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[[File:SPERO2.png|thumb|125px|A SPERO.]] | [[File:SPERO2.png|thumb|125px|A SPERO.]] | ||
'''SPERO'''s ({{j|スパロウ|Suparō|Sparrow}}) are intergalactic unmanned probes built and launched by the [[Koppai]]tes. Their function is to search out planets that harbor edible matter; in the case of the Koppaites, this means [[fruit]]. Many SPEROs were built, yet only one of the last few dispatched actually managed to find [[PNF-404|a planet]] with suitable food. | |||
Besides being plot devices, SPEROs serve a purpose in [[Mission Mode]] and the [[Side Stories]]. They are used as a storage device for the [[fruit]]s, treasures and [[enemies]] collected in [[Collect Treasure!]] stages, comparable to the [[Hocotate ship|ship's]] Research Pod in underground areas in ''[[Pikmin 2]]''. Besides that, it can collect [[Burgeoning Spiderwort]] berries and bring [[Louie]] back to consciousness when he is carried to one, meaning that it can appear in Battle Enemies! stages as well. In some Side Stories stages, it can also collect [[ship part]]s. It does not have other functions besides collecting, and stays in one location throughout the mission. | Besides being plot devices, SPEROs serve a purpose in [[Mission Mode]] and the [[Side Stories]]. They are used as a storage device for the [[fruit]]s, treasures and [[enemies]] collected in [[Collect Treasure!]] stages, comparable to the [[Hocotate ship|ship's]] Research Pod in underground areas in ''[[Pikmin 2]]''. Besides that, it can collect [[Burgeoning Spiderwort]] berries and bring [[Louie]] back to consciousness when he is carried to one, meaning that it can appear in Battle Enemies! stages as well. In some Side Stories stages, it can also collect [[ship part]]s. It does not have other functions besides collecting, and stays in one location throughout the mission. | ||
==Locations== | ==Locations== | ||
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==Naming== | ==Naming== | ||
"SPERO" is pronounced like "{{w|sparrow}}", as proven by the introduction [[cutscene]] in {{p3}}. Because the name is written in all caps, it is most likely an acronym, albeit an unknown one. Interestingly, SPERO also means "I hope" in Italian. Given the probes' mission, it seems fitting. | "SPERO" is pronounced like "{{w|sparrow}}", as proven by the introduction [[cutscene]] in {{p3}}. As such, both the SPEROs and the [[S.S. Drake]] appear to be named after birds. Because the name is written in all caps, it is most likely an acronym, albeit an unknown one. Interestingly, SPERO also means "I hope" in Italian. Given the probes' mission, it seems fitting. | ||
===Names in other languages=== | ===Names in other languages=== | ||
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|Jap=スパロウ | |Jap=スパロウ | ||
|JapR=Suparō | |JapR=Suparō | ||
|JapM= | |JapM=Sparrow | ||
|ChiTrad=史帕羅 | |ChiTrad=史帕羅 | ||
|ChiTradR= | |ChiTradR=Shǐpàluó | ||
|ChiTradM= | |ChiTradM=Sparrow | ||
|ChiSimp=史帕罗 | |ChiSimp=史帕罗 | ||
|ChiSimpR= | |ChiSimpR=Shǐpàluó | ||
|ChiSimpM= | |ChiSimpM=Sparrow | ||
|Fra=SPERO | |Fra=SPERO | ||
|FraM=- | |FraM=- | ||
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|Ita=SPERO | |Ita=SPERO | ||
|ItaM=- | |ItaM=- | ||
|Kor= | |Kor=스패로우 | ||
|KorR= | |KorR=Seupaerou | ||
|KorM= | |KorM=Sparrow | ||
|Spa=SPERO | |Spa=SPERO | ||
|SpaM=- | |SpaM=- | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Research Pod]] | *[[Research Pod]] | ||
*[[S.S. Beagle]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||