Casaurian Ahirujo (Red/Behemoth)

Casaurian Ahirujo (超鳥獣アヒルジョー, Chō Chōjū Ahirujō, Super Bird-Beast Ahirujō) is a Red/Behemoth variant of Duche that appears in Event Stages and Enigma Stages.

Casaurian Ahirujo
Information
Appearances:	Hidden Forest of Gapra Ashvini Desert Jinfore Volcano Hunter's Map I Hunter's Map II Hunter's Map III
Money Drop:	1,500¢ - 5,925¢

Enemy

A strong, hard-hitting enemy that has range on par with Cameraman Cat but gains hits progressively farther with each of the three hits of its attack, reaching Gross Cat levels on the third hit. Make sure you have units that can tank its attacks, because its potential pushing power is immense. Apple Cat, Evil Cat, Cyberpunk Cats and the like are rendered useless by its immunities to freeze and slow.

Casaurian Ahirujo is most dangerous when it has strong peons in front of it, allowing it to chip away at your frontline while not taking too much damage itself.

Strategy

Though they may have wildly different attack ranges and styles, strategy-wise, think of Casaurian Ahirujo as a Bore that can't be frozen or slowed. Whale Cat, Crazed Fish Cat and optionally Dark Lazer can tank and bring down a lone Ahirujo just as well as against Bore, while Fried Shrimp Cat can do double-duty tanking and weakening. Use Cat Combos to further improve the efficacy of these units.

Meatshields are important, but Eraser Cat and Manic Eraser Cat have to be at very high levels (20+43 and 31 respectively) to endure all three hits from a 100% Ahirujo, so for early players, cheaper options like Macho Cat, Crazed Macho Cat and Kyubey Cat are preferred unless the Erasers are needed to survive hits from other enemies in the stage.

Melee rushers like Awakened Bahamut Cat are not effective due to its very strong attack and multi-hit, which will cause them to die before significant damage can be done.

Courier Cat is catered specifically to counter Casaurian Ahirujo: his Massive Damage and Behemoth Slayer abilities stack against Ahirujo's dual typing, adding up to 33k DPS at level 30 with all Blood Fruits! His only weak point is that he stands at the same range as Ahirujo, necessitating use of a "stepping stone" for him to be safe.

Dictionary

Switch EN/JP

Enemy Unit # 604		Red/Behemoth
Casaurian Ahirujo
		EN Description
		A duck that fled back to nature and narrowly avoided becoming foie gras. It violently rustles its crests and can gore enemies with its giant beak. A feral beast among feral beasts.

Enemy Unit # 604		Red/Behemoth
超鳥獣アヒルジョー (Chō Chōjū Ahirujō, Super Bird-Beast Ahirujō)
		JP Script
		フォアグラにされかけていた所を間一髪で 逃げ出し、野生の世界へ飛び込んだアヒル。 耳のようなトサカを振り乱し、巨大化した クチバシから渾身の一撃を放つ凶暴性あり。
		EN Translation
		This duck was about to become foie gras, but escaped just in the nick of time by fleeing into the wild. It rustles its gigantic ear-like crest, unleashing its full strength from its enlarged beak.

Encounters

This enemy has always appeared at 100% strength magnification.

Event Stages

• Hidden Forest of Gapra: Woodlands Area 4
• Ashvini Desert:
  • Badlands Area 2
  • Badlands Area 3
• Jinfore Volcano: Magma Tunnel Area 1

Enigma Stages

• Hunter's Map I:
  • Purple Stone Forest 1
  • Red Stone Forest 1
• Hunter's Map II:
  • Purple Stone Forest 2
  • Red Stone Forest 2
  • Green Stone Desert 2
• Hunter's Map III:
  • Purple Stone Forest 3
  • Red Stone Forest 3

Stats

Casaurian Ahirujo
Health	Attack Power	Attack Range	Attack Frequency	Movement Speed	Knockback	Attack Animation
1,200,000 HP	19,500 damage (8,863.64 DPS)	250 (Area Attack)	66f 2.2 seconds	15	5 times	10f 0.33s (34f 1.13s backswing)
Special Ability						Type
Multi-Hit (6,500 at 10f 0.33s, 6,500 at 21f 0.7s, 6,500 at 32f 1.07s) Long Distance (1~251 on 1st hit, 1~301 on 2nd hit, 1~351 on 3rd hit) 5% chance to perform a Savage Blow for 3x damage Immune to Freeze, Slow and Surge						Red/Behemoth

Gallery

Casaurian Ahirujo's spritesheet

Casaurian Ahirujo's attack animation

Casaurian Ahirujo's moving animation

Trivia

• Casaurian Ahirujo makes two different Monster Hunter references:
  • Its frills, beak shape, legs, coloration and attack animation draw heavily from Yian Kut-Ku.
  • Its name is a portmanteau of ahiru, the Japanese word for duck, and Ibirujō, the Japanese name of Deviljho.
• Foie gras is a French "delicacy" made from the fattened liver of a duck or goose. Due to the sheer cruelty of force-feeding and then slaughtering the birds, this dish is banned in many places.

Reference

• https://battlecats-db.com/enemy/606.html

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