Rating the Visual Design of Arkveld | Rathalos Watch

[@RathalosWatch]

What do you personally rate Arkveld? in terms of visual design? Let me know in the comments! Also, don't forget to join our official Rathalos Watch Discord Community - discord.gg/gGXdrcPt

[@theadmiral4157]

Visual design:10/10 Realism:5/10 Strength/Power: TBD

[@RathalosWatch]

@@theadmiral4157 lol

[@mazin_iq1499]

Bro almost got a perfect score. Perhaps he can get a perfect score when his classification is revealed.

[@RathalosWatch]

Yeah, my gut tells me he is an elder dragon

[@lhamaseveramenteirritada9760]

​@@RathalosWatchnah, he's a flying wyvern

[@RathalosWatch]

@@lhamaseveramenteirritada9760 link with proof please?

[@starzariaguy5151]

@@RathalosWatch. Judging by the fact the website says his ecology is unknown, we might be looking at another “???” flagship.

[@RathalosWatch]

@@starzariaguy5151 most likely.

[@Siege066]

I remember seeing a comment that suggested replacing realism with believability.

[@RathalosWatch]

@@Siege066 would be too similar to it. I think intimidation works better. We are after all trying to hunt scary threatening things

[@ToasTFresh]

​@@RathalosWatch... and Dodogama.

[@RathalosWatch]

@@ToasTFresh Dodogama eh... lol

[@definetlyme6120]

Maybe just call the category "vibes"

[@ToasTFresh]

@definetlyme6120 that's good actually

[@1meyzee]

i didnt expect that perfect score, im excited to see its whips in action

[@RathalosWatch]

What did you expect?

[@dem0nicpresence]

i think arkveld might be able to drain energy or life out of the monsters he wraps his wing chains around, i mean dragon element is usually black/red and thunder is usually blue the only comparable thing would be the frenzy so either he has some frenzy status or vampirism.

[@RathalosWatch]

very possible.

[@miriamemanueleforneris3701]

Arkveld Is my favorite, the bulky pale armored design, the Wing chains he has on arms are beatiful (His wings Remember the ones of the Doragyurosu from monster hunter Frontier). Even his face design Is wonderful. I Just love it

[@RathalosWatch]

@@miriamemanueleforneris3701 i believe it's a sign of things to come. I think Capcom is embracing the MH frontier designs and are starting to bring them to the mainline.

[@miriamemanueleforneris3701]

Cool

[@changeling6450]

Arkveld is a very awesome desing and hope he have a awesome fight, like is a menase to the ecosystem, a full out nightmare that was contained and now theres going to be consecuences for his reborn, also whip wyverns was a thing in frontier, frontier is not canon but i want to see that they using the knowledge of frontier to make Arkveld and other monsters, or even the return of a whip wyvern that could be awesome!! Great vid rath!

[@changeling6450]

KRATOS DOOMSDAY!!!! KRATOS DOOMSDAY!!!!

[@RathalosWatch]

@changeling6450 thanks!

[@RathalosWatch]

@@changeling6450 pretty much

[@miriamemanueleforneris3701]

Yup, he seems like a fusion of Doomsday and Kratos

[@RathalosWatch]

@@miriamemanueleforneris3701 pretty much

[@theadmiral4157]

It still gives off ukanlos vibes to me and im wondering if it could be ukanlos' ancestor, or perhaps its descendant. If that's the case, then we might be looking for another unclassified monster. Its been a while since we last got something like that

[@RathalosWatch]

@@theadmiral4157 it is an unclassified monster if you read his official description on the official Monster Hunter Wilds website. It says his species is unknown, similar to gore magala

[@Darkwarp1994]

​@@RathalosWatchif that's what they classed it then we might have another magala situation if what we see isn't it's true adult form

[@miriamemanueleforneris3701]

NICE theory

[@RathalosWatch]

@@miriamemanueleforneris3701 have you considered joining our discord community ? We have many hunters discussing things like that and theories. I think you'd fit here is an invite link! discord.gg/hckGd9Bm

[@miriamemanueleforneris3701]

Ill consider It. I dont have discord so i must think about it

[@Darkwarp1994]

Arkveld kinda reminds me of a gargoyle the chains and the greyish white stone color of its skin helps with that

[@miriamemanueleforneris3701]

Youre right

[@RathalosWatch]

true that!

[@Chrys-marcelMambou]

For me arkveld is literally the best looking flying wyvern(if it isn't an elder) in monster hunter. If you show a picture like this 3:31 to an elden ring noob without the logo of monster hunter, he can definitely think that arkveld is a fromsoftware boss. Plus: arkveld is a cool monster name👍

[@RathalosWatch]

agreed and yes Arkveld is a sick name.

[@danieledwards4821]

I think it might be a unknown class monster

[@Chrys-marcelMambou]

@@danieledwards4821agreed it would be cool if he was

[@RathalosWatch]

@@danieledwards4821 so basically Gore Magala? What was Shagara Magala, also unclassified?

[@ladycu7572]

​@@RathalosWatch shagaru is an Elder Dragon. Idk why Gore Magala isn't considered one too, since he's basically the baby form

[@XZEL1210]

I bet that Arkveld is part of a pair. There's going to be a black dragon counterpart that's the actual bad guy or the story.

[@RathalosWatch]

@@XZEL1210 i do not think so personally.

[@Zohard104]

I think he is a solid addition to the flagship roster and I can’t wait to figure out what element he has been imbued with the only monsters that I think have a purple aura are Gore and shaggy and I’m pretty sure he does not have the frenzied status

[@RathalosWatch]

@@Zohard104 Our discord community has a theory that he hunts other apexes and absorbs their elements.

[@VadeInSpiritu]

My guess is either dragon element or something new

[@RathalosWatch]

@@VadeInSpiritu maybe he steals and absorbs other monster elements? I was thinking of the dragon element as well

[@kevo300]

I wonder if it can control gravity.

[@RathalosWatch]

Good question

[@miriamemanueleforneris3701]

It would be awesome

[@c1wilt]

Not a huge fan of the intimidation category. I think it could bias scores toward high threat level monsters. I thought you were close with realism, but that was rating how well the monster fit into the real world rather than its own world. Maybe naturalism (natural/supernatural) would work?

[@c1wilt]

The more I think about it the more I think you had it right with realism. But think of it as Imaginative Realism, the art style that drives the monster hunter series. It explores what could exist within the confines of our natural laws.

[@RathalosWatch]

correct!

[@spinoguy9775]

Yeah I’m not a fan of this one, at least not yet. And it’s almost entirely because of the chain-finger-things on the wings … I mean how can it fly when the finger that support the wings membranes disembowel every time it fight The rest of the body is ok, I like the color but it reminds me of a discolored Seregios Maybe I’ll change my mind when I see it in game but for now it’s the least favorite monster they show so far

[@RathalosWatch]

fair enough!

[@Auvisome]

Realistic ecology fans when they see Kirin teleporting

[@RathalosWatch]

@@Auvisome never liked kirin lol

[@miriamemanueleforneris3701]

Well the Wings membrane can be supported by other biological structure, the wing-chains are Just External weapons like the tail of a scorpion

[@0wonder]

The wing chains are an extended and flexible thumb that don’t have much to do with the wings also from what little we see Arkveld is a terrible flyer and prefers ground travel

[@TsulaAngenati2292]

I like his design- he looks like a cold biome Seregios His wings are- weird and I don’t like where his story is going with him killing everything- he’s coming across as an edge-lord monster like Magnamalo or Malzeno

[@RathalosWatch]

Do you mean Gore Magala who goes around infecting everyone?

[@drxavier1870]

Dont forget Nergigante who runs around punching other Elder Dragons in the face just because and leaves after the fact.

[@Auvisome]

Welcome back Berukyurosu and Doragyurosu

[@RathalosWatch]

@@Auvisome gonna assume those are frontier monsters?

[@spark9189]

@@RathalosWatch yes, flying wyverns with whips on their wings. they don't actually look all that similar to arkveld, but it is a previously frontier exclusive concept.

[@RathalosWatch]

@@spark9189 maybe its a hint that we will be getting a lot of frontier monsters now?

[@spark9189]

@@RathalosWatch definitely hoping so

[@miriamemanueleforneris3701]

Its cool tò see old concepts like the ones of Frontier and see them becoming nearly canon

[@danieledwards4821]

I just don't understand how he flies. His wings are too small for his big body, his body is too big for his wings. Other than that I love his design

[@draconew8945]

I remind you that Tigrex can fly

[@changeling6450]

I think is like owls, smaller wings and yeah is heavy but Lot of him is just fur or something principally the tail, so maybe is easier than usual, also theres monsters like bazel that are so despropotionate but still flying, using strengh to fly is a thing in mh, weird but yeah xd

[@RathalosWatch]

Hard to tell with so little footage.

[@RathalosWatch]

Tigrex flying is weird to me lol

[@RathalosWatch]

We need malfestio back

[@mrgomer64]

I've been waiting for this one

[@mrgomer64]

I do feel like you went a bit easy on him tho

[@RathalosWatch]

@@mrgomer64 really? How so?

[@mrgomer64]

@@RathalosWatch I just don't really think he would score all that high in the categories. This is a common theme in these videos, propuply just recency bias tho. I did 100% agree with the previous one tho, it might not have scored perfectly, and even tho he might be my favorite new monster, I agree with his placement. It might also just be that I just have to get used to him more, I felt the same when Rey was originally unveiled but he is a spectacular monster.

[@spence6195]

Arkveil just looks like a Frontier monster added into the mainline game. I still prefer classic Elden Dragons like Nergigante & Velkhana

[@RathalosWatch]

I agree about Arkveld. I would not mind more Frontier monsters tbh.

[@BasketCurly]

I can't wait to get mad at this guy as he tests my skills. I also lowkey hope we get the other elder dragons again. Love to see Teostra or Lunastra in this game.

[@RathalosWatch]

@@BasketCurly I'm not a fan of Lunastra or Teostra. I think they need a break.

[@joaogabrielviana9200]

in relation to the silhouette of velkhana, I actually thought it was malzeno at first, so I guess she doesn't have that unique of a shape

[@RathalosWatch]

@@joaogabrielviana9200 only fought malzeno once so wouldn't be able to tell ya.

[@peterduprey7286]

Only once? You gotta play more rise

[@RathalosWatch]

@@peterduprey7286 nah, I much rather prefer more grounded Monster Hunter.

[@peterduprey7286]

Ok that’s fair but you gotta admit Malzeno is sick.

[@RathalosWatch]

@@peterduprey7286 yeah his a good fight

[@htfs493]

Why comments keep getting deleted across the site. Why?

[@RathalosWatch]

@@htfs493 i don't see any comments being deleted across the site? I'm not sure what you are talking about exactly.

[@htfs493]

@@RathalosWatchI tried commenting earlier about my thoughts on Arkveld but it was deleted for some reason. I’ll just say it here. On the monster hunter channel, at Capcom live at 38:58, Arkveld’s theme can be heard. If you didn’t think he was already intimidating enough, listen to the segment that plays when the Arkveld and Rey Dau fight is happening. The violin is honestly haunting, never heard something like that in Monster Hunter!

[@htfs493]

@@RathalosWatch39:23 if you want to skip straight to the segment I mentioned

[@RathalosWatch]

@@htfs493 Yeahz the music and themes across the board for Wilds is insane. My favorite so far is Rey Dau's theme.

[@RathalosWatch]

@@htfs493 thanks!

[@Narrator1410]

This guy looks similar to Gore Magala

[@RathalosWatch]

@@Narrator1410 in terms of not being classified? Yes.

[@masonstewart6232]

​​@@RathalosWatch Also the way his forearms and posed. I can't tell what is is quite yet, but he definitely has a more abnormal pose compared to the likes of Tigrex. Not to mention the obvious of him not getting classified even though every monster before him has been. Even if we look back at previous games, almost every monster was told straight to us to be what type of monster they are, so if he was another unclassified monster, he would work excellently in design, mystery, stance, and originality

[@RathalosWatch]

@@masonstewart6232 yeah I believe he is the new gore magala version of unclassified.

[@VadeInSpiritu]

I’d be so happy if we find out the chains are somehow unnatural / an addition to his body. Like he was chained to something, for some reason then learned to use them as weapons. The chains seem kinda unbelievable as is. MH may require some suspension of believe, but their designs almost always seem like something that could have evolved in world. There’s a bit of realism or believability. Less with this dude.

[@RathalosWatch]

@@VadeInSpiritu right

[@miriamemanueleforneris3701]

I understand your point, but i like them as a biological part of him.

[@IndominusRex-wc1ey]

0:30 there is ABSOLUTELY groundedness with Arkveld, to say otherwise is just wrong He uses whips, a weird weapon choice, but not one unseen in nature. They are generally defensive adaptations, and Arky having defensive adaptations can be seen further with his tusk/horns on the sides of his face. None of this says hyper predator to me, it says an animal in the beginning stages of actually becoming a predator, with defensive adaptations still being retained. These were developed for a reason, begging the question of what required Arky to develop these adaptations Overall, no, theres not "nothing realistic or grounded with Arkveld". Blatantly incorrect, tbh

[@williamlima75]

He is a acient monster so who knows what he used those for

[@IndominusRex-wc1ey]

@@williamlima75 sounds like a cop out from somebody who doesn't know the fundamentals of animal ecology Or biology Or really anything about animals Uncreative ass comment

[@JeronymKucera]

I dont like a vide. A 10/10 should be something incredible something that you want painting on a wall . Masterpiece you can say . Something that will be in Museum . Not something that you just like. But Arkveld is cool dont get me wrong.

[@RathalosWatch]

It's subjective.

[@Builimacen]

I'm sorry man, but this is NOT the most important metter atm for you to validate. Where's the OG fire chicken visual analysis? The GLORIOUS Yian kut kut? Still I find this one kinda strange, it's a Gore magala with anemia because he was chined up to something... I dunno how I feel about it yet. Maybe the fight is so great that makes him more interesting? I dunno

[@Dastardly_Duo]

He wasn't chained up to anything. Also people keep saying he's like Gore Magala, but he's more similar to Frontier monsters

[@RathalosWatch]

@@Dastardly_Duo the reason why people compare him to Gore is because of his unclassification

[@RathalosWatch]

@@Builimacen oh trust me. I want to do a visual rating for yian kut kut really bad, but Capcom did not even upload an official render to their website. The 5 seconds we have of them is not enough, and I don't want to use older games as the footage as that would defeat the entire purpose. I'll be doing visual ratings for whatever they show publicly if there is enough footage of it and then, of course, all the actual Wilds monsters once the game comes out.

[@Builimacen]

@@Dastardly_Duo The way he looks reminds me a LOT on how gore is. Big arms with wings on it and something on the head that (in gores case) are 2 hands and this one has 2 horns... Gore is black this one is white. Almost like Ying and yang. And from what I understood he was chained up to something and it got lose and started destroying the kid's vilage. But then again I'm just a hunter that cares about completing the mission and little else

[@Dastardly_Duo]

@@RathalosWatch Yea I figured that and the fact it looks "edgy" I guess. But I think Gore gets enough praise. There are other monsters out there that deserve the spotlight as well

[@tekanupe1306]

I don't quite like Arkveld so far, i believe that one of my "why"s might be the face, i'm not a fan of it That aside i belive he might grow on me once we get to see more of him

[@RathalosWatch]

@@tekanupe1306 fair enough

[@blancleona2275]

i feel like his rating is too high as his realism is a 0/10. I mean how does he fly where are his wings?

[@RathalosWatch]

huh ? I replaced realism with Intimidation so I am not taking realism into account anymore.

[@blancleona2275]

@@RathalosWatch i know but I think we can not set it aside completly. I get why you did it but it would be unfair towards other designs if we just disregard realism for Arkveld and use intimidation which is a category basically tailored for him as not all monsters are supposed to be intimidating. In the end it boils down to preference and I do think he is really cool except the part where he flies without the presence of large enough wings. With his wingarea to bodymass ratio he should fly more like a bumblebee or hummingbird but I guess he wouldn't be as intimidating hence why capcom didn't do it that way. This is just my nitpick with Arkveld

[@RathalosWatch]

@@blancleona2275 I hear ya

[@miriamemanueleforneris3701]

Well, the membrane of the Wings could be supported by other biological structure while the bio-chains are External weapons like the tail of a scorpion

[@gtmafiaa]

I think he's a bit too small to be scary tbh ray dau looks bigger and in some ways stronger to me, i think their turf war will be a tie tbh Arkveld isn't even an elder dragon, so I'm kinda not impressed I give him a 7/10

[@RathalosWatch]

We don't know if he is an elder dragon yet or not. His classification is unknown if you read the website's official description

[@gtmafiaa]

@@RathalosWatch true hopefully his fight blows us away

[@RathalosWatch]

@@gtmafiaa yeah, I think his this game's gore magala. Because he is unclassified just like Gore Magala was

[@jonasfadi8213]

ever faced a wolverine or a tasmanian devil ? You'd shit your pants regardless of how small they are , and thy mean real business. They'd tussle against apex predators such as wolves or dingos and even win . Also arkveld is actually bulkier than ray dau. the only thing that makes ray look bigger is its wing span. In my opinion he he instilled fear since his first appearance. Ffs , rajang is scarier than all of the mid tier elders and he's barely bigger than kirin. and lastly , rathalos and kushala were flagships and they're not even huge.

[@RathalosWatch]

@@jonasfadi8213Kirin is such a weird and monster to me lol

[@xios9749]

malzeno better

[@RathalosWatch]

??? How would you know if you never fought this monster? Lol

[@masonstewart6232]

​@@RathalosWatch He's just saying that off of pure bias. Ignore him But Malzeno does slap

[@RathalosWatch]

@@masonstewart6232 malzeno is decent, but comparing it to a monster no one has ever fought is quite the take. Lol.