Miasma Windviero

Miasma Windviero (Japanese: アリロス亜種, Arirosu Ashu) are a Subspecies of Windviero endemic to the New World.

Physiology
Miasma Windviero are slightly smaller than their polar counterparts, likely to accommodate the Vale's cramped corridors. Their color scheme is murky green with pale rust-brown scales, likening to a heavily decayed corpse. This grotesque coloration is to warn predators that they are not good eats. Their eyes are brown.

Ecology
The Rotten Vale is a hostile and dangerous environment that only specialized or nomadic monsters can survive in, and Miasma Windviero are one such monster. They are scavengers, like most of the vale's inhabitants, but they also eat the few plantlife found in the area. As such, several plant species rely on Miasma Windviero to disperse their seeds. The presence of Miasma Windviero implies that Windviero are also present in the New World, although their habitat has yet to be discovered.

Behavior
Miasma Windviero are meek and elusive creatures who dislike confrontation. They usually only fight in self-defense. They typically flee instead of fight. Even when angry, they aren't that aggressive. When threatened, they often flee into the depths of the vale, where they have access to effluvium.

Abilities
Miasma Windviero, as their name suggests, utilize the Rotten Vale's effluvium to great effect. When they come into contact with the effluvium, their wings and body become shrouded in it. This allows their attacks to deal effluvium buildup and deals passive damage just like Vaal Hazak's aura. It is significantly weaker, though, and Torch Pods can remove it without having to wait until it dissipates. Additionally, their mouths are teeming with bacteria so vile that their bites can inflict poison, though only if you're at low health or are bleeding.

Habitat
Miasma Windviero only inhabit the Rotten Vale, and are highly specialized to live there. They are so specialized that they cannot be kept outside the vale for long, as their powerful immune system will begin to attack their own bodies without the constant barrage of pathogens to keep it busy. Researchers must work fast when studying a captured Miasma Windviero.

Turf Wars

 * Miasma Windviero vs. Odogaron: Very similar to the Paolumu vs. Odogaron fight -- Odogaron grabs Miasma Windviero by its hair-tendril things and shakes it around before flinging it away. Odogaron wins.
 * Miasma Windviero vs. Vaal Hazak: Miasma Windviero charges Vaal Hazak and repeatedly attacks with aerial attacks and kicks. Vaal Hazak stands its ground as it charges up a miasma beam. Vaal Hazak then smacks down Miasma Windviero with a claw and blasts it point-blank with a miasma blast. Vaal Hazak wins.

Attacks
(Under construction)

Weapons
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Armor
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Useful Information
"Miasma Windviero's power significantly increases in the depths of the vale. Use fire attacks to disperse the effluvium, or lure in Odogaron to drive it to higher ground."

Weak Points

 * Head: Great Sword Icon White.png ★★★ / Hammer Icon White.png ★★★ / Shot Icon White.png ★★★
 * Wings: Great Sword Icon White.png ★★ / Hammer Icon White.png ★ / Shot Icon White.png ★★★
 * Tail: Great Sword Icon White.png ★★★ / Hammer Icon White.png ★★ / Shot Icon White.png ★★

Breakable Parts

 * Head: Scars across hair things. Rewards Scales or rare drops.
 * Wings: Tattered edges. Rewards Wings or Shells.
 * Tail: Can be severed and carved.
 * Back: Shell breaks. Rewards Shells or rare drops.

Trivia

 * Miasma Windviero was based on the idea of making a Windviero subspecies that flung toxic gas at foes.
 * Miasma Windviero was intended to also appear in the Elder's Recess, as volcanoes produce a lot of toxic gases. This was scrapped because making a Rotten Vale-specific monster was more fun.