Boss: Difference between revisions

In {{p1}}, bosses are only defined within the game's internal files, and it is never explicitly stated in the game which enemies are bosses. The following four enemies are categorized as bosses:

* {{icon|Beady Long Legs|y}}

* {{icon|Goolix|y}}

Oddly, [[Candypop Bud]]s, [[geyser]]s, and [[Iridescent Flint Beetle]]s are also technically bosses, though this is likely due to their unique nature as enemies. As a result, approaching a Candypop Bud or a geyser will change the [[music]] to the enemy battle variant.

Four other enemies are often considered bosses by fans due to their rare appearances and boss-like level of difficulty, even though there is nothing in the game that technically distinguishes them:

* {{icon|Armored Cannon Beetle|y}}

== Bosses in ''Pikmin 2'' ==

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* {{icon|Beady Long Legs|y}}

* {{icon|Pileated Snagret|y}}

* {{icon|Ranging Bloyster|y}}

* {{icon|Segmented Crawbster|y}}

* {{icon|Raging Long Legs|y}}

While other games may have what can be considered such, ''Pikmin 3'' is the first to distinctly define mini-bosses by using a different music theme – a remastered version of the boss theme from ''Pikmin 2''. Unlike the main bosses, their health will be reset at the start of a new day, and their corpses last only for the day they were defeated on. In [[Story mode]], these do not give out something plot-critical when defeated, and instead drop a [[fruit]]. The following are mini-bosses in ''Pikmin 3'':

* {{icon|Shaggy Long Legs|y}} (in white and purple variants)

=== ''Pikmin 3 Deluxe'' ===

Along with all the bosses from the Wii U version returning, the final day of [[Olimar's Comeback]], [[The Ship Restored]], has a unique boss fight against golden variants of the Baldy Long Legs and Shaggy Long Legs (the latter with larger feet). This fight has unique battle music. While this fight isn't much different from either of their normal variants, they warrant distinction as their fight comes with a unique boss theme.

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* {{icon|Foolix|y|v=P4}}

* {{icon|Groovy Long Legs|y|v=P4}}

* {{icon|Gildemander|y|v=P4}}

* {{icon|Snowfake Fluttertail|y|v=P4}}

* {{icon|Sovereign Bulblax|y|v=P4}}

* {{icon|Ancient Sirehound|y|v=P4}}

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* {{icon|Porquillion|y|v=P4}}

* {{icon|Crusted Rumpup|y|v=P4}}

* {{icon|Toxstool|y|v=P4}}

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* {{icon|Tusked Blowhog|y|v=P4}}

* {{icon|Masterhop|y|v=P4}}

* {{icon|Arctic Cannon Beetle|y|v=P4}}

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* {{icon|Horned Cannon Beetle|y|v=P4}}

* {{icon|Sovereign Bulblax|y|v=P4}}

* {{icon|Porquillion|y|v=P4}}

* {{icon|Gildemander|y|v=P4}}

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|[[Cavern for a King]]||20||[[Ancient Sirehound]]||Drops castaway and [[Gift of Friendship]]. There is no numbered gate, but completing the fight is necessary for progression.

== Bosses in ''Hey! Pikmin'' ==

{{hp}} has 9 enemies that are clearly bosses. They are fought on the final [[area]] of each [[sector]], and have their own [[cutscene]]s and [[music]] themes. They all drop a large [[treasure]] when defeated, which needs to be collected before the [[S.S. Dolphin II]] unlocks a new sector to visit. When fighting bosses, the player must exploit their movements and actions to find an opening, where they can finally strike. Since the bosses need to be fought in a minimum number of cycles, the game will lock the creature's [[health]] and won't allow the Pikmin to cause any further damage until the next cycle is entered. The following are bosses in ''Hey! Pikmin'', ordered by sector:

* {{icon|Long Water Dumple|y}}

* {{icon|Armurk|y}}

* {{icon|Electric Cottonade|y}}

* {{icon|Queen Shearwig|y}}

* {{icon|Luring Slurker|y}}

* {{icon|Berserk Leech Hydroe|y}}

== Music ==