Espinas Rare Species

The third subspecies of Espinas. This White Espinas appears from MHFO 5.5 and onwards. It has a milky white underbelly, with a very light grey carapace, finished with light purple thorns. This creature marks a completely new challenge for hunters. As is well known in Monster Hunter Frontier, a monster with a different color doesn't change in appearance alone.

This new Espinas inhabits the Sea of Trees area similar to that of the Azure Hypnock. It uses moves similar to that of the other Espinas, but also a new, exclusive attack, that could devastate whole hunting parties, and change the course of the entire quest... it flies into the air, and fires a huge reddish-purple fireball to the floor; the blast created by this explosion fires a huge wave of fire and poison which envelopes vast swathes of the area. However, its still not over. After the initial wave, various spots will still be on fire and poisonous, making them painful to traverse.

Notice that it drinks some water on the ground after the move is performed.

The coloration may suggest either a new subspecies, or it could be that albinism does occur in monsters, or that its coloration is the result of a simple abnormality at birth.



Trivia

 * Its new devastating fireball is extinguished by the rain, puddles and ponds, possibly suggesting that in a dry area, the fireball can be even more threatening.
 * When breaking its chest, it seems to have purple blood, but when breaking the horns, back, and wings, it draws out red blood.
 * It is said the purple blood may not be blood at all, but poison.

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