Distant Planet

Stage Type
 Franchise
 Game of Origin
 Release Date of Origin
 Other Appearances
 Submitted By:

## **Stage Info**

A planet far from both Hocotate and Koppai. Not much is truly known about this planet. One day Olimar’s ship the S.S. Dolphin crash landed on the planet forcing Olimar to scavenge for supplies in order to repair his ship and go home. It was here that Olimar met a strange species called Pikmin and formed a symbiotic bond with them. Olimar helped the Pikmin to survive and they helped him gather the pieces for his ship. Later Olimar would return with his assistant Louie on a mission to save Hocotate Freight by finding as many treasures on the planet as possible and selling them. The planet wasn’t only visited by Hocotatians however. When Alph and his team were sent to find food for their starving planet they came here to this distant planet where they named it PNF-404.

## **Stage Layout**

Distant Planet is a bit of an interesting stage. In the middle is a small platform that acts a tiny bit bouncy when it’s jumped on as an aesthetic. Above this platform are a trio of leaves which act as platforms as well. The leaves are all spaced out individually and going from left to right each leaf is set a little bit higher in the air than the previous leaf. When a fighter stands on one of the leaves they’ll actually sink downwards. The heavier the fighter (or fighters) on a leaf the father down it’ll sink.

To the right of these platforms lies empty space, but don’t expect it to be empty for long. Over on the left is a large slope to fight on. Walking too far left will send you past the blast zone so be careful over here as well.

## **Hazards**

### **Rain**

This stage can experience torrential downpours which sends a cascade of rain falling down upon the stage. While the platforms in the middle are unaffected, the slope on the left becomes rather dangerous during this phase. The rain comes down hard and can quickly drag a fighter who was standing on the slope down to their deaths if they don’t react fast enough. The rain will also carry away any items that were on this part of the stage.

### **Bulborb**

From time to time a red Bulborb will waddle itself over onto the right side of the stage. Fighters can stand on top of the Bulborb and use it as a platform, but this becomes precarious when the Bulborb opens its mouth wide open. When the Bulborb does open its mouth, it’s feeding time. If a Fighter gets knocked into the Bulborb’s mouth, or dares to jump in there intentionally, they’ll only have mere moments to get out before the Bulbrob closes its mouth and eats them ending in them being instantly KO’d. Either after some time passes or immediately after the Bulborb eats someone the Bulborb will walk back off the stage until it's time for it to return.

### **The Onion & Pellets**

As the fight rages on pellet posies can spawn growing on the backs of the platform in the middle. These posies can grow pellets on their faces which start at a 1 and can then become 5s or 10s if left alone long enough. If the faces of the posies are attacked enough the pellets can fall off of them allowing them to be picked up and thrown around. On top of that, a Pikmin onion can sometimes sit itself on one of the little leaf platforms. If a pellet is thrown into the top of an onion, it will spawn items beneath it equal to the number on the pellet. If the colors of the pellet and onion match (red, yellow, or blue) then extra items will spawn. The Onions don’t stick around forever though so don’t miss your chance.

## **Soundtrack**

* **Pikmin**
	+ Ai no Uta
	+ Ai no Uta (French)
	+ Environmental Noises
	+ Main Theme
	+ Main Theme - An orchestral rock remix with prominent brass and underlying guitar. [SSBB]
* **Pikmin 2**
	+ Awakening Wood
	+ Tane no Uta
	+ World of Map - An orchestral remix using bagpipes, flutes, strings, and a mandolin along with elements from the stage select theme from the original Pikmin title. [SSBB]
* **Hey! Pikmin**
	+ Flashes of Fear
	+ Fragment of Hope