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|icon = | |icon = Mitite P4 icon.png | ||
|name = Mitivius infiltratus | |name = Mitivius infiltratus | ||
|family = Mitite | |family = Mitite | ||
|areas = [[Valley of Repose]], [[Awakening Wood]], [[Perplexing Pool]], [[Wistful Wild]], [[Blossoming Arcadia]] | |areas = [[Valley of Repose]], [[Awakening Wood]], [[Perplexing Pool]], [[Wistful Wild]], [[Blossoming Arcadia]], [[Giant's Hearth]], [[Primordial Thicket]] | ||
|underground = [[Subterranean Complex]], [[Frontier Cavern]], [[Hole of Beasts]], [[White Flower Garden]], [[Bulblax Kingdom]], [[Snagret Hole]], [[Citadel of Spiders]], [[Glutton's Kitchen]], [[Shower Room]], [[Submerged Castle]], [[Cavern of Chaos]], [[Hole of Heroes]], [[Dream Den]], [[Sightless Passage]], [[The Mud Pit]] | |underground = [[Subterranean Complex]], [[Frontier Cavern]], [[Hole of Beasts]], [[White Flower Garden]], [[Bulblax Kingdom]], [[Snagret Hole]], [[Citadel of Spiders]], [[Glutton's Kitchen]], [[Shower Room]], [[Submerged Castle]], [[Cavern of Chaos]], [[Hole of Heroes]], [[Dream Den]], [[Sightless Passage]], [[Engulfed Castle]], [[Doppelgänger's Den]], [[The Mud Pit]], [[Subterranean Swarm]] | ||
|challenge = [[Explorer's Cave]], [[Novice Training]], [[Green Hole]], [[Hot House]], [[Brawny Abyss]], [[Three Color Training]], [[Emperor's Realm]] | |challenge = [[Explorer's Cave]], [[Novice Training]], [[Green Hole]], [[Hot House]], [[Brawny Abyss]], [[Three Color Training]], [[Emperor's Realm]] | ||
|2p = [[Battle Field]], [[Carpet Plain]], [[Angle Maze]], [[Colloseum]], [[Rusty Gulch]], [[Tile Lands]] | |2p = [[Battle Field]], [[Carpet Plain]], [[Angle Maze]], [[Colloseum]], [[Rusty Gulch]], [[Tile Lands]] | ||
|attacks = Cause panic | |attacks = Cause panic | ||
}} | }} | ||
''' | The '''Mitite''' ({{j|タマゴムシ|Tamago Mushi|Egg Insect}}) is a small and pink creature with white shells and six legs, appearing in {{p2}} and {{p4}}. Mitites cannot directly harm [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] or [[Oatchi]], but when nearby, cause them to run in [[panic]], which can inadvertently lead them to danger, like a [[hazard]]. When stumbled upon, they appear in a swarm of ten, scuttling around, and just need to be alive in order for nearby Pikmin to panic. In ''Pikmin 2'' exclusively, [[Purple Pikmin]] are the only type of Pikmin who are not disturbed by this enemy. | ||
Any [[egg]], both on the ground and from a [[Honeywisp]], has a 5% chance of containing a group of ten Mitites, which means they can be found anywhere eggs are. Sets of ten can also burrow up from under the ground in specific locations, such as sublevel 10 of the [[Hole of Heroes]]. Finally, | Any [[egg]] in ''Pikmin 2'', both on the ground and from a [[Honeywisp]], has a 5% chance of containing a group of ten Mitites, which means they can be found anywhere eggs are. Sets of ten can also burrow up from under the ground in specific locations, such as sublevel 10 of the [[Hole of Heroes]]. Finally, groups of Mitites are released from the bodies of a [[Raging Long Legs]] in ''Pikmin 2'' and a [[Baldy Long Legs]] in [[Olimar's Shipwreck Tale]] after death, the former only if it is not carrying a treasure. In ''Pikmin 4'', Mitite spawns are predetermined, and they appear outside of eggs much more frequently. Honeywisps never hold Mitite infested eggs. | ||
Every creature in the swarm drops a pool of [[nectar]] when killed, which makes them valuable for building a flowered army. When trying to get [[Poko]]s, they are also somewhat efficient. The reason Mitites are found inside eggs is because they lay ''their'' eggs inside the eggs of other organisms, making them parasitoids. Strangely, they cannot be [[ultra-bitter spray|petrified]] | Every creature in the swarm drops a pool of [[nectar]] when killed, which makes them valuable for building a flowered army. In ''Pikmin 4'', certain Mitites drop [[ultra-spicy nectar]]. When trying to get [[Poko]]s, they are also somewhat efficient. The reason Mitites are found inside eggs is because they lay ''their'' eggs inside the eggs of other organisms, making them parasitoids. Strangely, they cannot be [[ultra-bitter spray|petrified]] if they come out of an egg, but otherwise are petrified normally. | ||
==Stats== | ==Stats== | ||
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|weight2 = 1 |weight4 = 1 | |weight2 = 1 |weight4 = 1 | ||
|carriers2 = 1 |carriers4 = 1 | |carriers2 = 1 |carriers4 = 1 | ||
|seeds2 = 2 |seeds4 = | |seeds2 = 2 |seeds4 = 2 | ||
|value2 = 1 |value4 = | |value2 = 1 |value4 = 1 | ||
|hp2 = 50 |hp4 = | |hp2 = 50 |hp4 = 1 | ||
|regen2 = 0 |regen4 = | |regen2 = 0 |regen4 = 0 | ||
}} | }} | ||
==Behavior== | ==Behavior== | ||
Mitites in eggs only come out once the egg is broken. Those that are hidden underground will come out if Pikmin or leaders get near, or if an [[Emperor Bulblax]] in the same sublevel roars. Once a group of Mitites appears, any nearby non-Purple Pikmin | In ''Pikmin 2'', Mitites in eggs only come out once the egg is broken. Those that are hidden underground will come out if Pikmin or leaders get near, or if an [[Emperor Bulblax]] in the same sublevel roars. They can also be found in the [[Raging Long Legs]] in the [[Hole of Heroes]] after its treasure is collected. Once a group of Mitites appears, any nearby non-Purple Pikmin will start panicking. The enemies start moving around aimlessly as well. Any Mitites that are not killed will eventually burrow underground after a set amount of time. | ||
Mitites appear more frequently hidden underground in ''Pikmin 4'', and cause [[Oatchi]] to start panicking upon appearing. Their egg spawns are pre-determined, and Purple Pikmin are no longer immune to panic. Mitites can not be unearthed by a Bulblax's roar, as they are never encountered together. Mitites also emerge from the [[Baldy Long Legs]] in [[Olimar's Shipwreck Tale]] when it is killed. | |||
==Locations== | ==Locations== | ||
Mitites can appear inside any egg in the game, including eggs carried by [[Honeywisp]]s. Once an egg breaks, there is a 5% chance that a group will come out. Besides that, Mitites burrow from under the ground when approached, or when called by an Emperor Bulblax's scream, in specific caves, normally in dead ends: | Mitites can appear inside any egg in the game, including eggs carried by [[Honeywisp]]s. Once an egg breaks, there is a 5% chance that a group will come out. Besides that, Mitites burrow from under the ground when approached, or when called by an Emperor Bulblax's scream, in specific caves, normally in dead ends. These are all the locations where Mitites can spawn in: | ||
* Sublevel 4 of the [[Hole of Beasts]] | |||
* Sublevel 6 of the [[Bulblax Kingdom]] | ===''Pikmin 2''=== | ||
* Sublevel 10 of the [[Hole of Heroes]] | |||
* Sublevel 2 of [[Novice Training]] | ====Areas==== | ||
* [[Valley of Repose]] | |||
* [[Perplexing Pool]] | |||
* [[Wistful Wild]] | |||
====Caves==== | |||
* Sublevel 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7 and 8 of the [[Subterranean Complex]] | |||
* Sublevel 3, 4, 5 and 6 of the [[Frontier Cavern]] | |||
* Sublevel 2 and 4 of the [[Hole of Beasts]] | |||
* Sublevel 3 and 5 of the [[White Flower Garden]] | |||
* Sublevel 3, 4, 5 and 6 of the [[Bulblax Kingdom]] | |||
* Sublevel 3, 4, 5 and 7 of the [[Snagret Hole]] | |||
* Sublevel 1, 2, 3 and 4 of the [[Citadel of Spiders]] | |||
* Sublevel 3, 5 and 6 of the [[Glutton's Kitchen]] | |||
* Sublevel 1, 2, 3, 5 and 7 of the [[Shower Room]] | |||
* Sublevel 1, 3, 4 and 5 of the [[Submerged Castle]] | |||
* Sublevel 1, 2, 5, 6, 10, 12 and 15 of the [[Hole of Heroes]]. A group of 30 Mitites also comes out of the [[Raging Long Legs]] if it has no treasure to release. | |||
* Sublevel 3, 4, 5, 7 and 8 of the [[Cavern of Chaos]] | |||
* Sublevel 6 and 13 of the [[Dream Den]] | |||
====Challenge Mode==== | |||
* Sublevel 2 of the [[Explorer's Cave]] | |||
* Sublevel 1 and 2 of [[Novice Training]] | |||
* Sublevel 1 and 2 of the [[Green Hole]] | |||
* Sublevel 1 of the [[Hot House]] | |||
* Sublevel 2 of the [[Brawny Abyss]] | |||
* Sublevel 3 of the [[Concrete Maze]] | |||
* Sublevel 1 of [[Three Color Training]] | * Sublevel 1 of [[Three Color Training]] | ||
* Sublevel 1 of [[Hazard Training]] | |||
* Sublevel 1 of [[The Giant's Bath]] | |||
* Sublevel 2 of the [[Secret Testing Range]] | |||
* Sublevel 3 of the [[Breeding Ground]] | |||
* Sublevel 1 of the [[Bully Den]] | |||
* Sublevel 1 of the [[Sniper Room]] | |||
* Sublevel 3 of the [[Emperor's Realm]] | |||
====2-Player Battle==== | |||
* [[Angle Maze]] | |||
===''Pikmin 4''=== | |||
====Areas==== | |||
* [[Blossoming Arcadia]] | |||
* [[Giant's Hearth]] | |||
====Caves==== | |||
* Sublevel 1 of the [[Sightless Passage]] | |||
* Sublevel 5 of the [[Engulfed Castle]] | |||
* Sublevel 2 of the [[Doppelgänger's Den]] | |||
* Sublevel 4 of the [[Subterranean Swarm]] | |||
====Olimar's Shipwreck Tale==== | |||
* [[Blossoming Arcadia]] | |||
==Strategy== | ==Strategy== | ||
{{guide}} | {{guide}} | ||
The best way to kill Mitites is to [[throw]] [[Purple Pikmin]] onto them: any type will work, but Purple Pikmin send out shock waves that kill all of the surrounding Mitites; without purples, a direct hit is required to kill a single enemy in one hit-and-run. In addition, Purple Pikmin are the only type that do not seem to be | The best way to kill Mitites is to [[throw]] [[Purple Pikmin]] onto them: any type will work, but Purple Pikmin send out shock waves that kill all of the surrounding Mitites; without purples, a direct hit is required to kill a single enemy in one hit-and-run. In addition, Purple Pikmin are the only type that do not seem to be upset by the scent of Mitites. Although this is no longer the case in ''Pikmin 4'', the shockwave is still effective. Auto lock may focus on Mitites when there is larger danger present, turning the feature intended to be helpful into a nightmare. Mitites cannot be killed by [[Group move|swarming]] Pikmin into them, and any Pikmin that attacks a Mitite from the side will fail to cause it any damage. | ||
When approaching an egg, keep in mind that it can drop Mitites. As such, the best way to open eggs is to throw two or three Purple Pikmin onto them in quick succession. The first Pikmin should break the egg(s), while the next Pikmin create a shock wave to destroy the Mitites, if they appear. This way, all Mitites can be killed in a quick fashion, without scaring Pikmin. However, seeing as eggs could drop [[nectar]] pools, it's advised to use flowered [[Purple Pikmin]] to open the eggs. If the egg drops nectar and the player uses [[Maturity|leaf]] Purple Pikmin to open it, the Pikmin might drink all of the nectar before most of the other Pikmin can reach it. | When approaching an egg, keep in mind that it can drop Mitites. As such, the best way to open eggs is to throw two or three Purple Pikmin onto them in quick succession. The first Pikmin should break the egg(s), while the next Pikmin create a shock wave to destroy the Mitites, if they appear. This way, all Mitites can be killed in a quick fashion, without scaring Pikmin. However, seeing as eggs could drop [[nectar]] pools, it's advised to use flowered [[Purple Pikmin]] to open the eggs. If the egg drops nectar and the player uses [[Maturity|leaf]] Purple Pikmin to open it, the Pikmin might drink all of the nectar before most of the other Pikmin can reach it. | ||
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{{Notes|olimar=y|louie=y}} | {{Notes|olimar=y|louie=y}} | ||
=== Dalmo's Notes === | |||
{{transcript|The cheeky Mitite lays its eggs inside the eggs of other creatures to provide its offspring with an easy first meal. When they come wriggling and squiggling out, it's spine-chilling! But you can't blame the newly hatched larvae. After all, you might enjoy an egg or two yourself now and then.}} | |||
===''Pikmin 2'' Nintendo Player's Guide=== | ===''Pikmin 2'' Nintendo Player's Guide=== | ||
{{transcript|When you break an egg expecting nectar, sometimes you'll be surprised by a flurry of Mitites. The creatures won't harm your Pikmin, but they will send them into a panic. Call your purple troops with your whistle, then stomp one of the Mitites to generate nectar and make the others scurry away.|block=y}} | {{transcript|When you break an egg expecting nectar, sometimes you'll be surprised by a flurry of Mitites. The creatures won't harm your Pikmin, but they will send them into a panic. Call your purple troops with your whistle, then stomp one of the Mitites to generate nectar and make the others scurry away.|block=y}} | ||
===Pikmin Garden=== | |||
'''Text''' | |||
{{transcript| | |||
自分の卵を他生物の卵に産みつけ、養分として成長する虫。自力では硬い殻の卵を割ることができず、ピクミンが大地のエキスを求めて卵を割る習性に依存している。 | |||
特徴 その1 卵に寄生する | |||
:平均で10匹ほどのタマゴムシが、ひとつの卵内に潜んでいる。 | |||
:(Image text: | |||
:*成虫が発するフェロモンは、ピクミンの苦手なにおいがする | |||
:*花やつぼみを散らしてしまう) | |||
特徴 その2 神出鬼没 | |||
:卵に限らず、さまざまなものから出てくる。 | |||
:(Image text: | |||
:*物影から飛び出てくる | |||
:*地中に潜って、新たな隠れ場を探す | |||
:*ダマグモの体内でふ化して、宿主が死ぬまで寄生し続けることも) | |||
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'''Translation''' | |||
{{transcript| | |||
An insect that lays its eggs in the eggs of other organisms and uses them as nutrients to grow. Unable to crack the hard-shelled eggs on its own, it relies on the Pikmin's habit of cracking eggs in search of nectar. | |||
Feature #1: Parasitizing eggs | |||
:On average, about 10 Mitites lurk in a single egg. | |||
:(Image text: | |||
:*"The pheromone emitted by the adults has a scent that Pikmin dislike" | |||
:*"They scatter flowers and buds") | |||
Feature #2: Appearing and disappearing | |||
:They emerge from various objects, not limited to eggs. | |||
:(Image text: | |||
:*"They jump out from the shadows" | |||
:*"They burrow underground to find new hiding places" | |||
:*"They can even hatch inside the body of an Arachnorb and continue to be parasites until the host dies") | |||
|block=y}} | |||
==Technical information== | ==Technical information== | ||
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|common = Mitite. It is a play on the {{w|mite}}, a small parasitic arachnid in the real world (although the enemy has six legs instead of the mite's eight). | |common = Mitite. It is a play on the {{w|mite}}, a small parasitic arachnid in the real world (although the enemy has six legs instead of the mite's eight). | ||
|jpcommon = {{j|タマゴムシ|Tamago Mushi|Egg Insect}}. | |jpcommon = {{j|タマゴムシ|Tamago Mushi|Egg Insect}}. | ||
|jpname = {{j| | |jpname = {{j|タママユダマシ|Tamamayu Damashi|Cocoon Deceiver}}. | ||
|scientific = ''Mitivius infiltratus''. ''Mitivius'' seems made up (but similar to "Mitite"), and ''infiltratus'' is close to the English word "infiltrate". It fits, as the creature infiltrates eggs to lay its own. | |scientific = ''Mitivius infiltratus''. ''Mitivius'' seems made up (but similar to "Mitite"), and ''infiltratus'' is close to the English word "infiltrate". It fits, as the creature infiltrates eggs to lay its own. | ||
|internal = Internally, this insect is called <code>tamagomushi</code>, the same as its Japanese name. | |internal = Internally, this insect is called <code>tamagomushi</code>, the same as its Japanese name. | ||
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|Jap = タマゴムシ | |Jap = タマゴムシ | ||
|JapR = Tamago Mushi | |JapR = Tamago Mushi | ||
|JapM = Egg | |JapM = Egg Bug | ||
|ChiTrad = 蛋蟲 | |||
|ChiTradR = Dàn Chóng | |||
|ChiTradM = Egg Bug | |||
|ChiSimp = 蛋虫 | |||
|ChiSimpR = Dàn Chóng | |||
|ChiSimpM = Egg Bug | |||
|Dut = Krabbeltor | |||
|DutM = Scratching beetle | |||
|Fra = Mitite | |Fra = Mitite | ||
|FraM =- | |FraM = - | ||
| | |Ger = Mitit | ||
| | |GerM = Mitite | ||
|Ita = Mitite | |||
|ItaM = - | |||
|Kor = 알벌레 | |||
|KorR = Al-Beolle | |||
|KorM = Egg Bug | |||
|Spa = Mitite | |||
|SpaM = - | |||
|Por = Pagurácaro | |||
|PorM = Hermicrabite | |||
|PorN = The name is a portmanteau of ''"paguro"'' (hermit crab) and ''"ácaro"'' (mite) | |||
|notes = y | |||
}} | }} | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
{{image|image of a wild mitite egg in P4.}} | |||
===''Pikmin 2''=== | ===''Pikmin 2''=== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Mitite.jpg|Artwork of | Mitite.jpg|Artwork of the Mitite. | ||
P2 Mitite Piklopedia.png|A Mitite in the [[Piklopedia (Pikmin 2)|Piklopedia]]. | |||
Mitites.png|Mitites emerging from the ground. | Mitites.png|Mitites emerging from the ground. | ||
Petrified Mitites.jpg|Some Mitites | P2 Mitites coming out of egg.png|Mitites coming out of an egg. | ||
P2 Mitites emerging after hearing an Emperor Bulblax roar.png|Mitites emerging from the ground after hearing an Emperor Bulblax roar. | |||
P2 Raging Long Legs dropping Mitites.png|30 Mitites dropping from a defeated Raging Long Legs. | |||
Petrified Mitites.jpg|Some petrified Mitites. | |||
Dead Mitites.jpg|A group of dead Mitites. | Dead Mitites.jpg|A group of dead Mitites. | ||
Mitite | Mitite P2S icon.png|The Piklopedia icon of the Mitite in [[Pikmin 2 (Nintendo Switch)|the Nintendo Switch version of ''Pikmin 2'']]. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
===''Pikmin 4''=== | ===''Pikmin 4''=== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Pikmin 4 Mitites and You.png|Several Mitites, seen underground with the [[Pikmin 4 player character|player character]] | Pikmin 4 Mitites and You.png|Several Mitites, seen underground with the [[Pikmin 4 player character|player character]]. | ||
P4 Mitites in Piklopedia.png|Mitites in the [[Piklopedia (Pikmin 4)|Piklopedia]]. | |||
Mitite scaring Pikmin.jpg|Mitites scaring several Pikmin, causing them to run around. | |||
Mitite egg.jpg|Several Mitites popping out of an infested egg in the Piklopedia. | |||
P4 Dead Mitites.png|Dead Mitites in the Piklopedia. | |||
</gallery> | |||
===''Other''=== | |||
<gallery> | |||
Mitite E-Card.jpg|The Mitite's [[e-card]], #33 (6<sup>th</sup> red card). | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
* The [[Strategy guides|''Pikmin 2'' Nintendo Player's Guide]] erroneously refers to Mitites as [[Sheargrub|Sheargrubs]].{{Cite quote|If an egg yields Sheargrubs instead of nectar, the grubs will send your Pikmin into a tizzy, but your buddies won't be harmed.|Hole of Beasts, Sublevel 4|the ''Pikmin 2'' Nintendo Player's Guide}} | * The [[Strategy guides|''Pikmin 2'' Nintendo Player's Guide]] erroneously refers to Mitites as [[Sheargrub|Sheargrubs]].{{Cite quote|If an egg yields Sheargrubs instead of nectar, the grubs will send your Pikmin into a tizzy, but your buddies won't be harmed.|Hole of Beasts, Sublevel 4|the ''Pikmin 2'' Nintendo Player's Guide}} | ||
* While the Mitite's family is listed as unknown in the English translation of | * While the Mitite's family is listed as unknown in the English translation of {{p2}}, it is named in the Japanese script. | ||
** This was later changed in {{p4}}, listing it as part of the [[Mitite family]]. | |||
* The Mitite has 6 legs, making it the first anatomically correct insect in the series. | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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{{p2enemies}} | {{p2enemies}} | ||
{{P4enemies}} | {{P4enemies}} | ||
[[Category:Burrowing enemies]] | [[Category:Burrowing enemies]] | ||
[[Category:Hiding enemies]] | [[Category:Hiding enemies]] | ||
[[Category:Nectar and sprays]] | |||
[[Category:Valley of Repose]] | [[Category:Valley of Repose]] | ||
[[Category:Awakening Wood]] | [[Category:Awakening Wood]] | ||
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[[Category:Cavern of Chaos]] | [[Category:Cavern of Chaos]] | ||
[[Category:Dream Den]] | [[Category:Dream Den]] | ||
[[Category:Blossoming Arcadia]] | |||
[[Category:Giant's Hearth]] | |||
[[Category:Primordial Thicket]] | |||
[[Category:Sightless Passage]] | |||
[[Category:Engulfed Castle]] | |||
[[Category:Doppelgänger's Den]] | |||
[[Category:The Mud Pit]] | |||
[[Category:Subterranean Swarm]] | |||
[[Category:Pikmin 2 Challenge Mode]] | |||
[[Category:2-Player Battle]] | [[Category:2-Player Battle]] | ||
[[Category:Olimar's Shipwreck Tale]] | |||
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| Appears in | Pikmin 2, Pikmin 4 | ||
| Scientific name | Mitivius infiltratus | ||
| Family | Mitite | ||
| Areas | Valley of Repose, Awakening Wood, Perplexing Pool, Wistful Wild, Blossoming Arcadia, Giant's Hearth, Primordial Thicket | ||
| Caves | Subterranean Complex, Frontier Cavern, Hole of Beasts, White Flower Garden, Bulblax Kingdom, Snagret Hole, Citadel of Spiders, Glutton's Kitchen, Shower Room, Submerged Castle, Cavern of Chaos, Hole of Heroes, Dream Den, Sightless Passage, Engulfed Castle, Doppelgänger's Den, The Mud Pit, Subterranean Swarm | ||
| Challenge Mode stages | Explorer's Cave, Novice Training, Green Hole, Hot House, Brawny Abyss, Three Color Training, Emperor's Realm | ||
| Dandori Challenge stages | None | ||
| Dandori Battle stages | None | ||
| 2-Player Battle stages | Battle Field, Carpet Plain, Angle Maze, Colloseum, Rusty Gulch, Tile Lands | ||
| Attacks | Cause panic | ||
The Mitite (タマゴムシ?, lit.: "Egg Insect") is a small and pink creature with white shells and six legs, appearing in Pikmin 2 and Pikmin 4. Mitites cannot directly harm Pikmin or Oatchi, but when nearby, cause them to run in panic, which can inadvertently lead them to danger, like a hazard. When stumbled upon, they appear in a swarm of ten, scuttling around, and just need to be alive in order for nearby Pikmin to panic. In Pikmin 2 exclusively, Purple Pikmin are the only type of Pikmin who are not disturbed by this enemy.
Any egg in Pikmin 2, both on the ground and from a Honeywisp, has a 5% chance of containing a group of ten Mitites, which means they can be found anywhere eggs are. Sets of ten can also burrow up from under the ground in specific locations, such as sublevel 10 of the Hole of Heroes. Finally, groups of Mitites are released from the bodies of a Raging Long Legs in Pikmin 2 and a Baldy Long Legs in Olimar's Shipwreck Tale after death, the former only if it is not carrying a treasure. In Pikmin 4, Mitite spawns are predetermined, and they appear outside of eggs much more frequently. Honeywisps never hold Mitite infested eggs.
Every creature in the swarm drops a pool of nectar when killed, which makes them valuable for building a flowered army. In Pikmin 4, certain Mitites drop ultra-spicy nectar. When trying to get Pokos, they are also somewhat efficient. The reason Mitites are found inside eggs is because they lay their eggs inside the eggs of other organisms, making them parasitoids. Strangely, they cannot be petrified if they come out of an egg, but otherwise are petrified normally.
Stats
| Game | Weight | Max. carriers |
Seeds | Value | Health | Regen. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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1 | 1 | 2 |  × 1
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50 | No |
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1 | 1 | 2 |  × 1
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1 | No |
Behavior
In Pikmin 2, Mitites in eggs only come out once the egg is broken. Those that are hidden underground will come out if Pikmin or leaders get near, or if an Emperor Bulblax in the same sublevel roars. They can also be found in the Raging Long Legs in the Hole of Heroes after its treasure is collected. Once a group of Mitites appears, any nearby non-Purple Pikmin will start panicking. The enemies start moving around aimlessly as well. Any Mitites that are not killed will eventually burrow underground after a set amount of time.
Mitites appear more frequently hidden underground in Pikmin 4, and cause Oatchi to start panicking upon appearing. Their egg spawns are pre-determined, and Purple Pikmin are no longer immune to panic. Mitites can not be unearthed by a Bulblax's roar, as they are never encountered together. Mitites also emerge from the Baldy Long Legs in Olimar's Shipwreck Tale when it is killed.
Locations
Mitites can appear inside any egg in the game, including eggs carried by Honeywisps. Once an egg breaks, there is a 5% chance that a group will come out. Besides that, Mitites burrow from under the ground when approached, or when called by an Emperor Bulblax's scream, in specific caves, normally in dead ends. These are all the locations where Mitites can spawn in:
Pikmin 2
Areas
Caves
- Sublevel 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7 and 8 of the Subterranean Complex
- Sublevel 3, 4, 5 and 6 of the Frontier Cavern
- Sublevel 2 and 4 of the Hole of Beasts
- Sublevel 3 and 5 of the White Flower Garden
- Sublevel 3, 4, 5 and 6 of the Bulblax Kingdom
- Sublevel 3, 4, 5 and 7 of the Snagret Hole
- Sublevel 1, 2, 3 and 4 of the Citadel of Spiders
- Sublevel 3, 5 and 6 of the Glutton's Kitchen
- Sublevel 1, 2, 3, 5 and 7 of the Shower Room
- Sublevel 1, 3, 4 and 5 of the Submerged Castle
- Sublevel 1, 2, 5, 6, 10, 12 and 15 of the Hole of Heroes. A group of 30 Mitites also comes out of the Raging Long Legs if it has no treasure to release.
- Sublevel 3, 4, 5, 7 and 8 of the Cavern of Chaos
- Sublevel 6 and 13 of the Dream Den
Challenge Mode
- Sublevel 2 of the Explorer's Cave
- Sublevel 1 and 2 of Novice Training
- Sublevel 1 and 2 of the Green Hole
- Sublevel 1 of the Hot House
- Sublevel 2 of the Brawny Abyss
- Sublevel 3 of the Concrete Maze
- Sublevel 1 of Three Color Training
- Sublevel 1 of Hazard Training
- Sublevel 1 of The Giant's Bath
- Sublevel 2 of the Secret Testing Range
- Sublevel 3 of the Breeding Ground
- Sublevel 1 of the Bully Den
- Sublevel 1 of the Sniper Room
- Sublevel 3 of the Emperor's Realm
2-Player Battle
Pikmin 4
Areas
Caves
- Sublevel 1 of the Sightless Passage
- Sublevel 5 of the Engulfed Castle
- Sublevel 2 of the Doppelgänger's Den
- Sublevel 4 of the Subterranean Swarm
Olimar's Shipwreck Tale
Strategy
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The best way to kill Mitites is to throw Purple Pikmin onto them: any type will work, but Purple Pikmin send out shock waves that kill all of the surrounding Mitites; without purples, a direct hit is required to kill a single enemy in one hit-and-run. In addition, Purple Pikmin are the only type that do not seem to be upset by the scent of Mitites. Although this is no longer the case in Pikmin 4, the shockwave is still effective. Auto lock may focus on Mitites when there is larger danger present, turning the feature intended to be helpful into a nightmare. Mitites cannot be killed by swarming Pikmin into them, and any Pikmin that attacks a Mitite from the side will fail to cause it any damage.
When approaching an egg, keep in mind that it can drop Mitites. As such, the best way to open eggs is to throw two or three Purple Pikmin onto them in quick succession. The first Pikmin should break the egg(s), while the next Pikmin create a shock wave to destroy the Mitites, if they appear. This way, all Mitites can be killed in a quick fashion, without scaring Pikmin. However, seeing as eggs could drop nectar pools, it's advised to use flowered Purple Pikmin to open the eggs. If the egg drops nectar and the player uses leaf Purple Pikmin to open it, the Pikmin might drink all of the nectar before most of the other Pikmin can reach it.
Leader punches go through Mitites without harming them, but if they are petrified, the punches actually do damage and can kill, despite the health wheel not showing.
Mitites can also be killed using bomb rocks.
Notes
Olimar's notes
“These parasitic insects feed on eggs. Upon reaching maturity, they excrete a special pheromone that attracts females of particular species, enticing these females to swallow the mitites whole. (Pikmin, however, seem to dislike the scent.) After entering the host female's body, the mitites lay their own eggs inside the host's eggs just prior to the host spawning.”
Louie's notes
“Flash-fry with garlic and red chilis in a hot pan, then sprinkle with grated gorgonzola. Some dinner guests may find the legs unappealing, so it's best to remove them before serving.”
Dalmo's Notes
“The cheeky Mitite lays its eggs inside the eggs of other creatures to provide its offspring with an easy first meal. When they come wriggling and squiggling out, it's spine-chilling! But you can't blame the newly hatched larvae. After all, you might enjoy an egg or two yourself now and then.”
Pikmin 2 Nintendo Player's Guide
“When you break an egg expecting nectar, sometimes you'll be surprised by a flurry of Mitites. The creatures won't harm your Pikmin, but they will send them into a panic. Call your purple troops with your whistle, then stomp one of the Mitites to generate nectar and make the others scurry away.”
Pikmin Garden
Text
“自分の卵を他生物の卵に産みつけ、養分として成長する虫。自力では硬い殻の卵を割ることができず、ピクミンが大地のエキスを求めて卵を割る習性に依存している。
特徴 その1 卵に寄生する
- 平均で10匹ほどのタマゴムシが、ひとつの卵内に潜んでいる。
- (Image text:
- 成虫が発するフェロモンは、ピクミンの苦手なにおいがする
- 花やつぼみを散らしてしまう)
特徴 その2 神出鬼没
- 卵に限らず、さまざまなものから出てくる。
- (Image text:
- 物影から飛び出てくる
- 地中に潜って、新たな隠れ場を探す
- ダマグモの体内でふ化して、宿主が死ぬまで寄生し続けることも)”
Translation
“An insect that lays its eggs in the eggs of other organisms and uses them as nutrients to grow. Unable to crack the hard-shelled eggs on its own, it relies on the Pikmin's habit of cracking eggs in search of nectar.
Feature #1: Parasitizing eggs
- On average, about 10 Mitites lurk in a single egg.
- (Image text:
- "The pheromone emitted by the adults has a scent that Pikmin dislike"
- "They scatter flowers and buds")
Feature #2: Appearing and disappearing
- They emerge from various objects, not limited to eggs.
- (Image text:
- "They jump out from the shadows"
- "They burrow underground to find new hiding places"
- "They can even hatch inside the body of an Arachnorb and continue to be parasites until the host dies")”
Technical information
| Pikmin 2 technical information (?) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Internal name | tamagomushi
| ||
| Global properties (List) | |||
| ID | Japanese comment | Property | Value |
| s000 | friction(not used) | Friction | 0.5 |
| s001 | wallReflection | Unknown (wall bounce speed multiplier?) | 0.5 |
| s002 | faceDirAdjust | Unknown | 0.25 |
| s003 | accel | Acceleration | 0.1 |
| s004 | bounceFactor | Unknown (bounce when it hits the ground?) | 0.3 |
| fp00 | ライフ | HP | 50 |
| fp01 | マップとの当り | Unknown (related to slopes) | 10 |
| fp02 | ダメージスケールXZ | Horizontal damage scale | 0.2 |
| fp03 | ダメージスケールY | Vertical damage scale | 0.25 |
| fp04 | ダメージフレーム | Damage scale duration | 0.35 |
| fp05 | 質量 | Unknown (weight?) | 0.1 |
| fp06 | 速度 | Move speed | 100 |
| fp08 | 回転速度率 | Rotation acceleration | 0.15 |
| fp09 | テリトリー | Territory radius | 120 |
| fp10 | ホーム範囲 | "Home" radius | 30 |
| fp11 | プライベート距離 | "Private" radius | 0 |
| fp12 | 視界距離 | Sight radius | 150 |
| fp13 | 視界角度 | FOV | 180 |
| fp14 | 探索距離 | Unknown (exploration radius?) | 0 |
| fp15 | 探索角度 | Unknown (exploration angle?) | 0 |
| fp16 | 振り払い率 | Successful shake rate | 0 |
| fp17 | 振り払い力 | Shake knockback | 0 |
| fp18 | 振り払いダメージ | Shake damage | 0 |
| fp19 | 振り払い範囲 | Shake range | 0 |
| fp20 | 攻撃可能範囲 | Unknown (shock attack max range?) | 0 |
| fp21 | 攻撃可能角度 | Unknown (shock attack max angle?) | 0 |
| fp22 | 攻撃ヒット範囲 | Unknown (attack hit range?) | 0 |
| fp23 | 攻撃ヒット角度 | Unknown (attack hit angle?) | 0 |
| fp24 | 攻撃力 | Attack damage | 0 |
| fp25 | 視界高 | Unknown (height visibility?) | 50 |
| fp26 | 探索高 | Unknown (exploration height?) | 0 |
| fp27 | ライフの高さ | HP wheel height | 50 |
| fp28 | 回転最大速度 | Rotation speed | 10 |
| fp29 | 警戒時間 | Unknown (warning time?) | 0 |
| fp30 | 警戒ライフ | Unknown | 0 |
| fp31 | ライフ回復率 | Regeneration rate | 0 |
| fp32 | LOD半径 | Off-camera radius | 40 |
| fp33 | マップとのあたりポリゴンの選定 | Collision processing radius | 25 |
| fp34 | ピクミンとのあたり | Pikmin damage radius | 10 |
| fp35 | 石化時間 | Petrification duration | 1 |
| fp36 | ヒップドロップダメージ | Purple Pikmin drop damage | 50 |
| fp37 | 地震気絶確立 | Purple Pikmin stun chance | 0 (0%) |
| fp38 | 地震気絶時間 | Purple Pikmin stun time | 5 |
| ip01 | 振り払い打撃Ａ | Shake mode 1 – hit count | 0 |
| ip02 | 振り払い張付１ | Shake mode 1 – Pikmin requirement | 0 |
| ip03 | 振り払い打撃Ｂ | Shake mode 2 – hit count | 0 |
| ip04 | 振り払い張付２ | Shake mode 2 – Pikmin requirement | 0 |
| ip05 | 振り払い打撃Ｃ | Shake mode 3 – hit count | 0 |
| ip06 | 振り払い張付３ | Shake mode 3 – Pikmin requirement | 0 |
| ip07 | 振り払い打撃Ｄ | Shake mode 4 – hit count | 30 |
| Specific properties | |||
| ID | Japanese comment | Property | Value |
| fp01 | 生存時間 | Unknown (time spent out of the ground?) | 180 |
| fp02 | 出現範囲 | Unknown (unburrow trigger radius?) | 120 |
| fp03 | 蜜レート | Chance of dropping nectar | 1 (100%) |
| ip01 | 歩き時間最小 | Unknown (minimum walk time?) | 25 |
| ip02 | 歩き時間最大 | Unknown (maximum walk time?) | 80 |
| ip03 | 出現時間最小 | Unknown (min time spent out of ground?) | 20 |
| ip04 | 出現時間最小 | Unknown (max time spent out of ground?) | 90 |
Other information
- Size: Body length: 30.5mm, as per the e-card
- Pikmin 2 Piklopedia number: #29
Naming
- Common name: Mitite. It is a play on the mite, a small parasitic arachnid in the real world (although the enemy has six legs instead of the mite's eight).
- Japanese nickname: タマゴムシ?, lit.: "Egg Insect".
- Japanese name: タママユダマシ?, lit.: "Cocoon Deceiver".
- Scientific name: Mitivius infiltratus. Mitivius seems made up (but similar to "Mitite"), and infiltratus is close to the English word "infiltrate". It fits, as the creature infiltrates eggs to lay its own.
- Internal names: Internally, this insect is called
tamagomushi, the same as its Japanese name. - Prerelease: In an unused file with the game's early English script, this enemy is called "Egg Grub".[1] In the GameCube Interactive Multi-Game Demo Disc Version 18, its scientific name is only Mitivius.[2]
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
 Japanese |
タマゴムシ? Tamago Mushi |
Egg Bug | |
 Chinese(traditional) |
蛋蟲 Dàn Chóng |
Egg Bug | |
 Chinese(simplified) |
蛋虫 Dàn Chóng |
Egg Bug | |
 Dutch |
Krabbeltor | Scratching beetle | |
 French |
Mitite | - | |
 German |
Mitit | Mitite | |
 Italian |
Mitite | - | |
 Korean |
알벌레 Al-Beolle |
Egg Bug | |
 Portuguese |
Pagurácaro | Hermicrabite | The name is a portmanteau of "paguro" (hermit crab) and "ácaro" (mite) |
 Spanish |
Mitite | - |
Gallery
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Pikmin 2
Artwork of the Mitite.
A Mitite in the Piklopedia.
Mitites emerging from the ground.
Mitites coming out of an egg.
Mitites emerging from the ground after hearing an Emperor Bulblax roar.
30 Mitites dropping from a defeated Raging Long Legs.
Some petrified Mitites.
A group of dead Mitites.
The Piklopedia icon of the Mitite in the Nintendo Switch version of Pikmin 2.
Pikmin 4
Several Mitites, seen underground with the player character.
Mitites in the Piklopedia.
Mitites scaring several Pikmin, causing them to run around.
Several Mitites popping out of an infested egg in the Piklopedia.
Dead Mitites in the Piklopedia.
Other
The Mitite's e-card, #33 (6th red card).
Trivia
- The Pikmin 2 Nintendo Player's Guide erroneously refers to Mitites as Sheargrubs.[3]
- While the Mitite's family is listed as unknown in the English translation of Pikmin 2, it is named in the Japanese script.
- This was later changed in Pikmin 4, listing it as part of the Mitite family.
- The Mitite has 6 legs, making it the first anatomically correct insect in the series.
See also
References
- ^ Pikmin 2/Early English Script on The Cutting Room Floor
- ^ Proto:Pikmin 2/Piklopedia Entries on The Cutting Room Floor
- ^ “If an egg yields Sheargrubs instead of nectar, the grubs will send your Pikmin into a tizzy, but your buddies won't be harmed.” – Hole of Beasts, Sublevel 4 in the Pikmin 2 Nintendo Player's Guide
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