Armored Cannon Beetle

The Armored Cannon Beetle is the adult stage of an Armored Cannon Beetle Larva. It is a large, black, almost shiny beetle with a thick, rounded shell of armor and a blowhole above its head. It attacks by inhaling through this opening and subsequently firing a boulder from its mouth that travels in a straight path, which crushes any small creature in its path and only stops when it hits a wall or another enemy. To defeat the creature, one must attack its abdomen: attacking other parts of the creature won't damage it.

=In fanon games=

In Pikmin 3 (Flish version)
Armored Cannon Beetles are appear in Pikmin 3 (Flish version), although the larvae are absent. They are significantly easier to defeat and can often be found as a regular enemy.

In Pikmin: Decayed Leaf
Armored Cannon Beetles appear as a returning enemy in Pikmin: Decayed Leaf. The creature retains its same look from the original game, but strangely enough, two large claws have erected from each leg of the Cannon Beetle. The Armored Cannon Beetle will spit out large boulders at Pikmin. If it inhales a Pikmin; it will expose its soft exterior to attack. Afterwards, it will launch the Pikmin forward and prepare another attack. If their health is low, the Cannon Beetle will begin to fire three boulders at a time.

In Pikmin: Dimensional Breach
The Armored Cannon Beetle and its larvae reappear in Pikmin: Dimensional Breach. The Armored Cannon Beetle retains its stomp and rampage attacks from Pikmin: Ultimate Doom, but otherwise it remains unchanged from its appearance in. A single Armored Cannon Beetle guards the Green Onion in the Tundra of Repose.

In Pikmin: Ultimate Doom
The Armored Cannon Beetle is a miniboss in Pikmin: Ultimate Doom, and its larva is absent. It is much stronger, as it can stomp on the ground, stunning all Pikmin within the range of the tremor before it shoots out a boulder to crush them. It can also fly into a rampage and run around, and any Pikmin it touches during that time will begin to panic. Any Pikmin it makes panic it will launch a boulder at.