Louie: Difference between revisions

|image      = LouieP4.png

|related    = [[Minor characters#Louie's grandmother|Grandmother]], [[Minor characters#Louie's aunt|aunt]]

|height    = 2.1 cm (0.83 inches)

|actor      = Kazumi Totaka{{cite web|https://web.archive.org/web/20221206024347/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/nom/0405/1_2/index.html|Development staff interview for ''Pikmin 2''|Wayback Machine}}

==Personality and appearance==

Louie is known to have a very ravenous appetite{{cite quote|Louie has become even more problematic. All he does is nod or shake his head. And yet he consumes three times the amount of food that I do. Not cool, Louie...not cool|Captain Olimar|a [[Olimar's_Log_(Exploration_Notes)#Journal_Entry_#2|Pikmin 3 Olimar's Log]]}}{{cite quote|With Louie's help, we’ve collected a pretty good treasure haul so far. I just wish he’d stop eating every fruit he sees.|Captain Olimar|a [[River#Assignment_Report|Olimar's Assignment Report]]}}. He has prepared [[Louie's notes|many recipes]] for creatures on PNF-404, even attempting to eat creatures that may be inedible to his species. His notes on the [[Iridescent Glint Beetle]] suggest he wants to start his own cooking show, called "The Insect Gourmet!"{{cite quote|This precious treat is exceptionally rare. I could sell it back at home for a fortune! Then, I could use the cash to upgrade my kitchen, buy galactic-class ingredients, and even star in my own cooking show... The Insect Gourmet!|Louie|[[Iridescent_Glint_Beetle#Louie's_notes|Louie's notes on the Iridescent Glint Beetle]]}}

[[File:Louie - Titan Dweevil.jpg|thumb|Louie, as seen before the fight with the [[Titan Dweevil]].]]

|[[File:Louie's Dark Secret.jpg|thumb|Louie, eating the golden pikpik carrots.]]

Louie is actually the one responsible for the debt Hocotate Freight suffers. It was truly he who ate the load of golden Pikpik carrots. When he returned from his first mission, he falsified his report to the President, explaining that a "ravenous space bunny" ate all of the carrots. This is revealed in a cutscene, called "Louie's Dark Secret", unlocked by getting a pink flower for all 30 of the [[Challenge Mode (Pikmin 2)|Challenge Mode]] levels, which is achieved by completing the stages without losing any Pikmin.

Later, the Koppaites find Louie in the remains of the [[Quaggled Mireclops]]. They take him back to the ship and tie him up, retrieving the stolen items and interrogating him on the whereabouts of the actual Captain Olimar, once they learn his identity. The [[S.S. Drake]] now labels him "Food Thief". After Rescuing Olimar from the [[Plasm Wraith]], they give Olimar and Louie a lift back to Hocotate. However, after taking off, Alph writes in a note that Louie has gone missing again. Still, the Koppaites do not show much interest in trying to rescue him, as Alph simply says that "I'm sure he will be fine..." He is confirmed to have returned to Hocotate with Olimar in [[Olimar's Comeback]], possibly retconning his second disappearance.

After landing in the [[Giant's Hearth]], the [[Pikmin 4 player character|player character]] encounters Louie and Moss dragging away [[Yorke]], shocking Olimar as he was unaware that Louie was on the planet. After defeating Louie and Moss in [[Dandori Battle]]s in both the [[Giant's Hearth]] and the [[Primordial Thicket]], Louie abandons Moss and flees to the [[Cavern for a King]], pursued by the player deep into the depths despite Louie's assumptions that they will give up and go home. On the final floor of the cavern, Louie challenges the player while riding the [[Ancient Sirehound]] in the final boss encounter of the game. After defeating him, Louie will give the player a Sidequest, where the player needs to bring various enemies in caves back to the [[S.S. Beagle]]. For completing the mission, the player receives the gear Extra Hand, which lets the player carry objects themselves with the power of one Pikmin.

In {{ssbu}}, Louie appears as a primary spirit.

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|Ger=Louie

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|Kor=루이

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|ChiTrad=路易

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Louie P2 art.png|Clay artwork of Louie.

Louie Side View.jpg|The same clay model, but from a side-on perspective.

Louie with White Pikmin.jpg|Louie running while holding a [[White Pikmin]]. This is the art used for his {{ssbu}} spirit.

Louie and Olimar P2 group.png|Clay artwork of Louie with [[Captain Olimar]].

Pm2 2playermodes.png|Head to head two player action.

Kingofbugs.jpg|Artwork of Louie as he appears on top of the hoard of treasure, motionless.

Louie left behind.png|Louie at the end of the credits in ''Pikmin 2''.

Louie - Titan Dweevil.jpg|thumb|Louie, as seen before the fight with the Titan Dweevil.

Faitality! 2.png|An unconscious Louie atop the tree trunk on the Twilight River before he was captured by the Scornet Maestro.

Louie pik3.jpg|Analysis of Louie in ''Pikmin 3''.

Louie returns.jpg|Louie as he appears in the Japanese version of ''Pikmin 3''.

LouieP3.png|Louie recording a memo in the [[Quaggled Mireclops]] arena.

Id Badge Louie.png|Louie's ID badge.

LouieP4.png|Louie in a [[Dandori Battle]] arena.

*In ''Pikmin 3'', Louie uses the same whistle sound as all other leaders, and is still using his name call from ''Pikmin 2''. This was later changed in ''Pikmin 3 Deluxe'', where his whistle resembles the pea whistle from ''Pikmin 2'', and his name call is a more generic grunt that vaguely sounds like his name.

 

{{listen|filename=P2 Louie name call.ogg|title=Name call after switching leaders, in ''Pikmin 2''.}}