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'''Olimar''' ({{ja|ピクミン＆オリマー|Pikumin & Orimā}}, ''Pikmin & Olimar'') is a newcomer and playable character in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''. He was confirmed on January 09, 2008 on the Smash Bros. DOJO!! website. Despite Olimar being voiced by Kazumi Totaka in ''Pikmin 2'', he is completely mute in ''Brawl''. However, Hajime Wakai's portrayals of the [[Pikmin]] from those games were repurposed for ''Brawl''.

Olimar ranks 3rd on the tier list, putting him in the A+ tier and making this his best placement in the series. He has one of the best damage racking abilities in ''Brawl'', with his throws, up aerial, forward aerial, and [[Pikmin Throw]] being able to deal damage very quickly, and strong KO power without compensating much speed; all of his smashes and his Pikmin-based aerials are powerful when used with Red, Blue, and especially Purple Pikmin. Olimar's grabs are among the farthest-reaching in the game, and all four of his throws can KO when used with Blue and/or Purple Pikmin. Olimar also possesses a strong camping game and can use his long-ranged Pikmin attacks to create a wall that is very difficult for characters such as {{SSBB|Donkey Kong}} to get through; the various types of Pikmin Olimar can use also makes him relatively unpredictable, with the type advantages of each Pikmin allowing for some advantages in some matchups. Olimar's biggest weakness, however, is his terrible and limited recovery (one of the worst recoveries in the game) that is easily [[edgehog]]ged and provides terrible distance if he does not have many Pikmin with him, as well as relatively poor approach options, due to his limited air and ground speeds, and susceptibility to juggles, pressure, and edgeguarding (which combines with his terrible recovery to give him very poor survivability). These disadvantages put him at even matchups against the likes of many characters who can approach in the air effectively, such as {{SSBB|Peach}} and {{SSBB|Ness}}. Overall, Olimar has very strong matchups against most characters (possessing only three disadvantageous ones), and has achieved very strong tournament results.

|dsdesc=Olimar quickly blows his whistle, and a colored area surrounding him. Any Pikmin that are separated from Olimar will immediately fly to his side after a split second . This can be used to recall ones that have fallen behind or are pummeling an enemy, though Pikmin in the midst of some actions (such as travelling after being thrown) cannot be recalled. The move also grants Olimar [[super armor]] from frames 2-16, making it an excellent defensive option.

|fsdmg=colspan{{=}}"6"{{!}}10% (bury), 15% (ascent), 0.358333% (Bulborbs), 10% (descent), 15%/20% (landing)

|fsdesc=Olimar takes off in his spaceship, leaving his opponents alone for Red Bulborbs to attack them. Afterwards, the ship crash lands back onto the stage, hurting anyone in its path. The Red Bulborbs deal damage every [[frame]] for 120 frames (2 seconds), dealing up to 43%.

|desc-1=Olimar plucks various Pikmin, and each jumps on him before hitting the ground, until a Purple Pikmin lands on top of him, knocking him over.

|desc-2=Moves his hands up and down while facing a red Pikmin and a yellow Pikmin.

|desc-3=Moves his head left and right while three Pikmin run around him in a circle.

:''See also: [[:Category:Olimar players (SSBB)]]''

Shortly after ''Brawl''{{'}}s release, Olimar was ranked 18th place just one place above the middle, with many players writing him off as another mediocre, gimmicky character who would never make an impact in serious play. This could probably be because many overemphasized Olimar's reliance on Pikmin, stating that it was a hindrance (rather than a boon, as it is often seen today), and failed to get past his relatively high technical and cerebral learning curves. However, as many players began to realize Olimar's strong damage-racking capabilities, camping ability, and disproportionately high KO power for and even beyond his weight class, Olimar's metagame developed further, causing a rise to 10th-11th in high tier by the next tier list. Olimar would maintain similar placings for several years, but as his professionals such as {{Sm|Rich Brown}}, {{Sm|Brood}}, {{Sm|Nietono}}, and {{Sm|Dabuz}} began doing very well at high-level tournaments such as [[MLG DC 2010]], [[Apex 2010]], and [[Apex 2012]], Olimar skyrocketed to 2nd place right underneath Meta Knight in April 2012. Olimar is currently ranked 3rd on the tier list, after Meta Knight and the Ice Climbers, and is one of the most disliked ''Brawl'' characters casual and competitive players alike, having a reputation for being one of the most frustrating characters to deal with due to his powerful camping ability and range, which many smashers find extremely hard to break through.

[[File:Subspace olimar.PNG|thumb|250px|Olimar in ''[[SSE]]''.]]

==In Solo Modes==

 

 

===[[Event Match]]es===

====Solo Events====

====Co-Op Events====

===[[Congratulations_screen#Super_Smash_Bros._Brawl|Ending Images]]===

Olimar Congratulations Screen Classic Mode Brawl.png|Classic Mode

Olimar Congratulations Screen All-Star Brawl.png|All-Star Mode

*If Pikmin are away from Olimar for too long, they will start blinking and after a few seconds, automatically die, which is a reference to the ''Pikmin'' series; when Olimar leaves the planet for night, any Pikmin left behind will be eaten.

*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=meFe9-cxtPI Combo video by Magzillas]