Olimar is the main protagonist of the
Pikmin series, although only the main character in the first two games. He discovered
PNF-404 and all types of
Pikmin so far. He works at
Hocotate Freight and, in the
first Pikmin game, owns and captains his ship, the
S.S. Dolphin.
Olimar has a
family on
Hocotate, his home planet, and the currently known main members include his
wife,
son,
daughter and his
dog. In-game,
Olimar monologues some notes in
Pikmin; in the second game, they are replaced by
the ship's notes.
Personality and appearance
Physically, Olimar has three short brown tufts of hair and wears a beige spacesuit, decorated with red lines and red gloves. He measures 1.9cm tall, 3.9cm tall with his space suit on, from the feet to the top of the antenna.
He is quite intellectual, judging from his writings, and has an interest in science and presumably biology, taking
notes and commenting on every
treasure and
enemy he discovers. In addition, he might also have a knack for engineering, as he was once a mechanic and the one who designed the
Bowsprit.
He loves his family, but they often ask a lot of him when it comes to financial matters. This is one of the reasons he enjoys time to himself. Normally, Olimar is a calm and caring individual, and was not portrayed as overly greedy in
Pikmin 2, but his
journal entries in US
version of
Pikmin 3 reveal that he has developed a fixating interest in treasure.
According to his journal entry on the
Impenetrable Cookie, he has a short temper towards incidents of little importance. He also mentions that he has always "had a way with animals", which can be seen with his fairly extensive Piklopedia journal entries on the various creatures on the planet. According to his entries on the
Paradoxical Enigma and
Harmonic Synthesizer, he also considers himself a refined patron of the arts.
Traits and abilities
- Olimar is able to control Pikmin, using his whistle as a means of command. The Pikmin quite possibly see him as a leader and a hero.
- He can pluck or pull out Pikmin sprouts.
- Olimar can launch a punch attack to weaken enemies (or a three punch combo after obtaining the Rocket Fist).