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Armored Cannon Beetle
Appears in	Pikmin
Scientific name	Granitus chukkulinae
Family	Lithopod
Areas	The Forest of Hope, The Distant Spring
Challenge Mode stages	None
Attacks	Launch boulders

Latest revision as of 22:50, July 30, 2024

This article is about the lithopod that first appears in Pikmin. For the version unique to Pikmin 4, see Horned Cannon Beetle. For an explanation of the difference or lack thereof, see Lithopod family#Naming.

The Armored Cannon Beetle (フタクチドックリ^?, lit.: "Two-Mouth Tokkuri") is the adult stage of an Armored Cannon Larva, appearing in Pikmin, with its larval stage appearing in Pikmin 2, Pikmin 3, and Pikmin 4. It is a large, black, almost 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 any Pikmin in its path and only stops when it hits a wall or another enemy. To defeat the creature, one must attack its abdomen; attacking other parts of the creature (like its legs) won't damage it.

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; this does not work with the rock-producing lithopods in Pikmin 2, however. The boulders can also instantly kill a Dwarf Bulborb; the creature is left visibly flattened after being rolled over by a rock.

While this creature does not appear outside of the original Pikmin game, many other members of the Lithopod family appear throughout future titles, such as the mentioned Armored Cannon Larva and the Horned Cannon Beetle, whose appearance and behavior are very similar to the Armored Cannon Beetle.

Stats[edit]

Weight	Max. carriers	Seeds	Value	Health	Regen.
30	50	50	N/A	2000	Unknown

Behavior[edit]

While idle, it wanders around a set area and looks around itself, checking its surroundings. Once engaged, it will turn to face Olimar and any Pikmin and begin inhaling. While inhaling, the Armored Cannon Beetle will not turn in any direction and stay facing the same way for a few seconds before spitting out a large boulder. This boulder will crush any Pikmin it hits, killing them, and it can damage Olimar as well. If a Pikmin is thrown into its blowhole while it is inhaling, it causes the Armored Cannon Beetle to get stunned, causing it to open its hard shell to cool off, as seen by the steam and the sizzling noises coming from the revealed flesh. This steaming back is its weak point and when revealed, it will attempt to flee by awkwardly scuttling away. After a few seconds, it will shake off any Pikmin attacking its back and quickly close its opened shell, hiding its weak spot. Once defeated, the Armored Cannon Beetle will close its shell and fall down onto its back.

Locations[edit]

The Forest of Hope[edit]

It is found in the northern part of the arena, in an arena blocked off by a black bramble gate. It is seen guarding the Radiation Canopy. Access to the arena is also blocked off by a white bramble gate which is submerged in water, so Blue Pikmin are recommended for destroying the wall, though it can be bypassed by throwing bomb rocks on top of the wall.^[1]

The Distant Spring[edit]

It is found in the middle of the map, in a circular arena located inside the largest of all the tree trunks. It is in the tree trunk closest to the landing site. It never returns once defeated due to it carrying the Bowsprit.

Strategy[edit]

The following article or section contains guides.
The strategies shown are just suggestions.

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 vulnerable to attack. However, the beetle will quickly unclog its blowhole, shield its backside, and continue its attack after excess heat has been drained. After closing its back up, your Pikmin will be knocked down, and the Armored Cannon Beetle will shoot a boulder out of its front.

If you bring 30 or more Red Pikmin of any maturity stage and press against its abdomen whilst throwing as quickly as possible, the beast can be taken down in the first cycle. When it fires its rock, make sure to hastily whistle your Pikmin or direct them out of the way, or they will be crushed. Also, Pikmin that miss the abdomen will attack the creature's armored legs. They will also be thrown out in front of the beast when it shakes off other Pikmin attacking its back. Whistle them back quickly as well.

Alternately, you may carry away the Radiation Canopy without fighting the boss. Distract the beetle by making it shoot a rock at a wall, and while it's busy with its shooting animation, order some Pikmin to carry the object. Plugging its blowhole with a Pikmin can also serve as an adequate method of incapacitating it while the treasure is carried. You can now either continue distracting the enemy with Olimar or go away and leave the Pikmin to it. If you choose to leave, switch the camera to the top-down view and the closest zoom level. This will make the Armored Cannon Beetle go off-camera and not attack the Pikmin as a result.^[2]

Notes

Olimar's voyage log

“This creature spits out massive rocks and boasts an impenetrable shell that repels all Pikmin attacks. Just before spitting out a boulder, it sucks in large breaths of air... Perhaps its air hole will provide a clue to it's weakness.”

Reel notes

“This migrant lithopod has developed a stronger carapace than its relatives.”

Pikmin Official Player's Guide description[edit]

“This member of the lithopod family migrated to the area during a global climate shift in the atmosphere within the last century. The continental breed of this beast, known as the strong-armed cannon beetle, had the ability to compress inhaled air in a bladder and use the pressure to expel partially digested fragments of stone. This migrant Lithopod has developed a stronger carapace than its relatives”

“Continuously fire Pikmin into the armored cannon beetle's upper snout until it inhales a Pikmin. The Pikmin will plug up the bug and cause it to open its protective shell and reveal its vulnerable body. Circle to the bug's rear and toss Pikmin onto its exposed red body to inflict damage.”

Pikmin Nintendo Power Booklet description[edit]

“Pikmin look absolutely tiny compared to this fierce rock-hurling foe. Even when they're vastly outsized, Pikmin can overpower the largest beasts if they work together.”

Pikmin 1 (Nintendo Switch) Reel notes[edit]

“This migratory lithopod has developed a stronger carapace than its relatives.”

Technical information[edit]

Pikmin technical information (?)
Internal name	`beatle`
HP	2000

Other information[edit]

Technical name in The Official Nintendo Player's Guide: Greater Lithopod

Naming[edit]

See more: Lithopod family#Naming.

Common name: Armored Cannon Beetle.
Japanese nickname: フタクチドックリ^?, lit.: "Two-Mouth Tokkuri"
Japanese name: クロガネオオイシツツミ^?, lit.: "Black Iron Giant Stone Wrapper"
Scientific name: Granitus chukkulinae. Chukkulinae is a made-up word, but similar to "chuck". It may also refer to "up-chuck", a term for vomiting.
Internal names: The internal name for the enemy is simply beatle, which is a misspelling of "beetle".
Prerelease: None.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	フタクチドックリ^? Futa Kuchi Dokkuri	Two-Mouth Tokkuri
French (NoE)	Scaracanon Blindé	Armored Cannon Beetle (from "scarabée" (beetle) and "canon" (cannon))
German	Crustabitze	Contraction of Crustacea and Haubitze (howitzer)
Italian	Scarabeo Corazzato	Armored Beetle
Korean	두입호롱 Du ip ho long	'두입' means two mouths, '호롱' means oil lamp
Spanish	Escarabajo Tirador	Shooter Beetle

Gallery[edit]

The Armored Cannon Beetle in The Forest of Hope.
The Armored Cannon Beetle inhaling before shooting a rock.
The Armored Cannon Beetle shooting a rock.
An Armored Cannon Beetle's exposed abdomen.
The Armored Cannon Beetle's corpse.
The Armored Cannon Beetle's corpse in The Distant Spring.
An Armored Cannon Beetle in an early version of Pikmin, on The Forest Navel. Notice that its cannon is larger and more defined than in the final version.
An Armored Cannon Beetle in the enemy reel.
A drawing of an Armored Cannon Beetle from the Pikmin Official Player's Guide.

Trivia[edit]

The sound of the Cannon Beetle moving was done by playing a snare drum and kicking a bass drum.^{[source needed]}
If an Armored Cannon Beetle sucks in a Yellow Pikmin holding a bomb rock, the Pikmin will keep holding it. When the Pikmin is released, it will keep the bomb rock, and whistling it will not make it drop the explosive. This is true for both the GameCube and the Wii versions of the game.
By having Olimar lie down and get carried into the creature, it is possible for it to get pushed far enough to leave the arena, and be unable to return.^[3]
In Pikmin, the enemy reel states that the Armored Cannon Beetle "developed a stronger carapace than its relatives", despite the Armored Cannon Beetle being the only lithopod that Olimar encounters in the game.
Its boulders are programmed to crush Dwarf Bulborbs and Dwarf Bulbears, leaving them flattened. This can be seen for the former by leading one so it is in range to be hit by a boulder, and in the case for the latter, leading one to the Armored Cannon Beetle in The Distant Spring. They are also programmed to crush Water Dumples, despite there not being a scenario where an Armored Cannon Beetle could fire at one normally.^[4]
The Armored Cannon Beetle is one of only five enemies from the original Pikmin that did not return in Pikmin 2.
- It and Goolix are the only two of these five to not return in Pikmin 4. However, the Horned Cannon Beetle functions identically to this enemy and is infact the exact same enemy in the Japanese version.

References[edit]

^ YouTube video showing the sequence break (at 16:01)
^ YouTube video demonstrating how the Armored Cannon Beetle won't attack the Pikmin with the camera up-close (at 15:55)
^ YouTube video of the Armored Cannon Beetle falling out of its arena, published on March 10^th, 2017, retrieved on October 27^th, 2018
^ Twitter post on Twitter, published on December 12^th, 2020, retrieved on December 12^th, 2020

[1] YouTube video showing the sequence break (at 16:01)

[2] YouTube video demonstrating how the Armored Cannon Beetle won't attack the Pikmin with the camera up-close (at 15:55)

[3] YouTube video of the Armored Cannon Beetle falling out of its arena, published on March 10^th, 2017, retrieved on October 27^th, 2018

[4] Twitter post on Twitter, published on December 12^th, 2020, retrieved on December 12^th, 2020

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 |family      = Lithopod
 |areas       = [[The Forest of Hope]], [[The Distant Spring]]
-|attacks     = Launches boulders
+|attacks     = Launch boulders
 }}
-{{game help|p|Add the following information:
+{{otheruses|the lithopod that first appears in {{p1}}|the version unique to {{p4}}|Horned Cannon Beetle|an explanation of the difference or lack thereof|Lithopod family#Naming}}
-*Does the rock stop if it hits a large enemy or object?
-*Does attacking the legs cause any damage?
-}}
-The '''Armored Cannon Beetle''' ({{j|フタクチドックリ|Futa Kuchi Dokkuri|Tokkuri Top-Mouth}}) is the adult stage of an [[Armored Cannon Larva]]. The beetle is first discovered during [[Pikmin (game)|Olimar's first visit to the Pikmin Planet]], and is seen again in ''[[Pikmin 2]]'' and ''[[Pikmin 3]]'', but only on its [[Armored Cannon Beetle Larva|larval stage]]. It is a large, black, almost 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 [[Crushing|crushes]] any small creature in its path, and only stops when it hits a wall.
+The '''Armored Cannon Beetle''' ({{j|フタクチドックリ|Futa Kuchi Dokkuri|Two-Mouth Tokkuri}}) is the adult stage of an [[Armored Cannon Larva]], appearing in {{p1}}, with its larval stage appearing in {{p2}}, {{p3}}, and {{p4}}. It is a large, black, almost 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 [[Crushing|crushes]] any Pikmin in its path and only stops when it hits a wall or another enemy. To defeat the creature, one must attack its abdomen; attacking other parts of the creature (like its legs) won't damage it.
-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 [[punch]]ing them; this does not work with the rock-producing [[lithopod]]s in ''[[Pikmin 2]]'', however. The boulders also do not damage other enemies, but the ones from ''Pikmin 2'''s lithopods do.
+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 [[punch]]ing them; this does not work with the rock-producing [[lithopod]]s in ''Pikmin 2'', however. The boulders can also instantly kill a [[Dwarf Bulborb]]; the creature is left visibly flattened after being rolled over by a rock.
+While this creature does not appear outside of the original ''Pikmin'' game, many other members of the [[Lithopod family]] appear throughout future titles, such as the mentioned Armored Cannon Larva and the [[Horned Cannon Beetle]], whose appearance and behavior are very similar to the Armored Cannon Beetle.
 ==Stats==
 {{enemy stats
@@ Line 29: / Line 28: @@
 }}
-{{Notes|reel=y|voyage=y}}
+==Behavior==
-===Prima "Field Guide" description===
+While idle, it wanders around a set area and looks around itself, checking its surroundings. Once engaged, it will turn to face
-{{transcript|This member of the lithopod family migrated to the area during a global climate shift in the atmosphere within the last century. The continental breed of this beast, known as the Greater Lithopod, had the ability to compress inhaled air in a bladder and use the pressure to expel partially digested fragments of stone. This migrant Lithopod has developed a stronger carapace than its relatives}}
+Olimar and any Pikmin and begin inhaling. While inhaling, the Armored Cannon Beetle will not turn in any direction and stay facing the same way for a few seconds before spitting out a large boulder. This boulder will crush any Pikmin it hits, killing them, and it can damage Olimar as well. If a Pikmin is thrown into its blowhole while it is inhaling, it causes the Armored Cannon Beetle to get stunned, causing it to open its hard shell to cool off, as seen by the steam and the sizzling noises coming from the revealed flesh. This steaming back is its weak point and when revealed, it will attempt to flee by awkwardly scuttling away. After a few seconds, it will shake off any Pikmin attacking its back and quickly close its opened shell, hiding its weak spot. Once defeated, the Armored Cannon Beetle will close its shell and fall down onto its back.
+==Locations==
+===The Forest of Hope===
+It is found in the northern part of the arena, in an arena blocked off by a [[black bramble gate]]. It is seen guarding the [[Radiation Canopy]]. Access to the arena is also blocked off by a [[white bramble gate]] which is submerged in water, so [[Blue Pikmin]] are recommended for destroying the wall, though it can be bypassed by throwing [[bomb rocks]] on top of the wall.{{Cite youtube|YeVYWsxF58U|showing the sequence break|m=16|s=1}}
+===The Distant Spring===
+It is found in the middle of the map, in a circular arena located inside the largest of all the tree trunks. It is in the tree trunk closest to the landing site. It never returns once defeated due to it carrying the [[Bowsprit]].
 ==Strategy==
-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 vulnerable to attack. However, the beetle will quickly unclog its blowhole, shield its backside, and continue its attack after excess heat has been drained. After closing its back up, your Pikmin will be knocked down, and the Armored Cannon Beetle will shoot a boulder out of its front.
+{{guide}}
+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 vulnerable to attack. However, the beetle will quickly unclog its blowhole, shield its backside, and continue its attack after excess heat has been drained. After closing its back up, your Pikmin will be knocked down, and the Armored Cannon Beetle will shoot a boulder out of its front.
-If you bring 30 to 50 [[Red Pikmin]] with buds or flowers and throw quickly, the beast can be taken down on the first or second cycle. When it fires its rock, make sure you whistle your Pikmin quickly or they will be crushed. Also, Pikmin that miss the abdomen will attack the creature's armored legs. They will also be thrown out in front of the beast when it shakes off other Pikmin attacking its back. Whistle them back quickly as well.
+If you bring 30 or more [[Red Pikmin]] of any maturity stage and press against its abdomen whilst throwing as quickly as possible, the beast can be taken down in the first cycle. When it fires its rock, make sure to hastily whistle your Pikmin or direct them out of the way, or they will be crushed. Also, Pikmin that miss the abdomen will attack the creature's armored legs. They will also be thrown out in front of the beast when it shakes off other Pikmin attacking its back. Whistle them back quickly as well.
-Alternately, you may carry the [[Radiation Canopy]] without fighting the boss. Distract the beetle by making it shoot a rock at a wall, and while it's busy on its shooting animation, order some Pikmin to carry the object. You can now either continue distracting the enemy with [[Olimar]], or go away and leave the Pikmin to it. If you choose to leave, switch the [[camera]] to the top-down view and the closest zoom level. This will make the Armored Cannon Beetle go off-camera and not attack the Pikmin as a result.{{cite youtube|3JRSWLy4xrA|demonstrating how the Armored Cannon Beetle won't attack the Pikmin with the camera up-close|m=15|s=55}}
+Alternately, you may carry away the [[Radiation Canopy]] without fighting the boss. Distract the beetle by making it shoot a rock at a wall, and while it's busy with its shooting animation, order some Pikmin to carry the object. Plugging its blowhole with a Pikmin can also serve as an adequate method of incapacitating it while the treasure is carried. You can now either continue distracting the enemy with [[Olimar]] or go away and leave the Pikmin to it. If you choose to leave, switch the [[camera]] to the top-down view and the closest zoom level. This will make the Armored Cannon Beetle go [[Camera#Off-camera objects|off-camera]] and not attack the Pikmin as a result.{{cite youtube|3JRSWLy4xrA|demonstrating how the Armored Cannon Beetle won't attack the Pikmin with the camera up-close|m=15|s=55}}
+{{Notes|reel=y|voyage=y}}
+===''Pikmin'' Official Player's Guide description===
+{{transcript|This member of the lithopod family migrated to the area during a global climate shift in the atmosphere within the last century. The continental breed of this beast, known as the strong-armed cannon beetle, had the ability to compress inhaled air in a bladder and use the pressure to expel partially digested fragments of stone. This migrant Lithopod has developed a stronger carapace than its relatives|block=y}}
+{{transcript|Continuously fire Pikmin into the armored cannon beetle's upper snout until it inhales a Pikmin. The Pikmin will plug up the bug and cause it to open its protective shell and reveal its vulnerable body. Circle to the bug's rear and toss Pikmin onto its exposed red body to inflict damage.
+|block=y}}
+===''Pikmin'' Nintendo Power Booklet description===
+{{transcript|Pikmin look absolutely tiny compared to this fierce rock-hurling foe. Even when they're vastly outsized, Pikmin can overpower the largest beasts if they work together.|block=y}}
+===''Pikmin 1'' (Nintendo Switch) Reel notes===
+{{transcript|This migratory lithopod has developed a stronger carapace than its relatives.|block=y}}
 ==Technical information==
@@ Line 48: / Line 67: @@
 ==Other information==
 {{enemy other info
-|technical = Greater Lithopod
+|technical  = Greater Lithopod
 }}
 ==Naming==
-This enemy's called "cannon" because of the way it shoots out projectiles from its mouth. The Japanese name, {{j|フタクチドックリ|Futa Kuchi Dokkuri}}, means something similar to "Tokkuri Top-Mouth". {{j|フタ|Futa}} means "top" or "lid", {{j|クチ|kuchi}} means "mouth", and a {{j|ドックリ|dokkuri}} is "{{w|Sake set#Server|tokkuri}}", the name given to the flask used to serve sake from in a sake set. In the creature's technical name, ''granitus chukkulinae'', ''granitus'' is Latin for "granite", referring to the rocks it shoots, while ''chukkulinae'' is a made-up word that could mean "chuck". The internal name for the enemy is simply <code>beatle</code>, which is a misspelling of <code>beetle</code>.
+{{see more|Lithopod family#Naming}}
+{{naming
+|common     = Armored Cannon Beetle.
+|jpcommon   = {{j|フタクチドックリ|Futa Kuchi Dokkuri|Two-Mouth Tokkuri}}
+|jpname     = {{j|クロガネオオイシツツミ|Kurogane oo ishi tsutsu mi|Black Iron Giant Stone Wrapper}}
+|scientific = ''Granitus chukkulinae''. ''Chukkulinae'' is a made-up word, but similar to "chuck". It may also refer to "up-chuck", a term for vomiting.
+|internal   = The internal name for the enemy is simply <code>beatle</code>, which is a misspelling of "beetle".
+}}
 ===Names in other languages===
@@ Line 58: / Line 84: @@
 |Jap=フタクチドックリ
 |JapR=Futa Kuchi Dokkuri
-|JapM={{w|Sake set#Server|Tokkuri}} Top-Mouth
+|JapM=Two-Mouth {{w|Sake set#Server|Tokkuri}}
+|Kor=두입호롱
+|KorR=Du ip ho long
+|KorM='두입' means two mouths, '호롱' means oil lamp
+|Spa=Escarabajo Tirador
+|SpaM=Shooter Beetle
 |Ger=Crustabitze
-|GerM=
+|GerM=Contraction of ''Crustacea'' and ''Haubitze'' (howitzer)
-|Fra=Scaracanon blindé
+|FraE=Scaracanon Blindé
-|FraM=Armored Cannon Beetle (from "''scarabée''" (beetle) and "''canon''" (cannon))
+|FraEM=Armored Cannon Beetle (from "''scarabée''" (beetle) and "''canon''" (cannon))
+|Ita=Scarabeo Corazzato
+|ItaM=Armored Beetle
 }}
 ==Gallery==
 <gallery>
-File:Armored_Cannon_Beetle.jpg|The Armored Cannon Beetle.
+P1 Armored Cannon Beetle Idle.png|The Armored Cannon Beetle in [[The Forest of Hope]].
-File:ACB.jpg|An Armored Cannon Beetle's exposed abdomen.
+P1 Armored Cannon Beetle Inhaling.png|The Armored Cannon Beetle inhaling before shooting a rock.
-File:pikmin-armored-cannon-beetle.jpg|An Armored Cannon Beetle in an [[Pikmin prerelease information|early]] version of ''Pikmin'', on [[The Forest Navel]]. Notice that its cannon is larger and more defined than in the final version.
+P1 Armored Cannon Beetle Shooting.png|The Armored Cannon Beetle shooting a rock.
-File:Reel1 Armored Cannon Beetle.png|An Armored Cannon Beetle in the [[enemy reel]].
+P1 Armored Cannon Beetle Back.png|An Armored Cannon Beetle's exposed abdomen.
+P1 Armored Cannon Beetle Corpse.png|The Armored Cannon Beetle's corpse.
+Armored Cannon Beetle corpse.jpg|The Armored Cannon Beetle's corpse in [[The Distant Spring]].
+Armored Cannon Beetle P1 early.jpg|An Armored Cannon Beetle in an [[Pikmin prerelease information|early]] version of ''Pikmin'', on [[The Forest Navel]]. Notice that its cannon is larger and more defined than in the final version.
+Reel1 Armored Cannon Beetle.png|An Armored Cannon Beetle in the [[enemy reel]].
+P1 Armored Cannon Beetle Sketch.png|A drawing of an Armored Cannon Beetle from the ''Pikmin'' Official Player's Guide.
 </gallery>
 ==Trivia==
 *The sound of the Cannon Beetle moving was done by playing a snare drum and kicking a bass drum.{{source needed}}
+*If an Armored Cannon Beetle sucks in a Yellow Pikmin holding a [[bomb rock]], the Pikmin will keep holding it. When the Pikmin is released, it will keep the bomb rock, and whistling it will not make it drop the explosive. This is true for both the [[GameCube]] and the [[Wii]] versions of the game.
+*By having Olimar [[lie down]] and get carried into the creature, it is possible for it to get pushed far enough to leave the arena, and be unable to return.{{cite youtube|HTUgg42oK-g|of the Armored Cannon Beetle falling out of its arena|published={{date|10|March|2017}}|retrieved={{date|27|October|2018}}}}
+*In {{p1}}, the [[enemy reel]] states that the Armored Cannon Beetle "developed a stronger carapace than its relatives", despite the Armored Cannon Beetle being the only [[lithopod]] that Olimar encounters in the game.
+*Its boulders are programmed to crush Dwarf Bulborbs and Dwarf Bulbears, leaving them flattened. This can be seen for the former by leading one so it is in range to be hit by a boulder, and in the case for the latter, leading one to the Armored Cannon Beetle in The Distant Spring. They are also programmed to crush Water Dumples, despite there not being a scenario where an Armored Cannon Beetle could fire at one normally.{{cite web|https://twitter.com/QuoteBalrog/status/1337822186325692417|Twitter post|Twitter|published={{date|12|December|2020}}|retrieved={{date|12|December|2020}}}}
+* The Armored Cannon Beetle is one of only five [[enemies]] from the original {{p1}} that did not return in {{p2}}.
+** It and [[Goolix]] are the only two of these five to not return in {{p4}}. However, the [[Horned Cannon Beetle]] functions identically to this enemy and is infact the exact same enemy in the Japanese version.
 ==See also==
+*[[Horned Cannon Beetle]]
+*[[Arctic Cannon Beetle]]
 *[[Armored Cannon Larva]]
-*[[Decorated Cannon Beetle]]
 *[[Boulder]]
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 {{bosses}}
-{{enemies}}
+{{p1enemies}}
 [[Category:Crushing enemies]]
+[[Category:Enemy-harming enemies]]
+[[Category:The Forest of Hope]]
+[[Category:The Distant Spring]]
+[[Category:Pikmin 1 bosses]]

Bosses
Pikmin	Burrowing Snagret • Armored Cannon Beetle • Puffstool • Beady Long Legs • Goolix • Mamuta • Smoky Progg • Emperor Bulblax
Pikmin 2	Empress Bulblax • Burrowing Snagret • Beady Long Legs • Emperor Bulblax • Giant Breadbug • Pileated Snagret • Man-at-Legs • Ranging Bloyster • Waterwraith • Segmented Crawbster • Raging Long Legs • Titan Dweevil
Pikmin 3	Armored Mawdad • Vehemoth Phosbat • Sandbelching Meerslug • Scornet Maestro • Quaggled Mireclops • Plasm Wraith Baldy Long Legs • Bug-Eyed Crawmad • Burrowing Snagret • Shaggy Long Legs
Pikmin 4	Foolix • Empress Bulblax • Emperor Bulblax • Groovy Long Legs • Waterwraith • Gildemander • Snowfake Fluttertail • Giant Breadbug • Man-at-Legs • Sovereign Bulblax • Smoky Progg • Ancient Sirehound Porquillion • Burrowing Snagret • Crusted Rumpup • Hermit Crawmad • Bug-Eyed Crawmad • Baldy Long Legs • Toxstool Tusked Blowhog • Puffy Blowhog • Masterhop • Arctic Cannon Beetle • Mammoth Snootwhacker • Dwarf Bulborb • Bulborb • Jumbo Bulborb • Titan Blowhog • Blizzarding Blowhog • Horned Cannon Beetle
Hey! Pikmin	Bulborb • Long Water Dumple • Armurk • Electric Cottonade • Queen Shearwig • Fiery Blowhog • Luring Slurker • Emperor Bulblax • Berserk Leech Hydroe

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Stats[edit]

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