Mecha Snagret

The Mecha Snagret is a boss appearing in Pikmin: The After Years. The creature has an appearance similar to the Burrowing Snagret and shares some behavioral characteristics with it, but it has been fused with mechanical components that enhance its lethality. The Mecha Snagret's head has an advanced laser system that points where it's going to shoot, similar to the Man-at-Legs. Its system is controlled by liquid energy that changes color depending on its attack that it is going to use. The Mecha Snagret also has a rust-proof cannon inside its mouth where it expels its attacks.

The color of the liquid coursing through the Mecha Snagret foretells what attack it is about to unleash: red means fire, yellow means electricity, blue means water, purple means poison, black means adhesive, green means acid, cyan means ice, and white means it will release screech that deflowers all Pikmin but Purple Pikmin.

Strategy
To stun and attack the Mecha Snagret, throw a Pikmin into its mouth while it is attacking. This will make the attack backfire and go inside the creature, slightly damaging it and revealing its power source: a mysterious black crystal on its stomach. The power source can be attacked by any Pikmin of any color. Upon defeat, the Mecha Snagret will utter one final cry before exploding.