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 {{Infobox enemy
 |pikmin      = y
-|pikmin4     = 4
 |image       = Armored Cannon Beetle.png
 |size        = 270px
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-The '''Armored Cannon Beetle''' ({{j|フタクチドックリ|Futa Kuchi Dokkuri|Two-Mouth Tokkuri}}) is the adult stage of an [[Armored Cannon Larva]], appearing in {{p1}}, with its larval stage appearing in {{p2}} and {{p3}}. It is a large, black, almost shiny beetle with a thick, rounded shell of armor and a blowhole above its head. It attacks by inhaling through this opening and subsequently firing a rolling rock from its mouth that travels in a straight path, which [[Crushing|crushes]] any small creature in its path, and only stops when it hits a wall or another enemy. To defeat the creature, one must attack its abdomen: attacking other parts of the creature (like its legs) won't damage it.
+{{otheruses|the lithopod that first appears in {{p1}}|the version unique to {{p4}}|Horned Cannon Beetle|an explanation of the difference|Lithopod family#Naming}}
-This enemy is only found in [[The Forest of Hope]], where one is guarding the [[Radiation Canopy]], and [[The Distant Spring]], where one has ingested the [[Bowsprit]]. As a side-note, Olimar can destroy the rocks by [[punch]]ing them; this does not work with the rock-producing [[lithopod]]s in {{p2}}, however. The boulders can also instantly kill a [[Dwarf Bulborb]]; the bug is left visibly flattened after being rolled over by a rock. The enemy does not appear in ''Pikmin 2'' or {{p3}}, but is still represented in both games through its younger stage, the Armored Cannon Larva.
+The '''Armored Cannon Beetle''' ({{j|フタクチドックリ|Futa Kuchi Dokkuri|Two-Mouth Tokkuri}}) is the adult stage of an [[Armored Cannon Larva]], appearing in {{p1}}, with its larval stage appearing in {{p2}}, {{p3}}, and {{p4}}. It is a large, black, almost shiny beetle with a thick, rounded shell of armor and a blowhole above its head. It attacks by inhaling through this opening and subsequently firing a rolling rock from its mouth that travels in a straight path, which [[Crushing|crushes]] any Pikmin in its path, and only stops when it hits a wall or another enemy. To defeat the creature, one must attack its abdomen: attacking other parts of the creature (like its legs) won't damage it.
-As of ''Pikmin 4'', this species is on the verge of extinction, due to the [[Horned Cannon Beetle]]’s territorial behavior leading to the death of larvae.
+This enemy is only found in [[The Forest of Hope]], where one is guarding the [[Radiation Canopy]], and [[The Distant Spring]], where one has ingested the [[Bowsprit]]. As a side-note, Olimar can destroy the rocks by [[punch]]ing them; this does not work with the rock-producing [[lithopod]]s in ''Pikmin 2'', however. The boulders can also instantly kill a [[Dwarf Bulborb]]; the bug is left visibly flattened after being rolled over by a rock.
+While this creature does not appear outside of the original ''Pikmin'' game, many other members of the [[Lithopod family]] appear throughout future titles, such as the mentioned Armored Cannon Larva and the [[Horned Cannon Beetle]], whose appearance and behavior are very similar to the Armored Canon Beetle.
 ==Stats==
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 |jpcommon   = {{j|フタクチドックリ|Futa Kuchi Dokkuri|Two-Mouth Tokkuri}}
 |jpname     = {{j|クロガネオオイシツツミ|Kurogane oo ishi tsutsu mi|Black Iron Giant Stone Wrapper}}
-|scientific = ''Granitus chukkulinae''. ''Chukkulinae'' is a made-up word, but similar to "chuck".
+|scientific = ''Granitus chukkulinae''. ''Chukkulinae'' is a made-up word, but similar to "chuck". It may also refer to "up-chuck", a term for vomiting.
 |internal   = The internal name for the enemy is simply <code>beatle</code>, which is a misspelling of "beetle".
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 *In {{p1}}, the [[enemy reel]] states that the Armored Cannon Beetle "developed a stronger carapace than its relatives" despite the Armored Cannon Beetle being the only [[lithopod]] that Olimar encounters in the game.
 *Its boulders are programmed to crush Dwarf Bulborbs and Dwarf Bulbears, and leaving them flattened. This can be seen for the former by leading one so it is in range to be hit by a boulder, and in the case for the latter, leading one to the Armored Cannon Beetle in The Distant Spring. They are also programmed to crush Water Dumples, despite there not being a scenario where an Armored Cannon Beetle could fire at one normally.{{cite web|https://twitter.com/QuoteBalrog/status/1337822186325692417|Twitter post|Twitter|published={{date|12|December|2020}}|retrieved={{date|12|December|2020}}}}
+* The Armored Cannon Beetle is one of only five [[enemies]] from the original {{p1}} that did not return in {{p2}}.
+** It and [[Goolix]] are the only two of these five to not return in {{p4}}. However the [[Horned Cannon Beetle]] functions identically to this enemy.
 ==See also==
-*[[Armored Cannon Larva]]
 *[[Horned Cannon Beetle]]
-*[[Decorated Cannon Beetle]]
-*[[Arctic Cannon Larva]]
 *[[Arctic Cannon Beetle]]
-*[[Firesnout Beetle]]
+*[[Armored Cannon Larva]]
 *[[Boulder]]
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 [[Category:Crushing enemies]]
 [[Category:Enemy-harming enemies]]
+[[Category:The Forest of Hope]]
+[[Category:The Distant Spring]]
 [[Category:Pikmin 1 bosses]]