Donjon Cheragor

The Donjon Cheragor is a species of cheragor that crushes Pikmin and spits venom.

=In fanon games=

In Pikmin: Shipwrecked Stargazers
The Donjon Cheragor is a boss in Pikmin: Shipwrecked Stargazers. It's a large crustaecean with two claws that serve as bludgeoning clubs. It has numerous legs and a pair of wiry eyestalks. It lives in a green, tall, conical shell with ring-like patterns. It appears as the end boss for the Gloomy Mire cave, Vibrant Sewers.

The Donjon Cheragor lives at the bottom of a deserted, dried up wave pool. It is found asleep, protecting its face with its claws. If the player gets too close, its eyestalks will peek behind the claws as it wakes up. Upon realising the leaders and Pikmin are in its territory, it will panic and quickly take to battle.

The Donjon Cheragor attacks by raising one of its claws high into the air and then slamming the ground with it, crushing Pikmin under it. It will do this multiple consecutive times as it slowly approaches the captains. At the end of its pummeling, it will slam both of its claws into the ground just in front of its face, bring them apart, and then slam them together, crushing the Pikmin caught between them. It then pauses for a few seconds to catch its breath before beginning the attack cycle again. If a Rock Pikmin gets caught in the last attack, it will get embedded in one of the Cheragor's claws, while this does not cause any damage, nor save Pikmin caught in the attack, it does stun the beast as it flails the affected arm in pain, trying to get the Rock Pikmin out from its claw. The Cheragor's face can be freely attacked during this sequence until it successfully gets the Rock Pikmin out.

Occasionally, the Cheragor will cross its claws in front of its face, similar to how it did when it was sleeping, and then haphazardly clamber around its arena, crushing Pikmin it steps on whilst spitting globs of venom that become lethal puddles on the floor. While it might seem like there's nothing to do but wait for it to calm down, one can still attack the Donjon Cheragor in this state, as there is a hole on the back of its shell blocked by a thin crystal sheet. If Rock Pikmin were to shatter this, it will provide a safe and open weak spot one could attack at all times. White Pikmin can also help in removing the puddles of venom.

If the Donjon Cheragor's eyestalks are attacked, it will retract them. If one eyestalk is retracted, it will move slightly slower and be less accurate with its attacks. With both eyestalks retracted, it will be even slower and less accurate. To prevent players from overly relying on this tactic, it might swat Pikmin away if they get close to its eyes.