Eo Garudia is an Elder Dragon introduced in Monster Hunter Explore.
Physiology[]
Eo Garudia have the standard bodily structure for Elder Dragons, and are mainly avian in appearance. Most of their bodies are covered in a mix of white feathers and golden scales. They have black feet, red chests alongside the underside of their necks, avian-esque faces featuring piercing blue eyes, red markings, hooked down beaks, red tuffs on the back of their heads and a bit along their necks, and large red ears. Their last finger on their wings have a noticeable curve to them at all times, giving the last section of the wing an opposing circular curve, the wings also have some reddish-orange crystalline spikes of varying size on them. They also have ridged feather like structures on their backs where their necks start, forming a rounded structure. Running along their backs and tails are two red stripes, the ends of their long wide and rather flat tails also have large white feathers lining the sides. On the underside of the tail, as well as on the wings, are red structures with dark markings that form eye like patterns. In total there are five of these structures.
Eo Garudia's appearance changes depending on how much heat it's absorbed, which can cause the gaps between its scales to glow red and gold. At the height of its power, the eye-like structures on its body also turn a brilliant red.
Abilities[]
Eo Garudia excels at aerial combat and will primarily attack its foes from the sky using sweeping attacks with its wings, tail, and teeth, while constantly diving and swooping to reposition and land blows. It can use the red crystals on its body to absorb and accumulate heat, gradually increasing its strength and giving it the ability to emit flames; it can also launch these crystals at targets, which lodge themselves into terrain and become burning, explosive hazards. Eo Garudia also possesses a unique breath attack which creates powerful "tunnels" of wind which can draw in targets, and it has a certain ability to manipulate air currents. When fully powered up, Eo Garudia is capable of unleashing violent storms of wind and heat strong enough to pull debris out of the ground and ignite it.
Behavior[]
Eo Garudia is an aggressive though seemingly intelligent monster, utilizing its abilities to create traps, like wind tunnels that suck hunters into "minefields" of its dislodged explosive spines. It is said in myth that Eo Garudia may even act as a natural counterbalance for Nef-Garmat's ecological destruction, although the truth and mechanism of this is largely unknown.
Habitat[]
Eo Garudia have only been sighted in the Great Desert.
Etymology[]
The name is derived from Eo for the "Sun" and Garudia for "Garuda."
Game Appearances[]
Main Series[]
- None
Frontier[]
- None
Spin-offs[]
- Monster Hunter Explore (Introduced)
In-Game Description[]
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Music Themes[]
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MHXR: Eo Garudia Music Theme |
Notes[]
General Notes
- Eo Garudia needs to heat up 2 times to unleash the signature move.
- When it heats up once, an aura of flame radiates from its torso.
- When it heats up twice, the red structures on the wings, tail and the chest light up red, with the dark marks on the wings and tail turning a bright yellow. In addition the eyes turn white, and the flame aura becomes stronger.
- While Eo Garudia has fiery effects when it heats up and unleashes the signature attack, its physical attacks and ancient pillars would not inflict Burn nor Blastblight.
- The red crystals are the only source of Burn and Blastblight.
- The projectile from its breath attacks does not inflict damage but simply exerts wind pressure.
- The Caravan described the projectile as "It spits something like a block of air" (空気の塊のようなものを吐いてきたんじゃ) as seen on the concept art.
- The head, wings, and tail can be broken.
- Eo Garudia's roar requires HG Earplugs (Super) to block.
- Similarly to Nef-Garmat, Eo Garudia appears to be based on an Egyptian God, in this case seemingly: Ra the Sun God.