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** The Waterwraith is mentioned in Olimar's [[Piklopedia (Pikmin 3 Deluxe)|Piklopedia]] entry for the Plasm Wraith in {{p3d}}, though it just highlights how they are different. | ** The Waterwraith is mentioned in Olimar's [[Piklopedia (Pikmin 3 Deluxe)|Piklopedia]] entry for the Plasm Wraith in {{p3d}}, though it just highlights how they are different. | ||
* In the game's files, the Waterwraith's model contains a dummy texture that reads "fb dum". This is a dummy texture applied to the model before the framebuffer is used to texture it: [[File:Waterwraith dummy texture.png]] | * In the game's files, the Waterwraith's model contains a dummy texture that reads "fb dum". This is a dummy texture applied to the model before the framebuffer is used to texture it: [[File:Waterwraith dummy texture.png]] | ||
*If Purple Pikmin are forced to appear in the cave earlier than sublevel 5 and the monster is defeated then, it will still drop the treasure. Despite this, the monster's treasure will not be detected by radar until the showdown with the beast in the final floor; this is likely to avoid confusion when all the other treasures are gathered in earlier floors. | |||
*If Purple Pikmin are forced to appear in the cave earlier than sublevel 5 and the monster is defeated then, it will still drop the treasure. | |||
* After taking out the Waterwraith's rollers and entering the second stage of the fight, if the player is sufficiently far away from the boss, it will stop walking randomly and will instead stand in place. In this animation, it also occasionally turns around back and forth. This elusive animation can only be seen by being far enough away, by using the zoomed-out or ground-level [[camera]] settings, and by being on sublevel 5 of the [[Submerged Castle]], since it is too dark to see that far away on the [[Bully Den]]. | * After taking out the Waterwraith's rollers and entering the second stage of the fight, if the player is sufficiently far away from the boss, it will stop walking randomly and will instead stand in place. In this animation, it also occasionally turns around back and forth. This elusive animation can only be seen by being far enough away, by using the zoomed-out or ground-level [[camera]] settings, and by being on sublevel 5 of the [[Submerged Castle]], since it is too dark to see that far away on the [[Bully Den]]. | ||
** This animation can be better seen in the [[Piklopedia (Pikmin 4)|Piklopedia in ''Pikmin 4'']], where the rollers can actually be destroyed. | ** This animation can be better seen in the [[Piklopedia (Pikmin 4)|Piklopedia in ''Pikmin 4'']], where the rollers can actually be destroyed. | ||
*The helpless phase of the Waterwraith, along with the [[Giant Breadbug]] and the [[Titan Dweevil]], are the only bosses in {{p2}} that have their own boss [[Music in Pikmin 2|theme]]. | *The helpless phase of the Waterwraith, along with the [[Giant Breadbug]] and the [[Titan Dweevil]], are the only bosses in {{p2}} that have their own boss [[Music in Pikmin 2|theme]]. | ||
*If the player reaches the final floor before the Waterwraith makes its first appearance, the boss battle with play out as usual, and the ship will not trigger the cutscene to declare it a danger.{{cite youtube|6UrIdb6FDDI|of a speedrunner discovering the Submerged Castle for the first time, but not encountering the Waterwraith until the final floor|h=1|m=54|s=12|published={{date|29|November|2018}}|retrieved={{date|4|June|2020}}}} | *If the player reaches the final floor before the Waterwraith makes its first appearance, the boss battle with play out as usual, and the ship will not trigger the cutscene to declare it a danger.{{cite youtube|6UrIdb6FDDI|of a speedrunner discovering the Submerged Castle for the first time, but not encountering the Waterwraith until the final floor|h=1|m=54|s=12|published={{date|29|November|2018}}|retrieved={{date|4|June|2020}}}} | ||
**This | **This is not true in [[Engulfed Castle]], however; after reading [[Pikmin_4_voyage_log#.2339_The_Nonexistent_Entity|Olimar's voyage log]] on the creature, [[Collin]] will state there must be a way to beat it instead of telling the player to run away. | ||
* The Waterwraith is one of the two enemies in the ''Pikmin'' series to have a sequential health meter, the other being the [[Ancient Sirehound]]. | * The Waterwraith is one of the two enemies in the ''Pikmin'' series to have a sequential health meter, the other being the [[Ancient Sirehound]]. | ||
* Interestingly, while the Waterwraith is still unaffected by bomb rocks in ''Pikmin 4'', it can still be frozen by [[Ice Blasts]] | * Interestingly, while the Waterwraith is still unaffected by bomb rocks in ''Pikmin 4'', it can still be frozen by [[Ice Blasts]] and stunned by [[lightning strikes]]. However, it will break free almost instantly and will still be invulnerable in this state. | ||
*In Cavern for a King, if a Waterwraith with its rollers approaches one without, the rollerless Wraith will duck to let the other one over.{{cite youtube|kuTLkO7HD1A|of the Waterwraith with its rollers running over a rollerless Waterwraith, causing the latter to duck|m=0|s=24|published={{date|7|August|2023}}|retrieved={{date|7|August|2023}}}} | *In Cavern for a King, if a Waterwraith with its rollers approaches one without, the rollerless Wraith will duck to let the other one over.{{cite youtube|kuTLkO7HD1A|of the Waterwraith with its rollers running over a rollerless Waterwraith, causing the latter to duck|m=0|s=24|published={{date|7|August|2023}}|retrieved={{date|7|August|2023}}}} | ||
* | * In ''Pikmin 4'', the holes on its back roller have been repositioned closer to the rims, making it appear as if it is pedaling a bicycle. Despite this, its Piklopedia icon still shows its hind legs going into the center of the roller. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||