Disclaimer: I do not own Pikmin, Nintendo, or any titles or logos. I do, however, have plans for world domination. (and yes, I'm insane)

Thank you for your reviews! I had originally thought to put all the information into one story, but first I decided to check your reactions. Here it is.

PIKMIN

To learn the history of pikmin, please see a different story, because this is more of what pikmin are, how they act, their social hierarchy, and their strengths and weaknesses.

A pikmin is a parasite. You see, a pikmins body is a plant, created by the onion, and the parasite “infects” it, thereby allowing it to walk and communicate. If the parasite did not exist, the pikmin would be a simple plant. Because of this plant body, a pikmin can reproduce like a plant, using pollen. The pollen is dropped by Flower pikmin just before they die, which causes a new pikmin to grow were the other one died. In fact, the progression from leaf to flower is actually a symbol of how deeply “entrenched” a parasite is in a pikmins body. A leaf means that the parasite is only partially entrenched, and is slower and weaker than a bud, which is weaker than a flower. Nectar is a stimulant, causing the parasite to become fully immersed in the pikmin. However, a severe jar or knock to the head or body can cause the insecure parasite to become dislodged slightly.

Being both male and female ( the male joining with the female at a young age) the parasite can produce up to 1,000 young in a day, but only in short spasms. Thus, only about 100 pikmin can be in the field at one time. The other parasites can take their time growing.

Hope you enjoyed, I'll update when I can. I'm just getting started!

Also, to Icepik, the pikmins were immune to all elements originally, but these genes were recessive, and the onions simply “turned on” this gene, depending on the color. We do similar things today.