[MHFU] Akantor Guide (9★ Village)

[@HeadHunter455]

Once you've cleared this quest, it's time to go to the guild hall. Here's the low rank guild quest overview, if you haven't seen it yet: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZoXceamGnM92a7c I recommend everyone stay in the village quests first, and then go to the guild hall, it's more efficient that way, but you can do whatever. Also, it's taken me a while, but I've finally covered Ash Lao-Shan Lung, it'll be linked in that low rank guild quest video. The general course I'd recommend is clearing the low rank village quests and then getting into high rank in the guild to unlock the gathering quests. The hardest high rank quest at that point I'd imagine is Ash Lao, the urgent quest to get into HR 5 and unlock the rest of the gathering quests.

[@crowedarken]

Akantor is the main reason for me to play this game, as if he's the final frontier I have to face after coming this far. And the fact that you're telling a story about silly gaming stuff with the boys & you making music is such a wholesome "shounen manga finale" moment for me. Huge props to you, man. Thanks for the guide.

[@HeadHunter455]

😅😅 Thanks for watching! 😊

[@h4beef530]

You've made amazing amounts of progress overtime, I can't wait to see you fight Fatalis soon.

[@HeadHunter455]

haha thanks, i'm just glad they could help/inspire people to play the game more, things like these might've helped me when I was younger.

[@eoau]

Akantor is basically a massive brown Tigrex with huge spikes and no wings

[@HeadHunter455]

ye he really do tho 😳

[@raydhen8840]

And then we got Brute Tigrex which like, tiny mini Akantor

[@danreitejada9126]

It took me alot of tries to kill akantor thanks to this guide i learned some tips that i didnt use. Thanks btw :)

[@xxx_jim_the_reaper_xxx]

Just don't cut Akantor's Tail if you don't need it. You'll just waste your time, I guess.

[@HeadHunter455]

Nice! I hope you have a better time with it!!

[@HotPocketHPE]

Thank you for this guide, I think monster breakdown content like this that focuses on helping the player improve is sadly lacking in the MH community today. MHFU is a great game, it has had some amazing resources made for it over the years, and you should be proud to be part of that tradition. Thanks again!

[@HeadHunter455]

Thanks! I agree :) A big reason I wanted to make these is because I felt like, when I first played, there weren't enough helpful videos lol It's strange to think of myself as along the same caliber as some of the other incredible creators but I'm getting there :P

[@rorycampbell5001]

almost definitely and certainly a flying wyvern

[@HeadHunter455]

Definitely, those researchers know what they're talkin about for sure 😅😅

[@just_a_guy9688]

Evolutionary wise, it is.

[@BragoTHEgraviyKING]

@@just_a_guy9688 i mean ostriches are birds but you don't see people calling them flying birds even though thier ancestors used to.

[@davidderatas9405]

@@HeadHunter455 how to unlock black fatalis at hr 6?

[@justsomepotato6160]

@@davidderatas9405 complete the battle training

[@vergnzls]

I just finished the guild hall version of this one not 30 minutes ago, it took about 2 hours overall, redo-ing and trying my best every time. This guide literally made it possible. Thanks heddy, much appreciated 💯

[@HeadHunter455]

Glad to hear it! 😄 Thanks for watching :)

[@tripleatrilogy]

dude your content reminds me of the og mh videos made in the past, videos that were recorded with fraps and used text to explain what's going on(that text was english,japanese and so on) always felt amazing. Good content! Underrated channel. Keep up the good work and remember to take a break every now and then!

[@HeadHunter455]

Thank you! 🙂 Currently I have a bit of free time, fortunately, I can focus on making these on a weekly basis. I'll keep doing it for as long as I can, thanks for your concern though! 😊 I may take a break before I do MHP3rd videos, but I really don't know what might happen between now and then, so, we'll have to see. Thank you for watching! 🙂

[@Kaubocks]

Fifth fleeter reporting in. Picked up FU recently, and every time I hit a wall I checked out your guides. Just beat Akantor! Thanks for all your tips and tricks!

[@HeadHunter455]

Hey, that is awesome to hear! Great job, Akantor is tough! I hope you keep having a great time in the game, and I'm happy to know I could help ya out when you needed it 😁 Thanks for watching! 🙂

[@muzin1101]

I revived my old PSP. And man, I love this game. I'm only making progress in certain areas because of your videos. Thank you very much :)

[@HeadHunter455]

Nice! I'm glad you're able to make progress :) Thank you for watching, I'm glad I could help.

[@MrClean-lk6vi]

Damn, I’m not even there yet... soon I’ll be with you. I promise you

[@HeadHunter455]

Take your time! No rush 😅 Also, it's maybe better that my videos are a little ahead, so you have something to watch when you get there instead of having to wait for me 😅😅😅

[@MrClean-lk6vi]

Greatest Advice thanks. 😎 👌

[@svenplayz1649]

@@HeadHunter455 Lmao kind of like what happened with me. But you got up to Nargacuga tho so >:(

[@shadow-kage9943]

These series were the reason i started playing mhfu again and i cant wait for the fatalis guide. Keep safe heddy :)

[@HeadHunter455]

😄😄 That's great to hear! Thanks for watching! 😊😊 I'll get on covering the guild hall soon :)

[@uberuncle714]

I just soloed Guild Akantor following your tips and I’m still shivering. I’ve fought him a lot in 4U and in that game whenever he moved far away from you he would do the Sonic Beam. I was surprised to see that he did that in this game too whenever he would go to one of the predetermined corners.

[@HeadHunter455]

Hey, great job!! 😄😄 Yeah it's neat how things change over time but also very interesting how sometimes they don't change much at all. The hipcheck animation for Barioth in World is basically the same as the one in p3rd which is super cool 😄

[@Jackbayoelord]

That was truly an amazing hunt , you offer a bunch of great advice thank you .

[@HeadHunter455]

Thanks! I appreciate it 🙂

[@monpringle]

The song you made sounds really good! I was going to ask where I could find it, but it was a nice surprise to see that you made it 😅

[@HeadHunter455]

lol thanks 😊😊 haven't been making music lately, and it was just something quick but yeah 😅😅 thanks 🙂 the outro song is also something I made, if you want to hear the full thing; headhunter455.tumblr.com/post/632306051213099008/had-an-idea-dunno-where-im-going-with-it

[@monpringle]

@@HeadHunter455 Oh, nice! Thanks for the link, that outro slaps!

[@SiberianScytheYT]

@@HeadHunter455 you also made your outro music? You have some serious talent, lad!

[@Airidescent]

Oh! I'm early this time! 7:03 Nice music btw

[@HeadHunter455]

Thanks 😅😅😅

[@davemodeful]

Aaah yes, good ol' Akantor. I remember back in the days, he gave the best head... ... for Hammer's Golf Swing attack, of course!

[@CakeofPokke]

Great guide! I'm doing Akantor research for my own run. I just got to Nekoht's Akantor. I watched the whole thing because your subtitles are very entertaining and education! Thank your for the motivational peptalk and fun, informative guide, HeadHunter! You're inspirational! 😊🙏

[@HeadHunter455]

Haha thank you, I'm glad you like it! btw, if you're better with Hammer than LS, I think it's better vs Akantor, but yeah! I find it important to try and build people up if I can, just in case they could use that. It's not good to go through challenges and such and never hear that your best is good enough, etc. That goes for in games and in real life as well. Thanks for watching! 😄 Keep it up! 🙂

[@ArabuelaEscador]

Not just give me a guide, you also motivated me, thank you master

[@HeadHunter455]

Hey I'm glad to hear it lol Keep it up!! 😄

[@Jak_Grajeda]

Akantor is still hard in GU, where you have a lot of options for mobility and weapon variety. So I can only imagine how hard he is here. Also, that’s what Sonic bombs are for! Ive always why they gave you some in the supplies.

[@HeadHunter455]

Yeah, I haven't fought Akantor, or done much at all in MHGU yet, could be cool to stream it sometime, if ever I'm able. and yep 😅😅

[@mr.skittz5896]

Im not that experienced in this game,and ive recently just got to high rank,so im happy theres still someone uploading guides on this game.without watching videos from you,i wouldnt have got this far.

[@HeadHunter455]

I'm glad to hear it! I hope you make good progress and have fun with the game 😄

[@samuckyn]

I already had a certain experience in akantor after I hunted him in the hall, then I ended up losing my save more because I didn't want to back up and it sucked, now I'm re-playing because I only have access to a monster hunter via PSP not now, I made his armor and now I'm going to the salon :) I also started playing freedom, think of a game that likes to make you suffer Sorry if I have an error, it is by Google translator that I translated, I am a Brazilian regional and I do not have the English language yet I still watch your videos :)

[@xxx_jim_the_reaper_xxx]

After I slayed Akantor, I keep getting destroyed by a Green Plesioth.

[@HeadHunter455]

Thank you for watching! If I had time I could add captions to my videos, and google could translate those into your language too >.< Hopefully it's not too difficult, thank you for translating to English for me :)

[@Autistic-Bald-Creature]

I've played 3U, 4U and Generations and this helped me awesome video

[@HeadHunter455]

Heey, I'm glad to hear it! 😁 Thanks for watching 🙂

[@Autistic-Bald-Creature]

@HeadHunter455 Yeah! I hope I can get another 3Ds so I can play it again :).

[@HeadHunter455]

Fingers crossed! 4U is a pretty important game to me, and I'd love to do more content on it eventually. I also have 3U but only ever got to Lagiacrus 😅

[@quantizedanson]

Awesome video again ! I like the short funny fail parts as always

[@HeadHunter455]

Thanks! 😄😄 I'm glad you like it 🙂

[@FrnzFrdnnd]

30+ minutes of Akantor? Let's go.

[@HeadHunter455]

😩😩😩 my other times were longer 😓😓 definitely not a speed run lol, hopefully it helps or is entertaining and such.

[@FrnzFrdnnd]

@@HeadHunter455 it is fun, thanks for the video :)

[@xxx_jim_the_reaper_xxx]

@@FrnzFrdnnd If you're a masochist. Try using Light Bowgun. Not a good idea though. However, there is a Akantor Glitch I've been using to snipe Akantor with Gunner weapons.

[@omardiaz9066]

whoa, i still can't figure out how way back when in 2012 I and 3 cousins managed to beat akantor, all we did was bring hammers and the max amount of flash bombs and someone would take a turn constantly flashing the akantor while the other 3 went to town with the hammers. overall good guide homie.

[@HeadHunter455]

lol yeah, when I fought him once before online it was me and another LS user, we failed a bunch but eventually got it, basically flash bomb spamming as much as we could haha thanks for watching.

[@keyman245]

love how you still play and gives guide on freedom unite even that the game is old as fuck by now

[@xxx_jim_the_reaper_xxx]

Its a hidden gem of a game though. I'm always amused when I'm playing online with randoms.

[@HeadHunter455]

Yeah lol, I've got a niche and I'm sticking to it, I'm just very fortunate that this brings in viewers and that people care about what I make. I hope I can continue to make videos both like and unlike this and have people show up for them in the future.

[@SiberianScytheYT]

-It's weird but Akantor's stagger sound is weirdly satisfying in a way it's like "YES i got him!" - 10:43 "vore_irl" what - Call me dumb, but when i fought him i went the extremely reckless way of fighting, i just went for the chest and stayed under him for most of the fight. - Wait, you made the song at 7:03? That's pretty cool, lad. - Oh and, final note, in all of technicallity, Akantor is the final boss, and G-Rank and beyond are just the post-game, so i guess one could say MHFU is done, not complete, but done.

[@HeadHunter455]

Tigrex is the first final boss, the stuff after that feels extra up until high rank, but you do get a nice cutscene and credit roll after Akantor. After that I guess there's Ukanlos or *i guess* fatalis yeah I've made a bunch of music, haven't really felt like making anything for a while, but I have links to more in my discord. just felt like making a little thing for the video, wish it was better tbh but yeah, i figured me not liking it doesn't mean others wont either.

[@SiberianScytheYT]

@@HeadHunter455 oh also, question, in which point of the game are you rn?

[@xxx_jim_the_reaper_xxx]

@@SiberianScytheYT He's probably on G-Rank now. The Dual Hypnocatrice is the first Quest on G-Rank.

[@SiberianScytheYT]

@@xxx_jim_the_reaper_xxx well i guess i gotta speedrun faster then

[@xxx_jim_the_reaper_xxx]

@@SiberianScytheYT Please don't forget about slaying Emerald Congalala.

[@Zexxthecrow]

I just wanted to give you a shout out. I finished monster hunter freedom unite today in preparation for rise. all of G rank solo and all 3 fatalis for the first time. when I started I happened across your plesioth video and as I beat monsters I would then watch your video on that monster to see if there were mechanics I missed or just to chill out. it felt good to seemingly co-op playthrough the game(even though your videos were much older than when I started) and even though I have outpaced you I am excited to see when you get to g rank and beyond(if you are going for it) 178 hours of my time well spent on a game with blatantly terrible and intentionally padded and frustrating design that somehow despite its many many flaws remained fun to the end. thanks for the entertainment and the feeling of playing through an ancient game at the same time as someone else. maybe ill see you in rise.

[@HeadHunter455]

Haha that's really cool, I'm glad I could sorta be there along with you :) Thanks for watching, I'll still try and cover the guild hall stuff and some other things, and yeah hopefully I'll have Rise and can make videos/stream it and stuff when it comes out >.< Thanks for watching! 😊😊

[@yutongli6423]

Thank u so much for the guide! And I also love the song u made🥰

[@HeadHunter455]

No problem, I hope it helped >.< and thanks 😅😅😅

[@yutongli6423]

@@HeadHunter455 After 5 tries I finally made it!!! I even sliced off its tail, which dropped into the middle of the larva river... NOOOOOO 😱

[@Falaxuper]

I'm writing this just to flex that today I managed to take down my first HR/G Akantor, took me three tries :) (two of them I would just reset the game after a faint, out of sheer feeling of challenge, you really hyped that one up LOL). I used Wyvern Blade 'Maple' and I didn't use any bombs, I just dived through his charges with around 90% success rate (I consider myself pretty good at positioning, no boasting or anything :D) Keep making content whenever you feel like, and cheers, best of everything to you mate :)

[@HeadHunter455]

Nice!! 😄😄 lmao Resetting the game is 100% valid. I remember the first day I was playing MHGen, dunno what fight it was but I was with a friend and I was just like "nope. nope. nope. that didn't happen." and I closed the game on my 3ds and re-opened it 😂😂😂 Nice! Diving can be tricky, but I think there's definitely a decent method to getting it, and flash bombs are great as a backup of course. Thanks so much for watching 😄😄 More (MHFU and other) content to come in the future 😊😊😊

[@Falaxuper]

@@HeadHunter455 LMAO good to hear that I'm not the only one who really wants to go for that perfect, zero-faint run everytime :D it's just like hitting 'No' when the game asks you to save after abandoning quests LOL

[@johnkevinlearpoblete2445]

I'm playing mhfu in my phone in ppsspp, thank you! Big help.

[@HeadHunter455]

Nice! I'm glad I could help a bit, good luck!

[@nathanginamo6164]

i love watching your boss guides even tho im still at 2 star elder quests and stuck at cephadrome because of that "totally balanced" hitbox of his

[@HeadHunter455]

Oof, I hope you can get past it!! There's a whole game that's waiting for you to enjoy it >.< I know it's tough but try and prepare as much as you can, make sure to bring sonic bombs, maybe use a weapon with a shield, the whole thing 😅😅 Good luck! You can do it!!

[@nathanginamo6164]

@@HeadHunter455 thanksss for thr tip i hope they'll become useful in my quest xD tysm

[@nicolobigioni7758]

22:01 the music was really nice, keep it on

[@HeadHunter455]

Thanks! 😊😅💦

[@killuazoldyck8756]

I've been waiting for this

[@HeadHunter455]

I hope it helps 😓

[@killuazoldyck8756]

@@HeadHunter455 it did

[@lennyexcore1337]

This fight is also a nice prepare for the Ukanlos fight

[@HeadHunter455]

😩

[@umbranmierex2413]

Thanks for all your guides Headhunter 💖. Even though I don’t play MHFU I do play MHGU and most of the monsters from here are in MHGU (atleast I’m pretty sure-) I watch your guides for tips (as most do) and I use them for background noise while I play 😌

[@HeadHunter455]

That's great to hear :) I'll sometimes have videos running in the background too, but usually with talking in it 😓😓 Thanks for watching 🙂

[@shadowbeast9322]

1st: Nice vid Hunter. 2nd: 1:00 Geez, what was that roar? Alright I think Tigrex lost roaring contest. 3rd: 1:07 with that size, yeah I think I might bring shield. 4th: 2:13 I thought the tail was Akantor's arm for a second, my bad. 5th: 5:25 maybe it's because your health is not maxed out to 150, but when you said it deals a lot of damage I was not expecting it to instantly kill you. 6th: 10:26 he's body is glowing orange does that mean he's enraged now? 7th: 14:22 so kinda like elder dragons tails? 8th: 16:50 He thicc BOI 9th: 17:48 yeah I see nothing wrong here, just maxing out your health first then taking a cold drink. 10th: 28:40 Imagine panic diving only to land in another magma. 11th: 29:51 Ouch! that damage! 12th: 29:54 last meg pot... Note to self bring honey, herb and blue shrooms for more pot and meg pots. 13th: And the infernal god ha been slain. Once again thanks for the video Hunter, have a good day/night, always take care of yourself, I'll be back for the next vid, happy hunting! See ya soon!

[@xxx_jim_the_reaper_xxx]

31:58

[@HeadHunter455]

1: thanks :) 2: yeah lol, I was hunting a brute tigrex earlier actually, and I wonder if it's meant to be a bit of a middle ground between Tigrex and Akantor, since it's got darker scales and more control over it's roar, though not as crazy as the howl of an Akantor. 3: 😄😄 Not a bad idea. 4: 😳😳😳 5: Haha, I think it'll do a range of damage, less if you're not in the middle of the cone, but more if you are, but I'm not too sure. I just know you really want to avoid being hit by it >.< 6: Yep! His stomach becomes softer as well, but you might as well still hit his head. 7: Yeah pretty much, though apparently Akantor isn't an elder dragon, just a "Flying Wyvern" despite it not having wings lol 8: 😩👌👌 9: lmao yeah I overshot the cool drinks >.< 10: haha, that'd suck D: I can imagine it maybe happening though if you're really unlucky lol 11: 😭😭 Yeah the magma sucks lol, you should 100% upgrade your armor if you're taking too much damage, I don't upgrade my things because I want viewers to fill in the gaps themselves, such as upgrading armor, or swapping pieces or using a different set for different skills etc 12: 😅😅😅 Yeah, for sure, it can help >.< 13: 😄😄 Thanks for watching!! Have a great one :)

[@xxx_jim_the_reaper_xxx]

@@HeadHunter455 Terrain Damage Negate from Basarios Armor U set should help you.

[@ZefyrusHasake]

Been a while since I last saw your vids. You finally made it to Akantor XD

[@HeadHunter455]

yep, been uploading every friday, trying to make my way through the game.

[@Porstile]

What a word of encouragement! 😀

[@HeadHunter455]

I try 🙂 Just as important as advice is, so too is support.

[@jontuxen2724]

I didn't know about the sonic bomb part,thanks for the help

[@HeadHunter455]

😄😄 Glad to hear I could help! 🙂

[@eronabanador9019]

cat: CatBrain, watch your self. his head isn't broken. he's getting ready to use it. CatBrain: This is gonna be bad! cat: Finish him now! akantor: Here is my technique...ゴゴdivine sand stormゴゴ CatBrain: I'm in trouble! capcom: he opens his mouth and CatBrain is caught unaware, and akantor's mouth seems to make some wind before her eyes! his mouth becomes a destructive vacuum creating a microcosm of wind and sand! catBrain: I've never seen such power! 5:24 akantor: that was my divine sandstorm.

[@HeadHunter455]

😂😂 nice! :P

[@fuzz2993]

btw tho...yur video is really cool since 2 years ago....i hope you make mhp3rd after this series finish...ill pray for your sucess brother...much love from Malaysia haha

[@HeadHunter455]

Thanks! Yeah I'm planning on doing MHP3rd probably 😅😅 Thank you for your support! 🙂

[@maolenvinpelaez2199]

Akantor is a beast, I can’t think of other monsters that can no-sell Gravios laser beam like that. I feel that he can beat Nergigante or Deviljho if ever they fight.

[@HeadHunter455]

Yeah, I like beam attacks, I think they're cool :P Some late game bosses in MHW for example.

[@arlinalvera1773]

Lol deviljho vs akantor? I vote deviljho has winner, the strongest brute wyvern.

[@maolenvinpelaez2199]

@@arlinalvera1773 Akantor is bigger and stronger, he is more armored and better ranged attacks. He obliterates Deviljho no question

[@maolenvinpelaez2199]

@@arlinalvera1773 and Ukanlos who is Akantor’s equal is so powerful that he can scare Deviljhos shitless. No discussion Ukanlos and Akantor stomp Deviljho 100/10

[@Felixicity]

I liked your song. I'm not really planning to play FU, but your guides are really soothing to put on while I knit and a lot of the general advice (like.... don't stand in front of the monster, dumbass) has been really helpful for me to try applying in GU and 4U, both of which I'm playing for the first time between Sunbreak title updates.

[@HeadHunter455]

Haha, I'm glad to hear it! 😅 I'd love to do more videos with voice overs, that way people could turn them on and hear me if they didn't necessarily want to watch, I know the value of that for sure. And yeah, some advice being transferrable helps me feel like these guides should be made, more so than I already do 😊

[@clorurodesodioinseguro6304]

The moment when one defeats Akantor is full of joy and satisfaction, such a good fight indeed, then you realize you already killed the 5th one trying to get his armor in order to not get your ass wiped in G-Rank. Good times.

[@HeadHunter455]

😤😤😤😩😩😩😩

[@xxx_jim_the_reaper_xxx]

Just don't use the Akantor Armor when fighting against a Kirin or a Khezu.

[@xxx_jim_the_reaper_xxx]

Akantor's Armor is SOOOOO GOOOD!!! Been plowing down Elder Dragons left and right with Artisan and Reckless Abandon!

[@vintersol5050]

IDK why but my favorite sound in FU is the sound Aka makes when you trip or interrupt/stagger him. Also watching this video has made me realize how much harder this fight is without a shield as so many moves that are simple and quick to block take so much time and effort to avoid without one. My experience and opinion on Aka and Uka would've been very different if I had chosen a different weapon to use instead of the lance.

[@HeadHunter455]

😩😩

[@阿威-y5t]

Thank you for the guild!

[@HeadHunter455]

No problem! 😄😄

[@kagetsu6338]

nice guide and nice music 🎶

[@HeadHunter455]

Thanks!! 😊😊😊

[@Never_at_All]

Hey HeadHunter, I got a question, are you gonna make a felyne kitchen video? I remember you said you might make one in the low rank Lao video and I can't really find a good video about and thought you could make a good one. I understand if you don't want to but thanks in advance. Keep up the good work 🙂

[@HeadHunter455]

Yeah, I'm thinking after I cover Ash Lao in the guild hall I'll start making the videos about armor skills, felyne kitchens, comrades, etc.

[@Never_at_All]

@@HeadHunter455 Okay, thanks for responding, just wanted to know. =)

[@arash9518]

7:19 as a 9-10 year when i first got to him with a devil slicer ( pale khezu steak just didnt feel like dropping ) slashing away at his arms and sometimes the head using up 49 min I feel that statement

[@HeadHunter455]

😓😓💦💦💦

[@DanielRenardAnimation]

*Returning to the Weapon/Armor shop be like:* _"How about it~! I Just felled the Akantor that had been worrying the village for ages. What can you make for me from this?"_ *[Armor shop browses your carvings and rewards:]* _"I can make you half, of a single glove."_ _"...I just downed a monster, that I could hollow out and use as a house and you're telling me you can't even craft a sword from it?!"_

[@xxx_jim_the_reaper_xxx]

You know what? Some Akantor materials are pretty useless if you don't destroy those breakables in time. So the raw materials from Akantor that hasn't been broken are just given to the Guild because nobody can ever crack its enormous shell.

[@HeadHunter455]

😅😅😅 "Just defeated Ukanlos! What can you make from this?" "hmm, I can put this part on a stick, here you go, that'll be 150,000z"

[@xxx_jim_the_reaper_xxx]

@@HeadHunter455 That's pretty much... Quite steep.

[@TheGioSpeaketh]

It sounds like Finn the Human Boy when it flinches.

[@ViniciusAugusto-km5ge]

Armored Tigrex

[@justforsillyfun]

I think imma start playing mhfu again since I took a break from it and it has its appeal again

[@HeadHunter455]

😄😄 It's a great game! Even if you beat it or played through most of it, I think it still has its appeal, especially if you play with others 🙂

[@afiqisnarudin9106]

nice gameplay!

[@HeadHunter455]

Thank you! 🙂

[@patronsaintofprocrastination]

Thank you very much for all your videos! :D I'm planning on going back to FU and see just how much I've improved. I found this game really hard when I first got it, but while it's genuinely difficult I'm pretty sure it didn't help how dumb I used to be when playing it. 😂 And besides, now I have these to help me! Can I ask you a question? I noticed your game looks surprisingly good for a relatively early PSP title, and almost on par with more modern handheld titles! Are you using the emulator? If so, what are your settings for it?

[@HeadHunter455]

No problem! I'm glad they might help you! 🙂 Here's my PPSSPP settings: Post Processing: FXAA Antialiasing 3x rendering resolution Texture Filtering: Linear Screen Scaling Filtering: Linear Texture Scaling: 3x, xBRZ Might be some other things but that's the main stuff I think. I make the window 1280x720 for recording purposes.

[@patronsaintofprocrastination]

@@HeadHunter455 Thank you so much! 😄 I'm gonna pick it up again and play again! As much as this game frustrated me back in the day (though, again, I was hardly a good player too) it was still my very first MH game and I still love it! I think I will enjoy it even more now that I can understand the mechanics better.

[@dazamad]

Whqt is the keypress that enlarges the map? Great video as always.

[@HeadHunter455]

Pause and press Square Thank you :)

[@johndavidclavero6136]

Akantor armor is my favorite set to wear before I was not in G rank. Good times though.

[@HeadHunter455]

😄😄 It's a good set!

[@svenplayz1649]

Wow Ive never got up to even Nargacuga just yet so this is kinda _LIT_ .Ok Im sorry for bad pun ._. Sooo... basically more thiccer Plesioth but instead of Water/Ground typing, hes Fire/Dragon now. 5:23 The sonic bomber now gets sonic bombed... Very not pog 5:39 Hes like "bruh what a quick draw" 6:39 I've always hated that you cant catch some monsters like with trap and then tranquiling. But I would understand if the reason is because the monsters too chonky or they immune to sleep or sometin. 8:20 Bro the text and map is kind of covering the screen :D 9:50 Ahh yes there truly is Plesiothness within him. (P.S. I do know theyre like in the same species group) 10:27 Yea I can really see now how annoying it is to not flash when hes roaring. The damn stupid magma stuff gonna knock you up and the next thing you know, hes coming for dat ass. 11:02 Well.... It kind of OHKOed you with that set soo.... pretty much safe to say just avoid it or sonic bomb it. 11:23 Me: *flashbacks on fighting Lao Shan while trying to craft some extra bombs and farcasters* 13:44 F 14:37 Ahh its annoying to farm certain parts then cause youd need different weapons. 15:33 He gave you a chance cause he coudlve just ez killed you there lmao 16:48 Idk im kinda grindy when I play that game soo, I just farm alot of Mega Juice for Nekoth quests. 17:32 Lol your really emphasizing on "use you map" too much 19:08 Dud be like "I choose to not confused. Your welcome ;D" 19:41 Hehe Im probably gonna use gs on him so Imma overcommit suicide. 21:29 Its kinda out of the blue, but I suggest you should play gd (short for Geometry Dash) :D 21:52 Well hello there. 22:01 Hey its nice! And this is your own channel so like, noones stoping you bro ;) 22:07 I dont play too much Zelda but yea I get it. 24:14 Lmao your getting ptsd from dem Plesioths. 32:20 New achievement unlocked! *Great View Up Here* (its a mc reference if you didnt get it D: ) 33:31 Woah you have an official outro now! Pog! I always just find it fun watching your guides and commenting on them. Most especially because you comment back hehe :P

[@HeadHunter455]

🙂 I mean, I dunno how/why you'd compare this to Plesioth tbh. Not sure the reasoning behind not being able to capture some creatures, I guess it's probably just "Elder Dragons are too dangerous to try capturing." Like, I can imagine it being very difficult to keep something like Kushala, Kirin, Teostra, and of course Akantor (way too big) contained if it woke up. It'd probably destroy everything around it and get out, meanwhile something more normal like a Rathalos or Khezu etc is mostly fine as long as you keep your distance and make sure the cage is strong enough. I don't usually zoom the map, I try to keep it not shown, but it is recommended to have your map zoomed in for this fight... so... Plesioth is not the same kind of wyvern... Plesioth are Piscine Wyverns, Akantor is a Flying Wyvern (evolutionarily speaking) I don't upgrade my armor for these videos, along with a handful of other things that I could do. I want players to fill in the gaps and do things their own way. I recommend bringing a cat (if you can), upgrading your armor, etc. I give a sort of minimalist set up designed to be added onto. Mega juice is fine. Power juice is much much more practical and a hell of a lot easier and faster to get. These videos are meant to alleviate frustration and grinding, feel free to do things in different ways, I encourage that. I'm emphasizing using your map because it's extremely helpful to see where you are and what room you have to move, if you don't want to use the map feature, something that literally every single person has access to in this game........ feel free. I've heard of geometry dash, not too interested in it. Whenever I see that name I think of Geometry wars from when I played xbox years ago. lol, thank you for watching so much of the video >.< Plesioth 😄 I mean, I dunno how/why you'd compare this to Plesioth tbh. Not sure the reasoning behind not being able to capture some creatures, I guess it's probably just "Elder Dragons are too dangerous to try capturing." Like, I can imagine it being very difficult to keep something like Kushala, Kirin, Teostra, and of course Akantor (way too big) contained if it woke up. It'd probably destroy everything around it and get out, meanwhile something more normal like a Rathalos or Khezu etc is mostly fine as long as you keep your distance and make sure the cage is strong enough. I don't usually zoom the map, I try to keep it not shown, but it is recommended to have your map zoomed in for this fight... so... Plesioth is not the same kind of wyvern, Plesioth are Piscine Wyverns, Akantor is a Flying Wyvern (evolutionarily speaking) I don't upgrade my armor for these videos, along with a handful of other things that I could do. I want players to fill in the gaps and do things their own way. I recommend bringing a cat (if you can), upgrading your armor, etc. I give a sort of minimalist set up designed to be added onto. Mega juice is fine. Power juice is much more practical and a lot easier and faster to get. These videos are meant to alleviate frustration and grinding, feel free to do things in different ways, I encourage that. I'm emphasizing using your map because it's extremely helpful to see where you are and what room you have to move, if you don't want to use the map feature, something that literally every single person has access to in this game... feel free. I've heard of/seen geometry dash, haven't played it at all. Whenever I see that name I think of Geometry wars from when I played xbox years ago. lol, thank you for watching so much of the video >.< I don't remember Plesioth having too many lingering hitboxes, maybe the water beam I guess? Tigrex has a lot, and a handful of other monsters, like Nargacuga, but they're related to Tigrex, so, lol. Kut-ku's fireballs too, etc. lol I've had an official outro for a long time, I'm glad you like it 🙂 I try to reply on most comments, as long as I can think of something to say/reply with. It sometimes takes a long time, like these types of replies, or when people ask something and I try to specify using math and whatnot. It takes a while for something that most people wont see, but I feel like/hope that people appreciate the time taken to reply. It's a whole thing lol Thanks for watching :)

[@svenplayz1649]

@@HeadHunter455 Idk I always just thought that Akantor is like fire version of Plesioth. And that sometimes it also creates like the piscine sounds. You can kinda hear it when hes biting. (Edit: I just realized that there is literally a monster called Lavasioth lmao. I think I just mixed em up :D)

[@kamenbaltan6990]

My god we finally got to here the first black dragon class monster it’s a honor to see you fight it

[@HeadHunter455]

I mean Akantor is a ""flying wyvern"" but 😄 Thanks for being here! :)

[@newto2794]

Wow, incredible video pal, you can truly feel the dedication that went into this one (I'm not saying that the other ones are worse, I already liked your style of mhfu guides, it's just that a monster as iconic as this one deserves a treatment like such). For people who are having problems with this fight, it is worth mentioning that you should go for a high raw dmg weapon and not to waste time with one with high elemental (even if you use elements that Akantor is weak against), if it's a hammer even better. This fight is what made me become a hammer main... the influence a good weapon choice has in a hunt like this is brutal. Just don't get greedy with those golf swings, you have plenty of time to space your attacks.

[@HeadHunter455]

Well, thank you 🙂

[@FrozenSeraphim]

That stagger sound sounded familiar ??? Was it Jyuratodus or Lavasioth ??

[@timesnewramen4861]

That thicc boi shares similarities with Tigrex, especially hitboxes

[@HeadHunter455]

yeah for sure lol it's like if you made Tigrex BEEG and slowed his animations down.

[@WaxWing_]

yooo finally its here. This is my favorite fight so far, he's not so challenging but if your not careful he can easily kill you in a few hits. I'm not sure but I think the lava spurts have a set pattern also the 8th and 9th is always to right of where he is. The best attacks to punish is fake charge, tail swipes and when he burrows.

[@xxx_jim_the_reaper_xxx]

I keep getting myself killed because I used a Greatsword instead of a Hammer. I used the Greatsword to cut its tail but soon I regretted bringing it.

[@WaxWing_]

@@xxx_jim_the_reaper_xxx Ive never tried it with greatsword but I use hammer for this fight, how did you know? I main hammer.

[@xxx_jim_the_reaper_xxx]

@@WaxWing_ Because Hammer hits very hard and can combo 3 times and Greatsword can only hit once and leaves you too vulnerable after attacking.

[@xxx_jim_the_reaper_xxx]

@@WaxWing_ If you completed the Lvl 3 Greatsword charge, the area of effect will become tenderized. I took advantage of Akantor's slow movement by predicting where his head will be. I only hit the head because the Greatsword cannot combo or else I get knocked around.

[@HeadHunter455]

I wasn't able to notice a pattern in the magma. I metioned the 8th and 9th being where he comes up. His wind howl is a huge opening too, his bite and head lift ones are decent as well...

[@DarkLink7]

Amazing video love u

[@HeadHunter455]

Thanks! 😊😊

[@magnabueno5360]

Very useful guide! You think I could do this with Crow Torrent?

[@HeadHunter455]

Thanks 🙂 Crow Torrent is a G rank weapon (G2★), Akantor is only in high rank, so yes you can do it with Crow Torrent.

[@magnabueno5360]

@@HeadHunter455 oh I got confused with Wolf Torrent, but good to know this hammer tree could still make it :)

[@monolophog2901]

Tigrex's Uncle

[@HeadHunter455]

😩😩😩

[@xxx_jim_the_reaper_xxx]

With more than enough Affinity to do a critical.

[@kikopoa9215]

Merci pour les conseils géniaux 😘

[@HeadHunter455]

Pas de problème! J'espère que ça aide! 🙂 (cela vient de google translate)

[@kikopoa9215]

@@HeadHunter455 oui merci sa m aide beaucoup , oui je sais que c est google translate tu me l avais déjà dit 😅😂🤣 tu ne voulais pas apprendre le français ? Bref bonne vidéo... JUSTE GÉNIAL ,vraiment dommage que je ne trouve personne en multijoueur 😥😆

[@numbersoul]

Another epic hunt! I watch these videos for the commentary as much as for the hunting. I think you should definitely include more of your music in your videos going forward.

[@HeadHunter455]

😅😅😅 Thanks! I wish I could do voice overs, but if I did where I'm currently living it'd just be me mumbling, and I don't feel great about making a video like that lol 😓😓😓 lol I'll see about using my music maybe 😅😅😅

[@symphonys6821]

good tune at 7:00

[@HeadHunter455]

Thanks lol 🙂

[@smudge3618]

Then i thought tigrex was hard.....

[@bloodykenshiro8218]

I fought Akantor a few times in GU and despite how slow it moves, it feels absolutely oppressive to fight. It really takes a lot of consistency and patience to beat this thing. Alatreon wasn't fun either, though Akantor probably has more raw strength by my recollection.

[@HeadHunter455]

Yeah, Akantor being so big and with such big hitboxes definitely makes it tough, it's kinda neat. You can make a fight tricky without making the monster very fast. Something like Mangamalo is fast, but Shara Ishvalda is slow, but they're both pretty tough for different reasons 😩

[@uncnownsms5019]

akantor so beauty

[@HeadHunter455]

he do be kinda cute tho 😳😳

[@Hazel450]

What happend to your map in 7:58

[@HeadHunter455]

You can enlarge it by pressing start and then square 🙂

[@zeitfureinduell6144]

Hi, can u make some farming videos? Like a jewel guide, or a guide with combo books (all in mhfu). Or farming other ressources from monster. It would very helpful and I would really enjoy these videos :))))

[@HeadHunter455]

Yeah, they're definitely part of a bunch of side videos I want to start making soon, we'll see how it goes, that being said, I can't possibly cover every single thing, like everywhere it spawns for example, and as well, I'm limited by my own ability to test things and whether or not it's been tested already. I could fight gravios and find out what he drops (besides gravios parts) but if there's already info on the wiki (for a lot of things there isn't enough) then that makes it much much more practical.

[@XtcHuj]

C'est une très belle bête :)

[@HeadHunter455]

C'est vrai 😄

[@chadstream_sam1888]

the roar reminds me of nargacuga but with asthma lol

[@HeadHunter455]

😤😤😩😩😩

[@massimhb8674]

I'm still pissed Akantor doesn't have a hammer lol. Gg as usual bro

[@HeadHunter455]

Yeah lol, at least Ukanlos does I guess. Thanks! :)

[@xxx_jim_the_reaper_xxx]

Akantor weapons are good-looking but terrible Sharpness.

[@massimhb8674]

@@xxx_jim_the_reaper_xxx true, but they're definitely high tier thanks to raw and affinity.

[@xxx_jim_the_reaper_xxx]

@@massimhb8674 However, if you ask the people from HunsterVerse, they wouldn't recommend getting the Akantor weapons because of their terrible Sharpness mitigating their hunting speedruns. The Akantor Bow seems to be the only weapon they like.

[@TheOneTrueStAN]

This is probably controversial, but I hate fighting this thing. Something about it's hitboxes just screws me up, I'll think im safe when the space near one of it's back legs sends me flying as it moves away from me or something. Just not a fan, regardless I think Akantor is one of the coolest Monsters design wise, and I hope it comes back in Rise with improved hitboxes and less jank.

[@HeadHunter455]

Nah that's totally fair lol, I think his hitboxes are the same or very similar to Tigrex since they share some moves, like the charge and the bite move, and I feel the same way about Tigrex. In the MH series, it just depends I guess, some monsters have pretty accurate hitboxes, like blangonga and rajang for the most part(?) but then, obviously Plesioth is a big example, even in MHW, Banbaro has some really messy hitboxes that can be problematic lol, it's a whole thing, dunno what all causes it :/ tbh I want to normalize people being able to say "I hate this monster" or "I hate this fight" etc. without people coming in and saying "nah it's easy, you're just trash" or something like that, lol, it's not helpful or good for the community to have toxicity and elitism, but MH definitely has it. Personally I didn't know what to think about Akantor until I figured out how to avoid his charge, playing as LS mainly though my experience wont match up to those who use other weapons against him. I dunno if I like him or not lmao but I don't really hate fighting him I suppose. I could farm the gear if I wanted to (I might) which is nice. Fight sure takes a long time though 😩😩

[@jasonlobo2350]

Flash bombing hes dash its the últimate strat for back in the day 7w7

[@HeadHunter455]

ye

[@Sinbya15]

Oh yes ulala im 3/4 in the 9* elder cat this was superb timing! noice!

[@HeadHunter455]

😄😄 I hope it helps, good luck!

[@Sinbya15]

@@HeadHunter455 WOOT WOOT!!! Killed my first Akantor today took me 5 tries!!! thanks for the guide!! :D

[@weez1585]

Man I'm just starting rank 4...I'll be completely screwed when I'll have to fight him

[@HeadHunter455]

Well, by then hopefully you'll have better gear! 😅😅

[@Expressoshorts810]

Yo i made it to 9 star village. Did the first 3 quests with ease. I switched over to gunning. And im using the rajang barrage. Makes the game easy like cake now. Just wanted to ask what gunner armour you recommend i use, its pretty confusing with 27 pages of armour. And also whats the difference between S sets and U sets?

[@HeadHunter455]

Nice, keep it up :) Unfortunately I'm not too familiar with gunner equipment Fortunately, Mazereon is, you should check his guide, he's got some recommended armors for the different ranks: gamefaqs.gamespot.com/psp/943356-monster-hunter-freedom-unite/faqs/56818 S armors are the high rank equivalent, U armors are their subspecies, so like Gypceros has an S armor and Purple Gypceros has a U armor. There can be some U's that are good, and some that arent, it's just a different take on the same idea.

[@samvar2269]

just look at it from level 2 stars to level of GODS

[@HeadHunter455]

😩😩😩

[@eunicerazon808]

How do I get the akantor urgent quest? I cleared all of hr 4, 5 and 6 but it doesn't show up

[@HeadHunter455]

Akantor isn't from the village elder, it's from Nekoht, this is a high rank only quest and monster.

[@Mecha_Animations]

wow, what an way to end the FU series than with Akantor, this really looked like a hard fight even tho i come from 5th gen instead of 2nd gen. What will hold us in future, it is now a mystery for this channel... i do hope that there are more monsters that were not revealed yet in this channel will get a video soon, or maybe now resting til rise release and after beating it on your own time, maybe do a video of all monsters revealed in rise? these are just speculations

[@HeadHunter455]

Well, I still have the guild hall to cover, and various mechanics like armor skills, palicos, etc. My living and financial conditions make some things more difficult than they should be... but yeah, I hope I can do things like stream my playthrough of MH Rise, if I can get it when it comes out...

[@forlornvalley]

Do you have any tips against Gravios? Crimson Fatalis is honestly 100x easier than that damn rock, especially in G Rank. You either build damage and gets one shotted with his beam, or build defense and do no damage at all.

[@HeadHunter455]

For gunners: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pKGXp5h7acqohKM If you want to use bombs: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nqXUpnVujN12jpY

[@YoBoyZed]

I finally made it here, im having a hard time, im still awake by the time i comment this, still getting wrecked 😅 btw what will happen after i beat akantor? Do i automatically unlock the g rank at guild hall?

[@HeadHunter455]

Hey great job! You can do it, you've come this far!! For G Rank you'll need to do the key quests in the high rank guild hall. I have a guide series that covers high rank guild hall, follows the end of high rank village in my playlists, after high rank guild hall you get access to G rank; kzbin.info/aero/PLDV0ROOhbgXHbQFcb-LecNyoCvrBzhncV&si=ewe7r3GSLJ27nixp If you haven't done low rank guild hall yet, to unlock high rank, I also have a video going over that; kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZoXceamGnM92a7csi=V66Pesc2iUEi7EGu

[@YoBoyZed]

@@HeadHunter455 damnn.. I need to start from the beginning 😅 I'm only rank 3 at the guild hall, thank you btw for the links I'm grinding it all the way 😁

[@HeadHunter455]

Hey np, good work! Keep it up 😄

[@ismaelsalvatierra1187]

10:42 vore_irl one frame to catch xd

[@HeadHunter455]

😎😎

[@start3653]

What would the best way to get rare scarabs for hemituar s armour be?

[@HeadHunter455]

monsterhunter.fandom.com/wiki/Bug_List monsterhunter.fandom.com/wiki/Pokke_Farm "G-Rank Volcano Area 2 / G-Rank Tower" Insect Thicket +3 and the Bug Tree once you've unlocked the +3 thicket

[@mythmakergwen]

Breakable parts?

[@nicollastomaz4940]

Your Akantor is different than mine. My Akantor won't stop burrowing :/

[@HeadHunter455]

😩😩

[@phallenferret8695]

The fight is a bit taxing But it's one of my favourite fights none the less

[@HeadHunter455]

😅😅💦💦💦

[@adriankl9775]

When i hunted this guy he always youses tail swipe attack which made the fight really annoying

[@HeadHunter455]

It's a pretty big opening if you're close enough.

[@xxx_jim_the_reaper_xxx]

Go to his head when he spams it.

[@amarrion387]

Would be cool is Akantor had a deviant

[@ee1rreg]

I'm preparing to fight this. Just farming items to buy armors and upgrade weapons 😅 nekoth 9 hr5 currently.

[@HeadHunter455]

Good luck! 😄 You got this 🙂

[@ee1rreg]

@@HeadHunter455 thank you bro! Your videos are great help! Just learned last night to use flash on rath in Nekoth. So difficult to kill him coz he's always in the air. But I had diificulty in armors with no HGE. So I still use the garuga mask + rath soul set. And casually, the ceanataur S when fighting monsters with no deafening screams. But I can manage the narga. It's my fave monster so far. It's easier than the Tigrex but a lot faster. I had problems in the land of tremors quest. But my weapons are by far the best in the current stats, TDS, wyvern maple, blango destruct?, Imperial, hard bone+, mirage+, i'll be farming rath U for the meantime. hehe

[@Januar_Surya]

me who use many set armor for against different monster meanwhile head hunter: ceana s goes brrrrr

[@HeadHunter455]

lol it's really good, there's not really much reason to use another one for high rank tbh. I recommend different armors if it would be more helpful/important to have something other than just a damage upgrade, but for the most part there's not, as far as I can tell. A big reason I recommend continuing to use it also is that you'll already have it by this point, and I want to keep farming at a minimum. Also, I definitely recommend people modify what I recommend to better fit their playstyle.

[@Januar_Surya]

@@HeadHunter455 Yeah ceana is good, but i am bored use this armor, i just want a different armor to make it look cool XD But it is very helpful also to use different armor, where we can choose various skills that we can customize with the monster

[@xxx_jim_the_reaper_xxx]

@@Januar_Surya You can use the Basarios Armor set but all you get is Defense and that's it!

[@maolenvinpelaez2199]

5:24 ouch

[@HeadHunter455]

it really do be that way 😭

[@maolenvinpelaez2199]

@@HeadHunter455 I used a max level full Rajang set to fight Akantor and over half of my health bar was gone after a sonic shot from Enraged Akantor haha.