Kulu-Ya-Ku

Kulu-Ya-Ku are Bird Wyverns first introduced in Monster Hunter: World. They can be found in the Ancient Forest and Wildspire Waste. These odd monsters developed limbs that are capable of carrying weapons. Their materials can be used to craft high-affinity raw/sleep weapons and the Kulu Armor Sets.

Physiology

Kulu-Ya-Ku has a body shape similar to other raptorial Bird Wyverns, such as Velocidrome. This monster is covered in light brown scales and has a face that greatly resembles a Dodo. Though it is mostly covered in scales, it also has feathers on its head and arms.

Behavior and Abilities

Kulu-Ya-Ku is able to pick up small boulders and use them to protect itself from incoming attacks. It can also toss said boulders at foes from a distance or use a jumping slam to inflict stun. They are commonly spotted stealing eggs from Monster nests, especially those of the Rathian. By using the Slinger, hunters can easily knock rocks out of the Kulu-Ya-Ku's hands.^[1] Hunters can also break the rock by hitting it multiple times with their weapon. Master-Rank Kulu-Ya-Ku may sometimes pick up an explosive rock instead, adding a small area-of-effect to its attacks. Kulu-Ya-Ku's head and arms can be wounded.

In Master Rank, Kulu-Ya-Ku gain the ability to dig up and use ore chunks or flint rocks instead of a regular rock. Ore chunks inflict more physical damage and stun hunters more easily. Flint rocks on the other hand may combust on impact and inflict AoE blast damage. What factors into the type of rock Kulu-Ya-Ku pick is unknown, as the Bird Wyverns seem to able to pick up all three in all known habitats.

Unlike other raptorial bird wyverns, Kulu-Ya-Ku are very docile and calm when coming into contact with hunters. If attacked, however, they will fight back.

Game Appearances

Main Series

Element/Status Effectiveness

Element	Effectiveness	Status	Effectiveness
Fire	★★	Poison	★★
Water	★★★	Sleep	★★
Thunder	★★	Paralysis	★★
Ice	★★	Blast	★★
Dragon	★★	Stun	★★

In-game description

Monster Hunter World
	An odd bird wyvern that has developed limbs capable of carrying weapons. It's been spotted stealing eggs from nests found in the Ancient Forest and Wildspire Waste.

Monster Materials

Icon	Item Name	Rarity	Value	Description
	Kulu-Ya-Ku Scale 掻鳥の鱗	4	290z	Kulu-Ya-Ku material. Mostly obtained as a reward. Broadly used for many purposes.
	Kulu-Ya-Ku Scale+ 掻鳥の上鱗	6	890z	Rare Kulu-Ya-Ku material. Mostly obtained by carving. Broadly used for many purposes.
	Kulu-Ya-Ku Shard 掻鳥の厚鱗	9	1350z	Very rare Kulu-Ya-Ku material. Mostly obtained by carving. Broadly used for many purposes.
	Kulu-Ya-Ku Hide 掻鳥の皮	4	390z	Kulu-Ya-Ku material. Mostly obtained by carving. Supple, often used in gear.
	Kulu-Ya-Ku Hide+ 掻鳥の上皮	6	1290z	Rare Kulu-Ya-Ku material. Mostly obtained as a reward. Supple, often used in gear.
	Kulu-Ya-Ku Thickhide 掻鳥の厚皮	9	1950z	Very rare Kulu-Ya-Ku material. Mostly obtained as a reward. Supple, often used in gear.
	Kulu-Ya-Ku Plume 掻鳥の飾り羽	4	460z	Kulu-Ya-Ku material. Obtained by breaking its forelimbs. Used for many purposes.
	Kulu-Ya-Ku Plume+ 掻鳥の大飾り羽	6	1660z	Rare Kulu-Ya-Ku material. Obtained by breaking its forelimbs. Used for many purposes.
	Large Kulu-Ya-Ku Plume 掻鳥の特大飾り羽	9	2500z	Very rare Kulu-Ya-Ku material. Obtained by breaking its forelimbs. Used for many purposes.
	Kulu-Ya-Ku Beak 掻鳥のクチバシ	4	490z	Kulu-Ya-Ku material. Obtained by breaking its head. Hard, used in many weapons.
	Kulu-Ya-Ku Beak+ 掻鳥の大クチバシ	6	1660z	Rare Kulu-Ya-Ku material. Obtained by breaking its head. Hard, used in many weapons.
	Large Kulu-Ya-Ku Beak 掻鳥の巨大クチバシ	9	2550z	Very rare Kulu-Ya-Ku material. Obtained by breaking its head. Hard, used in many weapons.
	Bird Wyvern Gem 鳥竜玉	7	4000z	A valuable gem that can be harvested from bird wyverns. Said to fetch a high price on the market.
	Fey Wyvern Gem 幻鳥竜玉	9	8000z	An exceptionally pure gem taken from a bird wyvern. Its fragility makes it difficult to carve.

Equipment

For more information, see Kulu-Ya-Ku Equipment

Kulu-Ya-Ku materials can be used to craft five different armor sets: Kulu Armor, Kulu α Armor, Kulu β, Kulu α+ Armor, and Kulu β+.

The following is a complete weapon list for Kulu-Ya-Ku weapons:

Long Sword: First Dance I First Dance II First Dance III Last Dance I Last Dance II Last Dance III Rafiq al-Nasr I Rafiq al-Nasr II	Dual Blades: Rending Beaks I Rending Beaks II Rending Beaks III Arcanaria I Arcanaria II Arcanaria III Asefar al-Nasr I Asefar al-Nasr II
Hammer: Kulu Beak I Kulu Beak II Kulu Beak III Crushing Beak I Crushing Beak II Crushing Beak III Makhlab al-Nasr I Makhlab al-Nasr II	Hunting Horn: Kulu Duda I Kulu Duda II Kulu Duda III Dancing Davul I Dancing Davul II Dancing Davul III Taghrid al-Nasr I Taghrid al-Nasr II
Lance: Kulu Lance I Kulu Lance II Kulu Lance III Kulu Hasta I Kulu Hasta II Kulu Hasta III Minqar al-Nasr I Minqar al-Nasr II	Insect Glaive: Kulu Blade I Kulu Blade II Kulu Blade III Ya-Ku Wrath I Ya-Ku Wrath II Ya-Ku Wrath III Yatir al-Nasr I Yatir al-Nasr II
Bow: Kulu Arrow I Kulu Arrow II Kulu Arrow III Archer's Dance I Archer's Dance II Archer's Dance III Alqaws al-Nasr I Alqaws al-Nasr II

Trivia

Kulu Ya-Ku is one of the few raptorial bird wyverns to have feathers.
During the collaboration with Final Fantasy, hunters could fight a Barroth-sized Kulu-Ya-Ku that came in contact with the Crystal, its attacks are doubled and it can’t be captured.
- The quest for this Kulu-Ya-Ku cannot be initiated again once completed in that save file, making it one of two unique monsters that players could not re-encounter unless player goes for SOS signal or start a new game. The other being the "Shattered Horn" Kirin in Iceborne.