Royal Ludroth Forced me to "Git Gud"

The next entry in my Monster Hunter Highlights video series. This time we go over the Royal Ludroth, king of the Ludroth pack, and hunter within the rainforest rivers! He's one of my favorite low tier monsters and a very early wall for me. Enjoy!
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[@MczippyMonhun4u]

I feel like most people grow to like the walls they come across … but my first wall was god damm Kecha Wacha in 4u

[@cr-volcanic]

Yeah I typically really like em. Royal Ludroth, Teostra, and Anjanath stick out to me a lot in particular

[@lilithofthevoid4922]

For me, it was Nergi, then Barioth, then Velkhana. And then probably Risen Chammy, Risen Valstrax, and Risen Shagaru and Amatsu

[@cr-volcanic]

@@lilithofthevoid4922 glad I'm not the only one who thought Iceborne Barioth was fuckin tough

[@lilithofthevoid4922]

@@cr-volcanic oh yeah, I struggled *hard* on him. Took me I think 3 quests and I only beat it on the last one with 1 cart left. I also kinda struggled against Tigrex. Had no issue against Narga tho

[@cr-volcanic]

@@lilithofthevoid4922 Yeah I think Narga is due for a bit of a tune up. he's getting pretty predictable for such a swift monster. Tigrex to a lesser extent, he did get some nice mix-ups in Sunbreak

[@mastergame1311]

Less "important" monsters deserve much more attention than they currently receive.

[@King-jw7dm]

Its good to give respect to the lower tier monsters. They were always a important part in a persons journey in getting to hunt the big bois. Especially since many of them were peoples walls and why some people remember them were BECAUSE they helped them get better. Yian Kut Ku for me when i first started in MH1 still has a special place in my life cause of that. Its also a reason why i love Yian Garuga so much, making a stronger more cracked out version with even its own theme song just makes the whole Yian line so special to me *cept you blue, literally 0 reasons to exist lmao* so yeah never forget your early game monster bros folks. They were the ones that helped brought you to the point of fighting Gods, love em or hate em that is a fact.

[@cr-volcanic]

I definitely wanna prop em up along with the big boys. Give em their time in the sun. They deserve to be seen as more than just the hurdle monsters.

[@boarprince]

royal ludroth and barroth are legit some of my favourite monsters, so its nice to see the soggy boy get a proper tribute

[@MajinMattPlays]

I came into the series with Rise, so my experiences with the Great Soggi are a bit different than most. He never really posed me much of a challenge, since my first playthrough was with LBG so he wasn't my first wall, that was taken by Rathian. Though since then, Royal Ludroth has become one of my favorite low-tier monsters. I think it's a creative design, fun and simple moveset, and great lore. There's not much I can say that wasn't already said in the video, but I hope Royal Ludroth becomes a mainstay of the series. I've finished world, and am working my way through 4U, and I've missed him in both games.

[@blockodile4479]

Been around for a little bit, and to be honest, I remember watching your Rathalos video and saying "Wow, that was cool, shame that I'm probably never gonna see that guy again." And then, one day, bored as hell at 4 AM, your Teostra video comes up. I immediately recognize your voice and name, and figure I should check out what else there is to see. Amazing job at hitting 1k, here's hoping that you eventually make it big! You certainly deserve it!

[@cr-volcanic]

That's super nice of you to say, I really appreciate that. And hey, with some time luck and effort maybe you were lucky enough to get in at the ground floor of something great

[@blockodile4479]

@@cr-volcanic I certainly hope so. You're more than talented enough to make it!

[@VengefulJay]

Why did 3rd gen have the best early game monsters? Between ludroth and arzuros definitely some of my favorite early boys.

[@afroling2096]

Honestly I respect your take lower level monster I find a lot of the more interesting that most elder tier monsters.

[@saurianfan7102]

This was awesome! It needs a little bit of polish, but you've nearly perfected the formula! Can't wait to see what you go over next. As for an early game monster that I love, I adore Tetranadon. The Kappa inspiration and the sumo fighting style, his preferred diet of Goocumbers that he will just shove his face into the ground to find, the mix of frog, turtle, and platypus in his design, his wondrous armor and weapons, I just love him so much! Not to mention the fact that the males will literally perform sumo matches against each other to impress females!

[@cr-volcanic]

Oh yeah definitely needs some polish, but I just remind myself that the channel is very young and my software isn't the best out there. Just gotta keep pushing. Tetranadon is one of my favorite low level 5th gen monsters too. I wish I fought him a bit more

[@clowncarnival6208]

My first game was tri on the Wii. Got scared of the night hunt for Jaggi and turned it off. Picked up 3U on the switch, didn’t understand how to play and got stuck at I think rathian. So I started over, focused, and read all the instructions and dialogue. This probably is what led me to love monster hunter, the dialogue and world building of 3U felt so cozy. Dude I played conduit as well, only the campaign cause I had no idea there was a thing as online (same thing with 3U) Purple Ludroth isn’t my favorite but I’m a sucker for his shades of pink and purple. It’s such a “monster hunter” looking monster.

[@cr-volcanic]

yeah man you really gotta read those dialogue boxes in the early games. Wish I did lmao

[@Planag7]

It was definitely one that taught me how to deal with faster monsters especially in the water of Tri. But my fish Gobul just beats him a bit! But to answer your question I have one in particular that was a wall for a while and now it's become my marker between the low chair to the entry of the tough ones: Barroth. Now I don't know if anyone remembers the Wii version but I remember him being particularly tough on the village quest. He would be out in the hot area he would start to roar which would cause distractions and if you had the mud he had different weaknesses. Which i didn't know at all! He's the one that I eventually tried the hammer on and great sword to knock em out! ... And all he wants to do is chill in the mud and eat ants lol

[@cr-volcanic]

I remember in Tri's online, Barroth was a bit of a noobslayer

[@garuga1512]

Can we talk about how the Tri has more low tier walls than World and Rise have high tiers walls, great video man, Royal Ludroth was always a unsung classic, hope he'd keep returning to new mh titles

[@cr-volcanic]

Yeah I hope he keeps coming back to. And I agree, old school MH was certainly a lot less new player friendly

[@gabbrooh9126]

Speaking of Walls, my first wall was MH1 Yian Kut Ku, in MHFU was Khezu and Congalala, in MHTri Barroth and Gobul, and personal wall at least for me was White Fatalis, and in every game it is in, I try to hunt it solo, even in MHFU which was hell

[@cr-volcanic]

I have heard that MHFU White Fatalis is absurd

[@Flubbadon]

You were right, this was great. Seriously well done. We had very similar first experiences with the series, just picked high defence numbers and got blasted by low tier monsters. Also Royal Ludroth needs to be the first low tier monster to get a rare species, absolutely deserves it.

[@cr-volcanic]

I'd be down for a super Ludroth somewhere down the road. Thanks for the compliment

[@ChandlerBaze]

Never had paid much attention to Royal Ludroth, but this video (and his determination to roll on top of me when encountered) has given me a new appreciation for him. Keep up the good work. Some of my first walls in lower leveled quests would probably have been Kulu-Ya-Ku and Tobi-Kadachi in World (I haven't fought them too much in Rise). I guess I just didn't do well against low tier flightless monsters that are good at jumping.

[@cr-volcanic]

Appreciate the compliment

[@dylandog5075]

What I always enjoyed about the MH series was the biology around its monsters and honestly you are able to make these creatures even more interesting in your videos. You clearly love the series as much as I do and it shows. My first ever game was MH3U and I think the biggest wall i faced was the Lagiacrus, probably because I also had no clue of what abilities were. I love your content and I hope to get more of your videos soon, they just keep getting better.

[@cr-volcanic]

Really appreciate that man

[@zmmrzmra6039]

I really like you editing an infographic regarding the monsters carves that was really Nice. I think you should do more of the lower monsters like Lagombi,Barroth,Khezu,Tetsukabra instead of the Higher or Flagship monster as they get rarely any mentions. would make for more Interesting and challenging to make videos.

[@cr-volcanic]

Yes! I was really hoping people would like the bits with the monster part descriptions! And rest assured I have more low and mid level monsters on the radar

[@zmmrzmra6039]

@@cr-volcanic LETS GOOOO!!

[@masondowd9591]

A personal wall of mine, and a monster I’d ofc love to see a vid on, was the Plesioth in FU. Aside from the oh so famous hipcheck, he just had so many hard hitting moves that’d just constantly send me back to camp. Made me switch weapons to beat him actually! Went from GS to dual blades. Great video as always.

[@Vexal50]

I remember meeting monster that forced me to get gud. Very frequent quakes and a very dangerous ranged attack, and this monkey just does not sit still. I can deal with much stronger enemies without too much stress, yet the guild strikes me with fear with three simple words. Hunt 1 Blangonga. The snow monkey that hails from a twisted universe where fun is not allowed. Capcom even made him the HR2 urgent not once, but *twice.* What sick, twisted mind would subject us to this horror that early.

[@matteoonofrio6779]

as someone who's first MH was tri, Its so nice to hear that someone had near the same experience as me.(I didn't understand skills and upgrades either) I absolutely love Great Jaggi and is my favorite sensei monster, but Royal Ludroth royally kicked my ass and was a major wall until i stopped completely. I didn't understand the whole online mechanic. I was also just a kid. It reminds me we all start fro somewhere. Everybody's first MH is never actually their first.

[@cr-volcanic]

@@matteoonofrio6779 sounds like the exact same story 😂

[@ernesto7711]

Great video! I really loved R Ludroth since the Tri making it my fav Leviathan( maybe until I fight the ones in Forntier yet). You should talk more the other "underrated" monster in the franchise since not many talk about them much ;D

[@cr-volcanic]

That’s the plan, gonna try and keep it balanced

[@dinobox8002]

i think the difference in lore details between elder dragons and the lower level monsters makes perfect sense in universe too. of course more is known about ludroth and royal ludroth, they're much more common and easier to observe ! way easier to get your hands on a specimen to study. on a different note, i don't think the sponge on the weapons serves a solely decorative purpose. instead, it's probably the exact thing that gives them the water element. water being stored in the spongey bits and released upon each hit is a really neat concept to me, and i like how grounded that feels. anyway royal ludroth has been one of my favorite monsters for a long time and i really enjoyed this video on him ! i even learned a lot about his ecology that i didn't already know :) makes me appreciate his design even more

[@fateweaver9325]

Was never a wall for me, but Najarala always stood out to me as an amazing monster. I think it’s because of how big it is after fighting other low-mid threats like nerscylla and gypceros, and that its the first (and only) large snake wyvern. In general though, low-mid monsters have always been some of my favourites (great jaggi, yian kut ku, zamtrios, the aforementioned najarala, bishaten, even iodrome). There’s such a good variety of monsters that isn’t seen so much in the higher tiers, and the monsters have such personality that goes beyond how scary and badass they are. Really cool video! Love that you’re focusing on lower-tier monsters. Royal ludroth is such a great early game monster!

[@ninjag-o-g3150]

3:55 I had to pause because this whole segment had me snickering irl... a very rare occurrence from me. Thank you X3 Your channel is a blessing

[@VashimuXIV]

The story of my first wall was also a Tri original, Barroth, only this time it was in the version of him in Rise. And to this day he’s still my favorite Brute Wyvern. Also I appreciated the message at the end there CR, it’s been an honor to watch your videos.

[@DDViking]

Yian kutku in Mhf1 was my first wall, you never forget the satisfaction of beating your first monster

[@cr-volcanic]

Haven't played MH1 but I'd assume it's double as satisfying killing your first monster with controls like that game lmao

[@BIZaGoten]

The controls for MH1 are actually pretty good, especially while using great sword. the first Rathalos was a huge wall and was so satisfying to defeat.

[@achsi1777]

Really been enjoying your monster hunter content I hope to see more. My first wall was nerscylla, then zinogre in mh4u and seeing these vids brings back memories of my first time being a new hunter and getting clapped by all of them.

[@cr-volcanic]

Glad you've been enjoying, there's plenty more coming, I spent most of today mapping out my gameplan for the next few months. Great stuff ahaead

[@thenerdbeast7375]

The lower rank monsters mean so much more to me than the flashy flagships and over the top Elder Dragons, they are what make the ecology of the setting feel alive and are so underappreciated in my eyes. I would love to hear you talk about your favorite starter monster or monsters, Great Jaggi and Great Jagras are my favorite monsters of all with many of the other "raptors" and such being also some of my favorites.

[@greninjazac4577]

I love the transition into the sub-species, would love to see more related memes for the translations in future videos

[@cr-volcanic]

I’m glad someone pointed that out 😂

[@TheIdealofGreed]

I didn't initially watch these because I assumed (for no reason I can recall in retrospect) that they were going to be purely about gameplay stuff, not the lore, expression of adoration & fight description. It was the Zinogre video that got me to wonder & try them out, & so far I'm glad I did. If you intend to keep doing these sort of in-depth things like this & your other MH stuff, such as that sword & shield video, then yeah, you've got a subscriber in me. Well then, next I'm gonna go watch the Rathalos one & see how that goes. Have a good day 🫡

[@cr-volcanic]

Super glad you checked em out!

[@kumatorahaltmanndreemurr]

You wanna talk about roadblock monsters? Barroth taught me the importance of stocking up on whetstones before a hunt

[@TopazIngenious]

My first MH game was World/Iceborne. At the time I was breezing through the start of the game with Defender gear. I just picked them because they had such great defense or did great damage. And I loved blast. Might've hit some bumps in difficulty but I didn't struggle that much. Then Iceborne came around for me eventually and it started getting real for me. Viper Tobi Kadachi, Fulgur Anjanath, Glavenus, Brachydios, Nightshade Paolumu, Tigrex, and others proved to be really challenging fights for me. But Velkhana... Velkhana was the absolute worst for me. I hated fighting it, and I was determined to fight it solo. I would fail countless times and I contemplated every decision I ever made in my life that had brought me to this point where I was suffering fighting an ice dragon. Somehow, someway, I killed it. Then came Shara... But Velkhana was the first wall in Monster Hunter for me.

[@user-nr1qv4sc5j]

I must add: tri’s royal ludroth is considerably harder then 3u’s or portable’s. Many think that tri is the hardest in the 3rd gen because of the lowest armor stats of the hunter. That is wrong: tri’s ai is drastically different and cleverer then any of the 3rd gen. I love royal ludroth and did hunt a lot of them in mhp3. I first played tri in 2021 and even I sometimes carted with royal ludroth. Tri’s monsters do less 60-degree turns and instead usually use attacks to turn. They also do lesser attacks that live them open. In mhp3 royal will unlikely perform his ultra attack with the run and usually does hipcheck. In tri he spams run attack, rarely hipckecks and jumps

[@cr-volcanic]

Cool! I never knew that

[@n0v0parr0t]

I started back in 3U. My first MH experience was literally the game saying "You'll figure it out, git gud *scrubbo*" As far as walls go, Gore Magala kicked the shit out of me for the longest time before I finally killed it (Shagaru, on the other hand, went down like a betch)

[@Jackiewheelz]

Tetsucabra was my first wall in mhgu. Loved him the moment I killed him. Favorite Low Rank Monster.

[@cr-volcanic]

He’s great

[@crono6874]

I always planned on getting Conduit 1 and 2 but never did. Personally I loved Purple Ludroth. Poison is my fav status/element so I never mind fighting these monsters. Gigginox is actually my fav monster in the series. Anyway keep up the great work. Really enjoying these videos.

[@cr-volcanic]

I was hoping to get at least one person who knew what the hell those games were lmao

[@crono6874]

@@cr-volcanic The crazy thing is I felt this could've been Nintendo's answer to the FPS genre but I guess they fumbled the bag there.

[@cr-volcanic]

@@crono6874 I remember them bein pretty aight all things considered. Guess they didnt sell well

[@Navel_Colt]

Sponge lizard simps rise up, Ludroth is one of my favorites. The ecology scene of seeing him fill up his 'mane' with water is so damn cool

[@hyperdimensionbliss]

I've recently started keeping a tier list of every monster I know I've fought at least once, and not a single person has seen it and not immediately asked me "why did you put Arzuros in S-tier." I love everything about him as a monster, he's the perfect introduction to large monsters for newbies that have only gone after Kelbi, Jaggi and Ludroth by then, the female armour set is adorable and even if I'm in full G-rank gear going after a low-rank one for whatever reason, he's always just good simple fun to fight.

[@blagelhargel]

In Generations he was my first hurdle in the franchise too

[@dino-t243]

Barroth in tri was mine, that feeling when you over come your wall is unmatched

[@cr-volcanic]

I remember Barroth being a noob slayer in Tri's online

[@the_bunty]

I remember getting stuck on each and every new monster I fought lol. Great Jaggi, qurupeco and... you're not gonna believe this, Nibelsnarf especially

[@lonelyshadow877]

Hi new to the community. Loved this video. I agree that royal ludroth is a pretty underrated monster. Can definitely say it gave me some trouble in tri.

[@cr-volcanic]

Happy to have you

[@nicholasnwagbara1333]

I relate super hard to liking the lower tier monsters. I appreciate the powerhouses as much as anyone else but I’ll always remember Tetsucabra for putting me in the dirt for 4 hours straight in Generations Ultimate.

[@cr-volcanic]

Man I miss Tetsucabra

[@noon1267]

MHW Pink Rathian was my “wall” and I love them now

[@justincrawford5992]

Royal Ludroth is one of my favorite monsters. Every part of its design is wonderful. I'll always love this big, derpy, sea lion.

[@lucacomparato]

To me this is THE monster of resentment. I started with MH Stories, yes Stories. As a pokemon fan i saw a knock off that was actually well made and i tried it out and fell in love with the creature design. Only after I dug deeper into this rabbit hole and played through everything i could of this amazing series. But, during my first playthrough I had to choose between two monsters that I really liked, Zamtrios and Royal Ludroth. To me they were pretty much the same in terms of looks, but powerlevel wise, the former felt better. I played through the whole game with that Zamtrios and always thought about that one Ludroth i left behind. I legit almost couldnt sleep because i felt bad. I wanted to get as involved as i could but i was getting hit with backlash 😅 This little bond really tied me to the monster a lot, and when I played through MH3U and GU I farmed the hell out of my boy. Loved the fight, love the design, now i love it even more thanks to all the little details in the video. I hope that i’ll be able to make it up to my boy. (I stand by my decision btw, Zamtrios is my top 3/2 and Ludroth is right behind)

[@cr-volcanic]

I gotta tell ya, I love reading stories like this, you guys have the coolest and most outta left field takes about this series

[@absollum]

I started in MH4U, and the monster that got me stuck was Tetsucabra. I wasn't expecting such a big monster to be as fast as it was, and the arena you first encounter it in was "small" for such a big monster. The area you first fight it in is actual pretty big; I was just really bad at the game. It actually got me to change weapons from great sword to heavy bowgun, one that I'm grateful for since it allowed me to fall in love with the ranged weapons in MH. I still use bows or heavy bowguns as my main weapons.

[@Teostra_MF_White]

Royal ludroth has always been my favorite great/royal I was 10 when I got mh tri and i played it for 10 minutes before I stopped because I thought it was boring then a couple months later I gave it another chance killed some monters then I got to ludroth and he made me realize how sick tri is he is the reason why I got into the rest of the series and he is also the reason why leviathan is my favorite monster type tri will always be my favorite and why the reason sponge will always be my favorite great/royal

[@JZBeasty]

Yoooo, I remember the Conduit. Played the hell out of the second one.

[@oeeo6thealatreon118]

Man I love some of the low tier monsters Third Gen was especially great on it, a lot of the monsters in there really need to return like Quropeco and Gigginox (can we please get Gigginox instead of khezu in the next game?) I also really want underwater combat back really badly, imagine how it would be in new Gen! Anyway, I’ve been loving these monster Hunter videos

[@cr-volcanic]

I am very much on team Gigginox over Khezu

[@Cinder_the_Art_Gal8144]

As a Royal Ludroth I would Appologize on behalf of all Royal Ludroth in the Old and New World (In other words *"My bad"* )

[@cr-volcanic]

Nah man, important lesson learned. It's all good

[@itsjan_]

My first wall was kushala daora in dos way back then, it's very frustrating to not even able to get close to him cus the fricking wind and ended up never actually slay it in that game,yet he is my fave monster now

[@pitshoster401]

I always liked Royal Ludroth and he was always one of the more challenging of the low tier monsters for me. Just extremely hard to NOT get hit by lol.

[@cr-volcanic]

Those barrel rolls put in work if you’re not careful lmao

[@BIZaGoten]

Besides the really big bad bois Diablos was my first wall in MHW and I thought I was hot shit until I faced another wall: Barioth, his speed was just insane to me but I eventually bested him and he hasn't been a problem since. The feeling of progress in this game is amazing.

[@LonesomeDevil]

Despite the fact that I also started with Tri and was also goddamm TERRIBLE at it, at least I managed to figure out how to upgrade my equipment pretty quickly, so I managed to get past Luddy just fine. I still fought it plenty of times, though. It was my favorite test fight for any new Fire or Thunder element weapon I ended up crafting. It was back when I thought elemental resistances had a way bigger impact on damage dealt than it really did, so I did have multiple monsters to test new weapons with. Obviously, I only used their armor set's resistances to figure out their weaknesses. We didn't have the detailed Hunter's Notes we have now back then and I was a bit too prideful to look up the full stats online. So yeah, I don't have that big of a connection to it, but I do still have fond memories of it as a decent practice partner. My first very big wall in Tri ended up being the Barioth, funny enough. Its speed was so overwhelming to me back then and it's the main culprit for making me the Lance main I am today. Because hey... didn't matter if I couldn't figure out when and where to dodge its attacks properly if I could just block them. Also, as a Lance main, I do approve of wanting to bring back underwater combat. The Lance was surprisingly fun to use there, with the Lance charge making you attack like a huge swordfish.

[@cr-volcanic]

I remember the good old days of going into the family desktop computer to find out item drop rates and elemental weaknesses and part breaks and all that goodness. Also I don’t know if I’d say I’m 100% a lance main but it is in main three with sword and shield and switch axe

[@LonesomeDevil]

@@cr-volcanic Yeah, I admit caving in and start doing that with Freedom Unite. By the way, I got caught remininscing again, but I forgot to say I really enjoyed the video too! You really did our spongy boi justice. I think it's the vibe you give off. It makes me feel overwhelmingly nostalgic since I also got into the series thanks to Tri, haha! I actually had no idea Luddy was such a hard-worker for its pack. Really a big contrast to the lazy alpha male lion that makes it all the more interesting.

[@cr-volcanic]

@@LonesomeDevil Dude, thank god there's people who have translated these old Japanese websites and encyclopedias. There's a lotta cool ecology out there for these games that they just don't release over here. I like to think I just present it pretty well. Thanks for the compliment

[@OrAngelicBlitz8633]

He was my first wall in Tri (not 3U) as well. I couldn't beat him until I used the Lance, which became my first favourite weapon. Had such a good time learning the game I got his whole armor set and Lance as well.

[@sacred944]

My first wall was Duramboros in 3U. I was never quite carting to him but he is a big health sponge which forced me to find stronger weapons, exploit Elemental weaknesses, nand even try and wrap my brain around hitzones and learn his back is Super weak. I despite the 50 minutes I timed out many times.

[@Sirfortune881]

Purple ludroth is probably my favorite monster in the series i love the royal ludroth in general and underwater combat needs to come back i miss it lol

[@taxirobot7219]

Kecha Wacha in 4U was my first fight that I ever carted to. I fucking love that silly monkey.

[@cr-volcanic]

I'd kill to get Kecha back

[@taxirobot7219]

@@cr-volcanic if it isn’t in MH6 I’m rioting

[@kanbaron6316]

My first wall was rathian in Tri back when I first got a wii

[@natbvm1880]

To deal with the Wilds hype I borrowed a Wii and am replaying TRI, my first monhun. It is like...so good. But also, it tries SO HARD to make you quit in the first 10 hours or so. Weird fetch quests, putting lagiacrus in one of the first missions, and secret Key quests. But man. I'm so glad I hear my head against this wall until I got it.

[@AvalonQueen34]

I've had exactly 3 walls, the first one was Gobul, similar to you, Tri was mas first game, i didn't had a pro controler so i played with a wii mote and nunchuk, Gobul was an underwater fight so add that to the fact that my depth perception was an absolute joke since it was one of my first games on fully 3D with a whole 3D camera (i only really played pokemon games lol) it was a nightmare, i had to come with diferent ways to bring the dam fish out of the water to even had a chance to land a hit on him, upgraded my sword and shield the best i could, i learned the food mechanics etc. It took me a lot of tries before i could lower his hp enough on land for him to go to sleep and finish him rather quickly. The rest of the game tasted like glory until Giginox came around and made me stop playing 😅

[@Womp-Womp1]

I didnt struggle to much with low rank monsters, but man, Mitizune fucked me up real good with that wake up call

[@Koijn2K]

His mane is just too satisfying to hit lol

[@Masterofhammers]

I might be a little late but that's because I couldn't decide which early game Boi was my favorite. Because there are quite a few. Aknosom is a great example. The fight works perfectly with his design. So is bishaten. Both of them have so much character going for them. But I ultimately ended up with Daimyio Hermitaur. Why? *CRAB*

[@cr-volcanic]

Crab is pretty great

[@emblemblade9245]

🦀

[@boneman-calciumenjoyer8290]

Younger me never really struggled with the royal ludroth... barroth bullied me for 2 weeks straight tho... Tri was my first game too. It was rather satisfying to get past him, but I really needed to look into a new armour set/weapons for him. Renoplos was the only "improvement" I could reliably get my hands on. I'm getting Vietnam flashbacks while typing this... damn that thing kept bullying me for so long!

[@Youtubian392]

Royal Ludroth was the very first armor set I ever made. Big nostalgia.

[@Planag7]

No love.... For Ludroth!

[@mjasterix1667]

I find it pretty funny how every monster was a wall for me in tri apart from the flagship lmao

[@cosmictraveler1146]

Yeah it definitely made a first impression in the flooded forest, but mostly because it’s the only thing that gives dash extract Lmfao

[@cr-volcanic]

thats definitely a big plus in his favor lmao

[@Qriz-Topher]

My first "wall" was an Arzuros quest in 3u, because I didn't know how to capture. Besides that Pink Rathian. Since then, I've never really had a big wall

[@wichiewamirez5599]

Portable 2s Tigrex walled me for over a month back in the day. I was using GS up until that point. I changed to LS and after a handful of tries with it I finally beat him. And I play LS to this day

[@cr-volcanic]

I ran bow in Freedom Unite and had no idea how skills worked. Took me like 20 tries to beat Tigrex lmao

[@ultimasurge]

here for it .

[@cr-volcanic]

And I'm happy you are

[@LordShonji]

Suprised the Dash Extract part of his ecology never came up with how he uses it as an adrenaline boost when he needs to move faster or overpower an opponent

[@codystandish121]

I remember my first “gut Gud” monster, my fav monster of all time Anjinath in World. That big pink Dinosaur beat the crap out of me and now I wear his layered armor lol

[@olenhol2przez4]

I've killed anjanath on jagras quest

[@jjd4555]

I had a similar experience in 4u. As a kid I was equally as embarrassingly bad at the game lol. My first ever full armor set was molten tigrex, cuz I didn’t even know about set bonuses until I got to late G rank and someone called me out for not having skills. Anyways, my personal wall was the gypceros- I just kept getting flash banged and hit afterwards. I gave it half a dozen tries before giving up entirely on the games. A few months later, I came back (like everyone eventually does) and explored my options before actually fighting him again. This is when I learned I could upgrade my gear, and so I did. The moment I saw him finally go down was the moment I finally got hooked on this series, and now I’ve probably got like 1000 hours on 4u ALONE

[@cr-volcanic]

Yeah I can see Gypceros being a pretty obnoxious wall. Early game poison is a lot more threatening. And yeah, I hear a lot of stories about players who got their asses kicked and had to put the game down for a bit. Some of the more well known MH creators on this site are like that

[@jjd4555]

@@cr-volcanic ​​⁠ very common as far as I’ve seen lol, most of my mh friends had the same experience lmao. Anyways now’s as good a time as ever to say this, congrats on 1K! I love the stuff you’ve been doing, I must’ve watched that teostra video like 3 times lmao. Good luck reaching 5K, I don’t always comment but I’m rooting for you!!

[@cr-volcanic]

@@jjd4555 really appreciate the support.

[@vaannebilim]

In 3u he has an underwater attack where he swims very fast to the side and then covers another angle toward you that is a bit hard to avoid

[@burnoutcat2387]

We make fun of the sponge iguana but when you think about it an adult male could easily smash a car.

[@Righthandfrombehind]

Conduit too eh. Must have had fun with the RPG machinegun. Also miss longshot cluster lvl 2 rapidfire. Fun to use on Alatreon.

[@LodestarLogado]

I have 2 sets of Top 4 monsters in MH (because of the prevalence of 4 as a number in MH, and the separation between Low and High Rank; (Interchangable Orders) While my High Rank Top 4 is full of heavy hitting flagships; (Razewing) Rathalos (Hellblade) Glavenus (Stygian) Zinogre (3 Lords) Lunagaron It’s my Low Rank Top 4 that I find myself going back to time and time again for their unique designs/ecology/genuine fun-factor Royal Ludroth Barroth Zamtrios Nibelsnarf These guys are some of my favourite creatures in the entirety of the series and I desperately want a system of monster variants designed to amp low tier basic monsters into flagship level threats. I want to see what happens when monsters like Great Jaggi/Maccao, Kulu-Ya-Ku, Bulldrome and the like get new versions with over the top moves, incredible gear, and newfound respect within the player base.

[@avpnumber6678]

Generations was my First game and Testucabra hard walled me baddd like I was so dumbfounded I thought it was impossible and now here I am just having finished G rank, what a journey it’s been. AND LETS NOT FORGET ANJANATH STOMPING WORLD NOOBS ALL DAY what good times

[@cr-volcanic]

Good fuckin times

[@dragonlord4194]

This was a very nice video. I always really liked Royal Ludroth. He is one of my favorite monsters and i haven't played Rise. I only know him from his olden days. And now thanks to your video i know a lot more than I used to and it makes me like this Leviathan even more now! I always assumed that Royal Ludroth was an Alpha male, but not like this I didn't expect him to run a harem like Elephant Seals do but not being the lazy lumps of fat that those seals are. And to answer your questions: My favorite skill check monster is without a doubt Anjanath! He scared the hell out of me when he launched his first fire breath at me after only doing nothing with his sneezes

[@cr-volcanic]

Anjanath was my skill check in World too but that's cuz my dumbass was rushing lmao. Thanks a lot though! That's absolutely the goal of these videos is to just appreciate all the aspects of these guys, from the fights we're all super familiar with to the super obscure biology facts that I gotta double check sources on and run through google translate that a lotta people don't know. Reading up on this dude made him super cool, to me, they went crazy with the amount of stuff he does for his pack.

[@dragonlord4194]

@@cr-volcanic For me Anjanath was a wall because my stupid brain thought picking up the Charge Blade as my first proper weapon would be a good idea. But yeah seeing the biology about these animals is amazing. I always say in discussions about, why I love World so much and Why I prefer it over the pace and combat focus of rise, it just gives a larger emphisis on the animal aspect of these creatures. They have their daily lives, the hunt they drink they sleep they mark their territory and interact in different ways with the other monsters Tobi Kadachi for example leaves your hunter alone when, you are out on an expedition and gather materials. I was very surprised that he just walked along with me, while I collected bugs and mushrooms for potions.

[@cr-volcanic]

@@dragonlord4194 I agree with World over Rise. I want that immersion and living breathing ecosystem back

[@dragonlord4194]

@@cr-volcanic Hopefully with proper underwater exploration. Also I henestly do not want any of the more aquatic monsters back until we get underwater exploration back. Including my favorite Monster Lagiacrus. He is the king of the SEA for crying out loud

[@cr-volcanic]

@@dragonlord4194 I agree with that sentiment 100% and I think there’s a nonzero chance we might get it back in 6. Not gonna go in expecting it but there’s a chance

[@drakobloodwing540]

This bastard was my mortal enemy

[@maxxieboy271]

I never got too stuck until grank giginox. Always wanted him back since. And black gravios from 4u... i can appreciate the monster better now that i understand his *break his tummy* mechanic. But jesus dude..

[@UselessCar101]

My first proper wall in monster hunter was interestingly enough blangonga I could not for the life of me figure out how to beat it I tried hammer, long sword, even light bowgun then finally i picked up a greatsword and the rest is history and I will always like blangonga for that. (PS this was GU if anyone wondered

[@cr-volcanic]

I've always liked Blangonga as the weird monkey middle child.

[@sgarrinda6948]

Personally... i played world as my first game. And i played through it with a lance so i didnt really have any walls.. like sure eventually i found the harder fights but idk if i could call it a wall? its weird however. my first death was to anjanath, he caught me with the one shot when i wasnt blocking, and i love anjanath a lot

[@logr12dragonknight55]

Very nice, in the future could you do a video on the Dromes & Greats in one video?

[@cr-volcanic]

My current plan is that Great Jaggi and his relatives will be getting a video for all of them, and Velocidrome and his relatives will get one for the 4 of them.

[@logr12dragonknight55]

@@cr-volcanic very nice , But it does bring up a question are you going to do the Dromes & greats that are monsters from the eastern exclusive games games?

[@battletestedking34]

Great video man just the music on the conclusion part was way too loud!

[@cr-volcanic]

appreciate the feedback

[@TheKOHunterTri]

Played Tri and Conduit on the Wii??? Are we the same person???! Rare to see Conduit mentioned anywhere where you’re not looking for it.

[@reineKenpachi]

My first wall was probably rathian on p3rd. Idk, maybe i was nervous about fighting a "real" monster, to me going from Barroth to a full fire-spitting dragon was too much. Took me 5 attempts and now the raths are so fucking easy i just laught at em.

[@cr-volcanic]

Rathian is my go to training monster for new weapons. She’s got such a fundamental moveset.

[@Randych]

both in GU and Rice royal ludroth is something you rekt once and forget about it until next time you're forced to

[@dannycat3970]

My walls in monster hunter were nargacuga and most gen 2 elder dragons. I wont be satisfied until i slay them in gen 4

[@FlintsForge6931]

we've seen 3 monster hunter monster discussions , and all 3 are about kings , is that a theme? also barroth id say is in that unsung hero category , he was a wall for me until I got help from a certain spongey friend

[@cr-volcanic]

I honestly did not plan that. I guess I just have an aesthetic I like

[@wocky5724]

Technically I started in MH3. Back then, I really didn’t have any walls as I went straight to online and was honestly carried a lot of the game. I was still good enough to beat the game but I still got carried really

[@wocky5724]

Then I got to mh3u on the 3ds where the tables completely turned on me. There was basically no online, and you had to solo the whole game. On top of my 3ds bottom screen and R button being broke, this game made me the hunter I am today

[@joshelderkin9592]

I neeeeed more

[@cr-volcanic]

next one is being scripted and Im getting the materials together

[@gabrielk310]

oh ive been playing the private sv for mhtri and it's been amazing so far online

[@Serena13]

Not gonna lie, I never got past Royal ludroth on my first game, 3U, I already struggled through qurupeco after 6 weeks, and then ludroth was a wall, I never got past it, cuz I weirdly obsessed with qurupeco, I kept fighting it, peco was my wall, still have beef with it to this day ngl

[@toottootsonicwarrior5777]

I know everyone has different experiences and those unique journeys are part of what makes MH so rich, but I would never expect R Ludroth to be a wall for anyone. Hes not a complete pushover but not something i'd imagine someone being stuck on. I mean no disrespect. Its just interesting.

[@cr-volcanic]

More my doing than his as I retell in the video

[@toottootsonicwarrior5777]

@@cr-volcanic Yeah I commented before finishing the vid so i didn't get the full context. My bad.

[@cr-volcanic]

@@toottootsonicwarrior5777 lol it’s all good

[@dralakba-dusk31]

Damn, conduit well if you think about it was either Conduit or nothing else (bear in mind there was other fps wii shooters on wii that weren't cod but.... they were perfect >_> )

[@PokeMattie]

Sponge cake really do be like that eh? Also First

[@Masterofhammers]

Big eagle banana

[@cr-volcanic]

good work

[@Masterofhammers]

Royal ludroth always had a wierd place In my heart. I didn't find him that special nor do I dislike him. Now I know why. He's the perfect first threat. He was my wall back the too. And he made me realize how much I love the not so popular monsters. Other good examples would be Tobi kadachi and Legiana. The former actually being in my top 10

[@cr-volcanic]

@@Masterofhammers Tobi is definitely one of my low key favorite 5th generation monsters