2 versions of both armed version and version without arms, one with purple outlines to help with distinguishing whats what and one without the purple lines
New monster hunter oc (specifically in the mhstories/stories2 canon). I just wanted to make a Tigrex that was inspired by a xenomorph.
(No rider as of writing this, don’t know if I will ever give her a rider tbh lol)
I called the species “Hollow-Abyss Tigrex”, it was a placeholder name, but I just never came up with anything lol, Hollow for caves where the species are found (hollow earth/deep caves), abyss for the deep dark (and also in ref to space, e.g. how its based on xenomorph’s), and Tigrex is self-explanatory.
More under the cut (e.g. info on her, and her species) (when talking about the species I will use HATigrex)
About the species:
HATigrex live deep within large cave systems, where no human or wyverian have ever stepped, so HATigrex’s are an undiscovered species.
They live in small groups within cave systems, but isn’t a pack animal, just content to live amongst each other. Often they tend to group together within the same gender, though a female may join an all male pack as a protector from other groups.
The female of the species are bigger than the males, and more aggressive than the males too. They will often bully the males of their species for food. But the females also don’t mind protecting males they’ve bonded with/group with. Females are on the largest sizes Tigrex’s can get where as males are on the smallest sizes Tigrex can get.
The males have more bioluminescent than the females. The glowing parts on them is to try to attract prey, the more glowing parts on them the more prey they attract, leading to them being desirable due to bringing food closer.
Males are often more docile, and when in groups will often play/rough house together, often seen as goofy. Whereas females in groups will often be seen lazing about together/grooming each other.
Their cave systems are rich within bug life/giant bug life, and other similar critters which HATigrex hunt for food.
HATigrex don’t mind hunting bigger things e.g. any other monsters that happen to get into their cave systems.
They use the echos of their footsteps as a sort of echo location, and are very precise when charging due to being able to tell what their prey are going to do just by the echos that come back to them.
They’re normally at the top of the food chain in the caves, but are normally outclassed by creatures such as Gaismagorm or Oltura (before it ‘hatched’/the worm forms). Though groups of HATigrex’s will work together to drive off Gaismagorm, they couldn’t defend themselves much from Oltura.
If humans/wyverians were to meet HATigrex most would of them would try to attack the humans/wyverians just seeing them as food. If they’re full on food they’re almost docile and don’t mind the humans/wyverians coming up to them. Though the female HATigrex can be slightly more unpredictable, and may snap occasionally.
(will edit this part when I think of more info. If anyone wants to give me ideas on more info to add or to add their own ideas lmk ^^ either in the comments/dms/or asks)
About Majaw:
Majaw unlike most of the females of her species is more closely personality wise to the males. Her mother was in a group of males and died protecting them. Leading to Majaw being raised by the males of the group, which she ended picking up on their more docile/playful nature. She still does have some aggression within her but is often on the docile side.
She was separated from her group due to a cave-in, leading her into a cave system that was more close to the surface/outside world, other monsters within the cave system pushing her even further to the surface. She's often hiding due to being in an unfamiliar environment, and often tries to stick to what caves she can get into. She’s within the Alcala region, when not in the caves she's hiding out within the Etulle Lofty Trees location, hiding in the denser parts of the forest.
She’s scared of humans/wyverians to some extent, after she was able to hear a fight between a human/wyverian and monster and was able to detect the human's scent and knew the human and wyverian won. She’s a little less afraid of riders, due to having scents of monsters on them and monsters seem friendly towards them. If she smells a rider with food on them, she will go up to try to beg for food, struggling slightly to find food within this new environment.
Majaw is a fairly friendly monster, just very shy due to not knowing what's going to attack her or not in this new environment. If a monster was to come up to her with no aggression, she would just assume it's another one of her kind coming to hang out, as she's only really known her own kind to be fairly tame to one another. She will often follow that monster around till they chase her off.
Majaw has managed to befriend a Nargacuga, and she’s often seen trailing behind the Nargacuga, or laying with them, often with her face buried within the Nargacuga’s fluff on its neck. (Haven’t made this Nargacuga yet, when I get an idea for the design I will. And I will edit this with more about the friendship.)
(will add more when I think of more to write, so expect this to be edited at some point lol)
