Gypceros

Gypceros
ゲリョス (Geryosu)
English Name	Gypceros
English Title	Poison Strange Bird
Japanese Title	毒怪鳥
Chinese Name	毒怪鸟 (Simplified) 毒怪鳥 (Traditional)
Korean Name	게리오스
Korean Title	독괴조
General Information
Monster Class	Bird Wyvern
Elements	None
Ailments	Poison Noxious Poison (MHFU only) Stun
Weakest to	Fire on Tail
Habitat	Forest and Hills Old Jungle Old Swamp Jungle Swamp Ancestral Steppe Sunken Hollow Primal Forest Everwood Jurassic Frontier Verdant Hills Marshlands Ruined Pinnacle Windward Plains Oilwell Basin Iceshard Cliffs Fortress Ruins Sky Corridor Kumbel Wetlands Babda Rainforest
Size	1348.2 811.0
Related Monsters	Purple Gypceros
Generation	First

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. Strange enough, it also appears in the deserts of the Windward Plains and the tundra of the Iceshard Cliffs.

Other Non-Subspecies Forms

Hard Core (HC) Gypceros

HC Gypceros has purple stains around his mouth from the poison it spits out, as well as purple tinges on its wing membranes and the underside of its claws. Its poisonous attacks have become deadlier and more varied. It is able to spit out three globules of poison in quick succession, launch itself backwards into midair while spitting out poison, or rain down poisonous in all directions around itself. When it spits out poison, it creates a pool of poison on the ground hazardous to anyone that steps into it.

The end of its tail has become more enlarged and its tail whips more dangerous. One of its new techniques is to do a quick half-turn, then suddenly swing its tail around and swipe twice.

HC Gypceros is known to pull even more astounding fake outs than the average Gypceros, showing its intelligence in observing how hunters use status attack weapons. It's also been observed to fake both paralysis and 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

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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
• Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate
• Monster Hunter Generations
• Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate
• Monster Hunter Wilds

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
• Monster Hunter Riders
• Monster Hunter Spirits
• Monster Hunter Puzzles: Felyne Isles

Crossovers

• TEPPEN

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 Wilds Wyverns that can stun enemies by striking their prominent crests to produce powerful flashes of light. Their stretchy, rubbery hide resists blunt impacts and reduces the effectiveness of shock traps. A smart hunter knows to maneuver carefully around the poisonous filth they spew, which drips from ceiling or down slopes. Monster Hunter Stories Crested Bird Wyverns. They strike their crests to generate blinding flashes and dazzle their enemies. Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin These Bird Wyverns strike their crests to generate blinding flashes that dazzle their enemies. Their skin has elastic properties similar to rubber, and the volatile venom produced in their mouths can easily disintegrate any surrounding vegetation. Monster Hunter Frontier G (?) Monster Hunter Online 分类 鸟龙种。 生境范围 常见于潮湿温暖地区，沼地、密林都有目击记录。 生态位 与大怪鸟同为杂食性鸟龙种，活跃在沼地的毒怪鸟喜爱捕食飞虫。 适应性 毒怪鸟喜欢收集闪光的物体，全身充满着迷团和令人惊叹的多项生理特点。例如橡胶般质地，对冲击抗力良好的表皮。名为“毒袋”，使其能够吐出剧毒液体的器官，以及在脑部的腺体中能够分泌出使生物兴奋而忽略疲劳和疼痛的“狂走浸出物”等等。而其中最为吸引人的特征，乃是头上的结晶体，在和喙部撞击后能够爆发出猛烈的闪光，短时间内夺走周围生物的视力，但这种生理机制是如何进化出来的至今还是一个谜。 行为 毒怪鸟生性极端狡诈，似乎在本能中就掌握着对抗猎人的种种诀窍，绝对不可轻忽大意。闪光是他最让人头疼的招式，大范围的闪光会让猎人直接进入眩晕状态，而他的毒球和甩尾也是必须小心应对的招式，作为狡诈的怪物，毒怪鸟甚至会用假死来欺骗对手。 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

Raw Hitzone Damage Data
Hitzone	Cutting Damage	Impact Damage	Shot Damage
Head	30	80	70
Neck	50	25	40
Back	70	30	20
Belly	80	30	20
Wings	50	30	30
Legs	20	20	30
Tail	90	40	80

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)

Status Effects Data
	Poison	Paralysis	Sleep	Stun	Fatigue	Blast	Mount
Initial Tolerance						N/A	N/A
Max Tolerance						N/A	N/A
Tolerance Increase	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Duration					N/A	N/A	N/A
Damage		N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Item Effectiveness Data
Item Name	Able Effectiveness	Duration
		Normal	Enraged	Fatigued
Pitfall Trap	Yes	N/A	N/A	(?)
Shock Trap	No	N/A
Flash Bomb	No	N/A
Sonic Bomb	No	N/A
Meat	No	N/A

Analysis Data Source/s:

• http://mh4g.com/book/geryosu.php
  

MH4U Breakable Parts

Crest (x1)

Notes

• General
• MHFU
• MH4U
• MHWilds
• Frontier
• MHO

General Notes

• Breaking the Crystal on the head gives the chances of obtaining a Lightcrystal.
  • Breaking this crystal stops the Gypceros from using its flash attack. After breaking the crystal, Gypceros will try flashing unsuccessfully.
• Shock traps are ineffective against the Gypceros.
• Gypceros was voted 145th place in the Hunters' Choice for Top Monster during Monster Hunter's 20th Anniversary.

Monster Hunter Freedom Unite

In G-rank quests of the monster, when a hunter breaks its crest and it tries to flash unsuccessfully, instead of the dizzying flash, it ignites a poison gas similar to the flaming gas that a Basarios uses to hunters.

G-rank Gypceros's poison is more purple in color and depletes health at a faster rate than ordinary poison.

Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate

Gypceros can run on and across walls in order to attack the hunter.

It can become infected by the Frenzy Virus.

At the Sunken Hollow in Area 5, there are 3 dead Gypceros hanging from webs made from Nerscylla, showing that Gypceros is Nerscylla's main prey.

Gypceros sleeps in area 7 in the Sunken Hollow.

In High-rank, it can clack its crest during a peck attack and then immediately flash the hunter.

In G-rank, it can spit a poison ball at the air and it lands on the ground many seconds later.

When low on stamina it will fail to spit poison and will fall after charging.

Monster Hunter Wilds

Gypceros is no longer able to steal items, with its pecking attacks instead inflicting poison when enraged.

Gypceros's crest now breaks twice; it is first cracked, then broken completely.

Gypceros's new attacks include it clacking its crest while hopping towards hunters and unleashing a flash, and extending its tail to its maximum length to do a heavy tail slam, which is often done after a hunter becomes stunned.

The warning that Gypceros is about to launch its fake death surprise attack is now indicated by its body twitching, instead of the crest flashing like prior games.

• This change was likely made so that players don't lose their tell if they break the crest.

It has a turf war with Nerscylla.

Monster Hunter Frontier

It is known to eat meat placed on the ground.

Gypceros can be a pet. Not very surprising it eats poison mushrooms and shiny objects.

An April Fools quest features a Gypceros whose flash is actually a massive explosion. Players must endure and heal through 3 explosions in a row for it to die from its 4th misfire explosion, and complete the quest.

Monster Hunter Online

This monster is unlocked at Level 15.