| “ | Wyverns that inhabit the Tundra. Known to stun prey with poison, then freeze the meat in caves. Gigginox live in darkness and thus have degraded vision; they detect prey through body heat. Extremely fertile, laying innumerable eggs. | „ | |
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Gigginox is a Flying Wyvern introduced in Monster Hunter 3.
Physiology
Gigginox is similar to Khezu, in that they are blind, cave-dwelling wyverns. However, Gigginox does not sense prey by smell; instead, it has a special organ that can detect the body heat of its prey.
Gigginox is wide and flat, unlike Khezu, which is bulky and has large fat reserves. Also, Gigginox does not have highly moisturized skin, and unlike Khezu, it does not have visible veins. Gigginox is notably much more agile than Khezu, being able to flip around without difficulty, and being much faster, probably due to their flat body, and their ability to sense body-heat rather than smelling. While Khezu primarily uses its developed hind legs to leap around or cling onto cave ceilings, Gigginox uses all four limbs plus its tail to propel itself, suggesting that the Gigginox's limbs aren't as well developed as the Khezu's.
Similar to Khezu however, Gigginox has an elastic neck and tail, which can stretch out to twice their length in an attempt to attack hunters. Their top skin is grey-white, and their under-skin is dark red. When enraged, the top color of a Gigginox will change to a darker grey and almost black hue. Their head, tail and chest marks are white but have eye-like sections that glow purple when inside dark areas; these markings can be broken. Gigginox has a circular, leech-like maw, which contains many sharp teeth.
Abilities
Gigginox can attach to ceilings of caves just like Khezu. In this position, it can do a unique attack where it would drag the hunter underneath itself, then drop down and slowly consume the hunter, unless they are freed by their own effort or with the aid of fellow hunters. A Dung Bomb will instantly stop this attack.
It can spit poison or release it as a form of gas from pores under its body. Gigginox can lay gelatinous globs, called Giggi Sacs, that spawn young Giggis. However, it may also excrete purple globs that burst into poisonous clouds in mere seconds, these may trick those who are unfamiliar with Gigginox into attacking them instead. As Giggi Sacs take a longer time to produce, experienced hunters can tell beforehand which kind will come out.
Habitat
Gigginox is known to live in the Tundra, and is primarily found within caverns.
Game Appearances
Main Series
Spin-offs
Game Data
Breakable Parts
Monster Hunter 3 Damage Effectiveness
For the damage formula (how it's calculated), hitzone charts, Gigginox info and more click the following links: Monster Hunter 3 Damage Formula or Monster Hunter 3 Hitzone Charts. Images created by Inkoseh.
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Item Effectiveness
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| Item Name | Able | Effectiveness | Duration (1st time) | Duration (2nd time) | Notes |
| Pitfall Trap | ✔ | ★★☆ | |||
| Shock Trap | ✔ | ★★☆ | |||
| Flash Bomb | x | ☆☆☆ | |||
| Sonic Bomb | x | ☆☆☆ | |||
| Dung Bomb | ✔ | ★★★ | Used to get out of pin attack and to get it out of an area. | ||
| Meat | ✔ | ★☆☆ | Only confirmed eating dropped meat if placed in areas 2 and 3 of the Tundra. | ||
Materials
For carves and materials, see Gigginox Carves
Equipment
For more information, see Giggi and Gigginox Equipment
In-Game Description
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Other Non-Subspecies Forms
Virulent Gigginox
Main Article: Virulent Gigginox
A Special Species of Gigginox that appears in Monster Hunter Explore.
Yoga Gigginox
Main Article: Yoga Gigginox
A Special Species of Gigginox that appears in Monster Hunter Explore.
Notes
General Notes
- Gigginox's name is a combination of gigi (Malay word for "teeth") and nox, which means "darkness" or "night" in Latin. Perhaps the 'nox' part of the name could also be short for noxious.
- Meanwhile, its Japanese name combines the aforementioned Malay word with nebula, as in the Latin word for "fog", like the toxic gas Gigginox spits.
- Gigginox was voted 94th place in the Hunters' Choice for Top Monster during Monster Hunter's 20th Anniversary.[1]
- When low on stamina, Gigginox will be unable to spit poison.
- However if a hunter gets too close to its mouth, they can still be infected with poison.
- It takes longer for a Gigginox to excrete a Giggi Sac than a poison glob.
- Since Gigginox detects targets by sensing body heat, it does not have eyes. Therefore Flash Bombs have no effect on it. Unlike Khezu, the locale's battle music plays when fighting Gigginox since it can technically see its foes.
- Gigginox can be poisoned despite using the ailment itself. It does very minimal damage however.
- It can attach itself to the ceilings and move. It can also launch attacks from above.
- Gigginox will occasionally lay a Giggi Sac on the ceiling, where it can only be hit by a Gunner or a Bounce Bomb.
- Its skin darkens as it enters Rage Mode, and returns to normal once it calms down.
- Additionally, the head hardens and will deflect most weapons, while the tail becomes softer. This is an inverse of the normal state, where the head is soft and the tail is hard.
- To escape from a Pitfall Trap, it will briefly hover.
- The only other time it will do this is when flying to different areas.
- Gigginox's tail cannot be cut off, but it can be damaged for more rewards at the end of the quest.
- In higher rank quests, Gigginox's poison is far more potent than in lower rank quests, as it drains health at a faster rate. This special venom is discernible by its different coloration from the standard Poison status.
- Gigginox's roar requires HG Earplugs to block.
Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate
Monster Hunter Explore
