Frost Grubber

Second boss of Pixeljunk Shooter.

Storyline
The Frost Grubber is the second boss of Pixeljunk Shooter. It is fought in the last stage of Episode Two: Fire and Ice, Ice Burn.

Appearance
The Frost Grubber is a white, snake-like creature that flies around the area. It is covered in multiple armor plates and has a small bulb at the end of its tail. It has the ability to spawn Grubs that attack the player. Other than that, it is harmless. It i seen hiding in a hole before the fight starts.

Strategy
To start the fight, navigate the ice maze and grab the bulb on its tail. It will screech and retreat into the wall. Then it will emerge and begin the fight. Throughout the fight, it will only spawn Grubs and avoid you. Shoot of each of its armor plates to cause damage. Shoot its minions to keep yourself from getting overrun. They are weak and slow, but they follow you and the Frost Grubber spawns many at a time. At first, it is easy to hit the plates, but then t gets harder as there are less and less and the creature starts moving faster. Once all of the plates are gone, the creature will all ready be at half health, but know the tricky part starts. Ice Ships will come from all directions making a grid pattern of Ice. You are now confined to a small space and must avoid the Frost Grubber as it travel through the area. Getting hit by the creature itself is not an insta-kill, but it still does some damage. You must grab on to the creature's bulb as it passes to do damage. Thankfully, the Frost Grubber carves paths in the Ice as it travels. All of the Ice will melt as soon as you grab its bulb so this is your chance to cool down. Once you are holding on, a new bulb will appear on its head. Shoot this as you follow it. This can be difficult because it spins and turns rapidly. And it spawns more Grubs as it moves. It will release you after a while so it may take two or three tries to kill it. (Tip: Stay near the creature at all times when the second stage starts so you can grab onto its bulb beore the Ice Ships come. It is clearly indicated where the Frost Grubber will come out of the wall by the small sprout of water.)

Trivia
Ice Ships appear during the fight, but the Frost Grubber doesn't seem to spawn them.

Strangly, the Frost Grubber explodes during its death sequence, even though it is completely organic.