Magnatroxos

Magnatroxos is a titanic species of Fanged Wyvern known for its immense power. This monster was first introduced in Monster Hunter: Evolution.

Physiology
Magnatroxos is a large, quadrupedal wyvern characterized by black hide that is covered in large cracks that emanates a warm orange glow. Its thick hide is covered in a carapace that is covered in hard obsidian-like scales. The back, shoulders and elbows are covered in large vent-like scutes that are similar in appearance to volcanic vents. The head of Magnatroxos is large and robust, having jaws similar in structure to the jaws of kaprosuchus, the head is covered in many large horns similar to those found on ceratosaurus. Magnatroxos has four powerful limbs, each with four clawed digits, the limbs are shorter than those of its relatives. The tail of Magnatroxos is long and robust and ends in a club of large scutes.

Behavior
Magnatroxos lives a solitary life, and is fiercely territorial to any who intrude upon its land. Magnatroxos are highly aggressive and predatory, they are shown to be more than capable of taking down minor elder dragons.

Placement in food chain
They are easily the apex predator of any ecosystem unfortunate enough to witness their presence, and can obliterate many monsters and hunters that dare challenge it.

Behavior towards other monsters
Magnatroxos are highly territorial predators and are known to actively hunt and kill other predatory species that trespass on its territory whether they are large or small.

Tracks
Magnatroxos is capable of leaving behind multiple tracks that hunters can use in tracking them.

Specific Locale Interactions
This monster doesn't have any locale specific interactions.

Special Behaviors
This monster doesn't have any special behaviors.

Abilities
Akantors are so powerful, they can have extremely negative effects on the environment they reside in. Predator and prey flee from Akantors and only the largest monsters and Elder Dragons even dare challenge them. With their immense physical strength, lethal breath attack and powerful tusked jaws, Magnatroxos are extremely deadly foes. Magnatroxos is capable of firing out a plume of superheated and electrically charged corrosive gas that it can use to disintegrate its prey.

Rage and Tired States

 * Rage: When enraged, Magnatroxos will spew smoke from its back scutes, it will also exudes an immense heat that can drain a hunters health.
 * Tired: This monsters does not have a tired state.

Mounts
Due to its large size, Magnatroxos cannot be mounted in a traditional way, it can however be climbed upon to deal damage to its back scutes.

Taxonomy
Magnatroxos is the largest member of the Drake Fanged Wyverns, this titanic wyvern is speculated to be the origin species of all other members of this subgroup.
 * Kingdom: Animalia
 * Phylum: Chordata
 * Clade: Pseudosuchia
 * Order: Dracothischia
 * Suborder: Megalopoda
 * Family: Magnatroxidae
 * Subfamily: Magnatroxinae
 * Genus: Magnatroxos
 * Species: M. imperator

Habitat Range
Magnatroxos are nomadic in nature, meaning they can be found just about anywhere though Magnatroxos have primarily been found in areas within Volcanoes and Jungles. They are also known to inhabit areas with large amounts of bioenergy.

Ecological Niche
Magnatroxos is the top predator in many environments it appears in. Magnatroxos are known to feed upon anything they can catch including other powerful monsters and the occasional elder dragons. The only things that could potentially threaten a Magnatroxos are the Black Dragons, another Magnatroxos or other major elder dragon leveled monsters.

Biological Adaptations
Magnatroxos have evolved an extremely large size to help aid them in hunting down other large monsters. The obsidian-like scales protect Magnatroxos from the intense heat of lava, allowing itself to submerge and swim within the lava lakes of its proffered habitats. Magnatroxos possesses a specialized organ that can combine the power of its fire, thunder, dragon and corrosion sacks within its body, it can use this organ to fire out a pyroclastic flow-like breath attack that devastates its surroundings.

Behavior
By virtue of its immense strength and ability to burrow through magma, not much can realistically stop Akantors short of another elder dragon or an experienced team of hunters. They will attack and kill almost anything on sight, often letting out a deafening roar before charging head on. Not much is known about its behavior other than its aggressive tendencies due to being such a rare monster.

Trivia

 * Magnatroxos is heavily inspired by the Dread Saurians of Warhammer fantasy. They also take some minore inspiration from the Magmasaurs from Ark: Genesis.