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Basarios

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Basarios
Names
English Name: Basarios
Nicknames: Basa
Titles: Unseen Peril
Japanese Name: バサルモス
Romaji: Basarumosu
Japanese Title: Rock Monster
Description
Type of Monster: Wyvern
Size: Image:Gold_Crown_Small.png 1193.8 ~ Image:Gold_Crown_Large.png 1531.2
Body Colors: Volcanic Rock Grey
Signature Moves: Fireball Spew/Fire Beam
Monster Icon: File:MonRef29.jpg
Description: A large wyvern found in volcanic zones. They are the juvenile form of the Gravios. They have a steel-like carapace that requires powerful items to crack. Emits poison gas.
Other information
Element: Fire
Secondary Status'
Inflicted:
Poison and Sleep
Weakest to: Dragon on belly and Water
Weakness sign: Will limp
Habitats: Volcanoes, Swamps
Other monster in relation: Gravios
First U.S. Appearance: Monster Hunter
First Japanese Appearance: Monster Hunter
Generation: 1

Basarios is a small, rocky wyvern that lives in the Volcanic and Swamp regions. It is the juvenile form of Gravios. It is able to release either sleeping/poisonous gas from its underside, and on extremely rare ocassions a fire plume. It has also been known to unleash a very powerful lava beam at times, but this is unusual. It can also hurl balls of fire like a Yian Kut-Ku (although much stronger), but it prefers to charge towards predators.

When resting or changing areas, it burrows underground, exposing only its back to give the appearance of a large grey rock. Being very heavy makes it a slow mover, and although it has wings, it very rarely uses them to fly. Even when they do, their weight allows them only to fly for a very short time. In Monster Hunter, they can only stay in one area. However, in the sequels, they have gained the ability to move to different locations.

Their exterior shell is hardened to the point where weapons with even green sharpness have the tendency to bounce in many places (without the ESP skill). Only by exposing the chest plate area does this tendency drop significantly.

The Basarios resembles a Monoblos or a Diablos when charging, yet it is much slower and can not turn as fast, so longer range combat is possible (even recommended because all of its attacks are short range).

The tail can also be sliced off by cutting weapons. This is awkward, as Basarios charges quite frequently and at other times expels gases which inflict sleep or poison. This is in addition to the bouncing of weapons due to the hard exterior shell. Finally, even if you manage to cut the tail, it will be rather small and hard to find.

Basarios hide themselves and ambush unalert hunters by hiding their body underground. They only expose their top, rocky protrusions that looks like any other pile of boulders. They only jump up from the ground when they are hit by something or when hunters go very near them. A good way to get their attention without getting hurt is using Psychoserum or throwing Stones and Paintballs at it. Or, if you're a Gunner, you can shoot at it. Another effective method is to lay Large Barrel Bombs, or Barrel Bomb+'s , by the rock pile and then throw a Stone or light a Small Barrel Bomb next to other bombs then run; this will deal some damage to Basarios and make him drop a shiny (Wyvern Tears, Wyvern Sobs or Basarios Tears depending on the level of the quest). Just make sure not to get to close or he will just jump up and the bombs will explode with you still planting them.


[edit] Trivia

  • In Monster Hunter, the Basarios stayed in only one area, Area 2 of the Volcano.
  • Basarios, along with Gravios and Bulldrome, are the only monsters able to be flipped over on their backs when you hit them hard.
  • Basarios's tail is the smallest in the Monster Hunter world when cut; it's about one foot long.
  • The Basarios shell is actually harder to break than its older counterpart Gravios.
  • In the Old Swamp he is only found in one of the cave areas.
  • Basarios's chest can be broken twice.
  • Even Purple Sharpness will bounce off the G Lvl Basarios, so ESP is recommended.

[edit] See Also

Monsters (e)
Monster Topics Monster List | Monster Classes | Rage | Size | Weapon Mechanics
First Generation
(MH & MHF)
Aptonoth | Apceros | Kelbi | Mosswine | Bullfango | Cephalos | Vespoid | Hornetaur | Velociprey | Genprey | Ioprey | Felyne | Melynx | Velocidrome | Gendrome | Iodrome | Yian Kut-Ku | Blue Yian Kut-Ku | Yian Garuga | Gypceros | Purple Gypceros | Cephadrome | Rathalos | Azure Rathalos | Silver Rathalos | Rathian | Pink Rathian | Gold Rathian | Basarios | Gravios | Black Gravios | Diablos | Black Diablos | Monoblos | White Monoblos | Plesioth | Green Plesioth | Khezu | Red Khezu | Fatalis | Crimson Fatalis | Lao-Shan Lung | Azure Lao-Shan Lung | Kirin
Second Generation
(MHF2 & MHFU)
Popo | Anteka | Giaprey | Hermitaur | Ceanataur | Conga | Blango | Remobra | Shakalaka | Great Thunderbug | Giadrome | Bulldrome | Queen Vespoid | King Shakalaka | Congalala | Emerald Congalala | Blangonga | Copper Blangonga | Hypnocatrice | Daimyo Hermitaur | Plum Daimyo Hermitaur | Shogun Ceanataur | Terra Shogun Ceanataur | Kushala Daora | Rusted Kushala Daora| Chameleos | Lunastra | Teostra | Rajang | Tigrex | Nargacuga | Lavasioth | Shen Gaoren | White Fatalis | Yama Tsukami | Akantor | Ukanlos
Third Generation
(MH3)
Shark | Orutarosu | Bunahabura | Rudorosu | Epiosu | Chacha | Gigi Whelp | Derukusu | Rinopros | Urocotol | ‎‎Jagiinosu | Jagii | Great Jaggie | Bagii | Dosubagii | Qurupeco | Lagiacrus | Barroth | Roarudorosu | Chanagaburu | Uragankin | Beriorosu | Giginebura | Agunacotol | Fenshenlon | Navaldeus | Ibirujo | Albatrion
MH Frontier Bright Hypnocatrice | Azure Hypnocatrice | Red Lavasioth | Espinas | Orange Espinas | Akura Vashimu | Silver Akura Vashimu | Berukyurosu | Pariapuria | Kamu Orugaron | Nono Orugaron | Raviente
MH Orage Miogaruna | Derumaiosu | Nako Aguuru | Girkuza
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