Gammoth (Monster Hunter Venture)

Gammoth is a Fanged Beast debuting in Monster Hunter Generations, but recieving a revamp in Monster Hunter Venture.

Physiology
Gammoth resembles a real-life Woolly mammoth. It is by far the largest Fanged Beast known to date. The fur covering its huge body is mostly bluish, although it's also white and red on its trunk, legs, back and underside. It has brown plating covering most of its head and feet, as well as two tusks seemingly made of the same material. This plating is said to be extremely resistant to damage. The underside of its trunk seems to be covered in a scaly hide, and is lined with numerous spikes. Interestingly, Gammoth is sometimes seen with its legs encased in ice.

Abilities
Gammoth is able to breathe snow from its trunk, encasing enemies in snow. This snow can also be applied to its legs, encasing them in an icy armor. It can also use its trunk to create a large vortex, sucking hunters in from a distance so it can trample them more easily. However, Gammoth mainly uses its brute strength and sheer size to deal with threats.

Attacks
=== Low Rank and onward === Rearing Smash: Gammoth rears up on its hind legs before crashing down at full force. If there is snow on its front legs, it will be shattered and send flying outwards. Getting hit by the chunks of snow can cause Iceblight.

Stomp: The monster lifts one of its legs and then stomps. If there is snow covering its leg, it will be sent flying outward. Getting hit by the snow can cause Iceblight.

Ice Balls: Gammoth shoots out three balls of ice from its trunk in a rapid motion. Getting hit by this attack can cause Iceblight.

Plowing Charge: The monster drags its head along the ground before jerking it skyward, sending a large wave of ice and snow flying forward. Getting hit by this attack can cause Snowman.

Snow Breath: Gammoth exhales a cone-shaped blast of frigid air from its trunk, causing Iceblight and Snowman to hunters in range.

Snow Cover: Gammoth rears up on its hind legs, then blows out a stream of cold air and ice that coats its legs in snow. Causes Iceblight if it hits a hunter.

Snow Armor: Gammoth digs its trunk into the snow before breathing a stream of ice and snow onto its legs, covering them in snow. This attack causes Snowman if it hits a hunter.

Suction: The monster sucks air into its trunk to draw hunters close to it.

==== Enraged Only Snowball: Gammoth sticks its trunk into the ground and digs up a large snowball, then throws it into the air where it comes crashing down in a random location. Getting hit by the snowball can cause Iceblight. ====

Snowshatter: Only performed when Gammoth has built up snow armor on all four legs. The monster performs its Rearing Smash attack, then stomps the ground once with all four legs. The snow on all of its legs will be sent flying out, and being hit by this attack can cause Iceblight and Snowman.

Trunk Swing: Gammoth walks forward slowly while swinging its trunk from side to side. As it performs this attack, its trunk swings kick up snow dust that can cause Iceblight if it hits a hunter.

 Sweeping Snow Breath: The monster uses its Snow Breath attack but sweeps its trunk from side to side to extend its range.

Butt Slam: Gammoth rears onto its hind legs and looks behind itself briefly before slamming its rear end onto a hunter below it.

Double Trunk Slam: The monster smashes the ground with its  trunk, then sucks in air and rears up before smashing the ground once more.

Trunk Sweep: Gammuthus places its trunk on the ground and growls before sweeping it across the ground. If a hunter is hit by the tip on its trunk while it sweeps, Gammuthus will pick them up and slam them repeatedly against the ground until they faint or the animation ends. This is a pin attack.

=== High Rank and onward === Blizzard: Gammoth rears up and blows snow and ice from its trunk at a hunter below it, then gently lowers itself and shoots an ice ball at them. The wind breath causes Snowman, while the ice ball can cause Iceblight.

Frozen Gale: Gammoth performs a non-pinning variation of the Trunk Sweep that has a longer range due to the monster breathing out snow and ice to increase its hitzone. Causes Iceblight and Snowman.

Head Toss: The monster lifts its head up quickly to hit a hunter with its large and heavy tusks.

Frigid Blast: Gammoth shoots a shotgun-like blast of cold air from its trunk. Can cause Iceblight, Snowman, and heavy damage at close range.

==== Enraged Only ==== Pivot Charge: Gammoth performs its Plowing Charge attack, then does a u-turn and performs it again.

Mammoth Stampede: Gammoth taunts before performing this attack, which involves it charging forward at full speed. This attack can do heavy damage, but Gammoth is open to attacks directly before it starts and directly after it finishes.

Ice Fling: Gammoth sticks its trunk into the ground and begins wildly whipping it around, flinging chunks of ice in a wide area in front of it. This attack can cause Iceblight.

Frozen Bludgeon: Gammoth pulls out a large club-shaped ice block from the ground, lifts it with its trunk, and violently smashes it on the ground. This attack can cause Iceblight.

=== G-Rank Exclusive === Helix Breath: The monster inhales through its trunk before breathing out a larger breath of wind than the Snow Breath move. Pushes hunters back and causes Iceblight.

Hailstorm: Gammoth fires a barrage of ice balls into the air which come crashing down in random locations. Getting hit by an ice ball can cause Iceblight.

Enraged Only
Blizzard Breath: Gammoth begins its Blizzard move, but instead of shooting out a ball of ice at the end it uses its Helix Breath attack.This attack can cause Iceblight and Snowman.

Back Smash: The monster performs its Butt Smash move, then chains it into a back slam. Double Crusher: Gammoth performs its Rearing Smash, then immediately follows up with a Trunk Slam.

Taxonomy

 * Order: Proboscidea
 * Suborder: Scalp
 * Family: Gammoth

Habitat Range
Gammoth has been seen inhabiting the Frozen Cliffs, Gelid Ocean, White Plateau, and Forsaken Tower of the newly discovered continent Genoia.

Behavior
Gammoth are a highly territorial species. If a Gammoth finds a predator in its territory, it is known to kill the predator instantly with one powerful blow. Though adult Gammoth are giants with no major predators, young Gammoth are potential prey for many predators. From this young Gammoth are snowy white in color, allowing them to camouflage themselves in snowy environments. When Gammoth have young with them, they are known to live in harmony with herds of Popo until their young are large enough to protect themselves. While in the herd of Popo, Gammoth act as guards for not just their young but for the whole Popo herd against predators. While young, Tigrex is the most major predator for Gammoth, and the one that they most fear, but as the young Gammoth reaches adulthood, that fear is replaced with aggression and rage towards Tigrex. A mother Gammoth is very protective while a starving Gammoth is extremely violent. A starving Gammoth is known to attack almost anything, even going as far as eating wood off homes to satisfy its own hunger.