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[[File:SPERO2.png|thumb|125px|A SPERO.]] | [[File:SPERO2.png|thumb|125px|A SPERO.]] | ||
'''SPERO'''s ({{j|スパロウ|Suparō | The '''SPERO'''s ({{j|スパロウ|Suparō}}) are intergalactic unmanned probes built and launched by the [[Koppai]]tes. Their function is to search out planets that harbor edible matter; in the case of the Koppaites, this means [[fruit]]. Many SPEROs were built, yet only one of the last few dispatched actually managed to find [[PNF-404|a planet]] with suitable food. | ||
Besides being plot | Besides being plot points, SPEROs serve a purpose in [[Mission Mode]]. They are used as a storage device for the [[fruit]]s, treasures and [[enemies]] collected in [[Collect Treasure!]] stages, comparable to the [[Hocotate ship|ship's]] Research Pod in underground areas in ''[[Pikmin 2]]''. Besides that, it can collect [[Burgeoning Spiderwort]] berries and bring [[Louie]] back to consciousness when he is carried to one, meaning that it can appear in Battle Enemies! stages as well. It has no other functions, however. | ||
==Locations== | ==Locations== | ||
As stated above, a SPERO appears in all Collect Treasure! stages in [[Mission Mode]], near the starting point | As stated above, a SPERO appears in all Collect Treasure! stages in [[Mission Mode]], near the starting point. It also appears in the following Battle Enemies! stages: | ||
*[[Tropical Wilds Remix]], at the starting point | *[[Tropical Wilds Remix]], at the starting point | ||
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==Naming== | ==Naming== | ||
"SPERO" is pronounced like "{{w|sparrow}}", as proven by the introduction [[cutscene]] in {{p3}} | "SPERO" is pronounced like "{{w|sparrow}}", as proven by the introduction [[cutscene]] in {{p3}}. Because the name is written in all caps, it is most likely an acronym, albeit an unknown one. Interestingly, SPERO also means "I hope" in Italian. Given the probes' mission, it seems fitting. | ||
===Names in other languages=== | ===Names in other languages=== | ||
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|Jap=スパロウ | |Jap=スパロウ | ||
|JapR=Suparō | |JapR=Suparō | ||
|JapM=Sparrow | |JapM=from Sparrow | ||
|ChiTrad=史帕羅 | |ChiTrad=史帕羅 | ||
|ChiTradR= | |ChiTradR= | ||
|ChiTradM= | |ChiTradM=SPERO | ||
|ChiSimp=史帕罗 | |ChiSimp=史帕罗 | ||
|ChiSimpR= | |ChiSimpR= | ||
|ChiSimpM= | |ChiSimpM=SPERO | ||
|Fra=SPERO | |Fra=SPERO | ||
|FraM=- | |FraM=- | ||
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|Ita=SPERO | |Ita=SPERO | ||
|ItaM=- | |ItaM=- | ||
|Kor= | |Kor=스패루 | ||
|KorR= | |KorR=Seupaeru | ||
|KorM= | |KorM=SPERO | ||
|Spa=SPERO | |Spa=SPERO | ||
|SpaM=- | |SpaM=- | ||
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SPEROs.png|SPEROs searching for other planets with edible food for Koppai, from the game's introduction [[cutscene]]. | SPEROs.png|SPEROs searching for other planets with edible food for Koppai, from the game's introduction [[cutscene]]. | ||
Pikmin 3 SPERO artwork.jpg|Official art of the SPERO from one of Nintendo's magazines. | Pikmin 3 SPERO artwork.jpg|Official art of the SPERO from one of Nintendo's magazines. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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[[File:SPERO texture text.png|thumb|200px|Part of the SPERO's texture, showing the Koppaite text.]] | [[File:SPERO texture text.png|thumb|200px|Part of the SPERO's texture, showing the Koppaite text.]] | ||
*The lens frame at the front of the SPERO has [[Koppaite text]] on it that reads "Automatic Ultrascope". This is a [[reference]] to the Automatic Ultra Scope, the Japanese name of a toy periscope released by Nintendo in 1971.{{cite web|http://blog.beforemario.com/2011/06/nintendo-automatic-ultra-scope-ultra.html|Nintendo Automatic Ultra Scope / Ultra Cope|beforemario's blog}} The text is too small to read normally, but can be seen on the device's texture. | *The lens frame at the front of the SPERO has [[Koppaite text]] on it that reads "Automatic Ultrascope". This is a [[reference]] to the Automatic Ultra Scope, the Japanese name of a toy periscope released by Nintendo in 1971.{{cite web|http://blog.beforemario.com/2011/06/nintendo-automatic-ultra-scope-ultra.html|Nintendo Automatic Ultra Scope / Ultra Cope|beforemario's blog}} The text is too small to read normally, but can be seen on the device's texture. | ||
== Pod == | |||
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[[File:ThePod.jpg|thumb|The pod, as seen in Olimar's Comeback]] | |||
{{Title}} | |||
'''The pod''' is the ship [[Olimar]] and [[Louie]] used during their fourth trip on [[PNF-404]]. It is only seen in the opening cutscene of [[Olimar's Comeback]] in {{p3d}}. | |||
== History == | |||
After [[Olimar]] and [[Louie]] return to [[Hocotate]] on the [[S.S. Drake]], and without the [[Hocotate Ship]], [[The President]] demands they go back and retrieve it. They use this small, presumably disposable pod to travel back to the planet. They used it to collect the five missing ship parts of the Hocotate ship, and any treasure they collected during [[Channel Gone Dry|day 6]] and [[Big Fruit Carnival|day 8]] of their fourh visit to PNF-404. They also presumably use it to avoid the nightly wildlife, until they use the Hocotate ship to fly back to Hocotate. | |||
== Appearance == | |||
The pod shares similarities with the [[Hocotate ship]] and the [[S.S. Dolphin II]]. The top of the pod is the [[Research Pod]] and the bottom of Hocotate ship's [[Main Engine]], and the pod shares the color scheme of the S.S. Dolphin II. | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[ | *[[Mission Mode]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Side Stories]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{refs}} | {{refs}} |