#(dioso)

The Dioso is a large bear that often claims a comfortable forest clearing as its territory. It's typically 7 to 8 feet tall when standing and weights approximately 700 lbs. It is the largest known Esper Beast in the Woods and the most powerful user of Psychic Force.

The Dioso typically appear lethargic, either napping or eating while resting against a rock or tree, often with a pile of food or fruit nearby. All of that food, however, often comes from the creatures that the Dioso controls with Psychic Force. The typical victims of this mind control are multiple Beeby colonies; not only are they direct and efficient when working, but their stingers and wax-building abilities offer sufficient protection against threats and/or intruders. The mind control is so strong that when it ends, the Beebies have no idea of what they did while they were controlled.

Intruders of a Dioso's territory often suffer miserable fates. Some suffer the wrath of the mind-controlled Beebies, either getting stung to death or captured and immobilized for the Dioso to torture for a long time for the sake of entertainment. But some aggravate to the point where the Dioso itself will attack -- a swipe of one of its arms can easily down a tree, but its Psychic Force alone can immobilize and crush its victims rather quickly. Even the formidable Vylupe can't endure the Dioso's strength -- physical or mental -- and their tough bodies seem impossible to harm in a significant way. And there are very few sights in the Esper Woods more terrifying than a Dioso flying towards you with full force and ferocity.

Despite their incredible power and strength, the Dioso is a rare sight in the Esper Woods, often with fewer than five different instances ever seen at any point. It's unknown if they quarrel with one another often enough over territory to reach this paltry number, whether they have a lack of desire to procreate, or if something or someone is actively hunting down other Diosos…though anything that can easily fell one of these beasts would have to be insanely strong or powerful.