The S.S. Dolphin's Main Engine (SSドルフィンのメインエンジン, SS Dorufin no Mein Enjin) is a recurring ship part in the Pikmin series. One first appears in Pikmin, as one of twenty-five mandatory parts for the S.S. Dolphin. In the Olimar's Comeback campaign of Pikmin 3 Deluxe, a different Main Engine for the Hocotate Ship is one of the ship parts to recover.
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Pikmin[]
Captain Olimar finding the Main Engine in Pikmin
The Main Engine is always the first ship part to be retrieved in Pikmin, since it is located on The Impact Site, where Olimar crash-lands on the first day. Unlike the other ship parts, collecting the Main Engine ends the first day, due to it being a tutorial, so Olimar does not have to wait until sunset.
To retrieve the Main Engine, Olimar has to first meet the first Red Pikmin. After this, the Red Pikmin has to take at least one Pellet to the Red Onion to create more Red Pikmin. From there, the Red Pikmin can carry even more pellets to the Onion to create more Red Pikmin. At least ten Red Pikmin are required to push a nearby box out of the way to make a path to the Main Engine. At least twenty Pikmin are required to carry the Main Engine, but up to twenty-five Red Pikmin can be created on the first day and therefore retrieve the Main Engine.
When the Main Engine is restored to the S.S. Dolphin, the ship flips over, and the part is added to the bottom of it. The Main Engine is the most important part of the S.S. Dolphin, since it at least allows the S.S. Dolphin to blast off into space and allow Olimar to escape from the nocturnal beasts of the night. Additionally, the day after obtaining the Main Engine, Olimar can go to The Forest of Hope and continue his search for the other missing ship parts.
Since the Main Engine is required to end the first day, it is impossible to end Pikmin without any ship parts unless glitches are used.
Pikmin 3 Deluxe[]
In Pikmin 3 Deluxe, the Main Engine appears in First Part Found, the fourth day of Olimar's Comeback. The Main Engine needs to be carried from its found location to the SPERO while clearing and avoiding obstacles.
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Discovery Notes[]
"Amazing! There's no mistaking it! My ship's engine rests before my very eyes! By a stroke of pure luck, I have already stumbled upon the most important piece of my damaged craft! Fate has smiled upon me! But... How will I get it back to the Dolphin?"
Ship's Log[]
"It was pure luck that I found this piece first. With this I can at least lift off!"
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Trivia[]
- In Pikmin 2, the entrance to the Dream Den cave is located where the Main Engine was found in Pikmin.
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