Pikmin 4 | Summer vacation at the Engulfed Castle 

Im glad to see that pikmin veterans can be just as scared of the water wraith as a noobie, that thing is terrifying.

The music slowly fading from a new composition to the old music before he shows up is downright evil.

The first time I played this cave, I was so scared of running into this guy that I outright speedran every floor. Somehow, I went fast enough that it never showed up until the boss fight with it on the last floor.

I will say, one thing about the Water Wraith that’s a little less menacing in 4 is the fact you get the cutscene every level he drops down on. There’s something so much more tense and spirit breaking in 2 than just hearing him come down and knowing there and then you’ve been down here too long.

*Sees the name.* *Sees that the entrance is covered in water* *Sees that only blue Pikmin are recommended* *Anxiety kicks in* *Hears the Submerged Castle theme* “No no no no no! Wait wait wait wait wait…” *Music fades* “WAIT WAIT WAIT WAIT WAIT!”

The water wraiths entry in this game when you first encounter it implies that purples are so dense that they can emit gravitational waves by just hitting the ground

I had started ignoring Olimar's logs, so I didn't realize the game was telling me the water wraith was going to be in it. So, while the first level was still loading, I was contemplating the name of the cave and how it's engulfed because the entrance was submerged, and only then did I realize things may be about to be bad. Hearing the... unique... music upon entry caused a spike in anxiety that the fiery bulborb only further confirmed as appropriate. But, I didn't *know* the water wraith was actually going to be there (because I skipped reading), so I was in frenzied denial until the whistling happened. Never thought they'd actually bring that boss back. Fun(?) fact: the AI is better in one way now: it understands how to turn. So you cannot smash your pikmin up against a wall or in a dead end and expect them to escape being steam rolled the way you can in Pikmin 2.

I never played pikmin 2 but I knew what the waterraith is as I'm a pikmin fan. I now understand why this thing is traumatic for everyone it is the visual representation of fear.

People complain that the cave preview spoils the wraith, but a new player isn’t gonna know what that is, an old player is gonna know, and is gonna feel fear, I think it work’s pretty damn well

Waterwraith: Babe! It's been 5 minutes! Time for your daily pikmin flattening! Me: Yes, dear...

I think the submerged castle music slowly fading in to signify when the wraith comes is the best thing they've done out of all of the caves. I don't think I could ever match how much anxiety and anticipation I felt as I heard it clearly while I still had treasure left on the floor

I remember playing pikmin 2 as a slightly younger version of myself before my wii u crapped out. Very fun, slightly scary, but overall enjoyable. Needless to say i was freaking out when i encountered "engulfed castle" and figured out it's the vacation home of the water wraith.

Even though submerged castle is the most terrifying cave, it's definitely one of the best caves in Pikmin 2 for sure.

Fun fact: Englufed castle is designed using recreations of the parts Pikmin 2 uses for Submerged Castle, with each floor using parts from it's Submerged counterpart. This means it's possible to have played the exact layout of Engulfed Castle in Pikmin 2, with the only differences being the items and enemies.

I love seeing people react to the engulfed castle, and the fact you played the submerged castle before just made it better. Great video

I feel like the engulfed castle is a lot easier when you're riding on oatchi because all of your pikmin are all in one place, and no one is left behind as opposed to walking on foot and having a few pikmin lagging behind and getting into danger.

I was a young teen when Pikmin 2 came out, but the submerged castle still makes me break out in a cold sweat. I panic only in my head, like that SpongeBob meme.

This cave is one of the reasons I decided to get every item upgrade thing for Oatchi so he could take care of all obstacles and enemies.

The way the water wraith makes Pikmin 2 into a horror game is the reason the submerged castle is my favorite dungeon in Pikmin 2 ... tho it might be because I only started playing the series when I was a teenager, so it wasn't a childhood trauma

The fact that the submerged castle theme kicks in and gradually replaces the actual song does let you know time is running out

“Please tell me there are no Volatile Dweevils in this game…” _Well yes, but actually no._

Actually believe that the Engulfed Castle in Pikmin 4 is a bit easier than the Submerged Castle in Pikmin 2, mainly due to Oatchi

I discovered where the water wraith can and cannot go so I plonked my pikmin there and played what is essentially a stealth game with me and Oatchi Maybe I cheesed it and wasn’t meant to do that - but that made me significantly less scared of the water man

When I entered this cave during my first playthrough, i was just skipping Olimar's logs, and neither the name, the layout, nor the music rang any bells since i never played any other Pikmin game before, so, not expecting anything bad, I spent some time on level 1, looking around and slowly collecting the treasures one by one… the only reason I didn't lose my entire population of blue Pikmin right then and there is because the moment he appeared, I remembered watching videos about "creepy time limits in gaming", with one of them being about the bubble boi…

It's really nice to know I wasn't the only one they kept calling Oatchi "Poochie" because I played Yoshi's Story as a little kid.

Just seeing the mere sight of this Bubble Menace’s Flintstone wheels in the cave entrance image sends shivers down my spine. Not only that, I had to dandori the absolute SHIT outta the cave the moment I heard Submerged Castle kick in, and leave ASAP.

I'm so happy to see you play the engulfed castle, i was waiting for this since i saw your reaction to the engulfed castle existing

the actual flight response i have to the submerged castle theme is insane

The creeping cresanthinums and the water wraith and grovy long legs and man at legs and the foolix or goolix (i forget which one is in pikmin 4) taught me this game may have been intended to be a horror game

When I first TRIED Pikmin 2, I refused to beat the game cause of the Submerged Castle JUST BECAUSE THIS THIS F'ING THING. However this go around with Pikmin 4, I was READY FOR HIM. Oatchi is the best boy, he should be a therapy dog too XD

I had nightmares of the submerged castle as a kid. when I got to this cave I got excited but also felt anxiety when I heard the music start fading in… like playing Pikmin 2 all over again lol

I remember replaying Pikmin 2 again and completely ignored the Submerged Castle until after I cleared the debt. I was honestly so afraid of encountering the Water Wraith, I speed run the entire dungeon and somehow navigated through, collected every treasure and enemies without it spawning or even losing a single Pikmin. It was the most satisfying thing I've done in that atrocious dungeon.

when i saw just the name and that i could only bring blues in i took an entire ingame day just to overcome flashbacks from years ago

Since I was very fast in this level, I've never met the Water Wraith until I reached the last floor, so I'm not really scared of him, its more the fog frog creature that LITERRALLY one shot everything that traumatized me when I met him the first time

Wait til you hear the pikmin sing the Water Wraith theme lol. For real though, I played a lot of pikmin, and that bubbly bastard makes me curl up in terror, so you're not alone, man

I think it would’ve been interesting to make Oatchi scared or not be able to enter the engulfed castle. Making it still have its original difficulty.

man i love finding smaller channels that make good content

Mixing up Oatchi's name with Poochi and Bocchi is too real

3:29 fun fact in real life the water wraith is about the size of a hamster

watching people feel the same agony as i felt playing pikmin 2 fills me with joy

Cavern for a King and Sage leaf Cave: I'm about to end this mans whole Career

I was so afraid of instakill electric bugs from pikmin 2, until I thankfully realised they were no longer Insta kill.

That music… oh man it puts you on edge

I’m so glad I found your channel with your last Pikmin upload, got to witness the full Engulfed Castle experience. Can’t wait for you to find the other boss in Serene Shores, it’s actually really fun.

This series is amazing so far

This boss to him is like Mimi from super paper Mario casually snapping her neck 180 turning into a spider and having her head hanging on by a thread when I was about 8 she still gives me nightmares

The instant that I saw a cave entrance completely underwater, I knew what I was gonna be up against

5:01 I actually flinched at the Water Wraith Edit

I find your reaction relatable, as soon as you hear that music you get hit with pikmin 2 ptsd. Then you get fred flintstoned

“Bubble boi on wheels”😂😂😂

welcome to what we call "little kids nightmares"! enjoy your stay!

Just subbed earlier today after watching your other pikmin videos. Love the edits (especially the Left 4 Dead ones lol). Keep it up!

The SpongeBob voice clip "Get it off!" had me dying.

A whole video dedicated to this place. Yeah, I would be the same way. Watching this was like watching myself play the game again lol

"If you're nothing without your rollers, you shouldn't have them."

Haha, always love watching people fear the Waterwraith! Also, I recognise that comment at the end of the video!

I really hope your channel keeps growing! I'm not a huge fan of CoD gameplay these days, but your Pikmin content has been amazing and I'd be interested to see you do variety content in the future. Great stuff and keep up the momentum dude!

8:25 That was one of the best clips

Im loving this pikmin content!! Keep it coming my man, maybe replay the original pikmin games as well on this channel? It would be an incredible series to see from you that id definitely tune into !

Pro strat for dealing with that first floor, clear out all the traps obstacles and mini monsters, and move what you can closer to the ship, now let the wraith spawn, use the wraith to kill the bulblax, distract the wraith with a group of pikmin in a safe spot, and use oatchi to collect most of the treasure on the floor. Also the wraith rarely turns on a dime, so it's really easy to dodge him as oatchi, just not with pikmin unless you have the lineup whistle.

I remember going into this cave for the first ever time. I skipped Olimar’s log so I didn’t see what I was dealing with. The whole time I was on the first sublevel, I knew it was a reference to the Submerged Castle, but I didn’t know for sure if they would go the extra mile by bringing back the Water Wraith. Sure enough, about roughly 10 seconds later, the game switches to a cutscene… and a pair of sickeningly familiar iron rollers drop from the ceiling…

Blessed be the algorithm brother. I'll happily follow your journey.

I came here looking for fellow traumatized pikmin veterans and I ended up founding a cool new channel with great editing. Subscribed! :D

When I went through sublevel 2 the freakish thing spawned right ABOVE the tuber while the pikmin were carrying it. An inevitable carnage.

As a long time pikmin fane as well, I kaugh because I share the pain. It makes it easier to process the trauma.

Loved hearing you call Oatchi Bocchi

Damm, the only one scared of volitile dweevils is the only one to not lose 80-99% of their squad to that one volitile dweevil

Yo just wanted to say I love your editing style! My favorite edit was this one right here 2:28

Finally someone with enough integrity to run around the wraith and collect everything anyways, way too many people listen to collins sound advice

I love the moist nightmare childhood terror.

I love the submerged castle and the engulfed castle

god the waterwraith is traumatic, i literally realized the title and said "huh thats familiar" well god be damned its the guy from pikmin 2

Cool and funny at the same Tim XD

first time i played pikmin 4, i had never finished pikmin 2 or played up until the submerged castle. i knew what it was, but conveniently forgot about That. and so, i was playing through the engulfed castle, blissfully unaware, until... It Appeared i didn't touch the game for a month after that

can't wait for him to see the final cave

i'm loving all the left 4 dead music stings you've put in here

Glad to see I wasn't the only one mixing Oatchi and Poochy

Yay! More Pikmin 4!

It sucks that he didn't get to watch the wraith defy the laws of physics and roll up a big treasure or big corpse lol

i just finished the other video an hour ago and now theres a new upload :O this is gonna be great

Aw man, when i say the same i knew it was sequel to the Submerged Castle as well as the return of the Waterwraith

"YOU.SUCK!.GAME!!!!!!!"-Chuggaconroy

my eyes bulged out of my head when i saw the water wraith in pikmin 4 even though i knew it was happening

This is glorious

i feel your pain as well man this cave sucks im gonna try and ignore it in my run for as long as possible lol

I hope the fickle whims of the mighty RU-vid algorithm gods see fit to bless this channel, you deserve it

I don't know about 4 but in 2 he follows the Captains. You should be able to lead it away from the loot bearing pikmin.

Even though I don’t play any of the pikmin games, I can feel your fear bro…

It's weird but I didn't actually encounter the Water Wraith during my run of this cave until the boss fight. (This is the first Pikmin game I've really played that much) I guess I was just using my Dandori skills to their fullest. (I didn't even need to rewind either)

BREAKING NEWS: PIKMIN VETERAN GETS SCARED OF DRUNK DRIVER IN SUBMERGED CASTLE 2

The editing is on point💀

As soon as I saw this level on on my first play through I immediately thought, “as if this could be any worse” then I find out the music. The music is the same as in pikmin two for the submerged castle then I thought, “ah shit”

i dont even have the game i just love people facing their fears in pikmin 4 with the water wraith

3:54 he’s really clamclamable

(I’m glad I’m not the only one getting Poochi and oatchi mixed up)

I’ve never played any other pikmin game besides 4 but this level was the exact opposite of terrifying to me. The water wraith is so stupid that you can easily kite hike to a place where it easiest to move the treasures. Oatchi makes it even less scary because you can run away with all of your pikmin without any fear of the water wraith catching up. It even got stuck on the exit one of the floors so I could just clear it without a problem. With how easy it is to run away, how slow it is, and how stupid it is, I only was ever endeared to it because it killed maybe one of my pikmin

super excited to see your reaction to seeing the wraith appear later :)

I think I can describe it by... chuggaaconroy's reaction. XD

I feel like this cave would have a Withering Blowhog to make it harder, since it can leafify your Pikmin, making them slower.

i never encounterd the waterwraith in the engulfed castle first try. I was too fast. Its actually easier than submerged castle. Only thing is Waterwraiths boss is slightly harder and less tedious. (the main diff is you cant attack the rollers and he shakes less)