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|image=Swooping Snitchbug. | |pikmin1=y | ||
|size= | |pikmin2=y | ||
|pikmin3=y | |||
|pikmin4=y | |||
|heypik=y | |||
|enemy=y | |||
|image=P4 Swooping Snitchbug.png | |||
|size=100px | |||
|caption=Appearance in {{p4}}. | |||
|icon=P4 Swooping Snitchbug icon.png | |||
|name=Scarpanica kesperens | |name=Scarpanica kesperens | ||
|family=Scarpanid | |family=Scarpanid | ||
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|underground=[[ | |||
The '''Swooping Snitchbug''' is a legless, round, flying insect that developed wing-like antennae as a means of locomotion. They swoop down, as their name suggests, and grab their prey with their claws, a maximum of two at once. They can grab Pikmin that are on the ground, in the air, and even from a [[leader]]'s hand. After carrying them for a few seconds, they violently throw them towards the ground, either separately or both at once depending on the game. This action would harm most prey, whereas [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] are simply replanted, and in {{p1}} and {{p2}}, reverted to the leaf stage. In {{p3}}, they are also able to pick up leaders much like [[Bumbling Snitchbug]]s do; if they don't escape, they will be tossed to the ground and harmed. These creatures plummet to the ground when weighed down by a sufficient number of Pikmin or with a single [[Purple Pikmin]], or struck by a single [[Rock Pikmin]], rendering them susceptible to further attack. | |||
In {{hp}}, they will attempt to swoop straight down, grab Pikmin, and fly back up without coming back again, counting as a Pikmin death. | |||
<gallery> | |||
P2 Swooping Snitchbug.png|Appearance in {{p1}} and {{p2}} ({{icon|Swooping Snitchbug|v=P2}}). | |||
P3 Swooping Snitchbug.png|Appearance in {{p3}} ({{icon|Swooping Snitchbug|v=P3}}). | |||
HP Swooping Snitchbug.png|Appearance in {{hp}} ({{icon|Swooping Snitchbug|v=HP}}). | |||
</gallery> | |||
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=In fanon games= | |||
{{In fanon games|the=y}}} | |||
==In ''Pikmin 251''== | |||
{{media|Pikmin 251|PikHacker|Pikmin 2|nouser=y}} | |||
{{infobox enemy | |||
|image= | |||
|size=200px | |||
|icon=P2 Swooping Snitchbug icon.png | |||
|name= | |||
|family=Scarpanid | |||
|areas=Mystical Beach | |||
|underground=Arachnid Asylum, Cryptic Kitchen, Endless Abyss, Doom Den, Perilous Pipeline | |||
|challenge=Perplexing Pool, Beverage Hall, Brick Workshop, Haunted Halls, The Gauntlet | |||
|battle=Perplexing Pool, Wistful Wild | |||
|weight=5 | |||
|max_pikmin=10 | |||
|seeds=7 | |||
|value=6 | |||
|attacks=Kidnaps and throws Pikmin | |||
}} | |||
In ''[[Pikmin 251]]'', the '''Swooping Snitchbug''' behaves similarly to how it does in {{p2}}, but flies farther away to bury captive [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]]. | |||
===Notes=== | |||
{{notes|Olimar's observations|This Snitchbug has grown quite skilled at swooping in on Pikmin and catching them off guard. It's important to keep an eye on them whenever they are even remotely nearby. Yet, I still don't understand what makes the Snitchbugs do this. If it's not for prey, why do they do it? For now, all I can do is make these minor studies about them.}} | |||
{{notes|Cookin' with Louie|I've written about these bugs before, but I have terribly underestimated the flavor potential of the wings! It turns out they make excellent chips with the dip of your choice!}} | |||
{{clear}} | |||
==In ''Pikmin Eco''== | |||
{{Pikmin Eco|subcat=enemies}} | |||
{{infobox enemy | |||
|image=P2 Swooping Snitchbug.png | |||
|size=80px | |||
|icon=P3 Swooping Snitchbug icon.png | |||
|name=Scarpanica kesperens | |||
|family=Scarpanid | |||
|areas=[[Bounty Canopy]] | |||
|underground=Bone Cove, Sea Geyser, Rooster's Nest, Greenery Grove, Explorer's Exit | |||
|weight=3 | |||
|max_pikmin=6 | |||
|seeds=4 | |||
|value=4 | |||
|attacks=Kidnaps and throws Pikmin and leaders | |||
}} | |||
The '''Swooping Snitchbug''' returns in ''[[Pikmin Eco]]''. It retains many of its past behaviors: it will fly down and snatch up either a [[leader]] or a [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]], carry them around for a while, and then throw them harshly at the ground. | |||
===Notes=== | |||
{{notes|In-game entry|Evolved to fly with their antennae, the Swooping Snitchbug is a common sight in heavily forested areas. Intriguingly, they've been observed with their young, which aren't able to fly, but at times the adults will attack and eat their own young. At first, this is thought to classify the species as cannibalistic, but later studies show that they're actually hunting Grabbits, and don't show this behavior to their own young despite how similar they appear. This shows a level of intelligence to differentiate between the two that begs further study.}} | |||
{{clear}} | |||
==In ''Pikmin: Decayed Leaf''== | |||
{{PDL|subcat=enemies}} | |||
{{infobox enemy | |||
|icon=P2 Swooping Snitchbug icon.png | |||
|name= Scarpanica kesperens | |||
|family=Scarpanid | |||
|weight=3 | |weight=3 | ||
|max_pikmin=6 | |max_pikmin=6 | ||
|seeds=4 seeds | |seeds=4 | ||
|value=2 | |||
|attacks=Kidnaps and throws Pikmin | |||
}} | |||
The '''Swooping Snitchbug''' is a returning species of [[Scarpanid family|scarpanid]] in ''[[Pikmin: Decayed Leaf]]''. The creature resembles its {{p4}} incarnation, and retains its behavior of swooping to grab up to 2 [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] before planting them into the ground, deflowering them. However, it has a few new traits: it will refrain from planting Pikmin in places where [[Leader|captain]]s can not reach them, and will also fly a bit lower than usual depending on the Pikmin it caught, like a [[Purple Pikmin]]. If weighed down enough, a normal throw from a non-[[Yellow Pikmin]] can force the Snitchbug to the ground. [[Iguana Pikmin]] can also latch onto the creature from afar with their tongues to weigh it down. | |||
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==In ''Pikspore''== | |||
{{pikspore|subcat=enemies}} | |||
{{infobox enemy | |||
|image= | |||
|size=200px | |||
|icon=Enemy icon.png | |||
|name= | |||
|family=Scarpanid | |||
|areas= | |||
|underground= | |||
|challenge= | |||
|weight= | |||
|max_pikmin= | |||
|seeds= | |||
|value= | |value= | ||
|attacks= | |attacks=Kidnaps and throws Pikmin | ||
}} | }} | ||
The '''Swooping Snitchbug''' appears in ''[[Pikspore]]'', and has a [[darkfreeze]] variant known as the [[Darkfreeze Snitchbug]]. | |||
===Notes=== | ===Notes=== | ||
{{notes|Ship's log|If there's one thing I hate the most on this strange planet, it's the insects. Wretched, bloodthirsty insects! This flying predator is no exception!}} | |||
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Latest revision as of 17:06, 7 March 2024
- This article relates to the official games. See Pikipedia's "Swooping Snitchbug" article for more official information.
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Enemy | |||
Appearance in Pikmin 4. | |||
Scientific name | Scarpanica kesperens | ||
Family | Scarpanid |
The Swooping Snitchbug is a legless, round, flying insect that developed wing-like antennae as a means of locomotion. They swoop down, as their name suggests, and grab their prey with their claws, a maximum of two at once. They can grab Pikmin that are on the ground, in the air, and even from a leader's hand. After carrying them for a few seconds, they violently throw them towards the ground, either separately or both at once depending on the game. This action would harm most prey, whereas Pikmin are simply replanted, and in Pikmin 1 and Pikmin 2, reverted to the leaf stage. In Pikmin 3, they are also able to pick up leaders much like Bumbling Snitchbugs do; if they don't escape, they will be tossed to the ground and harmed. These creatures plummet to the ground when weighed down by a sufficient number of Pikmin or with a single Purple Pikmin, or struck by a single Rock Pikmin, rendering them susceptible to further attack.
In Hey! Pikmin, they will attempt to swoop straight down, grab Pikmin, and fly back up without coming back again, counting as a Pikmin death.
Appearance in Pikmin 3 ().
Appearance in Hey! Pikmin ().
In fanon games
Below this point is where users place their version of the Swooping Snitchbug.}
In Pikmin 251
This article or section presents information pertaining to Pikmin 251, a Pikmin 2 ROM hack created by PikHacker. |
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Scientific name | Unknown | ||
Family | Scarpanid | ||
Areas | Mystical Beach | ||
Caves | Arachnid Asylum, Cryptic Kitchen, Endless Abyss, Doom Den, Perilous Pipeline | ||
Challenge Mode stages | Perplexing Pool, Beverage Hall, Brick Workshop, Haunted Halls, The Gauntlet | ||
Battle Mode stages | Perplexing Pool, Wistful Wild | ||
Carry weight | 5 | ||
Max. carriers | 10 | ||
Seed worth | 7 | ||
Poko value | × 6 | ||
Attacks | Kidnaps and throws Pikmin |
In Pikmin 251, the Swooping Snitchbug behaves similarly to how it does in Pikmin 2, but flies farther away to bury captive Pikmin.
Notes
Olimar's observations
- “This Snitchbug has grown quite skilled at swooping in on Pikmin and catching them off guard. It's important to keep an eye on them whenever they are even remotely nearby. Yet, I still don't understand what makes the Snitchbugs do this. If it's not for prey, why do they do it? For now, all I can do is make these minor studies about them.”
Cookin' with Louie
- “I've written about these bugs before, but I have terribly underestimated the flavor potential of the wings! It turns out they make excellent chips with the dip of your choice!”
In Pikmin Eco
This article or section presents information pertaining to Pikmin Eco, a fanon game created by Sapphire7. |
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Scientific name | Scarpanica kesperens | ||
Family | Scarpanid | ||
Areas | Bounty Canopy | ||
Caves | Bone Cove, Sea Geyser, Rooster's Nest, Greenery Grove, Explorer's Exit | ||
Carry weight | 3 | ||
Max. carriers | 6 | ||
Seed worth | 4 | ||
Poko value | × 4 | ||
Attacks | Kidnaps and throws Pikmin and leaders |
The Swooping Snitchbug returns in Pikmin Eco. It retains many of its past behaviors: it will fly down and snatch up either a leader or a Pikmin, carry them around for a while, and then throw them harshly at the ground.
Notes
In-game entry
- “Evolved to fly with their antennae, the Swooping Snitchbug is a common sight in heavily forested areas. Intriguingly, they've been observed with their young, which aren't able to fly, but at times the adults will attack and eat their own young. At first, this is thought to classify the species as cannibalistic, but later studies show that they're actually hunting Grabbits, and don't show this behavior to their own young despite how similar they appear. This shows a level of intelligence to differentiate between the two that begs further study.”
In Pikmin: Decayed Leaf
This article or section presents information pertaining to Pikmin: Decayed Leaf, a fanon game created by Soundwave. |
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Scientific name | Scarpanica kesperens | ||
Family | Scarpanid | ||
Carry weight | 3 | ||
Max. carriers | 6 | ||
Seed worth | 4 | ||
Poko value | × 2 | ||
Attacks | Kidnaps and throws Pikmin |
The Swooping Snitchbug is a returning species of scarpanid in Pikmin: Decayed Leaf. The creature resembles its Pikmin 4 incarnation, and retains its behavior of swooping to grab up to 2 Pikmin before planting them into the ground, deflowering them. However, it has a few new traits: it will refrain from planting Pikmin in places where captains can not reach them, and will also fly a bit lower than usual depending on the Pikmin it caught, like a Purple Pikmin. If weighed down enough, a normal throw from a non-Yellow Pikmin can force the Snitchbug to the ground. Iguana Pikmin can also latch onto the creature from afar with their tongues to weigh it down.
In Pikspore
This article or section presents information pertaining to Pikspore, a fanon game created by DrTapeworm. |
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Scientific name | Unknown | ||
Family | Scarpanid | ||
Attacks | Kidnaps and throws Pikmin |
The Swooping Snitchbug appears in Pikspore, and has a darkfreeze variant known as the Darkfreeze Snitchbug.
Notes
Ship's log
- “If there's one thing I hate the most on this strange planet, it's the insects. Wretched, bloodthirsty insects! This flying predator is no exception!”