Captmin
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| Pikmin | |
| Family | Pikmin |
The Captmin is a Hocotatian, Koppaite, or other interstellar traveller that the Pikmin resurrected.
In fanon games
Below this point is where users place their version of the Captmin.
In Pikmin: Wide World
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This article or section presents information pertaining to Pikmin: Wide World, a fanon game created by Cheepy-Cheepy. |
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| Captain Hunnigan, an example of a Captmin. | |||
| Family | Hocotatian, Koppaite | ||
| Battle Mode stages | None | ||
| Challenge Mode stages | None | ||
| Resistance | None | ||
| Attack | Average | ||
| Mobility | Average | ||
| Throw | Average | ||
| Digging speed | Average | ||
| Carrying capacity | 5 | ||
| Candypop | None | ||
Captmin are former explorers in Pikmin: Wide World who have failed to survive on PNF-404 and been transformed into a hybrid of Pikmin and their former selves. They roam parts of a location accessible to them, usually in the company of up to ten previously discovered main Pikmin types. They may clear obstacles in their way with the help of their Pikmin, retaliate against or flee from any enemies that may threaten them, call to nearby idle Pikmin, and pluck any Pikmin sprouts they come across. Captmin can be of different maturities, which determines their walking speed, and any that are not already at flower-stage maturity will readily consume any nectar they come across with any Pikmin they have, the Captmin consuming 2/10ths of the blob and Pikmin consuming 1/10th. Likewise, they are affected as Pikmin are by sprayed nectar and Pikmin-affecting sprays. While the Pikmin with them count toward the on-field Pikmin limit, the Captmin do not, though this is inconsequential in caves. A Captmin's Pikmin can die even under its supervision, though this will not count against the total amount of Pikmin deaths. When whistled, a Captmin and any Pikmin with it will join that leader's side.
The appearance of all but one Captmin is randomized for each playthrough of Story Mode, which affects whether they are male or female, as well as their head and body shape, facial features, skin and hair color, if they have hair, suit style and color, and voice. The only Captmin to have a set appearance is Captain Hunnigan.
Being Pikmin hybrids, Captmin make for unique allies. Like leaders, they have health, can call, throw, and command Pikmin and leaders, and are playable; like Pikmin, they can strike with their stems, but also their fists, and latch onto enemies and obstacles to attack them more effectively. Captmin are affected by sprays that affect Pikmin and leaders, though Captmin themselves can not use sprays or interact with spray nectar. Captmin have an average attack power, mobility, throw range, and digging speed, and have no resistance to any hazards unless they have the proper suit equipped. Captmin that are exposed to a hazard will be affected in much the same way Pikmin would be, even spores, and most times can be saved by whistling them. Captmin can not be buried, only pounded into the ground like leaders. Enemies that interact uniquely with Pikmin may do so with Captmin, and candypops reject Captmin by bouncing them off. Should a Captmin be downed, the Dolphin Lander will beam them up much like she would with any other leader, and keep them in her care until the end of the day, whereupon she will release it. Should a Captmin be exposed to spores, it gains a potentially useful attribute among several downsides: the ability to control Mushroom Pikmin.
Captmin will accompany the leaders for the rest of the day once whistled, and can be taken anywhere they go, even in and out of caves. Naturally, Captmin lack an Onion, but they can not be kept in the PikHold as they contain foreign biological data despite being at least part-Pikmin, and can not be housed in the Dolphin Lander as they would asphyxiate due to a lack of oxygen while the Lander is in orbit. Captmin that inevitably are left behind at sunset are not considered dead and do not count towards total Pikmin deaths.
In ultra-spicy difficulty, whistling a roaming Captmin will trigger its fighting instincts rather than call them over to a leader's squad. It will make use of any Pikmin it has, and strike offending Pikmin and leaders itself if it runs out or has none. It can call Pikmin not actively in a leader's squad, such as any that are idle or in the middle of a task such as fighting it, to its side to use against them. A Captmin will only surrender when 3/4ths of its health remains, further depleting its already decreased health, although any missing health can be restored like any leader's.
Notes
Data file #1 (all difficulties): Captmin wander about with Pikmin they've come across in their travels.- Data file #2 (all difficulties): Captmin will clear paths, battle enemies, and interact with idle or buried Pikmin.
- Data file #3 (all difficulties): Captmin act both as leaders and as Pikmin, making them useful for just about anything.
- Data file #4 (all difficulties): Sometimes Captmin may have a suit equipped that renders them immune to a hazard.
- Data file #5 (all difficulties): After being whistled, Captmin will stay with the crew for the rest of the day.
- Data file #6 (all difficulties): Enemies that target leaders and Pikmin will both target Captmin.
- Data file #7 (all difficulties): It is necessary to release Captmin at the end of the day as they can not be stored anywhere.
- Data file #8 (ultra-spicy difficulty only): A Captmin will become agitated when whistled, triggering it to fight.
- Data file #9 (ultra-spicy difficulty only): When it runs out or doesn't have any, Captmin can call idle or busy Pikmin to their side.
- Data file #10 (ultra-spicy difficulty only): An angry Captmin will only submit if it takes a bit of a beating.
Olimar's comments
“Upon first seeing this specimen, I mistook it for an ordinary explorer. In reality, this creature is the result of the pikmin attempting to revive a former leader. Its existence is a grim reminder of this planet's cruel yet mystifying ways.”
Shacho's comments
“They look just like my employees, and follow orders just as well! Maybe I could appoint two of them to be this planet's Olimar and Louie...”
Marie's comments
“I'm so sorry... I can't imagine what is like to be one of these poor souls...”
Louie's comments
“Inedible. Preparation would break moral code.”
Dolphin Lander's comments
“Sometimes, Olimar has nightmares about him not recovering enough of the S.S. Dolphin's parts and making it off the planet before his life-support systems fail, and so the pikmin take it upon themselves to return him to life. Turns out, some people are living that nightmare... if they even are truly alive.”