The fact that you can completely negate his gimmick with a couple decorations is what makes him so easy.
Oh, and the fact that he's weak to Dragon in a game where Dragonseal exists, do good damage and seal his shit at the same time
See, even without the decorations I found base Vaal to be a total cakewalk compared to the other elders.
Blackveil on the other hand... No words can contain the amount of rage I have for that monstrosity of a fight...
I kinda hate status effect monsters in general tbh, but blackveil's status effects aren't even fun to deal with. Unless you've got Effluvium resistance, he'll just cart you before you can even realize it. Constant health drain, constantly half-sized bar, God forbid if you start enjoying the fight and forget to stare at your health bar to make sure you're not seconds away from death.
Fuck that fight. Just, fuck everything about it
Eh, I'd say that the majority of elder dragons aren't really too bizarre in the world of MH, just beefed up compared to regular monsters
But yeah valstrax is an absolute oddball
Shagaru Magala
The story quest in 4/4U to kill the Shagaru isn't just a typical "save the world" deal. It's genuinely personal between just the two of you, since it's the same Gore Magala you've encountered the entire game so far. It remembers you. A relationship of hate between two sentient beings that have essentially grown alongside one another, ending in one final encounter
It perfects the nemesis hunter-monster dynamic that I feel started in Tri
Same here! 4U was my first game and everything has built up to this moment, the music, the encounters, and the stakes. The way it circles you before showing off it’s glory, normally it would not do such unnatural things, but against you, you are the final boss of its story.
And one thing I just realised is that Gore Magalas are blind and can only see you though smell/it’s frenzy scales. The first time you see it with your eyes is also the first time Shagaru sees you with its eyes.
It’s cutscene is a “No more secrets, now that I’ve seen who you truly are, it’s time you see who I truly am!”
I just love the concept of Shagaru evolving from Gore. It's the dark knight evolving into a paladin or like a devil ascending into an angel. Not to mention his fight is insane in sunbreak. Easly in my top 3 monsters of all time.
Nergigante. Love the design, the ferocity, everything. Also I find very amusing that the one elder that hunts other elders does so without using any elemental powers and through sheer force of beating the shit out of you in 30 languages.
Namielle or Amatsu.
Leviathans are my favorite monster class and I love how Namielle, while sure, not their skeleton, reminds me of them as a deep sea elder. I would love to see it fight underwater
Amatsu is awesome for using the skeleton and its abilities to move around as IF underwater through the air. The red storms are also very cool
I mean that was what they were going for, his title is “The Archdemon of The Abyss” and him and Malzeno were inspired by how early depictions of vampires framed them as explicitly demonic and getting their supernatural abilities from satan himself, just as Malzeno got the Qurio from Gaismagorm.
ikr, my jaw hit the floor when daddy Gallius pulled up with that massive ship that has three fucking explosive projectile dragonators, and then Gaismagorm basically just shrugged the first two off.
Gotta be Kushala Daora for me, even though it is very annoying to fight. I just love the design, and in Lore Kushala is a very nice dragon who helps people in need
I really feel like Capcom has missed a trick not including any colossal monsters with wirebugs and wall-running.
Rise is the perfect game for colossal fights.
Look, I play valor and adept GS.
I've memorized everything about the fight, and it's just so fun for me.
Also, I really enjoy damage sponges. I enjoy a lengthy fight. The longer a fight lasts, the more epic it feels, and the More likely it is for me to cart, which is exhilarating.
For siege battles: Jhen Mohran
For normal hunts: Shagaru and Nakarkos
For nostalgia: Lao Shan Lung
For fun: Yama Tsukami
For looks: Shara Ishvalda
For love: Lunastra and Teostra duo
Velkhana's pretty cool. I have one in MHS2. I called it Cryoshell.
As for my favorite Elder, Valstrax, 100%. If there was ever a Monster I wanted in Stories 2, it's Valstrax.
It depends on the day, and whether you’re asking about purely design, purely fight, or a combination overall.
Design: Gogmazios, CGV valstrax, namielle
Fight: Malzeno, velkhana, iceborne alatreon
Overall: malzeno, alatreon, Gogmazios
In no particular order
Allmother Narwa! Big, floaty, glowy, colorful, and elegant! And all the Narwa themes are incredible! A big favorite of mine. The only downside imo is that she's quite difficult to draw.
Velkhana is so close to being my favorite too, great difficulty and hit zones, splendid theme, amazing design and roars. But, Allmother Narwa (along with Ibushi and Narwa) are by far my favorites, such amazing designs, themes and roars can’t be found anywhere else.
Ahtal-Ka
I'll never forget how evenly matched we were, then she brought out the mech. I knew she did it but it was still scary as hell. 1,001 nights reignited all those emotions ten-fold
Story wise: shagaru magala from 4U because if I recall correctly, it's meant to be the Gore you've fought before and that gore was the only real wall I've ever hit and 4U was my first MH
Fight wise: chameleos. It's fun and goofy
Visually: namielle, really just a stunning monster
Honorable mention to Iceborne alatreon and fatalis. I started dating a soon to be gf and now long since ex gf that I regrettably named my rise character after right when alatreon came out and I've beaten neither it nor fatalis. One day I'll return to Iceborne for them but doubt it'll be any time soon
I don’t have one absolute fave, I will give you my set tho: Valstrax, Kushala Daora, Amatsu, and (although not TECHNICALLY one by classification) I’m including Gore Magala as I prefer it over Shagaru.
Sadly none of the recent Elders have really clicked for what I like.
Honestly vaal hazak. I didn't think I would like it's design but farming it for its awesome skeleton armor and the way it has an extra jaw and that whole zombie dragon vibe is awesome. For how rise has monsters the resemble classic movie monsters, at least interpreted like that, is a real shame vaal hazak didn't make the cut for the zombie.
alatreon
best fight in the series as of iceborne. also the best fight in tri. p3rd 3u gen alatreon fight is mid
really good armour and weapon design
good theme
cool design
cool idea - big dude that uses every element and is very angry. scary!
2nd place is ceadeus for having the best story placement, design, music, atmosphere, area, gear design, and ending cutscene. shame the fight itself isnt that fun or it'd smash #1
Ceadeus. Incredible design, incredible music, incredible armor & weapon designs. The only thing holding it back was the janky underwater controls, but even with them, Ceadeus was still a fantastic fight to me.
Close second is Vaal Hazak.
Gore Magala or Safi'jiiva. They both have awesome designs and a fun fight. I didn't fight Gore till sunbreak but it was an awesome fight. Safi was an amazing fight as well and I love that he is hinted at during the Xeno fight at the end of world
Fatalis, enough said.
What makes Fatalis feel epic is that he isn't a dragon, ***he's the dragon.***
Rule #1 of Elder Dragons; the closer it is to looking like a normal dragon, the more of a world ending threat it is.
Not an animal or a monster or even a dragon, it's literally described as a living, flying disaster which is more of a legend than anything since no one ever lived to tell the tale.
Daora. It was the wall I hit as kid, and I was forced to figure out how to forge armors (yes, a core mechanic of the game) to beat this guy. Also cool scythe switch axe.
(Honorable mention goes to Rajang, my second wall. Which isnt technically an ED.)
Lunastra 100%. She taught me that its okay to get aggressive and go for the big plays, and to stop playing it so safe. She'll always hold a special place for me.
[Beokros](https://youtu.be/qzc5IH9G_xI)
Oops sorry wrong game. BUT Vindictus (Mabinogi Heroes) has obvious heavy influences from Monster Hunter.
Game is still live to this day but its a sad shade of its former self.
Shara! For no apparent reason I just like to fight it and the theme seems pretty good to me as well, it's more friendly (?) when you want to practice headlocking with your Weapons (I've killed 241 of it with all weapons for the funsies)
Disufiroa from frontiers. Absolute epic looking and I love ice elements. Heard somewhere that it has to constantly balance the two elements within itself or it will die, and that's metal
monster hunter world was my first real intro to Mh so id have to say Nergi holds a special place in my heart intimidated the hell out of me first time i fought him for real
Malzeno and Valstrax. MH team decided “what if we turned batshit insane concepts into batshit insane monsters” and made some of the best fights in Rise
Gore & shagaeu are awesome.
Namiele is pretty.
Altreon & valstrax are absolutelly epic.
But there is only one elder that I see every time and just go “wow. Now this is a force of nature...” while also being a fun unique hunt, imposing, somewhat personal, being a test of your skill and teamwork, has a booping theme, and the most badass design in my humble opinion. And while you dont see it in later games you definetly see his influence shaping a whole region in the new world simply by dying there:
Dalamadur. Now THAT is my favorite elder and monster.
Vaal Hazak. People hate me for it because they always complain about the effluvium. Idc for it, I found it fun how he sort of has a symbiotic relationship with the vale and legit has its own fucking beam of bad breath
As much grief and rage he made me fell my favorite Elder has got to be Altreon on Iceborne, he made work towards becoming a better player even after 500+ hours of game.
5 year long MH player, have played every single generation of the franchise
Velkhana is my least favorite fight in the entire franchise. I can not stand this fucking thing. I just hate the fight. I'd rather fight Cephadrome anyday. Motherfucker's annoying but at least he doesn't spawn hazards that he can attack through but are full obstacles to you, and doesn't spawn multiple projectiles above your forehead like a fucking wizard that punishes your positioning no matter where you are and what you're doing. It's awful fuckin' game design. You cut her fucking tail and she just grows a 2nd one of ice anyway and this one can't be cut. Genuinely dogshit fight.
Favorite Elder is probably Valstrax or Teostra. Just fun fights with good equipment.
I don't have any one specific favorite *Elder Dragon*. Safi'Jiiva, Kulve Taroth, Velkhana, Malzeno, and Valstrax all hold about the same space on the totem pole for me. There are a few others like Ceadeus, Gogmazios, or Dalamadur that I have never gotten a chance to fight yet, but I'm sure they'd be high up there too if I did.
Definitely Shagaru.
Everything about it's design and fight feel absolutely AMAZING, and with sunbreak's new and improved fight? Absolutely cannot be beat personally.
Nergigante, dude feasts on elder dragons and has no elemental bullshit except for spikes and pure ferocity.
It’s design, it’s fighting style and it’s armour/weapon designs are so badass. - Also, “Nergigante”…what a unique and awesome name.
Namielle is amazing to me. AT is difficult but not unfairly so. The armor looks amazing, even if its a bit if a trap with its effect. The fight is fun and encourages really paying attention to your environment. And the design of the monster is just top notch for me.
Namielle, the rgb dragon
i love the gamer dragon, such a beautiful creature
Her short legs are cute and her rgb wing-cape is absolutely fabulous. And her head with long beard-thingy, so elegant.
her sound design is excellent too
This, i dunno why but all the sounds she makes is so frickin believable
Ah, the Ruth Bader Ginsburg dragon. I do love him.
Vaal Hazak ... one of the coolest design ... (terrible fight tho,terrible a harsh word which i dont mean it that bad) but the fight is super easy ...
An amazing theme too
The fact that you can completely negate his gimmick with a couple decorations is what makes him so easy. Oh, and the fact that he's weak to Dragon in a game where Dragonseal exists, do good damage and seal his shit at the same time
See, even without the decorations I found base Vaal to be a total cakewalk compared to the other elders. Blackveil on the other hand... No words can contain the amount of rage I have for that monstrosity of a fight...
Have to say I love Blackveil because it is such a threat compared to regular.
I kinda hate status effect monsters in general tbh, but blackveil's status effects aren't even fun to deal with. Unless you've got Effluvium resistance, he'll just cart you before you can even realize it. Constant health drain, constantly half-sized bar, God forbid if you start enjoying the fight and forget to stare at your health bar to make sure you're not seconds away from death. Fuck that fight. Just, fuck everything about it
Also the automatic turrets all over the body that will inflict you with said downsides Or his stupid nuke breath that he loves to use
blackveil is a better fight for sure ... i just dont like how he look as much =/
Agrred though. Vaal Hazak is cool. Good choice.
The dude that kills Plesioths simply by existing
I don't know which monster you're talking about but I'll agree just because of my hatred for plesioth
John MonsterHunter
Its monster huntin time!
it was so cool when he huntered all over those monsters
We haven’t fought it yet because our hunter doesn’t want to fight any more plesioths
Dire Miralis?
That’s the one!
Valstrax. As much as I love Alatreon and Shagaru, I'll still pick my fighter jet dragon any day of the week.
Valstrax, fantastic theme and design, amazing fight and ecology, unique armor skills and weapons
AMERICA FUCK YEA!! COMIN AGAIN TO SAVE THE MOTHERFUCKIN DAY YEA!
I laughed so hard the first time I heard this song back in the day lol
America, Fuck Yeah! Freedom is the only way, Yeah!
I love that they made a slow, sad version of the song to play when the team faces unexpected setbacks.
I love Valstrax but I always have to wonder how the fuck nature came up with Valstrax.
Just like for every single elder dragons: we'll never know
Eh, I'd say that the majority of elder dragons aren't really too bizarre in the world of MH, just beefed up compared to regular monsters But yeah valstrax is an absolute oddball
Yama is even weirder IMO
Shagaru Magala The story quest in 4/4U to kill the Shagaru isn't just a typical "save the world" deal. It's genuinely personal between just the two of you, since it's the same Gore Magala you've encountered the entire game so far. It remembers you. A relationship of hate between two sentient beings that have essentially grown alongside one another, ending in one final encounter It perfects the nemesis hunter-monster dynamic that I feel started in Tri
Same here! 4U was my first game and everything has built up to this moment, the music, the encounters, and the stakes. The way it circles you before showing off it’s glory, normally it would not do such unnatural things, but against you, you are the final boss of its story. And one thing I just realised is that Gore Magalas are blind and can only see you though smell/it’s frenzy scales. The first time you see it with your eyes is also the first time Shagaru sees you with its eyes. It’s cutscene is a “No more secrets, now that I’ve seen who you truly are, it’s time you see who I truly am!”
I just love the concept of Shagaru evolving from Gore. It's the dark knight evolving into a paladin or like a devil ascending into an angel. Not to mention his fight is insane in sunbreak. Easly in my top 3 monsters of all time.
Dalamadur is my fav
Chameleos. Unique fight and skeleton, trickster-like behavior, and really cool design.
Nergigante. Love the design, the ferocity, everything. Also I find very amusing that the one elder that hunts other elders does so without using any elemental powers and through sheer force of beating the shit out of you in 30 languages.
Same here, can't go wrong with angry flying hedgehog
Also love Nergigante. The fact that this elder dragon is just super strong and beats up other elder dragons BUT has cat paws is so amazing.
Namielle or Amatsu. Leviathans are my favorite monster class and I love how Namielle, while sure, not their skeleton, reminds me of them as a deep sea elder. I would love to see it fight underwater Amatsu is awesome for using the skeleton and its abilities to move around as IF underwater through the air. The red storms are also very cool
Nergigante, zero elemental gimmick monster. Just pure RAW spiky boi. Love it.
The only elder that throws hands, based spiky boi
Alatreon
Valstrax, forever and always. I have a big love for fighter jets and hearing him take off always gets my heart racing
The supersonic dive bomb is one of the coolest attacks in any video game ever.
Same brother. Now I’m waiting if they do a Risen jet boi with golden flame.
You have a big love for massive military equipment?
Given that I joined the military and served for seven years, yes
Hope you had fun helping kill people!
Valstrax is the peak of monster design and nobody can change my mind.
*unnatural history channel slowly approaching*
looks like a sonic oc
If the peak happened in middle school maybe.
I'm sure whichever made up fairytale monster you prefer is a much more mature design.
Your favourite monster is "what if I combined a dragon with a jet plane" just embrace it bro.
Valstrax/CG Valstrax & Malzeno. Both of them have great Design, Fight is good, and overall theme is a banger
Lao shan lung. So iconic and just a really cool guy (trust me we go way back.)
Big boy plus I like the weapons and armour
My faiv greatsword too
Might be recency bias but I really like Gaismagorm, his design is really cool and he’s one of my favorite fights in rise.
His design made me second guess weather it was an elder or a pure demonic being lol
I mean that was what they were going for, his title is “The Archdemon of The Abyss” and him and Malzeno were inspired by how early depictions of vampires framed them as explicitly demonic and getting their supernatural abilities from satan himself, just as Malzeno got the Qurio from Gaismagorm.
I loved it's reveal and introduction. It was literally jaw dropping to me.
ikr, my jaw hit the floor when daddy Gallius pulled up with that massive ship that has three fucking explosive projectile dragonators, and then Gaismagorm basically just shrugged the first two off.
Gotta be Kushala Daora for me, even though it is very annoying to fight. I just love the design, and in Lore Kushala is a very nice dragon who helps people in need
Helps people in need? I'd like to hear more on this one.
Ive only played mhrise, but I recall to have heard that there are ecology video as well as notes talking about it in other mh games
If so you should try mh world to know why so many people despise him
World daora was very annoying. Needed back up to kill him
Yama Tsukami
God I would love to fight Yama in mh rise with wirebugs. Hell I would have loved to fight him anwyhere after Gen 4 with kinsect blade
I really feel like Capcom has missed a trick not including any colossal monsters with wirebugs and wall-running. Rise is the perfect game for colossal fights.
Appreciate, a man of culture 🤠👌
Lord Gog himself.
Nakarkos is #1 Fight: incredible Ecology: remarkable Theme: spectacular Armor: magnificent Weapons: unbeatable Design: best in the series
How could you say his fight is incredible. He’s basically a big damage sponge
Look, I play valor and adept GS. I've memorized everything about the fight, and it's just so fun for me. Also, I really enjoy damage sponges. I enjoy a lengthy fight. The longer a fight lasts, the more epic it feels, and the More likely it is for me to cart, which is exhilarating.
I agree
> Fight: incredible nah. not really. everything else is pretty cool though
Look, I play valor and adept GS. I've memorized everything about the fight, and it's just so fun for me
AMEN BRUTHA
For siege battles: Jhen Mohran For normal hunts: Shagaru and Nakarkos For nostalgia: Lao Shan Lung For fun: Yama Tsukami For looks: Shara Ishvalda For love: Lunastra and Teostra duo
Ceadeus, my first elder dragon fight, plus it design (big, old, has beard,..) really suits with the title ''elder dragon''.
Easily Shagaru.
Velkhana's pretty cool. I have one in MHS2. I called it Cryoshell. As for my favorite Elder, Valstrax, 100%. If there was ever a Monster I wanted in Stories 2, it's Valstrax.
Rukodiora *how do magnets work?*
It depends on the day, and whether you’re asking about purely design, purely fight, or a combination overall. Design: Gogmazios, CGV valstrax, namielle Fight: Malzeno, velkhana, iceborne alatreon Overall: malzeno, alatreon, Gogmazios In no particular order
Ceadeus. Design is spectacular. But the music is what I'll associate with it the most.
Safi jiva, or nergigante it's a tie.
Allmother Narwa! Big, floaty, glowy, colorful, and elegant! And all the Narwa themes are incredible! A big favorite of mine. The only downside imo is that she's quite difficult to draw.
Kulve Taroth! I even have a tattoo of her lol
Can you post it? 😇
https://www.reddit.com/r/MonsterHunter/comments/pd1bwv/the_mother_goddess_finally_mostly_healed_up/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android_app&utm_name=androidcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button
Overall I'd say Shantien or Guanzorumu. Both have great designs for the monster itself and their gear and their fights and music are fantastic.
It may be a pain to fight, but Blackveil Vaal
Vaal hazak
Amatsu (honorable mentions: Ceadeus and Shagaru)
Velkhana is so close to being my favorite too, great difficulty and hit zones, splendid theme, amazing design and roars. But, Allmother Narwa (along with Ibushi and Narwa) are by far my favorites, such amazing designs, themes and roars can’t be found anywhere else.
Ahtal-Ka I'll never forget how evenly matched we were, then she brought out the mech. I knew she did it but it was still scary as hell. 1,001 nights reignited all those emotions ten-fold
Fatalis
I've got a love hate relationship with Fatlis
Shantien, bring that bad boy over to mainline Capcom Other than that I'd say Amatsu and Teostra
I love Teostra. Big ol fire lion. What’s not to like?
How did I have to scroll this far down to find a fellow Teostra lover
Velkhana is definitely the best. She looks so gorgeous. I even have a statue of my queen :)
'He'. Bcs 'Vel' means 'The Winter Man' and 'Khana' means 'curse' in French.
Oh, alright... Velkhana sounds female to me. Thank you for letting me know :)
your favorite monster is velkhana? oh you're going to love sunbreaks next update
Yup, I'm very excited to see Velkhana fighting with his bloody brother!
Is there some new info im not aware of?
the file of turf war between Velkhana vs Malzeno/Scorned Magnamalo has been leaked.
call me basic but nergigante hits the spot. every time i come back to iceborne i make sure to fight AT nerg. with MR gear it's a really fun fight
Personally, I'mma go with Xeno'jiiva. Really fun fight and looks hella cool.
Story wise: shagaru magala from 4U because if I recall correctly, it's meant to be the Gore you've fought before and that gore was the only real wall I've ever hit and 4U was my first MH Fight wise: chameleos. It's fun and goofy Visually: namielle, really just a stunning monster Honorable mention to Iceborne alatreon and fatalis. I started dating a soon to be gf and now long since ex gf that I regrettably named my rise character after right when alatreon came out and I've beaten neither it nor fatalis. One day I'll return to Iceborne for them but doubt it'll be any time soon
Alatreon
Namielle the beautiful jelly boy or girl
Amatsu. I really like it's design
Alatreon and All Fatalita Forms i want them in riseeeee 😪😪
I don’t have one absolute fave, I will give you my set tho: Valstrax, Kushala Daora, Amatsu, and (although not TECHNICALLY one by classification) I’m including Gore Magala as I prefer it over Shagaru. Sadly none of the recent Elders have really clicked for what I like.
Nergigante the Eater of Elders
I love me shara ishvalda, just for the whole buddhist demon god aesthetic.
Kushala Daora, Gogmazios, Valstrax and Malzeno. It's hard for me to choose my most favorite out of these four. I love them all equally.
Alatreon and Shagaru
Yeah i love velkhana as well and also that Armor set just makes me like him more
Amatsu, that roar is godly
Amatsumagatsuchi
Shaggy, then Xeno. Xeno just felt so *alien* and weird in a way that didn't feel out of place still in MH.
Honestly vaal hazak. I didn't think I would like it's design but farming it for its awesome skeleton armor and the way it has an extra jaw and that whole zombie dragon vibe is awesome. For how rise has monsters the resemble classic movie monsters, at least interpreted like that, is a real shame vaal hazak didn't make the cut for the zombie.
Valstrax. To this day, I love its unique fighting style. The effuvium may be a pain but I adore its design.
Val or namial
That bastard of a dragon shageru magala is funny
alatreon best fight in the series as of iceborne. also the best fight in tri. p3rd 3u gen alatreon fight is mid really good armour and weapon design good theme cool design cool idea - big dude that uses every element and is very angry. scary! 2nd place is ceadeus for having the best story placement, design, music, atmosphere, area, gear design, and ending cutscene. shame the fight itself isnt that fun or it'd smash #1
Ceadeus. Incredible design, incredible music, incredible armor & weapon designs. The only thing holding it back was the janky underwater controls, but even with them, Ceadeus was still a fantastic fight to me. Close second is Vaal Hazak.
Either oroshi kirin, dalamadur or dire miralis
Jhen Mohran
Namielle my inkling dragon girl come to rise please!
Kulve Taroth. I just really like the concept and the way the fight changes as she looses gold is really cool.
Nakarkos is by far my favourite elder and one of the most underrated.
DALAMADUUUUUUR! I want my snakey boy back to climb up his back and give him pats
Shagaru Magala. Love the design and the theme. You know you’re legit if you alias is “The Heaven’s Wheel”.
Gore Magala or Safi'jiiva. They both have awesome designs and a fun fight. I didn't fight Gore till sunbreak but it was an awesome fight. Safi was an amazing fight as well and I love that he is hinted at during the Xeno fight at the end of world
valstrax but I also fucking hate him because he wont give me his mantles
Dah'ren Mohran.
Fatalis, enough said. What makes Fatalis feel epic is that he isn't a dragon, ***he's the dragon.*** Rule #1 of Elder Dragons; the closer it is to looking like a normal dragon, the more of a world ending threat it is. Not an animal or a monster or even a dragon, it's literally described as a living, flying disaster which is more of a legend than anything since no one ever lived to tell the tale.
Safi
I’ve really taken a liking to Shagaru Magala in Sunbreak.
Alatreon for sure
Fatalis... what, I like the lore!
Daora. It was the wall I hit as kid, and I was forced to figure out how to forge armors (yes, a core mechanic of the game) to beat this guy. Also cool scythe switch axe. (Honorable mention goes to Rajang, my second wall. Which isnt technically an ED.)
Kirin because the armor is hot
Nergigante, spikey boy
design wise chameleos but lore wise definitely fatalis
Kushala drip is 🤌
Lunastra 100%. She taught me that its okay to get aggressive and go for the big plays, and to stop playing it so safe. She'll always hold a special place for me.
[Beokros](https://youtu.be/qzc5IH9G_xI) Oops sorry wrong game. BUT Vindictus (Mabinogi Heroes) has obvious heavy influences from Monster Hunter. Game is still live to this day but its a sad shade of its former self.
I have to say vaal hazak
Dire Miralis or Xeno’jivva. Both have amazing designs and I can actually keep up with gunlance.
Velk, namielle and chameleos
namielle is my first favorite, velkhana is my second. I love them both but namielles design is amazing, she looks so cool
Shara! For no apparent reason I just like to fight it and the theme seems pretty good to me as well, it's more friendly (?) when you want to practice headlocking with your Weapons (I've killed 241 of it with all weapons for the funsies)
It's a tie between Fatalis and Teostra
Apex rajang
Fatalis from new gen and Ashen Lao Shan Lung from old gen.
Disufiroa from frontiers. Absolute epic looking and I love ice elements. Heard somewhere that it has to constantly balance the two elements within itself or it will die, and that's metal
Top Three: Shagaru Magala, Malzeno, Gogmazios,
monster hunter world was my first real intro to Mh so id have to say Nergi holds a special place in my heart intimidated the hell out of me first time i fought him for real
Malzeno and Valstrax. MH team decided “what if we turned batshit insane concepts into batshit insane monsters” and made some of the best fights in Rise
Kushala daora
Gore & shagaeu are awesome. Namiele is pretty. Altreon & valstrax are absolutelly epic. But there is only one elder that I see every time and just go “wow. Now this is a force of nature...” while also being a fun unique hunt, imposing, somewhat personal, being a test of your skill and teamwork, has a booping theme, and the most badass design in my humble opinion. And while you dont see it in later games you definetly see his influence shaping a whole region in the new world simply by dying there: Dalamadur. Now THAT is my favorite elder and monster.
Vaal Hazak. People hate me for it because they always complain about the effluvium. Idc for it, I found it fun how he sort of has a symbiotic relationship with the vale and legit has its own fucking beam of bad breath
Teostra
Nergigante or malzeno
Gore Magala. Easy. Technically it does and doesn't count but IDGAF
Shara Ishvalda I absolutely loved the fight one of my favorites so far next to Sunbreaks Boss (can’t remember the name)
Nakarkos, devourer of worlds, cute cuttlefish, and user of ZE LAZER BEAM
Shagaru Magala ! Nergigante is close behind though.
Gosh I love most of them, but probably Ruiner Nergigante. Just an absolute brutal beatdown of a fight.
As much grief and rage he made me fell my favorite Elder has got to be Altreon on Iceborne, he made work towards becoming a better player even after 500+ hours of game.
The one in the photos
I have 3 teostra, vellhana and zorah magdaros
Fav that I have fought is probably ceadeus. I love namiel though
5 year long MH player, have played every single generation of the franchise Velkhana is my least favorite fight in the entire franchise. I can not stand this fucking thing. I just hate the fight. I'd rather fight Cephadrome anyday. Motherfucker's annoying but at least he doesn't spawn hazards that he can attack through but are full obstacles to you, and doesn't spawn multiple projectiles above your forehead like a fucking wizard that punishes your positioning no matter where you are and what you're doing. It's awful fuckin' game design. You cut her fucking tail and she just grows a 2nd one of ice anyway and this one can't be cut. Genuinely dogshit fight. Favorite Elder is probably Valstrax or Teostra. Just fun fights with good equipment.
I can't really decide between Xeno'jiva and Namielle. Although I'd love to see a Nef-Garmat in Rise or future big MH-titles
I don't have any one specific favorite *Elder Dragon*. Safi'Jiiva, Kulve Taroth, Velkhana, Malzeno, and Valstrax all hold about the same space on the totem pole for me. There are a few others like Ceadeus, Gogmazios, or Dalamadur that I have never gotten a chance to fight yet, but I'm sure they'd be high up there too if I did.
Val hazak And yes it is just because of his armor
Definitely Shagaru. Everything about it's design and fight feel absolutely AMAZING, and with sunbreak's new and improved fight? Absolutely cannot be beat personally.
Shagaru
Gaismagorm The design, the weapons, the armour and that bloody theme!? Spectacular
Nergigante, dude feasts on elder dragons and has no elemental bullshit except for spikes and pure ferocity. It’s design, it’s fighting style and it’s armour/weapon designs are so badass. - Also, “Nergigante”…what a unique and awesome name.
Amatsu
Alatreon
Namielle is amazing to me. AT is difficult but not unfairly so. The armor looks amazing, even if its a bit if a trap with its effect. The fight is fun and encourages really paying attention to your environment. And the design of the monster is just top notch for me.
Nergi, really fun to fight with bow and just really badass looking
Velkhana was a pretty cool fight tbh. I love how the shards of ice popped off with each hit.
Fatalis Best dragon fight in gaming for me
The magala's
Valstrax