Arogelactos

**Arogelactos** is a massive Elder Dragon, resembling a Bypaldian, which possesses immense power, enough to be classified on the same level as Dangerous First-Class Monsters like Fatalis or Alatreon.

## Physiology

Arogelactos is an enormous Elder Dragon which towers over all but the largest of monsters. It has a body structure more commonly found in the Bypaldian class and its entire body is very muscular and covered in dark blue armor plating. It has several spikes growing out of its limbs and many going down its back. It also has large, sharp fingers and toes and a set of large draconic wings. It has a long draconic tail which is also lined with spikes on the top. It has several large horns on its head which form a sort of crown and it has glowing red eyes.

## Behavior

Arogelactos are very territorial monsters and will quickly try to take care of any monsters that would dare try to take its territory. It caused the creation of the Genesis Caverns and can thus easily find its way through the massive cavernous regions.

## Ecological Information

### Placement in Food Chain

Arogelactos sit at the very top of the food chain in the habitats they're commonly found in, but due to the massive area the Genesis Caverns cover and the many entrances and exits it has, the Arogelactos can easily access other food chains where it will reign supreme. It's capable of doing this due to its immense size and power that comes paired with this size, allowing it to easily prey on a large variety of monsters from small ones to large and strong ones. Only very powerful monsters stand a chance against this Elder Dragon.

### Behavior towards Other Monsters

Arogelactos' mere presence can cause almost every other monster to run away in fear when it enters an area and those stubborn enough to stay are quick to be taught the severity of their mistakes.

### Tracks

Arogelactos can leave behind several kinds of tracks for hunters to utilize in tracking it down. These tracks include **"Titanic Prints"**, which can be found on the ground, **"Cold Mist"**, which can be found floating around, **"Frozen Shell"**, which can be found on the ground, **"Freezing Membrane"**, which can be found on the ground, and **"Glacial Ice"**, which can be found on the ground or on walls.

### Specific Locale Interactions

In areas where large stalactites or ice chunks fall from the ceiling, Arogelactos might catch them as they're falling and utilize it as a weapon against foes.

### Special Behaviors

Arogelactos doesn't have any special behaviors.

## Cutscenes

### Hunt Cutscene

* Location: Advent's Abyss
* Synopsis: The cutscene begins by showing the hunter entering Area 3 of the Advent's Abyss. The hunter looks around in awe at the massive area before they suddenly hear a loud noise which also causes the ground to shake. The noise slowly becomes louder and the ground also slowly starts to shake more until the hunter notices a massive, dark shadow walking down from the upper part of the area. They realize the shaking and noises are caused by this massive being of which they can only see the red eyes. The massive shadow jumps down from the upper part of the area causing the entire area to heavily shake which nearly throws the hunter off-balance. The hunter can then slowly see more of the giant shadow which is when they realize its the Arogelactos they have to take down. The Arogelactos growls at the hunter, releasing a cold mist from its mouth, after which it roars which marks the beginning of the hunt.

### Ecology Cutscene

* Location: Arctic Ridge
* Synopsis: The cutscene begins by showing an area of the Arctic Ridge which is being hit by a heavy snowstorm. The cutscene then shows a Elderfrost Gammoth slowly making its way through the area. Suddenly, the Elderfrost Gammoth seems to notice something coming towards it in the heavy snowstorm as the cutscene shows a large silhouette. The silhouette then seems to cause the heavy snowstorm to clear up which reveals it to be an Arogelactos. The Elderfrost Gammoth roars at the Arogelactos, but it doesn't seem to be scared at all and charges towards the Elderfrost Gammoth. The Elderfrost Gammoth retaliates by slamming its large tusks into the Arogelactos which causes it to be knocked back, but it doesn't seem deterred at all and immediately goes back on the offensive. The Elderfrost Gammoth tries to hit the Arogelactos again, but this time it moves out of the way and grabs the tusk of the Elderfrost Gammoth. The Arogelactos kicks the Elderfrost Gammoth while still holding onto its tusk which causes a large portion of the tusk to break off and sending the Elderfrost Gammoth tumbling to the ground. The Arogelactos slowly walks up to the Elderfrost Gammoth, but is then hit by the Fanged Beast's powerful trunk. The Arogelactos, however, now seems to be agitated as it grabs the trunk with one arm and then starts causing its other arm to glow brightly. As the Arogelactos is about to hit the Elderfrost Gammoth's head, the camera quickly pans up as a loud explosion and crunch can be heard before the camera quickly fades to black. The cutscene then shows the Arogelactos in the distance while it's pulling the Elderfrost Gammoth with it and entering a large cavern as the cutscene starts slowly fading to black.

## Abilities

Arogelactos are massive Elder Dragons which give them immense physical strength that can easily shake the ground and allows them to rip giant boulders out of the ground which it can throw at foes. Arogelactos are also capable of using their massive wings to cause powerful gusts of wind, but they are incapable of flight due to their immense size. They are also capable of breathing out a kind of cold mist which weakens a foe's protection to cold. Arogelactos' primarily ability is that they can emit a kind of cold energy which allows it to cool down the area around it, freezing it to ice-cold temperatures and thus creating areas of ice. When angered enough, this energy will become much more intense as the Arogelactos starts causing large explosions of this energy and firing it out in beams. This is signified by its body parts glowing brightly. This Elder Dragon is said to be even capable of freezing entire ecosystems and some say even causing a global ice age.

```

```

## Rage and Tired States

* Rage State: When Arogelactos becomes enraged, it will start constantly huffing out a cold mist. It will also start intensifying its cold energy which will cause it to start creating large bursts of energy explosions and lasers which can commonly cause Eternal Iceblight.
* Tired State: Arogelactos cannot become tired.

## Frenzy, Apex, Hyper and Tempered

Arogelactos cannot get affected by any of these statuses.

## Mounts

Due to Arogelactos' massive size, it can be mounted on its head, its back, its legs and its tail.

When Arogelactos is mounted on its head, the hunter will either be located between its large horns on the back of its head or on either side of its head. The Arogelactos will try to get hunters off by violently shaking its head around, by trying to grab the hunter and by slamming the side of its head into walls.

When Arogelactos is mounted on its back, the hunter will be located between the Arogelactos' large wings and amongst the large spikes on its back. The Arogelactos will try to get hunters off by violently shaking its back, by trying to grab the hunter, by slamming its back into walls and by rolling over the ground.

When Arogelactos is mounted on its legs, the hunter will be located on the back of the Arogelactos' legs. The Arogelactos will try to get hunters off by shaking its legs, by stomping around and by trying to grab the hunter.

When Arogelactos is mounted on its tail, the hunter will be located somewhere from the upper part of the tail near to where the tail begins to nearly the tip of the tail. The Arogelactos will try to get hunters off by violently shaking its tail around and by slamming it into walls or the ground.

## Ecology

### Taxonomy

* Order: Glacial Dragon
* Suborder: *Unknown*
* Family: Gelactos

Arogelactos is an immense Elder Dragon, both in size and power, which has been mentioned in legends since in ancient times. One of these legends goes as follows:

*"Legends speak of three powerful monsters that created the planet long ago. A mighty Elder Dragon that formed the planet from debris. A Bird Wyvern that created the sun and cast light down onto the dark rock. A lengthy Snake Wyvern that created gravity and electricity. These three titans went into hiding after forming the planet, but their existence is mere rumors. Or so they say."*

The other two monsters mentioned in this legend are thought to be Aphóri Ezéth and Horakhy'aten.

### Habitat Range

Arogelactos have been primarily found in the Advent's Abyss which is the deepest part of the Genesis Caverns, but it's thought that many other areas like this exist under the Genesis Caverns. The Genesis Caverns are the primary hunting grounds of the Arogelactos, but due to the caverns covering a massive area, it's theorized that Arogelactos can be found hunting in several other arctic areas and some think even areas which aren't arctic. If an Arogelactos were to be in one of these areas, it would cause immense devastation due to its power being on par with that of Major Elder Dragons. Arogelactos have also been located in the Polar Field and the Frozen Forest.

### Ecological Niche

Very little is known about the ecology of these massive Elder Dragons, but it's thought that due to their immense size and power, they can easily prey on just about anything in the areas it hunts in. These include small monsters like Bullfango, Giaprey and Blango and large monsters like Bulldrome, Giadrome, Lagombi and Great Baggi. Large and strong monsters like Jade Barroth, Aviarctin, Blangonga and Zamtrios are also thought to be likely prey for this giant. Some say even monsters as large and powerful as Tigrex, Gammoth, Barioth, Glacial Agnaktor and Voluron are possible prey for this mighty Elder Dragon.

The Elder Dragon's immense power allows it to not have to worry about any predators wherever it goes as even monsters like Rajang and Deviljho won't immediately approach an Arogelactos. Despite this, Arogelactos still has to compete with several other powerful monsters which include the likes of Elderfrost Gammoth, Frostempress Aviarcta, Ukanlos, Jiakoruboru, Toa Tesukatora and Vraoutos. If a battle were to occur with any of these powerful monsters however, an Arogelactos would be sure to put up a good fight with its immense size and power.

### Biological Adaptations

Arogelactos are titanic Elder Dragons which have an immense amount of physical power due to this size. They have developed a very thick shell which protects their entire body. Their immense size allows them to easily throw giant boulders towards their foes. They have also developed a set of giant wings which allows them to create giant bursts of powerful wind. The tail of an Arogelactos is very long, allowing it to pack a serious punch when swung at threats. Arogelactos have also developed a kind of energy which allows them to freeze areas around them quickly, generating large amounts of ice. This energy becomes much more intense as the Arogelactos becomes agitated which is signified by the glowing of its body parts. When this happens, the energy can be used to fire off large beams, blasts and explosions at foes which can quickly cause them to be frozen in place. Arogelactos are also capable of breathing out a sort of cold mist which weakens the foe's resilience to ice.

### Behavior

Arogelactos are massive Elder Dragons which have been mentioned in many legends, but long thought to be mere folklore until it was recently discovered in the Advent's Abyss with the discovery of the Genesis Caverns. Due to this, a large amount of its behavior is still unknown.

## Interactions with Other Monsters

Arogelactos doesn't have any interactions with other monsters.

## Attacks

### G-Rank

#### Calm

* **Roar:** Arogelactos will roar at hunters and it will sound like a deeper version of the Gargantua from Half-Life 1.
* **Pin:** Whenever Arogelactos pins a hunter it will hold them in one of its hands and try to crush them. If the pin fully succeeds it will throw the hunter away.
* **Swipe:** Arogelactos will swipe either of its massive claws at a hunter which can knock them away and might cause Severe Dragonblight. This will also create a small area of ice on the ground, similarly to Legiana, which will explode afterwards. This can cause Severe Iceblight and knock hunters down.
* **Backhand:** Arogelactos will swipe either of its massive claws in reverse at a hunter which can knock them away and might cause Severe Dragonblight. This will also create a small area of ice on the ground, similarly to Legiana, which will explode afterwards. This can cause Severe Iceblight and knock hunters down.
* **Punch:** Arogelactos will try to punch a hunter with either arm which can knock them away and might cause Severe Dragonblight.
* **Kick:** Arogelactos will try to kick a hunter with either of its massive legs which can knock them away and might cause Severe Dragonblight.
* **Clap:** Arogelactos will try to slam a hunter between both its hands like a clap which can knock them away and might cause Severe Dragonblight. This will also create a small area of ice on the ground, similarly to Legiana, which will explode afterwards. This can cause Severe Iceblight and knock hunters down.
* **Downwards Punch:** Arogelactos will try to downwards punch a hunter which will also create a small area of ice on the ground which will explode shortly afterwards. This attack can knock hunters away and might cause them to be Stunned once they recover. The small ice explosion can cause Severe Iceblight and knock hunters down. This attack will also cause Tremors which require Tremor Res +1 to block.
* **Tail Swipe:** Arogelactos will swipe its massive tail at a hunter which can knock them away and might cause them to be Stunned once they recover.
* **Stomp:** Arogelactos will try to stomp onto a hunter with either leg which can knock them away and might cause them to be Stunned once they recover. This attack will also cause Tremors which require Tremor Res +2 to block.
* **Hand Slam:** Arogelactos will try to slam either of its hands down onto a hunter which can knock them away. This attack will also create large ice crystals around the spot it hit which will explode when the Arogelactos pulls its hand away. This can cause Extreme Iceblight and knock hunters away. This attack will also cause Tremors which require Tremor Res +1 to block.
* **Arm Swipe:** Arogelactos will swipe either of its massive arms at a hunter which can knock them away and might cause Severe Dragonblight.
* **Rock Throw:** Arogelactos will rip a large rock out of the ground with either of its claws which it will then either throw immediately or hold onto for a bit and then throw towards hunters. This attack can cause Severe Iceblight and knock hunters away and might cause Snowman.
* **Arm Slam:** Arogelactos will try to slam either of its arms down onto a hunter which can knock them away and might cause them to be Stunned once they recover and cause them to be afflicted with Severe Dragonblight. This attack will also create large ice crystals around the spot it hit which will explode when the Arogelactos pulls its arm away. This can cause Extreme Iceblight and knock hunters away. This attack will also cause Tremors which require Tremor Res +2 to block.
* **Boulder Throw:** Arogelactos will rip a massive rock out of the ground with both of hands which it will then either throw immediately or hold onto for a bit and then throws towards hunters. The boulder will also shatter upon hitting the ground if it doesn't hit a hunter. If hunters are hit directly by the rock, they can get afflicted with Extreme Iceblight and be knocked away and if they are hit by the pieces of the breaking rock, they can get afflicted with Severe Iceblight and be knocked away. This attack might also cause Snowman and will cause Tremors which require Tremor Res +1 to block.
* **Cold Breath:** Arogelactos will breath out a cold mist towards hunters which can cause Ice Res Down and knock hunters down and might cause Snowman. This will also create a small area of ice which will explode afterwards which can cause Severe Iceblight and knock hunters down.
* **Windstream:** Arogelactos will flap its massive wings towards hunter which will send a large stream of wind towards them which can cause Severe Windblight and knock hunters away.
* **Frozen Hand Slam:** Arogelactos will first cause a sort of energy to come from either of its hand which it will then try to slam down onto a hunter which will also cause many large ice crystals to go outwards towards hunters for a short while and will then explode afterwards when the Arogelactos pulls its hand away. If hunters are hit directly by the Arogelactos, they can be send flying away and be afflicted with Eternal Iceblight. If hunters are hit directly by the large ice crystals, they can be knocked away and be afflicted with Eternal Iceblight and Frostbite. If hunters are hit by the icy explosion afterwards, they can be knocked away and be afflicted with Extreme Iceblight and Frostbite. This attack might also cause hunters to be Stunned once they recover and will also cause Tremors which require Tremor Res +1 to block.
* **Frozen Stomp:** Arogelactos will first cause a sort of energy to come from either of its feet which it will then use to try and stomp onto a hunter which will also cause many large ice crystals to go outwards towards hunters for a short while and will then explode afterwards when the Arogelactos pulls its foot away. If hunters are hit directly by the Arogelactos, they can be send flying away and be afflicted with Eternal Iceblight. If hunters are hit directly by the large ice crystals, they can be knocked away and be afflicted with Eternal Iceblight and Frostbite. If hunters are hit by the icy explosion afterwards, they can be knocked away and be afflicted with Extreme Iceblight and Frostbite. This attack might also cause hunters to be Stunned once they recover and will also cause Tremors which require Tremor Res +2 to block.

#### Enraged

* **Cold Breath Stream:** Arogelactos will first breath out a large amount of cold mist towards hunters after which it will flap it wings, causing the mist to be all send in one big stream towards hunters. This attack can knock hunters away and can cause Ice Res Down and Severe Windblight and might cause Snowman. This will also create an area of ice which will explode afterwards which can cause Iceblight and knock hunters down.
* **Icy Stream:** After Arogelactos has done either the Hand Slam or Arm Slam, it will pull either its hand or arm much faster than usual which will cause icy shards to go into the air. The Arogelactos will then flap its massive wings which will send the shards flying towards hunters. This attack can knock hunters away and cause them to be afflicted with Severe Windblight and Severe Iceblight.
* **Frozen Arm Slam:** Arogelactos will cause a sort of energy to come from either of its arms which it will then try to slam down onto a hunter which will also cause many large ice crystals to go outwards towards hunters for a short while and will then explode afterwards when the Arogelactos pulls its arm away. If hunters are hit directly by the Arogelactos, they can be send flying away and be afflicted with Eternal Iceblight. If hunters are hit directly by the large ice crystals, they can be knocked away and be afflicted with Eternal Iceblight and Frostbite. If hunters are hit by the icy explosion afterwards, they can be knocked away and be afflicted with Extreme Iceblight and Frostbite. This attack might also cause hunters to be Stunned once they recover and will also cause Tremors which require Tremor Res +2 to block.
* **Frozen Blast:** Arogelactos will cause a sort of energy to come from either of its hands which will cause it to start glowing after which the Arogelactos will fire a large dark blue blast towards hunters which will try to slightly home in on them. If the blast hits the ground, it will cause an icy explosion. If hunters are hit directly by the blast, they can be knocked away and be afflicted with Eternal Iceblight and Frostbite and might cause them to be afflicted with Snowman. If hunters are hit by the icy explosion, they can be knocked away and be afflicted with Eternal Iceblight and Frostbite.
* **Dual Frozen Blast:** Arogelactos will cause a sort of energy to come from both of its hands which will cause them to start glowing after which the Arogelactos will fire two large dark blue blasts towards hunters which will try to slightly home in on them. If the blasts hit the ground, they will cause icy explosions. If hunters are hit directly by the blasts, they can be knocked away and be afflicted with Eternal Iceblight and Frostbite and might cause them to be afflicted with Snowman. If hunters are hit by the icy explosions, they can be knocked away and be afflicted with Eternal Iceblight and Frostbite.
* **Frozen Burst:** Arogelactos will cause a sort of energy to come from either of its fists which will cause it to start glowing after which the Arogelactos will try to punch a hunter after which it will cause a large icy explosion. If hunters are hit directly by the Arogelactos, they can be send flying away and be afflicted with Eternal Iceblight and Frostbite and if they are hit by the icy explosion, they can be knocked away and be afflicted with Eternal Iceblight and Frostbite and might cause them to be afflicted with Snowman.
* **Frozen Wave:** Arogelactos will cause a sort of energy to come from its tail which will cause it to start glowing after which the Arogelactos will swipe its massive tail at a hunter after which a large wave of dark blue energy will be send in the direction of which the Arogelactos swiped its tail. If hunters are hit directly by the Arogelactos, they can be send flying away and be afflicted with Eternal Iceblight and Frostbite and might cause them to be Stunned once they recover. If hunters are hit by the wave of energy, they can be knocked away and be afflicted with Eternal Iceblight and Frostbite and might cause them to be afflicted with Snowman.
* **Frozen Beam:** Arogelactos will cause a sort of energy to come from either of its hand which will cause it to start glowing after which the Arogelactos wil lfire a large dark blue beam towards hunters. If the beam hits the ground, it will cause a large icy explosion. If hunters are hit directly by the beam, they can be send flying away and be afflicted with Eternal Iceblight and Frostbite and might cause them to be afflicted with Snowman. If hunters are hit by the large icy explosion, they can be knocked away and be afflicted with Eternal Iceblight and Frostbite.
* **Great Frozen Impact:** Arogelactos will first roar towards hunters after which it will cause a large amount of a sort of energy to come from either of its arms which will cause it to start glowing brightly. The Arogelactos will then run towards a hunter and will then try to downwards punch them after which it will cause a massive explosion of energy which will also send many large ice crystals outwards for a short while. These ice crystals will explode shortly afterwards in an icy explosion. If hunters are hit directly by the Arogelactos they can be send flying away and be afflicted with Eternal Iceblight and Frostbite and might cause them to be Stunned once they recover. If hunters are hit by the large energy explosion, they can be send flying away and be afflicted with Eternal Iceblight and Frostbite and might cause them to be afflicted with Snowman. If hunters are hit by the large ice crystals, they can be knocked away and be afflicted with Eternal Iceblight and Frostbite. If hunters are hit by the icy explosions afterwards, they can be knocked away and be afflicted with Extreme Iceblight. This attack will also cause Tremors which require Tremor Res +2 to block.

## Breakable Parts and Shiny Drops

### Breakable Parts

* **Head(1):** The Arogelactos will have scars on its face and on a couple of its horns.
* **Head(2):** The Arogelactos will have more scars on its face and will be missing some of its horns.
* **Chest:** The Arogelactos will have scars on its chest and will cause some of its elemental attacks to be weakened.
* **Arms(1):** The Arogelactos will have several scars on either of its arms.
* **Arms(2):** The Arogelactos will have more scars on either of its arms and some of its claws will be broken off or damaged.
* **Back(1):** Several spikes on the back of the Arogelactos will be broken off or damaged.
* **Back(2):** The Arogelactos' wings will be damaged.
* **Leg:** Either of the Arogelactos' legs will have scars on them.
* **Tail(1):** Several spikes on the tail of the Arogelactos will be broken off or damaged and it will have scars on its tail.
* **Tail(2):** Part of the Arogelactos' tail will be severed off.

### Shiny Drops

#### Material Items

* Arogelactos can drop an Arogelactos Cortex with the break on its chest, both breaks on its arms, both breaks on its back and both breaks on its tail.
* Arogelactos can drop an Arogelactos Glacialclaw with both breaks on its arms.
* Arogelactos can drop an Arogelactos Freezing Snow with both breaks on its head.
* Arogelactos can drop an Arogelactos Eternal Ice with the break on its chest, both breaks on its arms and the breaks on its legs.
* Arogelactos can drop an Arogelactos Arcticspike with both breaks on its arms, both breaks on its back, the breaks on its legs and both breaks on its tail.
* Arogelactos can drop an Arogelactos Frigidhorn with both breaks on its head.
* Arogelactos can drop a Lrg Wyvern Tear with all of its breaks.

#### Slinger Ammo

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

## Equipment

### **Armor**

#### Blademaster

***Skills:*** Arctic Supremacy, Attack Up (M), Tremor Res +2, Rock Steady

#### Gunner

***Skills:*** Arctic Supremacy, Attack Up (M), Tremor Res +2, Rock Steady

## Quests

### G-Rank (Hub)

 **Client:** Rune Translator
 **Notes:**

* This quest will show the Hunt Cutscene for Arogelactos when the hunter enters Area 3.

## Gallery

Old Icon by TheElusiveOne/ElusiveSeekerOld Icon by Rathalosaurus
## Notes

* Arogelactos' roar requires Super HG Earplugs to block.
* Arogelactos causes Wind Pressure with many of its moves which require either Windproof (High) or Dragonwind Breaker to block.
* Arogelactos can be stunned for some time with the usage of Flash Bombs and Flashbugs.
* Arogelactos' body can be carved four times while its tail can be carved twice.
* When Arogelactos is killed, it will cause Tremors when its body falls to the ground which will require Tremor Res +2 to block.
* Arogelactos' armors have an unique skill named **Arctic Supremacy:** This skill combines the effects of Winter General, Polar Hunter, Ice Res +20 and Frosty Feet +1.
* An Arogelactos under the effects of a mind-control device appears in *Monster Hunter Stories Ultimate*, serving as a living weapon of mass destruction for Yukisuto Choraeta, the primary Ice-based antagonist of that fangame.

## Trivia

* Arogelactos is based on Obelisk the Tormentor from *Yu-Gi-Oh!*

## Credits

* **Rathalosaurus:** For the artwork.
* **YukiHerz:** For the icon.