Thundering Shearwig
| Thundering Shearwig | |
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| Family | Mandiblard |
The Thundering Shearwig is a species of winged mandiblard that produces electricity.
In fanon games
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In Pikmin: Elemental Speciation
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| Scientific name | Himagea voltaris | ||
| Family | Mandiblard | ||
| Areas | Sandy Vastness | ||
| Caves | Philosopher's Theater, Quicksand Hole, Engineer's Toybox, Chambers of Chaos | ||
| Carry weight | 1 | ||
| Max. carriers | 2 | ||
| Seed worth | 3 | ||
| Poko value |  × 2
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| Attacks | Eats and electrocutes Pikmin | ||
The Thundering Shearwig is a type of sheargrub in Pikmin: Elemental Speciation. It has a similar appearance to the Shearwig, except it has black, grooved chitin, yellow eyes, and wider mandibles that taper to a flat edge and make them look somewhat square when seen from the front. When flying, the grooves in their chitin glow yellow. It has the same behaviors as Shearwigs in Pikmin 2, except that when they return to the ground, either through landing or being struck down by a thrown Pikmin, they engulf themselves in a spherical field of electricity. They also land much faster, visually diving into the ground instead of gently descending.
Notes
Olimar's notes
- “This species of shearwig has developed robust mandibles that are better able to chew through the thick flesh of the creatures it preys upon, but these jaws are ineffective at initial takedowns of prey, so it has evolved a specialized bioelectric system within its head that allows it to capture the kinetic energy when it crashes to the ground and, supplementing it with its own bioelectricity, to release it to shock nearby creatures, prey and predator alike.”
Louie's notes
- “The fatty cushion in the front of their head makes a very delicious spread for toast, crackers, or baked potatoes, just add your spice blend of choice, as long as it doesn't contain pepper.”
Shacho's notes
- “The way they crash into the ground and keep on attacking Pikmin makes me wonder whether we could use their electric systems to design a vehicle that cushions impact and generates power at the same time.”