Emperor Bulblax

The Emperor Bulblax (ダイオウデメマダラ?, lit.: "Bug-eyed Spotted Great King") is the second largest known species of the Grub-dog family right after the Empress Bulblax. It serves as the final boss in the first Pikmin game, dropping the last ship part needed to complete the game.
The Emperor Bulblax is different than most members of the Grub-dog family as it has a sludgy, melted appearance, smaller eyes, and a more flexible tongue. Moss grows upon its thick hide, giving its body a greenish color and serving as camouflage, although in the first game and Hey! Pikmin, it even bears tall mushrooms and fern-like stems. Although these growths are missing in Pikmin 2, they are replaced by what appears to be rocks embedded into its back.
This beast usually hides in the ground to ambush prey, catching them with its long, sticky tongue. Its soft face is its only weak point to attack, but since it doesn't discriminate much when eating things, it can be led to swallow something a bit less tasteful than Pikmin – namely, bomb-rocks.
It varies a bit between the three games, being a lot weaker and smaller in Pikmin 2, even having less health than a Fiery Bulblax – an enemy which is not considered a boss. In addition, it has the least health of any boss in the game. In Hey! Pikmin, it is normally unreachable, and needs to be coaxed into eating a bomb rock before any damage can be done.
Category:Animals
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