The Spike Shooter is an enemy found in the game Pikmin:The After Years. It is a purple enemy with a black helmet and it spits balls of negative energy. It is actually a Cephalorock larva infused with Dark Matter. It has grown spikes on its helmet, which will easily impail Pikmin, making an aerial attack impossible. Though it is smaller in size, it can still kill Pikmin quickly. When defeated, it will disintigrate into Dark Matter.