History Characters / MonsterHunterThirdGenerationMonsters

!!Slagtoth

!!Altaroth

!! Jaggi / Jaggia / Great Jaggi

!! Baggi / Great Baggi

!! Wroggi / Great Wroggi

!! Gargwa

!! Giggi / Gigginox / Baleful Gigginox

!! Barioth / Sand Barioth

!! Arzuros / Redhelm Arzuros

!! Lagombi / Snowbaron Lagombi

!! Volvidon

!! Ludroth / Royal Ludroth / Purple Ludroth

!! Gobul

!! Nibelsnarf

!! Barroth / Jade Barroth

!! Uragaan / Steel Uragaan / Crystalbeard Uragaan

!! Deviljho / Savage Deviljho

!! Duramboros / Rust Duramboros

!! Brachydios / Raging Brachydios

!! Ceadeus / Goldbeard Ceadeus

!! Alatreon

!! Amatsu

!! Dire Miralis

!!! The Creeping Venom / Creeping Venom Wyvern / Creeping Thunder Wyvern

!! Ludroth / Royal Ludroth / Purple Royal Ludroth

'''Appearances (Purple Royal Ludroth):''' ''Portable 3rd'' / ''3 Ultimate''

!!! Denizen of the Molten Deep / Crimson Armor / Freeze Pike Wyvern

!!! The Moving Mountain / Tail Hammer Wyvern / Axe Tail Wyvern

!!! The Living Thunderstorm / The Usurper / Emperor of Hell

!!! The Brilliant Darkness / King of Darkness / Glittering Black Dragon

** StanceSystem: See the above. Also, starting from ''Portable 3rd'', if Alatreon is grounded mid-flight (whether automatically after certain attacks or when forced to by the Ballista Binder or disabling statuses), it will still be unable to use Fire or Dragon attacks, but gains a few unique Thunder attacks. It's directly linked to purposefully flying and landing, as its flight mode ending while grounded will cause it to fly up and land to re-access its Fire and Dragon attacks.

!!! Heaven's Catastrophe / Storm Dragon

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!! Arzuros

!! Lagombi

!! Uragaan / Steel Uragaan

!! Zinogre / Stygian Zinogre

->'''Appearances:''' ''3'' / ''Portable 3rd'' / ''3 Ultimate'' / ''4'' / ''4 Ultimate'' / ''Generations''

->'''Appearances:''' ''3'' / ''Portable 3rd'' / ''3 Ultimate'' / ''4'' / ''4 Ultimate'' / ''Generations''

->'''Appearances:''' ''3'' / ''Portable 3rd'' / ''3 Ultimate'' / ''4'' / ''4 Ultimate'' / ''Generations''

->'''Appearances:''' ''3'' / ''Portable 3rd'' / ''3 Ultimate'' / ''4'' / ''4 Ultimate'' / ''Generations'' (Jaggi and Jaggia only)

->'''Appearances:''' ''Portable 3rd'' / ''3 Ultimate'' / ''4'' / ''4 Ultimate'' / ''Generations''

->'''Appearances:''' ''Portable 3rd'' / ''3 Ultimate'' / ''Generations''

The first boss encountered in ''Portable 3rd'', the Arzuros is a bear-like creature that lumbers around and loves to eat Honey, even attacking and stealing it from Hunters that wander close enough. Generations adds the deviant Redhelm Arzuros.

->'''Appearances:''' ''Portable 3rd'' / ''3 Ultimate'' / ''4'' / ''4 Ultimate'' / ''Generations''

An Ursid Fanged Beast that makes its home in the Tundra, where it rapidly moves about by sliding around on its belly and attacks Hunters with a combination of body slams, ice attacks and spins. Generations adds the deviant Snowbaron Lagombi, who can carry large snowballs to attack hunters.

->'''Appearances:''' ''Portable 3rd'' / ''3 Ultimate'' / ''Generations''

->'''Appearances (Ludroth and Royal Ludroth):''' ''3'' / ''Portable 3rd'' / ''3 Ultimate'' / ''Generations''\\

->'''Appearances (Normal):''' ''3'' / ''3 Ultimate'' / ''Generations''\\

->'''Appearances (Uroktor and Agnaktor):''' ''3'' / ''Portable 3rd'' / ''3 Ultimate'' / ''Generations''\\

->'''Appearances:''' ''Portable 3rd'' / ''3 Ultimate'' / ''Generations''

->'''Appearances (Normal):''' ''3'' / ''Portable 3rd'' / ''3 Ultimate'' / ''Generations''\\
'''Appearances (Steel):''' ''Portable 3rd'' / ''3 Ultimate''

A volcano-dwelling Brute Wyvern coverd in ores extracted from the rocks it eats. It attacks with slamming its massive jaw onto the ground (which can cause volcanic rocks to explode) and a few fire-elemental attacks. ''Portable 3rd'' introduces a Subspecies made of steel. Generations adds the deviant Crystalbeard Uragaan.

->'''Appearances (Normal):''' ''3'' / ''Portable 3rd'' / ''3 Ultimate'' / ''4'' / ''4 Ultimate'' / ''Generations''\\
'''Appearances (Savage):''' ''3 Ultimate'' / ''4'' / ''4 Ultimate'' / ''Generations''

->'''Appearances (Normal):''' ''Portable 3rd'' / ''3 Ultimate'' / ''Generations''\\

->'''Appearances:''' ''3 Ultimate'' / ''4'' / ''4 Ultimate'' / ''Generations''\\

->'''Appearances (Normal):''' ''Portable 3rd'' / ''3 Ultimate'' / ''4'' / ''4 Ultimate'' / ''Generations''\\
'''Appearances (Stygian):''' ''3 Ultimate'' / ''4'' / ''4 Ultimate''

A blue lupine monstrosity which can generate electricity and followed around by a horde of Mega Thunderbugs. It tears apart foes using claw swipes, acrobatic moves, and a Rage Mode it can charge all by itself. ''3 Ultimate'' introduces a black-gray-red-scaled Subspecies with the Dragon element and a new ability to use Mega Thunderbugs to attack Hunters. Generations adds the deviant Thunderlord Zinogre, who can shoot yellow electric attacks a la Rajang.

->'''Appearances:''' ''3'' / ''Portable 3rd'' / ''3 Ultimate'' / ''Generations''

->'''Appearances:''' ''Portable 3rd'' / ''Generations''

->'''Appearances (Normal):''' ''3'' / ''Portable 3rd'' / ''3 Ultimate''\\

->'''Appearances (Normal):''' ''3'' / ''Portable 3rd'' / ''3 Ultimate''\\

** Appropriately for a lupine-looking wyvern, it has several moves that evoke [[VideoGame/FatalFury the legendary Hungry Wolf from Southtown]] including a spinning handstand tail swipe, a backflip tail slam, a forward shoulder tackle, a GroundPound that unleashes a rising energy blast and a [[DeathFromAbove leaping dunk attack]].

** Appropriately for a lupine-looking wyvern, it has several moves that evoke [[VideoGame/FatalFury the legendary Hungry Wolf from Southtown]] including a spinning handstand tail swipe, a backflip tail slam, a GroundPound that releases a rising blast of energy and a [[DeathFromAbove leaping dunk attack]].

** It sometimes uses a move that spins around in the air as it punches upwards, similar to a move seen in ''Franchise/StreetFighter''.

** It has another move where it propels itself off the ground with a handstand and swings its tail in a spiral. [[VideoGame/FatalFury Given that Zinogre has wolf-like features]]...

* FlunkyBoss: Zinogre are never seen without a cadre of Fulgurbugs, while the Stygnian Zinogre hosts Dracophage Bugs. Both insects are used to charge the Zinogre, as projectiles fired out in wide arcs or as delayed aimed shots, and can be caught as as loot.

* GreenAndMean: The Golden Thunder Prince deviant.

* TheWorfEffect: Is confirmed to be one of Osutogaroa's many prey items in ''Generations''.

** ''Generations'' confirms that it is one of the many apex predators who have fallen prey to Osutogaroa.

* TheWorfEffect: Confirmed to be one of the many monsters that Osutogaroa eats in ''Generations''.

* TheWorfEffect: As confirmed by one of the skulls Osutogaroa uses, it is one of it's many prey items in ''Generations''

* TyrannosaurusRex[=/=]RentAZilla

* {{Irony}}: Despite its title as The Usurper, [[spoiler:Zinogre itself had its territory usurped from it by Amatsumagatsuchi]].

!! Amatsumagatsuchi
!!! Heaven's Catastrophe

* GoldAndWhiteAreDivine: Fitting its nature, Amatsumagatsuchi is primarily white and gold, with silver accenting.

* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: For Ceadeus in ''Portable 3rd'', being a white-colored Elder Dragon that uses Water. Unlike the other substitutes from ''Portable 3rd'', Amatsumagatsuchi does not appear alongside Ceadeus in ''3 Ultimate''.

* YellowLightningBlueLightning: It creates bright blue lightning with yellow cores. [[ColorCodedForYourConvenience It's even colored Blue And Yellow]] to let you know that it's electric to boot. Stygian Zinogre uses Dragon-elemental lightning that's red and black.

->'''Appearances:''' ''3'' / ''Portable 3rd'' / ''3 Ultimate'' / ''4'' / ''4 Ultimate'' / ''Generations''

* PutOnABus: Great Jaggi does not appear in ''Generations'' despite being a mainstay since ''Tri''. WordOfGod states that they did it because it needed a break from being the punching bag of the series.

* BearsAreBadNews: Subverted as it's quite easy to beat. Played straight with Crimson Helmet Arzuros, who is a much bigger threat.

* BloodIsTheNewBlack: It's implied that the Crimson Helmet deviant dyes its hair with the blood of its victims.

* MightyGlacier: The original species is pretty soft in general, but the deviant Crimson Helmet Arzuros has an impenetrable lower body and paws that hit like a truck, even though it is still clumsy and slow, many players still have a hard time fighting it due to their weapons bouncing off all the time and how much damage this creature dishes out.
* NotSoHarmlessVillain: The Crimson Helmet Arzuros. Arzuros used to be the ButtMonkey for the player base, but the Crimson Helmet Arzuros is acknowledged by a significant portion of the player base as the toughest monster among the 10 deviant monsters, which are basically all [[BonusBoss Bonus Bosses]] on their own right.

The first boss encountered in ''Portable 3rd'', the Arzuros is a bear-like creature that lumbers around and loves to eat Honey, even attacking and stealing it from Hunters that wander close enough. Generations adds the deviant Crimson Helmet Arzuros.

A volcano-dwelling Brute Wyvern coverd in ores extracted from the rocks it eats. It attacks with slamming its massive jaw onto the ground (which can cause volcanic rocks to explode) and a few fire-elemental attacks. ''Portable 3rd'' introduces a Subspecies made of steel. Generations adds the deviant Treasure Clad Uragaan.

An Ursid Fanged Beast that makes its home in the Tundra, where it rapidly moves about by sliding around on its belly and attacks Hunters with a combination of body slams, ice attacks and spins. Generations adds the deviant Heavy Snow Lord Lagombi, who can carry large snowballs to attack hunters.

A blue lupine monstrosity which can generate electricity and followed around by a horde of Mega Thunderbugs. It tears apart foes using claw swipes, acrobatic moves, and a Rage Mode it can charge all by itself. ''3 Ultimate'' introduces a black-gray-red-scaled Subspecies with the Dragon element and a new ability to use Mega Thunderbugs to attack Hunters. Generations adds the deviant Golden Thunder Prince Zinogre, who can shoot yellow electric attacks a la Rajang.

[[folder: Brute Wyverns]]

!! Barroth / Jade Barroth
!!! Landslide Wyvern / Ice Crushing Wyvern
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/monster_hunter_barroth_9613.png]]
->'''Appearances (Normal):''' ''3'' / ''Portable 3rd'' / ''3 Ultimate''\\
'''Appearances (Jade):''' ''Portable 3rd'' / ''3 Ultimate''

The first Brute Wyvern encountered in the ''Monster Hunter'' universe. The Barroth lives in the Sandy Plains and rolls around in mud to keep cool. When provoked, it attacks with body slams and tail spins. It is also capable of utilizing the mud coating its body as a weapon. Rolling around and shaking off, much like a dog, it flings mud in all directions, covering any unlucky hunter nearby and severely limiting his or her movement. ''Portable 3rd'' introduces a tundra-dwelling Subspecies that covers Hunters in heavy snow instead.

* AnIcePerson: The Subspecies.
* BarrierChangeBoss: The standard Barroth is this when it comes to elemental damage. It's normally weak to Fire and immune to Water, but it can roll in mud, which nullifies its Fire weakness at the cost of making it vulnerable to Water. However, it also has a secondary weakness to Ice regardless of what state its mud armor is in.
** Jade Barroth downplays this: It's weakest to Fire when the snow armor is on, and weakest to Thunder when the snow armor is off, but remains vulnerable to both elements either way.
* BullfightBoss: Races towards a target at long distances, which will send someone flying if they're caught.
* CoveredInMud: Mud acts as its armor and special attack. Barroths will make a beeline for a river and just roll around in it to reapply the goop.
* DamnYouMuscleMemory: Whenever a monster charges at a hunter, players will instinctively avoid it by running to the side since charging monsters move faster than the hunters can. However, the Jade Barroth can make a u-turn in its charges, enabling it to hit people that run to the side. This means the easiest way to avoid it is to actually invoke OneDimensionalThinking and run directly away from it.
* DishingOutDirt: The standard Barroth can use mud to attack hunters.
* HardHead: Barroths are the first creature in a hunter's career where bladed weapons will just bounce off of a monster's head.
* KillItWithFire: When not covered in mud, the regular Barroth's main weakness is Fire. Fire is the Jade Barroth's main weakness when it's covered in snow.
* KillItWithIce: The regular Barroth is weak to Ice, regardless of whether it's covered in mud or not.
* KillItWithWater: When covered in mud, the regular Barroth's main weakness is Water.
* MeaningfulName: "Barro" is the Spanish word for mud.
* StoneWall: Almost literally, as mud hardens into stone when it touches the Barroth's skin. This has to be broken in order to break the monster's limbs.
* TyrannosaurusRex: Has the body shape of a theropod, but is an insectivore.
* WakeUpCallBoss: With a tough hide that can only be reliably damaged by weapons with at least green sharpness (which most players will be unlikely to have at this point in the game without some pretty extensive farming), an attack that can cover you in mud (rendering you unable to attack and use items while slowing you down), and a much more aggressive combat style than previous large monsters, Barroth comes as a big shock to anyone who's been breezing through the game thus far. Oh, and you're required to take him down before you can unlock the four-star quests.

!! Uragaan / Steel Uragaan
!!! Burst Hammer Wyvern / Steel Hammer Wyvern
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/350px-Uragaan_6212.png]]
->'''Appearances (Normal):''' ''3'' / ''Portable 3rd'' / ''3 Ultimate'' / ''Generations''\\
'''Appearances (Steel):''' ''Portable 3rd'' / ''3 Ultimate''

A volcano-dwelling Brute Wyvern coverd in ores extracted from the rocks it eats. It attacks with slamming its massive jaw onto the ground (which can cause volcanic rocks to explode) and a few fire-elemental attacks. ''Portable 3rd'' introduces a Subspecies made of steel. Generations adds the deviant Treasure Clad Uragaan.

* CanonImmigrant: It was introduced to the ''Frontier'' series in ''Frontier G9'' as a monster hailing from the main series. This contrasts with the Hypnocatrice and Lavasioth, who were first introduced in ''Frontier'' but later became part of the main series.
* EatDirtCheap: Commonly seen eating rocks.
* ExtraOreDinary: The Subspecies.
* {{Fartillery}}: Like the Conga line, the Steel Uragaan releases a stinking smoke that inflicts "Soiled" on any unlucky Hunter.
* HardHead: Its chin is one of his hardest spot and will deflect bladed weapons. Subverted that if you do manage to break the chin (and thus exposing the soft flesh inside) it will become its weakest spot.
* LanternJawOfJustice: More like a ''searchlight'', considering its size. Also not particularly just (hey, it's an animal!).
* PlayingWithFire: Can throw volcanic rocks with its tail, which act as [[PGExplosives fiery bombs]]. They can be set off by hunters' attacks, but won't affect the Uragaan at all. In addition, it can emit a fiery gas from its body much like the Gravios.
* PintsizedPowerhouse: The Phantom Uragaan is smaller than a Jaggi but still hits just as hard as its larger counterpart.
* RollingAttack: Curls up into a wheel and attempts to steamroll over the hunter.
* ShockwaveStomp: With its jaw rather than its feet.
* StoneWall: It coats its jaw in melted ore, and is covered in yet more metal. Uragaans are ''tough'' for a reason.
* TheWorfEffect: Confirmed to be one of the many monsters that Osutogaroa eats in ''Generations''.

!! Deviljho / Savage Deviljho
!!! The Great Devourer / Fear Violence Wyvern
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/deviljho_2834.png]]
->'''Appearances (Normal):''' ''3'' / ''Portable 3rd'' / ''3 Ultimate'' / ''4'' / ''4 Ultimate'' / ''Generations''\\
'''Appearances (Savage):''' ''3 Ultimate'' / ''4'' / ''4 Ultimate'' / ''Generations''

A large Franchise/{{Godzilla}}-like Brute Wyvern that wanders from place to place, devastating any place it goes to sate its hunger. Infamously strong and fast. Only appears in High-Rank quests... whether you're hunting for one or not. ''3 Ultimate'' introduces a form that is perpetually hungry, sporting a Dragonblight haze over its head when angered and an even more ferocious battle style.

* AchillesHeel: Deviljho's overpowering metabolism will actually cause it to become exhausted from hunger if a hunter fights it for a few minutes. This is the right time to give it some drugged meat, and make it fall asleep for a little while; Deviljho is one of the few monsters that will actively seek out drugged bait meat during a fight.
* AlwaysABiggerFish: A common danger of high-rank quests is a Deviljho appearing out of nowhere. This can happen even if you're hunting another Deviljho already!
* AmericanKirbyIsHardcore: The Japanese version calls it Eviljho. Seems like someone on the localization team wanted to make it sound more menacing than it already is.
* AttackOfThe50FootWhatever: [[http://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/monsterhunter/images/d/d0/MH4U-Deviljho_Infographic_001.png/revision/latest?cb=20141206135134 The damn thing has officially been sized]], when compared to a T-rex.
* BackgroundMusicOverride: Its {{Leitmotif}} overrides any and all other currently-playing background music in the area.
* BigEater: To put it ''mildly''. It will eat any poisoned, drugged, or tinged meat you place, although they will only work once.
* CanonImmigrant: It made a debut in ''Frontier G8'' as a monster hailing from the main series. This is in stark contrast to the Hypnocatrice and the Lavasioth, who originated in ''Frontier'' but later appeared in the main series.
* BreathWeapon: Its feared Dragon Breath. Huge damage ''and'' Dragonblight.
* CoveredWithScars: Especially obvious when it TurnsRed.
* TheDreaded: Both InUniverse ''and'' by players.
** In-universe, Deviljho is considered to be as dangerous as an Elder Dragon, as it's one of the few monsters with a six star danger rating that isn't an Elder Dragon.
** The first time you meet it in ''3 Ultimate's'' High Rank village quests, the [[PluckyGirl Guild Sweetheart]] [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness gets horrified]] and tells you to run for safety until it roams elsewhere.
** In ''4 Ultimate'', many of the High Rank Caravan quests with unstable environments usually have the Seregios as an invader, but the story quest involving the Frenzied Deviljho takes place in a ''stable'' environment, meaning no outside monsters can interfere. It certainly says something when even a [[TheUsurper territory-stealing wyvern]] is afraid of you!
* DubNameChange: Is known as "Eviljho" in the Japanese version.
* DummiedOut: [[http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20111130135602/monsterhunter/images/8/89/MH3G-Hungry_Deviljho_Icon.png Savage Deviljho had a monster icon]], but it wasn't used in-game. This image is from a magazine scan.
** However, this icon is the inspiration for the Savage Deviljho's [[http://img1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20131123001222/monsterhunter/images/1/13/MH4-Savage_Deviljho_Icon.png icon in Monster Hunter 4]]
* DynamicEntry: Deviljho's preferred mode of arrival when invading an unstable environment is to emerge from the ground like an unholy beast from Hell while roaring. If it's already there, it will angrily trample its way from off-screen and let out a deafening roar when it sets eyes on you.
* ExtremeOmnivore: Will try to eat ''anything''; meat, Herbivores, Hunters, Wyverns, [[IAmAHumanitarian other Deviljhos]] or [[{{Autocannibalism}} even its own severed tail]].[[note]]The last case can be a bit of a pain though since you'll probably want to ''carve'' that severed tail before he eats it.[[/note]]
* FromBadToWorse:
** The "World Eater" mission, in which you must hunt a Deviljho ''twice'' as big as normal. There is also the possibility, now matter how low and unlikely it is, that there is a "World Eater" class Savage Deviljho out there. ''Then'' there's Apex Worldeater-class Savage Deviljho.
** Generally speaking, any High-Rank quest in the third generation gets worse when a Deviljho shows up.
* GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere:
** So you're hunting High Rank monsters, minding your own business, in harmony with nature, and... ''[[OhCrap OH HELL WHAT IS THAT THING ?!]]'' The explanation being that Deviljho is a nomadic monster that will go wherever it can find food.
*** In its first appearance in ''Tri'', the Guildmaster notes Deviljho's High-Rank appearances is a mystery because it keeps eating the researchers sent out, researchers who otherwise can observe Rathian-Rathalos pairs or raging Diablos!
** Also happens in G Rank quests, sometimes in the form of '''[[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Savage]]''' Deviljho.
* HungryMenace: Deviljho's high internal temperature causes it to be perpetually and very uncomfortably hungry, driving it to eat whatever it can bite into.
* {{Leitmotif}}: ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBNlLWkO_RA Ravenous Demon]]''.
* LightningBruiser: It's very resilient, extremely powerful, and surprisingly fast for its size.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: As if you needed any more incentive to run from this unholy ruiner-of-your-day, they named it '''Devil'''jho.
* NoPronunciationGuide: Is it pronounced "devil-ho" or "devil-jo"? If the Japanese name Eviljho (イビルジョー - ''ibiru'''jo-''''') is of any indication, it's most likely the latter.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: In case you needed another sign of how dangerous this monster is. The Savage Deviljho's even glows when it's enraged.
* SetAMookToKillAMook: Deviljho's tendency to eat anything it can find means it will also ''attack'' anything it can find - including other monsters if it doesn't see any players.
* ShockwaveStomp: Its stomps are so powerful they create tremors.
* SNKBoss: Savage Deviljho. As if it weren't bad enough that it starts in the regular Deviljho's rage mode, when it goes into its ''own'' rage mode, its speed and power doubles and its dragonbreath gains ''twice'' the range, bordering on ThatOneAttack. Even veteran players have a tough time with this one.
* StrongerWithAge: Apparently, a Savage Deviljho is a Deviljho that has lived for a very long time.
* TurnsRed: When enraged, its muscles swell up greatly, exposing old wounds. The Savage Deviljho ''starts'' in this state, and when it gets angry, it forms a Dragonblight haze over its head and gains burning red eyes. As if it weren't terrifying enough already...
* TyrannosaurusRex[=/=]RentAZilla

!! Duramboros / Rust Duramboros
!!! The Moving Mountain / Tail Hammer Wyvern / Axe Tail Wyvern
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/monster_hunter_doboruberuku_9966.png]]
->'''Appearances (Normal):''' ''Portable 3rd'' / ''3 Ultimate'' / ''Generations''\\
'''Appearances (Rust):''' ''3 Ultimate''

A massive Brute Wyvern with horns, a rocky spine which can be mined for ore, and a huge tail it uses as a hammer. A desert-dwelling subspecies is introduced in ''3 Ultimate''.

* {{Acrofatic}}: With clever application of its tail swing, it can ''take into the air and '''try to land on you'''''. Justified, as most of the time it's rather slow and is only agile when it uses its tail.
* AttackItsWeakPoint: The humps on Duramboros' back are hard to reach, but once broken they will take tremendous damage.
* AttackOfThe50FootWhatever: Hoo boy... Where to begin. The Rust Duramboros has a variant that is many times larger than it already is. Keep in mind, the Rust Duramboros is already the size of a small house. The giant sized variant is bigger than Akantor. Its tailcase alone is as big as a Rathalos.
* DamageSpongeBoss: Unlike other bosses of its size who have really tough defenses, Duramboros instead has a massive pool of HP to get by with.
** TacticalSuicideBoss: If a hunter successfully staggers its feet as it spins, or if it's exhausted as it starts the attack, the Duramboros will fall over and flail for a short while. Being knocked over on its side is the only way for non-ranged / non-aerial weapons to hit the immense weakpoint of the humps on its back without using a Pitfall Trap.
* ExtremeOmnivore: Is known for smashing and eating tree trunks.
* MightyGlacier: It's one of the slowest Brute Wyverns in the series, but makes up for it with its massive HP pool.
* {{Planimal}}: Sort of. Regular Duramboros does have a thick layer of moss around its body, but its less of a case of Duramboros actually being part plant, and more of a case of it not being arsed to remove it as it grows.
* SpinAttack: Its signature move is using its massive tail in a hammer toss: it starts spinning, which can hit hunters on the edge of its spin repeatedly with its wide breadth, before throwing the tail up and slamming down with its entire massive body in an immense, tremor-causing slam.
* StockAnimalDiet: They usually eat fallen tree trunks.

!! Brachydios / Raging Brachydios
!!! Crushing Wyvern
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->'''Appearances:''' ''3 Ultimate'' / ''4'' / ''4 Ultimate'' / ''Generations''\\
'''Appearances (Raging):''' ''4 Ultimate''

A Brute Wyvern with long arms whose forearms and horn are covered in an explosive slime. ''4 Ultimate'' added the Raging Brachydios variant with a separate Icon, yet it does not have a separate name in game from an ordinary Brachydios, much like the Savage Deviljho in ''3 Ultimate''.

* BlobMonster: Not exactly a slime, but its arms and horn are covered in explosive slime.
* CanonImmigrant: Like Zinogre and Deviljho, it appears in ''Frontier G8''. This contrasts the situation of the Hypnocatrice and Lavasioth, who originated in ''Frontier'' before being introduced to the main games.
* HairTriggerExplosive: The Raging variant's slime is so volatile that hitting its head, arms, or tail a few times will cause an explosion that damages anyone unlucky enough to be nearby. Both variants will also prime their slime to explode immediately upon impact when enraged.
* HavingABlast: Explosive slime.
* HitboxDissonance: Ironically, the leap attack is more dangerous to the people beside him ''when he jumps'', because you take full damage from the liftoff part of the attack too.
* InASingleBound: Brachydios can make some incredible leaps.
* {{Leitmotif}}: ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7PlOxyMQks Brave Icon]]''.
* LightningBruiser: It's surprisingly nimble for its size, has the health you'd expect a strong monster to have, and its explosions pack quite a punch. Watch its ecology video as it tears an Agnaktor apart with its punches and slime.
* {{Mascot}}: Of the Japanese version of ''3 Ultimate''.
* MeaningfulName:
** "Brachydios" is likely a synthesis of the Latin root word "brachio-," arm, and "dios," largely associated with gods and the supernatural. "Dios" is also just the Spanish word for "god" or "deity." So...Arm God.
** In Japan, the variant is called Critical Brachydios. Considering its GoingCritical and PreExplosionGlow traits, the moniker is quite appropriate.
* MightyGlacier: Raging Brachydios deals much more damage than the normal variant, but moves much slower as well.
* PlayingAgainstType: {{Invoked|Trope}} by WordOfGod, which indicates that Brachydios was given developed arms and a punch-based fighting style in order to break Brute Wyverns out of the stereotype of being basic [[RammingAlwaysWorks charge-happy]] creatures.
* PowerFist: WordOfGod says that those are actually talons covered beneath slime, which become visible once they are broken.
* RequiredSecondaryPowers: Brachydios is the only monster that resists explosive damage, to the point where explosions just deal ScratchDamage to it. If it didn't, it would easily kill itself with its own explosions.
* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: One of the AllThereInTheManual variety. [[http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/monsterhunter/images/5/53/Babybrachy.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20130128030235 Baby Brachydios]] are, for lack of a better term, frigging ''adorable''.
* TheWorfEffect: As confirmed by one of the skulls Osutogaroa uses, it is one of it's many prey items in ''Generations''

[[folder: Leviathans]]

!! Ludroth / Royal Ludroth / Purple Royal Ludroth
!!! Water Beast / Purple Water Beast
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->'''Appearances (Ludroth and Royal Ludroth):''' ''3'' / ''Portable 3rd'' / ''3 Ultimate'' / ''Generations''\\
'''Appearances (Purple Royal Ludroth):''' ''Portable 3rd'' / ''3 Ultimate''

Amphibious creatures that look like a cross between a sea snake and a crocodile, and can swim and fight underwater. Males grow into Royal Ludroths, identifiable by their massive size and large sponge-like mane. A Cherry Blossom-themed subspecies also exists, whose spit is poisonous.

* BizarreSexualDimorphism: Like the Great Jaggi, [[HugeGuyTinyGirl the Royal Ludroth is several times the size of the females]].
* BloodKnight: Royal Ludroth will attack a Gobul if they see one, and it might attack a Great Jaggi if one shows up.
* BreathWeapon: Both kinds have a watery spit.
* FlunkyBoss: Royal Ludroth can call on female Ludroth to help it fight hunters.
* GlowingEyes: The Royal Ludroth, when underwater.
* JackOfAllStats
* KingMook: It's got "royal" right there in the name!
* LightningBruiser: When underwater, Royal Ludroth becomes a lot faster and starts using stronger attacks.
* MakingASplash: Both the Ludroth and the Royal Ludroth can spit globs of water.
* PoisonousPerson: The Subspecies.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Royal Ludroth might flee if a Great Jaggi is in the area.
* UnderwaterBossBattle: Once you've got it on the ropes, the Royal Ludroth usually makes a beeline for the nearest body of water. The Purple Ludroth averts this, as it can only be fought on land.
* WakeUpCallBoss: The Purple Ludroth is the first High Rank boss you fight in ''3 Ultimate''[='=]s Offline mode, and must be defeated to unlock any other High Rank quests. Although its poison can be negated with the proper skill points, the Purple Ludroth still hurts a lot more than Low Rank monsters, which means that someone who thinks they can just LeeroyJenkins it is going to be spamming Mega Potions and/or seeing "You fainted" very fast.

!! Gobul
!!! Lantern Fish Wyvern
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->'''Appearances:''' ''3'' / ''3 Ultimate''

A fish-like Leviathan that hides in the silt at the bottom of lakes and rivers, where it waits to ambush prey using either a glowing lure or plant-like whiskers. It is capable of moving on land as well as underwater (though not very well).

* AchillesHeel: Fishing it out at the beginning of a quest gives you time to attack it without any resistance, making the battle easier.
* AlluringAnglerfish: Not only can it lure prey, it also can emit a blinding flash of light to stun enemies.
* BewareMyStingerTail: About halfway down the tail is a cluster of paralyzing spikes
* LightningBruiser: When submerged, it starts using stronger attacks and gains a boost in agility.
* MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily
* TheParalyzer: A single swing from its tail will paralyze anyone it hits.
* PunnyName: "Gobul" can be pronounced like "Gobble", which is certainly what it does.
* SpikesOfDoom: It's covered with spikes like a pufferfish.
* RequiredSecondaryPowers: If it wasn't immune to Flash Bombs, it would blind itself every time it used its flash attack.
* UnderwaterBossBattle
* VacuumMouth: While underwater, it can form a whirlpool that will drag anyone that gets caught in it into its gaping mouth.

!! Lagiacrus / Ivory Lagiacrus / Abyssal Lagiacrus
!!! Lord of The Seas / White Sea Wyvern / Dark Sea Wyvern
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->'''Appearances (Normal):''' ''3'' / ''3 Ultimate'' / ''Generations''\\
'''Appearances (Ivory):''' ''3 Ultimate''\\
'''Appearances (Abyssal):''' ''3 Ultimate''

A Leviathan blamed for a series of earthquakes around Moga Village. Spending most of its time underwater, the Lagiacrus only comes to the surface to sunbathe. ''3 Ultimate'' introduces both an Ivory-scaled subspecies that fights primarily on land, and a bio-luminescent Abyssal Lagiacrus that lives in the same Underwater Ruins as Ceadeus.

* BreathWeapon: Spits balls of lightning at you.
* ContractualBossImmunity: Abyssal Lagiacrus cannot be captured.
* DiscOneFinalBoss: Of ''3''.
* FinalBossPreview[=/=]HopelessBossFight: An early mission to hunt Epioth guts gets interrupted by the Lagiacrus. Even if you ''were'' good enough to survive fighting it with your early equipment, it's invulnerable and won't die.
* {{Foil}}: To Rathalos.
** Lagiacrus is the Lord of the Seas while Rathalos is the King of the Skies.
** Both were {{Mascot}}s in the games that introduced them.
** Neither one has a {{Leitmotif}} despite being flagship monsters[[note]]Rathalos used to have a theme, but it lost when the third generation started[[/note]].
** Both are weak to each other's elemental powers.
** Both have a subspecies which inhabit the same areas as them and a rare species that share habitats with Elder Dragons.
** Both are the only old flagship monsters that can be fought in ''3U's'' Low Rank quests.
* HardHead: The heads of the Ivory and Abyssal Lagiacrus take minimal damage and will deflect cutting weapons that hit them.
* LightningBruiser: Powerful, durable and quick, the Lagiacrus is an apex predator for a reason. Even on land, it retains some of its speed. [[{{Pun}} It also uses lightning attacks]].
* MakingASplash: The Abyssal Lagiarus can create whirlpools to attack hunters.
* {{Mascot}}: Of ''3''.
* NoPronunciationGuide: Is it pronounced "La-jye-a-crus" or "La-gee-a-crus"? If it's any clue, however, the Japanese name is "Ragiakurusu", suggesting the latter.
* OurDragonsAreDifferent
* RedBaron:
** The Lord of the Seas.
** The Ivory Lagiacrus, known for its adeptness on land and sea, is known as the Ruler of Two Realms.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: Well, orange eyes for vanilla and Ivory Lagiacrus. Abyssal Lagiacrus plays the trope completely straight however.
* RedHerring: [[spoiler:Turns out the earthquake is all Ceadeus's doing.]]
* ShockAndAwe: It can electrify the area around it.
* SpikesOfDoom: The spikes at its back which act as its electrical power source.
* TrueFinalBoss: Abyssal Lagiacrus in ''Tri G'' and ''3 Ultimate'' is the very last new monster in online mode, right at the end of G Rank.
* UnderwaterBossBattle: Especially with Abyssal.
* UnexplainedRecovery: The Lagiacrus from the "Trial of the Sea Dragon" urgent quest in ''3'' and ''3U'' will return in "Fell The Lagiacrus" healed and unwounded, even if you severed its tail or broke its body parts.
* TheWorfEffect: Is confirmed to be one of Osutogaroa's many prey items in ''Generations''.

!! Uroktor / Agnaktor / Glacial Agnaktor
!!! Denizen of the Molten Deep / Crimson Armor / Freeze Pike Wyvern
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->'''Appearances (Uroktor and Agnaktor):''' ''3'' / ''Portable 3rd'' / ''3 Ultimate'' / ''Generations''\\
'''Appearances (Glacial Agnaktor):''' ''Portable 3rd'' / ''3 Ultimate''

Magma-dwelling Leviathans with an axe-like beak. The Agnaktor, the adult form, is usually covered in layers of lava on its limbs, beak, spine, tail and chest, which cools over time, forming a hard shell of armor. ''Portable 3rd'' introduce a blue-colored subspecies that lives in cold areas and is covered in ice.

* AnIcePerson: The Glacial Agnaktor.
* BreathWeapon: A laser-like Heat beam. The subspecies prefers a blast of ice shards and extremely cold water.
* FastTunnelling: Used by both the regular and subspecies variant. The regular Agnaktor's magma armor will be softened by this, while the Glacial Agnaktor's ice armor is frozen by this.
* MagmaMan[=/=]PlayingWithFire: the regular Agnaktor.
* GlassCannon[=/=]StoneWall: The standard and Glacial Agnaktors, respectively. Prolonged exposure to the elements turn normal Agnaktors into {{Stone Wall}}s and Glacial Agnaktors into {{Glass Cannon}}s. Burrowing restores the initial state of their armor.
* RoarBeforeBeating: While ''all'' large monsters in this game do this in some form, Agnaktors are notable for the eerily bird-like beak-clattering they perform while charging their element beams.
* TacticalSuicideBoss: An Agnaktor will commonly dig into the ground to attack you. The drawback is that its hard magma armor melts once it's done, making it prone to breaking. The Glacial Agnaktor has the opposite problem: its ice melts due to prolonged exposure to the elements, so it digs to restore the makeshift armor.
* TunnelKing
* WaveMotionGun: The breath attacks look like goddamn laser beams.
* TheWorfEffect:
** An unlockable FMV features the Agnaktor taking on a Brachydios...only to be knocked down by a couple splashes of slime, and then finished off brutally with an explosive punch from the Brachydios.
** ''Generations'' confirms that it is one of the many apex predators who have fallen prey to Osutogaroa.

!! Nibelsnarf
!!! Glutton of the Sands
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->'''Appearances:''' ''Portable 3rd'' / ''3 Ultimate'' / ''Generations''

Desert-dwelling Leviathans that prey on Rhenoplos. They primarily attack using powerful bites, sand-blowing from their gills, surprise underground attack, and a powerful sand vortex.

* BlowYouAway: One of its attacks is a sand-blast from its gills against Hunters attacking it from behind.
* BreathWeapon: Absorbs sand, then fires a powerful wind vortex.
* DishingOutDirt: It can attack hunters by blasting sand at them.
* EyesDoNotBelongThere: Its eyes are on top of its head, which is useful when sailing the sands, not unlike a flounder fish.
* FeedItABomb: Players can trick the Nibelsnarf into eating a bomb during some of its attacks.
* FishingMinigame: After having a bomb explode in its mouth, or any time it is significantly staggered, [[BadassNormal the puny]] [[CharlesAtlasSuperpower Hunter]] can fish it out to make it even more vulnerable.
* HungryMenace: The reason why it attacks is because it has a huge appetite.
* MakingASplash: Its sand tunnel beam somehow causes Waterblight (increased stamina consumption).
* MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily
* NeverSmileAtACrocodile: Sans than the sand-swimming and sand-blasting of course, Nibelsnarf has a lot in common with a croc.
* PunnyName: Like the Gobul before it. Its name calls to mind the words "Nibble" and "Snarf", both of which pertain to eating.
* SandIsWater: It even has gills to expel sand out of.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: For lack of underwater combat in ''Portable 3rd'', the Nibelsnarf fills in the role of the Gobul. Averted in ''3 Ultimate'' where they both appear.

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