destroy that wall. As Olimar, excavate the bomb rocks from the dirt mound behind the electric gate and use them to destroy the final reinforced wall. If any additional bomb-rocks are needed, some are located on Louie's side near the Spotty Bulbear; be careful when getting these bomb rocks due to the enemies around them, and consider distracting the Spotty Bulbear if necessary. Reunite Olimar and Louie to complete the mission.

Quotes

Briefing

“Let’s get down to brass tacks. All that matters here is getting through as many walls as you can, as fast as you can. Don’t waste time fighting wild creatures unless they’re gnawing on you, in which case you have my permission.”

Outline

“Mission Log, Day 7: I may have been too hard on Louie last night about his excessive appetite. Letting my emotions run away from me was wrong both as a pilot and as his mentor. Not that he’s blameless here, of course, but it’s my duty now to go find him, wherever he’s run off to. Once that’s taken care of, I have some soul-searching to do about my temper.”

Loading screen tip

“Take care of your teammates. Good. Now hurry up and regroup!”

During gameplay

In some situations during gameplay, Olimar or Louie will leave a comment.

Trigger	Olimar	Louie
Near the Yellow Onion	“Off to find Louie…again.”	N/A
On the Seesaw block that reaches ledge with a dirt mound	“I need to go up somehow… This Seesaw Block might just do the trick.”	N/A
Near the Red Onion	N/A	“…I’m hungry.”
By the Seesaw block near the Red Onion	N/A	“See that Seesaw Block there? Could we put it on top?”
On the ledge from the Seesaw block	“I can’t believe I raised my voice like that!”“I should apologize.”	N/A
Approaching reinforced wall behind lone Whiptongue Bulborb	“It appears a Bomb Rock can break it.”	“Use a Bomb Rock for this. But keep your distance.”
Approaching pair of Whiptongue Bulborbs	N/A	“I’m enjoying the solitude.”
Approaching reinforced wall past ramp box	N/A	“This Bomb Rock is perfect…for breaking this wall.”
Going up path leading to pair of Bearded Amprats	“He’s not a bad guy…but why is he always so hungry?”	N/A
Midway over path between pair of reinforced walls	“Louie…? I could have sworn I heard him just now.”	“Did you hear that?”

Assignment Report

“When I finally found Louie, he claimed to be sorry for what he did, but I’ll keep a close eye on him all the same. He went missing after the Koppaites rescued him too and turned out to have made off with all their food. For all that, this planet is dangerous enough that it’s good to have a partner around. Hopefully I can find enough food to keep him in line.”

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  A wall separating Olimar and Louie.

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  The seesaw blocks at opposite ends of the area.

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  The message that appears if not enough bomb rocks are left to complete the day.

Names in other languages

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Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	ルーイはどこへ…? Rūi wa Doko he…	Where did Louie...
Chinese	路易去哪了……
French	Où est passé Louie ?	Where did Louie go?
German	Die Suche nach Louie	The search for Louie
Italian	Alla ricerca di Louie	Looking for Louie
Korean	루이는 어디에… Lu'i-Neun Eodie…	Where is Louie...
Spanish	Buscando a Luis	Looking for Louie

See also

• Valley of Repose
• Dream Den