Freezecake
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| Appears in | Pikmin 4 | ||
| Scientific name | Conchcrustus kryonae | ||
| Family | Shellcake | ||
| Areas | None | ||
| Caves | Frozen Inferno | ||
| Night expeditions | None | ||
| Dandori Challenge stages | Strategic Freezeway | ||
| Dandori Battle stages | None | ||
| Attacks | Crush Pikmin, freeze Pikmin | ||
TheFreezecake (ヒエオオバン?, lit.: "ChillingŌban-yaki") is a disc-shapedenemy inPikmin 4. On one side it has a hard blue carapace, while on the other side it is covered in anicy surface that can freeze Pikmin. It flips between these sides and cancrush Pikmin while doing so.
Stats[edit]
| Weight | Max. carriers | Seeds | Value | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 14 | 10[note 1] |  × 7 | 1000 |
- ^This enemy cannot be delivered to Onions in-game. This information is obtained from thePiklopedia.
Behavior[edit]
The Freezecake sits in silence until the player,Oatchi, or a Pikmin is near. While idle, it will stick out its eyes in an attempt to see prey. Once ready to attack it will flip on its side towards the prey, and after about 5 seconds it will slam into the ground,crushing and/orfreezing anything below it based on which side it lands on. If it lands on the frozen side then it will emit a small burst of ice around it, freezing things too close to it. Upon death, it will spin around and land icy side up, with the ice thawing and becoming no longer a hazard. If it is attempting to flip sides when its health is depleted, then it wll do one final crush before spinning.
Appearance[edit]
The Freezecake is a cylindrical rock-covered mollusc-like creature with its underside being frozen over. It has green snail-like eyes that are able to retract and hide within its shell.
Locations[edit]
One Freezecake is located on the third sublevel of theFrozen Inferno, and another is located in theStrategic Freezeway Dandori Challenge.
Strategy[edit]
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Altough they are rocks, the upperside of the Freezecake is soft and can be damaged by any Pikmin type or Oatchi, while the icy side is best damaged by aThermal Defense-equippedOatchi orIce Pikmin. Once the Freezecake begins to flip itself over, call back any Pikmin attacking it to avoid unnecessary deaths.Charging andthrowing Pikmin are both good methods to harm the creature. Be aware that, even after depleting its health, if the creature has already begun to flip, it can still crush Pikmin before becoming a corpse, and should be considered dangerous until it becomes one.
Notes[edit]
Dalmo's notes[edit]
Olimar's notes[edit]
Louie's notes[edit]
Pikmin Garden[edit]
- Text
“寒冷地に棲むオオバンガイ。低温の冷気を片方の貝殻から放出して、近づいてきた獲物を凍らせてつぶす。
特徴 その1 貝の仲間
- 上下に二枚の殻があるが、体には巻貝の特徴を併せ持つ。
- (Image text:
- 目を伸ばす、獲物を探す
- 上下の殻をつなぐ筋肉で、ひっくり返ることができる)
特徴 その2 凍らせる
- 獲物を凍らせて捕らえる。
- (Image text:
- 炭化水素を冷媒にして、片方の貝殻が低温になる
- 餌の少ない厳しい環境で、獲物を確実に捕らえ保存しておくこともである)
特徴 その3 いろんな種類がいる
- 種類ごとに、放出するものが異なる。”
- Translation
“A Shellcake that lives in cold places. It releases low-temperature cold air from one of its shells to freeze and crush approaching prey.
Feature #1: Relative of shellfish
- It has two shells, one on top and one on the bottom, but its body has all the features of a gastropod.
- (Image text:
- "It extends its eyes to search for prey"
- "The muscles connecting the upper and lower shells allow it to turn itself over")
Feature #2: Freezing
- It freezes its prey to catch it.
- (Image text:
- "Using hydrocarbons as a coolant, one of the shells reaches a low temperature"
- "In harsh environments where food is scarce, it can reliably catch and store its prey")
Feature #3: There are many types
- Each type emits something different.”
Other information[edit]
- Pikmin 4 Piklopedia number: #73
Naming[edit]
- See more:Shellcake family#Naming.
- Common name: Freezecake. The name comes from its cake-like shape and ability to freeze Pikmin.
- Japanese nickname: (ヒエオオバン?) The first part is from 冷える, meaning "chilling" or "cooling down". The second part could be derived from "ōban-yaki (大判焼き)", a Kansai-dialect derived name for a type of cylindrical cake cooked on a flippable, indented pan, like a waffle iron. In Tokyo, this kind of street food is usually called "Imagawayaki (今川焼き)".
- Japanese name:カマクラオオバンガイ?, lit.: "KamakuraŌban-yaki Shellfish".
- Scientific name: Conchcrustus kryonae. "Conchcrustus" comes from "conch", and "crustum", Latin for a type of pastry. "Kryonae" comes from "cryo-", meaning "ice" in Greek.
- Internal names:
ICESENBEI - Prerelease: Unknown
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
 Japanese | ヒエオオバン? Hieōban | ChillingŌban-yaki | From冷える?, lit.: "chilling" and大判焼き? (lit.: "ōban-yaki") |
 Chinese(traditional) | 冷冷車輪 Lěnglěng Chēlún | Cold Wheel | |
 Chinese(simplified) | 冷冷车轮 Lěnglěng Chēlún | Cold Wheel | |
 Dutch | IJzige koekeloerdraaier | Icy peekflipper | 'Koekeloeren' is a more childish / fun way of saying the word 'gluren' (peeking) |
 French | Mastocrêpe glacé | Icy blockrepe | The name is a portmanteau ofmastoc (bulky, blocky) andcrêpe (crepe) |
 German | Eiskuchen | Ice Cake | |
 Italian | Gelitorta | Ice cake | |
 Korean | 얼음빵 Eol-eumppang | Icebread | |
 Portuguese | Frigobolo | Coldcake | The name is a portmanteau of"frigo-" (a prefix that expresses the idea of cold) and"bolo" (cake) |
 Spanish | Helitarta | Freezecake | The name is a portmanteau of"helar" (to freeze) and"tarta" (cake) |
Gallery[edit]
A Freezecake looking around.
A flipped-over Freezecake.
A Freezecake attacking somePikpik carrots.
A dead Freezecake corpse.
One of the two natural Freezecakes found inFrozen Inferno.
A Freezecake mid death animation.
An alternate angle of the Freezecake's death animation.
A corpse of a Freezecake being carried byIce Pikmin.
