Aglunastos

**Aglunastos** is a large Snake Wyvern and the male counterpart of Agsolestea.

## Physiology

Aglunastos is a large Snake Wyvern which largely resembles his female counterpart, Agsolestea, in that they don't possess any limbs, unlike Najarala. Aglunastos also possesses large frills, but unlike Agsolestea, Aglunastos uses them to release energy in the form of the Darkness element. Aglunastos also possess large fangs which he uses to inject a deadly venom into its prey, but is also capable of spitting this venom out like a spitting cobra. Aglunastos has small ridges going down his back and sides. Aglunastos' body is black in color with several white spots on it, resembling a night sky. The ridges of Aglunastos are dark blue in color which also goes for the tip of its tail, part of its lower jaw and part of its frills. Aglunastos' underside is a sunset orange or red in color together with the membrane of its frills and its eyes.

## Behavior

Aglunastos is very territorial like many other wyverns. This means it will become very aggressive towards intruders of its territory which it is known to patrol during the night, while the female, Agsolestea, patrols the territory during the day. Aglunastos is also known to hunt at night which is when it blends in with the shadows due to its dark coloring.

## Ecological Information

### Placement in Food Chain

Aglunastos occupy a position high in the food chain thanks to their large size, physical strength, elemental powers and potent venom. They can easily prey upon small monsters thanks to these aspects and even several large monsters aren't safe from them. It's thought that the Aglunastos will sometimes even prey on rather strong monsters when necessary. Aglunastos have to compete with many strong competitors and face predation from powerful monsters and Elder Dragons.

### Behavior towards Other Monsters

Aglunastos will attack small monsters if they wander too close to the large Snake Wyvern or provoke it. Large monsters will also be attacked if they wander too close or decide to provoke the Snake Wyvern. Aglunastos will try to escape from powerful monsters and Elder Dragons if necessary.

### Tracks

Aglunastos can leave behind a variety of tracks for hunters to utilize in tracking him down. These tracks include **"Large Slither Prints"**, which can be found on the ground, **"Imposing Black Scales"**, which can be found on the ground, **"Striking Dark Blue Shells"**, which can be found on the ground, and **"Dimming Frozen Marks"**, which can be found on the ground or on walls.

### Specific Locale Interactions

Aglunastos doesn't have any specific locale interactions.

### Special Behaviors

Aglunastos is most commonly fought in areas at night, but will still sometimes be fought in areas during the day, mostly when fought together with an Agsolestea. Furthermore, when Aglunastos is fought together with Agsolestea, not only will the other enrage if one of them enrages, they will also form a bond due to being male and female of the same species. The two Snake Wyverns will coil together and put their heads close together as they start charging energy, creating a blast in between them which slowly increases in size. The two Snake Wyverns will then quickly separate themselves dropping the blast and causing a large explosion of dark and light. The two of them will continue fighting the hunter together afterwards.

## Cutscene

### Hunt Cutscene

* Location: Verdant Hills (Night)
* Synopsis: As the hunter enters Area 10 of the Verdant Hills, they notice that something feels off to them as there aren't any small monsters in the area. Suddenly, they hear a loud wriggling noise, almost as if thousands of sharp blades are rattling against each other. The hunter then notices two bright red-orange colored lights flash in the darkness. Suddenly, a large monster which resembles an Agsolestea, bursts out of the darkness with its large and sharp fangs glistening in the orange glow coming from its frills. The hunter just barely manages to leap out of the way, making the large serpent miss them. As the hunter quickly gets back up, they look back as the snake quickly turns around and displays its full body, revealing it to be an Aglunastos. The Aglunastos is hissing at the hunter and flashing its bright frills after which it roars, beginning the hunt.

### Ecology Cutscene

* Location: Nightmare Marshes
* Synopsis: The cutscene begins by showing an area somewhere in the Nightmare Marshes with an asleep Agsolestea. The Agsolestea then wakes up to something, which is when the camera turns and shows an Aglunastos enter the area. The Aglunastos raises its body and the Agsolestea does the same as they both first hiss at each other. Then start slithering towards each other before suddenly circling around each other. After a short time of circling, they quickly slither towards each other again, but this time they actually reach each other. When they reach other they form into a helix-like shape with their heads touching each other at the top. They then slither back. The Agsolestea then slithers away towards her cave as the Aglunastos follows her. The cutscene slowly starts panning upwards as the two leave the area and the screen turns to black, ending the cutscene.

## Abilities

Aglunastos are capable of using the Darkness element by combining the two necessary elements, Ice and Dragon, in a special sac it possesses. The element is then stored in various organs in the Aglunastos' body at which point it can be used in a variety of ways, including releasing it from its frills or shooting it out in the forms of blasts or lasers. Like Agsolestea, Aglunastos can use their massive body to constrict and crush their prey or foes. Aglunastos also possess a deadly venom which they can inject with their sharp fangs or spit out towards targets.

Aglunastos are also capable of swimming, but they don't like staying in the water for too long. As such they use the water as a means of escape and not for hunting or fighting. However, Aglunastos have very rarely been found hunting the water.

## Rage and Tired States

* Rage State: When Aglunastos becomes enraged, its eyes will start to glow bright red-orange and its frills will also glow.
* Tired State: When Aglunastos becomes tired, it will start to drool and will sometimes fail doing its Darkness attacks.

## Frenzy, Apex, Hyper and Tempered

Aglunastos can get affected by the Frenzy Virus and become Frenzied and they're also known to be able to enter the Apex State. Aglunastos is also capable of entering the Hyper State.

Frenzied Aglunastos have a purple tint to their colors and some of its colors are darker. Frenzied Aglunastos also has a chance to cause Frenzy with the venom it spits out.

Tempered Aglunastos are considered Threat Lv2 Tempered Monsters and have the usual changes of a Tempered monster.

Hyper Aglunastos have the usual changes of a monster in the Hyper State, but they also gain a new attack. **Shredding Darkness Beam:** Aglunastos will first hiss towards a hunter. It will then start gathering Darkness into its mouth after which it will shoot a large dark beam towards the hunter it hissed at. When the dark beam hits the ground, it will start sending small rocks flying out of the ground. The Aglunastos will try to track hunters slightly with this attack for a short time after it started firing. If hunters are hit directly by the beam, they can get knocked away and be afflicted with Darknessblight and if hunters are hit by the small rocks send flying out, they can get knocked down.

Apex Aglunastos have the usual changes of a monster in the Apex State, but besides gaining the attack that Hyper Aglunastos has, they also gain a new attack. **Laser Pin:** Aglunastos will first do a deep hiss towards a hunter. Then it will quickly lunge towards that hunter. If the hunter doesn't manage to avoid out of the way, the Aglunastos will pin the hunter, but with a different animation compared to its normal one. The Aglunastos will first circle its body around the hunter after which it will raise its head up and look down on them. The Aglunastos will then slowly start charging energy into its mouth. The hunter now has a limited amount of time to get out of the pin by either normal means, or by getting the Aglunastos to flinch with the help from other hunters. If the time runs out, the Aglunastos will shoot a dark beam right at the hunter which will be released right before the beam hits. This attack can knock the hunter pinned away and afflict them with Darknessblight. After recovering, they can be Stunned.

## Mounts

Aglunastos has a mount animation like that of Agsolestea and thus Najarala. Aglunastos can be mounted on his head, back and tail.

When Aglunastos is mounted on his head, the hunter will either be located above the Aglunastos' membranes or on either side of his head, behind the membranes. The Aglunastos will try to get hunters off by violently shaking his head around, by slithering around and by slamming the side of his head into walls or the ground.

When Aglunastos is mounted on his back, the hunter will be located somewhere from just past the neck to near the base of the tail and will be located on either side of the Aglunastos' body. The Aglunastos will try to get hunters off shaking his body, by slithering around and by slamming the side of his body into walls or the ground.

When Aglunastos is mounted on his tail, the hunter will be located somewhere from the base of the tail to near the tip of the tail and will be located on top of his tail. The Aglunastos will try to get hunters off by violently shaking his tail around, by slithering around and by slamming his tail into walls or the ground.

## Ecology

### Taxonomy

* **Kingdom:** Animalia
* **Phylum:** Chordata
* **Class:** Reptilia
* **Order:** Squamata
* **Suborder:** Serpentes
* **Family:** Viperidae
* **Subfamily:** Viperinae
* **Genus:** *Lumenophis*
* **Species:** *L. divorsus*

**Name Meaning:** Oppositional Light Serpent

Aglunastos is a member of the Snake Wyvern class together with its female counterpart, Agsolestea, and other monsters such as Najarala and Eumurikos. There are special individuals of Aglunastos which are considered Deviants and are known as Shadowprince Aglunastos. They also have a Rare Species living in volcanic regions known as Topaz Aglunastos.

### Habitat Range

Aglunastos have been found inhabiting a large variety of habitats which include the Verdant Hills, Old Swamp, Deserted Island, Ancestral Steppe, Heaven's Mount, Everwood and even the Coral Highlands. Other areas it has been found in, include the Arctic Ridge, Tundra, Frozen Seaway, Polar Sea, White Lake, Blizzard Canyon, Lost City and the Nightmare Marshes.

### Ecological Niche

Aglunastos sits up high in the food chain as it is capable of easily preying upon a wide variety of prey. Prey of the small variety includes the likes of Aptonoth, Bullfango, Velociprey, Giaprey, Baggi and rarely Epioth. Prey of the larger variety includes the likes of Great Jaggi, Great Maccao, Seltas, Tzitzi-Ya-Ku, Bulldrome and Giadrome. Aglunastos have even rarely been seen preying upon large monsters like Jade Barroth, Tidal Najarala, Zamtrios and Congalala whenever in dire need of food.

Aglunastos has to compete with a large amount of other large monsters in its habitats. These competitors can include the likes of Legiana, Astalos, Rathalos, Barioth, Pokaradon, Gasurabazura, White Monoblos and many others. But, the Aglunastos large size, physical strength and elemental powers make it a dangerous foe that not many other monsters would want to face.

Despite the Aglunastos' strength, both physically and elementally, it still has to worry about large and powerful predators. These predators include the likes of Elder Dragon-level monsters, like Deviljho and Solmaron, powerful Deviants, Dreadking Rathalos and Dreadqueen Rathian, and the occasional Elder Dragon.

### Biological Adaptations

Aglunastos have largely the same adaptations as their female counterparts. These include a powerful venom which they are not only able to inject into prey with their large fangs, but are also capable of spitting it out like a spitting cobra would. They are also capable of using their massive bodies to constrict and crush their prey, and are able to swim through water for a some time to either escape from threats or to, occasionally, chase down prey. But, Aglunastos still has some key differences when compared to its female counterpart. Firstly, Aglunastos is more commonly found during nighttime, unlike its female counterpart. Furthermore, it uses the Darkness-element instead of the Light-element for its attacks. Finally, it doesn't use its frills to charge the energy for its elemental attacks, but instead uses them to discharge the element with the energy it generates inside of its body, being that of Ice and the mysterious Dragon.

### Behavior

Like Agsolestea, Aglunastos is very territorial and will patrol his territory during the night, while his female counterpart will patrol their territory during the day. Despite this, they can still be found awake at the same time whenever necessary. Aglunastos are known to hunt their prey by stalking them from the shadows and striking when the time is right.

## Attacks

### Low Rank

#### Calm

* **Roar:** Aglunastos will roar in a similar manner to Agsolestea and thus Najarala.
* **Bite:** Aglunastos will hiss at a hunter and then try to bite them which can cause Noxious Poison and knock them down.
* **Tail Whip:** Aglunastos will whip his tail at a hunter which can knock them down.
* **Constrict:** When Aglunastos pins a hunter, he will use his large and muscular body to start constricting them.
* **Lunge:** Aglunastos will lunge at a hunter with his body which can knock them down.
* **Slither:** Aglunastos will slither towards a hunter in a S-shape which can knock them down.
* **Venom Ball:** Aglunastos will spit his venom at a hunter which will leave a small pool of poison if it doesn't hit them directly like Gypceros. If the ball hits a hunter directly it can knock them down and cause Poison and if a hunter walks into the pool it can knock them back and cause Poison.
* **Tail Slam:** Aglunastos will first hiss at a hunter and will then lift his tail up and towards a hunter. Afterwards, Aglunastos will try to slam its tail down onto the hunter. This attack can knock hunters away and might cause them to be Stunned after they recover.
* **Dark Ball:** Aglunastos will fire a ball of concentrated darkness at a hunter which can cause Darknessblight and can knock them down.
* **Dark Burst:** Aglunastos will hiss at a hunter and then start concentrating darkness into his frills which will start glowing and flashing faster and faster. After some time it will cause a dark burst of darkness in a cone-shape like Tzitzi-Ya-Ku. This attack can cause Blindness to hunters.

#### Enraged

* **Upswing:** Aglunastos will first hiss at a hunter and then swing his head upwards at them which can knock them upwards.
* **Lunging Bite:** Aglunastos will lunge at a hunter, but instead of hitting them with his body he will try biting them which can cause Noxious Poison and knock them away.
* **Double Dark Ball:** Aglunastos will shoot two Dark Balls in a row at hunters which can both cause Darknessblight and can knock them down.
* **Darkness Beam:** Aglunastos will concentrate the darkness energy into his mouth and afterwards will fire a large laser of concentrated darkness at a hunter. He will try to track them down with the laser for a short time. This attack can cause Darknessblight and can knock hunters away.

### High Rank

* Note: Aglunastos is now capable of using its Low Rank Enraged attacks when not enraged.

#### Calm

* **Sideways Bites:** Aglunastos will lunge towards a hunter and try to bite them from the side two times in a row, once from the left and once from the right. This attack can cause Noxious Poison and knock hunters down.
* **Circling Upswing:** Aglunastos will first hiss at a hunter and then circle them similarly to Najarala. Afterwards he will hiss again and do an Upswing at them which can knock them upwards.
* **Slithering Upswing:** Aglunastos will slither towards a hunter in a S-shape and then do an Upswing. The slither can knock hunters down and the upswing can knock them upwards.
* **Triple Dark Ball:** Aglunastos will hiss towards hunters and will then shoot three Dark Balls in a row towards them like Rathian. This attack can knock hunters down and cause Darknessblight.
* **Dark Grenade:** Aglunastos will shoot a Dark Ball at a hunter which will travel in an arc. When it hits the ground it will cause a small explosion of darkness with an AoE. If hunters are hit directly by the blast, they can get knocked away and be afflicted with Darknessblight, and if they're hit by the small explosion, they can get knocked down and be afflicted with Darknessblight.

#### Enraged

* **Lunging Dark Burst:** Aglunastos will first do a Lunging Bite at a hunter and then do a Dark Burst. The Lunging Bite can cause Noxious Poison and knock hunters down and the Dark Burst can cause Blindness.
* **Circling Bite:** Aglunastos will first hiss at a hunter and then circle them similarly to Najarala. Afterwards he will hiss again and try to bite them which can cause Noxious Poison and can knock them down.
* **Trident Dark Ball:** Aglunastos will hiss towards a hunter after which it will shoot three Dark Balls towards them in a trident shape. This attack can knock hunters down and cause Darknessblight.
* **Sweeping Darkness Beam:** Aglunastos will fire a Darkness Beam from left to right across the area which can cause Darknessblight and can knock hunters away.

### G-Rank

#### Calm

* **Venom Spray:** Aglunastos will spray out a large amount of venom in varying patterns across the area in front of him. If this attack hits a hunter directly it will knock them down and cause Noxious Poison and if a hunter walks through the venom it will cause Noxious Poison and knock them back.
* **Dark Ball Bombardment:** Aglunastos will hiss towards a hunter after which it will shoot a large amount of dark blasts towards them. This attack can knock hunters down and cause Darknessblight.

#### Enraged

* **Dark Burst Grenade:** Aglunastos will fire a Dark Grenade at a hunter, but it will be flashing and when it hits the ground it will release a burst of darkness which can cause Blindness if hunters are looking at it. If hunters are hit directly by the blast, they can get knocked away and be afflicted with Darknessblight.
* **Sideways Combo:** Aglunastos will first do the Sideways Bites attack towards hunters and then try to do a Constrict on them.
* **Dark Grenade Bombardment:** Aglunastos will fire multiple Dark Grenades in a row at hunters which can all cause Darknessblight and knock hunters away.
* **Twin Sweeping Darkness Beam:** Aglunastos will roar at hunters after which it will first fire a Darkness Beam from left to right across the area. Afterwards it will shoot another Darkness Beam from right to left across the area. This attack can knock hunters away and cause Darknessblight.

## Breakable Parts and Shiny Drops

### Breakable Parts

* **Head(1):** Aglunastos' jaws will be damaged.
* **Head(2):** One of the Aglunastos' frills will be damaged.
* **Head(3):** Both of the Aglunastos' frills will be damaged.
* **Tail:** Part of the Aglunastos' tail will be severed off.

### Shiny Drops

#### Material Items

* Aglunastos can drop an Aglunastos Scale/Scale+/Shard with the break on his tail.
* Aglunastos can drop an Aglunastos Fang/Fang+/Venomfang with the first break on his head.
* Aglunastos can drop an Aglunastos Frill/Frill+/Membrane with the second and third breaks on his head.
* Aglunastos can drop an Aglunastos Carapace/Cortex when he's flinched.
* Aglunastos can drop a Wyvern Tear/Lrg Wyvern Tear with all of his breaks.

#### Slinger Ammo

When Aglunastos receives a high damage impact, he can drop Piercing Pods for the hunter's slinger.

## Equipment

### **Armor**

#### Blademaster

***Skills:*** Moon Strike, Bond, **Rec Speed (-8)**

#### Gunner

***Skills:*** Moon Strike, Bond, **Rec Speed (-8)**

## Notes

* Aglunastos' roar requires Earplugs to block.

* Aglunastos can be stunned for an extended period of time through the usage of Flash Bombs or Flash Pods.
* Whenever Aglunastos is tired, it will try to find a carcass and eat from it to regain Stamina.
* When Aglunastos is fought together with Agsolestea, if one of them becomes enraged, the other will too.

## Trivia

* Aglunastos is based on the cottonmouth and on spitting cobras.
* Unlike the original Dark Agsolestea, Aglunastos is not considered a Subspecies.

## Credits

* **JeremiahV10:** For the artwork.
* **YukiHerz:** For the icon.
* **FrostSpino:** For the taxonomy.
* **Aucoustism:** For the roar.