Technically they killed 30 wyverns to make the equal dragon weapon, meaning 30 rathalos and rathians and such similar wyverns is equal to one dragon. 🥴
@@brandonmiller9155 What exactly is the difference between a wyvern and a dragon? I don't mean the wings vs legs difference, I mean is there some sort of "dragons are always magical superbeings while wyverns are things that count as natural creatures in the Monster Hunter setting" difference between the two.
@@Thalanox The difference is power and behavior, "Dragon" refers to the Ancient Dragon category, which are so powerful they are considered superior beings. Wyvern is the category for flying monsters that are dragon-like just in appearance (dragon as in classic dragon, not ancient dragon). Ancient Dragons have such a power some are considered a natural disaster. So yes, Ancient Dragons are like magical superbeings while Wyverns are just big animals.
I’ve always liked to imagine Gogmazios as one of the remaining Equal Dragon Machines. The fact that he is forced to eat gunpowder means that he simply cannot have evolved naturally, as gunpowder does not exist in a natural state, and the game tells you that Gogmazios cannot sustain itself by just using sulfur. When fighting Gogmazios you will notice that his roars and sounds sound much much more mechanical than they do natural, and Gogmazios is also able to pull his wing webbing up or down over his wing joints, something no other dragon can do, yet something very common in machines that have cloth wings.
Just wanted to add that the Wyverians (Monster Hunter’s Version of Elf’s, or long living human-like race) were the race that created the abomination dragons, in the ancient civilization. It’s what lead to their mostly pacifist lifestyle. They also mostly let humans hunt for them to get around The Whole“not killing anymore” lifestyle while still being able to study and research all wyvern lifeforms. Hopefully that’s something you’ll bring up in the next vid.
I'm a month late, but whatever, I just want to share some lore stuff. I think Wyverians aren't the ones who create the equal dragon weapons (and definitely not the ancient civilization). If I remember correctly, correct me if I'm wrong, wyverians were the descendant of wyverns of old (hence their name), that would explain their affinity towards nature and balance. Another theory I've heard is that the primitive wyverians were ruled by the ancient civilization, and some even used as foot soldiers during the great dragon war, hence why they have the knowledge to teach humans to create weapons and armors out of monsters material. But these are stuff i read ages ago, so I'm probably mistaken in some area.
Following up on what’s already been mentioned, wyverians are more than just the descendants of the wyverns of old, they’re actually a species/group of wyverns themselves - they can grow wildly differing sizes (shown by “his immenseness” in 4U), and have clawed feet and 4 fingered hands. If you look carefully, you can see that all real wyverns in monster hunter have 4 digits on their front pair of limbs. The reason why wyverians refuse to hunt is probably due to the fact that they refuse to hunt their own.
if Im not mistaken in older MH games like FU or 3rd portable (I forgot which) there's an elder mention that wyverians is the one teaching man the arts of hunting itself and also introduce all of those weapons that hunter use and also I dunno if the MH Orage manga is canon or not but its also mention 1 of ancient city being destroyed by dragon because they don't have any hunter
(Byf presents Monster Hunter’s Lore starting with the ancient civilization) Oh boy, time to hear about the Equal Dragon Weapons and how Fatalis is kinda justified in hating everyone.. now with smooth British narration!
The Equal Dragon Weapon isn't part of the official lore though, it's just a concept piece in the MH: Illustrations books. I mean it would be super rad if it was though, that thing would be a really good fight...
I thought The Equal Dragon Weapon was a part of Fatalis' lore in that it drove Fatalis to the rather extreme lengths it went to with its hatred of humanity.
Yeah the equal dragon weapon was part of the concept art from the 1st book, I actually uploaded the whole book on my videos, there are 2 videos one for the armor and the rest is the monsters. Since i cant read any japanese i cant translate any of the stuff written in it.
Gentlemen Gamer most of them are just extremely powerful animals. The only ones you could really argue are intelligent are the Fatalis variants, and maybe Gog and Atlal.
Neat. I was always fascinated by the colossal ancient structures on the psp games that were my initiation into the series. Really fun to hear about all this. Curious as to whether the New World is the Dragon Island or not and if we'll ever get to see/find any ancient areas through added content...
As someone new to the series, I really appreciate this video. It helps m get more contex for what is going on from someone who is very good at explaining it. I would be extremely interested in more videos based on monsrer hunter lore from you.
12:58 Ceadeus theme :O Very nostalgic since MH Tri was the first and only other monster hunter game I played before world, and boy did I love that game.
As a longtime MH and Byf fan. I have to say I haven't been more excited for a youtube series in YEARS. Thank you, Byf for all the hard work you do for your community.
As a long time fan of MH games, and a huge fan of your in depth lore videos, I am very excited for this series of videos you are planning!! Thank you for always bringing the stories of amazing worlds come to life!!
Byf its incredibly strange to be called hunters instead of guardians, but hearing you explain lore again for a game you’re excited for is incredibly endearing. Keep it up!
Been playing mh since freedom on the psp, never really looked extremely deep into the lore and after so many years of being a fan of the series, i learned a lot from this video today 😀
Im sure "the slaughtering of 30 dragons to make the equal dragon weapon" is greatly underestimated, i heard in another video that it was meant to say 30 carts filled with the parts of dragons, or perhaps even 30 ships, this would mean a massive amount of dragons were killed to create this, and it would truly be powerful if ever activated
lemme see if i remember the song when the world is full of wyverns the legend is revived bone is crunched meat is eaten and blood is sucked up dry he is called fatalis the wyvern of destiny he is called fatalis the wyvern of destruction fatalis fatalis heaven and hell are yours fatalis fatalis heaven and earth are yours this is from mh2 btw what is even more interesting is that they say that this song can be found anywhere in the entire world with minor differences
Haven't ever played the game before, but the lore behind the story and the obvious passion that goes into making these videos is more than enough to keep me watching. Good work Byf.
Isn't Fatalis like the counterpart of the EDW? Like, his scales are forged by human hunters that were defeated by him melted together. He was the dragons personification of hate and revenge for the ancient civilization. Please correct me if Im wrong and I would love that video about him and his variants to come soon.
Apparently fatalis can come back from your armor so that's spicy but his hide is actually just hardened he puts the hunters over his scales to create an extra layer of protection so yep your right
I've watched a whole of monster Hunter lore videos in my day, but wow your voice sends chills down spine along with Monster Hunter music in the background enhancing the effect. Also the commitment to accurate details is something truly amazing thing to seek after.
I’ve been playing Monster Hunter for ages now and I’ve learnt a hell of a lot from this video alone. Fair play byf, amazing video as always. And that Ceadeus music in the background. THE NOSTALGIA (tri was my first mh game that I played was I was like 7, don’t worry I went back and played the originals as well)
Loved listening to this, two very important things that weren't quite mentioned though, with minimal speculation (but it's still there, mostly in parenthesis)- The Ancient Civilization is implied to have been people similar to the ones we play as; and they were wiped out (similar to the Ragnarok mythos;) humans in the World of Monster Hunter were taught to hunt by Wyverians, after what is loosely described in the flavor texts as an extinction event (each game also chronicles changes in Wyverians based on interaction with humans.) Where once Wyverians were either giants or very stout, The Argosy Captain explains to the player that he is an oddity among his people- having similar proportions to humans (much like the first Guildmaster, the Kotoko Chief's fiancee, who died in The Five.) The technologies used by the Ancient civilization are all standardized to human size (as opposed to the drastically varying Wyverian sizes.) In Cathar (MH4U), we learn that some groups of Wyverians secluded themselves from the budding civilizations built on the camaraderie between humans and Wyverians; but those groups seem to be in decline. In MHW (MH5;) human-size Wyverians are much more common; but Giant Wyverians (such as The Man, or His Immenseness) are not. The "First Wyverians" are significantly shorter even than the Wyverians living among humans.The traditions of Wyverians are in decline, while the new humans are booming- but the society of MonHun involves an unspoken pact among Wyverians, Humans, and any group of Lynians who join their causes. In this society, most leadership is taken on by Wyverians, exclusively (The Admiral being the first Guildmaster equivalent to be human, with striking similarity to The Caravaneer who served His Immenseness when the call to defend the Guild's seat in Dundorma was issued.) (The humans of the ancient civilization likely didn't hunt, they exploited. A hunt involves investigation, struggle, and with wyverns, attempts to capture as opposed to slaying- incentivized by the game's reward systems and shortening hunt length to get to those rewards.) Many quest flavortexts mention that Elder Dragons live in a cycle of reincarnation (I think that this makes the Dragon-Equal Weapons even more awful than we would assume. The Elder Dragons used would reincarnate in a never ending bid to flee, and then be carved up again as many times as necessary.) They remember their fights with hunters, and in the case of Shagaru Magala and Nergigante, even display violent changes in their desire to combat a hunter. To fight an Elder Dragon is to fight a natural calamity given form- to slay one is to inherit it's materials, but not be able to keep a body long enough for study. In World, the corpses of Dalamadur (The Rotted Veil) and Zorah Magdaros (The Guiding Lands) foster entire ecosystems, feeding further into the idea that Ancient Elder Dragons reincarnate as entire biomes of Wyverns, smaller Dragons, and all of the life among them. While these aren't immediately important to the first half of the story here (the creation myth,) they do show the world as it has moved through time- and point backwards when Ancient Elder Dragons are encountered (Yama Tsukami, Ceadeus, Amatsu, Dire Miralis, Dalamadur, Gogmazios, Zorah Magdaros, and most recently, Shara Ishvalda,) as context clues about the environments they both guard and dominate- as well as the overaching themes the game has with it's gentle natured environmentalism, and sense of balancing of civilization with nature (as opposed to against nature.)
@@masternate2993 "A mysterious elder dragon able to manipulate the earth itself. Vibrations from its wingtips reshape the earth, denying hunters footing." The literal In-Game description confirms that it *is* an Elder Dragon. Everwyrm would be just like the "titles" or "codenames" they give each monster
@@masternate2993 elder dragon is a classification for monsters that don't fit in any other category, like kirin or some other elder dragons from the older games
Wow, just listened to this back to back. Once in my car coming home from work, and now playing Monster Hunter world at home. Keep them coming man, cannot tell you how much I can not get enough!
I’ve been in this franchise for a decade now. And you’ve answered questions I’ve always had. Incredible video! Bringing light to the lore of Monster Hunter!
Just got in my car after a long day of work, clicked on my subscriptions tab, and then saw this. I audibly yelled out “YES BYF!!” Glad this is a thing.
I've been playing Monster Hunter since Ps2 and never have seen anyone try this. Secondly Ive learned somethings I've never understood so Thank you. Good Job Byf. Looking forward to how you interpret other parts of lore.
Godin The Killer Well as far as lore no. Never really payed attention to it. When I got into Destiny and wanted to get into the lore I found byf. Which leads me here
Man, your voice, your accent, your tone, the beautiful melodies of Monster Hunter, and the beautiful folklore implied in the game, I never thought I needed to hear this, but man it’s soothing
Newbie to Monster Hunter with World, and I had no idea this kind of lore existed outside the storyline; and I love lore! Subscribed sir, I want to know everything :D
黒兎鬼 sadly the lore doesnt and story doesnt get alot of mentioning in the game but it's a fantastic game anyway. One of the few games I think are legitimately worth full price
This game story isn't anything godly it mostly just introduce you to monsters (been like that in all mh games). its all about the super awesome gameplay
Do more of these please! I want to know the world of Monster Hunter but don’t have the time to play through them all to do so. Having you guide us through is perfect for me.
The only thing (from my previous lore understanding) that seems is off is that I thought the creation of the bio weapon dragons was brought about BECAUSE of the dragon war not that the war was because of the creation of said weapons.
yeah.. i been wondering about that too, i read the lore before and to my understanding the EDW are created to fight the dragons at the war, not the reason the war broke out
@@variaraiza6335 its because the dragons got fed up of being used as livestock and resources and being disrespected,EDW is just an additional fuel for the dragons to wage war against humanity but was never the reason.
I don't think he will do that due to dragging his feet for Dlc 2 in destiny two so he can do more Lore videos on that and his channel is built on destiny and because it takes hours of designing and rendering logo's because it took me ten days to render an custom fox logo that nearly killed my computer so his logo should stay it's perfect but nice thought. frankie croft smales
Centrevez the author isn't talking about changing Byf's logo, just the music behind it. Even if you don't want to mess with the logo file at all, he could easily mute the file in the video editor and overlay another audio file.
Thanks so much Byf. This is my first Monster Hunter, and I'm really interested in the setting but not in playing the other games. Getting Lore videos from you is great.
Just found this channel through recommended videos, and I must say I'm loving the way you present lore and how you felt the need to hold back on presenting any pure speculation. With that being said, my personal take on the lore we are missing between the myth "Tale of the Five" and what we know of the ancient civilization lies in the primordial power they had access to, as well as good old human(Wyverian?) Pride/drive to create things in our own design was the civilization's downfall. I definitely cant wait to see any other lore related to Monster Hunter in the future! Keep up the awesome work.
Monster hunter means a lot to me. In fact, it's both my favorite game AND universe. And as you, Byf, my favorite lore teller... You almost made me cry of joy when I watched this video. Please, do as you can and want. But holy shit MH lore is what is almost live for. Don't stop here, keep up that awesome work. Love ya Byf.
@@youcantrustmeinc.5401 The guiding lands are blatantly the corpse of the Zorah Magdaros you diverted from entering the everstream. Everything from the names of the unique materials there to the very icon for the region being the same as Zorah's kind of spell it out. It's not subtle, even if you missed the whole it will create a whole new ecosystem out in the ocean somewhere bit.
@Eric Schwalb I mean the third fleet directly implies this new location popped up overnight and the whole talk about the new eccosystem being created stems from the release of Zorah's mystical life energies being released when it dies. But if it's more fun for you to try apply real world physics and timeframes to a fantasy setting where eating dragon meat makes humans grow up with the inate strength to hoist 800kg swords like a 30kg sledge hammer... Well honestly I encourage that because it's more interesting. But we still have to go into that accepting the devs justifications for story events in the game aren't going to hold up to that same standard.
@Eric Schwalb Hmm stretching my memory there but if I recall correctly the handler says it (relaying what they told her) during trip for your first visit there.
@@AstrobiaStudios I am aware of the zorah magdaros guiding lands thing, how does it make the story weird tho? It went off to sea, and its life energy exploded, making a new island.
Byf, I listened to your destiny videod through and through when I was playing destiny 2 religiously. I didnt know you had a monster hunter video. Now I watch this whilst playing Monster hunter world
God damn I can't wait for more of this! The way you presented and your voice and speech patterns just sounds a hundred times better than a David Attenborough documentary, it honestly feels like you're discussing actual history! I love your videos and I can't wait for more Monster Hunter lore. I played Monster Hunter Freedom Unite for about 20 to 30 hours, and Monster Hunter Tri for about 10 minutes until I found out there was no gunlance and returned it so my knowledge of monster hunter is very limited but I'm also very interested.
HI there Byf! I watched your 2nd MH Lore video before this one and thoroughly enjoyed it. I've been playing Monster Hunter Since the days of Monster Hunter Freedom Unite, back in 2008 when I was 10:) I have to say that MH Lore is one of many Factors that I love about the series and I just wanna say that I so enjoyed the thoroughness and depth you placed into both Lore videos so far! You're a champ! Also, I remember finding amazingly terrifying descriptions on the weapons and armour sets of various Elder Dragons, which I remember you touched on regarding Fatalis, but perhaps the older games, set in villages like Pokke, Kokoto and Yukomo may reveal small hints that can come together for more solid Lore evidence in your future videos. Thanks again for the amazing vids!
Where do palico fit in? And the other companion creatures? I have so many questions. I can be patient though. Take your time. I'm fully supportive of this.
Jimmy Duprey Lynians are just another species of creature, although of higher intelligence, similar to humans. Here you have Shakalakas and Gajalakas who are very tribal and wear masks, then the Melynx and the Grimalkyne who are both more advanced But still tribal, then there are the Felynes who decide to help us and the guild and taking the title 'Palico' like we take the title 'Hunter.
Gajalakas lore pllleeeaseeee. I've been so intrigued by them since I've seen them. We won't talk about the time they killed me buy Perma paralyzing me o.o
Godin The Killer I've played mh since ps2. I'm aware of WHAT they are. I want the in depth lore. The interactions that led to them joining the guild. Etc
MHW + Byf doing Lore = Great gaming experience! Thanks, Byf! This is needed for those of us who been following Byf from Destiny that transitioned to MHW.
WAIT A SECOND. If the elder dragon dire miralis is fated to destroy the world, is he like a six dragon that was never talked about? (Great video by the way)
Well the Dalamadur could be considered the Dragon that created the Mountains since its death is what created the Rotten vale and thus the Coral Highlands.
Sarcalogos Tortolero dire was literally a walking artillery piece with how it summoned meteors unlesss it shot those out which is still a threat if it wanted to do that while walking williy nilly.
It's Hawx I think Zorah might be one of them. Sinking into the ocean and creating land? That’s basically what happened to Zorah when he died in the end of MHW’s story.
Hey Byf, Why didn’t this continue? Monster Hunter has a lot of over looked lore in the series as most just think it’s ‘go and hunt a monster over and over.’ I think it would be good to have a lore video that helps to show how the Hunter we play as is considered exceptional and how our hunts actually affect the world from an in world perspective. Seriously, we need more Lore Masters researching and presenting this knowledge to us! Please think about continuing your delve into Monster Hunter.
Tbf, its more like a set of hot air balloons with the ship acting as a basket....which doesn't require much in the way of technology, just the knowledge that hot air rises and can lift things.
I’m honestly intrigued in Xeno; that elder dragon was only in a infant state but was technically a “god” among the elders. I really wanted them to do more with the beast
Didn't they retcon this so now the Elder Dragons just destroyed the Ancient Civilization because they were living forces of nature and not much else? Not that I agree with the above, I fully prefer the old version
Much thanks for this byf. I'm entirely new to monster hunter and since you've kindled quite the thirst for lore from your destiny videos, I'm happy you've transitioned to doing the same for mhw.
I believe Monster Hunter takes place after a technologically driven apocalypse. As I imagine it, an ancient civilization (it need not be the one we know about) of humans developed absolutely staggering amounts of technology. Some of that technology would be the kind that could physically and genetically modify an organism to make them better, stronger, faster, tougher, and generally unlike any creature known before that time. At some point, humanity loses control of this technology and gets out "into the wild" and starts to heavily engineer all other creatures on the planet. The kind of nanotech modification I'm talking about involves things like spider silk woven into skin, the extensive use of metamaterials in bone and organs, entirely new organs and body plans, among things I can't even fathom. The story we hear about in the game, even the story detailed in this video, takes place quite some time after this nanotech virus has proliferated and heavily modified every organism on the planet, including humans. It has been this way for so long that no one even remembers there was a time when humans were weak and frail. A time where they couldn't wield weapons larger than themselves, where jumping off a cliff would break every bone in your body, where a single small monster would be a match for any seasoned hunter. What we get to see is the world after it has already been shaped by the technology of an advanced civilization beyond the scope of even the ancient civilization. We use their bones and hides as advanced armor because that's exactly what they really are. What is left of the technology of the precursors exists only within the monsters created by that technology. It explains so much of why the world would be the way it is. It explains why individual humans are so mindbogglingly strong. It explains why the creatures are capable of doing what they do. It even explains why the Wyvernians even exist at all. The balance talked about in the legends of the ancient civilization, that balance would have been created by the nanotech virus specifically because it would have been programmed to make everything "better." The dragon war, and monsters suddenly turning on humanity, that would have happened because humans upset the natural order it created and it started responding by modifying the creatures in response to the changes to that order. Think about it, why aren't any of the monsters we face as intelligent as depicted in these stories? How could they all be directed to some end without being able to directly communicate with each other? Why would the monsters in Iceborne spontaneously develop new powers and abilities in response to the happenings in the new world? If everything on the planet is "infected" with a kind of nanotech virus with the power to modify existing creatures both genetically and physically, while also operating as a kind of limited intelligence distributed through the ecosystem, then all of it makes far too much sense. The myths we hear about in game are therefore just that, myths and legends.. stories we told ourselves to justify our place in a world of godlike beings. They became the creator deities and were interwoven into the kinds of myths and legends humans have always created for themselves, except this time the gods are tangible and real.
So, humanity unwittingly gave "Mother Nature" a literal form and function in the shape of a nanotech "virus" that's able to mutate and shift living organisms into constantly different forms in order to try and settle into some sort of natural order once again, while also removing humans from the equation? This makes the most sense when considering monsters constantly attack human settlements, and the humans in turn train Monster Hunters who are themselves genetic monstrosities (eating entire banquets in minutes, being nigh indestructible). Makes me wonder if all humans can actually become Hunters, but only training will "awaken" their prodigious capabilities, probably from a young age.
@@DisemboweII I think the explanation for the difference, and why the humans aren't as physically altered as the monsters are, is just that the nanotech responsible for altering humans was under more direct human control. As such, it has limitations imposed on it for what it is allowed to change, or allow to change, in humans. In other words, the monster's virus can't affect humans directly as they carry a benevolent version of the same kind of nanotech virus, which is actively protecting humanity. The human version may even still technically be under human control, though no one alive would actually know it or even remotely know how to interface with it if they did.
I would love the idea to battle against the Equal Dragon Weapon, basically a forbidden, perverted act of combining the dragons with ancient technology that gave birth to the true "monster" in Monster Hunter.
Something feared by both man and monster... Is it the paratoad ?
Worse the sleeptoad
But seriously it’s fatalis
Sarcalogos Tortolero pfft fatalis??? that thing is no match against the yellow boi
Konchu
Yellow boi does a zap!
Burningphynix it's Bagelgeese
Two years of MH: World, and I never realized there was a lore book in my room.
You sir have just taught me something *to the PS4 I go*
Wait there is a book in the room?? o.O
Waot what?
Yeah, it was in the video if I recall? Have yet to check in-game.
Wish we had a library in the game just to read lore.
"Slaughtering 30 dragons to make a single equal dragon weapon"
*Laughs in slaughtering 130 glavenus to get mantles for the set and weapons*
Man, Glavenus was such a bitch too when you first met him. Screw his bullshit firey tailsword slash that chunks your HP to half.
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Technically they killed 30 wyverns to make the equal dragon weapon, meaning 30 rathalos and rathians and such similar wyverns is equal to one dragon. 🥴
@@brandonmiller9155 What exactly is the difference between a wyvern and a dragon? I don't mean the wings vs legs difference, I mean is there some sort of "dragons are always magical superbeings while wyverns are things that count as natural creatures in the Monster Hunter setting" difference between the two.
@@Thalanox The difference is power and behavior, "Dragon" refers to the Ancient Dragon category, which are so powerful they are considered superior beings. Wyvern is the category for flying monsters that are dragon-like just in appearance (dragon as in classic dragon, not ancient dragon). Ancient Dragons have such a power some are considered a natural disaster. So yes, Ancient Dragons are like magical superbeings while Wyverns are just big animals.
"it's about a balance of nature."
*Sweatily looks a guild card*
120 Yian Kut-ku hunted
Damn I really miss that pink bastard
M. Nature: Look at how they massacred my boy :,(
Arent they very abundant
540 Nergigante...😌
Arapaima Gold you do the lord’s work
„What causes that? The answer is - an abomination:“
- ad plays
Best timing
Lore is basic:THERE WAS AN EVİL GENETİC CORPORATİON THEY FUCKED THE WORLD UP
You too ehh?
@@ashenphoenix6869 yep
15:41 obviously he's talking about the plesioth's hip hit box.
*flashbacks intensify*
AAAAAA REEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
That's such a long time ago lol.
All hail MH4’s fishing net, purged of Plesioths
Fcking broken move so , assholic
I’ve always liked to imagine Gogmazios as one of the remaining Equal Dragon Machines. The fact that he is forced to eat gunpowder means that he simply cannot have evolved naturally, as gunpowder does not exist in a natural state, and the game tells you that Gogmazios cannot sustain itself by just using sulfur. When fighting Gogmazios you will notice that his roars and sounds sound much much more mechanical than they do natural, and Gogmazios is also able to pull his wing webbing up or down over his wing joints, something no other dragon can do, yet something very common in machines that have cloth wings.
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Just wanted to add that the Wyverians (Monster Hunter’s Version of Elf’s, or long living human-like race) were the race that created the abomination dragons, in the ancient civilization. It’s what lead to their mostly pacifist lifestyle. They also mostly let humans hunt for them to get around The Whole“not killing anymore” lifestyle while still being able to study and research all wyvern lifeforms. Hopefully that’s something you’ll bring up in the next vid.
I'm a month late, but whatever, I just want to share some lore stuff.
I think Wyverians aren't the ones who create the equal dragon weapons (and definitely not the ancient civilization). If I remember correctly, correct me if I'm wrong, wyverians were the descendant of wyverns of old (hence their name), that would explain their affinity towards nature and balance.
Another theory I've heard is that the primitive wyverians were ruled by the ancient civilization, and some even used as foot soldiers during the great dragon war, hence why they have the knowledge to teach humans to create weapons and armors out of monsters material.
But these are stuff i read ages ago, so I'm probably mistaken in some area.
Following up on what’s already been mentioned, wyverians are more than just the descendants of the wyverns of old, they’re actually a species/group of wyverns themselves - they can grow wildly differing sizes (shown by “his immenseness” in 4U), and have clawed feet and 4 fingered hands. If you look carefully, you can see that all real wyverns in monster hunter have 4 digits on their front pair of limbs. The reason why wyverians refuse to hunt is probably due to the fact that they refuse to hunt their own.
if Im not mistaken in older MH games like FU or 3rd portable (I forgot which) there's an elder mention that wyverians is the one teaching man the arts of hunting itself and also introduce all of those weapons that hunter use
and also I dunno if the MH Orage manga is canon or not but its also mention 1 of ancient city being destroyed by dragon because they don't have any hunter
So their like the germans
@@HELLO_KORO if germans became hobbits when they grow old yes
As soon as you said “An Abomination” an awkward ad for old spice played. Absolutely priceless. xD
(Byf presents Monster Hunter’s Lore starting with the ancient civilization)
Oh boy, time to hear about the Equal Dragon Weapons and how Fatalis is kinda justified in hating everyone.. now with smooth British narration!
The Equal Dragon Weapon isn't part of the official lore though, it's just a concept piece in the MH: Illustrations books. I mean it would be super rad if it was though, that thing would be a really good fight...
I thought The Equal Dragon Weapon was a part of Fatalis' lore in that it drove Fatalis to the rather extreme lengths it went to with its hatred of humanity.
I mean absolute genocide is never justifiable no matter which side it's on
Yeah the equal dragon weapon was part of the concept art from the 1st book, I actually uploaded the whole book on my videos, there are 2 videos one for the armor and the rest is the monsters. Since i cant read any japanese i cant translate any of the stuff written in it.
Sapheiorus there’s actually story to this game series? I thought it was just grinding and killing monsters?
"Greetings, hunters!"
Ah, so good.
When he said that I had little goose bumps appear for some reason.
A hoonter must hoont
I hoont not for glory I hoont to respek the balance of nature
Were's my dragonator
Wow good to see branching out Byf. I appreciate the lore
Zana205
For a second I thought I had commented on this video before. Then I saw the channel name and profile picture xD
Now if only he would actually go back to this series and make Part 3
“And the answer to that question is pretty simple: an abomination”
*It’S iPhOnE 11 sEaSoN wItH sPrInT!*
11:07 "...The strongest weapon in the MH Universe:"
Me: *ROCKET POWERED GREATSW...*
Byf: "Dragonator"
...bruh
The Wiggler head
The most disappointing secret weapon trump card of all time.
WHERES MY DRAGONATOR
The speartuna gs it's been here since the beginning and the end
Sorry boys its the Burst disgusting cannon with special scope
As a new fan of the MH series, it's awesome to know some of the world’s backstory! Looking forward to more videos
fallenangel2100 do you think that most of the elder dragons are sentient beings with a consciousness like humans?
Gentlemen Gamer most of them are just extremely powerful animals. The only ones you could really argue are intelligent are the Fatalis variants, and maybe Gog and Atlal.
Fatalis trio,dire miralis and alatreon are our clever BOİs
Yeah except everything here in the video is a lie and not canon.
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Neat. I was always fascinated by the colossal ancient structures on the psp games that were my initiation into the series. Really fun to hear about all this. Curious as to whether the New World is the Dragon Island or not and if we'll ever get to see/find any ancient areas through added content...
"Greetings hunter,"
Ma heart...ma soul...
As someone new to the series, I really appreciate this video. It helps m get more contex for what is going on from someone who is very good at explaining it. I would be extremely interested in more videos based on monsrer hunter lore from you.
12:58 Ceadeus theme :O Very nostalgic since MH Tri was the first and only other monster hunter game I played before world, and boy did I love that game.
As a longtime MH and Byf fan. I have to say I haven't been more excited for a youtube series in YEARS. Thank you, Byf for all the hard work you do for your community.
Normal People: "Let us fight the equal dragon weapon!"
Me, an intellectual(Conceited Asshole): "Let me pilot the crime against nature!"
Orbzul it’s a Angeru
Orbzul You monster hunter kids are weird.
Why not B O T H
As a long time fan of MH games, and a huge fan of your in depth lore videos, I am very excited for this series of videos you are planning!! Thank you for always bringing the stories of amazing worlds come to life!!
Imagine living in a world where you go to God and is like “Yo” and he barfs an ocean and just... swims away
Byf its incredibly strange to be called hunters instead of guardians, but hearing you explain lore again for a game you’re excited for is incredibly endearing. Keep it up!
Been playing mh since freedom on the psp, never really looked extremely deep into the lore and after so many years of being a fan of the series, i learned a lot from this video today 😀
Im sure "the slaughtering of 30 dragons to make the equal dragon weapon" is greatly underestimated, i heard in another video that it was meant to say 30 carts filled with the parts of dragons, or perhaps even 30 ships, this would mean a massive amount of dragons were killed to create this, and it would truly be powerful if ever activated
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@@nuke2099 no
@@xX_wiLLiam_Xx You're proven wrong.
@@nuke2099 no
@@xX_wiLLiam_Xx Um yes. Byf was wrong. And anyone who believes that the EDW is canon is wrong as well.
lemme see if i remember the song
when the world is full of wyverns the legend is revived
bone is crunched meat is eaten and blood is sucked up dry
he is called fatalis the wyvern of destiny
he is called fatalis the wyvern of destruction
fatalis fatalis heaven and hell are yours
fatalis fatalis heaven and earth are yours
this is from mh2 btw what is even more interesting is that they say that this song can be found anywhere in the entire world with minor differences
And always remember:
Give me hot fish.
You’re the only channel i watch all the commercial from start to finish for support
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Human:"What is the meaning of life"
Dragons:"So anyway i started creating"
Haven't ever played the game before, but the lore behind the story and the obvious passion that goes into making these videos is more than enough to keep me watching. Good work Byf.
Isn't Fatalis like the counterpart of the EDW?
Like, his scales are forged by human hunters that were defeated by him melted together.
He was the dragons personification of hate and revenge for the ancient civilization.
Please correct me if Im wrong and I would love that video about him and his variants to come soon.
Apparently fatalis can come back from your armor so that's spicy but his hide is actually just hardened he puts the hunters over his scales to create an extra layer of protection so yep your right
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I've watched a whole of monster Hunter lore videos in my day, but wow your voice sends chills down spine along with Monster Hunter music in the background enhancing the effect. Also the commitment to accurate details is something truly amazing thing to seek after.
I’ve been playing Monster Hunter for ages now and I’ve learnt a hell of a lot from this video alone. Fair play byf, amazing video as always.
And that Ceadeus music in the background. THE NOSTALGIA (tri was my first mh game that I played was I was like 7, don’t worry I went back and played the originals as well)
Loved listening to this, two very important things that weren't quite mentioned though, with minimal speculation (but it's still there, mostly in parenthesis)-
The Ancient Civilization is implied to have been people similar to the ones we play as; and they were wiped out (similar to the Ragnarok mythos;) humans in the World of Monster Hunter were taught to hunt by Wyverians, after what is loosely described in the flavor texts as an extinction event (each game also chronicles changes in Wyverians based on interaction with humans.) Where once Wyverians were either giants or very stout, The Argosy Captain explains to the player that he is an oddity among his people- having similar proportions to humans (much like the first Guildmaster, the Kotoko Chief's fiancee, who died in The Five.) The technologies used by the Ancient civilization are all standardized to human size (as opposed to the drastically varying Wyverian sizes.) In Cathar (MH4U), we learn that some groups of Wyverians secluded themselves from the budding civilizations built on the camaraderie between humans and Wyverians; but those groups seem to be in decline. In MHW (MH5;) human-size Wyverians are much more common; but Giant Wyverians (such as The Man, or His Immenseness) are not. The "First Wyverians" are significantly shorter even than the Wyverians living among humans.The traditions of Wyverians are in decline, while the new humans are booming- but the society of MonHun involves an unspoken pact among Wyverians, Humans, and any group of Lynians who join their causes. In this society, most leadership is taken on by Wyverians, exclusively (The Admiral being the first Guildmaster equivalent to be human, with striking similarity to The Caravaneer who served His Immenseness when the call to defend the Guild's seat in Dundorma was issued.)
(The humans of the ancient civilization likely didn't hunt, they exploited. A hunt involves investigation, struggle, and with wyverns, attempts to capture as opposed to slaying- incentivized by the game's reward systems and shortening hunt length to get to those rewards.)
Many quest flavortexts mention that Elder Dragons live in a cycle of reincarnation (I think that this makes the Dragon-Equal Weapons even more awful than we would assume. The Elder Dragons used would reincarnate in a never ending bid to flee, and then be carved up again as many times as necessary.) They remember their fights with hunters, and in the case of Shagaru Magala and Nergigante, even display violent changes in their desire to combat a hunter. To fight an Elder Dragon is to fight a natural calamity given form- to slay one is to inherit it's materials, but not be able to keep a body long enough for study. In World, the corpses of Dalamadur (The Rotted Veil) and Zorah Magdaros (The Guiding Lands) foster entire ecosystems, feeding further into the idea that Ancient Elder Dragons reincarnate as entire biomes of Wyverns, smaller Dragons, and all of the life among them.
While these aren't immediately important to the first half of the story here (the creation myth,) they do show the world as it has moved through time- and point backwards when Ancient Elder Dragons are encountered (Yama Tsukami, Ceadeus, Amatsu, Dire Miralis, Dalamadur, Gogmazios, Zorah Magdaros, and most recently, Shara Ishvalda,) as context clues about the environments they both guard and dominate- as well as the overaching themes the game has with it's gentle natured environmentalism, and sense of balancing of civilization with nature (as opposed to against nature.)
Wynn Helm shara ishvalda isnt an elder dragon though its an everwyrm witch i assume means its just a wyrm that feeds on the everstream
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"A mysterious elder dragon able to manipulate the earth itself. Vibrations from its wingtips reshape the earth, denying hunters footing."
The literal In-Game description confirms that it *is* an Elder Dragon.
Everwyrm would be just like the "titles" or "codenames" they give each monster
Jero Valentin the game also calls behemoth an elder dragon and we both know that its not
@@masternate2993 elder dragon is a classification for monsters that don't fit in any other category, like kirin or some other elder dragons from the older games
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This is the best birthday present I've ever had
happy birthday!
just kidding tho
James Madison same
Christ bless your birthday
Wow, just listened to this back to back. Once in my car coming home from work, and now playing Monster Hunter world at home. Keep them coming man, cannot tell you how much I can not get enough!
I don't have this game, i just enjoy listening to byf explain things
PyroXWolf 05 sans boat.
I don’t even plan on getting this game. Not my type of game. I still really enjoyed the video.
It ended up better than I thought it would be. The game's humans have a better respect for the monsters than I thought they would.
Good. Buy a 4th Gen game instead, World isn't Monster Hunter
Ivory Mask What about this game isn't Monster Hunter?
I’ve been in this franchise for a decade now. And you’ve answered questions I’ve always had. Incredible video! Bringing light to the lore of Monster Hunter!
I'm still waiting for the day we get to fight the Equal Dragon Weapon.
Just got in my car after a long day of work, clicked on my subscriptions tab, and then saw this. I audibly yelled out “YES BYF!!” Glad this is a thing.
I've been playing Monster Hunter since Ps2 and never have seen anyone try this. Secondly Ive learned somethings I've never understood so Thank you. Good Job Byf. Looking forward to how you interpret other parts of lore.
You haven't watched much MH content then.
Godin The Killer Well as far as lore no. Never really payed attention to it. When I got into Destiny and wanted to get into the lore I found byf. Which leads me here
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Man, your voice, your accent, your tone, the beautiful melodies of Monster Hunter, and the beautiful folklore implied in the game, I never thought I needed to hear this, but man it’s soothing
I hope that one day, we'll get a Monster Hunter game that will truly delve into the lore and help us understand the game better.
Monster Hunter: Eternity
(The end boss is all five ED and the Fatalis trio, you are destined to fail, for eternity.)
Ew no.
Maybe with wilds
Newbie to Monster Hunter with World, and I had no idea this kind of lore existed outside the storyline; and I love lore! Subscribed sir, I want to know everything :D
seriously, I need to play this game now.
黒兎鬼 seriously, yes you do!
黒兎鬼 sadly the lore doesnt and story doesnt get alot of mentioning in the game but it's a fantastic game anyway. One of the few games I think are legitimately worth full price
This game story isn't anything godly it mostly just introduce you to monsters (been like that in all mh games). its all about the super awesome gameplay
@I'll taketh thy cheese by force
MH always had world building but you needed to work a little harder to find it.
Do more of these please! I want to know the world of Monster Hunter but don’t have the time to play through them all to do so. Having you guide us through is perfect for me.
Yes Byf. You have come to the light side.
But we have cookies over here!
TheGameEnder in density 2? ROFL 😂😂😂
Sure, the cookies crumble if you so much as breathe on them, and there's *way* too much butter, but we still have cookies!
Light Side has cake.
I will never join the sith! They spend government funding riskily and force communism onto the people for their crippling baked goods addiction!
Bro, used to watch all your destiny videos, now I get Monster Hunter and look into lore for this, and here you are. Gotta love Byf.
Mknster Hunter lore video???!!!! HHHHHOOOOOLLLLLYYYYYY SSSSHHHHHIIIIIITTTTTTT YYYYYYEEEEESSSSSS BYF PLEASE BYF MORE MORE MORE!!!!!
Oh my god, I’ve been playing since Freedom and I never knew basically any of this. MH Lore with Byf is amazing
Where's my 360p squad at?
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What was that? Sorry I don't speak dinosaur.
144p for me anyways, hurricane tore off my satellite dish 160+days ago and I am using data. Gotta have my data saving game on point!
Me: *reads description* hehe lol
*checks quality*
Me: HOLY **** I AM AT 360p
I've fell in love with this game and now Byf has revealed to me it's amazing lore. My heart is happy! Thank you Byf for the great video!
The only thing (from my previous lore understanding) that seems is off is that I thought the creation of the bio weapon dragons was brought about BECAUSE of the dragon war not that the war was because of the creation of said weapons.
yeah.. i been wondering about that too, i read the lore before and to my understanding the EDW are created to fight the dragons at the war, not the reason the war broke out
Where does it say that? Every source I've seen says that the EDW caused the war
@@JonathanSilva-jh4kv None of it is canon anyway it's all fanon he's reading.
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@@variaraiza6335 its because the dragons got fed up of being used as livestock and resources and being disrespected,EDW is just an additional fuel for the dragons to wage war against humanity but was never the reason.
Oh Boy, I was looking for a lore channel for Monster Hunter and have a found the treasure trove. Thank you Byf and you’ve earned a long time sub.
Nice! Thanks for starting to study MHW. I will enjoy this series :)
Byf, I was so excited when this came across my feed. Its good to have you producing Lore content on this rich game, keep it up, Lad!!!
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Maybe switch the intro song to something more Monster Hunter themed when making such videos? Just a suggestion. They’re enjoyable~
I don't think he will do that due to dragging his feet for Dlc 2 in destiny two so he can do more Lore videos on that and his channel is built on destiny and because it takes hours of designing and rendering logo's because it took me ten days to render an custom fox logo that nearly killed my computer so his logo should stay it's perfect but nice thought. frankie croft smales
Centrevez the author isn't talking about changing Byf's logo, just the music behind it. Even if you don't want to mess with the logo file at all, he could easily mute the file in the video editor and overlay another audio file.
+Kyren Rose
thanks for the clarification. frankie croft smales
I was about to make this same comment. It felt a little dirty clicking on MHW and hearing music from the game that I’m cheating on right now lol
Really fucking nit-picky.
Yeeesssssss Byf doing some MH lore videos. I love the way you narrate man. I can’t wait to listen to more of your videos!
When the game about animal abuse has more lore than your literature class.
Thanks so much Byf. This is my first Monster Hunter, and I'm really interested in the setting but not in playing the other games. Getting Lore videos from you is great.
Remember when everyone thought Atoraru Ka was the Equal Dragon Weapon
Boshwa
Good times... though I'm still triggered about the absence of a localized XX.
@@mattiaberti9160 uh gen ult lol
Yep
Just found this channel through recommended videos, and I must say I'm loving the way you present lore and how you felt the need to hold back on presenting any pure speculation.
With that being said, my personal take on the lore we are missing between the myth "Tale of the Five" and what we know of the ancient civilization lies in the primordial power they had access to, as well as good old human(Wyverian?) Pride/drive to create things in our own design was the civilization's downfall.
I definitely cant wait to see any other lore related to Monster Hunter in the future! Keep up the awesome work.
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Any other Switch Axe Hunters here?
Fyrewound me
Yoooo
Switch Axe Hunter, reporting in!
Yoski broski
Novice, but they're oh so fun to use!
Monster hunter means a lot to me. In fact, it's both my favorite game AND universe.
And as you, Byf, my favorite lore teller... You almost made me cry of joy when I watched this video.
Please, do as you can and want. But holy shit MH lore is what is almost live for. Don't stop here, keep up that awesome work.
Love ya Byf.
now that guiding land is out... looking at the story again just feels... weird...
Why is it weird?
@@youcantrustmeinc.5401 The guiding lands are blatantly the corpse of the Zorah Magdaros you diverted from entering the everstream. Everything from the names of the unique materials there to the very icon for the region being the same as Zorah's kind of spell it out. It's not subtle, even if you missed the whole it will create a whole new ecosystem out in the ocean somewhere bit.
@Eric Schwalb I mean the third fleet directly implies this new location popped up overnight and the whole talk about the new eccosystem being created stems from the release of Zorah's mystical life energies being released when it dies. But if it's more fun for you to try apply real world physics and timeframes to a fantasy setting where eating dragon meat makes humans grow up with the inate strength to hoist 800kg swords like a 30kg sledge hammer... Well honestly I encourage that because it's more interesting. But we still have to go into that accepting the devs justifications for story events in the game aren't going to hold up to that same standard.
@Eric Schwalb Hmm stretching my memory there but if I recall correctly the handler says it (relaying what they told her) during trip for your first visit there.
@@AstrobiaStudios I am aware of the zorah magdaros guiding lands thing, how does it make the story weird tho? It went off to sea, and its life energy exploded, making a new island.
I'm happy to see Byf doing other stuff but i am pleasantly surprised to see you doing Monster Hunter stuff :)
When are we gonna be able to fight the equal dragon weapon, it looks so dang cool. 🐉
They don't exist anymore, you stupid mosswine
Byf, I listened to your destiny videod through and through when I was playing destiny 2 religiously. I didnt know you had a monster hunter video. Now I watch this whilst playing Monster hunter world
Man I wish they would add rusted kushala.
Ohoho your dream may just come true!
God damn I can't wait for more of this! The way you presented and your voice and speech patterns just sounds a hundred times better than a David Attenborough documentary, it honestly feels like you're discussing actual history! I love your videos and I can't wait for more Monster Hunter lore. I played Monster Hunter Freedom Unite for about 20 to 30 hours, and Monster Hunter Tri for about 10 minutes until I found out there was no gunlance and returned it so my knowledge of monster hunter is very limited but I'm also very interested.
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Fatalis did nothing wrong.
Wow, this is the first mh lore ive ever watched. Nice job byf!
Byf:A decade ago I was 12. Me: Naw homie your voice is definitely 30+
So glad you're making lore videos for the MH world Byf! I was looking forward to these! God bless you man :D
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I'm a simple man. I see a My name is Byf lore video, I click.
HI there Byf! I watched your 2nd MH Lore video before this one and thoroughly enjoyed it. I've been playing Monster Hunter Since the days of Monster Hunter Freedom Unite, back in 2008 when I was 10:) I have to say that MH Lore is one of many Factors that I love about the series and I just wanna say that I so enjoyed the thoroughness and depth you placed into both Lore videos so far! You're a champ!
Also, I remember finding amazingly terrifying descriptions on the weapons and armour sets of various Elder Dragons, which I remember you touched on regarding Fatalis, but perhaps the older games, set in villages like Pokke, Kokoto and Yukomo may reveal small hints that can come together for more solid Lore evidence in your future videos.
Thanks again for the amazing vids!
Where do palico fit in?
And the other companion creatures? I have so many questions. I can be patient though. Take your time. I'm fully supportive of this.
Jimmy Duprey Lynians are just another species of creature, although of higher intelligence, similar to humans. Here you have Shakalakas and Gajalakas who are very tribal and wear masks, then the Melynx and the Grimalkyne who are both more advanced But still tribal, then there are the Felynes who decide to help us and the guild and taking the title 'Palico' like we take the title 'Hunter.
Gajalakas lore pllleeeaseeee. I've been so intrigued by them since I've seen them. We won't talk about the time they killed me buy Perma paralyzing me o.o
Palicos are sentient cat people-hunters
Think sentient cat people that are very much so tribalistic.
Godin The Killer I've played mh since ps2. I'm aware of WHAT they are. I want the in depth lore. The interactions that led to them joining the guild. Etc
I've been looking for Monster Hunter Lore videos and this has immediately scratched that itch
"Key contributor to the wiki" No. That's been a ton of us over the years. Not just one
MHW + Byf doing Lore = Great gaming experience! Thanks, Byf! This is needed for those of us who been following Byf from Destiny that transitioned to MHW.
WAIT A SECOND. If the elder dragon dire miralis is fated to destroy the world, is he like a six dragon that was never talked about? (Great video by the way)
Well the Dalamadur could be considered the Dragon that created the Mountains since its death is what created the Rotten vale and thus the Coral Highlands.
He’s not even that big compared to other dragons and he’s just a mini volcano the most he could do is burn coastal cities and forests
Sarcalogos Tortolero dire was literally a walking artillery piece with how it summoned meteors unlesss it shot those out which is still a threat if it wanted to do that while walking williy nilly.
Savon Torres pffft still not that big of a threat compared to other elders
It's Hawx I think Zorah might be one of them. Sinking into the ocean and creating land? That’s basically what happened to Zorah when he died in the end of MHW’s story.
Hey Byf,
Why didn’t this continue?
Monster Hunter has a lot of over looked lore in the series as most just think it’s ‘go and hunt a monster over and over.’
I think it would be good to have a lore video that helps to show how the Hunter we play as is considered exceptional and how our hunts actually affect the world from an in world perspective.
Seriously, we need more Lore Masters researching and presenting this knowledge to us!
Please think about continuing your delve into Monster Hunter.
Sapphire Star Side?
Listening to you narrating the story is so pleasant and relaxing
"Tech dark age eh?," looks at airship over coral highlands...
Tbf, its more like a set of hot air balloons with the ship acting as a basket....which doesn't require much in the way of technology, just the knowledge that hot air rises and can lift things.
I’m honestly intrigued in Xeno; that elder dragon was only in a infant state but was technically a “god” among the elders.
I really wanted them to do more with the beast
Didn't they retcon this so now the Elder Dragons just destroyed the Ancient Civilization because they were living forces of nature and not much else?
Not that I agree with the above, I fully prefer the old version
Quinton Cardinal he seemed to quote from MHW’s lore book, that’s the most recent game
@@therealcalaf Yeah except nothing here is from MHW's lore book. Everything in this video is fanon.
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FINALLY! I've known this knowledge for some time since i've been playing MH since the psp days, but thank you Byf!
ua-cam.com/video/BZM23D6B0PY/v-deo.html You have known a lie. Byf is a liar.
I'm a man of few words... So let me just say... OMG YESSSS!!!
Awesome man - this new series is going to be AWESOME!
Elder Dragons are like H.P. Lovecraft’s creations in a way, particularly the Makili Pietru.
Wasnt that in mh stories
I could seriously listen to an audio book by you. You're a great reader and presenter!
I have mastered the bow, the insect glaive, and the charge blade. I like to use those ones. But the insect glaive is my personal favorite.
Much thanks for this byf. I'm entirely new to monster hunter and since you've kindled quite the thirst for lore from your destiny videos, I'm happy you've transitioned to doing the same for mhw.
I believe Monster Hunter takes place after a technologically driven apocalypse. As I imagine it, an ancient civilization (it need not be the one we know about) of humans developed absolutely staggering amounts of technology. Some of that technology would be the kind that could physically and genetically modify an organism to make them better, stronger, faster, tougher, and generally unlike any creature known before that time. At some point, humanity loses control of this technology and gets out "into the wild" and starts to heavily engineer all other creatures on the planet. The kind of nanotech modification I'm talking about involves things like spider silk woven into skin, the extensive use of metamaterials in bone and organs, entirely new organs and body plans, among things I can't even fathom.
The story we hear about in the game, even the story detailed in this video, takes place quite some time after this nanotech virus has proliferated and heavily modified every organism on the planet, including humans. It has been this way for so long that no one even remembers there was a time when humans were weak and frail. A time where they couldn't wield weapons larger than themselves, where jumping off a cliff would break every bone in your body, where a single small monster would be a match for any seasoned hunter. What we get to see is the world after it has already been shaped by the technology of an advanced civilization beyond the scope of even the ancient civilization.
We use their bones and hides as advanced armor because that's exactly what they really are. What is left of the technology of the precursors exists only within the monsters created by that technology. It explains so much of why the world would be the way it is. It explains why individual humans are so mindbogglingly strong. It explains why the creatures are capable of doing what they do. It even explains why the Wyvernians even exist at all. The balance talked about in the legends of the ancient civilization, that balance would have been created by the nanotech virus specifically because it would have been programmed to make everything "better." The dragon war, and monsters suddenly turning on humanity, that would have happened because humans upset the natural order it created and it started responding by modifying the creatures in response to the changes to that order.
Think about it, why aren't any of the monsters we face as intelligent as depicted in these stories? How could they all be directed to some end without being able to directly communicate with each other? Why would the monsters in Iceborne spontaneously develop new powers and abilities in response to the happenings in the new world? If everything on the planet is "infected" with a kind of nanotech virus with the power to modify existing creatures both genetically and physically, while also operating as a kind of limited intelligence distributed through the ecosystem, then all of it makes far too much sense.
The myths we hear about in game are therefore just that, myths and legends.. stories we told ourselves to justify our place in a world of godlike beings. They became the creator deities and were interwoven into the kinds of myths and legends humans have always created for themselves, except this time the gods are tangible and real.
So, humanity unwittingly gave "Mother Nature" a literal form and function in the shape of a nanotech "virus" that's able to mutate and shift living organisms into constantly different forms in order to try and settle into some sort of natural order once again, while also removing humans from the equation?
This makes the most sense when considering monsters constantly attack human settlements, and the humans in turn train Monster Hunters who are themselves genetic monstrosities (eating entire banquets in minutes, being nigh indestructible). Makes me wonder if all humans can actually become Hunters, but only training will "awaken" their prodigious capabilities, probably from a young age.
@@DisemboweII I think the explanation for the difference, and why the humans aren't as physically altered as the monsters are, is just that the nanotech responsible for altering humans was under more direct human control. As such, it has limitations imposed on it for what it is allowed to change, or allow to change, in humans. In other words, the monster's virus can't affect humans directly as they carry a benevolent version of the same kind of nanotech virus, which is actively protecting humanity. The human version may even still technically be under human control, though no one alive would actually know it or even remotely know how to interface with it if they did.
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Well, this just made my day 10 times better, thanks Byf.
Just reached high rank.. I’ve got no idea what I’m doing..
Now the game is starting!
Wait till you get to HR 49 and have to fight a tempered Kirin. It's a doozy.
You are not alone...
Find them Rathian tracks, then you unlock some new shit. After you do all that new shit, either do tempered shit, or wait for DLC shit.
XD hahahaha, me too buddy! Me too.
it would be cool to add after your "i'll see you starside" and add "may the sapphire star guide you" really loving the lore
''the forbidden act''
Someone musta got.....frisky.....with a monster
They stick their dong into fatalis
Weres my dragonator
@@dididi3368 lmao
I would love the idea to battle against the Equal Dragon Weapon, basically a forbidden, perverted act of combining the dragons with ancient technology that gave birth to the true "monster" in Monster Hunter.