Empress Breadbug

The Empress Breadbug is an optional mini-boss encountered in Pikmin: Attack of the Breadbugs. It is found in the Loaf Territory, and fights alongside Emperor Breadbug. It appears to be a long bun used for making submarine sandwiches. It attacks the same way that an Empress Bulblax attacks, and looks far from the same from one, although the attack pattern is the same for the first half of the fight: it rolls back and forth after taking a certain amount of punishment. Rolling back and forth may cause the Empress Breadbug to accidentally incapacitate members of its own family. To awaken it, Captain Olimar must awaken it as an Empress Bulblax would be awoken; throwing Pikmin onto it. Continue punishing it until the Empress Breadbug reaches half of its maximum health. When it reaches half health, it will take on a new form of attack: burrowing into the ground and rising up to attack Pikmin every once in a while. The Empress Breadbug will attempt to rise up from underneath a group of Pikmin. If successful, it will eat a maximum of five Pikmin each time. Once it has suffered enough damage, it will retreat into the ground to rise once again. Continue this process and the Empress Breadbug will soon be defeated. When the Empress Breadbug is defeated, it will slowly crawl completely onto the ground, uttering one last cry before it finally succumbs. It will then emit a sizzling sound, and the Empress Breadbug's sections will begin disappearing, save for the one connected to the head. The head of the Empress Breadbug is that of a Giant Breadbug.

Trivia

 * The Emperor Breadbug will awaken at the same time as the Empress Breadbug does and vice-versa, no matter which one is awoken first.