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[[File:OlimarP.jpg|thumb|left|Official artwork of Olimar from ''Pikmin''.]] | [[File:OlimarP.jpg|thumb|left|Official artwork of Olimar from ''Pikmin''.]] | ||
Captain Olimar hails from the planet {{s|pikipedia|Hocotate}}. As a Hocotatian, Olimar's appearance is largely humanoid, yet displays a number of distinct traits: he is extremely minuscule in size (being ≈1.9 cm, ≈0.75 in tall), has a large head-to-body ratio, a bulbous nose, pointy ears, small tufts of hair and hyphen-shaped eyes that, during moments of surprise, comically bulge out and appear similar to human eyes. In regard to Olimar's personality, it is revealed via [[pikipedia:Olimar's journal|his journal]] that he is caring and dedicated to his family, while also having a taste for the arts and that he "always had a way with animals", the latter of which is evident with his {{s|pikipedia|Piklopedia}}. Olimar's name is a reference to [[Nintendo]]'s mascot [[Mario]]: his Japanese name, "''Orimā''", is "''Mario''" written backward in Japanese when written in kana. | Captain Olimar hails from the planet {{s|pikipedia|Hocotate}}. As a Hocotatian, Olimar's appearance is largely humanoid, yet displays a number of distinct traits: he is extremely minuscule in size (being ≈1.9 cm, ≈0.75 in tall), has a large head-to-body ratio, a bulbous nose, pointy ears, small tufts of hair and hyphen-shaped eyes that, during moments of surprise, comically bulge out and appear similar to human eyes. In regard to Olimar's personality, it is revealed via [[pikipedia:Olimar's journal|his journal]] that he is caring and dedicated to [[pikipedia:Olimar's family|his family]], while also having a taste for the arts and that he "always had a way with animals", the latter of which is evident with his {{s|pikipedia|Piklopedia}}. Olimar's name is a reference to [[Nintendo]]'s mascot [[Mario]]: his Japanese name, "''Orimā''", is "''Mario''" written backward in Japanese when written in kana. | ||
Captain Olimar debuted in the [[Nintendo GameCube]] game, ''{{b|Pikmin|game}}'', where he is the playable character. His first adventure details how his vacation is derailed due to his ship, the {{s|pikipedia|S.S. Dolphin}}, crash landing on [[pikipedia:PNF-404|an uncharted planet]] after it is struck by a meteor. Upon landing and discovering that the S.S. Dolphin has been severely damaged and that his life support system will expire in thirty days, which is further compounded by the planet's atmosphere being rich in oxygen (which is poisonous to Hocotatians), Olimar sets out to repair his ship. He also stumbles upon a sentient, indigenous plant/animal hybrid species, which he dubs Pikmin to help him find his ship's parts. There are three possible endings to ''Pikmin''; in the canon ending, Olimar returns home with the S.S. Dolphin fully repaired, segueing directly into the beginning of ''{{iw|pikipedia|Pikmin 2}}''. | Captain Olimar debuted in the [[Nintendo GameCube]] game, ''{{b|Pikmin|game}}'', where he is the playable character. His first adventure details how his vacation is derailed due to his ship, the {{s|pikipedia|S.S. Dolphin}}, crash landing on [[pikipedia:PNF-404|an uncharted planet]] after it is struck by a meteor. Upon landing and discovering that the S.S. Dolphin has been severely damaged and that his life support system will expire in thirty days, which is further compounded by the planet's atmosphere being rich in oxygen (which is poisonous to Hocotatians), Olimar sets out to repair his ship. He also stumbles upon a sentient, indigenous plant/animal hybrid species, which he dubs Pikmin to help him find his ship's parts. There are three possible endings to ''Pikmin''; in the canon ending, Olimar returns home with the S.S. Dolphin fully repaired, segueing directly into the beginning of ''{{iw|pikipedia|Pikmin 2}}''. | ||
In the beginning of ''Pikmin 2'', it is revealed that his employer, {{s|pikipedia|Hocotate Freight}}, wound up being 10,100 [[pikipedia:Poko|pokos]] in debt during the events of ''Pikmin'', due to a falsified report by a fellow employee named {{iw|pikipedia|Louie}}. Upon Olimar's return, the company was forced to sell the S.S. Dolphin after he had spent days repairing it. The shock of the revelation of the company's fate causes Olimar to drop a bottle cap that he brought home for his son. However, an old Hocotate Freight Ship analyzes the cap and discovers that it is worth 100 pokos; when {{s|pikipedia|the President}} learns about how there are more objects like the bottle cap on the Pikmin Planet, he makes Olimar and Louie return there in the Hocotate Freight Ship to gather [[pikipedia:Treasure Hoard|treasure]] to pay off the company's debt. After obtaining 10,000 pokos worth of treasure, Olimar accidentally leaves the Pikmin Planet without Louie, forcing Olimar to team up with the President to save him. | |||
In ''{{s|pikipedia|Pikmin 3}}'', Olimar is no longer the main protagonist, although he still plays an important role in the game's story. Having returned to the Pikmin Planet (dubbed PNF-404 by the [[pikipedia:Koppai|Koppaites]]) in search of more treasure in order to buy back the S.S. Dolphin and pay off Hocotate Freight's second instance of debt, Olimar salvages the {{s|pikipedia|Cosmic Drive Key}} dropped by the [[S.S. Drake]], forcing [[Alph]], {{s|pikipedia|Brittany}} and {{s|pikipedia|Charlie}} to seek him out so they can reclaim it and repair their ship. In the end, they find that he has been captured by the [[Plasm Wraith]], which they defeat to save him before departing for their respective home planets. | |||
In ''{{s|pikipedia|Pikmin 3}}'', Olimar is no longer the main protagonist, although he still plays an important role in the game's story. Having returned to the Pikmin Planet in search of more treasure in order to buy back the S.S. Dolphin and pay off Hocotate Freight's second instance of debt, Olimar salvages the {{s|pikipedia|Cosmic Drive Key}} dropped by the [[S.S. Drake]], forcing [[Alph]], {{s|pikipedia|Brittany}} and {{s|pikipedia|Charlie}} to seek him out so they can reclaim it and repair their ship. In the end, they find that he has been captured by the [[Plasm Wraith]], which they defeat to save him. | |||
==In ''Super Smash Bros. Melee''== | ==In ''Super Smash Bros. Melee''== | ||