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'''Alph''' ({{j|アルフ|Arufu}}) is one of the three [[leader]]s in ''[[Pikmin 3]]''. He visits [[PNF-404]], along with [[Brittany]] and [[Charlie]] in search of food for the hungry planet of [[Koppai]]. He serves as the engineer of the ship, the [[S.S. Drake]], which his [[Minor characters|grandfather]], also named Drake, designed. He is very bright and positive in character, and greatly respects [[Captain Charlie]].

He wears a spacesuit with a blue lapel, has teal-colored hair similar to [[Captain Olimar]]'s in shape, an average sized nose, freckles on his cheeks and pointy ears. His wide, round eyes are always open, much like when other characters such as Olimar or [[Louie]] are surprised. He is by far the shortest of all the playable [[Leader|leaders]], and likely the youngest as well. Like the other crew members, he wears a bulky space suit with a transparent helmet and an antenna. His gloves and boots are the same shade of blue as his hair, as is the light atop the antenna.

Alph seems kind and gentle, showing genuine concern over the safety and well-being of every [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] and crew member. Based off his interactions with Brittany, he may be rather absentminded. Alph is also very interested in technological devices and is a very capable engineer who configures objects found on PNF-404 for the crew to use on their quest for food. Alph also has allergies to the [[Heroine's Tear]] and the [[Scaly Custard]], as seen in [[Brittany|Brittany's]] notes on them, though that doesn't change any way the juice is distributed when they are eaten. In the different regional versions of the game, his personality remains mostly the same barring some particular lines of dialogue.

==In ''Super Smash Bros for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U''==

Alph appears as four of [[Captain Olimar]]'s eight palette swaps in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U]]''. Since he is a palette swap rather than a separate character, he is in no way different apart from appearance and name. The game does however make other subtle distinctions, such as the voice clips for the announcer, and the alias on the Boxing Ring stage. Alph's three other color schemes are based off of Charlie, Brittany, and Olimar. Alph also has a trophy of him in both versions of ''Smash 4''.

AlphColors.PNG|Alph and his colors schemes in ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U''.

* Alph was the only character playable in the E3 2012 ''[[Pikmin 3]]'' demo, but even then, he had a very basic model with no facial features. He still had his blue suit, though.

* According to Brittany's fruit notes, Alph is allergic to the [[Heroine's Tear]] (a mango), and the [[Scaly Custard]] (an avocado).

* Alph has [[Minor Characters#Alph's Siblings|12 older brothers, an older sister and a younger brother]].

*[https://web.archive.org/web/20171017180515/https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYMHAAACAADMUKmA_UkTgA Masahiro Sakurai's post on Miiverse] where he unveils Alph as a palette swap of Olimar.