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Volatile Dweevil

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Volatile Dweevil
Scientific Name Mandarachnia explodus
Family Dweevil
Areas None
Underground Areas Subterranean Complex, Shower Room, Submerged Castle, Hole of Heroes, Dream Den
Carry Weight N/A
Treasure Value 0 pokos
Attacks Self-destructs
Vitality 150

The Volatile Dweevil is a kind of enemy in the Pikmin 2 game. They resemble walking bomb rocks except that they are dweevils. Unlike other Dweevils, they will start to detonate as soon as they start walking. They are also known to drop from ceilings. The only way to kill it is to run and wait for it to detonate. However, never run into a corner. If you are in peril you may use ultra-bitter spray to petrify it and then kill it. You will at least get nectar, or possibly spray.

Contents

[edit] Half Activated Dweevil

Start up the Piklopedia. Then go to the Volatile Dweevil archive. First petrify it, then wait. Right before the second you think it will break free, petrify it as quick as you can. If you do it correctly, which can be pretty hard, only the head (bomb rock) of the Dweevil should be turned into stone. You can throw Pikpik carrots at it, and if they hit it, it will wake up, but the bomb rock won't activate. Before the rock breaks free, petrify the Dweevil, and only the body will be petrified, but the bomb rock will activate. The bomb rock may even explode and kill the petrified Dweevil!

Notes

Olimar's Notes

The volatile dweevil is one member of an insect family known for mimicking objects by carrying them on their backs. The dweevil family exhibits a most unusual characteristic whereby the creature's behavioral patterns actually changed based upon the object the creature carries on its back. The volatile dweevil has one of the most potent attacks of all species in within the dweevil family, due to its habit of carrying explosive devices. Approach with caution and/or body armor!

Louie's Notes

This scorching species combusts upon contact with the tongue. Only edible by the adventurous and asbestos-tongued.


[edit] 2-player battle

A Volatile Dweevil.

In battle mode if the roulette wheel lands on Volatile Dweevil you can drop one on the enemy at any time by pushing Y. This is a good idea if your enemy is in the middle of plucking Pikmin.