Lagiacrus

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Lagiacrus
Names
English Name:	Lagiacrus
Nicknames:	Lagi, Lagia
Titles:	Sea Wyvern
Romaji:	Ragiakurusu
Japanese Name:	ラギアクルス
Japanese Title:	海竜
Korean Name:	N/A
Description and Information
Species:	Leviathan
Element/s:	/
Ailment/s:	/
Weakest to:
Weakness Sign:	Limping
Signature Move:	Thunder Burst
Habitats:	Deserted Island Flooded Forest
Size:	3310.6 cm 2357.2 cm
Monsters in Relation:	Ivory Lagiacrus, Abyssal Lagiacrus
Chronological Appearances
First US/EU Appearance:	File:Logo-MH3.png (2010)
First JP Appearance:	File:Logo-MH3JP.png (2009)
Latest Appearance:	(2013)
Generation:	3

Lagiacrus is a blue Leviathan that mostly dwells in the sea/deep bodies of water and comes onto beaches to sunbathe. It has a hood-like crest on its neck to aid in sunbathing. Lagiacrus is the flagship monster of Monster Hunter 3.

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The dermal spikes on its back glow white when it is using strong thunder attacks, and its mouth gurgles with Thunder when it is enraged. Lagiacrus is found only at the Deserted Island and Flooded Forest. It's most at home underwater, but is more than capable of fighting on land.

When a Lagiacrus is fully sunbathed, it turns a dry grayish-blue color and its dermal spikes turn a pale red, such as in the picture above. When it returns to the water, Lagiacrus regains a striking deep blue color and its spikes return to their original color of a very light beige.

In-Game Description

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Notes

• Breaking its dermal spikes is said to reduce its ability to use electrical attacks.
• In MH3 and MH3U when it is low on stamina, it will fail to use it's electrical charge attack.
• Hitting Lagiacrus with any kind of bomb (including Sonic Bombs and Crag/Cluster shots) underwater, may cause it to drop an item (Shiny).
• A Lagiacrus either will eat an Epioth or come up on land for air to recover Stamina - however, both often give no indication of Stamina recovery.
• Lagiacrus roar underwater has the same effect as a Sonic bomb on monster.
• The Lagiacrus is the biggest Leviathan that dwells in the water, since the Ceadeus is considered an Elder Dragon.
• When Lagiacrus hits an underwater pillar or a rock and destroys it, it may drop a 'Shiny' (Offline mode only).
• When encountered for the first time offline, in the 1* Village Quest: "Guts- It's what's for dinner"; Lagiacrus cannot be killed. Its body parts can be broken, and its tail can be carved, but it will only go as far as limping, and cannot be killed until the Urgent Quest in the Village.
• The Lagiacrus is one of the only two monsters in Monster Hunter Tri to have a weapon in every category. The other is Alatreon.
• When present in Deserted Island, Lagiacrus will on rare occasion leave the water and venture no further inland than Area 5.
• Even if the Lagiacrus' tail is cut or its parts broken in the "Trial of the Sea Dragon" urgent quest, it will return in "Fell the Lagiacrus" healed and unwounded.
• Lagiacrus does not return in Monster Hunter Portable 3rd. However, it does appear in MH Diary: Poka Poka Airu Village, and returns in Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate and MH Diary: Poka Poka Airu Village G.

Trivia

• Lagiacrus shares many condition with Rathalos:
  • Both held the title of a flagship monster.
  • Both are weak to each other's elemental powers.
  • Both appear in Tri's opening movie.
  • Both have their subspecies appear in MH3U's opening.
  • Both have a subspecies that inhabits the same habitat as them and a rare species that shares habitats with Elder Dragons.
  • Both are the only old flagship monsters that can be fought in 3U's low ranked quests.

Breakable Parts

Analysis

For the damage formula (how it's calculated), hitzone charts, Lagiacrus info and more click the following links: Monster Hunter 3 Damage Formula or Monster Hunter 3 Hitzone Charts. Images created by Inkoseh.

Element Damage Hitzone Head 15 0 0 5 5 Neck 15 0 0 5 5 Back 25 0 0 15 15 Body 30 0 0 10 10 Tail 15 0 0 5 5 Foot 15 0 0 5 5

Status Effect Poison Paralysis Sleep Fatigue Stun Initial Tolerance 180 180 180 180 150 Tolerance Inc. (max) +130 (700) +150 (780) +130 (700) +120 (660) +150 (750) Tolerance Recovery 5/ 10 sec 5/ 10 sec 5/ 10 sec 5/ 10 sec 5/ 10 sec Duration 60 sec 10 sec 30 sec --- 10 sec Damage 150 + 5 --- --- 200 ---

Item Effect
Item Name	Able	Effectiveness	Duration (1st time)	Duration (2nd time)	Notes
Pitfall Trap	✔	★☆☆			Works only when on land.
Shock Trap	✔	★★☆			Works on land and underwater.
Flash Bomb	✔	★★☆
Sonic Bomb	✔	★☆☆			Flinches and drops a shiny item
Dung Bomb	✔	★★☆
Meat	x	☆☆☆

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