Pikmin - Ending #1 - Bad Ending
0So we finished our playthrough of 'Pikmin' for GameCube, but there's still more for us to explore! Our walkthrough earned us the 'Good Ending', which you can only get by collecting all 30 Ship Parts.
Additionally, there's an 'Average Ending', where Olimar still manages to leave the Planet. This can be achieved by collecting the 25 required Ship Parts, but not all five of the optional ones. Lastly, if Olimar fails to collect the 25 required Ship Parts, you will see the 'Bad Ending'. This was surprisingly hard for me to do, as it required doing a whole lot of repetitive nothing lol.
At the very least, I was able to see the mini-bosses from the first stage that I never saw due to clearing it so quickly. Annoyingly, the game does not let you 'Go to Sunset' on the final 30th day, which in a way makes sense. But anyway, let's explore...
PIKMIN - BAD ENDING
After reaching sunset on the thirtieth day, Olimar notes the time and reluctantly decides to attempt to fly his ship. He really has no choice, as his life support system is set to fail soon.
In the next scene, Olimar boards his ship. He looks back, but does not wave goodbye to the Pikmin, as in the 'Good Ending'. The music is different here as well. It's the same scene in the 'Average Ending'. After he takes off, three Pikmin, one of each color, look up to watch him go.
The spaceship flies upward, but in an unusual spiral pattern before ultimately sputtering and falling back down to the planet with a loud thud. You're then given an overview of how you did, both in terms of Pikmin and Ship Parts.
In the next scene, the Pikmin are shown carrying Olimar's body to the Red Onion. His body is absorbed into the Onion and then moments later, an Olimar-Pikmin hybrid is sprouted. The Pikmin cheer in celebration. The camera zooms in to see the new Olimar has a leaf on its head.
The Pikmin gawk at it as the scene fades to black...
THE END