Nightslash Nargacuga

**Nightslash Nargacuga** are Deviants of Nargacuga.

## Aesthetic Differences/Appearance

The Nightslash Nargacuga's main difference is that its entire coat of fur is pitch black as opposed to the dark blue of the normal individuals. The claws are slightly longer and so are the tail spikes. Their highlighted change is their longer and sharper wingblades, which shine in light but go black in darkness. The outer blade is longer than the inner one as it contains the main source of elements and is the ones used in its signature slashing attacks. This applies even for the New World species of Nightslash. When enraged the Nightslash reveals its Dragon elemental properties, as its wingblades turn a crimson red while its spikes and some portions of its fur turn dull red, which becomes brighter when exposed to light.

## Useful Information

### Basic (Gen Style)

A Shadowy Cut

The Nightslash's wingblades are honed to a peak, and attacks from them can easily cause Bleeding. Once enraged, the blades take on a Draconic energy that can be wielded fast enough to create an after-strike in the form of a crimson slash. Don't wait around if it grazes past you, you may be in for even worse.

### Advanced (World Style)

A Nightslash's shroud of darkness is useless in the presence of brightness. Its deadly fast cutting attacks can also leave behind an after-strike of Dragon Element, evade precisely and use light causing elements in a counterattack to knock it over.

## Behaviour

The Nightslash Nargacuga have cunning use of stealth even higher than that of their normal counterparts. Waiting until the darkness of night they blend in with the black surroundings and attempt to cut their prey down before they know what hit them. When angered they ditch much of the sneak attacks due to their red glows and change to a highly aggressive style of combat involving direct weaponizing of their wingblades to unleash Dragon elemental strikes.

## Introduction

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## Mount

Nightslash Nargacuga is mounted like a normal Nargacuga.

## Rage And Tired States

* **Enraged**: Eyes and wingblades glow a bright dark red, red patterns glow along fur and tail spikes.
* **Tired**: All glows fade, cutting attacks result in it losing balance, drools from mouth

## Breaks

* Head/Eye Wounded
* Left Wingblade Damaged
* Right Wingblade Damaged
* Tail Wounded
	+ Tail Severed

## Damage Effectiveness

### Damage Chart Information

* **Bold** parts are weak points.
* Woundable parts can be made more vulnerable by Clutch Claw attacks.
* Breakable parts are body parts that can be broken.
* Severable parts can be partially or completely severed from the monster's body.
* Stars with (Brackets) indicate that a part's vunerablity changes due to a break or a condition.

* ✖ = Zero effect or damage
* ★ = 1-30% effective damage
* ★★ = 30%-70% effective damage
* ★★★ = 70%-100% effective damage

### **Items**

(✖) Nightslash Nargacuga is immune to Pitfall Traps when not enraged.

### Shiny Item Drops

#### Slinger Ammo

Nightslash Nargacuga drops Slicing and Dragon Pods for the Slinger.

## Interactions With The Frenzy/Hyper State/Apex/Tempered

Nightslash Nargacuga are unable to be affected by the Frenzy Virus or the Hyper State due to being Deviants. Tempered Nightslash Nargacuga are also non existent.

## Quests

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## Ecology

### Biological Adaptations

The Nightslash Nargacuga have gained the special ability to utilise the Dragon element with their wingblades when aggravated. The Deviants got this power from consuming a diet of Dragonfell Berries and preying on monsters with Dragon elemental properties, smearing the fluids and energies of the element onto their wingblades. This both enhances the growth of the parts and infuses them with the energies of the Dragon element into them. As a side effect of this and its mastered stealth this has also turned its fur pitch black, and when it becomes angry the element causes red patterns to appear along the fur and tail spikes of the Deviants.

## Gallery

Nightslash Nargacuga World Icon by Chaoarren.pngWorld Style Icon
## Trivia

* Nightslash Nargacuga is considered to be the Fanon counterpart to the Canon Silverwind Nargacuga, as Shrapnelburst Uragaan is the counterpart to Crystalbeard Uragaan.
* Chaoarren created Nightslash as he felt that Silverwind didn't fit the original concept of the Nargacuga, with it having silver fur that would be ineffective for hiding and wind blades.

## Credits

* **Jeremiah V10**: Helped come up with an explanation for the Nightslash's gaining of Dragon element powers.