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The '''Segmented Crawbster''' is a crab-like creature that has one large arm, an exceedingly smaller left arm, and also has a rather thick shell protecting its main body. This creature rolls after the active [[leader]], potentially [[Blunt force|crush]]ing [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] under its weight. If it crashes into a wall, it can cause [[boulder]]s to fall. It will then struggle to get back up in an upright position, and while doing so will expose its weak spot: its flashing underbelly. Eventually, it will then get back up and swing its large arm around back and forth two or so times and continue its assault.
 
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=In fanon games=
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==In ''Pikmin 251''==
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In ''[[Pikmin 251]]'', the '''Segmented Crawbster''' is first encountered in the Subterranean Sands. Its behavior has been altered from {{p2}}, as the creature rolls faster and has more health.
 
===Notes===
{{notes|Olimar's observations|This beast is truly powerful, not something to take lightly at all. I was lucky to be able to take this thing down at all. Well, I'll just hope I only have to fight one of these monsters this trip and not ever again. As if it wasn't bad enough before, it seems even stronger this time! Then again, that's kind of normal at this point. The Ship won't tell anyone this, but even it gets scared of this thing. All it does is sit there, what is it so worried about anyway? Actually, I really hope we never run into a creature that actually does see our ship as a target. The last thing I need is to get stranded here again, and this time with Louie!}}
{{notes|Cookin' with Louie|Dessert meats are all the rage on Hocotate. When the planet's finest chefs hear about the kind of sorbets, pies, and parfaits you can make with the claw meat on this sweet beast, they'll clamor for every morsel we bring home!}}
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==In ''Pikmin Eco''==
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The '''Segmented Crawbster''' is a boss on [[Pikmin 2]]. It is the boss of the [[Cavern of Chaos|Cavern of Chaos's]] final sublevel (10), which is located in the [[Wistful Wild]]. This is the only place where it is found. This crab-like creature has one large arm, and an exceedingly smaller left arm. It also has a rather thick shell protecting it. This creature rolls up to attack other things. It may crash into a [[Wall Glitches|wall]] and cause boulders to fall. It will then struggle to get back up in an upright position, while doing so it will expose its weak spot: its flashing, tender underbelly. It will then get back up and swing its large arm around back and forth two or so times and continue its assault.
The '''Segmented Crawbster''' is the boss of [[Shimmering Seaside|Bone Cove]], a [[cave]] in [[Shimmering Seaside]], and is the only {{p2}}-exclusive boss to make a return in ''[[Pikmin Eco]]''. While it physically is the same as its ''Pikmin 2'' incarnation, its behavior differs greatly. In addition, the [[water]] level where it is fought has an impact on its behavior. It is fought inside a hollowed-out coral shell, where water can splash inside the arena during the battle to flood it, and then drain sometime later. When no water is present, it crawls slowly on the ground. If [[leader]]s or [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] get too close, it will swing its larger arm to knock them back. On occasion, it will slam the ground with its huge arm, crushing any Pikmin underneath it and causing [[boulder]]s to fall from above. When the arena becomes flooded, the Segmented Crawbster will float along the surface of the water and swim around. It will also try to swing its huge claw around, but since it's swimming the swings are much more ranged. While it is swimming, [[Winged Pikmin]] are needed to push the crawbster so it is upside down so when the arena drains, it will be stuck on its back, exposing its vulnerable underbelly to attack. Eventually, it will swing itself back onto its stomach so it can not be killed in one fell swoop.


== How To Kill ==
===Notes===
{{notes|In-game entry|This specimen has evolved more one-sidedly: a highly developed muscular arm on one side with a much smaller arm on the other. While this does enable it to joust against competing rivals, it does also make its locomotion very limited when on land. It's notable that the inland segmented crawbster specimen behaved differently than those along the coastal region. Studies jot this up to minute variance between both types from different habitats.}}
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In order to defeat this menacing creature, you must take your Pikmin and avoid its rolling and lead it into a wall. Its rolling is more focused on the active pilot, not your Pikmin. Keep that in mind if you hide near [[The Ship]]'s pod. When it crashes, the boulders land near the active pilot as well. It would be unwise to be near the pod because then you would be in a boxed in area with a slim chance of avoiding falling boulders. If you have Purple Pikmin or a lot of other Pikmin on the main field, an egg will drop as well, it may contain [[Mitite]]s, [[spray]]s, or [[nectar]], and it will usually continue to happen every time the Segmented Crawbster crashes into the walls. After the boulders fall, you need to get on the left or right side of it and throw Pikmin onto its underside. It will then get up and swing its bulking arm, which can't kill Pikmin, but it will deflower them. Once defeated, the Segmented Crawbster will drop the [[Silencer]].
==In ''Pikmin SP''==
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*The best way to defeat it is using [[ultra-spicy spray]] since it makes your Pikmin very fast, making it easier to avoid the rolling, especially if you are using [[Purple Pikmin]]. Then you simply attack its vulnerable underside and repeat. Try to do this in two assaults, because the spray effect lasts about that long.
The '''Segmented Crawbster''' appears in ''[[Pikmin SP]]''. After its initial defeat, it is encountered and fought once more, in the form of the [[Revengeful Crawbster]].
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*Another way is to use the above strategy, but also use [[ultra-bitter spray]] on the creature. Your Pikmin will then attack and leave about half of its health left. Petrify it again and repeat and it should crumble into nectar. This is the safest way to win, as it only has the chance to attack one time.
==In ''Pikmin Galaxy Adventure''==
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*If conserving your spray is desired, using [[White Pikmin]] is a viable option, as they can move fast enough to avoid his attacks when controlled properly (This will of course take longer than using sprays and [[Purple Pikmin]]). Red Pikmin may also be used if Whites are in short supply which, while they are not quite as fast, are also stronger attackers.
In ''[[Pikmin Galaxy Adventure]]'', the '''Segmented Crawbster''' is much easier to fight. It doesn't appear simply as a one-time boss but appears multiple times. It has several subspecies, one of them being the [[Jungle Crawbster]].
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==Notes==
==In ''Pikmin: The After Years''==
=== Olimar's Notes ===
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=== Louie's Notes ===
The '''Segmented Crawbster''' appears twice in ''[[Pikmin: The After Years]]'': once in the [[Cave of Screams]] and again in [[Remembrance Ravine]].
Dessert meats are all the rage on Hocotate. When the planet's
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finest chefs hear about the kind of sorbets, pies, and parfaits you can make
with the claw meat on this sweet beast, they'll clamor for every morsel we
bring home!


==Trivia==
==In ''Pikmin: Redemption''==
You cannot get Segmented Crawbster to use his rolling attack in the Piklopedia, for it only chases after captains.
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In ''[[Pikmin: Redemption]]'', the '''Segmented Crawbster''' is more common. When on a sublevel above the sublevel on which one is fought, the sound of it pounding on the ground and walls may be heard.
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==In ''Pikmin: Sinister Incinerator''==
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==In fanon-games==
Although '''Segmented Crawbsters''' in ''[[Pikmin: Sinister Incinerator]]'' are fought as recurring minibosses in a few [[cave]]s like a variety of other foes, the one that serves as the boss of the [[Dark Wetland Cave]] in the [[Ancient Wetland]] and is intentionally much harder to defeat, as it holds one of the [[dark spore]]s. This crawbster, in particular, is called the [[Reconstructed Crawbster]].
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===[[Pikmin:Redemption]]===
The '''Segmented Crawbster''' appears as a vicious, dangerous [[Creep-crab family|creep-crab]] in ''[[Pikmin: Wide World]]'', and uses {{p2}}{{'s}} boss theme. [[Young Crawbster|Crawbster Young]] are juvenile Segmented Crawbsters. It can not be seen, even with the use of the [[ToolPad|HocoPad]]'s camera functionality, until it breaks through the [[cave]] ceiling above where [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] or [[leader]]s are treading by pounding on it violently until it crumbles and gives way, the creature itself falling immediately after and [[Blunt force|crushing]] anything it lands on top of. While idle, a Segmented Crawbster explores its large territory, dragging itself along using its larger arm. It occasionally stops to either groom its larger arm with its feelers or gently swing its tail from side to side. It curls up and rolls towards nearby leaders, but not Pikmin, that are in its range of sight, homing in on them and crushing anything it rolls over. While rolling, a Segmented Crawbster can turn, although not sharply, by tilting in the direction it wishes to go. It leaning too far left or right, however, forces the creature to return to its normal posture, although depending on its orientation it may either be on its belly or flipped over onto its back. Additionally, a Segmented Crawbster will be forced onto its back upon colliding with a wall, which may also cause [[boulder]]s to fall from weaker cave ceilings. After righting itself, a Segmented Crawbster will violently swing its larger arm back and forth, flinging Pikmin off of it and away from the creature itself, and [[Blunt force|skewer]]ing Pikmin on the arm's blades. Pikmin and leaders crowding around the tail of a Segmented Crawbster risk their safety, as the creature may either knock them away with a flick of its tail or lift its tail to slam it on top of them.
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These are more common and sometimes when your on a sublevel above where you fight one you can hear this creature punding the floor and walls.
A Segmented Crawbster is a massive crustacean-like creature. It is rather lengthy and has an indestructible, shiny, spotted, segmented blue shell covering all but its face, arms, and stomach. Its face is wide, red, and leathery, cleft in appearance, and features a relatively beady black eye on either side of it. Its arms are severely misproportioned, as its left arm is small and scrawny compared to its massive, club-like, bulky right arm, which features several curved, blade-like protrusions on its outer side. On the creature's underside is its exposed, pink, fleshy belly.


== [[Pikmin: Sinister Incinerator]] ==
Emerging victorious from a battle with a Segmented Crawbster requires swift evasion of its attacks and complete control of the Pikmin being used to battle it. Its face and arms are vulnerable to attack, but targeting them does not inflict as much damage as attacking its belly, which may only be attacked when the creature is flipped onto its back. Even [[Rock Pikmin]] throws and [[Purple Pikmin]] pounds fail to pierce through the shell of a Segmented Crawbster. Rock Pikmin are very useful against a Segmented Crawbster because of their high damage output when thrown and their inability to be crushed. [[Winged Pikmin]] are equally as useful as Rock Pikmin because the Segmented Crawbster often has extreme difficulty in crushing them and because Winged Pikmin automatically target the creature's most vulnerable parts when they are charged into it. Pikmin attacking the face of a Segmented Crawbster are likely to be harmlessly wiped off of it by the creature's larger arm. After taking enough damage at once while upright, a Segmented Crawbster may angrily pound its larger arm on the ground several times, knocking away Pikmin and leaders close to it and crushing those under it, and also potentially causing a few boulders to fall from weaker cave ceilings. Upon death, a Segmented Crawbster yields {{sparklium|45}}, and will groan and squeal as its belly throbs and gurgles, writhing and curling up onto its side as it bursts open, spewing slime and undigested matter everywhere in its immediate vicinity and releasing a large quantity of harmless steam. Its body can be taken to the [[Dolphin Lander|Lander Pod]] to either receive {{pokos|35|y}} or gain fifty seeds of any selected discovered main Pikmin species, but only if the cave is exited using an [[Geyser|escape geyser]].
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Although Segmented Crawbsters can be fought as recurring "mini-bosses" in a few caves like a variety of other foes, the one that serves as a final floor boss (fought in the [[Dark Wetland Cave]] in the [[Ancient Wetland]] is intentionally much harder to defeat, as it holds one of the [[Dark Spore]]s. This enemy is titled the "Reconstructed Crawbster" in homage to several enemies in MOTHER 3 with the title "Reconstructed" before the enemy's actual name. Enemies in this state had often been fitted with mechanical parts and weapons suited for battle. It's difficult to tell if the Reconstructed Crawbster is a half-natural, half-artificial chimera or a machine modeled after normal Segmented Crawbsters. In order to bring it down, the same general strategy is used: get it to roll after you and smash into a wall, then throw Pikmin at its protected underside before it managed to defend itself again. However, this boss has several new methods of attack. It can blast a surge of steam forwards, which will easily trip up Pikmin, making them easy targets for its rolling attack. In addition, it can draw back its main claw while in its normal, not-rolling position and take a few shots at you with the [[Man-at-Legs]] gun. Once it takes more than half damage, when it uses its rolling attack it will simultaneously blast at you with dual Man-at-Legs pistols, and upon hitting the wall it will not only make the boulders fall but it will also fire blindly with the pistols, often damaging itself heavily in the process. In other words, after it takes half damage, you don't have to worry about attacking the weakpoint yourself anymore. Its final attack, once it has less than 25% of its health left, can only be wielded by it in its normal position. It draws back the large claw and concentrates, crackling with electricity. It then fires an intense bolt of lightning directly in front of it. Sidestep it because only [[Yellow Pikmin]] can survive that attack.


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===Notes===
{{notes|Olimar's notes|The segmented crawbster is an exceedingly dangerous predator. Its unique, and rather dramatic, ambush tactic to catch prey involve it using its brute strength to break through the ceiling above to crush them into a fine paste. The creature is not without its weaknesses, however, as even though its shell is completely impenetrable to attack, its face, legs, and exposed stomach are vulnerable, with damage to its soft stomach inflicting the most harm to the creature. The segmented crawbster's aversion to light is among the strongest held by any creature on the planet and explains why it so aggressively and relentlessly targets explorers in possession of a light source such as a beacon.}}
{{notes|Shacho's notes|I always feel insecure whenever I see this creature not because of its size and ferocity but because of Olimar and Louie. There was a time they and I went to the beach, and I had worn blue swim trunks. I had forgotten to wear sunscreen, so by the time we were ready to head home, I was as red as this thing's skin! Every time we encounter this beast they always pick on me about it. I can still feel the stinging pain from that sunburn...}}
{{notes|Marie's notes|This creature seems to be entirely passive in dark environments where visibility is at an absolute minimum, but because of its behavioral patterns, as well as its size and preferred habitat, I would strongly suggest not having a segmented crawbster as a pet. I'm willing to believe there would be some kid that would shine a flashlight at its eyes because they think doing that would be funny, not knowing what would happen.}}
{{notes|Louie's notes|The sweet meat of this creature's right arm perfectly compliments dessert dishes, but may also be used as the primary ingredient in them. Segmented crawbster meat pies are a particular favorite of mine!}}
{{notes|Dolphin Lander's notes|Although its vision is very poor, the segmented crawbster is still able to see sources of light surprisingly well. It must have incredibly sharp senses to detect prey through the ground below it, but how does it manage to find itself at a vantage point like that? How does it return to where it fell from? Can it?}}
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This article relates to the official games. See Pikipedia's "Segmented Crawbster" article for more official information.
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Segmented Crawbster The icon used to represent this enemy.
Enemy
P2 Segmented Crawbster.jpg
Appearance in Pikmin 2.
Scientific name Parastacoidea reptantia
Family Creep-crab

The Segmented Crawbster is a crab-like creature that has one large arm, an exceedingly smaller left arm, and also has a rather thick shell protecting its main body. This creature rolls after the active leader, potentially crushing Pikmin under its weight. If it crashes into a wall, it can cause boulders to fall. It will then struggle to get back up in an upright position, and while doing so will expose its weak spot: its flashing underbelly. Eventually, it will then get back up and swing its large arm around back and forth two or so times and continue its assault.

In fanon games

Below this point is where users place their version of the Segmented Crawbster.

In Pikmin 251

Pikmin 251
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Segmented Crawbster The icon used to represent this enemy.
Scientific name Unknown
Family Creep-Crab
Areas None
Caves Subterranean Sands, Pit of Misfortune
Challenge Mode stages Perilous Pipeline
Battle Mode stages None
Carry weight 25
Max. carriers 40
Poko value P2 Poko icon.png × 30
Attacks Crushes Pikmin, causes boulders to fall

In Pikmin 251, the Segmented Crawbster is first encountered in the Subterranean Sands. Its behavior has been altered from Pikmin 2, as the creature rolls faster and has more health.

Notes

Olimar's observations

This beast is truly powerful, not something to take lightly at all. I was lucky to be able to take this thing down at all. Well, I'll just hope I only have to fight one of these monsters this trip and not ever again. As if it wasn't bad enough before, it seems even stronger this time! Then again, that's kind of normal at this point. The Ship won't tell anyone this, but even it gets scared of this thing. All it does is sit there, what is it so worried about anyway? Actually, I really hope we never run into a creature that actually does see our ship as a target. The last thing I need is to get stranded here again, and this time with Louie!

Cookin' with Louie

Dessert meats are all the rage on Hocotate. When the planet's finest chefs hear about the kind of sorbets, pies, and parfaits you can make with the claw meat on this sweet beast, they'll clamor for every morsel we bring home!

In Pikmin Eco

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Pikmin Eco
This article or section presents information pertaining to Pikmin Eco, a fanon game created by Sapphire7.
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Segmented Crawbster The icon used to represent this enemy.
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Scientific name Parastacoidea reptantia
Family Creep-crab
Areas None
Caves Bone Cove
Carry weight 20
Max. carriers 30
Poko value P2 Poko icon.png × 30
Attacks Crushes Pikmin, causes boulders to fall

The Segmented Crawbster is the boss of Bone Cove, a cave in Shimmering Seaside, and is the only Pikmin 2-exclusive boss to make a return in Pikmin Eco. While it physically is the same as its Pikmin 2 incarnation, its behavior differs greatly. In addition, the water level where it is fought has an impact on its behavior. It is fought inside a hollowed-out coral shell, where water can splash inside the arena during the battle to flood it, and then drain sometime later. When no water is present, it crawls slowly on the ground. If leaders or Pikmin get too close, it will swing its larger arm to knock them back. On occasion, it will slam the ground with its huge arm, crushing any Pikmin underneath it and causing boulders to fall from above. When the arena becomes flooded, the Segmented Crawbster will float along the surface of the water and swim around. It will also try to swing its huge claw around, but since it's swimming the swings are much more ranged. While it is swimming, Winged Pikmin are needed to push the crawbster so it is upside down so when the arena drains, it will be stuck on its back, exposing its vulnerable underbelly to attack. Eventually, it will swing itself back onto its stomach so it can not be killed in one fell swoop.

Notes

In-game entry

This specimen has evolved more one-sidedly: a highly developed muscular arm on one side with a much smaller arm on the other. While this does enable it to joust against competing rivals, it does also make its locomotion very limited when on land. It's notable that the inland segmented crawbster specimen behaved differently than those along the coastal region. Studies jot this up to minute variance between both types from different habitats.

In Pikmin SP

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Segmented Crawbster The icon used to represent this enemy.
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Scientific name Unknown
Family Creep-crab
Attacks Crushes Pikmin

The Segmented Crawbster appears in Pikmin SP. After its initial defeat, it is encountered and fought once more, in the form of the Revengeful Crawbster.

In Pikmin Galaxy Adventure

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Segmented Crawbster The icon used to represent this enemy.
Scientific name Unknown
Family Creep-crab
Attacks Crushes Pikmin

In Pikmin Galaxy Adventure, the Segmented Crawbster is much easier to fight. It doesn't appear simply as a one-time boss but appears multiple times. It has several subspecies, one of them being the Jungle Crawbster.

In Pikmin: The After Years

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Segmented Crawbster The icon used to represent this enemy.
Scientific name Unknown
Family Creep-crab
Caves Cave of Screams, Remembrance Ravine
Attacks Crushes Pikmin, causes boulders to fall

The Segmented Crawbster appears twice in Pikmin: The After Years: once in the Cave of Screams and again in Remembrance Ravine.

In Pikmin: Redemption

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Segmented Crawbster The icon used to represent this enemy.
Scientific name Unknown
Family Creep-crab
Attacks Crushes Pikmin, causes boulders to fall

In Pikmin: Redemption, the Segmented Crawbster is more common. When on a sublevel above the sublevel on which one is fought, the sound of it pounding on the ground and walls may be heard.

In Pikmin: Sinister Incinerator

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Segmented Crawbster The icon used to represent this enemy.
Scientific name Unknown
Family Creep-crab
Attacks Crushes Pikmin, causes boulders to fall

Although Segmented Crawbsters in Pikmin: Sinister Incinerator are fought as recurring minibosses in a few caves like a variety of other foes, the one that serves as the boss of the Dark Wetland Cave in the Ancient Wetland and is intentionally much harder to defeat, as it holds one of the dark spores. This crawbster, in particular, is called the Reconstructed Crawbster.

In Pikmin: Wide World

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"It's a jungle out there!"
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Segmented Crawbster The icon used to represent this boss.
Family Creep-crab
Areas None
Dens None
Weight 40
Max. carriers 80
Seed worth 50
Poko value P3 Poko icon.png × 35
Sparklium worth P4 Sparklium icon.png × 45
Battle point value P3 Soul icon.png × 175
Attacks Crushes Pikmin

The Segmented Crawbster appears as a vicious, dangerous creep-crab in Pikmin: Wide World, and uses Pikmin 2's boss theme. Crawbster Young are juvenile Segmented Crawbsters. It can not be seen, even with the use of the HocoPad's camera functionality, until it breaks through the cave ceiling above where Pikmin or leaders are treading by pounding on it violently until it crumbles and gives way, the creature itself falling immediately after and crushing anything it lands on top of. While idle, a Segmented Crawbster explores its large territory, dragging itself along using its larger arm. It occasionally stops to either groom its larger arm with its feelers or gently swing its tail from side to side. It curls up and rolls towards nearby leaders, but not Pikmin, that are in its range of sight, homing in on them and crushing anything it rolls over. While rolling, a Segmented Crawbster can turn, although not sharply, by tilting in the direction it wishes to go. It leaning too far left or right, however, forces the creature to return to its normal posture, although depending on its orientation it may either be on its belly or flipped over onto its back. Additionally, a Segmented Crawbster will be forced onto its back upon colliding with a wall, which may also cause boulders to fall from weaker cave ceilings. After righting itself, a Segmented Crawbster will violently swing its larger arm back and forth, flinging Pikmin off of it and away from the creature itself, and skewering Pikmin on the arm's blades. Pikmin and leaders crowding around the tail of a Segmented Crawbster risk their safety, as the creature may either knock them away with a flick of its tail or lift its tail to slam it on top of them.

A Segmented Crawbster is a massive crustacean-like creature. It is rather lengthy and has an indestructible, shiny, spotted, segmented blue shell covering all but its face, arms, and stomach. Its face is wide, red, and leathery, cleft in appearance, and features a relatively beady black eye on either side of it. Its arms are severely misproportioned, as its left arm is small and scrawny compared to its massive, club-like, bulky right arm, which features several curved, blade-like protrusions on its outer side. On the creature's underside is its exposed, pink, fleshy belly.

Emerging victorious from a battle with a Segmented Crawbster requires swift evasion of its attacks and complete control of the Pikmin being used to battle it. Its face and arms are vulnerable to attack, but targeting them does not inflict as much damage as attacking its belly, which may only be attacked when the creature is flipped onto its back. Even Rock Pikmin throws and Purple Pikmin pounds fail to pierce through the shell of a Segmented Crawbster. Rock Pikmin are very useful against a Segmented Crawbster because of their high damage output when thrown and their inability to be crushed. Winged Pikmin are equally as useful as Rock Pikmin because the Segmented Crawbster often has extreme difficulty in crushing them and because Winged Pikmin automatically target the creature's most vulnerable parts when they are charged into it. Pikmin attacking the face of a Segmented Crawbster are likely to be harmlessly wiped off of it by the creature's larger arm. After taking enough damage at once while upright, a Segmented Crawbster may angrily pound its larger arm on the ground several times, knocking away Pikmin and leaders close to it and crushing those under it, and also potentially causing a few boulders to fall from weaker cave ceilings. Upon death, a Segmented Crawbster yields HP Sparklium icon.png × 45, and will groan and squeal as its belly throbs and gurgles, writhing and curling up onto its side as it bursts open, spewing slime and undigested matter everywhere in its immediate vicinity and releasing a large quantity of harmless steam. Its body can be taken to the Lander Pod to either receive P3 Poko icon.png × 35 or gain fifty seeds of any selected discovered main Pikmin species, but only if the cave is exited using an escape geyser.

Notes

Olimar's notes

The segmented crawbster is an exceedingly dangerous predator. Its unique, and rather dramatic, ambush tactic to catch prey involve it using its brute strength to break through the ceiling above to crush them into a fine paste. The creature is not without its weaknesses, however, as even though its shell is completely impenetrable to attack, its face, legs, and exposed stomach are vulnerable, with damage to its soft stomach inflicting the most harm to the creature. The segmented crawbster's aversion to light is among the strongest held by any creature on the planet and explains why it so aggressively and relentlessly targets explorers in possession of a light source such as a beacon.

Shacho's notes

I always feel insecure whenever I see this creature not because of its size and ferocity but because of Olimar and Louie. There was a time they and I went to the beach, and I had worn blue swim trunks. I had forgotten to wear sunscreen, so by the time we were ready to head home, I was as red as this thing's skin! Every time we encounter this beast they always pick on me about it. I can still feel the stinging pain from that sunburn...

Marie's notes

This creature seems to be entirely passive in dark environments where visibility is at an absolute minimum, but because of its behavioral patterns, as well as its size and preferred habitat, I would strongly suggest not having a segmented crawbster as a pet. I'm willing to believe there would be some kid that would shine a flashlight at its eyes because they think doing that would be funny, not knowing what would happen.

Louie's notes

The sweet meat of this creature's right arm perfectly compliments dessert dishes, but may also be used as the primary ingredient in them. Segmented crawbster meat pies are a particular favorite of mine!

Dolphin Lander's notes

Although its vision is very poor, the segmented crawbster is still able to see sources of light surprisingly well. It must have incredibly sharp senses to detect prey through the ground below it, but how does it manage to find itself at a vantage point like that? How does it return to where it fell from? Can it?