Rolabius

Rolabius is an Amphibian that has no close relatives besides its Subspecies.

Physiology
Rolabius are rather large Amphibians which have a body structure like Koolasuchus and a dark grey rocky hide with small rock-like spikes on the back. Their head is large and has an egg-like shape. They have two horns on the back of their head that point backwards towards the body and they have two large lines going across their back which can change colors which corresponds to the ailment some of its attacks will cause. Their jaws are filled with large teeth that can interlock to shut their jaws together tightly. The teeth can be seen on the outside of the mouth in a pattern similar to the likes of Kaprosuchus.

Behavior
Rolabius are rather large aggressive Amphibians that hunt their prey by waiting in ambush underground. They will do this by digging mostly into the ground and letting their nostrils and top of body stick out. When threatened enough they will mix certain chemicals they create in their body with their saliva to create balls that will cause certain ailments.

Hunt Cutscene

 * Location: Jurassic Frontier
 * Synopsis: As the Hunter enters Area 7 of the Jurassic Frontier they don't notice anything out of the ordinary so they start walking towards the middle of the area. When they walk over a bunch of rocks the ground under them starts shaking and the Hunter immediately notices the bunch of rocks isn't just a bunch of rocks but instead a monster. They jump out of the way as the monster jumps up trying to eat them. Missing its chance to eat the Hunter the monster gets ready to fight the Hunter who knows it is the Rolabius they have been tasked with taking down. The Rolabius charges at the Hunter as the hunt begins.

Ecology Cutscene

 * Location: Ancestral Steppe
 * Synopsis: The cutscene begins by showing a small herd of Aptonoth travelling through Area 4. The camera then pans to show a pack of Maccao with a Great Maccao entering the area, going towards the Aptonoth. As the Aptonoth start running away with the Maccao and Great Maccao chasing them, they start walking over a weird patch of rocks. While nothing seems to happen as the Aptonoth and small Maccao run over, as soon as the Great Maccao steps on the patch of rocks, the Rolabius leaps up and closes its jaws on the Great Maccao, pretty much crushing its body. The Maccao look back confused, seeing their leader getting killed. The Rolabius then releases its kill from its mouth and goes after the smaller Maccao which try running away. The much larger Rolabius easily catches up to the smaller Maccao and kills several of them, but some still escape. The Rolabius then takes the smaller kills with it to the Great Maccao. The cutscene starts ending as the Rolabius starts feasting on its kills.

Abilities
Rolabius have developed a rocky skin to not only make them very good at ambushing their prey but it also makes their skin rather tough and hard to get through. Secondly they have developed their jaws in such a manner that once prey gets stuck in it, it will slowly get crushed more and more as the jaws push against each other harder until their prey is dead and crushed. When enraged the stripes on their back will start to change colors and a certain color will mean what kind of ailment they will cause with certain attacks based on their saliva.

Rage and Tired States

 * Rage State: Rolabius' stripes will start to change from black to white, green and orange which signifies the different ailments it will cause when its stripes are that color. White signifies Sleep, Green signifies Fatigue and Orange signifies Defense Down.
 * Tired State: Rolabius will start to drool and might fall over after doing some of its attacks.

Frenzy, Apex and Hyper
Rolabius can get affected by the Frenzy Virus and will get the usual color change when it is Frenzied but there have been no sightings of Rolabius in the Apex State. Rolabius can get into the Hyper State.

Frenzied Rolabius have the usual changes of a Frenzied monster, but they also might cause the Frenzy with their regular saliva-based attacks.

Rolabius can get into the Hyper State and when it is in this state it gains a new attack. Ailment Ball Bombardment: Rolabius will shoot out a large amount of small Ailments Balls which can all cause the same ailment. When in the Hyper State the Spit Bite and Ailment Bite will both have an AoE around them which can cause the same status ailment as getting hit by the bite itself.

Mounts
Rolabius' mount is a mix between the Zamtrios' mount and Tetsucabra's mount.

Taxonomy
Rolabius is a member of the Amphibian class that doesn't have any close relatives besides its white and blue Subspecies, Frostbite Rolabius.
 * Order: Caudata
 * Suborder: Ambush Amphibian
 * Family: Labius

Habitat Range
Rolabius have been sighted in the Ancestral Steppe, Sunken Hollow, Everwood, Heaven's Mount, Jurassic Frontier, Ruined Ridge and Verdant Hills in the Old World. They have only been sighted in the Deserted Island in the New World. They have also been sighted in the Highland, Fallen Woods, Rocky Hills, Gem Chasm, Stone Canyon and even in the Blasted Desert.

Ecological Niche
Rolabius sit in the middle of the food chain and as such they feed on many things smaller than them and especially things which walk into their trap. Their favorite prey are Herbivores like Aptonoth, Rhenoplos and Kelbi, but also small monsters like Jaggi or Velociprey can fall prey to this large Amphibian. Sometimes it will even take down a Great Jaggi, Velocidrome, Daimyo Hermitaur or Tetsucabra and eat it. Even though Rolabius are capable predators they still fall prey to large and powerful monsters like Rathalos, Deviljho, Solmaron and Glavenus.

Biological Adaptions
Rolabius have developed a rocky hide on the top of their body to hide them when they are dug into the ground and waiting to ambush their prey. Their hide is also strong and durable which allows them to take punishment. The underside of their body is wet and because of this it is easier for them to crawl through the underground. They have developed their head in a such a manner that the nostrils sit at the part of the snout that sticks out which allows them to breath even when in the ground. Their front claws have been developed to allow them to dig through the ground with relative ease and their jaws have been developed for crushing and this strength comes in play when hunting prey with hard shells or scales. Rolabius can also mix certain chemicals it acquires from eating certain plants with its saliva to give it the ability to cause different ailments.

Behavior
Rolabius are rather aggressive Amphibians that like ambushing their prey. The way they lure their favorite prey, Herbivores, to them is by releasing a certain pheromone that Herbivores like a lot. Prey like Jaggi and Velocidrome are only eaten on occasion when they happen to stumble into the Rolabius' trap. Rolabius don't really like doing a head-on fight but whenever their trap fails they will still try to hunt their prey down when it is smaller. It will only try to fight competitors when it has gotten an early strike on them, but whenever it senses a larger, more powerful predator it will try to run away.

Calm

 * Roar: Rolabius will roar in the same manner as Tetsucabra.
 * Claw Swipe: Rolabius will swipe either of its claws at a Hunter like Tetsucabra or Zamtrios which can knock them back.
 * Tail Swipe: Rolabius will swipe its tail at a Hunter which can knock them away.
 * Bite: Rolabius will try to bite a Hunter which can knock them down.
 * Lunge: Rolabius will lunge at a Hunter which can knock them away.
 * Body Slam: Rolabius will lift either side of its body up and then try to slam it down onto a Hunter similarly to Tetsucabra which can knock them away.
 * Spit Ball: Rolabius will shoot a ball of its own saliva at a Hunter which can cause Gooey and knock them back.
 * Charge Attack: Rolabius will charge at a Hunter like Tetsucabra or Zamtrios which can knock them away.
 * Digging Attack: Rolabius will dig into the ground and then jump out from below a Hunter which can knock them into the air.

Enraged

 * Wind-up Bite: Rolabius will first wind-up after which it will try to bite a Hunter which can knock them away.
 * Ailment Ball: Rolabius will shoot a Spit Ball at a Hunter which will cause a different ailment dependent on what color Rolabius' stripes are. White lines means that the ball can cause Sleep, Green lines means that the ball can cause Fatigue, Orange lines means that the ball can cause Defense Down and the regular Dark Grey lines means that the ball can cause Gooey and knock a Hunter back.
 * Spit Bite: Rolabius will fill its mouth with a large amount of its saliva and then try to bite a Hunter which can cause Gooey and knock them away.

Calm

 * Slide: Rolabius will slide towards a Hunter which can knock them away.
 * Roll: Rolabius will try to roll into a Hunter which can knock them away.
 * Lunging Dig Attack: Rolabius will dig into the ground and then lunge at a Hunter from the underground which can knock them away.

Enraged

 * Lunging Wind-up Bite: Rolabius will first wind-up after which it will lunge at a Hunter and try to bite them which can knock them away.
 * Multiple Digging Attack: Rolabius will do the Digging Attacks multiple times in a row and after each time it comes out of the ground Hunters have a limited time to throw a Sonic Bomb and make the Rolabius leap out of the ground.
 * Ailment Bite: Rolabius will fill its mouth with the chemically mixed saliva that causes a different ailment dependent on what color Rolabius' stripes are. White lines means that the bite can cause Sleep, Green lines means that the bite can cause Fatigue, Orange lines means that the bite can cause Defense Down and the regular Dark Grey lines means that the bite can cause Gooey and knock them away.

Calm

 * Triple Slide: Rolabius will slide towards Hunters three times which can knock them away each time.
 * Multiple Lunging Dig Attack: Rolabius will do the Lunging Dig Attacks multiples times in a row and after each time it comes out of the ground Hunters have a limited time to throw a Sonic Bomb and make the Rolabius leap out of the ground.
 * Large Spit Ball: Rolabius will shoot a larger ball of its saliva at a Hunter which will leave a small pool of it for a limited amount of time. Getting hit by the ball directly or stepping into the pool will cause Gooey and getting hit directly can also send Hunters flying.

Enraged

 * Digging Attack Combo: Rolabius will do the Digging Attack and Lunging Dig Attack in a random pattern together and multiple times in a row and after each time it comes out of the ground Hunters have a limited time to throw a Sonic Bomb and make the Rolabius leap out of the ground.
 * Large Ailment Ball: Rolabius will shoot a large Spit Ball at a Hunter which will cause a different ailment dependent on what color Rolabius' stripes are and will leave a small pool of it for a limited amount of time. White lines means that the ball or pool will cause Sleep, Green lines means that the ball or pool will cause Fatigue, Orange lines means that the ball or pool will cause Defense Down and the regular Dark Grey lines means that the ball or pool will cause Gooey and getting hit directly can also send Hunters flying.

Breakable Parts

 * Jaw: Some teeth will be broken and jaw will have some scars on it and around it.
 * Tail: Part of tail will be cut off.
 * Front Leg: Either front leg's claws will be partially broken.

Blademaster
Skills: Evade Extender, Trap Expert, Taunt

Gunner
Skills: Evade Extender, Trap Expert, Taunt

Low Rank (Village)

 * Notes:
 * This quest will play the Hunt Cutscene for Rolabius when the Hunter enters Area of 7.

Low Rank (Hub)
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Low Rank (Event)
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High Rank (Village)
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High Rank (Hub)
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High Rank (Event)

 * Notes:
 * Rewards the Silver Guild Ticket.

G-Rank (Hub)
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Trivia

 * Rolabius is based on Koolasuchus, Kaprosuchus and has some elements from salamanders.