Editing Careening Dirigibug

{{game icons|p2=y}}
{{Infobox enemy
|pikmin2     = y
|image       = Careening Dirigibug.png
|size        = 270px
|icon        = Piklopedia Careening Dirigibug.png
|name        = Flotillium circusmaximus
|family      = Dirigibug
|underground = [[Subterranean Complex]], [[Submerged Castle]], [[Cavern of Chaos]], [[Hole of Heroes]], [[Dream Den]]
|challenge   = [[Abduction Den]], [[Sniper Room]]
|2p          = [[Hostile Territory]]
|attacks     = Drops bomb-rocks
}}

The '''Careening Dirigibug''' ({{j|サクレウラメ|Sakure Urame|Backfiring Explosion}}) is an unusual insectoid [[enemy]] in ''Pikmin 2''. It's a legless creature that slowly drifts through the air by utilizing colorful, balloon-like air sacs attached to what can be considered its head. When [[leader]]s or [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] approach, it will produce a [[bomb rock]] from its mouth and attempt to throw it down near them. The bomb rocks thrown by the Careening Dirigibug are not player-exclusive and can damage nearby enemies and [[hazards]]. It is found solely underground, in caves, [[Challenge Mode (Pikmin 2)|Challenge Mode]] areas, and the [[Hostile Territory]] in [[2-Player Battle]].

==Stats==
{{enemy stats
|weight2 = 3
|carriers2 = 6
|seeds2 = 8
|value2 = 4
|hp2 = 1500
|regen2 = 0
}}

{{Notes|olimar=y|louie=y}}

==Behavior==

Careening Dirigibugs are always found in caves. They start off slowly drifting around in wide arcs at a similar height to [[Swooping Snitchbug]]s. However, when approached by a Pikmin or [[leader]], a Dirigibug will produce a bomb rock from its mouth in about two seconds. It will then try to approach the Pikmin or leader, and once close enough it will stop to throw the bomb rock on the ground, activating the bomb rock's timer. The bomb can kill Pikmin, damage leaders and enemies, and defeat hazards, but it does not seem to hurt the Dirigibug if it is high enough in the air. However, the bomb rock can still damage the creature if the latter is grounded. If the Pikmin or leader exits the Dirigibug's territory while it has a bomb, it will continue to hold it for roughly twenty five seconds, until just dropping it anywhere.

== Strategy ==
{{guide}}
Careening Dirigibugs can be defeated in the same manner as [[Scarpanid]]s and other flying enemies: rapidly [[throw]] [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] onto it while in the air, then [[swarm]] it when it falls. Like members of the Scarpanid family, the Careening Dirigibug can shake off Pikmin up to four times before dropping, but a Purple Pikmin will ground them immediately. Approach the creature from behind if possible, and use [[ultra-bitter spray]] if it is carrying a bomb-rock.

Unless it's petrified, the creature will throw its bomb a [[Randomness|random]] distance in front of it when attacked. Should the bomb land too close to the Dirigibug, it is safest to back off and attack after the bomb has exploded. With speed you can accomplish this before the Dirigibug can produce a new bomb.

Careening Dirigibugs are useful in that they can take out other [[enemy|enemies]]. You can lure it into throwing a bomb-rock in front of you and the enemies, and then run off.

==In ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''==
The Careening Dirigibug appears as a trophy in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''.
{{smash trophy
|image  = Careening Dirigibug trophy SSBB.png
|desc   = {{Notes:Careening Dirigibug/ssbb}}
|type   = Fighter Related
|obtain = Random appearance.
}}

==Glitches==
{{Clean|Move to the glitches article when they're good, but first, confirm them.}}
*There is a rare glitch where one can be seen floating without balloons.
*In some dungeons like the Hole of Heroes, a Careening Dirigibug can throw a bomb rock over a barrier when trying to kill Pikmin on the other side. On the first floor of the [[Cavern of Chaos]], some can get caught in the pipes.
*One glitch that can occur with the Careening Dirigibug involves invisible bombs. A leader may activate a bomb while the Dirigibug is still holding it, which will cause it to explode while the creature is still holding the bomb. The Careening Dirigibug continues the "holding" animation, even when there is no bomb there. It will eventually perform the throwing animation without the bomb.{{cite youtube|itwEZlwcbcw|showing the invisible bomb-rock glitch}}
*In this creature's [[Piklopedia]] entry, [[ultra-bitter spray|petrifying]] it just as it breaks free from another spray makes it possible to freeze it and its bomb-rock separately.

==Technical information==
{{p2 enemy technical
|name = bombsarai
|s000 = 0.5
|s001 = 0.5
|s002 = 0.25
|s003 = 0.1
|s004 = 0.3
|fp00 = 1500
|fp01 = 20
|fp02 = 0.2
|fp03 = 0.2
|fp04 = 0.35
|fp05 = 0.01
|fp06 = 60
|fp08 = 0.1
|fp09 = 200
|fp10 = 100
|fp11 = 50
|fp12 = 200
|fp13 = 180
|fp14 = 200
|fp15 = 120
|fp16 = 1
|fp17 = 80
|fp18 = 1
|fp19 = 120
|fp20 = 100
|fp21 = 45
|fp22 = 50
|fp23 = 15
|fp24 = 10
|fp25 = 50
|fp26 = 50
|fp27 = 50
|fp28 = 2
|fp29 = 15
|fp30 = 100
|fp31 = 0
|fp32 = 80
|fp33 = 30
|fp34 = 20
|fp35 = 1
|fp36 = 50
|fp37 = 0.3 (30%)
|fp38 = 5
|ip01 = 3
|ip02 = 3
|ip03 = 8
|ip04 = 5
|ip05 = 15
|ip06 = 10
|ip07 = 30
|spec = {{p2 enemy property | fp01 | 飛行高さ | Unknown (hover height?) | 70 }}
{{!}}-
{{p2 enemy property | fp03 | 状態遷移高さ | Unknown | 50 }}
{{!}}-
{{p2 enemy property | fp10 | 上下の揺れ速度 | Unknown | 2.5 }}
{{!}}-
{{p2 enemy property | fp11 | 上下の揺れ幅 | Unknown | 20 }}
{{!}}-
{{p2 enemy property | fp21 | 上昇係数(0) | Unknown | 1.5 }}
{{!}}-
{{p2 enemy property | fp22 | 上昇係数(5) | Unknown | 1 }}
{{!}}-
{{p2 enemy property | fp31 | 振払確率(1) | Unknown | 0.2 }}
{{!}}-
{{p2 enemy property | fp32 | 振払確率(5) | Unknown | 0.8 }}
{{!}}-
{{p2 enemy property | fp40 | もがき時間 | Unknown (time it spends struggling on the ground?) | 0.8 }}
}}

==Other information==
{{enemy other info
|size       = Body length: {{mm|47}}
|piklopedia = 33
}}

==Naming==
Careening in a chiefly North American sense means moving "in an uncontrolled way in a specified direction", which the Dirigibug performs to some degree. "Dirigibug" is a combination of "dirigible", referring to how the creature stays afloat using large balloon-like sacs, and the word "bug". In Japan, it is known as {{j|サクレウラメ|Sakure Urame}}, which could be translated as "Backfiring Explosion": {{j|さくれ|sakure}} means "explosion" and {{j|うらめ|urame}} means "backfire". The reason for this name is unknown, since the explosions never backfire on the enemy.

Its scientific name is ''Flotillium circusmaximus''. ''Flotillium'' is similar to the English word "float" and ''circusmaximus'' is a combination of "circus" and "maximus". This might be referring to how the creature's colorful balloons make it look like something out of a circus, but it could also be a possible reference to the ancient {{w|Circus Maximus}} in Rome. Its internal name is <code>bombsarai</code>, which is a combination of "bomb" and "sarai", with the latter being the internal name for the [[Swooping Snitchbug]].

===Names in other languages===
{{foreignname
|Jap  = サクレウラメ
|JapR = Sakure Urame
|JapM = Backfiring Explosion
|Fra  = Flotteur Explosif
|FraM = Explosive Floater
|Ger  = torkelnder Bomber
|GerM = Staggering Bomber
|Ita  = Dirigibaco
|ItaM = Dirigibug
}}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:170.png|A Careening Dirigibug in the Piklopedia.
File:12.jpg‎|Another screenshot of the creature in the Piklopedia.
File:Careening Dirigibug metal.png|A Careening Dirigibug without a bomb rock.
File:Careening_Dirigibug_Corpse.png|The corpse of the Careening Dirigibug.
File:Careeningdirigibug.jpg|Artwork of a Careening Dirigibug. Notice its balloons are slightly different colors than ones in-game.
File:Y14.JPG|The creature's [[e-card]], #37 (14<sup>th</sup> yellow card).
File:BrazillianTreehopper.png|The Brazilian Treehopper, a real world insect that bears a striking resemblance to the Dirigibug.
</gallery>

== Trivia ==
* The ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' trophy description details that Careening Dirigibugs occasionally throw dud bomb-rocks, which is not true in ''Pikmin 2''. This could be referring to the inactive bomb-rocks usually found near the creatures, an [[Pikmin 2 prerelease information|earlier version of ''Pikmin 2'']] that had this behavior, or it could just be a [[mistake]]. A glitch does exist where [[Glitches in Pikmin 2#Dud bomb-rock|bomb-rocks stay stuck]] and never explode, but it is unlikely that this is what the trophy was referring to.
* Every sublevel has a limit on how many bomb-rocks it can have. If a Careening Dirigibug's bomb rocks are petrified such that they stay active as the creature creates more, it will fail to spit out a new one once the limit has been reached.{{cite youtube|dC6iXaCjRQs|showing how Careening Dirigibugs can fail to spit new bomb rocks|published={{date|16|July|2019}}|retrieved={{date|16|July|2019}}}}
* The Careening Dirigibugs bear a strange resemblance to the {{w|Eosapien}}s from the documentary "Alien Planet", and also from {{w|Wayne Barlowe}}'s book, ''Expedition''. Both these creatures float using gas-filled sacks on their heads, effectively hunt down their targets, and also have generally similar body shapes.
*It is odd that Louie details the balloon-like air sacks in his notes, because the air sacks all burst upon defeat.

== See also ==
*[[Bomb rock]]
*[[Gatling Groink]]

==References==
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{{Enemies}}
[[Category:Pikmin 2 enemies]]
[[Category:Airborne enemies]]
[[Category:Explosion enemies]]
[[Category:Super Smash Bros. series]]
[[Category:Subterranean Complex]]
[[Category:Submerged Castle]]
[[Category:Cavern of Chaos]]
[[Category:Hole of Heroes]]
[[Category:Dream Den]]