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	N/A
Habitat	Primeval Forest, Sunken Hollow, Underground Volcano, Ancestral Steppe, Frozen Seaway, Unknown Great Forest, Old Desert (MH4U)
Size	Small
Related Monsters	(?)
Generation	Fourth

Konchu is a Neopteron monster 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

Chronological Appearances First US / EU Appearance: First JP Appearance: Latest Appearance: (2015) (2013) (2015) Main Series Monster Hunter 4 Monster Hunter 4 G / Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate Frontier Series None Spin-Offs None

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): ★

Notes

• General
• MH4

General Notes

• 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.

Monster Hunter 4

• A white and blue variant of Konchu can be found in the Frozen Seaway, along with a red variant found in the Sunken Hollow/Underground Volcano and a mossy green variant with whitish patches in the Heavenly Mountain .