Captain Olimar (Japanese: キャプテン・オリマー, Hepburn: Kyaputen Orimā) is a main character from Nintendo's Pikmin video game series created by Shigeru Miyamoto. He first appeared in Pikmin (2001), which led to the development of three additional games; two of them featuring Olimar as the protagonist. Olimar also appears in other Nintendo games, being a playable character in the Super Smash Bros. series beginning with its third entry. Reception to the character has been positive both for his appearance in Pikmin and Super Smash Bros.