[8] Olimar is not the main character in Pikmin 3 (2013),[9] but he appears in the game through his journal entries that instruct the player how to use the Pikmin as well as the game mechanics,[10][11] and in the multiplayer mode "Bingo Battle". Fantendo - Nintendo Fanon Wiki is a FANDOM Games Community. Captain Olimar debuted in the Nintendo GameCube game, Pikmin, where he is the playable character.

In Pikmin 3, Olimar is no longer the main protagonist, although he still plays an important role in the game's story. Appearances Super Smash Bros. Revolution. In the end, they find that he has been captured by the Plasm Wraith, which they defeat to save him before departing for their respective home planets. As a Hocotatian, Olimar's appearance is largely humanoid, yet displays a number of distinct traits: he is extremely minuscule in size (being ≈1.9 cm, ≈0.75 in tall), has a large head-to-body ratio, a bulbous nose, pointy ears, small tufts of hair and hyphen-shaped eyes that, during moments of surprise, comically bulge out and appear similar to human eyes.
He is a playable character alongside Pikmin in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Super Smash Bros. 4, and Super Smash Bros. This article can be edited freely by everyone in the community. [24] On the other hand, it was called "a welcome change after two games of Olimar's blank canvas" by Edge. Ever. His first adventure details how his vacation is derailed due to his ship, the S.S. Dolphin, crash landing on an uncharted planet after it is struck by a meteor. Unnamed wife, unnamed son, unnamed daughter, Bulblie (family pet), unnamed mother, unnamed father. In comparison to Pikmin Chain, Winged Pikmin is capable of much greater recovery distance. [16] Olimar also appears in Super Mario Maker as a Mystery Mushroom costume.

He utilizes Pikmin and his fists for attacking, like in other Pikmin games.. Pikmin: Spore Outbreak. Captain Olimar hails from the planet Hocotate. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Olimar was the first veteran to be confirmed after those revealed at E3 2013.

[20] UGO Networks noted Olimar is the smallest character in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, and they recommended Olimar for "experienced players".

Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Captain Olimar was introduced in the first installment of the series, Pikmin (2001), where he is a pilot who works for Hocotate Freight.

Captain Olimar is the main character in the Pikmin series, created by Shigeru Miyamoto.

Due to his reactions to treasures surrounded by series of holes, Olimar appears to suffer from.

Writing for The Observer, Tom Chatfield listed Olimar as one of his favorite 10 video game characters, describing him as "an intriguing character. Olimar reappears as the only playable character in the spin-off game Hey! To manage to escape and go home, he uses the native species of anthropomorphic plants—the Pikmin—to help him find the 30 parts of his ship in the 30 days his life support systems can support him. He learns that in order to bring his ship back in working order, he must collect 30,000 of the substance known as Sparklium. Despite his nerfs, Olimar is still seen as a relatively viable choice for competitive play, and he has gained some decent representation. Olimar is a returning fighter in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.His moveset appears to be mostly similar to the one from the previous game, though his grab and pummel animations have changed slightly. Pikmin (2001) — The Best Gamecube Games of All Time", "Pikmin 3 review (Wii U): The return of a treasured Nintendo franchise", "Pikmin & Olimar Join New Smash Bros. Roster", https://www.smashbros.com/en_AU/fighter/40.html, "What Say You: Who Deserves A Shot on Wii? Spear-Mask. Ultimate. Olimar returns as a playable character in Super Smash Bros. 4. Character. Upon Olimar's return, the company was forced to sell the S.S. Dolphin after he had spent days repairing it. Olimar is a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U, and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.He commands his Pikmin in battle and is almost entirely dependent on them. [23], His replacement as the main character in Pikmin 3 has received both criticism and praise.

Articles with corresponding amiibo figures. [4] This "leader" would eventually become Olimar. In regard to Olimar's personality, it is revealed via his journal that he is caring and dedicated to his family, while also having a taste for the arts and that he "always had a way with animals", the latter of which is evident with his Piklopedia.

In the beginning of Pikmin 2, it is revealed that his employer, Hocotate Freight, wound up being 10,100 pokos in debt during the events of Pikmin, due to a falsified report by a fellow employee named Louie. Like in his home series, Olimar is very weak on his own and needs to summon Pikmin to his side with his Pikmin Pluck neutral special move in order to use stronger attacks with them, and he needs at least one to use most of his attacks.

Once home, he found his employer on the verge of bankruptcy. ", "Pikmin and Olimar — Super Smash Bros. Brawl Characters", "Smash Bros characters who need to be dropped for Wii U and 3DS", "Pikmin 3 replaces Olimar with Alph, Brittany and Captain Charlie, fresh and fruity details", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Captain_Olimar&oldid=974978743, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 26 August 2020, at 01:42. Upon landing and discovering that the S.S. Dolphin has been severely damaged and that his life support system will expire in thirty days, which is further compounded by the planet's atmosphere being rich in oxygen (which is poisonous to Hocotatians), Olimar sets out to repair his ship.

Ultimate. Olimar returns alongside every single fighter in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Having returned to the Pikmin Planet (dubbed PNF-404 by the Koppaites) in search of more treasure in order to buy back the S.S. Dolphin and pay off Hocotate Freight's second instance of debt, Olimar salvages the Cosmic Drive Key dropped by the S.S. Drake, forcing Alph, Brittany and Charlie to seek him out so they can reclaim it and repair their ship. He first appeared in Pikmin (2001), which led to the development of three additional games; two of them featuring the character as the protagonist.

Playable.

He soon re-encounters Pikmin, which he figures out he can use to carry Sparklium-rich treasures and seeds. Neoseeker described it as a "sad day indeed for Pikmin fans".
He leads an army of Pikmin to gather whatever he needs gathered. The final level has the player characters attempt to rescue Olimar from the game's final boss, the Plasm Wraith. Aesthetically, his design is now based on his appearance in Pikmin 3: he now has a whistle on the bottom of his helmet, similarly to Alph, Brittany and Charlie, the two top buttons on spacesuit are now blue instead of red, and a Hocotate Freight patch appears on both of his arms. [sic]". Captain Olimar did not originate from fanon. Olimar as he appears in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

He has so far appeared in Pikmin, Pikmin 2, Super Smash Bros. and Pikmin 3 Captain Olimar hails from the planet Hocotate. Nothing, "9.

Reception to the character has been positive both for his appearance in Pikmin and Super Smash Bros. Olimar was named after Mario; in Japanese, the name "Olimar" (オリマー) is almost "Mario" (マリオ) spelled backwards. Four of his alternate costumes consist of Alph, one of the protagonists of Pikmin 3. "[12] They later featured him in a list of characters they most wanted to see on the Wii. In an interview with The Telegraph, Miyamoto stated that he "started thinking about a game about lots of small people carrying things in a line, following a leader, with everyone going in the same direction.". [2] Captain Olimar was a late addition in Pikmin; Shigeru Miyamoto said that since initially during the original development the Pikmin would be utilized as weapons to be shot by the player themselves, "it wouldn't be interesting enough" to have a player character.

However, an old Hocotate Freight Ship analyzes the cap and discovers that it is worth 100 pokos; when the President learns about how there are more objects like the bottle cap on the Pikmin Planet, he makes Olimar and Louie return there in the Hocotate Freight Ship to gather treasure to pay off the company's debt. Prior to being employed by Hocotate Freight, Olimar worked as a repairman. Captain Olimar makes only one minor appearance in Super Smash Bros. Melee. [2] During a travel, his cargo transport spacecraft, the S.S. Dolphin[2][5] collides with a meteor and lands in a new planet. Due to his great damage racking capabilities, very good camping game, and being quite unpredictable due to the different types of Pikmin, Olimar is currently ranked 3rd on the tier list. Ultimate. After discovering that some things he has brought back from the Pikmin planet are extremely valuable, his boss sends him and a co-worker, Louie, to the planet to find more of it in order to pay down the company's debt. The Pikmin universe is established as a main universe in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, with Olimar becoming a playable character. Olimar has been featured in four Super Smash Bros. games; he appears in Melee as a trophy,[12] and in Brawl as a playable character, commanding his Pikmin to fight. The shock of the revelation of the company's fate causes Olimar to drop a bottle cap that he brought home for his son. Pikmin (2017), where he crash-lands on an unknown planet in his new ship, the S.S. Dolphin II. After crash-landing on an enigmatic planet, Olimar met the mysterious beings known as Pikmin. Olimar is actually named after Mario himself (Olimar is an anagram of Mario, with an L added; his Japanese name, Orimā, which was romanized as Olimar, is a near perfect anagram of "Mario"). The main character of the game Pikmin, Captain Olimar crash-lands on a mysterious planet after his spaceship malfunctions.