Empress 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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“	Initial observations placed doubt on the capability of the grub-dog family to support a strong ant- or beelike social structure, but recent studies show the family is capable of such complexity. The egg sac of the largest female grub-dog within a given range swells to dramatic proportions in response to environmental changes, such as the sudden depletion of prey species. These females temporarily take on the role of pack matriarch. Also, in pack formation it has been observed that nearly all males not involved in species reproduction undergo natural sex changes. The characteristics of such specimens are quite intriguing indeed.	„
	~ Olimar's research notes on the Empress Bulblax

“	For a sophisticated delicacy, make a pate de foie gras from this massively obese creature's liver and spread it over a sesame cracker.	„
	~ Louie's research notes on the Empress Bublax

“	The rolling wonder squashes Pikmin and its own larvae. Attack one end of the creature by tossing a small group of purples at it, but call the off to your pilot's side before it shakes them off. If they are thrown off, they may land near the creature's rolling midsection.	„
	~ Nintendo Player's Guide

Background

The Empress Bulblax is a boss in Pikmin 2. It is plausible that this creature can mate with the Emperor Bulblax. The Empress Bulblax most closely resembles a regular Red Bulborb whose behind has swollen beyond regular proportions.

Codex Statistics

Tier: At least 10-C, likely 10-A, Higher with Penetration Damage

Name: Emperor Bulblax

Origin: Pikmin

Sex: Female (A bulborb will undergo a sex change in order to reproduce rapidly)

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)

Cardinality: Finite

Dimensionality: 3-D

Attack Potency: At least Subhuman level+ (Can easily harm Olimar, and can easily crush Pikmin. Is well above the food chain when compared to the Red Bulborb), likely Athlete level (Can crush Purple Pikmin. Being superior to the Red Bulborb, they should be capable of launching a tire rim several meters into the air), Higher with Penetration Damage (Their saber-like teeth are designed for crushing animal exoskeletons)

Durability: At least Subhuman level+, likely Athlete level (One of the strongest variants of the fully grown Bulblaxs, even tougher than its male counterpart, which can eat Bomb Rocks without taking much damage which produce these levels of energy. It takes several Purple Pikmin to defeat it in combat)

Striking Strength: At least Subhuman Class+, likely Athlete Class, Higher with Penetration Damage (Their saber-like teeth are designed for crushing animal exoskeletons)

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

Travel Speed: Immobile regularly (Its sheer mass prevents it from walking), Superhuman whilst rolling (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 crush 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 Organic Manipulation (Can birth Bulborb larva to fight for it from a distance)

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 Techniques

Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Small Size (Small Animal Sized; The Empress Bulblax easily tower over Olimar and Louie), Natural Weaponry and Penetration Damage (Physical Penetration; Has saber-like teeth which are used for cracking the exoskeletons of prey and can use its body as a crushing force), Organic Manipulation and Accelerated Development (Genetic Application; The Empress Bulblax can reproduce bulborb larva at a rapid pace, allowing them to defend themselves in combat more easily), Camouflage (Their spotty-backs allow them to appear as cave mushrooms when they are hunting or hibernating in dark caverns), Consumption (The Empress Bulblax species can eat several Pikmin and eat items far larger than themselves), 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 (Scales to the Emperor Bulblax which can consume Bomb Rocks and only be stunned for a short time), Shockwave Generation and Fear Manipulation (Isn't affected by the Purple Pikmin's shockwaves)

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Other

Standard Tactics: The Empress Bulblax will rapidly produce bulborb larva while rolling back and forth in an attempt to crush their target(s).

Weaknesses: The Empress Bublax, due to its sheer size, is nigh-immobile with its only form of movement being to roll.

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