Fireflinger Groink

Fireflinger Groink
Appears in	Hey! Pikmin
Scientific name	Magmaceps infernalis
Family	Unknown
Areas	The Burning Sky, Burning Bog
Attacks	Hurl fireballs at Pikmin

The Fireflinger Groink is an enemy found in Hey! Pikmin. It's a fish-like organism with some robotic parts, and is about three times as large as Olimar. It looks very similar to the Gatling Groink, although it is red with yellow stripes and has less robotic elements, and has glass on its front robotic legs. It repeatedly spits large fireballs from the background by extending a mouth-like turret, and when a fireball hits, it can kill Pikmin and damage Olimar. It is fairly rare, only appearing in two areas.

Behavior

The Fireflinger Groink sits in a stationary position in the background of the level, and cannot be interacted with. Once it spots Pikmin, it will fire large fireballs at the foreground, raining down these projectiles onto the level. They will continue to attack relentlessly until the player goes far enough away from their firing spot.

Locations

• Sparkling Labyrinth
  • The Burning Sky
• Lushlife Murk
  • Burning Bog

Strategy

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

The Fireflinger Groink sits in the background of the levels it is encountered in, and as such, cannot be attacked. The player can anticipate the spots where their fireballs will land by the preceding beam of light. The best thing to do is to walk forward right after the fireball drops, since it will take a little bit for the next one to reach.

Notes

Hey! Pikmin logs

“This creature has undergone extreme evolution to the point that it's now half-mechanical. It shows no mercy to any target in sight. Can we really call this a creature, or is it more of a weapon? It pains me to see that this is the direction evolution is heading. I'd always hoped to become gentler, not more vicious.”

Gallery

This article or section is in need of more images. You can help Pikipedia by uploading some images.

• 

  The Fireflinger Groink introduction cutscene. Notice the beam of light that appears right before the fireball lands.

• 

  A Fireflinger Groink behind a trowel in The Burning Sky.

• 

  Fireflinger Groinks in the beginning of Burning Bog.

Naming

Fireflinger is a simple reference to what it does: flinging fireballs. The term Groink seems entirely made up; it is possible to extract the onomatopoeia for pig grunts, "oink", thus contracting "grunt" and "oink" to "Groink".

Its scientific name, Magmaceps infernalis, references both "magma" and "infernal". These words are both often associated with fire.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ヤキダマコキン?	Fireball Groink
Dutch	Vlammengronker
French	Bioméca lance-feu	Bioméca is a portmanteau of bio and méca (mecha), while lance-feu translates to "flamethrower"
German	Flammengrunzer	Flame-Grunter
Italian	Mechagroink	Mecha Groink
Spanish	Groink escupefeugo	Firespit Groink

Trivia

• The Fireflinger Groink shares many similarities to the Gatling Groink, which is interesting since both creatures do not belong to any known family.
• In the Hey! Pikmin logs screen, the size reference is incorrect. The creature is shown to be the size that it is drawn on-screen in-game, but because in-game it is far away, its real size should be much larger.

See also

• Gatling Groink