Insect Glaive

Weapon Overview
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 * Insect Staff (操虫棍 sōchūkon, "Insect Taming Staff"/"Insect Operating Rod") is a new weapon introduced in Monster Hunter 4. This double-ended staff is capable of quick, fluid attacks (like the Longsword) and allows the hunter to jump at any time in a pole-vaulting fashion. It also is capable of summoning a Neopteron and using it to attack monsters. After locking on to a target using the projectiles that the staff can shoot, the user can freely send his or her Neopteron to attack the target and drain energy from it, then call it back after in order to boost the Hunter (in terms of attack, health, speed or defense). The Neopteron is always found at the right arm of the user if it isn't currently being used to attack.

Weapon Traits
The Insect Staff's style of attacking is highly similar to the art of bojutsu. The fashion and technique of attacking includes mostly spinning and twirling rather than literal swinging.
 * A gauge will appear and the colors determine the beneficial effect obtained from the insect used to drain from monsters. It has 4 panels, in accordance to total four effects.
 * The targeting system is highly similar to the Bowguns'. Although not as versatile, can always transists between actions easily.
 * The pole vaulting greatly assists for the user evade monster's charging(such as from a Bulldrome). It greatly assists in jumping and performing aerial attacks.
 * Jumping via pole-vaulting also greatly assists in the user to attack the monster's head.
 * Attacking while moving is considered highly mobile as it allows the user to attack consistently like the Dual Swords.
 * Unlike most weapons, instant attack after instataneously unsheathing it allows the user to chain the attack immediately.
 * Most of the attacks allows the player to move freely.
 * It is considerably as fast and flurrious as the Dual Swords, while fluid and longer reach like the Long Swords.
 * The Neopteron's attacks(drain) are considered as minor damage, similar power to the throwing boomerangs.

Insect's Bounty Steal
When an insect are to be used to attack(drain energy) from a monster, the body part which they hit determines what type of energy which are 'stolen' for it to bring it back for the wearer's use. The energy which the insect brings back(on command), has beneficial effects varying with the color, which are:
 * White increases the user's speed.
 * Red increases the user's attack.
 * Green increases the user's health regeneration speed.
 * Orange increases the user's defence.

While the effects varies with the energy collected varying the part of the monsters, certain monsters' parts could have different outcome from it.

Trivia

 * The Insect Staff can also shoot its blade like a projectile, as shown in the TGS video.
 * The meter shows what stats are boosted.
 * It can chain combos as quickly as the Longsword.
 * The Insect Staff has a blade that may be able collapse for impact attacks.
 * The neopteron that equipped with the individual Insect staff is customizable, as forms include beetle, moth, and dragonfly-resembling neopterons.