Adenizo

**Adenizo** is a Fanged Beast first introduced in *Monster Hunter Zodiac*.

## Physiology

Adenizo is a large simian Fanged Beast with an overall resemblance to macaques. Its fur is primarily orange with golden coloration on the underparts. Its backside features a dark brown coloration, along with dark brown stripes along its arms and legs. It has a prominent, pale-buff beard, a brown upright crest, and long whiskers. Its face is hairless, showing its light blue skin. Two long canines are visible whenever it opens its mouth. Its tail is about as long as its body and ends in a brown tip. It has five digits on both of its hands and feet. Each digit is tipped with a sharp, black, claw-like nail. Adenizo's body is covered in several needle-like quills. These quills lie flat against its body so they're usually hidden in its fur and cannot be seen so easily. However, once the monster becomes irate, the quills will stand on end, revealing themselves. They are most prominent along its back and arms.

## Abilities

Being a monster that lacks any sort of elemental capabilities, Adenizo relies purely on its own physical strength, agility, and sharp quills. Although Adenizo mainly engages in melee combat, it is capable of launching the quills on its arms and back when performing certain moves. These quills will become lodged in the flesh of any creature they hit, causing them to bleed. It is also quite acrobatic and is on par with Bishaten, capable of performing several moves that involve spinning or flipping. Adenizo is known to rip a bamboo stalk out of the ground and wield it as a weapon when it becomes particularly agitated.

## Ecology

### Taxonomy

* Order: Pelagusia
* Suborder: Stone Monkey Beast
* Family: Adenizo
* Species: Adenizo

Adenizo is a monkey-like Fanged Beast that is related to other simian monsters like Bishaten and Kecha Wacha.

### Habitat Range

Adenizo is known to live to the Barricade Mountains, the Serene Hilltops, the Silken Jungle. Adenizo is originally native to the Barricade Mountains, with some individuals migrating to either the Serene Hilltops or the Silken Jungle upon reaching a certain age.

### Ecological Niche

Adenizo is primarily frugivorous, as it prefers to eat fruit. However, its diet also includes nuts, seeds, leaves, flowers, tree bark, and even lichen. It will also supplement its diets with meat from shellfish, insects, birds, and small mammals. Despite its mostly herbivorous diet, Adenizo finds itself higher in the food chain compared to other herbivorous creatures thanks to its strength and agility. However, it still coexists with larger and more dangerous monsters such as Anoxila, Dysinoden, and Iribarsa, all of which are capable of wounding or even outright killing an adult Adenizo.

### Biological Adaptations

Adenizo is a nimble and acrobatic creature, capable of performing feats such as flipping and spinning its whole body. While it does not possess any elemental abilities, it makes up for this with its physical prowess and aforementioned agility. Adenizo's body is also covered in several porcupine-like spines or quills. These spines are modified hairs coated with thick plates of keratin and embedded in the skin musculature. The quills are embedded in clusters, most noticeably on both of its arms and its backside. Quills are released by contact or may drop out when the creature shakes its body. Adenizo even have the ability to launch their quills at range. Although its power is not quite on the same level as fellow Fanged Beast Rajang, Adenizo is capable of throwing punches at a faster pace.

### Behavior

Inherently curious and docile by nature, Adenizo rarely displays aggression. However, when confronted by a threat, the Fanged Beast will turn aggressive and viciously attack whatever provokes it. Adenizo is known to carry bamboo stalks and use them as weapons, indicating high enough intelligence that allows for tool usage.

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* Low Rank
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* Master Rank

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## Attacks

* **Swing Down**: Adenizo swipes at the hunter with his its in a horizontal manner. It can perform this attack up to three times in succession, doing so more often in rage mode.
* **Adenizo Backhand**: Adenizo strikes the hunter with a backhanded slap.
* **Rolling Attack**: Adenizo curls up its body and performs a roll, gaining momentum and attacking the hunter as it rolls. When enraged, this attack leaves behind a trail of quills on the ground. The quills will deal a small amount of damage and inflict Bleeding if a hunter walks over them.
* **Clap Attack**: Adenizo attacks the hunter with a lunging clap in a manner similar to Tetranadon. Unlike Tetranadon's version, this attack is not guaranteed to stun the hunter. When enraged, this attack will scatter several quills on the ground around Adenizo.
* **Adenizo Tornado**: Adenizo raises its arms and spins wildly, attacking the hunter with a series of discus clotheslines and spinning backfists. When enraged, this attack will scatter several quills on the ground around Adenizo. The quills will deal a small amount of damage and inflict Bleeding if a hunter walks over them.
* **Ground Slap**: Adenizo rapidly and repeatedly slaps the ground to cause tremors around it. When enraged, this attack will scatter several quills on the ground around Adenizo.
* **Adenizo Flip**: Adenizo performs a back-flipping forward leap and kicks the hunter.
* **Body Press**: Adenizo holds both of its arms over its head and slams its body and both of its arms on the ground.
* **Fists of Fury**: Adenizo performs several punches in rapid succession in a manner similar to Rajang.
* **Tail Sweep**: Adenizo performs a spinning tail slap.
* **Groundwork**: Adenizo stomps with either one or both feet, creating a tremor around upon landing.
* **Rock Flip**: Adenizo reaches into the ground and pulls out a large rock, flipping it onto the hunter. This attack inflicts Earthblight.
* **Lunging Punch**: Borrowing this attack from Blangonga, Adenizo rears back and them jumps towards the hunter, punching them in a fashion similar to a clothesline. When enraged, this attack will scatter several quills on the ground around Adenizo.
* **Burrowing Surprise**: Adenizo burrows underground and tunnels towards the hunter, positioning itself right beneath the hunter it's targeting. It then quickly pops out of the ground, uppercutting the hunter as it emerges from the earth. This attack inflicts Earthblight.
* **Boulder Bomb**: Adenizo burrows underground as if it were about to perform its Burrowing Surprise. Instead of attacking the hunter with an uppercut, it emerges from the ground carrying a moderately sized boulder above its head. It then hurls the boulder towards the hunter. This attack inflicts Earthblight.

### Rage Mode Exclusive Attacks

When it enters rage mode, Adenizo will grab ahold of a bamboo stalk and wield it like a weapon, giving it access to a variety of new attacks that are listed below.

* **Bamboo Poke**: Adenizo quickly pokes the hunter with the end of its bamboo stalk. This attack inflicts Natureblight.
* **Bambo Slam**: Adenizo raises its bamboo stalk above and behind its head before swinging it forward and slamming it into the ground in front of it. Adenizo can perform this attack up to three times consecutively. This attack inflicts Natureblight.
* **Bamboo Slash**: Adenizo swings its bamboo stalk in a diagonal arc as if slashing the hunter with a sword. Adenizo will sometimes follow up the first slash with a second slash. This attack inflicts Natureblight.
* **Bamboo Swing**: Adenizo swings its bamboo stalk in a wide, sweeping arc in front of it from left to right. It will occasionally follow up with a second sweep in the opposite direction. This attack inflicts Natureblight.
* **Bamboo Upper**: Adenizo rears back its bamboo stalk and swings it upwards as if it were swinging a golf club. This attack inflicts Natureblight.
* **Bamboo Javelin**: Adenizo throws its bamboo stalk at the hunter in a fashion similar to throwing a spear or a javelin. Adenizo will use this attack whenever it exits rage mode. This attack inflicts Natureblight.

## Damage Effectiveness

* Physical
* Elemental
* Status Effects
* Items

 **Torso** | ★★★
 **Arms** | ★★
 **Legs** | ★★
 **Tail** | ★★★

## Turf Wars

* Vs. Prosacoras
* Vs. Sagotodus
* Vs. Zabrasta

## Trivia

* Adenizo is one of the four flagship monsters for *Monster Hunter Zodiac*. The other three are Zabrasta, Sagotodus, and Prosacoras.
* Adenizo's concept is inspired by Sun Wukong, also known as the Monkey King. Sun Wukong is one of the main characters in the 16th-century Chinese novel *Journey to the West*.
* Its design is based on Tibetan macaques (*Macaca thibetana*) while its color scheme is derived from golden snub-nosed monkeys (*Rhinopithecus roxellana*).
* Adenizo's name comes from the Greek works for “awaken” and “empty”, as the latter part of Sun Wukong’s name means "Awakened to Emptiness."
	+ Its Japanese name, Hanumashira, is a combination of Hanuman (a Hindu god who was potential inspiration for Sun Wukong) and 猿 *mashira* (archaic word for monkey or ape).
* Its head, arms, chest, and tail can be broken.
	+ Breaking Adenizo's arms and back will reduce the number of quills it leaves behind with certain attacks.
* Adenizo's roar requires Earplugs to block.
* When enraged, it will huff white smoke from its mouth. If encountered in the Silken Jungle, it will grab a bamboo stalk and use it as a staff.
* When fatigued, it will trip after doing certain attacks and takes longer to recover from them.
* It will eat from a berry or herb gathering spot to recover stamina. It will even eat the bamboo stalk in carries in rage mode.
* All Adenizo encountered in-game are always male.