Frosty Bulborb
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- This article is about the enemy in Pikmin 4. For the enemy in Pikmin 2, see Snow Bulborb.
Frosty Bulborb | |
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Appears in | Pikmin 4 |
Scientific name | Oculus stomagelus |
Family | Grub-dog |
Areas | Hero's Hideaway |
Caves | Frozen Inferno, Trial of the Sage Leaf |
Dandori Challenge stages | Strategic Freezeway |
Dandori Battle stages | None |
Attacks | Freezes and eats Pikmin |
Frosty Bulborbs (キンキンチャッピー?, lit.: "Ice-Cold Chappy") are large ice enemies found in Pikmin 4. These enemies resemble Bulborbs in appearance, but are blue in coloration and have ice crystals covering their back and midsection. Frosty Bulborbs act almost identical to other Bulborbs, the only difference is that they can freeze Pikmin other than Ice Pikmin if the ice crystals on their back have not been melted.
Stats
Weight | Max. carriers |
Seeds | Value | Health |
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10 | 20 | 12 | ![]() |
1000 |
Behavior
Frosty Bulborbs act just like other Bulborbs in that they lie asleep on the ground waiting until something wakes them up during the day, but patrol their territory at night. If awoken or they notice prey, they will proceed to change and attack the player and their squad of Pikmin by biting at them, up to a max of five Pikmin per bite, until they have left their territory. They will then stop chasing and return to their territory area and patrol for a little while until falling back to sleep. Since this Bulborb has ice crystals on its back, all Pikmin other than Ice Pikmin will be frozen solid if they touch any part of the Bulborb. The only way to counteract this is to melt the ice using fire. Once the ice has been melted, they act like normal Bulborb until the ice is regenerated after a little while.
Appearance
Frosty Bulborbs look very similar to normal Bulborb but they are blue in coloration instead of red. Similar to the Hairy Bulborb, the back and the face share similar colors, with the nose being colored separately, in this instance pink. They also have a layer of ice crystals littering their back and midsection. Therefore, their back and spots cannot be seen unless the ice is melted.
Locations
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Strategy
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These Bulborbs freeze any Pikmin other than Ice Pikmin unless the ice on their back has been melted by a fire starter or a flame vent. Therefore, Ice Pikmin are the ideal choice to fight them. Using a large squad of Pikmin and swarming them is effective, but you can also circle around them and throw Pikmin onto their back. The most effective way to defeat them, is to have a large squad of Pikmin and, using Oatchi, rush at the Bulborb to throw them all on at once. If the ice has been melted using a firestarter, any type can be used and Oatchi will not need the Thermal Defense.
Notes
Dalmo's Notes
Olimar's Notes
“A Bulborb with large amounts of ice and frost covering its midsection. It's unusual to find ice such as this attached to a living organism, as it's cold enough to freeze small animals and regenerate any ice mass that gets broken off.
This Bulborb species's intercellular stores of sugars, amino acids, and organic acids provide it with a plantlike resistance to freezing, making it possible for the Bulborb to touch the ice without freezing itself.”Louie's Notes
Naming
- See more: Grub-dog family#Naming.
- Common name: Frosty Bulborb. "Frosty" is used to describe the ice crystals on its back.
- Japanese nickname: キンキンチャッピー?, lit.: "Ice-Cold Chappy". キンキン can mean "ice-cold" or "very cold". チャッピー is Japanese for Bulborb.
- Japanese name: シモツキデメマダラ?, lit.: "Attached Frost Spotted Bug-eye". 霜 means "frost", and 付き means "attached", referring to how the frost is attached to it. デメマダラ is shared across the Bulborb family.
- Scientific name: Oculus stomagelus. Gelus is Latin for frost, and stoma is Greek for mouth.
- Internal names:
ICECHAPPY
.CHAPPY
is the internal name for the Bulborb, so "ice" is added to distinguish traits. - Prerelease: Unknown
Names in other languages
Language | Name | Meaning |
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キンキンチャッピー? Kinkin Chappī |
Ice-Cold Chappy | |
(traditional) |
冰冰恰比 Bīngbīng Qiàbǐ |
Ice Ice Chappy |
(simplified) |
冰冰恰比 Bīngbīng Qiàbǐ |
Ice Ice Chappy |
IJsbulborb | Ice bulborb | |
Bulborbe glacé | Icy bulborb | |
Eisiger Punktkäfer | Icy Dot Beetle | |
Coleto glaciale | Glacial bulborb | |
얼음차피 Eoreum-Chapi |
Ice Chappy | |
Bulbolho glacial | Glacial bulbeye | |
Bulbo glacial | Glacial bulb |
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See also
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