Dojo update: Pikmin and Olimar join the cast

by David Hinkle { Jan 9th 2008 at 10:30AM }

And here we thought no new playable characters were going to get revealed, what with the game only weeks away and all. But, that is not the case, as Olimar from Nintendo's Pikmin joins the roster today. As you'd imagine, he utilizes the small creatures from the game in which he stars as his allies in combat, dependent upon them for a lot of his attacks, including his Final Smash.

Check out some screens of Olimar in action below.

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Tags: dojo, olimar, pikmin, smash-bros-brawl

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Shadow31 @ Jan 9th 2008 10:35AM

Hopefully this means Nintendo has not forgotten this series. I would so love to see a Wii game for this series.

Obviously all scales are being defied now, though, as Olimar and the Pikmin are not much shorter than Mario. If I recall correctly, Pikmin were pretty tiny...

Mr Khan @ Jan 9th 2008 2:28PM

They've defied scale from the start, Kirby is supposed to be 8 inches tall, yet his full height is about equal to Mario's mouth

ghaddar @ Apr 14th 2008 10:56PM

yay ive always loved pikmin and olimar :).

AlgusUnderdunk @ Jan 9th 2008 4:46PM

Actually, scale has always been silly in the Smash Brothers world. Kirby himself is only eight inches tall. So is MetaKnight, and King Dedede is fairly small too. Pichu should be nowhere near the size of Bowser, etc.

But everyone's always been scaled up or down to make them fit together.

James @ Jan 9th 2008 11:05AM

Holy crap this is awesome. Pikmin was pretty much the reason I bought a Gamecube -- he'd better have some good moves, as I tend to choose my Smash characters by whose source game I liked best.

saylorsgang @ Jan 9th 2008 11:24AM

The characters just keep coming, I hope the game is still on track to be released on 2/10/08, I can't wait longer!!

Jayenkai @ Jan 9th 2008 11:56AM

^ Hmm.. You know... that's probably the date we'll end up with it in Europe..
(2/10/08 = 2nd October)

MountainLionLink @ Jan 9th 2008 11:51AM

Where is Luigi, Ganon, Jigglypuff, Mr. Game & Watch, and so forth?

I'm really happy that a lot of new characters are being introduced as well, but I'll rather see many of the old characters made as original characters, then all these new characters turned into hidden characters that you'll unlock during the course of playing the game. Since to me, it feels like there will be no secret characters.

sn1per @ Jan 9th 2008 1:37PM

Sakurai already said he won't be announcing the hidden characters before the launch of the game.

Don Day @ Jan 9th 2008 11:55AM

So... Has Ridley been confirmed yet? GD, I hope that monster is playable.

Side note, I've also heard rumblings around the tubes that there will be a Pokemon Rival who battles similarly to the Pokemon Trainer, but uses different pokemon, could be cool.

Now just give me a Wolf Link/Midna and I will be forever grateful to Sakurai.

iofthestorm @ Jan 9th 2008 9:23PM

OMG Ridley would be amazing, and Wolf Link/Midna would be cool as well. But Ridley ftw, seriously Brawl needs more dragons.

LittleKey @ Jan 9th 2008 11:59AM

Wolf Link/Midna would be the single greatest thing to happen in this world since the invention of sliced bread. (Other than Sora, of course.)

SoshiKitai @ Jan 9th 2008 8:20PM

Boooo.

Nate @ Jan 9th 2008 12:12PM

I'm hoping for something along the lines of a transformation between link and wolf/midna ala zelda/shiek

worm @ Jan 9th 2008 12:23PM

With so many modes and characters and settings, imagine how big the instruction booklet will be!

But yeah, where the heck are Luigi, Falcon, Falco, Ganondorf, Marth? Would they really take out one of the very best characters from Melee: Marth? Would they really take out Mario's right-hand-man: Luigi? I doubt it but they're making me nervous...

iofthestorm @ Jan 9th 2008 9:24PM

Those are all probably unlockables, since they aren't revealing those on the site if I understand one of his posts correctly. Most of those were unlockables in Melee too, right?

Shadow31 @ Jan 9th 2008 9:25PM

Luigi's in there, Marth isn't. Luigi's a given. Marth? Please, he hasn't been in any American Fire Emblem, and they basically replaced him with Ike. There is little chance they brough back Marth. There is more chance Ness is in, and it sounds like he might've been axed.

Jesse @ Jan 9th 2008 12:33PM

HOLY YESSSSSSS YESSSSSSSSS YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS AHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAA YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Gareth Williams @ Jan 9th 2008 12:51PM

There's a load of secret characters that wont be on the Dojo site.

Probably - Luigi, Falcon and some of the others from previous games.

Fantus @ Jan 9th 2008 1:20PM

Well I think they're trying not to have clone charaters like in the past 2 games.

Each charater has had its own unquie move set which is great.
But yeah I can see alot of the other charaters appearing as assist trophies.

hvnlysoldr @ Jan 9th 2008 1:21PM

Emperor Bulbear for Boss! Attack its weak spot for massive damage!

Croove55 @ Jan 9th 2008 1:58PM

This update was like a surprise present leftover from Christmas. I heard angels sing when I read about this. I LOVE HYPERBOLE.

Olimar = win, though.

Mr Khan @ Jan 9th 2008 2:31PM

Dojo is blocked here at school, but for some reason Wii Fanboy isn't today (Fortiguard usually filters it out as "Newsgroups and Message Boards"), so when i looked and saw Olimar in the Brawl Gallery 3, i was all "wtf?"

Surprising news, indeed

Tyler @ Jan 9th 2008 6:42PM

I think the only one person who would fit is Rockman. No, not stupid Rockman.exe or the X series. The classic Mega Man would have no problem adjusting to the style of the game.

icicle0424 @ Jan 9th 2008 3:50PM

wait.... pikmin character and (below that update) pikmin music... could there be a pikmin themed stage?!

Fist Drark @ Jan 9th 2008 3:53PM

OMGS YES. I'm ecstatic about this announcement! I can't wait to see the Pikmin stage... ahh.. sweetest nostalgia. I think I'll go play Pikmin now actually.

crazypenguin @ Jan 9th 2008 7:26PM

SUPER HAPPY, this is one of the characters i was hoping for. there are just two more on my list wolf link/midna and sora, omg if sora was in it AHHHHHHH, it would be amazing. i'm just trying to think of the pikmin arena, a bunch of those mushroom beasts or w/e trampling on you every once in a while. and like ign, how crazy would a match be with four olimars....20 pikmin in on brawl, amazing.

SoshiKitai @ Jan 9th 2008 8:20PM

Boooo.

SoshiKitai @ Jan 9th 2008 8:21PM

Alright! Now I get a chance to cry once again as I screw up and see my many Pikmin see certain doom due to a small mistake!

...

... I'm sorry my Pikmin... I'm sorry........... *droops away into dark corner*

ChrisCanberg @ Jan 10th 2008 2:57PM

I have mixed feels about Olimar, I really do. He was a character whom I never really wanted in the game, or maybe even an Assist Trophy at best.

When I read the update this morning I was thinking to myself that it was named "Pikmin & Olimar" meaning that maybe the primary fighters were actually the Pikmin, but Olimar was just there to be a coach.

It also said that Olimar can't perform smash attacks without the Pikmin nearby, and that they tend to scatter easily. Am I the only one that thinks that might be a little bit inconvenient? (So maybe Olimar is the primary character, but whatever)

Now as I'm reading into it, I'm thinking that it might not be a terrible addition to the Smash universe, but this is definitely one of those characters that I want to know about before I play the game, because if I get the game and see this guy all of a sudden, I would flip out. The music however was conducted very nicely, and the stage should be just as nice. It's too bad that their just has to be a doubt about the character from the game, which is most important to the Smash universe.

Also, now that they have in Olimar sized up to the size of Diddy Kong, now nobody can complain that Ridley's too big to put in. They can scale him down just as much as Olimar was scaled up.

TriptychR @ Jan 9th 2008 11:46PM

For some reason, I just can't get very excited about seeing Olimar as a playable character. Don't get me wrong, I'm all for everyone else who's happy he's in, but this selection just seems a little off to me. Playing him will tell the final tale, though.

Justin Hall @ Jan 10th 2008 3:07AM

I think this is a crappy character.

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Shadow31 @ Jan 9th 2008 10:35AM

Mr Khan @ Jan 9th 2008 2:28PM

ghaddar @ Apr 14th 2008 10:56PM

AlgusUnderdunk @ Jan 9th 2008 4:46PM

James @ Jan 9th 2008 11:05AM

saylorsgang @ Jan 9th 2008 11:24AM

Jayenkai @ Jan 9th 2008 11:56AM

MountainLionLink @ Jan 9th 2008 11:51AM

sn1per @ Jan 9th 2008 1:37PM

Don Day @ Jan 9th 2008 11:55AM

iofthestorm @ Jan 9th 2008 9:23PM

LittleKey @ Jan 9th 2008 11:59AM

SoshiKitai @ Jan 9th 2008 8:20PM

Nate @ Jan 9th 2008 12:12PM

worm @ Jan 9th 2008 12:23PM

iofthestorm @ Jan 9th 2008 9:24PM

Shadow31 @ Jan 9th 2008 9:25PM

Jesse @ Jan 9th 2008 12:33PM

Gareth Williams @ Jan 9th 2008 12:51PM

Fantus @ Jan 9th 2008 1:20PM

hvnlysoldr @ Jan 9th 2008 1:21PM

Croove55 @ Jan 9th 2008 1:58PM

Mr Khan @ Jan 9th 2008 2:31PM

Tyler @ Jan 9th 2008 6:42PM

icicle0424 @ Jan 9th 2008 3:50PM

Fist Drark @ Jan 9th 2008 3:53PM

crazypenguin @ Jan 9th 2008 7:26PM

SoshiKitai @ Jan 9th 2008 8:20PM

SoshiKitai @ Jan 9th 2008 8:21PM

ChrisCanberg @ Jan 10th 2008 2:57PM

TriptychR @ Jan 9th 2008 11:46PM

Justin Hall @ Jan 10th 2008 3:07AM

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