Barioth

Barioth is a large, saber-toothed pseudowyvern that makes its first appearance in Monster Hunter 3. It's reasonably fast and can attack wildly, representing a real challenge to even experienced hunters. It loosely resembles a Nargacuga/Tigrex in body shape, and (also like Nargacuga) it has many big cat-like characteristics. Barioth can hover in place much like the Kushala Daora, suggesting that its wings must be much stronger than other Pseudowyverns, which use their wings just to go from zone to zone. It inhabits a snowy area called the Tundra.

Barioth's attacks include leaping at the hunter and hitting them with its tail or claws. It can also fire what appears to be a windy blast that forms into a twister (which causes Iceblight). Most of the battle between the hunter and Barioth will be constantly either blocking and attacking or dodging and attacking. Iyou let him get an attack in he is a very strong compediter.

Facts

 * Its tusks and wing spikes can be broken and its tail can be cut off.
 * When low on Stamina, Barioth will be unable to fire its icy blast. To recover stamina, it will feed on a Popo.
 * Barioth weaponry are among the highest in terms of Affinity.
 * Barioth's Switch Axe is the only Barioth weapon obtainable in High Rank by forging, not upgrading.
 * It takes two flinches from hitting the tail to cut off.
 * The Barioth has one of the lower health offline, calculated to be 4000.

Trivia

 * Destroying Barioth's claws will affect its movement on the ice. The claws on its feet do not break; the spikes on its forewings do. When broken, it will spend longer recovering from most of its attacks and may sometimes slip on the ice, occasionally dropping a shiny when it does.