Heavy Weapons Legs

The Heavy Weapons Legs is a species of arachnorb that highly resembles a Man-at-Legs, but is red in color with a large red eye and carries both a machine gun and shotgun. It uses the machine gun to fire at distant targets with a steady barrage of bullets, and it uses the shotgun in close combat, often with devastating results. However, the Heavy Weapons Legs cannot move around while using either weapon. The machine gun must be spun up before it is used, providing ample time to seek cover. Similarly, the shotgun must be prepared before it is used, providing a brief opportunity to flee, for any Pikmin that are caught in a shotgun blast will instantly die.

The weapons of the Heavy Weapons Legs can be damaged and eventually broken by throwing Pikmin onto them. Once a weapon is damaged to the point it begins smoking, there is a chance that it will malfunction and fail to operate when the Heavy Weapons Legs next uses it. When this happens, the arachnorb will groan in frustration and continue walking around. When a weapon is broken, it will fall off of the creature, of which will emit a whine, and can be brought to the Research Pod for Pokos. When both weapons are broken, the creature will produce another whine. Without any weapons to use against its attackers, it is totally harmless.

When the Heavy Weapons Legs is defeated, it will hiss loudly and release lots of thick, black smoke. After five seconds, it will explode, killing any Pikmin caught in the blast radius.

Trivia

 * The name 'Heavy Weapons Legs' is a reference to a character named Heavy Weapons Guy from the game Team Fortress 2.