Papa Sheargrub

The Papa Sheargrub is a species of large mandiblard that resembles the Male Sheargrub.

=In fanon games=

In Pikmin Evolution
The Papa Sheargrub is a neotenic species of mandiblard that appears in Pikmin Evolution. Its appearance is essentially a much larger and more detailed version of the Male Sheargrub with the addition of slightly longer frontal fangs compared to its smaller relative. Acting as the male counterpart to the Mama Sheargrub the Papa Sheargrub is often found in the same habitats as the Mama and have the same habit of forming a harem of the opposite gender's smaller counterparts, with the Papa forming a harem of regular Female Sheargrubs in particular. The Papa Sheargrub often digs itself from the ground when its harem is attacked to protect it, using its large size and fangs to attack any would-be predators. The Papa Sheargrub has the same basic attack as the Mama Sheargrub in that it will try to flail about when attackers get too close, crushing anyone underneath the Papa's body, however unlike the Mama the Papa Sheargrub has a harder carapace on the sides of its body, leaving it highly resistant to damage from swarming in that particular area. As a result, you need to attack the backside of the creature as that contains a soft underbelly you can swarm easily. That is easier said than done as the Papa Sheargrub is quick to turn around when attacked on its back, leaving you at risk of attacking the front from which its fangs can take many attacking Pikmin via a lunging attack. However, said the lunging attack is actually its biggest weakness, if it somehow misses this attack its face will hit the ground leaving its body stuck. This in turn makes its behind free to be wailed on without risk of attack. The best Pikmin to attack it are Alloy Pikmin as their powerful stomp attacks will squish the soft behind of the Papa Sheargrub extra hard and their immunity to blunt force makes them immune to the Papa Sheargrub's primary attack, so they are overall very strong against this creature. Eventually however the Papa Sheargrub will gain its senses once again so it dig through the dirt and continue its attacks in another area, leaving you the repeat the process once again. A simple enemy sure, but one that builds off the core concept of an existing enemy to make quite the memorable encounter.