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The '''Sandbelching Meerslug''' ({{j|オオスナフラシ|Oo Suna Furashi|Giant Sand Rainer}}) is a [[boss]] in ''[[Pikmin 3]]'' and the third major boss encountered in [[Story Mode]], at the [[Tropical Wilds]]. It is a light brown eel-like creature resembling a {{w|lamprey}}, with very small eyes, thick purple lips and two rows of large sharp teeth. Further down its body, it gets wider and harbors spike-like protrusions. It is one of the largest bosses in the [[Pikmin series|''Pikmin'' series]] to date. | The '''Sandbelching Meerslug''' ({{j|オオスナフラシ|Oo Suna Furashi|Giant Sand Rainer}}) is a [[boss]] in ''[[Pikmin 3]]'' and the third major boss encountered in [[Story Mode]], at the [[Tropical Wilds]]. It is a light brown eel-like creature resembling a {{w|lamprey}}, with very small eyes, thick purple lips and two rows of large sharp teeth. Further down its body, it gets wider and harbors spike-like protrusions. It is one of the largest bosses in the [[Pikmin series|''Pikmin'' series]] to date. | ||
Upon attempting to [[Dig|dig up]] the [[Folded Data Glutton]] buried in the center of the arena, the Meerslug appears from beneath the sand, eats the device, and begins to attack the leaders and the Pikmin. It tunnels beneath the side, causing waves of sand to appear across the surface, which signifies its location. It will try to trap and eat Pikmin by creating a sinkhole in the sand that sucks them in. The eating attack it performs at the bottom of its sinkhole does the most damage to leaders out of any attack in the game, taking out | Upon attempting to [[Dig|dig up]] the [[Folded Data Glutton]] buried in the center of the arena, the Meerslug appears from beneath the sand, eats the device, and begins to attack the leaders and the Pikmin. It tunnels beneath the side, causing waves of sand to appear across the surface, which signifies its location. It will try to trap and eat Pikmin by creating a sinkhole in the sand that sucks them in. The most effective way is to throw a bomb rock into its open mouth. The eating attack it performs at the bottom of its sinkhole does the most damage to leaders out of any attack in the game, taking out thirty percent of a leader's health in a single chomp. It can also spit balls of sand, which can plant Pikmin. These planted Pikmin can still be eaten by the Meerslug. Upon its defeat, it will spit out the Folded Data Glutton as well as the [[Crimson Banquet]], which breaks into pieces upon hitting the ground. | ||
Recovering its corpse can prove to be a difficult task at times. Due to the game's physics, it is possible for the creature to flail intensely{{cite youtube|LLkKIgaj-XQ|demonstrating the corpse flailing about}}, and at times, it can get stuck inside a wall, unable to be carried.{{cite web|https://web.archive.org/web/20171016102909/https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYMHAAACAAADVHkcgX2_JA|Miiverse post where a user complains of a stuck Sandbelching Meerslug|Wayback Machine}} | Recovering its corpse can prove to be a difficult task at times. Due to the game's physics, it is possible for the creature to flail intensely{{cite youtube|LLkKIgaj-XQ|demonstrating the corpse flailing about}}, and at times, it can get stuck inside a wall, unable to be carried.{{cite web|https://web.archive.org/web/20171016102909/https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYMHAAACAAADVHkcgX2_JA|Miiverse post where a user complains of a stuck Sandbelching Meerslug|Wayback Machine}} | ||
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==Badges== | ==Badges== | ||
In {{p3d}}, there is a [[badge (Pikmin 3 Deluxe)|badge]] the player can gain | In {{p3d}}, there is a [[badge (Pikmin 3 Deluxe)|badge]] the player can gain for defeating the Sandbelching Meerslug: | ||
*'''Duel in the Dunes''': Defeating the Sandbelching Meerslug. | *'''Duel in the Dunes''': Defeating the Sandbelching Meerslug. | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Badge 12 meerslug.png|Duel in the Dunes. The badge shows the Meerslug. | Badge 12 meerslug.png|Duel in the Dunes. The badge shows an illustration of the Meerslug. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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|jpcommon = {{j|オオスナフラシ|Oo Suna Furashi}}. {{j|オオ|oo}} means "giant", {{j|スナ|suna}} means "sand", and {{j|フラシ|furashi}} means "rainer" (as in to cause something to rain down). | |jpcommon = {{j|オオスナフラシ|Oo Suna Furashi}}. {{j|オオ|oo}} means "giant", {{j|スナ|suna}} means "sand", and {{j|フラシ|furashi}} means "rainer" (as in to cause something to rain down). | ||
|internal = Internally, it is called <code>arijigoku</code>, which means "antlion pit", referring to it causing pits to draw in Pikmin to eat | |internal = Internally, it is called <code>arijigoku</code>, which means "antlion pit", referring to it causing pits to draw in Pikmin to eat | ||
|jpname = {{j|ハラジロオオウナゴ|Harajiro Oo Unago|White-bellied Giant Eel | |jpname = {{j|ハラジロオオウナゴ|Harajiro Oo Unago|White-bellied Giant Eel}}. {{j|ウナゴ|unago}} is a portmanteau of {{j|鰻|unagi}} and {{j|穴子|anago}}, both words for "eel", also used in the Japanese name of the [[Bogswallow]]. | ||
|scientific = ''Gastropoidae anguilii''. ''Anguilii'' comes from ''anguilla'', which is Latin for 'eel'. | |scientific = ''Gastropoidae anguilii''. ''Anguilii'' comes from ''anguilla'', which is Latin for 'eel'. | ||
}} | }} | ||
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|Kor = 큰모래뿌리기 | |Kor = 큰모래뿌리기 | ||
|Ita = Bruciadeserti | |Ita = Bruciadeserti | ||
|ItaM = | |ItaM = Desert burner | ||
}} | }} | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Sandbelching Meerslug.png|E3 2013 screenshot of the Meerslug. | Sandbelching Meerslug.png|E3 2013 screenshot of the Sandbelching Meerslug. | ||
Sandbelching Meerslug boulder.jpg|The Meerslug launching boulders. | Sandbelching Meerslug boulder.jpg|The Meerslug launching boulders. | ||
SandbelchingMeerslug-Pikmin3.jpg|The Meerslug seen from a different angle. | |||
Sandbelching Meerslug sinkhole.jpg|The Meerslug creating a sinkhole. | Sandbelching Meerslug sinkhole.jpg|The Meerslug creating a sinkhole. | ||
Sandbelching Meerslug huge sinkhole.jpg|The Meerslug making a | Sandbelching Meerslug huge sinkhole.jpg|The Meerslug making a sinkhole as big as the arena. | ||
Sandbelching Meerslug sharp drop.jpg|The Meerslug making a sinkhole with a sharp drop in it. | Sandbelching Meerslug sharp drop.jpg|The Meerslug making a sinkhole with a sharp drop in it. | ||
Sandbelching Meerslug P3 immobilized.jpg|The Meerslug forced above ground and immobilized. | Sandbelching Meerslug P3 immobilized.jpg|The Meerslug forced above ground and immobilized. | ||
SandbelchingMeerslugDefeat.png|The Meerslug defeated. | SandbelchingMeerslugDefeat.png|The Meerslug defeated. | ||
Sandbelching Meerslug dead.jpg|The spoils of defeating the Meerslug – the [[Crimson Banquet]], which is broken into several pieces, and the [[Folded Data Glutton]]. | |||
Sandbelching Meerslug P3 close up.jpg|A close up of the Meerslug's face. | Sandbelching Meerslug P3 close up.jpg|A close up of the Meerslug's face. | ||
Pikmin3 DeadMeerslug.jpeg|The deceased Meerslug being carried by some Pikmin. | Pikmin3 DeadMeerslug.jpeg|The deceased Meerslug being carried by some Pikmin. | ||
SandbelchingMeerslugDataFile1.jpg|The first data file | SandbelchingMeerslugDataFile1.jpg|The first data file on the Meerslug. | ||
SandbelchingMeerslugDataFile2.jpg|The second data file | SandbelchingMeerslugDataFile2.jpg|The second data file on the Meerslug. | ||
Sandbelching Meerslug DB icon.png|Defeat Bosses! icon. | Sandbelching Meerslug DB icon.png|Defeat Bosses! icon. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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*[[Folded Data Glutton]] | *[[Folded Data Glutton]] | ||
*[[Minor obstacles#Sand sink-pit|Sand sink-pit]] | *[[Minor obstacles#Sand sink-pit|Sand sink-pit]] | ||
*[[Bogswallow]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Pikmin-altering enemies]] | [[Category:Pikmin-altering enemies]] | ||
[[Category:Pikmin-eating enemies]] | [[Category:Pikmin-eating enemies]] | ||
[[Category:Pikmin 3 bosses]] | |||