A massive blue and yellow, furry and scaly bear-like beast was shown standing on its hind legs, with Aylia helpless on the ground before it. "Wait, no... No... Don't do it!" She pleaded, before the beast grabbed her, holding her upside down and shaking her vigorously as a song played, the Huntress actually singing along with it for a short time. "Put me down!" She ordered, before the beast suddenly hurled her several feet away, the screen going black as a cracking sound was heard. "MY LEG!" She cried out in pain and horror.
Ruby and Summer immediately brightened up. "It's a bear monster! Bears are so cute!" Ruby squealed.
"And that song is so adorable!" Summer cheered.
Neo and Yang couldn't help but laugh at Aylia screaming about her leg. "Yikes! That's gotta hurt!" Neo giggled.
"Yeah, she's gonna have to skip the next few leg days." Yang agreed.
"Guys, she could be hurt!" Velvet yelled.
"She's a Huntress, Vel, I'm sure she's fine." Coco told her.
Aylia was seen slowly walking in a crouched position towards an Arzuros in a mountainous area as the beast walked towards her, somehow unaware of her presence. "Honestly, I just could not BEAR-!" Rage began, a loud "YEEEAAAHHH!" accompanying his pun. "Not to talk about this trio any longer. Fanged Beasts, they all are, but so quirky, unique and just a sheer joy in every sense of the word. Them existing just enriches the world. Starting then with Arzuros, who- I mean, look, he's a bear. He's literally the Blue Bear Beast. He looks like a bear, he operates like a bear, he's just... A bear. But that should not take away from him, for he is full of personality. And, you know, he does have huge, spiky arm bracers to add to his already immense strength and put more power behind his long, razor-sharp, crimson claws that he can use to shred through bark, the ground, other would-be aggressors and generally just make a nuisance for himself." He explained as the creature repeatedly swiped its claws at Aylia and even backed up and bumped its butt into her, sending her flying.
"It's so cute!" Velvet said, gushing over the beast.
"It looks so fuzzy!" Nora cries out.
"It's adorable! And the blue and yellow looks so good." Emerald cooed.
"The scales feel a bit out of place and the spikes are somewhat unnerving, but yes. It is rather cute-looking." Glynda agreed.
"I always loved bears as a kid. It took Dad forever to convince me to stop sleeping with a teddy bear." Yang admitted.
"Look at its tongue hanging out! It looks so goofy and funny!" Ruby laughed.
And the less mature of the audience all laughed as the bear creature backed its butt up into Aylia. "A butt bump attack, huh? Those came in handy quite a few times in the past. Even against a few Ursai." Summer giggled as well.
"Now, he's not just all cuddly blue fur, he does have his signature ridged azure scale and... After that, really just classic bear-like, even how he operates within an environment. He's a huge fan of Winnie the Pooh, sharing the love for honey wherever he can find it." Rage stated as the beast continued to claw at Aylia, before it changed to a clip of a cartoon bear singing about how the whole world around him was made from honey, much to his enjoyment.
"That looks amazing." Yang said.
"I always loved that idea that bears love honey. I always dreamed of just sitting down with a bear, enjoying a pot of honey." Ruby said, imagining herself and the Arzuros slurping up paw/handfuls of honey.
"It is cute, sweetie, but please tell me you're eating more than just sweets." Summer told her.
"She eats cookies for breakfast at the cafeteria." Weiss ratted out her leader.
"Traitor!" Ruby cried out.
"I wouldn't mind a little bit of honey, myself." Velvet agreed.
I doubt that honey can be worth all the stings you'd get trying to take it." Hazel scoffed.
"Some people are willing to give up everything for their greatest prize, Hazel." Winter told him.
"But Arzuros isn't- well, the smartest Velociprey in the pack. He really likes honey a little bit too much. To the point where many Arzuros are killed because they're so engrossed with their tasty treat that predators walk up on them without any real semblance of stealth and just... kill and eat them." Rage explained as an Arzuros sat, enjoying a beehive full of honey, ignoring the stampede of herbivores fleeing around it, until the beehive slipped from its paws, rolling behind it, the beast turning around to get the hive, only to notice a MASSIVE FREAKING ZINOGRE mere feet away from it, FINALLY causing the bear to run for dear life.
The rest of the room not fawning over the bear was astonished and struggling to process how the creature could be so oblivious. "I mean, I know animals can be slaves to their cravings, but that bear just has no survival instincts." Qrow said incredulously.
"Indeed. It also clearly has no self control and just gorges itself non-stop." Ozpin agreed.
"It seems impossible a species would be able to continue existing if they're that unaware." Ironwood added.
"Exactly. I love fish, but even I know when its time to give it up and run." Blake admitted.
"Well, if it really is worth dying for to them, I suppose we can't blame them." Pyrrha said.
"I can. If you're too dumb to survive, then you shouldn't." Adam stated.
"Says the guy who would've went crazy over his ex and got murdered?" Ilia questioned.
"Now, maybe to them it's worth dying for, I imagine in that situation, it is, but you'd think awareness should probably be prioritized A LITTLE bit more- It takes something absolutely MONUMENTAL to break an Arzuros' lust for honey." Rage declared, before a clip was shown of a familiar actor, but in a very different role from what they'd seen of him, shooting a man with a jar of honey superimposed over his own head, killing him.
"Oh, I'm sorry? Did I break your concentration?" He asked a man with Arzuros' head superimposed over it.
"Yeah, that's a pretty good way to get someone's attention." Jaune said fearfully.
"But such a waste of honey." Ren said disapprovingly, shaking his head. As Nora would often drink their syrup before Ren could make the pancakes, JNPR would often have to find an alternative sweet, viscous liquid to put on their pancakes, honey being their favorite, or fresh fruits and whipped cream if they had no such sweet, viscous liquid.
"Honey used to be mine and Gretchen's favorite on toast. The bear's got good tastes... if a little overboard with its obsession." Hazel admitted.
"And what's more on top of this, they have this sort of honey zone, or honey vision... But they also NOTORIOUSLY cannot stand being surprised, it's really the only way they'll get aggressive, because normally they're quite peaceful creatures, going about their silly day, like not knowing how fast they should run to stop in time for some tasty little morsel. They're adorable in their own right, they really are. Even their grapple is just shaking you around to see what falls out in the hopes that it may be edible." Rage declared as the part from the beginning of Aylia being shaken by the beast was shown once again. "They do try to their best to the what to- what was that?!"He questioned as he realized he goofed up, before the screen went black. "Yo this one goes out to all my Arzuros out there!" Rage declared as some music started up and the shaking was shown again. "~They do try their best to the what, to the what! Yeah, they try their best, yeah, to the what, to the best~" He broke out a quick, improvised rap.
But Ruby, Summer, Nora, Yang and Velvet all laughed at this. "Arzuros is so funny and quirky! I love it!" Velvet said.
"I want it to swing me around like that!" Ruby said.
"That'd be so much fun!" Nora shrieked.
"Maybe if it wasn't shaking me upside down." Summer agreed.
"Ahh, it reminds me of my Beacon days, shaking down nerds for their lunch money." Roman said reminiscently. [1]
Yang laughed when Rage messed up, but then put it into a rap. "Gotta admit, the guy's got talent, turning a mess of words into a rap." She admitted.
"I'm so sorry! I'll go back to talking about the animals now! they will avoid their threats, especially humans, they will shy away and slink back into the trees. They don't really wanna meet anything that's even remotely the same size or larger than them. They are cautious despite how oblivious they can be. They also have a lovely tendency to scare away a danger by standing on their hind legs and doing what is really the equivalent of 'I'm so big! Look how big I actually am! Rawr! I'm so scary, right? Look, I'm tall now! Ha ha!'" Rage explained as the display in question was shown. "I mean, it works on smaller creatures, an intimidating 'I'm gonna get you!' display, but it really is all bark and, well... little bite compared to a larger monster, Arzuros would still rip a normal person in half as soon as standing on a twig, but on the scale of monsters, they still are on the lower end, very, very much so." Rage explained as Aylia appeared to be toying with the Arzuros, avoiding its attacks, but not attacking herself.
"Okay, that's incredibly cute, I can't lie. Arzuros are getting cuter and funnier as this goes on, instead of threatening." Cinder said, trying not to absolutely gush over the beast.
"That is actually the methods humans should use if they encounter smaller bear species, such as black bears in an attempt to scare them away." Penny pointed out.
"Does that go for all bear species?" Coco asked.
"No. Brown or Grizzly bears should not be provoked or challenged. You should slowly back away from them without making eye contact. Unless it charges, then you should stand your ground." Penny informed the fashionista.
"Or bring pepper spray." Cinder said. Emerald looked to her leader, surprised. "I watch your nature documentaries every so often." She admitted. [2]
"Despite how hard their scales are, how much padding their fur gives, the fact that they can crash through a tree trunk with one swipe, very much effortlessly. So they absolutely also are big fans of fish, much like actual Grizzly Bears." Rage stated as a salmon was seen swimming upstream, screaming awkwardly, before landing in a waiting Grizzly's mouth.
"I want that fish now." Blake said.
"Maybe a little later, Blake-y." Katana told her.
"Blake, you really gotta learn to control your cat impulses. Seriously, it's embarrassing and sets a bad example for Faunus." Ilia told her.
"Especially when you go into heat." Adam added.
"You weren't complaining back when we were together." Blake pouted. They never did anything inappropriate! Clothes ALWAYS stayed on, but she was pretty wild when she wanted to be.
"Ooh, could I hear these stories later?" Neo asked, before being silenced by glares from Emerald and Cinder.
"And indeed, the Red Helm Arzuros, which is the Deviant, which is a crimson variety, whether it be a symbol of old age or, well... soaked in the blood of his enemies! Is unknown to the Guild, but they are just experienced, older Arzuros. And it is very rare that they make it to that point, because again: THEY JUST DIE BECAUSE HONEY TOO GOOD! Whereas the Red Helm's kind of mastered his Yin-Yang of 'I hate being surprised, but I just love being in my own world with honey' and has come out on top with huge extra strength, size, ferocity and, honestly, they could absolutely wallop many times above their weight class. You will feel a Red Helm claw pierce through the thickest of hide." Rage explained as Aylia faced off against a MASSIVE Arzuros with red fur instead of yellow, dodging its attacks as its claw swipes sent fish flying from the water.
Everyone will be be surprised to hear that. "Really? These things die so often that getting old counts as a Deviant?" Ironwood questioned.
"That's... kind of sad, actually." Qrow said.
"Still, it seems that the lucky few that do survive to this stage have certainly become better for it." Glynda stated, impressed by the difference between them.
"I wouldn't mind tussling with that big boy!" Nora declared excitedly.
"But back down to normal Arzuros, because that's really it about the Red Helm. They can be found in your normal forest-y areas and wherever there is abundant water and rivers and honey, insects and buzzing in the trees, you can find an Arzuros wandering around, doing its thing. And that's kind of all you need to know about them. They're shenanigans honey bears that kind of get into mischief while trying to be as shy as possible, but they drop like flies because they can't help themselves. It's kind of one of those animals that you look at and go 'How are they still- how are they not extinct? How do they even manage to live really at all? I mean, I'm happy they are, but I just don't get it.' They literally live to die for honey." Rage finished his thoughts as an Arzuros literally disengaged from a battle with Aylia to snatch a beehive and eat its honey... while Aylia was still attacking it with her MASSIVE GREATSWORD.
"That's so mean!" Ruby complained.
"Yeah! Why you gotta hate the big cute boy, Rage?!" Nora demanded.
"Oh, come on, guys. You gotta admit, it is kind of funny." Jaune admitted.
"And, he's not exactly wrong." Hazel admitted.
"So, thoughts?" Katana asked.
"I love the big softies!" Ruby cheered.
"Yeah, they're a nice balance between cute, funny and awesome!" Yang agreed.
"Definitely my second favorite. Right after you, Mesmerelda!" Emerald said, before loving on her Nightcloak.
"Right. They might even be pleasant to see around our home in Patch." Summer said.
"They'd be perfect, if only they'd learn some form of survival instinct." Glynda stated.
"I just wanna have the big teddy give me a big warm bear hug." Ruby said dreamily.
Weiss sighed. "Ruby, a literal bear hug from Arzuros would likely be enough to break your aura and most of your bones. Plus those spikes on it's arms will certainly cause some internal bleeding." She warned.
"Why do you always have to ruin everything? Can't you just let others be happy?" Ruby cried.
"Yeah Weiss, quit being a buzzkill and let us dream." Nora accused.
"So, Lagombi gon' be better, because he is a furious little bunny rabbit and he is all about those arctic regions. Wherever there is snow, what do you know? You can find this guy giving it a go!" Rage declared as Aylia approached a bear-sized rabbit while crouched on a snowy mountain, the beast just making its way past her and a bunch of snow baboons.
"AAAAAAAAHHHH! Giant bunny! You have giant bunnies! Best world EVER!" Ruby squealed happily.
"They're so cute!" Weiss cried out.
"Oh, my gods! I want one!" Nora, Neo, Pyrrha, Penny and Emerald squealed all together.
"The only thing I've ever seen cuter than that is you two, my little girls." Summer told her daughters, hugging them closely.
"Mooom!" They both whined in embarrassment.
"The White Rabbit Beast, very much intrinsically linked to the Arzuros, in fact, you could say the snow version of him, but rather than being sort of pure bear, he's a bit of bear, with of course rabbit, but a bit of wombat mixed in and it gives a very distinct look." Rage stated as a wombat was shown on screen. "Now they spend their days sliding on their bellies, which is covered in a very special type of fur to minimize friction, that is angled and fixated in a way for, let's say, maximum slidiness. You can always tell a Lagombi is nearby, because if you listen carefully, on the winds of the mountain, you can always hear this sound." Rage said, before a clip of a Lagombi sliding on an icy patch of mountain, laughing and cheering as it had fun sliding.
"And it slides on its belly like a penguin! EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!" The red reaper cried out in joy once more.
"It's too cute! I can't handle it!" Neo cried out.
"I hate the cold, but I'd live in Atlas NAKED if I had to to live with them." Ilia stated.
"That's got to be so much fun! I wish I could try it!" Velvet said, taking pictures.
Roman then leaned towards Cinder. "So, Cindy, maybe after you get the rest of the Maiden powers and get full control, maybe you and me could go into business! You find a giant hill and make snow on it, I get a Lagombi and we charge ten lien a ride! It's perfect! What do you think?" He asked.
"I think I'd take the Lagombi and use it to give Ruby rides on the hill." Cinder told him.
"They are incredibly thick-furred, scales, too can be found, but primarily, they are very, very cuddly. And it gives them padding, but primarily, it is about that heat generation and because of this and because they are so good at staying warm, they really can't exist anywhere but the most coldest of dwellings, or they will overheat and, well... die." Rage explained as Aylia dodged Lagombi's many attempts to slam into her while sliding, almost looking like a bull fighter, if the bull was a giant, slippery rabbit instead of a bull.
"If that's true, then Atlas would be the only place the poor rabbits can survive on Remnant." Glynda said sadly.
"And we would take them in happily!" Weiss declared.
"Indeed. And if their fur could be shaved in the warmer months, as far and far between as they are, they could be made into wonderful blankets and coats." Ironwood, imagining himself sat in front of a fireplace with a Lagombi blanket wrapped around him, reading a book and drinking coco.
"Not to mention, with proper house training, they'd make excellent warm and fluffy companions to Atlesian children... Or adults." Winter said, whispering that last part, imagining herself snuggling up to a Lagombi laying on its side, with Glatteis on her lap, around Zwei's size.
"They are primarily insectivores, which is already a HUGE plus, because anything that gets rid of those annoying little shitty insects that exist to piss you off! Is a bonus in my book, but he also is partial to some mushrooms and general vegetation, because variety is key to a happy life. Although, if they get desperate, if the tundra is cruel, they will go after larger game, just to satiate their gnawing hunger." Rage explained, briefly ranting in fury when he mentioned the insect, before explaining the rest of the creatures diet while Aylia found where the creature would be at the end of its slide and started landing some hits on the beast.
"Wonderful, so it shouldn't be too dangerous for people." Ren said with a smile. He wouldn't mind playing around with one of these creatures, either.
"Yeah. And like Rage said, whatever gets rid of those nasty bugs." Jaune said, shuddering at the sight of the giant insects.
"Definitely. No bug that big should exist." Adam admitted.
"I'm almost tempted to load up with Fire Dust and blast them with fireballs like I did to the Ice Princess' Queen Lancer." Hazel agreed.
"Hey- wait... I master summoning? And I can summon a Queen Lancer?" Weiss asked, shocked. Winter smiled proudly at her sister.
"Now, they are, again, easy prey for even something like a pack of Baggi," Rage went from explaining what the creature at to what ate it as an image of a pair of blue raptors were shown, "But everything above that- I mean, they're just walking, tender sirloins. Tigrex gonna be licking his lips if he finds a sniff of a Lagombi." He finished as the creature slammed into Aylia while sliding, but she managed to get a horizontal slash across that staggered the beast.
"NO! Not the not the big fluffy bunny!" Ruby cried out in a panic.
"I don't like the thought anymore then you sweetie. But that's how nature works. Predator's have to eat to survive, especially in such harsh climates." Summer explained.
"I'd normally agree, but I'd say in this case, Tigrex can find something else to munch on. Try his luck with a Gammoth or something." Emerald agreed.
"Hey!" Weiss declared with a pout as Valka shots snow at Emerald.
"But they are exceptionally well-adapted for survival, or at least escape. Due to sheer speed they can power slide around the slopes, it is very hard to catch one that is determined to not be caught. In fact, a Lagombi at full pelt is one of the fastest traveling creatures to just exist and it will use this very expertly in combat, although sometimes clumsiness does occur, especially when they are weak, injured or exhausted. But the aim is to go VERY fast, use their quite immense bulk to plow and break and smash through opponents, confuse them with rapid movements, changes of location and just all around speed. They are the masters of the ancient style of martial arts, the slip and slide. And they use it to great advantage." Rage stated as the Lagombi repeatedly rushed past Aylia, who most of the time, was just lucky enough to not get slammed into.
"Amazing! They might even be able to give Oobleck a run for his money." Glynda said in amazement.
"I never thought SLIDING could be such an effective way of getting around." Blake said.
"We've already seen Mizutsune use it to great success, so I don't see why it wouldn't work for Lagombi." Ren reminded her.
"Ooh! Perhaps we could organize a race for sliding monsters!" Penny suggested.
"I'd pay to see that." Coco giggled.
"Again, mild in nature, they don't tend to attack unless provoked, they're mostly spending their time trying not to die and storing as much food and fat as possible. Their claws are sharp, tearing through armor and flesh that is quite essentially paper to them, but their ears are their most effective utility, able to detect the slightest sound and its location from miles away. They use this to stay out of sight from other large monsters. It's a lot of work hunting down Lagombi, their white fur also camouflaging very well against the snow, especially once the storms raise and the blizzard does descend." Rage stated as Aylia outmaneuvered the beast and landed several good hits, but it also managed to narrowly avoid a few swing from her bulky sword as well. [3]
"Another monster that camouflages. I can respect that." Ilia said, nodding in approval.
"It is a very useful adaptation. Ren's semblance, in fact, is basically camouflage from the Grimm." Pyrrha noted.
"Yeah. Ren's definitely our MVP when the Grimm start ganging up on us. I'd love to see how a Lagombi takes down a bunch of Sabyrs." Jaune said. [4]
"Lastly then, one of their favorite habits is to throw snowballs around, rolling them, sending them sailing through the air to smack down and encase a novice hunter, who is rapidly realizing he's in over his head. They are little tricky fellows, they are fun and they add some real diversity to the world and I love that they exist." Rage said fondly as a tiny snowball was seen rolling down a hill towards a young Huntress, who bent down to pick it up, before feeling a rumbling and looking up to see a MASSIVE snowball rolling towards her, rolling out of its way to see another one rolling towards her, but it was shattered by a sliding Lagombi.
"That's hilarious! And awesome!" Neo laughed.
"Totally! We NEED these on Remnant." Nora agreed.
"Even I want to have a snowball fight with it." Velvet said, having a chibi dream of the group having a snowball fight with a Lagombi.
"That would be so awesome! Count me in!" Yang declared, Ruby giggling and nodding vigorously.
Weiss rolled her eyes again at the idea of her peers. "You realize those snowballs would be heavy enough to crush you, right?" She questioned.
The girls all groaned again at Weiss spoiling their fun, Ruby pouting and glaring at her teammate. "Weiss! As your leader, I ORDER you to stop being a meanie and ruining all of our fun! If you do it again, you will lose your Zwei privileges for the rest of our time here with Katana!" Ruby declared, causing Weiss to look horrified and cover her mouth.
"Although, he does have a Deviant, the Snow Baron Lagombi, who- like the Red Helm, is just a bigger, badder Lagombi. He's spikier, he's got a very much evil look in his eye, he is the aggressive variety." Rage explained, showing Aylia fighting a much larger, darker-furred Lagombi that threw an enormous snowball, before sliding around even faster than a normal Lagombi, kicking up giant clouds of snow. "The outlaw of the frozen wasteland, the Snow Baron can be found jauntily sliding around any territory it has claimed of its own. It's playful antics, however, can mean one more village buried under an avalanche!" Rage declared in his signature ominous echoing voice.
"Avalanches?" Ironwood said in disbelief.
"We knew Deviants were far stronger than their counterparts, but that difference is incredible." Winter stated.
"If we get them on Remnant, you might need to make the walls of Mantle higher." Ozpin advised.
"Yeah, it kind of likes to cause avalanches... A lot of the time incidentally, because of how much volume of snow it displaces with its immense slippy power. And the Snow Baron is Snow Baron because, well... No one has much of an idea. Age, of course, is the leading suspect, but they do change quite physically. And they do display signs of something getting on in years, so it is the logical conclusion. The fur of a Lagombi gets softer and softer and softer as it does age and the Snow Baron's is the cuddliest gosh-darn thing, one of the most sought after materials, just because of how luxurious it is to wrap yourself all in and cuddle forever!" Rage stated as the Snow Baron swiped its claws and hurled smaller snowballs towards Aylia along with its usual sliding attacks.
Everyone was imagining how warm and soft the fur could be, Ruby in full daydream mode and imagining herself cuddling with the beast. "So fuzzy, so warm." She said.
"And you don't even have to burn your throat with a buttload of bourbon." Qrow chuckled. His former beverage of choice definitely warmed him up, but it also gave him his gruff, scratchy voice by ruining his throat.
"Oh, man. Line some of that fur on the inside of my hat and I'd be one happy customer." Roman said.
"I'd have the full pimp look: fur EVERYTHING." Neo stated.
"I wouldn't mind seeing you in that." Yang said.
"But of course, the most impressive feature of the Snow Baron is its newfound muscly form, allowing it to pick up absolutely ginormous snowballs that can completely paste even larger monsters against the ground. It is very hard to resist that Volume of packed ice cascading upon you." Rage warned of the Snow Baron's final, ultimate ability as indeed, the creature lifted an enormous snowball and threw it at Aylia, who barely dodged it and was still knocked back and sent tumbling away.
"Thoughts?" Katana asked.
"Is there a word for awesome and adorable?" Yang asked.
"Its sliding and snowballs are epic!" Jaune declared.
"And as Winter said, I wouldn't mind snuggling with one." Glynda admitted, although Kaiser obliged and gently coiled around her.
"Fun fact, Lagombi was going to be Velvet's original monster." Katana noted.
"Really?" Velvet asked.
"Buuut then I realized, that it was a little on the nose with you both being rabbits, and because of their autonomy, it would die from heatstroke anywhere besides Atlas. Plus, their method of fighting is sliding and throwing snowballs. Which the former would be pretty difficult on dry land." The ice demon explained.
"Huh... Ya know when you put it like that. Seregios is a way better choice for her than Lagombi." Coco admitted.
(Yeah! I'm way better than any old bunny!) Quickshot declared proudly.
"And I'm happy to have you with me." Velvet said, cuddling the bladed beast.
"So that is your Lagombi, which leaves one more: The Volvidon and this one might be my favorite, because he just- he's so much just..." Rage explained, at a loss for words as he laughed while a volcanic area was shown with a giant red ball rolling through it, before unfurling to reveal a strange-looking armadillo creature as a rock song was heard. "Raw joy to experience with his rolling antics." He finally finished as the creature roared and showed itself in all its glory.
"Well that's... certainly different, compared to the others." Ozpin said.
"I think you mean it's freaky-looking." Qrow corrected.
"Ya got that right. That's a mean-looking mug." Roman agreed with the former drunk.
"Are you kidding me! That thing's awesome! It's an armadillo bear! And that song is epic!" Nora stated.
"I find it quite impressive how it seems to have some form of awareness as to where its rolling and knows when to stop. Ordinarily, it would be impossible to keep track of one's location while rolling in such a manner." Penny stated.
"It's like a giant, red bowling ball!" Ruby laughed.
"This one then, the Red Shell Beast and very much anteater, a little bit of armadillo and he has the base bear form going on, too, but he has a long, licky-sticky, paralytic tongue! But the paralysis comes from its prey of choice, which is essentially any insect it can find, whipping its lasso out and swallowing them in the blink of an eye, ala chameleon and that is a great service done to hunters everywhere." Rage explained as the Volvidon whipped its tongue out, snatching up one of the giant mosquito-looking bugs and reeling it back in, devouring it in one powerful snap, letting out a roar with the classic goofy scream Rage loves to use.
"Whoa. That tongue has some crazy reach. Maybe as much as Spectre." Ilia said in shock.
(Ha! That over-sized roly-poly doesn't know the first thing about using its tongue right!) Spectre declared, arrogantly, shooting her tongue out at Ruby's skirt, invading one of its pockets and coming back with a cookie, which the Elder Dragon snapped up, much to the red reaper's fury, her mother, sister and girlfriend having to restrain her.
"I wonder what else that tongue could do?" Blake said, getting naughty imagery in her mind.
"Blake!" Emerald scolded. "That tongue's super sticky! That HAS to cause problems!" She warned her.
"And it's paralytic, in case you forgot." Adam reminded.
"Then perhaps we could use its saliva to make paralytic rounds against the Grimm?" Ironwood considered.
"Now, it also can have a little bit of a flora diet when it gnaws down on roots and a little bit of vegetation it can get its hands on, just in case the insects are a little bit too sparse and far between. Now, the Volvidon is by far the most powerful of the three, its shell able to withstand lava itself as it rolls around merrily from forest to volcanoes and it does have one hell of a defense: its normal reaction when challenged is to just ball up and just 'whoop whoop whoop whoop whoop!' its way as it power balls to safety. And it is very, very quick, not quite the Lagombi sliding speeds, but it is incredibly maneuverable. It is able to roll not just, well, in the direction its traveling, but also sideways, diagonal- look, it can go in the directions it pleases, either for longer, more run away type journeys, or slight adjustments of the speedy nature to confuse and flank enemies before unleashing the tongue weaponry." Rage explained as Aylia struggled to dodge the long, sweeping motions of the tongue and some of its rolling attacks when it randomly changed directions on her.
"It's shell can withstand lava!?" Summer asked with stars in her eyes.
"I-impossible! No living creature should be able to withstand those temperatures!" Cinder cried out in shock and disbelief, not noticing Katana and her daughters struggling not to laugh. "That's over 2000 degrees! Even if its shell could miraculously withstand such a temperature, the body should succumb to heat stroke in seconds! The very liquids of the body should be boiling!" She said, still unable to process this. If one person in this room knew about heat, it was her and how this thing could ignore such heat defied everything she knew.
"Imagine if we could make armor out of that shell? Even the harshest areas of Remnant would be accessible to us!" Winter said in amazement.
"I think you're all forgetting the most important thing." Neo said seriously, before bursting out in laughter. "It's like a giant ping-pong ball!" She laughed.
"I know, right? That's awesome!" Yang laughed.
"And it can even figure out where its going and change directions. Thought it would need a hill or something to do that." Hazel stated.
"It can also throw itself into the air, go in ball form and essentially bounce like a ping-pong ball as it creates little quakes in the ground if it fails to crush the target entirely, as it is quite weighty. Its shell is dense, it is thick and it is incredibly resistant to damage, able to turn away both blunt and bladed very effectively. Like the others, he is quite calm if you don't try to get all up in his business, his objective is to run away primarily, but they are by far the most ferocious of the three when cornered and made to fight and it has a lot of tricks up its sleeves, or I guess... in its ball? It can even spoil a hunter's would-be items by venting waste as a noxious gas from little holes in its shell." Rage explained as the Volvidon did exactly that and released a yellow-ish green gas from its shell.
Many of them cringed at the sight of this noxious gas. "Oh, come on! Why does another creature have to have the ability to literally stink?" Weiss groaned.
"I mean, it's a thing in our world, too, Ice Queen. Skunks spray things and make them stink. Deal with it." Emerald told her.
"Luckily, it just so happens I'm developing a line of deodorants guaranteed to wipe out any foul smell, no matter how powerful!" Roman stated.
"It better be better than your energy drinks." Jaune said with a glare.
"Or those faulty motorcycles you guys tried selling!" Yang said, glaring at both Torchwick and Neo, who gulped, but then quickly kissed Yang to get back on her good side.
"Or your supposed attorney services." Cinder stated, remembering having to trip a few people in the crowd for Roman and Neo to escape.
"And look, the Volvidon is definitely the simplest when it comes to how it interacts with its environment and all the little nitty-gritty, because really, I've already told you all there is you need to know about it: roll-y, smash-y, bug-eating, paralytic, anteater/armadillo/bear/ping-pong. And that's still honestly fine, I mean look at the three of them, they all have something going for them that makes them... charming, is the word, it really is. All of them are easy fights, but all of them are super quirky and memorable from their unique little thing. from getting distracted in the middle of the fight by some honey and just ignoring you while you beat him senseless, to sliding and fun, to fighting a living pinball with invisible bumpers all the way around it that it can use at any time. They are a trio that I absolutely adore." Rage explained as the Volvidon continued to whip its tongue around, roll around as a ball and try to slam down on Aylia.
"They may each have their... faults..." Pyrrha began.
"Except Lagombi! It's perfect!" Velvet stated.
"Yeah! I'd totally want one, if only they could survive outside of places that are freezing." Nora said.
"That would be a fault, Nora." Ren told her.
"But they all also have their quirks that make them amazing and I'm sure they'd be wonderful animals to see on Remnant." Pyrrha finished her piece.
"Indeed. So far, I believe only Gore Magala is the only one there isn't a place for on Remnant." Ozpin agreed.
"They're a lot like actual, non-crazy monster bears, who get up to all sorts of silliness, I feel like that's very much a part of these guys, even as they've more or less- Arzuros- evolved away from their bear cousins. I mean, look, I will never get tired of watching this." Rage gave his last little closing piece about how he loves bears, before showing a clip of a black bear scratching its back on a water tank and some fencing, chewing on a wire, before apparently swiping it with its claw, sending the wire free to hit it in a very tender place, causing it to stagger off and collapse a few feet away as a long screaming noise could be heard.
Glynda, Summer, Ruby, Emerald, Nora and Yang all gushed at the bear's antics as everyone cooed at the scene. "It's so precious." Glynda said.
"I know, look at it scratch its back like that! So clever." Summer gushed.
"I wanna ride it like I did that Ursa once!" Nora said.
"It's just the cutest little thing!" Emerald squealed.
Then, everyone cringed when the cable came loose and hit the bear in an unfortunate spot, the guys crossing their legs. "Oh, no! The poor baby!" Yang cried out.
"That's gotta hurt." Jaune said,
Despite this, Coco couldn't help but giggle. "Wow, look at it's walking." She said, causing Cinder, then Neo to start giggling, followed by all the less mature students and even Summer.
Ruby looked at her moth in shock and disbelief. "Stop that! That poor bear's in pain. How can your laugh at that?" She demanded with a pout.
"Sorry, Ruby, but we can't help it. In our defense, it is hard not to laugh at an animals antics." Summer admitted. Ruby simply grumbled more, but eventually stopped when Cinder gave her a small peck on the cheek.
"So, What did you think?" Katana asked.
"Well, while I wish it didn't have that noxious gas attack, Volvidon seemed pretty unique." Blake admitted.
"Quite. And the ability to roll around in any direction as it did, rather than a singular direction was quite impressive." Penny agreed.
"And its shell being able to resist lava is quite incredible. As long as it could keep its gases to itself, I wouldn't mind observing a Volvidon more." Glynda stated.
"Indeed, I could see them being quite useful for defending small villages outside the kingdoms from smaller Grimm." Winter suggested.
"Then you'll be happy to know that all three are on my list of monsters to give Remnant." Katana assured them.
Ruby, Nora and Velvet all gasped. "REALLY!?" They asked hopefully.
"Yup. Arzuros will inhabit the forests of Vale, Volvidon will be in the deserts and volcanic regions of Vacuo, and Lagombi will live on the snowy mountain in Atlas." Katana declared.
"Yes! Thank you!" Ruby said, hugging the ice demon, before zooming back to Cinder. "We're moving to Atlas!" She told her.
"I mean, it's definitely super cute, Ruby, but do you really want to move JUST to get a giant bunny?" Cinder asked.
"Aww, not just for the Lagombi, but also be closer to my bestie!" Ruby said, smiling at Weiss.
"Oh, great. I thought going back to Atlas would put distance between us." Weiss groaned.
"So, what monster's next?" Neo asked.
"Actually, I was thinking that, now that you all have your monsters, now would be a perfect time to show you incredibly powerful techniques used by the Riders." Katana explained.
"Riders?" Weiss asked.
"Yes, a group of people that have grown and lived alongside monsters, developing bonds with them with the help of special stones known as kinship stones. And when the monsters and hunters have grown together and truly become in sync with one another, they are able to use devastating kinship attacks." Katana explained.
"Yep! And it just so happens that WE are both Hunters and Riders!" Tekko declared.
"Except we don't need some dumb stone to make monsters love us. We're just naturally irresistible and loved by all monsters." Razara bragged
"That and we're a family of demons powerful enough to capture and tame monsters on a level regular humans can't." Katana added, putting and end to her daughters' boasting.
"But we'll get to see these attacks and perhaps even attempt them ourselves?" Ironwood asked.
"Yes, but sadly, not every monster has one. We're still working with newer monsters, like yours and Qrow's. And Alatreon's are incredibly hard to find, so you can imagine that it'd be hard to come up with an attack for a monster you can't find." Katana explained.
"Still, this does seem quite interesting. I would very much like to see these attacks." Winter agreed.
"Alright, then! Sit back and enjoy all the Kinship attacks we currently know of! As performed by Razara and I!" Tekko declared.
A/N: Thank you for enjoying! Hope you enjoyed as always! So, yes, the next video will be of the kinship attacks from Monster Hunter Stories! Rage has a playlist of their playthrough and at the end of it is them reacting to almost all of the kinship attacks, minus the new world monsters, as World hadn't been made yet, as well as Kushala, Teostra, Alatreon and, for some reason, Rajang, despite I know it's a monstie in the game.
[1] Wow, I actually spelled reminiscently right. Anyway, the manga states that Roman has Huntsman training, so it's a good bet he got it from Beacon.
[2] For all you hikers out there, this has been your nature fact of the day. Seriously, try to remember those when you go into the woods next time. And don't get the directions for which bears mixed up.
[3] No offense meant to any greatsword wielders, it's my second favorite weapon, too, but you cannot deny, it is very hard to line up hits sometimes, clearly, since even in the video, in that scene I described, Rage missed at least two swings.
[4] Remember, they have Grimm studies with Port, so I'm assuming, even with all of Port's long-winded stories, they've still probably covered all the well-known types of Grimm.