Swallowtail (Puzzle and Dragons)

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|-|Dark Insect Dragon, Mutecocoon=
|-|Vibrant Butterfly Dragon, Swallowtail=
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==Summary==
Dark Insect Dragon, Mutecocoon is a reoccurring monster from Puzzle and Dragons series of games, most notably appearing as the Dark Element representative of the Insect Dragon series and acting as the final boss of the 'Cocoon Insect Dragon' dungeon.
Mutecocoon, unlike its other insect dragon counterparts, can Ultimate Evolve into a more powerful form, the Dark and Wood Element Vibrant Butterfly Dragon, Swallowtail, which also appears as a regularly occurring boss monster for the player to battle.
==Powers and Stats==
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Key: Dark Insect Dragon, Mutecocoon | Vibrant Butterfly Dragon, Swallowtail 
Name: Dark Insect Dragon, Mutecocoon | Vibrant Butterfly Dragon, Swallowtail
Origin: Puzzle and Dragons
Gender: Unknown
Age: Unknown
Classification: Dragon Type, Dark Element, Dark/Wood Element (Vibrant Butterfly Dragon, Swallowtail)
Powers and Abilities:
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Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Longevity (Monster lifespans are so long they can have several human masters in their lifetimePuzzle and Dragons X; Ep 16), Enhanced Senses (Can see normally invisible spiritsPuzzle and Dragons X; Ep 16 and OrbsPuzzle and Dragons X; Ep 1Puzzle and Dragons X; Ep 2Puzzle and Dragons X; Ep 27), Non-Physical Interaction, Accelerated Development (Leveling/Battle Type, monsters can become more powerful or regain their lost strength through defeating foesPuzzle and Dragons; 2012Puzzle and Dragons Z; 2013Puzzle and Dragons X; 2016), possible Stealth Mastery/Camouflage (Has been described as being able to 'disappear into the darkness' to avoid battle), Damage Boost (Using Orbs and making combos with them can increase the power of attacksPuzzle and Dragons X; Ep 1), Darkness Manipulation, Energy Projection, Healing, Forcefield CreationPuzzle and Dragons Gold; 2020; Tutorial, Absorption, Statistics Amplification, Status Effect Inducement via Sense Manipulation (Can blind foes), Durability Negation, Paralysis Inducement, Power Nullification, Transmutation (Of Orbs into Jammer Orbs)
|-|Vibrant Butterfly Dragon, Swallowtail=
Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Flight, Longevity (Monster lifespans are so long they can have several human masters in their lifetimePuzzle and Dragons X; Ep 16), Enhanced Senses (Can see normally invisible spiritsPuzzle and Dragons X; Ep 16 and OrbsPuzzle and Dragons X; Ep 1Puzzle and Dragons X; Ep 2Puzzle and Dragons X; Ep 27), Non-Physical Interaction, Accelerated Development (Leveling/Battle Type, monsters can become more powerful or regain their lost strength through defeating foesPuzzle and Dragons; 2012Puzzle and Dragons Z; 2013Puzzle and Dragons X; 2016), Damage Boost (Using Orbs and making combos with them can increase the power of attacksPuzzle and Dragons X; Ep 1), Darkness Manipulation, Earth Manipulation, Plant Manipulation, Air Manipulation, Energy Projection, Healing, Forcefield CreationPuzzle and Dragons Gold; 2020; Tutorial, Damage Reduction, Statistics Amplification, Status Effect Inducement via Poison Manipulation, Negation of Poison Manipulation, Transmutation (Of Orbs into other Orb types), Resistance to Water Manipulation, Ice Manipulation, Paralysis Inducement, Sleep Manipulation, Time Stop, Poison Manipulation, and Statistics Reduction
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Attack Potency: Large Star level (Should be comparable to the Legendary Dragon Idia who could light up the sky with multiple new starsPuzzle and Dragons X; Ep 49) | Large Star level (Stronger than before, is a fusion of Mutecocoon and 5 Gems that are all on par with Mutecocoon in power, which according to Dragon Priestess Ignis would create a monster 'greater than the simple sum of its parts'Puzzle and Dragons Z; 2015; Postgame Temple of Fire)
Speed: Massively FTL+ combat speed (Should be comparable to Idia who could fire a beam into the sky to light up multiple new stars in secondsPuzzle and Dragons X; Ep 49) | Massively FTL+ (Should be faster than before)
Lifting Strength: Unknown
Striking Strength: Large Star level | Large Star level
Durability: Large Star level | Large Star level
Stamina: Likely High 
Range: Standard melee range, Interstellar via elemental attacks
Standard Equipment: None Notable
Intelligence: At least Average (Even the most basic of monsters are still competent fighters who understand how to use Orbs to their advantage and show human level comprehension and communication skills. Mutecocoon and Swallowtail are both on par with and regularly contend with some of the higher level warriors and some of the lesser gods of the verse, but otherwise have no remarkable showings of intelligence)
Weaknesses: Takes extra damage from Light Element attacks, and from Fire Element attacks as 'Vibrant Butterfly Dragon, Swallowtail'
Notable Attacks/Techniques:
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*Dark Orbs: Dark Element monsters can tap into Dark Orbs in the atmosphere to unleash Dark energy attacks
*Mass Attack: An attack that can hit multiple targets at once, triggered by linking 5 or more Orbs of the same color
*Heal Orbs: All monsters in Puzzle and Dragons can tap into Heal Orbs in the atmosphere to heal themselves or to create forcefields
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*Hell Ball: Launches a Dark Element attack that can hit all foes and changes all Water Orbs to Dark Orbs
*Dark Dust: Increases the Attack of all allies by 2.5x when matching 2 Dark Combos
*Skill Boost: Decreases the amount of time active abilities need to charge
*Enhanced Dark Orbs: 20% chance for Dark Orbs nearby to be enhanced, doing 7% more damage when used
*Insect Dragon's Chitin: Absorbs damage from attacks made of 3 or less combos for a limited time
*Insect Dragon's Steel Chitin: Absorbs damage from attacks made of 4 or less combos for a limited time
*Silent Darkness: An attack that deals 0.25x damage and blinds all foes
*Gravity Spin[1]: An attack that deals 0.5x damage
*Gravity Spin[2]: An attack that also transforms 1 color of Orbs into Jammer Orbs
*Gravity Spin[3]: An attack that reduces the Foe's current HP by 99%, bypassing their defense
*Wormhole: A rapid attack that strikes 5 times
*Wing Scale's Curse: Binds 1 target for an extended period of time, rendering them immobile and disabling their passive abilities
*The Void's Empty Shell: Delays all foes active skills, temporarily rendering them unusable
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*Wood Orbs: Dark Element monsters can tap into Wood Orbs in the atmosphere to unleash Earth, Plant, and Air energy attacks
*Five Flower Scales: Increases all allies' action time by 3 seconds temporarily and poisons all foes
*Tranquil Night of Dreams: Increases the Attack of all allies by 2.5x when matching at least 2 Dark Combos, with the multiplier increasing by 0.25x for each additional Dark Combo, maxing out at 3x with 4 Dark Combos
*Skill Boost: Decreases the amount of time active abilities need to charge
*Enhanced Dark Orbs: 20% chance for Dark Orbs nearby to be enhanced, doing 7% more damage when used
*Powder Wall of Empty Dances: Preemptive ability, makes the user immune to all Status Effects for a limited time
*Powder Wind of Protection: Preemptive ability, reduces incoming damage by 90% for a limited time
*Poison Scales: An attack that increases in power with each use, maxing out at 3x damage, and also transforms Orbs into Poison Orbs to poison all foes
*5 Flower Petals: Increases the skyfall chance of Poison Orbs by 5% for a limited time, poisoning all foes
*Flamboyant Flower Flourish: An attack that deals 1.5x damage and transforms all Orbs into Fire, Water, Wood, Light, Dark, Heal, and Poison Orbs
*Antivenom Shot: An attack that deals 1.2x damage and transforms Poison Orbs into Heal Orbs
*Vivid Thorn: A rapid attack that strikes 3 times, dealing 0.3x damage per hit
*Scattering Scales: Randomly transforms 10 Orbs into 5 Heal and 5 Poison Orbs
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==Notable Matchups==
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==References==
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Category:Longevity Users
Category:Enhanced Senses Users
Category:Non-Physical Interaction Users
Category:Accelerated Development Users
Category:Reactive Power Level Users
Category:Stealth Masters
Category:Camouflage Users
Category:Damage Boost Users
Category:Darkness Users
Category:Energy Users
Category:Energy Projection Users
Category:Healers
Category:Forcefield Users
Category:Absorption Users
Category:Statistics Amplification Users
Category:Status Effect Users
Category:Sense Users
Category:Durability Negation Users
Category:Paralysis Users
Category:Power Nullification Users
Category:Transmutation Users
Category:Flight Users
Category:Earth Users
Category:Plant Users
Category:Air Users
Category:Poison Users
Category:Damage Reduction Users