Miros Vulture

Miros Vultures are large flying creatures added in the Downpour DLC that resemble a combination between s and s.

Appearance
Miros Vultures have the head shape, glowing eyes and long, scissor-like beak of a Miros Bird, the overdeveloped wings, prominent shoulder blades and frequent gas expulsion of a Vulture. They have two pairs of wings, each bearing many sharp blade-like "feathers" as opposed to the 's tubular "feathers".

Abilities
In addition to the existing abilities of Vultures, they also sport a hitscan explosive laser blast. When used, a laser shines out of their eye, emitting a sound similar to a laser. The laser slowly turns from yellow to red, and the light on the ground where the laser hits also shrinks. Eventually, an explosion occurs at the point the laser touches.

Apart from flying, they are also capable of moving swiftly on land. Furthermore, unlike regular Vultures, they will pursue the player even through narrow spaces. This means that actions like hiding inside a tunnel are not sufficient for a Miros Vulture to give up on its prey, comparable to how Miros Birds will often fish the player out of short creature tunnels.

Combat
Given by the large health pool it possesses, are highly recommended to deal significant damage when attempting to fight a Miros Vulture. Evading the constant, deadly snapping is very difficult when fighting on open ground; tunnels or cover small enough to hide in are crucial when it strays too close to the ground. When injured, it will pause the continuous snipping and open its mouth wide to retaliate by emitting a laser beam from its mouth that slowly charges up a, shooting to the location where the laser beam is directed at. The Miros Vulture is completely immune to this explosion. To avoid the explosion quickly, move away and hide in a space where it cannot follow or out of the explosion radius; after shooting out the grenade it will resume back to its default state. The grenade shot has a long wind-up, allowing for a few quick hits before taking cover. It takes about 4s to the head to kill a Miros Vulture.

Stealth
Sneaking past a Miros Vulture can be quite tough due to their hitscan laser explosive, their walking speed, their beak length allowing them to fish you out of creature tunnels, and their mouth grenade shot. your best bet is to wound it with Explosives, and get to the nearest pipeline.

Evasion
Evading Miros Vultures is difficult due to them having a hardcoded relationship on Eats being 1f on the Slugcat and every other creature having a -90% multiplier on their relationships, meaning the Slugcat is unable to use distractions and will always be prioritized over everything else, moving to the nearest pipe or tunnel is highly advised, Sliding and Explosive Jumping can assist in escaping. Miros Vultures will often remain at the spot the Slugcat last escaped, making them all the more persistent.



Trivia
Miros Vultures can be summoned by a Vulture Grub, although very rarely (rate needs checking).