Empress Bulblax: Difference between revisions

Undo: These are just insects, not characters. This behavior can be found in the real world too, and doesn't relate to transsexuality as it is known in a societal context. Plus, other enemies have info on this too, like the Female Shooting Spiner.
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(Undo: These are just insects, not characters. This behavior can be found in the real world too, and doesn't relate to transsexuality as it is known in a societal context. Plus, other enemies have info on this too, like the Female Shooting Spiner.)
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* The Empress Bulblax's specific epithet, ''matriarcha'', indicates that it is considered a different species from its offspring, the Bulborb Larvae (''bambinii''). How a parent of one species can bare the offspring of another is unknown, so this could actually be a [[mistake]].
* The Empress Bulblax's specific epithet, ''matriarcha'', indicates that it is considered a different species from its offspring, the Bulborb Larvae (''bambinii''). How a parent of one species can bare the offspring of another is unknown, so this could actually be a [[mistake]].
*The Japanese Louie's notes mentions cooking the ovaries of the creature instead of its liver. This was also the case for the prototype version of ''Pikmin 2''{{'s}} English script.{{cite web|http://tcrf.net/Pikmin_2/Early_English_Script/Louie%27s_Notes#Empress_Bulblax|Pikmin 2/Early English Script/Louie's Notes|The Cutting Room Floor}}
*The Japanese Louie's notes mentions cooking the ovaries of the creature instead of its liver. This was also the case for the prototype version of ''Pikmin 2''{{'s}} English script.{{cite web|http://tcrf.net/Pikmin_2/Early_English_Script/Louie%27s_Notes#Empress_Bulblax|Pikmin 2/Early English Script/Louie's Notes|The Cutting Room Floor}}
*Nearly all males not involved in species reproduction undergo natural sex changes. (See Olimar's Notes) This makes the Empress Bulblax the 2nd Trans Nintendo Character, with the first one being [[mariowiki:Birdo|Birdetta]].


== See also ==
== See also ==