Ikuiretsu

Ikuiretsu are Minor Elder Dragons which are capable of causing powerful electrical storms.

Physiology
Ikuiretsu is an Elder Dragon with a Fanged Wyvern-like body structure and also has scales and fur like a Fanged Wyvern. It has string-like membranes coming from under its eyes and a small horn on its nose. It has wing-like webbings on its front legs. Its tail is long and has several parts which stick out and allows the Ikuiretsu to use its tail as a lightning rod. Its body is primarily black in color while its belly is a light blue in color. Its fur is a dark blue in color and its wing-like webbings are a white-ish blue.

Behavior
Ikuiretsu are aggressive and territorial like many other Elder Dragons, but due to this Elder Dragon being discovered more recently, its behavior is still rather unknown.

Hunt Cutscene

 * Location: Ruined Ridge
 * Synopsis: As the hunter enters Area 2 they notice the area has several marks and prints on the ground. As the hunter goes to inspect the marks and prints, several bolts of electricity nearly hit them and cause marks on the ground where they hit. As the hunter looks up from where the bolts came from, something quickly leaps towards them which makes the hunter leap out of the way. As the hunter gets back up and looks back at what leaped towards them, they notice a large monster which they realize is the Ikuiretsu they have to take down. The Ikuiretsu slowly circles them and stares at them menacingly after which it raises its tail and start calling down bolts of lightning. The hunter tries to avoid the many bolts of lightning as they suddenly stop. The hunter looks back to the Ikuiretsu which is now attracting the bolts to its tail, charging itself up. As the Ikuiretsu finishes charging, it roars marking the start of the hunt.

Ecology Cutscene

 * Location: Misty Peaks
 * Synopsis: The cutscene begins by showing a bunch of Felynes making their way through the Misty Peaks as suddenly a thunderstorm starts happening. The Felynes quickly try to find shelter to not let their supplies be damaged, but they are stopped by a Zinogre which seems to want what they're carrying with them. As the Zinogre as about to pounce, the lightning bolts seem to start moving in a weird way and are all going to the same spot. The camera then shows the claw of something stepping onto the ground. The camera returns back to the Felynes and the Zinogre as it goes in for the attack, but it stops and turns around suddenly. The camera then turns to show what caught the Zinogre's attention and it is revealed to be an Ikuiretsu in its charged state. The Zinogre charges itself and sends electric blasts flying towards the Ikuiretsu. However, the Ikuiretsu leaps out of the way and quickly leaps towards the Zinogre and hits it with its right claws, causing the Zinogre to go to the ground. The Ikuiretsu then grabs the Zinogre and throws it out of the way. The Zinogre gets back up slowly and decides to get away from the threat. The Ikuiretsu turns to where the Felynes were with their supplies, but they seem to have made an escape while the two monsters were fighting. The Ikuiretsu looks around and roars loudly as it attracts more lightning bolts to its tail after which it walks away. The camera then starts turning to black, ending the cutscene.

Abilities
Ikuiretsu are Elder Dragons which, unlike many other Minor Elder Dragons, don't possess any wings besides their wing-like webbings on their front legs. They make up for this lack by having incredible agility and mobility which allows them to still be very fast. Ikuiretsu are also capable of using the Thunder Pole element to send out several kinds of electrical attacks. They're also capable of using their tails as lightning rods to attract electricity which charges them up with energy. When an Ikuiretsu has gathered enough energy, it can enter a charged state in which it becomes quicker and stronger and even starts magnetizing itself towards foes or the foes towards it. Some of its attacks are also capable of paralyzing foes due to the electric shock.

Rage and Tired States

 * Rage State: When Ikuiretsu becomes enraged, it will start huffing out smoke and the fur on its back will stand up more. Some of its attacks will also become much quicker in movement.
 * Charged State: When Ikuiretsu is enraged and has charged enough electricity with its tail, it can enter a charged state in which the fur on its back will start glowing and sparking and the wing-like webbings on its front legs become blue and also start glowing and sparking. It can now start magnetizing foes towards it or cause itself to be magnetized towards foes. The Ikuiretsu will leave this state after either enough damage has been done to it or the Ikuiretsu has used the capacity of its charge, either by using enough attacks or by using a powerful attack.
 * Tired State: Ikuiretsu cannot become tired.

Frenzy, Apex, Hyper and Tempered
Due to being an Elder Dragon, Ikuiretsu cannot be affected by the Frenzy Virus and thus cannot attain the Apex State. It can also not get into the Hyper State, but it can become Tempered.

Tempered Ikuiretsu are considered a Threat Lv3 Tempered Monster and have the usual changes of a Tempered monster.

Mounts
Ikuiretsu can be mounted in two places: its head and its back.

Whenever Ikuiretsu is mounted on its head, the hunter will be located in the fur on top of its neck. The Ikuiretsu will try to get hunters off by violently shaking its head around.

Whenever Ikuiretsu is mounted on its back, the hunter will be located in the large patch of fur on its back. The Ikuiretsu will try to get hunters off by violently shaking its back or by slamming it into walls. The Ikuiretsu might also cause an electric shock to happen with its fur at which point hunters have to get off quickly before they can get back on.

Taxonomy
Ikuiretsu are quick Elder Dragons which are capable of attracting electricity to their tail to charge themselves up with energy.
 * Order: Elder Dragon
 * Suborder: Volt Dragon
 * Family: Retsu

Habitat Range
Ikuiretsu have been found inhabiting tropical regions like the Old Jungle, Jungle, Great Forest, Primal Forest, Jurassic Frontier, Ancient Forest and Phantom Tropics. They've also been found in mountainous regions like the Misty Peaks, Ancestral Steppe, Heaven's Mount, Ruined Ridge, Gorge, Highland and Altitude Ridge. Besides these regions they've also been found in the Everwood, Elder's Recess, Tide Island, Town, Tower Summit, Battlequarters, Fortress Ruins, Sacred Pinnacle, Great Forest Peak and Town Ruins.

Ecological Niche
Being a predatory Elder Dragon means that Ikuiretsu can easily prey upon many small monsters which include the likes Aptonoth, Kelbi, Mosswine, Bullfango, Genprey, Ioprey, Jaggi and Ludroth. Larger monsters like Arzuros, Bulldrome, Great Jaggi, Gypceros, Kecha Wacha and Seltas can also easily fall prey to this Elder Dragon. Strong monsters like Congalala, Malfestio, Rathian, Waeopial and Volvidon are also thought to be potential prey for this Elder Dragon. Some say even monsters as large and powerful as Rathalos, Zinogre, Lagiacrus and Tigrex can sometimes become a meal for the dangerous Elder Dragon.

However, while Ikuiretsu are powerful predators, which are certainly capable of making an easy meal out of many monsters, they have to compete with powerful monsters like Espinas, Diorekkusu, Deviljho, Solmaron, Dreadqueen Rathian, Hellblade Glavenus and many others which are certainly capable of severely injuring or killing an Ikuiretsu. But with this Elder Dragon's elemental power, agility and physical strength, it certainly wouldn't go down without putting up a fight.

Biological Adaptations
Ikuiretsu have developed the ability to attract lightning to their tail which allows them to charge themselves with energy. This allows them to use a variety of electric attacks or charge themselves even more to further enhance their electrical powers and even allow them to enter a charged state in which they become quicker and more powerful. Ikuiretsu are also capable of magnetizing themselves towards foes or magnetizing their foes towards themselves when in this charged state. Unlike many other Elder Dragon, Ikuiretsu don't possess any wings which they compensate by having incredible agility on the ground like Nargacuga, but some say that Ikuiretsu are much faster than Nargacuga. The electrical shock from several of the Ikuiretsu's electrical attacks is powerful enough to paralyze foes and some of its attacks are even capable of weakening the electrical resistance of its foes.

Behavior
Ikuiretsu are thought to be territorial and aggressive like many other Elder Dragons, quickly getting rid of intruders of its territory. But, due to Ikuiretsu being more recently discovered than other Elder Dragons, its behavior still rather unknown.

Interactions with Other Monsters
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Calm

 * Roar: Ikuiretsu will roar in a similar manner to Zinogre.
 * Claw Swipe: Ikuiretsu will swipe either of its claws at a hunter which can knock them down and might cause Dragonblight.
 * Bite: Ikuiretsu will try to bite a hunter which can knock them down.
 * Lunge: Ikuiretsu will leap towards a hunter and hit them with its body which can knock them away.
 * Back Hop: Ikuiretsu will hop backwards and will then either taunt or do an attack.
 * Tail Swipe: Ikuiretsu will swipe its long tail at a hunter which can knock them away and might cause Thunderblight and Thunder Res Down.
 * Claw Slam: Ikuiretsu will try to slam either of its claws down onto a hunter which can knock them away and might cause Dragonblight.
 * Body Slam: Ikuiretsu will try to slam the side of its body into a hunter which can knock them away.
 * Back Slam: Ikuiretsu will leap towards a hunter and while above them in the air, it will turn its back towards them and slam itself down. This attack can knock hunters away and will cause Tremors which require Tremor Res +1 to block.
 * Lunging Claw Swipe: Ikuiretsu will lunge towards a hunter and try to swipe either of its claws at them which can knock them away and might cause Dragonblight.
 * Electric Blast: Ikuiretsu's jaws will spark with electricity after which it will shoot a blast of purple electricity towards a hunter which will slightly try to home in on them. This attack can cause Thunderblight and Dragonblight and can knock hunters down.
 * Arcing Electric Blasts: Either of Ikuiretsu's claws will spark with electricity after which it will slam that claw down which will send out two electric blasts in an arc towards hunters across the ground. This attack can cause Thunderblight and Dragonblight and might cause Paralysis.

Enraged

 * Charging Energy: Ikuiretsu will raise its tail up and start attracting lightning bolts to it to charge itself with energy. If it has gathered enough energy, it will be able to enter its Charged State.
 * Electric Roar: Ikuiretsu will roar in a similar manner to its standard roar, but it will also cause sparks to come from its mouth as it roars. This will cause lightning bolts to rain down randomly throughout the area which can cause Thunderblight and Dragonblight and can knock hunters down.
 * Tail Slam: Ikuiretsu will leap up and do a flip in the air after which it will try to slam its tail down onto a hunter which can knock them away and might cause Thunderblight and Thunder Res Down.
 * Lunging Claw Slam: Ikuiretsu will lunge towards a hunter and try to slam either of its claws down onto them which can knock them away and might cause Dragonblight. This attack will also cause Tremors which require Tremor Res +1 to block.
 * Dual Claw Slam: Ikuiretsu will try to slam both of its claws down onto a hunter at the same time which can knock them away and might cause Dragonblight. This attack will also cause Tremors which require Tremor Res +1 to block.
 * Electric Bomb: Ikuiretsu's mouth will spark with electricity after which it will shoot a large electric blast in an arc through the air towards hunters. This blast will also cause a small electric explosion if it hits the ground. If hunters are hit directly by the blast, they can be afflicted with Thunderblight and Dragonblight and might be afflicted with Paralysis. If hunters are hit by the small electric explosion, they can be afflicted with Thunderblight and Dragonblight. If hunters are hit directly by the blast they can also be knocked away and if they're hit by the small electric explosion, they can also be knocked down.

Charged

 * Magnetic Claw Slam: Ikuiretsu will try to slam either of its claws down onto a hunter, but will also now cause a magnetic field to appear around its claw when it's slammed down. If hunters are hit directly by the Ikuiretsu, they can be afflicted with Magnetised and might be afflicted with Dragonblight. This can also knock them away. If hunters are hit by the magnetic field, they can be afflicted with Magnetised and might be knocked back.
 * Magnetic Pull: After Ikuiretsu has done a Magnetic Claw Slam and a hunter has been afflicted with Magnetised, it will quickly pull its claw back which it used for the Claw Slam. This will cause it to pull the Magnetised hunter towards it after which it will quickly jab forwards. This attack can knock hunters away and might cause them to be afflicted with Dragonblight.
 * Volt Overdrive: Ikuiretsu will first roar after which it will start gathering a lot of electricity at the tip of its tail which will cause a large blast to start being created. Eventually, the Ikuiretsu will roar again and throw the giant blast towards a hunter with very slight homing. When the giant blast hits either a hunter or the ground, it will cause a large electric explosion and send several smaller electric blasts outwards which will also cause small electric explosions when they hit either a hunter or the ground. If hunters are hit directly by the giant blast, they will be afflicted with Thunderblight, Dragonblight, Thunder Res Down and might cause them to be afflicted with Paralysis. This will also cause them to be send flying away. If hunters are hit by the large electric explosion, they can be afflicted with Thunderblight, Dragonblight and Thunder Res Down. This can also cause them to be knocked away. If hunters are hit directly by the small electric blasts, they can be afflicted with Thunderblight and Dragonblight and can cause them to be knocked away. If hunters are hit by the small electric explosions, they can be afflicted with Thunderblight and Dragonblight and can cause them to be knocked down.

High Rank

 * Note: Ikuiretsu is now capable of using its Low Rank Enraged attacks when not enraged, except for the Charging Energy move.

Calm

 * Horn Upswing: Ikuiretsu will swing its head upwards at a hunter, most specifically its horn, which can knock hunters upwards.
 * Tail Upswing: Ikuiretsu will do a flip while swinging its tail upwards at a hunter which can knock them upwards and might cause them to be afflicted with Thunderblight and Thunder Res Down.
 * Spin: Ikuiretsu will do a quick spin with its legs stretched out which can knock hunters away.
 * Charge: Ikuiretsu will quickly run towards a hunter while homing in on them slightly which can knock them away.
 * Twin Arcing Electric Blasts: Both of the Ikuiretsu's claws will spark with electricity after which it will slam both its claws down which will send out two electric blasts from each claw across the ground in an arc towards hunters. This attack can cause Thunderblight, Dragonblight and might cause Paralysis.

Enraged

 * Dual Lunging Claw Slam: Ikuiretsu will lunge towards a hunter and try to slam both of its claws down onto them which can knock them away and might cause Dragonblight. This attack will also cause Tremors which require Tremor Res +1 to block.
 * Triple Electric Blasts: Ikuiretsu's jaws will first spark electricity after which it will shoot three electric blasts in quick succession towards hunters, similarly to Rathian. This attack can cause Thunderblight and Dragonblight and can knock hunters down.
 * Electric Tail Slam: Ikuiretu will first cause its tail to spark with electricity after which it will leap up and do a flip in the air as it tries to slam its tail down onto a hunter. When the tail hits the ground or a hunter, it will cause a small electric explosion and cause several small electric blasts to be send out in an arc from the tail. If hunters are hit directly by the Ikuiretsu, they can be knocked away and be afflicted with Thunderblight, Dragonblight and Thunder Res Down. If hunters are hit by the electric explosion, they can be knocked down and be afflicted with Thunderblight, Dragonblight and might cause them to be afflicted with Paralysis. If hunters are hit by the small electric blasts, they can be knocked down and cause them to be afflicted with Thunderblight and Dragonblight.

Charged

 * Magnetic Missile: If a hunter has been afflicted with Magnetised, it will do this attack. The Ikuiretsu will first leap into the air and quickly surround itself with a sort of magnetic field which will quickly pull it towards the hunter which has been afflicted with Magnetised. This attack can send hunters flying away and can cause them to be afflicted with Magnetised again. This attack will also cause Tremors which require Tremor Res +1 to block.
 * Electric Bolt: Ikuiretsu will first cause its jaws to violently spark with electricity after which it will start pointing its jaws towards a hunter which will start to be signified by a purple glowing line across the ground. Once the Ikuiretsu has acquired a target, it will fire a quick bolt of purple electricity towards the hunter. This attack can send hunters flying away and cause them to be afflicted with Thunderblight, Dragonblight and Paralysis.

Calm

 * Charging Upswing: Ikuiretsu will quickly run towards a hunter while slightly homing in on them. When it reaches the hunter, it will quickly swing its head upwards at them. This attack can knock hunters away in an arc through the air.
 * Combo: Ikuiretsu will first do the Lunge after which it will quickly do the Spin.
 * Aggressive Combo: Ikuiretsu will first do the Dual Claw Slam after which it will quickly do the Tail Upswing.

Enraged

 * Dangerous Combo: Ikuiretsu will first do the Dual Lunging Claw Slam after which it will quickly do the Tail Upswing and finishing it off by doing the Charging Upswing.
 * Trident Electric Blasts: Ikuiretsu's jaws will first spark with electricity after which it will shoot three electric blasts in a trident shape towards hunters which can cause Thunderblight and Dragonblight and knock hunters down.
 * Electric Wave: Ikuiretsu will first cause sparks of electricity to come from its tail after which it will quickly swipe it towards a hunter which will send out an electric wave of energy towards them. If hunters are hit directly by the Ikuiretsu, they can be send flying away and cause them to be afflicted with Thunderblight, Dragonblight and Thunder Res Down. If hunters are hit by the electric wave, they can be knocked away and cause them to be afflicted with Thunderblight, Dragonblight and Paralysis.

Charged

 * Chain Lightning: Ikuiretsu will first cause its jaws to spark violently with electricity after which it will shoot a blast of electricity towards a hunter which will quickly stop moving and will spark violently in its position. It will cause an electric bolt to be send out which will create another electric blast which will also send an electric bolt out which will cause another blast to be created which will repeat itself for a short while, creating a random shape of electric blasts and lightning. Eventually, the electric blasts will blow up with electric explosions. If hunters are hit directly by the electric blasts, they can be knocked away and cause them to be afflicted with Thunderblight, Dragonblight and Paralysis. If hunters are hit by the bolts of electricity, they can be knocked away and cause them to be afflicted with Thunderblight and Dragonblight. If hunters are hit by the electric explosions, they can be knocked away and cause them to be afflicted with Thunderblight and Dragonblight.

Breakable Parts

 * Head(1): The Ikuiretsu's horn will be broken off and it will have scars across its face.
 * Head(2): The Ikuiretsu will have more scars across its face and the string-like membranes coming from under its eyes will be damaged.
 * Front Legs: Either of the Ikuiretsu's front legs will have scars on it and its wing-like webbings and claws will be damaged.
 * Tail: The tail will be damaged which will make it more difficult for the Ikuiretsu to charge energy for its Charged State.

Blademaster
Skills: WIP

Gunner
Skills: WIP

Quests
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Credits

 * Setheo: For the original concept and the artwork.
 * TheElusiveOne: For the icon.