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Things you may not know about the Jhen Mohran, Alatreon, Dire Miralis, Amatsumagatsuchi, Daren Mohran, Shagaru Magara, Dara Amadyura, Rukodiora, Shanthien, and Dhisufiora(Info comes from MH3U, MH4, Hunter Encyclopedia 3, wikiwiki.jp, and atwiki.jp)

Jhen Mohran

Firstly, Jhen Mohran's total length is 11161.9 with tusk included.

Both it and its subspecies cause the sandstorms we see in Loc Lac and during Phase 1. Combined with seasonal winds in the area, any sand thrown up Jhen will make a large sandstorm.

The way they feed is very similar to earthworms digging/burrowing.

If sand didn't cover the Jhen Mohran's body, it would actually be a beautiful blue.

Jhen Mohran is known as the "Symbol of Prosperity and Courage". It gets this name from it bring hunters great honor to any who face it and from it being a big blessing to the city from some of the valuable things you find on it.

Jhen Mohran is also known as the "True Symbol of the Country of Sand".

The reason why they only have 4 hunters hunt Jhen and its subspecies is because, of high risk of the hunters not returning and from most hunters either getting seriously injured or dying from them, though it maybe allowed through special circumstances.

When fighting an enemy, it will use its bulk plus a multitude of attacks to repel it.

Shell on their body that has been with them for a long time will eventually turn to ore.

Best way to find a Jhen is by following a large school of Delex. Any food not eating by Jhen will be eaten by the Delex.

Hallowed Jhen Mohran are subspecies of Jhen Mohran.

They have larger well-developed lungs unlike Jhen Mohran.

Hallows only appear at night and are attracted to a Full Moon. Why they are attracted to the Full Moon is a mystery.

The crystal-like quarts on the Hallowed Jhens body is crystal-like ore combined with its body fluids. This gives it is color and its crystal like appearance.

As soon as a Hallowed Jhen Mohran comes, hunters from all over the continent come to face of against it along with a large number of hunting fleet ships.

The Hallowed Jhen Mohran is the "Symbol of Mystery" from its rare apparences.

The reason why they use the ship against Jhen is not just because, of its hulking size but, because the sand in the Great Desert is mostly quicksand and, hunters and the crew can potential be sucked into it so, thats why they have rope attached to them and have some hanging from the back of the ship.

It turns Jhen Mohran are quite docile but, will turn aggresive when they need to, especially towards the Dragonships, since they see them as potential rivals.

Alatreon

Firstly, Alatreon is nicknamed the Elder Dragon that is even feared by Gods.

Its shell has the ability to cause attacks to bounce on impact and protect the whole body from attacks. With some Alatreon, their shell isn't affected by attacks. Alatreon scales grow backwards and are as sharp as blades. Its talons are so sharp no one can even predict their strength/power. Alatreon's wings are dark even when light shines on them occasionally. The horns are able to cut through the sky and can even destroy some of the toughest rocks. The horns are even said to cut through space and time though that is only a rumor.

Alatreon actually doesn't appear in legends or any form of documents like other Elder Dragons so it was never known. Alatreon was only somewhat discovered by geological researchers studying the Sacred Land and the crashes airships that crashed there until finally Alatreon destroyed another airship and was finally seen as threat to the Guild as a Living Natural Disaster(Note this takes place between Tri and 3rd). Interestingly, a few Guild Recptionist, Knights, Masters, and even hunters have their secrets about monsters(This goes on through out the whole series).

From how ancient the Sacred Land is it could be estimated that Alatreon is quite ancient itself. Alatreon could even be close to Dire Miralis in age.

Alatreon, like most other Elder Dragons, ecology and a lot info about it is unknown.

Alatreon seems to stay in the Sacred Land to amplify its power over the elements though this is only a theory. Its said though to harness all these elements in its body. Alatreon can cause blizzards, storms, rain fire, and lightning storms as its natural disasters which can all be seen in the Sacred Land while fight it.

Alatreon is 3105.cm long.

Its been rumored for years that there is an Alatreon Subspecies and this has been hinted at throughout the 3rd Generation. Supposedly if its real, it has the ability to produce blue flames(I personally find it possible that there is an Alatreon Subspecies we haven't found yet).

Dire Miralis Firstly, Dire Miralis is known as The giant that birthed creation but is also known as the The devil that destroyed the world. Dire Miralis also known as the Incarnation of Disaster, which kinda connects it to Fatalis a little bit more.

Dire Miralis has sunk a few islands before, which are now at the bottom of the sea.

After that massive war with the people of the Tainted Sea, it went back to the deepest parts of the sea(I wonder if its interacted with the Ceadeus, the Abyssal Lagiacrus, and the Adult Gobul). Dire Miralis may have been recovering while in the sea. Its heart shall continue beating even when it dies and Dire Miralis can actually be reborn from its heart and regenerate just from its heart alone. Dire Miralis seems to be immortal and its said that it can live longer than other Elder Dragons.

The stuff that comes out of Dire Miralis is a magma-like substance. The reason why its glowing parts swirl is because of the magma fluids flowing through its body. From this like the Fatalis brothers, its considered unnatural like them.

Its wings have changed into special organs used for releasing magma. Its wings are also used for ejecting liquid magma in the air(Aka the fire when it summons meteors), which may turn into those meteors(How does that work exactly?).

Dire Miralis was just recently discovered and was only thought to be a legend though some of the Guild was hiding that from the hunters along with the rest of the Guild.

Dire Miralis tainted the sea from its heat, which caused the water to boil, killing all living things in the sea around it and dying the water in blood(This pretty much suggest that it can whip out an entire ecosystem).

The Guild Master in Tanzia knew about Dire Miralis and is the Lighthouse Keeper and somethings suggest that he may have even known about Fatalis(I hope we get more background about him in the future). He is also one of the surviviors who faced off against Dire Miralis.

The lighthouse was possibly built several decades ago(Its true age is unknown but that is estimated by the Guild) and was built to worship the beast.

The few that survived after Dire Miralis attacked made Tanzia Port around the Tainted Sea, just in case Dire Miralis ever came back and if they ever had to defeat it again.

Its scales are fiery black and is called Burning Flower for its eerie beauty.

Its shell(Miralis Fireback) is made of a magma-like fluid that's hot to the touch.

Most hunters usually only see a Dire Miralis' eye before they die.

Its smelter is a burning hot core from its hips. A magma-like substance swirls inside it.

A Dire Dragongem is from crystallized magma.

The very hellfire from some of its weapons threaten the very world. Its Long Sword is said to light the world in blazing fire for seven days and nights. Some talk about the ninth circle of hell(The Gunlance is said to belong to the lord of hell's night circle). Its Switch Axe hints at Dire Miralis' Resurrection.

Its armor is worn by the slayer of Dire Miralis, the lord of hellfire and calamity(Is it speaking evil thoughts as well Capcom?).

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.

Daren Morhan

Firstly, Daren Mohran was known in Barubare for a long time way before the Guild discovered it.

That horn helps it swim through the sand easier.

Similar to Jhen Mohran, its real color is most likely blue without sand but its now red like rust. This color comes from both the ore and the sand.

Daren Mohran is shown to be smarter than Jhen Mohran and to be less predictable than Jhen Mohran.

They've been proven to be a bit more agile than Jhen Mohran.

As they get older, their hide gets harder and harder.

They have a sort regenerative ability with their hide combined with sand but how their to do this still being studied.

Unlike Jhen Mohran, it seems to have less ore on its body and its possibly smaller than Jhen Mohran.

Their arms are able to help support its body.

The gems that hunter get from them have unknown colors like Jhen Mohran's.

Its scales are rough with a crimson rusty color.

Their hide is said to have immeasurable powers.

Daren Mohrans are a lot more aggressive than Jhen and its been rumored that they eat more than just ore.

Dara Amadyura

Firstly, its two arms are used to support it while climbing and digging and its feet are gone to help it climb the vast mountains freely.

Its claws are very powerful and with one swing kill anything in its way. The claws can also can destroy the land and even cause rocks of old mountains to collapse.

Dara Amadyura is believed to be able to destroy whole mountains and valleys. Its also believed that the damage it causes could affect the whole world.

Dara seems to use the blade-like scales to help it climb and dig and, are sometimes described as a "Thousand Blades/Swords".

Dara Amadyura's hide is extremely hard and sometimes compared to steel.

Its tail is used like whip and just by slamming it, it can cause an earthquake.

Dara Amadyura is believed to be the creator of the Heavenly Mountains from its digging and climbing on the mountains. The legend suggest that there is more than one Dara Amadyura and that the area became unstable from them. Its also unlikely that the area formed naturally over years and their is damage in the mountains that seemed to have only been caused by Dara Amadyura.

Dara Amadyura controls an unknown element that doesn't match any known other elements.

The meteors it summon seems to be falling stars and they rain down when Dara roars or does other things. These stars have the same enegry as Dara.

Some type of enegry is in its chest that produces a strange light and white particles. Its unknown what it is but its super hot.

The strange substance found in the area is believed to some type of venom left behind by Dara Amadyura.

It has special bones that twist with immeasurable power. They are believed to help Dara Amadyura support itself.

Shagaru Magara

Firstly, Shagaru Magara is called "The Punishing God of the Mountains".

Shagaru Magara loses its heat sensors from its eyes developing.

Shagaru Magara and Goa Magara are sometimes compared to light and darkness.

Shagaru Magara is believed to have complete control over Feral Wyvern Virus like afew other Elder Dragons and it doesn't use it to see like with Goa Magara's hairs.

Last time Shagaru Magara appeared in the Heavenly Mountains, all the monsters became infected and went feral. After sometime, there was huge amount of corpses left behind from monsters killing each other after becoming infected and most of them became extinct.

Unlike Goa Magara, flashbombs can affect it.

Strangely, they have gained some resistance against lightning/thunder unlike Goa Magara.

The virus pretty much affected the ecosystem around it and made creatures in its vicinity crazy and feral.

The scales of Shagaru are said to shine in the darkness of the virus and in the sky and, the light that Shagaru uses seems to protect its body(From what I'm not sure but I'll see when I play MH4).

Shagaru Magara's wings are sometimes compared to some rare ore since they feel similar to them and shine kinda like them. It wings have rainbow colors, when sunlight reflects off them.

The wings are used as both weapons and shields against enemys.

Its wing claws have a mysterious glow and have hardened from old age. They are powerful weapons and are said to smooth down by cutting through things.

Unlike Goa Magara, Shagaru Magara uses a strange substance to infect monsters instead of hairs.

It takes a long time for a Goa Magara to become a Shagaru Magara so, thats why they aren't very common in the area.

Shagaru Magara's virus is alot more dangerous since it can cover a much wider range than Goa Magara's virus and, could potentially wipe out all life in one area completely but also possibly spread to other areas. To add more to it, its normal for Goa Magaras to go the Heavenly Mountains because when it comes time to molt, they head their to molt since it seems the Heavenly Mountains are their home.

Lastly, the growth of Shagaru Magara continues even after it has molted as a Goa Magara, even though this is its adult form.

Rukodiora

Firstly, Rukodiora was known in the Mezeporta for a long time but was mistaken for a few other Elder Dragons from its destruction.

Rukodiora is different from other Elder Dragons that have been discovered mainly from its wings and body shape.

The gold dust seen around it is iron mixed with its magnetic force. Its shield is used as both defense and offense against threats. To keep its powers of magnetism strong, it is always fully charged through out its body and, its scales and wings are the main reason why it is always charged. From this it really isn't affected by certain poisons.

Rukodiora's beam is made of the dragon element and magnetism.

Rukodiora's are said to have multiple organs with electrical

Like many other Elder Dragons, Rukodiora's true role in the ecosystem is unknown though they have been seen in the desert and more research for them might come in the future.

Just by touching a Rukodiora's wing, a person hand will become numb but touching their scales will burn you.

Their claws are light and it has been said that they are able to slice through metal.

Even when their horn is broken, they still keep their shield.

Its tail is said to be quite different from other Elder Dragons.

Strange black stones have been found inside Rukodioras and are different from jewels/gems sometimes found inside of them.

Rebidiora is a mutation of Rukodiora that is overcharged with electricity.

Its been said that its mutation is from them trying to product themselves from their own shocks.

Their horns are most likely different to help better control the Thunder Element.

Unlike Rukodiora, Rebidiora seems to have dumped its previous defense for its powerful lightning. Now in most cases hunters don't see them carrying any type of debris.

Besides being seen in Mezeporta, Rebidiora has been sighted in the Great Forest and Gorge from larger amounts of lightning in those areas.

Its scales show its electrical shocks throughout its body.

Its tail shocks people by just touching it.

Its shell stores electricity.

A special crystal has been found inside of Rebidiora's body that combines its magnetism with its lightning. This crystal is believed to be how the Thunder Pole(Thunder + Dragon)Element is made.

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.

Their true habitat and diet is unknown but it could be guessed they are carnivores and truly live in the sky, only occasionally landing in some areas. Some have been reported flying above the Great Forest Peaks.

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 in the sky(I'm guessing we shall see a new enemy in G5). 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 environments, 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.

Disufiora

Firstly, Disufiora is the only known organism to be living in the World's End and the area was discovered on the Large Exploration Ship.

Its suggested that Disufiora and Shanthien are enemies and, that Volcano area where Shanthien was last fought is not to far away from the World's End.

Unlike Alatreon, it actually has faint ancient documents about it.

It actually can control fire and ice at the same time. Its able to use ice by using cold air and ultra heated fire produced by itself. Its said that fire and ice is constantly conflicting with each other when it does its attacks.

Its pretty much a mystery how its able to produce and perform such powerful attacks but it is believed that it may have not completely mastered its powers.

Disufiora and Alatreon are believed to have the same ancestor.

The red scales are hot and burning while the white scales are cold and freezing.

Its huge horn is said to give it the ability to control cold air and make ice around the area.

Disufiora's claws are said to burn through all that it tears through.

There are large amounts of scars on Disufiora's wing membrane yet they don't lose any of their strength or power in their wings.

Disufiora is shockingly smaller than Alatreon yet still powerful and possibly beyond Alatreon.

Manner Info on the Great Desert: It was once at the bottom of the sea in ancient times. The evidence that proves this is ancient coral, shells, and some fossilized organisms buried under layers of sand. Jhen Mohran has been suggested to eat these.

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