Reconstructed Crawbster

The Reconstructed Crawbster is the boss of the Dark Wetland Cave in the Ancient Wetland and is intentionally much harder to defeat than a normal Segmented Crawbster as it holds one of the Dark Spores. It's difficult to tell if the Reconstructed Crawbster is a half-natural-half-artificial chimera or a machine modeled after normal Segmented Crawbsters. To bring it down, the same general strategy is used: get it to roll into a wall, then throw Pikmin at its vulnerable underside before it manages to defend itself.

However, this boss has several new methods of attack. It can blast a surge of steam forwards, which will easily trip up Pikmin, making them easy targets for its rolling attack. Also, it can draw back its main claw while its in its normal position and take a few shots at leaders and Pikmin with a Man-at-Legs-like gun. Once it takes more than half damage, when it uses its rolling attack it will shoot at leaders Pikmin with dual Man-at-Legs pistols simultaneously, and upon hitting the wall it will not only make the boulders fall but it will also fire blindly with the pistols, often damaging itself heavily in the process. Its final attack, once it has less than 25% of its health left, can only be wielded by it in its normal position. It draws back the large claw and concentrates, crackling with electricity. It then fires an intense bolt of lightning directly in front of it. Only Yellow Pikmin can survive this attack.

Trivia

 * This enemy is titled the "Reconstructed Crawbster" in homage to several enemies in MOTHER 3 with the title "Reconstructed" before the enemy's actual name. Enemies in this state had often been fitted with mechanical parts and weapons suited for battle.