Editing Man-at-Legs

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The '''Man-at-Legs''' ({{j|ダマグモキャノン|Dama Gumo Kyanon|Cannon [[Beady Long Legs|Orb Spider]]}}) is a member of the [[Arachnorb family]], and first appeared as a [[boss]] in ''[[Pikmin 2]]'' and reappears in ''[[Pikmin 4]]''. It's one of two bio-mechanical creatures featured in the game, having a mostly mechanical torso sheathed in metal with four spindly legs – three of them are black, organic and spider-like, while the other one is mechanical; this makes attacking its feet impossible. Several exhaust pipes on its body continually emit smoke. Unlike other Arachnorbs, it has no flat footpads to stomp [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] with, instead relying on its long-ranged attacks and speed, quickly skittering around the room to avoid being attacked. When agitated, it stops in place, the panels of its underbelly separate and a machine gun-like weapon extends out, tracking any nearby targets via a laser sight before rapidly firing a barrage of explosive rounds at whatever it manages to lock-on to. After firing a few dozen shots, with minimal breaks in-between, it sheathes its weapon before continuing to move about. While moving, it will occasionally stand still to rest, roaring like its relatives.

Its interior appears to be filaments of biological matter that stretch to allow its gun to fold out. The creature is not without its flaws, though: it lets off steam with a loud hiss before it attacks, signaling [[Olimar|the]] [[Pikmin 4 player character|player's]] retreat, and there is a visible red laser it uses to target the [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]], making it obvious where it's going to shoot. However, the blasts come very quickly, so the laser is not of much use when avoiding the enemy.

 

This boss is usually found in arenas that have raised ground that can be used as shields against the blasts. As a side note, it cannot be [[ultra-bitter spray|petrified]] while it is dormant.

=== Dalmo's Notes ===

{{transcript|Having a body made up of living cells, a metabolism, and the ability to produce offspring might be considered necessary traits to determine if something is truly alive. But this rapid-fire cannon blows away conventional defintions! Is it a machine AND a creature?! What a fascinating possibility!}}

#When the creature has fully risen from the ground and starts aiming, the player should run for cover behind an object. Once it starts walking around, it should be chased. It is most easily attacked when it stands still and lowers its head. When it shakes the Pikmin attacking it off in a fury, the player should hide again, and repeat the cycle.

#A large mob of [[Purple Pikmin]] [[throw]]n at this enemy while it lies dormant in the ground should drop its [[HP|health]] to a substantial fraction. Once it has risen fully, the first or third strategy should be used.

#Before the creature opens fire, the player can [[dismiss]] their Pikmin away from the Man-at-Legs and run in tight circles around its legs. As long as [[Olimar]] is closer to the creature than the Pikmin, he will be shot at, and with skill, unharmed. This strategy is easier to perform after obtaining the [[Rush Boots]].

Unfortunately, the player faces the Man-at-Legs in a watery area two out of three times, leaving the aforementioned strategy of [[Purple Pikmin]] useless. In such circumstances, it is best to attempt the "Hit and Run" technique of number one. The second strategy does not work in ''[[New Play Control! Pikmin 2]]'', as the creature is invincible while it is rising from the ground. The fourth method is effective, but hard to perform at times.

in ''Pikmin 4'', while the boss behaves nigh-identically, the circumstances around it have made the boss much more complex and gives more efficient ways of dealing with it. One piece of information players should know is that the boss has been given heavy defense when hidden in the ground, even a rush of [[Rock Pikmin]] will only deal a small amount of damage, making the beginning strategy of using [[Purple Pikmin]] rather inefficient.

Without Oatchi, [[pot|Pots]] or [[Dirt wall|Dirt Walls]] serve as cover. The player must watch out as the health of these objects is limited; an in-tact dirt wall is only guarenteed to stop 1 round of bullets, and a damaged one will break just before the Arachnorb stops firing. It also takes around 3 pots to stop a round of bullets. This requires the player to pay attention to their positioning and switch cover when necessary. It should be noted the Man-At-Legs starts firing slower and less accurately, then picks up the pace as its magazine runs low in an attempt to kill Pikmin with its last few shots, this lets the player conserve health of their cover by wasting a few bullets before the Man-At-Legs goes into rapid fire. Make sure that you keep piling damage on the beast, since if all your cover breaks, you will be forced to use much less advantageous cover in the vacinity or you will be caught in fire. Like in ''Pikmin 2'' dismissing a squad of pikmin and running around closer to the boss can distract it from the dismissed squad, but be careful not to dispand to close to the boss or collect dismissed pikmin as the Man-at-Legs can choose to fire Pikmin instead of the player if close enough. When fought in [[Olimar's Shipwreck Tale]] the [[Swarm|Lineup Trumpet]] can be used, with enough skill, to help your squad avoid the bullets without Moss or cover, but this is quite difficult.

Using items, this boss can be beaten quite quickly. Of course, [[Lightning Shock|Lightning Shocks]] are quite useful as they are against other enemies, but using items such as these is a waste since this boss can be defeated just as quick using a single [[Ultra-spicy spray]]. Since Spicy spray quadrouples the damage of Winged Pikmin, as little as 60 units affected by a single dose can defeat the creature before it can fire a single bullet, although more is always better.

|internal  = Internally, the boss is called <code>houdai</code>. {{j|ほうだい|houdai}} means "artillery battery", once more referring to the creature's firepower.

|SpaM = Spidetor

|SpaN = The name is ''"araña"'' (spider) with the suffix "-tor", referencing the pop culture character {{w|Terminator (character)|The Terminator}}

Man-at-Legs Buried P4.jpg|A Man-at-Legs buried in ''Pikmin 4'''s [[Piklopedia (Pikmin 4)|Piklopedia]].

Man-at-Legs P4.jpg|A Man-at-Legs as it appears in ''Pikmin 4'''s [[Piklopedia (Pikmin 4)|Piklopedia]].

MAL4MED.png|Screenshot of a Man-at-Legs firing.

Man-at-Legs Firing on Oatchi.jpg|Oatchi about to get hit by Man-at-Legs.

Man-at-Legs E-Card.jpg|The creature's [[e-card]], #32 (10^th blue card).

*The overall appearance of the Man-at-Legs is likely based on the {{w|Martian (The War of the Worlds)|Martians}} from the novel ''{{w|The War of the Worlds}}''. Both have a robotic and arachnid nature, as well as disproportionately thin legs. The way both creatures awaken is also by slowly lifting their spherical heads to reveal the legs attached to them.

*The Man-at-Legs also shares numerous similarities with the [[wikia:starwars:OG-9 homing spider droid|OG-9 homing spider droid]], being quadrupedal spider-like walkers with abdominal laser cannons. Both were released relatively close to each other, the Spider Droid preceding the Man-at-Legs by 2 years in {{w|Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones|Attack of the Clones}}.

*Like the Raging Long Legs, the Man-at-Legs uses Beady Long Legs's roar at a different pitch. There are no adjustments to make it sound more mechanical.

*Spider web patterns are seen on the floor of its battle arenas, similar to the shadows of webs in the Beady Long Legs and [[Raging Long Legs]] arenas and the web that the [[Groovy Long Legs]] hangs from.

*Holes in its metal plating reveal "skin" with a texture similar to that of the [[Beady Long Legs]].

*An unused cave reveals that two Man-at-Legs were to be fought in the same sublevel.{{source needed}}

*This member of the [[arachnorb family]] is very different from its other relatives; it is the only one that doesn't [[crush]] Pikmin nor fall from the sky (instead it comes out of the ground) and it is also the smallest known member.

*When its health reaches the halfway point, its mechanical legs' joints will start smoking.