History Characters / MonsterHunterFifthGenerationMonstersRise

* WeirdnessMagnet: In-universe, the ''Haunting of the Sun'' ecology books suggests that the Qurio supercharging the Afflicted/Risen monsters with bioenergy serves as a sort of beacon that attracts strong monsters that want a piece of it. This includes rare monsters that'd never normally show up in the region, and even ones that have very few documented appearances ''at all'' like Velkhana.

* GreaterScopeVillain: As much as a "villain" as an animal can be, but the Qurio and their bonding to Gaismagorm drive the entire plot of ''Sunbreak'', having caused the plague that decimated the Kingdom, turned the peaceful Malzeno into an aggressive vampire, caused the abnormal activity among the Three Lords and other monsters of Elgado, and unleashed a calamity when Malzeno dies and Gaismagorm is freed. Even after Gaismagorm is defeated, their search for a new host causes a second outbreak and the rise of Afflicted Monsters and Risen Elder Dragons, while ''Haunting of the Sun'' heavily implies that the massive amount of bioenergy the Qurio pooled during their outbreak is the reason that so many powerful monsters were attracted to Elgado during the Title Updates despite normally never even coming close to the area.

* GreaterScopeVillain: As much as a "villain" as an animal can be, but the Qurio and their bonding to Gaismagorm drive the entire plot of ''Sunbreak'', having caused the plague that decimated the Kingdom, turned the peaceful Malzeno into an aggressive vampire, caused the abnormal activity among the Three Lords and other monsters of Elgado, and unleashed a calamity when Malzeno dies and Gaismagorm is freed. Even after Gaismagorm is defeated, their search for a new host causes a second outbreak and the rise of Afflicted Monsters and Risen Elder Dragons, while ''Haunting of the Sun'' heavily implies that the massive amount of bioenergy the Qurio pooled during their outbreak is the reason that so many powerful monsters were attracted to Elgado during the Title Updates.

* ContrastingSequelAntagonist: Shara Ishvalda, the final boss of the previous expansion, ''Iceborne'', was often described as "divine" and was heavily inspired by Hindu and Buddhist religious iconography, while Ibushi and Narwa from base ''Rise'' were also associated with heaven and divinity while being inspired by Shinto gods. Gaismagorm, on the other hand, is described as an "archdemon" that crawls out of the underworld, and is based on European, Christian depictions of dragons and demons.

[[folder:"The Anomaly"]]

* IFightForTheStrongestSide: They'll engage in symbiosis with whatever can keep them fed, and even when they were enthralled to Malzeno, some of them broke off and attempted to use humans as hosts.

[[folder:Gaismagorm]]

This crane-like Bird Wyvern has a large crest on its head that it folds and unfolds to vary its attacks.

* FallenAngel: Invoked with the description of the Archdemon Wingtalon, which mentions that it has "no hint of the divine heights it once knew". The implication is that Gaismagorm (or an ancestor of it) used to be able to fly but lost the ability by becoming an underground monster, but there has been no further information regarding this.

* NoSell: The Kittenator can stagger it for a moment, but unlike what the weapon does against all other monsters, it won’t knock Gaismagorm down. It can also shrug off multiple hits from full, ''exploding'' Dragonators with only a brief stagger to show for it, whereas most other Elder Dragons would be knocked down or severely wounded.

* MixAndMatchCreatures: It's basically an Eastern dragon with the face of an otter, the whiskers of a catfish, and the tail of a lobster.

* OurGoblinsAreDifferent: Their large noises, ears, and eyes are all traits shared with popular depictions of goblins.

** It is also a foil to Scorned Magnamalo from the base game. Scorned Magnamalo and Primordial Malzeno are powered-up incarnations of the mascots of ''Rise'' and ''Sunbreak'' who battled with Elder Dragons in the past, and contrast each other with a samurai and knight motif. However, Scorned Magnamalo is implied to be the Magnamalo that attacked Kamura previously in an advanced state after recovering from severe injury, while Primordial Malzeno is a newly-arrived Elder Dragon who hasn't bonded with the Qurio nor interacted with Elgado yet. While Scorned Magnamalo is even more of a hateful scourge than before and its fighting style doubles down on the relentless aggression of the base variant, Primordial Malzeno becomes a noble knight who rejects the base variant's poorly-concealed brutality for a genuinely elegant approach to combat until it's corrupted. Furthermore, Scorned Magnamalo's color scheme brings to mind the Apex Monsters, the main endgame variants in ''Rise'', while Primordial Malzeno's Bloodlust form instead invokes the Risen Elder Dragons, the rough equivalent in ''Sunbreak''.
** Within the fifth generation, it is also a counterpart to (Ruiner) Nergigante in ''[[VideoGame/MonsterHunterWorld World]]''. Both are Elder Dragons that fight with nothing more than physical strength, and can use metallic parts of their bodies (Ruiner's ironspikes and Primordial's armor plates) to their advantage, but their overall presentations are polar opposites. Nergigante is a burly beast that is brutally aggressive to a fault, with a fighting style that damages itself and an armor set evocative of a BarbarianHero or warlord; meanwhile, Primordial Malzeno is a lithe monster that fights with refined grace and uses its wings as both shields and swords to simultaneously protect itself and strike enemies, while its armor set is designed like the the quintessential KnightInShiningArmor. Both Primordial Malzeno and Ruiner Nergigante are less aggressive than their usual variants, but in Malzeno's case it's because it hasn't encountered the Qurio yet and isn't compelled to feed as much, while Ruiner Nergigante is hardened by many battles and has seemingly learned to pick its fights better. [[spoiler:Both dragons are also speculated to be indirectly responsible for keeping the ecosystem in check, but Malzeno also boasts a better record of actively responding to and dealing with ecological problems, given that we see it taking on Gaismagorm, the Qurio, and even Allmother Narwa, whereas Nergigante has a more inconsistent track record of dealing with ecological threats and [[NiceJobBreakingItHero tends to cause as many problems as it fixes whenever it does intervene.]]]]

* ItCanThink: Between its skillful usage of its limbs almost reminiscent of a human hunter, its ability to both coexist with humans and hold a grudge against invaders, and [[spoiler:seemingly showing gratitude and understanding towards Fiorayne and the player at the end of its urgent quest]], it can be assumed that Malzeno is considerably more intelligent than your average animalistic dragon. It's long been theorized in ''Monster Hunter'' lore that Elder Dragons may have a level of intelligence rivaling a human (even if said intelligence is not directly comparable to a human's in practice), but Primordial Malzeno is a rare example of one exhibiting that intelligence in a way that shows an understanding of humans and the capacity to ally with them. The ''Haunting of the Sun'' ecology book adds fuel to the fire by not only noting how it tracked down Gaismagorm across Elgado to finish it off after repelling it, but also suggesting that Primordial Malzeno attacks the Qurio not only out of a territorial nature, but also out of rage for what they did to its brethren.

** Within the fifth generation, it is also a counterpart to (Ruiner) Nergigante in ''[[VideoGame/MonsterHunterWorld World]]''. Both are Elder Dragons that fight with nothing more than physical strength, and can use metallic parts of their bodies (Ruiner's ironspikes and Primordial's armor plates) to their advantage, but their overall presentations are polar opposites. Nergigante is a burly beast that is brutally aggressive to a fault, with a fighting style that damages itself and an armor set evocative of a BarbarianHero or warlord; meanwhile, Primordial Malzeno is a lithe monster that fights with refined grace and uses its wings as both shields and swords to simultaneously protect itself and strike enemies, while its armor set is designed like the the quintessential KnightInShiningArmor. Both Primordial Malzeno and Ruiner Nergigante are less aggressive than their usual variants, but in Malzeno's case it's because it hasn't encountered the Qurio yet and isn't compelled to feed as much, while Ruiner Nergigante is hardened by many battles and has seemingly learned to pick its fights better. [[spoiler:Both dragons are also speculated to be indirectly responsible for keeping the ecosystem in check, but Malzeno also boasts a better record of actively responding to and dealing with ecological problems, given that we see it taking on Gaismagorm, the Qurio, and even Allmother Narwa, whereas Nergigante has a more inconsistent track record of dealing with ecological threats and [[NiceJobBreakingItHero tends to cause as many problems than it fixes whenever it does intervene.]]]]

* BarrierMaiden: [[spoiler:Malzeno has basically been the only thing keeping [[DraconicAbomination Gaismagorm]] trapped in the Yawning Abyss. By hijacking its Qurio and using them to suck up all of the life force from the surrounding area itself, it was depriving Gaismagorm of the power it needed to climb out of the abyss and wreak havoc.]]

** Within the fifth generation, it is also a counterpart to (Ruiner) Nergigante in ''[[VideoGame/MonsterHunterWorld World]]''. Both are Elder Dragons that fight with nothing more than physical strength, and can use metallic parts of their bodies (Ruiner's ironspikes and Primordial's armor plates) to their advantage, but their overall presentations are polar opposites. Nergigante is a burly beast that is brutally aggressive to a fault, with a fighting style that damages itself and an armor set evocative of a BarbarianHero or warlord; meanwhile, Primordial Malzeno is a lithe monster that fights with refined grace and uses its wings as both shields and swords to simultaneously protect itself and strike enemies, while its armor set is designed like the the quintessential KnightInShiningArmor. Both Primordial Malzeno and Ruiner Nergigante are less aggressive than their usual variants, but in Malzeno's case it's because it hasn't encountered the Qurio yet and isn't compelled to feed as much, while Ruiner Nergigante is hardened by many battles and has seemingly learned to pick its fights better. [[spoiler:Both dragons are also speculated to be directly or indirectly responsible for keeping the ecosystem in check, but Malzeno also boasts a better record of actively responding to and dealing with ecological problems, given that we see it taking on Gaismagorm, the Qurio, and even Allmother Narwa, whereas Nergigante's has a more inconsistent track record of dealing with ecological threats and [[NiceJobBreakingItHero tends to cause as many problems than it fixes whenever it does intervene.]]]]

* InfinityPlusOneSword: Like many endgame final additions to ''Monster Hunter'' rosters, Primordial Malzeno's armor and weapons are among the best in the game, mostly because every weapon has three level four decoration slots while its armor set has a whopping ''ten'' level four slots (plus three level two slots). As such, it has unparalleled flexibility in build variety in addition to its very synergistic set of skills.

** Within the fifth generation, it is also a counterpart to (Ruiner) Nergigante in ''[[VideoGame/MonsterHunterWorld World]]''. Both are Elder Dragons that fight with nothing more than physical strength, and can use metallic parts of their bodies (Ruiner's ironspikes and Primordial's armor plates) to their advantage, but their overall presentations are polar opposites. Nergigante is a burly beast that is brutally aggressive to a fault, with a fighting style that damages itself and an armor set evocative of a BarbarianHero or warlord; meanwhile, Primordial Malzeno is a lithe monster that fights with refined grace and uses its wings as both shields and swords to simultaneously protect itself and strike enemies, while its armor set is designed like the the quintessential KnightInShiningArmor. Primordial Malzeno is the original state of Malzeno before encountering the Qurio and isn't as aggressive as a hunter, while Ruiner Nergigante is noted to be already hardened by many battles and hunts. [[spoiler:Both dragons are also speculated to be directly or indirectly responsible for keeping the ecosystem in check, but Malzeno also boasts a better record of actively responding to and dealing with ecological problems, given that we see it taking on Gaismagorm, the Qurio, and even Allmother Narwa, whereas Nergigante's has a more inconsistent track record of dealing with ecological threats and [[NiceJobBreakingItHero tends to cause as many problems than it fixes whenever it does intervene.]]]]

** Within the fifth generation, it is also a counterpart to (Ruiner) Nergigante in ''[[VideoGame/MonsterHunterWorld World]]''. Both are Elder Dragons that fight with nothing more than physical strength, and can use metallic parts of their bodies (Ruiner's ironspikes and Primordial's armor plates) to their advantage, but their overall presentations are polar opposites. Nergigante is a burly beast that is brutally aggressive to a fault, with a fighting style that damages itself and an armor set evocative of a BarbarianHero or warlord; meanwhile, Primordial Malzeno is a lithe monster that fights with refined grace and uses its wings as both shields and swords to simultaneously protect itself and strike enemies, while its armor set is designed like the the quintessential KnightInShiningArmor. Primordial Malzeno is the original state of Malzeno before encountering the Qurio and isn't as aggressive as a hunter, while Ruiner Nergigante is noted to be already hardened by many battles and hunts. [[spoiler:Both dragons are also speculated to be directly or indirectly responsible for keeping the ecosystem in check, but Malzeno also boasts a better record of actively responding to and dealing with ecological problems, given its crusade against the Qurio and seeing as it will also show up to assist with Allmother Narwa, whereas Nergigante's role as a balancer is more of an InformedAttribute, as it has an inconsistent track record of dealing with ecological threats and [[NiceJobBreakingItHero tends to cause as many problems than it fixes whenever it does intervene.]]]]

* AssKicksYou: In a sense, as Rakna-Kadaki can take the cocoon of webs on their abdomens and slam them against Hunters. Pyre Rakna-Kadaki also has a move where she looks behind herself - bending her head ''backwards'' to do so - and promptly launches herself at them cocoon-first.

** Despite its lithe appearance and profound agility (especially in its SuperMode), it's capable of incredibly powerful physical blows [[StrongerThanTheyLook that can cause massive explosions or shockwaves]], can chain said attacks one after another with alarmingly little delay, and has quite a bit of health compared to most of the monsters that are fought alongside it. Its ability to inflict Bloodblight also makes its attacks considerably more punishing by neutering your healing.
** Primordial Malzeno frequently chains his wing attacks together to repeatedly hit a wide range in front of him, and in his last SuperMode, he will TeleportSpam around you ''multiple times'' in a relentless frenzy of fast, hard-hitting attacks. Even Hunters in full Qurious Crafting gear/with full Spiribird buffs have to be careful with the damage it inflicts.

* AlmightyJanitor: Downplayed, in that Magnamalo is recognized as a serious danger in-game (7 stars out of the max 10). But compared to similar monsters at that rank (Tigrex, Diablos, etc.), it repeatedly punches above its supposed class, tying in turf-wars with two Elder Dragons and outright ''beating'' Bazelgeuse, a monster that the aforementioned Tigrex is shown to struggle against, every time. It even survives an encounter with [[spoiler: Narwa The Allmother]]. Despite all this, it hasn't been officially classed as an Elder Dragon Level Threat. This is subverted with the Scorned variant, which is one of an elite few monsters with a full 10 stars (typically reserved for extreme endgame threats), and is notably the only one of them to not be an Elder Dragon or Apex.[[note]]While Chaotic Gore Magala is also at 10 stars and is technically unclassified, it is partway into its maturation into the Elder Dragon Shagaru Magala.[[/note]]