Emperor Bulblax

* Pikmin 4
* Pikmin 2
* TVS

 **Emperor Bulblax** is a major antagonist in the Kirby Bulborb Cinematic Universe, appearing in Classic Kirby, Classic Kirby Origins and Trooper Village Stories. He is the emperor of the Grub-dog family who attacks with his super large tongue, licking up all objects in the range of his mouth.

In the Pikmin series, Emperor Bulblax is the second-largest known species of the Grub-dog family right after the Empress Bulblax. He acts as the final boss of the first Pikmin game, dropping the last ship part needed to complete the game. He can be defeated by throwing Yellow Pikmin carrying bomb rocks directly in front of it several times. This would cause the Emperor Bulblax to lick up the bombs, exploding him from the inside. This was changed in *Pikmin 2*, as Yellow Pikmin are no longer able to carry bomb rocks. The player can either throw Purple Pikmin at the beast or lure him to nearby bomb rocks due to this change. The Emperor Bulblax varies a bit between the three games, being a lot weaker and smaller in Pikmin 2, even having less health than a Fiery Bulblax – an enemy which is not considered a boss. In addition, it has the least health of any boss in the game. In *Hey! Pikmin*, it is normally unreachable and needs to be coaxed into eating a bomb rock before any damage can be done. He returns as a boss in *Pikmin 4,* as both the Emperor Bulblax and the Sovereign Bulblax.

In the Kirby Bulborb Cinematic Universe, Emperor Bulblax is a reoccurring antagonist and the leader of all the hostile Bulborbs on the Pikmin planet. He was originally a nemesis to Steve and his friends, but became a bigger threat after joining BULBORB-HOUND and befriending Liquid Snake, teaming up with him to try and use a Metal Gear.

## History

### Classic Kirby

Emperor Bulblax caused trouble for Steve before the events of the series. Wenlock and Mandeville mentioned to him that Emperor Bulblax is back and kidnapped Joe, and Steve mentions that they wiped out the Bulblaxes ages ago.

    After learning Emperor Bulblax had survived their previous encounter, Steve broke down a gate and confronted him with Wenlock and Mandeville. Emperor Bulblax told Steve that he would eat Joe and they wouldn't be able to stop him. Steve saved Joe from being eaten, which confused Emperor Bulblax as he was able to get Joe out of his mouth before being eaten. Emperor Bulblax then told Steve that he's a robotic plush, and that he will eat Joe because he's organic. However, he was then defeated by Steve and The Mascots.

### Trooper Village Stories

Emperor Bulblax returned and ate the Secret Safe. Despite saying he would win against Olimar and his army of Pikmin, he ended up getting defeated by them.

Some time later, Emperor Bulblax met Liquid Snake and became friends with him. Liquid called his brother, Solid Snake, and told him about his plan to use a Metal Gear for utter destruction. Snake calls Liquid insane but then asks if he has someone else with him. Liquid confirms this, telling Snake he's working with Emperor Bulblax to activate Metal Gear. Snake tells Liquid that he and Emperor Bulblax won't be able to activate it, and eventually reveals to Liquid that the Metal Gear he found is just a model. Liquid is shocked that Snake tricked him, and Snake tells him that he and Mayor R Bulborb will stop him from getting to Shadow Moses Island, and the codec call ends. Snake and Mayor R Bulborb travel to Shadow Moses Island, and kill a guard in order to access the basement area where Liquid and Emperor Bulblax are. They enter the basement area, defeat Emperor Bulblax and destroy the Metal Gear. After shouting Snake's name, Liquid is killed, but Snake thinks he'll eventually come back to life and say "brother" more. Snake tells Mayor R Bulborb that he can now relax now that Metal Gear is destroyed, and also tells him to enjoy life.

Later on, Emperor Bulblax appears as one of the monsters Yellow had to defeat without the use of Bomb Rocks. He is defeated by Yellow and escapes the village.

## Trivia

* Emperor Bulblax was the first enemy Steve fought and was the first antagonist to appear in Peter Tagg's plush shows.
* Emperor Bulblax has been defeated and survived more times than any antagonist featured in the series.