Editing S.S. Dolphin II

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[[File:SSDolphinII.png|thumb|250px|Artwork of the S.S. Dolphin II.]]
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The '''S.S. Dolphin II''' ({{j|ドルフィン2号機|Dorufin Nigouki}}) is [[Captain Olimar]]'s vessel in {{hp}}. At the start of the game, Olimar is piloting the ship to head back to [[Hocotate]], until he hits an asteroid and plummets to an unknown planet. The ship crashes against the ground, and stays in that state. Much like the [[Hocotate ship]] from {{p2}}, the vessel's {{w|nose cone}} is a detachable pod that houses its own artificial intelligence. This pod guides Olimar throughout his adventure.

After the crash-landing, the ship requires certain amounts of [[Sparklium]] to recover its disabled features, and provide Captain Olimar with gear. A list can be found [[Gear#Hey! Pikmin upgrades|here]].

== Personality ==
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Unlike the original [[S.S Dolphin]], the S.S Dolphin II has an AI, like the [[Hocotate ship]]. Unlike the Hocotate ship however, the S.S Dolphin II is much less snarky, and is much nicer to Olimar. The S.S Dolphin II is also much less [[treasure]]-focused, it does not name any of the treasures, and it only cares about them for sparklium.

==Appearance==
The Dolphin II shares similarities with both the S.S. Dolphin and Hocotate ship. It has only three fins, three [[Number 1 Ionium Jet|ionium jets]], and sports the familiar white and red color scheme of both vessels.

Like the S.S. Dolphin, the ship only has seating for Olimar as well as the color blue being featured in both ships' designs. The Dolphin II is more similar in shape to the Hocotate ship, and features a [[research pod]] similar to the ship's. It is rounder in appearance and features four small rockets in addition to having a propeller. Unlike either ship, however, the Dolphin II does not seem to have a [[Chronos Reactor]].

Some [[cutscene]]s take place inside the cockpit. At the start of the game, because it's out of Sparklium, only emergency lights are on, but as more Sparklium is recovered, more and more of the ship's interior lights up. The layout only changes when certain levels of Sparklium have been reached, which sometimes coincide with an [[upgrade]] unlock.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Sparklium || Image || Description
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| None || [[File:S.S. Dolphin II inside start.jpg|200px]] || Only the control monitor and the meal table have any lighting. The ship's speaker is also completely active.
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| {{sparklium|hp|2,000}} || [[File:S.S. Dolphin II cockpit stretch.jpg|200px]] || The walls are now a bit lit up, as are the various control panels. The strips of lights below each control panel are on, but fade between soft and bright.
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| {{sparklium|hp|6,000}} || [[File:S.S. Dolphin II cockpit stretch 2.jpg|200px]] || The floor is now lit, and the back walls are a bit brighter too.
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| {{sparklium|hp|14,000}} || [[File:S.S. Dolphin II cockpit chair again.jpg|200px]] || The light strips above the control monitor are lit up, and light up filling in a pattern from the edges to the center. Light also comes from downstairs.
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| {{sparklium|hp|22,000}} || [[File:S.S. Dolphin II cockpit coffee 2.jpg|200px]] || Everything is a bit darker in favor of the new {{w|disco ball}} in the ceiling, which lights up parts of the room with its reflections.
|-
| {{sparklium|hp|30,000}} || [[File:S.S. Dolphin II cockpit chair yet again.jpg|200px]] || Searchlights have been installed on the floor, shining light upwards to the ceiling.
|}

== Exploration pod ==
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The exploration pod{{cite quote|When you reach the exploration pod at the end of an area, your expedition is complete.|"Exploring the Planet" section|''Hey! Pikmin'''s instruction manual}} is Olimar's assistant throughout the events of {{hp}}, guiding him all along his adventure. It is the pod at the nose of the S.S. Dolphin II, and it houses the ship's cockpit room and artificial intelligence system. It is able to fly around freely and communicate with Olimar via a loudspeaker, as well as beam him and any Pikmin he's got with him inside, to return to the [[Pikmin Park]]. In general, it looks physically similar to the [[Research Pod]] in {{p2}}.

The pod can be seen at the end of each area, serving as the exit. If the area has a [[secret exit]], then the pod can be found in the location of both the normal exit and the secret one. The exploration pod is also present in the [[Pikmin Park]], in some cutscenes at the beginning and the end of the game. At the start of the story, it helps the player learn the mechanics of the game.

==Sparklium Converter==
One of the S.S. Dolphin II's components plays an important role in ''Hey! Pikmin''{{'s}} plot, in that without it, the ship cannot return to Hocotate. The ship first realizes that it is missing when the player reaches {{sparklium|hp|30,000}}; a cutscene plays where the ship analyzes if they are ready to return to Hocotate, and realizes that the Sparklium Converter is missing. If this happens before [[The Last Lair]] is completed, the ship will not be able to find it, and will tell Olimar to continue searching, in hopes of finding it in his adventures. Otherwise, the ship will try a scan, and will find that it is in [[The Final Stretch|the last sector]], and will also detect a massive creature, the [[Berserk Leech Hydroe|final boss of the game]].

{{spoiler section|After the fight against the Berserk Leech Hydroe, the creature will wither and die, and from inside, the [[Leech Hydroe]] will pop out, with the Sparklium Converter lodged in its head. It will try to attack Olimar, but will just end up toppling on the ground and dropping the ship part. After trying to understand what the creature is, only for it to run away, Olimar triumphantly recovers the ship part and the S.S. Dolphin II manages to make it safely back to Hocotate.

In the [[Hey! Pikmin logs|logs]] for the Leech Hydroe, it is revealed that the Sparklium Converter must have fallen off during the crash, and landed on top of the creature while it was sleeping.{{cite quote|{{Notes:Berserk Leech Hydroe/heypikmin}}|[[Captain Olimar]]|the log entry for the [[Berserk Leech Hydroe]]}}|about the final boss in ''Hey! Pikmin''}}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
S.S. Dolphin II talking.jpg|The ship's pod talking to Captain Olimar after the crash-landing.
S.S. Dolphin II cockpit ladder.jpg|Olimar going up and down the ladder.
S.S. Dolphin II cockpit chair.jpg|Olimar sitting at the pilot's seat.
S.S. Dolphin II cockpit coffee.jpg|Olimar drinking coffee.
S.S. Dolphin II cockpit roaming.jpg|Olimar roaming around in a circle.
Final S.S. Dolphin II cockpit.jpg|The cutscene after the [[Berserk Leech Hydroe|final boss]]'s defeat.
</gallery>

==Trivia==
*The North American ''Hey! Pikmin'' site, as well as [[Play Nintendo]], misspell S.S. Dolphin II as S.S. Dolphin 2.{{cite quote|Captain Olimar needs a lot of Sparklium to refuel his ship, the trusty S.S. Dolphin 2. That means it’s time to get out and look around! But be careful...not everything on the planet is friendly.|informational blurb|[http://heypikmin.nintendo.com official ''Hey! Pikmin'' website]}}
*After scanning the [[Subterranean Menace]] (a statue of Mr. Resetti from the ''Animal Crossing'' series), the S.S. Dolphin II briefly started speaking in a Bronx accent, exactly like Mr. Resetti. Olimar claims this may have been a virus somehow caused by the object.

==Names in other languages==
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''S.S. Dolphin II''
{{foreignname
|Jap=ドルフィン2号機
|JapR=Dorufin Nigouki
|JapM=Dolphin 2
|Dut=Dolphin II
|DutM=Dolphin II
|Fra=Dolphin II
|FraM=Dolphin II
|Ger=Dolphin II
|GerM=Dolphin II
|Ita=Dolphin II
|ItaM=Dolphin II
|Spa=Dolphin II
|SpaM=Dolphin II
}}
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''Sparklium Converter''
{{foreignname
|Jap=キラキラエネルギー変換装置
|JapR=Kirakiraenerugī Henkan sōchi
|JapM=Sparklium Converter
|Dut=Sprankliumtransmutator
|DutM=Sparklium converter
|Fra=Convertisseur
|FraM=Converter
|Ger=Glitzerium-Konverter
|GerM=Sparklium Converter
|Ita=Convertitore di luminum
|ItaM=Sparklium converter
|Spa=Conversor de lustronio
|SpaM=Sparklium converter
}}
|
''Exploration pod''
{{foreignname
|Jap=探査ポッド
|JapR=Tansa Poddo
|JapM=[[Hocotate ship#Research Pod|Research Pod]]
|Dut=Verkenningssonde
|DutM=Exploration probe
|Fra=Capsule
|FraM=Capsule
|Ger=Erkundungskapsel
|GerM=Exploration capsule
|Ita=Modulo di comando
|ItaM=Command module
|Spa=Cabina de control
|SpaM=Control cabin
}}
|}

==See also==
*[[S.S. Dolphin]]
*[[Research Pod]]

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