The Nature of Monster Hunter Rise - The Shrine Ruins | Ecology Documentary

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[@ChurroAntelope]

Thanks, Django Dodgebolt!

[@siragon756]

"Django Dodgebolt is a trained professional. Do not attempt this at home" God I love this new series of documentaries already

[@anotherjason]

Man, this is getting me really excited for the frost islands. the narrative from the relics REALLY gives it's unique style over world.

[@Hyuuga2109]

Holy crap there it is! So stoked you're continuing this series!

[@yanpan724]

This is a great start to Rise' docuseries. I'm glad you're bringing it back! The world series was a big help in me winding down at night for a long time after a rough day, excited for more!

[@TheAnimalzz]

I like this new style, implementing the folklore of these fictional places into this format works well. Keep up the good work 👍

[@CrownofMischief]

It's definitely the best way to tackle the monsters in Rise. The monsters in World had more focus on biology and ecology, but the ones in Rise all took inspiration from folklore and mythology. Rise gets a lot of flak for not being as consistent with its ecology, but I always thought the folklore inspirations were really fun.

[@IexistIguessidk]

Really cool video. There is just one small thing about Magnamalo that could have also been mentioned: From what I know the Hellfire is also dangerous to the Magnamalo. Seen in the fights if the player hits a part often enough. This also can just happen at random and hurt a Magnamalo. Because of this they have to dispell some of the gas in order to not get hurt by just doing random attacks at nothing. That could explain why I have seen Magnamalo just do attacks at nothing from time to time.

[@redragon8551]

Yes, the Hellfire can damage Magnamalo if he isn't careful

[@miguelcabreracastro6968]

it could be also that he attacked small monsters... but it makes sense what you said, so i believe it

[@jstar3382]

You can also see it in the hellfire explosion attacks. For the tail and wide aoe ones it waits until the gas is far away before igniting. Its safest right next to it during those attacks

[@hassansaeed9790]

Django Dodgebolt needs an award for such a daring and dangerous line of work.

[@darthnius809]

Okay, having played the game makes these videos so much more interesting. Great stuff, keep it up, mr. ocean man. DjangoDodgeboltDeservesFairPay/10

[@alucardakathebombasticbach2057]

I do really hope the next monster hunter game expands on the behaviors of monsters like world did. I would love to see how rise’s new monsters act in the wild instead of them just constantly just looking all around whenever you try to observe them. I get that rise is mostly focused on action and I’m happy with that, I just miss following monsters and learning their behaviors to plan ahead.

[@greymon1665]

I’d like to see the Ghille mantle return in MH6, if possible, since I’d like to be able to watch the monsters without them agroing. This would also make it so the devs don’t have to place bushes to hide in all over the map

[@hamsterman5735]

They do have unique behaviors. You just gotta look out for them. Try going on an expedition and sneaking on them from time to time

[@magnabueno5360]

If I had a ghillie mantle, I could have been able to capture Aknosom preening in way less time. 💀

[@reallycantthinkofausername487]

@@magnabueno5360 I really hope that they make some monster's non-aggro to the hunter in MH6, Mizutsune was perfect for a behaviour like that

[@gearguts7259]

Agreed, I miss a lot of those little details. Ive heard that it may have to do with Switch limitations, but idk enough to confirm or deny

[@Doggiechair1]

I loved these videos from World and after so long since the release of Rise, I thought that there wouldn't be any for it. So happy to see this one finally come! Keep up the great work man.

[@MrLinconnu06]

Just finished watching the 5h+ long documentary on MHW, and this comes out. Awesome!

[@notakirakarakaza2118]

I'm so glad i decided to check out your channel again! I'm a massive fan of rise's more heavily traditional japanese inspirations and your segment on the aknosom is amazing. It's inspiration, Karakasa-obake (or some variation on that name), is my favourite of japans many odd yokai and as such, aknosom is one of my favourite monster in the series. Keep up the great work, your documentarys rock!

[@shoobedooba2908]

Love the way you weave the relic records in

[@andreworders7305]

14:08 I totally missed the eyeball, never noticed it. I guess that makes it look even more like the Yo-Kai.

[@zap4th368]

A bit sad we never got an ecology of shara (would have loved to see you try to explain that thing’s eyes following the camera) but excited for the new series!

[@TheSlackerNamedJack]

these monster Hunter videos are actually the reason I got into your channel. thank you for making more

[@sameldarwich2490]

man the perfect return to the nature of monster hunter series and i also like how you used the relics in the video adds some extra content.

[@RagingBrachy]

Magnamalo is so cool and underrated

[@Felixicity]

So glad you're going to do Rise after all! I remember at one point you'd been considering it, but then there was that weird bug with the channel. Looking forward to it :>

[@greninjazac4577]

Hopefully when we get to the flooded forest, you cover the gobul since it is a recognized species despite its current absence

[@egbertmilton4003]

A lovely return to form. Love these ecology videos. I will be interested in seeing how you explain the symbiosis with parasites certain monsters have

[@redriolite5232]

This is so cool, great job ! I love the way you tied the poems from the game and the monsters in the script

[@Supersaurus4]

Oh wow, a Monster Hunter Rise documentary! This is awesome!!

[@johnlime1469]

I just started playing this for the first time. As a dinosaur need, I was so freaking excited when I just straight up saw compasognatus/dromaeosaur running around the place.

[@andreworders7305]

Having all the monsters be equally aggressive kinds of robs them of their distinct seeming behaviors. You just have to guess the monsters’ aggressiveness. The only exception would be Mitsuzune which the game outright says isn’t aggressive, contrary to gameplay.

[@Stroggoii]

tbf the game contextualizes the aggression. We're not taking a whimsical stroll through a new continent where monsters have yet to fear hunters, like in World. We're amid two ecological calamities, like in MH4, and the monsters are accordingly on edge. We're also canonically never sent to mess with monsters living their normal lives. We're sent to pacify deranged indivuduals causing damage to themselves and their environment.

[@TamNguyen-lv8ml]

Been waiting for this to start up, thanks for the content

[@wretched_skull]

I am so excited for this!! I never played world but I loved your nature of monster hunter world series so much, and I can’t wait to see you cover a game I have more context to! 140+ hours of context actually. I’ve been… a bit obsessed with it honestly. Only got it when sunbreak first dropped and it’s been pretty much the only game I played since, minus a few hours of Splatoon 3. Given that you covered iceborne in the original series, I assume you’re going to eventually cover sunbreak too? Though I’d assume you’re probably going to wait until the title updates finish, and in that case I’ll wait as long as it takes! Can’t wait to see what you do with this series!

[@conwaysquest6961]

Perhaps the celestial god was an Inagami, a rare elder dragon that lives in bamboo forests. Inagami are known to inject nutrients into the soil to accelerate the growth of plants to ridiculous extremes, and some small settlements venerate it as a god for this reason. Perhaps the Inagami who once ruled this forest was forced out or killed by the thunder serpent Narwa.

[@stickinittotheman1]

Very interesting indeed! Thanks for the tip, I just looked into it 🤘

[@johncronk8867]

I think it was just the Divine Serpents. Occam’s Razor and all that.

[@TBr0III]

I loved this, thank you for this and your hard work!

[@VanillaRaiin]

Wow, your Monster Hunter videos are really good! Im definitely watching more of them! I mainly watched the my hero vids lol

[@regularbricksstudios1109]

I wish you covered some of the small monsters and mainly endemic life, tho unfortunately Rise does not provide plenty of background to their smaller critters Amazing video though, really liked how you fleshed out every single monster “endemic” to the Shrine Ruins

[@Jahcon]

You’re content is worthy of a thousand Emmys

[@LesGrosPiedsDeDeejay]

Gt Izuchi is the best "drome" he actually synergizes with Izuchis even for some simple attacks like his scratch rush

[@emblemblade9245]

Well the attacks aren’t really that dangerous, they’re kinda just there. Great Jaggi is still my favorite. Love the dumb dino

[@not_fatalis]

The best series on yt is continuing

[@joshuamourning6650]

These videos always make my day

[@medenadrakorus9542]

Love it! Though honestly I think the gods they talk about are just normal monsters. The gale and the bolt of lightning are obviously ibushi and narwa, but the rest are just normal mons.

[@oeeo6thealatreon118]

I feel like the entire thing is Ibushi and narwa lol

[@youngyoon307]

That you for this existing because it’s so good

[@pixy9328]

OH MY HE DID IT I CANT WAIT FOR MORE

[@dolpiff]

Absolutely loved it and discovered so many animations. Pls do other maps !

[@Dualbladedscorpion7737]

Ah the shrine ruins such a beautiful place to both relax and hunt some monsters.

[@dankjamm6438]

YES I LOVE THESE VIDEOS i hope that you have the time to do some over mhgu one day

[@princetbug]

1:58 "frenzied" and "bloodlusted" you say? I see what you did there...

[@OniBlinker]

Man the izuchi really be using the spin

[@jacbox1378]

Going to say that I wad not expecting this until the after the conclusion of Sunbreak's title updates, but I am grateful all the same. Looking forward to the other biomes and am wondering of you have plans for something similar to the black dragons episode of tje ecology of World to this series

[@raptor6012]

Will you be making a full series for Rise? I really hope you do : )

[@bowieman4563]

I learned new things thanks

[@Artjom217]

we have had the rocket powered monster and rocket powered greatsword, now we have the fart powered monster, lets goo

[@jamiefrench5447]

Megnamalo and the rampage is just like the elders crossing and nergigante when you think about it

[@stakefr0mjatefarmvods534]

I like to think Magnamalo is a natural response to The Rampage and is in hibernation between Rampages.

[@radiogobrrrrrrr1949]

Yes! Can’t wait until you do the Lava Caverns!

[@Hihi-pv3qg]

Are you sure it's a good time to get into Rise's ecology? While Sunbreak is out there's a chance new monsters could primarily reside in areas like Shrine Ruins and make your ecologies outdated.

[@Oceaniz]

It'll be fine, the TUs seem to focus on endgame monsters like Iceborne did, many of which will be arena only. I'll make a special episode on them maybe

[@zap4th368]

Worst case scenario they can get an extra vid. Like an “newly discovered monsters” vid.

[@SynysterProjects]

Omg finally! The Rise season!

[@JanusHoW]

Magnamalo is such an interesting beastie, but the whole "Hellfire protects its body" doesn't seem to work that way in-game. I'd wager the initial purpose of Hellfire was probably just to keep their shells and horns hard. But perhaps a beneficial mutation popped up - one that gave certain Magnamalos the ability to weaponize their Hellfire for ranged attacks. With such a potent weapon at their disposal, these new Magnamalos almost certainly won the mating game over the ones unable to attack from a distance, and eventually became the ones we know today. As a result, they began to use their Hellfire more readily for means aside from keeping their shells hard. But the species' insistence of generating Hellfire in combat works _against_ them when they're up against Hunters. Those parts become softer when heated, making them easier to break - something that seems to be very common in Rise...

[@PyroShadow117]

I... should give rise another try (World was my first mh game, so I'd consider myself still a youngling for this series)

[@PyroShadow117]

partial reason I gave up on rise was cause how few slopes I was given as a hammer main

[@artsandfartsbros.6815]

​@@PyroShadow117I feel you with the hammer lol. You should definitely try rise again tho

[@gargwasdelawycademia8500]

In the frontier series exist an elder dragon that causes bamboos grows faster and taller in the zone where it live, because it uses them like weapons; maybe they have the intention to put Inagami in the main series too, but, its just a theory.

[@yukirosolaras3043]

YES! Mhr is getting the documentaries! Woo! Also, thanks Django Dodgebolt!

[@tobi_versace]

The fire herb you showed was actually ivy.

[@Oceaniz]

yeah so funny story, i recorded that bit very late and was staring down the TU2 update, which would break all my camera mods, so I kinda just filmed the first herb I could find lol but yes you are of course correct :D

[@tobi_versace]

@@Oceaniz I understand lol. Your videos are amazing man. Thank you for the hard work and entertainment. ❤️

[@tobi_versace]

Oh shit!! A rise Doc!! ❤️❤️❤️

[@KenGGZ23]

Now this is where the fun begins

[@thomaseasley2938]

Let’s take a brief moment to thank Django Dodgebolt, the ultimate cameraman, for the footage you now see before you

[@tylerpatten9366]

Thank you 🎉🎉 i love these videos so much

[@vivid8979]

11:16 Kinda weird description for the "Bloodlust Incarnate"

[@stevedavid2318]

Loved watching thank u!!

[@sparrowfox6943]

So what I'm understanding from this, is that Magnamalo has been sharting on us this whole time

[@victorribeiro6772]

Loved this video!

[@matthalaszz]

Hey man ! I absolutly love your videos, they are so amazing and you really make the world come alive. It shows you put a while bunch of tine and effort into these. I had one question tho, how and where do you get all this information from ? As far as I know, Capcom - Rise / Sunbreak hasn’t released any books or anything about the monsters. Is there any place where you get this information ?

[@TheIdealofGreed]

29:32 Hello? Where'd you hear about/find that? Purely watcher, so I don't know if it's just an observable game mechanic.

[@lahayestudiofrqc8708]

I found out yesterday that Arzeros is afraid of Tetranodon.

[@victoriazero8869]

Playing Rise feel FAR more immersive and meaningful if you dable in Japanese history, tradition, and mythology.

[@TheGraveKnight]

Oh boy, here we go again!

[@voidspace9604]

Cant wait for more!!!

[@andreworders7305]

Wait, the destroyed Kamura Village was a separate one from the modern one, not just the same village rebuilt?

[@paz8723]

the areas around Kamura and Elgado seem to suggest that humans have certainly downsized from some previous, larger civilization

[@andreworders7305]

4:21 and yet they’ll still try to attack every other monster in the game because Wyvern riding

[@MrOrrrange]

Great video series! But i need to ask one question: is magnamalos hellfire just his farts?

[@andreworders7305]

Do Great Izuchi give their companions extra health?

[@colinhoard7741]

I'm pretty sure bamboo just grows forever normally, it doesn't have anything to do with the special izuchi tail?

[@guilhermecosta6823]

Awesome video as always. One question tho: where did you get the information on the magnamalo’s tempering his shell with hellfire? This is the first time i’m hearing this and i am very curious. Also sorry if my english is not perfect, it is not my first language

[@Oceaniz]

Thank you for watching! That factoid is an assumption on my part, based on the in-game observation that Magnamalo will always coat its claws in Hellfire before attacking another Monster combined with the canon Lore about its shell being irreplaceable (which came to us via the MHRise Artbook in Japan). As the disclaimer at the start states, these videos always include some liberties for the sake of structure and overall entertainment :)

[@guilhermecosta6823]

Thank you very much for the answer. I was looking at where was this information for a long time.

[@CEO_OFHENTAI]

Thank you yess new video

[@roboticjanitor3332]

Magnamalo's ecology and design would synergize well if they leaned into him being a master of threat display that used his frightening form to steal food. "Look at my many blades and spooky fire, i am terrifying, F off and give me your kill"

[@Xenomorphdude472]

You know, maybe OC makers can make a alternative evolution of psyduck, I already made a name: Sumoduck, water and fighting Pokémon, inspiration of Tetranadon.

[@redragon8551]

Thank you Django Bodgebolt, Godspeed to you

[@espinas5981]

WAIT! RISE MEANS SUNBREAK AND SUNBREAK MEANS JUNGLE!!! ITS ALMOST MY TIME TO SHINE!!!

[@songbird6414]

When I say I squealed when I got the notification, I’m not lying😃

[@tigaDeviljho]

Great video! Btw there are motion of arzuros catching fish in risebreak. I uploaded it in my channel too.

[@sandmountainsam9287]

How do izuchis keep their tails sharp?

[@andreworders7305]

The bamboo grows infinitely?

[@novastein9567]

That old timey Japanese style translates sooo well to These Videos!

[@Shincry]

This is beautiful

[@oeeo6thealatreon118]

This was amazing

[@Ryuu28_voidgames]

I know nothing about this topic butttt.. Cool!

[@TheRealElly]

Absolutely love it ❤

[@Vross_MKII]

Great video now I can kill the monsters for my decos with more thought on why they are there

[@magnabueno5360]

Is anyone smart enough to answer this simple question about Tetranadon (and Mizutsune): Why is it in the frost Islands?

[@mr.nergigante440]

Tetra makes sense but idk about mizu

[@alligatoreamericano3520]

I do not know if there's an actual reason but i'd guess it's because they inhabit areas that have large bodies of preferably fresh water, and the frost islands are a generally really watery map. Both mizu and tetranadon seem to like mountanous regions and so may tolerate the cold when it is less extreme. And while the whites and blues of the frost islands may seem not work best for tetranadon's camoflage, we can only see It from the surface, so It could potentially be camoflagibg with a layer of algae, moss and underwater plants that adapted to the cold. From what we see in game mizutsune is a piscivore that hunts somewhat like a herron (standing on the riverbank and snatching fish from above) so i'd say the only camoflage it needs Is being countershaded, which he already is. Also, since these Monsters are probably solitary, there's the possibility that the mizus and tetras in the frost islands are unlucky individuals forced into poorer quality habitats by other rivals who occupy their turf in the shrine ruins

[@adamorth5335]

Also I love this series

[@disturbedpictures12]

Odd, this isn't in the playlist.

[@guyarmon9410]

I love this videos

[@jokig]

So... Does that mean Magnamalo is constantly farting from its entire body?

[@Eellex501]

Yeap, and during the rampage he is especially gassy

[@shooterDisease]

Now I feel bad for killing Great Izuchi’s bro was on dat grind 💪💪💪