Olimar (SSBU)

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Olimar in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Universe	Pikmin
Other playable appearances	in Brawl in SSB4
Availability	Unlockable
Final Smash	End of Day

“	Captain Olimar battles by issuing commands to various types of Pikmin under his control. Pikmin come in different colors that correspond to different abilities. Olimar's alternate appearance lets you play as Alph!	”
—Super Smash Blog, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Official Site

Olimar (ピクミン＆オリマー, Pikmin & Olimar) is a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. He was confirmed as a playable character on June 12th, 2018. In addition, Alph returns as an alternate costume for Olimar. Olimar is classified as fighter #40.

Changes from Super Smash Bros. 4

Aesthetics

• As with all veterans returning from SSB4, Olimar's model features a more subdued color scheme.
• Alph's suit now features a lateral, zipper-like line down the center.
• Olimar's helmet cracks after taking a certain amount of damage, but will quickly be repaired. It also appears cracked when he is Screen KO'd.
• His Pikmin now always face the screen regardless of which direction they turn.
• Pikmin now have trails that match their colors when attacking, like in the Pikmin games.
• Olimar now only jumps twice during his up taunt, shortening its duration.

Attributes

• Like all characters, Olimar's jumpsquat animation now takes three frames to complete (down from 5).
• Olimar walks faster (0.9 → 0.945).
• Olimar dashes faster (1.47 → 1.617).
• While Olimar's initial dash speed was slightly increased (1.6 → 1.606), he now has the slowest initial dash speed in the game due to the rest of the cast having their initial dash speed increased significantly higher than Olimar's.
• Olimar's air speed is higher (0.82 → 0.861).

Ground attacks

• Up smash has significantly reduced end lag increasing its safety and giving it combo potential.

Aerial attacks

• All aerials have less landing lag.

Throws/other attacks

• All Pikmin in Olimar's squad will be used at once for his grab. The more Pikmin he has, the greater the range.
• Olimar's pummel is now a quick upward punch. It is much faster than his previous pummel, but deals less damage.
• Up throw has a more exaggerated animation.
• Olimar's down throw launches opponents at a larger horizontal distance, making follow-up less reliable.

Special Moves

• Olimar plucks his Pikmin much faster.
• Latched Pikmin deal way more damage.
• Pikmin Order is noticeably faster.
• Pikmin Order's whistling animation is less exaggerated.
• End of Day has been significantly sped up, with the Hocotate Ship crashing onto the stage almost immediately after the move's cutscene.

Role in World of Light

Although Olimar does not appear in the World of Light opening cutscene, he was vaporized and later imprisoned alongside the rest of the fighters (except Kirby) when Galeem unleashed his beams of light.

Olimar can be found in the mode by choosing to save Marth instead of Sheik or Villager. The Kammy Koopa spirit is needed in order to enlarge some mushrooms to reach him.

Alternate costumes

Gallery

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  Official render of Alph.

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  Olimar's fighter card.

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  Olimar using his forward smash on The Great Cave Offensive.

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  With Mario, Pac-Man, and Sonic on Gaur Plain.

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  Ascending with Winged Pikmin in his red costume with Alph on Wuhu Island.

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  Ascending with Winged Pikmin on Kongo Falls.

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  Idling with Luigi on Distant Planet.

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  The Red, Yellow, Blue, White, and Purple Pikmin on Distant Planet.

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  Pikmin with Mewtwo on Onett.

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  Pikmin with the Mii Fighters on Find Mii.

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  A shrunken Olimar being held by Pac-Man on Distant Planet.

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  A Red Pikmin with Richter on Distant Planet.

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  Olimar getting attacked by the fish on Summit.

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  In his green costume on Temple.

Character Showcase Video

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Trivia

• During the official Ultimate website's launch on June 12th, 2018, Olimar's name was erroneously labeled as "OLIMER" in English variants of his fighter page. The typo was later corrected.
• The part of Olimar's showcase trailer where Alph crouches next to a prone Olimar is a reference to a scene in Pikmin 3 after Alph initially rescues Olimar from the Mysterious Life Form.
• Olimar's (and Alph's) official artwork resembles Brittany's pose in her Pikmin 3 artwork, albeit flipped.