Tzitzi-Ya-Ku

Tzitzi-Ya-Ku
ツィツィヤック (Tsu~itsu~iyakku)
English Name	Tzitzi-Ya-Ku
English Title	Dazzling Bird
Japanese Title	眩鳥
Chinese Name	眩鸟 (Simplified) 眩鳥 (Traditional)
General Information
Monster Class	Bird Wyvern
Elements	None
Ailments	Stun Blinded (MHNow)
Weakest to	Thunder Ice
Habitat	Coral Highlands, Guiding Lands
Size	1117.55 cm 786.76 cm
Related Monsters	Kulu-Ya-Ku
Generation	Fifth

Tzitzi-Ya-Ku is a Bird Wyvern first introduced in Monster Hunter: World.

Physiology

Tzitzi-Ya-Ku is a medium-sized Bird Wyvern of navy blue coloration. It has long, powerful back legs, and muscular forelegs complete with three claws for grasping prey. Perhaps its most unique feature is the pair of retractable frills that line either side of its head, which are bright and vividly colorful in appearance. Its back is lined with a row of short spines, and it has wide sturdy feet.

Behavior and Abilities

Tzitzi-Ya-Ku is able to emit bright flashes of light from the fins on the sides of its head. This can be used to disorient attackers and prey alike, allowing the monster to gain the upper hand in combat. Its powerful hind legs can be used to deliver potent kicks during battle. Before Tzitzi-Ya-Ku uses its flash attack, the range of the flash is briefly shown twice.Master-Rank Tzitzi-Ya-Ku can change direction as it prepares the flash. Tzitzi-Ya-Ku's head can be wounded; this disables the flash, though it still tries to use it.

This monster is comparatively low on the food chain, so it uses the dark coloration of its body to blend in and stalk its prey amongst the shadowy undergrowth of the Coral Highlands, far below the jurisdiction of the powerful Wyverns that rule the local ecosystem. When threatened by stronger monsters it will use its flash attack to stun them then run away. Despite this, Tzitzi-Ya-Ku has no issues stealing from more vulnerable monsters, such as Shamos, whose large eyes are sensitive to light.

Tzitzi-Ya-Ku has a habit of flashing monsters in the same area before fleeing. This notorious habit can be very annoying as hunters and monsters that are engaged in battle with each other are interupted even if neither party targeted or had previously aggravated the Tzitzi-Ya-Ku.

Game Appearances

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Main Series

• Monster Hunter: World (Introduced)
• Monster Hunter World: Iceborne

Spin-offs

• Monster Hunter Now

Element/Status Effectiveness

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

In-game description

Monster Hunter World This odd monster blinds both prey and enemies with a special pulsing organ near its head. It then uses its strong legs to deliver finishing blows. Monster Hunter Now A monster that spreads its luminous pulsing organs when it spots prey or natural enemies, blinding them with a flash of light in order to create an opening. They make use of their astonishing leg power in order to finish off helpless prey.

Monster Materials

Icon	Item Name	Rarity	Value	Description
	Tzitzi-Ya-Ku Scale 眩鳥の鱗	4	440z	Tzitzi-Ya-Ku material. Mostly obtained by carving. Broadly used for many purposes.
	Tzitzi-Ya-Ku Scale+ 眩鳥の上鱗	6	840z	Rare Tzitzi-Ya-Ku material. Mostly obtained by carving. Broadly used for many purposes.
	Tzitzi-Ya-Ku Shard 眩鳥の厚鱗	9	1300z	Very rare Tzitzi-Ya-Ku material. Mostly obtained by carving. Broadly used for many purposes.
	Tzitzi-Ya-Ku Hide 眩鳥の皮	4	640z	Tzitzi-Ya-Ku material. Mostly obtained as a reward. Supple, used to craft gear.
	Tzitzi-Ya-Ku Hide+ 眩鳥の上皮	6	1240z	Tzitzi-Ya-Ku material. Mostly obtained as a reward. Supple, used to craft gear.
	Tzitzi-Ya-Ku Thickhide 眩鳥の厚皮	9	1900z	Very rare Tzitzi-Ya-Ku material. Mostly obtained as a reward. Supple, used to craft gear.
	Tzitzi-Ya-Ku Claw 眩鳥の爪	4	840z	Tzitzi-Ya-Ku material. Mostly obtained by carving. Sharp, used in many weapons.
	Tzitzi-Ya-Ku Claw+ 眩鳥の尖爪	6	1640z	Rare Tzitzi-Ya-Ku material. Mostly obtained by carving. Sharp, used in many weapons.
	Tzitzi-Ya-Ku Hardclaw 眩鳥の剛爪	9	2500z	Very rare Tzitzi-Ya-Ku material. Mostly obtained by carving. Sharp, used in many weapons.
	Tzitzi-Ya-Ku Photophore 眩鳥の発光膜	4	920z	Tzitzi-Ya-Ku material. Obtained by breaking its pulse organs. Unusual, used for many purposes.
	Tzitzi-Ya-Ku Photophore+ 眩鳥の閃光膜	6	1680z	Rare Tzitzi-Ya-Ku material. Obtained by breaking its pulse organs. Unusual, used for many purposes.
	Tzitzi-Ya-Ku Photomembrane 眩鳥の輝光膜	9	2600z	Very rare Tzitzi-Ya-Ku material. Obtained by breaking its pulse organs. Used for many purposes.
	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 Tzitzi-Ya-Ku Equipment

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

Tzitzi Armor

Tzitzi α Armor

Tzitzi β Armor

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

Long Sword: Flickering Glow I Flickering Glow II Dazzling Flash I Dazzling Flash II Dazzling Flash III Blinding Blaze I Blinding Blaze II	Dual Blades: Luminous Daggers I Luminous Daggers II Dual Destroyers I Dual Destroyers II Dual Destroyers III Cross Destroyers I Cross Destroyers II
Insect Glaive: Luminous Blade I Luminous Blade II Destroyer Bo I Destroyer Bo II Destroyer Bo III Diving Destroyer I Diving Destroyer II	Heavy Bowgun: Luminous Assault I Luminous Assault II Arma Destroyer I Arma Destroyer II Arma Destroyer III Deadeye Destroyer I Deadeye Destroyer II

Gallery

With Shamos

With Barnos

With Kulu-Ya-Ku

With Rathalos

With Legiana

With Odogaron

Notes

• General
• MHNow

General Notes

• Tzitzi-Ya-Ku's head scutes also glow slightly when its head crests light up.
• Along with Kulu-Ya-Ku, Tzitzi-Ya-Ku is the only raptorial Bird Wyvern to not live under a social hierarchy.
• It is most likely based off a Dilophosaurus. While the real life Dilophosaurus did not have any frills of any kind, it is famous for its Jurassic Park depiction in which it was shown with large frills.
• Tzitzi-Ya-Ku was voted 162nd place in the Hunters' Choice for Top Monster during Monster Hunter's 20th Anniversary.

Monster Hunter Now

In Monster Hunter Now, Tzitzi-Ya-Ku's blinding flash move Blinds the player instead of Stunning them, making the screen almost completely black (similarly to the Dark status from Monster Hunter Frontier G Genuine) and preventing the use of the Lock On skill.