User blog comment:Mckrongs/Monster Hunter 4 for the Nintendo 3DS/@comment-21371438-20130920092409/@comment-4212769-20130920123506

Welcome to the wiki. ^^

I may have a explanation to why Goa Magara isn't considered (so far) as Elder Dragon but Shagaru Magara is.

It's because of the definition of Elder Dragons gained in the third gen. They are considered Elder Dragons if they bring catastrophe and disaster.

While Goa Magara isn't that big threat, Shagaru Magara is, as because of it the whole ecosystem of the Heavenly Mountains may come to end. That makes Goa in Capcom logic to no Elder Dragon, while it does Shagaru.

That's just a thought so don't judge it too much...