Monster Hunter Rise | 5 FACTS About Ibushi - MH Lore And Ecology

[@lonewolfnergiganos4000]

Imagine Capcom making a quest where we fight both Ibushi and Amatsu.

[@asersah]

Yup

[@ChronoPinoyX]

The sooner Suzuki-san confirms Amatsu, the sooner we can be quiet about it!

[@kennethsatria6607]

Turf War! Turf War! Turf War!

[@Ale-Y]

It can happen now?

[@jayanram7068]

I'll be honest , for me Ibushi was way more interesting and striking as a design while narwa was average to me , he may be small but he seems like (atleast to me) way more dangerous and stronger as a monster , so it's nice to see him have his spotlight

[@doolenny9458]

I would say Ibushi is pretty low tier for an elder dragon compared to narwa but as a creature I am not sure I like parts of Ibushi more like design but the fights anticlimactic to me and it’s lore with apex’s is eh meh

[@jayanram7068]

@@doolenny9458 I didn't say he 'was' more of a threat , it's just because I like his design more he feels more of a threatening monster to me , and yeah I get what you are saying

[@doolenny9458]

@@jayanram7068 oh that’s fair power doesn’t equal how threatening they are elephants and hippos are way stronger then lions and hyenas yet people fear lions and hyenas more which I find interestibg

[@jayanram7068]

@@doolenny9458 Exactly , also I would like to say base narwa will probably be just a little stronger or even equal to Ibushi , it gets really powerful when it's allmother , now yes compared to that Ibushi is a mid tier

[@doolenny9458]

@@jayanram7068 it’s hard to say when all we have to show ivushis power gameplay wise is a pathetic boss fight

[@PabloSanchez-mo8ui]

I really like ibushi but his fight is really structured. I think it would be so fricking cool if we could fight him in a normal map

[@ChronoPinoyX]

It's the unfortunate flaw of being Boss Type monsters in the series. It would be great to fight it elsewhere outside Coral Palace and the Rampage

[@Leviathan1000]

He's quite the loveable king to his queen willing to do anything to protect not just his queen but also his children letting his mate devour him so she could have the power to defeat the threat of the guild and the hunters. So you wonder who are really the bad guys or monsters here?

[@KnightsDisillusion]

I think Narwa and Ibushi are the real monsters. Do they really have to destroy everything just have kids. I do admire Ibushi for sacrificing himself to potentially save his wife and kids though.

[@Leviathan1000]

@@KnightsDisillusion you make a Good point. you look at both sides the monsters think there doing the right thing and the guild think there doing the right thing. So both have a goal to do what they think is necessary.

[@kennethsatria6607]

@@Leviathan1000 People say the same thing about Zorah, ignoring the fact he was gonna nuke the continent and all who lived in it cause it was either consciously aiming to destroy Xenojiva or it was drawn to it. I think its safe to say SOME Elders are incredibly invasive and destructive, sometimes even parasitic, its only natural and fair that something or someone will fight against them. If it won't be us it'll be another Elder or equal predator like Nergigante.

[@Leviathan1000]

@@kennethsatria6607 true that. As Ian malcolm would say life finds a way.

[@ChronoPinoyX]

The Hunter's Guild was established for the sole purpose of ensuring the dangers of the world don't befall both man and monster. The Ibushi and Narwa's actions threatened both so it's only natural for us to take action. Remember, Mankind wasn't the only one taking action with Ibushi and Narwa's actions, Magnamalo, Teostra and Kushala also felt it necessary to take action during the final fight!

[@thatsoab2545]

Ibushi destroys the land in order to secure huge swaths of territory for his future offspring. The Rampage is simply the monsters fleeing from the destruction. From the Shrine Ruins relics, it seems that the land was originally inhabited by Elder Dragons in general. However, the mating ritual of Ibushi and Narwa occurred close by, scaring off the Elder Dragons and leaving the land vacant. Humans moved in and built a thriving civilization. Over time, humans began to take the land for granted and let their guard down, which coincided with the appearance of another Ibushi and Narwa, the latter of whom made her nest nearby. This caused Ibushi to target the civilization not because it was the wrath of a god, but because the humans were simply in the way. Elder Dragons were once worshipped as gods of nature, so it isn't surprising that the people of the time mistook it for divine retribution. Ibushi's stretchy hide is thickest on it's forelimbs and tail due to how much air and gases it must store up for attacks and travel along with it's bottom jaw. The rest of it's body consists of hard ridges and spikes, which also allow it to insulate itself from Narwa's lightning. It is implied that Ibushi are fated to perish after mating with the Narwa they find. This is due to Narwa devouring Ibushi's insides in order to fertilize her eggs, which also absorbs his bioenergy and awakens her latent wind manipulating organs to better protect her gestating offspring. This is likely reflecting how some species of real-life animals have the female devouring the male after mating. The strongest clue is how much bigger the female is compared to the male, which is also the case with Ibushi and Narwa.

[@ChronoPinoyX]

This is a great read, though there are conflicting info compared to what's been officially released from Capcom's own book regarding the events. The situation regarding Shrine Ruins is all but confirmed to be Ibushi and Narwa's home long before any human lived in it. The series considers their species under the Suborder 神龍亜目 (Deity Dragons), hence the utilization of the term during the story of Shrine Ruins. The original mating ritual for Ibushis and Narwas occurred in a different locale (which is why they departed), it actually occurred elsewhere (which I'll be covering soon in the next video!) which had an effect on the ecosystem of a different locale. Ibushi's hide is said to be stretchy yet rigid all around, not just certain parts, though I do agree it maintains the rigidity on certain parts of its body on most cases and keeps their stretchiness where the Windsacs are located (hence the statement of being able to alter their properties to fit its own needs). The Windsacs are, from a functional sense, literal balloons that store insurmountable amounts of air, hence why they maintain that level of stretchiness This last part is pretty much spot on in every aspect. It's confirmed that the eight orbs found on the abdomen of Narwa in her Allmother Variant stage are indeed her eggs which would have made the next generation of Serpent Dragons. I'll speak more about Narwa in the finale video but you're exactly right on this last piece!

[@lucidvalidity7056]

I love how he uses rassengan looking moves against the hunter his animation are so fluid

[@ChronoPinoyX]

Honestly, one of the reasons I can't wait for the PC release is because of how fluid the monster movements are in this title. Would definitely enjoy seeing them in 60FPS or higher!

[@lucidvalidity7056]

@@ChronoPinoyX That and it'll hopefully help make for more amazing content with the added frames I'm just excited to see more sunbreak news I'm expecting the price to be 40 if it's big

[@TsulaAngenati2292]

I have a bit of a theory about that resonance, I don’t think it was intentional, I think Narwa and Ibushi were just sending some form of echolocation and sense Wyvernian’ safe descended from wyverns, they were able to pick it up- kinda like how cetaceans can echolocate and their vibrations can even rattle the insides of people

[@ChronoPinoyX]

From what I remember reading about the Elder Dragons, initial Resonance was indeed accidental, but after repelling Narwa, the scene showing Hinoa and Minoto resonating with the Elder Dragons was more intentional than accidental as the Elder Dragons attempt to resonate with one another before the birth of their children. Gonna try to keep learning more on it!

[@TsulaAngenati2292]

@@ChronoPinoyX gotcha, it may still be accidental and the twins wee just compelled to act by feeling the emotions of the storm serpents through the resonance- it’s hard to believe it as intentional as it doesn’t make sense for an animal to communicate in such a way

[@Zeo1Thousand]

Ok but the thumbnail of Ibushi has huge meme potential like that one frame of Donkey from Shrek

[@cloudwyrms9752]

Keeper of the single best theme in the entire series imo. I’ve never been so taken aback by a monster’s theme, Fatalis is probably the closest, but the melancholic vocals on Ibushi’s theme just hit different. I like Narwa as well, but I’m partial to blue and Ibushi’s horns are more unique and give him a more interesting look. My new favorite elder

[@ChronoPinoyX]

They've definitely taken the OST to the next level. Best part is that depending on how you interpret songs in the series, the lyrics on certain OST like Ibushi might have lore tied to them!

[@burnoutcat2387]

Narwa: kills Ibushi Magnamalo and the hunter: BEGONE *T H O T*

[@ChronoPinoyX]

Magnamalo, Teostra, Kushala, The Hunter: T H O T H U N T E R R I S E

[@burnoutcat2387]

@@ChronoPinoyX "I MISS MY WIFE AND HERE YOU GO KILLING YOUR MAN?" -Teostra "Honestly I just joined in because I'm a flagship. Like I HAVE to hit you." -Kushala

[@waltuh2412]

Chameleos: watches from a distance and gives moral support*

[@KnightsDisillusion]

The Simp King Himself.

[@ChronoPinoyX]

He really went out there for his QUEEN

[@KnightsDisillusion]

@@ChronoPinoyX jokes aside, this really shows how dedicated Ibushi was to destroy us hunters for his kids future. It's really admirable yet so terrifying how far he would go to kill us.

[@thmistrapillay1811]

I wouldn't say _simp_ ,at least how I understand it, simp chase after women with no reception from them..... Ibushi ending up smashing😅 not too mention she called him her King as well. Either way, good joke nonetheless

[@nicke9012]

I once heard that ibushi is based off the the Japanese wind god fuijin and narwa is based off of raijin.

[@ES-dp6tw]

It makes sense, since Ibushi's glowing wind sacs resemble the bag of wind Fujin is said to carry.

[@ChronoPinoyX]

Their elemental alignments as well as their armour design as based on Fujin and Raijin, but their ecological pairing (being partnered as male and female with the purpose of reproduction) are more reminiscent to the parental deities in Japanese Mythos, Izanagi and Izanami (which gaijinhunter actually covers in the video I mentioned). Both Izanagi/Izanami and Fujin/Raijin are hinted in their Japanese names!

[@ES-dp6tw]

Hojo's comment regarding the Serpents hoping to flood the land with many wind and thunder serpents is interesting to me, as it seems to emphasize the Serpent's sea life themes and have them spawn many young, of which only a few will be lucky to reach adulthood. Specifying them by their type even as babies might imply baby serpents already resemble their parents depending on sex as opposed to a neutral form that develops the distinctive characteristics once they mature. Whatever the case, I hope more of their ecology is expanded on in Sunbreak, though that might divert attention from Malzeno and other new additions.

[@ChronoPinoyX]

It shouldn't divert from it. If they approach things in a similar fashion to Iceborne, they can expand upon the existing lore of already established monsters via Title DLCs. The original focus of Iceborne was the effects of the Shara Ishvalda's activities. Once that was dealt with, we got an expanded ecology regarding Xeno'jiiva when they revealed Safi'jiiva. So it's entirely possible for them to expand it so long as the original story focuses on the initial events in Sunbreak!

[@Shyguy-3300]

Am I the only one that gets goosebumps when listening to Ibushi’s theme?

[@sage_treeza4535]

Take a shot for everytime he says we’re gonna be taking a look at 5 facts about the wind serpent

[@TyKlaus-e8c]

*blackout drunk*

[@NeverGiveYouUp69]

I'm quite fascinated by how ibushi is connected to shrine ruined, it's like nature striking back again like in the great dragon war.

[@ChronoPinoyX]

Oh it definitely hints Great Dragon War. The Portable Team are known to take ideas that were originally scrapped and repurpose them. That's why Palamutes exist now after scrapping the Hunting Hound idea initially in Generations!

[@mamaylegaspi9597]

Kushala :I am the master of the wind Ibushi:Hold my beer

[@theorangerabbit8006]

Imatsugachi: *Amateurs*

[@meremsolomon4744]

*MH Lore: Wind Serpent Ibushi* "Name: Wind Serpent Ibushi (イブシマキヒコ) Title: Wind God Dragon (風神龍)/Breath of Ire/Serpent God of Wind Length: 3068.8cm Height: 1263.82cm Order: Elder Dragon Suborder: Deity Dragon Family: Unknown Habitats: Unknown" "Bring down your rage upon the firmament and engulf all." "Encompass all in a storm of chaos, and let none escape." "Unleash an incarnation of pure terror that none can resist." "Chase the living as the embodiment of ruin." "Wreak ultimate calamity unto this plane." "The Rampage has been plaguing the Kamura Region since ancient times, and no one could ever guess why hordes of monsters would start attacking villages. Some had speculated that Magnamalo was the cause of the Rampage, but there was no indication that it could make so many monsters flee at once. Something else was hiding behind the Rampage..." "Sometime later, fifty years after the last calamity that befell Kamura, there are signs of another Rampage approaching. The people of Kamura, including a hunter known as the "Fierce," prepare to face this mysterious phenomon once again." "Not long after the Rampage begins, the Fierce takes down Magnamalo and helps the village overcome numerous monster hordes, including ones led by Apex Monsters. With the help of the Fierce, Kamura Village is able to push back the rampaging monsters." ""How long will the Rampage last?" "Why does it keep occurring every few decades?" "Is this just nature at work or something supernatural?"" "One day, not long after a monster horde led by an Apex Arzuros is repelled, a mysterious blue monster suddenly appears in the sky and resonates with Hinoa. Where is my queen? Where is my queen?"" "While the monster has never been witnessed before, it's thought to be some kind of elder dragon. After its sudden appearance, the Guild begins a full investigation. Soon they find an answer and conclude that this monster is not only connected to the Rampage but is also the cause of it. This monster is known as Wind Serpent Ibushi, the Wind God Dragon." "An elder dragon that soars through the sky as if it was swimming through the sea, Wind Serpent Ibushi can be identified by its blue shell and massive horns." "This male elder dragon's exact habitat range is unknown, but he has been reported in various locales during Rampages. He has long been a part of the region's history, but no one knew of his existence until recently." "In the past, there was a civilization living within the Shrine Ruins. The Shrine Ruins was previously inhabited by gods (monsters), but a divine lightning (Thunder Serpent Narwa) scared away the gods, making it the perfect place for humans to inhabit." "A few decades later, wicked gales (Wind Serpent Ibushi) swept across the Shrine Ruins, bringing gods back to the land that the humans now claimed. The gods scared away the humans, and nature once again nurtured the tainted land." "This legend has been passed down in Kamura Village for many years, and sadly Kamura Village, as well as other villages, got to experience this legend firsthand for hundreds of years." "Divine lightning and wicked gales swept across the land, bringing numerous gods and a hellfire beast (Magnamalo) to Kamura Village." "Wind Serpent Ibushi is an unusual elder dragon with some bizarre adaptations. From a distance, he looks like a "flying seahorse" (Conceptually, that's what they were going with)." "His body is covered in thick, highly elastic skin that is rigid enough to repel blades yet flexible like rubber. Ibushi needs this kind of skin due to the several gills found on his body that he uses for flight." "Ibushi's gills are called "windsacs", and he uses them to produce and store a special gas that's lighter than air. He'll expel this gas (Air/Wind) from his windsacs to create sparkling updrafts that he'll use to help him float or fly in the sky." " The windsacs inflate when they're filled with gas but deflate when they expel it. While "swimming" through the sky, Ibushi looks like a leviathan or some kind of god. Reference: mythopedia.com/topics/fujin " "Ibushi spends much of his time in the air, likely the reason why he wasn't discovered until recently. Like other elder dragons, Ibushi is rarely ever seen, but that changes during the mating season (Which seems to occur every fifty years or so)." "Not long after he was discovered, his female counterpart, Thunder Serpent Narwa, was found as well. During the mating season, Narwa will choose a place to nest, and Ibushi will search for her nesting spot in order to mate with her." "He will fly through numerous locales in search of her, tearing apart the land as he searches for his "queen" (Obviously, there is more than one Ibushi and Narwa since they are a species. If our Ibushi looked hard enough, he probably would've eventually found another Narwa)." "Once Ibushi finds Narwa, a storm of wind and lightning will occur as they converge (That's their beautiful yet very destructive mating ritual). Once they mate, Ibushi will fly around and guard the nest, much like Rathalos, while Narwa hides in her nest and prepares to lay eggs." "Wind Serpent Ibushi and Thunder Serpent Narwa are the source of the Rampage, particularly Ibushi. As Ibushi goes to various locales in search of Narwa, he'll rip apart the land with his powerful gales, which can best be described as a hurricane (Breath of Ire)." "Ibushi's storm, as well as his echoing roar, will cause numerous monsters to flee into other areas, including villages. In reality, the Rampage is a mass migration caused by Ibushi as he looks for Narwa and the Apex Monsters are some of Ibushi's victims. While most monsters were able to escape Ibushi's storm, some of them weren't so lucky. Some of the monsters caught in Ibushi's storm managed to survive, growing stronger and becoming more aggressive after the experience. Apex Monsters now greatly fear storms and will tear through just about anything to avoid them, and other monsters can sense their raw rage and desperation." "As mentioned previously, Ibushi is capable of expelling that special gas from his windsacs. He'll often fire that gas (Draconic Wind) from his forelimbs and tail. The gas also violently circulates throughout his body, meaning he can breathe the draconic wind from his mouth as well. When the gas is compressed, Ibushi can even breathe a draconic wind beam." "Ibushi's gales are extremely powerful, capable of destroying much of the equipment in the Red Stronghold in an instant. The gales are shot out of his windsacs with tremendous force comparable to a cannon, making them quite deadly to get hit by." "When enraged, Ibushi's eyes and windsacs will glow red, indicating his immense rage. When faced with a threat, or gate, that he can't destroy, he'll use the gas around him to lift up several boulders. He'll use the currents generated by the gas to fire the boulders at targets." "With the help of his windsacs, Ibushi can freely fly wherever want he wants and attack however he wants. However, he needs to make sure each one of his windsacs is filled with enough gas. The windsacs are very delicate organs that can easily be damaged. If too many of them are deflated in battle, Ibushi will helplessly fall to the ground, leaving him open to attacks." "Noticeably, Ibushi has a second pair of jaws inside of his mouth. While his diet is unknown, he can potentially use those jaws to hold onto prey items. His skin is oddly hard, elastic, and lightweight." "Countless rock-hard spikes can be found on his skin, which he uses for protection against airborne threats. One swipe from his pointy claw disfigured the land with a gust-like blow. The Wind Serpent Orb shimmers with the rage of a typhoon, allowing its user to command storms." "A destructive deluge, heaven-sent, offering no possibility of salvation." "An atrocious maelstrom doling out a bitter end to all it swallows." "Manifest the horrors of the universe to make others quake with fear." "The embodiment of death for all living things. Its presence brings naught but despair." "The demise of the world ventures closer, an inescapable end." " Sources: 1. Monster Hunter Rise 2. モンスターハンターライズ 公式設定資料集 百竜災禍秘録 - pg. 22, 23, 67, 128, 129, 131, 136, 336, 337, 338, 344, 364, 365, 374, 375, 398, & 399. 3. mythopedia.com/topics/fujin 4. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jqCQqmBoaLRmg6M " *Source:* *BannedLagiacrus Twitter Page* ( twitter.com/i/events/1564553469641490433?s=20 )

[@solotheprowler335]

Two wind elder dragon in rise wind serpent ibushi and kushala daora

[@ChronoPinoyX]

If only we could have Amatsu now, then the Trio of Wind would be complete!

[@hematite7637]

Yea my favorite dragon getting the attention he deserves

[@ChronoPinoyX]

It took a while but we got there!

[@jenniferphipps2012]

Fujin, Brother of Raijin

[@Lioleusu]

Ibushi in the thumbnail be like: 👁️👄👁️

[@ChronoPinoyX]

I honestly couldn't edit the thumbnail without laughing because of it. It's even funnier with the original image, it's like the Twins from The Shining twitter.com/MHKogath/status/1433486943480795138?s=20 (tweet by MHKogath)

[@sorry_no_one_here]

@@ChronoPinoyXfront facing ibushi is real😳

[@JoseGuzman-br8jy]

we need a mission allfather ibushi !!!

[@ChronoPinoyX]

I'd be all in for this!

[@PKshockwave]

Not sure, but in the explanation from shrine ruins, it said "gods" as in plural, so wasn't it potentially both of them that destroyed the place?

[@ChronoPinoyX]

This particular video focuses on the individual as opposed to the pair so it's focused solely on Ibushi's activities. Hope that clears it!

[@KnightsofGaming2016]

Not sure what went wrong with KZbin not allowing me to comment, but this was the first video I watched for 2022 😂

[@ChronoPinoyX]

Great to hear! Also I think KZbin is just bugging out when you originally tried to comment since I didn't get any notifs on it. Seems it's all good now!

[@exyoutubexl2805]

Watching this video made me wonder why are we even playing as human/Hunters/huntresses to begin with all that what you said made me like ibushi even more and me me fell sad that I fought it

[@TCforests]

Narwa the allmother is a fusion of narwa and ibushi.

[@Ender91078]

How long did it take you to figure out ibushi's drawing is upside-down

[@ChronoPinoyX]

I just got this lmao

[@gavinbunting7354]

Will you be talking about his queen too?

[@jonah_the_Nakarkos_admirer]

How does Ibushi acquire/produce dragon element? Nakarkos and Deviljho get dragon element from their food. Xeno and Safi steal it from the ecosystem. Valstrax just produces it in small amounts. How does ibushi produce Dragon element?

[@theorangerabbit8006]

TBH who knows, It could be like Deviljho and gets it from the stuff it eats, or maybe like Valstrax and is able to produce it, Or maybe it’s just able to do it just because, idk. Dragon element is a weird thing to say the least, How it is utilized and created by certain monsters is often a mystery. To me I think Ibushi has it because Capcom just thought it would be cool and just slapped it on him with no explanation, or maybe there is a real reason why it has it and capcom intentionally left it a secret. Oh well, either way Ibushi looks good when using dragon element attacks.

[@thmistrapillay1811]

Ibushi also produces it in small amounts, he then combines those small concentrated amounts with his powerful mastery control of the wind to create volatile hurricanes and gales. A small amount of dragon plus a large amount of air seems to equal powerful results. Similar to how Valstrax creates small amounts of dragon but produces so much air flow that it is effective, Ibushi just does it on a much larger scale

[@thmistrapillay1811]

Tbf Xeno and Safi are literally *made* out of Dragon energy. They can steal it from the environment if they want to but I'm pretty sure if they lived a normal predator life by just eating other animals they'd naturally produce more and more dragon energy

[@jonah_the_Nakarkos_admirer]

@@thmistrapillay1811 The "Jiiva's is made of pure energy", is more of the guilds working theory. Hopefully we get more info about this in the MHWI art book, or some distant MH game or book. Otherwise, I can't really see any monster, being made of pure energy, especially in monster hunter.

[@thmistrapillay1811]

@@jonah_the_Nakarkos_admirer well I didn't mean completely 100% made of energy, obviously Xeno and Safi have muscles, bones, skin etc. But kinda like how humans are made of 70%+ water, they are made of 70%+(maybe more) pure bio/pure dragon energy. Either way they have WAY more dragon/Bio energy than any other living creature on the planet

[@Jesus-vu9fs]

What if a new monster hunter game comes out and there’s no new elder dragon just an old returning elder dragon that’s up to no good again

[@mockingjay7030]

It could be possible like white fatalis or crimson glow valtrasx with more attack move and more control over its dragon energy

[@Jesus-vu9fs]

@@mockingjay7030 I keep forgetting the difference between a deviant and a variant in this game.

[@mockingjay7030]

@@Jesus-vu9fs same

[@ChronoPinoyX]

I'd be all in if they can make such a game. It's great to have new monsters sure, but there's also hundreds of monsters between Mainline and Frontier so they can definitely make a specific title a la Generations style with just returning monsters!

[@Jesus-vu9fs]

@@ChronoPinoyX it would be lovely to see once again monsters that we only fought once in the series in an all new game with better resolution and designs.

[@the_reptilian_researcher_360]

Glaucus atlanticus

[@dantheman5582]

I love monster hunter & it's monsters. Hope this monster-related game can get a reboot: kzbin.info/www/bejne/b53RqaGYn7Z7m5Y

[@andrejbaltic896]

I wish they ad risen ibushi i dont want risen narwa cus she hal all mother form i just wish risen ibushi

[@Sunaki1000]

Do you realy expect any positive Response to your Video? The Informations about the Lore isnt per se bad, but you repreated your Intro three Times, and the Outro is unnecressary as well. Looks like your stretching your Content to reach a certain Minute Mark. Just put more Informations in, like the Hunters notes, or some Ideas about the Design Inspiration of him and his Weapons. Stretch your Content naturally by filling it.

[@ChronoPinoyX]

Other comments beg to differ (:

[@Sunaki1000]

@@ChronoPinoyX But im the great Sunae, only my Oppinion truely matters!