User blog:Ohmpahkan/Monster Hunter Frontier: Hardcore monsters

The purpose of this blog is to collect information about the changes made to Hardcore Monsters in MHFO. For those who don't know, Hardcore (or HC) monsters are just the same critters with an improved moveset and minor aesthetical differences. They are thus far exclusive to Frontier.

I will try to cover the new moves and behavior of HC monsters. However, as I don't own Frontier, most of the info will come straight from videos (AzureStarStone and kumu5568 are the best sources right now). Backup from someone who actually has the game and can battle this guys would be appreciated.

Of course, once it's complete, all the things from this list could be added on their respective articles. I edited Teostra's page, but I don't wanna risk adding false facts. Consider this as a test.

Yian Kut-Ku

Aesthetical differences: Evil yellow eyes.

New attacks:


 * All of its fireballs make flame pillars erupt from the ground in a straight line when they fall. The fireball-spewing motion is also slightly different, and the ball itself is bigger. This applies to all its fire attacks (normal spit, flying backwards spit and quadruple spit). Probably to its chicken run too (to be confirmed).


 * Low-altitude aerial charge.


 * Flies backwards while spewing a fireball, much like Rathalos.


 * Runs wildly in circles. taking small stones from the ground with its beak and throwing them to the sky. They cause slight damage.


 * Always chains its peck attack (without jumping first) with a single tail swipe.


 * It causes High Wind Pressure.

 Gypceros 

Aesthetical differences: Blue eyes, the borders of its mouth are purple.

New attacks:


 * Quickly swings its tail 180º and then flails it repetadly, repeteadly hitting the hunter. Uses to slowly walk forwards for a few seconds after performing this move.


 * All its poison spit attacks are stronger and leave a cloud of poison on the ground where they hit. Applies to its triple spit, chicken run (which it realizes a lot more often), flying backwards throw and rain of poison.


 * Spits three consecutive poison balls: the first one to the front, the second one a little to the left and the third one a little to the right. Each ball reaches further than the previous one.


 * Flies backwards while spewing a poison ball, much like Rathalos.


 * Spews 4 venomous balls to the air which fall around him, leaving poison clouds.


 * Can perform its flash move after two clicks of its crest instead of three. The dizzy status it causes lasts a lot longer than usual.


 * Feigns it's paralyzed and then performs its new tail attack when the hunters get too close. Recognizable because the typical paralysis yellow lightning doesn't cover its body.


 * Pretends to be asleep and suddenly performs its flash move, then uses its new tail attack.


 * It causes High Wind Pressure.

 Hypnocatrice 

Aesthetical differences: Evil yellow eyes.

New attacks:


 * Jumps towards the hunter and attacks with its claws three times, then it rushes forwards covering a short distance.


 * Spews a cloud of sleep gas which moves forwards and actually causes damage besides inflicting sleep.


 * Spits a lot of sleep gas balls to the air which fall around it.


 * Scratches the ground with its claw three times and then runs wildly in circles while spitting sleep gas balls to left and right.


 * Low-altitude aerial charge.


 * Jumps in all directions like it's dancing (deals heavy damage).


 * Dragon wind pressure.

 Azure Rathalos 

Aesthetical differences: The color of the eyes (I think)

New attacks:


 * Rapid-fire fireballs, spews a lot of them while slowly turning.


 * A fireball which creates small explosions around its path.


 * Low-altitude aerial charge.


 * Flying: faster poison claw attack.


 * Flying:spews fireballs directly downwards which violently explode upon impact and cause a sort of mini-explosions around them.


 * Ultra grade earplugs requiered to block its roar, paralyzes for longer.


 * Dragon wind pressure.

Keep in mind English is not my mother language and as such some phrasing or depictions might be a bit off. Feel free to correct them.

There are more to come.