Smell the Characters v2.0 (Currently discussing Sta(r)fy and Nintendog)

[Pazzo.]

Man, I can't BELIEVE I missed Kirby... oh well.
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(N) - (SG)

Pikachu is a rodent, and rodents naturally keep themselves clean by frequent grooming. However, they still can smell if their environment isn't frequently cleaned, and in the case of a Pokeball, I don't think he could get a cleaner cage.

In battle, Pikachu's fur is constantly being shocked by electricity, killing all microorganisms that would effect other animals, and Pokemon Trainers are encouraged to keep their partners clean, so Pikachu would be well groomed.

In battle, he would sweat, and perhaps carry the odor of the attacks of his opponents, but grooming as described above would eliminate that problem.

So to sum it up, the natural instincts and care of the Pikachu's owner would determine the smell, but I think it's safe to assume that they smell like most well-groomed pets. A clean, dander-y smell with traces of a sweet odor best described as a thunder storm's smell. This is caused by the lightning of Pikachu's attacks splitting the O2 molecules into two O molecules, which react with O2 to create O3, making ozone, the smell of baking bread.

Here's my sources:

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20081020093136AAjNXSd - Ozone

http://www.fancymice.info/behaviour.htm - Pictures of Mice cleaning themselves and other facts on their behavior.

 

[weegee2407]

I'd say pikachu smells of grass and singed fur. Not bad but not good either. (N)

 

[Zage]

I'm creeped out.

 

[Pazzo.]

I'm creeped out.

By this thread? Why?

Our sense of smell is the most powerful of the 5 senses, can be described most accurately, and is remembered the longest. I personally find it a challenge to imagine what a fictitious character would smell like.

 

[Bane84]

Updated the OP to summarize the contributions for Pikachu. Next up is Bowser.

 

[pitthekit]

(SG)

Bowser cleans his shell and in paper mario it is mentioned that he takes bathes.

Bowser is sooo hawt <3

 

[evildevil97]

Not sure if this is considered a good smell or not, but.... burnt turtle.

 

[Souless_shadow]

(S) Bowser smells like all things related to fire(Smoke,Charcoal and Lava).He would also smell a bit like a reptile because he is a turtle.

 

[toonist22]

i believe bowser would smell like the turtle pen at the zoo

 

[Rocket Raccoon]

Bowser is a turtle, dinosaur, lizard thing. He's in a castle surrounded by lava. I don't know what bones, burnt Goombas, Koopas, and having like 8 other kids smells like, but I got one thing to say:

S

 

[Freduardo]

A couple of mushrooms and some peaches.



…Or as it has been said, burnt turtle. Burnt hairy turtle.

 

[lordvaati]

Bowser would smell of brimstone, charcoal and embers.

So a lot better then you would think.

 

[mygamecube]

I actually think Bowser would smell pretty normal, believe it or not. It's not like he lives and thrives in dark, damp, smelly places. He's always at the end of a luxurious castle (castle of death, mind you) and even in Super Mario Sunshine, he's taking a bath during the final battle.

Definitely normal for me.

 

[Rocket Raccoon]

I expected this to end with a S.

M. Night Shyamalan twist!

 

[R0Y]

I cannot help but expect Bowser to smell neutral.

(N)

He just looks clean and doesn't look very stinky, evil mullet aside.

 

[Wanderer from Roseyard]

Sulfur for sure! And fire and brimstone, and a turtle tank.

 

[Pazzo.]

(N)

While he's no flower, Bowser isn't smelly. His regular encounters with Lava and Fire leave a scorched smell on him, but nothing too overpowering, as his reptile skin is flame-retardant... for a limited amount of time. His non-absorbent skin would not soak in odors, and as a villain, he loves to look his best.

EDIT: Who's next?

 

[Bane84]

Updated the OP to summarize the contributions for Bowser. Next up is Pit.

 

[LF2K]

Given Pit's fondness of hot springs, I'd say he's constantly clean. Dirt and grime almost never get on Pit. Palutena probably also keeps him in check with his hygiene, too.

Despite his name, Pit smells good. He gets an SG.

 

[pitthekit]

SG

In the palutenas revolting dinner anime, sky world is shown to have bathes.

Besides palutena suspects pit is gay so pit automatically gets cleaned.

 

[R0Y]

Not much to say about Pit...he's clean.

(SG)

 

[Pacack]

Angel that likes hotsprings? I think that's easy enough.

SG

 

[Souless_shadow]

(SG) Since pit always spends his time in hot spring I would assume that he stays clean most of the time. On his journeys Pit always eat a bunch of different food items to restore his health. Most of the things he eats are baked goods/sweets. So to summarize Pit smells like baked goods and hot springs.

 

[Marakatu]

(N)
Pit obviously smells like cotton. And breeze.

 

[Pazzo.]

(SG)

Pit is an Angel, and Palutena forbid he ever stay dirty for a long period of time. While he can get dirty in the first place during battles, one of Pit's favorite activities is bathing in Hot Springs. The heavenly powers of Palutena may also eliminate any fowl odors.

Pit probably smells of a fresh spring day, a very clean, natural smell with a few baked smells in the mix, as eating is another one of his habits.

 

[cmbsfm]

Pit smells like clouds and wind.

 

[Fatmanonice]

Down pillows and freshly cleaned bed sheets.

 

[Khao]

Might be worth to consider that in order to always stay prepared for battle, Pit never changes his clothes and doesn't even take them off to bathe.

He says it saves for laundry, so he evidently doesn't properly wash his clothes.

Ever.

 

[I_hate_usernames]

Pit smells bad, if not one of the worst smeels you'd ever encounter!

I mean, imagine the amount of bodies Pit has skewered and the sheer amount of blood that drips on it. To make things worse, it seems that Pit is rearley, if ever cleaned, leaving skewer victims rotting in Pit for days if not weeks!

If the above statement has you confused I'm talking about the stage "Pit" from Mortal Kombat as to distract you from the character "Pit" for Kid Icarus, as the answer is painfully obvious that he smells good as he is A FREKKING ANGEL!!!

 

[Admiral Pit]

Oh this be a tough one in a sensse.

Pit is an angel, and they usually smell good. However, he has been in war, fighting a lot of many kinds of monsters, creatures, and aliens and such. He's been to a lot of places, from different towns to the Underworld multiple times to a volcano to space, and may reek of war smell, right? But even then, he still looks clean most of the time (with the exception of a few of the later chapters, not gonna spoil). While it is true that he wears the same clothing generally all the time which would mean he'd stink, Pit and those magical hot springs that he frequently enjoys really keeps him refreshed, clean, and even heals him. The best part is that hot springs have appeared in many of the places he's been that I named before.

Pit, imo, Smells Good, well most of the time due to them hot springs. Otherwise, neutral.

 

[J1NG]

When Pit hops into a hot spring, he doesn't use soap or anything. He just sits there and soaks in his clothes. Maybe Palutena gives him a proper bath after each mission?
I'd say he probably smells good.

 

[Bane84]

Updated the OP to summarize the contributions for Pit. Next up is Olimar. Rating the various Pikmin is optional.

 

[Pazzo.]

Olimar - (N)

Olimar is an astronaut, and while the stresses of space can work quite a sweat, astronauts have measures to keep themselves fresh and clean. None off these smells, however, would escape his spacesuit, which in itself would have little to no odor. At the unnoticeable, one may smell plastics and heavy fabrics. Olimar uses this suit daily, but it also appears clean daily, so he must wash it.

Pikmin - (SG)

While it may just be me, I imagine the Pikmin to smell very earthy, like grass, dirt and fungus, all of which I personality like, but others may not like.

 

[Pacack]

Olimar - (N)

Olimar is an astronaut, and while the stresses of space can work quite a sweat, astronauts have measures to keep themselves fresh and clean. None off these smells, however, would escape his spacesuit, which in itself would have little to no odor. At the unnoticeable, one may smell plastics and heavy fabrics. Olimar uses this suit daily, but it also appears clean daily, so he must wash it.

Pikmin - (SG)

While it may just be me, I imagine the Pikmin to smell very earthy, like grass, dirt and fungus, all of which I personality like, but others may not like.

Largely agree, but keep in mind that white pikmin are poisonous. They'd probably smell literally toxic.

 

[Pazzo.]

Largely agree, but keep in mind that white pikmin are poisonous. They'd probably smell literally toxic.

I forgot about them. So the White Pikmin could smell of rotting wood, and dying plants.

 

[Pacack]

Captain Olimar: N^2

While Olimar would be really hard at work inside his spacesuit...he'd still be inside his spacesuit. There is the potential of him getting animal fluids (spit, guts, blood, and fecal matter) and whatever's in the environment (anything from flowers, berries, and honey to poison, sulfur, rust, and decaying flesh) on him, but his suit would more often just smell of dirt and water, since his Pikmin do the actual fighting for the most part (and, even then, I imagine that the Pikmin themselves are cleaned by the Onions). That, and his spaceship seems to regenerate, fix, and clean his suit for him on a daily basis. So, at its worst, his suit would smell of guts, fecal matter, poison, sulfur, and flesh, but; at its best, it would smell of flowers, berries, honey, and sweets...Then, we have to take into account when it's newly cleaned and repaired, when it would smell of cloth, plastic, and metal.

Bad+Good+Neutral=Neutral squared.


Pikmin:
Most Pikmin would smell really good, being literally walking flowers that feed on nectar and berry juices (that we know of). While they would spent their time fighting foul-smelling beasts, I think the onion probably cleans them in a similar way to Olimar's spaceship, but in a way that would leave them with the smell of fresh grass or fresh flowers. But we need to combine those smells for each Pikmin to accurately tell what they'd smell like.

Red: SG
Coming into contact with fire all the time, the sweet smells that they'd get from nectar and berries would be eliminated, but they'd still have the smell from their leaves, buds, or flowers, which would probably smell spicy and invigorating like certain spices (think curry). But they also probably have some sort of either neutral or bad smell from whatever protects then from fire...So, at their very worst, they'd smell like a combination of newborn leaves and flame-retardant.

Yellow: SG
Coming into contact with electricity would kill the good and the bad smells that Yellow Pikmin come into contact with, but they, like the reds, would have their leaves or flowers, which would smell electrifying, invigorating, and sweet. Imagine the smell of a candy that dissolves on your tongue like pop-rocks that also gives you energy like caffeine, but with a bit of pleasant, tingly electricity and you'll have imagined the smell of a Yellow Pikmin.

Blue: SG-N
Coming into contact with fresh spring water would clean them, but, more often than not, that water will have come into contact with waste from the animals living in it, or may smell like toilet water in certain underground dungeons. The Blue Pikmin would thankfully have a really pleasant smell coming from them, though, since their leaves would definitely smell like dew on leaves or mint, and their flowers would likely smell refreshing and natural (and possibly minty, lemony, or something along those lines)...you know what, let me look up what a water lily smells like, since the Blue Pikmin flower would probably smell really similarly...

"The live lily is fresh, lightly sweet, a little aquatic and a little lemony. Sort of like the peony but without any rosiness."

...nice. That would offset the somewhat unpleasant smell of natural water by more than enough.

Purple: SG-N
They'd be the worst offenders of having animal guts and the like on them, since they literally squish enemies when thrown...but they'd also probably eat the most, giving them a far more sweet smell from the nectar and berries than the other Pikmin would have. I'm not sure what their leaves and flowers smell like, but I bet it would at least be sweet. Living inside exhaust pipes instead of onions (at least in Pikmin 2, I'm not sure on 3) would give them the smell of gasoline as well, which is either good or bad (debatable). If you like the smell of gasoline, definitely smell good. If not, neutral because of the excessive sweetness.

White: S (or T for terrible)
The White Pikmin would regularly come into contact with literal toxins. And their flowers wouldn't help at all. I'm assuming that a toxic Pikmin would not just taste toxic, but also smell it. The White Pikmin leaf would smell, at best, like asparagus (which has poisonous berries but is still thought to smell nice), and at worst like one of the many more potent poisonous plants. The flower would be no better, smelling at best like daffodils or other nice-smelling poisonous flowers, and at worst like rotting flesh (the smell of certain flowers, notably Rafflesias), literal toxins, and certain foul-smelling poisonous flowers. You also have to take into account the smell of gasoline from the pipes, just like with the purples.

(Disclaimer, I've never played Pikmin 3, so I'm just guessing here.)

Flying: SG
Coming into contact with enemies far less often (and with far less violence, by the looks of it) due to their flying nature is a huge plus in their favor, and they'd likely smell not only of nectar and berries, but also of many fruits, since they're often used to carry it more often than they're used to battle. Their leaves would smell like...well, typical leaves, I imagine...their flowers would be the epitome of refreshing, though, making you feel as though you've felt a cool breeze when you smell them.

Rock: N-SG
Used a lot for battle, but they wouldn't absorb the smell as easily as other Pikmin might, since they're composed of a rock-like substance that doesn't look terribly porous. Their bodies would smell of dirt, rocks, and minerals and their leaves and flowers likely do too.


There. That was actually really fun.

 

[Souless_shadow]

I'll quickely state what I think what Olimar and each pikmin smells like.
Red:Fire,smoke,charcoal (N)
Blue:Clean water,various natural things (SG)
Yellow:Electricity,Mechanical things (N)
Purple:Food(berries,sweets) (SG)
White: Poison (S)
Fly:Fresh air (N)
Rock:Coal,dust (S)
Olimar:Flowers,combination of all the Pikmin smells. (N)

 

[Bane84]

Updated the OP to summarize the contributions for Olimar. Next up is Luigi.

 

[Wanderer from Roseyard]

He smells like urine. There is no way he didn't wet himself ten times throughout both Luigi's Mansion games.

 

[weegee2407]

I would imagine Luigi would smell extremely similar to Mario, but most likely has an odor of fear sweat considering his near-constant state of terror. While likely smelling normal most of the time due to average hygiene, going into any sort of stressful situation would immediately shift Luigi from (N) to (S). Also he does quite a bit of jumping, even higher than Mario, so sweat from physical activity is always a factor.
My verdict:
(N) while calm and stagnant
(S) while scared or jumping