Emperor Bulblax

Articles About The Grub Dog Family
Pikmin Series	Red Bulborb - Spotty Bulbear - Fiery Bulblax - Hairy Bulborb - Orange Bulborb - Whiptongue Bulborb - Water Dumple - Eye-stalker Bulbeel - Long Water Dumple - Emperor Bulblax - Empress Bulblax
Super Smash Bros.	Red Bulborb - Emperor Bulblax - Empress Bulblax
Pikmin Adventures	Red Bulborb - Yellow Bulborb - Green Bulborb - Bilious Bulborb - Bulblord - Grand Bulblord

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“	The largest member of the grub-dog family is normally found buried in the ground, with only the stalks of its eyes exposed. This camouflage allows the predator to surprise smaller creatures and use its long, adhesive tongue to capture prey. The thick hide and angular hump give the organism a distinct rocklike quality. During the rainy season, moss grows freely on its hump, making it nearly impossible to distinguish this lethal predator from a stone.	„
	~ Olimar's research notes on the emperor Bulblax

“	To prep the tongue for cooking, marinate in olive oil and chop into cubes. Stir in a pot with carrots, potatoes, and chives, cover, and simmer over low heat for several hours. Accompany this mouthwatering, rustic stew with a hearty roll.	„
	~ Louie's research notes on the emperor Bulblax

“	My radar indicates that a gigantic member of the bulborb species has swallowed the Dolphin's final part. Yet, how am I to attack this gargantuan beast? Testing the explosive power of the bomb-rocks the yellow Pikmin unearth may prove valuable...	„
	~ Ship's Logs

“	The Emperor Bulblax's most distinguishing feature is its huge purple tongue. If your Pikmin are anywhere near the boss's mouth when it unleashes the tongue, they'll be devoured. In some cases, you'll be able to entice the large creatures into consuming bomb-rocks, which will stun them.	„
	~ Nintendo Player's Guide

Background

The Emperor Bulblax is the second largest known species of the Grub-dog family right after the Empress Bulblax. It serves as the final boss in the original Pikmin game, dropping the last ship part needed to complete the game, the Secret Safe. The Emperor Bulblax is different than most members of the Grub-dog family as it has a sludgy, melted appearance, smaller eyes, and a more flexible tongue. Moss grows on its thick hide in both games, giving its body a greenish color and serving as camouflage. In Pikmin, it also has what appears to be small fungi and ferns growing within its sludgy hide. Although these growths are missing in Pikmin 2, they are replaced by what appears to be rocks embedded in its back. This beast usually hides in the ground to ambush prey, utilizing its long, sticky tongue. Its soft face is its only weak point to attack, but since it doesn't discriminate much when eating things, it can be led to swallow Bomb Rocks.

Statistics

Tier: At least 10-C, likely 10-A

Name: Emperor Bulblax

Origin: Pikmin

Sex: Male

Age: Unknown

Classification: Mammoth, Grub-dog species

Status: Active (Is one of the most prominent species on PNF-404, specifically in the underground caverns areas)

Alignment: Unaligned (The wildlife on PNF-404 don't follow moral ethics and simply survive like traditional animals in the wilderness)

Dimensionality: 3-D

Attack Potency: At least Below Average Human level+ (Can easily harm Olimar, can easily eat Standard Pikmin. Is well above the food chain when compared to the Red Bulborb), likely Athlete level (Can eat Purple Pikmin though they normally die to them rather easily. Being superior to the Red Bulborb, they should be capable of launching a tire rim several meters into the air)

Durability: At least Below Average Human level+, likely Athlete level (One of the strongest variants of the fully grown Bulblaxs, taking well over fifty Red Pikmin over the course of an entire day to defeat it. The Emperor Bulblax can eat Bomb Rocks without taking much damage which produce these levels of energy)

Striking Strength: At least Below Average Human Class+, likely Athlete Class

Lifting Strength: At least Below Average Human (Superior to a Red Bulborb which can kick a tire rim several meters into the air)

Travel Speed: Superhuman (Significantly slower than Pikmin on foot who can easily outpace pellet shots from the Gatling Groink which can travel at 168 m/s on average)

Combat Speed: Supersonic (Can tag and eat Pikmin along with Olimar himself, and should be comparable to wildlife that use electricity-based attacks)

Reaction Speed: Supersonic (Comparable to the Pikmin themselves and can quickly awaken to fight them before they can even attack)

Stamina: Average

Range: Below Average Melee physically, Higher with its tongue (It's tongue is nearly as long as the total length of its body)

Intelligence: Animalistic (Seems to lack enough understanding to the point where if the enemy runs away or hides and are out of the emperor bulblax's sight, they will go back to sleep despite being attacked)

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Powers and Abilities

Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Small Size (Type 1; The emperor Bulblax easily tower over Olimar), Natural Weaponry (The emperor Bulblax's tongue acts as a blunt force used for scooping up prey), Organic Manipulation (Adhesive Application; The Emperor Bulblax's tongue is sticky enough that anything that comes into contact with it becomes stuck to the tongue's surface), Camouflage (Their mossy backs allow them to blend in with the environment around them), Minor Plant Manipulation (Can grow moss and plants on its back to camouflage), Burrowing (The emperor Bulblax can burrow into the ground where it waits for its prey), Consumption (The Emperor Bulblax species can eat several pikmin and eat items far larger than themselves), Acrobatics (Can jump several times its own height into the air for a powerful slam attack), Invulnerability (Type 1. The moss-coated back of the emperor bulblax species is completely immune to damage), Regeneration (Low. Can heal overtime from swarm attacks)

Resistance to Extreme Heats and Extreme Colds (Has adapted in all of the underground dungeons and earth's biomes like the Distant Tundra and Tropical Wilds), Time Stop and Magnetism Manipulation (All wildlife on PNF-404 are immune to the magnetic field which stops time in the underground dungeons), Sound Manipulation, Mind Manipulation, and Empathic Manipulation (The Antenna Beetle's whistle-like call technique, similar to the captain's whistle, has no effect on the Bulborb species. Olimar's whistle only temporarily stuns a bulborb), and Explosion Manipulation (Bomb Rocks only stun the Emperor Bulblax for a time)

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Other

Standard Tactics: The Emperor Bulblax will patiently wait for its prey to approach it before jumping out of the ground and attacking with its tongue.

Weaknesses: The emperor Bublax, due to its sheer size, is incredibly slow and relies on its tongue to make up for its poor mobility.

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