Bearded Amprat: Difference between revisions

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|icon        = Bearded Amprat icon.png

|areas      = [[Distant Tundra]], [[Formidable Oak]]

The '''Bearded Amprat''' ({{j|ビリー|Birī|Billy}}) is a rodent-like creature in ''[[Pikmin 3]]''. It resembles a small white guinea pig with large brown spots on its face and back. Their head is rounded with small eyes in the front and no apparent ears. As their name implies, their faces are draped in large amounts of long, straight hair which gives their face a slight resemblance to a skull. It has four, small, mouse-like feet which it uses to move around and to grab prey. Unlike the rest of its body, the feet are green with brown tips on the toes, which lack claws. Its body ends in a few small brown spots and a skinny, mouse-like tail.

|weight3 = 7

|carriers3 = 15

|seeds3 = 8

|value3 = 50

|hp3 = 750

|regen3 = Unknown

==Notes==

{{transcript|A fearsome creature capable of sending out electric shocks to fend off any Pikmin brave enough to come into contact with it.}}

When you attack a Bearded Amprat, use Yellow Pikmin to overcome the electrical charge. If you're not able to defeat the creature before it releases the charge, call your Pikmin away before they're eaten. Whenever possible, flank the creature to attack from the rear.}}

 

{{transcript|With a few tweaks to its output, I bet its electricity-generating properties could really open up my pores. I'll run the idea by Alph and see what he thinks.}}

===Charlie's Notes===

{{transcript|It looks cute and fuzzy, and that's how it springs its trap. Throw a few Pikmin on thinking its easy prey, and it'll zap the life out of them. The best strategy is to take a squad of Yellow Pikmin. Then it's you who'll get the last laugh.}}

{{transcript|Pan roast the thighs with sprigs of rosemary and whole garlic cloves. Finish with a squeeze of fruit juice to highlight the subtle notes of the lingering electricity.}}

{{transcript|The hair covering its face works as a capacitor. It charges electricity by rubbing the hair to build static, then discharges it at enemies intruding on its territory. It's more territorial then aggressive, attacking only when threatened rather than to hunt prey. It has several qualities unique to this ecosystem, such as breastfeeding its young, which may someday give rise to a whole new taxonomy of fauna.}}

The word "Bearded" refers to its long beard-like hairs on its face, and "Amprat" is a portmanteau of "{{w|Ampere|Amp}}", a measurement unit of electricity, and "{{w|rat}}", a type of real-life rodent which it resembles. Its Japanese name is simply {{j|ビリー|Birī}}, which translates to "Billy" &ndash; one possibility is that this is referring to the {{w|Billy (dog)|billy dog breed}}, but it may also be derived from "ビリビリ" (''biri-biri''), an onomatopoeia often used in Japanese to describe the sound of electricity. Its internal name, <code>billy</code>, matches its Japanese name.

{{Foreignname

|Jap   = ビリー

|JapR = Birī

|JapM  = Billy

|SpaA = Estaticán lanudo

|SpaAM = Portmanteau of "estática" (static) and "can", "lanudo" means wooly

|Ger  = Voltster

|GerM  = Agent-noun of ''volt''

|Fra  = Bzit

Pikmin3 AmpratBrushing.jpeg|An Amprat playing with its beard.

* The Bearded Amprat is one of the few creatures in the Pikmin universe that seems to retain some traits from modern-day mammals.

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