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The first word in the name "Red Bulborb" refers to its red coloration, in comparison with other known Bulborbs. The term "Spotty Bulborb" was initially used to refer to this enemy, in ''Pikmin'' (and {{npcp1}}), until other types of Bulborbs were made for ''Pikmin 2''. The "Spotty" in this name is due to the spots it has on its back. For ''Pikmin 3'', the enemy's name was changed to simply be Bulborb.

 

The ''Brawl'' trophy for this creature indicates that its Japanese name is "Spotted Crimson Bug-eye", however, this is not referring to the name the creature normally goes by, "{{j|アカチャッピー|Aka Chappii}}". The names by which all creatures normally go by is, in fact, a nickname or alias, presumably given by Olimar (referred to as "common name" ({{j|通称|tsuushou}}) in this wiki), while the "Japanese name" ({{j|和名|wamei}}) is their actual name, which is more specific and describes better the characteristics of the creatures. "{{j|アカチャッピー|Aka Chappii}}" simply translates to "Red Chappy".

 

In the creature's scientific name, ''Oculus kageyamii russus'', the species name ''russus'' is Latin for "red". In an early script left inside the game, the creature used to have the technical name ''Oculus kageyamii ssp RED''.{{cite web|https://tcrf.net/Pikmin_2/Early_English_Script#Red_Bulborb|Pikmin 2/Early English Script|The Cutting Room Floor}} The "ssp RED" means "subspecies RED" and is presumably a placeholder used until a proper word for "red" was found.

 

Its internal name in ''Pikmin'' is <code>swallow</code>, given that the name <code>chappy</code> is already used by the [[Dwarf Red Bulborb]]. The internal name in ''Pikmin 2'' and ''Pikmin 3'' is also <code>chappy</code>, the same as the Japanese name for Bulborb. Finally, in ''Hey! Pikmin'', the enemy's internal and generator names are both <code>boss_chappy</code>, the same as before, but now acknowledging that it is a boss.