Overgrown monsties

Reeds on a Barroth

Dandelion Lumu

Springtime Volvidon

Bramble Rathian

Hi there! Volvidon - The Crimson Cannonball

Hey everyone! I drew a volvidon poorly.

Will draw more soon.

Begone!

Day 15: Armadillo

Volvidon from Monster Hunter

A quick doodle idea: Volvidon always struck me as the cowboy hat type. Thought I'd work on my biro skills.

its time for the fall tournament! first round entries for all 4 ranks (one of which became snesons gresons)

Monster Hunter concepts Pt. 4: Beastly Bosses

I am going to keep covering a few more early bosses from other generations, and no better example of this than with the so called "Beast Trio": The blue bear Arzuros, the white rabbit Lagombi, and the red armadillo Volvidon, these conveniently colour coded Fanged Beasts were introduced in MH Portable 3rd, and first appearing in the West in MH3 Ultimate.

It is quite remarkable how different their fights are despite sharing the same base rig. Arzuros, the first you encounter, has the most basic moveset, which mostly consists of claw swipes and some body slams, meanwhile Lagombi slides on its belly like a penguin and throws chunks of ice, and lastly volvidon is basically a giant roly-poly that expels stinky gas.

Let's take a glance at Arzuros, while the base is a regular bear, the additional elements of its design perfectly give it a monster appearance. It has large arms covered in spikes and long red claws highlighting its main defenses, meanwhile the blue shell on its head and back and the long flaps and crest of white fur give the hunter something to catch upon looking. Another interesting element is its long, constantly dropping tongue that is likely based on sun bears and helps the beast to cool off, as having a shelled frontal body hinders thermal regulation. For its etymology, Arzuros comes from Azure and Ursus (bear in latin), while its Japanese name Aoashira comes from Ao (blue) and Gashira (head).

Next we have Lagombi, this furry contender from snowy areas shows more clearly other animal inspirations besides a rabbit. Its large nose draws inspiration from wombats or koalas, while its sliding skills are taken from penguins. It is pretty nice to observe other small details on its design such as the frontal plating on its arms as protection when it slides, the grooves on its belly, and the fur crests running through its rump. While it is a pretty cute design, you won't think it's so cute once it tosses a giant snowball at you. The etymology of Lagombi is confirmed to be a combination of Lagos (hare in Latin) and Bambi to give it a "cute feeling", meanwhile its Japanese name Urukususu comes from Ull, the norse god of skiing, and Akousis (hearing in Greek).

And finally Volvidon, the most strange-looking of the bunch not only for its striking red colour with orange accents, but also because of its oddly reptilian eyes and head shape, but it is always pretty satisfying to see it curl into a perfect ball... Until it tries to crush you. This monster also sports large claws to destroy mounds and an extremely longue tongue to eat bugs like an anteater, this insect diet also makes its saliva induce paralysis. Moreover, the striking cyan and yellow colours of its belly serve as a warning when it is left turned over like a turtle, this is known as aposematic colouration. The etymology of Volvidon comes from Revolving and the -don suffix to give it a dinosauresque feel to fit its reptilian look, meanwhile, the Japanese name Rangurotora comes from the french Langue (tongue) and the Italian Rotolare (to roll)

Volvidon vs. Lagombi

Primer paso en Rise!!

Loving these lance end screens.

“Go to bed and think about what you’ve done.”

PRAISE THE VOLVIDON ASS!

メリークリスマス🎄🎅❄

secound round of the tournament!