Masterhop
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| Appears in | Pikmin 4 | ||
| Scientific name | Amphicaris frondiferorum (advanced age) | ||
| Family | Amphituber | ||
| Areas | Serene Shores (Olimar's Shipwreck Tale), Giant's Hearth | ||
| Caves | Seafloor Resort | ||
| Dandori Challenge stages | Cliff-Hanger's Hold | ||
| Dandori Battle stages | None | ||
| Attacks | Crush Pikmin | ||
The Masterhop (ヌシガエル?, lit.: "Master Frog") is an enlarged version of the Yellow Wollyhop, found exclusively in Pikmin 4. According to Olimar’s notes, this abnormal size was established via a “safe haven” for a Yellow Wollyhop to thrive in. Much like its smaller counterparts, the Masterhop attacks by squishing Pikmin flat (besides Rock Pikmin), only with a larger radius of attack, also being able to destroy sand floors. It is fought as a boss in the Seafloor Resort, but is otherwise a normal enemy in other locations.
Masterhops tend to idle around a specific location, passively jumping around and rubbing their cheeks, showing more similarities to the Yellow Wollyhop. Masterhops (and others in the Amphituber family) are most likely types of mutant earthen frogs, but it is unconfirmed which type of frog exactly based them.
Stats[edit]
| Weight | Max. carriers |
Seeds | Value | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 30 | 15 |  × 15
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3000 |
Behavior[edit]
Just like the smaller counterpart, Masterhop tries to jump up and fall on the player to crush them and their Pikmin. Notably, similar to the Quaggled Mireclops, if the ground is sandy, the Masterhop can sink the ground below it into puddles of water, making it dangerous to Pikmin without an immunity to it. The Masterhop will also look at its target before jumping like the Yellow Wollyhop. This gives you a chance to move away from it before it attacks.
Locations[edit]
- On sublevel 4 of the Seafloor Resort, a Masterhop holds the Greed-Inducement Device.
- In Giant's Hearth, 2 Masterhops are located next to eachother inside the area with sprinklers.
- Cliff-Hanger's Hold
- In Olimar's Shipwreck Tale only, a Masterhop guards a partially buried Automatic Gear in the Serene Shores.
Strategy[edit]
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In Seafloor Resort, the Masterhop will create small pools of water on the sandy arena with its jumping attacks, making Ice Pikmin a little riskier to use against it.
In the Giant's Hearth, two Masterhops can be found next to some active sprinklers. The active sprinklers can provide less room to fight against them if non-Blue Pikmin are used, but it is possible to lure the Masterhops away from them, allowing for other types to be safely used.
Meanwhile, in the Cliff-Hanger's Hold, thanks to the cave providing some wild Rock Pikmin, you can simply send your Rock Pikmin to repeatedly attack the Masterhop here, since they cannot die to it.
Due to its large body, it can wipe out a ton of Pikmin in a single attack. Keeping your Pikmin on Oatchi is beneficial to prevent Pikmin casualties. This is especially helpful in Seafloor Resort, where Oatchi can carry Pikmin over the small pools of water that form on the sandy area from the enemy's attacks. The Masterhop can be killed by charging Oatchi at it with a large amount of Purple Pikmin, Rock Pikmin or Red Pikmin, but Rock Pikmin are best used due to their immunity to being crushed. Alternatively, you can freeze it with Ice Pikmin or an Ice Blast midair, which will kill it instantly upon landing.
Notes[edit]
Dalmo's notes[edit]
Olimar's notes[edit]
“It's widely believed that Yellow Wollyhops and other related species can continue to grow until they start breeding, but after that their growth rate plummets. However, in safe environments—ones that lack natural predators, for example—some individuals of the species may forgo reproduction altogether and continue growing until they reach gigantic proportions.
The Yellow Wollyhop's telomerase enzymes are particularly active, which prevents their bodies' cells from aging. Under the right conditions, it's not unusual for some individuals to reach over 50 years in age.”Louie's notes[edit]
Pikmin Garden[edit]
Text
“天敵がいない環境で繁殖活動をすることなく成長を続け、巨大化したダルマイモガエルの長寿個体。条件が合えば50歳を超えることもある。
特徴 その1 若年個体との違い
- 捕食に必要な跳躍が維持できる、体高比で2～3倍の大きさまで成長する。
- (Image text: 発達した筋肉で、より高く連続して跳ぶことができる)
特徴 その2 長生きの秘訣
- テロメラーゼという酵素が活発で、体内の細胞の老化を防いでいる。
- (Image text: 繁殖活動をしないほか、冬眠せず、暖かい場所で越冬する)”
Translation
“A long-lived Yellow Wollyhop that continues to grow without reproductive activity in an environment without natural enemies, reaching gigantic proportions. Under the right conditions, it can reach over 50 years in age.
Feature #1: Differences from young specimens
- It grows to two to three times taller, allowing it to maintain the leaping ability necessary for predation.
- (Image text: "Its well-developed muscles allow it to leap higher and in succession")
Feature #2: The secret to their longevity
- The telomerase enzymes are active, preventing their bodies' cells from aging.
- (Image text: "In addition to not reproducing, they pass the winter in warm places without hibernating")”
Other information[edit]
- Pikmin 4 Piklopedia number: #92
- Musical theme: Boss battle (cave) (Seafloor Resort only)
Naming[edit]
- Common name: Masterhop. It is a portmanteau of “master” and “Yellow Wollyhop”, referring to how it is a Yellow Wollyhop of advanced age.
- Japanese nickname: ヌシガエル?, lit.: "Master Frog". 主?, in this context, means “master”, and ガエル? is close to カエル?, which means frog.
- Japanese name: ダルマイモガエル 長寿個体?, lit.: "Daruma Potato Frog (Long-lived Individual)". This is the Japanese name for the Yellow Wollyhop, ダルマイモガエル?, with the added distinction that it is a long-lived individual.
- Scientific name: Amphicaris frondiferorum (advanced age). This is the scientific name for the Yellow Wollyhop, with the added distinction that it is of advanced age.
- Internal names:
BIGFROG.FROGis the internal name for the Yellow Wollyhop, with “big” added to denote size. - Prerelease: None.
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
 Japanese |
ヌシガエル? Nushi Gaeru |
Master Frog | |
 Chinese(traditional) |
霸主蛙 Bàzhǔ Wā |
Overlord Frog | |
 Chinese(simplified) |
霸主蛙 Bàzhǔ Wā |
Overlord Frog | |
 Dutch |
Opperpletterpad | Upper crushtoad | |
 French |
Gigawog | Giga-wollyhop | |
 German |
Gigalog | Gigahop | The name is a portmanteau of "Giga" and "Orcalog" (Wollyhop) |
 Italian |
Lady Ranuca | Lady Wollyhop | |
 Korean |
터줏개구리 Teojut-Gaeguri |
Green frog | |
 Portuguese |
Currurã magno | Great wollyhop | |
 Spanish |
Sapo magno | Great wollyhop |
Gallery[edit]
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A Masterhop as seen in the Piklopedia.
A Masterhop leaping into the air.
The backside of a Masterhop.
The corpse of both the Masterhop and Yellow Wollyhop for a size comparison between them both.
The Masterhop in the Seafloor Resort.
The Masterhop hopping in the air.
The Masterhop landing after hopping. Notice how the ground under it has sunken.
The Masterhop's corpse.
The Masterhop's corpse next to the Greed-Inducement Device.
A Masterhop in Serene Shores during Olimar's Shipwreck Tale.
A defeated Masterhop from a different angle.
Two Masterhops in Giant's Hearth.
A Masterhop on the move.
A Masterhop in Cliff-Hanger's Hold, alongside the Emperor Whistle.
Trivia[edit]
- Larger than average Yellow Wollywogs are also present as enemies in Hey! Pikmin.
