Rainbow Waterwraith

The Rainbow Waterwraith is a colorful member of the supernatura family, appearing in Pikmin: Rainbow World as the boss of Waterwraith's Lair. It is a relative of the Waterwraith, and much like the Waterwraith, the Rainbow Waterwraith can be encountered on every sublevel of the cave it inhabits but can only be fought on the final sublevel. The Rainbow Waterwraith appears on every sublevel once enough time has passed except for the final sublevel, where it appears when its arena is entered. It rolls around on its stone rollers, crushing anything in its path, be they leaders, Pikmin, or even enemies. It also moves around faster than the Waterwraith but not by much. Before rolling something over, the Rainbow Waterwraith may stop in front of it, roar and lift its front roller, and slam it down, killing anything underneath it and creating a shockwave that throws back anything standing by the Rainbow Waterwraith. As mentioned before, the Rainbow Waterwraith can only be fought on the final sublevel of Waterwraith's Lair and is invulnerable otherwise.

Five Violet Candypop Buds are present on the final sublevel of Waterwraith's Lair and must be used as only Purple Pikmin can cause the Rainbow Waterwraith to become vulnerable. It is not recommended to use ultra-showy spray here. Use the nearby nectar to flower the Purple Pikmin before heading into the Rainbow Waterwraith's arena. Upon entering the Rainbow Waterwraith's arena, it will fall from above and land on the ground as it normally does, but roaring and lifting up its front roller, then slamming onto the ground and looking around before it starts rolling around the sublevel. Much like with the Waterwraith, Purple Pikmin must be thrown in such a way that they pound the Rainbow Waterwraith itself or the ground around it so that the creature turns a dark shade of purple and stops moving. In this state, the Rainbow Waterwraith can be damaged by any Pikmin type. The Rainbow Waterwraith will eventually break out of this state and continue wreaking havoc, but it can be extended by continuing to have Purple Pikmin pound it or the ground around the creature. Continue the process until its health reaches zero. When this happens, the Rainbow Waterwraith's rollers will be destroyed and the creature will scurry about the sublevel, fleeing its attackers. Pursue the Rainbow Waterwraith and repeat the process described above, using Purple Pikmin to cause the creature to become vulnerable. When the Rainbow Waterwraith is finally defeated, it will fall onto its back, contort and bloat, and burst into rainbow-colored sludge. It leaves behind the Lightning Shoes, which increases the movement speed of leaders and can be toggled on or off from the pause menu.

Olimar's notes

 * "All I can witness in this monster is fear. All of the reported sightings of this creature appears to be the same: a strange, candy-like body dyed rainbow and made deadly."

Louie's notes

 * "Inedible. Who knows what will happen if you eat it?"