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!! Espinas / Espinas Subspecies / Espinas Rare Species / Zenith Espinas / Meraginasu

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A thorny Flying Wyvern first introduced in ''Frontier Season 2'', Espinas is unusually passive; it is often found sleeping, and even when disturbed, it barely responds to attacks. However, if enough damage is dealt, it becomes a lot more brutal, using quick charges and toxic fireballs to defend itself. ''Frontier Season 2.5'' introduces a brown subspecies with orange spikes that resides in the Tower and Gorge, and ''Frontier Season 5'' introduces a white subspecies with purple spikes that resides in the Great Forest Peak, and ''Frontier Z'' introduces an older Zenith with much larger spikes and vines growing on it, each stronger than the last. ''Frontier G3'' introduces an even stronger Burst species with black scales and orange spikes named Meraginasu. It later made its debut in the mainline game series in ''Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak''.

* ManOfKryptonite: Its abilities basically make it a natural counter to Kushala Daora. entire body is covered with thorns filled with potent poison that weaken Kushala Daora's wind and it's sheer weight and hardiness means that same wind won't be able to stop its charges and blow it down.

* LightningBruiser: Mi-Ru has multiple forms, and can go into many different forms during it's fight. However, Mi-Ru has a final form that gives it all of the benefits of the other forms it has.
* MightyGlacier: Dyuragaua is this, as while it has some speed, in comparison to the other flightless Flying Wyverns (Tigrex, Nargacuga, Barioth), it is outclassed. However, in contrast to Barioth, who can control ice, but only by shooting it out as a tornado, and as a part of it's tail attack, Dyuragaua seems to have more mastery over ice, [[AnIceSuit coating itself in ice as armor.]]

* PlayingWithFire: Mi Ru when it transforms into forms that utilize it's fire element.

* OneWingedAngel: [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]], but when Mi-Ru is enraged or close to death, it uses the muscles in it's body to change into it's final form. However, in comparison to most exammples, it can do this at any time during the fight, but the chances of it happening increase as the fight goes on.
* VoluntaryShapeshifter: Mi Ru can change its shape at will, giving it increased strength, speed, area-of-effect damage, and/or range. It has a final form as well, that uses all of it's previous' forms benefits and abilities in order to go all out.

* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: It's attacks and movements are reminiscent of Nargacuga's and Sand Barioth's.

* MovesetClone: Shares some of it's animations with Keoaruboru, Akantor and Odibatorasu.

* NonMaliciousMonster: Pokaradon usually doesn't attack, snd prefers to look after it's own kind. However, if you even think of laying a finger on the females or the pups, [[PapaWolf well... there's a good reason that it's only avaiable to fight from G-Rank onwards.]]

* LampreyMouth: Unlike most creatures that have this, it's not it's actual mouth. No, ''this thing'''s LampreyMouth is on the end of it's frigging ''tongue''!

* BilingualBonus /GeniusBonus: It's title, "Xiang Tien" may not sound right to western audiences, but if translated correctly, the meaning of it's title translates to "Sky Dragon or [[WeatherManipulation ''Weather Dragon'']]", referencing it's control over the weather as the fight progresses.

* {{Leitmotif}}: Keoaruboru is an interesting case, as it's theme is also the Interceptor Base's theme. However, ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLpQS3omOLk it also has another theme that plays once it goes into it's next phase.]]''
* MovesetClone: It shares it's animations with Akantor and Odibatorasu.

* TurnsRed: When Keoaruboru goes into it's next phase, it's body heats up to the point where it will mainly be in scorching mode, even after it's heated parts are shut off. It also lose it's pupils until it's death.
* VolcanicVeins: Has some on it's chest, though it goes from red to flaming orange when it goes into his other phases.

* {{Leitmotif}}: It's theme has two phases as the fight progresses. ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69ZqQFP-u8I Eruzerion (Phase 1)]]'' and ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H66u3G-GJU8 Eruzerion (Phase 2]]''. Phase 2 immediately plays when fighting Burning Freezing Eruzerion.

* NintendoHard: Burning Freezing Eruzerion was an extreme individual monster, and was the equivalent to arch-tempered monsters in Monster Hunter Frontier. Players could choose to repel it (Which was the easier choice), that yielded less rewards, or slay the monster, in which you receive all the rewards that came with the monster. However, when the game was shutting down, [[https://twitter.com/BannedDino/status/1237812052955205633 Capcom released data on the monsters that had the most faints fighting it. Burning Freezing Eruzerion came in 1st place, over Disufiroa (A black dragon/First Class Monster that can wipe out entire parties with it's attacks keep in mind) making it this trope.]]

* TranquilFury: It's said to be simultaneously calm and passionate, and this is even reflected in it's theme that plays throughout the fight. Both of it's themes have very passionate, yet oddly tranquil moments, almost making it seem like Eruzerion is a DanceBattler.

* DontWakeTheSleeper: The Laviente of Solitude Island awakened from its hibernation due to the explosion of the island's volcano, the first thing the creature did was going on a ravenous rampage and devouring all the poor creatures that got caught up in it's way.

* PersonOfMassDestruction: Solitude Island is a paradise where fauna and flora are abundant, or at least it used to be that way, when Laviente woke up from it's slumber it devoured most of it's inhabitants (the rest of them were taken out by the volcano).

* ShockAndAwe: Laviente is capable of covering it's body with electric currents that can paralyze or stun foes.

* {{Leitmotif}}: ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfUgbFrpIwA Battle / Unknown (Black Flying Wyvern).]]'' The Supremacy version has it's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfvIA3UUVLg own theme]].

* BewareTheNiceOnes: The Espinas is, for a wyvern, a real GentleGiant. Not only is it one of the few monsters which will it ''not'' attack you on sight, but it will ''continue to ignore you'' as you attack it. It'll just sleep and walk around minding it's own business, only hurting you if you get too close to it's feet or tail as it moves around. However, keep hitting it and it will go berserk and wail on you with lots of powerful and swift attacks. After a few minutes of being left alone, it will calm back down. According to WordOfGod, it's capable of defeating Elder Dragons, and is listed as an Elder Dragon-level monster due to its sheer power. ''Sunbreak'' demonstrates this by having it tie with Kushala Daora, an Elder Dragon, in a Turf War.

* ManOfKryptonite: It's abilities basically make it a natural counter to Kushala Daora. It's entire body is covered with thorns filled with potent poison that weaken Kushala Daora's wind and it's sheer weight and hardiness means that same wind won't be able to stop its charges and blow it down.

* CanonImmigrant: With its appearance in ''[[VideoGame/MonsterHunterRise Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak]]'' Espinas is one of three ''Frontier'' monsters to appear in the mainline series, alongside Lavasioth and Hypnocatrice.

* HarderThanHard: Burning Freezing Eruzerion is this. Burning Freezing Eruzerion was an extreme individual monster, and was the equivalent to arch-tempered monsters in Monster Hunter Frontier. Players could choose to repel it (Which was the easier choice), that yielded less rewards, or slay the monster, in which you receive all the rewards that came with the monster. However, when the game was shutting down, [[https://twitter.com/BannedDino/status/1237812052955205633 Capcom released data on the monsters that had the most faints fighting it. Burning Freezing Eruzerion came in 1st place, over Disufiroa (A black dragon/First Class Monster that can wipe out entire parties with it's attacks keep in mind) making it this trope.]]

* ShoutOut: Eruzion's ability to simultaneously control ice and fire through different colored halves of its body is similar to Gill from ''VideoGame/StreetFighter''.

A thorny Flying Wyvern first introduced in ''Frontier Season 2'', Espinas is unusually passive; it is often found sleeping, and even when disturbed, it barely responds to attacks. However, if enough damage is dealt, it becomes a lot more brutal, using quick charges and toxic fireballs to defend itself. ''Frontier Season 2.5'' introduces a brown subspecies with orange spikes that resides in the Tower and Gorge, and ''Frontier Season 5'' introduces a white subspecies with purple spikes that resides in the Great Forest Peak, and ''Frontier Z'' introduces an older Zenith with much larger spikes and vines growing on it, each stronger than the last. ''Frontier G3'' introduces an even stronger Burst species with black scales and orange spikes named Meraginasu. It finally came over to the mainline game series in ''Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak''.

* BewareTheNiceOnes: The Espinas is, for a wyvern, a real GentleGiant. Not only is it one of the few monsters which will it ''not'' attack you on sight, but it will ''continue to ignore you'' as you attack it. It'll just sleep and walk around minding it's own business, only hurting you if you get too close to it's feet or tail as it moves around. However, keep hitting it and it will go berserk and wail on you with lots of powerful and swift attacks. After a few minutes of being left alone, it will calm back down. According to WordOfGod, it's capable of defeating Elder Dragons, and is listed as an Elder Dragon-level monster due to its sheer power. ''Sunbreak'' demonstrates this by having it overpower Kushala Daora, an Elder Dragon, in a Turf War.

* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: In lore, Espinas has achieved infamy for successfully driving off an unknown Elder Dragon (strongly believed to be Kushala Daora) in a battle over territory. In ''[[VideoGame/MonsterHunterRise Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak]]'' Espinas will triumph over Kushala Daora in their Turf Wars.

* {{Leitmotif}}: ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3HRLFnjiBU Battle / Meraginasu]]''. In Monster Hunter Online, both [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRgp8j9ueyE&ab_channel=NackTheDragon Espinas]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBrm0KsGAlM Meraginasu]] get new themes, with Meraginasu's theme kicking into AutobotsRockOut territory.

* BewareTheNiceOnes: The Espinas is, for a wyvern, a real GentleGiant. Not only is it one of the few monsters which will it ''not'' attack you on sight, but it will ''continue to ignore you'' as you attack it. It'll just sleep and walk around minding it's own business, only hurting you if you get too close to it's feet or tail as it moves around. However, keep hitting it and it will go berserk and wail on you with lots of powerful and swift attacks. After a few minutes of being left alone, it will calm back down. According to WordOfGod, it's capable of defeating Elder Dragons, and is listed as an Elder Dragon-level monster due to its sheer power. ''Sunbreak'' demonstrates this by having it even out in a turf war against Kushala Daora, an Elder Dragon.

* StatusEffects: Its physical attacks inflict poison and its fireballs inflict poison and paralysis. Sunbreak adds fireblight to the mix on the fireballs.

* StatusEffects: Its physical attacks inflict poison and its fireballs inflict poison and paralysis.

!!! Thorn Wyvern / Brown Thorn Wyvern / White Thorn Wyvern / Black Drill Wyvern

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!!Baruragaru(Balragaur?) / Zenith Baruragaru

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A Leviathan with characteristics of a lamprey, Baruragaru is an invasive species that hails from the sea. It uses its long tongue to drain the body fluids of Raptorial Bird Wyverns and hunters alike, and by doing so, it can temporarily gain certain attributes; for example, if it drains an Iodrome's blood, it can use poison attacks. When enough time passes, they will revert to using water attacks. ''Frontier ZZ'' introduced an older Zenith that has a much more developed head and larger size.

* BewareTheNiceOnes: The Espinas is, for a wyvern, a real GentleGiant. Not only is it one of the few monsters which will it ''not'' attack you on sight, but it will ''continue to ignore you'' as you attack it. It'll just sleep and walk around minding it's own business, only hurting you if you get too close to it's feet or tail as it moves around. However, keep hitting it and it will go berserk and wail on you with lots of powerful and swift attacks. After a few minutes of being left alone, it will calm back down. According to WordOfGod, it's capable of defeating Elder Dragons, and is listed as an Elder Dragon-level monster due to its sheer power.

* {{Kitsune}}: They are based on the kitsune of Japanese folklore. Mi Ru takes this further with its ability to change forms.

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!! Toridcless

* GratuitousSpanish[=/=]MeaningfulName: Espina means "thorn" in Spanish. So, basically, its name is Thorns.

* StoneWall: They have high defense, and will not attack. [[GlassCannon That is, until they get enraged]].

* PoisonousPerson: Its fireballs are toxic.

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A thorny Flying Wyvern first introduced in ''Frontier Season 2'', Espinas is unusually passive; it is often found sleeping, and even when disturbed, it barely responds to attacks. However, if enough damage is dealt, it becomes a lot more brutal, using quick charges and toxic fireballs to defend itself. ''Frontier Season 2.5'' introduces a brown subspecies with orange spikes that resides in the Tower and Gorge, and ''Frontier Season 5'' introduces a white subspecies with purple spikes that resides in the Great Forest Peak, and ''Frontier Z'' introduces an older Zenith with much larger spikes and vines growing on it, each stronger than the last. ''Frontier G3'' introduces an even stronger Burst species with black scales and orange spikes named Meraginasu. It finally came over to the mainline game series

->'''Appearances (Espinas):''' ''Frontier Season 2'' onwards

A thorny Flying Wyvern first introduced in ''Frontier Season 2'', Espinas is unusually passive; it is often found sleeping, and even when disturbed, it barely responds to attacks. However, if enough damage is dealt, it becomes a lot more brutal, using quick charges and toxic fireballs to defend itself. ''Frontier Season 2.5'' introduces a brown subspecies with orange spikes that resides in the Tower and Gorge, and ''Frontier Season 5'' introduces a white subspecies with purple spikes that resides in the Great Forest Peak, and ''Frontier Z'' introduces an older Zenith with much larger spikes and vines growing on it, each stronger than the last. ''Frontier G3'' introduces an even stronger Burst species with black scales and orange spikes named Meraginasu.

* CanonImmigrant: Espinas is one of three ''Frontier'' monsters to appear in the mainline series, alongside Lavasioth and Hypnocatrice.

Lastly, these monsters, save for two, [[TemporaryOnlineContent cannot be fought anymore due to the servers shut down in December 2019.]]

* CanonImmigrant: One of two monsters from ''Frontier'' to have appeared in the main console series, alongside Lavasioth.

* CanonImmigrant: One of two monsters from ''Frontier'' to have appeared in the main console series, alongside Hypnocatrice.

* DualBoss: Aruganosu and Goruganosu are never seen without each other, and can work together to pull off devastating tag moves.

* LavaIsBoilingKoolAid: For it, at least.

%%* PlayingWithFire: Lavasioth and Red Lavasioth.

* RivalsTeamUp: Aruganosu and Goruganosu are always seen working together despite being rivals. If it wasn't for WordOfGod, you probably wouldn't know they were rivals.