Abiorugu

Abiorugu are an invasive species of brute wyvern found throughout the whole world. They make a returning appearance in Monster Hunter Union.

## Physiology

Abiorugu are brute wyverns with a superficial resemblance to Deviljho which has caused the common misconception that these two are related even with their many obvious differences. For one Abiorugu has a body shape much more similar to an Allosaurs. Upon their heads rest a giant crest resembling a sort of crown with red tips at the end of each spike. Inside their mouths are a set of enlarged teeth probably meant to bite through bone. Its entire body is covered in a set of thick, green, heat-resistant scales. Giant dorsal plates covered by magenta fur can be found lining their backs usually flaring up to a bright crimson whenever it is enraged. The most defining feature on it would be the blade-like tail it possesses similar to Glavenus. Although it resembles more of a scimitar mixed with a long sword compared to the others giant great sword tail.

## Behavior

Vicious predators that only care about their next meal, they constantly hunt for any type of food burning through most ecosystems with unbridled fury. They are willing to make an exception for their own kind as many have been seen working together to take down other dangerous predators and/or rivals. This aggression is heightened when they are enraged as their dorsal plates and crown will flare up becoming a beautiful crimson that makes them shine.

## Ecology

### Placement in the Food Chain

Abiorugu are generally high up in the food chain due to their physical prowess, above average intelligence compared to other Brute Wyverns, and the flames that they use to raze ecosystems to the ground.

### Behavior towards other monsters

They are quite aggressive to anything that can breathe attacking it with their flames. Although they know the limits they have and out of self-preservation they will stray away from Elder Dragons much stronger than Kushala Daora or Teostra. The individuals who are much stronger than their normal brethren have been known to test their limits this way.

### Tracks

Abiorugu can leave behind a variety of tracks for the hunters to find. On the ground hunters can find **"Scorched Earth"** left behind when it blows out puff of fire. On both walls and the ground hunters can find **"Grievous Claw Marks"** left behind when it sharpens its claws against surfaces. Finally hunters can find **"Fire Scorched Fur"** on the grounds since they shed their fur like any other animal with it.

### Specific Locale Interactions

None

Rathalos vs Abiorugu:(Win)

The Rathalos flaps its wings roaring above the Abiorugu as the other monster merely puffs out air from its nostrils before turning away from the King of the Skies the other Wyvern fires a fireball but due to Abiorugus scales it shrugs off the blast still ignoring the Rathalos. Incensed the Rathalos dives forward with its claws attempting to poison the other monster. Having waited for this opening the Abiorugu moves aside before clamping its jaw down on the Rathalos's leg before hurling the other wyvern to the ground. Putting it's foot atop the struggling flying wyvern it growls before letting loose a stream of flames onto the Rathalos greatly harming it with this attack. Once it is done it kicks away the defeated Wyvern before beginning to walk away leaving the other Wyvern to grapple with its loss.

### Turf Wars

Abiorugu vs Rathian: (Win)

The two monsters roar as Rathian attempts to charge towards the larger Brute Wyvern. Anticipating this the Abiorugu steps to the side grabbing the Rathian by its neck before slamming it onto the ground repeatedly smashing it's head. Struggling in its hold the Rathian kicks the Abiorugu in its chest staggering the brute long enough for it to escape its grasp attempting to try and fly away it is suddenly grabbed by its tail and spun around multiple times but the Abiorugu before it clamps its jaws down severing the Rathians tail as the flying wyvern is sent to the ground in agony. Ever relentless the Abiorugu begins charging up a massive flame as the Rathian takes to the skies fleeing. As it finishes it lets loose a torrent of fire engulfing the Rathian completely and utterly. The Rathian, now dead rumbles the earth with the impact of its landing as the Abiorugu feeds on its new meal.

Deviljho vs Abiorugu: (Tie)

The Deviljho roars before charging and slamming its maw down towards the Abiorugu who returns the attack with a tail slash meant to knock the other Brute Wyvern away but to no avail as it bites into the thigh area of the Abiorugu before lifting it up with its herculean might and throwing the other monster to the side before charging forward to claim its meal. From out of the smoke the Abiorugu rolls towards the Deviljho before uncurling itself and smashing its tail down onto the others head. This slams the other brute to the ground as the Abiorugu charges up a blast of fire. As it gets ready the Deviljho leaps up catching the Abiorugu off guard before slamming its entire body weight onto the other monster knocking it away and causing the flame to get shot out towards the ground lighting the area. Getting back up and enraged the Abiorugu roars as its crown and dorsal plates shine crimson. It charges forward before beginning to pick up speed and then roll forward becoming a flaming wheel crashing into the Deviljhos body and scorching the other wyvern as it staggers back from the immense force behind the hit . The abiorugu uncurls itself breathing heavily as the Deviljho looks at it hungrily. The two wyverns roar before limping away to survive another day.

Namielle vs Abiorugu: (Draw)

Both monsters roar before the Abiorugu tries to slash at the Namielle with its tail. The attack is dodged easily as the Namielle counters with two water beams one hitting the Abiorugu and the other hitting the ground creating multiple puddles. The Abiorugu incensed roars as its crown shines crimson before charging the Namielle breathing flames in front of it. Swiftly dodging the first hit the Namielle is unfortunately too slow to dodge the second once the Abiorugu turns back around and rams it from behind. Electrifying its body it shocks the brute wyvern into submission before slapping it away. The Abiorugu dazed attempts to curl itself into a ball rolling towards the Namielle which it counters by creating waves from the puddles on the ground. Unable to make any ground the Abiorugu decides to melt away the puddles with its flames creating steam which slowly begins blocking the twos view of each other. Quickly looking around the Namielle is unable to see any movement from the steams it flies up waiting for it to clear. Unexpectedly from the mist the Abiorugu jumps out its mouth wide open with a fireball ready. The Namielle blocks the attack with one of its flexible wings before returning said attack through a shock from the other. The brute falls to the ground with the Namielle landing shortly after looking ready to continue. Seeing the risk outweighs the reward the Abiorugu roars in rage before walking off to another zone as the Namielle rises up leaving as well.

Abiorugu vs Dodogama:(Tie)

The Abiorugu looks down at the short monster before it seemingly unimpressed by it. The smaller monster looks up towards the menacing figure as it slowly backs away. The Abiorugu makes the first move by lunging forward trying to bite the Dodogama but instead of the taste of blood entering its mouth it is met with an explosion as it is knocked back. Growling and turning back to the smaller monster it lets loose a blast of flames which the Dodogama barely dodges before the Abiorugu sends out another blast hitting it dead-on. The Dodogama in retaliation charges forward uppercutting the other monster with its oversized chin. The Abiorugu roars in annoyance before firing off a fireball which the Dodogama counters with an explosive rock. The two attacks collide making a blast. Once the smoke settles the Dodogama has disappeared. Looking around confused the Abiorugu sniffs for its scent but is unable to find it. Growling it turns away looking for another unfortunate monster to cross its path. From the ground the Dodogamas head pops out revealing it had camoflouged in with the crystals. It gives a low rumble before slowly getting up and leaving the zone.

Abiorugu vs Behamut:(Tie) The two monsters roar as before the Behamut leaps into the air blasting a barrage of dragon at the Abiorugu which it counters with a few swift strikes of its tail. Returning the attack it spews a flamethrower at the airborne Hexaduran enveloping the other monster as it falls to the ground parts of its skin burnt black from the heat of the flames. It growls before roaring and digging underground disappearing from sight. The Abiorugu looks around after pulling a chunk of rock from the ground with its tail ready to lob it at the Behamut. Seconds pass by as it growls and looks around confused before the ground beneath it collapses revealing the enraged Hexaduran as it grabs onto the Abiorugus neck before slamming it down to the ground repeatedly until its crown shatters. Going for another slam it is dazed when the rock on the Abiorugus tail is slammed into its own face with such force it breaks a tusk off its face. Dazed it moves back to recuperate as the Abiorugu slowly gets up as well. Angry at the monster before it the Abiorugus dorsal plates and shattered crown glow crimson before it lets loose a primal roar charging towards the Behamut. It then rolls up into a wheel before breathing out flames becoming a Wheel of Hell going straight for its target. The Behamut snapping out of its daze looks at the other monster barreling straight towards it. Quickly it uses its front limbs to grab the Abiorugu in before clutching onto it with its other two limbs. Preparing a blast of Dragon it is met with resistance as the Abiorugu scratches two of its eyes causing the Hexaduran to roar in pain. It looks in fury with its other two eyes before beginning to bear hug the Abiorugu as it prepares a blast of dragon the Abiorugu in defiance prepares its own blast of red hot flames. The two fire there blast off point blank creating an explosion that rocks the earth. As the smoke settles the two titans slowly rise up in obvious pain. Growling at one another they decide the risk outweighs the reward before limping off back to their respective homes.

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## Ecological Information

### Taxonomy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Clade: Dinosauria

Order: Saurischia

Suborder: Theropoda

Family: Allosauridae

### Habitat Range

Abiorugu inhabit all areas in the world except the most extreme that no monster could survive in. They are known to wander the Earth destroying anything in their path without rhyme or reason whenever they are trying to quench their voracious appetites. Some are even known to inhabit decrepit fortresses abandoned to time. Those specific individuals have been noted to have various battle scars lining their body, along with a shattered crown. Not much else outside of that has been documented.

### Ecological Niche

They are a sort of invasive species that wander into other ecosystems burning everything in sight and consuming all before moving onto the next. This can be quite beneficial to some as their flames create the grounds for a form of secondary succession in some ecosystems. Although just as it can be beneficial to some areas it is just as devastating leaving behind fields of burn trees, ash, and dark clouds that settle the area in a never ending death.

### Biological Adaptations

Abiorugu are capable of breathing out red hot flames due to a special gland inside their throats that convert any leftover waste inside their stomachs into a type of flammable substance that ignites when it reacts to the nitrogen in the air creating large streams of fire capable of melting rock. To compliment this ability their scales act like refractories capable of withstanding the flames themselves which allows the monster to perform certain attacks it would otherwise be unable to. When they become enraged their bodies will go into overdrive making its blood pump harder and faster. This makes their crown and dorsal plates resemble a crimson red color giving them the nickname of "Crimson Kings".

## Cutscenes

### Ecology

In a distant forest flames can be seen rising into the sky. An Abiorugu has arrived and is looking for its next meal. Sniffing the air it catches wind of a scent close by and rushes off towards it. Once it arrives it sees its next prey. A Pukei-Pukei sitting idly. Once it sees the Abiorugu the Pukei-Pukei shrinks away from the Brute Wyvern as fire builds up in the back of its throat. It quickly jumps back when a torrent of flames is let loose at its last location burning the ground completely. Seeing it is clearly outmatched the Flying Wyvern takes flight not noticing a fireball heading towards it. It shrieks as its left wing is burnt harming it immensely and causing it to lose focus and fall to the ground. From behind a rumble can be heard as the Abiorugu rolls towards it landing on the flying wyvern before it can escape. Charging up another blast of fire it lets it loose on the Pukeis other wings severely burning it as the other flying wyvern writhes in pain. In desperation spits out a ball of poison into the Abiorugus eye blinding the Brute and sapping away its strength as it rubs its head on the ground. Attempting to run from it the Pukei takes flight albeit with much trouble due to its damaged wings. From the ground the Abiorugu roars enraged as it's crown and dorsal plates begin to shine. It fires a spray of fireballs at the Pukei which it dodges all but one. A late one that had been fired after the first volley makes contact with the other monsters making it fall injured. Rushing forward the Abiorugu blast a stream of flames in front of it ramming into the Pukei and burning it as well. It then makes a sharp turn towards the beaten and bruised monster before grabbing it by its neck continuing to bash it against the ground releasing streams of fire now and again. The Pukei's struggling had long since stopped and the Abiorugu roared in both rage and victory before firing off a stream of flames into the air.

## Abilities

Abiorugu are capable of producing large torrents of flames to attack their opponents usually used in cooperation with their blade like tails to create impressive attacks. They are also capable of firing a set of spikes from their tails due to the overabundance growing on it and they have an effect similar to Nargacugas own tail spikes capable of inflicting bleed. For their large size one wouldn't expect them to have such agility which allows them to outmaneuver many opponents and their incredible leg strength helps them reach impeccable heights. One of their more...unique traits is the capability of rolling into a wheel and ejecting flames from their mouths to become a "Wheel of Hell" as some may say.

## Attacks

High Rank and above

**Roar:** The Abiorugu will roar once it is hit initiating the quest

**Bite**: Abiorugu takes a step forward to bite the hunter. This can deal more damage if enraged due to the flames in its mouth.

**Headbutt:** The Abiorugu will slam its head down before charging forward trying to hit the hunter

**Claw Scratch:** It will charge forward before slashing twice trying to hit whatever is in front of it.

Slam: The Abiorugu will slam one foot down staggering any hunters near it. This can then be followed up with a Spin Slash.

**Concentrated Flame Barrage:** The Abiorugu lets loose a torrent of flames in a general area spraying it down.

**Wheel of Hell:** It will curl up into a wheel before letting loose a torrent of flames turning itself into a flaming wheel. Once it exits it will perform a tail slam before hopping back up.

**Spin Slash:** It will drag its tail along the ground quickly spinning during the process sending out rocks towards hunters.

Spike Shrapnel: It will growl before slamming its tail down sending out the spikes located on their tails

**Crush Slam:** It will raise its head high before plunging it towards the ground repeating this motion 3 times in hopes of consuming the hunter. If it is successful it's pin animation will play out

**Kings Clutches(Pin animation):** The Abiorugu will grab the hunters body with its teeth before mauling them by slamming into the ground, burning them with fire and then finally chucking them to the ground where it prepares another fire blast.

**Rock Lob:** The Abiorugu will grab a rock from the ground with its tail before taking aim and lobbing it at the hunter. This move is affected by the terrain and can inflict several different status effects because of that.

**4th Heavenly Flame:** The Abiorugu will roar as flames ignite in its mouth charging forward it will first perform a flame charge before beginning to roll towards its opponent leaving a trail of fire behind it. Once it reaches full speed it will circe a hunter blocking off their path with fire before it jumps into the air as it leans its head back. All goes silent as it looks at the hunter its crown shining crimson before it fires a flamethrower white in color burning everything in the circle of fire.

## Rage and Tired States

Enraged: Dorsal plates and crown glow crimson red as fire permeates from its mouth

Tired: Drool will fall from it's mouth

## Mount/Clutch Claw Effects

### Mounting

It shares it's mount animations with Deviljho although there are some key differences between them. The Abiorugu will try to roll into a wheel knocking the hunter away with it. It will also charge headfirst into walls in hopes of harming the hunters that are situated there. To make matters worse it is even willing to burn the entire area just to knock them off.

## Theme

 **Breakable Parts/Damage Effectiveness**

### **Physical Damage Effectiveness**

 Back
 Legs
 Tail

**Elemental Effectiveness**

### Breakable Parts

**Head(Crown) x2**: Head Crown will be broken with some spikes broken off and others cut deeply.

**Back** : Dorsal Plates will be shattered or scratched up.

**Legs x1(Counting its smaller ones)**: Scars will be visible on its legs.

T**ail x1**: Tail will be severed and stump will sit there.