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[[File:Drake.png|thumb|150px|The S.S. Drake.]] | [[File:Drake.png|thumb|150px|The S.S. Drake.]] | ||
The '''S.S. Drake''' ({{j|宇宙船ドレイク号|Uchūsen doreiku-gō}}; '''SS Drake''' in the European [[Region|version]]), simply referred to | The '''S.S. Drake''' ({{j|宇宙船ドレイク号|Uchūsen doreiku-gō}}; '''SS Drake''' in the European Wii U [[Region|version]]), simply referred to by the Koppaites as the '''Drake''' ({{j|ドレイク|Doreiku}}), is the main ship in ''[[Pikmin 3]]''. It was designed by and named after [[Minor characters#Alph's grandfather|Alph's grandfather]].{{cite web|http://pikmin3.nintendo.com/story/|''Pikmin 3'' for Wii U - The Story|Nintendo.com}} Much like the other ships in the [[Pikmin series|''Pikmin'' series]], it serves as the [[leader]]s' base, where the time in between [[day]]s is spent. It also stores all the gathered objects found by the leaders, and transport the leaders from place to place. [[Charlie]] is its captain and [[Alph]] is its engineer. | ||
==Appearance== | ==Appearance== | ||
[[File:SS Drake in Garden of Hope P3.jpg|thumb|250px|The S.S. Drake in the [[Garden of Hope]].]] | [[File:SS Drake in Garden of Hope P3.jpg|thumb|250px|The S.S. Drake in the [[Garden of Hope]].]] | ||
The S.S. Drake is not designed like a traditional rocket along the lines of the [[S.S. Dolphin]] or the [[Hocotate ship]], instead more closely resembling a {{w|Lander (spacecraft)|lander}} vehicle, particularly with its communication antenna which sits on top of the vehicle, plus its much rounder and stouter body providing a living space on foreign bodies. It also appears to be far more advanced than either of them, as the vehicle contains a small satellite that is used for surveying purposes, and instead of sitting on fins on the ground, the vehicle features four extending landing struts on which it sits on the ground, plus a set of other minor details. Several pieces of [[Koppaite text]] are written on the outside of the Drake. | |||
The | The color of the antenna changes appearance throughout the game. At the start of the game, it is blue. After collecting the [[Data Glutton]], expanding the ship's range, the antenna becomes green. After collecting the [[Folded Data Glutton]], expanding the ship's range again, the antenna becomes orange. | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
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==Cosmic-drive key== | ==Cosmic-drive key== | ||
[[File:CosmicDriveKey.jpg|thumb|left|Olimar holding the cosmic-drive key.]] | [[File:CosmicDriveKey.jpg|thumb|left|Olimar holding the cosmic-drive key.]] | ||
The '''cosmic-drive key''' (written as '''cosmic drive key''' in the European English version of the original ''Pikmin 3'') is one of the most valuable parts of the Drake. It is necessary in order to achieve warp-speed, a maneuver needed to go from Koppai to PNF-404 and vice-versa. | The '''cosmic-drive key''' (written as '''cosmic drive key''' in the European English version of the original ''Pikmin 3'') is one of the most valuable parts of the Drake. It is necessary in order to achieve warp-speed, a maneuver needed to go from [[Koppai]] to [[PNF-404]] and vice-versa. | ||
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*In the opening cutscene of ''Pikmin 3'', the sound made by the S.S. Drake while moving through space is the same as Mario and Luigi's walking sound effect from the arcade game ''[[mario:Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]'', and when something sends it hurtling to PNF-404, it makes the sound of the dog's laugh in the NES game ''{{w|Duck Hunt}}''. | *In the opening cutscene of ''Pikmin 3'', the sound made by the S.S. Drake while moving through space is the same as Mario and Luigi's walking sound effect from the arcade game ''[[mario:Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]'', and when something sends it hurtling to PNF-404, it makes the sound of the dog's laugh in the NES game ''{{w|Duck Hunt}}''. | ||
*The S.S. Drake claims that the technology within the [[Data Glutton]] is unknown to Koppai, even though the [[KopPad]]s have radio and video features and the Drake itself can receive the Data Glutton's signal. This could possibly be a [[mistake]]. | *The S.S. Drake claims that the technology within the [[Data Glutton]] is unknown to Koppai, even though the [[KopPad]]s have radio and video features and the Drake itself can receive the Data Glutton's signal. This could possibly be a [[mistake]]. | ||
*In the French localisation of {{p3}} the Drake speaks in randomised capitals and makes peeps and cranking noises. | *In the French localisation of {{p3}} the Drake speaks in randomised capitals and makes peeps and cranking noises. | ||
*The S.S. Drake's 3D model has more polygons than the entirety of the [[Perplexing Pool]].{{cite youtube|HWrVtwhoAUA|about ''Pikmin 3'' model trivia|published={{date|28|February|2017}}|retrieved={{date|21|April|2022}}}} | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||