Z-min

Games
This creature appears in the following fanon games:
 * Pikmin: Shadows of the Future

Locations
The locations of the Z-min in most of the games that it appears in. Sublevels are listed for the caves.
 * Pikmin: Shadows of the Future
 * Wherever blue-eyed Z-bots can be found.

Appearance
 Most GamesA Pikmin-shaped automaton, made of light gray metal, has a single eye for a face and a rotating saw for a flower. 

Behavior
 Most GamesIt is commanded by blue-eyed Z-bots in large groups of five-to-fifteen. They attack just like Mushroom Pikmin and will latch on to any captains that they catch up with. When their leader is destroyed, all existing Z-min will scatter around for a few seconds before deactivating and exploding.

Strategy to defeat
 Most GamesAs with Mushroom Pikmin, it is too risky to fight them with Pikmin, so punch it a couple times to make it explode. in pikmin ultimate adventure, before the z-min deactivate, whistling them will cause them to follow the captain and can be used like regular pikmin!