History Funny / Pikmin

[[caption-width-right:1000:[[BlackComedy You know]] you've had at least one [[ArtificialStupidity Pikmin]] do [[TooDumbToLive something like this]].[[note]]It's always a [[ButtMonkey blue]], too…[[/note]]]]

** When the red pikmin is finally freed from the bottle by the other pikmin, it [[TheGlomp joyfully hugs the blue pikmin,]] before leaping towards the purple pikmin and hugging ''it's face'', nearly causing it to stumble off the bottle.

[[caption-width-right:1000:[[BlackComedy You know]] you've had at least one [[ArtificialStupidity Pikmin]] do [[TooDumbToLive something like this]].]]

** When the yellow pikmin enters the cave with the bulborb in it while spotting some treasure, it eventually ends up waking the bulborb up in curiosity. When the bulborb turns around and spots it, despite Yellow's lack of facial features outside of its ears, it ''still'' manages to give a pretty epic OhCrap expression.

** A White Pikmin gets a nail dropped on its head and it starts angrily squeaking... then it sees two Blues trying and failing to launch a Purple Pikmin on a catapult-like contraption and just gets angrier. The Purple steps aside and lets the White go... only for two Purples to jump onto the other end of the catapult, sending the White Pikmin [[TwinkleInTheSky flying]].

** When the Bulborb dies from its fall from the digger's scoop, many of the Pikmin start to gather around it. When Olimar realizes that the bulldozer was collapsing, he calls back all the Pikmin from the Bulborb... and they leave behind a censored space. What did the Pikmin do to warrant that kind of censorship?!

[[AC:General]]
* Anytime your Pikmin tries to carry treasure by itself, or starts taking on a large enemy solo. Granted, it will usually get killed in the latter case, so this can be annoying.
** Especially funny if the Pikmin in question is [[LetsPlay/{{Chuggaaconroy}} a red leaf Pikmin carrying back a fiery blowhog.]]

[[AC:Pikmin]]
* The Extraordinary Bolt. Turns out Olimar bought a mostly worthless screw because of a bafflingly effective sales pitch claiming it of "extraordinary quality." Extraordinary!
-->'''Olimar:''' I bought this incredible bolt because the salesman told me it is of extraordinary quality that is indiscernible to the average person. Exactly what makes it so extraordinary is a secret. But just look at it! Extraordinary! \\
'''Olimar again:''' This bolt's bolt holds the kind of value that only a true connoisseur can understand.
* One of the ship pieces is a Geiger Counter, and in a moment of BlackComedy, Olimar's description admits that he doesn't really know what it does and that [[TooDumbToLive he always ignores the annoying beeping noise that it makes from time to time]]. It's a miracle that our hero hasn't died of radiation poisoning by this point!
* The Pikmin going and beating up the Bulborb in the best ending. Doubles as a SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome.

[[AC:Pikmin 2]]
* Louie's notes. While most of Olimar's notes on the creatures are about their behavior, biology or how dangerous they are, Louie's notes are all about how to cook them and make delicious recipes out of defeated boss monsters!
** His culinary talent with insectoid beasts earns him the title "King of Bugs" after the Titan Dweevil is killed and he is rescued as the final "treasure".
** Remember the terrifying Titan Dweevil, the final boss of the second game that held Louie captive? He gets his revenge on it, as he describes in his notes that "eaten raw, it's bold and full-flavored" and has a "satisfying crunch".
* Several of Olimar's treasure hoard notes, as well as Louie's cooking notes.
** The suspicious [[VideoGame/MarioPaint blue color paint]] that Olimar used for the ship. Olimar gives a nutshell of what happened after.
--->"But did it thank me? Nooooo."
** Louie's notes on the Caustic Dweevil.
--->"Inedible. Effects of consumption include uncontrollable arm-flailing and enthusiastic dishwashing."
** Olimar's notes on the Waterwraith, just because of how correct it was in how the player would react to it.
*** Louie's notes, for the exact same reason, only couched in medical-sounding euphemisms.
** Olimar's notes on the Silencer, namely how he complains about the President.
*** Made even funnier because the Silencer is obtained in the Wistful Wild - that is, ''after the President joins your party''. One can only hope the President never reads Olimar's journal...
** Speaking of which, Olimar's notes on the Survival Ointment have him worry about just that:
--->"In a survival situation, the most important things are water, courage, and a first-aid kit. I've got water and an endless supply of courage, but I don't have a first-aid kit. Sometimes I don't have a whole lot of motivation either. I may be a daring explorer, but sometimes I just want to loaf around all day and sleep. [[OhCrap Wait... What if the president reads this journal]]? [[VerbalBackpedaling Uh... Ahem...]] [[BlatantLies I'd never dream of slacking on the job]]! Yeah..."
** Louie's notes on the Mamuta.
--->"Inedible. [[TastesLikeChicken Tastes like chicken]]."
** Louie's notes on the Queen Candypop Bud.
--->"Eating this flower leads to spectacular, breathtaking indigestion."
** Olimar finds the Paradoxical Enigma, a severed rubber duck's head, to be a stunning work of art. When he finds a more complete rubber duck in the Shower Room...
--->"The first time I laid eyes on this hideous treasure, I though it was a giant aquatic monster! It took me several terror-filled seconds to realize that it's just an ugly statue. What a relief... I was ready to run all the way back to Hocotate!"
** Olimar's notes about the Harmonic Synthesizer reveal that he loves karaoke. [[HollywoodToneDeaf His family's ears, however...]]
--->"My taste in music is highly refined. But my wife and kids have no taste at all! For example, when I ask my family if they want to go out for karaoke, they [[NoJustNoReaction twist their faces and give me a nasty look!]] [[ComicallyMissingThePoint They don't know what they're missing...]]"
* One of the treasures found in the second sublevel of the Cavern of Chaos is the majestically-named "Child of the Earth." [[CallARabbitASmeerp It's a potato.]]
** Which is probably a reference to the french name of a potato, which translates directly to "apple of the earth".
* Louie's first interaction with the Pikmin. After pulling one out of the ground, it tries to get closer to him, which Louie responds by trying to run away from it, with the Pikmin chasing after him.
* The ship writes sales pitches for all the treasures found. Some of them are pretty funny.
** For the "Hideous Victual":
--->"The consistency of the half-cooked yolk says "Mmm! Good!" It is packed with nutrients, too. I can sell it, but I have never eaten it. I am UNABLE to eat it. Not even a nibble."
** For "Innocence Lost":
--->"Think back and remember the starry skies of your youth... Innocence... Every being once possessed it, but lost it over time. This star is the shape of that precious memory. [[MoodWhiplash All major credit cards accepted]]."
* The Waterwraith is the most terrifying enemy in ''Pikmin 2'', both in-universe and out, and is heavily implied to be an EldritchAbomination. You can only bring blue Pikmin into the cave you find it in, whereas it's invincible to everything except purple ones. It appears whenever you take too long on a floor in the cave, complete with ScareChord; can [[TotalPartyKill kill all your Pikmin in about a second]] if it catches you; and, even if you don't have them all with you, knows exactly where to go to screw you over the most. Needless to say, when the final floor provides you with purple Candypop Buds, throwing purple Pikmin at it, making it cower in fear as they smash its rollers, is not only hilarious but also deeply satisfying. The funny factor is turned up to eleven when the rollers are destroyed; the Waterwraith ''runs away in panic'', and the music shifts from creepy to zany. The best part is when you actually defeat it, it strikes a few poses and [[StuffBlowingUp blows up]].
* The bonus video for completing challenge mode in Pikmin 2 shows us some more detail about the reason for the plot. Louie was lying about the ravenous space bunny. ''[[WhatTheHellHero He]]'' [[WhatTheHellHero ate the]] ''[[WhatTheHellHero entire shipment of golden pikpik carrots]]''.
* Some of the ship AI's reactions, especially after you make it store a deceased enemy, attempt to enter the Submerged Castle, and after it becomes gold plated.
* Enemies falling off the side of the rusty metal stages. Especially if they're a Bulbear marching after your Pikmin so blindly that it walks out onto nothing and falls.
* Plenty of the letters you receive. Highlights include the President realizing he accidentally took a loan out with the [[LoanShark All-Devouring Black Hole Loan Sharks]], the President accidentally eating all the cookies that were for Louie, spam letters, and Olimar's family attending a performance and falling asleep during it.
* [[ThePigPen Doodle]][[{{Fartillery}} bugs]].
* If you're not going for a NoCasualtiesRun, try finishing off a boss by poisoning it. It will only cause minor damage, but if you pull this off, it's your personal SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome '''and''' pretty hilarious to boot.
* Both notes on the [[PlayingWithFire Flare Cannon]]. The Ship says it should "never be used to cook sausages". Olimar says [[BigEater Louie]] keeps trying to use it to cook sausages.
* The Comedy Bomb starts as a terrible poison bioweapon, but after the Ship tinkers with it, it becomes nothing more than a makeshift whoopie cushion.

[[AC:Pikmin 3]]
* All Pikmin can throw bomb rocks now. Those who do throw the bomb and run away screaming the Pikmin equivalent of "Run away!".
** Also in regards to ''3'''s bomb rocks, if you use it to kill an enemy they may give the bomb an AsideGlance and [[OhCrap try to clear out]], though they usually don't get far enough fast enough.
* When the ship crashes at the beginning of the game, you can hear the laugh of the ''VideoGame/DuckHunt'' [[TheScrappy Dog]].
* Alph thinks Hocotate citizens are weird because they eat vegetables, which may or may not be a reason Koppai's food supply is in decline because they don't eat vegetables themselves.
* Charlie's odd fascination with his Rubber Ducky becomes an amusing RunningGag. It's especially funny when Louie runs off with it.
* When a Puffy Blowhog is defeated, it rapidly deflates, followed by the hilariously tiny deflated corpse dropping pathetically with a light plop onto the ground.
* Between days, the crew mates can speak to each other. These random conversations can be quite funny.
** Alph goes on about Charlie's legendary acts of heroism, such as "Operation: Rubber Ducky Stucky" and "Operation: Rubber Ducky up a tree".
** Brittany tells Alph that she thinks that Pikpik carrots are gross; a sentiment that Alph complements when he believes Hocotate citizens are weird for eating vegetables.
* After you save Charlie, his rubber ducky can be seen floating around aimlessly inside the ship, even floating past the map sometimes. When you capture Louie after he stole all your juice, he's tied up and does the same thing.
* If you're controlling Brittany when you first scare away the Vehemoth Phosbat by activating the first light bulb, she comments that the creature is giving off life readings, but [[CaptainObvious doesn't look like Captain Charlie]].[[labelnote:*]]"I mean, not unless he's REALLY let himself go."[[/labelnote]] Furthermore, if you return to the ship after encountering the Vehemoth Phosbat (but before defeating it), Alph comments that it's giving off Charlie's distress signal. Alph correctly assumes [[SwallowedWhole it must have eaten him]], but [[GeniusDitz Brittany has drawn a different conclusion]].
-->'''Brittany:''' Typical! We leave the Captain unattended for five minutes, and he goes and turns into a giant ghost moth!
** After rescuing Charlie, the team has an amusing conversation about how the Phosbat resembled the captain.
--->'''Brittany:''' I actually mistook that strange creature for you. You two have very similar features, did you know that?
--->'''Charlie:''' To be honest, while trapped in the belly of that vile beast, I thought of only one face, Brittany...[[ItsAllAboutMe My own.]]
* One of the Quaggled Mireclops' main attacks is belly-flopping in a manner comically similar to the break-dancing move called 'The Worm' (though it's less funny when you realize it can kill a lot of your Pikmin doing this).
* At the end of every level, when a fruit only fills a bottle halfway, the next fruit automatically fills it, leaving one to wonder just ''what the heck'' the indiscriminately-mixed fruit juices would even ''taste'' like.
* Somehow you can get lots of clear juice from a ''banana'' and an ''avocado'', which aren't really very juicy fruits to begin with.
* Brittany's notes on the Portable Sunset (a persimmon) recount the time she tried melting all her crayons together into one "super crayon".
* After finding a new onion and making it to sunset, the new onion and your main onion fuse together to form a single bigger onion with swirling stripes of the assimilated colors. As the first three colors acquired are yellow, red and black (Rock), the merged onion for a while resembles the flag of Germany!
* When the Sandbelching Meerslug is killed, it vomits out ''an entire watermelon'', followed by an early 2000s flip phone, which flips open to reveal a wallpaper showing a pair of ferrets. No, it doesn't make sense even in context.
** Unlike most large boss monsters, which drop a body part that the Pikmin can easily carry home, they haul ''the entire Meerslug all the way back to the base - followed by the Onion sucking in its massive, lengthy body into itself like a strand of spaghetti!''
* The Koppatites name the peach a "Mock Bottom." The plum is also christened with the rather unappetizing moniker of "Lesser Mock Bottom".
* While from the captains' perspective the boss monsters seem massive and {{Kaiju}}-sized, remember that the captains themselves are only ''one inch tall:'' meaning that the monstrous-looking Armored Mawdad is only the size of the lobsters you'd buy from the supermarket, and the titanic Quaggled Mireclops is roughly as big as a truck tire!
* The Plasm Wraith gently stroking Olimar's unconscious body might be creepy in a way, but it's strangely amusing considering the legend people associate it with.
* The Piklopedia makes its grand return in ''Pikmin 3 Deluxe'', and of course, there's plenty of funny notes.
** Louie's notes on the Shaggy Long Legs is simply "Caution: DO NOT EAT!".
** Charlie attempts to mimic the Puffy Blowhog, but can't quite pull it off.
** Charlie mentions that he wants to go swimming with his rubber ducky in the Sandbelching Meerslug's log.
** Louie says that the Plasm Wraith tastes "dangerous".
** Brittany takes interest in the Armored Mawdad's crystalline armor and considers wearing a suit made of it, but notes she'd probably get a lot of stares walking around in [[NakedPeopleAreFunny a translucent suit.]]
** Brittany wondering if the reason the Vehemoth Phosbat was moving so slow was because eating Charlie gave it indigestion.
** In her notes on the Calcified Crushblat, Brittany is revealed to hate mustaches, as she hopes Alph doesn't try to grow one like Charlie.
** Brittany and Charlie's notes on the Quaggled Mireclops tell two sides of the same story: Brittany attempted to ''eat'' the Mireclops' fruit-head-thing, and Charlie [[SmartBall of all people]] had to be the one to stop her from doing something stupid.
--->'''Brittany:''' Its giant head perplexes me. I know now that it's not a Sunseed Berry, but what is it? A plant? An animal? I thought I'd figure it out once I tasted it, but the captain snapped at me not to lick everything we fight. How else am I supposed to do science?!
--->'''Charlie:''' I don't like doing it, but I had to put my foot down when Brittany tried to taste its brightly colored core. (Talk about forbidden fruit!) I must put the safety of my crew before their research, and I don't know where that thing's been.
* Brittany's notes on the Juicy Gaggle (a raspberry) is her expressing delight on finding something that ''isn't'' gigantic, since the small druplets on it are the right size for the Koppaites to hold like humans with apples, and expects them to be a popular lunchbox item at home.
* On the best ending, the sheer sarcasm in the narrator's voice when he talks about how the Koppaite's learned about "planning" and "teamwork" is very amusing.

[[AC:Hey! Pikmin]]
* Hey! Pikmin may be in an [[BrokenBase interesting]] area regarding the fanbase but there's no denying it's treasure logs aren't a source of hilarity. In particular, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDUlPki9T-E the amiibo notes]] tend to be hilarious because [[OnlySaneMan Olimar]] is commenting on various Nintendo characters with near zero context. Some highlights include:
** Him just trying to figure out just what the heck Yoshi is, especially how it [[LampshadeHanging makes little sense that he'd be born with a backplate and shoes]].
** Him mistaking the black border around their eyes for ExhaustedEyeBags, causing him to believe that they're hardened war veterans and hoping they get a break soon. As anyone familiar with their [[Franchise/{{Splatoon}} home series]] is aware, the [[BloodKnight Inklings]] are [[WarIsGlorious perfectly okay with the sport]].
** Olimar's commentary on the purple male Inkling has him confusing the Inkling's own ink for poison [[TechnicolorToxin just because it's purple,]] and suggesting he play with water instead. He's RightForTheWrongReasons about the ink (it ''is'' poisonous... to everyone except that Inkling and his teammates), but replacing it with water [[SuperDrowningSkills would be a whole lot worse.]]
** Becoming incredibly paranoid over his ''own'' amiibo over how someone on the planet already knows what he looks like.
** He thinks the pikmin in the Pikmin amiibo are under a sort of spell and wonders if deciphering them will free them.
** Can't figure out what Donkey Kong is but sympathizes with him because since he has a tie, that means he [[RefugeInAudacity has an]] [[FateWorseThanDeath office job]].
** Gets wrapped up in the eternal mystery of whether or not the mushroom on Toad's head is a hat or part of his head.
** Spends most of the VideoGame/AnimalCrossing amiibo line unable to figure out if they're people or animals.
** Upon only seeing her amiibo, Olimar claims Isabelle would be a better president at Hocotate Frieght than [[PointyHairedBoss the current one]].
** After getting the Mr. Resetti amiibo, the S.S. Dolphin II starts talking with a Texan accent. Olimar considers the best course of action to fix this would be to reset it.
** The Kicks amiibo has Olimar lament over how Kicks apparently has more going for him than he does. While wondering over what else he could possibly have over him, the ship chimes in with 'probably doesn't dwell on such trivial problems like this one." Olimar's response?
--> '''Olimar:''' ''I think that's the worst I've ever been burned on a voyage. Where are the Red Pikmin when I need them?''
** Similarly, he also comments on what he thinks is on the NES cartridges he finds. He thinks Ice Climbers is a tale of violence and that Super Mario Bros is a tragedy and hopes the mustachioed man on the cover will have better luck in his next life.

!!The animated shorts:
* The Night Juicer

* Treasure In A Bottle

** Similarly, a yellow pikmin gets the idea to use a Bomb Rock to blow up the bottle and get the red pikmin out. [[OhCrap All the Pikmin in the general area react accordingly when they see him coming with a lit one held in his hands.]]
*** However, the Bomb Rock idea actually ''does'' succeed in getting the red pikmin out by sending the bottle flying into the air and letting the Red reach the exit... However, no sooner does he start to celebrate does he land back in the bottle shortly after.
* Occupational Hazards

** When the yellow pikmin enters the cave with the bulborb in it while spotting some treasure, it eventually ends up waking the bulborb up in curiosity. When the bulborb turns around and spots it, despite Yellow's lack of facial features outside of ear, it ''still'' manages to give a pretty epic OhCrap expression.
** When a yellow pikmin firsts grabs on to the battery and receives a jolt, a few more yellows join in, all of them enjoying it. A blue ends up noticing and, out of curiosity, tries to join in... The end result is it getting zapped and jolting around comically, [[CrossingTheLineTwice before its ghost floats out of its now paper thin body, all the while the yellow that it touched looking on at the sight in utter oblivious confusion.]]
** Later on, when we're shown the scene with the yellows again, we see that tons more have joined since the above scene, their buds and flowers glowing different colors from the electricity as they all hold onto each other, strung about every which way. The end result ends up looking like Pikmin themed Christmas lights.

** When the Bulborb dies from its fall from the digger's scoop, many of the Pikmin start to gather around it. When Olimar realizes that the bulldozer was collapsing, he calls back all the Pikmin from the Bulborb...and they leave behind a censored space. What did the Pikmin do to warrant that kind of censorship?!

** The cost of the destroyed digger: '''''1,000,000,000,000,007 Pokos!'''''[[note]] That’s a literal quadrillion, for those curious[[/note]] Olimar makes a triumphant jump and pose, and you can tell: he's about to salvage that digger. Another interesting note is that, in Pikmin 2, [[MythologyGag Red Bulborbs (of whom one is trapped under the wreckage) are valued at 7 pokos.]]

!!Moments pages are SpoilersOff! YouHaveBeenWarned!

** His culinary talent with insectoid beasts earns him the title "King of Bugs" [[spoiler: after the Titan Dweevil is killed and he is rescued as the final "treasure".]]
** Remember the terrifying [[spoiler: Titan Dweevil, the final boss of the second game that held Louie captive?]] He gets his revenge on it, as he describes in his notes that "eaten raw, it's bold and full-flavored" and has a "satisfying crunch".

* The bonus video for completing challenge mode in Pikmin 2 shows us some more detail about the reason for the plot. [[spoiler:Louie was lying about the ravenous space bunny. ''[[WhatTheHellHero He]]'' [[WhatTheHellHero ate the]] ''[[WhatTheHellHero entire shipment of golden pikpik carrots]]''.]]
* Some of the ship AI's reactions, especially after you make it store a deceased enemy, attempt to enter the Submerged Castle, and after it becomes [[spoiler:gold plated]].

* Charlie's odd fascination with his Rubber Ducky becomes an amusing RunningGag. It's especially funny when [[spoiler: Louie]] runs off with it.

* After you save Charlie, his rubber ducky can be seen floating around aimlessly inside the ship, even floating past the map sometimes. [[spoiler:When you capture Louie after he stole all your juice, he's tied up and does the same thing.]]

* [[spoiler: The Plasm Wraith]] gently stroking [[spoiler: Olimar's unconscious body]] might be creepy in a way, but it's strangely amusing considering the legend people associate it with.

** Louie says that the [[spoiler: Plasm Wraith]] tastes "dangerous".

** Early on, the Pikmin come across some dusty pipes, going through them results in the Pikmin getting covered in the dust, one blue Pikmin gets a [[FunnyAfro dusty afro]]. The ''best'' part however? A yellow pikmin pulls out a mushroom, and the camera pans up to a [[spoiler: [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros very familiar green pipe, coupled with gold coins popping out with the appropriate sound effects.]]]] then, the red Pikmin in said pipe gets dust all over its face that resembles [[spoiler: Mario's hat, nose, and mustache... with the first few notes of the Super Mario Brothers theme playing as he jumps out with the pose and sound effect of Mario's jump.]]

** Him mistaking the black border around their eyes for ExhaustedEyeBags, causing him to believe that they're hardened war veterans and hoping they get a break soon. As anyone familiar with their [[VideoGame/{{Splatoon}} home series]] is aware, the [[BloodKnight Inklings]] are [[WarIsGlorious perfectly okay with the sport]].

* The Waterwraith is the most terrifying enemy in ''Pikmin 2'', both in-universe and out, and is heavily implied to be an EldritchAbomination. You can only bring blue Pikmin into the cave you find it in, whereas it's invincible to everything except purple ones. It appears whenever you take too long on a floor in the cave, complete with ScareChord; can [[TotalPartyKill kill all your Pikmin in about a second]] if it catches you; and, even if you don't have them all with you, knows exactly where to go to screw you over the most. Needless to say, when the final floor provides you with purple Candypop Buds, throwing purple Pikmin at it, making it cower in fear as they smash its rollers, is not only hilarious but also deeply satisfying. The funny factor is turned UpToEleven when the rollers are destroyed; the Waterwraith ''runs away in panic'', and the music shifts from creepy to zany. The best part is when you actually defeat it, it strikes a few poses and [[StuffBlowingUp blows up]].

** The cost of the destroyed digger: '''''1,000,000,000,000,007 Pokos!'''''[[note]] That’s a literal quadrillion, for those curious[[/note]] Olimar makes a triumphant jump and pose, and you can tell: he's about to salvage that digger. Another interesting note is that, in Pikmin 2, Red Bulborbs (of whom one is trapped under the wreckage) are valued at 7 pokos.

--->"My taste in music is highly refined. But my wife and kids have no taste at all! For example, when I ask my family if they want to go out for karaoke, they [[NoJustNoReaction twist their faces and give me a nasty look!]] [[They don't know what they're missing..."

** Olimar's notes about the Harmonic Synthesizer reveal that he loves karaoke. His family, however...
--->"My taste in music is highly refined. But my wife and kids have no taste at all! For example, when I ask my family if they want to go out for karaoke, they twist their faces and give me a nasty look! They don't know what they're missing..."