Gauntlet Groink

The Gauntlet Groink is a species of formidable shot-fish that shoots multiple different projectiles.

=In fanon games=

In Pikmin Z
The Gauntlet Groink is a highly-dangerous groink appearing in Pikmin Z. This titanic groink appears less like a fish, and more like a well-oiled machine: it has a round, spherical body, a single eye at the center of its face behind its facial shield, and four pipes on its back that release steam. It not only has a cannon-mouth typical of groink, but it also has dual rapid-fire weaponry it uses to quickly dispose of threats. The Gauntlet Groink's diet and predators are unknown.

The battle against the Gauntlet Groink is mildly complicated; the fight itself has several phases, and the boss is initially invulnerable and has a small variety of attacks. The Gauntlet Groink will begin the fight by launching explosive shells at leaders and Pikmin. These shells have a large blast radius and can be difficult to dodge; fortunately, the groink must charge every shot. Eventually, the Gauntlet Groink will fire a magnetic boulder that will roll towards leaders and can be led into the creature to break a small portion of its armor so it may be attacked by Pikmin. The armor will not reappear at any point during the boss fight, and the more armor is broken, the more weakpoints the boss has. Each time the Gauntlet Groink shakes Pikmin off of itself, its machine guns will trigger and begin firing after a short delay. The ensuing barrage of incendiary bullets can be avoided simply by running around until the creature ceases fire. Once the Gauntlet Groink's health reaches three-fourths, it will begin to occasionally fire a series of ordinary boulders in rapid succession. At half-health, the creature will begin to occasionally unleash a tidal wave of water from its mouth, an attack that can be avoided by retreating to high ground. Upon death, the Gauntlet Groink and its weaponry will malfunction and deactivate, allowing Pikmin to carry it.