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* Fracktail from ''Super PaperMario''.

* Megapede, the final arena boss in ''RatchetAndClank Up Your Arsenal,'' where blasted-off segments turn into irritating cannons that distract you from the main boss.

* Turns up from time to time in the ''SonicTheHedgehog'' series. The Caterkillers from [[Game/SonicTheHedgehog the first game]] come to mind, as do the Caterkiller Jr.'s in ''{{Sonic 3}}'', and from ''SonicAndKnuckles'', the jumping worms in Sandopolis and the flying worms in Lava Reef. Also, the first phase of one of the bosses in "Sonic2" involved this, plus one of the bosses in SonicAdvance2.

** The Gohmas in link's awakening are actually 2 different monsters, rather than segments. They are rather far apart from each other as well.

* MegaMan7 has these in Junk Man's stage.

* Turns up from time to time in the ''SonicTheHedgehog'' series. The Caterkillers from [[Game/SonicTheHedgehog the first game]] come to mind, as do the Caterkiller Jr.'s in ''{{Sonic 3}}'', and from ''SonicAndKnuckles'', the jumping worms in Sandopolis and the flying worms in Lava Reef.

** Also Gohma from ''[[LinksAwakening Link's Awakening]]''.

** One of the bosses fought in world 8 in [[MonsterParty Monster Party.]]

** Those fire-serpent enemies from [[SuperMarioBros3 Super Mario Bros. 3]].

* ''Muramasa:TheDemonBlade'' features a couple of centipedes as Kisuke's second boss that crawl over the buildings and fire flames out of the various segments.

* The final arena boss in ''RatchetAndClank Up Your Arsenal,'' where blasted-off segments turn into irritating cannons that distract you from the main boss.

* MegaManX has two on Launch Octopus' stage: One that actually obstructs the path leading to the boss, another that blocks the way to a secret Heart Container. Neither can be harmed in any way except by shooting the head or the tail, and those are the only parts that can hurt you, so you can go for a ride on its body and pelt the head or tail with shots as much as you want.

* ''CrystalCaves'' has a rare enemy which looks like a green snake built of four segments. Shooting it in the head causes it to become shorter.

* ''{{R-Type}}'' has long, indestructible worms which coil around the player and seem to be one with the boss, a ''giant heart''.
** [[IncrediblyLamePun Talk about a bad case of heartworm]]...
* ''{{Gradius}} V'' has huge wormy monsters with vulnerable heads. or tails.
** [[http://gradius.classicgaming.gamespy.com/g2nes1.gif A fire serpent enemy]] from the NES version of ''Gradius II''.
* ''{{Recca}}'' had these as normal enemies, as well as [[MiniBoss sub-bosses]]. Like most examples they can only be attacked in the head.
* ''InTheHunt'' had a long, ancient fish with a vulnerable head as the MiniBoss of the [[ThatOneLevel fourth stage]].
* ''{{Bio-Hazard Battle}}'' has a few enemies like this. Like many other games, their weak point was usually the head.
* ''Apidya'' has [[http://shmups.classicgaming.gamespy.com/reviews/apidya/images/apidya21boss.gif an eel like this]]. Again, only the head can be damaged.
* ''Project X''
* The obscure ShootEmUp ''SteelSaviour'' has these in [[LethalLavaLand stage 2]], as well as the boss of stage 4.
* ''BioshipPaladin'' has these as {{Giant Mook}}s. One of which you will encounter is seemingly [[InvincibleMinorMinion indestructible]], but actually isn't.
* PlatformGame example: Fracktail from ''Super PaperMario''.
* Moldorms in ''TheLegendOfZelda'' series, which have to be defeated by hitting their tails. Possibly also Twinmold from ''The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask''. Also, [[http://www.guiasnintendo.com/4_Nintendo_64/Zelda64/tempfuego/volvagia_1.jpg Volvagia]] from ''The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time''.

** Also Gohma from Link's Awakening.
* ''GeometryWars'' features these.
* [[http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/4199/spaceharrier3dge5.jpg A dragon-like boss]] from ''Space Harrier 3D''.
** Hell, the original ''SpaceHarrier'' has ''four'' of these. Plus the one you ride during the bonus levels [[spoiler:and the ending]].
* The fifth boss in ''Super Star Soldier'' represents this very clearly- the thing is huge and consists entirely of joints, and moves very very fast. The fifth stage also features regular enemies of this wormy type (appearing one and a half minutes into [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_oF1ab-4-I this video]]).

* ''Super {{Metroid}}'' features Botwoon, the water serpent. ''Metroid Fusion'' features Serris, a snake with super speed. ''Metroid Zero Mission'' features the Charge Worm and Acid Worm. They all must be shot in the face.
* {{Nethack}} includes the [[http://nethack.wikia.com/wiki/Long_worm long worm]], which will likely split in half if you attack the middle.
* ''DynamiteHeaddy'' has a [[SkippableBoss skippable]] robot dragon MiniBoss on the upper path toward the end of Scene 2-2, which can be fought for a Secret Bonus Point.
* ''Star Fox Command'' has quite a few of these, including two bosses. Sometimes all segments need to be shot, sometimes only the head (but shooting all other segments first will give more points).

* One of the toughest viruses in the first {{Megaman Battle Network}} is a three-segmented serpent. It couldn't trap you, but it could easily block attacks to its head with its two body segments. Luckily, you only ever have to deal with just the snake, being one of two virus types that are only ever fought by themselves.
** MegaManZX, on the other hand has Giga Aspis, which as an intro level boss is one of the easiest enemies you'll face.
* The final arena boss in ''RatchetAndClank Up Your Arsenal,'' where blasted-off segments turn into irritating cannons that distract you from the main boss.
* Anime example: ''VictoryGundam'' has the modular mobile armor Doggorla, whose segments can function as [[AttackDrone Attack Drones]].
* The Pot Centipede from ''KingdomHearts''. Actually, the monster itself was nothing but the head and tail piece; the rest of it was made of of Pot Spiders. While you could destroy the Spiders to make the Centipede smaller, the only way to deal damage to the boss itself is to attack the head or tail.
* ''{{Alien Soldier}}'' has about ''four'' enemies of this variety. Oddly, one of them attacks by breaking apart and hurling all its segments at you.
* {{Battletoads}} for the NES had these. But instead of killing them, you had to climb them as they slithered around spiked balls hovering in the air.

** Eggman builds one as the final boss battle in Sonics storyline in ''Sonic Adventure''.
* ''[[HomestarRunner Stinkoman 20X6]]'' has Saargtsson, a giant snake that jumps out of lava and shoots lasers at Stinkoman.
* ''{{Centipede}}''. Blowing up a segment within the body of the centipede results in multiple centipedes, and individual segments are also mobile.
* ''[[WorldOfMana Secret of Mana]]'' has [[PaletteSwap two]] snake bosses like this.
* ''{{La-Mulana}}'' has Amphisbaena, Bashumu (a MiniBoss in the Dimensional Corridor) and Nu Wa.
* ''EliminateDown'' has the first MiniBoss as one of these.

* [=DeepDive=] dragon boss from ''AnUntitledStory''. Strange in that he is a ''StationaryBoss'', and his weak point is one specific segment of his neck.
* PokemonRanger subverts this with Steelix. It's made up of several chained segments, unlike all the other Pokemon in the game, but due to the way the game plays you don't target the segments at all. Instead, you have to draw circles around the whole beast in a continuous loop while it slithers around, with the segmentation simply making it bigger and more flexible. Known for being very, ''very'', [[ThatOneBoss hard]].
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