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{{transcript|The Scornet Maestro is located in the Twilight River. As its name implies, this creature attacks by controlling a swarm of Scornets. | {{transcript|The Scornet Maestro is located in the Twilight River. As its name implies, this creature attacks by controlling a swarm of Scornets. | ||
The Maestro is well defended by its minions. Avoid attacking while the Scornets are in the area. Each time the Scornets move into a tight formation, avoid their attack and allow them to fly out of the area. When it's safe, use your [[Winged Pikmin]] to bring the vulnerable Maestro to the ground, then have the rest of your squad charge in to attack. When the Scornets return to the area, gather your Pikmin and repeat the process. | The Scornet Maestro is well defended by its minions. Avoid attacking while the Scornets are in the area. Each time the Scornets move into a tight formation, avoid their attack and allow them to fly out of the area. When it's safe, use your [[Winged Pikmin]] to bring the vulnerable Scornet Maestro to the ground, then have the rest of your squad charge in to attack. When the Scornets return to the area, gather your Pikmin and repeat the process. | ||
Each time a Scornet manages to impale one of your Pikmin, defeat the enemy before your Pikmin succumbs to its injuries.|block=y}} | Each time a Scornet manages to impale one of your Pikmin, defeat the enemy before your Pikmin succumbs to its injuries.|block=y}} | ||
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{{guide}} | {{guide}} | ||
===Attacks=== | ===Attacks=== | ||
The | The Maestro itself is harmless and has no direct way of damaging Pikmin. However, it commands the Scornets to attack for it with its harp-like mouth. All attacks by the Scornets have the same effect: the Pikmin caught in the attack will be held by the Scornets for a certain amount of time, and if not freed, will be killed. | ||
*The | *The Maestro will order the Scornets to get into a cone formation and will aim at the active leader. Simply move around a lot to dodge. | ||
*The | *The Maestro will order the Scornets to get into lines, and each line will proceed to aim at the active leader. Walk around the outer edge of the arena to dodge. | ||
*The | *The Maestro will order the Scornets to form a circle around the active leader. Have a few Pikmin kill some Scornets to escape the circle. | ||
If any Pikmin are captured, the Scornets will form a circle around the Maestro and will eat them after a few seconds. Throw Pikmin at the Scornets to save them. | If any Pikmin are captured, the Scornets will form a circle around the Maestro and will eat them after a few seconds. Throw Pikmin at the Scornets to save them. | ||
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[[File:P3 Two Scornets Screenshot.png|thumb|left|129px|Two Scornets.]] | [[File:P3 Two Scornets Screenshot.png|thumb|left|129px|Two Scornets.]] | ||
The strategy is mainly to defend your Pikmin from the Scornets and then attack the | The strategy is mainly to defend your Pikmin from the Scornets and then attack the Maestro. As the battle progresses, it will create different formations with its retinue in an attempt to destroy your swarm. Note that this boss completely relies on its own swarm to attack, possessing no offensive moves of its own besides shaking off Pikmin. | ||
The first formation is a gigantic cone-like pattern and is the easiest to avoid. The attack is simple to dodge: just wait for the formation to strike and strafe around the swarm. If any Pikmin are captured by the swarm, it will move around the boss in a circle formation, holding the captured Pikmin. The swarm must be attacked swiftly to free the Pikmin. If the Pikmin aren't released, they will eventually die. | The first formation is a gigantic cone-like pattern and is the easiest to avoid. The attack is simple to dodge: just wait for the formation to strike and strafe around the swarm. If any Pikmin are captured by the swarm, it will move around the boss in a circle formation, holding the captured Pikmin. The swarm must be attacked swiftly to free the Pikmin. If the Pikmin aren't released, they will eventually die. | ||
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===Expert strategy=== | ===Expert strategy=== | ||
The | The Maestro will only attempt to attack the leader that is currently active. This can be used to an advantage by having an unoccupied leader stand away from another leader who has all the Pikmin. When the Maestro begins an attack, it will lock on the current leader, and will not switch targets, meaning that at this point, you can swap from the defenseless leader to one with Pikmin, and attack it by swarming it with Winged Pikmin. Once it falls to the ground, pelt the creature with Rock Pikmin to rapidly diminish its health. The lonesome leader will receive damage from the Scornet attacks, but unless their [[health]] was low at the start of the battle, they will be able to endure the strikes without much of a problem. | ||
Due to the scripting of this boss battle, this process must be done at least four times to take down the boss. If the Scornets are attacked before charging and several are killed without any Pikmin being captured, the time between each attack is significantly reduced. This strategy will allow for a quick defeat in under three minutes. | Due to the scripting of this boss battle, this process must be done at least four times to take down the boss. If the Scornets are attacked before charging and several are killed without any Pikmin being captured, the time between each attack is significantly reduced. This strategy will allow for a quick defeat in under three minutes. | ||
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==Badges== | ==Badges== | ||
In {{p3d}}, there is a [[badge]] the player can gain from the | In {{p3d}}, there is a [[badge]] the player can gain from the Maestro: | ||
*'''Decomposer''': Defeating the Scornet Maestro. | *'''Decomposer''': Defeating the Scornet Maestro. | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Badge 13 maestro.png|Decomposer. The badge shows the | Badge 13 maestro.png|Decomposer. The badge shows the creature. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Scornet Maestro.jpg|The first encounter of the | Scornet Maestro.jpg|The first encounter of the Maestro. | ||
ScornetMaestroAppear.png|The | ScornetMaestroAppear.png|The Maestro roaring as it first appears. | ||
Scornet Maestro attack no.1.jpg|Cone formation. | Scornet Maestro attack no.1.jpg|Cone formation. | ||
Scornet Maestro attack no.2.jpg|Line formation. | Scornet Maestro attack no.2.jpg|Line formation. | ||
Scornet Maestro attack no.3.jpg|Circle formation. | Scornet Maestro attack no.3.jpg|Circle formation. | ||
Bee Boss.jpg|Captured Pikmin. | Bee Boss.jpg|Captured Pikmin. | ||
Maestro attacked.jpg|The | Maestro attacked.jpg|The creature being weighed down by the Winged Pikmin. | ||
Scornet Maestro frontal view.jpg|Front view of the | Scornet Maestro frontal view.jpg|Front view of the Maestro. | ||
ScornetMaestroDefeat.png|The | ScornetMaestroDefeat.png|The Maestro defeated. | ||
Beee.png|The | Beee.png|The deceased Maestro surrounded by the Seed Hive and Louie. | ||
Scornet Maestro dead.jpg|The | Scornet Maestro dead.jpg|The corpses of the Maestro and its subordinates. | ||
ScornetMaestroDataFile.jpg|The data file on the | ScornetMaestroDataFile.jpg|The data file on the creature. | ||
Scornet Maestro DB icon.png|Defeat Bosses! icon. | Scornet Maestro DB icon.png|Defeat Bosses! icon. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==Trivia == | ==Trivia == | ||
*The | *The Maestro is the second airborne boss to appear in the series, the first being the [[Vehemoth Phosbat]]; both appear in the same game. | ||
*The | *The Maestro is the smallest boss in the ''Pikmin'' series. | ||
*The | *The Maestro is similar to a boss in another Nintendo game, ''[[metroid:Metroid Prime 3: Corruption|Metroid Prime 3: Corruption]]'', [[metroid:Helios|Helios]]. Both Helios and the Scornet Maestro are smaller bosses (in comparison to other bosses) that use smaller minions to both protect themselves and attack the player. | ||
*During its battle, even if the player [[Lock-on|locks-on]] the Scornets, it will lock-on to the | *During its battle, even if the player [[Lock-on|locks-on]] the Scornets, it will lock-on to the Maestro instead. | ||
*Interestingly, when the | *Interestingly, when the Maestro is defeated, not only will the Maestro's corpse fall, but all the Scornets as well, which can be brought back to the [[Onion]]. Normally, Scornets are not retrievable when defeated. | ||
*The | *The Maestro can command up to one hundred Scornets at the same time, much like the player's leaders can control up to the [[Pikmin limit|same amount of Pikmin]]. | ||
*If the boss loses all of its health while in mid-air, it will drop to the ground, even if no Pikmin are latched on to it. Only when it is on the ground can its death sequence start. | *If the boss loses all of its health while in mid-air, it will drop to the ground, even if no Pikmin are latched on to it. Only when it is on the ground can its death sequence start. | ||
*Although the | *Although the Maestro is a queen – as stated in Olimar's reports, and in its name in certain languages – it has a {{w|hair-pencil}}, a furry appendage on the abdomen that releases pheromones used by ''male'' butterflies to attract mates. The Maestro instead uses those pheromones to control the Scornets, as queen bees do without hair-pencils. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||