Captain Olimar

	Super Smash Bros. character; Captain Olimar
Game appearances
	Super Smash Bros. Brawl; Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS; Super Smash Bros. for Wii U; Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (unlockable)
Special moves
	Standard: Pikmin Pluck ; Side: Pikmin Throw ; Up: Pikmin Chain (Brawl); Winged Pikmin (for 3DS / Wii U onward) ; Down: Pikmin Order ; Final Smash: End of Day
Battle entrance
	Comes in with his ship and plucks three Pikmin.

Captain Olimar
	; Hey! Pikmin artwork
Franchise	Pikmin
First appearance	Pikmin (2001)
Latest appearance	Pikmin 3 Deluxe (2020)
Portrayed by	Kazumi Totaka
Species	Hocotatian

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Template:Quote2 Captain Olimar (or simply Olimar) is the main protagonist of the Pikmin franchise. Olimar is actually named after Mario himself (Olimar is an anagram of Mario, with an L added; his Japanese name, Orimā, (オリマー) which was romanized as Olimar, is a near perfect anagram of "Mario"). Olimar made his first appearance in Pikmin for the Nintendo GameCube.

History

Mario franchise

Luigi's Mansion

A trailer for the first Pikmin game, which includes Olimar, appears in Luigi's Mansion's option screen.

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga

Olimar was planned to make an appearance in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga as one of the characters who appears when Mario and Luigi create new brews in Starbeans Cafe. In this appearance, his dialogue was written in the type of text box that appears whenever Mario or Luigi get certain items, as though written in a log book like in the actual Pikmin games. He also names Mario "Marlio" (a complete anagram of "Olimar") and mistakes Luigi for a dangerous beast. However, Professor E. Gadd replaced all of the other characters in the final version of the game in order to give E. Gadd a larger role.

WarioWare: D.I.Y.

Olimar, as seen in the microgame, Pikmin.

Olimar is seen in the WarioWare: D.I.Y. microgame Pikmin, exclusive to versions of the game outside Japan. The player controls Captain Olimar, who is holding a Red Pikmin in his hand and must toss it onto a small raft with nectar on it.

Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

In Mario Kart 8 (as of the version 4.0 update) and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, players can scan Olimar's amiibo into the game to unlock a racing suit for Miis based upon his appearance. Olimar himself can be seen on the Mii Racing Suits menu next to his respective Mii racing suit.

Yoshi's Woolly World / Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World

An Olimar theme is one of the many unlockable amiibo designs for Yoshi in Yoshi's Woolly World and Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World. By scanning an Olimar amiibo, players can unlock an Olimar-themed reskin for Yoshi.

Super Mario Maker

Olimar, alongside the majority of the Super Smash Bros. for 3DS and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U playable cast, cameos as one of the costumes Mario can obtain in Super Mario Maker via the Costume Mario power-up. Upon powering up, Olimar's voice from Pikmin 2 can be heard. If the player completes a level as Olimar, the "Course Clear" fanfare is replaced by the tune that plays after obtaining an important item in Pikmin 3. Pressing on the controller lets Olimar blow his whistle.

Super Smash Bros. series

Super Smash Bros. Melee

In Super Smash Bros. Melee, Olimar appears in the form of a trophy, which is unlocked if there is a Memory Card with saved game data for Pikmin inserted.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Captain Olimar's playable debut in the Super Smash Bros. series is Super Smash Bros. Brawl, as one of the game's default fighters. Olimar is one of the smaller and lighter characters in the game. He fights with the help of up to six Pikmin, which follow him and are required in order to perform most of his attacks. Each type of Pikmin (red, blue, yellow, purple, and white) has its own attributes, which produce different effects for Olimar's attacks.

Olimar had to be scaled up drastically, even more so than Kirby, for his appearance in the Super Smash Bros. series, as according to the Pikmin game manual, he is only about an inch tall. Olimar does not have any voice effects (unless players count his whistles as a voice effect) in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, making him the only playable character in the game without a star KO sound effect (although he would later share this trait with other characters in future installments).

Olimar's standard special is Pikmin Pluck, which allows him to pull up more Pikmin (if he has less than six) from the ground. His side special is Pikmin Throw, in which Olimar tosses one of his Pikmin at his opponents. His down special is Pikmin Order, which allows him to call his Pikmin back to his side and grants him super armor as a defensive option. His up special is Pikmin Chain, in which Olimar tosses all of his Pikmin in a chain as a tether recovery. His Final Smash is End of Day, in which he takes off while Bulborbs come on the stage and start attacking the players, similarly to the "end of day" sequence from the Pikmin games. His home stage is the Distant Planet.

One of Olimar's costumes makes him look very similar to his sidekick, Louie.

Adventure Mode: The Subspace Emissary

Olimar's snapshot in the Subspace Emissary

Captain Olimar's Pikmin are attacking a huge R.O.B.. However, the R.O.B. spins around and all the Pikmin that are latched onto him are shaken off and perish. Captain Olimar starts shivering in fear of the robot. A red Pikmin walks up to Olimar and taps him on the side. Olimar turns around and the red Pikmin points at the Blue Falcon that is speeding through the forest.

Captain Falcon jumps out of the Blue Falcon and then Falcon Punches the R.O.B., which defeats the R.O.B. instantly. Captain Falcon lands back on the ground while doing a slide similar to the Falcon Kick. However, while he is sliding on the ground, he accidentally kills the Pikmin who are in the way. Olimar and the Captain then team up to fight the Subspace Army.

Upon reaching the edge of the Isle of the Ancients, they witness Diddy Kong attacking Primids in order to rescue his pal Donkey Kong. Falcon and a reluctant Olimar then decide to join forces with the Kongs, and upon reaching them, the Primids return with backup. Donkey Kong, Diddy Kong, Captain Falcon, and Olimar manage to fight them off before they see off Falco Lombardi, who had helped Diddy in bringing him to the ship that Donkey was held on.

The ship takes Olimar and his crew inside the Subspace Bomb Factory. They eventually find the Ancient Minister, alongside Pikachu and Samus Aran. Ganondorf suddenly appears via hologram and commands the R.O.B.s in the room to detonate the Subspace Bombs inside the factory so he can create a large enough hole in space to fit a Subspace Gunship through. The Ancient Minister through desperation reveals himself to be the leader of the R.O.B.s and helps the other heroes defeat the Subspace enemies that Ganondorf dispatched. Olimar, with R.O.B. and the rest of the heroes, escapes from the island before it is dragged into Subspace. All of the protagonists then unite to take down the Subspace Gunship and enter Subspace. Olimar and the others are subsequently turned into trophies by Tabuu however.

Luckily, King Dedede had created badges that revive trophies beforehand, with Ness and Luigi eventually coming to their senses amidst the rubble of Dedede's Castle, which was destroyed by Bowser earlier on. The two eventually decide to revive Dedede and journey into Subspace to revive as many heroes as possible. Olimar is one of the trophies that may be revived by them when they enter Subspace. However it is optional for the player to revive him.

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U

Olimar appears as a default playable character in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. His appearance has been altered from the previous game, adding a whistle into his helmet like in Pikmin 3. Instead of having six Pikmin like in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Olimar can now only pluck three Pikmin at a time, and in a certain order (being red, yellow, blue, white, and purple). His up special move has also been changed to Winged Pikmin, in which a pair of Winged Pikmin fly Olimar through the air for a short time; however, the more active Pikmin he has, the heavier he is when using this move. Four of Olimar's alternate costumes replace him with Alph from Pikmin 3, who acts as a separate character to Olimar, while still taking up the same slot as him. His attacks and statistics are identical to Olimar's with any and all changes merely being cosmetic. As with other alternative costumes, the games do not acknowledge him as a separate character from Olimar in battle records and miscellaneous aspects, such as Classic Mode. The exception to this is the announcer, crowd, and character selection, all of which say and/or display his own name. He shares this trait with the Koopalings (the alternate costumes of Bowser Jr.) who are also named, but not acknowledged as separate characters.

Olimar's home stage in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U is Garden of Hope. For Equipment, Olimar can use the Pikmin equipment (usable only by him) to increase attack, the Space Suit (also available only to him) for defense, and the Boots for speed.

According to Masahiro Sakurai, the developers barely got Captain Olimar working in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS,^[1] hence why the Pikmin count is reduced to three while the Pikmin are rendered as sprites.^[2] Rock Pikmin were originally intended to be part of Olimar's moveset, but the idea was put in hold due to the lack of time.^[3] They would have been heavy, with short reach, but high attack power, akin to a stronger version of Purple Pikmin. Alph had even been considered to be a separate clone character until it was decided to make him an alternate costume of Olimar.^[4]

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Olimar returns as an unlockable playable fighter in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. This time, after Olimar takes sufficient damage, his helmet becomes cracked, though this is merely cosmetic as it becomes fixed soon afterwards. The alternate costumes that switch him out for Alph return.

Classic Mode route

Planetary Explorer
Round	Opponent(s)	Rule	Stage	Song
1	Mario, Rosalina		Mario Galaxy	Super Mario Galaxy
2	Wolf		Lylat Cruise	Star Wolf's Theme / Sector Z (for 3DS / Wii U)
3	Kirby, King Dedede	Free-for-All	Dream Land	Planet Popstar
4	Zero Suit Samus		Brinstar	Brinstar (Melee)
5	Fox, Falco		Corneria	Corneria - Star Fox
6	Alph		Distant Planet	Garden of Hope
Final	Master Hand, Crazy Hand (intensity 7.0 or higher)		Final Destination	Master Hand Master Hand / Crazy Hand (intensity 7.0 or higher)

Nintendo Land

An attraction called Pikmin Adventure is featured in Nintendo Land. In this minigame, the player with the Wii U GamePad is dressed up as Olimar and uses Pikmin figurines to help him locate the lost spaceship.