Monster Hunter Wilds Monsters Look SICK!!

[@Joltments]

Man considering the monster design we have seen for Wilds, imagine the how the flagship will look. Just hopefully it wouldn’t be another elder dragon.

[@xemiii]

It'd be uber wild (hehehe funny) if it were from a more obscure group of monster, like a snake wyvern, carapaceon, neopteron, or temnoceran. I think it'd be really cool if it were a big bug

[@andreamassari7954]

​@@xemiiiPLEASE CAPCOM give us an arthropod flagship I'm begging you

[@cr-volcanic]

Yeah, gimme a giant cool lookin snake flagship or something

[@siegwardinspirit]

​@@cr-volcanic crab

[@mazin_iq1499]

Im willing to be its a giant snake or a phoenix because those are generally the most intimidating desert monsters in mythology

[@viterio5410]

I absolutely love the monster designs. They feel raw and dangerous. My favorite looking has to be chatacabra so far

[@cr-volcanic]

Good pick.

[@VadeInSpiritu]

I agree on the monsters looking more fierce. Gaijin Hunter was upset about them not looking “cute” but I want more monstrous monsters like Val hazaak

[@spookyfrogs1874]

i hadn't realized just how massive the railgun wyvern was until you mentioned it, he's huge!! and his wings' shape when theyre fully opened is insanely cool

[@cr-volcanic]

Yeah dude, that thing's fucking gigantic

[@ItMeMorgan_]

I think Balahara is my favorite so far Such a weird freak that I cannot wait to see the gear for.

[@cr-volcanic]

That armor's gotta be freaky lookin.

[@electronicbudder6047]

​@@cr-volcanic I hope they put his eyes in the armor, that'd be creepy and dope at the same time

[@buragi5441]

Mine too. The last time we got an absolute freak was when Frontier got Baruragaru and before him it was only Khezu and Gigginox. More nightmare fuel monsters are always welcome.

[@I3oo1ve]

Hypothetically if the the Railgun wyvern is the desert apex that could imply that Diablos and Monoblos aren't in the game. Or they could have apex monsters rotating in and out based on the season. Such as Monoblos when there's an abundance of plants, Diablos when the plants die out leaving mostly cactus, and the Railgun wyvern being ever present and getting supercharged during the lightning storm.

[@cr-volcanic]

Rotating apexes could be a neat idea. Or the Blos could still be around but the Railgun Wyvern has the top spot because he's just that much stronger than them

[@cathd5675]

I need bloodbath lmao

[@ArcticTron]

You know seeing that individual Balahara chasing the hunter on Seikret is pretty neat given how quick it jumps out of the sand and forcing you to dodge. It makes me wonder if monster like Rathalos will be more aggressive when chasing you, like shooting fireballs while flying at you towards your predicted location. I guess what I'm trying to say is that I want to see Rathalos dive like a hawk or eagle towards you while you're on your Seikret, like going up high folding his wings in and diving then spreading them out with his talons opening up as he swoops towards you at high speed.

[@cr-volcanic]

That'd be the coolest shit, dude. I wanna see that

[@yamilalcaide9448]

That would be really cool, they could make the trick for fighting Rathalos about trying to lure him into closer spaces where he cant maneuver so well in the air. However, i do see Rathalos being smart about it and not lingering too long on these places, and trying to get you out of there or maybe even breaking the terrain to have more space to fly

[@FlintsForge6931]

you just made me think of a balahara jumping too attack you , then rail gun boi swoops in and plucks it out the air and flys off , balahara writhing in its claws

[@ashleylongley1628]

With the amphibians being rounded out and changed a bit I’m really hoping they do that for some other wyvern types that don’t get love and that includes the insects and arachnids. I also love the new designs and hope there’s a whole bunch more like them because I want this game to focus on the monsters a bit more if that makes sense

[@superiortroodon3112]

Ikr, we need more large neopterons and temnoceron (insects and spiders respectively). You could do something really creative with a giant bug creature, rakna kadaki and especially ahtal ka have already demonstrated that. Also we for sure need another snake wyvern (the only ones we have are remobra and narjarala)

[@cr-volcanic]

It's unfortunate that 4 introduced all these new categories right before the asset dump game in Generations, and the series overhaul with limited models that was World. Wilds seems to be continuing Rise's trend of flushing all these categories out

[@VadeInSpiritu]

@@cr-volcanicI’d love to see Wilds be mostly new monsters then Wilds Expansion / DLC version dropping everything on us like how generations did

[@aaroncunningham8307]

I definitely agree with Chata being the starter, but more so because of how the trailer presents him. You can see the hunter tending to a wounded or stuck Seikret when the Chata approaches. This is probably how you are introduced to Seikret, creating a narrative shortcut bonding experience where you save it from Chatacabra glue trap.

[@cr-volcanic]

I really hope he's the starter monster. High key I have a suspicion that they might have the bottom rung monsters for each map be from separate Monster categories.

[@JorgePerez-yg4so]

I don’t remember who but I believe Maximillian dude confirmed balahara as the starting monster or I could be remembering things wrong

[@yamilalcaide9448]

I also believe that Chata is the starter monster, Doshaguma and Balahara seem more advanced, probably being important quests on the middle tier of monsters.

[@buragi5441]

@@JorgePerez-yg4so Monster you see first =/= starting monster. The third trailer suggests that Balahara is the first monster you see upon venturing into the Forbidden Lands, but it's not gonna be the first big monster you actually hunt and who's lowest on the pecking order. Same way World started with you being on top of an elder dragon and then being harrassed by an Anjanath, but neither of them being the starters.

[@JorgePerez-yg4so]

@@buragi5441 Good point

[@clueless4085]

I've really been enjoying your MH vids, man. You and Oceaniz are my go to MH channels. All the best.

[@cr-volcanic]

Super happy to hear that!

[@5341Nation]

8:51 before I left Twitter/X, I made a massive thread about what I want to see in a future MH game, and it was about the small monsters teaming together to either make war with each other, or join alliances against the big monsters. My yapping has been put to good use I see

[@cr-volcanic]

Lol apparently. Its such a cool addition to animal dynamics and turf wars

[@5341Nation]

@@cr-volcanic thanks. It'd be hilarious to see a massive World War between Jagras and Velocidrome or gang up on a Rath

[@PangaeaUltima-xu7hu]

There’s an unexpected guest in the reveal trailer. A male Rathian.

[@TheIntestineInspector]

Glad to see another UHC enjoyer here

[@peterstoric6560]

That’s just called a rathalos

[@Jemarseg]

@@peterstoric6560not if it was born a female 🏳️‍🌈

[@rafaeljoseph3951]

I’d like to see the Raths pluck fleeing herbivores from the savannah and carry them off to kill and eat at their nests

[@cr-volcanic]

Same brain dude

[@robertmacfergus9288]

Regarding Balahara I am pretty sure the fleshy mouth is to prevent it from eating and breathing in sand. It would need to have its mouth already open when it tries eating things on the surface so this would allow it do so, I presume it could also "hold" food inside the inflated pallet so that it can dive back into the sand with its food and then raise its head to swallow. This pallet could also be covered in cilia that could direct microorganism and small traces of living things into the stomach while repelling sand allowing it to subsidise its diet threw filter feeding. The bio bioluminescence could be to attract these, or small predators of these microorganisms or to simply help it see at night. Another use is that if enough of this blue light reflects off the sand back into the creatures eyes, it would open fewer eyes. Presumably as some sort of unconscious action to prevent its eyes being damaged by clouds of sand, this would likely occur more so during pursuit when more dust is kicked up rather then when prey is exhausted and it would pass threw smaller sand clouds, but also sand storms when it would relying on vibration detection. The pallet, plus the tooth like grabbers could also be used as some sort of vibration detecting sensory structure, it is the right shape for it. The scallop like eyes and the the fleshy layers between the tooth like grabbers also makes some sense, since if you can relatively easily lose eyes to sand having a bunch more is good. Plus the space between tooth like grabbers seems to have folds that could cover up the eyes when under the sand. While not entirely fully researched it also seems like having multiple eyes is useful for having a higher temporal resolution(rate at which time is perceived) so for an animal that only has a short time out of the sand this would definitely help it catch prey. Personally I think/hope that all of these are true, it is rare for an adaption to appear out of nowhere and as a result biological features often achieve multiple things.

[@unknowngamer37415]

11:50 - I didn't think it had eyes and I wish I could go back to when I didn't think it had eyes. 💀

[@cr-volcanic]

Yup, those are all eyes. lmao

[@borzoilover4156]

Imagine seeing rathalos working together with doshaguma like wolves and crows to hunt together for mutual benefit

[@cr-volcanic]

If there's any kinda symbiosis like that with the big monsters, that'd be so fucking sick

[@russelllim4891]

And a pain in the ass for us

[@WMVKMBN]

It would fit qurupeco more.

[@borzoilover4156]

@@WMVKMBN thought about it but picked the raths cos they are really smart and stuff

[@WMVKMBN]

@@borzoilover4156 smart ?

[@ElOcty]

I really like how we went from a game where more monsters are nothing but a good thing to being dangerous again and encourage you to split them up more. You’ve mentioned the Raths teaming up enough that I can’t help but want Duos to be a thing that further encourages splitting Monsters up.

[@cr-volcanic]

Oh yeah, I’ll take this kind of Monster interaction over something like wyvern riding any day

[@buragi5441]

@@cr-volcanic Now I wonder if mount attacks are gonna make a return or are gone for good.

[@buragi5441]

"I can’t help but want Duos to be a thing that further encourages splitting Monsters up." I would be surprised if a duo of cooperating partner monsters, even if just the Raths, wasn't in the game, given that even Frontier devs were capable of doing exactly what you describe.

[@Spike2276]

I'm hoping they show some familiar faces in the gamescon presentation, i'm really curious as to how some of them might look in Wilds' style. But i'm also really happy with the stuff shown so far. Chatacabra is by far the most "Monster Hunter-y" of the bunch and my favorite of the new guys, Balahara's interactions with the enviroment are really awesome, and Thor Magala is... I mean, come on, the Magala skeleton is one of the coolest that Capcom has ever made, and Doshaguma is probably the only one i don't have strong feelings towards, but i think he fits his role well enough in introducing packs.

[@cr-volcanic]

I'm pretty surprised that they've been so coy about returning monsters. I was really expecting to see the Raths at the simmer game's fest trailer. But yeah man, I wanna see what my favorites are gonna look like and what they can do in this game.

[@Spike2276]

@@cr-volcanic I'm hoping we get to see Diablos soon, i get the feeling that Wilds will do his rough carapace-like texture a lot of justice. But i'm fairly certain that Rathalos will make an appearance at gamescon. We've already got a taste of him from afar on the reveal trailer, and i doubt that Capcom can keep themselves from showing off the new and improved look for their dear mascot for long.

[@buragi5441]

I hope we get to see more Frontier monsters brought over. Even though the desert locale already has Balahara, it is the perfectly tailor made map for Kuarusepusu, who in his desert quests does hunt in a pair and has pair attacks. It would be a shame to not utilize his potential.

[@buragi5441]

"and Thor Magala is... I mean, come on, the Magala skeleton is one of the coolest that Capcom has ever made" The reason he gets compared to Magalas is because of the movable horns and the coloring similar to Shagaru, but he does not share that skeleton.

[@Spike2276]

@@buragi5441 He doesn't, in fact he seems to be a flying wyvern with Skyrim dragon style walking where he uses the wings as front legs. But the skeleton very much appears to be a modified version of the Magalas, considering his wing, neck, and head shape. Basically a non-elder version for the skeleton without the full 6 limbs.

[@sharplosion1]

While I'm not really a fan of the 'hyper-realistic' look Wilds is carrying on from World, which I didn't really like there either. I will say the monsters so far have easily helped keep me hype for this. The sheer willingness to have THREE classifications of monsters take the lead in showcasing the game that weren't in Base World, and only one of them was in Iceborne even. World's very safe, same-y roster is easily one of my biggest issues with it, so the fact that they're going all-out with more unconventional designs and monster classifications really keeps me invested and hopeful that that issue with World won't be repeated with Wilds.

[@TornaitSuperBird]

It helps that they were able to fix some of the issues that prevented them from implementing Leviathans in World. The Balahara have some of Agnaktor's mannerisms, especially with the spinning dives. I'm hopeful for the return of Agnaktor.

[@VadeInSpiritu]

I disagree on the first comment on realism, but completely agree on the roster. World is basically just flying wyvern, brute wyvern, fanged wyverns. You really start to feel like you’re fighting those skeletons over and over. I think they were a bit safe with world due to remaking everything and wanting to capture a wide audience. Now that they succeeded with world I suspect they’re gonna go all out with more creativity

[@michaelvasquez9620]

Love that doshiguma just looks like a fucked up yet powerful tibetan mastiff

[@cr-volcanic]

Has that kinda vibe to him for sure

[@michaelvasquez9620]

@@cr-volcanic oh shit you actually commented on this, thank you for all the work you do for this channel! You're content is amazing and I love to watch! Tysm for your work ❤️

[@HowlingGale]

Like someone bred a Chow and a Sharpei and gave it all of the drugs. Hmmm... there's an idea

[@PulseDragon-qc4dd]

Great video as usual, keep em' coming! Just a quick point though, at around 13 mins you talk about the problem with leviathans in gen 5. IIRC, terrain clipping wasn't actually the hurdle, it was the point of contacts with slopes causing major memory issues. So while it isn't explicitly confirmed, I'd say that the devs have most likely found a way around the skeleton issue!

[@TheVeiledMonarch]

Can’t wait to see how wilds cast of monsters turns iut

[@cr-volcanic]

So far so good. Hoping its a nice hefty roster that all looks this good

[@TheVeiledMonarch]

@@cr-volcanic we got three very interesting ones, and One obscure one

[@kumatorahaltmanndreemurr]

As a certified leviathan fangirl, I’m stoked to fight Balahara. It’s impressive how despite being recognizable as the same class as Lagiacrus or Almudron, it still looks unlike anything we’ve seen in this series. Hell, it almost feels like it slithered its way out of the Alien universe and I’m here for it

[@chickomode7544]

like i’ve said in the community post, these guys look absolutely feral and i want this game to grill me over a spit. i want to feel like every hunt is life or death with these guys.

[@Ryodraco]

Regarding Balahara, I sure hope we get an explanation for what the light from its mouth is and what its purpose is as I am somewhat at a loss. If it's to help it see in the dark then its odd that the light is also used in broad daylight. Perhaps it is to help the rest of the group identify fellow Balahara very quickly even in sandstorms or in chaotic situations. I also wonder if there is a purpose to the inside of its jaws being so bulbous and fleshy. Seems like it could get in the way of grabbing food, but perhaps there is another reason for it.

[@cr-volcanic]

Been wondering about that myself

[@robertmacfergus9288]

@@cr-volcanic I am pretty sure the fleshy mouth is to prevent it from eating and breathing in sand. It would need to have its mouth already open when it tries eating things on the surface so this would allow it do so, I presume it could also "hold" food inside the inflated pallet so that it can dive back into the sand with its food and then raise its head to swallow. This pallet could also be covered in cilia that could direct microorganism and small traces of living things into the stomach while repelling sand allowing it to subsidise its diet threw filter feeding. The bio bioluminescence could be to attract these, or small predators of these microorganisms or to simply help it see at night. Another use is that if enough of this blue light reflects off the sand back into the creatures eyes, it would open fewer eyes. Presumably as some sort of unconscious action to prevent its eyes being damaged by clouds of sand, this would likely occur more so during pursuit when more dust is kicked up rather then when prey is exhausted and it would pass threw smaller sand clouds, but also sand storms when it would relying on vibration detection. The pallet, plus the tooth like grabbers could also be used as some sort of vibration detecting sensory structure, it is the right shape for it. The scallop like eyes and the the fleshy layers between the tooth like grabbers also makes some sense, since if you can relatively easily lose eyes to sand having a bunch more is good. Plus the space between tooth like grabbers seems to have folds that could cover up the eyes when under the sand. While not entirely fully researched it also seems like having multiple eyes is useful for having a higher temporal resolution(rate at which time is perceived) so for an animal that only has a short time out of the sand this would definitely help it catch prey. Personally I think/hope that all of these are true, it is rare for an adaption to appear out of nowhere and as a result biological features often achieve multiple things.

[@buragi5441]

"I also wonder if there is a purpose to the inside of its jaws being so bulbous and fleshy." Probably a function akin to a car's airbags, to dampen the impact, since this thing lunges at it's prey at pretty great speeds with it's mouth wide open, which might otherwise hurt it's triple jaws. Edit: And it might also serve as additional surface area that upon contracting back into the mouth helps with dragging the prey inside.

[@jockpackage1770]

2:45 Best description of this bear yet. This dude is like our anjanath, we got no flagship yet but he's everywhere. He may be our great jagras or maybe something bigger, like anjanath, but he's a huge part of this game's identity. For the pack feature, they let it slip that every locale will have4 at least 2 large monsters that use this mechanic. I can't wait to see all the unique pack interaction and AI, hopefully they are just a varied and unique as great izuchi was. The fact that the first 3 new monsters are; a bear, a frog with the gorilla skeleton, and a lagi shaped leviathan has so many of us hyped for the monster variety in WIlds. A lot of us complained that World's variety just wasn't there. That was do to them focusing on the new style of game... And the engine issues with MT framework. I hope small vs. large monster turf wars a more fleshed out. Imagine zamites or giggis swarming and latching onto a large monster, drinking its blood, and poisoning it in the case of the giggis, until they shake off the swarm. I wonder how chatacabra's glue will work, is it like velkhana's magical ice that traps your feet but forces you to do a dance so shields are useless too, when they shouldn't be. They treid making scary looking monsters since MH1, they failed spectacularly but they tried. I'm of course talking about khezu. Then, some tiem after his utter failure and meme status of dick wyvern/"ugly-cute", they tried again with gigginox. Gigginox did this well but, for some reason, we haven't seen him since 3U. I hope he comes back, especially with what giggis could do for the small monster turf wars, because it's been too long. Balahara seams like they finally have the scary monster design down. He's a tripple jawed sand worm leviathan, with the lagiacrus shape, that fires mysterious greenish black goo. I really want to know what that stuff does, is it tar from 4th gen or something new? I've also been begging, since before Iceborne, for monsters to use the environment with traps and stuff that exclusively harm the hunters, and not them, or both. Yes, narga needs this, let him sleep in a tree. No way the railgun wyvern is not going to have some astalos style wing attacks wit hthsoe blades. There's no way he's, literally, only out with the storm. Maybe you have to find and agro him during it but once he's agroed he'll likely just fight you with alterations to his move set depending on the state of the map.

[@cr-volcanic]

yeah now that the growing pains are mostly sorted out, we can get a nice big broad range of animals with World's ecological depth and map design and its gonna be so fucking sick.

[@yamilalcaide9448]

I totally see Doshaguma as this games Anjanath, being the main monster to show the new mechanics of wilds, and bullying smaller and weaker monsters than him, but probably getting crushed when faced with something like Rathalos

[@buragi5441]

"They treid making scary looking monsters since MH1, they failed spectacularly but they tried. I'm of course talking about khezu. Then, some tiem after his utter failure and meme status of dick wyvern/"ugly-cute", they tried again with gigginox." There's also Baruragaru, who came after Gigginox, in Frontier. And he's one hell of a freak too.

[@buragi5441]

"There's no way he's, literally, only out with the storm." They have mentioned in the interviews that certain monsters mostly appear during certain environmental conditions, but are not exclusive to them and can appear outside of them.

[@linfa_mh]

I'm kinda sad that a lot of people don't seem to like the monsters designs in Wilds, because I'm already not only loving the monsters themselves, but even the variety. Wilds, having more development time than World and not having to start from zero like World, (and not taking ONE FULL YEAR of development for Zorah Magdaros) will definitely have a better roster than World and it's not gonna be close. Also I want to say that small monsters seem to be cool too in this game, like the first Wilds monster that we saw was a LIGHTNING ROD HERBIVORE. Btw it was confirmed that pack monsters have a different type of design, they are intentionally more grounded and I guess for some people "boring", because of course having a pack of things like Rey Daus, Zinogres and Glavenuses might be more out of place and overwhelming than bears and worms. I'm also hoping this game focuses more on subspecies, with the amount of interaction Wilds has they have potential to be very cool and different from the base monsters,, even the "boring ones from 1/2 gen".

[@andreamassari7954]

You're right. There is no monster in MH's roster that I find lackluster in design/concept (except some subs/variants but no base one) but people have basic bitch tastes it's annoying. I love World's mammalian reptiles, wyverns and lizard but FFS let them be monstrous, we need variety. Rise and Sunbreak did a very good job at that imo.

[@linfa_mh]

@@andreamassari7954 I like all mainline monsters in one way or another. I'm hyped for both new and returning monsters equally.

[@andreamassari7954]

@@linfa_mh Honestly, reguarding returning monsters, I can't wait to see which kind of old monster/variation glow-up they'll be cooking for the title updates/DLC. Raging Brach, Furious Rajang, Alatreon, Fatalis, Metal Raths, Lucent Narga, Flaming Espinas and Amatsu set the bar so damn high

[@cr-volcanic]

Honestly, I get the initial whiplash of Doshaguma or Balahara not really looking like conventional Monster Hunter monsters but I think that's pretty healthy for the longevity of the series.

[@yamilalcaide9448]

From the first trailer that we actually saw what they did, Doshaguma for now is my favorita of the new ones, i really like its desert bear bully look, and how it seems to control its pack mostly by strength, like Bulldrome does, and it also being able to send smaller or dead monsters flying really hammers down the personality. I know that its not as evident as some other monsters, but the Wilds ones have for now some pretty cool personalities going for them!

[@blastshooter8791]

I love the monster designs for wilds and I hope its as terrifying as it portrays itself. And we still have no idea what the flagship is yet, which it has alot to live up to so far. I personally hope for snake wyvern or a Leviathan for the flagship or even better something completely brand would work as well.

[@cr-volcanic]

I’m hoping for a snake or bird flagship

[@buragi5441]

And now imagine what the final boss might look like. Given where the game takes place and the hints that we are gonna be exploring Ancient Civ stuff, I bet my shoes the devs are cooking something based on EDW for us.

[@miguelMickSummer]

The new monster are great, and theyre probably the early game ones given their rather simple designs, I already find Doshaguma more appealing than something like Arzuros or Lagombi

[@julianoliver5364]

Here's hoping we get more frontier monsters

[@cr-volcanic]

For sure, at least one or two.

[@thmistrapillay1811]

@@julianoliver5364 agreed 🤝

[@thmistrapillay1811]

@@julianoliver5364 I'm hoping for some MHO monsters like my GOAT Estrillian

[@cathd5675]

I just want bloodbath

[@truck-kun42069]

Considering we got a monster called chutacabra, I feel like some of these monsters are inspired by cryptids/folklore like a thunderbird or deathworm, it may be a stretch but looking back at Kirin or some of the ones from rise it wouldn't be the first time

[@buragi5441]

Balahara seems to be based on mythological sand worms.

[@thmistrapillay1811]

Duuuude FAX🔥 Chatacabra is already a perfect fit into the category of Amphibious Best Boiz with a huge amount of personality and an interesting design Doshaguma is already an AWESOME, TERRIFYING looking behemoth with so an underrated amount of subtle design choices on him.... plus he's a Lion-Savannah version of Goss Harag and that makes him goated already And the Balahari are UNBELIEVABLY unique in their design, inspired by worms, clams and other aquatic life ironically..... and their unorthodox movement and, most likely, fight. And Thor-Magala was all-around badass enough to be mistaken for the actual flagship by the entire community.... nuff said This roster is gonna be INSANE

[@cr-volcanic]

And this is just some of the monsters on map 1. Fuckin crazy

[@thmistrapillay1811]

​@@cr-volcanic Exactly 🔥

[@Alumx]

man I just wanna be able to pet my seikret, I adore our new little journey companion

[@Ccboi]

I do hope they have a more uncommon class of wyvern for their flagship, like the carapaceans or piscine wyverns

[@hamishstewart5324]

I would love it if they added more monsters based on herbivorous dinosaurs. Most dinosaur based monsters are based on theropods (T-Rex, raptors, etc) and monsters like Diablos and Monoblos, while most of the herbivores like aptonoth, apceros, and slagoth are pushovers. I think it would be awesome seeing large, huntable monsters based on these dinosaurs. Like, how cool would it be to have a ceratopsian that uses its herd for form an impenetrable wall of horns, or a hadrosaur that uses its roars to stun you, attack you, or heal itself like a combination of Tigrex and Qurupeco, or a stegosaurus which uses its plates to heat up its body during the day, making it faster and stronger the hotter it gets. I would also love to see some flying wyverns/bird wyverns based on pterosaurs. We’ve had monsters based on every main group of flying animal except them.

[@cr-volcanic]

Really like where your head's at. There's a ton of sick untouched dinos that could be Monster Huntified

[@hamishstewart5324]

@@cr-volcanic I also think we need huntable sauropods as well. How cool would it be to have a brachiosaurus-like monster as an Elder Dragon level threat as opposed to just a docile herbivore like Larinoth was.

[@dloveless3585]

​@@hamishstewart5324 How about a curveball? An aptonoth relative that's larger than a Glavenus when fully grown, with a very bad temper matching a diablos'. (irl, the hadrosaur, Shantungosaurus, is the largest, non-sauropod dinosaur, and yes larger than a T-Rex. And likely, it was NOT the deer equivalent in its environment, an elephant, more like.) I dunno

[@hamishstewart5324]

@@dloveless3585 funny you said that, there’s concept art from the third generation of a monster called the ruin behemoth with what looks to be a hadrosaur’s face, blunt claws, and weird rectangular spines along its back and tail that kinda looks like one. I think it’s supposed to be concept art for the Duramboros, due to the horns and humps. I would really love it if they reused that concept art for a Shantungosaur monster.

[@buragi5441]

Pterosaurs are relegated to the wingdrake category now, but yeah, it would be cool to see a large monster wingdrake. Azhdarchids especially are ripe to be used as a basis for a MH monster. Also, what the franchise lacks and absolutely needs is a late game raptor bird wyvern. Something the size of a Great Jaggi or just a slightly bit larger, but with incredible speed, nimbleness and intelligence to be able to be considered a major threat even to much larger monsters like Rathalos. Basically Indoraptor: MH edition.

[@FieryOdin]

Man, what a great video! So many points and just absolutely turned my thoughts and views on their heads 🤣. I 100% ABSOLUTELY agree with you that if Doshoguma is the peak of the spotlight that they're opening with, theres NO TELLING just how EPIC the rest of the roster, and even the Flagship, is gonna be! I love Dosh's design. The biggest, burliest, gnarliest bear u could imagine. Just a grizzly on steroids, juiced to the gills, im so pumped to throw hands with this guy, and i can only hope, the rest of the roster DELIVERS! Capcom is standing on BUSINESS for this game, and i couldn't be more excited to see what's coming!

[@htfs493]

Honestly, I liked him quite a bit anyway but Balahara having calm inspirations saved him for me. Cause at first I thought the split jaw thing was a little too much. But when I saw his eyes and realised this was meant to be a clam leviathan, I was like “of course he has a split jaw.” If you’re gonna introduce the first clam inspired monster in the series, why not go big with it right? Since you called attention to it, I thought about them a little bit more and honestly, the raygun wyvern’s wings are some of the best wings I’ve seen on any flying monster let alone flying wyverns. And I also hope that they didn’t just use Rathalos’ old sound for the reveal trailer, his sound design was superior in the old world.

[@cr-volcanic]

Those wings look so fuckin cool dude. And yeah I got my fingers crossed that they just improve the classic sounds for the Raths. The new sound package just ain't as good

[@amvhate]

17:13 I did some thinking. Rathalos is not normally find in desert biome. Mostly forest, mountains and place with lava. It is safe to crossout mountains and lava as the next regions to show, becuase they are to similar to desert biome. I think forest will be are second location in wilds were we fight Rathalos for the first time.

[@IThinkIStoleYourSandwich]

Im imagining the double rath fight on the scale of gold and silver. If they have anything like their rise iteration in wilds expansion it will be NUTS to see them add some combination attacks and group combos to those beasts.

[@cr-volcanic]

I'm hoping for some deliberately coordinated animations similar to but not on the same level as Teostra and Lunastra's bond attack

[@ryaquaza3offical]

Bit of a theory I had with the monsters they’ve shown off already is that, they where mostly designed to show off the new engine. The first one is basically just a big clump of fur that flows all over the place and the leviathan actively uses and shapes the terrain more than we’ve seen before. The herbivores being lightning rods and later finding out there’s a wyvern that can do this too just adds to that theory. I have no doubt the next biome we see will probably have new monsters front and centre that really utilise the new engine as well

[@boominblack9241]

I need nakarkos to be in this game 🐙

[@Pr.illager]

That was awesome! I can’t wait to fight all these guys! I really do hope I get beaten around by the early boys! Who knows, maybe Chata will pull out defense down and actually be sort of scary?

[@cr-volcanic]

I hope Chatacabra's got a couple cool things to do

[@robertmacfergus9288]

Regarding base game difficulty, my main desire for Monster Hunter games is some sort of optional difficulty boost. I and I am sure others, want to savour the early game and get the same enjoyment out of it as the late game, and having an option that lets one enjoy it longer would be nice. It seems like the best bet is using the dials that event monsters have, a slight down time decrease, an extra 20% or so health, a bit of a damage boost and while not an event monster feature having a minimum damage value on its attacks so that accidently out armouring is not possible. Having this limited to just singleplayer is totally fine, and it would be completely optional with no bonus beyond choosing to challenge yourself a bit more, also if restocking is back this option difficulty boost could disable it. I would think of this as a toggle, you wouldn't be locked into it, you could just turn it on if the monsters start feeling to easy and you don't want to craft some lower defence armour to feel in danger again. I will admit I post this concept around a fair bit, but if enough people see it and ask for it, it might be something that could actually be added. I think that this is possible as I am fairly sure it would be a very low cost/time addition since it would use the same framework as event monsters just with the addition of minimum damage values.

[@EdgarCastillo-c6j]

I would love new carapaceons as they haven't had a new member since their debut in the 2nd gen.

[@cr-volcanic]

100%

[@buragi5441]

We are way overdue for a lobster monster.

[@EndiXIV]

I hope we get a new feline pseudowyvern, maybe like a water ele catfish

[@cr-volcanic]

I’d be down for another monster in that roster

[@yeaklorn9437]

9:00 it looks more like the raptors are like wulgs from ib where they just attack large monsters sometimes other than them actually defeating the frog, especially since he seems to be starting an attack towards the hunter as their gnawing on him.

[@chimerakait]

Im looking forward to a more expanded roster of monster types. In World i felt like 90% of what i was fightings were wyverns, raptor birbs or fanged beasts. Because of that the fights get a bit samey untill endgame where its was 6 limbed dragons, which in turn became a new type of samey.

[@cr-volcanic]

Definitely an issue of the series overhaul/engine limitations for World which I can forgive but I still think is an issue. I think Wilds is gonna make World look like a proof of concept

[@chimerakait]

@@cr-volcanic hope so, it definitely looks fun

[@buragi5441]

I read in one article from a journalist who played behind closed doors that the railgun attack can oneshot you, so difficulty wise that sounds pretty promising.

[@buragi5441]

One thing that would be cool is that since we now have the pack mechanics, if the devs pushed that idea even further with outright swarm monsters. Imagine if they brought back Vespoid Queen and now she is able to command an entire swarm of Vespoids at her disposal.

[@MiteSprite]

17:02 Remember the MH3U opening where the hunters are fighting a Great Jaggi with its pack and a Rathalos comes from the sky to get in on the hunt? I'd imagine it'd look something like that!

[@cr-volcanic]

That’d be tough. You’re in the middle of fighting something and Rathalos comes swooping in and nabs the monster you’re fighting

[@spookyfrogs1874]

doshaguma is so cute i LOVE him i don't understand how people don't!! great video as always :)

[@IndominusRex-wc1ey]

Holy fuck idea i just thought of There are hawks in Australia that actually use fire to burn down vegetation to reveal the location of prey, as the blaze drstroy hiding spots and flushes out small animals *what if Rathalos could do the same, and against the hunter?* What if, with Rathalos' new continuous fire breath he got in Risebreak, Rathalos can use short range blazes to chain it into burning grass which can get the hunter stuck between a rock (the Rathalos) and a hard place (the encroaching fire)

[@cr-volcanic]

I'm tellin ya, they gotta be able to set that grass aflame

[@StygianPidgeon]

i love how positive your content is!

[@Manectrix2000]

I’ve definitely warmed up to Balahara and especially Doshaguma’s designs. The hard part for me was that they didn’t have very visible eyes. Still not a huge fan of Doshaguma, but his fight is likely to change that. Balahara looks so dang interesting to fight! I can tell that Mr. Railgun wyvern might be reserving a spot in my plush collection assuming he gets one. I hope that having a Gunner weapon and/or using that mounted gun isn’t required for many fights. It would be disappointing as someone who doesn’t feel like I engage with the monster much when using a ranged weapon.

[@IndominusRex-wc1ey]

There's actually some promotional images floating around that have Dosha's eyes wide open. He has 'em, they're just covered in thick rolls of fat, I'd assume as an adaptation to prevent sand and dust from flying in them

[@tylerwestwood9929]

Imagine a tidal narjaral climbing up rocks leaving scales so u have to watch all plains on the battle field being the floor walls and ceilings or a tigrex barrelling into a wall then using its mistake to take a chunk of rock and throw it at u making them seem more intelligent using opportunities that may present themselves

[@robertovidiuspinu3314]

Doshaguma and Balahara, the pack monsters, are made with a different art designee philosophy then the normal monsters like Chatacabra. So them not looking like a typical monster is intentional.

[@NickRex-po8ob]

Yeah all the monsters we've seen so far are gnarly and cool. Honesty i can't wait to see what else we will see. Also if we get crossovers back again i would actually like to see Xenomorphs appear in the game. The pack mechanics would definitely work wonders with them. Alongside the possibility of large monster Xenomorphs coming from different hosts. Mind you it probably would just be only 2 or 3, since its a crossover and not a main thing. (Also hoping their Acid Blood naturally puts defense down and also makes weapons dull faster if they get in)

[@cr-volcanic]

Unexpected crossover idea but kinda neat

[@buragi5441]

"Also if we get crossovers back again i would actually like to see Xenomorphs appear in the game." No, please leave things that are not from MH out of MH. World's title updates got hurt by having basically half of them feature event crossover monsters, taking those valuable spots from actual MH monsters.

[@NickRex-po8ob]

@buragi5441 Its just something I would like to see. Now do I think it will actually happen, no. Crossovers like the way they did it in World have potential but the main problem was them trying to make the gameplay loop not MH. The negative feedback from the way they did it pretty much makes the chances of World-Like Crossovers very small and I do understand why. Your correct in saying that that those specific things hurt the updates. I just think if they didn't try to change the Gameplay loop it would've been received better. Though there's no need in crying over spilt milk I guess.

[@willglorian]

Doshaguma seems to be about that life. Win or lose, his hands have free shiping to your head. Also he appears to be quite the high tier monster since I'm under the impression that he killed the Balahara in the cinematic before fighting us. The beautiful ugliness of Wilds is something we absolutely need. The world is dangerous and fearsome, but the 5th gen additions don't really show it up. Odogarons, Magnamalo, Viper Tobi and Goss Haarag showed things could get dicey, but now we can tell getting lost in the Winward plains means death. On a second note, I'm really curious about what Rathian could be like, 'cause it's time for her to get some real flowers. I'm talking about poison everywhere, the head spikes, the wing talons she could use like Aknosom and Malfestio, the tail swipes.I mean, she gotta use the poison she was given. She also needs to bait you into he backflips so that they become truly dangerous. I also need World's Weapon master's Rathian armor 'cause I feel we got robbed of this magnificent set.

[@buragi5441]

The devs had the devilish idea to crossbreed a lion with a bear and give it the temper of a honeybadger.

[@buragi5441]

"I also need World's Weapon master's Rathian armor 'cause I feel we got robbed of this magnificent set." That's a second gen Rathian armor.

[@willglorian]

I'm under the impression that he has a custom armor set, at least in World/Iceborne, but I could be wrong

[@u235cereal]

If dodogama and brachydios are not in the base game i will cry myself to sleep everynight

[@GoToBedSheeva]

Also it really looks like a red/orange Tibetan Mastiff! Give it a look when you have time, it’s a huge dog.

[@kingkamina4953]

I do wish we could go back to the difficulty of older gen’s sometimes

[@SB-dw3ly]

My favorite is the flagship DOSHAGUMA

[@XmortoxX1990]

I too love the radical monster designs in Wilds. I'm loving every one so far. These game a feeling I only felt in MH4U, which also had a very radical monsters compared to the older generations.

[@lonradb]

We’ve been long overdue for some absolute FREAKS in this series. We haven’t really had any besides like… Gigginox, so these designs are a breath of fresh air. These lands really feel… forbidden (which is pretty apt). I think it’s a testament to how good the designs in this series that many people genuinely thought Railgun Wyvern was the flagship. I’m definitely looking forward to what this game has in store, but I can understand why some people find what they’ve seen so far to be decidedly “not MH”

[@cr-volcanic]

Yeah I get it too. It’s different for sure. But I think different is good. Plus Chatacabra and Rey Dau look more conventional so I’m happy with a balance of freaks and those that fit in the typical design conventions

[@6FootVampire]

Nergigante is the best monster for me ❤

[@LilAl-h6h]

I saw Balahara for the first time, my mind said out loud, “Is that a Mongolian Death Worm?!”

[@Anonymous-ul4xt]

It seems like the current roster is a fanged beast or a dog wyvern a leviathan and amphibian I wonder what the electric wyvern is called and I hope we get to see a unique bird wyvern

[@Calvinatoox]

If im excited to see how the raths fight would look like, i would be on the floor begging to see what rajang's fight would look like

[@Great_Evil_King_Stan]

I noticed in some of the clips where Chatacabra's tongue hits the ground, he leaves behind a little saliva puddle. I wonder if it's a purely visual effect, or if walking into that puddle causes some kind of negative effect to space the hunters away from the monster.

[@sebastiannoriega9466]

The existence of an amphibian Large Monster suggests tge possibility of water based combat... I can only hope

[@YoungSweezy]

I feel Wilds will heavily go into the ecosystem and immersive nature side of the monster hunter (obviously) and Doshagoma resembles more of a real "animal" instead of flashy "monster" and i think that fits very well into the theme of MHWilds.

[@greatikechukwu4032]

Of course they are! All the better for the contrast and impact when everyone sees the (finally God-tier) amazing GYPCEROS!!! 😏😏🤣🤣

[@greatikechukwu4032]

My bad, ⚠️*!!!SPOILER ALERT!!!*

[@Flubbadon]

Could anyone tell me where that interview with Fujioka can be found?

[@colemanbrenner6555]

I really want seltas queen to come back

[@cr-volcanic]

Same

[@dralakba-dusk31]

i better be seeing Yian Garuga in this game, and Tigerstripe and THE ALL POWERFUL GOD GREAT JAGGI

[@cr-volcanic]

Great choices

[@buragi5441]

We need more late game bird wyverns than just Garuga. Frontier has two incredible ones, hope devs decided to bring at least one over.

[@adekaiwamisou]

I just want a sand shark.

[@arliss35]

As much as I like these new models, I can't help but want different information soon. I want to see how the weapons work. They showed some new stuff for great sword, and I want my bugstick, gunlance, and swax info. I would also love nothing more than a new weapon or two. I want to have an even harder time making a main weapon choice.

[@RedMoonLoop]

Doshaguma is lion bear sharpei dog and i love that

[@kurosan0079]

I'm partly hoping they do a Tri approach with Wilds, where it's all new monsters except for the Raths and Diablos.

[@legendarypokemon1559]

I hope the crab like monsters come back 😊

[@stormerjc9493]

balahara is the exact kind of sand Serpant I've always wanted so I'm happy with that, I hope they don't show more of the rail gun wyvern tho I want to be surprised, and in terms of returning monsters I hope we get a healthy mix of old and new, personally for the current Savana desert map, diablos, Monoblos, Seregios, Tigrex, barroth, Tigersstripe, daimyo hermitaur, desert Seltes would all be perfact fits, I'm also curious if this is old world or a different continent

[@buragi5441]

This is actually a perfect map for a Frontier monster: Kuarusepusu. A monster that already had some dual hunt coordinated attacks, so it would fit in with the new mechanics Wilds brings and it was a monster that inhabits both the deserts and a Frontier exclusive highlands area that is known for weather changes, which affect the way the monster functions. And it just so happens that the weather there was changing from sunny to a thunderstorm, exactly what the Wilds map has.

[@stormerjc9493]

@@buragi5441 I do hope we get a couple on the more natural frontier monsters, personally I'd like Akura vashimu and Odibatorasu together

[@daftmi9hty327]

God I hope goremagala is in wilds I need to see that man in 4k 120fps raytracing

[@firetools]

We only know 4 new monsters atm, but I'm already liking them way more compared to World. It's good to see Capcom started off with showing the variety: Fanged Beasts, Amphibians, and Leviathans. Two monster classes that weren't in World at all, and one that only had a single member in Iceborne. As for the appearance of the monsters themselves, honestly I really like the gritty, gnarliness they're going for. IMO it pull off the feeling that these are newly discovered animals in uncharted territory far better than some of World's monsters.

[@danieledwards4821]

Does this game take place in the new or old world?

[@samfish2550]

I'm just imagining rathian dash or flip being coded on hit to trigger rath to follow up with a fire ball true combo. ooooh, sfsfffff, I can smell the bullshit and salt already, this game will be fun.

[@cro-magnoncarol4017]

With all seriousness, it would a nice shakeup if the flagship monster was a Mammal.

[@DiscordAceOfClubs]

We’re can you vote on the monsters?

[@cr-volcanic]

Just go to my community tab on my channel

[@dawndeans3744]

Fugly.. I'm am cracking up 😂

[@emblemblade9245]

I think my problem with some of the new monsters is that they don’t look very much like “characters”. Realistic vs fantasy, animal vs anime, when it comes down to it I think what matters most to me is that the monster looks like a “character” and so far only the amphibian really gives me those vibes. Compare Balahara to Khezu and even Gigginox and see where the differences in design impact lie. I’m not talking about biology, but iconography. We’re only 3 monsters in though, plenty can change. But I don’t think more than one is worth getting hype over for me

[@marmyeater]

I'm not completely convinced Chatacabra will be the first large monster, I personally think we'll get a drome version of those preys first.

[@dragonnair6699]

I hope we get sand barioth back

[@pitshoster401]

Definitely agree with the sound design for the Raths in 5th gen being a downgrade, especially the roars.

[@cr-volcanic]

Oh it ain't even close. Classic is way better

[@an2wei]

To me the Balahara are actually kinda reminiscent of Nakarkos.

[@ikerromerogarcia2150]

I wouldn't assume Rathalos is in this locale, it's just a trailer. In iceborne's trailer rathalos is seen flying towards the new continent just like legianas did and well we know he doesn't go there soooo

[@JacksonDemetrios-Formella]

Wait, then, who is the adult form?

[@serenity3157]

Wait. Isn't Tetsucabra is amphibian and an early monster from 4U?

[@madscientistfan]

i really dont get why people want cute monsters. the three ugly asses so far have been so good, im optimistic!

[@blankblank6214]

my 1 issue with them is i cant find theirs eyes

[@Smuggler4545]

I'm glad at least some people are liking the new monsters, unfortunately I myself am not a fan of the trio, not because of the fact they're ugly, I don't necessarily like cute monsters, I dislike Dodogama for example. The thing is that they look way out of place in Monster Hunter, for me they feel generic, ugly and boring, the Balahara feels like your generic sci-fi giant sand worm like the ones trom dune or that one from a Halo map and the amphibian looks it was pulled straight out of Star Wars; I'm not against grounded monsters but when looking at them without any Capcom or monster hunter logo, they simply look like creatures from other franchises... Even the Seikret has a more charismatic design and it has an overall Monster Hunter vibe, and it's the freaking mount!

[@buragi5441]

A crossbreed between Deviljho and Rajang is a Star Wars monster?? Balahara is generic?? Some inherent biases might be speaking here, as these don't sound like legitimate opinions. What you accuse these monsters of, many others from the series would need the same criticism. Also it's kinda nonsensical calling a design as "not MH" since MH monster designs are extremely varied and diverse both in visuals and themes.

[@Smuggler4545]

Yes a crossbreed between "Deviljho and Rajang" is indeed giving me star wars vibes, as a frog that walks on its knuckles gives more of a space oddesey creature rather than something from Monster Hunter Yes I think Balahara is generic as it is your generic sand-worm creature from any other franchise with that type of monster, blind and with a strange mouth, you can search for "Sand Worm Monster" in google and you'll have many depictions similar to what Balahara is And I agree, Monster Hunter has plenty of varied designs, and most of them are great, they all got charm and personality, if you like the monsters shown in Wilds that's perfect I'm just sharing my opinion on them

[@Smuggler4545]

Yes I think a "crossbreed between Deviljho and Rajang" is star wars, a frog that walks on its knuckles gives a space odyssey feel rather than something out of monster hunter Yes I think Balahara is generic and boring, it is your typical sand-worm monster you would see in any other franchise with similar creatures, blind and a weird mouth, you can search for "sand worm monster" in Google and it'll throw ya plenty of depictions that look similar.yo Balahara, And I definitely agree with you, Monster Hunter has plenty of varied and great looking design, most of them have personality and charm, if you like the monsters from Wilds that's perfect, I'm just sharing my opinions about them

[@Smuggler4545]

Yes I think a "crossbreed between Deviljho and Rajang" is star wars, a frog that walks on its knuckles gives a space odyssey feel rather than something out of monster hunter Yes I think Balahara is generic and boring, it is your typical sand-worm monster you would see in any other franchise with similar creatures, blind and a weird mouth, you can search for "sand worm monster" in Google and it'll throw ya plenty of depictions that look similar to Balahara, And I definitely agree with you, Monster Hunter has plenty of varied and great looking design, most of them have personality and charm, if you like the monsters from Wilds that's perfect, I'm just sharing my opinions about them

[@GoToBedSheeva]

I’m so glad they didn’t show off the next game with a fire monster. Rise kinda burned me out on them. MHStories brought to light the biggest issue is that fire monsters are way to dominant in this series. It doesn’t stifle creativity but it would be nice to even put the roster.

[@Itsjumbomuffin]

i love your content but somehow the mic is hella scratchy :/