Elephantidae Papaou

Elephantidae Papaou (超象獣パパオウ, Chō Zōjū Papaou, Super Elephant-Beast Papaou) is a Traitless/Behemoth variant of Le'boin that appears in Legend Stages.
==Enemy==
This enemy is extremely strong. His reach exceeds that of more common variants, and he constantly does moderate damage to whatever he hits, with massive health and only one knockback. On top of that, he evades every meaningful status effect that can hold him back. Fortunately, he is even slower than the original, and his damage is somewhat underwhelming, requiring two hits to kill a Manic Eraser Cat and three for a level 20+86 Eraser Cat.
==Strategy==
As mentioned before, this enemy poses a huge threat. He can already push very far on his own, and in company of other threats becomes an extremely dangerous source of support. It is nigh-impossible to impede or snipe Papaou, forcing one to rely on the likes of Boulder Cat or Metal Macho just to simply delay him while other units hopefully remove other threats for him to become manageable. One of the few working options to push him back is Sniper the Cat, not even the Cat Cannon will work because of his Wave Immunity.
With that said, some units still work quite well against this beast depending on the stage:
*Haniwa Cat is an effective meatshield due to its low cost, resistance to Traitless enemies and Behemoth Slayer. The dodge chance is low, but also helps against other Behemoths if it does activate, notably against Wild Doge, which it also counters.
*Reborn Warrior Doguemon is an incredible tank when Papaou has minimal support for the same reasons as Haniwa. At just level 30, Reborn Warrior Dogumaru can wall Papaou incredibly well and deal immense damage. However, this unit does not perform well outside of his niche, and being a mid-ranged tank, he may not be able to protect your other units.
*Awakened Urs' Behemoth Slayer and range advantage allows for great damage to all Behemoths, which adds up over time. Make sure the enemies don't push far, as Urs is relatively fragile and only outranges this enemy by 40.
==Description==
==Encounters==
This enemy has always appeared at 100% strength magnification.
===Zero Legends===
*Stage 3-6: Hokey Pokey Forest
===Event Stages===
*Oddity in the Desert III: Angry Explosion
*Ashvini Desert:
**Scorching Sands Area 16
**Sandstorm Area 17
*Jinfore Volcano:
**Infernal Crater Area 15
**Erupting Cavern Area 18
===Enigma Stages===
*Hunter's Map IV: Green Stone Desert IV
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==Stats==
==Gallery==
641 e.png|Elephantidae Papaou's spritesheet
==Trivia==
*Elephantidae is a family of mammals that includes elephants and mammoths.
*Papaou's name is derived from papa (a childish way to say father), paōn (the Japanese onomatopoeia for an elephant's cry) and ō (Japanese for "king"). The papa part may be intended to complement Le'Solar, whose Japanese name is Hahapaon (haha meaning mother).
*As a fur-having Behemoth elephant, Elephantidae Papaou could potentially represent Gammoth from the Monster Hunter franchise; his Japanese description says that he aggressively pursues females, and Capcom has stated that all Gammoth fought in-game are female, meaning Papaou could potentially represent the idea of an unseen male Gammoth. His white coloration suggests that it is Elderfrost Gammoth being referenced in particular.
**He could also represent Popo, since he has a somewhat similar name and both have tusks and thick fur.
***Incidentally, during early development of Monster Hunter Generations, Gammoth's model was just an enlarged Popo with an added trunk.
*Prior to Version 12.4, Elephantidae Papaou's foreswing was visibly desynced from his attack animation, as he attacked on frame 8 but his trunk hit the ground on frame 12.
==Reference==
*https://battlecats-db.com/enemy/643.html
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Enemy Release Order:
<< Suidae Piggicus | Infernal Tyrant Nyandam >>
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Category:Enemy Units
Category:Traitless Enemies
Category:Behemoth Enemies
Category:Area Attack Enemies
Category:Enemies with Wave Immunity
Category:Enemies with Knockback Immunity
Category:Enemies with Freeze Immunity
Category:Enemies with Slow Immunity
Category:Enemies with Weaken Immunity
Category:Enemies with Surge Immunity
Category:Enemies with Warp Immunity