Zhaojira

Zhaojira is a gigantic Elder Dragon introduced in Monster Hunter Farblaze. Like Jhen Mohran and Dah'ren Mohran, they are fought while aboard of a ship, albeit instead of a desert that the battle is in, it's an ocean. It is encountered in High Rank and G-Rank.

In-Game Information
Zhaojira is roughly the same size as Dalamadur if not larger, meaning that the beast is extremely gigantic and can even be considered a Kaiju.

The mighty Zhaojira is distinguished by its stormy, midnight-colored scales, its bright cyan dorsal plates and spikes (which surge with thunder when angered), its short and stocky face, and finally, its bipedal stance and plantigrade leg structure, which is odd for monsters in general, let alone Elder Dragons. They are designed perfectly for both aquatic and terrestrial life, but they are seldom seen above the water. Zhaojira shows evidence of deep sea origins thanks to its bioluminescent spots along both of its sides.

Zhaojira is battled in the Nimbus Warf.

Intro Sequence
Stage 1 (Water): ''The hunter peers over the side of the Thunderseeker Skiff, only to see a rather unfamiliar figure below the ship. A distant groan sounds off, before a gigantic beast of legendary status bursts from the surface, letting out an angered roar, the storm clouds above growing more and more violent as rain begins to pour from the skies. The hunter is knocked into the mast of the ship, only catching a glimpse of the creature of the deep as it sinks back into the ocean depths. The Zhaojira then surfaces on the opposite side, glaring daggers at the hunter as it swims beside the skiff.''

Stage 2 (Land): ''As the ship lands on a rocky shore, the water grows restless, a monolithic beast starting to make its entrance from the water. The great dragon's torso follows; it almost walks like a man as the Zhaojira approaches the shoreline, its green eyes glowing in the dark of the storm. Lightning strikes at its dorsal plates, causing them to surge with energy as conduits of electricity jump to and fro its back plates. The Zhaojira bellows in rage, knowing that this is a fight of legend.''

Water Stage
Body Slam: The Zhaojira raises from the water and slams itself into the ship, causing it to tilt.

Bite: The kaiju snaps its jaws at the ship or a hunter.

Head Ram: The Zhaojira sinks below the surface, groans, and then torpedoes at the boat headfirst.

Tail Lash: The Zhaojira whips its tail into the ship.

Shocking Conduits: The dragon begins to create bolts of static between its dorsal spines, shocking anyone standing on its back. Inflicts Thunderblight.

Chain Lightning: The monster fires a bolt of static from its back, hitting a targeted area. Inflicts Thunderblight if it hits.

Eat My Laser: The Zhaojira rises in front of the ship. Its hand claws dig into the hull as the beast lets out a mighty bellow and starts to charge a beam of Thunder. This can be stopped with the Dragonator, and is only used once or twice during the entire stage.

Lightning Strike: The Zhaojira begins to shake, forming storm clouds around the ship. Bolts of lightning strike at the vessel and the hunters aboard, inflicting Thunderblight if successful.

Shock Trapper Trap: The colossus groans, firing a ball of lightning from its back to the ship, leaving a circle of electricity where it lands for a few seconds. In G-Rank, it will also explode when it disappears.

Storm Summon: The Zhaojira bellows, creating a volley of lightning strikes for a few moments.

Claw Sweep: The Zhaojira swipes its hand across one side of the boat, knocking hunters around or even off the ship.

Land Stage
Beam of Raiden: The Zhaojira growls and lets forth a rumbling roar, charging a gigantic beam of thunder for a rather long period of time, allowing plenty of time to attack the creature. If it is not interrupted, it lets loose a destructive beam of lightning bolts at either the ship or a targeted hunter. If it is a hunter, its beam will slowly follow them if they move away from them. If it hits, it's easily a guaranteed cart, but luckily it is easy to outrun or avoid. If it doesn't cause the hunter to faint, it inflicts Thunderblight.

Stomp: The Zhaojira growls, lifts up its gigantic leg, and crashes its foot into the ground. This creates wind pressure that knocks nearby hunters into the air if they are not hit by its foot.

Tail Sweep: The dragon slams its tail into the ground and swings it 90 degrees once to the left or right, throwing hunters airborne as well as a reasonable distance away from Zhaojira.

Pulsing Shock: The kaiju groans and releases a sudden blast of electricity, zapping anyone that stands too close and inflicting Thunderblight.

Throw: The Zhaojira picks up boulder or shipwreck debris before hurling it at the ship or the hunters.

Kick: The Zhaojira does a sort of punt, knocking away the hunters in its way and/or tilting the ship.

Tail Slam: The Zhaojira lifts up its thick tail and crashes it against the ground, creating wind pressure.

Storm Summon: The giant lets out a roar, causing lightning to strike the ship or the hunters for about a minute.

Storm Roar: The monolith roars loudly, which makes hunters flinch as well as creates lightning bolts that make a V formation until they meet.

Catch!: The Zhaojira growls, picks up a hunter in its hand, and hurls them at the ship or the other hunters, which stuns the makeshift projectile, but does not do damage unless they are hit with an attack while in the air or they land in electricity.

High Rank
Zhaojira Carapace: ''The black carapace of a legendary dragon. It's difficult to use at a forge, but it's almost impossible to damage it significantly.''

Zhaojira Scale: ''The scale of a Zhaojira. It still feels like it's trying to summon the ocean's wrath upon you.''

Zhaojira Claw: While it's great for fighting, Zhaojira claws are built for catching prey, usually whales.

Zhaojira Chomper: ''A Zhaojira tooth. It resembles a sharq's tooth.''

Zhaojira Tail: ''The titanic, flexible tail of the mighty Zhaojira. A single swing can level a city like a house of cards.''

(Rare) Zhaojira Plate: ''The thundering back spine of a Zhaojira. It's difficult to hold it without getting electrocuted.''

(Mined) Zillanium Ore: Zillanium is the term for a formation of coral, sand, and sea salt that has solidified into what resembles metal found further inland.

G-Rank
Zhaojira Hull: ''The great fortress that is a Zhaojira carapace in peak condition. It has little scars, but has plenty of barnacles that call it home.''

Zhaojira Fragment: ''A perfectly-harvested scale, black as an ocean storm. It shines with wisdom and royalty.''

Zhaojira Ripper: ''A gigantic claw for catching struggling prey. It also functions like an anchor when the beast sleeps on the ocean floor.''

Zhaojira Ruintooth: ''The Zhaojira's destructive fang. Its properties are grim but respected all at once.''

Zhaojira Monolith: ''The colossal and muscular tail of the great King of the Monsters. It's used to keep the dragon upright when it walks.''

(Rare) Thundering Plate: ''The largest and most intimidating dorsal plate from a Zhaojira's back. You can see the Elder Dragon's glare when you look deep within its cyan glow.''

(Mined) Gojiramite Ore: Gojiramite is the term for a formation of shipwreck debris, powdered whale bones, and underwater minerals that merge into a beautiful, crystal-like object while on the Zhaojira's scalp.

Trivia

 * Do I even need to say what Zhaojira is based off of? Like, seriously, it can't be more obvious. (Hint: It starts with a G and ends with an ODZILLA.)
 * Zhaojira is fought in the same style as Dah'ren/Jhen Mohran while in the first stage, but it is fought like Lao Shan Lung during the second stage. Hunters can use the Captain's Warhorn to drive the Zhaojira further from the ship as it approaches, or the Dragonator when its chest is in range. Unlike the Mohrans, Zhaojira's second stage has two areas that it travels in; the first is shallow (for the Zhaojira, anyway) waters near the coast, where hunters can attack the Zhaojira and get some damage in before defending the ship from its wrath. The second is a rocky shore, which is where the ship has been beached.
 * Its head can be scarred twice, each of its dorsal spines broken individually (Two rows of 7 plates gives 14 breaks on just its back), both of its arms damaged, its legs wounded, its chest scarred twice, and finally, its tail can be severed when the Zhaojira is close to death.