Iceblown Dweevil
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| Appears in | Pikmin 4 | ||
| Scientific name | Mandarachnia glacies | ||
| Family | Dweevil | ||
| Areas | Hero's Hideaway | ||
| Caves | Subzero Sauna | ||
| Night expeditions | None | ||
| Dandori Challenge stages | Planning Pools | ||
| Dandori Battle stages | None | ||
| Attacks | Sprays freezing liquid | ||
TheIceblown Dweevil (ハクショイグモ?, lit.: "White Carrying Spider") is anenemy inPikmin 4. It is a bluish-whitedweevil that will spray a freezing liquid when attacked, requiring the player to call back any non-IcePikmin. Ideally, the player should overwhelm them with large groups of Pikmin, or simply only use Ice Pikmin to deal with them.
Stats[edit]
| Weight | Max. carriers | Seeds | Value | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 4 | 3 |  × 2 | 300 |
Behavior[edit]
As with most Dweevils, Iceblown Dweevils will attempt to pick up and carry nearby treasures, corpses, and Castaways; it is often necessary to defeat them in order to obtain certaintreasures, or to prevent them from interrupting transit. If left alone after it picks up something, it will hide under it, only moving when Pikmin or a leader approach. On top of being able to carry these items, Iceblown Dweevils (and all other Dweevils) can actually carry any object that is directly carryable by Pikmin, notably useable items from thePack, can be carried by the Dweevil. This even includes Firestarters, although this can only be seen withFiery Dweevils inGiant's Hearth ingame. Items that can explode, likeBomb Rocks orIce Blasts can be used by the Dweevil when it has a target in its sights, replicating the ability of theVolatile Dweevil fromPikmin 2. It should be noted that Dweevils are not usually immune to the effects of these bombs, and will immediately die when the bomb they are carrying explodes, but the Iceblown Dweevil (being an enemy that can survive in the cold) will not be affected by any Ice Blasts it carries in particular.
They are largely passive to Pikmin, and will attempt to run away from them, only attacking in self-defense. If provoked by attacks, they will defend themselves by emitting a cloud of frigid gas. This gas willfreeze any non-Ice Pikmin and will additionally freeze playable charactrs if they do not have theThermal Defense upgrade, requiring the player towhistle to thaw Pikmin out or mash the controller to escape being frozen in ice.
Locations[edit]
Strategy[edit]
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With Pikmin[edit]
Ice Pikmin, as well asGlow Pikmin, are immune to the Iceblown Dweevil's icy attack, making these two types the most ideal in defeating them. However, due to theirhazard being non-lethal, a small squad consisting of any Pikmin type can defeat them in a timely manner without risk of any losses. If any Pikmin do get frozen from its attack, simplywhistle them and they will return back to normal.
Locking onto the Dweevil's head and chuckingRock Pikmin is quite effective and will kill it extremely quickly.
Alternative methods[edit]
Due to the Dweevils height, and the low attack damage from therookie Rescue Officer's punch, using them to defeat the Dweevil is quite impractical - not to mention how they aren't immune being frozen, unless they have theThermal Defense equipped.
Similarly,Oatchi is also not immune to being frozen, unless he has his
Pup Thermal Defense equipped. Despite this however, the Dweevil has a low amount of health, so Oatchi can defeat the Dweevil before being attacked. This is especially true if hisChomp skill is at a high enough level, or hisRush is at a sufficient enough level, a single rush will instantly defeat the Dweevil. If Oatchi does get frozen, whistling him will unfreeze him.
Notes[edit]
Dalmo's notes[edit]
Olimar's notes[edit]
“Dweevils have varying body colors in response to their feeding habits. Each species feeds on different types of plants and small animals, so the symbiotic bacteria that creates their pigmentation differ as well.
The Iceblown Dweevil lives in cold habitats and spews frigid gas, so the workings of its symbiotic bacteria are dulled and it retains its natural color, which is white.
It's been confirmed that in more temperate climates where food that the Fiery Dweevil eats is readily available, the Iceblown Dweevil's coloration is much peachier.”Louie's notes[edit]
Pikmin Garden[edit]
- Text
“寒冷地に生息するショイグモ。冷気ガスを吐く影響で色素を生成する共生細菌の働きが鈍くなり、体の色は白くなっている。
特徴 その1 ものを背負う
- 背中にものを背負うことで、外敵から襲われにくくしている。
- (Image text: 体重の数百倍の重さのものを持ち上げることもある)
特徴 その2 冷気のガス
- 主な成分は炭酸ガスである。
- (Image text: ヒートポンプと似た構成の器官で、空気中の二酸化炭素を低温圧縮する)
特徴 その3 いろんな種類がいる
- 餌によって共生細菌の作る色素が異なり、体色や吐き出すものが変化する。”
- Translation
“A Dweevil that lives in cold places. The workings of the symbiotic bacteria that would create its pigmentation are dulled due to the effects of spewing cold gas, giving it a white body color.
Feature #1: Carrying objects on its back
- By carrying objects on its back, it makes itself harder to attack.
- (Image text: "It can even lift objects hundreds of times heavier than its body weight")
Feature #2: Cold gas
- The main component is carbon dioxide.
- (Image text: "It uses an organ similar to a heat pump to compress carbon dioxide from the atmosphere at low temperatures")
Feature #3: There are many types
- The pigmentation created by the symbiotic bacteria differs based on their food, and their body color and what they spew changes.”
Other information[edit]
- Pikmin 4 Piklopedia number: #40
Naming[edit]
- See more:Dweevil family#Naming.
- Common name: Iceblown Dweevil, simply referring to the Dweevil's cryokinesis abilities.
- Japanese nickname:ハクショイグモ?. It translates to "White Carrying Spider", referring to how it carries things on its back, and how close it is white.
- Japanese name:セオイカナエグモ?, lit.: "CarryingDing Spider". It is shared with theFiery,Anode,Hydro,Munge,Volatile, andVenom Dweevils.
- Scientific name:Mandarachnia glacies.Glacies refers to "glacier", a large chunk of icy land.
- Internal names:
ICEOTAKARA. "Ice" refers to how it can freeze Pikmin, and "otakara" means "treasure". - Prerelease: None.
Gallery[edit]
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A group of Iceblown Dweevils in thePiklopedia.
An Iceblown Dweevil using its ice attack after an object has been knocked off its back.
Iceblown Dweevils carrying objects in the Piklopedia.
An Iceblown Dweevil carrying an explodingbomb rock thrown by the player.
The corpse of an Iceblown Dweevil in the Piklopedia.
An Iceblown Dweevil carryingTrue Goo along with someWhite Pikmin.
An Iceblown Dweevil attacking White Pikmin inSubzero Sauna.
A corpse of an Iceblown Dweevil being carried by White Pikmin.
A close-up of an Iceblown Dweevil inHero's Hideaway.
An Iceblown Dweevil guarding theSure-Footed Combobot.
An Iceblown Dweevil that spawns from a trap atop some shelves.
Three defeated Iceblown Dweevils in the Piklopedia.
Trivia[edit]
- If an Iceblown Dweevil picks up and uses anIce Blast, it will not freeze when the Blast detonates, instead being stunned for a second. Iceblown Dweevils and Ice Blasts never coexist at any point in normal gameplay: The only way to see this is to throw an Ice Blast at one.
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
 Japanese | ハクショイグモ? Haku Shoi Gumo | White Carrying Spider | |
 Chinese(traditional) | 白冰背蛛 Báibīng Bèizhū | White Ice Carrying Spider | |
 Chinese(simplified) | 白冰背蛛 Báibīng Bèizhū | White Ice Carrying Spider | |
 Dutch | Ijzige Tooiwagen | Icy Dress Up Daddy Long Legs | 'Tooiwagen' is a portmanteau of 'tooien' (to dress up) and 'hooiwagen' (daddy long legs), and is the Dutch name for the dweevils |
 French | Araknéak glacial | Glacial dweevil | |
 German | Glacirak | Glacirach | From Latin "glacies" (ice) and "-arak" (dweevil), derived from "arachno-" |
 Italian | Opiliode glaciale | Glacial Dweevil | |
 Korean | 하양업어거미 Hayang-Eobeo-Geomi | White Carrying Spider | |
 Portuguese | Gelaranha | Icepider | The name is a portmanteau of"gelo" (ice) and"aranha" (spider) |
 Spanish | Escarcharaña | Frospider | The name is a portmanteau of"escarcha" (frost) and"araña" (spider) |
