Voluron

Voluron is a species of Leviathan most closely related to Lagiacrus and its subspecies.

Physiology
Voluron have a similar body appearance to Lagiacrus, but Voluron isn't covered in armor-plating on the top of its body. Voluron's neck is shorter than that of Lagiacrus and its head is more shark-like in appearance which contains rows of small very sharp teeth. They have dark green eyes and their front and back legs have small dark blue claws with membranes between them. This membrane gives a paddle-like shape to the feet which helps a lot with swimming. They have blue crystal-like spikes on multiple parts of their body which charge and emit electricity. The spikes on the feet of a Voluron function as claws used for stabbing and slashing. They also have a large sail-like fin on their back that runs onto their tail. Voluron have frilled gills which glow a slight dark red and they also have a pattern under their eyes that glows a slight blue. The top part of a Voluron's body is a dark grey and the bottom of their body is a dark beige. Voluron is capable of splitting its bottom jaw like a snake to swallow smaller prey whole.

Behavior
Voluron are generally calm beasts but they can be extremely aggressive when they are threatened. Whenever this happens they will try to get rid of their opponent with their powerful electric powers and other adaptions.

They live in deep parts of the ocean and will come up to shallower parts to feed or mate.

Cutscenes

 * Location: Deserted Island
 * Synopsis: The hunter enters Area 10. They notice a bunch of Ludroth as a Royal Ludroth jumps out of the water seemingly in panic. The Royal Ludroth looks at the hunter and immediately charges, but before it can get far an even bigger monster jumps out of the water and rams the Royal Ludroth. As the monster delivers the killing blow to the Ludroth it looks at the hunter. It is the Voluron the hunter was contracted to hunt. The Voluron roars and charges at the hunter and then the hunt begins.

Abilities
Voluron have a large body that is similar in structure to Lagiacrus. This means that Voluron moves similar to Lagiacrus but Voluron focuses more on physical attacks instead of its electrical attacks. Its electrical attacks are more powerful but they are less numerous. Them being less numerous is caused by Voluron having to recharge its electricity if it uses many of them. This will leave it in a state where it can't use any electrical attacks for a while.

Rage and Tired States

 * Rage State: Starts to use more attacks which cause Severe Thunderblight, spikes on body will glow bright blue and sparks of electricity will come from the spikes.
 * Tired State: Top and bottom of body both become a lighter color.

Frenzy, Apex and Hyper
Voluron can be affected by the Frenzy Virus and become Frenzied and some Apex Voluron exist. Hyper Voluron also exist.

Frenzied Voluron has a shorter recharge time for its electrical attacks and its charge is also longer meaning that it can use more electrical attacks.

Hyper Voluron has the usual changes of a Hyper monster but it also gains a new attack. Triple Electric Ball: Voluron will charge for a little bit time and then shoot three large electric balls in a trident shape which can cause Severe Thunderblight. Hyper Voluron have a very short recharge time for its electrical attacks and they can use a lot more electrical attacks.

Apex Voluron has the usual changes of an Apex monster but it also has the attack that Hyper Voluron get and it gains another new attack. Electric Bolt: Voluron will charge electricity for some time and then it will shoot a fast electric bolt which can cause Severe Thunderblight. Apex Voluron have no recharge time for its electrical attacks and they use a large amount of electrical attacks.

Mounts
Voluron has the same mount as Lagiacrus.

Taxonomy
Voluron are some of the largest Leviathans known to exist, even trumping the mighty Lagiacrus. While Voluron belong to the Order of Leviathans there doesn't seem to be much connection between Voluron and other Leviathans, besides Lagiacrus.
 * Order: Leviathan
 * Suborder: Sea Wyvern
 * Infraorder: Ancient Shell Wyvern
 * Family: Voluron

Habitat Range
Voluron can be found in a variety of habitats. While most often only found in very deep areas like the Underwater Ruin, they will come up from the water to find prey on land. Volurons appear in the Underwater Ruin, Deserted Island, Flooded Forest and the Lonely Island in the New World. They appear in the Ruined Temple and Frozen Seaway in the Old World. They also appear in the Ancient Outback at Night in the Belurius Region. Other areas they appear in are the Frantic Bay, Rocky Taiga and Prehistoric Cavern.

Ecological Niche
Voluron sit very high in the food chain preying on pretty much anything smaller than them, especially the prey they can swallow whole. Prey that can't be swallowed whole get taken down by the dangerous spikes that function as claws and sharp teeth. They will also use their electrical powers to take down large prey like Royal Ludroth. Monsters like Great Jaggi, Great Baggi and Daimyo Hermitaur also often fall prey to them. Larger monsters may also sometimes be on the menu if the Voluron is very desperate for food. These monsters can include Rathalos and Lagiacrus.

Voluron's large size and strong electrical powers scares off many predators but there is still plenty of competition that will try to fight a Voluron and predators that will take down a Voluron. The aforementioned Rathalos and Lagiacrus are strong competitors for Voluron and monsters like Deviljho, Solmaron and strong Deviants will occasionally take down a Voluron. The occasional Elder Dragon will also take down a Voluron to feed on them.

Biological Adaptions
Voluron are large, dark gray aquatic Leviathans, adapted to living and hunting around and in the water. The crystal-like spikes on the body of Voluron are larger and more developed than Lagiacrus' along with the electro sacs in the body, this means that all of its electrical powers are more powerful. The spikes that are situated on the feet are used as large, dangerous claws. The paddle-like form of Voluron's tail and claws helps it with swimming. The shark-like jaws of a Voluron are filled with rows of small teeth which can easily cut through flesh and cause large wounds.

Behavior
Voluron are large Leviathans which are generally calm until it is provoked at which point it will become very aggressive. Voluron use their electrical powers to disable their prey and will then proceed to either swallow them whole or consume them normally because it is to large to be consumed whole. Whenever not using their electrical powers they will kill their prey with their claws or teeth.

Calm
(Both) (Land) (Water)
 * Roar: Voluron roars in the same manner as Lagiacrus.
 * Claw Swipe: Voluron will swipe at you with either claw which can cause Bleed and knock you away.
 * Tail Swipe: Voluron will swipe its long tail at you which can send you flying and cause Stun once you land/recover.
 * Bite: Voluron tries to bite you which can cause Bleeding.
 * Swallow: When Voluron pins you it will try to swallow you whole.
 * Electric Bite: Voluron charges its mouth with electricity and tries to bite you. If you are only in the AoE it can cause Thunderblight, but if you get hit directly it can cause Thunderblight and Bleeding.
 * Electric Ball: Voluron shoots a large electric ball at you which will explode when it hits the ground or has floated around in the water for a small amount of time and can cause Thunderblight.
 * Lunge: Voluron throws itself at you which can cause Stun.
 * Roll: Voluron tries to roll over you which can cause Stun.
 * Barrel Roll: Voluron will do a "barrel" roll towards you which can knock you back and cause Stun.

Enraged
(Both) (Land) (Water)
 * Roar: When enraged Voluron's roar can cause damage, similar to Tigrex.
 * Claw Stab: Voluron will try to stab you with the couple of spikes on either foot which can cause Bleeding.
 * Electric Claw Stab: Voluron will charge the spikes that it will use for its Claw Stab which can cause Bleeding and Severe Thunderblight.
 * Giant Electric Ball: Voluron shoots a giant electric ball which has a bigger AoE and will cause Severe Thunderblight.
 * Triple Electric Bite: Voluron will first do a normal Electric Bite, after which it will lunge at you to do another one and afterwards it will rear up and charge energy before delivering the final Electric Bite, which has a bigger AoE, causes more damage than the other two and can cause Stun, Bleed and Severe Thunderblight.
 * Triple Combo: Voluron will first do two Claw Swipes at you after which it will do a Lunge towards you. The two claw swipes can cause Bleed and knock you away and the Lunge can cause Stun.
 * Electric Ball Rush: Voluron will rush at you shooting Electric Balls allover the place, similar to Royal Ludroth's move. The Electric Balls can cause Thunderblight and if Voluron runs into you, you can get send flying and be Stunned once you get up.
 * Electric Barrel Roll: Voluron will charge itself with electricity and then do a "barrel" roll towards you which can cause Stun and Severe Thunderblight.

Calm
(Both)
 * Head Swing: Voluron will swing its head at you trying to hit you with the spikes on top of it. This attack can send you flying and cause Stun once you land/recover and cause Bleeding.

(Land) (Water)
 * Electric Claw Swipe: Voluron charges the spikes on either of its feet and swipes at you which can cause Thunderblight and Bleeding.
 * Electric Tail Swipe: Voluron charges its tail and swipes it at you which can cause Stun and Thunderblight.
 * Electric Head Swing: Voluron will charge the spikes on its head and then it will swing its head at you. This attack can send you flying and cause Stun once you land/recover, cause Bleeding and cause Thunderblight.
 * Belly Flop: Voluron tries to crush you with its weight which can cause Stun and will cause Tremors.
 * Slide: Voluron tries to slide into you which can send you flying.
 * Triple Slide: Voluron tries to slide into you once after which it will turn and slide into you again and it will finally do it a third time which can send you flying and cause Stun once you land.
 * Whirlpool: Voluron will start spinning similar to Najarala's attack until it comes up from below you, if you were in its spinning circle. This attack can send you flying and cause Stun once you recover.

Enraged
(Both) (Land) (Water)
 * Electric Laser: Voluron's spikes start to spark more furiously as it charges electricity into its mouth. After charging for a bit of time it will shoot a large laser of electricity across the area which can cause Severe Thunderblight.
 * Electric Slide: Voluron charges itself with electricity as it tries to slide into you which can cause Severe Thunderblight and send you flying and Stun once you land.
 * Triple Electric Slide: Voluron charges itself with electricity as it tries to slide into you three times which can cause Severe Thunderblight and send you flying and Stun once you land.
 * Electric Belly Flop: Voluron charges itself with electricity as it tries to crush you with its weight which can cause Stun, Thunderblight and will cause Tremors.
 * Electric Whirlpool: Voluron charges itself with electricity as it starts spinning similar to Najarala's attack until it comes up from below you, if you were in its spinning circle. This attack can send you flying and cause Stun once you recover and cause Severe Thunderblight.

Breakable Parts

 * Head(1): Head will have scars on it.
 * Head(2): Head will have more scars and the spikes on the top of the head will be partially broken.
 * Front Claws: Front claw spikes will be partially broken.
 * Back: Spikes on the back will be partially broken.
 * Tail(1): Tail will have scars on it and the sail at the beginning of the tail will be partially broken.
 * Tail(2): Tail will be cut off.

Blademaster
Skills:  Negate Bleeding, Meat Lover, Speed Eating +2, Halve Hunger, Thunder Atk +1, Distraction, Fire Res -20

Gunner
Skills: Negate Bleeding, Ammo Saver, Speed Eating +2, Halve Hunger, TrueShot Up, Fire Res -20, Steadiness -1

High Rank(Event)

 * Notes:
 * The Voluron and Tsunami Voluron in this quest are always Gold Crown Large.
 * This quest has a high chance of dropping their rare drops.


 * Notes:
 * All the monsters in this quest have special attributes about them: Gendrome has 1.3x Speed, Gypceros has 1.2x Attack, Barioth has 2.2x Health and Voluron is in a permanent rage mode.
 * The monsters appear in groups of 2: Starting with the Gendrome and Gypceros, after which come the Barioth and Voluron.
 * There is no fence in the Arena for this quest.
 * The quest rewards the Devil Ticket which can be used to create the Devil Coat, which has +8 Blight Res, +8 Status Res, +8 Stun and has 2 Slots.

Trivia

 * Voluron is based on Abyssal Lagiacrus, the real-life Frilled shark and has some elements from eels and snakes.
 * This is my first Monster Hunter Monster I've ever created.
 * The name is a combination of the Swedish word for frill (Volang) and the Spanish word for shark(Tiburon)
 * Voluron was redesigned and reworked because it was too similar to Lagiacrus.