Pikmin 4 could have a canine in it. Well, it’s not really a canine, however we’ll get to that later. Either manner, Oatchi is an all-new companion that resembles a canine, and can be serving to us on our upcoming journey. This good boy can swim, assist us in battle, and clear obstacles for us; he’ll additionally assist us rescue castaways, and can fortunately play a recreation of tug of battle, very like some other canine.
The factor with Oatchi, nevertheless, is his look. At first look, he’s an cute, yellow pet who’s simply joyful to be right here and assist out. Upon additional inspection, you start to note that this cute canine companion is way from being an precise canine; he has no nostril, hops round on two legs, and his tail consists of the fluffy seeds of a dandelion. It was solely this morning once we realised that ‘hey, wait, that Pikmin 4 canine does not have a nostril,’ and so my deep dive into Oatchi started.
After referring to Oatchi as a canine since his reveal, the extra that we’ve got seen has solely cemented that he really is not a canine in any respect. His unusual look paired together with his canine options definitely arouse some confusion, so, what really is Oatchi?
First issues first, we determined to place a nostril on Oatchi simply to see how he’d look. My first nostril of selection was borrowed from Scooby-Doo, earlier than I then experimented with different noses as a result of I could not assist myself. VG247’s Tom Orry might be questioning what the hell I’ve been doing for the previous hour; the reply is Photoshopping varied noses onto Oatchi badly. It’s been enjoyable.
And regardless of what people could count on a canine to appear like, Oatchi’s array of noses solely made him look extra peculiar, and I’ve concluded he’s positively higher off with out one. Though, that also doesn’t cease me from questioning what the hell this dog-like creature actually is.
This is once I determined to unravel what our dependable companion really is, and took myself on fairly the dive studying Pikmin lore (with because of the Pikmin Fandom). Put it this manner, I’m most likely choosing up Pikmin 4 after my expedition by wiki web page after wiki web page; this recreation sounds a bit bit wacky, but it surely doesn’t appear like there’s any scarcity of issues to do and uncover.
Anyway, given Oatchi’s alien look and his dandelion tail, it appears as if this explicit pup might be a part of the Grub-dog household. This household consists of varied species, together with Bulborb, Bulblax, and loads of different two-legged creatures. They’re mammal-like, reproduce, and in some instances, have fur.
Even with that in thoughts, Oatchi doesn’t fairly appear like a species of Grub-dog; he’s far too canine-like, actually, and he has ears that are a uncommon sight to behold in Pikmin. Either manner, this pup is unquestionably some type of cross-breed between mammals and vegetation, very like the Pikmin themselves.
The solely different canine companion that’s identified of in Pikmin is Bulbie, Captain Olimar’s canine on the home-planet of Hocotate. Supposedly, the Grub-dog title really comes from Olimar’s canine, Bulbie, trying like a Bulborb with its eye stalks. So perhaps, simply perhaps, Oatchi’s look is one thing to do with Bulbie or Captain Olimar. Perhaps Oatchi ended up right here on his seek for life, or one thing alongside these strains. But nonetheless, precisely how has he ended up right here on PNF-404?
Ultimately, Oatchi is a bit strange-looking. He’s cute, nevertheless, and I’d personally have him crush anybody who slanders him. I feel the more than likely consequence for this weird companion is that he’s an alien from one other planet. After all, there’s no one else fairly like him on PNF-404… besides the castaway-kidnapping Green Oatchi with perkier ears and a leaf for a tail. He merely raises extra questions, and I can solely think about Pikmin 4 could have extra surprises in retailer.
