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The '''Armored Mawdad''' ({{j|ヨロヒイモムカデ|Yorohi Imo Mukade|Armored Potato Centipede}}; known in Europe and Australia as the '''Armoured Mawdad''') is the first [[boss]] in the [[Story Mode]] of ''[[Pikmin 3]]'', and one of the two main bosses of the [[Garden of Hope]], the other being the [[Quaggled Mireclops]]. It is a massive, centipede-like beast with a multitude of small gecko-like legs, a large head, yellow eyes, a bluish-green underbelly, a gaping mouth, and large curved mandibles. The creature crawls about, trying to dodge the player's attacks, and is able to climb up the sides of walls as a means of avoiding combat and launching surprise attacks. Upon its defeat, the player is rewarded with the [[Data Glutton]] and the [[Firebreathing Feast]].

This beast is the first challenge in [[Defeat Bosses!]] The player is given eight minutes to defeat the Mawdad, and starts off with thirty [[Rock Pikmin]] on their party. Some Pikmin are spread throughout the arena idling, and in total, there are fifty Rock Pikmin and fifty Red Pikmin. The entrance/exit to the Armored Mawdad's den is blocked off by a "keep out" sign. Only Alph (player one's starting leader) and Brittany (player two's starting leader) are available in this challenge. Although it is impossible to obtain the [[Dodge Whistle]] by the time the boss is fought in [[story mode]], the player is given the ability to [[dodge]] in this challenge.

The Armored Mawdad is almost constantly in motion, crawling around the stage in erratic patterns. When it gets a clear view of a group of Pikmin or the current leader, it will charge and trap the Pikmin with its massive mandibles. During this time, it will commence eating Pikmin ('''five '''at a time) with its wide tongue, during which it will stop moving, allowing players an opportunity to throw [[Rock Pikmin]] at its crystalline armor to break it away. This will aggravate the boss and save the trapped Pikmin. The now-exposed flesh can be freely attacked with any other available Pikmin types. If it loses sight of the leaders or the Pikmin, it will briefly pause and look around for them before moving again.

An alternate strategy is to wait until the Mawdad is charging, then throw Brittany into its path. The Mawdad will lick once, then focus on Brittany and proceed to eat her, this will take much longer than eating Pikmin. While Brittany is being eaten, throw as many Rock Pikmin as you can at its tail to break the crystalline armor off. If you fail to break its tail on the first try, whistle Brittany back and repeat the strategy. Once the armor is off, use the same strategy but throw Red Pikmin at the exposed tail to do boosted damage to the Mawdad. During the repeated execution of this strategy, Brittany will likely be knocked out, but at that point you should have enough damage done to the Mawdad to simply bait it with some Pikmin and kill it with more Reds. '''Do not''' break the mandibles, as this will result in Brittany attempting to escape the Mawdad's clutches, and will mess up your aim at the Mawdad. This strategy will not work during Mission Mode, as the Mawdad will easily incapacitate Brittany after capturing her three times, causing you to fail the mission. Though in Story Mode, this is highly recommended, as you will probably no longer need Brittany for the area, and is faster and safer than the normal method.

In {{p3d}}, there is a [[badge (Pikmin 3 Deluxe)|badge]] the player can gain for defeating the Mawdad:

Armored Mawdad E3 2012 photo.png|Pikmin attacking the Armored Mawdad in an E3 2012 photo.

Pikmin3 Mawdadface.png|The Mawdad's mandibles are used for trapping prey. They can be destroyed with Rock Pikmin.