Goregouge

"*Some scholars might try and tell you all those plant eaters out there are peaceful. Well, believe you me... they haven't done enough research.*"

## Description

A grizzled old bull Iguanodon, covered in scars from a lifetime of battle and missing part of his tail. He has a prominent underbite, horned snout, and serrated beak.

## Moves

* Movement type: *Charge*. Hold X to run extra fast and damage everything in your way.
* Defense type: *Block*. Hold L1/R1 to defend.
* Light attacks: Claw swipes
* Heavy attacks: Tackle, bite, scissor-stab
* Grapple: Tees the enemy up with a thumb-spike through the chin, then bats them away with the other hand.

## Powers

* Roar: **PUFF**. Mildly increases attack power and defense on self for several seconds.
	+ Cooldown: *Medium*

* Active: **MUSTH**. Activates a temporary rage state that mildly buffs attack speed, moderately buffs movement speed, and greatly buffs attack power. Has a fairly long duration.
	+ Cooldown: *Very Long*

* Passive: **RETALIATOR**. The Goregouge gets an extra attack bonus whenever fighting the Legend that's dealt the most damage to it that match. The more damage it survives, the stronger the effect becomes.

## Skins

Default Age of Fire skins.Post-release DLC skins.
## Playstyle

The Goregouge is a purely melee-based heavy damage dealer with limited range, solid defense, and surprisingly decent speed. It functions as a DPS/Tank hybrid that can do well both pressing attacks into enemy territory and defending home turf and is fairly versatile for a heavy character. It has enough health to endure incoming fire as it builds toward a counterattack and is notorious for how quickly it can knock out more dedicated DPS characters. Its passive ability *Retaliator* punishes Legends who try to focus on taking it out, adding what is potentially a third buff to its already formidable attack power. With proper support from allied Legends it can be a ferocious anti-DPS machine, stronger than The Tyrant and more reliable than The Raptor and Sabertooth.

## Counterplay

The Goregouge's greatest weakness is that has no real answer to enemies who have a strong ranged offense. Its deep pool of health and ability to block attacks do go a long way in mitigating damage from afar, but ultimately they simply aren't *counters* to enemies who have projectiles. Without help from allies The Goregouge is very susceptible to stealth attacks and guerilla warfare, especially if executed by Legends who can fly, swim, or climb walls, and while it does move fast for a Tank-type (especially when in Musth) it can never hope to compete with the likes of The Raptor, Mimic Bird, or Thundercrown.

Goregouge players should always be careful not to over-rely on Retaliator or let their high attack power go their heads, for sturdy though they may be, they have no easy way to recover health or boost their defense in any meaningful way. Turrets should also be avoided if possible, as the damage they deal does not count toward Retaliator.

## Trivia

* Steam puffs from the Goregouge's nostrils and rolls off its back while it's in Musth mode.
* Its nasal horns are a reference to the 1800s *Gideon Mantell* restoration of *Iguanodon*, which incorrectly placed the animals thumb spikes on its nose. This version of the animal also appears in-game as the Iguanasaurus enemy. The Goregouge's serrated beak is also a reference to out of date depictions of *Iguanodon*, specifically the trend in vintage toys and paleoart of combining it with *Tyrannosaurus rex*.
* The Anglicus & Baril skins are inspired by *Ouranosaurus*, an African sail-backed dinosaur that was once considered an Iguanodontid.
* The Bolo & Batyr skins are inspired by *Muttaburrasaurus*, Australia's most complete fossil dinosaur.
* The Igua & Jhinzou skins are a play on the *iguana* part of *Iguanodon'*s name.
* Post-launch DLC added four new skins for the Goregouge: Linzhou, Dispa, Folivor, and Periss.
	+ Folivor reskins the Goregouge as a giant ground sloth- specifically The Rotknuckle before it began its fungal symbiosis!
	+ Periss reskins the Goregouge as a *Chalicothere*, a strange prehistoric mammal that lived long after the time of the dinosaurs.