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[[Image:Thumb_pikmin_ghosts.jpg|thumb|Multiple colours of spirits.]]
[[File:Thumb pikmin ghosts.jpg|thumb|Multiple colors of spirits.]]
'''Pikmin spirits''' appear every time a [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] is killed by a hazard or enemy. These ghostly shapes ascend slowly until they fade away, reminding or alerting the player that a Pikmin has fallen. They roughly resemble a Pikmin's shape; however, they lack feet and leaf, bud or flower, and any identifying characteristics such as the Red Pikmin's nose. Their appearance is slightly transparent and they vary between the games.
'''Spirits''' appear every time a [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] or [[enemy]] is killed. These ghostly shapes ascend slowly until they fade away, reminding or alerting the player that a Pikmin or enemy has fallen.


In ''[[Pikmin (game)|Pikmin]]'', every Pikmin has a blue spirit, irrelevant of the colour of the Pikmin itself, while spirits in ''[[Pikmin 2]]'' and both ''[[New Play Control!]]'' remakes are representative of the dead Pikmin's type. They also differ in size, most notable between those of [[Purple Pikmin|Purple]] and [[White Pikmin]].
The Pikmin ones roughly resemble a Pikmin's shape; however, they lack feet and leaf, bud or flower, and any identifying characteristics such as the Red Pikmin's nose. Their appearance is slightly transparent and they vary between the games.
 
In ''[[Pikmin (game)|Pikmin]]'', every Pikmin has a blue spirit, irrelevant of the color of the Pikmin itself, while spirits in ''[[Pikmin 2]]'' and both ''[[New Play Control!]]'' remakes are representative of the dead Pikmin's type. They also differ in size, most notable between those of [[Purple Pikmin|Purple]] and [[White Pikmin]].


==Enemies==
==Enemies==
[[Image:Spirit_1.jpg|thumb|left|The spirit of a recently killed [[Dwarf Bulborb]].]]
[[File:Spirit 1.jpg|thumb|left|The spirit of a recently killed [[Dwarf Bulborb]].]]
{{stub|List which enemies do not leave a spirit behind.}}
{{stub|List which enemies do not leave a spirit behind.}}
Enemy spirits have a pink-purple colour and look like a bubble with a more transparent "tail" trailing behind. Two holes resembling eyes are visible near the shape's centre. [[Bulbmin]] produce a smaller version of this type of spirit when they die. However, the [[Ravenous Whiskerpillar]] does not leave a spirit when carried and actually seems to be alive, still squirming and hissing. In ''[[Pikmin 2]]'' these spirits make an eerie sound when ascending. In ''[[Pikmin 3]]'', enemy spirits are blue, instead of purple. There is also a [[Glitches in Pikmin#Off-camera limbo|minor glitch]] involved with enemy spirits: if an enemy is killed and the [[camera]] is rotated so that the beast is no longer on-screen, the enemy spirit will not ascend until it is once again visible for the camera on-screen.
Enemy spirits have a pink-purple color and look like a bubble with a more transparent "tail" trailing behind. Two holes resembling eyes are visible near the shape's center. [[Bulbmin]] produce a smaller version of this type of spirit when they die. However, enemies that do not really "die" do not leave a spirit when killed. This is the case for the [[Spotty Bulbear]] and the [[Gatling Groink]], which can [[Health#Revival|revive]], and the [[Ravenous Whiskerpillar]], which seems to remain alive even after being defeated. Enemies that die while [[Ultra-bitter spray|petrified]] release a spirit, but these "non-dying" enemies do not.


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In ''[[Pikmin 2]]'' these spirits make an eerie sound when ascending. In ''[[Pikmin 3]]'', enemy spirits are blue, instead of purple. There is also a [[Glitches in Pikmin#Off-camera limbo|minor glitch]] involved with enemy spirits in the first two games: if an enemy is killed and the [[camera]] is rotated so that the beast is no longer on-screen, the enemy spirit will not ascend until it is once again visible for the camera on-screen.


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==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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Image:P1 Pikmin spirit.png|A screenshot of a Pikmin spirit in ''Pikmin''.
P1 Pikmin spirit.png|A screenshot of a Pikmin spirit in ''Pikmin''.
Image:Pikminghosts.jpg|In ''Pikmin'', all spirits of Pikmin are blueish white.
Pikminghosts.jpg|In ''Pikmin'', all spirits of Pikmin are blueish white.
Image:Spirits in Brawl.jpg|The appearance of Pikmin spirits in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''.
Spirits in Brawl.jpg|The appearance of Pikmin spirits in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''.
Image:Pikmin spirit texture.png|The texture used in both games for the Pikmin spirits.
Pikmin spirit texture.png|The texture used in ''Pikmin'' and ''Pikmin 2'' for the Pikmin spirits.
Image:P1 enemy spirit textures.png|The textures used in ''Pikmin'' for the enemy spirits.
P1 enemy spirit textures.png|The textures used in ''Pikmin'' for the enemy spirits.
Image:P2 enemy spirit texture.png|The texture used in ''Pikmin 2'' for the enemy spirits.
P2 enemy spirit texture.png|The texture used in ''Pikmin 2'' for the enemy spirits.
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Revision as of 11:34, January 31, 2015

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Since this subject has no official name, the name "Soul" is conjectural.

Artwork of Pikmin souls.
Multiple colors of spirits.

Spirits appear every time a Pikmin or enemy is killed. These ghostly shapes ascend slowly until they fade away, reminding or alerting the player that a Pikmin or enemy has fallen.

The Pikmin ones roughly resemble a Pikmin's shape; however, they lack feet and leaf, bud or flower, and any identifying characteristics such as the Red Pikmin's nose. Their appearance is slightly transparent and they vary between the games.

In Pikmin, every Pikmin has a blue spirit, irrelevant of the color of the Pikmin itself, while spirits in Pikmin 2 and both New Play Control! remakes are representative of the dead Pikmin's type. They also differ in size, most notable between those of Purple and White Pikmin.

Enemies

The spirit of a recently killed Dwarf Bulborb.
The leaf texture used in Pikmin 2's Challenge Mode menu. (Used on Pikipedia in the {{stub}} template.)

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Suggestions: List which enemies do not leave a spirit behind.

Enemy spirits have a pink-purple color and look like a bubble with a more transparent "tail" trailing behind. Two holes resembling eyes are visible near the shape's center. Bulbmin produce a smaller version of this type of spirit when they die. However, enemies that do not really "die" do not leave a spirit when killed. This is the case for the Spotty Bulbear and the Gatling Groink, which can revive, and the Ravenous Whiskerpillar, which seems to remain alive even after being defeated. Enemies that die while petrified release a spirit, but these "non-dying" enemies do not.

In Pikmin 2 these spirits make an eerie sound when ascending. In Pikmin 3, enemy spirits are blue, instead of purple. There is also a minor glitch involved with enemy spirits in the first two games: if an enemy is killed and the camera is rotated so that the beast is no longer on-screen, the enemy spirit will not ascend until it is once again visible for the camera on-screen.

Gallery

Trivia

  • The Pikmin spirits resemble Komada, a Japanese myth about small ghosts that haunt trees.

See also