Update #3: 07/12/2013 The introduction for the veteran fighters, Pikmin & Olimar, is now available.

[Xiivi]

http://www.smashbros.com/us/characters/pikmin.html

 

[Admiral Pit]

As much as I have disdain for this character due to Brawl experiences (I blame laggy matches with them and smash spammers, not fun at all), I do like his new look (an actually visible whistle), and it seems like we may get more photos of his new stage soon. When looking at that small water raft photo with Bowser in it there, could the stage implant a few hazards that could relate to the hazards found in the previous Pikmin games (water, fire, electric fences, etc.)?

 

[Yomi's Biggest Fan]

Olimar for the win! I wonder if he will use the new Pikmin considering his minor role in Pikmin 3.

 

[lami]

HD sure does make Olimar look gorgeous.

 

[nessokman]

#fangasm He is beautiful. I have something to fap to now

 

[Yogibur]

Olimar def looks very good and so does everything else ;p still gonna get 3ds ver tho

 

[nessokman]

but the

Olimar def looks very good and so does everything else ;p still gonna get 3ds ver tho

bbut all the pictures of olimar are on the wii u version. What if he is the ONE exclusive wii u character

 

[Yogibur]

but the
bbut all the pictures of olimar are on the wii u version. What if he is the ONE exclusive wii u character

I still don't mind ;p i never used olimar in brawl anyways

 

[SmashKing201]

I feel if Olimar cant work on 3DS, he wouldnt bother making him for this game since all characters are expected for both versions without exceptions

 

[turtletank]

He was pretty much guaranteed anyway with pikmin 3 and his unique fighting style. Regardless, I am hyped to see what changes have been made to him.

 

[schavira]

He was pretty much guaranteed anyway with pikmin 3 and his unique fighting style. Regardless, I am hyped to see what changes have been made to him.

Olimar is not one of the main characters in Pikmin 3.

 

[Curmudgeon]

but the
bbut all the pictures of olimar are on the wii u version. What if he is the ONE exclusive wii u character

I don't know if you're joking, but Sakurai has said (many times) that both games will have the same roster.

 

[DarkShadow20]

So it looks like he only uses 3 Pikmin at a time now? Maybe his recovery is changed to flying Pikmin, and another special would be a rock Pikmin?

 

[chaoswafflez04]

Welcome back to the fray, Olimar. Now that there's been an update after the WFTs announcement, hopefully there will be more updates now, although its been a whole month since the update, possibly meaning monthly character updates? That would be kinda upsetting since I just wanna see Yoshi's announcement and a newcomer soon!

 

[Gam3rALO]

Im waiting on the "leaked" characters.
Anyways I love Olimar. im glad he's back!!!,

 

[Tesh]

When did Sakurai say both games would have the SAME roster? Can someone link to the quote. All I heard was that both games would have the same SIZE roster.

What if a character or two were left out of each game?

 

[Phan7om]

When did Sakurai say both games would have the SAME roster? Can someone link to the quote. All I heard was that both games would have the same SIZE roster.

What if a character or two were left out of each game?

I cant find a direct link to a quote, but I can back it up cuz I remember reading that they will have the same characters somewhere.

 

[turtletank]

Olimar is not one of the main characters in Pikmin 3.

Hehe my bad. I suppose I shoud've checked the game properly before making any assumptions

 

[Nito LR]

i really dont care for olimar and pikman but the stage looks so good!!!! cant wait for a real character to show

 

[Pyra]

When did Sakurai say both games would have the SAME roster? Can someone link to the quote. All I heard was that both games would have the same SIZE roster.

What if a character or two were left out of each game?

I said the same thing that you're saying right now, about how SAME =/= SAME SIZE roster.
However, and although I don't remember it specifically, I was proven wrong. I wish I could find the article, but I can't remember what it was. All I can remember is that the rosters are planned to be the same.

I believe the wording implied that the only major differences between the two games were that stages were different between the versions and the 3DS will have a customization feature. I could be wrong though, don't quote me on that.

 

[kevdbeast]

Olimar was ok on brawl with one useless colorful dead pikmin around him move

 

[Tornado_Man]

I never really used him in Brawl, just called him Squidward and killed him.

 

[Supermario12]

Love Pikmen, Love Olimar, happy to see him back

 

[D1]

I'm quite interested to see if they kept his Brawl moveset in tact. Down B for super armor, while also switching up the order of the Pikmin if I'm not mistaken.

 

[Rock_martin]

like olimar....

 

[Mizuxe]

I got way too excited when I heard he was coming back. I loved him in Brawl. Can't wait to see what they did with his moveset this time.

 

[Lisa Ramirez]

Meh. Olimar rocks.