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Things You May Not Know About Some Of MHO's New Arrivals (Info comes from MHO)

Barren Disaster Dragon
 * The Barren Disaster Dragon has been known in history for many decades by different generations. In all of them, it is just known as a Devil or Destroyer.
 * Much like Fatalis, it destroyed a whole civilization and is called the End of Days (Chinese 末日浩劫).
 * According to researchers, it has a powerful energy at the of its core chest. This allows it to use all known elements but, not all at one.
 * It uses all the elements so it can survive in any environment.
 * The Barren Disaster Dragon can be angered quite easily. When angered, it will try to destroy anything and everything in its path until it calms down.
 * It is described to be an overconfident to all other monster species it encounters, not taking them seriously in a fight, unless angered, from this Elder Dragon being high in the food chain.
 * Its appearance has lead to monsters being evicted from their natural homes, becoming problems for settlements.

Sand Basarios
 * Recently, the Hunter's Guild has received reports of Basarios in the Thunderous Sands. After much investigating, Sand Basarios was discovered by them as a Lone Species.
 * Its appearance has changed due to it feeding on sandstone, giving it the title Sand Rock Wyvern.
 * Sand Basarios is indeed the same species as Basarios, it just moved to the Thunderous Sands for unknown reasons. Though it is the same species as Basarios, some scholars still believe it is another species.

Gold Hypnocatrice
 * Gold Hypnocatrice was once a normal Hypnocatrice but, now a Lone Species.
 * Gold Hypnocatrice are seen by scholars as an unusual Hypnocatrice, compared to others in the family.
 * Recently, the number of Gold Hypnocatrice sightings has greatly increased.
 * Its ecology is still under investigation, including what causes its color.

Thunder Beetle
 * Commonly found in Dawnwind Valley, a Thunder Beetle infestation is a good way to figure out how healthy the environment is.
 * It has shiny, thin wings that glow like magic.
 * Unlike other electrical monsters, it has a special way of producing its lightning. The Thunder Beetle rubs its wings together to produce lightning.  Its horn is positively charged, while its tail is negatively charged. From those parts, it can use bolts of lightning. It can even combine both charges together.

Things Mentioned About The Returning Monsters
 * Akura Jebia is described to use a lot of traps while fighting.
 * Azure Rathalos can spit its fireballs in different ways. Azure Rathalos also has stronger wind pressure.
 * Pink Rathian sounds very much like her 3rd Generation incarnation.
 * Kushala Daora has appeared at the same time as the Barren Disaster Dragon, leading to the Guild trying to think of a way to handle both.