User blog:BannedLagiacrus/Monster Appreciation Week: Tzitzi-Ya-Ku

Hello, and welcome to Monster Appreciation Week!

This week we look at the Flasher, Tzitzi-Ya-Ku!



Interesting Facts About Tzitzi-Ya-Ku

 * Known as the Dizzy Bird (Japanese 眩鳥), Tzitzi-Ya-Ku is a Bird Wyvern unique to the Coral Highlands.
 * Despite not being able to fly, Tzitzi-Ya-Ku is quite large for its size compared to other flightless Bird Wyverns.
 * Tzitzi-Ya-Ku is a predator that is known to feed Wingdrakes, the Raphinos in particular, as well as scavage off dead bodies.
 * This Bird Wyvern is known to steal kills from Shamos packs when given the opportunity.
 * Tzitzi-Ya-Ku has a unique, pulsing organ on its head that is able to produce powerful flash called a photophore (Japanese 発光膜). Tzitzi-Ya-Ku uses this organ to blind flying Wingdrakes, knocking them out of the sky with a single flash, before finishing them off with a strike from its foot claws. It can also use this organ to blind predators before making a quick escape.
 * Its flash is strong enough to blind Flying Wyverns as well.
 * Unlike Gypceros, Tzitzi-Ya-Ku's flash doesn't cover a wide area around it but rather a certain radius in front of it.
 * It has sharp claws on both its hands and feet for slicing up prey. They are known for using their feet to deliver deadly kicks with their sharp foot claws.
 * Tzitzi-Ya-Ku are known to leave gashes in the ground with their foot claws, occasionally.
 * Tzitzi-Ya-Ku's main enemies are Shamos. These small Fanged Wyverns are known to attack Tzitzi-Ya-Ku and Tzitzi-Ya-Ku are known to attack them, even stealing kills from each other. Shamos also hate the bright flash Tzitzi-Ya-Ku produces with its photophore.