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The '''Armored Cannon Beetle''' is the adult stage of an [[Armored Cannon Beetle Larva]]. The beetle is first discovered during ''[[Pikmin (game)|Olimar's first visit to the Pikmin Planet]]''; during his second trip, only the [[Armored Cannon Beetle Larva|larval stage]] is present. It is a huge, black, shiny beetle with a thick, rounded shell of armor, and a blowhole above its head. It attacks by inhaling through this opening and subsequently firing a rolling rock from its mouth that travels in a straight path, which crushes small creatures, including [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]]. | The '''Armored Cannon Beetle''' is the adult stage of an [[Armored Cannon Beetle Larva]]. The beetle is first discovered during ''[[Pikmin (game)|Olimar's first visit to the Pikmin Planet]]''; during his second trip, only the [[Armored Cannon Beetle Larva|larval stage]] is present. It is a huge, black, shiny beetle with a thick, rounded shell of armor, and a blowhole above its head. It attacks by inhaling through this opening and subsequently firing a [[Hazards#Rock|rolling rock]] from its mouth that travels in a straight path, which crushes small creatures, including [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]]. | ||
This enemy is only found in [[The Forest of Hope]], where one is guarding the [[Radiation Canopy]], and [[The Distant Spring]], where one has ingested the [[Bowsprit]]. As a side-note, Olimar can destroy the rocks by punching them; however, this does not work with the rock-producing [[Lithopods]] in ''[[Pikmin 2]]''. | This enemy is only found in [[The Forest of Hope]], where one is guarding the [[Radiation Canopy]], and [[The Distant Spring]], where one has ingested the [[Bowsprit]]. As a side-note, Olimar can destroy the rocks by punching them; however, this does not work with the rock-producing [[Lithopods]] in ''[[Pikmin 2]]''. | ||
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The only way one can be defeated is by clogging the blowhole during air intake (Pikmin are impervious to harm when inhaled). This causes the beetle's internal temperature to rise dramatically, and in response the beetle will expose its burning abdomen underneath the armor to vent. The exposed abdomen leaves the beetle extremely vulnerable to attack. However, the beetle will quickly unclog its blowhole, shield its backside, and continue its attack after excess heat has been drained. However, if [[Olimar]] brings 40-60 [[Red Pikmin]] and throws quickly, he can have the Armored Cannon Beetle down and out on the first or second try. After closing its back up, your Pikmin are knocked down and the Armored Cannon Beetle shoots a boulder out of its nose that rolls until it hits a wall. | The only way one can be defeated is by clogging the blowhole during air intake (Pikmin are impervious to harm when inhaled). This causes the beetle's internal temperature to rise dramatically, and in response the beetle will expose its burning abdomen underneath the armor to vent. The exposed abdomen leaves the beetle extremely vulnerable to attack. However, the beetle will quickly unclog its blowhole, shield its backside, and continue its attack after excess heat has been drained. However, if [[Olimar]] brings 40-60 [[Red Pikmin]]and throws quickly, he can have the Armored Cannon Beetle down and out on the first or second try. After closing its back up, your Pikmin are knocked down and the Armored Cannon Beetle shoots a boulder out of its nose that rolls until it hits a wall. | ||
Make sure you whistle your Pikmin quickly or they will be crushed. | Make sure you whistle your Pikmin quickly or they will be crushed. | ||
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File:Armored_Cannon_Beetle.jpg|The Armored Cannon Beetle. | File:Armored_Cannon_Beetle.jpg|The Armored Cannon Beetle. | ||