Waterwraith: Difference between revisions

|icon        = Waterwraith P4 icon.png

|name        = Amphibio sapiens

|challenge  = [[Bully Den]]

|attacks    = Crushes Pikmin

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Since it can only be conventionally damaged by Purple Pikmin, the only way to combat it in the Submerged Castle and Engulfed Castle is to survive until the final sublevel, where you can get Purple Pikmin via [[Violet Candypop Bud]]s.

The Waterwraith can be petrified, which is useful to stop it if it is coming towards you, but while in this state, it cannot be damaged with normal attacks – Pikmin that attack will just cause an effect similar to attacking a [[reinforced wall]] in other games. Purple Pikmin that land with a thud on the petrified creature have a different behavior, however. When the boss has its rollers, a thud can cause the [[HUD#Health wheel|health wheel]] to appear, if it hasn't already. In the state without rollers, these thuds will actually cause a small amount of damage, and make it possible to kill the creature when petrified.

=== ''Pikmin 2'' Nintendo Player's Guide ===

{{transcript|The anxious Waterwraith appears before the final floor of the Submerged Castle, but you won't be able to defeat it until you use Violet Candypop Buds to create purple Pikmin on the cave's lowest level. One touch from a purple will make the beast temporalily vulnerable.|block=y}}

== Glitches ==

{{naming

|common    = Waterwraith. The name is a portmanteau of "water" and "wraith", where a "wraith" is a spirit, or a ghost.

|scientific = Its scientific name, ''Amphibio sapiens'', uses the word ''amphibio'', similar to the English word "amphibious", and ''sapiens'', meaning "discerning" or "wise", and which is also part of the species name for the real world human, ''{{w|Homo sapiens|Homo sapiens}}''. This can be construed as both a reference to its humanoid shape, as well as it being essentially "living water".

|internal  = Its internal name in ''Pikmin 2'' is <code>blackman</code>. The "man" part is naturally because of its human-like frame, and "black" is presumably due to the fact that it can turn purple when attacked by [[Purple Pikmin]] &ndash; [[Pikmin 2 prerelease information|during development]], Purple Pikmin were much darker and given the name "black". Interestingly, the names of the creature's animations inside the game's files refer to it as "Kagebōzu" ({{j|かげボウズ|Kagebōzu}}), which means "Shadow Bouzu". This indicates that, during development, the Waterwraith's Japanese name was meant to be different. Interestingly, there exists another type of yokai known as Oonyuudou, described as an unclear shadow or a giant rather than a monk, if it was originally called shadow, it may be in reference to this other yokai. ''Pikmin 3''{{'s}} [[Plasm Wraith]] is named after this other yokai in the Japanese version, {{j|アメニュウドウ|Ame Nyuudou|Candy Nyuudou}}.

== Gallery ==

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Wraith.png|Artwork of the Waterwraith from {{P2}}.

Waterwraith Physical Form in Early Sublevel.JPG|The Waterwraith taking on its physical form in the 4^th sublevel via hacking Purple Pikmin into the level.

Waterwraith P2S icon.png|The [[Piklopedia (Pikmin 2)|Piklopedia]] icon of the Waterwraith in [[Pikmin 2 (Nintendo Switch)|the Nintendo Switch version of ''Pikmin 2'']].

WATERWRAITHSLAMMING.png|Artwork of the Waterwraith about to slam its front roller down from ''Pikmin 4''.

Waterwraith chase down.jpg|The [[Pikmin 4 player character|player character]] being chased down by two Waterwraiths in ''Pikmin 4''.

Frozen Waterwraith.png|A frozen Waterwraith.

Frozen Waterwraith (No Rollers).png|thumb|A frozen Waterwraith without its Rollers.

Waterwraith E-Card.jpg|The Waterwraith's [[e-card]], #63 (16^th red card).

</gallery>

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