Whiptongue Bulborb: Difference between revisions

{{Infobox enemy  

|pikmin4    = y

|image      = Whiptongue Bulborb P4 icon.png

|icon        = Whiptongue Bulborb P4 icon.png

|areas      = [[Tropical Wilds]], [[Distant Tundra]], [[Serene Shores]]

|underground = [[Kingdom of Beasts]], [[Plunder Palace]]

|attacks    = Slurp up Pikmin

The '''Whiptongue Bulborb''' ({{j|ペロチャッピー|Pero Chappī|Slurping Chappy}}) is an [[Enemy|enemy]] in {{p3}} and {{p4}}. It is a member of the [[grub-dog family]], but is different from the others in that it has a long tongue that it uses to slurp up [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]]. Its tongue can catch up to 5 Pikmin at once, somewhat like the [[Emperor Bulblax]], but quicker and much less destructive. It has a brown face, much in contrast to the paler face of the [[Bulborb]], with a long snout at the end that the tongue comes out of, as well as a distinctive white body with black spots, and blue eyes. No dwarf mimic exists, and the creature only gains its tongue after its second molt.

|weight3 = 12     |weight4 = 10

|carriers3 = 25   |carriers4 = 20

|seeds3 = 15     |seeds4 = 12 (5 [[glow pellet]]s)

|value3 = 50     |value4 = 12

|hp3 = 1300      |hp4 = 1300

|regen3 = Unknown |regen4 = Unknown

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===Olimar's Notes (''Pikmin 4'')===

{{transcript|Instead of the gnashing jaws usually found in related species, it uses its extensible, viscous tongue to capture prey. Even before it opens its mouth, it's recognisable by its tapered snout and black spots against its white back. Some theorised that it evolved its long tongue to snatch prey drawn to high-blooming flowers, but a recent finding confirmed that until its second molt, this creature feeds with its teeth much like other Grub-Dog species. It will begin to use its tongue once it reaches adulthood.|block=y}}

 

{{transcript|Part of the Bulborb family, it has an extra long tongue, giving it more range to grab its prey.|block=y}}

{{transcript|As its name implies, the Whiptongue Bulborb uses its long tongue to snatch up any Pikmin unfortunate enough to be caught in the attack. When you encounter a Whiptongue Bulborb, flank the creature and send your Pikmin charging in to attack.|block=y}}

This Bulborb species attacks with its long, flexible tongue, which allows it to quickly devour Pikmin from much greater distances than other members of the grub-dog family. It doesn't sleep when unaware of the presence of Pikmin. Instead, it will rummage through the ground and sniff around the surrounding area much like a [[Dwarf Bulborb]].

A surprisingly effective strategy is charging it from the front with 35+ Rock Pikmin. Just like other Bulborbs, the Whiptongue Bulborb will flinch when its eyes are hit. Take your squad and let it catch sight of you from a distance. As it approaches and gets ready to use its tongue, start throwing your Rock Pikmin at its face. Throwing them at the face is bound to lead to some hitting the eyes, which will make it flinch. Attacking it from the front without aiming for the face however is lethal and will result in you losing a lot of Rock Pikmin to this. If you keep throwing Rock Pikmin at the face in rapid succession like this, it'll have all its hit points drained without even getting a chance to use its tongue, because it will constantly be flinching.

|common    = Whiptongue Bulborb. "Whiptongue" is a combination of "whip" and "tongue", referring to how this creature can lash its tongue around.

|jpcommon  = {{j|ペロチャッピ|Pero Chappī|Slurping Chappy}}. It is the same as all Bulborbs, but starting with the word for "slurping".

|jpname    = {{j|シタナガデメマダラ|Shitanaga Deme Madara|Spotted Long-tongued Bug-eye}}.

|scientific = ''Oculus longolingua''. It combines "longa" and "lingua", Latin for "long" and "tongue", respectively.

|internal  = Its internal name is <code>arikui</code>, a romanization of {{j|ありくい|arikui|{{w|anteater}}|f=tp}}.

{{foreignname

|Jap = ペロチャッピ

|JapR = Pero Chappī

|JapM = Slurping Chappy

|ChiTrad = 長舌恰比

|ChiTradM = Long-Tongued Chappy

|ChiTradN = ''"Qiàbǐ"'' is the Chinese (traditional) name for Bulborb

|ChiSimp = 长舌恰比

|ChiSimpN = ''"Qiàbǐ"'' is the Chinese (simplified) name for Bulborb

|Dut = Zwieptongbulborb

|DutN =  

|Fra = Bulborbe vermilingue

|FraM = Worm tongue bulborb

|FraN = ''"Bulborbe"'' is the French name for Bulborb

|Ger = Zungen-Punktkäfer

|GerM = Tongue Dot Beetle

|Ita = Coleto linguoide

|ItaM = Tongue Bulborb

|Por  = Bulbolho-tamanduá

*In the ''Pikmin 3'' US website notes, it states that it's part of the "Bulborb Family," even though the family name is "grub-dog".{{cite web|https://web.archive.org/web/20190114004844/http://pikmin3.nintendo.com/explorers-guide/hostile-creatures/|Explorer's Guide: Know Your Enemy|Pikmin 3 official site, archived through Wayback Machine|quote=WHIPTONGUE BULBORB”<br>“Part of the Bulborb family, it has an extra long tongue, giving it more range to grab its prey.|author=|published=August 3, 2013|retrieved=September 18, 2019}}

*Unlike its other grub-dog relatives, it may not be nocturnal, as it is found awake in the wild, similar to the [[Spotty Bulbear]] in ''[[Pikmin 2]]''. However, in the [[Tropical Wilds]], it is seen scavenging for Pikmin during sunset. This suggests that Whiptongue Bulborbs are cathemeral, meaning they are active at both day and night. This is confirmed with their night activity within ''Pikmin 4''.

*In the [[Pikmin 3 prerelease information|E3 2012 demo]] of ''Pikmin 3'', the corpse of a Whiptongue Bulborb required 10 Pikmin to carry, while in the final game, it requires 12 Pikmin.

*Whiptongue Bulborbs might have been inspired by {{w|anteater}}s. Both creatures have extended snouts, and long and sticky tongues to capture their prey with.

 

*[[Bulborb]]

*[[Spotty Bulbear]]

*[[Hairy Bulborb]]

*[[Orange Bulborb]]

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