Auriferous Dirigibug
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| Family | Dirigibug |
The Auriferous Dirigibug is a species of dirigibug made of or covered by gold and uses its heavy weight to its advantage.
In fanon games
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In Pikmin: Attack of the Breadbugs
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| Scientific name | Auricus circusmaximus | ||
| Family | Dirigibug | ||
| Areas | Spark Territory exterior, Loaf Territory exterior | ||
| Carry weight | 10 | ||
| Max. carriers | 15 | ||
| Seed worth | 30 | ||
| Attacks | Crushes Pikmin | ||
The Auriferous Dirigibug is a grounded species of dirigibug appearing in Pikmin: Attack of the Breadbugs. They strongly resemble a typical Careening Dirigibug, but are slightly larger, golden in color, and lacking their signature air sacs. Unlike most of its relatives, the Auriferous Dirigibug doesn't regurgitate an object such as bomb rocks to attack using; instead, it uses its weight to crush Pikmin under it. One is found in front of the entrance to the Spark Territory, and the other is in front of the entrance to the Loaf Territory. Battles against them are difficult but yield great rewards.
Auriferous Dirigibugs are golden in color and shine brilliantly when light shines upon them. They lack the signature air sacs most other dirigibugs possess and navigate by hopping along the ground. Auriferous Dirigibugs mimic objects, specifically treasures, to lure prey such as Breadbugs to them by sitting still. This technique also inadvertently works on Pikmin and leaders alike. They periodically break their disguise by slightly shifting their positions.
An Auriferous Dirigibug won't react to other creatures around it until they attempt to drag or lift it, in which case it will make a short leap to try and crush its prey. Auriferous Dirigibugs initially move rather slowly but become progressively faster as they take damage, moving almost twice as fast as they did originally at full health by the time it's almost dead. When defeated, an Auriferous Dirigibug will simply tip over and fall onto its side.