#like olimar or whatever.

[frascospecimen]

JUST FINISHED THE PIKMIN 4 DEMO

[hana-bobo-finch]

I’m genuinely considering keeping this looking like this without fixing it up. I think it’s perfect as is

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

This new official yi city art from the Japanese audio drama reminds me so much of the essence of your creachers .. personally I think they're taking inspiration from your wonderful fellas

https://twitter.com/mimifm11/status/1679083183613300736?t=IslUVs4um6QsmoIG1iEYYg&s=19

They're in the recording booth!!!!

[cuntyyellowpikmin]

It’s official. It’s been a year since my Pikmin hyperfixation started

Fuck it im gonna post that god awful Olimar drawing I made back in November

I never even finished it wtf

IM LAUGHING SO HARD AT THIS DRAWING DONT THROW AWAY YOUR OLD DRAWINGS CUZ EVERYONE NEEDS A LITTLE LAUGH SOMETIMES

[fifty-ten]

im putting them on voyager. they're not making it back

[the-knife-consumer]

which pikmin character would u roomie with n why….,,

None of them theyre all nightmarish.

[transgender-louie]

late night filler sorry for not posting art more. kind of hard to maintain motivation for a bunch of pieces. usually it takes a bit of pushing and i got hit by a mini hyperfixation bullet so i'll busy obsessing over that for a week or something. alas

[maideninorange]

Warm-up/art style study as I try to figure out how these tiny aliens should be drawn.

Why is he so round...

[pollyanna-nana]

Louie isn’t evil.

Or: what Pikmin 4 tells us about his character.

BIG WARNING FOR PIKMIN 4 SPOILERS! (and the rest of the series)

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I want to preface this by saying that I am in no way trying to be the end-all, be-all of character interpretations, but Pikmin 4 to me, at least, confirms the suspicions I’ve had since playing Pikmin 2 and 3 all those years ago that Louie ISN’T secretly evil, or possessed, or whatever else. He’s just… Louie. And I think that’s interesting in and of itself.

1. Olimar himself vouches for him, and clearly doesn’t think he’s a bad person.

Say what you will, but I’m inclined to think Olimar is a decent judge of character. Clearly he’s worked with Louie for enough time to see that while he’s not very good at his job, he’s not intentionally so— at least not in a malevolent way (will get more into this later). He also wants you to forgive him for Olimar’s sake, which can be read as self-sacrificing (as Olimar is known to be) but I also think hints at the soft spot he has for Louie.

It's also worth noting that he states during a end-of-day conversation that he told Louie that, since he's a new employee, he should do everything Olimar does... including throw castaways into the onion. Interesting that Louie took this so literally, but it does provide an explanation for why he kidnapped the Koppaites beyond "he's evil and crazy".

2. He really, REALLY loves his grandma.

Like, wow. He talks about her SO MUCH both in his Piklopedia entries and also elsewhere in the game. It's interesting. Worth noting is that he never mentions any other family members- unlike Olimar, who talks about his wife and each of his children independently. I've said this before, but the content of a lot of these entries implies to me that Louie was mainly raised by his grandma, likely since birth. And given some of her emails in Pikmin 2, assuming they're also canon to Pikmin 4's timeline... Well, Louie certainly had an interesting upbringing. But he clearly loves her all the same.

3. He has a mischievous streak and tends to do things on impulse.

This was already fairly obvious from the previous games, but I think it's worth noting that this game confirms that he's... would immature be the right word? In any regard, he doesn't seem to see himself as a "grown-up"- when in all likelihood he is. Personally, as a 22-year-old, I find that pretty relatable as I often think of myself as younger when in reality I am by all definitions an adult. This, along with his grandma still being around, makes it pretty much certain that Louie is a lot younger than Olimar and the president, likely in his early to mid twenties. Being a bit of a goofball isn't really out of the ordinary, all things considered.

THAT BEING SAID, he's clearly capable of practicing self-restraint when he wants to. What he says here about the red Pikmin is pretty significant, since we know he's willing to eat just about anything- but clearly he has some reservations about creatures that are friendly and helpful. Which leads to...

4. He loves dogs and fluffy things.

Same. But he doesn't even consider eating Moss, Oatchi or the Ancient Sirehound, showing that his creature-eating habits stop at things he recognizes as useful. He clearly also holds affection for things that are soft and fuzzy, and says as much.

5. He is so autism.

He plays with fidget toys. He loves certain textures and sounds. This guy is stimming all over PNF-404!!! I think this also lends some explanation for why his behavior is what it is- things like taking Olimar's suggestion to do as he does super literally even after crashing on an alien planet, his hyperfixation on cooking and tendency not to communicate and incorrectly interpret situations (thinking the Koppaites are kidnappers in 3, running away from you in 4). He could even be low or no empathy as well, explaining why it takes a hot minute to get him to understand why people are upset with him about something.

Interestingly this game also makes it clear that Louie wants to live on the planet, or at least thought he did while you were chasing him down, which makes a lot of sense when you consider that he doesn't really seem to fit in back on Hocotate. I, too, wish to run away to an alien world with all of the things that I like and no other people, so I get you, Louie.

6. He hates his boss and his job, and the golden pikpik carrot incident was likely premeditated.

This probably looks bad, but honestly? As a fellow work-hating anti-capitalist schmuck I get it. The president is for all intents and purposes a huge asshole, from sending Olimar straight back to the planet after selling his ship to not caring that Louie got left behind, just wanting to find the rest of the treasures. I doubt he is very kind to his employees, and doesn't seem very good at running the business. Definitely a funny character, but if he were my boss I would absolutely want to punt him into the sun.

From some other entries he clearly wants to sell certain things to accrue money, but it's for things like getting better kitchen tools and following his dream to have his own cooking show. Clearly being a freight driver isn't what Louie actually wants to do with his life, and he could not give less of a shit about what happens to the company. Very short-sighted on his part, but also again, yeah I get you Louie.

7. He... doesn't like the color red for some reason.

Honestly, I'm not even really sure what to make of this. Is it because it reminds him of the Hocotate ship? Or does he just not like the color? Would be very interesting considering that it's Olimar's signature color. Perhaps that's at least part of why he attacks you in Pikmin 2- though that's speculation for another day.

Also funny to me is his comments on the black-colored treasures. We know blue is his favorite color, but I guess he's also a bit of a goth at heart. Lol.

In conclusion.

I think Louie isn't written or intended to be evil, and Pikmin 4's portrayal of him was intentionally written to confirm this. He's just, as some have said, an agent of chaos, but that doesn't make him a bad person. Just an autistic 20-something working a shitty job he doesn't care about, who loves his grandma and has a mischievous streak and a hyperfixation on food. At least from what I can interpret, ymmv!

[taylor-titmouse]

Could we see what baby gnomes look like?

like weird wrinkly olimars. and then as they age, pretty much like rats. somewhere between periadolescent and adult is when they go on their first scavenge and earn their name. before that they're just referred to as 'that pup' or by whatever husband they most closely resemble. 'that fishhead looking pup' for example.

[slaket-and-sprash]

Ya'll I am fucking tired of conservative homophobes and transphobes acting like the Mario movie is some marvel of "anti-wokeness" or whatever even though there's been LGBT charecters in Mario such as Birdo and Vivian being both trans women and in superstar saga Luigi is heavily implied to have a crush with Prince Peasly.

Also like all the LGBT rep in Zelda, Fire Emblem, Pokemon and Xenoblade? Litterally Animal Crossing has a canon Drag Queen, Litterally the creator of Metroid Said that Samus Aran was a trans woman? (To be Honest though it was in the context of a transphobic joke but still) there's even a creature in Pikmin that changes it's sex and Olimar actively denounces transphobia? You can have the option to dress Mario and Link in drag in both their recent mainline games, they removed gender from Splatoon, Pokemon and Animal Crossing instead calling it "style". Kirby Star Allies has a canon fucking lesbian couple in it and Kirby is nonbinary in Japan?

Like I'm sorry but Nintendo games and their rep helped me come out and even though they're a terrible conglomerate I still enjoy their work. Like how come when they get mainstream attention from the public they're called a beacon of homophobia and transphobia for conservatives to take refuge in when they're games have actively advocated for LGBT inclusion since Super Mario Bros 2? Like yes alot of their inclusion is hit or miss I won't deny that but I still appreciate that they tried to normalize being LGBT and GNC so early on.

[hana-bobo-finch]

prepare yourselves! Mark your calendars! Louie will be turned into a firework in 15 days!

I was too lazy to draw a background so. They’re just chilling in The Void.

also. Don’t know if I got Brittany and alph’s personalities right. Gonna self report, I’ve only been playing pikmin for a month, and I’ve only played pikmin 4 so far. So. Maybe alph would love to see louie be blown up

[felis-rach]

Sooo very very scribbly but I really wanted to put this on paper screen. whatever

Olimar possessed by plasm wraith. Might change the design later and all, but the concept is: The wraith, being a lonely creature, takes control of the prey that falls on her planet and consumes their minds and bodies slowly, until they've been completely assimilated.

But she has a preference for the bravest exploreres, the ones who survive the best on her planet, hence her obsession with the man who not only survived and ecaped but had the nerve to return.

The Wraith is in control most of the time, though sometimes she lets Olimar for a bit just to see how he'll react

"Ok man but how did the Wraith sligthly changed Olimar's clothes colors are they a fcking designer now" LEAVE ME ALONE OK IT LOOKED BETTER LIKE THIS

I also like rerring to the Wraith as a she, I think it fits

[louie-posting]

Louie, what are your thoughts on each type of pikmin? And what do you think they taste like?

red are hard to cook fire proofed fuck. god damn this.. blue is. well. chewy. It can fucking explode if you cook sometimes like when people set a spaghetti on fire. need to boil it with water but it keeps drinking the water fast whatever just stuff vegetables into its fucking mouth. yellow its as if poprocks candy that olimar small kids like.

White pikmin

purple is so difficult I got bored. I think they are similar to big bread bug they have much to think about but much less to the taste. If you will. rock you cant unless you crack outer carapace. If weakened possibly crumble like......chaga mushroom. Turn it into a tea Maybe . Fuck your teeth if you eat it raw. pink look like brittany it made me homicidal so I let it go but the wings were gone. So. It crawled darkly. Don't eat ice there are much better uses like meat freezer or drink coldification. Or you can shove it into olimars mouth when he starts having a "freak out attack" and he gets confused so it stops. Glow oikmin you can't eat I tried. Take their house goo. And then you'll see for yourself.

[thatonepikminperson]

More head cannons to scare the children (Let's go baby, they may or may not be unhinged)

So, it's either as long, or a bit longer than the first post, but here's part 2, some are more unhinged than most lmao

On Collin's laptop, he often just has files laying around on his desktop just because he knows where everything is and "It's fine." Shepherd has demanded that he fix this, and he has not had the time to do so

Bernard actually needs to wear the shades, as they double as his glasses. He's just blind without them, which has lead to Dingo purposely taking his shade's away and holding them up in the air, where Bernard can't reach

It's canon that Bernard has a soulmate at home (Thank you Japanese Pikmin website), so dumb head cannon related to that is that his soulmate is related to Santi, bonus points if it's his sister, even more bonus points if it's Santi himself

Half of Shepherd's paycheck goes to dog toys and treats for Oatchi and the other dogs her family owns

Let's be real, Shepherd's family owns more than one dog, probably around ten or more

Russ has tried to get a 3D Printer into the ship several times, but Shepherd or Collin has always caught him and told him no

Russ has also 3D printed a sword and has smacked pretty much everyone on the head at least once.

Yonny is rather passive aggressive and petty, and once in middle school, he filled Dingo's backpack full of calculators just because he failed to do 3+1 correctly (Dingo said it was 5 for several minutes, this is also something he'll never live down)

Bernard will sometimes just sing songs out loud, and will just not care if anyone hears him. (Especially if it’s one of his favorites) (shout out to @alaskacoolkid1, your comment on the last post got me thinking this thank for that lol)

Dingo will not listen to anyone when they say a pterodactyl is not a dinosaur, to him it is and it's his favorite (And it annoys the hell out of Yonny every time he says this)

If Collin has to make a presentation, he usually just uses whatever images are faster to slap in the slideshow, and whenever he grabs an image of subpar quality, Dingo will send him the following image after Collin’s done presenting

Despite this, Dingo constantly needs to rely on Collin for tech support. (If you know the dynamic between Monarch and CyYu, then you already know what kind of shit Collin sometimes has to go through with Dingo)

If you need more context around the Bernard is banned from the kitchen head canon, then these following two images sum up pretty much what happened (Bernard is the left side and Dingo is the right)

Yonny is single-handedly the best at social deduction games while Russ and Collin are tied for the worst (Russ just sucks at lying while Collin feels bad about lying to people and will just often tell the truth)

Sad one now, but Moss will sometimes take a few Pikmin, and show them around the areas that Olimar loved to go, and sometimes at night, when she's all alone, she looks up at the stars waiting for him to come back (God that's so sad sorry about that)

Collin will sometimes listen to ASMR when he's really stressed. This has led to him accidentally sleeping on his laptop because he got a bit too relaxed

Oatchi will walk into a room, grab something (probably food) off a table, make eye contact with whoever is in the room, walk backwards out of said room without breaking eye contact

Shepherd does the Wordle everyday, because it’s fun

You know those videos of getting a cat groomed, yeah that’s basically what it’s like to try and make Oatchi take a bath (screaming and trying to escape)

Oatchi is scared of thunderstorms, so when they happen, he runs over and snuggles against Shepherd’s leg. It’s only her leg because Shepherd also is afraid of thunderstorms and will hug the nearest person to her, either trying not to cry or just crying until the storm is over

Bernard has at least 7 backup pairs of shades, just in case one breaks

Russ can not for the life of him spell certain long words like emergency or onomatopoeia. His brain just short circuits and he has to look it up every time

No one on the crew (aside from the Rookie) is good at rhythm games

Russ's parents still call him, and even sometimes bring him (and the entire crew) freshly baked cookies

And finally, Shepherd will often surprise the other members of her crew with gifts, and refuses to take any payment for the new gifts. She also has on her calendar important dates like her crewmate's and dog's birthdays, hired dates, and even her crewmate's parent's birthdays, just so she can celebrate with them too.

[the-knife-consumer]

looking thru ur olimar art and the difference is huge lmaoo thabk you for feeding him </3 he will survive the winter ☺️

Hes like louie but less. Whatever louie has going on