Olimar (SSB4)

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This article is about Olimar's appearance in Super Smash Bros. 4 . For other uses, see Captain Olimar and Pikmin (species).

Olimar in Super Smash Bros. 4
Universe	Pikmin
Other playable appearance	in Brawl
Final Smash	End of Day

Olimar, known on the website as Pikmin & Olimar, was announced to be returning for Super Smash Bros. 4 on July 12th 2013 on the game's official website, and was the first character revealed after the initial E3 2013 reveal of Smash 4. His reveal came one day before the release date of Pikmin 3 in Japan, which Masahiro Sakurai noted in a Miiverse post. A link to the official website on Pikmin 3 is at the bottom of his page on the website. He retains Red, Yellow, Blue, White, and Purple Pikmin. Olimar has had slight aesthetic changes to match his Pikmin 3 character design, and a visible whistle is now a part of Olimar's helmet. The Pikmin have been updated as well with different proportions more akin to Pikmin 3.

Confirmed information

• Pikmin appear to be slightly larger; Olimar's size appears mostly unchanged.
• The following moves are visually unchanged from Brawl:
  • Forward tilt
  • Forward smash
  • Down smash
  • Back aerial
  • Pikmin Throw
  • Down taunt
• One of Olimar's standard moves is now a punch.
• Olimar has a new up special recovery move, using Winged Pikmin instead of Pikmin Chain. These Pikmin can carry Olimar a great distance if he has no other Pikmin with him, but if Olimar has more Pikmin on him when initiating the move, the Winged Pikmin will carry him slower and much less distance; an inverse of his previous recovery Pikmin Chain, which required him to have more Pikmin to be more useful. This also means Olimar will now often have to sacrifice Pikmin during recovery.
• Olimar will now only be able to carry three Pikmin at a time (unlike in Brawl, where he could carry up to six), and will pluck Pikmin in a set cycle (Red, Yellow, Blue, White, Purple, Red, Yellow, Blue, White, Purple, etc.), instead of plucking Pikmin at random.

Gallery

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  Sakurai celebrates on Miiverse.

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  Olimar's appearance in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.

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  Olimar in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS.

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  Olimar running with his Pikmin.

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  Forward smash with a Red Pikmin.

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  Back air with a White Pikmin.

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  Down smash.

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  Red, Yellow and White Pikmin.

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  The ghost of a defeated Blue Pikmin.

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  Olimar falling.

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  Pikmin looking up at Kirby.

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  Forward tilt.

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  A screenshot of Olimar's Pikmin near Mega Man.

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  A close up of Olimar's side. His whistle and Hocotate Freight patch are clearly visible.

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  Wii Fit Trainer and Olimar on in the Wii Fit Stage.

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  The Hocotate Ship.

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  Olimar uses his new recovery move, the Winged Pikmin.