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| - The Chryatis are large and highly aggressive Akrid. The scourge of E.D.N. III, Chryatis are found in nearly every location on the planet, and are a major nuisance for human colonists. Chryatis are vaguely mantis-like in appearance, with two huge spined forearms that they use to swipe at prey. Their "heads" split apart into three long tentacle-like jaws lined with sharp teeth and spikes. Chryatis typically conserve energy by laying dormant underneath the ice and snow. However, as soon as they detect a thermal energy signature approaching, they burrow out and attack, bursting up from underground.
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| - The Chryatis are large and highly aggressive Akrid. The scourge of E.D.N. III, Chryatis are found in nearly every location on the planet, and are a major nuisance for human colonists. Chryatis are vaguely mantis-like in appearance, with two huge spined forearms that they use to swipe at prey. Their "heads" split apart into three long tentacle-like jaws lined with sharp teeth and spikes. Its Thermal Energy deposits stand out as an orange/yellow glow. If shot at with two Gatling Guns, 1–2 seconds of shooting will sever the arm completely, slowing it down and making it reel in agony, giving you more time to sheer off its other leg as well. Chryatis typically conserve energy by laying dormant underneath the ice and snow. However, as soon as they detect a thermal energy signature approaching, they burrow out and attack, bursting up from underground. These Akrid can move surprisingly fast as they can clear vast sectors of land in mere seconds. The best tip to fight it without a Vital Suit is to keep about 2–3 meters away from the legs and shoot it with a Machine Gun or up-close as to keep under its claw attacks and inflict maximum damage with a Shotgun or Gunsword. While directly beneath the Chryatis, the only attack to watch out for is a downward bite which is fairly easy to dodge. The Chryatis subspecies may potentially follow a hive-like social structure. In Lost Planets 1 and 2, one of the bosses is a Chryatis Queen. Whether this means the Chryatis have a spawning female and overlord with requisite insectile communicative abilities is unknown, as no explanation is given to the creature's name or relative size. It could be that the Chryatis follow a matriarchal "wolf-pack" role, with this particular specimen being the "alpha female", so to speak, or it could simply be a genetic mutation or evolutionary fluke. During the last Episode of Lost Planet 2, large Genessa can sometimes spawn Chryatis. Whether or not these Genessa are simply "docking bays" for the larger creatures, or whether or not the Over-G Akrid is able to produce Chryatis by itself is also unknown, as is whether or not the Over-G's ability to "spawn" Chryatis (if that is indeed what it does) is unique.
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