Diamondhide Gulogre

Diamondhide Gulogre is a Deviant of the Gulogre.

Physiology
Diamondhide Gulogre is larger than the standard Gulogre and has ultramarine scales and cerulean fur with an azure line running down the middle of its back as opposed to the original's silver scales and white fur. Blue diamonds make up its horns, claws, sides, limbs, back, face, and tail. When enraged, it sprays its entire body with literal diamond dust, giving its melee attacks more range.

Behavior
Diamondhide Gulogre is more cunning than the standard Gulogre, using the shine from its diamonds to attract mesmerized and greedy prey to a vicious death, and is much more patient and resilient, hiding itself within caves and waiting for prey to come to it instead of actively hunting along with being able to go weeks and even months without food. That said, it can occasionally be found out in the open, attempting to goad those of a greedy, wrathful, or prideful disposition into attacking it.

Abilities
Once a standard Gulogre who had been severely injured in battle and faced with the threat of starving to death or being picked off by opportunistic predators, it has evolved to withstand both famine and attacks, being able to go weeks without eating and being patient enough to wait for prey to come to it. It has a very durable hide that can bounce off Cutting attacks even if purple sharpness and skills such as Mind's Eye are used, and it can use the diamonds along its body as well as weapons, either using them to power up its melee attacks or firing them at opponents. To prevent prey from being repelled by it, it no longer uses putrid odours in battle, instead opting to release literal diamond dust from its tail to envelop threats in exploding crystals.

Habitat
Like its vanilla counterpart, Diamondhide Gulogre inhabits snowy areas such as the Snowy Mountains and the Tundra.

Attacks
Charge

Diamondhide Gulogre will charge towards hunters, dealing medium-high damage to them if it makes contact with them. This attack has wind effects, pushing back nearby hunters if it doesn't hit them. When enraged, it will kick snow at hunters behind it with its hind legs when using the attack, inflicting low-medium damage as well as the Severe Iceblight and Snowman conditions to those it hits.

Diamond Spin Attack

Diamondhide Gulogre will slowly shift its rear to the right, then quickly do a 360 degree spin that sends diamond shards flying from all angles. This attack deals high damage if struck by the body and medium damage along with Bleeding if struck by the diamond shards. Those caught in the snow trail it makes will take no damage, but become afflicted with the Snowman condition instead. When enraged, it will use both its Blizzard Breath and its Diamond Dust spray while initiating the attack, increasing its range and power. It will often use this as a counterattack towards hunters who spend too much time attacking it from behind.

Diamond Dust Spray

Diamondhide Gulogre will lift its tail over its head and spray nearby hunters with shiny light blue dust containing blue diamond shards. This attack deals medium damage and inflicts the Bleeding and Crystallization conditions onto hunters, and it will use it straightforward or in a sweeping motion. Diamondhide Gulogre will then prioritize the afflicted hunter, relentlessly pursuing them until they no longer have these conditions. Breaking the tail will reduce the attack's range, making it easier to avoid.

Charging Icicle Smash

Diamondhide Gulogre will rear back, then charge forward, quickly smashing the ground before it with its forelegs five times in a row. Each smash will release large clusters of icicles from the ground, and they all have quake effects. This attack deals high damage and inflicts Severe Iceblight and Bleeding.

Stationary Icicle Smash

Diamondhide Gulogre slowly gets up on its hind legs, then smashes the ground around it four times in a row, causing large clusters of icicles to spring up around its claws and the area it's facing. This attack deals high damage and inflicts the Severe Iceblight and Bleeding conditions. It will use eight smashes as opposed to four in G-Rank.

Pin

Diamondhide Gulogre will leap at nearby hunters, pinning them in place if the attack connects. It will proceed to eat the hunter alive until shaken off, and will finish the attack with its Stationary Icicle Smash if the hunter doesn't repel it in time.It will only use this attack when low on Stamina.

Diamond Hip Check

Gulogre will shift its body to the side, then quickly do a hip check that releases diamond shards, dealing high damage if hit by the body and medium damage along with Bleeding if hit by the diamonds.

Ice Crunch

Diamondhide Gulogre bites into the hunter, injecting them with freezing fluid. This attack deals medium-high damage and inflicts Severe Iceblight and Bleeding.

Blizzard Breath

Diamondhide Gulogre will stand in place and spew icy breath at hunters. This attack covers a wide range, and it will either fire it straightforward or use a sweeping motion to make it cover a wider range. This attack deals heavy damage and inflicts the Severe Iceblight and Snowman conditions. Diamondhide Gulogre will then prioritize those it hits, using its strongest physical attacks to finish them off. When enraged,

Diamond Dust Aura

When enraged, the Diamondhide Gulogre will coat its entire body in its Diamond Dust Spray, sending clouds of it flying with every melee attack it uses. Getting hit by the dust clouds inflicts low-medium damage along with Bleeding and Crystallization.

Great Sword
Hope's Curse

Sword and Shield
Hope's Misfortune

Lance
Hope's Tragedy

Switch Axe
Hope's Punishment

Insect Glaive
Hope's Ruination

Bow
Hope's Malevolence

G-Rank
Elemental Resistances:
 * Fire +5
 * Water +20
 * Thunder -15
 * Ice +25
 * Dragon +5
 * Earth 0
 * Wind +20

Skills: Diamondhide Soul (Def Up XL + Mind's Eye), Edgemaster, Iron Skin

G-Rank
Elemental Resistances:
 * Fire +10
 * Water +25
 * Thunder -10
 * Ice +30
 * Dragon +10
 * Earth +5
 * Wind +25

Skills: Diamondhide Soul (Def Up (XL) + Mind's Eye), Edgemaster, Iron Skin

Breakable Parts
Claws x2- The claws will be broken.

Horns- Its horns will be broken off.

Tail- The tail will drop and become bristled.

Trivia

 * Diamondhide Gulogre's change in colouration is meant to symbolize how blue ice is more durable than white ice.
 * Diamondhide Gulogre will feed from a carcass or prey on an Anteka or Popo when low on Stamina.
 * Diamondhide Gulogre's remarkable resistance to Cutting damage is based on diamonds being very resistant to cuts, with the only natural material capable of cutting them being other diamonds.
 * Diamondhide Gulogre will occasionally ignore hunters and attack other large monsters if it appears in the same area as them, but not to the same degree as the standard Gulogre.
 * Diamondhide Gulogre's newfound weakness to Thunder is based on blue diamonds being semi-conductive due to the boron found within them as opposed to regular diamonds, which are electrical insulators.
 * Diamondhide Gulogre's title and weapons are named after the Hope Diamond, a famous blue diamond believed to bring misfortune and tragedy to those who own or wear it.