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==Naming== | ==Naming== | ||
{{naming | {{naming | ||
|common = Medusal Slurker. "Medusal" refers to {{w|Jellyfish#Terminology|medusa}}, a form of jellyfish in which its body looks like an upside-down plastic bag. It may also be a pun on {{w|Medusa}}, who had the power to turn people into stone, as the first Medusal Slurker encountered contains the first Rock Pikmin. "Slurker" likely comes from slurper, as it slurps up Pikmin, and lurker. | |common = Medusal Slurker. "Medusal" refers to {{w|Jellyfish#Terminology|medusa}}, a form of jellyfish in which its body looks like an upside-down plastic bag. It may also be a pun on {{w|Medusa}}, who had the power to turn people into stone, as the first Medusal Slurker encountered contains the first Rock Pikmin. "Slurker" likely comes from slurper, as it slurps up Pikmin, and lurker. | ||
|jpcommon = {{j|トロロタラシ|Tororo Tarashi}}. {{j|トロロ|Tororo}} is from {{j|トロトロ| | |jpcommon = {{j|トロロタラシ|Tororo Tarashi}}. {{j|トロロ|Tororo}} is from {{j|トロトロ|Torotoro|sticky|f=tp}} and {{j|タラシ|Tarashi}} means "dripping". | ||
|jpname = {{j|シロワタトロロタラシ|Shiro Wata Tororo Tarashi|White Cotton Sticky Dripper}}. | |jpname = {{j|シロワタトロロタラシ|Shiro Wata Tororo Tarashi|White Cotton Sticky Dripper}}. | ||
|scientific = ''Stauromedusae manifoldii''. It is derived from the real-world species also called "Stauromedusae", or the stalked jellyfish, belonging to the medusozoa subphylum (as mentioned above). Both species have umbrella-like shapes, so it's possible the Medusal Slurker was based off this species. ''Manifoldii'' may be in reference to the "manifold" shape. | |scientific = ''Stauromedusae manifoldii''. It is derived from the real-world species also called "Stauromedusae", or the stalked jellyfish, belonging to the medusozoa subphylum (as mentioned above). Both species have umbrella-like shapes, so it's possible the Medusal Slurker was based off this species. ''Manifoldii'' may be in reference to the "manifold" shape. | ||
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==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Medusal Slurker P3 early lock-on.jpg|[[Lock-on|Locking-on]] to a [[Medusal Slurker]] in the [[Pikmin 3 prerelease information|E3 demo]] of {{p3}}. | Medusal Slurker P3 early lock-on.jpg|[[Lock-on|Locking-on]] to a [[Medusal Slurker]] in the [[Pikmin 3 prerelease information|E3 demo]] of {{p3}}. | ||
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Pikmin3MedusalSlurker.png|Artwork of a Medusal Slurker containing a few Rock Pikmin. | Pikmin3MedusalSlurker.png|Artwork of a Medusal Slurker containing a few Rock Pikmin. | ||
Medusal Slurker with juicy gaggle.jpg|A Medusal Slurker with a [[Juicy Gaggle]]. | Medusal Slurker with juicy gaggle.jpg|A Medusal Slurker with a [[Juicy Gaggle]]. | ||
Medusal Slurker with Golden Sunseed.jpg|A Medusal Slurker with a [[Golden Sunseed]]. | |||
Medusal Slurker with Louie.jpg|A Medusal Slurker with [[Louie]]. | |||
Medusal Slurker with Bombs.jpg|A Medusal Slurker with three [[bomb rock]]s. | |||
Medusal Slurker's corpse.jpeg|A Medusal Slurker's corpse. | Medusal Slurker's corpse.jpeg|A Medusal Slurker's corpse. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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* The Medusal Slurker is the first gelatinous enemy in the Pikmin series whose body doesn't completely dissolve after death, making it salvageable. | * The Medusal Slurker is the first gelatinous enemy in the Pikmin series whose body doesn't completely dissolve after death, making it salvageable. | ||
* The Medusal Slurker was the first new enemy fightable in the E3 2012 demo. It required 7 Pikmin to carry, whereas in the final game, the corpse only takes 6. | * The Medusal Slurker was the first new enemy fightable in the E3 2012 demo. It required 7 Pikmin to carry, whereas in the final game, the corpse only takes 6. | ||
**It is also the only enemy with a corpse that requires 6 Pikmin to carry. | |||
* If all the Pikmin are trapped by one or more Medusal Slurkers, a [[Pikmin extinction]] will occur. This is most easily seen in [[Mission Mode]] and [[Bingo Battle]]. | * If all the Pikmin are trapped by one or more Medusal Slurkers, a [[Pikmin extinction]] will occur. This is most easily seen in [[Mission Mode]] and [[Bingo Battle]]. | ||
* Though the Medusal Slurker was one of the most advertised new enemies, it appears only twice in the Story Mode, one of which does not respawn, and once in Mission Mode ([[Tropical Forest]] Collect Treasure!) if DLC is not counted. | * Though the Medusal Slurker was one of the most advertised new enemies, it appears only twice in the Story Mode, one of which does not respawn, and once in Mission Mode ([[Tropical Forest]] Collect Treasure!) if DLC is not counted. | ||