Tonihiru

**Tonihiru** are Thunder Element Carapaceons that reside in jungle locales. They have a special link and are very often seen with the Fanged Wyverns known as Venelarius.

## Appearance

The shape is like if a Daimyo Hermitaur lost its shell and got Ceanataur pincers. The main body has a dark blue colour which sometimes glows yellow in patches. Covering the legs is green moss, resembling that of the Venelarius. Along the back line several dark blue spikes. Also notable is the fact they have six legs instead of the typical four in a standard Carapaceon. When they successfully fuse onto a Venelarius the underside of their bodies becomes purple along with gaining purple stripes on the leg moss, and their mouths froth with poison.

## Behaviour

These crabs can use thunder element from their pincers, generated from the spikes on its back. Normally they won't try to fight much unless enraged or there is a Venelarius nearby. Venelarius have a strange bond with these, they have ridges on their backs allowing them to merge with them and aid it, then feed on food remainders left.

## Introduction

* **Sparking Pinch With a Twist: Jungle (2nd): Area 3**

The hunter walks towards the river bank, seeing a spark come from the foliage. A pincer strikes out from it, following with the crab. It clutches both together twice, charging them as it walks forward towards the hunter, looking to be a short and reasonable hunt. Behind in the trees a large monster charges through the foliage and almost hits the hunter down.

## Rage and Tired states

* **Enraged**: Pincers will always be electrified and bubbles foam in mouth.

* **Tired**: Will fail to use thunder swipes and will drool.

## Breaks

* Left Pincer Wounded
* Right Pincer Wounded
* Left Legs Wounded
* Right Legs Wounded
* Abdomen Scarred

## Attacks

* **Swipe**: A quick swing from one of its pincers. (Can be done while on Venelarius)
* **Thunder Swipe**: Charges up a pincer and swings it in an arc like Shogun/Plum Daimyo. This obviously causes Thunderblight. (Can be done while on Venelarius)
* **Stab**: Moves forward and stabs downwards at a target, piercing into the ground for a second. (Can be done while on Venelarius but doesn't pierce to ground)
* **Double Stab**: Shakes its pincers and does a stab with both pincers one after the other, taking a step forward with each.
* **Thunder Stab**: Lifts a pincer upwards to generate thunder element through it then does its stab, creating a larger range of attack from the sparks. (Can be done while on Venelarius)
* **Double Swipe**: Does the swing with both pincers forward.
* **Thunder Spark**: Its pincer will spark with thunder. The pincer swipes at the target, launching sparks at the target. (Can be done while on Venelarius)
* **Leap**: Bends down and jumps onto a target. This isn't as far as Daimyo's.
* **Merge**: Done when a Venelarius is in the area. Will leap onto Venelarius's tail and is launched onto its back. It will attach onto the back using its legs, connecting to the ridges along it. Thunder from the Tonihiru surges into the Venelarius and poison will flow from the Venelarius into the Tonihiru.

(High Rank and above)

* **Leap Slash**: Right as it lands it slams its pincers into the ground.

(G/Master Rank only)

* **Thunder Leap Slash**: The attack is now electrified unless both pincers are broke.

## Carves

### Low Rank

 File:Leg Carve Icon Dark Green.png | Tonihiru Leg

### High Rank

 File:Leg Carve Icon Dark Green.png | Tonihiru Leg+
 File:Meat Icon Blue.png | Sparking Crabmeat

### G/Master Rank

 File:Leg Carve Icon Dark Green.png | Tonihiru Thickleg
 File:Meat Icon Blue.png | Cardiac Crabmeat

## Mount

It is mounted on the body, like the Shogun Ceanataur. Unlike Daimyo and Shogun it will try to shake the hunter off instead of jumping up and down repeatedly.

## Interactions with The Frenzy/Hyper Status/Apex

Tonihiru when frenzied gains purple hide and reddish moss. It is frenzied if Venelarius is frenzied.

Hyper Tonihiru can use the status to improve the range of their pincer shocks.

There are no confirmed Apex Tonihiru.