Jumbo Bulborb
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| Jumbo Bulborb | |
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| Appears in | Pikmin 4 |
| Scientific name | Oculus kageyamii russus (polyploid) |
| Family | Grub-dog |
| Areas | Sun-Speckled Terrace (night), Hero's Hideaway |
| Caves | Dream Home, Cavern for a King |
| Dandori Challenge stages | None |
| Dandori Battle stages | None |
| Attacks | Eat Pikmin |
Jumbo Bulborbs (ジャンボチャッピー?, lit.: "Jumbo Chappy") are massive enemies found in Pikmin 4. These enemies are giant Bulborbs and appear in several places throughout the game. As with most Bulborbs, Jumbo Bulborbs are active during both the day and night; therefore, they can be found in caves and on the surface. However unlike other Bulborbs, the Jumbo Bulborb is never seen asleep.
Stats
| Weight | Max. carriers |
Seeds | Value | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 40 | 15 |  × 15
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2500 |
Behavior
Jumbo Bulborbs will either patrol an area or hide within some vegetation and wait to ambush you. They act similar to normal Bulborbs and will return to their territory if taken too far from it.
Once they notice prey, they become aggressive and will run towards nearby Pikmin, Leaders, and Oatchi. They will then scream and proceed to lunge at them 3 times to try and eat them. If it manages to catch any Pikmin, up to a max of 15 per attack, it will stand up and eat them; otherwise, it will trip and then try again. If there are a lot of Pikmin attacking it at once, it will shake them off and then immediately lunge 3 times.
Appearance
Jumbo Bulborbs are the exact same in appearance as normal Bulborbs. The only difference is that they are a lot larger than them.
Strategy
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Pikmin
Using a large number of Pikmin and throwing them all onto the Bulborb's body at once using Oatchi's rush ability can be very effective. Like with all Bulborbs, it's best to do so from behind to avoid it attacking prematurely. It is possible to also fight it by circling around it whilst throwing Pikmin onto the back of the Bulborb. However, this is riskier than it would be with a normal Bulborb due to its increased health. Regardless of your strategy, however, your greatest strength will be numbers, as once it begins its lunging attack, most (if not all) Pikmin close to it or on it are flung forward and perfectly into its attack. If you don't have many Pikmin, it's better to bait it into attacking, then dodging until it tuckers itself out to retaliate with a Rush from Oatchi.
Notes
Dalmo's Notes
Olimar's Notes
“During reproduction, after an egg is fertilized by a sperm, any excess chromosomes are usually discarded through a process called meiosis. But occasionally, this process fails to occur, and a Bulborb individual will develop irregularly due to this chromosomal abnormality.
Louie's Notes
Naming
- See more: Grub-dog family#Naming.
- Common name: Jumbo Bulborb. Jumbo is a word meaning big.
- Japanese nickname: ジャンボチャッピー?. ジャンボ? directly translates into "Jumbo". チャッピー?, lit.: "Chappy" is Japanese for "Bulborb".
- Japanese name: ベニデメマダラ 倍数体?, lit.: "Spotted Crimson Bug-eye (polyploid)". ベニデメマダラ? is the Japanese name of the Bulborb. 倍数体? directly translates into "polyploid". Polyploidy is a condition that causes a creature's cells to have more than one chromosome, which can cause them to be larger than normal or cause more severe deformities.
- Scientific name: Oculus kageyamii russus (polyploid). This is the same scientific name as the normal Bulborb, with the added "polyploid" distinction.
- Internal names:
BIGCHAPPY_NIGHT. Chappy is the Japanese name for Bulborbs. The night distinction refers to these creatures more commonly appearing during night expeditions. - Prerelease: Unknown
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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 Japanese |
ジャンボチャッピー? Janbo Chappī |
Jumbo Chappy | "Chappy" is the Japanese name for Bulborb |
 French |
Bulborbe géant | Giant bulborb | |
 Italian |
Coleto gigante | Giant bulborb | "Coleto" may come from "boletus" (Latin for mushroom), as a bulborb's spots resemble those found on certain mushrooms "Coleto" is the Italian name for both Bulborb and Bulbear |
 Portuguese (NoA) |
Bulbolho gigante | Giant bulbeye | "Bulbolho" is the Brazilian Portuguese name for Bulborb |
 Spanish |
Bulbo gigante | Giant bulborb |
Gallery
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A Jumbo Bulborb looking toward the camera.
A Jumbo Bulborb hiding in some vegetation waiting to ambush some prey.
A red-eyed Jumbo Bulborb readying to attack.
Trivia
- An abnormally large Bulborb is also present as a boss in Hey! Pikmin, however it is unclear if it has the same condition as the Jumbo Bulborb.
- Olimar's notes suggest that the Jumbo Bulborb likely suffers from some variant of down syndrome, being that it has an extra pair of chromosomes due to failed mitosis. This may explain its infertility.
