Willow Dustidra

The Willow Dustidra is a new Bird Wyvern introduced in Monster Hunter Destiny. It is of the same species as the Dustidra, and is the polar opposite of its desert cousin. Both can be encountered in G-Rank.

English: Willow Dustidra

Japanese: Jikkotori Ashu

Latin: Gallimitor viacurrens

In-Game Description
A Dustidra with its winter plumage. After the breeding season, Dustidra migrate to the snowfields, where they lose control of their flame sacs and their feathers pale to white. Warm-blooded and able to run through thick snow, these bird wyverns are amongst the fastest of all.

Basic Information
Monster Class: Bird Wyvern

Weakness: Fire

Element: Ice

Status Ailments: Iceblight, Snowman

Habitats: Snowy Mountains, Tundra, Great Mountain, Subzero Snowfield

Behavior:
 * Digs up food under the ground to recover stamina
 * Cannot use projectile attacks, and trips after a charge when low on stamina
 * Drops an item when it eats to recover stamina
 * Huffs white smoke when enraged
 * Roar can attract other Dustidra on the map

Physiology and Behavior
The Dustidra and Willow Dustidra are roadrunner-like Bird Wyverns. They use their long legs primarily to run from predators, although they are also vicious and kick their prey to death. The Dustidra has an internal flame sac which is powered by sunlight, which they absorb through their feathers. The Willow Dustidra has lost control of this flame sac upon migration.

The Willow Dustidra, in fact, is simply an alternate form of the ordinary Dustidra. While the Bird Wyverns tend to stay in the desert, during the warmer months they migrate to cooler climates and go through several physical changes. Their wattles become less colorful and their feathers pale to white and grey.

Both species are aggressive and territorial, and will attack anything smaller than them on sight. However, they are intelligent and will run away from larger monsters. They feast on small insects and worms, which they dig up from under the ground, as well as the seeds of certain plants.

Frenzied/Apex Behavior
Willow Dustidra can be infected with the Frenzy. Its plumage takes on a purplish tint and its scales turn even darker, while its comb becomes dark purple. Its rooster-like call becomes distorted and higher-pitched. It is now able to do a Spread-Charge combo, where it performs a Snow Spread and then immediately turns around to do a Fast Charge.

The existence of an Apex Willow Dustidra has not been confirmed.

Introductory Cutscene
Location: Subzero Snowfield Area 5

Synopsis: coming soon

Available Quests
''Note: If a Willow Dustidra calls in another Willow Dustidra, then the summoned Bird Wyvern will not cause the quest to be completed if slain. You must slay the original.''

G-Rank
Whiter than Snow:
 * Goal: Hunt a Willow Dustidra
 * Location: Subzero Snowfield
 * Environment: UNSTABLE (Lunactian or Baleful Gigginox)
 * Client: Brainy Biologist
 * Description: Did you know, good hunter, that the bird wyvern known as Dustidra changes the color of its plumage when it migrates? Yes, it seems as though one is parading around the snowfields right about now. Why not go investigate the matter for me, hmm?

Cold Song:
 * Goal: Capture a Willow Dustidra
 * Location: Snowy Mountains (Day) / Windswept Peak (Night) / Tundra (Night)
 * Environment: UNSTABLE (Giadrome or Bulldrome) / UNSTABLE (Khezu or Thondriun) / UNSTABLE (Barioth or Deviljho)
 * Client: Taxidermist
 * Description: I still need one more monster to fill my museum before I can open it to the public. Ah, I know! You can go off and catch me a Willow Dustidra! Its pure white feathers and elegant form will be the perfect thing to draw the masses. Go fetch one for me, hunter!

A-Rank
A Race Against Time:
 * Goal: Hunt 2 Willow Dustidras
 * Location: Subzero Snowfield (Night) / Tundra (Day) / Snowy Mountains (Night)
 * Environment: UNSTABLE (Anorupatisu) / UNSTABLE (Great Baggi or Jade Barroth) / UNSTABLE (Tigrex or Kushala Daora)
 * Client: Anxious Hunter
 * Description: The Guild is expecting me to slay two Willow Dustidras by tomorrow, and the area is supposed to be swarming with monsters! There's no way I can avoid them and track down my quarry in such a short amount of time. Fellow hunter, can you save my career and bring them down for me?

Bird Wyvern Run!:
 * Goal: Hunt a Dustidra and Willow Dustidra
 * Location: Arena Terra
 * Environment: Stable
 * Client: Arena Announcer
 * Description: Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to another thrilling day in the Arena Terra! Today we have a thrilling treat for you - a pair of bird wyverns, faster than fast food and more pernicious than a Deviljho with a stomachache! Can the hunters possibly catch up to these feathered foes? Only one way to find out!

G-Rank
Body x3: W.Dustidra Down, Dustidra Piel, W.Dustidra Shard, Monster Slogbone, W.Dustidra Wattle, Fey Wyvern Gem

Tail x1: Dustidra Lash, W.Dustidra Shard, Monster Slogbone

Capture Rewards: W.Dustidra Down x2, Dustidra Piel, W.Dustidra Primary, W.Dustidra Wattle, Fey Wyvern Gem

Break Head x2: W.Dustidra Wattle x2, Dustidra Beak, W.Dustidra Down

Break Legs x2: W.Dustidra Shard, W.Dustidra Shard x2, W.Dustidra Primary, Monster Slogbone

Item Drop: Lrg Wyvern Tear, Wyvern Tear, W.Dustidra Primary, Fey Wyvern Gem

A-Rank
Body x3: W.Dustidra Plume, Dustidra Dermis, W.Dustidra Splinter, Monster Toughbone, W.Dustidra Shard, W.Dustidra Comb, Avian Wyvern Gem

Tail x1: Dustidra Tailbone, W.Dustidra Splinter, Monster Toughbone, Monster Slogbone

Capture Rewards: W.Dustidra Plume x2, Dustidra Dermis, W.Dustidra Plumage, W.Dustidra Comb, W.Dustidra Shard x2, Avian Wyvern Gem

Break Head x2: W.Dustidra Comb x2, W.Dustidra Down x3, Dustidra Pecker, W.Dustidra Plume

Break Legs x2: W.Dustidra Splinter, W.Dustidra Splinter x2, W.Dustidra Plumage, W.Dustidra Shard x5, Monster Toughbone

Item Drop: Mega Wyvern Tear, Lrg Wyvern Tear, W.Dustidra Plumage, Avian Wyvern Gem

Item Descriptions
G:
 * W.Dustidra Down: Fluffy feathers from an Arctic Bird Wyvern. They are unrivaled when it comes to keeping the heat contained.
 * Dustidra Piel: The skin of a Dustidra is stretchy and elastic, allowing for greater maneuverability.
 * W.Dustidra Shard: This scale was found on a tough Bird Wyvern's leg. Designed to protect against the cold.
 * Dustidra Lash: The tail of a Dustidra, used mostly for balance as it runs across the plains.
 * W.Dustidra Primary: Pure white in order to camouflage against snow and ice, these pretty feathers are unlike any other.
 * W.Dustidra Wattle: When a Dustidra migrates to the tundra, its wattle pales and becomes useless.
 * Dustidra Beak: This beak is used for pecking apart small prey like lizards and insects. Watch out, because its also used to peck at hunters!

A:

''Note: Volatile Sacs can be carved from any fire-breathing monster. Avian Wyvern Gems can be carved from any Bird Wyvern.''
 * W.Dustidra Plume: This pure white feather is both a fashion statement and a practical necessity. It'll keep you warm in the coldest weather!
 * Dustidra Dermis: This skin might have come from a giant fowl, but it's too stretchy and tough to be edible. Better put to use elsewhere.
 * W.Dustidra Splinter: The Willow Dustidra has many of these tough scales protecting its long legs. Invulnerable against low temperatures.
 * Dustidra Tailbone: A tail that is long, sturdy, and stiff, used for balance as the Dustidra runs to its heart's content all over the desert.
 * W.Dustidra Plumage: It isn't mating season, but that doesn't stop the Willow Dustidra from strutting its stuff. This feather is a superb example of why.
 * W.Dustidra Comb: Duller than a Dustidra comb, that of the Willow Dustidra is still noteworthy. It'll grow brighter come mating season.
 * Dustidra Pecker: An expert tool when it comes to picking at prey, this bird wyvern is equipped with a dexterous beak like no other.
 * Avian Wyvern Gem: Most stunning of gems taken from a common bird wyvern, it just goes to show that rarity isn't everything.

Attacks
Charge: Spreads its wings and immediately charges forward toward a target, taking long strides, and does a hop and flap at the end. When enraged, it will do up to three in a row.

Tail Whip: Jumps on the spot and spreads its wings, whipping its tail out to the side in a 180 degree turn. Always does two.

Seed-Pecker: Walks forward with its head arched and pecks at the ground four times. Sometimes does a jump forward instead of a walk.

Pounce: It will duck its head down and raise its tail, then suddenly flare its wings out and lunge a very far distance, landing on its talons at the end.

Kicking Attack: The Willow Dustidra will stamp its talons on the ground once each, and then jump forward at a target and savagely kick out at them. Always does two or three.

Aerial Talon Grab: Suddenly jumps backwards and into the air. It will then hover on the spot for a second before swooping forward and grabbing the ground with its talons and flapping its wings. Then, it flies back into its original spot before lunging forward once more. After the second grab, it will settle back onto the ground again. (Iceblight)

Snow Spread: Looks behind it and raises its tail, then scrapes its talons behind it forcefully, kicking up a large cloud of snow that remains in the air for a second or two. (Iceblight, Snowman)

Fast Charge: Subtly raises its wattle and ducks its head, then sprints forward at a fast pace without warning.

Windup Charge: It will begin to slowly run on the spot, then pick up the pace while causing a cloud of dust to rise behind it. Once its legs start moving at maximum speed, the Willow Dustidra will take off with ridiculous speed and run around the area. Once it has been running for ten seconds or so, it will slowly calm down. (Iceblight)

Pounce-Grab Combo: Will do a Pounce and then go immediately into an Aerial Talon Grab.

Roar: Takes two firm steps in which it plants its talons widely apart on the ground, then raises its wattle and releases a deafening rooster-like call. It has a chance of summoning another Willow Dustidra onto the map. Can be blocked with Earplugs.

G-Rank
Elemental Resistances: Skills: - Negate Mud/Snow, Ice Res +15, Marathon Runner, Heat Surge
 * Fire -20
 * Water +10
 * Thunder -10
 * Ice +30
 * Earth -5
 * Sky +5
 * Dragon (0)

A-Rank
Willow Dustidra - Skills: - Olympic Runner, Ice Res +15, Cold Cancel, Short Breath
 * Fire -10
 * Water +20
 * Thunder (0)
 * Ice +40
 * Earth +5
 * Sky +15
 * Dragon +10

Longsword
Winter's Slasher:

Winter's Reaper:

Wintery Bitesword:

Dual Blades
Ptarmigan Daggers:

Snow Play:

Ptarmigavalanche:

Insect Glaive
Freezing Feather:

Hibernating Freeze:

Dormancy:

Charge Blade
Himalaya:

Himalayan Birdblade:

Birdblade "Everest":

Crossbow
Arrow Aria:

Crossbow Chorus: