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'''Red Bulborbs''' are among the most well-known enemies in the ''[[Pikmin (series)|Pikmin games]]'' and are often just as much a staple for the games as [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] themselves. They were originally known as Spotty Bulborbs until various other subspecies, all with spots, were discovered in ''[[Pikmin 2]]''. | '''Red Bulborbs''' are among the most well-known enemies in the ''[[Pikmin (series)|Pikmin games]]'' and are often just as much a staple for the games as [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] themselves. They were originally known as Spotty Bulborbs until various other subspecies, all with spots, were discovered in ''[[Pikmin 2]]''. | ||
It seems that the young Red Bulborb is the favored host of the parasitic Pikmin known as [[Bulbmin]]. This type of [[Pikmin (species)|Pikmin]] appears to control its host, causing the animal to behave less like a Bulborb and more like a Pikmin, following a [[Captain]] (which is naturally an older Bulbmin) and predating in packs. Red Bulborbs are not observed at the two stages of development displayed by Bulbmin (between [[Bulborb Larva]] and their full size) anywhere else in-game (unlike the [[Spotty Bulbear]] and [[Emperor Bulblax]]), so it is unknown whether Bulbmin are a common stage in Red Bulborb development or not, as symbiotic cooperation from the parasite would give this slightly weaker form of [[Grub-dog]] an advantage in the subterranean environment that all stages of the Red Bulborb species are found in. The best known form, the large adults, also venture to the surface. | It seems that the young Red Bulborb is the favored host of the parasitic Pikmin known as [[Bulbmin]]. This type of [[Pikmin (species)|Pikmin]] appears to control its host, causing the animal to behave less like a Bulborb and more like a Pikmin, following a [[Captain]] (which is naturally an older Bulbmin) and predating in packs. Red Bulborbs are not observed at the two stages of development displayed by Bulbmin (between [[Bulborb Larva]] and their full size) anywhere else in-game (unlike the [[Spotty Bulbear]] and [[Emperor Bulblax]]), so it is unknown whether Bulbmin are a common stage in Red Bulborb development or not, as symbiotic cooperation from the parasite would give this slightly weaker form of [[Grub-dog]] an advantage in the subterranean environment that all stages of the Red Bulborb species are found in. The best known form, the large adults, also venture to the surface. | ||
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== Gallery == | == Gallery == | ||
<gallery captionalign="left"> | |||
File:NPC Red Bulborb.jpg|Artwork of a Red Bulborb from ''Pikmin''. | |||
Image:Bulborb Clay.jpg|Promotional artwork for ''Pikmin 2'', showing a bulborb tussling with some pikmin. | |||
Image:Red_Bulborb.jpg|A Red Bulborb, asleep. | |||
Image:Brawl_Bulborb.PNG|A Red Bulborb, as it appears in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''. | |||
Bulborb Fight.jpg|Olimar and his pikmin fighting a bulborb in ''Pikmin'' | |||
100i.jpg|A Red Bulborb being carried off in the ''Pikmin'' Beta. | |||
E17707SporeBulborb.png|A Bulborb | |||
</gallery> | |||
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==Trivia== | |||
<center> | <center> | ||
<gallery> | </center> | ||
<gallery captionalign="left"> | |||
File:NPC Red Bulborb.jpg|Artwork of a Red Bulborb from ''Pikmin''. | File:NPC Red Bulborb.jpg|Artwork of a Red Bulborb from ''Pikmin''. | ||
Image:Bulborb Clay.jpg|Promotional artwork for ''Pikmin 2'', showing a bulborb tussling with some pikmin. | Image:Bulborb Clay.jpg|Promotional artwork for ''Pikmin 2'', showing a bulborb tussling with some pikmin. | ||
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Bulborb Fight.jpg|Olimar and his pikmin fighting a bulborb in ''Pikmin'' | Bulborb Fight.jpg|Olimar and his pikmin fighting a bulborb in ''Pikmin'' | ||
100i.jpg|A Red Bulborb being carried off in the ''Pikmin'' Beta. | 100i.jpg|A Red Bulborb being carried off in the ''Pikmin'' Beta. | ||
</ | E17707SporeBulborb.png|A Bulborb | ||
</gallery>* | |||
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*<gallery captionalign="left"> | |||
File:NPC Red Bulborb.jpg|Artwork of a Red Bulborb from ''Pikmin''. | |||
Image:Bulborb Clay.jpg|Promotional artwork for ''Pikmin 2'', showing a bulborb tussling with some pikmin. | |||
Image:Red_Bulborb.jpg|A Red Bulborb, asleep. | |||
Image:Brawl_Bulborb.PNG|A Red Bulborb, as it appears in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''. | |||
Bulborb Fight.jpg|Olimar and his pikmin fighting a bulborb in ''Pikmin'' | |||
100i.jpg|A Red Bulborb being carried off in the ''Pikmin'' Beta. | |||
E17707SporeBulborb.png|A Bulborb | |||
</gallery> | |||
<center> | |||
</center> | |||
In the ''Nintendogs'' games, at the second-hand shop, there is a Red Bulborb toy on a shelf of products in a pre-rendered background shot. | |||
*Along with Olimar, the Pikmin and Louie, the Red Bulborb is available as a [[Merchandise|plush toy]], along with being a secret figurine in the first volume of Pikmin Figures. | *Along with Olimar, the Pikmin and Louie, the Red Bulborb is available as a [[Merchandise|plush toy]], along with being a secret figurine in the first volume of Pikmin Figures. | ||
*The Red Bulborb's japanese name litterally translates to "spotted crimson bug-eye". | *The Red Bulborb's japanese name litterally translates to "spotted crimson bug-eye". | ||
*On the title screen of ''Pikmin 2'', pressing and holding the Y button will summon a Red Bulborb onto the screen. The player can control it by using the C stick and can eat Pikmin using the Z button. | *On the title screen of ''Pikmin 2'', pressing and holding the Y button will summon a Red Bulborb onto the screen. The player can control it by using the C stick and can eat Pikmin using the Z button. | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||