Hyper State

The Ferocious State is a system first implemented in Monster Hunter X. Every monster in Monster Hunter X can be affected by the Ferocious State except all small monsters, Volvidon, Lagombi, Arzuros, Seltas, Cephadrome, Bulldrome, Velocidrome, Iodrome, Gendrome, Great Maccau, all Elder Dragons, Akantor, Ukanlos, and Named Variants.



What is the Ferocious State?
The Ferocious State is a state that causes monsters to be put into a near permanent enraged state, making most monsters more aggressive while also making them more relentless. The Ferocious State also makes some of a monster's attacks more powerful, such as Rathalos' claw attack.

In-Game Mechanics
In this state, certain parts of a monster become shrouded in a black mist, causing those parts to deal more damage than usual. Throughout the fight, the black mist will travel to different parts though only two body parts will be covered by it. If a hunter attacks a part of the monster with the black mist, the Hunter Art gauge(s) will increase more than usual, creating a risk and reward type of system.

Practical Uses
To fully upgrade any weapon of a monster, one must use parts from Ferocious Monsters to fully upgrade weapons such as a Ferocious Tamamitsune's scales. In addition to this, there is a special "R series" armor set unlocked by hunting the Outraged version of the monster. For Felynes, Outraged monsters unlock stronger versions of use monster's equipment, both weapon and armor.