Decorated Cannon Beetle
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Appears in | Pikmin 2 | ||
Scientific name | Granitus decorum | ||
Family | Lithopod | ||
Areas | Valley of Repose, Wistful Wild | ||
Caves | Frontier Cavern, Hole of Heroes | ||
Challenge Mode stages | Brawny Abyss, Sniper Room | ||
2-Player Battle stages | Brawl Yard | ||
Attacks | Launches magnetic boulders |
The Decorated Cannon Beetle (ミヤビフタクチ?, lit.: "Elegant Two-Mouth") is an enemy in Pikmin 2. Decorated Cannon Beetles have an appearance similar to Armored Cannon Beetle Larva, but are red instead of green, and have orange eyes. Also, this particular species is never found buried in the ground like Armored Cannon Beetle Larva. They, too, spit out stones, but their rocks home in on the currently active leader due to the magnetic field which envelops the boulders. The rocks are surprisingly frail, in that one can be destroyed by throwing a Purple Pikmin.
Stats[edit]
Weight | Max. carriers |
Seeds | Value | Health | Regen. |
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7 | 15 | 8 | ![]() |
850 | 2.55 HP/s |
Behavior[edit]
Much like the Armored Cannon Beetle Larva, Decorated Cannon Beetles will wander aimlessly in a small area while left alone. Unlike their green counterparts, they will never be found buried in the ground. When approached, the larva will spit a large rock that crushes Pikmin, killing them instantly. These boulders move slowly compared to those shot by the Armored Cannon Beetle Larva, but they home in on nearby leaders. The rocks can be destroyed if they are lead into a wall, another enemy, and the impact of a Purple Pikmin is even enough to break one. If the rock collides with another creature, it will deal a large amount of damage to them, enough to kill most small enemies. Certain creatures, however, are protected from the damage, such as Anode Beetles.
When attacked, the Decorated Cannon Beetle has only one defense: a bucking motion that will send all attacking Pikmin flying out in front of it, briefly incapacitating them and possibly deflowering them, and knock any nearby leader to the ground. This is very similar to defensive attack of the Fiery and Watery Blowhogs.
Locations[edit]
Areas[edit]
- Valley of Repose
- There are two Decorated Cannon Beetles in this area. They are both located in the northern part of the area, blocked off by a white bramble gate. One is slightly north of the stick bridge, and is near the Fiery Blowhogs and the Cloaking Burrow-nit. The other is further west, leading to the body of water full of Water Dumples and the Fiery Bulblax.
- Wistful Wild
- There is one Decorated Cannon Beetle in this area. It is located directly outside the landing site and to the west, near the pair of Dwarf Bulborbs and the Swooping Snitchbug.
Caves[edit]
- Frontier Cavern
- Two can be seen on sublevel 2.
- Three can be seen on sublevel 6.
- Hole of Heroes
- Two can be seen on sublevel 7.
Challenge Mode[edit]
- Brawny Abyss
- One can be seen on sublevel 2, holding The Key.
- Sniper Room
- One can be seen on sublevel 1, holding the Petrified Heart.
2-Player Battle[edit]
Strategy[edit]
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The best way to defeat a Decorated Cannon Beetle is to use its own boulders against itself. As the rocks follow the leader, they can be manipulated into hitting the same Beetle that shot them. The easiest way of accomplishing this is by using the Five-man Napsack to make a lone leader lie down directly in front the enemy. If positioned correctly, the boulder will roll over the top of the leader and arc around on it's own to kill the Beetle. If there is not enough room to do this, Purple Pikmin should be used to quickly stun and defeat the creature. Take a small group to avoid unnecessary deaths. Should the Decorated Cannon Beetle attack, move your Pikmin to either the left or right of the leader, and guide the boulder towards a nearby wall.
Boulders shot by Decorated Cannon Beetles can be used against other enemies, killing small creatures instantly and large enemies in one or two hits. Damage is determined by the speed of the stone and where the enemy is hit. Hitting an enemy in the head will do more damage.
It is impossible to get a boulder shot by a Decorated Cannon Beetle out of most lower water-filled areas. Furthermore, these rocks cannot be petrified, and will not hurt the leader if they lie down.
Notes
Olimar's notes
Louie's notes
Pikmin 2 Nintendo Player's Guide[edit]
Technical information[edit]
- For information on the rocks it spits, see Armored Cannon Larva technical information.
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Other information[edit]
- Size: Body length: 100mm, as per the e-card
- Pikmin 2 Piklopedia number: #16
Naming[edit]
- See more: Lithopod family#Naming.
- Common name: Decorated Cannon Beetle. This creature's name differs from the Armored Cannon Beetle Larva's with the word "Decorated", which refers to its shiny red body. For reasons unknown, the word "Larva" is absent from its name when compared to the Armored Cannon Beetle Larva, despite it being a larva as well .
- Japanese nickname: ミヤビフタクチ?. It translates to "Elegant Two-Mouth", similar to the Armored Cannon Beetle's Japanese name.
- Japanese name: ミヤビイシツツミ?, lit.: "Elegant Stone Wrapper".
- Scientific name: Granitus decorum. Decorum is Latin for "decorated".
- Internal names: Internally, this enemy is called
rkabuto
, which is the same as the Armored Cannon Beetle Larva's name, but starting with "r", for "red". - Prerelease: In the GameCube Interactive Multi-Game Demo Disc Version 18, this beast's scientific name gains chukkulinae as the species name, and the usual decorum name is moved to subspecies, making its early scientific name Granitus chukkulinae decorum.[1]
Names in other languages[edit]
Language | Name | Meaning |
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ミヤビフタクチ? Miyabi Futa Kuchi |
Elegant Two-Mouth | |
Scaracanon Paré | Decorated Cannon Beetle | |
Gemusterte Crustabitze | Patterned Crustowitzer | |
Scarabeino corazzato ornato | Armored Adorned Cannon Beetle | |
Escarabajo tirador decorado | Decorated shooter beetle |
Gallery[edit]
A Decorated Cannon Beetle petrified.
The Piklopedia icon of the Decorated Cannon Beetle in the Nintendo Switch version of Pikmin 2.
The Decorated Cannon Beetle's e-card, #66 (5th red card).
Trivia[edit]
- On the Piklopedia, this enemy cannot be destroyed with its own projectile. If pikpik carrots are thrown such that the Beetle's rock chases after them, curves, and hits its launcher, it will break without damaging the beast.
- In the end of day sequence at the Valley of Repose, a Decorated Cannon Beetle often appears. Sometimes it will shoot rocks (which occasionally strike and injure/kill other enemies), inhale, and walk much faster than normal.
- If the game is paused just as the creature makes its first dying sound, some strange noises will be heard, that get lower and lower, lasting for more than 10 seconds. This sound is the same death sound as the Ravenous Whiskerpillar's, but slowed down and normally cut off early. The same will happen with an Armored Cannon Beetle Larva.
- The Decorated Cannon Beetle's boulders act much like the red shells from the Mario Kart series, in that both home in on targets. In addition, both the creature and shells share the same red coloration. This same similarity applies to the Armored Cannon Beetle Larva and green shells.
- Despite its resemblance to the Armored Cannon Beetle Larva, it is classified as the Decorated Cannon Beetle, rather than larva.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Proto:Pikmin 2/Piklopedia Entries on The Cutting Room Floor
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