Durian Nergigante

Durian Nergigante is a Variant of Nergigante modeled after those found in Monster Hunter Explore. Its spikes produce an awful odour that can be used to overwhelm prey's sense of smell, leaving them vulnerable to attack.

Physiology
Like the standard Nergigante, Durian Nergigante is a bristly dragon with gigantic horns, but has some differences to set itself apart from it. Its spiky shell is brown instead of black, though the soft, re-growing spikes are still white in appearance. Its hide has yellow and red accents instead of purple and orange accents.

Ecology
Like the standard species, Durian Nergigante is an apex predator with spikes that regenerate as they're broken off and pure raw strength that makes up for its lack of elemental attributes, but has some differences to set itself apart from them. Once a standard Nergigante, it left its original habitat and emigrated into the Ancient Forest after its numbers grew too large, leaving it with little available food and an overwhelming amount of competition from others of its kind. As it settled in to its new home, it noticed that there were some very large trees in the area that produced unusually gigantic durians, fruits notable for their spiky appearance and awful smell. Deducing that the overwhelming odour these large durians produced could drive away the competition if it could harness it for itself, it rapidly feasted on them each and every day until its spikes were able to release an unpleasant gas from their pores, and this changed its appearance as well as its abilities; its normally black, spiky shell became a light brown, similar to the shell of a durian, and its hide's normally orange and purple accents later became yellow and red, similar to a durian's flesh. With this newfound ability, it drove away its competitors with ease, for they were not used to such a stench, allowing it to feast on all the Elder Dragons it wanted without their interference. It maintains this stench by venturing back into the Ancient Forest and devouring the giant durians when it's not busy hunting.

Behavior
While not quite as single-minded as the ordinary species, having left its original habitats in order to give itself an edge in a time where food was scarce, Durian Nergigante is just as aggressive as they are, attacking anything on sight.

Abilities
Unlike the ordinary Nergigante, Durian Nergigante's spike-based attacks can inflict the Soiled condition, rendering hunters nauseous and unable to use consumable items.

Habitat
Durian Nergigante is found in the Ancient Forest.

HP and Damage
HP:


 * Base HP: 3,800 HP


 * G-Rank (1.30x): 4,940 HP

Physical/Elemental Damage Taken:


 * Horn: 20 (Cut), 25 (Impact), 35 (Shot), 15 (Fire), 5 (Water), 0 (Thunder), 20 (Ice), 10 (Dragon), 5 (Earth), 10 (Wind)


 * Horn (Wounded): 35 (Cut), 40 (Impact), 15 (Shot), 5 (Fire), 10 (Water), 0 (Thunder), 20 (Ice), 5 (Dragon), 0 (Earth), 0 (Wind)


 * Head: 45 (Cut), 60 (Impact), 40 (Shot), 10 (Fire), 5 (Water), 15 (Thunder), 15 (Ice), 5 (Dragon), 5 (Earth), 15 (Wind)


 * Head (White): 75 (Cut), 90 (Impact), 70 (Shot), 10 (Fire), 5 (Water), 15 (Thunder), 15 (Ice), 5 (Dragon), 5 (Earth), 15 (Wind)


 * Head (Brown/Gloss Brown): 20 (Cut), 25 (Impact), 15 (Shot), 10 (Fire), 5 (Water), 15 (Thunder), 10 (Ice), 10 (Dragon), 5 (Earth), 15 (Wind)


 * Body/Hind Legs: 35 (Cut), 30 (Impact), 35 (Shot), 0 (Fire), 0 (Water), 5 (Thunder), 10 (Ice), 5 (Dragon), 0 (Earth), 5 (Wind)


 * Back: 30 (Cut), 35 (Impact), 30 (Shot), 0 (Fire), 0 (Water), 5 (Thunder), 15 (Ice), 5 (Dragon), 0 (Earth), 5 (Wind)


 * Forearms: 50 (Cut), 45 (Impact), 40 (Shot), 5 (Fire), 5 (Water), 0 (Thunder), 15 (Ice), 5 (Dragon), 5 (Earth), 0 (Wind)


 * Forearms (White): 70 (Cut), 60 (Impact), 55 (Shot), 5 (Fire), 5 (Water), 0 (Thunder), 15 (Ice), 5 (Dragon), 5 (Earth), 0 (Wind)


 * Forearms (Brown/Gloss Brown): 10 (Cut), 15 (Impact), 10 (Shot), 5 (Fire), 5 (Water), 0 (Thunder), 20 (Ice), 10 (Dragon), 5 (Earth), 0 (Wind)


 * Wings: 40 (Cut), 30 (Impact), 30 (Shot), 5 (Fire), 10 (Water), 5 (Thunder), 15 (Ice), 10 (Dragon), 5 (Earth), 10 (Wind)


 * Wings (White): 15 (Cut), 15 (Impact), 20 (Shot), 5 (Fire), 10 (Water), 5 (Thunder), 10 (Ice), 15 (Dragon), 5 (Earth), 10 (Wind)


 * Wings (Brown/Gloss Brown): 28 (Cut), 25 (Impact), 25 (Shot), 5 (Fire), 10 (Water), 5 (Thunder), 10 (Ice), 20 (Dragon), 5 (Earth), 10 (Wind)


 * Tail: 60 (Cut), 45 (Impact), 25 (Shot), 5 (Fire), 10 (Water), 5 (Thunder), 10 (Ice), 5 (Dragon), 10 (Earth), 5 (Wind)


 * Tail Tip: 45 (Cut), 35 (Impact), 25 (Shot), 5 (Fire), 15 (Water), 0 (Thunder), 15 (Ice), 10 (Dragon), 15 (Earth), 5 (Wind)


 * Tail Tip (White): 65 (Cut), 55 (Impact), 40 (Shot), 5 (Fire), 15 (Water), 0 (Thunder), 15 (Ice), 10 (Dragon), 15 (Earth), 5 (Wind)


 * Tail Tip (Brown/Gloss Brown): 25 (Cut), 20 (Impact), 10 (Shot), 5 (Fire), 15 (Water), 0 (Thunder), 20 (Ice), 15 (Dragon), 15 (Earth), 5 (Wind)

Physical Damage Effectiveness
 * Horn = ★ (cutting) ★ (impact) ★★ (shot)
 * Horn (Wounded) = ★★ (cutting) ★★ (impact) ★★ (shot)
 * Head = ★★ (cutting) ★★★ (impact) ★★ (shot)
 * Head (White) = ★★★ (cutting) ★★★ (impact) ★★★ (shot)
 * Head (Brown/Gloss Brown) = ★ (cutting) ★ (impact) ★ (shot)
 * Body/Hind Legs = ★★ (cutting) ★ (impact) ★★ (shot)
 * Back = ★ (cutting) ★★ (impact) ★ (shot)
 * Forearms = ★★★ (cutting) ★★ (impact) ★★ (shot)
 * Forearms (White) = ★★★ (cutting) ★★★ (impact) ★★★ (shot)
 * Forearms (Brown/Gloss Brown) = ★ (cutting) ★ (impact) ★ (shot)
 * Wings = ★★ (cutting) ★ (impact) ★★ (shot)
 * Wings (White) = ★★★ (cutting) ★★ (impact) ★★ (shot)
 * Wings (Brown/Gloss Brown) = ★ (cutting) ★ (impact) ★ (shot)
 * Tail = ★★★ (cutting) ★★ (impact) ★ (shot)
 * Tail Tip = ★★ (cutting) ★★ (impact) ★ (shot)
 * Tail Tip (White) = ★★★ (cutting) ★★★ (impact) ★★ (shot)
 * Tail Tip (Brown/Gloss Brown) = ★ (cutting) ★ (impact) ★ (shot)

1-30 physical damage= ★

31-49 physical damage= ★★

50+ physical damage= ★★★

Element/Status Effectiveness
 * Fire = ★
 * Water = ★
 * Thunder = ★
 * Ice = ★★★
 * Dragon = ★★
 * Earth = ★
 * Wind = ★
 * Poison = ★★
 * Sleep = ★★
 * Paralysis = ★★
 * Blast = ★★
 * Stun = ★★

Turf Wars
Durian Nergigante does not partake in Turf Wars.

Attacks
Durian Nergigante has the same attacks as the standard species, except all its spike-based attacks inflict Soiled.

Great Sword
Durian Justicar

Long Sword
Durian Reaver

Sword and Shield
Durian Jack

Dual Blades
Durian Gouge

Hammer
Durian Crusher

Hunting Horn
Durian Groove

Lance
Durian Impaler

Gunlance
Durian Ram

Switch Axe
Durian Gash

Charge Blade
Durian Lacerator

Insect Glaive
Durian Reaper

Light Bowgun
Durian Spitter

Heavy Bowgun
Durian Roar

Bow
Durian Whisper

Armour
Durian Nergigante does not have any armour of its own.

Carves
Durian Nergigante has the same carves as an ordinary Nergigante. That said, defeating it grants an item called the Gigantic Durian, which can be used to craft a line of durian-based weapons.

Breakable-Parts
Durian Nergigante has the same breakable parts as the standard species.

Quests
N/A

Trivia

 * Durian Nergigante was inspired by a video that compared Nergigante to a durian. The video can be viewed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15G1zuls73w
 * Durian Nergigante's weapons have the same stats as the fully upgraded Nergigante's, but with a notable new gimmick: their attacks act like a damaging Dung Bomb, enveloping monsters in a brown stench and causing them to eventually flee the area. Depending on the monsters they're used on, this gimmick can either be helpful, detrimental, or neither.