Cephalos

Cephalos
ガレオス(Gareosu)
English Name	Cephalos
English Title	Sand Wyvern
Japanese Title	砂竜
Chinese Name	潜沙龙 砂龙
Chinese Title	潜沙龙 砂龙
General Information
Monster Class	Piscine Wyvern
Elements	Water
Ailments	Paralysis Waterblight
Weakest to	Ice Thunder
Habitat	Old Desert Desert Dunes Thunderous Sands Moonlands White Lake Trese Desert
Size	908.7cm
Related Monsters	Seabream Plesioth Whitewater Plesioth Green Plesioth Zenith Plesioth Cephadrome Lavasioth Lavasioth Subspecies Plesioth Jyuratodus Beotodus
Generation	First

Cephalos is a Piscine Wyvern introduced in Monster Hunter.

Physiology

Cephalos' body shapes are streamlined and flat, to help them swim through the sand. They have a vaguely hammer-shaped head, with eyes that face upwards. Their brown and beige coloration helps them camouflage themselves among the desert sands.

Abilities

These monsters are surprisingly social, swimming through the loose sand and hunting in packs. They are predatory, and can work together to defeat creatures many times their size.

Behavior

Mildly aggressive, they can become a nuisance when fighting other monsters.

Game Appearances

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Main Series

• Monster Hunter (Introduced)
• Monster Hunter G
• Monster Hunter Freedom
• Monster Hunter 2
• Monster Hunter Freedom 2
• Monster Hunter Freedom Unite
• Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate
• Monster Hunter Generations
• Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate

Frontier

• Monster Hunter Frontier
• Monster Hunter Frontier Season 2.0
• Monster Hunter Frontier Season 3.0
• Monster Hunter Frontier Season 4.0
• Monster Hunter Frontier Season 5.0
• Monster Hunter Frontier Season 6.0
• Monster Hunter Frontier Season 7.0
• Monster Hunter Frontier Season 8.0
• Monster Hunter Frontier Season 9.0
• Monster Hunter Frontier Season 10
• Monster Hunter Frontier Forward.1
• Monster Hunter Frontier Forward.2
• Monster Hunter Frontier Forward.3
• Monster Hunter Frontier Forward.4
• Monster Hunter Frontier Forward.5
• Monster Hunter Frontier G
• Monster Hunter Frontier G2
• Monster Hunter Frontier G3
• Monster Hunter Frontier G Genuine
• Monster Hunter Frontier G5
• Monster Hunter Frontier G6
• Monster Hunter Frontier G7
• Monster Hunter Frontier G8
• Monster Hunter Frontier G9
• Monster Hunter Frontier G10
• Monster Hunter Frontier Z
• Monster Hunter Frontier Z Zenith

Spin-offs

• Monster Hunter Online
• Monster Hunter Stories
• Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin

In-Game Description

Monster Hunter Freedom 2 / Monster Hunter Freedom Unite Wyverns found only in the Desert. They resemble a Plesioth, but live and "swim" in sand rather than water. They seldom appear above land, but when their hearing is disturbed... Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate / Monster Hunter Generations The coloration of these piscine wyverns is well-suited to the deserts they inhabit. Excellent burrowers, they swim through the sand in packs, rarely surfacing. Their ears are highly developed; any impact caused by striking the ground forces them out of hiding. 砂漠の色によく似た皮膚を持つ魚竜種の一種。砂中に潜り、砂漠を泳ぐ。集団で行動することが多く、なかなか地上には姿を出さないが、聴覚は非常に敏感なため、その性質を逆手に取り、ベテランのハンター達は音爆弾を使用するという。 Threat Level (危険度): ★★ Monster Hunter Stories Piscine Wyverns with acute hearing. They swim freely in the desert sands that their scales so resemble. Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin Piscine Wyverns with acute hearing that makes them sensitive to loud noises. They swim freely in the desert sands their scale so resemble, and getting them to rise to the surface can be troublesome. A shock to their eardrums might just do the trick, though... Monster Hunter Frontier G (?)

Notes

• General
• MHF2

General Notes

• Cephalos will occasionally attack boss monsters such as Tigrex or Diablos if in the same area.
• Cephalos are vulnerable to loud noises, and will emerge from the sand if a sonic bomb is used. They are also affected by the loud noises produced by small barrel bombs and the cries of large desert wyverns such as Monoblos, Diablos and Tigrex.
• Cephalos is unique among minions as it has a breakable part - its fin. Breaking this does not affect rewards or carves.

Monster Hunter Freedom 2

• Cephalos is also the only minion that has the exclamation mark above its head when it spots a hunter. Most large wyverns have this.