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|related = [[Minor characters#The President's wife|Wife]] | |related = [[Minor characters#The President's wife|Wife]] | ||
|height = 1.9 cm (0.75 inches) | |height = 1.9 cm (0.75 inches) | ||
|actor = Kazumi Totaka{{cite web|https://web.archive.org/web/20221206024347/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/nom/0405/1_2/index.html|Development staff interview for ''Pikmin 2''|Wayback Machine}} | |actor = Kazumi Totaka ({{p2}}{{cite web|https://web.archive.org/web/20221206024347/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/nom/0405/1_2/index.html|Development staff interview for ''Pikmin 2''|Wayback Machine}}, {{P3d}}{{cite web|https://www.pikminwiki.com/Credits#Pikmin_3_Deluxe|Credits sequence for ''Pikmin 3 Deluxe''|Pikipedia}}) | ||
|firstgame = {{p2}} | |firstgame = {{p2}} | ||
|latestgame = {{p4}} (cameo) | |latestgame = {{p4}} (cameo) | ||
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At an unknown point after the events of ''Pikmin 2'', the President squandered his newfound fortune on a failed business venture, consequently ordering Olimar and Louie to collect more treasure from PNF-404 to pay off Hocotate Freight's debts once again. He does not appear in person, having supposedly gone on vacation. | At an unknown point after the events of ''Pikmin 2'', the President squandered his newfound fortune on a failed business venture, consequently ordering Olimar and Louie to collect more treasure from PNF-404 to pay off Hocotate Freight's debts once again. He does not appear in person, having supposedly gone on vacation. | ||
===In ''Pikmin 3'' Deluxe=== | |||
In {{p3d}}, the President plays a minor role in the [[Side Stories]] mode. In it, following Olimar's rescue from the Plasm Wraith, he and Louie inform the President that they abandoned the Hocotate ship. Furiously, the President demands that they go back to PNF-404 to retrieve it. While not appearing directly, his correspondence provides hints for the player in the day select and loading screens, and will also comment on the player's final score at the end of each level. | In {{p3d}}, the President plays a minor role in the [[Side Stories]] mode. In it, following Olimar's rescue from the Plasm Wraith, he and Louie inform the President that they abandoned the Hocotate ship. Furiously, the President demands that they go back to PNF-404 to retrieve it. While not appearing directly, his correspondence provides hints for the player in the day select and loading screens, and will also comment on the player's final score at the end of each level. | ||
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The President is the main source of [[mail]] in ''[[Pikmin 2]]'' before the debt has been paid off, his news getting worse as he finds out that the lending agency he actually used was the All-Devouring Black Hole Loan Sharks, as opposed to Happy Hocotate Savings and Loan, and goes into hiding. | The President is the main source of [[mail]] in ''[[Pikmin 2]]'' before the debt has been paid off, his news getting worse as he finds out that the lending agency he actually used was the All-Devouring Black Hole Loan Sharks, as opposed to Happy Hocotate Savings and Loan, and goes into hiding. | ||
After the debt is erased, Louie is left behind on the planet, and the President goes to help Olimar find him (albeit with the intent of collecting the planet's remaining treasure). When switching to him while playing after that, he calls himself " | After the debt is erased, Louie is left behind on the planet, and the President goes to help Olimar find him (albeit with the intent of collecting the planet's remaining treasure). When switching to him while playing after that, he calls himself "Chacho", from {{j|ル・チャチョー|Ru Chachō}}, which is said to be his real name in Japanese materials, and is a play on {{j|社長|shachō|company president|f=tp}}. He becomes a playable character from then on, and permanently takes Louie's place as a [[leader|Pikmin leader]]. His wife says in some pieces of mail that she is "the REAL boss" of the company{{cite quote|Your notification report was wrong again. How many times do I have to correct you? It's because of behavior like this that I, the REAL boss, have to work so hard.|The President's wife|a [[Mail|letter]]}}, which is confirmed by the President's bio on the Pikmin Garden website. | ||
In ''[[Pikmin 3]]'', he is seen in various different Data Files that explain controls and other mechanics. Oddly, he has a yellow suit in the files, where he has a black suit with a yellow backpack in ''Pikmin 2''. He is also referenced in some of [[Olimar's Log (Exploration Notes)|Olimar's logs]], such as comparing a similar looking snowman in the [[Distant Tundra]], in which the nose is an [[Iron Ball]] which can be pushed out of place. Likewise, in ''[[Pikmin 3 Deluxe]]'', he is referenced in [[Olimar's Log Vol. 2]], with one actually being a message sent by him complaining about Olimar's lack of updates. He also cameos in [[Bingo Battle]] as the "Lucky Marble". | In ''[[Pikmin 3]]'', he is seen in various different Data Files that explain controls and other mechanics. Oddly, he has a yellow suit in the files, where he has a black suit with a yellow backpack in ''Pikmin 2''. He is also referenced in some of [[Olimar's Log (Exploration Notes)|Olimar's logs]], such as comparing a similar looking snowman in the [[Distant Tundra]], in which the nose is an [[Iron Ball]] which can be pushed out of place. Likewise, in ''[[Pikmin 3 Deluxe]]'', he is referenced in [[Olimar's Log Vol. 2]], with one actually being a message sent by him complaining about Olimar's lack of updates. He also cameos in [[Bingo Battle]] as the "Lucky Marble". | ||
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Home planet: Hocotate | Home planet: Hocotate | ||
{{color|2=#fab400|President}} of Hocotate Freight. {{color|2=#fab400| | {{color|2=#fab400|President}} of Hocotate Freight. He {{color|2=#fab400|loves money}} and works his employees hard, but he somehow has a hard to dislike personality. In his youth, he was a great adventurer who traveled throughout the universe. | ||
Related persons: wife (great president of Hocotate Freight) | Related persons: wife (great president of Hocotate Freight) | ||
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==Names in other languages== | ==Names in other languages== | ||
{{Foreignname | {{Foreignname | ||
|Jap=ル・チャチョー | |Jap=ル・チャチョー | ||
|JapR=Ru Chachō | |JapR=Ru Chachō | ||
|JapM= | |JapM=From {{j|社長|shachō|president|f=tp}} | ||
|ChiTrad=路‧查綽 | |||
|ChiTradR=Lù Cháchuò | |||
|ChiTradM=From Japanese name | |||
|ChiTradN=Used in the Pikmin Garden website. | |||
|Kor=사사장 | |Kor=사사장 | ||
|KorR=Sasajang | |KorR=Sasajang | ||
|KorM=From {{tt|사장|sajang}} (president) | |||
|KorN=Used in the Pikmin Garden website. | |KorN=Used in the Pikmin Garden website. | ||
|notes=y | |notes=y | ||