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Captain Charlie (キャプテン・チャーリー, Kyaputen Chārī) is one of the three playable leaders in the story mode of Pikmin 3. He, along with Brittany and Alph, come from the planet Koppai in search of a new food source for their planet, and serves as the captain of their space-faring vessel, the S.S. Drake. He also takes a rubber ducky with him on every mission for good luck. He is revered as a hero on Koppai, being described by Alph as "one of Koppai's greatest legends".

Charlie is the first character to be played as, and starts the farthest away from the ship. After encountering Yellow Pikmin and introducing all the controls, he goes into a cave where he encounters the offspring of the Vehemoth Phosbat and defeats them, thereby angering the mother. Shortly after this encounter, he is attacked after a strange shadow is seen flying around him. Later, when Alph and Brittany defeat the Phosbat in the Distant Tundra, he comes out of the Phosbat's mouth and becomes playable again. His crash site is found later in the game by Olimar, as suggested by a data file found in the area. In game, Charlie plays the same as Alph and Brittany.

Appearance

Charlie wears a spacesuit with a green lapel and a star-shaped badge on its left side. He has an average-sized nose, a dark brown mohawk and a tiny mustache, and like Alph, has eyes that are wide open at all times. His skin is also the most tan out of the three explorers.

Personality

Charlie is shown as a very capable, level-headed leader and shows a lot of care and a sense of protection towards the people he loves and respects. In some reports it's revealed that he prefers to stay vigilant near the S.S. Drakes door to protect his crewmates and greatly appreciates their presence, since he was often alone in space during his youth as a ranger. Charlie also shows great interest in the natural landscapes of PNF-404, as he considers the beauty of the plants and flowers to have moved him in a way that's difficult to describe. Charlie also seems to have a really keen interest towards ducks, demonstrating a lot of knowledge about them, owning a rubber ducky as a lucky charm and having a pet duck named Elizabeth whom he describes as his soulmate. His Piklopedia notes suggest he is a tenacious fighter and proud of his "steely fists".

There are many parts in the game's story where Charlie tries to show his deep affection towards Brittany, only to be interrupted by some other, pressing matter. His crush on Brittany is further accentuated in several reports where he plans to collect a few flowers as a present for Brittany and where he describes that, if he has to throw a crew member, he would always choose Alph first.

History


Spoiler warning: Plot or ending details follow.


Charlie, Brittany and Alph, three astronauts from the planet Koppai, were are tasked with saving their home planet after their planet's food supplies become nearly depleted. When data collected reveals that a distant planet is rich with a variety of fruits whose seeds can be cultivated on Koppai to end the food shortage, the crew of three travel to the planet in the S.S. Drake. Charlie is the first character to be played as, and starts the farthest away from the ship. After encountering Yellow Pikmin and introducing all the controls, he goes into a cave where he encounters the offspring of the Vehemoth Phosbat and defeats them, thereby angering the mother. Shortly after this encounter, he is attacked after a strange shadow is seen flying around him. Later, when Alph and Brittany defeat the Phosbat in the Distant Tundra, he comes out of the Phosbat's mouth and becomes playable again. His crash site is found later in the game by Olimar, as suggested by a data file found in the area. He, Alph, and Brittany eventually meets up with Louie and later on Olimar, who they rescue from the Plasm Wraith. He then gives them their lost cosmic-drive key, allowing them to return to Koppai safely with their findings.

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Charlie appears in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as a Master Spirit who leads Spirits during cave explorations to find treasures. The fighter he possess is Alph and the stage you fight him in is Garden of Hope (Battlefield Form).

Quotes

Non-Specific

Reaches target location
  • "I've arrived at the destination!"
  • "Sorry for the hold up!"
  • "Arrived at the destination! Over!"
  • "So this is where that signal is coming from...
Pikmin are suffering
  • "Curses! This is no good!"
  • "Pikmin down! Pikmin down!
Attacked by enemy
  • "Cripes! This is bad!"
  • "Things aren't looking good!"
  • "We have a situation!"
  • "Ack! Enemies!"

Scripted

Waking up from crash
  • "Ugh... What happened?"
  • "And where am I? Oh, right. PNF-404!"
  • "This is Charlie speaking. Do you copy? I repeat, this is Charlie, your Captain. Come in!"
  • "......"
  • "No one's responding."
  • "I seem to have come out unscathed, but I'm not sure about the rest of my crew."
  • "For now, my immediate concern is to locate my two other crew members."
Finds Yellow Pikmin
  • "Huh? What's that?"
  • "More of them!"
  • "More here too..."
  • "Uh-oh... I seem to have wandered into a strange neighborhood..."
  • "What’s this? They came towards me!"

  • "My whistle will scare them off."
  • "I can sound it with ZR/B."
  • "Aim at them with the pointer, and blow the whistle."
  • "Stay back!"
  • "I’m surrounded!"
  • "Maybe I should throw them!"
  • "I can’t let it end like this!"
  • "I can throw them using A."

  • "There you go!"
  • "Argh, give me a break!"
  • "They keep staring at me!"
  • "They’re just glued to me!"
  • "I’ll shake them all of at once!"
  • "Oof!"

  • "Well, they don't seem to be hostile. So let me get this straight..."
  • "I can round these creatures up by pointing at them and pressing B/ZR, then I can throw them with A."
  • "Finally, I can dismiss the whole group with (nunchuck shake)/B."
  • "Maybe these fellows can be of some use..."
Finds and clears Spotcaps
  • "This planet’s mushrooms are huge…"
  • "Right! That's how it's done!"
  • "I should look around for my crew!"
  • "Pressing Z/ZL will let me see what's in front of me."
Finds more Yellow Pikmin
  • "Look, there's even more of them!"
Finds Kingcaps
  • "What enormous mushrooms!"
Exits crashing site
  • "They're still following me..."
Enters Vehemoth Phosbat's cave
  • "Something's in here!"
  • "Wow, it's bright!"
  • "The light's scaring them off..."

Profiles

Pikmin 3 Deluxe official website bio

“The seasoned captain of the crew, Charlie carries a rubber ducky for good luck.”

Pikmin Bloom social media accounts' bio

“Charlie serves as the captain of the S.S. Drake. He is considered a hero on Koppai and is greatly respected by Alph. However, it seems the praise he's received may have inflated his ego. While exploring the planet on his own after the crash, he is attacked by a mysterious creature and loses contact with the team.”

Pikmin 3 official Japanese website bio

  • Text: “「ドレイク号」のキャプテンとして隊員たちをまとめている。ブリトニーに好意を寄せているようだが……。”
  • Translation: “As captain of the S.S. Drake, he keeps the crew together. He seems to have a liking for Brittany, but…”

Pikmin 3 Deluxe official Japanese website bio

  • Text: “ブリトニーに好意を寄せているようだが……。”
  • Translation: “He seems to have a liking for Brittany, but…”

Pikmin Garden bio

Text

“ドレイク号のキャプテン

キャプテン・チャーリー

出身星 コッパイ星

コッパイ星の食料危機を救うため送り込まれた、ドレイク号のキャプテン。過去に数々のアヒルを救った功績のある伝説のレンジャー。

関係者 エリザベス(ペットのアヒルちゃん)

趣味 アヒルちゃん 夢 コッパイ星の人々を救うこと” Translation

“Captain of the S.S. Drake

Captain Charlie

Home planet: Koppai

The captain of the S.S. Drake, sent to save the planet Koppai from a food crisis. He is a legendary ranger who has saved many ducks in the past.

Related persons: Elizabeth (pet duck)

Hobbies: ducks Dreams: saving the people of Koppai”

Gallery

Main Article: Charlie/Gallery

Trivia

  • Due to the fact that Charlie and Alph land in separate areas, Charlie meets Yellow Pikmin rather than red ones like Alph. However, he does not discover their Onion, so they are not formally introduced until later on.
  • Captain Charlie has longer arms than the other leaders in Pikmin 3, making various out of bounds tricks easier to perform with Charlie.
  • Captain Charlie led three missions prior to Pikmin 3, named Operation: Rubber Ducky Up A Tree, Operation: Beached Rubber Ducky, and Operation: Rubber Ducky Stucky.
  • There is a voyage log entry where Charlie breaks the fourth wall.
  • Captain Charlie is one of two leaders with facial hair, the other one being the President.

References

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