Editing Pikmin 4 player character

{{page title|''Pikmin 4'' player character}}
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{{game icons|p4=y}}
{{infobox character
|title      = Player character
|image      = You Walking.png
|size       = 250px
|name       = Customizable
|gender     = Not specified
|age        = Unknown
|eyecolor   = Customizable
|haircolor  = Customizable
|height     = Customizable
|homeplanet = Karut
|related    = [[Oatchi]], [[Rescue Corps]]
}}
The '''main character of ''[[Pikmin 4]]''''' (referred to by [[#Naming|various nouns]]) is a customizable character whose name and appearance can be changed in a character creator on each save file. They are the newest recruit to the [[Rescue Corps]], sent to rescue them from a crash landing after trying to rescue [[Captain Olimar]] for the same reason. They, along with [[Oatchi]], are the only playable [[leaders]] in the game's [[Story Mode]]. Their ID card mentions they are from the planet [[Karut]], which cannot be changed or customized. Their appearance can also be altered mid-story after rescuing the [[castaway]] [[Puddle]].

Unlike previous characters, this character is silent for the majority of gameplay, only speaking with other characters via text prompts selected by the player (usually only between 2 to 3 options).

As this character is fully customizable, much of the game's promotional material as well as the game's own introduction addresses the character by addressing the viewer in second-person perspective (such as saying "you" or "you're").

The default design of the character also appears in the [[Pikmin comic]].

== Appearance ==
The default design that is shown in trailers, promotional art, and in game demonstrations is obtained by choosing the first option in all of the character creator's steps. In this style, they have a full head of unkempt red hair, one long eyelash atop each eye, rosy cheeks, a small spherical nose, a small circular open mouth, an orange antenna light, as well as a full red [[spacesuit]] with white gloves and boots.

==Biography==
The player character of {{p4}} is the newest recruit of the [[Rescue Corps]], who is sent to [[PNF-404]] to rescue them from a crash landing while they were trying to rescue [[Captain Olimar]]. They must also find the rest of the rescue corps on this planet as well as finding as much castaways they can.

== Customization ==
{{game help|p4|Add the [[leafling]] options.}}
These are all the option available in the character creator. The choice of available faces and haircuts depends on the chosen body type.

{| class="wikitable"
! '''Skin color'''
|-
| [[File:SkinColor.png]]
|}

{| class="wikitable scrollable"
! Body type !! Face !! Haircut
|-
| [[File:BodyTypeSmall.png]] || [[File:FaceSmall.png]] || [[File:HairSmall.png]]
|-
| [[File:BodyTypeMedium.png]] || [[File:FaceMedium.png]] || [[File:HairMedium.png]]
|-
| [[File:BodyTypeTall.png]] || [[File:FaceTall.png]] || [[File:HairTall.png]]
|-
| [[File:BodyTypeLarge.png]] || [[File:FaceBig.png]] || [[File:HairLarge.png]]
|}

Upon completing all of Puddle's side missions, the [[Leafling]] body type becomes available along with a corresponding set of faces.

{| class="wikitable"
! Hair color
|-
| [[File:HairColor.png]]
|}

{| class="wikitable"
! [[Spacesuit]] color
|-
| [[File:SpacesuitColor.png]]
|}

The other [[Rescue Corps]] members will wear uniforms in the same spacesuit color that the player selected. Additionally, the [[S.S. Shepherd]] , [[S.S. Beagle]] and [[Oatchi]]'s collar will also share the color. Additionally, if the spacesuit color is the same as a castaway's spacesuit color, the castaway's spacesuit color will change.

{| class="wikitable"
! Name
|-
| style="width: 500px;" | The leader's default name is automatically filled in from the player's Nintendo account name, but it is possible to change it.
|}

== Naming ==
Being a customizable character meant to serve as the player's {{w|avatar (computing)|avatar}}, this character does not have a fixed name. Their name is set in the character creation screen by the player. Most of the time characters need to refer to them in-game, they will do so by this name.

The character is otherwise referred to using nouns such as:
* '''Player avatar''' or simply '''your avatar''' in the game's control menus
* '''Newbie Rescue Officer''', '''Rescue Officer''', or '''newbie''' in the [[Pikmin comic]] and by [[Rescue Corps]] members (notably [[Dingo]])
* '''Rookie''' by Rescue corps member Dingo, who even refers to them as "our star rookie". [[Captain Olimar]] also refers to the player character as "a rookie" in the prologue.
* '''New blood''' by Rescue corps member [[Yonny]]
* '''Explorer''' on the game's [https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/pikmin-4-switch/ North American website]
* '''Avatar''' internally.

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
Pikmin 4 Reveal Fight.png|The character commanding a group of [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] as they fight a [[Bulborb]].
P4 You and Oatchi.jpg|The character and [[Oatchi]].
Pikmin 4 puddle.jpg|The character and their group of Pikmin approaching a puddle, alongside Oatchi.
Pikmin 4 riding oatchi near pond.jpg|The group jumping on Oatchi to get ready to board.
Pikmin 4 riding oatchi.jpg|The group crossing the lake on Oatchi's back.
Pikmin 4 oatchi in puddle.jpg|Another angle of the lake being crossed.
Pikmin 4 oatchi in puddle.jpg|Close-up of the character's front in their default appearance.
Pikmin 4 new leader.jpg|Close-up of the character's back in their default appearance.
Pikmin 4 Carrying Castaway.jpg|The character with some [[Blue Pikmin]] carrying a castaway.
P4 GBA SP Treasure.jpg|The character with their crewmates [[Collin]] and [[Shepherd]], as a group of Pikmin carry a treasure.
Pikmin 4 Mitites and You.png|The character with some [[Mitite]]s.
P4 Giant Breadbug Promo.png|The character with a [[Giant Breadbug]].
Pikmin 4 Character Creator.png|The character creator's menu for skin tone selection.
Pikmin 4 Character Creator Body Type.jpg|The character creator's menu for body type selection.
Pikmin 4 Character Creator Face Selection Menu.png|The character creator's menu for face selection.
Pikmin 4 Character Creator Hairstyle.jpg|The character creator's menu for hairstyle selection.
Swiperyou01.png|Some possible combinations from the character creator, revealing options for hairstyles and faces not seen in the story trailer.
Swiperyou02.png|More combinations from the character creator, revealing even more options for hairstyles and faces not seen in the story trailer.
P4 tone 1.jpg|Skin tone #1.
P4 tone 2.jpg|Skin tone #2.
P4 tone 3.jpg|Skin tone #3.
P4 tone 4.jpg|Skin tone #4.
P4 tone 5.jpg|Skin tone #5.
P4 tone 6.jpg|Skin tone #6.
P4 tone 7.jpg|Skin tone #7.
P4 tone 8.jpg|Skin tone #8.
Id Badge PlayerDefault.png|The default look's ID badge image.
You.png|Alternative artwork of the character walking.
You Silhouette.png|Artwork of the character's silhouette.
You Plucking.png|Artwork of the character [[pluck]]ing a [[Blue Pikmin]].
You Whistling.png|Artwork of the character [[whistling]].
Oatchi You and Pikmin.png|Artwork of the character with Oatchi and some Pikmin.
</gallery>

== Trivia ==
* While the game allows the player to give their character the same name as another character, nothing special happens in this situation.
* If the player customizes their character to look identical to another character, then that character will point this out in their first conversation.{{cite youtube|DxjxXNK65n0|showing the different dialog that appears when the player talks to a character when the two look identical.}} It should be noted that this interaction can only be seen once.
* The color of the spacesuit the player chooses directly affects the coloring of character and object textures such as the [[Rescue Corps]] spacesuits and [[Oatchi]]'s collar in-game and in menus and the ID Info Cards.
* The home planet of the main character, Karut, is named after Nintendo's original name, Nintendo Karuta. It also refers to Japanese playing cards.
* When the player chooses their character's face type, a faint sound very similar to the {{w|Mii Channel}} option confirmation sound will play.

== See also ==
* [[Mii]]
* [[Oatchi]]

== References ==
{{refs}}

{{Characters}}
[[Category:Leaders]]
[[Category:Rescue Corps]]