User blog:BannedLagiacrus/Monster Appreciation Week: Odogaron

Hello, and welcome to Monster Appreciation Week!

This week we look at the Lord of the Rotten Vale, Odogaron!



Interesting Facts About Odogaron

 * Nicknamed the Cruel Claw Wyvern (Japanese 惨爪竜), Odogaron is a hideous Fanged Wyvern that lives in the Rotten Vale.
 * Odogaron has also been seen in the Coral Highlands, occasionally. It sometimes wanders up there in search of food.
 * Despite its size, Odogaron is surprisingly fast. It can easily outrun hunters in a matter of seconds, as well as most prey. Odogaron is also quite agile, sometimes seen hopping off ledges to attack from the air like Tobi-Kadachi.
 * From living in the Rotten Vale, its eyesight has become poor while its sense of smell has developed greatly. Flashes of light do affect its eyesight, but not for very long.
 * Odogaron mainly feeds on the carrion of dead monsters such as Legiana. It will also hunt down just about any living thing it encounters it doesn't care if the creature is bigger and stronger than it. Due to Odogaron being highly aggressive in nature, it'll usually attack other creatures on sight.
 * Odogaron has been seen attacking Tzitzi-Ya-Ku, Paolumu, Radobaan, and even Vaal Hazak.
 * Odogaron usually brings corpses back to its lair for later consumption. A single Odogaron can have a number of corpses of varying ages in its lair alone.
 * As its nickname implies, Odogaron has sharp claws on all of its limbs. On each of its feet, Odogaron has ten claws, forty altogether, that can rip apart prey and leave deep cuts in victims. It usually just has four claws while the other six are sheath when not in use. When the other six are in use, it will unsheath them before using them in combat, unless enraged. When enraged Odogaron will always have these claws unsheath.
 * Odogaron's jaws are capable of crushing bone easily.
 * Even Radobaan's armor can't protect it entirely from an Odogaron attack.
 * When Odogaron eats raw meat it enters a strange state where steam erupts from its mouth and a red glow comes from its back. In this state, Odogaron becomes more ferocious than ever, making it more unpredictable. It's unknown why eating raw meat causes it to become more aggressive.