Bulborb Larva: Difference between revisions

|image      = Bulborb_Larva_P4_icon.png

|icon        = Bulborb_Larva_P4_icon.png

|underground = [[Frontier Cavern]], [[Hole of Heroes]], [[Burrow of Beginnings]]

'''Bulborb Larvae''' ({{j|ベビーチャッピー|Bebī Chappī|Baby Chappy}}) are [[enemies]] in ''[[Pikmin 2]]'' and ''[[Pikmin 4]]''. As their name would imply, they are juvenile Bulborbs. They have the typical beige snout of Bulborbs, but their behind is white with only a dab of red on the very end. A small, pointy appendage can be seen below the red spot, its use is unknown; it could be some form of tail, or an {{w|umbilical cord}}. Given that they are young, their size isn't much larger than that of a leader. They are the true juvenile [[grub-dog]]s, as [[Dwarf Bulborb]]s are members of the [[breadbug family]] and merely imitate Bulborbs. They are hard to kill in swarms, but have low [[health]]. Bulborb larvae are infamous for their ability to quickly kill [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]]: the creature's bite is fast and fatal. However, the small creatures can be destroyed with one [[punch]] from a [[leader]], so it is considered more effective to keep Pikmin away from the Larvae and attack with Olimar and his partner.

Bulborb Larvae are continuously born from certain [[Empress Bulblax]]es. Only 50 can be on the sublevel at once, and once that cap is reached, the Empress falls asleep; it will reawaken once only 25 or less are alive and start producing more. If the Empress is woken up via Pikmin attacks it will also not begin to produce more until there are 25 or less left.  The Empress' rolling attack can also crush these enemies, making it useful to clear out a large amount of Larvae.

|seeds2 = N/A    |seeds4 = N/A

Since these larvae can only spawn from certain [[Empress Bulblax]]es, they can't be found anywhere that doesn't have one.

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Another way is to get the Pikmin you do not need and try to kill them in swarms by controlling them, though this method is not recommended as it can cause a lot of fatalities.

|Jap=ベビーチャッピー

|JapR=Bebī Chappī

|JapM=Baby Chappy

|Kor=애벌레차피 (Super Smash Bros. Brwal) 베이비차피 (Pikmin 4)

|KorM=Bulborb Larva (Super Smash Bros. Brawl), Baby Bulborb (Pikmin 4)

|Fra=Larve de Bulborbe

|FraM=Bulborb Larva

|Ger=Punktkäfer-Larve

|GerM=Punktkäfer (Bulborb in the German adaptations) and "Larve" (larva)

|Ita=Coletolarva

|ItaM=Portmanteau of "Coleto" (Bulborb in the Italian adaptations) and "larva" (larva)

|Spa=Larva de bulbo

|SpaM=Bulb larva

|PorP=Larva de bulbolho

|PorPM=Bulborb larva

|PorB=Larva de bulbolho

|PorBM=Bulborb larva

Bulborblarva.jpg|Artwork of multiple Bulborb Larvae.

Bulborb Larva swarm.png|A group of Bulborb Larvae.

09bulborblarva.png|Bulborb Larvae, as seen on the [[Piklopedia (Pikmin 2)|Piklopedia]].

Larva attacks.jpg|A Bulborb Larva attacking a [[White Pikmin]].

Larva dies.jpg|A Bulborb Larva dying from an attack.

Larva petrified.jpg|A Bulborb Larva being petrified.

Bulborb Larva.png|Cropped screenshot of a Bulborb Larva.

Y6.JPG|The creature's [[e-card]], #09 (6^th yellow card).

* Bulborb Larva do not have an animation for standing still. When viewed from out of their detection range they'll use their walking animation, appearing to endlessly wriggle in place.

*Prior to ''Pikmin 4'', its scientific name (''Oculus bambinii'') indicated that it did not belong to the same species as its progenitor, the Empress Bulblax (''Oculus matriarcha'').