My favorite Pokemon as a Fanged Wyvern and with a wonderful Japanese inspired theme to match? Am I dreaming? Legit though, Absol is a good fit for Rise. It's inspired by the Hakutaku/Kutabe (Bai Ze in Chinese), a quadrupedal beast with a human face and ox horns. It often has nine eyes, with three on its face and the others on its sides. It is said to protect against evil and misfortune, and is often a symbol of medicine. There are legends of it appearing on mountaintops and warning of impending disaster. Absol would make a fantastic flagship monster. It appears suddenly, and everyone believes it is going to bring disaster as that is what the legends apparently fortold, but then when you slay it... you find out that the legend was mistranslated, and Absol was simply agitated and forced to migrate due to its ability to sense a powerful Elder Dragon awakening from hibernation or something. Maybe Groudon, as a reference to the Jirachi movie as Absol and Groudon are both major parts of the plot, or Rayquaza, as a reference to the first Pokemon Mystery Dungeon and Absol and Rayquaza's major roles. Its armor would probably have the skills Critical Eye (referencing the Ability "Super Luck" which increases crit chance), Counterstrike (referencing "Justified" which increases Attack if hit by a Dark type move), and maybe a unique skill that would completely block Dragon Wind and reduce Powerful Roars (the closest thing to reference Pressure, but also just because Absol in this universe would have a relationship with Elder Dragons, which often have Powerful Roars and Dragon Wind). Its weapons would resemble the material of its horn and tail, obviously. They would be similar to Nargacuga weapons, with respectable raw and sharpness and really good affinity. In particular the Bow (I use a Bow so I can come up with what it might be like) can use Power, Poison, Paralyze, and Blast coatings (referencing the moves Swords Dance, Toxic, Thunder Wave, and Will O' Wisp, all moves Absol can learn). All weapons would have at least the Anti-Aerial and Affinity Boost Rampage Skills (not that those matter anymore with Sunbreak). The third skill would be according to the weapon.
And I have more headcanons! Absol doesn't have an element, but it is extremely resistant to Dragon damage. Its biggest weakness would be Water, since wetting down its fur would dampen its senses. Breaking its head (and thus its horn) would impede its ability to effectively use its Razor Wind attack, since in the Pokemon anime, Absol uses its horn to perform Razor Wind. With a broken horn, Absol's three consecutive Razor Wind shockwaves in rage mode would reduce to just two. Also, breaking its head will topple it. Speaking of rage mode, when Absol becomes enraged, two feathery crests emerge from its back (resembling its Mega Evolution), and it begins to use Razor Wind. It does not use Razor Wind when not enraged. Its back becomes a bigger and softer target when enraged, but its head and tail become harder unless they are broken. Its tail can be broken, but not cut. The ailment meat baits will work on it, but only once. The ailment it is weakest to is Blast, since in the Pokemon games it is particularly bad for an Absol to get burned because that decreases its Attack stat. Traps and Flash Bombs have normal effectiveness, Sonic Bombs can interrupt some of its stronger attacks when enraged. I like to put a lot of thought into this stuff, trying to imagine what a Pokemon would really be like in Monster Hunter while paying attention to how the Pokemon behaves in its canon universe.
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My favorite Pokemon as a Fanged Wyvern and with a wonderful Japanese inspired theme to match? Am I dreaming?
Legit though, Absol is a good fit for Rise. It's inspired by the Hakutaku/Kutabe (Bai Ze in Chinese), a quadrupedal beast with a human face and ox horns. It often has nine eyes, with three on its face and the others on its sides. It is said to protect against evil and misfortune, and is often a symbol of medicine. There are legends of it appearing on mountaintops and warning of impending disaster.
Absol would make a fantastic flagship monster. It appears suddenly, and everyone believes it is going to bring disaster as that is what the legends apparently fortold, but then when you slay it... you find out that the legend was mistranslated, and Absol was simply agitated and forced to migrate due to its ability to sense a powerful Elder Dragon awakening from hibernation or something. Maybe Groudon, as a reference to the Jirachi movie as Absol and Groudon are both major parts of the plot, or Rayquaza, as a reference to the first Pokemon Mystery Dungeon and Absol and Rayquaza's major roles.
Its armor would probably have the skills Critical Eye (referencing the Ability "Super Luck" which increases crit chance), Counterstrike (referencing "Justified" which increases Attack if hit by a Dark type move), and maybe a unique skill that would completely block Dragon Wind and reduce Powerful Roars (the closest thing to reference Pressure, but also just because Absol in this universe would have a relationship with Elder Dragons, which often have Powerful Roars and Dragon Wind).
Its weapons would resemble the material of its horn and tail, obviously. They would be similar to Nargacuga weapons, with respectable raw and sharpness and really good affinity. In particular the Bow (I use a Bow so I can come up with what it might be like) can use Power, Poison, Paralyze, and Blast coatings (referencing the moves Swords Dance, Toxic, Thunder Wave, and Will O' Wisp, all moves Absol can learn).
All weapons would have at least the Anti-Aerial and Affinity Boost Rampage Skills (not that those matter anymore with Sunbreak). The third skill would be according to the weapon.
And I have more headcanons! Absol doesn't have an element, but it is extremely resistant to Dragon damage. Its biggest weakness would be Water, since wetting down its fur would dampen its senses. Breaking its head (and thus its horn) would impede its ability to effectively use its Razor Wind attack, since in the Pokemon anime, Absol uses its horn to perform Razor Wind. With a broken horn, Absol's three consecutive Razor Wind shockwaves in rage mode would reduce to just two. Also, breaking its head will topple it.
Speaking of rage mode, when Absol becomes enraged, two feathery crests emerge from its back (resembling its Mega Evolution), and it begins to use Razor Wind. It does not use Razor Wind when not enraged. Its back becomes a bigger and softer target when enraged, but its head and tail become harder unless they are broken. Its tail can be broken, but not cut.
The ailment meat baits will work on it, but only once. The ailment it is weakest to is Blast, since in the Pokemon games it is particularly bad for an Absol to get burned because that decreases its Attack stat. Traps and Flash Bombs have normal effectiveness, Sonic Bombs can interrupt some of its stronger attacks when enraged.
I like to put a lot of thought into this stuff, trying to imagine what a Pokemon would really be like in Monster Hunter while paying attention to how the Pokemon behaves in its canon universe.