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The '''goolix family''' is a family of large single-celled organisms, introduced in {{p1}}, although the family went unclassified until {{p4}}. It has two members, which are both [[boss]]es. They are both blobs of substance that can stretch and have cores that the [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] should attack. Members belong to the ''mononuclei'' and ([[Canon#Debatable_canon|unofficially]]) the ''binuclei'' genus.
The '''goolix family''' is a family of large single-celled organisms, introduced in {{p1}}, although the family went unclassified until {{p4}}. It has two members, which are both [[boss]]es. They are both blobs of substance that can stretch and have cores that the [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] should attack. They are both described as massive single celled organisms. Members belong to the ''Mononuclei'' and ([[Canon#Debatable_canon|unofficially]]) the ''Binuclei'' genus.


== Members ==
== Members ==
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[[File:Foolix P4 icon.png|left|150px]]
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{{main|Foolix}}
{{main|Foolix}}
Scientific name: ''Mononuclei stellacodus''


The Foolix is a boss from {{p4}} that disguises itself as a drop of [[nectar]] when it is actually an enormous creature. However, unlike the [[Goolix]], it attacks like the [[Mysterious Life-Form]] by trapping the [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] inside of it.
The Foolix is a boss from {{p4}} that disguises itself as a drop of [[nectar]] when it is actually an enormous creature. However, unlike the [[Goolix]], it attacks like the [[Mysterious Life-Form]] by trapping the [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] inside of it.
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[[File:Goolix.png|left|150px]]
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{{main|Goolix}}
{{main|Goolix}}
Scientific name: ''Binuclei siphonophorus''


The Goolix is a boss that only appears in {{p1}} in [[The Impact Site]] on odd-numbered days from day 9 (the player will encounter the [[Mamuta]] on even-numbered days from day 8 instead). It attacks by drowning [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] that touches it; therefore, [[Blue Pikmin]] are immune to it.
The Goolix is a boss that only appears in {{p1}} in [[The Impact Site]] on odd-numbered days from day 9 (the player will encounter the [[Mamuta]] on even-numbered days from day 8 instead). It attacks by drowning [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] that touches it; therefore, [[Blue Pikmin]] are immune to it.
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{{foreignname
{{foreignname
|SpaA=Mocrobios
|Jap = ミズモチ科
|SpaAM=Goolixes
|JapR = Mizu mochi ka
|Fra=bavox
|JapM = [[Goolix|Water mochi]] family
|FraN=From "bave" (drool, slime)
|SpaA = Mocrobios
|PorB = Citoplasmídeos
|SpaAM = Goolixes
|PorBN = From "citoplasma" (cytoplasm)
|Ita = Bigelici
|notes = y
|ItaM = From "bi" (double) and "gel"
|Fra = Bavox
|FraM = From "bave" (drool, slime)
|Ger = Golemgel
|GerM = Golem gel
|Por = Citoplasmídeos
|PorM = From "citoplasma" (cytoplasm)
|Kor = 땅해파리 과
|KorR =
|KorM =  
}}
}}


== Trivia ==
== Trivia ==
* The family may have been intended to be named the Water Slime family in ''Pikmin'', as Goolix's technical name in the ''Pikmin'' Player's Guide is the Greater Water Slime.
* The family may have been intended to be named the Water Slime family in ''Pikmin'', as Goolix's technical name in the ''Pikmin'' Player's Guide is the Greater Water Slime. These technical names often incorporate the name of the family the creature belongs to.


== See also ==
== See also ==
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Latest revision as of 10:00, June 6, 2024

The goolix family is a family of large single-celled organisms, introduced in Pikmin, although the family went unclassified until Pikmin 4. It has two members, which are both bosses. They are both blobs of substance that can stretch and have cores that the Pikmin should attack. They are both described as massive single celled organisms. Members belong to the Mononuclei and (unofficially) the Binuclei genus.

MembersEdit

FoolixEdit

Main article: Foolix.

Scientific name: Mononuclei stellacodus

The Foolix is a boss from Pikmin 4 that disguises itself as a drop of nectar when it is actually an enormous creature. However, unlike the Goolix, it attacks like the Mysterious Life-Form by trapping the Pikmin inside of it.

GoolixEdit

Main article: Goolix.

Scientific name: Binuclei siphonophorus

The Goolix is a boss that only appears in Pikmin in The Impact Site on odd-numbered days from day 9 (the player will encounter the Mamuta on even-numbered days from day 8 instead). It attacks by drowning Pikmin that touches it; therefore, Blue Pikmin are immune to it.

NamingEdit

The name of the family comes from the Goolix, which comes from the word "goo".

Names in other languagesEdit

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Particularly: Document names in other languages.

Language Name Meaning
  Japanese ミズモチ科?
Mizu mochi ka
Water mochi family
  French Bavox From "bave" (drool, slime)
  German Golemgel Golem gel
  Italian Bigelici From "bi" (double) and "gel"
  Korean 땅해파리 과
  Portuguese Citoplasmídeos From "citoplasma" (cytoplasm)
  Spanish (NoA) Mocrobios Goolixes

TriviaEdit

  • The family may have been intended to be named the Water Slime family in Pikmin, as Goolix's technical name in the Pikmin Player's Guide is the Greater Water Slime. These technical names often incorporate the name of the family the creature belongs to.

See alsoEdit