Pikmin Stories: Space Cadets

Pikmin Stories: Space Cadets is a fanon game created by Steve Oak. It's timeline occurs after the happenings of Pikmin 2, and present two new breakout characters, the space cadets Ollie and Nene.

Story

After rescuing his company, Olimar, along with Louie, are promoted as head chief of the space trainers. Under that condition, Olimar and Louie are bound to teach two students, Ollie (Olimar's apprentice) and Nene (Louie's apprentice). During space duty, one day, Olimar's rocket is hit by a meteorite and enter a deep freeze condition, until it lands in the surface of a unknown planet. Although Olimar and Louie had already visit this planet, the Pikplanet, they have no such memory of once coming to here, since the deep freeze condition of Olimar's ship took one entire year of their life.

The four space cadets land in a strange land where Pikmin dance around one big giant three, that looks sad. While trying to find a way out of that planet before his breakdown, that will occur as soon as the Three Of Life dies, Olimar and he's team try to figure out the mystery of the three, why is it's roots all over the planet and why Pikmin make such a hard effort to keep it from dying.

Areas

Dream Wastelands

• The Crash Site (Three Of Life's Garden)
• Sunset Mountain
• Moonlight River
• Deadlorn Fields

Water Wastelands

• Drip Drop Cavern
• Fortune Tunnel
• Outsider Chasm
• Sacred Den

Fire Wastelands

• Riddle Ruins
• Dried Cannyons
• Foggy Swamp
• Vulcan Realm

Grass Wastelands

• Peaceful Meadows
• Blackout Pit
• Season Maze
• Concealed Gardens

Earth Wastelands

• Stormy Dunes
• Frenzy Stairway
• Infamous Marsh
• Mystic Hall

Ice Wastelands

• Frosty Ruins
• Snowy Highway
• Cozy Shrine
• Silence Oasis

Ghost Wastelands

• Haunted Hallway
• Dark Forrest
• Whistling Peak
• Sealed Peak

Sand Waterlands

• Sand Box Fortress
• Fiery Sands
• Skydive Winds
• Rainbow Passage

Life Gardens

• Great Shrine
• Rainbow Temple

The fourth level of each set is only reachable with a key, found in the third level of that same set. It isn't mandatory that the player found the key and unlock the fourth and final level of the set, since it's possible to unlock the next set just ending the third level of every single set.

The only expection goes for the Life Gardens area. The only way to reach it is finding the key in set 8, level 3, so the player can unlock set 8, level 4, and, by this level, unlock the Life Gardens set (not the set 9, but the set special). Like unlocking it's area, to unlock the following levels, the player must complete a series of tasks. Rainbow Temple is the last and final level unlocked in this game.

Characters

Captain Olimar

Captain Olimar is the main playable character in Pikmin Stories: Space Cadets. He's short, have a squeaky head and a large nose. Olimar is the main discover of the Pikmin, which leader was also brought to life by Louie. In the Pikmin Charts, Olimar is an all-round player with all the Pikmin, have no good and bad bonds with any Pikmin. Olimar is playable since the very first level.

Captain Louie

Louie is the second main playable character in Pikmin Stories: Space Cadets. He's short, just like Olimar, and have a scary persona. In the Pikmin Charts, Louie's good bonds are with the White, Black and Big Pikmin, and Louie's bad bonds are with the special Pikmin (Fire Pikmin, Stone Pikmin, Ice Pikmin and Ghost Pikmin)

Ollie

Ollie is Olimar's apprentice in Pikmin Stories: Space Cadets. He's taller than Olimar and have a brave spirit. Secretly, he's in love with Nene, but she doesn't know. In the Pikmin Charts, Ollie's good bonds are with the special Pikmin (Fire Pikmin, Stone Pikmin, Ice Pikmin and Ghost Pikmin) and he have no bad bonds.

Nene

Nene is Louie's apprentice in Pikmin Stories: Space Cadets. She's the same size as Louie, have curly and brown hair and wear big thick red glasses. She has a secret background story that will be presented in a spin off game to Pikmin Stories: Space Cadets. In the Pikmin Charts, Nene's good bonds are with the Red, Yellow, Blue, Purple and Rock Pikmin. Her only bad bonds are with the Black and White Pikmin.

The President

Although The President's appear in this game is briefly, he's only cameo is at the ending of the game, where Olimar just find out that The President has gone in it's own adventure looking for Pikmin and treasure. He's partner is a special, until now secret Pikmin. He's story is to be presented in a spin off game to Pikmin Stories: Space Cadets. Much of his background story is unknown, but promised to be discovered in the upcoming Pikmin Stories: New Dungeons.

Dark Louie

The Dark Louie, as it's name sounds like, isn't an antagonist character in the game. Dark Louie is the physical representation of Louie's subconcious. It extrapolates it's own emotions, like, Dark Louie it's always pumped and fierce, thing that scaries Louie. Although it's apperance it's nothing more then a cameo, Dark Louie always appear along with Louie, however, nobody can sees it. Dark Louie it's only Louie's imagination.

Returning Pikmin

• Red Pikmin (Found first in The Crashing Site and the most popular Pikmin in the game)
• Yellow Pikmin (Found first in Sunset Mountain and the second popular Pikmin in the game)
• Blue Pikmin (Found first in Moonlight River and the third most popular Pikmin in the game)
• Purple Pikmin (Found first in Drip Drop Cavern)
• White Pikmin (Found first in Peaceful Meadows)

Rock Pikmin

The Rock Pikmin is first found in Fortune Tunnels. It's a big, gray-black Pikmin that is even heavier then the Purple Pikmin, who worth 10. Rock Pikmin, here, worth 20. One of his Pikmin Skills is to create camouflage. He's body looks like a rock, so they can dodge confronts with wild life. When in larger groups, the Rock Pikmin can camouflage other group of Pikmin.

Big Pikmin

The Big Pikmin is first found in Mystic Hall. It's a huge, fatish Pikmin. It's the slower Pikmin of all, but have greater battle power and although can't swim, large groups of Big Pikmin can create bridges over the water for Pikmin species that don't swim go thru.

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