Boss
Full Name	Huge Hermit
Weapons	Fire cannon, stampede.
Games	Metal Slug 3 Metal Slug Defense
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The Huge Hermit is the first boss from Metal Slug 3.

InformationEdit

Originally a hermit crab on Dr. Moureau's Island before it grew to a huge size. The Huge Hermit is one of results of the nuclear strike on Dr. Moureau's Island. The rebel later captures the gigantic crab and uses the tank as a shell, allowing the crab to fire the cannon.

DetailsEdit

The player has to keep going to the right while shooting at the boss, the crab will attack by shooting two fireballs from the tank, While also trying to destroy the bridge. After taking enough damage, The crab will reveal a large cannon, which fires nukes that can destroy parts of the bridge. If the player took the Metal Slug route (through the swamp), you'll face the crab with the Type-R, which is the easier way. But if you took the other routes (underwater or the sewers) you'll fight the crab with the Slugnoid. While you receive 2x the firepower with the Slugnoid, you have to take care and avoid being hit.

TriviaEdit

• If you use the Slugnoid route, the Huge Hermit will fire fat Iron Lizard as cannon and its colored red.
• When you fight the Huge Hermit, it looks like it's walking, but when defeated it will sink like its deep water.
• The fight with the Huge Hermit is similar to the penultimate boss of Sonic 3 & Knuckles, in that the platform behind the player is constantly being destroyed as the boss is firing at the player or players.
• Also seen in Metal Slug Defense, the boss always showing the large cannon but never takes shots from it. It constantly moves toward your base, and if you don't hurry it reaches your base and instantly smashes it. Destroy it fast because no matter how much HP a unit has, the Huge Hermit will instantly kill any unit in its path, and keep advancing toward your base. Inflicting large amounts of damage, such as with special attacks (Tarma's Shotgun, Eri's Lasergun, and Fio's Rocket Launcher, for example), will cause it to be knocked back. Its HP is displayed as the enemy base HP.
• Interestingly, while it is able to kill most units in one swipe, it actually deals absurdly high damage. Meaning, extremely high HP units (around 9000 or more HP with upgrades etc.) would be able to take 1 hit before getting crushed after a second strike. Although, it will still destroy tank units (units that do not flinch) fairly quickly, but otherwise helpful to those that do flinch such as Donald Morden, Jupiter King or Metal Rear.

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