Hokkubokku

are recurring in .
==Characteristics==
 are segmented, cactus-like creatures that usually dwell in deserts, and move by alternating between bouncing around and burrowing under sand. When one of their segments is hit with 's , that segment will break off and bounce around the room at a high speed. are defeated altogether by attacking their head segment.
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 appear in in . Whenever attacks one, a segment will break off and hop about, before eventually vanishing. These segments can hurt , and along with the main body, can cause a large amount of damage. However, if is able to destroy a bouncing segment before it vanishes, it will often leave behind a or a big . As lose their segments, they will move faster and bouncer further. The final head segment will not rebound around the room, and will take a couple of hits to finish off completely. Using the allows to destroy them completely in one hit.
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In , a appears in the . It initially appears under the sand, and dives in when gets too close, only to reappear somewhere else. The is needed to make it erupt from the ground, from where it is fought in the same manner as in .
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In , have only two body segments as opposed to the three seen in earlier games, and they are fought in the last of the . Initially only one is encountered, but three more appear after it has been defeated. Like its previous appearance, the segments will bounce off if they are attacked. The can reach and attack its head without striking the segments by forming a , or alternately by using the to create a pillar of water. Once reduced to only a head, will begin to flee the and try to burrow back into the sand. If they successfully escape, they will reemerge from the sand with newly-grown body segments.
A single is also encountered in the Desert Zone of the .
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