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Things you may not know about the Amatsumagatsuchi and Shanthien(Info comes from MHP3, wikiwiki.jp, atwiki.jp, Pike, mhfo.wikiwiki.jp)

Amatsumagatsuchi

Firstly, Amatsumagatsuchi is said to be an Elder Dragon of Great Evil and said to be "The God of the Heavens".

Before it was discovered by the Guild, it was a well-known presences throughout Yukumo's Regions history and a lot of storms that have caused destruction in Yukumo was due to Amatsumagatsuchi. Some of this destruction was floods, land slides, and a few others. Whole villages and areas are forced to leave the area, when it appears from this and even monsters are forced to move in some other areas when it appears.

It flies by catching wind from the storms and all those fins on its body help it fly catch wind and air, allowing it to fly. To help it swim through the air with ease, its backbone is much like that of Leviathans. From wind constantly flowing from its fins, it produces that barrier of wind that it can change at will and use in many ways.

Unlike other Elder Dragons, even if certain parts are broken on its body it doesn't lose control of the weather and even being poisoned doesn't decrease its power.

Its title, "Storm Dragon", was given to it from it being able to freely make storms.

They are highly territorial and will attack anything that enters their territory. While claiming territories, they will clear out all other monsters in the area along with Airships.

It has an organ that stores large amounts of water, allowing it to breath its powerful beams.

It goes into its Final Rage Mode, when it feels its about to die. The storm becomes larger and more violent due to this as well.

The small claws that Amatsumagatsuchi has suggest that its ancestors had legs and claws at a time.

Its tail helps it swim in the storms and the sky.

Shanthien

Firstly, Shanthien flies above the sky far beyond any other monsters. From this it was only considered to be a legend and, said to not even be real until the Large Exploration Ships were built and when it attacked the Mezeporta.

Shanthien is feared as an "Elder Dragon of Mystery in the Skies" while they were looking for new areas to explore an discover.

Similar to Amatsumagatsuchi and Ceadeus, it to is very Leviathan-like but unlike them its still able to walk on land and even move much like a Leviathan.

When its wings are bloated, its able to fly and make storms. Though its wings may become bloated, its true ability to fly comes from the hairs on its body. Shanthien produces/generates a mass of air compressed that lifts up the Shanthien and releases the particles, allowing for high-speed flying. These particles can make Shanthien seemingly glitter in the sky and allowing it to become airborne.

Like Amatsumagatsuchi, it to is very aggressive and will attack any monster or ship in its territory. When it doesn't see the threat as much of challenge it won't do much of anything but when it goes dangerous it will begin to use more air-based abilities along with attack water and lightning.

It was first known for only controlling two elements, Water + Thunder, but it later turned out to use the environment to its advantage and use the Fire element from the Volcanic Area as its own weapon. Its powers with fire are very weak and not very powerful, unless combined with some of its other attacks. It also gets hot air/wind while in the Volcano from lava.

When angered enough, hunters can see its veins turn blue flow with the particles along with a change in environment. In certain enviroments, its scales and shell are prone to changing color like its color in the Volcano.

The Guild don't let many hunters use the Large Exploration Ship due to how dangerous it is to hunt Shanthien.

It was recently discovered that Shanthien has a major weakness to loud sounds.

When enough damage is done to Shanthien, it can possibly kill itself by trying to do one of its electrical attacks and from it discharging inside its body.

Their scales and shells are fire proof and water proof.

The claws of them are hard but can break easily.

Its believed that Shanthien's horns help it fly the sky and control wind.

The crystals on Shanthien are said to be the source of its powers.

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