#moldy dwarf bulborb

[flamefireflower]

[Day 25 - Mold] The mold shall consume...

[adridoot]

Piktober Day 25: mold

[raintailed]

YAYAYAY!!!!! My final funguary guys!!

ANT (Acidity Near Thresholds; xe/xer, they/them) finally gets a redesign!

Oops ANT got molded :[ don't worry, they're ok! This is for the icing sugar fungus prompt.

Tox/The Moldy (it/its, ze/zir), for the final magic mushroom prompt. I chose to interpret it as a free space, so this guy is based on moldy dwarf bulborbs from Pikmin 4 :D Also Tox is responsible for ANT being toxified lol

Also funguary has been SO MUCH FUN and it's the first art month thing I've managed to complete! (even though i skipped some prompts)

[fullmoonfireball]

WELCOME TO THE PIKMIN ENEMIES TOURNAMENT! it's time for your favourite little guys to fight!

not physically, though, of course- there are both bosses and peaceful creatures on here, that would just be unfair. no, we're going for something a little more abstract: WHO HAS THE BEST PERSONALITY?

ROUND 1 MATCHES:

GATLING GROINK VS. RED BUBBLIMP

GIANT BREADBUG VS. CRAMMED WRAITH

SMOKY PROGG VS. RAVENOUS WHISKERPILLAR

CRUMBUG VS. BLIZZARDING BLOWHOG

BEARDED AMPRAT VS. BLUBBUG

SWARMING SHEARGRUB VS. DESICCATED SKITTERLEAF

SCORNET MAESTRO VS. HONEYWISP

ARMOURED MAWDAD VS. STARTLE SPORE

CREEPING CHRYSANTHEMUM VS. ANTENNA BEETLE

NECTAROUS DANDELFLY VS. GOOLIX

YELLOW WOLLYHOP VS. BULBMIN

BULBORB LARVA VS. MAMA SHEARGRUB

MOLDY SLOOCH VS. TOXSTOOL

WITHERING BLOWHOG VS. MAMUTA

MOLDY DWARF BULBORB VS. BREADBUG

SEEDBAGGER VS. GROOVY LONG LEGS

[maxwaspace]

Pikmin enemies that copy you

Enemies that control Pikmin

Glidemander

Groovy Long Legs

Antenna Beetle

Puffstool Enemies that have their own minions

Spotty Bulbear (Dwarf Bulbears)

Empress Bulblax (Bulborb Larvae)

Scornet Maestro (Scornets)

Queen Shearwig (Shearwigs)

Toxstool (Moldy Dwarf Bulborbs and Moldy Slooches)

[magicalmysteryperson]

PIKMIN 4 SPOILERS BELOW CUT!

I was not expecting the return of the Puffstool... and the absence of Mushroom Pikmin.

Honestly, I think it's understandable why they didn't want to do mushroom pikmin and instead utilize the new confused status.

...Mainly because it's not just the one body type anymore.

....Would be pretty sick though. And kind of interesting.

THUS, I BRING YOU...

MUSHROOM PIKMIN RELOADED!

Instead of little purple guys with mushrooms instead of leaves, I made them even more freaky. Pale skin, drooping dying leaves, and mushrooms erupting from the pikmin's head.

But wait! There's more!

A new variant got introduced in the game: the Toxstool. This guy's spores control dead enemies as well. Imagine if one of your pikmins' corpses got infected with the spores? Oh yeah. It would be creepy. I just took most of the traits from the moldy dwarf bulborb and threw them onto a pikmin. And removed their leaf. And made the spore bubbles grow on its head.

TL;DR: The Last of Us, but Pikmin

[midnakoopa]

I have come to a concerning realization

Endgame spoilers for Pikmin 4. Theorizing what's about to happen.

Earlier on, I encountered the Moldy Dwarf Bulborbs. And after looking in the Piklopedia, learned that the mold is using the Bulborbs as a host, kinda cordyceps-style. Mad fucked up, right?

Just today got to the Primordial Thicket and encountered the Moldy Slooch, as well as the Puffstool. Now, another thing the moldy enemies' entries mention is something called the "Toxstool", which seems to be the source of the spores parasitizing these creatures.

And the concerning realization I came to is... The Primordial Thicket is carpeted with mold, and lousy with sporovids. Presumably, this "Toxstool" is here somewhere. And Louie is here, too. And I don't know if that's Louie anymore.

[psalidodont]

moldy dwarf bulborb be like: imm-a so itchy!!!

[decarabiandivorce]

The

Moldy Dwarf Bulborb is an enemy in Pikmin 4. It is the body of a Dwarf Bulborb being controlled by a parasitic Toxstool. As the parasite has full control over the host's body, it is classified as being a member of the Sporovid family rather than the Grub-dog family. It acts similar to a typical dwarf bulborb of any variety, but differ as they expel poisonous gas from their backs which are harmful to non-White Pikmin. If killed, they can be revived by the Toxstool. The same parasite species also infects the Moldy Slooch.

[fullmoonfireball]

PIKMIN ENEMIES TOURNAMENT: ROUND 1, MATCH 15