A common type of enemy, an Asteroids Monster is a creature of significant size that, when killed, splits into several miniature versions of itself. Sometimes, killing these may result in further miniature versions, which may in turn split into even smaller versions. There can be any number of stages, although three seems to be the most common number. The Asteroids Monster is often also a Blob Monster. Related to Hydra Problem. Examples of Asteroids Monster include: