Me when amii bozo theory 😴😴

One problem with your theory… if you talk to Olimar he might say “I never thought a meteorite  would hit the ship.” Implying that he was indeed hit by a meteor.

Yeah the umibozu theory started to lose credit after they confirmed the Goolix is just a giant protyst and there are multiple waterwraiths (even at the same time)

i think one of my biggest problems with the theory is that it just makes the world feel smaller if all of these weird things they encounter have to be the same creature
its a big world and even bigger at the scale of the pikmin and i think there should be room for similar weird creatures

There is also some kind of order with onions and leaflings, onions are in charge of Pikmin while leafs are in charge of rare onion care seeing as the only two white and purple onions we’ve ever seen are in white leafling’s care because of age and maybe being promoted in a way by the onions. Kind of hard to define but definitely there.

Something else to add on. Im pretty sure that the sage leaf is not the new castaways so the sage could have been stuck there for who knows how long this can also back up this theory

I think that it's the magnetic pull of pnf 404 that makes everyone crash land. However, the onions and/or flarlic have a mind of their own and go to near where ever  the leaders are. However, I support the part of this theory where they need the leaders to stay. They saw an opportunity. Take sage and moss for example. But they thought "one leader isn't enough" and when they saw many leaders crash, they saw an even BIGGER and even BETTER opportunity.

The onion as the umibozu also makes sense as it seems as creatures that get ejected from it have leaves on them, perhaps the Pikmin themselves were not linked to the onion

I think the developers confirmed the umibozu at this point :D

Here’s a theory of my own. The Sage Leaf, is not a castaway. The obsession with Dandori is there, but he doesn’t have the delayed speech. The way I see it, he’s a recently evolved humanoid with some relation to the Pikmin, and he needs to see all the player’s skills in action to become a more effective leader.

after seeing this video, i have to say, it's changed my mind about the original theory since this is much more logical sounding, especially with olimar's logs

Another evidence against the umibozu is that in Cavern for a King, there’s a floor that has two Water Wraiths at once.

From a story and worldbuilding perspective, Pikmin 4 is a complete reboot of the franchise that abandons the lore and spirit of previous games. It replaces Pikmin 1 and severs its connections to Pikmin 2 and 3 by establishing an alternate universe and timeline that begins, and currently, ends, with Pikmin 4.

The worldbuilding contradicts established Pikmin canon. Olimar now discovers entirely different areas like Sun-Speckled Terrace and Hero's Hideaway rather than the iconic Forest of Hope or Distant Spring. His co-protagonist is suddenly a retconned pet dog rather than Louie, who was supposed to go on his first mission to PNF-404 in Pikmin 2. The planet's name, PNF-404, is treated as if it was known all along rather than coined by the Koppaites later. Olimar doesn't even call it that in Pikmin 3. Even the parasitic Pikmin stem Olimar gets in the bad ending of Pikmin 1, when he dies and gets replanted as a seed by the Onion, is retconned into a cute and approachable "leafling" form that harmlessly flops onto the ground, rather than being planted in the earth, turning the darkest outcome in the game's universe into a comical and reversible road bump, eliminating narrative stakes entirely and removing all nuance from that ending. Now instead of Olimar having to save himself to avoid that fate, because there's no hope of rescue, he gets rescued.

Pikmin 4 adds in superficial elements from past games to provide hollow fanservice while gutting deeper lore. Louie's debut mission is now to a rescue of Olimar, rather than his golden pikpik carrots delivery, plus retconning the fact that he first arrived on the planet in Pikmin 2. By changing basic events like that, it subtly alters their characterizations. Allowing night exploration safely with Glow Pikmin undermines the original Pikmin universe' tension where you needed to orbitally escape nocturnal predators, or else you get your ship destroyed. Letting them camp out on the planet's surface at night destroys the feeling of looming danger on the planet. The Pikmin world's lonely, post-apocalyptic mystery is tossed into the trash for a brightly lit, clean, modern house and park, just because Miyamoto is obsessed with the idea that people should imagine Pikmin in the real world. So what does he do? He replaces the world of Pikmin with the real world.

Pikmin 4 rejects the franchise's fundamental identity and vision. The minimalist storytelling that built a melancholic sci-fi atmosphere is replaced with excessive exposition. The carefully tuned challenge derived from precise unit control and environmental hazards is reduced by overpowered new tools and railroading you by limiting what you can do at any given point. The strategic depth of managing squads with unique abilities, and the level design potential that lies within it, is diminished by restricting Pikmin types.

Pikmin 4 is intent on maximizing mass appeal and accessibility rather than refining and continuing where the series left off. It pretends to deliver the hardcore experience longtime fans craved while doing the exact opposite. It treats the series legacy as an obstacle rather than a foundation. This new direction may draw in new, casual players, but I don't see a point in pretending it doesn't alienate everyone who waited patiently for a true sequel that built upon established lore and mechanics rather than discarding them or casualizing them.

This is freakin' awesome.

I'm SO glad people are finally looking at and poking holes in the Umibozu theory, even IF it's only one person at the moment. That headcanon's gone on long enough.

Though, I'm interested, have you heard of the Wraith Family Theory? 👀

4:40 Olimar's crash, even crashes of other people and rescue corps are from unknown gravitational / magnetic forces from PNF-404, I wonder if those forces are induced by the Onion mechanics

Welp this didn't age well

I believe the wraith is controlling the onions, and intentionally crashing ships to create more leaflings. I think "dandori" is a game it plays using the castaways amd pikmin as playing pieces.

Ever since Pikmin 3 released and people started talking about the Umibozu, I believed it wholeheartedly! And I still believe that at the time, it was indeed the intended story. It's been so long since Pikmin 3 released though, that I'm willing to accept Nintendo taking the Pikmin story in another direction! Honestly, I like both of these stories! In enjoyed speculating about the Umibozu and I'm going to enjoy delving into the idea that the Pikmin are actually behind it!

There is one problem with the onion theory


Olimar crashes from a meteor in pikmin 1 hits a tree in pikmin 2 and i dont like the thought that the onion is technically evil.

Besides the onions are always shown at the end of a pikmin game in pikmin 1 and 2 they even sort of follow olimar but dont make him crash. Though i definitly agree that the umibozu theory could be fake.

Onions do have some sort of sentience, with Winged pikmin it is mentioned that sometime in the past an onion absorbed a flying creature's dna which eventually lead to the evolution to today's Winged Pikmin

It isn't that imposible that Onions somewhat try to find people to command the pikmin so the onions are able to be fed and are able to find more useful genes to evolve the pikmin


Hell, this could be why pikmin seemed to gained some abilities from game to game, in 1 Yellow didn't have any electricity powers, but by two, they are inmune to it, and in the pikmin 4 comics, they are even able to produce some quantity of electricity themselves

The idea of the onions being responsible for bringing the captains down is interesting!