Flighty Joustmite: Difference between revisions

|image      = Flighty joustmite.png

|icon        = Flighty Joustmite icon.png

|areas      = [[Twilight River]], [[Tropical Wilds]]

|attacks    = Stabs and eats Pikmin

The '''Flighty Joustmite''' ({{j|トビカブリ|Tobi Kaburi|Flying Head}}) is an enemy in ''[[Pikmin 3]]''. This creature has the ability to fly. It acts much like the [[Cloaking Burrow-nit]] and the [[Joustmite]], in that it lashes its proboscis out to eat [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]], and has a fleshy area for the Pikmin to attack. The Flighty Joustmite is not very common and is only seen in a few areas, and only in ''[[Pikmin 3]]''.

|weight3 = 7

|carriers3 = 14

|seeds3 = 8

|value3 = 30

|hp3 = 600

|regen3 = Unknown

==Notes==

Rock Pikmin cannot be damaged by the Flighty Joustmites's attacks, making them an excellent choice when dealing with this enemy. Flank the creature and attack from the rear, throwing your Pikmin onto the Flighty Joustmite's soft body.}}

The Flighty Joustmite, like the Joustmite, is a passive creature, only ever coming out of the ground when Pikmin or a [[leader]] is nearby. Once awakened, however, it will turn very aggressive. Like the Joustmite, its main form of attacking is by lashing out its proboscis to eat Pikmin. It keeps its face and front protected, while leaving its back open for attack. If a quarter of its health is depleted, it will attempt to take to the skies. If while airborne, it attempts to eat a Pikmin and misses, its proboscis will be stuck in the ground for a few seconds. The Flighty Joustmite [[Health#Regeneration|regenerates]] health at all times, and can fully heal in 120 seconds, or two minutes. When its health reaches 90%, it will return to the ground.

[[File:TobikaburiAttack.PNG|thumb|100px|left|The Flighty Joustmite with its proboscis stuck in the ground.]]

Once it has last half of its overall health, it will begin to fly. While in the air, it is harder to hit and its health will regenerate quickly, much like the [[Shearwig]]s do, so [[Winged Pikmin]] are recommended to use when it is airborne. If more than 10 Winged Pikmin grab onto it, the creature will plummet to the ground and fall on its side, leaving itself vulnerable to further attack as it struggles to reorient itself. Yellow Pikmin can also be thrown onto it, but it is much harder.  

{{see also|Joustmite#Naming}}

"Flighty" means "not serious", although it also has the archaic definition of "swift". The Flighty Joustmite might be called that because of how "flighty" relates to "flight", referring to how this Joustmite can fly. Its Japanese name, {{j|トビカブリ|Tobi Kaburi}}, is the same as the Joustmite's, but with {{j|トビ|tobi|flying|f=tp}} at the start. Its internal name, <code>tobikaburi</code> simply matches its Japanese name.

tobikaburi.PNG|A dead Flighty Joustmite.

Tobikaburi.png|The Flighty Joustmite being scanned in Japanese.

ZlCfzREdr3MpeJBhNg.jpg|Side view of the Flighty Joustmite.

Impaled Pikmin.jpeg|Two [[Red Pikmin]] stabbed by a Flighty Joustmite.

==Trivia==

*The Joustmites are named after ''jousting'', a medieval sport with 2 opponents riding on horses, with the objective to knock the other one off of the horse using a sharp lance, due to the creature's proboscis.

==Names in other languages==

{{Enemies}}

[[Category:Tropical Wilds]]

[[Category:Burrowing enemies]]