Ganizeus

Ganizeus is an enormous Fish which travels through the world's oceans.

Physiology
Ganizeus is an enormous Fish which resembles a Leedsichthys, but much bigger and with a face covered in armor-plating like a placoderm like Dunkleosteus. Ganizeus has enormous fins and a massive tail to propel its enormous body throughout the world's oceans. Ganizeus' back is covered in ridges on which humans can walk and several parts of its body have barnacles on them. Ganizeus' body is a bluish grey with several large spots across its body which are a lighter or darker grey.

Behavior
Ganizeus has a behavior very comparable to the likes of Jhen Mohran. This means that it's usually a calm creature, but will attack whenever it feels threatened by another being. It will then try to ram whatever is ramming it or shoot ice-cold balls of water at it. It will not mind things on its back for some time until it has had enough of them at which point it will try to throw them off by either moving around or by going underwater

Hunt Cutscene

 * Location: Great Sea (Ganizeus)
 * Synopsis: The cutscene begins with the ship on the Great Sea during a storm. As the Hunter walks out of the inside of the ship they notice the storm and look around trying to find their target. Suddenly they notice large balls of water coming towards them from above. The Hunter goes back into cover as the balls hit the ship causing the ship to rock even more than it already is. As the Hunter walks back out they notice a large grey mass in the distance. The mass then moves towards them and the ship at which point the Hunter realizes that that's their target before the mass goes underwater and disappears out of sight. Then suddenly the massive Ganizeus leaps out of the water right next to the ship, causing it to shake heavily and throwing the Hunter off balance. When the Ganizeus falls back into the water on the other side of the ship it causes the ship to shake heavily again, causing the Hunter to fall off into the water where they now need to climb out as the hunt begins.

Ecology Cutscene

 * Location: Ocean somewhere in the World
 * Synopsis: The cutscene begins by showing a fishing fleet. The fishing fleet is just doing their usual fishing and getting in big hauls of fish. But then they notice something off as the fish and several other creatures seem to become scared around them. Suddenly a small boat with a big haul of fish starts getting pulled in what seems like a whirlpool that appeared out of nowhere. A lot of the fish that the small boat was hauling in gets pulled into the whirlpool and then the whirlpool disappears just as suddenly as it appeared. While the fishers are looking around scared and trying to figure out what just happened, the water suddenly starts rising below a small ship. Suddenly a Ganizeus leaps out of the water under the small ship and swallows it whole, falling back down into the water afterwards. Now realizing what's going on the fishers all start turning their boats to get away. The Ganizeus tries chasing them and eating more of the fish. Eventually the fishers get too far away and the Ganizeus stops giving chase, turning away and swimming back into the wide ocean.

Abilities
Ganizeus' enormous size allows it to create large whirlpools and it can use its body to ram into whatever is threatening it. Using its massive fins and tail it can leap out of the water at above water enemies and these cause powerful currents whenever it moves. Ganizeus is also capable of shooting massive ice-cold balls of water at whatever is threatening it above water.

Rage and Tired States
Ganizeus doesn't have rage or tired states.

Frenzy, Apex and Hyper
Ganizeus cannot get affected by any of these statuses.

Mounts
Ganizeus cannot get mounted, instead you can walk on its back and mine resources from it.

In-Game Description
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Taxonomy
Ganizeus is an enormous member of the Fish class which is known to live in oceans throughout the world.
 * Order: Fish
 * Suborder: Marine Gourmand Fish
 * Family: Ganizeus

Habitat Range
Ganizeus are known to live in oceans throughout the world in varying amounts, but open oceans like the Great Sea seem to be where they are most commonly found and the easiest place to hunt one. Arctic oceans are known to not hold any of these massive beasts.

Ecological Niche
Ganizeus is an enormous omnivorous fish which swallows anything that enters its mouth and regurgitate anything that it can't digest like ship parts. Ganizeus likes eating the fish caught by fishers because it doesn't take much effort and it's there in large amounts. Ganizeus will still hunt and small monsters like Epioth, Ludroth and fish like Sharqs and Tuna easily fall prey to this titan. Larger monsters like Royal Ludroth, Plesioth, Lagiacrus and Voluron can also become prey if this behemoth feels hungrier than normal. This size means that very little dares try to hunt a Ganizeus. It can scare off even powerful monsters like Abyssal Lagiacrus and Tidecaller Voluron. Sometimes it will leap out of the water to eat something flying over the ocean, even Deviants and Elder Dragons.

Ganizeus have very few natural predators. Some monsters are known to hunt a Ganizeus, mostly weak individuals, on occasion like Ceadeus, Curyoestus and Nakarkos. The only known natural predator of Ganizeus which commonly hunts them is Wiyska.

Biological Adaptions
Ganizeus' main biological adaption is its enormous size which allows it to scare off many would-be predators, but weak individuals still fall prey to other monsters. Besides that, Ganizeus have developed massive fins and a powerful tail to move its massive body and to leap out of the water. Finally Ganizeus have developed an armored head to ram into threats and the ability to shoot at above water threats out of range with massive ice-cold balls of water.

Behavior
Ganizeus are calm creatures until provoked at which point they'll try to take down whatever threat with all its might. Ganizeus are known to stay in the depths whenever taking care of their young.

Phase 1
The first phase of the fight is fought on a ship similar to the Dragonship in the fights with the Mohrans, Jhen, Hallowed Jhen and Dah'ren, but it has a different appearance. The ship being similar means that the first phase is very similar to fighting the Mohrans. This means that many of the attacks during this phase aren't directed at the Hunter(s) but instead at the ship. Many attacks will also cause the ship to tilt and the Hunter(s) will have to make sure they stay on otherwise they'll have to climb back onto the ship with a rope like during the fights with the Mohrans.
 * Giant Leap: Ganizeus will first go underwater and then leap out of the water over the ship and to the other side of it.


 * Fin Slam: Ganizeus will slowly move closer to the boat and then slightly roll in the direction facing away from the ship. After rolling it will lift the fin facing the ship out of the water and then slam it down on the ship which will slightly tilt the ship in the direction it got hit. If a Hunter gets hit directly they will be send flying.


 * Side Slam: Ganizeus will slowly slam its side into the side of the ship which will slightly tilt the ship and afterwards stay there for some time giving you the chance to get onto its back. If a Hunter gets hit directly they will be send flying.
 * Side Ram: Ganizeus will swim away from the side of the ship and then turn to face the side of the ship and then go towards it. When it reaches the ship it will stay on course for a bit and then turn away to the front of the ship while scraping against the ship. This will slighty tilt the ship and send Hunters flying if they get hit directly.
 * Cold Water Ball: Ganizeus will first go underwater, then slightly leap out of the water and shoot large ice-cold balls of water up into the air. After a few seconds they will impact with the ship from above and cause small explosions of ice-cold water. If a ball hits a Hunter directly it will cause Waterblight and Iceblight and send them flying.
 * Big Side Slam: Ganizeus will move away from the ship and then slam its entire body into the side of the ship, which will heavily tilt the ship, and afterwards move away. If a Hunter gets hit directly they will be launched away.
 * Frontal Ram: Ganizeus will go underwater and then swim quite a distance away infront of the ship. After this Ganizeus will go towards the front at full speed, going underwater and leaping out several times. When it reaches the ship it will try to chomp the ship like Jhen Mohran. This can be stopped with the Dragonator, but if it hits it will cause heavy damage to both Hunters and the ship. Hunters will also be launched away if they manage to survive.

Phase 1 Loss Conditions

 * Time on the quest runs out.
 * The hunters faint three times.
 * The ship's integrity reaches 0%.

Phase 1 Victory Conditions

 * The back gets broken three times.

Phase 2
Unlike the first phase, the second phase is quite different from the fights with the Mohrans. When you enter this phase of the fight you start at a new basecamp which is on a small wooden platform with the ship docked next to it. The item box is on the small platform and going forward will lead to Area 2 of the Great Sea (Ganizeus) where Ganizeus is now waiting to continue the fight.
 * Roar: Ganizeus will lift its head out of the water and release a loud whale-like roar.
 * Leap: Ganizeus will leap out of the water and try to land ontop of a Hunter which will deal heavy damage if it hits directly, but will otherwise cause Tremors. Afterwards Ganizeus will stay on the platform for some time which gives a chance to attack it before it slides back into the water.
 * Flail: After Ganizeus uses Leap it can use this attack on the platform. Ganizeus will shake its entire body for a bit which can knock Hunters away. Afterwards it will remain on the platform a little longer than with only using the Leap which gives a chance to attack it before it slides back into the water.
 * Fin Slam: Ganizeus will lift its body out of the water and then slam one of its fins onto the platform which will cause Tremors and can send Hunters flying away if they get hit directly. Afterwards it will leave its fin on the platform for some time which gives a chance to attack it before it slides back into the water.
 * Tail Slam: Ganizeus will lift its tail out of the water and then slam it down onto the platform which will cause Tremors and can send Hunters flying away if they get hit directly. Afterwards it will leave its tail on the platform for some time which gives a chance to attack it before it slides back into the water.
 * Junk Shot: Ganizeus will first swallow a bunch of ship parts and then lift its head out of the water to shoot them out as one big chunk at a Hunter which can send them flying away.
 * Cold Water Ball: Ganizeus will lift its head out of the water and shoot a large ice-cold ball of water at a Hunter which can send them flying and cause Waterblight and Iceblight.
 * Cold Water Ball Spread: Ganizeus will lift its head out of the water and shoot a large amount of smaller ice-cold balls of water at a Hunter. If they hit them directly they can knock them away and cause Waterblight and Iceblight.

Phase 2 Loss Conditions

 * Time on the quest runs out.
 * The hunters faint three times.

Phase 2 Victory Conditions

 * The head gets broken two times before the Ganizeus has 15% of its health left.

Phase 3
Once Ganizeus has its head broken twice and 15% of its health left it will go into this phase and go underwater to Area 3 of the Great Sea (Ganizeus) which is underwater. You must now take down the Ganizeus once and for all.
 * Roar: Ganizeus will release a loud whale-like roar.
 * Body: Because of Ganizeus' enormous size it will cause damage whenever it moves around and a Hunter moves against it like Ceadeus.
 * Headbutt: Ganizeus will slowly swim towards a Hunter and try to headbutt them with its massive head which can knock them away.
 * Tail Swipe: Ganizeus will swipe its massive tail at a Hunter which can knock them away.
 * Cold Water Ball: Ganizeus will shoot out a large ice-cold water ball which will float around and eventually explode with a small AoE effect. The ball can knock Hunters away and cause Waterblight and Iceblight if they get hit directly or are in the explosion.
 * Flail: Ganizeus will flail its massive body around which can knock Hunters away.


 * Whirlpool Maw: Ganizeus will look towards a Hunter and then quickly opening its mouth causing a whirlpool to appear in its mouth. Using this it will try to suck up a Hunter and then shoot them out at other Hunters which can knock them away.

Phase 3 Loss Conditions

 * Time on the quest runs out.
 * The hunters faint three times.

Phase 3 Victory Conditions

 * The Ganizeus is slain.

Breakable Parts

 * Head(1): Several headplates will be scratched.


 * Head(2): Several headplates will be broken with some missing pieces.
 * Fins: Either of the fins will be scarred and slightly tattered.
 * Back(1): Some barnacles on the back will be broken and ridges will have scars on them.
 * Back(2): More barnacles on the back will be broken and some ridges will be broken.
 * Back(3): Fin on the back will be scarred and slightly tattered.
 * Tail: Tail will be scarred and tailfin will be slightly tattered.

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Trivia

 * Ganizeus is based on Leedsichthys and placoderms like Dunkleosteus. Originally it was gonna have a blowhole like the Mohrans, but this was scrapped.