Akura Vashimu

The Akura Vashimu is a scorpion-like carapaceon that is thus far exclusive to Monster Hunter Frontier. The Akura Vashimu has blue-purple crystals growing on its claws, back, and tail tip. It has a huge geode mineral on its tail tip that shoots out a high-pressure venom at its enemies, causing them to be semi-frozen (like the Snowman effect) and lose all stamina (like the Chameleos gas effect). The Akura rests and hides underground, protruding its large mineral tail tip on the surface. If it is aware of nearby enemies, its tail breaks out of the sand and swings around violently, hurting anything nearby. It is possible to temporarily break the tail crystal, but the geode will quickly grow back. Its attack pattern and breakable parts may depend on the colour of its blood (grey, red, green, blue) but if it's red, then it will signify that Akura Vashimu is near death.



How to cut Akura Vashimu's tail
Unlike Elder Dragons, where their health must be below a certain level before the tail can be cut, or unlike Nargacuga, where players have to scar the spike off the tail, then cut the tip when it's enraged, Akura Vashimu's tail-cutting method is quite unique. First, it needs to be in its other colours to break the geode with an Impact weapon (Hammer is probably the best here). After the geode is broken, Akura Vashimu has to be in blue mode to actually cut the tail with a cutting weapon. This yields two carves if the crystal is still attached, and only one if it is not. Akura Vashimu is unique in that it will eat its own tail in order to regain it. However, it will not do this if the tail has been carved.

Carapaceon Relations
There has been much speculation over whether or not Akura Vashimu and its relative Akura Jebia are Neopterons or Carapaceons. But there have been recent studies and psychic imaging using the Autotracker skill that does indeed prove that these monsters are Carapaceons. These studies along with some of their natural Carapaceon like habits proves and cements them in a special Carapaceon Family of their own, the Akurids.

Trivia

 * Akura Vashimu is the first Carapaceon monster to actually Roar.
 * Akura Vashimu is also the first Carapaceon monster to actually limp.
 * Unlike other Carapaceons (Daimyo Hermitaur, Shogun Ceanataur and Shen Gaoren) Akura Vashimu is the first Carapaceon that doesn't resemble a crustacean.

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