Lagiacrus, Lord of the Sea | Monster Hunter Ecology

[@Oceaniz]

[Notes/Corrections/Sources] *Notes* - The term "Island District" is a fanmade word used to describe the collection of islands seen in this video. - The history of how the Islands were researched after the discoveries in Fonron is storytelling fluff by me, the canon does not give us information on that. - We don't know for sure if Moga Island is the largest Island in the archipelago (we just know its big) - The World Map seen in this video is a recreation of the canon map we got in Encyclopedia 2, but the exact location of anything after MH Freedom Unite is highly speculative. - The Phylogeny seen in this video is a direct translation of the official phylogeny of Monster Hunter as found in the Sunbreak Book, with only the binomial names being added by me. You can check out the full tree here: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/11AWF4Cfj9YSM5w-X_Ejfe1mFgM5qmqNUmKSJZVT_ZNg/edit?gid=473735171#gid=473735171 - While we know that Lagiacrus means "Shining Vortex", we have never been told what language its supposed to be, or if its meant to be a fictional or real language. - While the Lagiacrus Hood's ability to manipulate water currents is mentioned in-canon, I dont believe it is ever seen in-game. - Recently sighted Lagiacrus being able to somehow use their shockers on land is not really a lore fact as much as it is a desperate attempt to explain why in MHGU Laggi can just do that (the real reason is that they didn't want to bring underwater combat back just for him so they had to beef up his land-moveset lol) - Ivory Lagiacrus being able to emit negatively charged atoms is explicitly a theory within the MH Universe and not confirmed. - The Abyssal Lagiacrus being seen as a guardian of old moga is flavor added by me, we dont know what the Mogans think the Abyssal Lagiacrus does. - Scholars pushing for the Abyssal Lagiacrus to be reclassified as a Variant is again not per-se canon, but a way for me to explain the weirdness of pre-5thGen Subspecies shenanigans. The description of the Abyssal Lagiacrus being an elderly individual is accurate. - The story about the Hunter ripping out an Abyssal Lagiacrus' Dynampo is made up, we don't know how the Dynamo was discovered. - The theory on how the Dynamo retains charge is made up, we get no details on how the Dynamo works. *Sources:* Online Sources: tinyurl.com/LaggiThread tinyurl.com/IvoLaggiThread tinyurl.com/AbyLaggiThread tinyurl.com/LaggiThreadJP tinyurl.com/IvoLaggiThreadJP tinyurl.com/AbyLaggiThreadJP dengekionline.com/elem/000/000/188/188575/?s=09#eid188583 tinyurl.com/dic-abby Book Sources: Hunter’s Encyclopedia 3, pgs. 60 & 61 Hunter’s Encyclopedia Reprint, pg. 219 Hunter’s Encyclopedia 4, pg. 88 Monster Hunter Ecological Encyclopedia 3G Volume VI: Ivory Lagiacrus, pgs. 4-12 Monster Hunter Law of Ideas Vol. 1, pg 52 Monster Hunter Super Encyclopedia, pg. 89

[@kokujo5288]

Could you make a dedicated Equal dragon weapon video.

[@GTSE2005]

The excitement I feel when I hear "Next time on Monster Hunter Ecology" is similar to how I felt when I first watched Walking With Dinosaurs when I was younger

[@Hilversumborn]

I watched that countless time when I was a kid.

[@benholland1140]

Ah, an individual of culture. I was more partial to "Walking With Monsters" myself

[@kennethsatria6607]

I think that factor was most used with Walking with Beasts, the drums and chanting really hyped up the teaser footage.

[@gigacanno750]

@@benholland1140I loved Monsters too, but the whole Walking With trilogy was the shit

[@bigchungus6853]

WWD and 2000s paleo documentaries were so GOATED bro (except valley of the t. rex)

[@AngelPerez-tu1nk]

Lagiacrus certainly left an impression on me when I first entered Monster Hunter on tri. God I love that sea lizard so much!

[@Hellbughunter]

My first favorite monster. Hope he comes back one day.

[@andrewmahabir589]

Hoping for mh wilds return

[@airbots4789]

I'd love to see underwater hunting come back in Wilds, though to be honest I'm scared of how they would implement it. I'll be the first to admit I never played (3? The one with underwater hunting originally. I started with 4U) so as much as underwater hunting seems really cool, I'm not sure how to actually implement it.

[@alexciesielski1840]

Rumor has it he’s coming back in wilds and balajara signifies that the leviathan skeleton is working properly

[@red1246]

​@@airbots4789 To be fair, MHtri's underwater combat gave a bad reputation to the concept because of it's jankyness, but MHtriU's underwater was really quite good and many remember it fondly, there's not much to reinvent

[@yeepman5412]

Of course Lagiacrus is gonna return. They have the leviathan skeleton for Balahara and Uth Duna. They are just hiding Lagiacrus for now to hype us up.

[@lonewolfnergiganos4000]

Lagiacrus would look so dope if Capcom introduces him in Wilds, and I'm wondering who he would have a turf war with.

[@Drakonslayer777]

Maybe we might finally get to see him fight Rathalos or something

[@IndominusRex-wc1ey]

No shot he's not beating the shit out of Uth Duna

[@NaiHmee]

​@@IndominusRex-wc1ey Most likely, not only because Scarlet forest has a coastal area. Lagia having electricity based power would whop Uth Duna who relied on slime and water.

[@1stDragonlord]

The monster that make the most sense for Lagiacrus to fight against would be (no confirmed just what I think should be) Ludroth, both normal and Royal, being a prey item, Plesioth being both prey and a comptetor for the same food source, Uth Duna as a competetor, the Raths when out of the water and maybe some of the weaker brutes, like Anjanath

[@Noneofwhat]

Probably something like the MH3 intro if you catch my drift. As well as that new fish/salamander looking thing from the Wilds trailer.

[@RobsDHyrule]

I initiated as a Hunter in MH: Tri. I saw the game in a VG magazine that I used to buy back in the day. It featured the Lagiacrus armor (my current pp) and Lagiacrus and it was loved at first sight. I needed to play the game. To this day Lagiacrus is still my favorite monster and monster hunter my favorite franchise.

[@darthnius809]

How I missed hearing the "Next time on Monster Hunter Ecology" previews.

[@Ryodraco]

17:00 I'd equate that to be similar to saltwater crocodiles. Wide ranging and great travelers, adaptable and nomadic when they lack a territory. Regular instances of gene exchange from these traveling individuals means populations remain relatively similar to each other in appearance.

[@dincanpierson]

If Capcom is to make him come back in Wilds, I hope there will exclusively be the Ivory one. Normal Lagiacrus without underwater combat doesn't feel right

[@zanderstick]

Honestly I just want him back in any capacity for current gen. But yeah Ivory would make the most sense without underwater combat.

[@dincanpierson]

@zanderstick The thing is that in a World demo or alpha build they showed blue Lagiacrus, so I guess they wouldn't bother making a new model. But having Ivory shoot his electric boogaloo at you from Uth Duna's underwater zone would go pretty hard

[@jamesproctor4568]

​@@dincanpiersonIvory is a palette swap, so the model changing would only be to update it to match the changes from World to Wilds.

[@dincanpierson]

@@jamesproctor4568 Yeah, you're right, it makes me hopeful

[@TheKillerham5ter]

Lagiacrus is in wilds, data leaks are already out with weapons and his armour set.

[@1stDragonlord]

Thank you for that look into Lagiacrus, paying my favorite Monster the repect he deserves. I had a good chuckle when you got to the GU head scratcher of how Lagiacrus can suddenly use his shockers on land. And thank you for going into Abyssal Lagiacrus being really just a variant wrongly classified as the Rare Species.

[@GTSE2005]

Lagiacrus' body plan reminds me of real-world sauropterygians like Nothosaurus, even the theory of how its legs could soon evolve to become flippers is reminiscent of plesiosaur evolution.

[@angielada71]

Abyssal lightning attacks are beautifully haunting, like a version of thunder element becoming dragon element with the intense blue and black sparks and all of them cover way more space of effective damage than the lesser counterparts

[@whiteninji352]

Every day, I pray to see my crocodile child reappear. I’m so glad this is back, and I’m very excited for the rest of season 3

[@williamcote4208]

1: LET’S GOOOOOOOO! MONSTER ECOLOGY IS BACK! 2: I’m certain that you must be VERY excited for MH:Wilds especially on the premise that a previously thought extinct species of monster is seemingly back.

[@G1eatShad0w]

When a ecology video about a single monster is over 30 min long you know you’ve got some damn good source material.

[@deanastephensosborne5604]

28:37 I like to believe the hunter who stabbed the abyssal lagaiacrus is josh from ragegamingvideos since he basically is a trainer who trains cotton who is basically a rookie hunter that and also it should be him because memes

[@joshuatgfgamer1]

Woahhh!!!!! Loving the new parts of the intro!!!!!!!!

[@andrewmahabir589]

32 minutes of lagi and oceaniz? I'm ready 🎉

[@xthegamer4965]

My goat. always releasing bangers and stuff that I can listen to whenever

[@Dragonguy1o1]

I abandoned everything i was doing to watch this the second it popped up in my notification

[@samuelgoncalves766]

The leviathan that started it all for many hunters Good times those were

[@JanusHoW]

Oh boy! The third generation of your ecology series begins!

[@Homophonic]

I adore this channel, basically the vaati of monhun, ur vids are great fun to watch

[@kairyu9207]

The Lord of the Seas is here. Here's hope that we'll see him in Wilds. I'm looking forward to seeing all of the stuff covered here like the raptors, bears and the brutes like Deviljho and Barroth.

[@EUPassionStorm]

This is my favourite monster. I have like 1400~ hours in Tri, and it was my intro to the series. Its an incredible pseudo-boss, and something I farmed for its full armour as my like "look how cool I am" set. One of the best flagships IMO.

[@Snowy_Echo]

What a day! Thank you for covering my most favorite monster in monster hunter.

[@jaggedsigns3O11]

I pray we return to Moga Village one day, THIS was my first monster hunter and now my childhood.

[@giantsalamander2296]

Abyssal Lagi lokks so badass, the dark scales broken up by the blue glow beneath them and its shellshockers, just immaculate. Though it is sad that we might not see him again in the forseeable future because water combat was mostly hated

[@lilitulee]

Yaaaaasssss. Im bummed i am so late. I listen to ya content every evening to go to bed but also every morning to wake back up haha 😅 glad theres a fellow fan creating this nice world immersion for the rest of us 🎉

[@Mangadude901]

Having never played Tri, learning about the Lagiacrus was an eye-opening discovery...and it made me understand why so many fans hold it in high regard (and hope for his return) That said, that poem in the Abyssal section....makes him sound like sea devil (though not hard to see why once you see him). I'm looking forward to the next installment when you release the wyvern hounds!

[@Rezno97]

My favorite all time monster and the monster that left an impression on me when I played Tri when it first came out. I hope he comes back soon.

[@RangaMasterRace]

I have a better theory on why Abyssal Lagiacrus is a rare species: It's in the name, "Abyssal". I'm willing to believe that there is a subspecies of Lagiacrus that is fully aquatic, but they usually live in ocean depths so deep, observing and documenting them is near impossible.

[@GojifanPredasaur]

After seeing how the last 2 seasons went and seeing the 1st half episode of this season, I can only imagine how long it will take for it to be complete, but I am confident that this will be just as great and lore filled like the last 2

[@alexciesielski1840]

I wonder what monster is next probably zinogre Also I like you said in needs to breathe air ONLY every 12 hours And what a twist, what everyone who thought was a rare species is actually a variant

[@Hilversumborn]

Lagiacrus left such an impact on me when I first encountered it, I was simply in awe.

[@Fabio-Jose-DragonKing]

AMAZING WORK AS ALWAYS ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@holschermarc]

I am biased since Tri was my first MH but i still thing that Tri did it best in terms of lore and going with the "coexistence with nature"-Theme. Lagaicrus was such a awesome monster and Ceadeus was probably the best lore reason for a final boss in MH. Just an old Emperor of the Sea in pain about his missgrown body and u help releasing him from that pain without killing him. Its beautiful.

[@JurassicDaikaiju]

Favorite leviathan let's freakin' go! Lagiacrus is basically the Monster Hunter World's version of a crocodile or alligator, my favorite modern animals. The fact that Abyssal's color scheme reminds of Godzilla is a huge plus in my book.

[@mysticnoodle1682]

Underwater turf wars would be so cool, especially with Lagiacrus if they ever added underwater combat back

[@dapebbletoad7618]

On the topic of quartz in Ivory Lagi's shell, I'm pretty sure quartz is a piezoelectric material, meaning it produces a voltage in response to mechanical stress and vice versa. So maybe that has something to do with Ivory being able to use its lightning abilities on land.

[@BoneReaperLagiallosaurus]

OMG!!!!!!! *YES THE LORD OF THE SEA ECOLOGY LETS GOOOO!!!!!!!*

[@yuan713]

I wish they bring back my favorite monster in the series. I still remember the Double Lagiacrus battle in the underwater arena on tri, in order to get the Rising Soul long sword.

[@ridleydaemonia1134]

17:55 I mean, it stands to reason; if it can use its shell shockers in fresh water, it can probably use it on land, right? It's not the water itself that conducts electricity so well, it's all the minerals and other stuff that does it?

[@chesefist2930]

Babe wake up, oceaniz just dropped new monster hunter ecology

[@MrJinglejanglejingle]

Damn... These videos just make me want an Animal Survival game based in the Monster Hunter setting, like The Isle or Beasts of Bermuda. I'd 1000% love to play as Lagiacrus. I got my start in the 3rd Gen, so its got a special place in my heart alongside the swimming mechanics. Some monsters would be absolutely busted, of course, but... Some balancing for the sake of gameplay is always an option.

[@justanormalguy9080]

I can't get enough of this.

[@edwardgabrielsantos]

I hope Lagiacrus is in Monster Hunter Wilds someday.

[@joelgoh2044]

This has one of the best armour designs I love it so much that spam on it

[@jacobcoleman8250]

And just like that, my day has been made.

[@gibsontea1045]

I LOVED THIS MONSTER he’s is a reason I love and discovered monster hunter

[@ShRkDa]

I need Lagiacrus to return so bad. Its still my favorite monster and I want to hunt it again as soon as possible

[@YianGaruga-Scarred]

Our lord is finally here with Generation 3 Yesssssss!!!!!!

[@admiralcat3809]

I like how the leviathan body-plan is based on real marine reptiles, specifically basal sauropterygians like Nothosaurus. Makes you realize these prehistoric reptiles are the closest you could get to a Lagiacrus.

[@GTSE2005]

There's a mod that adds Nothosaurus into ARK, which can use electrical attacks. There's no way that modded creature wasn't based on Lagiacrus.

[@prehistoricfanboy101]

Season 3, babyyyy!

[@jfb173jb]

Maybe to go with this, you could finish your monster phylogeny series. Though maybe for the length, you'd have to put the Leviathans with something like the neopterans. Since there's only 5, though 2 are possibly on the way, species of note. And theres a few neopterans that are pretty notable.

[@deepseastonecore3017]

What did the alien cat say when it landed on Earth? "Take me to your litter"

[@marcusleclere9357]

Babe wake up the goat just posted 🗣️‼️

[@RyoIsamuGaming]

Babe, wake up. Oceaniz is talking about Lagiacrus.

[@eW91dHViZSBpcyBjZW5zb3JzaGlw]

...i see lagi. i click. he *IS* going to be in Wilds.

[@omegaprime220]

Do you have any plans to put out season 2 in episode form?

[@logr12dragonknight55]

Wanna know something funny? When I first saw this monster immediately thought that if he was much bigger, I would see him as a kaiju from Pacific Rim that a jaeger would fight

[@Nibelsnirf]

Awesome duuude

[@denogre]

Thanks you bro

[@ridleydaemonia1134]

When I first started playing monster hunter, I started with Tri on the Wii. When I first saw the Lagiacrus, I fled, saved and quit for a couple days. 😂 I was running around with low rank offline gear, no access to anything high rank because the servers were down for a hwhile at that point. I nope.exe'd out. 😂❤

[@x_Tojii]

in lagiacrus return we trust

[@ComfortZoneComic]

Let's DIVE IN

[@s1ck_st3]

when are we going to see one about the barioth?

[@juiced117]

rathalos tigrex and lagiacrus my big 3

[@ThiagoCRocha-fh6lg]

imagine if they do a newer speciers of this guy in Wilds. A Fully on land lightning murder machine

[@CiscoRamon-c8j]

Can you please make ecology videos like these on god eater's aragami? I know they aren't supposed to be part of the natural order and are much more fantastical than anything from monhun, but they would be a pretty interesting topic to discuss, in my opinion.

[@MyNameisGon]

Todays a good day.

[@NiceSounds-s1b]

He WILL be in Monster Hunter Wilds the plenty stage of the Scarlet Forest is perfect for him

[@Castersvarog]

A part of me wonders if the Lagiacrus who can use their shell shockers on land, are in an intermarry stage between the usual Lagiacrus and Ivory lagiacrus.

[@melgordon5278]

My favorite monster!!! YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! I miss fighting this monster with terrible Wii motion controls

[@omarxd2063]

Justo and jugando 3u (solo gremio) y ya llegue a la urgebte de lagiacrus y VAYA que es dificil con una lanza pistoka

[@ecnoid]

Negatively charged atoms? Is it supposed to be negatiely charged ions? I could be wrong here but I've never heard charged atoms used in this context before

[@collinmason739]

Next time, the ecology of tigrex ❤please 🙏

[@Papanurgz777]

Oceaniz, what is the name of the song you use for your little intro? is it mh, free domain, or is it custom somehow?

[@Oceaniz]

Its the Great Arena Theme from Monster Hunter Frontier! :D

[@Papanurgz777]

@Oceaniz ty!

[@ritamexploresindia7052]

Theres also the landconquest lagiacrus.

[@DracotheMonsterHunter]

Lesss go, Lagiacrus ecology

[@lamhuynh7201]

With uth duna now represent the real world mosasaur streamline marine body plan, i daresay lagiacrus would get predated upon

[@Minusone554]

Plss do a video like this but on jagra/great jagras

[@Lubunga924]

What is the fantastic intro music and where can I find it

[@Oceaniz]

Its from Monster Hunter Frontier, the Great Arena Theme!

[@Lubunga924]

@Oceaniz thank you very much. Also awesome content I enjoy spending 5 hours of my day scouring the information plus monster hunter is best game 👌

[@hiddenscorpiusXI]

I was ready to ask if the Ivory Lagiacrus wasn't just a regular Lagiacrus that had been sunbathing uninterrupted for hours. I don't remember where I heard/read that, but I guess that's wrong, lol.

[@notgegulclearly]

does anyone know the name of the intro music? plz ty

[@Oceaniz]

Its from Monster Hunter Frontier, the Great Arena Theme!

[@Mobkiller379]

Think there is any chance we gonna see him in wilds

[@jasperkoh426]

I like how he use the Lagiacrus mod even tho lagi was never appear in sunbreak lol

[@jf_kein_k8590]

Is there anything about the Lagiacrus lify cycle from birth to adulthood?

[@eggrice3227]

I just realized this... And I'm upset it took me this long. But if land mobsters can get as large as Zora, then in the open ocean, how large can Leviathans get....

[@Nicolas3000ful]

That it, im replaying 3 ultimate

[@yeehawkratos9567]

CAPCOM PUT LAGIACRUS IN WILDS AND MY LIFE IS YOURS

[@valagant]

Why is there D2 music in the background? Lol

[@erubin100]

Takara or Kotobukiya, please make a zoid of this.

[@silvaquick193]

Diablo 2 ost lets goooooo

[@NewplayerXL]

Not even halfway in and seen 6 ads already

[@杰伊尔]

Lagiacrus is one of my first monster that solidified my passion for monster hunter. I've been waiting for years for his return. Pls Capcom. Bring back my boii.

[@TheDinohunterify]

Lovely, one of my favorites Gotta ask though - I know you 'make up' the scientific names of monsters, but why do you always list 'subspecies' as separate species? In this case you refer to base lagi as Lagiacrus mogialis and Ivory as Lagiacrus eburnalis. In this case Lagiacrus is their genus, not species name (following real taxonomic rules). Curious why you've maintained this notation for all subspecies in these ecology videos?

[@GunlessSnake]

For future ecology episodes, if you ever mention the whole "fake Subspecies" thing again, maybe you can put an additional spin on it. Something about legal jargon that prevents re-classification or something else like that, in reference to the fact that Capcom quite literally can't re-classify old Subspecies IRL due to their copyright/trademarks (same reason "Super Saiyan Blue" remains "Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan" in merchandise labelling, for example) and the fact that the original Japanese terminology doesn't allow them to do more than one Subspecies or Rare Species per Monster without giving them an alternate form entirely.

[@We_Have_Dragons]

No loves this monster more than me

[@sebnemaksoyoglu7679]

Tebrikler❤