Armored Mawdad: Difference between revisions

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 {{w|myriapoda|myriapod}} 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 death, the player is rewarded with the [[Data Glutton]] and the [[Firebreathing Feast]].

As its name implies, the Armored Mawdad cannot be damaged by most attacks. Its crystalline shell protects it from all attackers, and only [[Rock Pikmin]] can be used to destroy this shell. Each segment of the creature's body has its own piece of shell, and the pieces' ease of breaking corresponds to their size (e.g. the tail breaks fastest, head breaks slowest). When threatened, the Mawdad will shake any attacking Pikmin from it and attempt to scurry up the walls, where it cannot be damaged. Though the creature cannot be seen when it has climbed up the tree, its position will be given away by pieces of bark and other debris that fall from above.

A much simpler way to defeat the Mawdad quicker and with little trouble is to immediately run to the side as soon as the battle begins. The boss will charge forward only to catch nothing, and will then stop for a few seconds before crawling around again. During this time, quickly throw as many Rock Pikmin as you can at the tip of its tail, and it should easily break off. This will aggravate the Mawdad and make it climb up the wall. When it comes back down to charge, move out of the way and quickly run behind it. Before it starts moving again, swarm or dismiss all of your Red Pikmin onto its tail. If enough grab onto its tail, the boss' health will rapidly drain and it can be killed with one hit from a Rock Pikmin, or maybe even a punch, as soon as it descends from the wall.

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

Badge 10 mawdad.png|Flaw in the Armor. The badge shows the Mawdad.

|jpcommon  = {{j|ヨロヒイモムカデ|Yorohi Imo Mukade|Armored Potato Centipede}}.

|JapN={{j|イモ|imo}} may be short for {{j|イモムシ|imomushi|caterpillar}}.

|SpaA=Ciempédulo acorazado

|SpaAM=Portmanteau of "ciempiés" (centipede) and "nodulo" (nodule); "acorazado" means armored.

|ItaM=

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

Armored Mawdad E3 2012 attacked.png|An E3 2012 screenshot of Pikmin attacking the Mawdad.

Pikmin3 Mawdaddy.png|The Mawdad coming down to attack Alph, Brittany, and their Pikmin.

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

P3DX Prerelease Rock Crystal Breaking.jpg|The creature being stunned in ''Pikmin 3 Deluxe''.

Data Glutton P3 revealed.png|The deceased Mawdad next to the items that it spat out: the Data Glutton and the [[Fire-Breathing Feast]].

*The Mawdad has two rows of teeth.

*In [[Defeat Bosses!]], the Mawdad will begin by striking at the [[leader]]s. Even if the player does not move, they will be fine, as the boss will always stop short of the group.