Lao Shan-Lung, Disaster Walker | Monster Hunter Ecology

[@Oceaniz]

[Sources and Notes in this comment] TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - Intro 01:20 - Overview 05:30 - Lao 16:07 - Outro SOURCES: Hunter’s Encyclopedia G pg.68, 109 tinyurl.com/LaoShan NOTES - All taxonomic names are made up by me. You can find my semi-canon phylogeny here: tinyurl.com/OceanPhylo - The LDPI obviously doesnt exist under that name in-universe. But the Guild is mentioned to be taking precautions against the Dragon. - It is unclear if you would actually be able to see the strata in a Lao's shell, but based on what we know about it, I figured that is a pretty safe assumption.

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

Love your content!😊😊😊❤❤❤

[@onyxrexdragon7129]

If wilds are an open world, I would love to see siege monsters walking around even if we can't hunt them.

[@christopherbronson3275]

Imagine a Zorah walking in the distance, you could run up, mine the ores, hit the cores and cause it to deep dive into the ground. Just a world Rare Spawn

[@diseasedwombat5611]

Monksnail return please!

[@Timothy1717]

Maybe see them walking in the distance or the background could be cool

[@NorthWolf97]

This is why I love open worlds. It's a fantasy world to properly explore and you can do so much cool stuff with it!

[@alderwield9636]

dahren and jhen casually galloping in the distance

[@riyadkanos8487]

Fatalis: **exists** Lao Shan-Lung: understandable, have a great day.

[@WEC_Connoiseur]

So I started walking

[@sebastianespitiaaguilar4577]

Don't worry guys. I have a plan. *Proceeds to walk*

[@JanusHoW]

"And all without a shred of malice" That's Lao in a nutshell. It's just going on its merry way, unconcerned with or even unaware of the destruction it causes. Perhaps if a person could truly communicate with Old Mountain Dragons, they could convince them to take more care in where they step, and thus remove the need for conflict with them.

[@dragonking5852]

the question is how?

[@inciacci549]

Wasn't it running from Fatalis in MHFU?

[@vikingvarn4919]

​@@inciacci549Correct, usually whenever we fight Lao Shan Lung hes running from Fatalis as he just turned up, sensing the power from the big lad. Canonically when you repel him from the fortess, he gets killed by fatalis and a dormant Shen Gaoren takes over his skull.

[@AngelPerez-tu1nk]

Colossal monsters are nothing but awe-inspiring. Truly monuments of nature in the Monster Hunter world. And Lao Shan-Lung deserves to be treated as such.

[@fishnutz5196]

I know this is a very unpopular opinion but iv always enjoyed seige fights, even Zorah Magdaros i loved. I hate farming it but from a pure spectical point of view i love them

[@AngelPerez-tu1nk]

@@fishnutz5196 Nuff said

[@squirrel_killer-]

I was hoping for a Rise Lao with the new turret mechanics. Rampage feels purpose made for something like this.

[@azael3036]

I hope we get more large boi elders. Not monsters but just large animals who are unbothered by our existence.

[@lukebell7463]

Idk man it seems like zorah was pretty bothered when i kept unloading canonballs on his face , nd giving him belly rubs with the dragonator

[@neroz06m.20]

Doesn't help that his immenseness wrestles lao shans occasionally for the lols

[@azael3036]

@@lukebell7463 Till we start bothering them ofc that is

[@azael3036]

@@neroz06m.20 that one will never get old

[@Person-it9ip]

I've watched this a few times now, and that intro is just *chef's kiss* No words, just the sound of something almost too large to understand slowly walking, not even towards you, just moving unbothered by anything, because nothing can bother it

[@RobsDHyrule]

Really hope that we get a Lao 16 person Siege bigboi needs a glow up and the Mohrans too!

[@Hilversumborn]

The way you described Lao Shan-Lung's arrival by people feeling it's footsteps, reminded me of the T-Rex intro scene from Jurassic park, only up to eleven.

[@davetolentino8973]

Lao is basically Aptonoth but Elder Dragon.

[@drakeford4860]

Oh man, it's the big one!Literally! Lao Shan is what cemented Monster Hunter as something special in my heart. It's great to see it finally getting some love!

[@yael4171]

Biggest wishlist for Wilds for me is either Lao or Dalamadur returning the graphics and fight would be insane.

[@amandadelaney3640]

Yes

[@avocado1714]

I absolutely LOVE this series! And I can’t wait for season 2!

[@redmorco5193]

Now that you've done Lao Shan-Lung and all of its glory, I can't wait for the Shen Gaoren, Dalamadur, Jhen Mohran, and Laviente the humongous monsters, and all of their glory!!!

[@captaint.tearex9279]

One story ends. Another begins. See you in season 2, boss. 🫡

[@eggrice3227]

I haven't played this specific game that Lao is in, but all the descriptions I've heard make the creature sound like it's the size of Godzilla. The stories just make my imagination go crazy

[@randomnpc445]

It's in Generations Ultimate on the Switch, so you're always able to go and give it a try there. Alternatively, emulating older games its in is incredibly easy, though personally I find that those versions of the fight are a bit too barebones to be super enjoyable. I've always found the very similarly structured siege that came out in MH2 (against a different monster called Shen Gaoren) to be way better.

[@NoImNotPedro]

It's fair to say that Lao Shan lung could grow much bigger than the one we fight. The skull on Shen Gaoren's back is HUGE

[@khalil8043]

If you play Monster Hunter 2/DOS you can find a Lao's skull inside the mine of Jumbo village with a sword imbedded in it. And there's also the Kokoto village chief that fought Lao twice and one of those times was a solo mission.

[@avery-mj3gl]

when watching the last video i was gonna ask you to do this one, then i finished and i saw you were gonna do this, i'm so happy you did it i find lao-shan lung very interesting

[@angelobrewster6293]

I just got back from watching Godzilla Minus One in the cinema, it was amazing. Now I get watch a video about the Old Mountain Dragon too. ❤

[@talonatorman]

Truly and amazing series. Being fairly new to monster hunter, this is some of the coolest monster hunter lore I've seen. I'm rarely excited to see a lot of the in-depth lore as much as I am for these. The effort and detail that both, you put into these videos, and the devs put into the monsters and the world is amazing. I'm loving learning these little details, and for a few of these creatures, I'm loving the fact that I can notice them in Monster Hunter World. Thank you, for making the little gamer-lore part of my brain very happy!

[@kujojotarostandoceanman2641]

I get a big smile whenever you say OAK WOOD TREE at the end 😂

[@mattiaberti9160]

One day we may be able to finally cut its tail with the Centenarian Dagger...

[@omnishyguy]

I've got a new appreciation for ol' Lao now, thanks to this great video. It'll be a good day when season 2 is released; I just hope that I'm not imagining the foreshadowing of the Magalas.

[@EthanFazel]

Excellent timing, I just got up to G2 in GU, so my first proper encounter with good ole Lao is nebulously soon. Big fellas have always been a soft spot for me personally, yeah they’re a massive departure from normal gameplay, take an eternity to complete, all that jazz, but there’s something so inherently cool about fighting something that large, something that simply couldn’t care less about you otherwise, and proceeding to give it a reason.

[@MeguminDStaff1007]

There is no better way to end this series's season 1 by the OG siege big monster, Grandpa Lao!! Seeing this monster first time in Freedom Unite fills me of excitement, worry of how to fight it and dread. Its really fun to see the same reaction from my friends when we played MHGU later on. See you in season 2 Oceaniz!!!

[@thatmanjames1647]

This series is really cool. Can’t wait to see more!

[@Nathanielgbo1]

The unredacted extension of this episode might show us why a certain Lao Shen Lung was on the move. This individual in the Schrade region had decided to abandon its territory following a heated confrontation between a hunter's natural predator and a crafty golden mantis that was attracted to the treasures of the fallen kingdom.

[@whiteninji352]

And here we go the finale to season 1 with the big guy himself. Can’t wait for next season

[@dragobot999]

Your work is incredible. Congratulations on completing a great season and thank you for making such wonderful videos!

[@justsomejerseydevilwithint4606]

8:18 Whereas Zorah Magdaros' Shell is instead rock that it has molten onto itself via the use of its Magmacores, or perhaps a rocky substance excreted from its magmacores after being melted within its body somehwere. Further research must be done, and I urge The 5th Fleet to recover the corpse of the Zorah Magdaros it tracked for an in-depth study, however, I understand it may be simply too large, and for now, leaving Elder Dragons as simply a mystery is perfectly acceptable, given how mysterious they and their abilities typically are. Still, I cannot help but wonder how Zorah Magdaros' Shell differs from its relative.

[@rafdimm]

5:13 "All I ever wanted to do was do right things I never wanted to be the king, I sweeeaaaarrr"

[@neb-r9n]

I can't wait for season 2, I bet if you talked about Lao eventually there will be a video about Shen Gaoren. And the wait is going to be absolutely worth it.

[@lioncraft-p9d]

Lao Shan battles in a nutshell: mosquito trying to bite you, even though you dont notice it

[@xuanluu4873]

11:44 Because the Lao-Shan Lung was born into this world, it’ll keep moving forward until all it’s enemies are destroyed

[@straypotato8052]

The Lao moves because it was born in this world. It keep moving forward until all it's enemies are destroyed.

[@wongmatthew7215]

Ah, another good video, thanks Oceaniz. MerryChristmas

[@GunlessSnake]

Given how this is the final episode of the 1st season, I'm curious as to why you didn't cover the isolated case of one particular Lao-Shan Lung fleeing from Fatalis.

[@KantMan]

I was wondering the same things, would have been cool to hear about this instance

[@shako4907]

I think even talking about Fatalis is banned

[@heromedley]

guild destroyed all records of fatalis even existing

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

Love your content man! You always make my day! This series is fantástic ! Happy holidays! 🎄🎄🎄🎄🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤❤

[@sameldarwich2490]

Such an amazing series can't wait to see season 2

[@gabmartincabatingan6391]

"it only move forward, and buries entire civilizations in its wake" bro is eren jeager

[@somerandomdude7785]

This big guy needs to return to Wilds, alongside other siege monsters.

[@deanastephensosborne5604]

Except for the rampage idea keep the seige specific to the big boys

[@BoneReaperLagiallosaurus]

*Imagine Siege Monsters meeting eachother…*

[@deanastephensosborne5604]

@@BoneReaperLagiallosaurus I mean it could happen if safi decides to say hey idiots the opposite of fatalis says come here

[@Artwolf007]

​@@BoneReaperLagiallosaurusgigamax turf wars

[@kikankuro]

I wonder if someone could parachute onto the back of a Lao, and just hang on for the ride, for science of course!

[@joshuasgameplays9850]

"Disaster Walker" is a pretty apt title considering that's ALL IT FUCKING DOES.

[@idek_chaos8620]

Barely got here within the first hour, but I’m really excited to watch

[@akamigaku6127]

Nice Video, Would love one about Dalamadur.

[@nothing-of5yc]

Love this series

[@Potatoras]

Imagine watching a Lao shan lung walkin in the distance at the edge of the map Watching the nearby mountain crumble into dust

[@ShukakuTheCrazy1]

3:48 man i thought that was perfect chaos from sonic adventure for a minute

[@carlosescamilla5260]

12:37 is the story referencing the hero of kokoto?

[@DarkerNemesis]

Hope Lao Shan comes back in Wilds

[@imgonnabuss]

babe wake up new oceaniz video is up 🗣️🗣️🗣️‼️‼️‼️🔥🔥🔥

[@imgonnabuss]

the last patron's name is so fitting with the outro, and to end the series as well! 😂

[@Ryodraco]

Admittedly, Lao seems to move so slowly that the only way to get trampled by it would be to on purpose stay in its way.

[@bloodykenshiro8218]

Lao is so mejestic and massive. I'm honestly surprised we never saw a variant invade Kamura, as it has defenses suiitable for such an event due to the proclivity of the rampage.

[@DDFreddi]

Your videos give me purpose in life, thank you.

[@dprocksx2827]

NEW UPLOAD WOOOOOO

[@CNellyu]

Christmas came early this year! Wooo!

[@judge_gabranth338]

Perhaps?? you better make a season 2. I love this series

[@aeoifjapefijl]

These are so fantastic to listen to

[@joe_the_zombie]

Super excited for season two

[@voxelheart]

While this wouldn't be fitting for the monster hunter series, if we ever get a more "open world survival crafting" type hunting game, I would absolutely love to have to find a migration route, spend hours building up fortifications and siege equipment, and a prolonged struggle just to take down a creature like this down.

[@rookiered223]

I love Lao so much man. His theme lore and sheer size. And hes kinda cute. Was not ready for his rank up quest in GU 😂

[@BoneReaperLagiallosaurus]

*ONE OF THE UNDERRATED BIG BOIS FINALLY GETS HIS ECOLOGY WORKING BOIS!*

[@redcloud16]

This was great!

[@Alex-dr2lp]

I hope siege monsters can show up in the environment and maybe even have turf wars, if wilds is open world

[@lycantrique3570]

saw a theory not long ago saying that if the maps are truly colossal then maybe we could see giant monster freely roaming without restrain in their special arena but instead living and interacting with the world

[@lazydelibird]

Looking forward to season 2 of this!

[@MechaWorkz]

Oceaniz posts, I arrive

[@vinzseika9826]

Dang, we really need the return of colossal monster. I remember having fun hunting him together with my friend on Freedom Unite. All the colossal monster is fun with friend, kinda clunky hunting it solo. Some idea that i can think of making colossal monster hunt even better is first, combining it with tweaked Rampage mechanic, in this case give us the ability of summoning turret mount by NPC and special NPC, and in the end is the Dragonator and Wyvernshot. It can make the battle much more dynamic i think, working together with other hunter on the village/base to stop the giant monster. The second is maybe doing something like Siege from World/Iceborne, but instead of 16 hunter on 4 team on their separate screen, it's 16 hunter on 4 team on the same screen, or if it risk the game lagging, either reducing the foliage on the map, making it more simple or maybe reducing it to 8 hunter on 2 team on the same screen. I'm sure it will be fun hunting with other team, especially if you play with your friend, where you have some mission to play with more than 4 people, while the usual hunt you need to cycle? your friend because of the 4 hunter limit

[@siragon756]

Damn, what a finale This series of docus was so good, I loved just laying back and relaxing while listening to it every two weeks Here's hoping for a season 2 !

[@unicorntomboy9736]

I think it's said in-canon that it is actively running away from Fatalis, the only creature it truly fears

[@francescomarasco590]

A season 2 would be really appreciated

[@KalicoCatOSRS]

I cant wait for the Nakarkos episode

[@witherslayer8673]

I think a big turtle monster with a ecosystem on its back would be awsome

[@Skebfr]

I lOVE OCEANIZ‼️‼️

[@unamusedrowlett6303]

So it's safe to say with World that Lao when Fatalis isn't involved, are the first example of the elder crossing in action. Just that it's more in your face about because it can literally walk all over you

[@Mangadude901]

I loved every single vid in this series, and I'm hoping, nay, praying that Season 2 will come to pass! What monsters will be appearing next? The spiders like the Nycerla and Rakna-Kadaki? Aquatic creatures like the Lagiacrus, Gobul, and Ceameus? Maybe an updated look for older monsters like Odogaron and Rajang? Whichever it is, I'll be honing my skills until the next series comes! ⚔ 🦖🐗🐉

[@bestm8340]

Love the video, but I really think "Disaster Walking" would be a much better name than "Disaster Walker." I hope you continue this series!!

[@dialga1788]

I wonder if living with something like a Lao Shan-Lung is just a matter of building infrastructure around, rather than in the way of, its migration routes. Since these dragons follow such predictable paths, it might be more fruitful to repurpose things like fortresses into observation checkpoints, while actual settlements are well out of these paths, with varying levels of tremor resistance depending on their proximity to them. Between these elder crossings, which seem to be decades apart, the Shan-Lung routes could serve as natural roadways for traders and wildlife alike, and in the case of forested locales, such destruction could be the creation of new ecosystems as well as the catalyst for new growths.

[@thetky_clan666]

If they do plan to make a remastered version of gen 1 Monster Hunter in 2024, I'd surely would like to try it. Otherwise, we'd be wondering forever if such Elder Dragons will be more understood in the futures.

[@giovanepereirafreitas8916]

i would love if you talked about the monster riders and their relationship with the rest of the world

[@TheGraveKnight]

Ah the chunky boi, if only his battle wasn't so dull

[@Vadim_k.d.]

hoping Wilds brings back this boy, perhaps being able to meet it move through the map

[@grummdoesstuff2983]

Do funny seeing the “mountain dragon”, the absolutely massive beast, the first elder dragon, actually be not that big comparatively. Like, the Jiva’s are bigger that it is, it’s only slightly larger than Shara Ishvalda, and it could almost fit on the plate between Zorah’s head and shoulders. Just shows how much the games have had to ramp up the size to be impressive and how much the tech has improved to make the big guys that much more common.

[@reapnpiece6857]

makes me curious as weather if it's possible for a whole village to live with lao shan, as in, wher it moves thry move as well but remains out of its way

[@BobbyCorwen1771]

In Wilds there needs to be a Lead researcher named Oceaniz

[@Teamcanceled]

I would love to see ashen Lao come back his longsword looks vary nice and I like to fight Lao it’s a fun fight to me

[@kibito_not_ready00]

Have you ever make a video about Equal Dragon Weapon?

[@OK-Opportunity]

Hey Oceaniz ,are you ever planning making a video about The first monster Hunter,as in the first person that started hunting monsters (if there is even any information about it)

[@MrJinglejanglejingle]

...Y'know, thinking about it, it'd actually be ultra-simple to research a Lao. Just... Follow it. I'm certain there will be obstacles that must be avoided, but through the use of balloons, supply drops, and so on... You'd be able to pretty easily research the creature.

[@jessestokes1012]

just curious but are you going to make a season 2 or not just a question.

[@BOLTMAN686]

Great Video but no mention of its fear of Fatalis?

[@ToTeMVG]

looking at the gameplay vs the lore really makes you feel like lao shen should be far larger than the gameplay can show, perhaps equalling zorah magdaros in size, i mean to be so big to crush villages without noticing, it has to be bigger than the gameplay thats just a dragon the size of a big building, he could easily see what hes crushing and the small creatures(humans) in its way

[@josephnepomuceno8764]

My little theory the first hunter who defeat a lao shun lung is maybe the hunter in monster hunter freedom unite...???

[@blankblank6214]

Tho mechanical it do have dragon element but not in a way that inflicts the blight but in its damage values and enough to but it in the weapons

[@jacktheomnithere2127]

7:26 pity. i believe Capcom wasted Lao Shan Lung's potential back in GU. to start, Monster Hunter Online gave him weapons he didn't have before, but Ashen did - like the SnS. secondly, since he was, basically, the introduction to the Dragon element, why didn't they give him an attack that inflicted it? even Fatalis can apply Dragonblight, and that was through his BITE! (i discovered that by accident, but i'm glad i did) why not give Lao Shan Lung a *breath attack - that'd look like cold breath (aka your breath becoming visible in the winter) - and have it inflict Dragonblight? hopefully, if he returns in Wilds, we'll get both (well, *I* hope so). i want to actually like this dragon. *i know what you're thinking: "he shouldn't. why would he even need it?" answer? Nergigante. let me start with this: Anjanath, Jyuratodus, Pukei Pukei and Tobi Kadachi. 3 monsters from the New World now roam the Flooded Forest (the map where all 4 can spawn in, hence why it's my example), an Old World map; and Nergigante hung around Zorah Magdaros - another giant dragon, and Ruiner managed to kill Shara Ishvalda (even if the latter had no rock armour). i have no doubt that Nergigante would be discovered in the Old World, and i'm convinced that he'd attack a Lao Shan Lung. lorewise, Nergigante is a good reason as to why Lao Shan Lung would have that breath attack: self defense. Nergigante's secondary weakness is Dragon. and let me remind you that Gravios and Black Gravios, who have arguably the toughest shells in 4U (excluding Apex monsters), also have a condensed heat laser for a breath attack. why would they need it if their defenses are so great? Akantor - whom we saw *kill* a Gravios - took said laser to the face, and it didn't affect him that much (and i'm convinced he's immune to fire). at least Lao Shan Lung's Dragonblight cold breath makes *some* sense.

[@bavuh1249]

its a shame the only traditional-esque colossal monster siege we got in fifth gen was zorah. Couldve had so much potential

[@christopherbronson3275]

So season 2 is MH dos?!