Basarios

Basarios is a Flying Wyvern first introduced in Monster Hunter.



Physiology
Basarios is a small, rocky wyvern. It is the juvenile form of Gravios. Its hard, stone-like shell can be used for protection against other large wyverns, doubling up as effective camouflage when Basarios partially buries itself in the ground.

Abilities
It is able to release either sleeping or poisonous gas from its underside and, on extremely rare occasions, a fire plume. It is also known to unleash a very powerful lava beam at times. It can also hurl balls of fire like a Yian Kut-Ku, although it prefers to charge towards adversaries.

When resting or changing areas, it burrows underground, exposing only its back, giving it the appearance of a large gray rock. Being very heavy, it is a slow mover, and although it has wings, it rarely uses them to fly. Even when it does, its weight allows it to fly only for a short time.

Despite its ability to hide, in most areas it is visible. This is because the rocks on its back are a slightly lighter color than other rocks.

Behavior
Basarios charges in a manner similar to Diablos or Monoblos, although it is slower and cannot turn as sharply. It is less aggressive than its adult form, Gravios.

Habitats
Basarios live in Volcano and Swamp regions, which contain lots of ores for them to consume. They have also been spotted in the Everwood.

Hard Core (HC) Basarios


In Monster Hunter Frontier Online Season 9.0, a 'Hard Core' Basarios is introduced. They have a branch in one of the rocks on their back, bright blue eyes and purple stains around their stomach pores.

These unique Basarios can now fire 3 heat-beams in rapid succession, followed by a burst of poison gas; they can roll-over to try to crush the hunter, and emit poison at the same time; they can dig and partly re-emerge to spew a powerful ball of fire; they can also leap at the Hunter. Their normal fire-ball attacks are also now much improved.