Beefy Bulblblub

The Beefy Bulblblub is an enemy that first appears in the game Pikmin: New World. It is a type of grub-dog that is only found in some dungeons, usually underground. It is even bigger than a Spotty Bulbear, though much slower. It has two curved horns over its eyes and dark red pupils with black scleras. It has long eyestalks and a very big and bulky body. This is colored dark brownish-red and has an ancient-looking cracked appearance. Its head is also abnormally large and its mouth is filled with interlocking fangs. Its feet are also very big. It has two massive, cherry-red legs with very wide-clawed feet. When found, it will usually be in a very deep sleep. It sleeps standing up on its feet so it gets a head start when it wakes up, which happens as soon as a Pikmin attacks it. The creature will wake up with a sudden jerk, throwing off all of the Pikmin attached to it. It will open its enormous, glowing eyes, look around and then lock onto the leader. The creature is immensely slow, but is very steady and does not give up. It also has high defense and is nearly invincible from the front. The creature will continue closing in until it comes within range. When this happens, its mouth will open up and a fiery clawed hand will come shooting out, snatching whatever Pikmin or leaders it closes on. It then pulls the hand back into its mouth at a lightning speed, killing all of the Pikmin and damaging the leader's suit. The creature will then turn around and move to a comfortable place and immediately go back to sleep. Its fire-arm attack will affect all types of Pikmin including Red Pikmin but they can be thrown into its mouth and be perfectly fine. This is because the firearm is not actually a fire attack, but more of a grabbing attack, as Pikmin of all types will not die until they have all been swallowed, which does not happen when they are simply sitting in its mouth.

This creature is very hard to kill and is highly annoying to accomplish. First, try throwing a single Pikmin at it to wake it up, and then quickly call it back to avoid it being shaken off. As soon as it wakes up and pauses to look around before it locks on to one of the leaders, toss as many Purple Pikmin onto its back as possible﻿. This will stun it, allowing the opportunity to swarm Pikmin, preferably Olive Pikmin or Red Pikmin, onto its belly and feet. Throwing Pikmin at its head is useless, as its defense almost completely blocks any attempts of attack. It has a surprisingly large amount of health that will deplete very slowly, making it highly unlikely that the creature can be killed in one attempt. As soon as the Beefy Bulblblub regains its senses, repeat the process until it finally succumbs. They heal very quickly when left alone for a short amount of time, so one should be swift about their assault. If one is already patrolling the area, a different strategy should be used. Lure it in close and then throw Pikmin to its side and they will attack it. The Bulblblub will pause, and turn to shake them off. As soon as it does this, mob its body with Pikmin quickly. This is the most effective way to kill it while it is still in this state. It is also possible to lure it off the edge of the floor, which is easy but wasteful as the carcass cannot be collected then. Another possible way of subduing this frightening foe is by waiting until it gets close enough to launch one of its attacks. When it opens up its mouth to do so, quickly hurls Red Pikmin into its mouth. They are the only type of Pikmin that will not be counted as burned when they do this, giving them time to do quite a bit of damage while at the same time blocking its attack. Because they are inside its mouth, the Bulblblub cannot shake them off or do anything about them. It also has zero defense inside of its mouth, so attacks there will be the most effective out of anything that can be done to it. Even so, it is very tricky to pull off this attack as it requires a lot of accuracy and precision to have the Pikmin land directly in its mouth at just the right time.