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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 [[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.

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.

The '''cosmic-drive key''' (written as '''cosmic drive key''' in the European Wii U version) 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.

'''Assemble All''' is a mechanic introduced in {{p3d}}. Approaching the S.S. Drake and pressing {{button|switch|a}} will sound a large [[whistle]] and call all stray [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] back to the landing site. Any Pikmin that were performing a task will drop it, and all Pikmin run back at the same speed, which is slightly faster than that of a leader. This feature becomes available when the first sunset of Story Mode happens.

 

If Assemble All is used while a newly discovered [[Onion]] is still separate from the Master Onion, the Pikmin type belonging to that Onion will assemble there instead of the main landing site.

 

:''Drake: "Recovering..."''

:''Alph: "Oh! There's an incoming transmission from the Drake!"''

:''Drake: "Analyzing the recovered plant!"''

:''Drake: "Large quantities of Piktamin U detected!"''

:''Drake: "This is a seed-bearing fruit, making cultivation on Koppai possible."''

:''Drake: "Juice from this fruit is safe for consumption by crew members."''

:''Alph: "I'll add a Fruit File to the KopPad, where we can store the results of our analysis."''

:''Alph: "But I don't know much about plants at all."''

:''Alph: "I'll ask Brittany to write reports later, since she's the botanist."''

:''"New Fruit Recovered"''

:''"Analyzing..."''

:''Drake: "Recovering..."''

:''Alph: "We're receiving a transmission from the Drake!"''

:''Drake: "Analyzing recovered item!"''

:''Drake: "An ancient communication device used on this planet."''

:''Drake: "It contains technology unknown to Koppai and is emitting a signal even now."''

:''Alph: "If I integrate this device into the Drake's communication system, I should be able to boost our signal's strength!"''

:''Alph: "Looks like it's going to be an all nighter for me!"''

The Drake appears in the background of the ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U|Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' ''Pikmin''-themed stage [[Garden of Hope]]. It doesn't have any other function on the stage other than decoration. It is in the spot where a [[Waddlepus]] and a [[Burgeoning Spiderwort]] are in ''Pikmin 3''. The S.S. Drake also appears as a trophy in ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U''.

The vessel is named "Drake" after [[Alph]]'s grandfather, who was also named [[Minor characters#Drake|Drake]]. This name seems to have been picked by the developers for a few reasons.  

"Drake" is a word for a male duck, similar to how other ships in the series are named after various animals, with the [[SPERO]]s from the same game being named after sparrows, another type of bird. Additionally, the trophy for the S.S. Drake in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'' hints that the name "Drake" could also be a reference to the famous navigator {{w|Sir Francis Drake}}.{{cite quote|{{Notes:S.S. Drake/ssb4wiiuus}}|Trophy description|''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U''}}

At one point [[Pikmin 3 prerelease information|during production]], there were four main [[leader]]s, and their names had not yet been decided. They were given the placeholder names "A", "B", "C" and "D". Because the other leaders were given names that start with the same letter as the placeholder names, it is possible that "Drake" was the name that would be picked for the final leader.

'''S.S. Drake'''

'''Cosmic-drive key'''

|Kor=워프 드라이브 키

|KorM=Warp Drive Key

|SpaA=Reagrupar

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Pikmin3 DrakeLanding.png|A damaged Drake flying past Alph as he awakens.

Pikmin 3 area selection menu TR.jpg|The [[area selection menu]] in ''Pikmin 3''.

Drake Blue antenna.jpg|The S.S. Drake's blue antenna.

Drake green antenna.jpg|The S.S. Drake's green antenna.

Drake orange antenna.jpg|The S.S. Drake's orange antenna.

P3D SS Drake Interior.jpg|The interior of the S.S. Drake.

*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}}}}