Darkfreeze

Darkfreeze The icon used to represent this enemy.
Scientific name	Atronon atronos
Family	Unknown
Caves	Final Frost
Attacks	Freezes, possesses, deflowers, burns, drowns, electrocutes, poisons, and crushes Pikmin, produces acid, summons enemies

The Darkfreeze is the main antagonist of Pikspore. It has no solid form, materializing as a dark-blue gas that will infect any lifeform that breathes it. Though the creatures that have become infused with Darkfreeze energy are encountered many times during Captain Olimar's journey, one core entity is fought at the end of Final Frost.

First Form

The first form of the Core is a simple gaseous glowing ball, slowly meandering about the arena spitting ice projectiles at Leaders and Pikmin. It will also sometimes shoot Puffstool-like spores that can possess Pikmin. In order to damage this form, a Leader must punch the ice projectiles back at the Core. After a few hits, the core will change into its second form.

Second Form

The Core will drop to the floor and assume a large, dome-shaped form with several long, shadowy tentacles and a large cyan eyeball. Fixing itself to the center of the arena, it will begin using powerful attacks. Which attack it will use is signified by the color of its eye. Its attacks are as follows:

Attacks

Fire Crush

Its tentacles turn bright red and set ablaze. It lifts them up and slams them onto Leaders and Pikmin, burning any Pikmin that were too slow.

Water Cannon

The ground becomes covered with very shallow, harmless water as the Core turns itself into liquid. It will then emerge from the water in various positions to fire balls of water at Leaders and Pikmin.

Electro Wall

A spinning electric barrier forms around the Core, shielding it from attacks. The shield will collapse if enough Pikmin are thrown at it.

Venom Tentacle

The Core's tentacles will turn purple and burrow into the ground. The poisonous tentacles will burst from the ground and can skewer Pikmin.

Ice Barrage

It will reuse its ice projectile attack from its first form. Reflect them with a punch and the Core will be stunned, providing an opportunity to attack.

Acid Pools

It will slam its tentacles into the ground, causing boulders to fall from the ceiling. The boulders will leave large dents in the ground which the Core will fill with acid.

Summon

The Core will summon creatures from its eye:

• Dwarf Blue Bulborb - Common
• Darkfreeze Wollywog - Semicommon
• Fiery Blowhog or Watery Blowhog - Semicommon
• Withering Blowhog - Uncommon
• Aulagg - Semicommon
• Darkfreeze Dirigibug - Rare
• Sticky Blowhog - Rare

Darkfreeze Infection

It releases spores around itself like a Puffstool, infecting any Pikmin that touch them.

Third Form

Stripped of most of its power, the Core turns into something resembling the Titan Dweevil and tries to freeze Leaders and Pikmin with a spray of cold water. It will also summon several Coldrones to assist it. Throw Pikmin at its eye when it lowers its head and as it loses health, it will lose its long legs. When it has been reduced to being a head, it will act just like the first form except it will also leave behind a trail of poison as it floats. It can use any of the previous attacks.

Trivia

• The music that plays when fighting this boss sounds like a dark reprise of the Pikmin theme.