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Final, for now.
Another leafling Olimar concept.
Long day at work. (Wereleafling) Olimar can't seem to catch a break, but Lou' happens to love big shaggy monsters, so taxing secrets like these even out in the end. Imagine finding this in the breakroom.
Angry lad. I wonder what happened.
Misc. Pikmin 4 Character Trivia
Ever wanted all the Pikmin 4 character trivia in one place? Well, here you go. If I missed anything, feel free to let me know and I'll update this post.
Note: I'm not covering the Hocotatians & Koppaites because the former are major characters with a lot about them already written, and the only interesting trivia (IMO) about the latter is already "common knowledge." (We all know that they're related to the P3 crew.)
Edit: Sorted the civilian castaways into groups to make them easier to navigate. Also added a section on planet generalizations.
Rescue Officers
Collin
Has a wireless transceiver that has been passed down to him by his grandfather. He refuses to replace it and instead just fixes it whenever it breaks.
His hobby is tinkering with machines.
He's worked several odd jobs in the past to help pay for his education. These jobs include collecting space trash, ship construction, and cleaning the "outer walls of the colony". He considers his work as the comms operator to be significantly more difficult than any of his past jobs.
Collin considers PNF-404 to be tiny, though this may be in reference to the universe, in which all planets could be considered "tiny."
Shepherd considers him young, but in reference to who/what is unknown.
Only in the comics, Oatchi seems to dislike Collin.
Shepherd
She has the highest certificate ranking in the Rescue Corps, and a special certification in Rescue Pup training. This is something very few officers have.
She spends all of her breaks at a dog run near the Rescue corps HQ.
Apparently, she spends much of their budget on dog food.
She exceeds Dingo in martial arts and cross-country.
She doesn't seem aware of Dingo's crush on her.
She seems to experience some form of imposter syndrome but overcomes it near the end of the game.
Her family has lived with dogs since at least the first Captain's generation. Additionally, their family is implied to be immigrants from a different planet. Their original planet is unknown, but is highly implied to be Earth/PNF-404.
Her family's motto is, "There's no better judge of character than a dog."
Russ
His family runs a megacorporation on Giya, and as a result is incredibly wealthy. They're so wealthy that they can regularly afford golden pikpik carrots and just casually blend them into juice for a snack.
Said family is also very large and extravagant and seems to always invite the other rescue officers to their many parties, much to their chagrin.
His mother is notorious in the Rescue Corps for "being quite the character."
He claims to have only joined the Rescue Corps out of curiosity.
While he holds his own intellect above most others, he still recognizes Yonny as a genius in the medical field.
He wears a lab coat under his spacesuit. His mother gifted him 64 of them to bring on their current trip.
The Emergency Kit was the first item he prototyped after joining the Rescue Corps.
He is a fan of the reporter Muggs.
His natural hair color may be green, as this is the color of his eyebrows.
Dingo
Decided to become a rescue officer after being saved in the mountains by Shepherd's father, the previous Rescue Corps captain.
He dislikes dogs due to being traumatized by one during the same rescue, as he believed the rescue pup was trying to attack him.
He appears to fear Russ's mother.
He apparently believes that any drink (and possibly food, given his theft of Bernard's pizza) sitting out belongs to him.
Acknowledges that Collin is probably their most important team member, but he still takes advantage of his kindness from time to time.
He tends to refer to most of the officers by their title/job rather than name. (Comms guy for Collin, Science guy for Russ, the captain, etc.) Except Yonny which he shortens to "Yon."
He's childhood friends with Yonny.
Yonny
He's an avid reader, but prefers paper books to digital ones. He has boxes of them shipped to HQ regularly and they would have taken up 27 shelves on the ship if he were allowed to bring just the ones he wanted.
Has experimented on at least Shepherd and Dingo without their full consent. The former by not being transparent about what was in a vitamin supplement he gave her, and the latter by abusing his tendency to drink anything that's just sitting out. He has attempted to experiment on Collin, but it is unknown if he succeeded in doing so.
Apparently bursts into maniacal laughter when working in the lab by himself. The other officers just ignore it.
He's childhood friends with Dingo.
Bernard
He is very picky about food, to the point that their food storage has a special section just for him. It consists of expensive, specialized foods.
Like Collin, he has worked several different jobs over his career (including the president of a space-flight company). In the Japanese script, this is *apparently reflected in him having a combination of different dialects.
Also, like Collin, he considers his job as an officer to be significantly more difficult than his other jobs. However, he also considers it the most rewarding.
He invented an all-in-one meal drink that put a boxed lunch company out of business, solely because he finds digging through lunch boxes to be a pain.
Shepherd recruited him after he was able to deliver some packages for her faster than the post office would.
He has a history with a castaway named Santi whom he considered himself to be a part of a "dynamic duo" with. The feeling is not mutual.
He once piloted a 20,000 hour (just over two years) flight.
*(source)
Civilian Castaways + Their Planets
Research Task Force
Twyla and Komo are close friends due to their mutual introversion. They consider each other "irreplaceable".
Komo considers Chet easy to talk to.
Twyla considers the concept of plate tectonics to be unheard of on her home planet. This may imply that Conohan doesn't have any natural mountains, volcanoes, trenches, earthquakes, etc.
Sammy's home planet of Ocobo was not always ravaged by perpetual storms. But once they started, the entire planet flooded and their planet's engineers developed artificial islands for the people to live on.
Sy is the youngest member of the Research Task Force.
Osa is Kit's senior.
Chet has considered asking Ren to try cooking the creatures of the planet, but ultimately decides against it.
TV Crew
Wolfgang and Muggs get engaged at the end of the game. If you talk to Muggs before rescuing Wolfgang, she will drop hints about already having some romantic interest in him.
Muggs is possibly one of only other people that can understand what Oatchi's thinking if her comments from Oatchi are to be believed.
Vonda claims Wolfgang is apparently a good singer. Comparatively, she struggles to say nice things about Olimar's humming.
Frisé wrote a song called, "Song of Love." This is likely a reference to "Ai no Uta" a song used in the promotion of Pikmin (2001). The title directly translates to "Song of Love." However, the lyrics of the two songs seem completely different.
Satella Travel Employees + Guests
Molly appears to have a crush on Russ. She finds his intellect attractive and wants to wear his glasses.
The name of the travel agency that Chewy and Santi work for, the Satella Travel Agency, is a reference to the Nintendo Satellaview.
Sheeba apparently resembles Chewy's boss.
Santi learned his piloting skills from Bernard.
He also seems to have a similar "accent" to Bernard, but it only comes out when speaking about the latter.
Planetary Science Club
Despite being the Planetary Science Club's adviser, Mika actually teaches ethics and knows very little about any kind of planetary science.
Sheeba appears fearful of Oatchi.
The Planetary Science Club students went on the planetary tour on a free raffle, but Mika had to pay out of pocket.
Kaia gave Mika a nickname: Meeki. Mika likes it, but Sheeba thinks it's unprofessional.
Keesh is apparently stronger than Sheeba, Kaia, and Mika combined.
Others
All of Beaux's roles in movies/shows are references to other Nintendo games and IPs. Specifically the first 3 Pikmin games where he plays the Olimar expy, Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Mario, Kirby, and Link.
In a similar vein, his twin brother Alpin's company is called "e-Leader" as a reference to Nintendo's "e-Reader" accessory.
Alpin inherited the company from their father and works so Beaux can pursue his dreams of being an actor.
From Kayz we learn a little about the different biomes on the other planets: Siguray has a scorching desert, Flukuey has steep, rocky mountains, and Ooji has a lush jungle.
Patch admits that he sees a "darkness" in Olimar's eyes, which implies that this is not his first life-or-death experience.
Bernise will actually change her fortune for you every in-game day.
Speculative material below the cut.
Planet Generalizations
Some castaways from certain planets seem to have similar personalities/traits. Given that it's stated that things like the Koppaites' general inability to plan/being picky eaters is inherent to their race, it's possible that these generalizations apply to the rest of the races as well. I have not included planets with only one castaway. These are detailed below.
Sozor (Dalmo, Grace, Horatio): Have anti-social personalities. Dalmo prefers creatures to people, Grace seems disinterested in society as a whole, and Horatio seems inept at social interactions.
Flukuey (Jin, Molly, Dash, Patch): Have unstable professions and/or are adventure seekers. Jin is an explorer, Molly is a streamer of limited success, Dash is a spelunker from a well off-family, and Patch is unemployed but purposefully puts himself in dangerous situations for the thrill.
Ooji (Francois, Kingsly): Love flowers/plant life. Francois studies plant-life, and Kingsly is a florist.
Koodgio (Lapi, Boris): Artistic types. Lapi is a painter and Boris is an author.
Siguray (Shnauz, Kit, Osa): Interested in the qualities/history of materials/items. Shnauz appraises treasure, Kit is interested in minerals, and Osa is interested in archeology.
Castaways where it's difficult to determine if their similar traits would be found in their race due to other factors:
Ogura (Sy, Pitunia): Bother are interested in studying the onion and their environmental factors surrounding it, but both are also a part of the Research Task Force, a group made of individuals that are interested in studying the planet in general, so it's hard to say if this would be something inherent to all Ogurains, or if they just happen to have a mutual interest in this area of study.
Enohee (Ren, Frise, Muggs, Wolfgang): 3 of the 4 are a part of the same crew so would have common interests by default. Arguably all 4 are interested in entertainment as Ren was on a cooking show, so TV might be a very important industry to Enohee.
Neechki (Kaia, Sheeba, Keesh, Mika, Chewy): 4 of the 5 are in the same club and would have similar interests by default, and Chewy has little in common with the rest of them.
Nijo (Santi, Bernard): Both became pilots and were prone to changing jobs frequently, but their "Dynamic Duo" shtick of always being a part of each other's lives is played as a joke, so their similar lives/interests may not be due to race.
Planets where I couldn't identify a common thread:
Enohay (Puddle, Vonda, Bernise): I would have said creative/artistic fields due to Puddle being a stylist and Vonda being a singer, but I don't think a fortune-teller really falls under that.
Conohan (Twyla, Chowder, Alpin, Fawks, Beaux): They all have different professions and interests, two are siblings, and none have especially similar personality traits. In a sense, I suppose this would imply that Conohan is a very diverse planet.
Ohri (Yonny, Dingo): Neither seems to have much in common with the other.
Giya (Shepherd, Collin, Russ): Another diverse group. However, given the stark difference between Collin's and Russ's financial situations, may imply that Giya has significant class inequality.
Thought about Erma's family motto about dogs being a good judge of character.
Listen.
I just think it would be funny if one of Collin's odd jobs was "bouncer that you really can't discern potential gang affiliation from". He's so sweet and stocky and definitely has the ability to be very intimidating. Bonus points if he didn't even know what kind of people had hired him.
I love your wereleafling olimar so much and I got a question how does olimar feel about that?
I have a LOT of lore in progress for how Olimar's curse came about, and how it works. With much vagueness: resentful, but resigned. In this AU, the deity (deities?) alluded to throughout the games are very much real and very temperamental, but otherwise champion Olimar for the sake of a good story and don't let him die very easily. He made some bad choices. He's come to terms with his lapse in judgment, even though he thinks he should have been cut some slack for all the stress. Not your traditional werebeast. Gentle inspiration from LOZ: Twilight Princess, somewhere in there. All of it has really helped him identify the tacit joy and purpose in survivalism, and it gives him an excuse for wanting to go back to the planet (which he's not too happy with himself for).
(Please ask more. It makes me SO happy!)
Does his family knows about his condition?
No; Louie is the only one who is aware of the specifics behind Olimar's condition, and also the only person with a good idea of how it works. Lou' comes in clutch pretty often, but doesn't mind handling it. Olimar's curse flares up under stress. As an office worker with a short temper, it's a hard life. He's started hiding in his room or taking long walks outside when he gets grumpy. Olimar's wife believes that this is because he's either avoiding his family and wants to be away, or is avoiding upsetting them out of guilt for having been away. The last thing Olimar wants is to accidentally hurt his family. Penultimate: to realise that family life won't ever feel normal again. A lot of his behaviour is avoidance. There have been a few close calls. His daughter is a little wary. His son is just frustrated. . . But they're not unhappy or unsafe, and everybody is still having a good time together.
@kashi-pon RAAAAAH THANK YOU! THIS MADE MY NIGHT! I'VE BEEN WORKING ON LABS FOREVER AND YOU SWOOP IN <3 THANK YOU!!!!
Wereleafling Olimar!!!
Happy Halloween :D
This design is by @vireserein (check the blog, is really neat)
Very big on the way so many people draw Olimar with a specific cheek scar. It's just correct, okay?
Having multiple intense interests at once is awful. What do you mean I have to think about Scavenger's Reign Sam doing heroic saves as a character in Lethal Company. What do you mean I wonder what would happen if Levi the "robot" met Captain Olimar. What do you mean I want to see Louie From Pikmin beat the shit out of Hannibal Lecter. What do you mean that I think Cecil Palmer should definitely narrate the life of Arthur Dent.
For that one person who liked a few wereleafling posts just now and for all of the others that I've had to leave in the dark out of the blue, expect even more good art and loreposts soon. I still love Pikmin and have a lot on my mind about it. Exam month is upon me, and thus, I am due for egregious levels of (worthwhile and admittedly healthy) (")procrastination(") (that isn't sleeping forever (I may be napping right now though.))
(The awful parentheses amuse me.)
Hey if you're from my Pikmin server this is a spoiler and not for you yet because you deserve the finished product. <3 You'll know soon though I think.
A look at the design process for a divergent timeline Pikmin 4 final boss. I cannot wait for my people to see the finished version (not here yet).
Still thinking about this. I should redraw it. . .
Big ideas for little men, today.
him,
doin a work,
little sketch after a long week of histology studies and cardboard lunchmeat
kindle scribe is fun for notes but damn it's great for distracting myself too
A rude awakening!!
~Commissions are OPEN! Info is in the pinned post and in the sidebar~
Me as my Pikmin character but my cousin called me ugly. Please help her. 
It's my birthday today and all I wish is a bunch of cute Pikmin living together with me but they should be a bit bigger so I won't accidentally step onto them. Imagine having Pikmin as some kind of roommates or pets