Slugstool
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| Family | Sporovid |
The Slugstool is a species of sporovid that releases water whenever it expels its spores.
In fanon games
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In Pikmin: Interstellar Cryptid
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| Scientific name | Parasiticus pseudofungi cochledentis | ||
| Family | Sporovid | ||
| Caves | Cadaverous Ruins | ||
| Carry weight | 8 | ||
| Max. carriers | 16 | ||
| Attacks | Drowns Pikmin | ||
The Slugstool is an enemy in Pikmin: Interstellar Cryptid. It resembles the Puffstool but with a mold-yellow colored cap with a scraggly rim. Its shiny body is greenish in tint, and its antennae are segmented and end with black eyes. It acts similarly to the Puffstool but is shown to be more capable of reorienting itself when it trips over thanks to the shape of its cap. When it rights itself, it sprays yellow spores. These alone have no effect on Pikmin, but it also releases a lot of moisture as it does this, which condenses into water that splashes onto the ground in the form of a puddle. Because of this, Blue Pikmin are recommended for combatting the Slugstool.
Furthermore, the Slugstool's spores affect certain creatures the same way a Toxstool can. Certain mollusk enemies that are hit by the spores will become zombified variants of themselves, such as the Mildewed Whirlywhelk and the Mildewed Bloyster, often making them resemble victims of the parasitic leucochloridium paradoxum flatworm. Since most of these creatures dissolve upon defeat, or at least break apart, the Slugstool can not revive them. However, it can turn perfectly healthy individuals into their parasitically-infused variants.
Concept sketch of the Slugstool, and how it interacts with other enemies. This also includes its original design.
Notes
Olimar's notes
- “The slugstool requires a gastropodic host to sustain its incoming brood. However, due to the amounts of sodium it absorbs as it rests in the soil at specific times of the day, its spores can very easily kill its would-be hosts through asphyxiation. In order to combat this, it also absorbs water in order to dissolve the sodium compounds and keep them hydrated. A slugstool fungiculture requires a perfectly healthy specimen to thrive, so the death of a host creature usually means the fall of the entire colony.”
Louie's notes
- “That gossamer cap of its can be melted down in a pot of boiling water to naturally infuse it into an umami-flavored broth stock. But do be wary that it might have the texture of snail slime if done incorrectly.”
Bentley's notes
- “This creature essentially brainwashes others into babysitting its young. I find that... weird. On one hand, I've never seen someone so dedicated to taking care of their children, but they're still absentee in the process of it all.”
Eloise's notes
- “Its cap doesn't look all too inviting. The "shag hair" look makes it seem as if it never does any chores around its own house. And to be honest, with all those spores it spits out, its quarters are certainly dusty...”