Empress Bulblax
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| Scientific name | Oculus matriarcha | ||
| Family | Grub-dog | ||
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| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Cannicus |
| Class | Vegeterii |
| Family | Grub-dog |
| Genus | Oculus |
The Empress Bulblax has markings and general features are similar to those of the Red Bulborb, but its body is much larger and composed of five distinct segments; its comparatively tiny legs dangle above the ground. It may be found asleep or actively birthing larvae, and may cause boulders to fall from the sublevel's ceiling upon colliding with a wall while retaliating from attack.
Appearance in Pikmin 2 (
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In fanon games
This is where users type their version of the Empress Bulblax.
In Pikimon
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Move list
- Start - Slam
- Start - Stone Toss
- Lv. 15 - Rock Throw
- Lv. 20 - Boulder Bash
- Lv. 25 - Roller Brick
- Lv. 28 - Ground Rumble
- Lv. 35 - Earth Rumble
- Lv. 50 - Earthquake
- Lv. 60 - Falling Sky
- HM01 - Strength
Evolution
None.
Pre-evolution
Bulborb Larva -> Lv. 25 Red Bulborb -> Lv. 50 Female
In Pikmin 3.9
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| Scientific name | Oculus matriarcha | ||
| Family | Grub-dog | ||
| Areas | Grub-dog Metropolis | ||
| Caves | Bulborb Bastion, Grub-dog Kingdom, Cavern of 100 Trials | ||
| Challenge Mode stages | Grub-dog Throne Room, Empress Kingdom, BR Mild, BR ultra-spicy, BR ultra-bitter EX | ||
| Carry weight | 20 | ||
| Max. carriers | 30 | ||
| Seed worth | 30 | ||
| Poko value |  × 15
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| Sparklium value |  × 25
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| Health | 5,000 | ||
| Attacks | Crushes pikmin, births larvae, and causes boulders to fall | ||
The Empress Bulborb is a boss grub-dog in Pikmin 3.9. Olimar, on previous adventures, had misnamed this creature the Empress Bulblax. It behaves and looks as it does in Pikmin 2. To defeat the Empress Bulborb easily, throw Purple Pikmin at its face.
In Pikmin Forever
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| Scientific name | Unknown | ||
| Family | Grub-dog | ||
| Attacks | Crushes Pikmin, births larvae, causes boulders to fall | ||
The Empress Bulblax appears in Pikmin Forever.
In Pikmin SP
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| Scientific name | Unknown | ||
| Family | Grub-dog | ||
| Attacks | Crushes Pikmin, births larvae, causes boulders to fall | ||
The Empress Bulblax appears in Pikmin SP.
In Pikmin: Connection of the Worlds
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| Scientific name | Unknown | ||
| Family | Grub-dog | ||
| Attacks | Crushes Pikmin, births larvae, causes boulders to fall | ||
The Empress Bulblax, when encountered in press Bulblax is the same as it i, may give birth to Bulborb Larvae. It continues giving birth until one hundred, rather than fifty, larvae are on the field.
In Pikmin: Decayed Leaf
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| Scientific name | Oculus matriarcha | ||
| Family | Grub-dog | ||
| Carry weight | 20 | ||
| Max. carriers | 40 | ||
| Seed worth | 30 | ||
| Poko value | × 15
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| Attacks | Crushes and eats Pikmin, births larva, causes boulders to fall | ||
| “ | This disgusting grub is the queen of the grub-dogs! Take her out, Captain Olimar! | ” | – The ship, upon discovering the Empress Bulblax | ||
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The Empress Bulblax is a returning boss that appears in Pikmin: Decayed Leaf. Being the most distinct boss in the grub-dog family, it can only be found deep below in caves; mainly grub-dog themed caves. There are no other variants of this boss, unlike most grub-dogs. The Empress Bulblax resembles a large, caterpillar-shaped grub-dog with five, distinct, red segments with white spots making up its body. Each segment contains one brown orifice, and the underside of the creature is of a white-red coloration. Like most other Bulborbs, its snout and head is of a peach coloration, with two eyestalks holding eyes with white sclerae and blue pupils. The creature also has nostrils and sharp fangs; a distinct characteristic of the Bulborb species. The Empress Bulblax's two-clawed feet dangle high from the ground; right below its head on the front. On the back, there is a black orifice that the boss uses to produce Bulborb Larva.
The Empress Bulblax will always be found curled up; sleeping in its arena. The arena itself will always be a large room with two walls on each side for the boss to slam itself on. Brushing against the creature will not wake it up, but if provoked by being attacked by Pikmin or punched, the creature will wake up and uncurl itself; revealing its massive length. It will then stand there; looking at the Pikmin. The Empress itself will not attack unless provoked. If enough time passes without being attacked, it will simply return to sleeping. When Pikmin begin to attack it, it will shake around in pain. If enough damage is dealt to the Empress Bulblax is damaged enough, it will violently shake off all Pikmin to its side; proceeding to roar and rolling itself to one side of the arena. Any Pikmin caught under the weight of the Bulblax will be crushed and killed. Once it crashes on the wall; numerous boulders will fall from the sky on the other side of the arena. After the Empress repeats this process and rolls to the other side of the arena, it will roll back; going back to its passive state. Sometimes an Empress Bulblax can be found inside of its cave completely awake. In this state, it will begin to birth Bulborb Larva to attack the player. Each Empress can birth up to twenty-five larva at a time; birthing more if they are killed off. If the creature is rolling around while there are larva in the arena; the larva will be crushed and killed by the Empress own attack.
Attacking an Empress Bulblax can be a tricky task. Attacking the Empress from the side is extremely dangerous, and attacking its back may cause a problem due to larva. That's why the front of the boss is the best course of action. Using Rock Pikmin and Weighted Pikmin can help negate the crushing attack of the Empress greatly. However, any Bulborb Larva spawned before the battle begins will cause problems for any Pikmin type. It's recommended for a captain to go in and kill or distract any larva before starting the fight. Using Pikmin that do high amounts of damage, like Red Pikmin, can help shorten the amount of attacks the Empress can perform before dying. If an Empress rolls over a Cactus Pikmin or Dart Pikmin, it will take some damage; killing the Pikmin in the process. Once defeated, the creature will roar; before combusting into a gooey mass and leaving its first segment to be collected. It will drop large quantities of nectar when defeated.
In Overlord mode, the Empress is much faster and has more health. Along with this, the Empress will bite any Pikmin in front of it; eating up to five at a time. Whenever the Empress crashes into a wall for the second time, dozens of Bulborb Larva will fall from the sky. On lower pools of health, around twenty to thirty dwarves of any type will fall from the sky.
Notes
Data file #1: The Empress is much more vulnerable on its front than on its sides or back.- Data file #2: Watch out, the commotion the Empress causes with her wall-smashing may cause debris to loosen and fall!
- Data file #3: The Larva the Empress spawns can become a huge problem; take them out first.
- Data file #4 (Overlord mode): Even on its frontside; the Empress is not defenseless!
- Data file #5 (Overlord mode): When the Empress smashes into a wall; larva and dwarves hiding in dens above will fall from the sky!
Olimar's notes
- “Being the queen of the grub-dogs, the Empress is on the top of the ant-like society Bulborbs live in. Numerous adult Bulborbs will hunt and forage for food in order to give to their queen so that she can birth more young. Whoever has given this beast the most food is "elected" as the prince for the creature to mate with. The mates selected end up becoming an Emperor Bulblax; as reproduction with a grub-dog matriarch activates certain hormones which drastically increases a grub-dogs lifespan.”
Louie's notes
- “Due to having so much meat, it's recommended to grind this beast up into a fine meat in order to turn it into a variety of things.. mainly sausage links!”
President’s notes
- “After seeing how grub-dog babies are made.. I won't be able to eat for a few days..”
Overlord’s thoughts
- “Bulborbs are such a strange species. I wonder how they evolved into an ant-like society. Then again, the Illints are literal ant-bulborbs.. I should study my animals more.”
In Pikmin: Redemption
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| Scientific name | Unknown | ||
| Family | Grub-dog | ||
| Attacks | Crushes Pikmin, births larvae, causes boulders to fall | ||
Later on in Pikmin: Redemption, some Empress Bulblaxes can shed their skin to evade attack. Additionally, Orange Empress Bulblaxes are mini-bosses in some caves and can appear above ground.
In Pikmin: The After Years
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| Scientific name | Unknown | ||
| Family | Grub-dog | ||
| Attacks | Crushes Pikmin, births larvae, causes boulders to fall | ||
In Pikmin: The After Years, the Empress Bulblax is the same as it is in Pikmin 2.
In Pikspore
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| Scientific name | Unknown | ||
| Family | Grub-dog | ||
| Areas | Cliffside Meadow | ||
| Caves | Challenger's Cavern | ||
| Attacks | Crushes Pikmin, births larvae, causes boulders to fall | ||
The Empress Bulblax, in Pikspore, appears as the boss of the Bulborb Den, and later appears in Challenger's Cavern as a midboss. It also appears in Cliffside Meadow on certain days.