Rescue Corps

The Rescue Corps is a group of 7 humanoid individuals and a space dog named Oatchi who are sent to rescue Captain Olimar from a crash landing on PNF-404. However, the Rescue Corps crash as well, and must be rescued themselves by the player character, their newest recruit.

Members
As of Pikmin 4, the Rescue Corps has members from the planets Giya, Ohri, Nijo and Karut. Each member has an official role within the Rescue Corps, and as they are rescued, grant more options to the Rescue Command Post.
 * Pikmin 4 player character: Newest recruit and Pikmin commander.
 * Oatchi: Rescue Pup.
 * Collin: The comms operator.
 * Shepherd: The captain.
 * Russ: The material engineer and scientist.
 * Dingo: Solo mission ranger.
 * Yonny: The doctor.
 * Bernard: The pilot.

Trivia

 * The player character's suit color determines the color of the Rescue Officer suits and ID Badges, Shepherd's bandanna, the S.S. Beagle, the S.S. Shepherd, and the flags that indicate a cave's full investigation.
 * All of the Rescue Corps names are a play on different dog breeds. Similarly, the two ships, the S.S. Beagle and the S.S. Shepherd, are also named after different dog breeds.
 * Collin's Japanese name is based on Collie dogs.
 * Shepherd's name is based on Shepherd dogs.
 * Russ's name is based on the "Jack Russel Terrier."
 * Dingo's name is based on a type of canine, called a dingo.
 * Yonny's name alludes to the Papillon dog breed.
 * Bernard's name is based on the St. Bernard dog breed.