Gravios

Gravios is a Flying Wyvern introduced in Monster Hunter.



Physiology
Gravios is covered in a dense, stone-like armored shell which protects its body from physical damage. It is very large in size, towering over most other wyverns and measuring several dozen feet in length. Because of its size and incredible weight, it is only capable of limited flight, despite having large and seemingly-developed wings. It has a thick tail with a mace-like club at the end.

Abilities
Gaps in the Gravios' underside expel a knockout gas potent enough to put many monsters to sleep or to poison them. This gas is produced inside the Gravios' body. It appears to have lost its ability to use poison gasses. Furthermore, these defense mechanisms may be used to deter would-be predators, although there would be few monsters able to penetrate the Gravios's shell. Gravios can also expel flammable gas as a waste product of its 'heat beam', and of its diet.

Behavior
Gravios is relatively docile until provoked. Like most wyverns, it is fiercely territorial. The Gravios inhabits large areas of the Volcano, where it is sufficiently large enough to incubate and raise its juvenile Basarios.

Habitats
Gravios can be found in the Volcano and Swamp. It can easily withstand the heat of molten lava, and traverse it at will. Gravios eats rocks and minerals for nutrients.

Hard Core (HC) Gravios


It appears to be an older Gravios than usual due to further growth of spikes and muscles. This orange eyed living tank has an improved high speed beam sweep that, once charged, is able to sweep across in only 1 second making it both easy to avoid when timed correctly and deadly if not evaded. The beam is so strong the Gravios itself almost falls over.

It also has a new charge attack where it steps back while turning towards its intended target to then charge forward by jumping and sliding instantly at high speed finished by slamming the ground.

It also has a new tail attack where it walks forward then lifts its tail in the air slowly as if charging a attack then swinging it fast and violently, causing great damage.