Konchu

Konchu
クンチュウ(Kunchuu)
English Name	Konchu
English Title	Shield Bug
Japanese Title	盾虫
General Information
Monster Class	Neopteron
Elements	N/A
Ailments	N/A
Weakest to	Fire Water Thunder Ice Dragon Poison
Habitat	Ancestral Steppe Sunken Hollow Primal Forest Frozen Seaway Volcanic Hollow Heaven's Mount Everwood Dunes Ruined Pinnacle Mt. Pondry Caves Whistill Forest Darj Snowfields Wintertide Tunnel Dovan Volcano Babda Rainforest Hakolo Island Loloska
Size	195 cm
Related Monsters	N/A
Generation	Fourth

Konchu are Neopterons first introduced in Monster Hunter 4.

Physiology

Konchu have hard shells and can roll into a ball and attack in groups for protection, although they are still frequently preyed upon by Yian Kut-Ku and Yian Garuga.

Habitat

Konchu are found in a wide variety of areas, where they scavenge in the undergrowth in search of food.

Game Appearances

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Main Series

• Monster Hunter 4 (Introduced)
• Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate
• Monster Hunter Generations
• Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate

Spin-offs

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

In-Game Description

Monster Hunter 4 あらゆる環境に生息する”盾虫”。餌場を求めて様々な場所を徘徊する。身体を丸め、身を守る習性があり、この状態で勢いよく転がって外敵を牽制する事も。比較的入手何度が低い甲殻は非常に堅く、装備などの素材として重宝されている。 Threat Level (危険度): ★ Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate Neopterons that travel widely for food and can survive in almost any environment. Konchu roll into balls both to protect themselves and to fend off threats. Their sturdy shells are fairly easy to procure and are highly prized by armorers. Threat Level (危険度): ★ Monster Hunter Generations Neopterons that travel widely for food and can survive in almost any environment. Konchu roll into balls both to protect themselves and to fend off threats. Their sturdy shells are fairly easy to procure and are highly prized by armorers. Threat Level (危険度): ★ Monster Hunter Stories Neopterons that roam in search of food. Coloration varies based on habitat, this variety being sandy yellow/ an icy blue/ a rusty red/ verdant green. Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin Neopterons that roam in search of food. Coloration varies based on habitat-this variety is sandy yellow/ an icy blue/ a rusty red/ verdant green. Without a sharp enough weapon, it is nigh impossible to scratch the robust carapace that encases them. Curls into a ball when threatened and rolls at speed into their attacker.

Notes

• General
• MH4U
• MHST

General Notes

• The English name, Konchu, is a direct romanization of the Japanese name, Kunchuu (クンチュウ), with the U swapped for an O to match its shape and main rolling attack.
  • It is also the Japanese kanji for "insect".
  • Its name bears a striking similarity to Khonshu, an Egyptian lunar deity. This is likely a coincidence.
• Like Altaroth, Konchu can also climb on walls.
• Unlike most other small Neopterons, Konchu don't break into pieces once killed and can be carved for materials. However, if Konchu are poisoned, their materials can't be carved.
• Interestingly, Konchu are well known for gathering around kills made by other larger predators and sometimes swarm the predators, to scare them away from their kill.
• Konchu will occasionally latch onto a larger monster to protect them from attacks.
• Under its shell, the Konchu's full head resembles the real world mantis.
• Some mushroom gathering points (such as in the Everwood and Misty Peaks) are actually Konchu corpses, suggesting they may have susceptibility to certain parasitic mushrooms.

Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate

A white and blue variant of Konchu can be found in the Frozen Seaway, along with a red variant found in the Sunken Hollow/Volcanic Hollow and a mossy green variant with whitish patches in the Heaven's Mount.

Monster Hunter Stories

The game make a division about the different types of Konchus (Yellow, Blue, Red and Green), each of them has its own number and description in the Monsterpedia. The description are all the same with the exception of the described colour.

External Links

Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate: Localization & Bugs Bugs Bugs!