Editing Armored Cannon Larva

{{Infobox enemy
|pikmin2     = y
|pikmin3     = y
|image       = Armored cannon larva.png
|size        = 300px
|icon        = Armored Cannon Larva P3 icon.png
|name        = Granitus chukkulinae
|family      = Lithopod
|areas       = [[Valley of Repose]], [[Wistful Wild]], [[Tropical Wilds]]
|underground = [[Subterranean Complex]], [[Snagret Hole]], [[Glutton's Kitchen]], [[Hole of Heroes]], [[Dream Den]]
|challenge   = [[Brawny Abyss]], [[Sniper Room]]
|missionct   = [[Twilight Hollow Remix]], [[Beastly Caverns]], [[Clockwork Chasm]]
|missionbe   = [[Tropical Wilds Remix]], [[Beastly Caverns]]
|sidestories = [[Team Monster Hunt]], [[Channel Gone Dry]]
|2p          = [[Colosseum]]
|bingo       = [[Sandbox Kingdom]], [[Arid Metropolis]]
|attacks     = Launch boulders, shake off Pikmin
}}

{{otheruses|the green lithopod that shoots linear rocks|the red one with homing boulders|Decorated Cannon Beetle|the paler lithopod that shoots harmless snowballs|Arctic Cannon Larva}}

'''Armored Cannon Larvae''' ({{j|フタクチドックリ|Futa Kuchi Dokkuri|Tokkuri Top-Mouth}}; '''Armored Cannon Beetle Larva''' in ''[[Pikmin 2]]''; '''Armoured Cannon Larva''' in the European [[region|version]] of ''[[Pikmin 3]]'') are enemies in ''Pikmin 2'' and ''Pikmin 3''. They resemble large larvae with some of the similar [[Armored Cannon Beetle]] eyes and mouth. They act the same as the Armored Cannon Beetle, but turn and spit at a faster rate and have much less [[HP|health]]. Their boulders roll in a straight line in ''Pikmin 2'', but follow the terrain's curvature in ''Pikmin 3''. They come in two types: one that walks around and one that burrows out of the ground; only the burrowing form is found in ''Pikmin 3''. A related species called [[Decorated Cannon Beetle]]s exists in larval form, in ''Pikmin 2'', but the adults are not seen in any game so far.

Like the adult Cannon Beetles, they have a blowhole on the top of their head, but it is either non-functional or not as powerful, so [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] cannot become stuck in it like with the fully grown beetles. Because Cannon Beetle Larvae lack the thick exoskeletal armor characteristic of the adult beetles, these enemies are vulnerable all over their body, but can buck the Pikmin off when attacked. They can be manipulated into destroying other creatures by making them spit boulders at a [[leader]] when they are beside an enemy. Moving out of the way before the rock hits them, the rock will hit the enemy that was behind.

In ''Pikmin 2'', the rocks that are shot out cannot be [[ultra-bitter spray|petrified]], but they can, however, be destroyed if a Purple Pikmin is [[throw]]n on them. In addition, leaders can withstand a rock collision without suffering damage or knockback by [[Lie down|lying down]].

==Buried==
At times, Armored Cannon Larvae might appear buried in the ground, instead of free-roaming. They will never unearth more than half of their body, and will not move from their spot.

In ''Pikmin 2'', a buried larva is internally recognized as a different enemy from the "normal" one. It has a lot more [[health]] than the walking counterpart. Due to what appears to be [[Mistake|oversight]]s, this buried version cannot be stunned by [[Purple Pikmin]], and defeating it will not work for unlocking the Armored Cannon Larva entry on the [[Piklopedia (Pikmin 2)|Piklopedia]]. The game files indicate that the buried version has the same stun time and stun chance as the roaming one, so it is unknown why they cannot be stunned.

==Stats==
{{enemy stats
|weight2 = 7    |weight3 = 7
|carriers2 = 15 |carriers3 = 15
|seeds2 = 8     |seeds3 = 8
|value2 = 4     |value3 = 50
|hp2 = 850<ref group="note">The buried variant has 2000 HP instead.</ref> |hp3 = 900
|regen2 = 2.55<ref group="note">The buried variant recovers 6 HP per second instead.</ref>
}}

{{refs|note}}

==Behavior==
[[File:Larva p2.jpg|thumb|right|A boulder shot by an Armored Cannon Beetle Larva in ''Pikmin 2''.]]

===''Pikmin 2''===
The Armored Cannon Larva is a relatively stocky and slow creature. It wanders around aimlessly until confronted by a [[leader]] or a [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]], at which point it will take aim and fire a large boulder from its mouth. Though fast-moving, this boulder moves in a straight line, unlike those spat by the [[Decorated Cannon Beetle]]. The rocks crush any Pikmin caught underneath them and deal great damage to other enemies. When attacked, the creature will buck all Pikmin off with a very similar motion to the [[Fiery Blowhog|Fiery]] and [[Watery Blowhog]]s.

Occasionally the Armored Cannon Larva is found buried in the ground, in which case it will halfway emerge when approached. Though this variation will not move, its attacks are identical to its walking counterpart. Additionally, it is sturdier, being unable to be stunned by Purple Pikmin and having significantly more health.

===''Pikmin 3''===
The Armored Cannon Larva is very similar to its appearance in ''Pikmin 2''. Notably, it now only appears in the ground, and its boulders are unable to crush Rock Pikmin, and strangely, Winged Pikmin.

==Strategy==
{{guide}}

===''Pikmin 2''===
If enough Pikmin are available, swarm it and it should die before it can harm any Pikmin. If there aren't enough to do this or there are other factors that make this strategy ineffective, throw Pikmin onto it, preferably from behind. If the beetle bucks, call the Pikmin back as quickly as possible, repeat this process until the creature is defeated. If the larva is able to spit a rock, once it begins the animation, round up all the Pikmin you can and guide them out of the boulder's path using the swarm maneuver. Another strategy is to throw [[Purple Pikmin]] on it, stunning it. It is a more effective strategy, but if no Purple Pikmin are available and/or if they shouldn't be risked, the first strategy is recommended.

Alternatively, if you are placing a high priority on Pikmin life, then you can just use the [[leader]]s to deal with the creature. [[Punch]] it until it begins its bucking animation, then back away for a second, and return to attack. This may take a while but you will eventually defeat the creature by repeating this process. If two larvae are present in the same area, you can defeat them in a much more timely fashion by drawing one's aim over to the other, and having the rocks they spit do the killing.

===''Pikmin 3''===
Approaching the creature with [[Rock Pikmin]] will work best, as they are immune to its [[crushing]] boulders. When it emerges, throw the Rocks quickly onto it. 20 direct hits will kill the creature. If no Rock Pikmin are available, then use a large army of preferably [[Red Pikmin]] to defeat the Cannon Beetle in a very short time by [[Charge|charging]] at it just after it emerges from the ground. If executed properly, the creature won't be able to attack even once. Note that [[Winged Pikmin]] are also immune to its boulders, in that they get knocked back instead of killed, making them effective at killing the creature.

==Technical information==

===Free===
{{p2 enemy technical
|name = kabuto
|s000 = 0.5
|s001 = 0.5
|s002 = 0.25
|s003 = 0.2
|s004 = 0.3
|fp00 = 850
|fp01 = 45
|fp02 = 0.35
|fp03 = 0.25
|fp04 = 0.35
|fp05 = 0.0001
|fp06 = 60
|fp08 = 0.05
|fp09 = 150
|fp10 = 30
|fp11 = 75
|fp12 = 350
|fp13 = 90
|fp14 = 0
|fp15 = 0
|fp16 = 1
|fp17 = 400
|fp18 = 1
|fp19 = 45
|fp20 = 180
|fp21 = 0
|fp22 = 25
|fp23 = 0
|fp24 = 10
|fp25 = 100
|fp26 = 0
|fp27 = 50
|fp28 = 5
|fp29 = 15
|fp30 = 100
|fp31 = 0.0001
|fp32 = 45
|fp33 = 40
|fp34 = 15
|fp35 = 1
|fp36 = 50
|fp37 = 0.3 (30%)
|fp38 = 5
|ip01 = 3
|ip02 = 2
|ip03 = 3
|ip04 = 5
|ip05 = 3
|ip06 = 10
|ip07 = 3
}}

===Buried===
{{p2 enemy technical
|name = fkabuto
|s000 = 0.5
|s001 = 0.5
|s002 = 0.25
|s003 = 0.2
|s004 = 0.3
|fp00 = 2000
|fp01 = 45
|fp02 = 0.35
|fp03 = 0.25
|fp04 = 0.35
|fp05 = 0.0001
|fp06 = 60
|fp08 = 0.075
|fp09 = 150
|fp10 = 30
|fp11 = 75
|fp12 = 350
|fp13 = 90
|fp14 = 0
|fp15 = 0
|fp16 = 1
|fp17 = 400
|fp18 = 1
|fp19 = 45
|fp20 = 180
|fp21 = 0
|fp22 = 25
|fp23 = 0
|fp24 = 10
|fp25 = 100
|fp26 = 0
|fp27 = 50
|fp28 = 7.5
|fp29 = 15
|fp30 = 100
|fp31 = 0.0001
|fp32 = 45
|fp33 = 40
|fp34 = 15
|fp35 = 1
|fp36 = 50
|fp37 = 0.3 (30%)
|fp38 = 5
|ip01 = 3
|ip02 = 2
|ip03 = 3
|ip04 = 5
|ip05 = 3
|ip06 = 10
|ip07 = 3
}}

{{p3 enemy technical
|name      = futakuchi
|hp        = 900
|brout     = 1
|brin      = 0
|white     = 0
|rock      = 20
|direct    = 0
|damage    = 10
|territory = 200
|value     = 50
}}

===Boulder===
{{p2 enemy technical
|name = stone
|s000 = 0.5
|s001 = 0.1
|s002 = 0.25
|s003 = 0.5
|s004 = 0.3
|fp00 = 99999
|fp01 = 25
|fp02 = 0
|fp03 = 0
|fp04 = 0
|fp05 = 0.0001
|fp06 = 250
|fp08 = 0.03
|fp09 = 1
|fp10 = 1
|fp11 = 75
|fp12 = 150
|fp13 = 180
|fp14 = 1000
|fp15 = 0.6
|fp16 = 0
|fp17 = 0
|fp18 = 0
|fp19 = 0
|fp20 = 0
|fp21 = 0
|fp22 = 20
|fp23 = 0
|fp24 = 10
|fp25 = 100
|fp26 = 550
|fp27 = 0
|fp28 = 3
|fp29 = 0
|fp30 = 0
|fp31 = 0
|fp32 = 50
|fp33 = 40
|fp34 = 25
|fp35 = 1
|fp36 = 10
|fp37 = 0.05 (5%)
|fp38 = 10
|ip01 = 0
|ip02 = 0
|ip03 = 0
|ip04 = 0
|ip05 = 0
|ip06 = 0
|ip07 = 0
|spec = {{p2 enemy property | fp01 | サーチゴロゴロ速度 | Unknown (movement speed?) | 100 }}
}}

==Other information==
{{enemy other info
|size       = Body length: {{mm|100}}
|piklopedia = 15
|jpname     = {{j|ヤマトイシツツミ|Yamato ishi tsutsumi|Yamato rock package}}
}}

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===Nintendo Player's Guide===
{{transcript|Slow but mighty, Armored Cannon Beetle Larvae can make a good day into a bad one with one roll of a boulder. When one of the creatures sends a rock attack your way, use the C stick to have your Pikmin move out of the boulder's path as a tight unit, then throw soldiers onto the creature's back.}}

===''Pikmin 3'' Prima Guide===
{{transcript|The Armored Cannon Larva is another large, burrowing creature. Like the Arctic Cannon Larva, this creature attacks by firing projectiles at its enemies. Unlike the Snowballs utilized by its counterpart, however, the Armored Cannon Larva's projectiles are capable of crushing most Pikmin.

The Armored Cannon Larva's projectiles cannot damage Rock Pikmin, but they will incapacitate them for a short time. When you attack one of these enemies, do so with a fairly large squad of Rock Pikmin. Flank the creature, then attack by throwing each of your Rock Pikmin for maximum damage.}}

==Naming==
{{see more|Lithopod family#Naming}}
{{needs translation}}
{{naming
|common     = The creature's initial name, Armored Cannon Beetle Larva, is because of the fact that it is a larva of the [[Armored Cannon Beetle]]. That is the name the enemy has in the US and European [[region]]s of both {{p2}} and {{npcp2}}. For {{p3}}, the "Beetle" part was removed, and in addition, because of spelling, the word "Armored" became "Armoured" in the European version of the game.
|jpcommon   = {{j|フタクチドックリ|Futa Kuchi Dokkuri}}. It is the same as the Armored Cannon Beetle's Japanese name.
|jpname     = {{j|ヤマトイシツツミ|Yamato Ishi Tsutsu Mi}}.
|scientific = ''Granitus chukkulinae''. It is the same as the Armored Cannon Beetle's scientific name.
|internal   = Internally, the free-roaming Armored Cannon Larva is identified as <code>kabuto</code> in ''Pikmin 2'', which is the word used for an armor's helmet, while the buried variant is known as <code>fkabuto</code> &ndash; the letter <code>f</code> before an enemy's name is often used in ''Pikmin 2'' to identify an alternate version of a normal enemy. In ''Pikmin 3'', its internal name is <code>futakuchi</code>, which is the first part of its Japanese name.
}}

===Names in other languages===
{{foreignname
|Jap=フタクチドックリ
|JapR=Futa Kuchi Dokkuri
|JapM="{{w|Sake set#Server|Tokkuri}} Top-Mouth". "{{j|ふた|Futa}}" means "top", and "{{j|口|Kuchi}}" means "mouth".
|SpaA=Larva de escarabajo tirador
|SpaAM=Shooter beetle larva
|SpaE=Larva de escarabajo tirador (''Pikmin 2'')<br>Larva de tirador (''Pikmin 3'')
|SpaEM=Shooter beetle larva<br> Shooter larva
|Fra=Larve de Scaracanon blindé (''Pikmin 2''), Scaracanon blindé (''Pikmin 3'')
|FraM=Armored Cannon Beetle Larva (from "scarabée" (beetle) and "canon" (cannon))
|Ita=Scarabeino Corazzato (''Pikmin 2'')<br>Bruco Corazzato (''Pikmin 3'')
|ItaM=Little Armored Beetle<br>Armored Caterpillar
|Ger=Crustabitzenlarve
|GerM=Larva of Crustabitze, itself a contraction of ''Crustacea'' and "Haubitze" (howitzer)
}}

==Gallery==
{{image|An image of the creature dead in ''Pikmin 2'', as well as the back of it and it retreating if buried in both games.}}
===''Pikmin 2''===
<gallery>
Armored Cannon Larva artwork.jpg|Artwork of the Armored Cannon Larva
Armored Cannon Larva P2 Piklopedia.png|An Armored Cannon Larva shown from the [[Piklopedia (Pikmin 2)|Piklopedia]].
Armored Cannon Beetle Larva.png|A burrowing Armored Cannon Larva in [[Glutton's Kitchen]].
File:Y7.JPG|The creature's [[e-card]], #17 (7<sup>th</sup> yellow card).
</gallery>
===''Pikmin 3''===
<gallery>
Armored Cannon Larva ND screenshot.png|The only Armored Cannon Larva in the game's [[Story Mode]].
Dead Armored Cannon Larva P3.jpg|A dead Armored Canon Larva.
</gallery>

==Trivia==
*Its movements are somewhat similar to grounded [[Blowhog family|Blowhogs]], as well as their bucking noise.
*If the game is paused just as the creature makes its first dying sound, some strange noises will be heard, that get lower and lower, lasting for more than 10 seconds. This sound is the same death sound as the [[Ravenous Whiskerpillar]]'s, but slowed down and normally cut off early. The same will happen with a Decorated Cannon Beetle.
*The actions of the boulders spat out of the Armored Cannon Larva and Decorated Cannon Beetle resemble the actions of the green and red shells from the ''[[mariowiki:Mario Kart series|Mario Kart]]'' series. Green shells, when used, move straight forward, much like the green creature's Armored Cannon Larva's boulders. Red shells, when used, home in on the player in front, much like how the red Decorated Cannon Beetle's boulders home in on leaders.
*Given unknown circumstances, it's possible for a walking Armored Cannon Larva to turn into the buried version. {{cite youtube|mdHljZUbB2E|showing how a free Armored Cannon Larva transformed into a buried one.}} This glitched buried version can also get stunned, unlike the regular buried version. {{cite youtube|5r7k6oT5zqI|demonstrating how the glitched buried Larva can still get stunned.}}

==See also==
*[[Decorated Cannon Beetle]]
*[[Armored Cannon Beetle]]
*[[Arctic Cannon Larva]]
*[[Firesnout Beetle]]

==References==
{{refs}}

{{Enemies}}
[[Category:Burrowing enemies]]
[[Category:Crushing enemies]]
[[Category:Enemy-harming enemies]]
[[Category:Valley of Repose]]
[[Category:Wistful Wild]]
[[Category:Tropical Wilds]]
[[Category:Subterranean Complex]]
[[Category:Snagret Hole]]
[[Category:Glutton's Kitchen]]
[[Category:Hole of Heroes]]
[[Category:Dream Den]]
[[Category:Pikmin 2 Challenge Mode]]
[[Category:Mission Mode]]
[[Category:2-Player Battle]]
[[Category:Bingo Battle]]