Pitunia

Rescue Corps? Is there someone who needs rescuing?

I don't recall seeing anything.

I'm what? Oh, I'm a castaway?

Huh? I was so busy looking around at the flora here, I had no idea.

According to Olimar's log, an "Onion," as they're called, will fuse with Onions of other colors.

Extraordinary!

For the sake of my research, if you fuse any Onions, please let me know.

Are you an organism created from a biocrafter, like me? That's an organic factory that creates other life.

No, I don't suppose you would be.

You're quite the rare breed. How did the
Rescue Corps end up with a dog like you?

I am deeply interested in your lineage.
You simply have to let me research you!

What? It's out of the question because you're on duty? That's a shame.

Fact: the Onion has fused, acquiring a notable degree of color from the ones it fused with.

Hmm. It seems to have matured splendidly as well. This may be as far as an Onion's development goes.

With your assistance, I've obtained some invaluable research data. Thank you!

Oh, it's you again. This is fascinating! I was able to confirm that the Onion has fused.

Please keep collecting different colors of
Onions. I've got a lot more research to do.

How unexpected. This Onion has already been fused to a significant degree.

This is worth examining in greater detail.
Now, where should I start?

What? You already made the Onion fuse?

If you'll allow me a moment of selfishness,
I had hoped to see the Onion prior to fusing.

Did you want to ask me something about my research?

No? Then what could you possibly need?

There's a member of the task force I often discuss science with. You may have met him. The environmental ecologist, Sy.

He entered university at a very young age.
Quite an impressive individual.

He's also the youngest member of the research task force.

The Onion is...a truly fascinating organism.

Ah! You must want to ask about my research. Good, very good.

I'm currently working on my hypothesis that the Onion is a biocrafter.

The Onion is a biocrafter intentionally created to ensure the propagation and safety of the Pikmin, is it not?

To verify this theory, I have dedicated myself to studying the Onion.

Do you think my hypothesis that the Onion is a biocrafter is pretty wild?

If you'll humor me for a moment, let's consider it together.

Its symbiotic relationship with Pikmin doesn't appear coincidental. Durability and flight capability allow it to travel far.

Its ejections and production adjustments of Pikmin seem calculated. All mechanics that fit the idea of intentional "crafting."

To Pikmin, the Onion is—to put it in terms of our understanding of biology—similar to the concept of a nest.

But the fact that the Pikmin themselves are crafted by it far exceeds the function of a nest as we understand it.

An Onion can craft different Pikmin based on what other Onions it has fused with.

If we consider these blueprints for new
Pikmin, it behaves like a crafter, right?

I joined the research task force so that I could compare and contrast the ways life has developed on different planets.

By doing so, I thought I might gain a deeper understanding of the evolution of life on my own planet.

In practice, however, it seems that life on this planet is very different from my own.
Something I find extremely fascinating.

Ah! You must want to ask about my research. Good, very good.

I'm currently working on my hypothesis that the Onion is a biocrafter.

The Onion is a biocrafter intentionally created to ensure the propagation and safety of the Pikmin, is it not?

To verify this theory, I have dedicated myself to studying the Onion.

Do you think my hypothesis that the Onion is a biocrafter is pretty wild?

If you'll humor me for a moment, let's consider it together.

Its symbiotic relationship with Pikmin doesn't appear coincidental. Durability and flight capability allow it to travel far.

Its ejections and production adjustments of Pikmin seem calculated. All mechanics that fit the idea of intentional "crafting."

A moment, please. I must concentrate on observing the Onion.

To Pikmin, the Onion is—to put it in terms of our understanding of biology—similar to the concept of a nest.

But the fact that the Pikmin themselves are crafted by it far exceeds the function of a nest as we understand it.

I'm quite eager to learn more about the environmental pressures that caused life here to evolve into its current forms.

An Onion can craft different Pikmin based on what other Onions it has fused with.

If we consider these blueprints for new
Pikmin, it behaves like a crafter, right?

I joined the research task force so that I could compare and contrast the ways life has developed on different planets.

By doing so, I thought I might gain a deeper understanding of the evolution of life on my own planet.

In practice, however, it seems that life on this planet is very different from my own.
Something I find extremely fascinating.

No luck finding an Onion for some of the remaining Pikmin you have with you, huh?

I wonder...

Might there be some hidden locations that we've overlooked somewhere?

This is simply unbelievable.

A white leafling appeared recently in one of my dreams.

They told me I would find an Onion nearby of a color I'd never seen before.

Actually, forget I mentioned it. I've probably been spending too much time with Onions on the brain.

Onions are fascinating! An Onion will fuse with other Onions, but it won't grow if it fuses with
Onions of the same color. So I need you to find and collect Onions in all the different colors.

I was talking to Pitunia from the task force. She says the Onion may be artificial or was intentionally created somehow.

But if the Onion's a living entity with its own will and needs, then doesn't that align with it being a natural specimen?

Isn't it funny how two individuals can look at the exact same thing and have two entirely different perspectives?