Ya know, this fight holds a special place in my heart because of what happened the first time my brother and I beat Ka. We were on the final phase, 1 faint left, and we were doing pretty good. I was a little low on health and went to heal, but as I did, Ka fired a web at me that bound me up in silk. After that I saw it ready the dragonator throw, aimed right at me. I knew it was over, and I apologized to my brother. Then, out of freaking nowhere, my brother rushes towards me and proceeds to hit me into the air with his hammer swing, launching me out of the way of the dragonator as it flew directly under my feet. We ended up beating the quest, which has become one of my favorite memories from this series. Hammer mains, I respect you. (Even when you do launch me out of a combo.)
You think you finally won the fight the mech collapses, but then proof of heroes starts to play and Ahtal-Ka is standing there as the dust settles holding a giant wheel giving off an “I didn’t hear no bell” vibe
There’s one ability in every Monster Hunter that nobody knows about. It’s called Proof of a Hero Boost. It gives perfect evasion, defense and attack every time Proof of a Hero plays. There’s no source for this, I just know it.
@@Vulcanfaux man its really just four legged dragon lizard elders the entire endgame, at least gen shaked it up a bit with a fucking carapaceon and a kraken so its not literally just dragons
@@pandinus1377 I feel like World-borne was all about 'scale' too... something ridiculous like a giant golden Mantis Mech would have made for a memorable boss due to the sheer insanity.
@@taloscal I think the game's short dev time may have led to skeletal design issues as most of the monsters share only a handful of skeletons. They also wanted to focus on new monsters for the end. THAT SAID...if we get to see more engines like world improved I'm going to be screaming to see Ahtal-Ka. That sorta fight in world rendering and scale? Perfection.
Imagine Ahtal-Ka in Rise. You hit it with a silkbind attack and it gets pissed and counterattacks with its own version of the silkbind you just hit it with. It fills the air with silk so when you try to use silkbinds you get webbed up and tangled. It pulls out the giant puppet and yoinks all your wirebugs right off of you and traps them in the cocoons and you have to climb up it the hard way and break the cocoons to get your wirebugs back, then use your wirebugs to grapple the heart open and yank Ahtal-Ka right out of its own puppet, at which point you get a Wyvernride prompt... and get to stomp Ahtal-Ka with its own puppet!
@Apentogo You're not using your Monster Hunter Logicᵀᴹ. Just hop on a boat. The boat will take you anywhere you need to go. Even if it's completely landlocked and currently on fire.
Not gonna lie, I absolutely love this monsters. Throughout the fight it always fights with human mechanisms, such as creating a goddamn robot using scraps. And then, for the last phase, what is its weapon? A Wheel, Man's first Invention.
A Double Cross wheel..., it uses our entire towns to grow and the same fortress, weapons and dragonators which we used to take down the elder dragons..., basically, its our predator...
but what defines Legacy Monster Hunter? cuz if its needing to carry pickaxes, multiple whetstones, and flex for 40 years every time you drink a potion... why would anyone remember that well?
@@zeehero7280as someone who started with rise I felt the same way at first too, eventually something just clicked and I started to vibe with old gen monster hunter
@@zeehero7280 It's all about the small details. The more clunky, yet still smooth gameplay. The little oddities here and there, like potion flexing and monsters turning 60 degrees at a time. The old f*cking egg quests, which I still have both some of the best and worst memories from. Mining expeditions, because inventory was so limited back in the day that you had to go on dedicated expeditions for mining or foraging. Focused by every single enemy in the room, both small and large, because f*ck the player. Overcoming all of these hurdles was part of what made old MH challenging, yet so incredibly fun in the long run. Cause you always had to adapt and think about what you were doing. In the newer games, the hunters are so much more powerful (as in having so many more ways to deal damage), the monsters behave much more like actual creatures, meaning that monsters will fight each other instead of the hunter when they get into the same area. Ever used dung bombs in World or Rise? If no, it's because they most likely just feel optional. In old games they were a necessity for survival if you did not want to wait the 2-4 minutes it took for either of the monsters to change area on its own. If I were to personally say what made me love old MH so much, it was all the small hurdles everywhere that I had to overcome to finally beat what I wanted to beat. And not only that, even when fighting the same monster again, the fight is both more fun (because you always learn new things about the fights) and yet still meaningful, cause you need the materials you get from it. Also, as someone who has beaten most of the main online portions of GenU solo, the difficulty is another part of it. Even if you are playing alone in the online portions, the battles often do not drag out too much, unless you only focus legs instead of actual weakspots. Actually, solo Iceborne has online GenU difficulty, it takes me 20 mins to beat most iceborne monsters, and maybe a few minutes more for most GenU G-rank monsters when you don't have the armor skills and weapon damage. Anyways, old MH is definitely something of an experience if you have not tried it before. Definitely worth a shot, although you need to be prepared for it to feel extremely clunky at first before you get used to the old animations and it starts feeling smooth again.
@@zeehero7280 Many of us remember that well. It makes you wait to do those things until you think you're actually safe to. As well as utilize the skills that make them happen faster, if you just can't cut it against faster monsters. Anyway, "legacy" Monster Hunter is more specifically separated by preparation being a NECESSITY. this is no longer the case in World+, because you can return to base camp and access ALL your items. Many fans still feel this gives you too much safety, there is never a risk of running out of healing items, or accidentally forgetting antidotes or cool and hot drinks and being fucked and just having to deal with it. It made you learn to play better, remember to bring your shit, and focus on learning to get hit less because your heals are limited.
It's just so amazing when Ahtal-Ka gets hyped up,you meet this creature it you're like"This is it?Is it like Golden Seltas variant?"-and then it gets into second phase.Damn this moment was amazing first time
@@andrewpenn1145 Not only that, the fight is full of references and symbolism. Just the last part, not only is it a Dharma, it also is a vitruvian man, representing us, on a wheel, the symbol of technological innovation, it is one of the only monsters (with fatalis) which, like us, uses what it hunts as weapons and armor (we use monster parts, it uses human/wyverian tech) It’s even more of a mirror fight, by fighting it, we kinda fight ourselves All in all, it’s the conclusion to a lot of monster hunter lore and symbolism, were we are both hunters and hunted.
I will literally never forget the first time I fought the Ahtal-Ka and "Proof of a Hero" played. I was taking 5 classes, living an hour away from work and school, constantly under just financial stress, and had moved out of my old place cause my gf cheated on me. My friend and I were grinding out quests on the weekend when I could. It was late at night and I was ready to leave but I decided to fight it. For a glorious half hour I forgot everything that was going on and I simply hunted. Truly a fantastic fight
This message got me a bit emotional, knowing that I’m not the only one who sees this franchise with eyes of hope and love. I hope you are better today my fellow hunter.
2:25 I love how the strings at this part sound very familiar to anyone who has spent a lot of time on a suspension bridge and heard the sound that high tension steel cable makes when under strain. Makes sense.
I love that the climactic final boss of this G-rank MH game is just some punk mantis that’s somehow become an elder dragon level threat. If this thing ever comes back in future titles I would love to see how it interacts with other monsters
Ahtal-Ka is a punk mantis with enough intelligence to build a nest that is a FUNCTIONING GIANT MECHA using nothing but miscellaneous junk and a bunch of really strong silk. Plus, when it's not in its giant mecha nest, it can wield girders, Dragonators and a big-ass wheel to deadly effect using the same silk. What's more, it once did the same thing with just sticks, stones and other natural materials...it just found that our fancy metals were much better. Plus, the Guild managed to find it before it could COMPLETE its nest.
Going ahtal ka solo and blind, been carted twice, runs out of healings, then arrived at final phase and the proof of a hero song kicks in, suddenly it gives me evasion+99 and attack up XXXXXXXXXL
I just beat Ahtal-ka, very long, over thought, kinda stupid gush ahead, probably with some errors too, skip if you want. I absolutely adore the mirror match this monster is, Glavenus, Nakarkos, Valstrax and Ahtal-ka all can represent a hunter. Glavenus uses a huge sword, it sharpens frequently and when it charges it's devastating, they're still a huge beast with burning blasts of fire, they were naturally given power and they've mastered it. Nakarkos is a freak of nature, they come from an abyss, sea or space and obliterates monsters and airships, they literally use dead parts, bones or otherwise to mask and defend itself, they're undeniably powerful but they strengthen itself with materials. Valstrax is a bit more abstract but still a bit in theme, it's all or nothing, all of their attacks are predictable and powerful but vulnerable too, when it miss, it misses hard and it has to recharge, it's a extreme Glavenus, extremely strong with a a extreme downside too. Ahtal-ka is this idea put to the max, it's not threatening at all for it's point in the game, she's literally a stupid bug, a neopteron. She's not big at all, no elemental powers, she doesn't look dangerous at all. The most deadly thing it looks like she has is her claws, which doesn't compare to the previous monsters. But she has silk, intelligence and skill, hunters are near super-human but they're still human, without weapons they can't fight, without armor they can't survive, without items they cannot sustain but with materials, intelligence and skill they can overpower anything, they weren't naturally given these things but they've earned it all, through the loop of the hunt, endlessly learning, fighting and crafting they can slay anything. Ahtal-ka is a hunter, she has mastered her silk, her sole tool of survival, she has her blades but just like your arms can they compare to the strongest foes? Silk is her most powerful tool and she uses it to deadly efficiency, she has destroyed everything in her path and earned powerful weapons and armor all to use against you. You are both each other's final boss, the last obstacle to overcome, you might get challenged again by stronger opponents but after this, one of you will become so much more powerful. You both destroyed everything in your path, harvested all you can, and is challenged by the other. The empress's throne is her armor, her best chance at survival, to outlast the opponent attacks, but also her ultimate trump card akin to the dragonator, ballista or demolisher, it will either delay or end you. After it falls all she has is her tools and her mastery. Could you imagine if a monster just destroyed your armor? The thing you've spent days preparing? And all you have left is your weapon and anything you can scrounge up? Even if you'll probably lose you'll still try your best, and pure desperation might win. You're both the underdog, stronger than most, you can slay small creatures with nothing but kicks or slashes, but it's unlikely you can beat large monsters exclusively with your limbs. But using what you earned, through hard work you can kill anything. But after everything, all your training, crafting and fighting is challenged, only one of the scavengers will walk out alive, able to truly become powerful, and it's going to be you. Thank you for reading my long and kinda cringe thoughts, I just really like this monster, her fight is hype and over analyzing is fun!
No no I had literally the exact same thoughts. This game was made with such an insane amount of attention and care (that I unfortunately feel world lacked) and I love it for rhat
@@dracomundo1498world is an experimental game, similar to Pokémon X and Y; it may lose some of the charm previous games had, but it’s a sacrifice for the sake of improving the franchise, so that the next games may learn from its successes and failures. (Also, I know that sentence might have been a bit confusing, so to make it clear: I’m not saying that the old charm was bad, in fact it’s probably going to return in the 6th generation; World just didn’t have it for the sake of being more experimental.)
It’s pretty funny considering she is fighting the hunter while carrying an entire sandstone fortress and the ahtal-nesto all at the same time without much struggle. Which means Ahtal Ka does have more than enough strength to suplex the entire monster Hunter roster individually with the exception of maybe Dalamadur and Leviante. Like her lifting strength is INSANE And it’s funny af to visualize Ahtal-ka WWE slamming a Lao Shan Lung which is entirely plausible
I'm glad my online best friends got to experience my first time reaction to fighting her. "She's quick, but not so tough." "Okay, she's gonna lob this giant crane at us?" "I'm sorry--" "What?!" "Excuse me, we are fighting a mecha?!"
@@stripedrajang3571 "Male Ahtal-Ka are golden in color, while females are brown in color. By eating a large number of males, a female Ahtal-Ka can become golden in color. The more males a female Ahtal-Ka eats, the brighter gold she'll be." Neat fact that i got from the monster hunter wikia but i'm pretty sure i recall it being mentioned in the games aswell. They're basically like real mantids but more...intense.
Her mech is still incomplete by the time you fight her; I believe we only fight an young adult Ahtal-Ka; a mature one's neset is supposedly impenetrable
remindes me of the fatalis lore and the human made Monster a little bit every time i See the mecha maybe atalkah was the inspiration for the schrade castle civilization Version of it
@@SagaDaroxirel Just gonna drop this here. Nothing stated that the thing was a young adult (why do people like saying monster X is still a sub-adult or juvenille these days I wonder). While it's true that the in-game Neset is still at incomplete state, suggesting it would be impenetrable once completed is also in the realms of speculations. I bet high tier Elder Dragons capable of causing wide level of destruction would still be able to stand against the completed Neset. "Name: Ahtal-Ka (アトラル・カ)/Empress' Throne (アトラル・ネセト/女王の玉座) Title: Pavilion Mantis (閣螳螂) Length: 1504.11cm (Ahtal-Ka)/9737.78cm (Empress' Throne) Order: Coleoptera Suborder: Pavilion Mantis Family: Ahtal Habitats: Forlorn Citadel" "In the Schrade Region, while an unnamed hunter was protecting a fortress from Lao-Shan Lung, another unidentified monster attacked a nearby fortress before suddenly disappearing as quickly as it appeared." "The strangest part about this incident was that the unidentified monster took parts of the outer wall and streets, leaving nothing behind as it assaulted the fortress. The fortress guards and hunters were hot on the monster's trail, but it suddenly vanished during the pursuit." "The Hunter's Guild figured since it stole material from the fortress that it was looking to create armor for itself, but couldn't figure out how something so giant could escape without a trace." "Eventually, they did discover where the monster was hiding and was surprised to learn its true identity. Rather than a giant elder dragon, a large bug monster was the creature that raided the other fortress, which is why they had a hard time finding it." "A mysterious monster that wasn't discovered until recently, Ahtal-Ka is a large mantis-like neopteron with a royal appearance. The ancient surface of her shell gives off a mysterious beauty that can't easily be rivaled." "Ahtal-Ka has sharp, sickle-like forelegs that allow her to slash at foes. Although her blades look gorgeous, they have outstanding cutting abilities. Although Ahtal-Ka uses them as weapons, she primarily uses them for manipulating her silk." "Like spiders, Ahtal-Ka produces fine silk in her abdomen. Golden in color, this silk has a crystalline pattern that makes it quite valuable and has amazing tensile strength, making it a useful tool for picking up objects and attaching it to her back." "Ahtal-Ka uses her silk in various ways, often using debris in her environment as a weapon against attackers. She'll either pull an object out of the ground using her silk before attacking or drag one towards her location and attach it to her back." "She often has multiple silk threads spread around her lair, and her silk is also strong enough to hold a whole fortress together. One individual apparently raised up a fallen castle's fortress from the sands with her silk overnight." "Ahtal-Ka is considered to be quite intelligent for a monster, which scares some humans, and this is further exemplified by this monster's mobile nest." "Ahtal-Ka prefers to build her nest with the best possible materials she can obtain. Ahtal-Ka's kind used natural materials like rocks and trees to craft their nests in ancient times, but, as humans further developed, they began to switch to other materials." "Much like some birds, Ahtal-Ka finds that man-made material is better and stronger than the natural material found in her habitat, so she sees human structures as the best option for building the perfect nest for herself, and this is the reason why she raided the fortress." "Depending on the habitat and material available, the appearance and structure of an Ahtal-Ka's mobile nest will vary from individual to individual." "As an Ahtal-Ka grows up, it'll encounter all sorts of creatures and, when mature, it'll base the appearance of its nest on powerful creatures it encountered during its youth. The one we encountered in-game based the appearance of her nest on a wyvern or dragon." "The "Empress' Throne" is controlled by Ahtal-Ka herself. By sticking herself in the center of her nest, Ahtal-Ka is actually capable of fully controlling the Empress' Throne's movements with her silk before crushing foes with the giant contraption." "While in the Empress' Throne, she is practically invulnerable to all incoming attacks, but this nest has one major weakness, however. The golden silk used for controlling it can be cut, which causes her to lose control of her nest if enough of her strands are destroyed." "If a large amount of the silk on the nest is cut, the Empress' Throne will topple to the ground, thus leaving it vulnerable to more attacks, and Ahtal-Ka will have to quickly produce more silk to regain control over it." "Although Ahtal-Ka can still use the Empress' Throne, she can't keep refortifying it. As long as some of her silk remains intake on the nest in combat, she can still use it, but if the Empress' Throne sustains too much damage, it'll fall apart completely." "The Empress' Throne found in-game wasn't completed by Ahtal-Ka yet, and it could've been made two times larger if she was allowed to further develop it. Although it's incomplete, the Empress' Throne even dwarfs Lao-Shan Lung." "When the Empress' Throne is pulled out of the ground, a large amount of sand and silk is sent flying into the air. The strong wind currents will carry this debris into the air, causing the locale's appearance to dramatically change. " "When the young reach a certain age, each one of them will take a single part off their mother's mobile nest before leaving her behind to start their own lives. The taken part will be used by them on their travels." "Athal-Ka produces a fragrant liquid pheromone from her body that's scent can be detected for miles. All of the Ahtal-Ka encountered in-game are female, though it's unknown what a male Ahtal-Ka looks like." " Sources: 1. Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate 2. モンスターハンター発想の法則２ 禁忌の書 - pg. 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, & 207 3. nichiroku-masamune-hiyorimiseikatsu.blogspot.com/2018/03/xx1.html 4. ua-cam.com/video/YsUbeLTMT6c/v-deo.html 5. famitsu.com/news/201705/29134089.html 6. mhtext.web.fc2.com/serihu/x/92.ht " (-) twitter.com/BannedDino/status/1333931961946083330?s=20 *Source: BannedLagiacrus Twitter page*
Since March of 2020, my friends and I decided to journey through Generations Ultimate for our very first time. We've had our laughs, our funny moments, quests and hyper monsters that caused us pain, but damn would I be lying in saying it wasn't the best gaming experience I've had with friends. The reactions to all the monsters, armor sets, and weapons all led up to this fight. And once Proof of a Hero started playing, we knew. Once we uncapped, we felt as though we could considered as true hunters. While 2020 may have been a horrible year for all of us, this game help me and my friends through it through barrels of laughs and so many memories. And I just want to appreciate and thank the devs for making such a memorable game, and many more memories to come when Rise comes out. It's been a pleasure.
Final boss monsters rarely return in future games(exceptions being Akantor and Ukanlos) but I really hope Ahtal Ka might return in Rise G Rank expansion.
I mean, I hear that they used Ahtal Ka's animation skeleton for Rakna-Kadaki, so it's certainly possible. Here's hoping, I really want this thing to come back eventually.
Magala ain't happening my man, I want him back too but his very existence would screw with the plot big time or at least warrant a substory like what Rajang got in World Really would like to see nerscylla come back though. My only worry is that after Rakna-Kadaki, ol' nerscy might feel somewhat humdrum
God, the proof of a hero theme is just 👌and it’s honestly my favorite version of it cause it rly make you feel like a hunter and I love this monster to bits, god GU was such an awesome game 😁😇, hell I play it from time to time and I still enjoy it.
Not another massive elder dragon, this one is a monster in the same class as the pesky bugs, vespoids and friends. Hunters may see these bugs in the same way as the big monsters usually see humans, and yet human hunters bring them down using weapons out of their own body parts. This bug is doing literally the same, fighting the human hunter using weapons out of... human debris. This last boss is literally the best of the entire series the more I think about these details/irony, It is pure genius.
Hope we get another gen4/gu/old style game sometimes down the line not that i dont like world and iceborn but i enjoyed 4u and gu more they give me that triumphant feeling that makes monster hunter so addicting ,also hunting styles are great for a single weapon guy like me i mean i can have 6 diffrent movesets for my hammer !
If Rise ever gets a G/Master Rank DLC expansion I really hope they bring this thing back and include some lore tidbit like "oh yeah this thing is the original Wirebug have fun." The way it uses that silk to swing stuff around and pilot the mech suit is EERILEY similar to how Rise Hunters use Wirebug moves and Wyvernride, and it'd be such a cool connection to make.
@@joelrobinson5457 male wirebugs are the great wirebugs..., it's concesus Ahtal ka is an Altaroth which was left alive carrying and consumed Demon drugs for a thousand years...
When you exhaust everything you have potions, energy drinks etc” I don’t think I can keep going... (Proof of a hero plays) COME AT ME !!!! Kiiiiaaaahhhhh!!!!!
Something to point out, there is actually a difference between first phase music and third phase music. In the first phase of the fight, this entire section (0:38-1:10) is completely absent and just loops back to the beginning. It's one of the really cool things about her fight.
They did good with this one The last monster for MHGU And one of the best soundtracks in this game Just 0:373:16 and 5:30 (of course proof of a hero) (Ok i know its not elder but srsly no need to be salty :)))
@@nunaalsoknownasohare6388 actually yian garuga and rajang Were elder dragon in the lore before, they aren't now because we can classifie them, same for the athal-ka. Elder dragon is juste a classification for powerfull monster the guild can't put in any other catégorie If they were about to find a weaker monster from the same familly then kushala daora and were able to studie him Kushala will become a member of this new familly of monster and lose his elder dragon classification
I dig it though. Dragons are cool and all, but only dragons do get predictable and tedious eventually. It was really cool to actually have a different kind of final boss. Even Nakarkos, classified as an elder dragon, did not feel like it at all.
Just fought her last night with my friend! He'd been hyping her up the ENTIRE game, and she certainly lived up to it! My jaw dropped when she pulled up the mech!
Everyone loves the classic Proof of a Hero ending but that Soaratorium theme hits me so hard it actually made my jaw drop during the fight. It still gives me goosebumps every time I get to that part. I love that 2nd phase theme so much. I'm hearing pieces of Gammoth and Glavenus in the song and I keep trying to find if the other two is mixed in too, but I think I was just imagining things.
This theme is the perfect goodbye to the old monster hunter before the new world changes, ahtal ka is such a love letter to how creative capcom can be.
Before I play MHXX, I already know Ahtal-ka fight, I know the mecha, I not understand why this insect has to be final guild hall quest. I understand Amatsu one of the most memorable fight in 3rd, I remember vividly the tension of Alatreon then I kinda forget MHXX/GU, I only play until HR village and stuck how to unlock fated 4 quest for each village, so I left the game I play World until get bored easily at endgame, then I remember XX I rushed to finish all village, then hunt local with my friend from LR to G-rank I know Ahtal-ka already, so Im not really rushed to hit the endgame of XX/GU Then I reach the final quest, actually I like guild quest better than village, its straight forward, here all keyquest and this urgent. In village u need to clear all sub-keyquest to unlock keyquest, increase village- yeah what ever So I solo my first hunt with Valor CB (Max CB Maccau), full mepot + back up, full maxpot + back up, dust of life, ancipot, kinda default elder hunt cuz that what I expect, just another unique final monster but boy was wrong, its not a hunt, its a battle, a proper final stand to proof you are a hero 0:00 So i fight, both my palico are fighters, that insect scream first sound laughable, when U realize that big metal bar hit like a isekai truck- its scare me like baby 2:17 then second phase, the mecha is coming together, I know this will be happen but I dont know that sand blast hurt more than she left me. I dont know there is dragonator until 4th hunt so I focus destroying that wheel 0:00 third phase, now I understand his scream, its not an intimidation, its a respect that we are worthy opponent for him, his attack more faster with dragonator, so I run out quickly of heal items 2:17 second of second phase, I play so safe, now this is real sheet, I cant waste 20 minutes hunting insect, I desperately hitting his main cocoon with CB, I screaming like him and cursing this bug for spamming that stupid perfume = PROOF OF A HERO = then 5:30 kick in, my bone chilling, my strength has filled with demondrug, my valor has permanently active (not really) Now its showdown, that spinning dragonator charted me so many times, that unlimited blade work make me trap on web anytime, but the song wont stop until I finish- my guts make me never give up, my 10 years of playing this franchise wont stop me stop hitting A and B 5:49 = PROOF OF A HERO = u know the rest, when u surpass metal gear, when all wall collapse and the web flow to the sky, when carve button appear After all of this journey, you are the hero
that was beautiful man, no matter with which Monster Hunter we all started (I started with Tri on the Wii), we are all Hunters who enjoy fighting with the epic Music and Monsters.
"Name: Ahtal-Ka (アトラル・カ)/Empress' Throne (アトラル・ネセト/女王の玉座) Title: Pavilion Mantis (閣螳螂) Length: 1504.11cm (Ahtal-Ka)/9737.78cm (Empress' Throne) Order: Coleoptera Suborder: Pavilion Mantis Family: Ahtal Habitats: Forlorn Citadel" "In the Schrade Region, while an unnamed hunter was protecting a fortress from Lao-Shan Lung, another unidentified monster attacked a nearby fortress before suddenly disappearing as quickly as it appeared." "The strangest part about this incident was that the unidentified monster took parts of the outer wall and streets, leaving nothing behind as it assaulted the fortress. The fortress guards and hunters were hot on the monster's trail, but it suddenly vanished during the pursuit." "The Hunter's Guild figured since it stole material from the fortress that it was looking to create armor for itself, but couldn't figure out how something so giant could escape without a trace." "Eventually, they did discover where the monster was hiding and was surprised to learn its true identity. Rather than a giant elder dragon, a large bug monster was the creature that raided the other fortress, which is why they had a hard time finding it." "A mysterious monster that wasn't discovered until recently, Ahtal-Ka is a large mantis-like neopteron with a royal appearance. The ancient surface of her shell gives off a mysterious beauty that can't easily be rivaled." "Ahtal-Ka has sharp, sickle-like forelegs that allow her to slash at foes. Although her blades look gorgeous, they have outstanding cutting abilities. Although Ahtal-Ka uses them as weapons, she primarily uses them for manipulating her silk." "Like spiders, Ahtal-Ka produces fine silk in her abdomen. Golden in color, this silk has a crystalline pattern that makes it quite valuable and has amazing tensile strength, making it a useful tool for picking up objects and attaching it to her back." "Ahtal-Ka uses her silk in various ways, often using debris in her environment as a weapon against attackers. She'll either pull an object out of the ground using her silk before attacking or drag one towards her location and attach it to her back." "She often has multiple silk threads spread around her lair, and her silk is also strong enough to hold a whole fortress together. One individual apparently raised up a fallen castle's fortress from the sands with her silk overnight." "Ahtal-Ka is considered to be quite intelligent for a monster, which scares some humans, and this is further exemplified by this monster's mobile nest." "Ahtal-Ka prefers to build her nest with the best possible materials she can obtain. Ahtal-Ka's kind used natural materials like rocks and trees to craft their nests in ancient times, but, as humans further developed, they began to switch to other materials." "Much like some birds, Ahtal-Ka finds that man-made material is better and stronger than the natural material found in her habitat, so she sees human structures as the best option for building the perfect nest for herself, and this is the reason why she raided the fortress." "Depending on the habitat and material available, the appearance and structure of an Ahtal-Ka's mobile nest will vary from individual to individual." "As an Ahtal-Ka grows up, it'll encounter all sorts of creatures and, when mature, it'll base the appearance of its nest on powerful creatures it encountered during its youth. The one we encountered in-game based the appearance of her nest on a wyvern or dragon." "The "Empress' Throne" is controlled by Ahtal-Ka herself. By sticking herself in the center of her nest, Ahtal-Ka is actually capable of fully controlling the Empress' Throne's movements with her silk before crushing foes with the giant contraption." "While in the Empress' Throne, she is practically invulnerable to all incoming attacks, but this nest has one major weakness, however. The golden silk used for controlling it can be cut, which causes her to lose control of her nest if enough of her strands are destroyed." "If a large amount of the silk on the nest is cut, the Empress' Throne will topple to the ground, thus leaving it vulnerable to more attacks, and Ahtal-Ka will have to quickly produce more silk to regain control over it." "Although Ahtal-Ka can still use the Empress' Throne, she can't keep refortifying it. As long as some of her silk remains intake on the nest in combat, she can still use it, but if the Empress' Throne sustains too much damage, it'll fall apart completely." "The Empress' Throne found in-game wasn't completed by Ahtal-Ka yet, and it could've been made two times larger if she was allowed to further develop it. Although it's incomplete, the Empress' Throne even dwarfs Lao-Shan Lung." "When the Empress' Throne is pulled out of the ground, a large amount of sand and silk is sent flying into the air. The strong wind currents will carry this debris into the air, causing the locale's appearance to dramatically change. " "When the young reach a certain age, each one of them will take a single part off their mother's mobile nest before leaving her behind to start their own lives. The taken part will be used by them on their travels." "Athal-Ka produces a fragrant liquid pheromone from her body that's scent can be detected for miles. All of the Ahtal-Ka encountered in-game are female, though it's unknown what a male Ahtal-Ka looks like." " Sources: 1. Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate 2. モンスターハンター発想の法則２ 禁忌の書 - pg. 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, & 207 3. nichiroku-masamune-hiyorimiseikatsu.blogspot.com/2018/03/xx1.html 4. ua-cam.com/video/YsUbeLTMT6c/v-deo.html 5. famitsu.com/news/201705/29134089.html 6. mhtext.web.fc2.com/serihu/x/92.ht " (-) twitter.com/BannedDino/status/1333931961946083330?s=20 *Source: BannedLagiacrus Twitter page*
After 4 years I decided to complete MHGU. I just wanted to see Ahtal Ka and black dragons. My first thought was that Ahtal Ka is not a monster, an animal, not even a spiritual force, it's a strategist and that's why is a top boss.
Don't have much hope for it since the monster itself isn't too memorable... other than of course its abilities and how it fights. It doesn't seem to be amongst GenU's fan favorites which everyone quotes like Mizutsune or Glavenus. But... I *REALLY* hope GenU isn't the last we see of Ahtal-Ka. It's such an interesting monster with such interesting and badass abilities. Living amongst old ruins and using age old hunter tools against you like the Dragonator, and a giant mech which I feel like _could_ have been a mild reference to the Equal-Dragon-Weapon (a giant mech puppeteered by strings which was included in a non-canon concept art book).
I'm afraid it'll get stuck in GU too since it's the last of the "old" mh and it's quite a crazy and different fight compared to the regular monsters. Although in Iceborne they changed the mechanics and brought the original stage when they brought Fatalis so there's hope that they'll put in the extra effort if they decide to bring the monster and all it's mechanics.
@@jjg92114 I feel like they can bring this monster back as one of the Rajang/Jho/Bazel type high-tier monsters that roam around the map and interrupt your hunt for a turf war. These would be explained as individuals who are still searching for materials to build their throne. Then have Ahtal-ka (Empress Throne) as a separate variant like Furious Rajang and Savage Deviljho wherein the quest takes place in a more classic arena setup where it operates its mech.
In my opinion, mhgu and word iceborne have the best music tracks by far. MH always had brilliant music but these last 2 games just trump them completely with the immensely powerful score. 10/10 would listen until I get physically sick of them.
my hunting squad and i fought Ahtal-Ka so many times i was hearing this music in my sleep. XD we wanted all the armors and weapons. it was just too much fun a hunt! also helped me learn how to use the LBG so well~ what a memorable hunt!
The only monsters that I can think of who can stand against Ahtal-Ka even if she posses a complete Ahtal Neset mobile nest, should be the Mohrans (since her nest can be found in huge desert area). The gigantic sand whale Elder Dragon that inhabits locales with a vast desert. Not only they have the size and mass to compete with the Neset, but also their ability to 'swim' in the sea of sands at such a fast pace makes them a formidable opponent. They can just swim under the sand and burst out from it to ram Ahtal Neset with their gigantic tusk that could deliver a fatal blow to the nest when it hits. Especially since Jhen & Dah'ren Mohran lore wise are known to destroy fortresses by ramming them with their tusks.
So mh gen has a whole thing with rivalries and tools. We see it in the fatal four. Astalos is a Direct Rival to Rathalos and Rathian, and even utilizes an element theyre notoriously weak to. Gammoth is the rival to Tigrex, and is fucking huge with lots of extremely thick fat and fur Mizutsune is the rival to Zinogre, taking ample opportunity to fuck with it, toy with it, and strip it of its mobility. At first, it doesn't look like Glavenus has a rival. In the opponening, it never fights any monsters. Well thats a simple explanation: the rival is *you*, the hunter. He has tools adapted specifically to fight *you*. Its a monster that uses weapons (it even has to sharpen sometimes!) Nakarkos is a further evolution of the Glavenus idea. Instead of just being a monster with a tool, it is a monster that specifically uses monster parts as tools: EXACTLY what we've been doing for hours and hours. Valstrax is again another iteration, a bit more abstract and specific this time. Valstrax is a monster that uses hunter arts! I mean, look at the things nutty ass moveset and tell me divebomb isnt a hunter art. Ahtal Ka, at first, is nothing. Its a bug. Until the very famous mech. Its also the pure and utter antithesis to a hunter. Our complete opposite. It is a monster that uses broken bits of airships to fight: it is a monster using **human parts**. And that's why generations is my favorite monster hunter game ever.
Everyone talks about that part with Proof of a Hero, and that is admittedly fantastic. But do you HEAR that Bherna Village Leitmotif? Edit: Spelling go brrrr
@@hansgretl1787 I'm currently remixing this so I've listened to each part carefully and I can verify that at 3:31 - 3:38 there is a motif from the Soaratorium. In that theme it's around 1:18
@@ayobanuso7202 I should make myself more clear. Yes, that part does appear in the Soaratorium, my point was more that it showed up in Bherna first, so even in the soaratorium it was alredy a callback.
I wish she had a horrifying pin attack where she’d grab and munch on you like a real mantis. I also love how she’s so similar to just a giant praying mantis cuz they’re basically real life monsters that we’re luckily too big to have to worry about
My favorite boss of the series. The way the tension builds as the mech snoots around immitating a giant zoid. Then it breaks down and she starts doing server maintenance on it until you fully break it and she glares at you from the wreckage...my masterpiece...you and screams in angry golden african mantis! Amazing flow and rewards better than any other boss too. I remember one of the last times my guild played genU. I get web bound up, and my gunner tries to free me, we get free and I just see a fldragonator fly through my boi at mach 20....insta cart. The slow dramatic drop to his knees looking at me in game death animation...then flop....still fks me up thinking about it. It felt like dude really got smoked...ah... great boss, queen, golden mech pilot, mechanic, mantis.
![Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate OST: Valstrax Theme バルファルク BGM [HQ | 4K]](/img/n.gif)
Ya know, this fight holds a special place in my heart because of what happened the first time my brother and I beat Ka.
We were on the final phase, 1 faint left, and we were doing pretty good. I was a little low on health and went to heal, but as I did, Ka fired a web at me that bound me up in silk. After that I saw it ready the dragonator throw, aimed right at me. I knew it was over, and I apologized to my brother.
Then, out of freaking nowhere, my brother rushes towards me and proceeds to hit me into the air with his hammer swing, launching me out of the way of the dragonator as it flew directly under my feet. We ended up beating the quest, which has become one of my favorite memories from this series.
Hammer mains, I respect you. (Even when you do launch me out of a combo.)
best bro ever!
Really nice :)
😍👍
Thank you 🥹
Hammer bros or bros with hammers either way they got your back when you need it most.
For my final form I’ll get wheely wheely angry
It is more like the japanese gods forms...
*angry wheel mantis noise*
The funniest thing is when the animation breaks so the wheel never shows up and it just starts flying around
Athal ka: you like yo-yo’s kid?
Did you get that from ragegaming?
You think you finally won the fight the mech collapses, but then proof of heroes starts to play and Ahtal-Ka is standing there as the dust settles holding a giant wheel giving off an “I didn’t hear no bell” vibe
Yo' tough guy! Final round. Your big swingy toy vs mine. No more tricks, let's settle this once and for all.
@@IfhesK Hey! This "toy" cost 3 grand and was made out of a jet Dragon give it more respect you overgrown Mantis!
There’s one ability in every Monster Hunter that nobody knows about.
It’s called Proof of a Hero Boost.
It gives perfect evasion, defense and attack every time Proof of a Hero plays.
There’s no source for this, I just know it.
Seems about right.
source : dude just trust me
i trust you, iceborne fatalis final phase makes me agree
A skill that every old hunter develops
Except for Fatalis
It's true i feel these effects during Gogmazios fight.
Ahtal Ka is the monster personification of *"Oh yeah, this is big brain time"*
Or kulu
@@notalizard1946 na mate
@@magicpigeon5578 *Crystal Kulu would like to have a word with you.*
@@notalizard1946 well is it big brain but compared to a mech its worse
And Namielle
world/iceborne: we got dragons for every eleme-
gen: GIANT MANTIS THAT USES A MF MECHA! WOOOOO!!
And this is another reason I like gen ult over worldborne. That said I like the jellyfishdragon.
@@Vulcanfaux man its really just four legged dragon lizard elders the entire endgame, at least gen shaked it up a bit with a fucking carapaceon and a kraken so its not literally just dragons
@@pandinus1377 I feel like World-borne was all about 'scale' too... something ridiculous like a giant golden Mantis Mech would have made for a memorable boss due to the sheer insanity.
Yeah dragons are cool and all, but have you SEEN a giant mantis piloting a gundam?
@@taloscal I think the game's short dev time may have led to skeletal design issues as most of the monsters share only a handful of skeletons. They also wanted to focus on new monsters for the end.
THAT SAID...if we get to see more engines like world improved I'm going to be screaming to see Ahtal-Ka. That sorta fight in world rendering and scale? Perfection.
Imagine Ahtal-Ka in Rise. You hit it with a silkbind attack and it gets pissed and counterattacks with its own version of the silkbind you just hit it with. It fills the air with silk so when you try to use silkbinds you get webbed up and tangled. It pulls out the giant puppet and yoinks all your wirebugs right off of you and traps them in the cocoons and you have to climb up it the hard way and break the cocoons to get your wirebugs back, then use your wirebugs to grapple the heart open and yank Ahtal-Ka right out of its own puppet, at which point you get a Wyvernride prompt... and get to stomp Ahtal-Ka with its own puppet!
Genius
HELL YES!!!!!
Capcom, give this dude a job
Whaou!
@Apentogo You're not using your Monster Hunter Logicᵀᴹ. Just hop on a boat. The boat will take you anywhere you need to go. Even if it's completely landlocked and currently on fire.
Not gonna lie, I absolutely love this monsters.
Throughout the fight it always fights with human mechanisms, such as creating a goddamn robot using scraps.
And then, for the last phase, what is its weapon? A Wheel, Man's first Invention.
A Double Cross wheel..., it uses our entire towns to grow and the same fortress, weapons and dragonators which we used to take down the elder dragons..., basically, its our predator...
I never thought about it that way, I mean the wheel
@@Xzeros calm down edgelord
@@kiravremyanoi4772 lel
@@kiravremyanoi4772 DOUBLE CROSS wheel, get it?
This is great music to play while I beat up an Egyptian mantis and her giant battle mech.
The best send off "legacy Monster Hunter" could've gotten. What a thrilling fight this was. Now we head for the Brave _New World_
but what defines Legacy Monster Hunter? cuz if its needing to carry pickaxes, multiple whetstones, and flex for 40 years every time you drink a potion... why would anyone remember that well?
@@zeehero7280because those very things you said, are what tempered us into the hunters that we are today
@@zeehero7280as someone who started with rise I felt the same way at first too, eventually something just clicked and I started to vibe with old gen monster hunter
@@zeehero7280 It's all about the small details. The more clunky, yet still smooth gameplay. The little oddities here and there, like potion flexing and monsters turning 60 degrees at a time. The old f*cking egg quests, which I still have both some of the best and worst memories from. Mining expeditions, because inventory was so limited back in the day that you had to go on dedicated expeditions for mining or foraging. Focused by every single enemy in the room, both small and large, because f*ck the player. Overcoming all of these hurdles was part of what made old MH challenging, yet so incredibly fun in the long run. Cause you always had to adapt and think about what you were doing. In the newer games, the hunters are so much more powerful (as in having so many more ways to deal damage), the monsters behave much more like actual creatures, meaning that monsters will fight each other instead of the hunter when they get into the same area. Ever used dung bombs in World or Rise? If no, it's because they most likely just feel optional. In old games they were a necessity for survival if you did not want to wait the 2-4 minutes it took for either of the monsters to change area on its own.
If I were to personally say what made me love old MH so much, it was all the small hurdles everywhere that I had to overcome to finally beat what I wanted to beat. And not only that, even when fighting the same monster again, the fight is both more fun (because you always learn new things about the fights) and yet still meaningful, cause you need the materials you get from it. Also, as someone who has beaten most of the main online portions of GenU solo, the difficulty is another part of it. Even if you are playing alone in the online portions, the battles often do not drag out too much, unless you only focus legs instead of actual weakspots. Actually, solo Iceborne has online GenU difficulty, it takes me 20 mins to beat most iceborne monsters, and maybe a few minutes more for most GenU G-rank monsters when you don't have the armor skills and weapon damage.
Anyways, old MH is definitely something of an experience if you have not tried it before. Definitely worth a shot, although you need to be prepared for it to feel extremely clunky at first before you get used to the old animations and it starts feeling smooth again.
@@zeehero7280 Many of us remember that well. It makes you wait to do those things until you think you're actually safe to. As well as utilize the skills that make them happen faster, if you just can't cut it against faster monsters.
Anyway, "legacy" Monster Hunter is more specifically separated by preparation being a NECESSITY. this is no longer the case in World+, because you can return to base camp and access ALL your items. Many fans still feel this gives you too much safety, there is never a risk of running out of healing items, or accidentally forgetting antidotes or cool and hot drinks and being fucked and just having to deal with it. It made you learn to play better, remember to bring your shit, and focus on learning to get hit less because your heals are limited.
It's just so amazing when Ahtal-Ka gets hyped up,you meet this creature it you're like"This is it?Is it like Golden Seltas variant?"-and then it gets into second phase.Damn this moment was amazing first time
Generations ultimate version of proof of hero just hits different
yeah, I really love it too
GU Proof of the hero is really something else , a masterpiece
Gotta love how the spokes of its wheel create a "Double Cross".
Not to mention the fact that the wheel resembles the wheel of dharma, a symbol present in Buddhism that represents the cycle of rebirth.
@@andrewpenn1145 makes sense, this was the last game with this old style
@@andrewpenn1145 makes me love the monster even more
@@andrewpenn1145
Not only that, the fight is full of references and symbolism.
Just the last part, not only is it a Dharma, it also is a vitruvian man, representing us, on a wheel, the symbol of technological innovation, it is one of the only monsters (with fatalis) which, like us, uses what it hunts as weapons and armor (we use monster parts, it uses human/wyverian tech)
It’s even more of a mirror fight, by fighting it, we kinda fight ourselves
All in all, it’s the conclusion to a lot of monster hunter lore and symbolism, were we are both hunters and hunted.
@@arkohnlock4409this is amazing
I will literally never forget the first time I fought the Ahtal-Ka and "Proof of a Hero" played. I was taking 5 classes, living an hour away from work and school, constantly under just financial stress, and had moved out of my old place cause my gf cheated on me. My friend and I were grinding out quests on the weekend when I could. It was late at night and I was ready to leave but I decided to fight it. For a glorious half hour I forgot everything that was going on and I simply hunted. Truly a fantastic fight
Hey man! It's a few months late but I hope you feel a tad bit better now!
This message got me a bit emotional, knowing that I’m not the only one who sees this franchise with eyes of hope and love. I hope you are better today my fellow hunter.
Hope you fine, mang.
Greetings from the most southern country in the world.
@@DongKEKong No way, you live in Antarctica?
You proved you're a Hero.
2:25 I love how the strings at this part sound very familiar to anyone who has spent a lot of time on a suspension bridge and heard the sound that high tension steel cable makes when under strain. Makes sense.
the *twi-twi-twing* of death
I love that the climactic final boss of this G-rank MH game is just some punk mantis that’s somehow become an elder dragon level threat. If this thing ever comes back in future titles I would love to see how it interacts with other monsters
Ahtal-Ka is a punk mantis with enough intelligence to build a nest that is a FUNCTIONING GIANT MECHA using nothing but miscellaneous junk and a bunch of really strong silk. Plus, when it's not in its giant mecha nest, it can wield girders, Dragonators and a big-ass wheel to deadly effect using the same silk.
What's more, it once did the same thing with just sticks, stones and other natural materials...it just found that our fancy metals were much better. Plus, the Guild managed to find it before it could COMPLETE its nest.
It wyvern-rides the other monster against you
A weapon to surpass the wirebug
Capcom really hit us with a giant robot in our monster hunting game and made it one of the greatest final bosses ever
Going ahtal ka solo and blind, been carted twice, runs out of healings, then arrived at final phase and the proof of a hero song kicks in, suddenly it gives me evasion+99 and attack up XXXXXXXXXL
same, that theme is a god tier banger
Same bro, except on my third try
Why do you think they used to have drummers back in the wars? Hype can be an instrumental (pun not intended) factor in winning.
I was in the same situation lol. Ran out of healing solo, had 5 minutes left and managed to kill it. Hope Ahtal returns in Rise.
Everyone's talking about the fight, the normal music, etc, and no-one's saying how the ending is FLAWLESS. Seriously. Excellent job!
I just beat Ahtal-ka, very long, over thought, kinda stupid gush ahead, probably with some errors too, skip if you want.
I absolutely adore the mirror match this monster is, Glavenus, Nakarkos, Valstrax and Ahtal-ka all can represent a hunter.
Glavenus uses a huge sword, it sharpens frequently and when it charges it's devastating, they're still a huge beast with burning blasts of fire, they were naturally given power and they've mastered it.
Nakarkos is a freak of nature, they come from an abyss, sea or space and obliterates monsters and airships, they literally use dead parts, bones or otherwise to mask and defend itself, they're undeniably powerful but they strengthen itself with materials.
Valstrax is a bit more abstract but still a bit in theme, it's all or nothing, all of their attacks are predictable and powerful but vulnerable too, when it miss, it misses hard and it has to recharge, it's a extreme Glavenus, extremely strong with a a extreme downside too.
Ahtal-ka is this idea put to the max, it's not threatening at all for it's point in the game, she's literally a stupid bug, a neopteron. She's not big at all, no elemental powers, she doesn't look dangerous at all. The most deadly thing it looks like she has is her claws, which doesn't compare to the previous monsters.
But she has silk, intelligence and skill, hunters are near super-human but they're still human, without weapons they can't fight, without armor they can't survive, without items they cannot sustain but with materials, intelligence and skill they can overpower anything, they weren't naturally given these things but they've earned it all, through the loop of the hunt, endlessly learning, fighting and crafting they can slay anything.
Ahtal-ka is a hunter, she has mastered her silk, her sole tool of survival, she has her blades but just like your arms can they compare to the strongest foes? Silk is her most powerful tool and she uses it to deadly efficiency, she has destroyed everything in her path and earned powerful weapons and armor all to use against you.
You are both each other's final boss, the last obstacle to overcome, you might get challenged again by stronger opponents but after this, one of you will become so much more powerful. You both destroyed everything in your path, harvested all you can, and is challenged by the other.
The empress's throne is her armor, her best chance at survival, to outlast the opponent attacks, but also her ultimate trump card akin to the dragonator, ballista or demolisher, it will either delay or end you. After it falls all she has is her tools and her mastery. Could you imagine if a monster just destroyed your armor? The thing you've spent days preparing? And all you have left is your weapon and anything you can scrounge up? Even if you'll probably lose you'll still try your best, and pure desperation might win.
You're both the underdog, stronger than most, you can slay small creatures with nothing but kicks or slashes, but it's unlikely you can beat large monsters exclusively with your limbs. But using what you earned, through hard work you can kill anything. But after everything, all your training, crafting and fighting is challenged, only one of the scavengers will walk out alive, able to truly become powerful, and it's going to be you.
Thank you for reading my long and kinda cringe thoughts, I just really like this monster, her fight is hype and over analyzing is fun!
No no I had literally the exact same thoughts. This game was made with such an insane amount of attention and care (that I unfortunately feel world lacked) and I love it for rhat
@@dracomundo1498world is an experimental game, similar to Pokémon X and Y; it may lose some of the charm previous games had, but it’s a sacrifice for the sake of improving the franchise, so that the next games may learn from its successes and failures. (Also, I know that sentence might have been a bit confusing, so to make it clear: I’m not saying that the old charm was bad, in fact it’s probably going to return in the 6th generation; World just didn’t have it for the sake of being more experimental.)
Wonderfull i enjoyed each line , reading this during the theme is going on it feels epic !~
imagine how many mcdonald's runs she had to do to get that mech together. farming the ronald gem
The one monster that's NOT an Elder Dragon. It's Armor had the best amount of slots, I hope to see this one again in the future.
It’s pretty funny considering she is fighting the hunter while carrying an entire sandstone fortress and the ahtal-nesto all at the same time without much struggle.
Which means Ahtal Ka does have more than enough strength to suplex the entire monster Hunter roster individually with the exception of maybe Dalamadur and Leviante. Like her lifting strength is INSANE
And it’s funny af to visualize Ahtal-ka WWE slamming a Lao Shan Lung which is entirely plausible
I'm glad my online best friends got to experience my first time reaction to fighting her.
"She's quick, but not so tough."
"Okay, she's gonna lob this giant crane at us?"
"I'm sorry--"
"What?!"
"Excuse me, we are fighting a mecha?!"
It's a "she"? How do you know it's a "she"?
@@stripedrajang3571 The Title for Ahtal-Neset, the mech is the Empress' Throne and it is said that she stores her eggs in that mech
@@BoostedMonkey05, I see. Goodness.
@@stripedrajang3571 "Male Ahtal-Ka are golden in color, while females are brown in color. By eating a large number of males, a female Ahtal-Ka can become golden in color. The more males a female Ahtal-Ka eats, the brighter gold she'll be." Neat fact that i got from the monster hunter wikia but i'm pretty sure i recall it being mentioned in the games aswell. They're basically like real mantids but more...intense.
@@currycoatl, ouch. As you said, just like the real mantises. Goodness.
The fact that its intelligent and her mech was still incomplete mid-game is terrifying
Ahtal Neset full size would be double the size of Lao Shan Lung
@@BoostedMonkey05 it is actually stated the mech is bigger than lao
Her mech is still incomplete by the time you fight her; I believe we only fight an young adult Ahtal-Ka; a mature one's neset is supposedly impenetrable
remindes me of the fatalis lore and the human made Monster a little bit every time i See the mecha maybe atalkah was the inspiration for the schrade castle civilization Version of it
@@SagaDaroxirel
Just gonna drop this here. Nothing stated that the thing was a young adult (why do people like saying monster X is still a sub-adult or juvenille these days I wonder). While it's true that the in-game Neset is still at incomplete state, suggesting it would be impenetrable once completed is also in the realms of speculations. I bet high tier Elder Dragons capable of causing wide level of destruction would still be able to stand against the completed Neset.
"Name: Ahtal-Ka (アトラル・カ)/Empress' Throne (アトラル・ネセト/女王の玉座)
Title: Pavilion Mantis (閣螳螂)
Length: 1504.11cm (Ahtal-Ka)/9737.78cm (Empress' Throne)
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Pavilion Mantis
Family: Ahtal
Habitats: Forlorn Citadel"
"In the Schrade Region, while an unnamed hunter was protecting a fortress from Lao-Shan Lung, another unidentified monster attacked a nearby fortress before suddenly disappearing as quickly as it appeared."
"The strangest part about this incident was that the unidentified monster took parts of the outer wall and streets, leaving nothing behind as it assaulted the fortress. The fortress guards and hunters were hot on the monster's trail, but it suddenly vanished during the pursuit."
"The Hunter's Guild figured since it stole material from the fortress that it was looking to create armor for itself, but couldn't figure out how something so giant could escape without a trace."
"Eventually, they did discover where the monster was hiding and was surprised to learn its true identity. Rather than a giant elder dragon, a large bug monster was the creature that raided the other fortress, which is why they had a hard time finding it."
"A mysterious monster that wasn't discovered until recently, Ahtal-Ka is a large mantis-like neopteron with a royal appearance. The ancient surface of her shell gives off a mysterious beauty that can't easily be rivaled."
"Ahtal-Ka has sharp, sickle-like forelegs that allow her to slash at foes. Although her blades look gorgeous, they have outstanding cutting abilities. Although Ahtal-Ka uses them as weapons, she primarily uses them for manipulating her silk."
"Like spiders, Ahtal-Ka produces fine silk in her abdomen. Golden in color, this silk has a crystalline pattern that makes it quite valuable and has amazing tensile strength, making it a useful tool for picking up objects and attaching it to her back."
"Ahtal-Ka uses her silk in various ways, often using debris in her environment as a weapon against attackers. She'll either pull an object out of the ground using her silk before attacking or drag one towards her location and attach it to her back."
"She often has multiple silk threads spread around her lair, and her silk is also strong enough to hold a whole fortress together. One individual apparently raised up a fallen castle's fortress from the sands with her silk overnight."
"Ahtal-Ka is considered to be quite intelligent for a monster, which scares some humans, and this is further exemplified by this monster's mobile nest."
"Ahtal-Ka prefers to build her nest with the best possible materials she can obtain. Ahtal-Ka's kind used natural materials like rocks and trees to craft their nests in ancient times, but, as humans further developed, they began to switch to other materials."
"Much like some birds, Ahtal-Ka finds that man-made material is better and stronger than the natural material found in her habitat, so she sees human structures as the best option for building the perfect nest for herself, and this is the reason why she raided the fortress."
"Depending on the habitat and material available, the appearance and structure of an Ahtal-Ka's mobile nest will vary from individual to individual."
"As an Ahtal-Ka grows up, it'll encounter all sorts of creatures and, when mature, it'll base the appearance of its nest on powerful creatures it encountered during its youth. The one we encountered in-game based the appearance of her nest on a wyvern or dragon."
"The "Empress' Throne" is controlled by Ahtal-Ka herself. By sticking herself in the center of her nest, Ahtal-Ka is actually capable of fully controlling the Empress' Throne's movements with her silk before crushing foes with the giant contraption."
"While in the Empress' Throne, she is practically invulnerable to all incoming attacks, but this nest has one major weakness, however. The golden silk used for controlling it can be cut, which causes her to lose control of her nest if enough of her strands are destroyed."
"If a large amount of the silk on the nest is cut, the Empress' Throne will topple to the ground, thus leaving it vulnerable to more attacks, and Ahtal-Ka will have to quickly produce more silk to regain control over it."
"Although Ahtal-Ka can still use the Empress' Throne, she can't keep refortifying it. As long as some of her silk remains intake on the nest in combat, she can still use it, but if the Empress' Throne sustains too much damage, it'll fall apart completely."
"The Empress' Throne found in-game wasn't completed by Ahtal-Ka yet, and it could've been made two times larger if she was allowed to further develop it. Although it's incomplete, the Empress' Throne even dwarfs Lao-Shan Lung."
"When the Empress' Throne is pulled out of the ground, a large amount of sand and silk is sent flying into the air. The strong wind currents will carry this debris into the air, causing the locale's appearance to dramatically change. "
"When the young reach a certain age, each one of them will take a single part off their mother's mobile nest before leaving her behind to start their own lives. The taken part will be used by them on their travels."
"Athal-Ka produces a fragrant liquid pheromone from her body that's scent can be detected for miles. All of the Ahtal-Ka encountered in-game are female, though it's unknown what a male Ahtal-Ka looks like."
" Sources:
1. Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate
2. モンスターハンター発想の法則２ 禁忌の書 - pg. 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, & 207
3. nichiroku-masamune-hiyorimiseikatsu.blogspot.com/2018/03/xx1.html
4. ua-cam.com/video/YsUbeLTMT6c/v-deo.html
5. famitsu.com/news/201705/29134089.html
6. mhtext.web.fc2.com/serihu/x/92.ht "
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*Source: BannedLagiacrus Twitter page*
Always loved this as a final boss fight. Feels good to end the game fighting a monster just as fast and powerful as your hunter is.
Since March of 2020, my friends and I decided to journey through Generations Ultimate for our very first time. We've had our laughs, our funny moments, quests and hyper monsters that caused us pain, but damn would I be lying in saying it wasn't the best gaming experience I've had with friends. The reactions to all the monsters, armor sets, and weapons all led up to this fight. And once Proof of a Hero started playing, we knew. Once we uncapped, we felt as though we could considered as true hunters. While 2020 may have been a horrible year for all of us, this game help me and my friends through it through barrels of laughs and so many memories. And I just want to appreciate and thank the devs for making such a memorable game, and many more memories to come when Rise comes out. It's been a pleasure.
That must have been a blast...
Final boss monsters rarely return in future games(exceptions being Akantor and Ukanlos) but I really hope Ahtal Ka might return in Rise G Rank expansion.
I mean, I hear that they used Ahtal Ka's animation skeleton for Rakna-Kadaki, so it's certainly possible. Here's hoping, I really want this thing to come back eventually.
@@Mr._Sherwood it better be back, along with the magalas and nerscylla
Magala ain't happening my man, I want him back too but his very existence would screw with the plot big time or at least warrant a substory like what Rajang got in World
Really would like to see nerscylla come back though. My only worry is that after Rakna-Kadaki, ol' nerscy might feel somewhat humdrum
God, the proof of a hero theme is just 👌and it’s honestly my favorite version of it cause it rly make you feel like a hunter and I love this monster to bits, god GU was such an awesome game 😁😇, hell I play it from time to time and I still enjoy it.
Same. I really want her too but I doubt Capcom will
Not another massive elder dragon, this one is a monster in the same class as the pesky bugs, vespoids and friends.
Hunters may see these bugs in the same way as the big monsters usually see humans, and yet human hunters bring them down using weapons out of their own body parts.
This bug is doing literally the same, fighting the human hunter using weapons out of... human debris.
This last boss is literally the best of the entire series the more I think about these details/irony, It is pure genius.
May we see each other again in another game, Empress. Another lifetime.
I wanna see all the queens and empresses having a book club now. Luna, Atal, Rakna, Rathi and Jaggi is the one who runs it
@@PrincessXyla You forgot the greatest queen of all...
Kulve Taroth
@@DexFire1115 ahhhh frick my Goddess
@@PrincessXyla seltas and vespoid are of course not included.
@@malfestioscafe404seltas is too busy taking care of her many husbands, and vespoid is just too busy in general
i can not hear the transition after the last transformer phase without hearing the screech. Its ingrained so deeply into my memory
-insect types in Joey's team: dumb bnahabra
-insect types in Guzma's team:
3:16 Nice leitmotif for this Generation
Athal ka is an awesome fight and it enbodys everything gu is perfectly
Hope we get another gen4/gu/old style game sometimes down the line not that i dont like world and iceborn but i enjoyed 4u and gu more they give me that triumphant feeling that makes monster hunter so addicting ,also hunting styles are great for a single weapon guy like me i mean i can have 6 diffrent movesets for my hammer !
If Rise ever gets a G/Master Rank DLC expansion I really hope they bring this thing back and include some lore tidbit like "oh yeah this thing is the original Wirebug have fun."
The way it uses that silk to swing stuff around and pilot the mech suit is EERILEY similar to how Rise Hunters use Wirebug moves and Wyvernride, and it'd be such a cool connection to make.
That moment when you realise wire bugs could be a tame strain of ahtal-ka or *wire bugs could be males*
@@joelrobinson5457 male wirebugs are the great wirebugs..., it's concesus Ahtal ka is an Altaroth which was left alive carrying and consumed Demon drugs for a thousand years...
I mean we already have the little ones running around, we have ruins littering the maps. It's a possibility.
Honestly nothing will top that use of proof of a hero for me. Gives me chills every time
Phase 2 theme has to be one of the best themes in all of monster hunter. It's so epic, and with the bherna theme built into it makes it so much better
The perfect Monster doesn't exi-
It does!!!
When you exhaust everything you have potions, energy drinks etc” I don’t think I can keep going...
(Proof of a hero plays)
COME AT ME !!!!
Kiiiiaaaahhhhh!!!!!
*carts*
*horse sounds*
@Mormon Jesus what?
*proceeds to eat a giant metal cog directly to the face*
@@magicpigeon5578 your mom
This monster has everything to come back in mh wilds it would be perfect as the final or penultimate monster in the free dlc updates
Something to point out, there is actually a difference between first phase music and third phase music. In the first phase of the fight, this entire section (0:38-1:10) is completely absent and just loops back to the beginning. It's one of the really cool things about her fight.
Hands down the best final boss fight in the series, even at this date imo
She has the best version of proof of a hero, don't @ me.
They did good with this one
The last monster for MHGU
And one of the best soundtracks in this game
Just 0:37 3:16 and 5:30 (of course proof of a hero)
(Ok i know its not elder but srsly no need to be salty :)))
wth, it is neopteron. Hitting it with your weapon will bleed green blood.
@@byakugan641 kk i alredy know it from the previous person who reply..chill n thanks
@@seewdshakr It's a neopteron
Close enough to elder
@@nunaalsoknownasohare6388 actually yian garuga and rajang
Were elder dragon in the lore before, they aren't now because we can classifie them, same for the athal-ka.
Elder dragon is juste a classification for powerfull monster the guild can't put in any other catégorie
If they were about to find a weaker monster from the same familly then kushala daora and were able to studie him Kushala will become a member of this new familly of monster and lose his elder dragon classification
I still can't get over how insanely inspired Ahtal-Ka is for a MH game!
Dang I want to see neopterons return to Iceborne or in future MH games
MHR got a spider-like monster
@@Elyrium42 yep the child yeeting spider
It's ironic how big of a fight this is for a non-elder boss
SHE SLAP THE ELDER
I dig it though.
Dragons are cool and all, but only dragons do get predictable and tedious eventually. It was really cool to actually have a different kind of final boss. Even Nakarkos, classified as an elder dragon, did not feel like it at all.
A piece of art. Truly.
Just fought her last night with my friend! He'd been hyping her up the ENTIRE game, and she certainly lived up to it! My jaw dropped when she pulled up the mech!
We never gettin another moster like this 💀
The strongest insect in monster hunter!
It IS the strongest Neopteron in the history of MH, to think of it.
Everyone loves the classic Proof of a Hero ending but that Soaratorium theme hits me so hard it actually made my jaw drop during the fight. It still gives me goosebumps every time I get to that part. I love that 2nd phase theme so much.
I'm hearing pieces of Gammoth and Glavenus in the song and I keep trying to find if the other two is mixed in too, but I think I was just imagining things.
This theme is the perfect goodbye to the old monster hunter before the new world changes, ahtal ka is such a love letter to how creative capcom can be.
I like to think since we the hunter and ahtal ka are so similar that she hears proof of a hero to
Before I play MHXX, I already know Ahtal-ka fight, I know the mecha, I not understand why this insect has to be final guild hall quest.
I understand Amatsu one of the most memorable fight in 3rd, I remember vividly the tension of Alatreon
then I kinda forget MHXX/GU, I only play until HR village and stuck how to unlock fated 4 quest for each village, so I left the game
I play World until get bored easily at endgame, then I remember XX
I rushed to finish all village, then hunt local with my friend from LR to G-rank
I know Ahtal-ka already, so Im not really rushed to hit the endgame of XX/GU
Then I reach the final quest, actually I like guild quest better than village, its straight forward, here all keyquest and this urgent. In village u need to clear all sub-keyquest to unlock keyquest, increase village- yeah what ever
So I solo my first hunt with Valor CB (Max CB Maccau), full mepot + back up, full maxpot + back up, dust of life, ancipot, kinda default elder hunt cuz that what I expect, just another unique final monster
but boy was wrong, its not a hunt, its a battle, a proper final stand to proof you are a hero
0:00
So i fight, both my palico are fighters, that insect scream first sound laughable, when U realize that big metal bar hit like a isekai truck- its scare me like baby
2:17
then second phase, the mecha is coming together, I know this will be happen but I dont know that sand blast hurt more than she left me. I dont know there is dragonator until 4th hunt so I focus destroying that wheel
0:00
third phase, now I understand his scream, its not an intimidation, its a respect that we are worthy opponent for him, his attack more faster with dragonator, so I run out quickly of heal items
2:17
second of second phase, I play so safe, now this is real sheet, I cant waste 20 minutes hunting insect, I desperately hitting his main cocoon with CB, I screaming like him and cursing this bug for spamming that stupid perfume
= PROOF OF A HERO =
then 5:30 kick in, my bone chilling, my strength has filled with demondrug, my valor has permanently active (not really)
Now its showdown, that spinning dragonator charted me so many times, that unlimited blade work make me trap on web anytime, but the song wont stop until I finish- my guts make me never give up, my 10 years of playing this franchise wont stop me stop hitting A and B
5:49
= PROOF OF A HERO =
u know the rest, when u surpass metal gear, when all wall collapse and the web flow to the sky, when carve button appear
After all of this journey, you are the hero
that was beautiful man, no matter with which Monster Hunter we all started (I started with Tri on the Wii), we are all Hunters who enjoy fighting with the epic Music and Monsters.
Nigga ahtal ka is a she
This was very enjoyable to read haha, thanks for sharing
"Name: Ahtal-Ka (アトラル・カ)/Empress' Throne (アトラル・ネセト/女王の玉座)
Title: Pavilion Mantis (閣螳螂)
Length: 1504.11cm (Ahtal-Ka)/9737.78cm (Empress' Throne)
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Pavilion Mantis
Family: Ahtal
Habitats: Forlorn Citadel"
"In the Schrade Region, while an unnamed hunter was protecting a fortress from Lao-Shan Lung, another unidentified monster attacked a nearby fortress before suddenly disappearing as quickly as it appeared."
"The strangest part about this incident was that the unidentified monster took parts of the outer wall and streets, leaving nothing behind as it assaulted the fortress. The fortress guards and hunters were hot on the monster's trail, but it suddenly vanished during the pursuit."
"The Hunter's Guild figured since it stole material from the fortress that it was looking to create armor for itself, but couldn't figure out how something so giant could escape without a trace."
"Eventually, they did discover where the monster was hiding and was surprised to learn its true identity. Rather than a giant elder dragon, a large bug monster was the creature that raided the other fortress, which is why they had a hard time finding it."
"A mysterious monster that wasn't discovered until recently, Ahtal-Ka is a large mantis-like neopteron with a royal appearance. The ancient surface of her shell gives off a mysterious beauty that can't easily be rivaled."
"Ahtal-Ka has sharp, sickle-like forelegs that allow her to slash at foes. Although her blades look gorgeous, they have outstanding cutting abilities. Although Ahtal-Ka uses them as weapons, she primarily uses them for manipulating her silk."
"Like spiders, Ahtal-Ka produces fine silk in her abdomen. Golden in color, this silk has a crystalline pattern that makes it quite valuable and has amazing tensile strength, making it a useful tool for picking up objects and attaching it to her back."
"Ahtal-Ka uses her silk in various ways, often using debris in her environment as a weapon against attackers. She'll either pull an object out of the ground using her silk before attacking or drag one towards her location and attach it to her back."
"She often has multiple silk threads spread around her lair, and her silk is also strong enough to hold a whole fortress together. One individual apparently raised up a fallen castle's fortress from the sands with her silk overnight."
"Ahtal-Ka is considered to be quite intelligent for a monster, which scares some humans, and this is further exemplified by this monster's mobile nest."
"Ahtal-Ka prefers to build her nest with the best possible materials she can obtain. Ahtal-Ka's kind used natural materials like rocks and trees to craft their nests in ancient times, but, as humans further developed, they began to switch to other materials."
"Much like some birds, Ahtal-Ka finds that man-made material is better and stronger than the natural material found in her habitat, so she sees human structures as the best option for building the perfect nest for herself, and this is the reason why she raided the fortress."
"Depending on the habitat and material available, the appearance and structure of an Ahtal-Ka's mobile nest will vary from individual to individual."
"As an Ahtal-Ka grows up, it'll encounter all sorts of creatures and, when mature, it'll base the appearance of its nest on powerful creatures it encountered during its youth. The one we encountered in-game based the appearance of her nest on a wyvern or dragon."
"The "Empress' Throne" is controlled by Ahtal-Ka herself. By sticking herself in the center of her nest, Ahtal-Ka is actually capable of fully controlling the Empress' Throne's movements with her silk before crushing foes with the giant contraption."
"While in the Empress' Throne, she is practically invulnerable to all incoming attacks, but this nest has one major weakness, however. The golden silk used for controlling it can be cut, which causes her to lose control of her nest if enough of her strands are destroyed."
"If a large amount of the silk on the nest is cut, the Empress' Throne will topple to the ground, thus leaving it vulnerable to more attacks, and Ahtal-Ka will have to quickly produce more silk to regain control over it."
"Although Ahtal-Ka can still use the Empress' Throne, she can't keep refortifying it. As long as some of her silk remains intake on the nest in combat, she can still use it, but if the Empress' Throne sustains too much damage, it'll fall apart completely."
"The Empress' Throne found in-game wasn't completed by Ahtal-Ka yet, and it could've been made two times larger if she was allowed to further develop it. Although it's incomplete, the Empress' Throne even dwarfs Lao-Shan Lung."
"When the Empress' Throne is pulled out of the ground, a large amount of sand and silk is sent flying into the air. The strong wind currents will carry this debris into the air, causing the locale's appearance to dramatically change. "
"When the young reach a certain age, each one of them will take a single part off their mother's mobile nest before leaving her behind to start their own lives. The taken part will be used by them on their travels."
"Athal-Ka produces a fragrant liquid pheromone from her body that's scent can be detected for miles. All of the Ahtal-Ka encountered in-game are female, though it's unknown what a male Ahtal-Ka looks like."
" Sources:
1. Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate
2. モンスターハンター発想の法則２ 禁忌の書 - pg. 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, & 207
3. nichiroku-masamune-hiyorimiseikatsu.blogspot.com/2018/03/xx1.html
4. ua-cam.com/video/YsUbeLTMT6c/v-deo.html
5. famitsu.com/news/201705/29134089.html
6. mhtext.web.fc2.com/serihu/x/92.ht "
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*Source: BannedLagiacrus Twitter page*
🕷🕸
Ahtal ka: your finished
*Proof of hero plays. Hunters atk, def, spd, evasion raised dramatically*
Ahtal ka: ...... *Oh great fatalis....*
Plz stories 2 have an atal ka in it...
@@smariofreak6489 well you have it coming in 2021
This monster is amazing and beautiful. Her theme is far from an exception.
After 4 years I decided to complete MHGU. I just wanted to see Ahtal Ka and black dragons.
My first thought was that Ahtal Ka is not a monster, an animal, not even a spiritual force, it's a strategist and that's why is a top boss.
Nunca me cansare de cazar a Ahtal-Ka y de escuchar este tema 🤩
I could only imagine how good a rise rendition would be
In the heart of the sandy plains a duel with and ancient master of the silk strung dance
i actually never heard the very ending part at all when l fought this thing. Very beautiful and such true monster hunter like.
when you love Nier and MonHun at the same time...
fixing my bathroom door while listening to this...3:16 made me put my hammer down i forgot how gorgeous this theme is
Don't have much hope for it since the monster itself isn't too memorable... other than of course its abilities and how it fights. It doesn't seem to be amongst GenU's fan favorites which everyone quotes like Mizutsune or Glavenus.
But... I *REALLY* hope GenU isn't the last we see of Ahtal-Ka. It's such an interesting monster with such interesting and badass abilities. Living amongst old ruins and using age old hunter tools against you like the Dragonator, and a giant mech which I feel like _could_ have been a mild reference to the Equal-Dragon-Weapon (a giant mech puppeteered by strings which was included in a non-canon concept art book).
Oh the Ahtal-ka Gogmazios Turf war
I'm afraid it'll get stuck in GU too since it's the last of the "old" mh and it's quite a crazy and different fight compared to the regular monsters. Although in Iceborne they changed the mechanics and brought the original stage when they brought Fatalis so there's hope that they'll put in the extra effort if they decide to bring the monster and all it's mechanics.
@@GoldenLeafsMovies but what about MH Rise? When she's in her mech, you could use the wirebug to climb up the mech, so it isn't that outdated
@@unclemario479 it wouldn't surprise me if they brought it back via DLC or maybe an optional quest.
@@jjg92114 I feel like they can bring this monster back as one of the Rajang/Jho/Bazel type high-tier monsters that roam around the map and interrupt your hunt for a turf war. These would be explained as individuals who are still searching for materials to build their throne. Then have Ahtal-ka (Empress Throne) as a separate variant like Furious Rajang and Savage Deviljho wherein the quest takes place in a more classic arena setup where it operates its mech.
In other games we had giant enemy dragons. In generations we had a Laser squid and a mantis that will beat the shit out of you with a mech and a wheel
God I fucking love how Proof of a Hero comes crashing over the peak of her theme
1st phase 0:00
2nd phase 2:17
Proof of hero 5:31
MHGU/MHXX has the best tracks and best Proof of Hero.
Thank you for putting the timestamps in.
In my opinion, mhgu and word iceborne have the best music tracks by far. MH always had brilliant music but these last 2 games just trump them completely with the immensely powerful score.
10/10 would listen until I get physically sick of them.
I dunno. Tri/3U had some damn good music too.
@@erica8952 same with 4u
@@whitemonoblos3605 lets just agree all monster hunter series music is epic
@@alderwield9636 okay
World music is absolutely shit what are you on about
my hunting squad and i fought Ahtal-Ka so many times i was hearing this music in my sleep. XD we wanted all the armors and weapons. it was just too much fun a hunt! also helped me learn how to use the LBG so well~ what a memorable hunt!
When Rise hits Steam, you know somebody will mod the Wirebugs to look like tiny Ahtal-ka.
Ah-small-ka
This should have been added to sunbreak in the last update tbh. Silkbind hunter vs silkbind monster
At first: "Not dragon? Just shinny mantis? Wtf?!"
After transforming sound effects: "holy sh*t, this monster so cool!"
this song brings me to tears almost every time I hear it
The only monsters that I can think of who can stand against Ahtal-Ka even if she posses a complete Ahtal Neset mobile nest, should be the Mohrans (since her nest can be found in huge desert area). The gigantic sand whale Elder Dragon that inhabits locales with a vast desert.
Not only they have the size and mass to compete with the Neset, but also their ability to 'swim' in the sea of sands at such a fast pace makes them a formidable opponent. They can just swim under the sand and burst out from it to ram Ahtal Neset with their gigantic tusk that could deliver a fatal blow to the nest when it hits. Especially since Jhen & Dah'ren Mohran lore wise are known to destroy fortresses by ramming them with their tusks.
Well played, was hoping from the second proof of a hero started that the end of this version was on here. Not disappointed.
ah yes the monster that throws dragonators at you in the normal unenraged state
No! You can’t just have a cool soundtrack and not be an elder dragon!!
Athal-Ka: HAHA, giant mecha goes brrr
I hope Ahtal-Ka comes back in Monster Hunter Rise as the final online boss
Mh never really had consistent final bosses other than fatalis,and besides the final boss has been leaked to be something elss
@@alanvasquez6923 what
@@hhhhh5661 a new monster called Naruhatatahime
It could potentially come back via A optional or DLC quest.
@@crowbarfish0812 Desert relics tell about some crimson glow...
So...
Is this like Jagras but with wirebugs?
Jagras, Great Jagras, Greatest Jagras
Wirebug, Great Wirebug, GREATEST WIREBUG
So mh gen has a whole thing with rivalries and tools. We see it in the fatal four.
Astalos is a Direct Rival to Rathalos and Rathian, and even utilizes an element theyre notoriously weak to.
Gammoth is the rival to Tigrex, and is fucking huge with lots of extremely thick fat and fur
Mizutsune is the rival to Zinogre, taking ample opportunity to fuck with it, toy with it, and strip it of its mobility.
At first, it doesn't look like Glavenus has a rival. In the opponening, it never fights any monsters. Well thats a simple explanation: the rival is *you*, the hunter. He has tools adapted specifically to fight *you*. Its a monster that uses weapons (it even has to sharpen sometimes!)
Nakarkos is a further evolution of the Glavenus idea. Instead of just being a monster with a tool, it is a monster that specifically uses monster parts as tools: EXACTLY what we've been doing for hours and hours.
Valstrax is again another iteration, a bit more abstract and specific this time. Valstrax is a monster that uses hunter arts! I mean, look at the things nutty ass moveset and tell me divebomb isnt a hunter art.
Ahtal Ka, at first, is nothing. Its a bug. Until the very famous mech. Its also the pure and utter antithesis to a hunter. Our complete opposite. It is a monster that uses broken bits of airships to fight: it is a monster using **human parts**.
And that's why generations is my favorite monster hunter game ever.
Sometimes I fight Ahtal-Ka just for that Proof of a Hero to kick in
Ah! I love Ahtal-ka She has one of the best Proof of a hero! What a way to end Gen u!
the closest thing to a zero horizon dawn monster boss fight we'll ever going to get even though this came out earlier than that game.
We could have gotten one with the MHW ZHD event... but noooo. No thunderclaw fight. Nah, we're just gonna throw a half-assed deviljho hunt at you.
5:31 Kratos: Proof of a Hero: the power... to kill a god.
Everyone talks about that part with Proof of a Hero, and that is admittedly fantastic. But do you HEAR that Bherna Village Leitmotif?
Edit: Spelling go brrrr
I don't hear Bherna and maybe it sneak past me on the 1st phase, but on 3:16 onwards you can hear the Soaratorium theme!
@@alexrc2000 That is the Bherna village theme, but I don't remember that part being in the Soaratorium theme.
@@hansgretl1787 I'm currently remixing this so I've listened to each part carefully and I can verify that at 3:31 - 3:38 there is a motif from the Soaratorium. In that theme it's around 1:18
@@ayobanuso7202 I should make myself more clear. Yes, that part does appear in the Soaratorium, my point was more that it showed up in Bherna first, so even in the soaratorium it was alredy a callback.
@@hansgretl1787 But you said you didn't remember it being in the Soaratorium theme
For me this is the best version of Proof of a Hero
Best version of Proof of a Hero!
This monster brings back memories
I wish she had a horrifying pin attack where she’d grab and munch on you like a real mantis. I also love how she’s so similar to just a giant praying mantis cuz they’re basically real life monsters that we’re luckily too big to have to worry about
So this is where they got the idea for wirebugs...
5:30 Ahtal-Ka: Oh, look, time to scree
Doesn't feel the same without the "WEEEOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO" roar.
"Where's my drago- OH MY GOG"
I love Gen and Gen ultimate for having completey unique final bosses(narkarkos for generations and ahtal-ka for Gu)
End of a generation
Best version of Proof of a Hero
My favorite boss of the series.
The way the tension builds as the mech snoots around immitating a giant zoid.
Then it breaks down and she starts doing server maintenance on it until you fully break it and she glares at you from the wreckage...my masterpiece...you and screams in angry golden african mantis!
Amazing flow and rewards better than any other boss too.
I remember one of the last times my guild played genU.
I get web bound up, and my gunner tries to free me, we get free and I just see a fldragonator fly through my boi at mach 20....insta cart.
The slow dramatic drop to his knees looking at me in game death animation...then flop....still fks me up thinking about it.
It felt like dude really got smoked...ah... great boss, queen, golden mech pilot, mechanic, mantis.
Ahtal Ka: I'll fight weapons *WITH WEAPONS*
Hunters: Ah shit, here we go again.
One of the greatest final bosses in gaming history. Jesus Christ