Editing Monster Hunter (section)

===Normal Monsters===
*'''Rathalos'''/'''Rathian''' - The mascot duo of the series (with Rathalos being the flagship of the very first game), being the male and female respectively of the same 'Rath' species. Rathalos is a flyer that breathes a lot of fire, while Rathian is more grounded and prefers poisoning you. Due to their status, you can't really call a game a Monster Hunter game without them showing up.
*'''Tigrex''' - The flagship of Monster Hunter Freedom 2, and one angry bitch. Being a pseudo flying wyvern compared to the ordinary Rath species, this living rape train without rails uses his wings like arms to run at a ridiculous rate toward his foes before screaming loud enough to pop your eardrums. Has his own unique theme when he shows up so you know when he’s on the rampage.
*'''Nargacuga''' - A fan favorite flagship from Freedom Unite with a panther aesthetic and a more agile approach to fighting. Unlike most monsters who go for a basic head-on attack, the Nargacuga [[ninja]]s across the battlefield to reposition himself for several quick strikes toward the hunter. His wings, similar to the Tigrex, are used in rapid succession from one another as the tail can be used to swipe, spin, or slam his foes away like a cat playing with their food. Gets the [[furry]] treatement by drawfags for some reason, much to /tg/'s [[RAGE|chagrin]].
*'''Zinogre''' - Another favorite by the fandom for his wicked wolf design and form of combat unique to him (before other games tried to drag on his style- heh… Drag on…). Calling upon the power of lightning-inducing fulgurbugs, he slowly charges himself with thunderous might and a shocking amount of combos as an awesome rock song plays for his theme. With enough energy he howls to the sky and reveals his powered up form, charged to the brim with electric potential and enough asskicking to send you back to the village in a bodycast.
*'''Khezu''' - [[/d/|blind dick chicken]]. We wish we were joking. This [[Chaos Spawn]] of [[Slaanesh]] - dangiAFGSEHFESGSD- {{BLAM}} Ahem...this monster is a cave-dwelling, electricity-utilizing beast that gets a rough time for having a phallic extending head and neck. Doesn't help that its skin is rubbery and it lives in the dankest places possible. Its tail can also become a psuedo-foot so it can hang onto stuff, particularly the ceiling. It is one of the few monsters where music doesn’t play when fighting it, as it technically doesn’t “see” you.
**Fun Fact: The game used to not treat Khezu as having noticed you, which means you were unable to emergency dive in older installations. This was fixed in later games, but it’s funny enough to warrant the statement.
*'''Deviljho''' - A terrifying nomadic brute wyvern with a voracious appetite for anything that moves. Its rage has no competitor as it emits a devastating dragon breath on its foes after softening them with his defense-blighting saliva. Entire species can go extinct if one lurks in an area for too long, so it’s in the best interest to hightail it out when you hear his iconic theme overwhelm the usual fighting tunes. A common [[meme]]/urban legend is that a Deviljho will gnaw on its own tail if you cut it off, such is its hunger - while ostensibly canon lore since Capcom themselves mentioned it in official material, this doesn't actually happen ingame since it picking up the tail mid-carve would be annoying.
**When a Deviljho becomes depraved of food for so long, it can enter a savage state that makes it more dangerous than the typical pickle. These “Savage Deviljho” are filled to the brim with black dragon energy to the point of empowering his bites and regular moves to formidable levels. Only the most skilled hunters can prove to slay one of these on their own.
*'''Rajang''' - [[meme|Le Thunder Monke]]. A Nomadic Monster (i.e. it can come in and interrupt your hunts), this giant ape of [[rage|pure rage]] will viciously maul ''anything'' that intrudes on its territory. It even picks fights with Elder Dragons, and likes to bully Kirins in particular for their lightning-inducing unicorn horns. Notable for [[Anime|going Super Saiyan]] out of pure unadulterated ANGER. Similar to the Saiyan, messing with a Rajang’s tail can break them out of their rage state prematurely, but good luck surviving the beating of a lifetime should you choose to antagonize one.
**Some are even stuck in this state, becoming "Furious Rajang" that are even more brutal in their fighting style while having less health than the average saiyan warrior. Always be on your feet with this monster lest you want to be reduced to nothing but your shoes.
*'''Magnamalo''' - Flagship for Monster Hunter Rise and based on the spiritual [[samurai]] (or more accurately ronin, given this thing bows to no master). This monster’s history runs deep with the Rampage of Kamura, a period of time in which monsters across the land become enraged and unprovokingly beligerent toward any and all life they see. As a means to feed and thrive, this catastrophic sabretooth takes advantage of the weak-minded behemoths to gain a hellish power that it can manipulate with its surprisingly human intellect. More on the wacky side of things, it has the ability to [[Dwarf Fortress|weaponize miasma]] from monsters it kills, turning it into an explosive gas people can only describe as ''hellfire''. It uses this purple substance either to [[Team Fortress 2|blast jump around the battlefield like a maniac]], or to lay the smackdown on any hunter fighting it. Hates fliers with a passion, going into Turf Wars with them using its hellfire to get to their level - if a Hunter is nearby [[FATAL|they'll even try to hit them with the other monster when they do their divebomb finisher]]. Very fucking edgy (its cool factor being overshadowed by it essentially being the monster version of a katana-wielding edgelord), if nonsensical and sometimes [[bullshit|extremely jank in its hitboxes. It makes you wish for Plesioth sometimes.]] Definitely getting rebalanced if it gets into another game. Tl;dr: the [[Skub]] is strong with this one.
**If a Magnamalo survives a particularly brutal beatdown (that doesn't end with it being captured) it can come back stronger as a "Scorned Magnamalo", harnessing the energy of Elder Dragons its killed in addition to monster miasma. Somehow. [[Skub|Debate]] happens over whether this just makes it more [[edgy]] or not. Whatever's the case, the first one you fight has a grudge against your village's blacksmith for a past defeat, and since he's too old to fight now you're sent in to substitute for him in Round 2.
**It can be argued that a good amount of the edge surrounding Magnamalo comes from the fact it really isn't well-explored or developed. This is because Rise [[EPIC FAIL|released without even a full plotline]]. Even [[Darktide]], as story-light as it is right now, released with something being resolved at the end of progression. This basically shot anything they wrote afterward in the foot, resulting in Magnamalo not getting as much focus as the two new Elder Dragons despite being the fucking flagship. As such, even the light storyline expected of Monster Hunter games wasn't there, not allowing it to get properly built up to. You literally only see it once in a cutscene before you unlock its hunt. However, its design isn't doing any favors, since Capcom failed to see how combining a samurai aesthetic with a black-and-purple hellfire tiger would result in inevitable calls of Edgelord.
*'''Mizutsune''' - a Leviathan based on a [[Kitsune]] (it's localized name literally meaning "Water Kitsune", real creative Capcom) and possessing a clean streak. This fan-favorite from Tri is known for secreting a natural soap that creates bubbles which reduce the accuracy your movement if you let them hit you too much. However, getting hit by a single bubble can actually be beneficial, since you can still control your movement but you get a slight speed boost. There's occasionally a bubble which heals or boosts attack, though this is temptation meant to make you slippery.