Eye strain warning!

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Update:

I'm sorta closing my species/types for now until I know what I wanna do with them? Like if I wanna stay in the fandom or not. I guess you could make an oc using my types but I'd prefer it if you didn't. There's not a lot I can do about it. And if you already still have a species with one of my types, you can still use them. They're yours, afterall. Thank you for reading and understanding.

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Glowstick Pikmin are a pikmin fantype created by PIKMANZ Forever that are black with neon colored makings. They have strange ears and mouths (similar to Yellow Pikmin and Blue Pikmin). They are free to make. (You only need to give credit)

Appearance:

Like in the opening, they have weird ears that have three notches at the bottom. They can't use them to jump higher like yellows do unfortunately. They also have mouths that seem more functional than blues do. They also have sharp fangs that are used to bite into its prey/foe. They are always a pitch black color (being white is super rare and other colors can happen super rarely if said pikmin was mutated or was a Glowstick that got fused with another type (usually with Candypop Buds)) with neon colored markings that always glow (they can be white or a lighter color although rare). It's also uncommon for them to have a power symbol on their head. Their eyes are their main marking color (called their 'marking color') as what would be their eye-whites. Their iris is a brand new color (called iris color). (Quick tip for making a good matching color, make the color a color next to your marking color in the color wheel) They are covered in fur that keeps them warm during cold night. Another noticeable feature is the fluff around their neck. It's pretty similar to what the Pokemon Eevee has (that's were I got the idea lol). Their stem is in a curl with a bud (there's no other stages. Just bud). It rarely ever uncurls.

They are very easily influenced by their surroundings and behaviors to get weird mutations to their body to accommodate the area and behavior. A common one is if they climb down from their onion headfirst for the fun of it a lot, their legs will get a slight bend similar to quadrupedal animals (like cats and dogs), this mutation also allows them to run on all fours more easily.

Abilities:

There's nothing too special about then ability wise other than their 2x strength that helps them fight creatures in the night easier. Their blood (which is the color that is their iris color and glows like their markings and eyes) is poisonous if eaten in large portions. They are a bit higher up in the food chain from being hunters of weaker prey (since they rarely eat plants and such) A small detail not many know is that they have cat-like tongue used for grooming their long fur.

About Glowstick Clan:

Glowsticks who live with the original onion are a part of what is known as Glowstick Clan. Each member has a role (Hunter, Gatherer, Medics, Guards, and Leaders. More on them later), each role helps in maintaining the clan and helps it thrive. But because of the lack of a set-in-stone authority (the Leader role is just a fancy name), Glowstick society is dysfunctional. Most Glowsticks who live in the clan will follow one of the Leaders (the most popular is Moonlight, one of the first two Glowsticks born), said Leader will make rules for their function (Functions is what the small groups are called if there's a Leader leading it) and usually has a superiority complex, meaning in-clan fighting is common. This also means more rebellious functions will attack other pikmin types/species and get the whole clan in a war with said type/species.

Not all Glowsticks live in clans. Outside-borns (Glowsticks who were transformed from other types) tend to leave if they don't like how dysfunctional the clan truly is. Clan-borns (Glowsticks who were born from the onion) tend to stay because clan life is all they know.

Roles:

Like stated before, each role has a purpose:

Hunters:

Their roles are obvious; Hunters hunt for meat. They are often battle-scared and build themselves tools like spears and bows to use to attack their prey although a glowstick's built-in weapon is their fangs and is what they usually attack with.

Gatherers:

Gatherers gather the things that Hunters kill alongside gathering plants and goods on th. Gatherers stay near the onion with the other roles until the Hunters come back, when they do, the Gatherers head out and collect the meat. Other times they head out by themselves in smaller groups to find plants, fruit/vegetables, treasure and other things to bring back.

Medics:

Medics are the healers. If a Glowstick in the clan is injured or sick, they are the first pikmin you should go to. Most Medics are very kind and allow outsiders to seek help from them since most know a lot about medical care and natural medicines and cures. Spending a night with one could be a useful experience of you want to become a healer.

Guards:

The Guards protect the clan from monsters and invaders. A common stereotype for them is that they have a cold outside but are super sweet on the inside. This is just a stereotype but it's very common for some reason.

Leaders:

Leaders are the most interesting of the roles. You would think Leader would...you know, lead. But no. Leaders are just Glowsticks that are popular, special for whatever reason, or are disabled. Some Leaders (as stated earlier) will make their own factions and control them. Not every Leader does this and you done even HAVE to be a Leader to create a faction, you just need a following and you're good to go.

Lifestyle and the Onion:

They are some of the only few pikmin that are (typically) always up all night. Them being nocturnal meant they had to adapt to the night. Their strength, glowing markings and hight is one of the most obvious adaption. Not all Glowsticks live in the clan, those Glowsticks are more likely to be awake during the day (with them often living with other pikmin types/species due to their need to be in a group).

The reason why there add nocturnal is because of their onion. Their onion was once a Blue Pikmin onion and Yellow Pikmin onion fusion (like seen in Pikmin 3) but when the first two Glowsticks (Trick and Moonlight) returned to the onion from playing in mysterious goo at night. The onion mutated and killed the pikmin inside and then it died, but the goo mutated it, resurrecting the pikmin inside and the onion, creating the first Glowstick Pikmin. But the onion was weaker and no longer function normally. It often falls over and and lands at random times (mostly the nighttime). Some more sympathetic Glowsticks feel sorry for the onion and can't stand watching it suffer. When the onion lands during the day, most Glowsticks sleep the day through, knowing that most monsters are asleep like them and a lot of the other types/species will (hopefully) watch other them.

Other Important Things:

:heart: The Glowstick goo was the stuff found inside of Glow Sticks but the radiation in the air mutated it, and when the pikmin played inside it, it created the Glowstick Pikmin. The onion reproduces it and if a Glowstick dies, feeding the body the goo will bring it back to life.

:yellow_heart: Glowsticks radiate a hidden gas version of the goo that can kill regular pikmin after a while. It starts after a few years of being around a single Glowstick (it's quicker the more Glowsticks you are exposed to for a long time), you'll get headaches that get worse and worse. You'll suffer with these for about five years before you fall into a coma and die a year later. The only way to wake them up is by taking them to the onion and transforming them into a Glowstick Pikmin.

:green_heart: Glowstick Pikmin who were transformed from regular pikmin tend to have bazaar mutations. Like some of the old type's features remain. Ears, horns, tails, flowers, etc. The most well known example is a Glowstick named Venom. He was an Outside-born White Pikmin who liked the idea of clan-life. When he transformed, the part of a White Pikmin that produces acid remained. He often runs away from the clan just to make himself vomit out the buildup acid so it would kill him.

:blue_heart: There's canon and non-canon glowsticks. Canon glowsticks all look the same (with super rare exceptions, but those are just very mall differences) and have little to no accessories while non-canons can have pretty much anything added to their design. (Dispite the name, you can make non-canon glowsticks a part of the main lore or whatever you feel like calling it lol. I need a way to have this make sense, so bear with me here lol)

:purple_heart: Glowsticks are usually named after words. Rarely is a clan-born glowstick given an actual name. Like Becky or James, for example.

:heart: Glowstick fur never stops glowing (if marking color). Even when asleep and eveevenm after death. If you find a dead glowstick, you can use its fur as a light source.

:yellow_heart: Will add stuff when needed.

List of all known Glowstick Pikmin:

(if yours is missing from the list, please tell me and I'll add it. Just make sure you have a profile to link to).

Canon Glowsticks:

Trick, Moonlight, Venom, Harmony, Scruffy, Wen, Whiteout, Surge, Bingo (pre-hellmin), Quill (pre-hellmin), and Moonshine.

Non-Canon Glowsticks that are canon to the lore:

Scratch, and Acid.

Non-Canon Glowsticks:

Midnight, Tim, and Tonix.

(this needs updated...)

As stated at the start,

Glowsticks are free to make and you don't need to ask for permission to create one. You only need to credit.

I would appreciate if you tell me (PIKMANZ) if you are making one and you don't really need to follow the lore (it can be hard to remember and not every Glowstick ever has to be a clan member. Just remember things related to the type itself like the appearance and radioactivity thing), I won't mind. I just want people to create stuff based on stuff I made. ;w;