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Things You May Not Know About Gonngenn Hermitaur and Abnormal State (Info comes from MHO Site)

Gonngenn Hermitaur
 * Gonngenn Hermitaur mainly live in the caves of Esther Lake. Thus far, this seems to be the only place where they appear.
 * Gonngenn Hermitaur is a very cautious monster. When threatened, it will use its pincers to cover its armored body, concealing itself in the caves from potential threats.
 * This made it hard to discover this species until recently.
 * Compared to Daimyo Hermitaur, Gonngenn Hermitaur are believed to live longer than their cousins. From shell samples taken of this monster, researchers believe that they have molted multiple times in their life time and have worn various skulls as their shell. In some cases, Gonngenn Hermitaur have been witnessed wearing the skull of White Monoblos.
 * A Gonngenn Hermitaur's biggest weakness is its fragile pincers. To make up for this weakness, it will climb to the ceilings of caves before covering the pincers in these decorative minerals for better defense. Adult Gonngenn Hermitaur, after a long time, have these giant bronze crystal pincers. When angered, the pincers become gold with two claps of the pincers. Though the crystals don't change color, they are quite refractive. While in Rage Mode, their pincers are weaker to attacks, but now the Gonngenn Hermitaur can cause explosions with the crystal pincers.
 * Gonngenn Hermitaur can actually look through the crystals and see what foes are doing before it counters.
 * No matter if they are dealing with predators or not, Gonngenn Hermitaur are always keeping a close eye on a foe, waiting to see what the enemy is planning and how to counter. These Sunflower Shield Crabs are perfect for both offense and defense.

Abnormal State
 * The Guild's theory for what's causing this state to monsters is mineral radiation or radioactive minerals. This radiation can be seen on the body of the monsters in the form of small reddish particles and a pale purplish hue.
 * The radiation has changed the bodily functions of the monsters, making a lot of their attacks more terrifying than ever before.
 * Scholars have called this state, the Abnormal State.
 * When monsters are injured enough, they will enter this state. The monsters fighting style, attacks, and even shape will have a sort of change.