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In ''[[Pikmin 4]]'', Olimar crashes onto the planet again, as does the [[Rescue Corps]] when they respond to his distress call. Several other castaways are also present on the planet, having arrived there for their own reasons before they crashed as well. When a [[Leafling]] is recovered, their biometric data cannot be read, and their ID Badge lists their home planet as PNF-404. | In ''[[Pikmin 4]]'', Olimar crashes onto the planet again, as does the [[Rescue Corps]] when they respond to his distress call. Several other castaways are also present on the planet, having arrived there for their own reasons before they crashed as well. When a [[Leafling]] is recovered, their biometric data cannot be read, and their ID Badge lists their home planet as PNF-404. | ||
The sheer number of crashes occuring on the planet is at least in part the result of a nearby [[PNF-404's asteroid field|asteroid field]] that causes difficulty for any space travellers who try to land on the planet - characters have mentioned that they felt something forcibly drawing their spaceships to the planet, which suggests it is able to pull ships towards it and make them malfunction. The true nature and existence of this force is unknown, but the likelihood of several crashes in short succession of one another by unrelated individuals, including several expert pilots (as seen in ''Pikmin 4''), is too small to ascribe it to coincidence. | The sheer number of crashes occuring on the planet is at least in part the result of a nearby [[PNF-404's asteroid field|asteroid field]] that causes difficulty for any space travellers who try to land on the planet - characters have mentioned that they felt something coming from PNF-404's surface forcibly drawing their spaceships to the planet, which suggests it is able to pull ships towards it and make them malfunction. The true nature and existence of this force is unknown, but the likelihood of several crashes in short succession of one another by unrelated individuals, including several expert pilots (as seen in ''Pikmin 4''), is too small to ascribe it to coincidence. | ||
A generic area of the planet appears in {{ssbb}}, ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'', and {{ssbu}} as a fighting stage under the name [[#In the Super Smash Bros. series|Distant Planet]]. It features a forest-like location, similar to [[The Forest of Hope]] or the [[Awakening Wood]]. | A generic area of the planet appears in {{ssbb}}, ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'', and {{ssbu}} as a fighting stage under the name [[#In the Super Smash Bros. series|Distant Planet]]. It features a forest-like location, similar to [[The Forest of Hope]] or the [[Awakening Wood]]. | ||
==The planet as Earth== | ==The planet as Earth== | ||
Although ambiguous, PNF-404 is at least very Earth-like, with similar geography and traits. Whether PNF-404 is actually our Earth or an alternate version is yet to be revealed in the games | Although ambiguous, PNF-404 is at least very Earth-like, with similar geography and traits. Whether PNF-404 is actually our Earth or an alternate version is yet to be revealed in the games. Either way, it is doubtful that the similarities are coincidental. | ||
===Similarities=== | ===Similarities=== | ||
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The [[Hero's Hideaway]] is outright located in a house, and shows clear signs of being inhabited. | The [[Hero's Hideaway]] is outright located in a house, and shows clear signs of being inhabited. | ||
English, one of the most common languages of the planet, is seen on various [[List of Pikmin 2 treasures|treasures]] [[List_of_Hey!_Pikmin_treasures|of the]] [[List_of_Pikmin_4_treasures|series]], and in some [[Hero's_Hideaway#Trivia|locations]]. There are also objects with [[Mouth of Lies|Italian]] and [[Masterpiece_Plank|Japanese]] [[Spinning Memories Plank|words]] written on them. | |||
===PNF-404 as Earth's future=== | ===PNF-404 as Earth's future=== | ||
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==Gravitational field== | ==Gravitational field== | ||
[[File:PNF-404's asteroid P1.png|thumb|right|250px|An asteroid about to strike the S.S. Dolphin at the beginning of ''Pikmin''.]] | [[File:PNF-404's asteroid P1.png|thumb|right|250px|An asteroid about to strike the S.S. Dolphin at the beginning of ''Pikmin''.]] | ||
The area in space surrounding PNF-404 seems to contain many asteroids and be prone to various strange phenomena. At the beginning of {{p1}}, an asteroid strikes the [[S.S. Dolphin]], causing the events of the game. In {{p2}}{{'s}} opening cutscene, the [[Hocotate ship]] avoids an asteroid. {{p4}}{{'s}} introduction and ending cutscenes show several asteroids in close proximity. At the start of {{p3}}, as the [[S.S. Drake]] approaches the planet, "something goes horribly wrong", which causes the ship to crash, and [[Alph]] mentions in some [[Talk/Small talk#Small talk 21|small talk]] on day 2 that it felt "as if some power from the planet's surface was manipulating our ship". In ''Pikmin 4'', almost everyone who tries to land on the planet crashes. | The area in space surrounding PNF-404 seems to contain many asteroids and be prone to various strange phenomena. At the beginning of {{p1}}, an asteroid strikes the [[S.S. Dolphin]], causing the events of the game. In {{p2}}{{'s}} opening cutscene, the [[Hocotate ship]] avoids an asteroid. {{p4}}{{'s}} introduction and ending cutscenes show several asteroids in close proximity. At the start of {{p3}}, as the [[S.S. Drake]] approaches the planet, "something goes horribly wrong", which causes the ship to crash, and [[Alph]] mentions in some [[Talk/Small talk#Small talk 21|small talk]] on day 2 that it felt "as if some power from the planet's surface was manipulating our ship". In ''Pikmin 4'', almost everyone who tries to land on the planet crashes and several characters mention that their ships started suffering inexplicable malfunctions as they got close to it. The source of these phenomena is currently unknown. | ||
{{clear}} | {{clear}} | ||
==In the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series== | ==In the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series== | ||
{{image|Its appearance in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.''}} | {{image|Its appearance in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.''}} | ||
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==Naming== | ==Naming== | ||
The name "PNF-404" fits the nomenclature used by NASA to identify less important planets. The letters and numbers that make up the name, however, have a special meaning: 404 is an {{w|List of HTTP status codes|HTTP status code}} that means "'''P'''age '''N'''ot '''F'''ound". | The name "PNF-404" fits the nomenclature used by NASA to identify less important planets. The letters and numbers that make up the name, however, have a special meaning: 404 is an {{w|List of HTTP status codes|HTTP status code}} that means "'''P'''age '''N'''ot '''F'''ound". In this case the acronym would most likely mean "'''P'''lanet '''N'''ot '''F'''ound", as it is about a planet. | ||
===Names in other languages=== | ===Names in other languages=== | ||
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Pangaeaultima a.gtx.png|Texture used for the planet on the area selection menu. | Pangaeaultima a.gtx.png|Texture used for the planet on the area selection menu. | ||
Pikmin3MapSimilaritiesimproved.gif|A GIF showing the correlation between PNF-404 and Pangaea Ultima, what Earth is predicted to look like 250 millions years from now. | Pikmin3MapSimilaritiesimproved.gif|A GIF showing the correlation between PNF-404 and Pangaea Ultima, what Earth is predicted to look like 250 millions years from now. | ||
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===''Pikmin 4''=== | |||
<gallery> | |||
Pnf404.pikmin4.jpg|The planet as seen in the ''Pikmin 4'' Intro Cutscene. | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||