Bulblord
The Bulblord (トノサマチャッピー?, lit.: "Lord Chappy") is the first major boss in Pikmin Adventure, appearing in the fourth standard challenge, Overthrow the Bulblord. The Bulblord is an incredibly large Bulborb that has weak spots and smaller white spots dotted all over its back, stalked eyes that can be destroyed, retractable legs, and a mechanism that allows the head to move independently from the rest of the body.
Behavior
Once the battle starts, the Bulblord will start walking towards the players, and will do one of three attacks during its first phase. One attack involves the biting of any players near its mouth. Another attack involves the retraction of its legs and weakpoints and rolling from side-to-side across the stage, much like the Empress Bulblax. The last attack the Bulblord will do during its first phase will be rushing in a straight line similar to the Bulborb.
During the second phase, the Bulblord will only attack either with its roll or with a combination of the bite and rush attacks that functions similar to the Green Bulborb's homing charge.
Strategy
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It is advised to use a strategy similar to the one used to defeat the Bilious Bulborb, as getting it to turn around in single player is hard; simply have the Mii Olimar player run behind it, causing it to turn around to attack them. While still dodging its attacks, get the other Mii Pikmin players to attack its weak points.
After all of the weak points have been destroyed, it will gain 2 new ones on its knees. It is best to use the distracting method to aim at these, as the Bulblord will begin to move much faster once these are exposed.
Once both of the weak points on the legs are destroyed, it will helplessly roll onto its back, revealing its final weak point on its underbelly. Simply throw all your Pikmin onto the weak point before the fight is over.
Even though the Bulblord's eyes are able to be destroyed alongside the other weak points, destroying them will not contribute to the fight in any way aside from rewarding the player with a stamp, the Eyes of the Bulblord.
Monita's notes
US version: “With its sharp teeth and devastating roll attack, this is a foe to fear. I highly advise you to take caution if you don't want to get crushed into scrap metal!”
European version: “With its sharp teeth and devastating roll attack, this is a foe to fear. ◆ Take Bulblords on one at a time or you'll end up with Pikmin pâté!”
Naming
- See also: Grub-dog family#Naming.
Gallery
The Bulblord statue as seen in the Nintendo Land Plaza.
The Bulblord statue roaring after being interacted with once.
The Bulblord statue with its legs retracted after interacting with it two times.
The Bulblord statue in the middle of getting back on its legs after interacting with it three times.
The Bulblord statue roaring while rotating its head after interacting with it four times.
The Bulblord sleeping at the start of its introductory cutscene in Overthrow the Bulblord.
The Bulblord waking up during its introduction cutscene.
The Bulblord roaring during its introduction cutscene.
The Bulblord boss fight.
The Bulblord while it is rolling.
The Bulblord biting.
The Bulblord panting, unable to do any attacks.
The Bulblord while it is stunned, unable to do any attacks.
The Bulblord revealing extra weak spots during the transition cutscene between phase 1 and 2.
The Bulborb getting enraged.
The Bulblord doing its charging bite attack exclusively in phase 2.
The Bulblord while it is knocked over.
The Bulblord after being defeated.
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
 Japanese |
トノサマチャッピー? Tonosama Chappī |
Lord Chappy | |
 Dutch |
Bulblord | ||
 French |
Bulblord | ||
 German |
Oberpunktkäfer | Chief Bulborb | |
 Italian |
Bosscoleto | Boss-Bulborb | |
 Portuguese (NoE) |
Lordbolbo | ||
 Spanish |
Bulbo feroz | ||
 Russian |
Клубнекороль |