History Characters / MonsterRancherSpecies

* {{Bowderlize}}: In the original game their skin tone was dark brown and they looked like a BaldBlackLeaderGuy with oversized feet and hands. In the anniversary rerelease they were recolored to vivid violet, presumably to attempt to erase any slavery implications.

* {{Expy}}: They look suspiciously like Piccolo Jr. and King Piccolo from DragonBallZ, albeit with no antennae and brown (later purple) skin.

* BadassMoustache

* EnthrallingSiren: Her appearance is based on one, but the Undine/Joker crossbreed makes her even more spot-on with her looks and, appropriately, her sub-breed is even called a Siren.

* GreenThumb

* WhenTreesAttack

* AliensAndMonsters

* PintSizedPowerhouse
* ShoutOut: These guys appear to be based on Chucky from Film/ChildsPlay.

* MagicallyIneptFighter: Golems' stat-spreads favor their power and defense, and with subpar intelligence they start off as being bad at dealing ''and'' taking non-physical attacks. They also have only one Intelligence-based tech in their arsenal, which, while strong enough to be respectable, is considered nothing more than a novelty.
* MightyGlacier: They have massive amounts of strength and defense at the cost of accuracy and agility, and their guts regen rates tend to be awful.

* OneHitKill: Essentially specializes in this. Golem's attacks rarely hits, and even its accurate moves usually had low accuracy for their class. On the flipside, almost all of Golem's moves hit ridiculously hard. Golems have far and away the highest amount of raw power of any breed in the series, and their guts cost are criminally cheap relative to how hard it hits. This ended up working out nicely as Golem sub-breeds with higher Guts rate tend to be considered some of the strongest monsters in the games.

* DubNameChange: Originally named 'Nya', same as in Japan; this didn't kick in until ''MR2''.

* StoneWall: Figuratively and literally. Defense is its best stat but is as fast as you'd expect a wall to be.

* DummiedOut: International releases of [=MR2=] censored the Oil Fire and Oil Flame techniques. Still doesn't change the fact that NPC Katos can have them, though.

* LeanAndMean: While a certain few of its sub-breeds subvert the 'Mean' part, Hopper is depicted as having a skinny frame and prefers being skinny. In fact, it is considered a bad idea to make a Hopper gain weight and become obese as this can prove to be detrimental to its Speed stats.

%% Administrivia/ZeroContextExample * EnergyWeapon

* MagicKnight: Notable in that while monsters that have extensive Power and Intelligence techniques are not rare, Galis are one of the few who combine that with being naturally good at Power and Intelligence stats.
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: Most Galis are actually ethereal, dragon-like spirits. They tend to conceal themselves within the cloak and mask, usually only materialising when performing attacks.

* ReluctantWarrior: Most Golem breeds tend to be good-natured and are rather averse to participating in battles, thus they a receive a penalty to their stat gains after concluding a battle whether victorious or not. A certain few of its other sub-breeds, such as Naga, tend to avert this.

!!Ghost
* DeaderThanDead: It's already a dead monster in the first place, but for some odd reason it'll die again when the time comes.
* DeathDealer: To go with its magician motif, it can send cards flying at an opponent.
* ElementalPowers: They aren't utilised in any attacks, but Ghosts have the ability to conjure flames and water with their wands. The only time they're seen doing this is during work, training and travelling to expedition sites in the first game.
* OurGhostsAreDifferent: Are they ever. Some Ghosts are the souls of deceased monsters, others aren't; the breed utilises stereotypical stage magician tricks in order to attack, are somewhat akin to balloons in that they can inflate or pop themselves, and their greatest mystery being that they're souls capable of shedding their mortal coils. In the first game, they're described as being undead.
* NiceHat: Ghosts wear top hats, akin to the typical stage magician.
* PutOnABus: They haven't been seen since ''2'', likely due to the death mechanic not being in any games after ''3'' (which already utilised it in a radically different manner to the first two games) with the exception of the DS duology.
* RubberMan: They're constantly stretching or inflating parts of their bodies.
* SquishyWizard: While they are known for their good intelligence and very fast guts regen rate in battle, Ghosts tend to lack prowess in life and defense.
* StageMagician: Most of their attacks are derived from stereotypical magic tricks, with their arsenal being pulled out from their hat - things like cards, doves and a magic wand. Some of their attacks however cross over into MagiciansAreWizards territory, particularly Necromancy.
* YourHeadAsplode: Ghosts do this to voice their displeasure.

* BareFistedMonk: If they aren't using their make-believe weapons, Magics have a range of hand-to-hand tehcniques available.

* MightyGlacier: Pathetic speed is its only real weakness.

* StrongAndSkilled: Unlike most Mighty Glaciers, Durahan has decent stat gains in Skill, and is amplified with a bonus in training in one of the exercises that builds up on Skill stats. This feature is only included in ''2''; later games replace "Skill" with "Accuracy."

* [[HumanAliens Human Monsters]]: These guys look even more humanlike than Pixies, the only telltale sign being the pointed ears.

* MagicallyIneptFighter: Almost all of Metalner's techs are Power-based and their gains in Intelligence are terrible, unless you mix them with a Suezo or Pixie breed or obtain its unique variant, Chinois. It is somewhat subverted that all of its techs have some withering damage to drain the opponent's guts in battle. Its lone Intelligence tech, Metalner Ray, however, is a rather potent tech that deals some nasty withering damage to its opponent. Unfortunately, it is counter-balanced by the fact that you must train your Metalner to achieve up to 350 points in Intelligence and have it go bad/worst natured to unlock it, a feat that is strenuous to undergo with a purebred Metalner.

* OlympusMons: Sure, the game works on MagikarpPower, but it's still seen like this in-universe. Ironically, it's one of the easiest monsters to unlock in ''2''.

* SkillGateCharacters: In their introduction in ''2''. Mocchis had average lifespan and obscene stats growth. Being average at everything, and good at Skill(the most important stats in the game affecting attacks accuracy), speed, and defense which means they are fairly resilient to boot. The Mocchi/Dragon combination in particular had the best stats growth total in the entire game, being good at strength, intelligence, skill, and defense while being average in everything else making it easy to turn it into a tanky offensive monster that is still fairly fast. They are also an always available Market monster. This is offset by their horrendous technique pool giving them mediocre performance in battle. All in all Mocchis are some of the most beginner friendly breed in the game, perfectly capable of using their obscene stats to make finishing the main game a breeze, but they are largely considered really bad for competitive fights and once players figured out how to properly raise a monster, there are vastly better choices of breed in the game.

* [[GoOutWithASmile Go Out with a Muscle Flex]]: God knows why, but Gaboos will strike a pose in their death throes.

* TeleportersAndTransporters: Suezos have the ability to teleport as one of their attacks.
* TheTrickster: Suezos are infamous for being prank-loving hellions early on in their lives.

* MagicallyIneptFighter: Almost all of Metalner's techs are Power-based and their gains in Intelligence are terrible, unless you mix them with a Suezo or Pixie breed. It is somewhat subverted that all of its techs have some withering damage to drain the opponent's guts in battle. Its lone Intelligence tech, Metalner Ray, however, is a rather potent tech that deals some nasty withering damage to its opponent. Unfortunately, it is counter-balanced by the fact that you must train your Metalner to achieve up to 350 points in Intelligence and have it go bad/worst natured to unlock it, a feat that is strenuous to undergo with a purebred Metalner or even its unique breed, Chinois.

* DifficultButAwesome: Metalners are the best monsters competitively in ''2'', but raising one is not easy, as they have bad stat gains, an average lifespan, and start with very low stats. However, they have the absolutely fastest Guts regeneration in the game and great techs, meaning if trained well they can defeat almost any other monster.

* MagicallyIneptFighter: Almost all of Metalner's techs are Power-based and their gains in Intelligence are terrible, unless you mix them with a Suezo or Pixie breed. Its lone Intelligence tech, Metalner Ray, however, is a rather potent tech that deals some nasty withering damage to its opponent. Unfortunately, it is counter-balanced by the fact that you must train your Metalner to achieve up to 350 points in Intelligence to unlock it, a feat that is strenuous to undergo with a purebred Metalner or even its unique breed, Chinois.

* PsychicPowers

* GeniusBruiser: Centaur moveset and statistical growth largely turns them into a frighteningly accurate physical attacker, but its best stats after Skill is Intelligence.
* GlassCannon: One of the closest direct example to this trope in the series. Centaurs have average lif, average pow, high int, and very high skill but it was lacking at both defense and, ironically speed. Centaurs are capable of hitting hard, but its likely fairly fragile and not the best at dodging.

* LethalJokeCharacter: Ducken looks like a string connected toy duck that easilly falls apart, is acquired from a monthly food contest and just generally look ridiculous. Gameplay wise, though they are some of the strongest breed in the game, excelling in Skill and Speed, while also maintaining good offense and acceptable durability thanks to their Life stats. Ducken also features some of the fastest Guts regeneration rate in the game and its capable of sniping you with pinpoint laser beams, blowing you up with variety of missiles, or just explode in your face for massive damage.

* FragileSpeedster: A Hopper's only good stat at first is its speed. With some training, they'll be able to get their power up almost as easily.

* DifficultButAwesome: Metalners are the best monsters competitively in ''2'', but raising one is not easy, as they have bad stat gains, an average lifespan, and start with very low stats. However, they have the fastest Guts regeneration in the game and great techs, meaning if trained well they can defeat almost any other monster.

* FlyingSeafoodSpecial

* ShockAndAwe

* WhipItGood

* MakingASplash

* StarterMon: Available from the market in both of the first two games, though only as one of the seasonals in the latter.