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The Starnacle (タコヒトデ?, lit.: "Octopus Starfish") is a rare octopus-like enemy in Hey! Pikmin. It has three equally-spaced pink tentacle-like arms and a large green eye on its main body. Its eye closes and its arms retract when the eye is hit with a Pikmin. It is found frequently in the waters of Pollution Pool, where its arms act as an obstacle to the player and their Blue Pikmin.
Behavior[edit]
The Starnacle's only purpose is to block underwater passages. Aside from that, it doesn't do anything and is harmless. When a Pikmin is thrown at its eye, it will retract its tentacles, leaving enough room for Olimar and his Pikmin to avoid the creature and keep going in the passage.
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Strategy[edit]
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There is no way to defeat this enemy; however, it can be stunned for a certain amount of time by simply throwing a Blue Pikmin right into its eye. Once done, it will retract its arms and allow passage until it extends them again.
Notes
Hey! Pikmin logs
“This mollusk-like creature's arms are long like an octopus's but tough like a starfish's. They withdraw when struck. The S.S. Dolphin II says he gets anxious at the sight of it, but I know better: those thin, gossamer arms are a real delicacy when properly prepared.”
- See more: Shellusk family#Naming.
- Common name: The name Starnacle is derived from "star" and "tentacle", although it can also be a combination of "star" and "barnacle".
- Japanese nickname: タコヒトデ?. it simply translates to "octopus starfish", referring to two aquatic creatures with long arms.
- Japanese name: テヅルタコヒトデ?, lit.: "Basket Star Octopus Starfish".
- Scientific name: Tripodidae asterias. Asterias is a real-world genus for the Asteriidae family of sea stars, although here it is used as the species name rather than the genus. This could be a mistake, as similar cases in Hey! Pikmin's logs indicate.
- Internal names: Its internal name is
takohitode is the same as its Japanese nickname. The generator name is enemy_tri_arms , once again referencing its three appendages.
- Prerelease: None.
Names in other languages[edit]
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Language
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Name
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Meaning
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Japanese |
タコヒトデ? Tako Hitode |
Octopus Starfish
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Dutch |
Octopok |
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French |
Étentacule |
This name is a portmanteau of étendre (stretch), and tentacule (tentacle)
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German |
Gemeiner Schlingstern |
Common Wrapping-Star
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Italian |
Polpofiore |
Octoflower
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Korean |
문어불가사리 |
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Spanish |
Estelárido |
From "estelar" (stellar)
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