Candy Corn Najarala

Candy Corn Najarala is a Variant of Najarala styled after the Variants found in Monster Hunter Explore. It utilizes sugar-coated mucus and acid-producing bacteria as opposed to neurotoxins, but can still produce sound waves that will make its plates explode.

Physiology
Candy Corn Najarala is very similar to the regular Najarala in terms of design, but it notably different in colouration; its skin is snow-white with pink and blue spots as opposed to green, and its plates all have white tips and varying colours. The plates can either have an orange centre and yellow end, an orange centre and brown end, a green centre and red end, a blue centre and red end, a pink centre and red end, a green centre and end, a purple centre and end, a yellow centre and end, and a pink centre and end, and the different colours appear randomly on the snake's body. Its beak and fangs are coated in sugar.

Ecology
Candy Corn Najarala is a strange variation of Najarala that can be found traversing the Sanctuay in search of its favourite food, which are large, multi-coloured beets called Saccharine Demise Beets, named due to the copious amounts of sugar found within them; even a single bite from one can raise blood glucose levels dangerously high. The snake, however, has an incredibly powerful pancreas that can provide the necessary amounts of insulin needed to keep the beet's sugar in check, protecting it from conditions such as cardiovascular arrest. This beet grows only in the Sanctuary, and it grows best during times of celebration due to nearby villages keeping them well-fed so they can use its sugar to make sweets, so the snake is prone to attacking those who try to collect the beet and attempting to steal their gains, which is the main reason hunters are requested to hunt it. It can weaponize the excessive amounts of sugar it takes in by mixing it with clingy mucus and acid-producing bacteria, and it stores the finished product in a specialized sac that can withstand the acid. Once it sets its sights on a target, it will launch it at them in the form of large balls of sugar-coated mucus. Once the mucus lands on a foe, the bacteria will start feasting on the sugar attached to the target and produce acid, corroding their armour and making them vulnerable to attack. Its excessive sugar intake has nullified the neurotoxins found in its body, limiting their effectiveness, but it can still use sound waves to make its plates explode, which releases loud bursts of sound comparable to a sonic boom.

Behavior
Like the standard species, Candy Corn Najarala is highly aggressive and territorial, attacking and eating anything that draws near. It does not appreciate anyone going near its stash of Saccharine Demise Beets

Abilities
Like the standard Najarala, Candy Corn Najarala can launch its plates at targets and use sonic waves to make them explode, producing powerful sound blasts that stun nearby targets. It has a powerful pancreas that can withstand large amounts of sugar, and its body contains acid-producing bacteria that it can direct at foes through bites and mucus blasts.

Habitat
Candy Corn Najarala can be found in the Sanctuary.

Attacks
Candy Corn Najarala uses the same attacks as the standard Najarala, but with some notable differences.
 * The standard species' bites inflict Defense Down as opposed to Paralysis.
 * The standard species' sound blast is replaced with a large ball of sticky, sugar-coated mucus that inflicts Defense Down.

Sword and Shield
Marshmallow Mincer --> Marshmallow Marquis

Dual Blades
Candy Cutters --> Candy Counts

Lance
Edible Errant --> Edible Emperor

Gunlance
Kernel Knight --> Kernel Kaiser

Light Bowgun
Syrup Shooter --> Syrup Sultan

Heavy Bowgun
Confectionary Chaingun --> Confectionary Chieftain

Low-Rank
Defense: 100-610

Elemental Resistances:
 * Fire -20
 * Water -15
 * Thunder 0
 * Ice +15
 * Dragon +10
 * Earth +15
 * Wind +10

Skills: Negate Poison, Evasion +2, Speed Gatherer, Defense Down (M)

High-Rank
Defense: 275-620

Elemental Resistances:
 * Fire -20
 * Water -15
 * Thunder 0
 * Ice +15
 * Dragon +10
 * Earth +15
 * Wind +10

Skills: Negate Poison, Evasion +3, Speed Gatherer, Defense Down (M)

G-Rank
Defense: 430-685

Elemental Resistances:
 * Fire -20
 * Water -15
 * Thunder 0
 * Ice +15
 * Dragon +10
 * Earth +15
 * Wind +10

Skills: Negate Poison, Evasion +3, Speed Gatherer, Defense Down (M)

Low-Rank
Defense: 50-380

Elemental Resistances:
 * Fire -15
 * Water -10
 * Thunder +5
 * Ice +20
 * Dragon +15
 * Earth +20
 * Wind +15

Skills: Negate Poison, Evasion +2, Speed Gatherer, Defense Down (M)

High-Rank
Defense: 140-400

Elemental Resistances:
 * Fire -15
 * Water -10
 * Thunder +5
 * Ice +20
 * Dragon +15
 * Earth +20
 * Wind +15

Skills: Negate Poison, Evasion +3, Speed Gatherer, Defense Down (M)

G-Rank
Defense: 230-445

Elemental Resistances:
 * Fire -15
 * Water -10
 * Thunder +5
 * Ice +20
 * Dragon +15
 * Earth +20
 * Wind +15

Skills: Negate Poison, Evasion +3, Speed Gatherer, Defense Down (M)

Carves
Candy Corn Najarala has the same carves as the standard species, but defeating it grants you an item called the Saccharine Demise Beet, which allows you to create a line of confectionary-themed armour.

Breakable Parts
Candy Corn Najarala has the same breakable parts as the vanilla species.

Trivia

 * The design of Candy Corn Najarala's plates as well as its namesake were obviously based on candy corn.
 * Candy Corn Najarala can only be fought on Valentine's Day, Easter, Independence Day, Thanksgiving (both American and Canadian), and Halloween.
 * The colouration of Candy Corn Najarala's plates were based on those of holiday-themed candy corn as well as the standard variety (pink and red for Valentine's Day, green and red for Christmas, blue and red for Independence Day, brown and orange for Thanksgiving, pink/green/yellow/purple and white for Easter).
 * Large amounts of sugar can neutralize poison, which is why Candy Corn Najarala can't paralyze hunters with its bites.
 * Candy Corn Najarala cannot be poisoned. This is due to its body's high sugar content neutralizing the poison as it enters its body.