The Goss Harag is a Fanged Beast first introduced in Monster Hunter Rise. It is an aggressive, ursine monster that possesses a keen control over the Ice element, being able to exhale a freezing breath which it uses to form blades for weapons on its arms. Thanks to their territorial natures and generalist diets, they’re hunted to keep them from attacking humans.
Appearance[]
With traits resembling both a bear and a Namahage, Goss Harag is a massive fanged beast. Goss Harag's body is mostly covered in a shaggy covering of brown and white fur, but its face and legs are covered in thick, slightly scaly armor that is generally a pale blue color but can become red when the creature becomes agitated. Like monsters like Nargacuga, it has two little eyes on its head that glow brilliant yellow, have tiny horizontal pupils, and create faint yellow trails in the air when it moves. It also has four short, blunted ice-like horns on top of its head, along with two small, round ears and an upward-protruding nose that resembles a leaf. There are many black, keratinous scutes on both its forelegs and hindlegs. Its feet contain five fingers apiece, although the appearance of the fore and hindlegs differs significantly. The Goss Harag's forelegs feature substantially longer and less stiff digits, each capped with a much larger claw than those found on the hindlegs, while the hindleg feet resemble bears', with tiny toes and little downward-curving claws capping each. Goss Harag is capable of both quadrupedal and bipedal locomotion, when doing the former the beast walks with its foreleg digits curled in, walking on its knuckles.
Behavior and Abilities[]
With its powerful forearms and heavy body weight, Goss Harag can utilize its physical prowess to pin opponents and deliver strikes that are strong enough to send shockwaves or tremors through the air. It is also able to withstand the intense cold of the regions it lives in. Though large in size, it can jump a great distance and has the ability to accelerate quickly.
In order to freeze its own body fluids, Goss Harag may inhale cold air from its surroundings. It can form ice swords and bludgeons by freezing its arms, which is a more impressive use of the supercooled fluids than blasting them out of its mouth. It uses a range of cutting and pounding actions, as well as breaking and flinging its weapons at adversaries, to combine these blades with its enormous physical power for lethal impact.
The aggressive apex predator Goss Harag frequently exercises dominance over any ice areas it chooses to call home. It often hunts and attacks lesser animals, and when someone dares to enter its territory, it will fight back fiercely.
