Starnacle In-game icon.
File:Starnacle Hey Pikmin.jpg
Appears in Hey! Pikmin
Scientific name Tripodidae asterias
Family Shellusk
Areas Pollution Pool
Attacks Extend harmful arms

The Starnacle (タコヒトデ?, lit.: "Octopus Starfish") is a rare octopus-like enemy in Hey! Pikmin. It has three equally-spaced pink tentacle-like arms and a large green eye on its main body. Its eye closes and its arms retract when the eye is hit with a Pikmin. It is found frequently in the waters of Pollution Pool, where its arms act as an obstacle to the player and their Blue Pikmin.

Behavior

The Starnacle's only purpose is to block underwater passages. Aside from that, it doesn't do anything and is harmless. When a Pikmin is thrown at its eye, it will retract its tentacles, leaving enough room for Olimar and his Pikmin to avoid the creature and keep going in the passage.

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Strategy

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There is no way to defeat this enemy; however, it can be stunned for a certain amount of time by simply throwing a Blue Pikmin right into its eye. Once done, it will retract its arms and allow passage until it extends them again.

Notes

Hey! Pikmin logs

This mollusk-like creature's arms are long like an octopus's but tough like a starfish's. They withdraw when struck. The S.S. Dolphin II says he gets anxious at the sight of it, but I know better: those thin, gossamer arms are a real delicacy when properly prepared.

Naming

See more: Shellusk_family#Naming.

The name Starnacle is derived from "star" and "tentacle", although it can also be a combination of "star" and "barnacle". Its Japanese name, タコヒトデ?, simply translates to "Octopus starfish", referring to two aquatic creatures with long arms.

Tripodidae asterias is its scientific name. Asterias is a real-world genus for the Asteriidae family of sea stars. Although, here it is used as the species name rather than the genus. This could be a mistake, but this is not confirmed (though similar cases in Hey! Pikmin's logs may indicate it is).

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
  Dutch Octopok
  French Étentacule This name is a portmanteau of étendre (stretch), and tentacule (tentacle)
  German Gemeiner Schlingstern Common Knotstar
  Italian Polpofiore Octoflower
  Spanish Estelárido

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