| Medusal Slurker | |
|---|---|
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| Appears in | Pikmin 3 |
| Scientific name | Unknown |
| Family | Unknown |
| Areas | Tropical Wilds |
| Mission Mode Collect Treasure! stages | None |
| Mission Mode Battle Enemies! stages | None |
| Side Story days | None |
| Bingo Battle stages | None |
| Attacks | Captures Pikmin and Captains |
The Medusal Slurker is an enemy from Pikmin 3. It was the first new enemy fightable in the E3 2012 demo. It is a floating, translucent pink jellyfish-like enemy with two small serpentine eyes and a single antenna sprouting from its top that resembles a seeding dandelion. It has a green pouch inside its head to store food. This pouch has a growth like a human uvula hanging from it, which it extends to the ground and expands to trap Pikmin and leaders. It is first fought in the Garden of Hope, as defeating it will allow you to discover the Rock Pikmin it had in its body.
Notes
Pikmin 3 Website
"These gelatinous creatures float above their prey and suck them up into their transparent bodies."
Strategy
The Medusal Slurker seems to be generally passive, usually minding its own business and floating gently above the ground, occasionally moving. When a captain or Pikmin approach, it will simply float away. However, if the Pikmin or captain still continue to pursue, the Slurker will hover over where they are standing and drop its uvula-like appendage (possibly its stomach) onto the ground, which expands to capture any Pikmin in its mucus-like structure. It will then suck them back into its transparent body and keep them for the rest of the day. However, unlike the Jellyfloats, it does not digests captured Pikmin. It can also shake off Pikmin when agitated by their attacks.
To defeat this creature, Pikmin must simply be thrown at its gelatinous body and quickly called back. If they aren't called back, they will be shaken off and vulnerable to attack by the creature's uvula. Once defeated, the green core inside the creature will explode and its pink membrane will fly up into the air and after a few seconds, fall back to the ground, where it can be harvested.
Trivia
- The Medusal Slurker is the first gelatinous enemy in the Pikmin series whose body doesn't completely dissolve after death, making it salvagable.
- In the E3 2012 demo of Pikmin 3, Medusal Slurkers required 7 Pikmin to carry, where as in the final game, the corpse only takes 6.
- If all the Pikmin are trapped by one or more Medusal Slurkers, a Pikmin Extinction will occurs. It is most easily seen in Mission Mode and Bingo Battle.
Gallery
- MedusalSlurker.png
The Medusal Slurker with its serpentine eyes and captured Rock Pikmin clearly visible.
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The Slurker being scanned by the player. Note that this is the beta version of the scanning feature.
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A Medusal Slurker after grabbing a group of Red and Rock Pikmin in the Garden of Hope.
- MedusalSlurkerGPadView.jpg
Snapping a picture of a Medusal Slurker with the Gamepad.
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A Medusal Slurker attacking with its "tongue."
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A Medusal Slurker floating around.
References