History Main / SegmentedSerpent

* ''VideoGame/SpaceHarrier'': The dragons are quite impressive-looking examples of this for a 1985 game. Averted in the UsefulNotes/PlayStation2 remake, where they have more complex 3D models.

** ''Gradius III's'' dragon boss starts off as a [[MultipleHeadCase 3-headed]] [[OurWyvernsAreDifferent wyvern]] (kinda like [[Franchise/{{Godzilla}} King Ghidorah]]), but it transforms into a serpentine dragon with AHeadAtEachEnd, making the [[PlayerCharacter Vic Viper]] attack two [[AttackItsWeakPoint weak points]]. This is only for the Arcade version; the UsefulNotes/{{SNES}} version just skips right to the serpentine form.

* ''VideoGame/{{Bug}}'' has a borderline example in the form of... "caterpillars". They will fire out their "segments" one by one, and only after all the segments have been fired out will the "head" (actually an insect by itself) run away and become vulnerable.

* ''VideoGame/RType'' 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]]...

%%* ''VideoGame/DeadlyTowers'': The boss Centipede.

%%* ''VideoGame/TheLegendaryAxe'': The red worm boss of Stage 5 ''The Legendary Axe II''.

* ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'': Onix and Steelix resemble large snakes made out of several linked boulder or chunks of steel, respectively, although this is a purely aesthetic detail -- you can't target or affect any particular segment.
** ''VideoGame/PokemonSwordAndShield'' introduced Falinks which is a group of six individuals with five troops lead by a larger individual known as "the brass".

%%* ''VideoGame/AladdinCapcom'' depicts Jafar's snake form in this way.

%%* ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog'': Turns up from time to time in the series.
%%** ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog1'': The Caterkillers.
%%** ''VideoGame/Sonic2'': One shows up as part of the Oil Ocean boss.

%%** ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure'': Eggman builds one as the final boss battle in Sonic's storyline.

* ''VideoGame/ShadowOfTheNinja'' has a pair of these as a miniboss in Stage 2-1.

* Creator/JunjiIto: One story features one made entirely of human heads, each head growing out of the mouth of the one above it.

* WebOriginal/{{Mortasheen}} takes this to silly lengths with the [[http://www.bogleech.com/mortasheen/bratwurm.htm Bratwurm]], which is one of these ''made entirely out of hot dogs!''

* ''VideoGame/BattleAxe'' has a dragon boss whose long neck is depicted as spheres, despite being made in 2021. It's a{{retraux}} game paying homage to old-school arcade actioners, after all.

** ''VideoGame/ZeldaIITheAdventureOfLink'': Barba/[[DubNameChange Volvagia]] is a serpentine dragon whose body consists of several centipede-like segments. In the official art, however, its a regular serpent.

* ''VideoGame/EnterTheGungeon'' features the Ammoconda, a second floor boss inspired by ''Snake''. Each segment can fire and be destroyed (which only stops them from firing; the segments remain until the boss is defeated) individually, though each segment shares a health bar and shooting the head does more damage as a whole. Additionally, as you deal damage, more segments occasionally appear around the battlefield; if the Ammoconda manages to eat one before you can destroy it, it will regenerate some health, add the segment to its body, and move and fire faster for a few seconds. Once defeated, each segment explodes one-by-one starting with the tail.

* ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiBowsersInsideStory': The giant Wiggler. When Bowser fights him, he has to attack the segments first as its head is invulnerable until all the body segments are turned yellow. Once he does so, the head can be attacked, but only for a short while -- the Wiggler will turn red again after a few turns, forcing you to repeat the process.

* ''VideoGame/SpyroYearOfTheDragon'': A sidequest involves combining the Superfly and Superflame powerups to chase after two Segmented Serpents, resembling dragon dance puppets made out of a long series of round, scaly body segmented, narrowing towards the tail, and tipped at the forward end with a whiskered dragon head, which regrow their segments if you don't destroy them fast enough.

* ''VideoGame/SpyroYearOfTheDragon'': A sidequest involves combining the Superfly and Superflame powerups to chase after two Segmented Serpents that regrow their segments if you don't destroy them fast enough.

* ''VideoGame/FreedomPlanet'': Snake- and worm-like creatures and robots consist of series of linked round segments, tipped with a head at one end, as part of the game's Sega Saturn/[=Playstation]-era {{Retraux}} aesthetic.

* ''VideoGame/LineAttackHeroes'' has the player build up a long line of warriors that can. in turn, attack in a line.

** VideoGame/PokemonSwordAndShield'' introduced Falinks which is a group of six individuals with five troops lead by a larger individual known as "the brass".

** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaI'': Moldorm is represented as a string of five red-and-orange circles. Unlike later games, they can be damaged anywhere on their bodies. Lanmola has a similar appearance, but with a large eye for its head segment.
** ''VideoGame/ZeldaIITheAdventureOfLink'': Barba/[[SpellMyNameWithAnS Volvagia]] is a serpentine dragon whose body consists of several centipede-like segments. In the official art, however, its a regular serpent.

Being made of multiple sprites, Segmented Serpents are often quite large, usually larger than the player. They often appear as end of level [[{{boss}} bosses]] due to their spectacular appearance and their potential for interesting gameplay. They can be given weapons, but more often than not, their sheer size and dangerous movement is enough of an obstacle.

** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZelda'': Moldorm is represented as a string of five red-and-orange circles. Unlike later games, they can be damaged anywhere on their bodies. Lanmola has a similar appearance, but with a large eye for its head segment.

%%* ''VideoGame/{{Ys}} I'' has Nygtilger (who gets a full 3D makeover in ''Ys Origin''), and ''Ys III'' has Gilan the fire dragon.