Editing Rookie Rescue Officer

{{title|external|name=rookie Rescue Officer}}
{{game icons|p4=y}}
{{infobox character
|title      = Rookie Rescue Officer
|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 '''rookie Rescue Officer''' (also referred to by [[#Naming|various other names]]) is the main character in {{p4}}. They are a customizable character whose name and appearance can be changed in a character creator. They are the newest recruit to the [[Rescue Corps]], sent to [[PNF-404]] to rescue the them from a crash landing. They, along with [[Oatchi]], are the only playable [[leader]]s 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 [[Puddle]], a [[castaway]].

The rookie Rescue Officer is silent for the majority of the time during 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"). Additionally, only gender-neutral pronouns and other terms are used when referring to them.

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

== 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 (reddish brown in official artwork), 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 rookie Rescue Officer is the newest recruit of the [[Rescue Corps]]. When the Rescue Corps crash-land on [[PNF-404]] while trying to rescue [[Captain Olimar]], the rookie, who is the last Rescue Officer left at Rescue Corps HQ, receives an emergency mission and travels to the planet in the [[S.S. Beagle]]. On the planet, they rescue the other Rescue Corps members, as well as various [[castaway]]s and [[leafling]]s.

== Customization ==
These are all the options available in the character creator. The choice of available faces and haircuts depends on the chosen body type.

{| class="wikitable"
!colspan="4"|Skin color
|-
|[[File:P4 skin tone 1.png|96px]]
|[[File:P4 skin tone 2.png|96px]]
|[[File:P4 skin tone 3.png|96px]]
|[[File:P4 skin tone 4.png|96px]]
|-
|[[File:P4 skin tone 5.png|96px]]
|[[File:P4 skin tone 6.png|96px]]
|[[File:P4 skin tone 7.png|96px]]
|[[File:P4 skin tone 8.png|96px]]
|}

{| class="wikitable scrollable"
!Body type
!colspan="5"|Face
!colspan="3"|Haircut
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[File:P4 Small Body Type.png|112px]]
|[[File:P4 Character 1 Face Variation 1.png|96px]]
|[[File:P4 Character 1 Face Variation 2.png|96px]]
|[[File:P4 Character 1 Face Variation 3.png|96px]]
|[[File:P4 Character 1 Face Variation 4.png|96px]]
|[[File:P4 Character 1 Face Variation 5.png|96px]]
|[[File:P4 Character 1 Hair Variation 1.png|96px]]
|[[File:P4 Character 1 Hair Variation 2.png|96px]]
|[[File:P4 Character 1 Hair Variation 3.png|96px]]
|-
|[[File:P4 Character 1 Face Variation 6.png|96px]]
|[[File:P4 Character 1 Face Variation 7.png|96px]]
|[[File:P4 Character 1 Face Variation 8.png|96px]]
|[[File:P4 Character 1 Face Variation 9.png|96px]]
|[[File:P4 Character 1 Face Variation 10.png|96px]]
|[[File:P4 Character 1 Hair Variation 4.png|96px]]
|[[File:P4 Character 1 Hair Variation 5.png|96px]]
|[[File:P4 Character 1 Hair Variation 6.png|96px]]
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[File:P4 Medium Body Type.png|112px]]
|[[File:P4 Character 2 Face Variation 1.png|96px]]
|[[File:P4 Character 2 Face Variation 2.png|96px]]
|[[File:P4 Character 2 Face Variation 3.png|96px]]
|[[File:P4 Character 2 Face Variation 4.png|96px]]
|[[File:P4 Character 2 Face Variation 5.png|96px]]
|[[File:P4 Character 2 Hair Variation 1.png|96px]]
|[[File:P4 Character 2 Hair Variation 2.png|96px]]
|[[File:P4 Character 2 Hair Variation 3.png|96px]]
|-
|[[File:P4 Character 2 Face Variation 6.png|96px]]
|[[File:P4 Character 2 Face Variation 7.png|96px]]
|[[File:P4 Character 2 Face Variation 8.png|96px]]
|[[File:P4 Character 2 Face Variation 9.png|96px]]
|[[File:P4 Character 2 Face Variation 10.png|96px]]
|[[File:P4 Character 2 Hair Variation 4.png|96px]]
|[[File:P4 Character 2 Hair Variation 5.png|96px]]
|[[File:P4 Character 2 Hair Variation 6.png|96px]]
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[File:P4 Tall Body Type.png|112px]]
|[[File:P4 Character 3 Face Variation 1.png|96px]]
|[[File:P4 Character 3 Face Variation 2.png|96px]]
|[[File:P4 Character 3 Face Variation 3.png|96px]]
|[[File:P4 Character 3 Face Variation 4.png|96px]]
|[[File:P4 Character 3 Face Variation 5.png|96px]]
|[[File:P4 Character 3 Hair Variation 1.png|96px]]
|[[File:P4 Character 3 Hair Variation 2.png|96px]]
|[[File:P4 Character 3 Hair Variation 3.png|96px]]
|-
|[[File:P4 Character 3 Face Variation 6.png|96px]]
|[[File:P4 Character 3 Face Variation 7.png|96px]]
|[[File:P4 Character 3 Face Variation 8.png|96px]]
|[[File:P4 Character 3 Face Variation 9.png|96px]]
|[[File:P4 Character 3 Face Variation 10.png|96px]]
|[[File:P4 Character 3 Hair Variation 4.png|96px]]
|[[File:P4 Character 3 Hair Variation 5.png|96px]]
|[[File:P4 Character 3 Hair Variation 6.png|96px]]
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[File:P4 Large Body Type.png|112px]]
|[[File:P4 Character 4 Face Variation 1.png|96px]]
|[[File:P4 Character 4 Face Variation 2.png|96px]]
|[[File:P4 Character 4 Face Variation 3.png|96px]]
|[[File:P4 Character 4 Face Variation 4.png|96px]]
|[[File:P4 Character 4 Face Variation 5.png|96px]]
|[[File:P4 Character 4 Hair Variation 1.png|96px]]
|[[File:P4 Character 4 Hair Variation 2.png|96px]]
|[[File:P4 Character 4 Hair Variation 3.png|96px]]
|-
|[[File:P4 Character 4 Face Variation 6.png|96px]]
|[[File:P4 Character 4 Face Variation 7.png|96px]]
|[[File:P4 Character 4 Face Variation 8.png|96px]]
|[[File:P4 Character 4 Face Variation 9.png|96px]]
|[[File:P4 Character 4 Face Variation 10.png|96px]]
|[[File:P4 Character 4 Hair Variation 4.png|96px]]
|[[File:P4 Character 4 Hair Variation 5.png|96px]]
|[[File:P4 Character 4 Hair Variation 6.png|96px]]
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[File:P4 Leafling Body Type.png|112px]]
|[[File:P4 Character 5 Face Variation 1.png|96px]]
|[[File:P4 Character 5 Face Variation 2.png|96px]]
|[[File:P4 Character 5 Face Variation 3.png|96px]]
|-
|[[File:P4 Character 5 Face Variation 4.png|96px]]
|[[File:P4 Character 5 Face Variation 5.png|96px]]
|[[File:P4 Character 5 Face Variation 6.png|96px]]
|}

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

{| class="wikitable"
!colspan="3"| Hair color
|-
| [[File:P4 hair color red.png|96px]]
| [[File:P4 hair color yellow.png|96px]]
| [[File:P4 hair color green.png|96px]]
|-
| [[File:P4 hair color blue.png|96px]]
| [[File:P4 hair color purple.png|96px]]
| [[File:P4 hair color pink.png|96px]]
|}

{| class="wikitable"
!colspan="3"| [[Spacesuit]] color
|-
| [[File:P4 suit color red.png|96px]]
| [[File:P4 suit color yellow.png|96px]]
| [[File:P4 suit color green.png|96px]]
|-
| [[File:P4 suit color blue.png|96px]]
| [[File:P4 suit color purple.png|96px]]
| [[File:P4 suit color pink.png|96px]]
|}

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. The Rescue Corps' ID Badges will change color as well. 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. On default, their name will match the player's Nintendo Switch profile account name.

The character is otherwise referred to using nouns such as:
* '''Player avatar''' or simply '''your avatar''' in the game's control menus.
* '''Rescue Officer''' in the History and Stats menu.
* '''Newbie''' in the [[Pikmin comic|''Pikmin'' comic]] and by [[Rescue Corps]] members (notably [[Dingo]]).
* '''Rookie''' by [[Dingo]] (who also refers to them as "our star rookie") and by [[Captain Olimar]] (who refers to them as "a rookie" in the prologue).
* '''Tenderfoot''' by Dingo, when first talked to.
* '''New blood''' by [[Yonny]].
* '''Explorer''' on the game's [https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/pikmin-4-switch/ North American website].
* '''Lisa''' in trailers and in-game demonstrations.
* '''Naomi''' in [[Nintendo Music]].
* '''Avatar''' internally.

=== Names in other languages ===
{{foreignname
|Jap  = 新人レスキュー隊員{{cite web|https://www.nintendo.com/jp/character/pikmin/assets/doc/coloring_and_origami/coloring_sample_04.pdf|Crew members coloring page|the Japanese [[Pikmin Garden]] website}}<br>''Shinjin Resukyū-Taiin''<br>新米レスキュー{{cite web|https://www.nintendo.com/jp/character/pikmin/comic/index.html|[[Pikmin comic]] index page|the Japanese [[Pikmin Garden]] website}}<br>''Shinmai Resukyū''
|JapM = Newbie Rescue Corps member<br>Newbie Rescue
}}

== Gallery ==
{{clean}}
<gallery>
Pikmin 4 Reveal Fight.png|The rookie Rescue Officer commanding a [[squad]] of [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] as they fight a [[Bulborb]].
P4 You and Oatchi.jpg|The rookie Rescue Officer and [[Oatchi]].
Pikmin 4 puddle.jpg|The rookie Rescue Officer 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 new leader.jpg|Close-up of The rookie Rescue Officer's back in their default appearance.
Pikmin 4 Carrying Castaway.jpg|The rookie Rescue Officer with some [[Blue Pikmin]] carrying a castaway.
P4 GBA SP Treasure.jpg|The rookie Rescue Officer with their crewmates [[Collin]] and [[Shepherd]], as a group of Pikmin carry a treasure.
Pikmin 4 Mitites and You.png|The rookie Rescue Officer with some [[Mitite]]s.
P4 Giant Breadbug Promo.png|The rookie Rescue Officer 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.
Swiperyou02.png|More combinations from the character creator.
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 rookie Rescue Officer walking.
You Silhouette.png|Artwork of The rookie Rescue Officer's silhouette.
You Plucking.png|Artwork of The rookie Rescue Officer [[pluck]]ing a [[Blue Pikmin]].
You Whistling.png|Artwork of The rookie Rescue Officer [[whistle|whistling]].
P4 Throwing.png|Artwork of The rookie Rescue Officer [[throw]]ing.
Oatchi You and Pikmin.png|Artwork of The rookie Rescue Officer with Oatchi and some Pikmin.
Pikmin 4 Player Character in the Pikmin Comic.png|The rookie Rescue Officer in the [[Pikmin comic]].
</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 [[Castaway|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.}} This interaction can only be seen once.
* When the player chooses their character's face type, a faint sound very similar to the {{w|Mii Channel}} option confirmation sound will play.
* The first letter of the rookie's name will be capitalized if possible when used at the beginning of a sentence, even if it was inputted as a lowercase letter.

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

== References ==
{{refs}}

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