Skrill

The Skrill is an incredibly dangerous Pseudowyvern that is found in large, open areas with a variety of climates, but only at night. It exercises control over lightning and is most often active during a storm. They are notable for their hatred of Night Furies.

In-Game Information
The most dangerous of the northern dragons, the Skrill is known for riding lightning bolts and infusing themselves with electricity. Swift, powerful, and evil in nature, they hate the more benevolent Night Furies and are driven mad by the scent or sight of one. Their aerial abilities are almost unmatched.

Basic Information
Monster Class: Pseudowyvern

Weakness: Water

Element: Thunder

Status Ailments: Thunderblight, Paralysis

Habitats: Forest + Hills, Snowy Mountains, Nest Hole, Sandy Plains, Ancestral Steppe, Primeval Forest, Frozen Seaway, Ancient Spire, Cavernous Cliffs, Mountainous Plain, Berk Woods

Behavior:
 * Feeds on Kelbi or Razorback Boars to recover stamina
 * Cannot use electric attacks when low on stamina
 * Drops an item when knocked out of its Electric Torpedo attack
 * Sparks around its crest and spines when enraged - these sparks create an invisible aura that damages hunters that get too close

Physiology and Behavior
The Skrill is a dragon-like beast that has been classified as a Pseudowyvern. It is a nomadic species that doesn't stay in one area for long in its search for food, and can inhabit a variety of surprising subregions. Unfortunately, its wide range places a large number of people and monsters at risk, because the Skrill is so ridiculously aggressive that it is actually considered evil.

Something to note is that the Skrill has an intense hatred of its closest cousin, the Night Fury. Both monsters are very similar, which would explain their animosity toward one another. But while Night Furies try to leave their enemy alone, a Skrill will ignore all other threats when a Night Fury is detected and try to slay it. Alongside several other dragon-like monsters, the Skrill initially lived up north before migrating into the various subregions of the known world.

Introductory Cutscene
Location: Frozen Seaway Area 3

Synopsis:

Event Cutscene
Location: Primeval Forest Area 5

Synopsis: In the foggy Area 5, a Night Fury curls up on the ground to sleep. The view shifts to the massive skeleton shadowing the area, where a pair of yellow eyes glares down at the black Elder Dragon. A dark shape scuttles up a rib bone and prepares to spring.

Meanwhile, the hunter has just entered Area 5 and immediately catches sight of the snoring Night Fury. As he/she watches, the Elder Dragon gets to its feet with a roar and stretches out tiredly - and then a black shape hurtles from out of the night and strikes the Night Fury!

Revealing itself to be a massive Skrill, the beast allows a current of electricity to run across its crest, and it flares out its wings intimidatingly. The Night Fury tries to run, but the Skrill backs it into a corner. On the sidelines, the hunter steps forward, facing the Skrill's back, and prepares for the hunt to begin.

High-Rank
Fear the Skrill!:
 * Goal: Hunt a Skrill
 * Location: Frozen Seaway (Night)
 * Environment: Stable
 * Client: Berk Chief
 * Description: I wanted to make this request to you personally, good hunter. Up near the iceberg, a Skrill has made its appearance and is terrorizing the region. You must get rid of it before the demon attacks us next!

G-Rank
Devil's Due: Scourge of the Night:
 * Goal: Capture a Skrill
 * Location: Snowy Mountains (Night) / Cavernous Cliffs (Night) / Ancestral Steppe (Night)
 * Environment: UNSTABLE (Blangonga or Giadrome) / UNSTABLE (Cave Gobul) / UNSTABLE (Kechawacha or Great Jaggi)
 * Client: Dragon Trapper
 * Description: Excuse me, good hunter. I've been tracking a rare Skrill for a week and the better part of a day, but I haven't had luck capturing it. This is where you come in - catch it for me and you will be rewarded handsomely!
 * Goal: Hunt a Skrill
 * Location: Sandy Plains (Night) / Primeval Forest (Night) / Berk Woods (Night)
 * Environment: UNSTABLE (Barroth or Deviljho) / UNSTABLE (Garara Ajara or Gore Magala) / UNSTABLE (Hobblegrunt or Whispering Death)
 * Client:
 * Description:

A-Rank
Evil Incarnate: '''The Black Devil, Fulgur! (Event)''':
 * Goal: Hunt 2 Skrills
 * Location: Nest Hole (Night) / Mountainous Plain (Night) / Frozen Seaway (Night)
 * Environment: UNSTABLE (Dyuragaua) / UNSTABLE (Rathian or Dustidra) / UNSTABLE (Zaboazagiru or Khezu)
 * Client:
 * Description:
 * Goal: Hunt a Skrill
 * Location: Primeval Forest (Night)
 * Environment: UNSTABLE (Night Fury)
 * Client:
 * Description:
 * Notes: The Skrill is always a Gold Crown large specimen. It will always go after the Night Fury, but when enraged, it will go for the hunters.

Items/Carves
Note: Items are listed in order from most common to least common.

High-Rank
Body x3: Skrill Scale+, Skrill Hide+, Skrill Claw+, Skrill Fang+, Thunder Sac, Skrill Spike+

Tail x1: Skrill Tail, Skrill Spike+, Skrill Lapis

Capture Rewards: Skrill Claw+, Skrill Hide+ x2, Skrill Spike+, Thunder Sac, Thunder Sac x2, Skrill Scale+ x3, Skrill Lapis

Break Head: Skrill Crest, Skrill Fang+, Skrill Hide+ x2

Break Back: Skrill Spike+, Thunder Sac, Skrill Scale+, Thunder Sac x2

Break Wings x2: Skrill Claw+, Skrill Hide+ x2, Skrill Lapis

Item Drop: Lrg Wyvern Tear, Wyvern Tear, Skrill Scale+, Skrill Lapis

G-Rank
Body x3: Skrill Shard, Skrill Piel, Skrill Talon, Hvy Skrill Fang, Lightning Sac, Skrill Thorn

Tail x1: Skrill Lash, Skrill Thorn, Skrill Lapis, Skrill Mantle

Capture Rewards: Skrill Talon, Skrill Piel x2, Skrill Thorn, Lightning Sac, Thunder Sac x3, Skrill Shard x3, Skrill Mantle

Break Head: Skrill Crown, Hvy Skrill Fang, Skrill Piel x2, Skrill Fang x3

Break Back: Skrill Thorn, Lightning Sac, Skrill Shard, Lightning Sac x2

Break Wings x2: Skrill Talon, Skrill Piel x2, Skrill Mantle

Item Drop: Lrg Wyvern Tear, Wyvern Tear, Skrill Shard, Skrill Lapis

A-Rank
Body x3: Skrill Splinter, Skrill Dermis, Skrill Ripper, Vile Skrill Fang, Bolt Sac, Skrill Pike

Tail x1: Skrill Tailbone, Skrill Pike, Skrill Mantle, Skrill BlackLapis

Capture Rewards: Skrill Ripper, Skrill Dermis x2, Skrill Pike, Bolt Sac, Lightning Sac x3, Skrill Splinter x3, Skrill BlackLapis

Break Head: Skrill Tiara, Vile Skrill Fang, Skrill Dermis x2, Hvy Skrill Fang x3

Break Back: Skrill Pike, Bolt Sac, Skrill Splinter, Bolt Sac x2

Break Wings x2: Skrill Ripper, Skrill Dermis x2, Skrill BlackLapis

Item Drop: Mega Wyvern Tear, Lrg Wyvern Tear, Skrill Splinter, Skrill Mantle

Item Descriptions
H: G: A:
 * Skrill Hide+:
 * Skrill Scale+:
 * Skrill Fang+:
 * Skrill Claw+:
 * Skrill Spike+:
 * Skrill Crest:
 * Skrill Lapis:
 * Skrill Piel:
 * Skrill Shard:
 * Hvy Skrill Fang:
 * Skrill Talon:
 * Skrill Thorn:
 * Skrill Crown:
 * Skrill Mantle:
 * Skrill Splinter:
 * Skrill Dermis:
 * Vile Skrill Fang:
 * Skrill Ripper:
 * Skrill Pike:
 * Skrill Tiara:
 * Skrill BlackLapis:

Normal
Crawling Charge: Scuttles forward on its belly, similarly to Nargacuga.

Tail Lash: Rears its tail back, then swipes it quickly to the other side.

Leaping Charge: Starts to run forward, then leaps at the hunter in a series of large pounces, similarly to Barioth.

Wing Strike: Pulls its right wing back, then strikes out with it, similarly to Tigrex.

Aerial Charge: Stands up and flares its wings, then suddenly rockets forward with wings outstretched. It will then turn around and either remain in the air or land.

Gust Attack: While in the air, rears up and flaps its wings once, sending a small wave of electricity flying forward a short distance. (Thunderblight, Paralysis)

Wing Swing: While in the air, draws a wing back and then swings it in a forward arc while it sparks with electricity. (Thunderblight)

Lightning Blast: Throws its head way back and swings it to the left, then lowers it and shoots a bolt of lightning while sweeping it to the right. (Thunderblight, Paralysis)

Triple Flip: Similarly to the Phantom Doragyurosu, the Skrill will jump into the air and then proceed to do three electric backflips in the air, one after the other. It can aim at its target between backflips. (Thunderblight, Paralysis)

Electric Torpedo: Crouches and spreads its wings, then jumps high into the sky. It will then perform a wide aerial somersault and come down from behind with its wings wrapped around itself while spinning. It becomes surrounded by an aura of lightning when it gets close to its target, then unfurls its wings and lands on all fours. (Thunderblight)

Roar: Shifts its wings a little, then rears its head back and releases a howl. Can be blocked by Earplugs.

G-Rank Onwards
Leap-Strike Combo: Starts out by doing a Leaping Pounce, then pauses in front of the target and does a Wing Strike. Lightning-Lash Combo: Does a Lightning Blast and then chains it with a Tail Lash.

Electric Torpedo: It now summons paralyzing lightning bolts around it as it spins. (Thunderblight, Paralysis)

Aerial Lightning Blast: Crouches and spreads its wings, then jumps high into the sky, as if about to do an Electric Torpedo. Then, it slowly hovers down behind its target, opens its mouth for a second, and releases a massive lightning bolt from its jaws. This attack is almost always a 1HKO. (Thunderblight, Paralysis)

Normal
Elemental Resistances: Skills: Thunder Res +20, Divine Blessing, Element Atk Up, Raise Hunger
 * Fire -10
 * Water -20
 * Thunder +40
 * Ice +10
 * Earth -5
 * Sky +10
 * Dragon -10

G-Rank
Elemental Resistances: Skills: Thunder Res +20, Divine Blessing, Element Atk Up, Raise Hunger
 * Fire -10
 * Water -20
 * Thunder +40
 * Ice +10
 * Earth -5
 * Sky +10
 * Dragon -10

A-Rank
Elemental Resistances: Skills:
 * Fire (0)
 * Water -10
 * Thunder +50
 * Ice +20
 * Earth +5
 * Sky +20
 * Dragon (0)