Captain Olimar

Olimar, also known as Captain Olimar, is the main protagonist of the Pikmin video game series. He works for Hocotate Freight and is the captain of the S.S Dolphin, which he pilots transporting cargo across the galaxy. Upon crash landing on PNF-404, the native Pikmin quickly take extreme interest in him, acknowledging Olimar as a kind of leader of their species. This forms a symbiotic relationship between the two; The Pikmin help Olimar complete his goals, and in turn he turns them into a mighty fighting force that can fend for themselves instead of simply being prey to the hostile species. 
==Biography==
===Past===
Olimar was a worker for Hocotate Freight company and had a family of his own before the events of the game. After finally getting a break from his job, Olimar decides to board his ship, the S.S. Dolphin, in an interstellar vacation. Unfortunately, the ship was struck by a meteor, and he was stranded on an unknown planet, which would later be revealed to be called PNF-404.
===Pikmin===
Surviving the impact, Olimar found his ship to be damaged and missing many parts that were required for it to properly function and fly again. He also noted the content of the air on the planet, which is poisonous to his species, and his life support system will only protect him from it for 30 days. 
However, it was not all bleak as he discovered one of the native species of the planet to be friendly, that being sentient mobile bulb plants which he dubs "Pikmin" due to their resemblance to the pikpik carrots that the inhabitants of Hocotate eat. Growing them off devices called "Onions", Olimar uses the Pikmin to regain all the parts of his ship and defeat any local predator in their way before time runs out. All the while, the threat of a horrid fate befalling him should he fail looms over his head, though thankfully, this doesn't happen as a sequel exists.
===Pikmin 2===
Escaping within 30 days with all required parts or more, Olimar returns to Hocotate, only to find his company to be in debt. He ends up losing his ship then and there, all while having to witness the size of the debt, 10,100 pokos. However, a bottle cap he brought along was sucked into a selling device, removing 100 pokos from the debt. Seeing a great opportunity and way to take care of the debt, Olimar's boss sends him and another co-worker back to PNF-404 on the Hocotate Ship without giving him a chance to see his family.
During their arrival on the planet, the two workers were separated when their ship collided against a tree branch. Olimar had the luck of re-uniting with some Red Pikmin who were fighting off a hostile creature. With the help of some familiar helpers, Olimar rescues Louie and the two go off on a treasure hunt, finding new hostiles, Pikmins, and valuables which they take note of.
After finally collecting enough treasure to pay off the debt, Olimar accidentally leaves Louie behind. His ship cannot be turned around at this point, and he ends up back at Hocotate. He meets up with his boss, who had just finished using the money his employees gained to pay off the debt. Olimar makes the mistake of telling his boss about the extra treasures on the planet, prompting him to drag his poor employee back in order to find more treasures and rescue Louie, so he still doesn't get to see his family.
The two explore the planet, collecting more money and eventually finding Louie, who has taken over the body of a Titan Dweevil. After its defeat, he is saved and they all return to Hocotate, whereupon Olimar finally gets to see his family after all he went through.
===Pikmin 3===
Olimar continues to be abused by his higher-ups when his boss makes a failed business venture which forces him to go back to PNF-404. This time however, Olimar made a deal with the debt collectors to get back the S.S. Dolphin if he retrieved enough treasure to fill the debt. During his search for treasure, he comes across a shiny object on an oak log which turns out to be a living creature called the Plasm Wraith. For unknown reasons, it has an unnatural interest in Olimar and prevents him from escaping. It was able to affect his suit's auto-sleep function, keeping him from ever getting away until he is saved by the Koppaites (consisting of Alph, Brittany and Charlie), who had recently landed on the planet in search of food to solve the famine on their planet and had accumulated their own considerable Pikmin ranks since arriving. To thank them for rescuing him, he gives them the cosmic drive key they had been searching for and needed to get back home with all the fruit they found, which he had mistaken for treasure. Thankful for the gesture, the Koppaites offer to drop him and Louie off on Hocotate on the way home, which they do. However, after his return from his traumatic experience, he is immediately sent back to PNF-404 by the President to fix and retrieve a Hocotate Ship. 
===Hey! Pikmin===
Olimar and his ship, the S.S. Dolphin II, crash lands on PNF-404 after attempting to navigate through an asteroid shower. The landing scares away a few nearby Pikmin as Olimar is informed by his ship's pod that parts of the S.S. Dolphin II have been scattered across the planet and it's fuel supply of Sparklium has been depleted. Luckily, the pod's sensors indicate more Sparklium in the vicinity and Olimar soon finds some Pikmin to assist him in getting it back to the ship. About 30,000 Sparklium and the ships missing Sparklium Converter was needed to successfully make it off PNF-404, so Olimar expands his search across eight sectors on the planet until he fulfils all the requirements to make his escape.
After much exploring with the Pikmin, Olimar obtains enough Sparklium for interstellar travel and is informed that the Sparklium Converter is located in a sector called The Final Stretch, where it was in the possession of a monstrous creature called Berserk Leech Hydroe. Olimar and the Pikmin defeat the giant creature after a difficult battle and returned the Sparklium Converter to the S.S. Dolphin II where Olimar says his farewells to the Pikmin before flying back to Hocotate.
===Pikmin 4===
Olimar returns in Pikmin 4 and is once again in need of assistance after becoming stranded on PNF-404. While working together with the Pikmin to find parts to the S.S. Dolphin, Olimar encounters a friendly canine creature who also helps him in his search. Olimar calls the canine creature Moss and together with the Pikmin they eventually find the ship's Interstellar Radio which is used to send a distress call to the Rescue Corps for their assistance. However, Olimar gathers all the ship parts needed to achieve interstellar travel anyway, so he takes flight and almost makes the jump back home when he discovered Moss had stowed away inside the S.S. Dolphin and was ill from being outside the planet's ecosystem. Olimar is forced to turn the ship around to help Moss when his life support system suddenly fails and he crash lands back on planet he just escaped from. Unconscious and his life in peril, Olimar is taken to the Onion by Pikmin and transformed into a creature called a Leafling, which saves his life but is now unable to leave the planet again.
Much later, the Rescue Corps and an assortment of other explorers also become stranded on the planet after receiving Olimar's distress call. Olimar and Moss would find these castaways to transform them into Leaflings as Olimar believed they would not survive unless they were converted. His actions would led him to cross paths with the game's protagonist who he challenges to see how skilled they are at Dandori; the art of strategically organizing and working groups efficiently. Olimar repeatedly faces the protagonist in Dandori Battles but is beaten each time and eventually collapses, allowing the Rescue Corps to restore him from his Leafling state. Afterwards, Olimar apologizes for his actions as a Leafling and accompanies his rescuers off the planet, only to have them return moments later when Oatchi starts feeling poorly. Olimar points out that Oatchi spouted a leaf on his tail which prevents him from leaving the planet, so they cannot return home until they find a remedy to restore him to normal.
Olimar stays at the Rescue Corps Command Post next to his crashed ship and can teach Oatchi how to swallow larger objects to carry. He can also tell the game's protagonist about what happened to him before the Rescue Corps arrived in the form of a campaign mode called "Shipwreak Tale".
==Other Media==
===Super Smash Bros.===
====Super Smash Bros. Melee====
Olimar appears in Super Smash Bros. Melee as a trophy who only can be obtained by having a Pikmin save file on the GameCube memory card.
====Super Smash Bros. Brawl====
Olimar debuts as a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, he can use his Pikmin for most of his attacks. His Final Smash, End of Day, involves him getting in his ship and blasting off high into the air while Bulborbs attack his opponents, and then crashing right down to the surface, often launching the opponent off screen in just one hit. He also has a trophy who can be obtained by clearing the classic mode using him.
====Super Smash Bros. for 3DS/Super Smash Bros. for Wii U====
Olimar returns as a playable character in both versions.
====Super Smash Bros. Ultimate====
Olimar again is a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as an unlockable character, he's one of the many characters who are vaporised by Galeem's beams in World of Light. Olimar also has a spirit who is a fighter spirit that can be obtained by clearing the classic mode.
==Gallery==
File:Olimar Pikmin 1.png
Olimar Trophy Melee.png|Olimar's trophy from Super Smash Bros. Melee.
File:Olimar Pikmin 2.png
File:DandoriOlimar.webp|Olimar as a Leafling
Olimar SSBB.png|Olimar in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
Olimar SSB4.png|Olimar in Super Smash Bros. for 3DS/Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.
Olimar and Alph.jpg|Olimar along with Alph in Super Smash Bros. for 3DS/Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.
Olimar SSBU.png|Olimar as he appears in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
61p7gswn-zL. SL1500 .jpg|amiibo Olimar.
MLSSOlimar.png|Unused sprite of Olimar in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga.
==Trivia==
*Olimar's name is derived from Mario, as "Louie" is from Luigi. In Japanese, Olimar (オリマ orima) is an anagram of Mario (マリオ mario).
*Olimar was supposed to make a cameo appearance in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga. The captain was to come in and taste the player's coffee. However, this never occurred, as the scene was canceled. He was also planned to call Mario "Marlio" (an anagram of "Olimar") and somehow mistake Luigi for a beast. Unlike other characters in the game, Olimar's text was to appear without a speech bubble.
*In Super Smash Bros. Melee, you can get trophies of both Captain Olimar and Pikmin if you have Pikmin saved on your memory card.
*One of the key items in Super Paper Mario, the Helmet has a large resemblance to Olimar's helmet. It even includes an antenna with a red-light beacon.
*Although not seen, the player can get a message from Olimar in the Wii game Animal Crossing: City Folk, which reads: "I found this odd little hat on my travels. It looks just like one of those cute little creatures I've met in outer space! Have fun wearing it! - From Captain Olimar.". When the player finishes reading the letter, they get an item called the "Red Pikmin Hat", which looks like a Red Pikmin's stem with a leaf. The same hat (along with yellow and blue variants) is available as an award to Miis in the Nintendo 3DS' "Find Mii".. A "life size" model of his ship has also been released.
*Olimar is seen carrying a bottle cap in the Pikmin 2 intro, which could mean that he has the strength of four Pikmin.
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