Sovereign Bulblax: Difference between revisions

|attacks    = Eats, Crushes, and Scatters Pikmin

The '''Sovereign Bulblax''' ({{j|コウテイデメマダラ|Koutei Deme Madara|Emperor Spotted Bug-eye}}) is a [[boss]] found in {{p4}}. This creature is an [[Emperor Bulblax]] in advanced age and shares many of the same attacks as the younger version of the species, such as a [[Panic|loud roar]]. One important difference apart from its size and health is its incredible jumping ability, far greater than that of its younger counterpart.  

The Sovereign Bulblax will hide underground until something disturbs them, where they will emerge throwing everything nearby off of it. They will then start to attack the player and their Pikmin using a variety of attacks. The Bulblax will usually use the standard tongue lash, stunning the leader and Oatchi, and capturing Pikmin, who are then eaten. When it has been damaged enough, the Bulblax roars, causing all Pikmin and [[Oatchi]] to [[Panic]]. Immediately afterwards the Bulblax will start to charge a jump, with Collin warning the player to run away. This jump is not as accurate as it is in ''Pikmin'', but it can still crush without limit. When underground, boulders will fall soon after it lands. When under attack, the Bulblax will jump in place. This will shake off any Pikmin on the face, and crush any underneath. When the player leaves the Sovereign Bulblax's territory, it will patrol the area and will not retreat underground.

Using a large squad of high-damaging Pikmin, either [[Red Pikmin]] and/or [[Purple Pikmin]], and charging them all onto the Bulblax's face using Oatchi's rush ability can deal a lot of damage very quickly. The main issue with this is the fact that the Sovereign Bulblax is much larger than other enemies and it can be hard to correctly throw all Pikmin in the player's squad onto its face. Players must also be careful of where they throw their Pikmin, as if they throw them into the Bulblax's mouth, and it does its tongue attack, a lot of the Pikmin will instantly be stuck to their tongue and will be eaten. The easiest method of dealing with a Sovereign Bulblax is by tricking it into eating a Bomb Rock, Ice Blast, or something else explosive in the same fashion as its smaller counterpart providing ample opportunity to attack it without fear of retaliation. Be aware that once it recovers from this stunned state, however, it's very likely it will follow up by either bellowing out and scattering your Pikmin or by leaping into the air. As soon as it begins to recover, take the chance to whistle your Pikmin back to avoid this from becoming an issue. You can eliminate this possibility if your squad is large enough by using an [[Ultra-spicy spray]] prior to Rushing the Bulblax, which will usually go down if stunned by a Bomb Rock.

{{transcript|An Emperor Bulblax of extremely advanced age. it will no longer display the pack behaviour commonly exhibited by younger members of its species. Instead, as an individual ages, it leaves the herd and exhibits more solitary behaviours.

|jpcommon  = {{j|コウテイデメマダラ|Koutei Deme Madara}}. It translates into "Emperor Spotted Bug-eye". The use of the word emperor in this case may be a reference to the English name of the younger bulblax.

|jpname    = {{j|ダイオウデメマダラ 長寿個体|Dai Ou Deme Madara Chōju Kotai|Great King Spotted Bug-Eye (advanced age)}}. {{j|ダイオウデメマダラ|Dai Ou Deme Madara}} is the Japanese name for the Emperor Bulblax.  {{j|長寿個体|Chōju Kotai}} refers to how it is an Emperor Bulblax of extremely advanced age.

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|Spa  = Bulbo Imperial<br>Bulbico supremo (''Pikmin 4'')

|SpaM = Imperial Bulb<br>Imperial bulb (''Pikmin 4'')

|PorN = ''"Bulbolhão"'' is the masculine augmentative form of ''"Bulbolho"''<br>''"Bulbolho"'' is a portmanteau of ''"bulbo"'' (bulb) and ''"olho"'' (eye), it is the Brazilian Portuguese name for Bulborb<br> ''"Bulbolhão"'' also sounds close to ''"bobalhão"'' (a childish slang that means "silly" or "stupid", masculine form of "bobalhona")

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Burrowed Sovereign Bulblax.jpg|A burrowed Sovereign Bulblax

Sovereign Bulblax face.jpg|The face of a Sovereign Bulblax

Sovereign Bulblax backside.jpg|The mossy and rocky backside of a Sovereign Bulblax

* The name Sovereign Bulblax can be attributed to the large Emperor Bulblax encountered in ''Pikmin'', as it is larger with tall vegetation on its back, as well as lacking pack behavior and crushing prey with leaps. The Emperor Bulblax from [[Hey! Pikmin]] could also potentially count as one.

* The Sovereign Bulblaxes in ''Pikmin 4'' shares an odd quirk with the one found in ''Pikmin'', in that it will not make any attempt to crush the player underneath itself, only hopping if Pikmin are below it.

* In French, the Emperor Bulblax is named the King Bulblax in ''Pikmin 2'', and Emperor Bulblax in ''Pikmin''. In ''Pikmin 4'' this trait is carried over, with the small Bulblax being named King Bulblax, and the large Bulblax being named Emperor Bulblax, making the French release of ''Pikmin 2'' the first game to distuingish between the two Bulblaxes.