Louie

* Pikmin 4
* Pikmin 3 Deluxe
* Pikmin 3
* Pikmin 2
* Classic Kirby
* TVS

**Louie** is a secondary protagonist in the *Pikmin* series, serving as Olimar's partner and co-worker. He first appears in *Pikmin 2* – the only game in which he is a playable character in Story Mode. In *Pikmin 3*, he stays at the Koppaites' ship after being saved, twice, and appears as Olimar's partner in Bingo Battle, as well as a playable character in some missions. In *Pikmin 3 Deluxe*, he once again accompanies Olimar as a second leader in the new Side Stories mode. He appears once again in *Pikmin 4* with a more antagonistic role.

A deliveryman at Hocotate Freight, Louie is more interested in fueling his own appetite than his job, and puts his desires above all else. He is relatively new to the shipping business and has a ravenous appetite. Louie was raised by his grandmother, who encouraged him to play with bugs, as well as eat them – an activity he seems to partake while on PNF-404. After being left behind on PNF-404 a few times, he eventually becomes accustomed to life in the wilderness.

In the Kirby Bulborb Cinematic Universe, Louie is a reoccurring ally in Classic Kirby and Trooper Village Stories. His character is extremely similar to his Pikmin counterpart, except that Louie ends up becoming a successful chef and is somewhat more talkative. Louie and Olimar have made several trips to Trooper Village, usually while on shore leave. This page focuses on his Kirby Bulborb Cinematic Universe character, please see below for other versions of Louie.

## Personality and appearance

    Physically, Louie has a single yellow tuft of hair and light yellow (beige) spacesuit, decorated with blue lines and blue gloves, like Olimar's spacesuit. Unlike Olimar, Louie is slightly lankier, his nose is rounder and slightly smaller, and his head is pear-shaped. Louie is known to have a very ravenous appetite. He has prepared many recipes for creatures on PNF-404, even attempting to eat creatures that may be inedible to his species. His notes on the Iridescent Glint Beetle suggest he wants to start his own cooking show, called "The Insect Gourmet!". Louie is also known for being generally quiet, with most of his desires being up in the air.

According to his description as the King of Bugs, he operates on the same wavelength of bugs, giving him some sort of connection to them. Whether or not this is true is unknown, though considering he takes control of the Ancient Sirehound (and arguably the Titan Dweevil), this might have some merit. In *Pikmin 4*, Louie's personality takes a nosedive into villainy, as without anyone else to control him, his flaws become much more apparent, getting to the point where he is now perfectly willing to kill the people trying to rescue him just so they can leave him alone. Louie generally acts much more childish, with nearly all of his entries being either how to prepare something for a meal or wishes as to how he can mess around on the planet.

Generally, Louie seems to be more accustomed to PNF-404, despite the air being poisonous on the planet and everything trying to eat him. Louie cares for very little, with the only person he consistently dotes on is his grandmother. Louie also seems to like the Ancient Sirehound, calling it the "ultimate ride" and expressing regret that he has to leave it behind. Other than that, he seems to only like people if they have use for him, seeing as he abandons Moss for the Ancient Sirehound as the latter seemed more fun to ride. In the Kirby Bulborb Cinematic Universe, Louie displays the same traits he has in the Pikmin series, except he is somewhat more talkative.

## History

### Backstory

As a child, Louie was quite skinny, and his grandmother always had him eat everything on his plate. When he lived with his grandmother, he used to be forced to play on a hill behind their house, where she would make him eat plants and bugs. While intended to be a punishment, these events, combined with Louie's already insatiable hunger, seem to have kickstarted Louie's constant desire to feast on bugs, and seemed to give him a sort of connection to wildlife. Over the years, his hunger would grow and grow, with his biggest craving being the ever elusive Golden Pikpik carrots. While Louie would grow up as an unassuming young man who was hired by Hocotate Freight as a worker, he would wait for the right opportunity to satisfy his desire.

### Pikmin Series

Louie is a secondary protagonist in the *Pikmin* series, serving as Olimar's partner and co-worker. He first appears in *Pikmin 2* – the only game in which he is a playable character in Story Mode. In *Pikmin 3*, he stays at the Koppaites' ship after being saved, twice, and appears as Olimar's partner in Bingo Battle, as well as a playable character in some missions. In *Pikmin 3 Deluxe*, he once again accompanies Olimar as a second leader in the new Side Stories mode. He appears once again in *Pikmin 4* with a more antagonistic role.

A deliveryman at Hocotate Freight, Louie is more interested in fuelling his own appetite than his job, and puts his desires above all else. He is relatively new to the shipping business and has a ravenous appetite. Louie was raised by his grandmother, who encouraged him to play with bugs, as well as eat them – an activity he seems to partake while on PNF-404.

### Pikmin 2

Louie's first mission for Hocotate Freight was to transport a shipment of valuable golden Pikpik carrots. He was supposedly attacked by a ravenous space bunny, and the carrots were lost. The President of Hocotate Freight took out a giant loan to cover the losses of the carrots, and had no way to repay the loan other than sell off company assets. After seeing the value of Olimar's souvenir, The President instructed Olimar and Louie to head back to the Planet of the Pikmin to search for treasure and save the company.

However, Louie gets left behind on the planet after the debt is repaid. He aimlessly wanders around the planet for a bit, as seen in the credits roll of the game. He eventually makes his way down the Dream Den and comes under the captivity of a Titan Dweevil. Olimar and The President slay the beast, but Louie insists on being called the King of Bugs after this, suggesting that he was in control.

Louie is actually the one responsible for the debt Hocotate Freight suffers. It was he who ate the load of golden Pikpik carrots. When he returned from his first mission, he falsified his report to the President, explaining that a "ravenous space bunny" ate all of the carrots. This is revealed in a cutscene, called "Louie's Dark Secret", unlocked by getting a pink flower for all 30 of the Challenge Mode levels, which is achieved by completing the stages without losing any Pikmin.

### Pikmin 3

Louie and Olimar went on an expedition to the planet PNF-404 to find more treasure because of the President of Hocotate Freight's expensive spending habits and the failure of his new business. After Olimar is captured by the Plasm Wraith, Louie would go off on his own, collecting the fruits of planet PNF-404 before eventually being captured by the Scornet Maestro at the Twilight River.

Louie makes his first appearance in a transmission received by the Koppaite explorers, who mistakenly assume him to be Olimar and set out to find him. After "rescuing" him by defeating the Scornet Maestro, the Koppaites take him back to the S.S. Drake, and the ship labels him "Hocotatian". They then discover he has gone into a forced sleep caused by his suit; when he wakes up, he lands the Drake in the Garden of Hope while the crew sleeps, and flees, stealing their juice supplies and the captain's rubber duck in the process.

Later, the Koppaites find Louie in the remains of the Quaggled Mireclops. They take him back to the ship and tie him up, retrieving the stolen items and interrogating him on the whereabouts of the actual Captain Olimar, once they learn his identity. The S.S. Drake now labels him "Food Thief". With the help of Louie, Alph, Brittany, and Charlie are able to locate Olimar and subdue the Plasm Wraith just long enough for them to take off with Olimar. Following his return to Hocotate, the President immediately orders Louie to go back to the Pikmin planet with Olimar to recover the Hocotate ship. Reuniting with the Pikmin once more, he is successful at reassembling the ship with their help.

### Pikmin 4

In this alternate timeline where Olimar never managed to leave PNF-404, The President sent Louie after Olimar in order to rescue him. However, instead of actually focusing on rescuing him, Louie instead focused on eating the local wildlife after getting sick of his grandmother's cookies. He couldn't recall what Olimar actually looked like and quickly lost interest in his assigned task in favor of looking for creatures to eat. Together, with the help of some wild Pikmin, Louie would eventually come across Olimar's leafling form, but decided to go against orders and leave him alone because he "seemed happy enough", instead taking notice of his companion Moss.

During the events of the game, Louie became accustomed to his life in the wilderness, but due to his job, Louie had falsified reports about not finding Olimar. After the Rescue Corps find and cure Olimar, the group leave the planet, unaware that Louie, alongside numerous other castaways, are still on the planet. During this time, Louie would find Moss, and the two would team up.

After the Rescue Corps notice that their rescue pup Oatchi had developed a leaf-like tail and is dying from leaving the planet's atmosphere, they decide to turn back and find someone who could help cure Oatchi from his ailment. During their search, they come across Louie and Moss, who had kidnapped the Koppaite castaway Yorke for reasons unknown, shocking Olimar as he was unaware that Louie was on the planet. Although attempting to convert Yorke into a leafling for an unknown reason, Yorke had eaten Glow Sap, making the process impossible. Despite this, Louie still held Yorke hostage for reasons unknown, only giving him up once defeated in a Dandori Battle.

After his defeat, Louie and Moss would run off to the Primordial Thicket, where he would attempt the same process on Nelle, a veterinarian who is key to Oatchi's survival who just so happened to also have a bit of Glow Sap on her that caught Louie's attention. Failing once again, Louie is shocked, running off, abandoning Moss in the process.

As a replacement, Louie hunted down a giant dog known as the Ancient Sirehound, who he had previously spotted earlier. Taking control of the beast, he decides to lay low in its den, known as the Cavern for a King. Hoping to feast on the bugs there, he hopes that the sheer density of monsters in the cave would overwhelm the Rescue Corps and leave him alone. Unfortunately for him, the Rescue Corps needed DNA from the Ancient Sirehound to cure Oatchi of his leaf tail in order for him to leave the planet, so the protagonist and Oatchi venture into the cave. Enraged, Louie takes control of the Ancient Sirehound, attempting to kill the group in a last-ditch effort to leave him be.

Louie is eventually defeated by the party, and the Ancient Sirehound flees, dropping its collar and reverting to its normally peaceful state. Louie is apprehended to prevent any more trouble, and can be found at the base in the post-game, where he has mostly cooled off. He gives the protagonist quests to recover corpses of creatures for Louie to prepare. For completing his quest, the player get the Item Helping Hand, which lets the player carry Items yourself with the power of one Pikmin.

After the game is over, Louie, alongside the rest of the castaways, would return home to their respective planets.

### Classic Kirby

     Louie and Bowser were in The Steve Dimension after was built by Steve, but were not noticed by him or the other citizens during the events of Steve The Trooper. They moved away from The Steve Dimension after the events of Steve The Trooper, with Louie returning to Hocotate. A year later, during a trip to the Pikmin Planet with Olimar, Louie warns Olimar about the event known as The Pik, in which nearby hostile Bulborbs attempt to eat as much Pikmin as possible.

### Trooper Village Stories

#### Season 1

     Louie was attacked by a ravenous space bunny, and the carrots were lost. The President took out a giant loan to cover the losses of the carrots, and had no way to repay the debt other than sell off company assets. On Olimar's return to Hocotate, the President learns of the existence of treasure on the Pikmin planet, and orders both Olimar and Louie to retrieve objects that can be sold for profit, in order to save the company.

As Olimar and Louie head to the Valley Of Records, Louie falls out of the cockpit, leaving Olimar alone. Louie realises he is trapped by a paper bag which he cannot destroy or get past. He is eventually discovered by Olimar, who uses a can of beans to destroy the bag. After an encounter with a lizard, Olimar and Louie successfully manage to repay the debt. Olimar then blasts off from the planet, noticing too late that Louie is left behind. While left behind, he discovers a pile of Beatles CDs and meets Ringo Starr.

After being reunited with Olimar again, he confesses that he made up the whole "ravenous space bunny" story, and that he was the one who ate the Golden Pik-pik carrots. Olimar forgives him, although both he and Louie are surprised to see the Ravenous Space Bunny does actually exist, which is killed by them not long afterwards.

#### Season 2

During the Puffstool's arrival in Trooper Village, Louie and Olimar are called in to assist, but are both put under the Puffstool's control via it's spores. They are eventually freed from its control when the Puffstool was killed by Ringo Starr.

#### Season 3

Louie and Olimar stop The President from selling crumpets to the citizens of Trooper Village that he stole from Kirby Bulborb and Mayor Reginald Bulborb's crumpet delivery service. A year later, Louie and Olimar assist Mayor Reginald Bulborb in helping him defeat some Breadbugs.

### Space Western Olimar

In the Space Western Olimar anime series created by Mayor Reginald Bulborb (which was heavily inspired by Cowboy Bebop), Louie and Olimar are bounty hunters. The versions of Louie and Olimar featured in the series are based on Spike Spiegel and Jet Black respectively. In the first episode of the series, "Hocotation Blues", Louie and Olimar arrest Wario and Waluigi after they attempt to steal money from Trooper Village, and are promptly thanked by Minako Aino.

## Trivia

* While Louie has yet to display antagonistic traits in the Kirby Bulborb Cinematic Universe, he became a full-on villain in Pikmin 4.
* Louie was not originally depicted as an antagonist in the Kirby Bulborb Cinematic Universe, appearing as an ally in Classic Kirby and the first three seasons of Trooper Village Stories. However, due to Louie becoming a full-on villain in Pikmin 4, it's likely Louie will become an antagonist in final episode of Trooper Village Stories.
* Louie is the first Pikmin character to appear in the Kirby Bulborb Cinematic Universe, appearing in the background in the first season of the series Steve The Trooper. His first main appearance is in the Classic Kirby episode "The Pik", in which he appears alongside Olimar. \*Louie and Olimar's expedition to the Pikmin planet in the Trooper Village Stories episode "The Big Poko Debt: Presidential Tomfoolery" is near identical to their one in Pikmin 2, the two exceptions being that Asuka Langley Soryu accompanies them and that the ravenous space bunny is actually real.
* In the cancelled Classic Kirby Origins episode "Steve's Bug Father", Louie was said to be the father of Steve. However, due to the episode's cancelation, this concept was disregarded.
* Louie has been the focus of several Pikmin videos by Peter Tagg since Pikmin 4's release, with a majority of those focusing on his antagonistic and troublemaking traits. In these videos, the Weezer song "Troublemaker" was featured as Louie's unofficial theme.