Astalos

Astalos is a Flying Wyvern first introduced in Monster Hunter X.



Physiology
Astalos body is almost entirely covered in sharp, dark green plating, although it has a more bright colored underside. Unlike any other Flying Wyvern, Astalos' wings resemble those of an insect, most precisely a glasswing butterfly's wings. Its thin legs have three toes. Its tail is long, making up almost half of the monster's length, and it has two pair of earwig-like pincers at the tip. It has a relatively small head, with a big horn on top of it. Its eyes are red.

Abilities
Astalos has green electricity surging throughout its body and it is able to release it from just about every part of its body. The main parts that this electricity surges from are its wings, tail, and horn.

Behavior
Astalos is quite aggressive towards hunters and other monsters.

Habitat
Astalos has been seen inhabiting the Forest and Hills and Ancestral Steppe.

Etymology
Astalos's Japanese name, Raizekusu, comes from a combination of the Japanese word for Thunder, Rai (雷)/(ライ), and the German word for insect, Insekt/Inzekuto (インゼクト).