Continue to Investigate the Edler Dragons After Valhaskick

"	"We've taken to using the term Elder Dragon for any creature that defies ordinary classification, but I suppose you could call them a type of phenomenon: disasters, cataclysms, living, breathing forces of nature."	„
- Chief Ecologist, Monster Hunter: World

Elder Dragons (Japanese: 古龍種 Koryūshu) are a class of monsters introduced in the first generation. Unlike other monster types, which classify monsters by shared traits, Elder Dragons are creatures that defy typical classification and reside outside of the standard ecosystem, regardless of their resemblance to a dragon. These monsters are rare creatures with immense power that have lived since ancient times.

First Generation Elder Dragons

Second Generation Elder Dragons

Third Generation Elder Dragons

Fourth Generation Elder Dragons

Fifth Generation Elder Dragons

Frontier Generation Elder Dragons

Monster Hunter Online Elder Dragons

Monster Hunter Explore Elder Dragons

Stories series Elder Dragons

Monster Hunter Orage Elder Dragons

Notes

• Elder Dragon have two exclusive variants dedicated to them, Arch-Tempered and Risen state.
• Uniquely, many Elder Dragons can be repelled if they are not slain. In some games, they will retain the damage dealt to them, allowing one specific dragon to be fought over multiple quests.
• Elder Dragons exhibit a wide variety of body types not found in other classes, the most common being a quadrupedal entity with a long tail and a pair of wings. For this reason, Kirin, Yama Tsukami, and Nakarkos were placed in the Elder Dragon category.
• Elder Dragons cannot be captured in traps. They can, however, be put to sleep using a sleep weapon (in some cases), which enables a hunter to perform Sleep Bombing.
• Despite being classified as an Elder Dragon in external sources,Gore Magala is classified as a "???" Type in all Fourth Generation games, Monster Hunter Frontier Z and Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak, has Wyvern-specific loot (such as Wyvern Tears), and can be captured in traps.
• In the past, some Elder Dragons were worshiped as gods; however, in the present, the Guild marked them as threats to the ecosystem.
• When an Elder Dragon is present on a standard hunting ground, all small monsters (except Neopterons and/or Remobras) are absent. They also cause a certain enviromental characteristics to happen (i.e. Teostra has the locale have ash, Kushala Daora makes the locale windy, Chameleos makes it hazy, etc.)
  • Effluvium-contaminated Girros, Raphinos, Jagras, and Mernos are exceptions; remaining present on Vaal Hazak and Blackveil Vaal Hazak hunts.
  • For Monster Hunter World: Iceborne master rank expeditions and hunts, one other large monster or elder dragon is present with the main elder dragon there.
  • In Monster Hunter Rise, the elder dragons are treated as regular monsters, with no small monsters leaving or environmental characteristics happening. This only applied to the elder dragons that were able to be in normal locales, since Ibushi and Narwa are fought in Rampage and exclusive arenas.
• Despite not being native to the Monster Hunter universe, Behemoth is classified as an Elder Dragon in Monster Hunter World. Behemoth originally appeared in the Square Enix RPG Final Fantasy II, and its design is based on the version seen in Final Fantasy XIV. It was brought to Monster Hunter World as a crossover event between Square Enix and Capcom, the creator of the Monster Hunter Series.
• While Elder Dragons all count as one classification some Elder Dragons are powerful enough to receive the classification of "Dangerous First-Class Monsters". This classification refers to the fact that these creatures are not only much rarer than normal Elder Dragons but, it also refers to their innate abilities that defy understanding (even by Monster Hunter logic), being described as capable of bringing the entire world to destruction even.
  • The only Elder Dragons to obtain this title so far are; Fatalis, Crimson Fatalis, White Fatalis, Alatreon, Disufiroa, Dire Miralis, Merphistophelin, Elemental Merphistophelin, and Safi'jiiva.

v•d•e Monsters by Type
Monster Types	Amphibian • Bird Wyvern • Brute Wyvern • Carapaceon • Fanged Beast • Fanged Wyvern • Fish • Flying Wyvern • Herbivore • Leviathan • Lynian • Neopteron • Piscine Wyvern • Relict • Snake Wyvern • Temnoceran • Wingdrake • ??? • Elder Dragon • Unclassified Monster
Amphibians	Zamite Tetranadon • Tetsucabra • Drilltusk Tetsucabra • Berserk Tetsucabra • Zamtrios • Tigerstripe Zamtrios
Bird Wyverns	Apiposu • Baggi • Gargwa • Genprey • Giaprey • Ioprey • Izuchi • Jaggi • Jaggia • Maccao • Velociprey • White Velociprey • Wroggi Aknosom • Chramine • Ice Chramine • Farunokku • Forokururu • Gendrome • Giadrome • Great Apiposu • Great Baggi • Great Izuchi • Great Jaggi • Great Maccao • Great Wroggi • Gypceros • Purple Gypceros • Hypnocatrice • Breeding Season Hypnocatrice • Zenith Hypnocatrice • Gold Hypnocatrice • Silver Hypnocatrice • Iodrome • Kulu-Ya-Ku • Malfestio • Nightcloak Malfestio • Pukei-Pukei • Coral Pukei-Pukei • Qurupeco • Crimson Qurupeco • Toridcless • Zenith Toridcless • Tzitzi-Ya-Ku • Velocidrome • Yian Kut-Ku • Blue Yian Kut-Ku • Yian Garuga • Scarred Yian Garuga • Deadeye Yian Garuga • One-Eared Yian Garuga • Delma-Ioprey
Brute Wyverns	Abiorugu • Disaster Wyvern • Giaorugu • Zenith Giaorugu • Anjanath • Fulgur Anjanath • Banbaro • Barroth • Barroth EX Jade Barroth • Brachydios • Raging Brachydios • Unit-01 Brachydios • Iceblast Brachydios • Deviljho Savage Deviljho • Starving Deviljho • Aberrant Deviljho • Four Heavenly King Deviljho • Duramboros • Explosive Peak Duramboros • Rust Duramboros Gasurabazura • Zenith Gasurabazura • Glavenus • Hellblade Glavenus • Acidic Glavenus • Radobaan • Uragaan • Crystalbeard Uragaan • Pumpkin Uragaan • Shiningrock Uragaan • Uragaan EX • Watermelon Uragaan • Steel Uragaan
Carapaceons	Ceanataur • Hermitaur • Kusubami Akura Vashimu • Zenith Akura Vashimu • Akura Jebia • Baelidae • Dread Baelidae • Daimyo Hermitaur Stonefist Hermitaur • Zenith Daimyo Hermitaur • Gonngenn Hermitaur • Plum Daimyo Hermitaur Shen Gaoren • Guren Shen Gaoren • Teppeki Shen Gaoren • Shogun Ceanataur Rustrazor Ceanataur • Swordmaster Shogun Ceanataur • Onimusha Terra Shogun Ceanataur • Taikun Zamuza • Zenith Taikun Zamuza
Fanged Beasts	Blango • Bombadgy • Bullfango • Canyne • Conga Arzuros • Redhelm Arzuros • Bishaten • Blood Orange Bishaten • Blangonga • Zenith Blangonga • Copper Blangonga • Flame Blangonga Bulldrome • Caeserber • Ghost Caeserber • Yellow Caeserber • Congalala • Emerald Congalala Gold Congalala • Gammoth • Elderfrost Gammoth • Garangolm • Gogomoa • Goss Harag • Kamu Orugaron • Midogaron Kecha Wacha • Ash Kecha Wacha • Kumashira • Lagombi • Snowbaron Lagombi • Witch Lagombi Lolo Gougarf • Nono Orugaron • Rajang • Furious Rajang • Enma Rajang • Ray Gougarf • Slicemargl • Purple Slicemargl Voljang • Volvidon • Black Star Beast Volvidon • Christmas Volvidon • Naco Agul
Fanged Wyverns	Girros • Jagras • Shamos • Wulg Dodogama • Great Girros • Great Jagras • Lunagaron • Magnamalo • Odogaron • Ebony Odogaron • Tobi-Kadachi • Viper Tobi-Kadachi • Zinogre • Thunderlord Zinogre • Howling Zinogre • Immortal Zinogre • FFBE Zinogre • Stygian Zinogre
Fishes	Fish • Gajau
Flying Wyverns	Egyurasu • Giggi • Halk Akantor • Anorupatisu • Zenith Anorupatisu • Astalos • Boltreaver Astalos • Barioth • Frostfang Barioth • Frozen Barioth • Sand Barioth Basarios • Crystal Basarios • Sandstone Basarios • Ruby Basarios] • Bazelgeuse • Seething Bazelgeuse • Berukyurosu • Bogabadorumu • Bombardier Bogabadorumu • Doragyurosu • Zenith Doragyurosu Zenith Doragyurosu • Diablos • Bloodbath Diablos • Black Diablos • Gilded Diablos • Diorekkusu • Dyuragaua • Espinas Zenith Espinas • Espinas Subspecies • Espinas Rare Species • Gigginox • Virulent Gigginox Yoga Gigginox • Baleful Gigginox • Gravios • Zenith Gravios • Black Gravios • Gureadomosu • Gurenzeburu Hyujikiki • Zenith Hyujikiki • Khezu • Zenith Khezu • Red Khezu • Legiana • Shrieking Legiana • Meraginasu • Mi Ru Mysterious Mi Ru • Monoblos • Shattered Monoblos • White Monoblos • Nargacuga Fiercewater Nargacuga • Blinking Nargacuga • Silverwind Nargacuga • Green Nargacuga • Lucent Nargacuga • Odibatorasu • Paolumu • Nightshade Paolumu • Pariapuria • Thirsty Pariapuria Poborubarumu • Rathalos • Destruction Wyvern Rathalos • Dreadking Rathalos • Flame Rathalos • Zenith Rathalos • Azure Rathalos • Silver Rathalos Rathian • Dreadqueen Rathian • Conflagration Rathian • Scorching Heat Rathian Pink Rathian • Gold Rathian • Seregios • Demonic Seregios • Tigrex • Grimclaw Tigrex • Flame Tigrex Zenith Tigrex • Tigrex EX • Unit-02 Tigrex • Sweet Tooth Tigrex • Brute Tigrex • Molten Tigrex • Ukanlos • Varusaburosu • Zerureusu • Sparkling Zerureusu Zenaserisu • Unknown
Herbivores	Anteka • Apceros • Aptonoth • Aptonoth EX • Bullfango • Burukku • Epioth Erupe • Gastodon • Kelbi • Kestodon • Larinoth • Moofah • Mosswine • Popo • Rhenoplos • Slagtoth
Leviathans	Ludroth • Pokara • Uroktor • Uroktor EX Agnaktor • Agnaktor EX • Glacial Agnaktor • Almudron • Baruragaru • Zenith Baruragaru • Gobul • Witch Gobul Kuarusepusu •Lagiacrus • Landconquest Lagiacrus • Ivory Lagiacrus • Abyssal Lagiacrus • Mizutsune Soulseer Mizutsune • Thunderbubble Mizutsune • Nibelsnarf • Pokaradon • Royal Ludroth • Purple Ludroth • Somnacanth
Lynians	Boaboa • Felyne • Goruru • Gajalaka • Grimalkyne • Melynx • Metaru • Shakalaka • Uruki King Shakalaka
Neopterons	Altaroth • Bnahabra • Hornetaur • Great Thunderbug • Great Dracophage Bug • Konchu • Vespoid Ahtal-Ka • Seltas • Desert Seltas • Seltas Queen • Desert Seltas Queen • Vespoid Queen
Piscine Wyverns	Cephalos • Delex Aruganosu • Beotodus • Cephadrome • Goruganosu • Jyuratodus • Lavasioth • Lavasioth Subspecies Plesioth • Seabream Plesioth • Whitewater Plesioth • Green Plesioth
Relicts	Leshen • Ancient Leshen
Snake Wyverns	Remobra Najarala • Tidal Najarala
Temnocerans	Rachnoid Nerscylla • Shrouded Nerscylla • Rakna-Kadaki
Wingdrakes	Barnos • Cortos • Mernos • Noios • Raphinos
???	Epona • Estrellian • Doom Estrellian • Arbiter Estrellian • Gore Magala • Chaotic Gore Magala • Tenth Angel Gore Magala • Great Poogie • Kurenai Goukami
Elder Dragons	Alatreon • Amatsu • Behemoth • Ceadeus • Goldbeard Ceadeus • Chameleos • Dalamadur • Shah Dalamadur Dah'ren Mohran • Disufiroa • Dire Miralis • Eo Garudia • Eruzerion • Burning Freezing Eruzerion • Fatalis • Crimson Fatalis • White Fatalis Gaismagorm • Garuba Daora • Gogmazios • Guanzorumu • Ruler Guanzorumu • Harudomerugu • Zenith Harudomerugu • Inagami Jhen Mohran • Hallowed Jhen Mohran • Keoaruboru • Kirin • Thunder Emperor Kirin • Oroshi Kirin • Kulve Taroth • Kushala Daora • Rusted Kushala Daora • Lao-Shan Lung • Ashen Lao-Shan Lung • Lunastra • Makili Pietru • Malzeno • Merphistophelin • Elemental Merphistophelin • Morudomunto • Myo Galuna • Namielle • Nakarkos • Nefu Garumudo • Nergigante • Ruiner Nergigante • Oltura • Rukodiora • Rebidiora • Safi'jiiva • Shagaru Magala • Shara Ishvalda • Shantien • Tartaronis • Infernal Tartaronis • Teostra • Toa Tesukatora • Vaal Hazak • Blackveil Vaal Hazak • Valstrax • Velkhana • Versa Pietru • Xeno'jiiva • Yama Kurai • Yama Tsukami • Zorah Magdaros

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