Gypceros

Gypceros is a Bird Wyvern introduced in Monster Hunter.

Physiology

Gypceros is among the largest and heaviest known Bird Wyverns. Its most notable features are the lamp-like crest on top of its head and a rubbery, shock-resistant hide. It has a long pink tail with a bulbous tip, and is a uniform blue-grey across most of its body. It possesses a poison sac which allows it to produce toxic fluids for use against attackers.

Abilities

Gypceros can use its luminous crest to produce dizzying flashes and temporarily disorient foes. Its elastic tail can extend and be used as a whip, and it can spit large globules of poison to intoxicate attackers. Due to its shock-resistant hide and flashing crest, it is immune to both shock traps and flash bombs.

Behavior

Gypceros is a naturally timid wyvern. However, it is rather intelligent and crafty, as evidenced by its willingness to feign death in order to draw a foe in for a surprise attack.

Habitats

Gypceros is usually found in swamps and marshlands, although it can occasionally be seen in jungles and open grasslands.

Other Non-Subspecies Forms

Hard Core (HC) Gypceros

HC Gypceros has poison stains on its face and oddly larger tipped tail and new behavior and attacks. It's able to spit poison that sits in place like a short pillar until it fades.

HC Gypceros is known to pull even more astounding fake outs than average Gypceros showing its intelligence in observing how hunters use status attack weapons. Its been seen to fake paralyzed and fake sleep along with its famed playing dead act.

It will chain these acts into combos with its attacks such as faking sleep then instantly starting a flash to blind hunters followed by a new long reach tail attack.

Game Appearances

In-Game Description

Monster Hunter Freedom 2 / Monster Hunter Freedom Unite A wyvern that can generate disorienting flashes of light when its prominent head crest is struck. Its rubbery hide resists damage and can ward off shock traps, while its spit carries a deadly venom. However, they are quite timid. Monster Hunter 4 頭のトサカが特徴的な飛竜。 トサカを打ち合わせることで閃光を発し、外敵の目を眩ませる。 ゴム質に近い皮膚は打撃に強く、シビレ罠にも耐性を持つ。 吐き出す汚物は毒性を含む。 傾斜面では毒液が流れ落ちるため、特に注意。 Threat Level (危険度): ★★★ Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate Wyverns that can generate disorienting flashes of light by striking their prominent crests. Their rubbery hide resists blunt impacts and makes Shock Traps less effective. Beware: The poisonous saliva they spit can flow down slopes. Threat Level (危険度): ★★★ Monster Hunter Generations Wyverns that can generate disorienting flashes of light by striking their prominent crests. Their rubbery hides resist blunt impacts and makes Shock Traps less effective. Beware: The poisonous saliva they spit can flow down slopes. Threat Level (危険度): ★★★ Monster Hunter Stories Crested Bird Wyverns. They strike their crests to generate blinding flashes and dazzle their enemies. Monster Hunter Frontier G (?) Monster Hunter Online (?) Threat Level (危険度): !!

Analysis and Guides

For details on older games this monster has appeared in, see Gypceros Guides.

Gypceros Analysis for Monster Hunter 4
Cutting Damage (Click Image to Zoom) (Coming Soon)		Impact Damage (Click Image to Zoom) (Coming Soon)		Shot Damage (Click Image to Zoom) (Coming Soon)
Brighter Red means more damage, while Darker Red means lesser damage. Credits for the Images used above goes to kei_9 (ケイ) of Pixiv

Element Hitzone Damage Data
Hitzone	Fire	Water	Thunder	Ice	Dragon
Head	50	20	0	20	10
Neck	30	10	0	10	10
Back	20	10	0	10	10
Belly	30	10	0	10	10
Wings	30	20	0	20	10
Legs	10	10	0	10	10
Tail	30	10	0	10	10

This Monster is weakest to:	Fire on Head: On Tail (Cutting and Shot Damage) On Head (Impact Damage)

Analysis Data Source/s:

• http://mh4g.com/book/geryosu.php
  

MH4U Breakable Parts

Crest (x1)

Notes

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v • d • e Monsters appearing in Monster Hunter Freedom Bird Wyverns Genprey • Ioprey • Velociprey Gendrome • Gypceros • Purple Gypceros • Iodrome • Velocidrome Yian Garuga • Yian Kut-Ku • Blue Yian Kut-Ku Flying Wyverns Basarios • Diablos • Black Diablos • Gravios • Black Gravios • Khezu • Red Khezu Monoblos • White Monoblos • Rathalos • Azure Rathalos • Silver Rathalos Rathian • Pink Rathian • Gold Rathian Herbivores Apceros • Aptonoth • Kelbi • Mosswine Lynians Felyne • Melynx Neopterons Hornetaur • Vespoid Pelagi Bullfango Piscine Wyverns Cephalos Cephadrome • Plesioth • Green Plesioth Elder Dragons Fatalis • Crimson Fatalis • Kirin • Lao-Shan Lung • Ashen Lao-Shan Lung

v • d • e Monsters appearing in Monster Hunter 2 Small Monsters Anteka • Apceros • Aptonoth • Blango • Bullfango • Ceanataur • Cephalos • Conga • Felyne • Genprey • Great Thunderbug • Hermitaur • Hornetaur • Ioprey • Kelbi • Melynx • Mosswine • Popo • Remobra • Shakalaka • Velociprey • Vespoid Large Monsters Basarios • Blangonga • Bulldrome • Cephadrome • Chameleos • Congalala • Daimyo Hermitaur • Diablos • Black Diablos • Fatalis • Crimson Fatalis • White Fatalis • Gendrome • Gravios • Black Gravios • Gypceros • Purple Gypceros • Iodrome • Khezu • Red Khezu • Kirin • Kushala Daora • Rusted Kushala Daora • Lao-Shan Lung • Ashen Lao-Shan Lung • Lunastra • Monoblos • White Monoblos • Plesioth • Green Plesioth • Rajang • Rathalos • Azure Rathalos • Silver Rathalos • Rathian • Pink Rathian • Gold Rathian • Shen Gaoren • Shogun Ceanataur • Teostra • Velocidrome • Yama Tsukami • Yian Garuga • Yian Kut-Ku • Blue Yian Kut-Ku

v • d • e Monsters appearing in Monster Hunter Freedom 2 Bird Wyverns Genprey • Giaprey • Ioprey • Velociprey Gendrome • Giadrome • Gypceros • Purple Gypceros • Iodrome • Velocidrome Yian Garuga • Yian Kut-Ku • Blue Yian Kut-Ku Carapaceons Ceanataur • Hermitaur Daimyo Hermitaur • Shen Gaoren • Shogun Ceanataur Flying Wyverns Remobra Akantor • Basarios • Diablos • Black Diablos • Gravios • Black Gravios • Khezu • Red Khezu Monoblos • White Monoblos • Rathalos • Azure Rathalos • Silver Rathalos Rathian • Pink Rathian • Gold Rathian • Tigrex Herbivores Anteka • Apceros • Aptonoth • Kelbi • Mosswine • Popo Lynians Felyne • Melynx • Shakalaka King Shakalaka Neopterons Great Thunderbug • Hornetaur • Vespoid Primatii Bullfango • Blango • Conga Bulldrome • Blangonga • Congalala • Rajang Piscine Wyverns Cephalos Cephadrome • Plesioth • Green Plesioth Elder Dragons Chameleos • Fatalis • Crimson Fatalis • White Fatalis Kirin • Kushala Daora • Rusted Kushala Daora • Lao-Shan Lung Ashen Lao-Shan Lung • Lunastra • Teostra

v • d • e Monsters appearing in Monster Hunter Freedom Unite Bird Wyverns Genprey • Giaprey • Ioprey • Velociprey Gendrome • Giadrome • Gypceros • Purple Gypceros • Hypnocatrice Iodrome • Velocidrome • Yian Garuga • Yian Kut-Ku • Blue Yian Kut-Ku Carapaceons Ceanataur • Hermitaur Daimyo Hermitaur • Plum Daimyo Hermitaur • Shen Gaoren Shogun Ceanataur • Terra Shogun Ceanataur Flying Wyverns Remobra Akantor • Basarios • Diablos • Black Diablos • Gravios • Black Gravios • Khezu • Red Khezu Monoblos • White Monoblos • Nargacuga • Rathalos • Azure Rathalos • Silver Rathalos Rathian • Pink Rathian • Gold Rathian • Tigrex • Ukanlos Herbivores Anteka • Apceros • Aptonoth • Kelbi • Mosswine • Popo Lynians Felyne • Melynx • Shakalaka King Shakalaka Neopterons Great Thunderbug • Hornetaur • Vespoid Vespoid Queen Pelagi Bullfango • Blango • Conga Bulldrome • Blangonga • Copper Blangonga • Congalala Emerald Congalala • Rajang • Furious Rajang Piscine Wyverns Cephalos Cephadrome • Lavasioth • Plesioth • Green Plesioth Elder Dragons Chameleos • Fatalis • Crimson Fatalis • White Fatalis Kirin • Kushala Daora • Rusted Kushala Daora • Lao-Shan Lung Ashen Lao-Shan Lung • Lunastra • Teostra • Yama Tsukami

v • d • e Monsters appearing in Monster Hunter 4 Amphibians Zamite Tetsucabra • Zamtrios Bird Wyverns Gargwa • Genprey • Ioprey • Jaggi • Jaggia • Velociprey Gendrome • Great Jaggi • Gypceros • Purple Gypceros • Iodrome Velocidrome • Yian Garuga • Yian Kut-Ku • Blue Yian Kut-Ku Brute Wyverns Brachydios • Deviljho • Savage Deviljho Fanged Beasts Conga Congalala • Emerald Congalala • Kecha Wacha • Lagombi • Rajang • Furious Rajang Fanged Wyverns Zinogre • Stygian Zinogre Flying Wyverns Akantor • Basarios • Ruby Basarios • Gravios • Black Gravios • Khezu Red Khezu • Rathalos • Azure Rathalos • Silver Rathalos • Rathian • Pink Rathian Gold Rathian • Tigrex • Brute Tigrex • Molten Tigrex Herbivores Aptonoth • Kelbi • Popo • Rhenoplos • Slagtoth Lynians Felyne • Melynx Neopterons Altaroth • Bnahabra • Konchu Seltas • Seltas Queen Piscine Wyverns Delex Snake Wyverns Remobra Najarala Temnocerans Nerscylla Elder Dragons Dalamadur • Dah'ren Mohran • Fatalis • Crimson Fatalis • Kirin Oroshi Kirin • Kushala Daora • Shagaru Magala • Teostra ??? Gore Magala

v • d • e Monsters appearing in Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate Amphibians Zamite Tetsucabra • Berserk Tetsucabra • Zamtrios • Tigerstripe Zamtrios Bird Wyverns Gargwa • Genprey • Ioprey • Jaggi • Jaggia • Velociprey Gendrome • Great Jaggi • Gypceros • Purple Gypceros • Iodrome Velocidrome • Yian Garuga • Yian Kut-Ku • Blue Yian Kut-Ku Brute Wyverns Brachydios • Raging Brachydios • Deviljho • Savage Deviljho Carapaceons Hermitaur Daimyo Hermitaur • Plum Daimyo Hermitaur Fanged Beasts Conga Congalala • Emerald Congalala • Kecha Wacha • Ash Kecha Wacha Lagombi • Rajang • Furious Rajang Fanged Wyverns Zinogre • Stygian Zinogre Flying Wyverns Akantor • Basarios • Ruby Basarios • Diablos • Black Diablos • Gravios Black Gravios • Khezu • Red Khezu • Monoblos • White Monoblos • Rathalos Azure Rathalos • Silver Rathalos • Rathian • Pink Rathian • Gold Rathian • Seregios Tigrex • Brute Tigrex • Molten Tigrex • Ukanlos Herbivores Apceros • Aptonoth • Kelbi • Popo • Rhenoplos • Slagtoth Lynians Felyne • Melynx Neopterons Altaroth • Bnahabra • Konchu Seltas • Desert Seltas • Seltas Queen • Desert Seltas Queen Piscine Wyverns Delex • Cephalos Cephadrome Snake Wyverns Remobra Najarala • Tidal Najarala Temnocerans Nerscylla • Shrouded Nerscylla Elder Dragons Chameleos • Dalamadur • Shah Dalamadur • Dah'ren Mohran • Fatalis Crimson Fatalis • White Fatalis • Gogmazios • Kirin • Oroshi Kirin Kushala Daora • Rusted Kushala Daora • Shagaru Magala • Teostra ??? Gore Magala • Chaotic Gore Magala

v • d • e Monsters appearing in Monster Hunter Generations Amphibians Zamite Tetsucabra • Drilltusk Tetsucabra • Zamtrios Bird Wyverns Gargwa • Genprey • Giaprey • Ioprey • Jaggi • Jaggia • Maccao • Velociprey Gendrome • Great Maccao • Gypceros • Malfestio • Iodrome Velocidrome • Yian Garuga • Deadeye Yian Garuga • Yian Kut-Ku Brute Wyverns Brachydios • Deviljho • Savage Deviljho • Duramboros Glavenus • Hellblade Glavenus • Uragaan • Crystalbeard Uragaan Carapaceons Ceanataur • Hermitaur Daimyo Hermitaur • Stonefist Hermitaur • Shogun Ceanataur Fanged Beasts Blango • Bullfango Arzuros • Redhelm Arzuros • Blangonga • Bulldrome • Gammoth • Kecha Wacha Lagombi • Snowbaron Lagombi • Rajang • Furious Rajang • Volvidon Fanged Wyverns Zinogre • Thunderlord Zinogre Flying Wyverns Akantor • Astalos • Khezu • Nargacuga • Silverwind Nargacuga Rathalos • Dreadking Rathalos • Silver Rathalos • Rathian • Dreadqueen Rathian Gold Rathian • Seregios • Tigrex • Grimclaw Tigrex • Ukanlos Herbivores Anteka • Apceros • Aptonoth • Kelbi • Mosswine Moofah • Popo • Larinoth • Rhenoplos • Slagtoth Leviathans Ludroth • Uroktor Agnaktor • Lagiacrus • Nibelsnarf • Mizutsune • Royal Ludroth Lynians Felyne • Melynx Neopterons Altaroth • Bnahabra • Hornetaur • Konchu • Vespoid Seltas • Seltas Queen Piscine Wyverns Cephalos Cephadrome • Lavasioth • Plesioth Snake Wyverns Remobra Najarala Elder Dragons Alatreon • Amatsu • Chameleos • Kirin Kushala Daora • Nakarkos • Shagaru Magala • Teostra ??? Gore Magala

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v • d • e Monsters appearing in Monster Hunter Frontier Z Bird Wyverns Genprey • Giaprey • Ioprey • Velociprey Farunokku • Forokururu • Gendrome • Gypceros • Purple Gypceros Hypnocatrice • Zenith Hypnocatrice • Breeding Season Hypnocatrice • Silver Hypnocatrice Iodrome • Toridcless • Velocidrome • Yian Garuga • Yian Kut-Ku • Blue Yian Kut-Ku Brute Wyverns Abiorugu • Giaorugu • Zenith Giaorugu • Brachydios • Deviljho • Savage Deviljho • Gasurabazura • Uragaan Carapaceons Ceanataur • Hermitaur • Kusubami Akura Vashimu • Zenith Akura Vashimu • Akura Jebia • Daimyo Hermitaur Zenith Daimyo Hermitaur • Shen Gaoren • Shogun Ceanataur • Taikun Zamuza • Zenith Taikun Zamuza Fanged Beasts Bullfango • Blango • Conga Bulldrome • Blangonga • Zenith Blangonga • Congalala • Gogomoa • Kamu Orugaron Midogaron • Lolo Gougarf • Ray Gougarf • Nono Orugaron • Rajang • Voljang Fanged Wyverns Zinogre • Howling Zinogre • Stygian Zinogre Flying Wyverns Egyurasu • Remobra Akantor • Anorupatisu • Barioth • Basarios • Berukyurosu • Doragyurosu • Dyuragaua • Diablos • Black Diablos • Diorekkusu • Espinas • Zenith Espinas • Espinas Subspecies • Espinas Rare Species • Gravios • Black Gravios • Gurenzeburu • Gureadomosu • Hyujikiki • Zenith Hyujikiki • Khezu • Zenith Khezu • Red Khezu • Meraginasu • Mi Ru • Monoblos • White Monoblos • Nargacuga • Odibatorasu • Pariapuria • Poborubarumu • Rathalos • Zenith Rathalos • Azure Rathalos • Silver Rathalos • Rathian • Pink Rathian • Gold Rathian • Tigrex • Zenith Tigrex • Unknown • Varusaburosu • Zenaserisu • Zerureusu Herbivores Anteka • Apceros • Aptonoth • Burukku • Erupe • Kelbi • Mosswine • Popo Leviathans Pokara Baruragaru • Kuarusepusu • Pokaradon Lynians Felyne • Melynx • Shakalaka • Uruki Neopterons Great Thunderbug • Hornetaur • Vespoid Piscine Wyverns Cephalos Aruganosu • Cephadrome • Goruganosu • Lavasioth • Lavasioth Subspecies Plesioth • Green Plesioth Elder Dragons Amatsu • Chameleos • Disufiroa • Fatalis • Crimson Fatalis • White Fatalis • Garuba Daora • Guanzorumu • Harudomerugu • Zenith Harudomerugu • Inagami • Zenith Inagami • Keoaruboru • Kirin • Kushala Daora • Rusted Kushala Daora • Lao-Shan Lung • Ashen Lao-Shan Lung • Lunastra • Rukodiora • Zenith Rukodiora • Rebidiora • Shantien • Teostra • Toa Tesukatora • Yama Kurai • Yama Tsukami ??? Gore Magala Monster Type Not Specified Duremudira • Laviente • Violent Laviente • Berserk Laviente

v • d • e Monsters appearing in Monster Hunter Online Bird Wyverns Genprey • Giaprey • Ioprey • Velociprey Chramine • Ice Chramine • Farunokku • Gendrome • Giadrome • Gypceros • Purple Gypceros Hypnocatrice • Gold Hypnocatrice • Silver Hypnocatrice • Iodrome • Velocidrome • Yian Garuga One-Eared Yian Garuga • Yian Kut-Ku • Blue Yian Kut-Ku Brute Wyverns Abiorugu • Brachydios • Deviljho • Disaster Wyvern • Giaorugu • Uragaan Carapaceons Ceanataur • Hermitaur Akura Vashimu • Akura Jebia • Baelidae • Dread Baelidae • Daimyo Hermitaur • Gonngenn Hermitaur Shen Gaoren • Guren Shen Gaoren • Teppeki Shen Gaoren • Shogun Ceanataur Swordmaster Shogun Ceanataur • Onimusha • Taikun Zamuza Fanged Beasts Bullfango • Conga Blangonga • Flame Blangonga • Bulldrome • Elemental Bulldrome • Caeserber • Ghost Caeserber Yellow Caeserber • Congalala • Gold Congalala • Kamu Orugaron • Nono Orugaron • Rajang Furious Rajang • Slicemargl • Purple Slicemargl Fanged Wyverns Zinogre • Stygian Zinogre Flying Wyverns Remobra • Akantor • Barioth • Basarios • Crystal Basarios • Sandstone Basarios • Berukyurosu Diablos • Black Diablos • Doragyurosu • Dyuragaua • Espinas • Espinas Subspecies • Gurenzeburu Gravios • Black Gravios • Khezu • Red Khezu • Monoblos • White Monoblos • Shattered Monoblos Pariapuria • Meraginasu • Nargacuga • Rathalos • Azure Rathalos • Silver Rathalos • Rathian Conflagration Rathian • Pink Rathian • Gold Rathian • Tigrex • Flame Tigrex Herbivores Anteka • Apceros • Aptonoth • Kelbi • Mosswine • Popo Lynians Felyne • Melynx • Shakalaka Neopterons Great Thunderbug • Vespoid Lightenna • Poikilos Lightenna Piscine Wyverns Cephalos Cephadrome • Plesioth • Lavasioth ??? Estrellian • Doom Estrellian • Arbiter Estrellian Elder Dragons Amatsu • Chameleos • Kirin • Kushala Daora • Rusted Kushala Daora • Lunastra • Teostra Lao-Shan Lung • Merphistophelin • Tartaronis • Infernal Tartaronis • Yama Tsukami